Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

A thrilling battle broke out in an instant, and the life-and-death contest between Lin Ze and the fire beast officially kicked off. The fire beast bared its fangs and claws, spewing blazing flames from its mouth. Every attack was as fierce as a volcanic eruption, leaving no room for avoidance.

However, Lin Ze was not afraid at all. He moved as fast as lightning, dodging left and right under the fierce attack of the fire beast, and cleverly avoided every attack of the fire beast. Not only that, he also launched counterattacks from time to time, using his agility and flexible tactics to cause damage to the fire beast again and again.

The fire beast was obviously enraged by Lin Ze's tenacious resistance. Its attacks became more violent and the flames became more intense. But Lin Ze never backed down. He gritted his teeth and concentrated on responding to every move of the fire beast, looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

Finally, after a thrilling and fierce fight, Lin Ze seized a flaw in the fire beast, jumped up suddenly, and slashed the fire beast with the weapon in his hand like lightning. With a scream, the huge body of the fire beast fell to the ground, splashing a cloud of dust.

Lin Ze panted and looked at the fire beast lying on the ground. The tension in his heart finally eased a little. He walked to the fire beast and found the second key from its corpse.

After getting the two keys, Lin Ze did not feel relieved. Because he knew that this was just the beginning, and the real challenge was still to come. The last location was the real difficulty, and what was waiting for them there would be a more severe test.

Lin Ze put away the key, took a deep breath, and headed towards the last location.

When he arrived, he saw an ancient temple that exuded a strange atmosphere.

The door of the temple was closed and the surrounding area was filled with thick black fog, which made people shudder.

Suddenly, a huge figure slowly walked out of the black fog, like a demon emerging from hell. When the figure completely walked out of the black fog, Lin Ze was surprised to find that it was actually an ice dragon emitting a faint light!

The ice dragon opened its bloody mouth and let out a deafening roar, as if the whole world was shaking. Then, it suddenly spit out an extremely cold air, which was like a giant white dragon, roaring towards Lin Ze. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding ground was frozen into a world of ice and snow, and the cold air was everywhere, making people shudder.

Faced with such a terrifying attack, Lin Ze did not panic. He reacted quickly, dodged the ice dragon's cold attack with agility, and at the same time, the weapon in his hand flashed with cold light, and rushed towards the ice dragon like a flash of lightning.

Seeing this, the ice dragon was not to be outdone. It turned flexibly, and its huge wings, as hard as steel, slapped Lin Ze fiercely. Seeing this, Lin Ze immediately rolled over and narrowly avoided the ice dragon's wing attack.

In this fierce battle, Lin Ze gradually discovered a weakness of the ice dragon - although its attack power was extremely strong, its movements were relatively slow. Lin Ze seized this opportunity and gave full play to his agility advantage. Like a flexible monkey, he quickly went behind the ice dragon.

The ice dragon seemed to sense Lin Ze's intention and wanted to turn around to attack, but its body was too large and its movements were far less flexible than Lin Ze's. At the moment the ice dragon turned around, Lin Ze rushed forward, and the weapon in his hand stabbed straight at the ice dragon's weak point like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole.

The ice dragon roared in pain, and its body shook violently, obviously it had been seriously injured. Seeing this, Lin Ze was merciless and pursued the victory, and the weapon in his hand kept falling on the ice dragon like a torrential rain.

After a fierce fight, the ice dragon finally couldn't hold on and fell down. Lin Ze was also exhausted and panting. He stood beside the ice dragon's body, took a short rest, and began to look for the third key on the ice dragon's body.

After a careful search, Lin Ze finally found the key in the belly of the ice dragon. He held the key tightly, feeling the coolness coming from it, and a sense of anticipation surged in his heart.

Lin Ze slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and walked towards the door of the temple. He walked to the door and inserted three keys into the lock one by one. With a slight "click" sound, the door slowly opened, and a mysterious and ancient atmosphere came to his face.

Lin Ze stared at the slowly opening door, feeling both excited and nervous. He didn't know what was waiting for him behind the door, endless treasures or unknown dangers? But no matter what, he had no way out and could only move forward bravely.

Lin Ze stepped into the temple, which was dark with only a faint light flickering. He walked forward cautiously, and the stone slabs under his feet made a creaking sound.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and countless spikes emerged from the ground. Lin Ze reacted quickly, jumped up, and dodged the fatal blow.

Continuing to go deeper, a huge stone door appeared in front of us, which was engraved with mysterious runes.

Just as Lin Ze approached the stone door cautiously, suddenly, the runes on the door seemed to be awakened and suddenly lit up. Then, an illusory figure slowly emerged from the stone door. This figure was tall and majestic, and it turned out to be the guardian of this temple!

The guardian looked at Lin Ze expressionlessly, his voice was cold and emotionless: "If you want to pass here, you must solve my puzzle first." Lin Ze's heart tightened. He knew that this was an unavoidable test, but he did not retreat. Instead, he stared at the guardian, waiting for the puzzle to be revealed.

The guardian seemed quite satisfied with Lin Ze's reaction. He continued: "In this world, there are four elements: fire, water, wind and earth. They restrict and balance each other. Now, I will give you a puzzle about the balance of elements. If you can solve it, the stone door will naturally open for you." After that, the guardian waved his hand, and a ray of light condensed into a complex pattern in the air.

Lin Ze stared at the pattern, which was full of intertwined lines, like a huge maze. He took a deep breath, mobilized all his perception of the elements of ice and fire in the battle, and carefully observed every detail of the pattern.

As time went by, sweat gradually seeped out of Lin Ze's forehead, but his eyes never left the pattern. Finally, he discovered the pattern, and his mind suddenly became clear. Without hesitation, he reached out and lightly touched the pattern. The lines in the pattern were instantly untied, quickly rearranged, and finally formed a complete circle.

Seeing this, the guardian nodded slightly, and the stone door slowly opened, and a dazzling light gushed out from the door. Lin Ze was delighted and walked quickly into the stone door.

The space inside the stone gate was larger than he had imagined. The surrounding walls were inlaid with countless sparkling gems, illuminating the entire space like daylight.