138: Fuxi Temple!

The great hall was incredibly majestic, with hundred-foot-tall pillars on either side.

These pillars were entirely golden, with fierce Golden Dragons coiled around them.

The vaulted ceiling displayed a sky full of stars, including fixed stars, satellites, and black holes…

At the end of the great hall stood a sacred and dignified statue.

The statue had the sun, moon, and stars above its head, and wind, rain, thunder, and lightning beneath its feet.

Sacred and dignified!

Inviolable!

“This is…”

Zhang Fan stared at the statue.

“Since you’re here, come over!” an ancient voice resounded.

“Who?”

Zhang Fan’s gaze shifted downwards, and he saw a strange beast lying at the foot of the statue.

“Who are you?”

Zhang Fan stared at the strange beast.

“Come closer and speak!”

The strange beast glanced at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan felt his body fly uncontrollably until he stopped in front of the strange beast.

Zhang Fan was on high alert, his body taut, nervously staring at the other party.

“Don’t be nervous!”

The strange beast looked at Zhang Fan and said indifferently, “If I wanted to kill you, you would have died countless times already!”

“You are…”

Zhang Fan didn't deny the strange beast’s words, but he still dared not relax.

“Me?”

The strange beast looked at Zhang Fan and said indifferently, “I am Mao Du, and also the Guardian Beast of this Fuxi Shrine!”

“Fuxi Shrine?”

Zhang Fan was startled, “Isn’t this shrine the Nüwa Temple?”

“It is the Fuxi Shrine, and also the Nüwa Temple; that’s not important!”

Mao Du said, “Fuxi was the second owner of this shrine!”

“As for Nüwa, she was the third owner of this shrine!”

“When you become the owner of this shrine, you can also name it after yourself!”

“I see!”

Zhang Fan understood, but at the same time, a new question arose:

Since Fuxi and Nüwa were the second and third owners, who was the first owner of this shrine?

Mao Du saw through Zhang Fan’s thoughts and said, “You don’t need to know who the first owner is for now!”

Alright!

Since the other party was unwilling to say, Zhang Fan felt awkward asking too much.

It wasn’t important either!

What was important was how to become the owner of this shrine?

Mao Du had just said that as long as he could become the owner of this shrine, he could name it after himself!

“Senior Mao Du, can I become the owner of this shrine?”

Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask.

“Only to say, you are qualified!”

Mao Du explained, “Your ability to pass the first three trials proves that your divine power, combat strength, and will meet the standards, giving you the qualification to inherit this shrine!”

Zhang Fan’s heart stirred.

The Golden Armor had said that the first three stages were trials, and Mao Du’s words undoubtedly confirmed the Golden Armor’s guess!

They really were trials!

“May I ask, Senior, how does one inherit this shrine?” Zhang Fan asked.

“This Fuxi Shrine is divided into nine layers, from lowest to highest!”

Mao Du said, “Each layer has corresponding trials!”

“Only by passing the trial can you bind the corresponding layer!”

“Only by binding all nine layers can you truly become the shrine’s owner!”

Mao Du paused, looking at Zhang Fan and saying, “With your Core Formation Realm cultivation, I’m afraid you won’t even pass the first layer’s trial!”

“Not even the first layer’s trial?” Zhang Fan frowned slightly.

“Each layer’s trial has very strict restrictions on combat power!”

Mao Du explained, “To bind the first layer, you need at least Golden Core Realm cultivation, and you… are only Core Formation Realm!”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was Core Formation Realm, Zhang Fan believed he possessed Golden Core combat power!

In other words.

He had some hope of passing the first layer’s trial and binding the first layer!

“I have another question!”

Zhang Fan suddenly asked, “To which layer did Fuxi Great God and Nüwa Great God bind themselves respectively?”

“The sixth layer!”

Mao Du did not hide it, “In fact, later Shennong and Huangdi also reached the sixth layer!”

“Only the sixth layer?”

Zhang Fan was shocked. Fuxi, Nüwa, Shennong, and Huangdi were all legendary Great Gods, ancestral figures!

Such powerful individuals should have completely bound this shrine.

He didn't expect them to only reach the sixth layer!

“What do you know? The sixth layer is already very impressive!”

Mao Du snorted coldly, “As natives of this primitive planet, the resources and training they received were limited!”

“To be able to break through to the True God level, successfully pass the sixth layer’s trial, and bind the sixth layer, is already extremely rare!”

“Alright!”

Zhang Fan didn't retort, instead asking, “Then where are they?”

As far as Zhang Fan knew, even demigods could live for a very long time, and Great Gods like Fuxi and Nüwa should live even longer!

Therefore.

The possibility of dying of old age was small!

“They left!”

Mao Du sighed, “This planet is just a primitive planet; its resources and conditions are limited!”

“It is simply not enough to support them in cultivating to higher realms!”

“To break through, they must enter the universe and go to places with richer resources to have hope!”

They really did leave!

In fact, the old man had mentioned this question before!

According to his thoughts, the primitive cultivation civilization lasted for 6000 years, giving birth to a large number of Great Gods!

Some of these people died in battle, some died of old age, but more went missing.

For prominent figures of the primitive era like Fuxi, Nüwa, Shennong, and Huangdi, the possibility of dying in battle or of old age was small.

They were all former leaders and outstanding individuals, how could they be confined to a mere speck of land like Earth?

The old man guessed.

Their greatest possibility was that they left Earth and entered the vast universe, seeking opportunities!

Mao Du’s statement indeed confirmed the old man’s guess!

“Leaving is the destiny of every strong individual, and also the path that every aspiring cultivator will embark upon!”

Mao Du sighed with emotion, “When you reach that stage in the future, you will most likely also leave this planet and enter the universe!”

Zhang Fan didn't retort. What the future held, he didn't know for now.

But for now, Zhang Fan had no intention of leaving!

He couldn't leave either!

“Senior Mao Du, after they left, are they still bound to this shrine?” Zhang Fan asked.

Mao Du shook his head, “Before completely binding this shrine, the shrine system will update periodically!”

“Once updated!”

“Either re-bind, or the binding relationship will be Release (unbound)!”

“They all left and couldn't rush back to re-bind!”

“So, now this shrine, from the first layer to the sixth layer, is in an unbound state!”

Zhang Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he had originally been somewhat worried that the Great Gods had not unbound themselves!

Now it seemed that this shrine was completely ownerless!

As long as he completed the binding, before the next shrine system update, he would become the sole owner of this shrine!

“Senior Mao Du, I want to try the first layer’s trial of the shrine!”

Zhang Fan looked at Mao Du, “Where do I take the trial?”

“Take the trial now?”

Mao Du frowned slightly, “Junior, you are only Core Formation Realm; the probability of passing the first layer’s trial is minuscule. I advise you to break through to Golden Core Realm before coming!”

“Senior, I want to try!”

Zhang Fan’s eyes were firm.

“As you wish!”

Mao Du said, “There are stairs behind the statue. Following the stairs, you can enter the first layer of the shrine, and the trial will take place there!”