A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 884 - 870: Immortal Peak Temple

The consecutive disappearance of three people, without a trace, sent chills down everyone's spine. No one could guarantee they wouldn't be the next to vanish.

"Wild Wolf, Anthony, have you noticed anything unusual?" Lorina asked, her face grim.

The two shook their heads.

The three strongest in the team hadn't detected anything unusual, heightening the worry among the rest. However, Wild Wolf spoke up, "I think I noticed traces of their disappearance. If that hidden monster strikes again, I'm sure I can spot it. Lorina, Anthony, you two should also watch out."

The two nodded.

With the three strongest members not backing down, the rest dared not leave. If anyone mentioned quitting now, the three would surely deal with them directly. Retreat meant certain death, while advancing held a slim chance of survival. Even a fool would know how to choose.

The winding mountain path was extremely tortuous, and the group gradually disappeared into the mountain.

Soon after they left.

A man dressed in a loose school uniform, carrying a long sword on his back, appeared at the mountain's base. This was Baiyu, who had followed the trail from the temple.

He observed the situation with the group ahead. Though he couldn't identify the cause, he was sure it was related to the forest.

"This Blessed Land exudes an aura of eeriness everywhere. A little carelessness could lead to danger. I must be cautious, too," Baiyu thought to himself.

He followed behind Lorina's team, using them to clear the path while he reaped the benefits. After all, these people had no good intentions, so why not use them?

Seeing Lorina and her team disappear, Baiyu then caught up, carefully avoiding the surrounding trees. The scene of the grassy area consuming people was still vivid, and Baiyu didn't want to mess with the strange things here.

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Lorina and the others slowed down as they continued, and as they neared the gleaming temple, the Spiritual Qi became more concentrated. The surrounding flora thrived under its nourishment, growing lush and dense, blocking out the sky.

At the mountain summit stood a cluster of buildings, with temples scattered across the peaks, the one at the highest gleaming summit being the most dazzling.

After their disappearance, the journey went smoothly for the team.

They arrived at the temple's base.

The temple had an arched entrance, with a heavy, ancient stone tablet beside it, inscribed with the words "Immortal Peak Temple" in powerful strokes.

"This is ancient script... Can anyone read it?" Wild Wolf glanced around, but no one could make it out. Even Lorina, who specialized in this field, was completely unable to understand the script.

Anthony did not linger: "This is clearly the name of the temple, inscribed by those who once lived in this Blessed Land. Those ancient humans were entirely different from us. Their writing is obscure and hard to understand; it's difficult to find records now."

Anthony strode into the mountain gate of the Immortal Peak Temple, but suddenly, two terrifying shadows rose from the adjacent woods like evil spirits. One person was immediately seized and began disappearing from head to toe, disintegrating in front of everyone.

It was as if they evaporated into thin air.

This scene frightened everyone terribly, and they realized this was how the previous three disappeared, utterly consumed by these two shadows without a trace remaining. A brief look around revealed countless shadows in the dense forest.

These black shadows were surging toward them like a tide.

"Get inside!"

At that moment, Anthony shouted, and the group snapped back to reality, rushing into the Immortal Peak Temple. Strangely, once they entered, the black shadows did not follow, seemingly blocked by the temple's gate.

However, one person did not make it, losing a leg to the shadows.

He entered the temple limping on one leg, lying on the ground, but the missing leg showed no wound. It was as if it disappeared into thin air, extremely eerie.

"Help me, help me," he cried out loudly.

But before he could cry out much, Wild Wolf snapped his neck and looked around with eyes as fierce as a wild beast: "If we let him keep shouting, we'll all be implicated. Who knows what strange things might be in this broken temple."

He had already lost a leg.

Even if he survived, he'd be a burden, possibly dragging us down later, so the best way now is to end his suffering immediately."

This time.

Even Anthony, the most righteous in the group, had no objections. Wild Wolf's words were correct, although he didn't want to admit it.

After entering the temple, the oppressive sense of threat finally lifted, further proving the shadows couldn't enter the temple gate.

The Immortal Peak Temple was not small in scale.

The group ascended moss-covered steps, moving upward, the entire temple silent without a sound.

However, within the temple.

There were medicinal gardens, flower gardens, and rice fields, all lushly grown to the edge. The team was instantly halted by this sight.

"These elixirs in the gardens can boost Blood Qi. Consuming one could save ten years of hard cultivation!"

Someone exclaimed.

"These Spirit Rice too, long-term consumption might prolong life and extend our lifespan!"

The group marveled at everything in the temple with curiosity.

They picked all the elixirs and Spirit Rice, stuffing them into their backpacks. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Only Anthony, Wild Wolf, and Lorina remained unfazed.

Facing these temptations, they remained calm. Where there are high returns, there is danger. They initially chose this as their destination because of the temple's golden light on the summit.

Even from afar, they could feel the terrifying Spiritual Qi contained within the golden light.

Inside.

There must be a great treasure!

"Done collecting? If so, let's continue down. Don't be blinded by petty gains. There are even more precious treasures ahead,"

Wild Wolf said in a deep voice.

Since he had just ruthlessly ended a life, no one dared to refute him now. In such circumstances, no one else would be willing to confront Wild Wolf over a single life. With Anthony and Lorina silent, no one dared to challenge Wild Wolf's words.