Chapter 666
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Chapter 666 The True Master of the Great Temple!
A blurry figure appeared again in front of Fang Yu.
“Master, hello. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I will tell you everything I know,” the spirit of the artifact said.
“Alright… first, I want to ask where this place is?” Fang Yu asked.
“Every artifact with spiritual awareness has a built-in space. This place is the internal space of the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd. My previous master named it the Heavenly Vault Realm,” the spirit explained.
“Then what’s the meaning of these stone figures around us?” Fang Yu asked.
“The scenery here can be changed at will. The previous master set this place up as a training ground to familiarize himself with the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd… If you want to change this place to another scene, you only need to think about it, and the scenery will immediately change according to your thoughts…” the spirit said.
Hearing this, Fang Yu immediately visualized a scene in his mind.
Indeed, as his thoughts formed, the surroundings began to change.
The stone figures disappeared, and the empty ground transformed into a grassy field.
The color of the sky shifted from bright to dim, with the sunset hanging high in the dusk.
Not far in front of Fang Yu was a cliff, below which stretched endless waters.
A gentle breeze blew by, carrying the leisurely call of a bird.
The scene before him was the most deeply etched image in Fang Yu’s memory.
This scene was memorable not because of any particular person or specific object.
It was what Fang Yu saw when he first arrived at his master Dao Tian’s exclusive Heavenly Dao Peak, shortly after joining the Heavenly Dao Sect.
At that time, Fang Yu was full of curiosity and excitement, without much appreciation for the scenery before him.
Yet somehow, this scene had imprinted itself in the depths of Fang Yu’s memory, remaining exceptionally clear even now.
Finding himself in such a setting, Fang Yu’s excitement about the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd immediately calmed.
“Master, you can give this place a new name,” the spirit said.
“Heavenly Dao Peak,” Fang Yu said.
“Very well. In the future, if you wish to enter this place, you only need to think about it,” the spirit said.
Fang Yu nodded, took a few steps forward, and gazed at the golden sea below the cliff, shimmering in the sunset’s reflection, momentarily lost in thought.
“If scenery can change through memory… then people from memories…”
At this thought, Fang Yu’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately abandoned the idea.
“Spirit, you mentioned a previous master… how many masters have you had in total?” Fang Yu asked.
“You are the ninth master,” the spirit answered.
“So there were eight masters before me… Who created you? Was it that Great Saint?” Fang Yu asked.
“The person who forged me… was probably the first master. Regarding information about this master, my memory is incomplete. I know nothing about him,” the spirit answered.
“Nothing? Then what does this Great Saint Temple mean? Your master should be that Great Saint, right?” Fang Yu asked.
“Great Saint? None of the seven previous masters I know of were called Great Saint,” the spirit said.
“Then who built the Great Saint Temple, and why did you appear in such a place?” Fang Yu asked.
“Master, as a spirit of an artifact, I can only exist within the vessel. My understanding of external events is very limited. Therefore, I cannot answer your question,” the spirit said.
Fang Yu frowned, stroking his chin in thought for a moment, then asked, “Can you tell me the name of your previous master?”
“His name was Hong Tianchen,” the spirit answered.
Hong Tianchen?
This name meant nothing to Fang Yu.
Moreover, a weapon like the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd, if it had ever appeared in the Nine Provinces, would surely have caused a tremendous sensation.
Yet in all his years, Fang Yu had never heard of the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd’s existence.
“How many years ago did your previous master obtain you?” Fang Yu thought for a moment, then asked.
“Master, I have no concept of time, so I cannot give you an exact answer. All I can tell you is my feeling… it has been a very long time. My previous master has been gone for a very long time,” the spirit said.
“Why did he leave?” Fang Yu asked.
“Ascension,” the spirit answered.
This aligned with Fang Yu’s thoughts.
But Fang Yu still had many doubts.
Who exactly forged the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd?
If none of the masters were called Great Saint, then who built this Great Saint Temple?
Also, from what era did the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd originate? Why had he never heard of its existence before?
If Fang Yu had never heard of the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd, why did Dao Kong know about it and even refer to it as a sacred artifact?
Dao Kong even knew that entering the Great Saint Temple required sacrificing a person!
“What exactly is going on…”
Fang Yu’s mind raced, but he couldn’t make sense of it all.
However, Fang Yu could easily reach one conclusion.
Dao Kong was not as simple as he had originally thought!
Now, the only thing Fang Yu could be certain of was that the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd was an extremely rare and powerful weapon.
Just as Fang Yu was about to stop thinking, he suddenly remembered the Clock Giant he had encountered earlier in the underground world.
If the spirit only existed within the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd and couldn’t interfere with external affairs,
Then… who set the rule that opening the door to the Great Saint Temple required sacrificing a person?
Who was the “master” mentioned by the Clock Giant?
At this thought, a flash of insight struck Fang Yu.
He had been thinking about the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd and the Great Saint Temple together, which was clearly a preconceived error!
The Great Saint Temple might not be related to the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd at all!
The Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd was merely placed inside the Great Saint Temple!
There must be a will existing within the Great Saint Temple!
It was the will that had been creating walls, trying to prevent Fang Yu from finding the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd!
That will must belong to the person who built the Great Saint Temple, who was also the master of the Clock Giant!
And it was this person who set the rule that sacrificing one person was required to open the Great Saint Temple!
“I need to leave this place now.”
With this thought, Fang Yu said to the spirit.
“No problem, Master. You can enter and exit this place anytime,” the spirit said.
Fang Yu nodded and focused his thoughts.
The next second, the scene before his eyes vanished, and he returned to reality.
Fang Yu was floating in midair, still holding the heavy Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd.
The cloud layer beneath his feet had completely dispersed.
There was nothing in the air.
Fang Yu looked around and was about to fly downward.
But at that moment, he felt an invisible tremendous force in front of him!
This force was applied to the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd in his hand.
It was trying to snatch away the Heavenly Vault Sacred Halberd!
