“Do you know what this place is?” Shelly asked.
“The Underworld!”
“That’s right. This place is the Underworld, a place to suppress the Underworld God. Now that the Underworld God had met his demise, do you think Dairaionji Temple will continue suppressing this realm?”
Alex’s heart skipped a beat. “You mean…”
“This world will return to its original state in three days at most. All the trialists who came in will be cleared out and be returned to their original places,” Shelly said. “Thus, if you want to acquire Grand’s things, you must seize the time and act… Moreover, you still have to find the Pool of Afterlife if you want to realize the bone patterns that you’ve earned in this place.”
Shelly told him that there was a deep, hidden secret in the Pool of Afterlife. If he wanted to enter Dairaionji Temple, he had to find the opportunity in the Pool of Afterlife.
Alex nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then, he selectively informed everyone of the information he had received after his divine consciousness returned to his body.
Shirley asked, “But, where exactly is the Pool of Afterlife? No one knows!”
“Actually, I already know,” Alex said.
The Pool of Afterlife was the Grand Bodhisattva’s greatest treasure, wasn’t it?!
***
A day later, the golden bamboo boat reached the land. After going ashore, Alex headed to pick up the twenty four formation flags in passing. Two days later, the golden bamboo boat reached Corpse King City in the south.
Corpse soldiers were once all over the place there and killed thousands of trialists. Daya, Shirley, Ynes, and Pigsy almost met their demise there.
Using brute force was out of the question.
Eventually, Alex opened the gate and successfully found the Pool of Afterlife by relying on the Grand Bodhisattva’s consciousness.
“This is the Pool of Afterlife.”
“Although we still have a day, based on conservative estimates, it’d be hard to guarantee that it won’t happen before that.”
“Now, I’ll set up a formation. Everyone, take out all the bones containing bone patterns. After you’re done using them, jump into the Pool of Afterlife to revive your flesh!”
However, the Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens was so dissatisfied that she stomped her foot out of rage. “Where are the promised treasures? Where are the spiritual herbs? Where are the magical treasures? How could there be nothing? How could he be so poor? Did he even live up to the standard of the Underworld God?”
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