I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The true way to deal with the Old Ones is to leave these gods caught between life and death, unable to live or die, forever in a daze, blind and foolish.

Of course, learning this technique is very difficult.

Lu Ban saw Gordon stand up.

He was like a puppet on strings, as if controlled by something, making creaking sounds as he walked toward the huge chunk of meat.

"No, no, no..."

Gordon screamed hysterically, but his body was out of control.

The irregularly shaped, multifaceted ornament around his neck was shimmering, and Lu Ban felt it looked somewhat familiar.

"Is he going to try to break the seal?"

Lu Ban thought to himself.

This person's will has collapsed, but his body is still moving. He has obviously been affected by something. Someone wants to use his exploration to break the seal here.

Lu Ban did not revert to human form because, under these circumstances, a human form might not even be as useful as a pile of minced meat.

He saw Gordon begin to break down, his wails echoing across the temple walls, and he was about to touch the blind and foolish Great Old One.

At this point, Gordon could no longer move.

His legs were entangled in the land, preventing him from taking another step forward.

Then, Gordon looked at Lu Ban in disbelief.

"No, no... Correa... it's you... Correa..."

Gordon let out an unintelligible whimper, and within his body, from that shimmering, irregular polyhedron, a splash of vibrant color flowed out.

As the substance flowed out, Gordon's eyes lost their light.

He collapsed to the ground, falling next to the copy of the "Nine Chapters of Crane's Cry Secret Scripture" that had not yet been burned.

The vibrant colors formed a human figure.

Lu Ban noticed that the humanoid figure had dark skin, a slender build, and a handsome face, like a dark god or a fallen archangel. It was not a human appearance that anyone who saw it would feel an urge to get close to it, to please it, and to win its favor.

He wore an exquisitely tailored, elegant black suit, and his whole demeanor was serious and indifferent, as if he had lost interest in everything in the world.

The person stood before the blind and foolish Great Old Ones, yet still maintained human form and reason.

He glanced at the huge chunk of meat, then, as if noticing something, turned to look at Lu Ban.

"Hmm? There's another one here."

Chapter 574 The Moment of Fate

The dark-skinned, tall, and thin man immediately became interested.

His once calm eyes now held a genuine warmth, like a child seeing a beloved toy; anyone who witnessed such a gaze would be captivated.

The man glanced at Gordon, who was convulsing on the ground, and instinctively reached out to kick him away, to throw him into the endless void outside.

However, soon, some strange ideas suddenly came to him.

With a snap of his fingers, the half-crippled Gordon was immediately enveloped in a burst of vibrant colors, along with the "Nine Chapters of Crane's Cry Secret Scripture" beside him, all swept away by the colorful hues and vanished.

"Don't worry so much. I just suddenly thought of some interesting developments. A story needs twists and turns, doesn't it?"

The man looked at the puddle of land.

Lu Ban did not answer.

From the moment the man appeared, Lu Ban clearly sensed that this guy was of very high status.

Even Fang Geng, who slumbers in this void temple, and the ancient rulers bound by the black hole of a distant land, are insignificant compared to this man.

The Great Old Ones who transcend the Great Old Ones.

A god above gods.

I should have tasted my own food first.

Lu Ban thought to himself.

"Don't worry, because of your efforts, I'm not going to release Him this time, because I think the current situation is quite interesting."

The man's tone became more lively, as if he had found some interesting toy.

"You have a peculiar smell about you, tsk tsk, it seems our connection goes beyond that."

The man poked Lu Ban's fleshy flesh with his hand.

"The texture is okay."

He smiled, revealing white teeth that contrasted sharply with his dark skin.

Lu Ban sensed that the other person's skin was no different from a human's.

However, through contact, some of the knowledge flowed into Lu Ban's melted brain.

The cacophony of babbling rang out, making Lu Ban excited.

"However, I'm going to punish you for ruining my plans."

The man smiled, a straightforward smile that would be hard for anyone not to be moved by.

He then transformed into a streak of vibrant colors and vanished from the space.

Amidst the boiling turmoil, Lu Ban gradually crawled towards the outside of the temple.

He didn't know how to leave, and he had no strength. What he had just seen and heard was enough to kill Lu Ban a dozen times over. It was only because of that man's pity, or rather, his spectator mentality, that Lu Ban was able to survive.

A feeling of being worse than dead lingered over Lu Ban's body.

He felt his consciousness fading, and perhaps in the next moment, he would become blind and foolish, just like this bound Great Old One, losing all will.

……

On the road down Jiangcheng Mountain.

The earthquake continued, growing stronger and stronger, startling countless birds.

The city of Jiang was in complete disarray. People fled frantically, praying for divine protection. The cries of children, the barking of dogs, and the sounds of vehicles colliding filled the air.

On this mountain road, Du Ming, who was driving a foreigner's car, was also covered in sweat.

"We can't escape this either, the earthquake is almost here."

He cursed and swore, flooring the gas pedal, making the ride bumpy.

Boom—

Suddenly, a loud bang came from ahead, and Du Ming slammed on the brakes.

The tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground. The vehicle finally came to a stop, only to find that the ground ahead had cracked open, splitting the road in the middle and revealing a deep abyss below. The bottom of the abyss was impossible to see, and the area further ahead was likely to have completely collapsed, let alone be explored in the future.

"We can't continue operating."

Du Ming said something and reversed the car a short distance to prevent it from sinking.

"Are there any other ways down the mountain?"

"Seventh Master asked."

"Yes, there is, but it's a long and winding road."

Du Ming replied, then looked at the mountaintop again.

"You're still worried about him?"

He Chong noticed Du Ming's worries.

"Is it really okay for us to just leave like this?"

Du Ming got out of the car and, while checking the situation, said...

"We're all getting on in years, how can we bear to hand over everything to a junior and let him take the lead?"

Upon hearing Du Ming's words, Seventh Master hesitated for a moment.

“But Brother Du, what can we do? My family may be called Moving Mountains and Seeking Dragons, but we can’t move mountains. We’re just tomb raiders. Faced with this situation, there’s nothing we can do.”

He explained.

This is also the reason why everyone present chose to leave just now.

They can't do anything.

In this disaster, their superpowers were just rudimentary skills, utterly insignificant.

A sense of powerlessness and despair overwhelmed them.

"No, perhaps there is a way."

Zhang, the blind man who was sitting in the car behind, got off the car and muttered to himself.

"Didn't he say that the Mystic Lord can suppress the monsters in this mountain? As long as we become the Mystic Lord or obtain the power of the Mystic Lord, we can help him."

"You mean, we go to that uppermost cave to obtain the secrets of the Mysterious Lord?"

Seventh Master was somewhat timid.

"But without the token, we can't get in over there, right?"

Shi Buwen said in a deep voice.

"It's not that there's no way."

At this moment, Tang Que suddenly spoke.

"Everyone, don't you think that the previous rounds of competition were actually a step-by-step approach to becoming a Mystic Lord?"

Tang Que's words made the group think, and after a moment, He Chong was the first to react.

"Those competitions were about using various methods to bypass the restrictions and finally reach Xuanjun's residence?"

An inspiration seemed to flash through his mind, spreading like a spark and igniting the dark night sky.

"We can use our skills to break through Xuanjun's restrictions and enter his residence!"

Thinking about this, he hesitated again.