177 The Great Goddess Fantian (1/2)

The dark passage soon had an opening.

Yi Ping and his group found themselves in a large chamber. At the end of this chamber there were two other passages.

Yi Ping was staring blankly at the two passages as he muttered, ”Should I take the passage on my left or my right?”

The two passages were both blanketed by a shimmering blue portal. This indicated that both passages were both a one-way passage and there was no turning back once they were to enter any of the portals.

His attention was quickly captured by the sight of a large pictogram that was in the middle of these two passages. It was showing a pyramid that was layered by nine lines and on top of the pyramid was a large oval eye. On the left side of the pyramid was a sword while the right side was a shield.

The rest of the group was also looking at this strange heraldry curiously.

Alice immediately said, ”This pyramid represents the Nine Heavens Realm and the eye that is on top of the pyramid represent our unique Heaven Eye. It is because unless the Heaven Eyes is awakened, no one will be able to enter the Nine Heavens Realm.”

She turned to look at everyone, ”The sword represents the passage to the left while the shield represents the passage on the right.”

Asura smiled weakly as she stole a glance at Yi Ping, ”Sword or shield. What a hard choice.”

Isa smiled bitterly, ”It all depends on our inclination. Do you like sword or shield?”

Lingfeng said coolly, ”It can also mean destruction or peace.”

Youxue suggested, ”Or death or life.”

Yunzi asked Yi Ping, ”Ping'Er, what do you think?”

Yi Ping shook his head, ”This is indeed a difficult choice. Even my Heaven Eyes can tell me nothing. I am afraid…”

Yunzi asked, ”Afraid? Afraid of?”

Yi Ping sighed softly as he looked at Alice, ”What if the choice that we making now will determine the future of the Immortal Realm?”

The Universal Old Man was startled as he looked at Alice, ”You mean these two passages will determine the fate of the Immortal Realm? How is it possible?”

Yi Ping muttered, ”It is just a wild guess.”

Alice said quietly, ”It may not be too far from your supposition.”

The Goddess of Mercy was startled, ”I don't believe that our decision will actually have such a far reaching effect? Then why don't we split between the two passages?”

Isa groaned, ”You call yourself a goddess of the sixth rank. If it is a decision that could decide the fate of the Immortal Realm then only the Great God is able to make the choice and not us!”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled, ”But then again, it is just a supposition.”

Lie Qing was impatient as she said, ”So which option do we choose? The sword passage or the shield passage?”

Ye Yin, Shen Xingyue, Yu'Er, Mei'Er and Lele were all looking at each other as they muttered, ”Which one should we choose?”

Aiel and Han Lin were also looking at each other as they wondered!

All of a sudden Yi Ping asked Lingfeng, ”Lingfeng, which one do you think we should choose?”

Lingfeng smiled weakly, ”You are asking me a most difficult question.”

Yi Ping asked woefully, ”But which do you think is the better choice for us to take?”

Lingfeng said quietly, ”If you ask me for my thoughts then I will say that both passages are equally hard to decide. I may think that the sword passage is a combat trial while the shield trial is a defensive formation trial. So we just have to decide whether we want to press on with a combat trial or a defensive formation trial.”

Yi Ping asked her, ”You really think that it is so simple?”

Lingfeng looked at him and gave him an alluring smile, ”I am thinking too simple or you are thinking too complex?”

Yi Ping smiled weakly, ”If the smartest maiden in the group says so, then it must be true then.”

Lingfeng gave him a soft kick when she had noticed that all the maidens reacted slightly when Yi Ping was praising her. She murmured, ”You did that on purpose, am I right? If I am wrong, then you have a chance to put me down. Either way, you are so mean!”

Yu'Er and Mei'Er were hugging Lingfeng and they were saying, ”Yes! Yi Ping is so mean!”

Yi Ping smiled weakly as he rubbed his nose.

Asura walked shyly towards him as she asked him gently, ”Yi Ping, what do you think?”

Yi Ping looked at her and he began to flush, ”I…I think that there is more than meet the eye.”

Asura asked, ”Huh?”

Yi Ping walked toward the wall as he touched it, ”This sword insignia…I think it represents the Heavenly Tear Sword while this shield represents the practitioner's righteous shield…”

Lie Qing was also looking curiously at the wall, ”Ping'Er, the Heaven Eyes…”

Yi Ping murmured as he exercised the Pangu Intricate Energy to his fingers to touch the Heaven Eyes, ”It represents the Way of the Heavens…”

All of a sudden the pictogram disappeared and a shimmering golden portal had replaced it!

Lie Qing was astonished, ”So this is the correct portal!”

Everyone was startled because this was the second golden portal that they had seen. What could possibly be beyond this golden portal?

Lie Qing, Shen Xingyue and Ye Yin were looking at Yi Ping quietly. It was because they had suddenly realized that he was the reason that they could make it this far into the Stellar Sanctuary.

The Heaveness Lingfeng smiled wryly to Yi Ping, ”How did you know there is a portal beyond this wall? This is not the first time already.”

Yi Ping was stumped, ”I just know…I am not sure how to explain this…”

Alice, Asura, Lele, Ye Yin, Yunzi and all the others were secretly looking at each other and exchanging their puzzlements with their glances.

Yi Ping hastily said, ”This is the one portal that we must enter. Let's go in now!”

Lingfeng was startled when Yi Ping had already entered the shimmering golden portal hastily, ”Wait a minute. We have not yet fully decided…”

She sighed softly as she too, entered the shimmering golden portal after him.

Lele quickly gathered her long robe as she called out after Lingfeng and Yi Ping, ”Wait for me!”

Alice was startled. She was looking at Yi Ping intently as he had rallied everyone and until he had entered the golden shimmering golden portal.

The Goddess of Mercy Xiang had noticed that she was still standing on the same spot while the others had all hastily entered the golden shimmering golden portal so she asked her, ”What is wrong?”

Alice said quietly, ”This is the first time that I have felt so lost. It is only today that I have realized how little I know of the Stellar Sanctuary that I am protecting.”

Aiel, Isa, Asura and Han Lin were the last of the group that had not entered the shimmering golden portal and they were all looking at Alice attentively.

Aiel said shyly, ”The only person that we have to understand is only the Great God Yi Ping. Nothing else matters.”

Han Lin giggled, ”Why is that I am thinking you are talking sense today?”

Aiel laughed softly as she gave Han Lin a light knock on her head, ”Because I am your mistress!”

Isa looked at Asura with a wry smile, ”You are so blissful. Not only have you got the heart of the Great God but you have also advanced your Heaven Eyes to the mythical seventh positioning. Even if I am to cultivate for ten thousand years, I will never be able to attain it!”

Asura muttered shyly, ”You…”

The Goddess of Mercy Xiang laughed softly, ”So enviable. Same here. Not even a hundred thousand years for me. I still can't understand how Alice is able to attain the seventh positioning on her own. Not even the Heavenly Kings are able to attain the seventh positioning. Alas, if only I have that Mystique Core Divine Pill.”

Alice smiled weakly, ”I am afraid even if you have Mystique Core Divine Pill, you won't be able to attain the seventh positioning.”

Xiang asked, ”What do you mean?”

Alice explained, ”It is true that the Mystique Core Divine Pill is able to advance the Heaven Eyes but is only to the sixth positioning. To reach the seventh positioning, it requires more than that.”

Xiang asked, ”Then how?”

Asura lowered her glance shyly as she touched her belly, ”I think it is because I have some of the Pangu Intricate Energy inside me now. That may be the reason why.”

Xiang, Isa, Aiel and Han Lin were looking curiously at the Goddess Asura and at her belly…

Han Lin smiled weakly, ”Don't tell me that you are with…child?”

Asura nodded lightly as her eyes lit up, ”It may be a little too early now to know but I can feel it.”

Aiel said sarcastically, ”It may not be a good thing. Children born to practitioners in the Celestial Realm and the Immortal Realm will never be able to advance as a divine practitioner. The parents can only watch their children grow old and die or they will be slaves to the divine practitioners. What a tragic fate.”

Asura said firmly as she flushed, ”My child will be special. I know it.”

Xiang looked at Alice, ”I wonder how Alice manages to attain the seventh positioning then?”

Alice smiled weakly as she recalled the deadly abyssal tribulation that she had to overcome to attain the seventh positioning. At that time, she had given up on living. When the deadly abyssal tribulation had struck, she was already serious injured by the destruction of the Astronomic Stellar Formation.

She had never expected that she would be able to overcome that deadly abyssal tribulation that resulted in the advancement of her Heavenly Eye to the Seventh Cosmos Position!

She muttered, ”I was lucky enough to survive. How did I manage to reach the Seventh Positioning, I do not know either. But if I know how, I will surely share with everyone.”

All the others were exchanging looks with each other, not sure if they could believe her…

Finally Alice muttered woefully, ”I have sacrificed all my attainment for the love that I crave but in the end, everything is in vain. So in the end, I just want to join him…”

Alice quickly sobered up as she smiled, ”Let's go now.”

Han Lin said, ”Alright then. Let's go now. The others are waiting for us.”

Aiel and Isa nodded as they said together, ”We should go now.”

Asura panicky said, ”Wait!”

Aiel asked, ”Yes?”

Asura looked at everyone with pleading eyes, ”Can all of you keep it a secret from Yi Ping?”

Isa looked back at her, ”If you say so.”

Aiel nodded, ”Surely.”

Han Lin smiled, ”Yes surely!”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled, ”If that is a request from the Goddess Asura, I just have to be accommodating to you then.”

Alice smiled gently, ”Don't worry, I won't tell Yi Ping unless you say so. So, let's us go now. The others may be worried if they don't see us anytime soon.”

Everyone nodded as they entered the shimmering golden portal together.

As they entered through the shimmering portal, a bright light greeted them and in the next instant they were on a wide white pavement overlooking paddies of fields and lakes.

What astonishing were not the breathtaking drifting clouds or the celestial mountains on the horizon but the sight of millions of swords that were thrust in the fields around them and a gigantic floating golden citadel with eight waterfalls flowing down its edge could be seen in the distant horizon!

Han Lin was stunned as she viewed the stunning sight, ”Where are we?”

Yi Ping was relieved when he had seen them appearing at the same time. He quickly said, ”I was a little worried when there is no sight of any of you…”

Han Lin laughed jovially as she looked around her, ”Aren't we here now? Where are we now?”

Yi Ping nodded with a sigh of relief as he looked at everyone intently.

Alice muttered as she divined quickly, ”Fields of swords. These are swords formations. We must stay on the white path and must never stray from it or we will be attacked by those sword formations. ”

She added, ”This place is strange indeed. The presence of the Universal Force is much stronger here than elsewhere. Not even the eighty level of the Stellar Sanctuary can be compared to this level. It is like we are almost at the very top now.”

Yi Ping said aloud, ”Let's us do as Maiden Ziyan has suggested…”

All of a sudden Aiel was gasping as the dark heavenly relic had suddenly departed from her and flew into the fields of swords!

She was so startled that she cried out, ”Hey…”

Yi Ping had jumped out to intercept the dark heavenly relic but it was flying too fast.

Lingfeng, Yu'Er, Mei'Er and Shen Xingyue had also tried to intercept the dark heavenly relic with their secret projectiles but all their attempts were futile!

Aiel was almost in tears when all of a sudden a beaming white sword where the dark heavenly relic had disappeared from view, had flown from that direction and into her hands!

Isa immediately said, ”Wonderful! It seems that your heavenly relic has actually reshapes itself into the likeness of one of the swords here!”

Aiel was startled as she held the beaming white sword, ”My dark heavenly relic has become a divine sword and her name is…the Esteem Jewel!”

Han Lin teased her, ”Mistress, your divine sword actually has a name? I have thought that you will take forever to name it!”

Aiel smiled weakly, ”My divine sword reveals her name to me…maybe I should change her name to a better name in the future…”

Immediately the countenance of her divine sword began to fade and it was vibrating lightly. It was as though it was making its protest heard!

Alice smiled as she appraised the Esteem Jewel that was in Aiel's hand, ”What a beautiful and fine divine sword! This sword has a strong spiritual animus in it. It is indeed a wonderful divine sword!”

Immediately the countenance of the Esteem Jewel Divine Sword began to lighten!