The Eternal World

After Zhang Chao said these words, he immediately regretted it.

In front of him, a flight of stairs appeared right after, as if it led to a place shrouded in clouds.

On both sides of the staircase, there were two rows of statues. However, they were no longer the statues of Gu Yin. Instead, they looked like armed warriors. Their expressions were bleak as they carried their twenty feet long stone swords and crossed each other to block the road in front of them.

Zhang Chao had no doubt that if someone else wanted to barge in, these stone statues would not just be a decoration, but an attack. The large stone swords would definitely react in time to punish the person who barged in.

This stance caused Zhang Chao to be a little fearful. Only God knew how terrifying the remaining three tests were.

He took a step forward and stepped onto the stairs. All the eyes of the stone statues simultaneously flashed with a faint green light as he lifted up the stone sword, clearing a path forward.

He followed the stone steps up.

He didn't know how long he walked for, but a palace vaguely appeared in front of him.

The palace was not very big, but it gave off an aura that made people feel relaxed and happy.

After entering the palace hall, the first thing he saw was a palace hall. Within the palace hall, there were a few doors that were tightly shut.

In the middle of the hall, there was still a statue of Gu Yin.

"F * ck, how narcissistic is this old guy? There are statues everywhere …" Zhang Chao raised his eyebrows and muttered.

In front of the statue, there was a huge crafting furnace, as well as some pasting and other necessary items for forging.

The four pillars in the hall were covered with many coronal hourglasses, as if they were calculating the time.

"This place is really interesting!" After Zhang Chao looked around, he cupped his fists towards the statue of Gu Yin and said, "Senior Gu Yin, I think it's time for us to continue the assessment."

"I'll only do the fourth round of the examination once. Watch carefully!" A figure walked out from the hidden statue and waved his hand. A fire lit up inside the crafting furnace.

However, this figure's hands continued to move, and several doors around him opened. From within, many materials for forging artifacts flew out, and he smoothly threw them into the crafting furnace.

Zhang Chao raised his eyebrows, knowing that it was about to begin.

The figure's hands became faster and faster, turning into two streams of light and continuously throwing the materials into the furnace. He then took out the forging and tempered them before pouring them into the furnace for further refinement.

After repeating this a few times, he finally managed to combine all of the materials together and combined them into a three-foot-long blade.

To be able to combine the two completely opposite attributes of cold and heat into one blade not only required an incomparable amount of control, but also an indescribable amount of experience.

"You've already seen the entire process of forging this blade. Next, you'll have to complete it once more!" As the figure spoke, he raised his hand and waved it. The blade actually shattered into pieces, and then the hourglass on the table turned over and sand flowed back into the hourglass.

The shape of the blade rapidly changed. In the blink of an eye, it had returned to its original state as the forging materials were placed aside.

"This is …" Zhang Chao's pupils contracted.

As for the saber, although it was crafted skillfully and the figure's forging skills were amazing, it was nothing compared to the fact that he was shocked by the sight before him.

"No wonder. This great hall is filled with array formations purchased from the Time Laws. Not only can they speed up and slow down the time here, they can also reverse the flow of time!" The silhouette explained, "This is a power that has transcended the fundamental laws!"

"So that's how it is!" Zhang Chao suddenly realized that he had also delved into the laws of time, so he understood the profoundness of the laws, but he never thought that the Hidden State would have such a method to create a palace full of the laws of time.

He could even make time slow and fast, as long as he could use Time field, it would not be difficult.

But to cause time to flow backwards … That was just too abnormal. Fortunately, it was caused by the formations in the palace. If it were in reality, anyone who was able to reverse the flow of time could become an invincible existence.

"Phew, although this treasure is a high-grade Heaven-ranked treasure and is extremely mysterious, fusing the two powers of cold and heat at the same time to achieve a balance between these two powers and achieving the most perfect state of coexistence, no matter what, someone has personally practiced forging for me. All of the forging procedures, are only meant for me to repeat them once, there is no difficulty at all!" Zhang Chao muttered in his heart.

Immediately after, he walked up and touched the crafting furnace and other tools. After familiarizing himself with it, he began to forge the same thing.

It was almost the same as the time used by the shadow, the exact same long blade was created by Zhang Chao.

"Yes, everything is the same as the one I made. I passed this stage!" The figure checked the long blade for a while, then nodded his head, and threw it straight to Zhang Chao: "This blade is yours too!"

"Oh, okay!" Zhang Chao was overjoyed.

At that time, if he refined his own High-grade heaven-step magic treasure, he might not necessarily succeed.

Although this magical equipment was created by him, it was still a genuine high-grade heaven-step treasure!

Would devouring it help him with his cultivation?

"Alright, then we'll proceed with the fifth test next …" The silhouette of the man returned to the statue of Gu Yin and spoke again.

However, just as he said that, the entire hall suddenly started shaking.

"Hmm, what's going on?" Zhang Chao's pupils contracted in surprise.

"Something has happened in the outside world!" Gu Yin's statue said in a deep voice, "But this will not affect the continuation of our assessment!"

"Wait, did something happen in the outside world?" Zhang Chao sucked in a breath of cold air and quickly asked: "What change? What exactly happened in the outside world? "

"That's not important. The most important thing right now is to continue with the assessment!" The statue of Gu Yin said.

"Continue with the assessment?" "Tell me what happened outside. Do you think I can still safely continue with the assessment?" Zhang Chao said anxiously: "Quick, quickly tell me what's wrong?"

"What's more important in the outside world than the exam and obtaining my legacy?" Gu Yin pondered for a moment before asking.

"To be honest, what happened in the outside world isn't that important to me. What's important is that my friends are still outside. Compared to the inheritance, I naturally chose the former!" Zhang Chao said resolutely.

"Is that so? Then this old man understands! " As Gu Yin spoke, the mirror once again appeared in front of the statue, revealing the scene from the outside world.

On the screen, the situation in the Chaotic Continent.

"How could this be?" Seeing that, Zhang Chao's entire body shivered.

At this moment, the entire road was in chaos. The ground was cracked open as black gas gushed out from the ground, accompanied by scorching lava. Dark clouds rolled about in the sky, as if the entire sky was covered by a strange energy, giving off a sinister aura.

"I don't know about that either. After all, I'm just a strand of divine will from the country's shadow. I'm only responsible for the creation of this thing!" The statue of Gu Yin replied.

"No, I have to go back quickly!" Zhang Chao could not stay any longer and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment, if you go back, what will happen to the legacy?" Gu Yin hurriedly called out to him.

"I can't care about that anymore, at most … If there's a chance in the future, come back and try! " Zhang Chao sighed.

"How can this be? You have successfully passed the first three trials and this inheritance is already yours. However, if you want to pass, you need to pass the third trial. If you are going to give up halfway, what should I do? " Gu Yin also seemed to be in a hurry.

"I'll go, won't I? So it was already mine? Then there's no need for me to be in such a hurry! " After Zhang Chao heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and say: "I'll come back whenever I want my own things, is that not okay?"

"Ugh …" Yes or no. "However..." The government seemed to be in a bit of a dilemma.

"There's nothing to worry about. I need to hurry up and leave. Oh right, how should I leave?" Just as Zhang Chao was about to take a step forward, he suddenly remembered that on the island, the way they came from had already disappeared.

"That's simple. This great hall is also a part of the inheritance. And now that you've passed the fourth trial, you can also gain control of a small portion of this great hall!" The statue of Gu Yin said, "From here, you can open the gate that connects you to the outside world!"

"Is that so?" Zhang Chao's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Senior Gu Yin, quickly open it for me!"

"You can. Furthermore, this hall will leave this place and hide within your body. If you want to return in the future, you can return at any time!" The statue of Gu Yin said, "Directly facing that blue door of yours is the way out!"

"The blue door …" Zhang Chao looked over, and as expected, there was a blue door directly facing him, but he then asked curiously, "I don't know, what is inside the other doors?"

"The other sects have their own heaven and earth. They belong to the inheritance. You can only open them one by one after obtaining the inheritance. As of now, I can't open them for you!" I hope that you can come back as soon as possible. After all, this old man's wisp of consciousness has been waiting for too many years and has become very unstable. If this wisp of consciousness disappears, then this legacy will never be able to be completed!

"So that's how it is!" Only now did Zhang Chao understand why Gu Yin was pressing him like this, but regarding the inheritance, he was indeed more concerned about the situation outside.

At the same time, the commotion in the outside world became even more intense.

The pavilion in front of the inheritance rock garden had already completely collapsed from the shock.

He stood not far away, frowning as he looked at the scenery around him. Because of the shock, he had been continuously destroyed. After all, he had lived here for so many years. This feeling made him very unhappy.

Qiao Ruixue and the rest who were at the side were all dumbstruck. They didn't know what had happened …