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Chapter 380 - 87: Star Group, Extinguishing Road Traveler (Requesting Monthly Votes)_3

Chapter 380: Chapter 87: Star Group, Extinguishing Road Traveler (Requesting Monthly Votes)_3

After all, Xu Shu had traveled over ten kilometers from just a while ago, and there was a full ten kilometers between the two places.

What ancient temple could possibly be ten kilometers in size?

But Xu Shu thought a bit more creatively; he figured that perhaps these two were connected in some other way, through, say, that large circle of wheel tracks outside.

After all, in this world, where a Great Catastrophe had occurred, filled with all kinds of bizarre entities and mysterious powers,

And with the involvement of Tailed Ksitigarbha, then a ring, connected in the middle, was not impossible.

This coincidentally matched up with the phrase "Tailed," creating a loop.

On this journey, Xu Shu also discovered another interesting point.

That is, if he was not mistaken, these wheel tracks should form a semicircle.

Because of the angle at which these wheel tracks cut across the border, he could tell they were almost at a 90-degree angle.

Thus, they made a large loop, from (19,19) to here at (18,19)!

"However, the part on the ground can be said to be linked by wheel tracks."

"What about the part below the ground? How is that connected?"

"Is it possible that the area below the ground is the mysterious space I briefly entered but was quickly ejected from?"

Xu Shu’s eyes grew brighter, feeling he was nearing the truth, possibly about to see the true face of Tailed Ksitigarbha.

[Very good, you cleverly apply the Pythagoras theorem to calculate that these wheel tracks form a semicircle with a radius of five kilometers, and you suspect that the top and bottom of the temples, though ten kilometers apart, are still connected.]

[Your hypothesis is bold; now it’s time for meticulous verification, because the only thing you’re unsure about is exactly how the underground part is connected; is it really the mysterious space you speculated about?]

[Should you go out and dig up the ground to see?]

[After thinking it over briefly, you pull out a piece of paper and draw a diagram on the ground, perfectly forming a "field" character.]

[You think the central horizontal line of the field character is the current border line, and the center of the field character is where the circle shrinks in, namely coordinate (18.5,19), which is precisely the location of the lighthouse supply point at (19,19).]

[The southern half of the field is linked by wheel tracks, but the northern half, you suspect, is hidden underground.]

[Wow, what a bold hypothesis! How are you going to verify it?]

[You now know that at the lighthouse supply point, you will encounter the Corpse Valley Worm impersonating Nie Qiba; there you will be briefly transported to the mysterious space before being ejected, and then killed by the looming Tailed Ksitigarbha.]

[And both the ancient temple entrances require you to step into the range of wheel tracks before you can enter; you know these tracks represent a curse, and once you step in, you’ll lose the ability to confront Tailed Ksitigarbha.]

[Tai Chu Scroll thinks you should just leave; you’ve already spent so long finding out about the cursed territorial border, this place belongs to Tailed Ksitigarbha’s main battlefield, you can’t win, why not pretend nothing happened and leave to save your life?]

[You choose...]

[You coldly smile and stride forward; you enter the "human" character roof of the ancient temple.]

[It’s said that one doesn’t cry without seeing the coffin, and doesn’t turn back until hitting the south wall; you’re a reckless man, you just walk right in.]

[The ancient temple is precisely on the border line, one side illuminated by sunlight, the other shrouded in shadows.]

[You step through the shadows and enter the temple, where the inside is buried under dirt; a bald monk sits cross-legged.]

[He is also half in the sunlight, half in shadow, making his entire face appear a bizarre mix of light and dark.]

["Are you Ksitigarbha or Tailed Ksitigarbha?" You, brave and bold, stand directly in front of him, closely inspecting him, trying to combine the legendary Ksitigarbha you’ve seen with the monk before you.]

[Strangely, although he stands before you, you still can’t fully discern his features; his face is blurred, his presence elusive.]

[Seeing your imposing and bold demeanor, disrespectful as it is, the monk isn’t angry; instead, he puts his hands together, smiles, and says, "Why would you say that, donor?"]

["You’re a monk, Ksitigarbha is also a monk; you now look like a Yin Yang Person, Tailed Ksitigarbha is also of two sides, are you still saying you’re not him?"]

[Your forthright attitude impresses the monk before you, Ah, such a perfect logical closure.]

[Unfortunately, he’s not.]

[He smiles at you and says, "You possess wisdom roots; may I introduce you to our only savior, the ultimate fate existing in both past and future, the creator of everything?"]

[You find this description vaguely familiar; it seems followers of Tailed Ksitigarbha and Althias have said something similar to you before, but the details differ somewhat, not exactly the same; you ask directly: "It’s basic courtesy to introduce oneself before asking about others."]

["I was presumptuous. I am an Extinguishing Road Traveler of the Star Group," he tells you.]

[Of course, you don’t completely trust him, and you’ve never heard of the Star Group, so you ask again: "What are you doing here?"]

[The monk smiles, eyes squinting: "For my master, I’m making a trial."]