Chapter 1352: Chapter 679: Three Daoists (2)

The woman was struggling in the monster’s grasp one moment, and the next, she was stuffed directly into its mouth.

The monster bit off the woman’s head, and blood gushed instantly, flowing from the monster’s mouth to the ground.

The woman’s body, after the head was bitten off, soon fell still.

Lin Beichen, though slightly shocked inside, quickly regained his composure. He said nothing more, simply watching the brutal spectacle unfold.

Lin Beichen originally thought the monster would stop after biting off the woman’s head. However, he was unaware that the monster, after biting off the woman’s head, seemed to lose interest in her body and casually discarded it aside.

Nonetheless, the monster’s eyes suddenly glowed red, just like its body, the brilliant color appearing in its eyes, surrounding the entire eyeball.

Its eyes turned red, and the strength in its hands began to surge explosively.

"What on earth is going on?" Lin Beichen wondered as he watched the monster, unable to understand why its strength suddenly surged. Was it just because it had eaten a human head?

The strength-boosted monster immediately launched a fierce attack on the three Daoists in front of it, holding nothing back and using all its strength.

Indeed, when the monster used its full strength, its attacks were completely different from before.

The other two monsters, seeing one of their kind’s strength surge, also felt puzzled and envious. They wanted to enhance their own power as well, so they began looking around for humans.

Following suit, they too found humans and just as cruelly bit off their heads. Such bloody scenes repeatedly played out.

It wasn’t long before the strength of the three monsters was greatly enhanced. Dealing with the three Daoists became easy for them.

The three Daoists quickly fell into a disadvantage. In their battle against the three monsters, they suffered frequent injuries, gradually becoming covered in wounds of varying depths on their hands and bodies.

The three Daoists were well aware that their situation had become perilous. If they didn’t take action, they might very well die here.

"There’s no time. Let’s activate the array quickly!" one of the Daoists said anxiously.

"Yes, activate the array quickly!" echoed another Daoist.

"Then let’s activate it immediately!" the third Daoist decisively made the decision.

Just as the group of Daoists realized that only by taking some extremely drastic measures could they salvage the situation, they began to plan and decided to activate the array.

The three Daoists suddenly arrayed themselves in a formation resembling a triangle, encircling the three monsters from the outside. They chanted incantations that others couldn’t clearly hear, while their hands were constantly manipulating some magical artifacts. They resolutely sliced open their palms with sharp blades, using their blood as ink to draw mysterious talismans on the ground. In an instant, a red light flashed fiercely.

The three Daoists employed a secret technique, directly sealing the three monsters. The activation of the array trapped the three monsters firmly at the top of a mountain. At the mountain’s peak, the three Daoists also placed an unusually shaped copper cauldron.

This copper cauldron had an extremely peculiar appearance, adorned with three ornaments of varying sizes. Such a copper cauldron standing atop the mountain peak seemed intended to suppress the monsters below the mountain. After the successful sealing, the red light on the mountain gradually faded, yet the three Daoists underwent a silent transformation.

The reason for the change lay in the fact that the activation of the secret technique demanded a great sacrifice of the Daoists’ blood, severely depleting their life force. The red light was actually the light emitted by their blood. In the process of sealing the monsters at the peak, the three Daoists expended too much of their blood and life force.

Thus, at the three positions around the copper cauldron, they gradually transformed into three stone statues, like giant guardians, protecting the mountain with the standing copper cauldron. Lin Beichen, witnessing this heart-stopping battle, saw the curtain finally fall. The traces of blood, along with those grim faces, gradually faded before his eyes.

Such a shocking war was not something Lin Beichen was unfamiliar with, but witnessing it unfold before his own eyes, it stirred a unique feeling within him. Seeing the three Daoists sacrifice their lives to save the world, while he was powerless, filled him with waves of helplessness.

Ultimately, the three Daoists sacrificed themselves. Lin Beichen gazed at the three stone statues standing on the mountain peak, a surge of sorrow welling up inside him, a feeling not different from what he had experienced before.

The three Daoists sacrificed everything to suppress the monsters, to prevent them from wreaking havoc upon the world. They exchanged their lives for the peace of the world.

A warm current quietly flowed through Lin Beichen’s heart, prompting him to feel he must do something.

In this space and time, the most he could do was to resolve even more firmly to revive Daoist skill.

Daoist skills taught him how to use spells correctly to protect the people he wished to protect.

In the past, he felt that the cultivation of Daoist skill was too laborious and the process cumbersome, so he was unwilling to practice.

Yet now, through this dreamlike experience, he saw the greatness and power of Daoist skill, and his belief became even more steadfast.

"I must use the righteous path to protect all the people and reestablish my faith." Lin Beichen repeatedly reminded himself to revive Daoist skill. His gaze consistently lingered on the copper cauldron atop the mountain, meticulously observing it again and again.

Why was this copper cauldron considered strange? Why did the top of the copper cauldron have three such huge ornaments? These three ornaments occupied half the position of the copper cauldron, making it impossible to discern what was above them, feeling only that they were extremely magnificent, and harmonizing remarkably well with the overall shape of the copper cauldron, not affecting its beauty at all despite their size.

Instead, this made the shape of the copper cauldron appear more unique, yet not obtrusive. Lin Beichen closely observed this copper cauldron, his mind repeatedly sketching its shape. He always felt this copper cauldron was incredibly familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

"Where did I see it?" he murmured to himself, unable to pull his gaze away from the copper cauldron. He was certain he had seen it somewhere, just couldn’t recall it for the moment. He diligently searched his memory, trying to find where he had seen this copper cauldron before.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind. "Ah, yes, on a trip!" Lin Beichen seemed to finally remember something. On a previous trip, he had accidentally stumbled into a place called Celestial Cloud Temple.

That Celestial Cloud Temple was a place he discovered by chance while out traveling. He only remembered the scenery inside Celestial Cloud Temple was extremely beautiful, with clear mountains and waters. Lin Beichen, already exhausted at the time, entered the Celestial Cloud Temple to rest for a while.

Back then, the biggest spectacle at the Celestial Cloud Temple was a uniquely shaped copper cauldron located in a small square. The people in the temple cherished this copper cauldron highly, and passing tourists refrained from damaging it, choosing instead to protect it properly.

The copper cauldron at Celestial Cloud Temple was remarkably similar to the one Lin Beichen saw in his dream. Lin Beichen finally recalled where he had seen this copper cauldron. He excitedly opened his eyes, carefully examining the cauldron on the mountaintop.

Although they were merely similar, based on Lin Beichen’s hazy memory, he felt these two copper cauldrons were almost identical. To find such a similar copper cauldron in another place was indeed a rare opportunity.

Just as he thought of this, the dream suddenly distorted, and everything began to blur. Even the three stone statues Lin Beichen saw started to become fuzzy, the entire scene resembling a mosaic.