Within the vortex, it was pitch black.
Mo Hua's heart chilled slightly.
Before he had time to ponder, he felt a suction force emerging from the void, tugging at his Sea of Consciousness, seemingly pulling his Divine Sense out of his body.
Mo Hua immediately stilled his mind, focusing his spirit, manifesting his true self.
As soon as he manifested himself, his Divine Thought form was sucked through the gate, leaving the Sea of Consciousness, pulled into the gate, and entered the Shrine.
The moment his Divine Sense left his body, Mo Hua's eyes lost their luster, slowly closing, and his body limply collapsed.
Bai Zixi saw this and immediately wrapped his arms around Mo Hua, then with a frown, tried Mo Hua's breathing, his brow furrowing even more.
Bai Zisheng was startled and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Zixi's gaze sharpened slightly, "It looks like… Divine Sense Out-of-Body?"
Bai Zisheng was shocked, "But he's only at the Qi Refinement stage... Divine Sense out of the body can be deadly!"
Bai Zixi immediately said, "Soul-Peacing Pill and Qi-guarding Pill!"
"Oh, right!" Bai Zisheng frantically rummaged through his storage bag, and after a moment, took out two bottles of Pills, picked one from each, and handed them to Bai Zixi.
Bai Zixi, with his fair fingers, picked up the Pills and fed them to Mo Hua's mouth.
Mo Hua's face, which had been growing pale, regained its rosy complexion.
There was also gradually a steady breath from his nose and mouth.
Bai Zixi breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Zisheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and couldn't help muttering, "How could it be Divine Sense Out-of-Body?" He looked at Bai Zixi again and asked,
Bai Zixi glanced at the Shrine and said indifferently,
Bai Zisheng had no other choice but to sigh, "That's all we can do..."
Bai Zixi laid Mo Hua flat on the ground, placed a soft blanket under his head, then sat down beside him, hugging his knees, silently watching over Mo Hua.
Mo Hua only felt a pain in his Sea of Consciousness and a lightness in his Divine Sense.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a vast square surrounded by predecessors and ancestors, all in the form of wooden carvings and clay molds.
Beyond that, Spirit Beasts competed in splendor, flowers bloomed in profusion, carriages flowed like water, and palanquins floated like clouds.
There were also treasure vases and flowers, painted beams, and carved rafters.
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All these scenes, Mo Hua had seen them all above the Shrine.
This square was the Taoist Field within the Shrine.
However, from the outside, each scene, each pavilion, each person, and each object was a relief or wooden carving.
But now as he looked, they were lifelike, almost deceptively real.
Mo Hua released his Divine Sense, looking around, then furrowed his brows.
No, that's not right!
Everything here was fake, but there was one thing that was not!
He turned his gaze to the space above the Taoist Field.
Above the Taoist Field stood an elder.
The elder was a wooden carving, his features rigid, draped in wood clothing, his beard and hair were all etched with wooden patterns.
But in the instant that Mo Hua looked at him, he changed.
His wooden clothes took on color, his stiff face came to life, his beard and hair turned white, and his eyes deepened, gazing down from the Taoist Field towards Mo Hua.
After a moment, a hoarse voice emanated from the Taoist Field,
"There are actually people... who can come in..."
Mo Hua did not know his identity, but seeing his venerable age and the respect he commanded, he greeted him with great politeness, bowing his hands and saying,
"Junior Mo Hua, pays respect to the senior. May I ask who the senior is..."
The elder slowly stood up, his expression becoming more animated, his Taoist Robe taking on brilliant colors, ultimately forming a pattern of the Five Elements, similar to a Five Elements Taoist Robe.
His voice was authoritative and heavy, resounding with gravity,
"I... am the Tao Teaching Elder of the Five Elements Sect, the twenty-third generation!"