In a massive crater over three hundred meters wide and several dozen meters deep, Xia Youhui panted heavily as he dug around the Dragon Turtle statue, his body drenched in sweat.0

Even though he was a cultivator of the Fifth Heavenly Realm, after two days of digging such a large pit, he was starting to feel completely exhausted.0

"Phew! Time for a break."0

Xia Youhui leaned on his makeshift shovel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stared hesitantly at the half-exposed stone sculpture before him. "I really hope I didn’t waste my time on this for nothing."0

The excitement from discovering the broken stele on the first day had long since faded, replaced by confusion after days of studying the inscriptions without understanding a thing. Now, Xia Youhui was filled with doubt.0

"Whatever, forget it. If I can’t figure it out, I’ll just dig out the whole statue. My brother always says, ‘When you find something you don’t understand, just dig the whole thing up.’3

"Many special stone carvings need to be fully unearthed to reveal some form of enlightenment. Let’s work hard and finish this today. Then tonight, I can sit back and watch Ah Chu show off again. Hehe."2

Seeing his good brother rise to prominence, showcasing ever more astonishing talents and shocking everyone over and over again, Xia Youhui couldn't help but feel excited too.0

Even though he wasn’t as impressive, having such an awesome brother was enough. If his brother was amazing, didn’t that mean he was too?0

That logic was flawless.1

"Sis, do you think these carvings are trying to tell us something?"0

Inside a mountain, Lin Xue and her sister had spent the last two days cleaning the walls of a stone hall over thirty meters tall...0