This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Ruoxue's feelings were very complicated. The fact that a young sword immortal had been crippled without anyone noticing, and that it seemed to involve Yujing Heaven, had greatly shocked her.

However, she dared not speak recklessly. The Lord of the Tower had said that one was forbidden from speaking of Heaven unless one entered the Nine Heavens. But what had this young man done to attract the attention of the Jade Capital Heaven?

Xiao Xingchen, however, was different. He did not become depressed because he lost his power; instead, he was inspired to fight.

These are all things one must experience on the path to finding the truth. Although the divine embryo is currently in a complete mess, didn't he see that battlefield? Vast demons are being wiped out. Following this clue will eventually allow him to see the whole truth.

Then there's Daji. Daji cut off her tail to save his life, and this cause and effect made him eager to find Daji and ask her everything.

The Demon Emperor, Daji

The value of these words is immense.

"Can you still go forward?" Ruoxue interrupted his thoughts.

"Let's go. Since this is the burial ground of the demon race, what's the end of it..."

It goes without saying that there might be a demon at the end.

"I understand, but we still need to get out of here as soon as possible. I have a very bad feeling about this place."

Ruoxue helped him along, and they continued forward.

After they left, the hanging corpse in another passage suddenly opened its eyes, and gazes turned towards them. Only as their figures disappeared into the temple at the end of the passage did these gazes return to calm.

However, a stone tablet suddenly appeared on the ground at the boundary. The tablet was blank, just a clean, unmarked stone. But with the appearance of this tablet…

The hanging corpses in the passageway behind them all returned to their original state in the blink of an eye, returning to the way they were before they arrived, silent and still as if nothing had ever happened here, and no one had ever been here.

Xiao Xingchen was naturally unable to see any of this, because before them stood a majestic nine-story temple.

"A miracle! It's incredible that such a large temple exists underground."

Even Xiao Xingchen couldn't help but sigh. In his previous life, he had been to such depths underground—it was a coal mine. But this place was different from the passage they had just passed. The space here was far too vast for human excavation. Moreover, keeping the ground from collapsing in such a large area was a feat that would have been impossible even with the advanced science of his previous life. Furthermore, they could sense that this place wasn't just a temple; behind it seemed like there was another world.

"Look, there are names on the temple."

As Ruoxue reminded them, the two hurried forward. Just as they stepped into the temple grounds...

With a resounding "dong," the bell echoed, as if striking right next to their ears; their eardrums vibrated, and they instantly lost their voices.

Even with the echo, their souls were shaken out of their bodies, and for a moment, double images appeared around them.

Within this enclosed space, although only one bell tolled, many echoed in their ears. Xiao Xingchen sensed that the bell was examining their bodies; something on his skin was being directly expelled from his body by the sound of the bell.

The divine embryo trembled with the sound of the bell, and the battle sword within its spiritual platform suddenly erupted, suppressing the blade energy for the first time in the struggle for the divine embryo.

Xiao Xingchen felt much lighter, as if something inside him had been broken, leaving him feeling completely relaxed.

He snapped out of his reverie and looked at Ruoxue. Ruoxue's condition made him frown.

The sound of the bell did not harm him; on the contrary, it made him feel comfortable. However, Ruoxue was different. At this moment, Ruoxue seemed to have been completely stunned by the sound of the bell, standing blankly within the temple grounds with empty eyes.

Around her body, blood mist was being expelled from her body, which startled Xiao Xingchen, who immediately pulled her backward.

Only after Ruoxue's body left the temple grounds did she cough up a mouthful of blood, then look at the temple with lingering fear.

“This temple is stripping me of my power, as if we were natural enemies meeting, trying to obliterate my strength.”

Ruoxue exclaimed in shock.

"It's a demon,"

The two answered in unison.

Clearly, both of them realized the reason for this place at the same time.

"This is the burial ground of demons, and demons are not tolerated by heaven and earth. Naturally, demons cannot tolerate the power of heaven and earth. Everything you cultivate carries the power of heaven and earth, so they reject you. My sword immortality was crippled, but that bell sound did not cause me any harm. It even made me feel comfortable. This is the root of the problem. He does not allow you to enter the temple."

Xiao Xingchen quickly figured out the reason, and at the same time, the look in her eyes when she looked at the temple was different. She even had a doubt in her heart: Could this be the Temple of Silent Words?

That silent temple that worships demons,

“Your analysis makes a lot of sense. If that’s the case, we’re in big trouble. My power is being suppressed here, which will make it even harder for us to get out.”

Ruoxue felt like she must have seen a ghost. Otherwise, why would she have agreed to let this young man sneak into the ancestral temple at night, and then gotten herself involved in this place where she had no way to use her strength and was suppressed everywhere? The frustration was indescribable.

"It's alright, I'm here. I won't be stopped from going in. I'll go see what's going on inside first. Don't go anywhere, just wait here for me to come out."

Regardless of whether it was the Silent Temple or not, he had to go in. Besides finding a way out, it was also because of the divine embryo. Ever since encountering this series of abstract events, the divine embryo had been constantly emitting its own emotions.

After the bell rang, the divine fetus kept urging him, as if telling him to hurry up and enter the temple.

"There's no other way. Be careful. If things get out of hand, back out quickly and we'll look for another way out."

"it is good."

After agreeing to Ruoxue's request, Xiao Xingchen walked alone, step by step, up the steps of the temple.

In the darkness, a pale, infantile hand suddenly appeared in the air. Beside it were a dog and a humanoid shadow shrouded in darkness.

They made no move, simply watching Xiao Xingchen slowly move forward, seemingly anticipating something.

The dog tried to bark, but before it could utter a sound, the pale baby's hand covered its mouth, causing the big dog to jump up and down.

The ghostly figure glanced at them, then turned away disdainfully and disappeared back into the darkness, as if it had never been there at all.

All of this happened silently, without either Ruoxue or Xiaoxingchen noticing. Moreover, as Xiaoxingchen stepped into the temple grounds, he seemed to begin to understand.

When he saw the three large characters floating in the air, he suddenly understood everything.

The true meaning of the name "Silent Temple" is not something like "the Master did not speak," but rather "daring not to speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the celestial beings."

Those who dare not speak are Heaven and Earth, and those who are terrified are Jade Startling Heaven.