Chapter 526: Chapter 487: Trapped

In Celestial Feather City, on Lake Heart Island in the center of Qin Lake, Li Qian was in the rear hall of the Wing Race’s Ancestral Temple, poring over the Evolution Stone Carvings.

Most of the carvings were pictorial murals and not difficult to understand, but some sections contained written descriptions that required his careful interpretation.

Li Qian continued to watch and ponder. As time went on, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled into a faint smile.

On the surface, he remained calm, but deep down, he was bursting with joy.

This was because a series of notifications were ringing nonstop in his mind.

[Inspiration Value +3, Current Task Progress: 34%!]

[Inspiration Value +2, Current Task Progress: 36%!]

[Inspiration Value +4, Current Task Progress: 40%!]

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As he spent more time observing, the Progress Value for the recently acquired Task Two shot up rapidly.

After he finished viewing the first side of the stone carvings, Li Qian was pleasantly surprised to find that the task’s Progress Value had actually reached sixty percent.

This was an excellent rate of progress.

He was confident that after viewing all the stone carvings, he could push the task’s progress to over ninety-five percent.

At that point, all he would need to do was dump some Achievement Points into it.

Of course, if he could complete it directly, that would be an even more welcome surprise.

After finishing his study of the first side of the carvings, Li Qian wasted no time and moved on to the second.

He had only gotten through a small portion of it when he had to stop. Glancing outside, he saw that the sky had already grown completely dark.

He checked the time—it was already 6:45 p.m.

According to what Wu You had told him, outsiders were not allowed to spend the night in the Ancestral Temple.

So, he had no choice but to leave now.

He shook his head and rubbed his temples, trying to digest all the content he had seen on the carvings today, before stepping out of the rear hall.

He walked out of the rear hall but didn’t see the old temple guardian in the main hall.

After a few glances around the empty main hall, he walked straight out.

Reaching the stone steps in front of the Ancestral Temple, he looked down and saw all five members of Wu You’s family standing there, waiting for him.

He waved, then quickly descended the steps.

"How did it go? Did you find anything?" Wu You’s father, You Xingkai, immediately stepped forward to ask.

Li Qian smiled and nodded in response. "It went pretty well. I have some inspiration regarding Wu You’s evolution."

In reality, the task’s Progress Value had already risen to seventy-two percent. The phrase "some inspiration" was a massive understatement.

He had already figured out the basic framework for the evolution.

But since the evolution wasn’t complete yet, a little humility was still necessary.

"Li Qian, did you see Grandpa He?" Wu You also walked over and asked.

She didn’t seem too concerned about whether he had made any progress.

"Grandpa He..." Upon hearing this, Li Qian immediately understood. He asked for confirmation, "You mean the old gentleman who guards the temple?"

Wu You nodded.

Li Qian smiled and replied, "Of course I met him. Grandpa He is a very kind person. He even had me stay for lunch."

Li Qian had a very good impression of the old temple guardian.

The six of them chattered for a few more moments, then left without further delay, taking a Roller Coaster back to Celestial Feather City.

Celestial Feather City, Wu Manor.

As soon as they returned, Wu You’s father, You Xingkai, invited Li Qian to have dinner.

Dinner had already been prepared. It was a lavish, aromatic spread that looked incredibly sumptuous.

This demonstrated the importance the Wu Family placed on Li Qian—though at its core, it was really about the importance they placed on their own daughter.

They hoped Li Qian could figure out a method for her evolution as soon as possible.

The next morning, Li Qian arrived punctually at Lake Heart Island. He once again climbed the stone steps and entered the Ancestral Temple.

The door to the Ancestral Temple was still ajar.

He walked right in and saw the old temple guardian meditating on a hassock in front of the stone statue in the main hall.

The man Wu You called "Grandpa He."

"Good morning, Grandpa He!" he greeted respectfully.

The temple guardian, Grandpa He, did not open his eyes and remained cross-legged in meditation. He simply raised a hand and waved it slightly, his voice devoid of emotion. "Go on in."

Li Qian nodded and, without hesitation, stepped into the rear hall once more.

Instead of picking up where he left off yesterday, he first did a quick review of the sections he had already seen to reinforce his memory.

Only after he finished his review did he move to yesterday’s spot and continue his observation.

Time flew, and in this manner, another two days passed.

In three full days, Li Qian had finally finished viewing all the content on the stone carvings in the Ancestral Temple’s rear hall.

After completing his study, he checked his task progress.

As expected, the task progress had risen to ninety-seven percent. He was just three points away from completion.

Li Qian was quite pleased to see this progress.

Just as he was thinking, ’Should I go back tonight and use my Achievement Points to max out the Progress Value?’ something bizarre suddenly happened!

Li Qian felt as if the carved patterns and words on the surrounding walls had come to life.

Like tadpoles, they began to spin and twist.

At first, it was just the words and patterns spiraling and contorting. Then, the entire stone carving began to do the same. Finally, Li Qian felt as if heaven and earth themselves were spinning and twisting.

Li Qian grew dizzy and his vision blurred; he nearly passed out.

His heart was filled with shock and bewilderment.

’Grandpa He in the main hall is likely a Saint Spirit Level expert, and beneath Lake Heart Island, the Legendary Level Celestial Feather Ancestor is watching over things.’

’Logically, the Ancestral Temple on this island should be the epitome of safety.’

’So why is something so bizarre and strange happening?’

Just as Li Qian’s head was spinning and his mind was full of suspicion, the scene before him quickly returned to normal.

But when he focused his gaze again, Li Qian couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed.

He realized that he was no longer in the rear hall of the Ancestral Temple.

Instead, he found himself in an unfamiliar space.

This unfamiliar space seemed to be a square stone platform. The platform was surrounded by blue walls of light that blocked his line of sight, preventing him from seeing anything clearly beyond them.

In the center of the platform, Li Qian saw a very familiar sight—a Dimensional Rift.

"You must be Yuwa’Er’s Bondsman. This old one hasn’t seen an outsider in quite some time. Come in and chat with me for a bit, won’t you?"

Next to the pitch-black Dimensional Rift, a phantom-like figure suddenly materialized.

The figure looked at Li Qian and spoke in a gentle voice.

Li Qian looked at the stranger who had just appeared—a man with white hair yet a youthful face, clearly just an illusion and not a physical entity. A clap of thunder seemed to resound in his mind.

His mouth fell open, and he asked in astonishment, "You... you are the Celestial Feather Ancestor?!"

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