Chapter 1357 Portrait in the Cave
Crack!
A dense mass of white bones fell from mid-air to the ground, shattering into pieces in an instant.
“What a crazy monster!”
Liang Yan looked at the bones scattered on the ground, frowned slightly, and a look of deep thought appeared on his face.
"What kind of existence is this? Let's say he is not a human race, but he has human organs, and can even arrange formations. Let's say he is a human race, but he is twisted to such an extent, and his sanity is not high, and his body has There is no spiritual power, it is all based on instinct.”
Thinking of this, Liang Yan suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. It seemed that this monster was also a kind of puppet, but the materials used were somewhat special
"Could it be."
This thought As soon as it appeared, Liang Yan felt a little shuddered in his heart.
“It shouldn’t be. Although Tianji Pavilion is an ancient sect, it is said to be an orthodox Confucian sect. This kind of thing should not exist.”
"And this kind of monster in front of me definitely doesn't look like a large sect's assessment of their own disciples!"
"It seems that this level is a little unusual."
Liang Yan narrowed his eyes. His eyes and intuition told him what secrets should be hidden in this layer.
If it were normal times, he might take the initiative to retreat when encountering this situation.
But now, when it comes to his own road, Liang Yan will never back down and must climb this "Mountain Palace"
, get the key to pass the level!
"Forget it, let's take a risk. I want to see what's so dirty in this deep mountain!"
Liang Yan did not flinch, but strengthened his determination.
But after this incident, he became more cautious. He no longer pursued speed as before, but was alert to possible formation restrictions around him.
After all, having learned from the past, Liang Yan didn’t want to rush into any trap again.
He continued climbing like this for about half a stick of incense, during which he encountered several similar monsters.
Although these monsters look different, each one is twisted and deformed, looking extremely disgusting.
Because he had been very careful, Liang Yan never exposed himself again along the way, and skillfully avoided these monsters every time.
Just when he thought he had climbed halfway up the mountain, a winding stream appeared in the woods ahead.
The stream is clear and winding, flowing slowly between the gaps in the woods.
Liang Yan stopped by the stream, squatted down and took a closer look. After a moment, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Strange, there is actually the aura of treasure in this stream!"
This discovery surprised Liang Yan.
You must know that in the first two floors of the Thousand Magic Tower, although there are various dangers along the way, there are no treasures. Only after clearing the level can you get a reward.
But here, he actually found traces of the treasure!
Judging from the treasure in the stream, the grade of this treasure is not low, at least it was left by the monks who had survived the disaster. I am afraid that any of the top ten geniuses will be moved when they see this treasure.
What worries Liang Yan even more is that according to his previous experience, clearance rewards and keys usually appear in the same place.
If the smell of treasure appears here, does that mean that the key to the next level is at the source of this creek?
Thinking of this, Liang Yan felt shaken in his heart.
Because at this moment, there were two choices before him.
One is to believe what the clue says and keep climbing until you reach the top.
The second is to follow this creek and go to the source to see what treasures there are and whether the pass key is also nearby?
Both of these two choices have their own reasons. After Liang Yan pondered for a moment, he finally chose the latter.
Although the clues to clear the level are not deceptive, Tianji Pavilion is an ancient sect that has been destroyed for many years. It is unknown how many thousands of years have passed since that clue. It is hard to say whether it is still the same as before. .
The most intuitive point is that the flesh and blood monsters Liang Yan encountered along the way were definitely not left by the original sect masters or elders of Tianji Pavilion. This shows that over the long years, the level of the "Mountain Palace" has Some unknown change has occurred.
Now that the "Mountain Palace" has changed, the clues left back then are not so credible. In comparison, this traceable treasure place is more worthy of his inspection.
After some careful consideration, Liang Yan changed his direction and started walking upstream along this mysterious creek.
The stream is clear and contains treasure, just like a silver ribbon, twisting and turning in the mountains and forests.
Liang Yan walked along the stream for about half a stick of incense, and saw that the treasure aura in the stream was getting stronger and stronger. From this, he deduced that the source of the treasure aura should be nearby.
The closer he gets to the target location, the more cautious he becomes.
At this time, he secretly made a magic trick to hide his body, and activated the Tianji Pearl in his body to the extreme without even a trace of breath leaking out.
After doing all this, Liang Yan walked forward cautiously. Not long after, he saw a huge cave nine feet high appearing on the stone wall in front of him.
The entrance to the cave is wide open, and it is so dark inside that one cannot penetrate with one’s spiritual sense, and one does not know what exists inside.
However, the stream containing treasure aura flows out from the entrance of this cave, and near the entrance of the cave, the treasure aura is even more intense.
“It seems that this is the source”
Liang Yan did not act rashly, but squinted his eyes and observed carefully near the entrance of the cave.
After a moment, a light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and his gaze fell on an open space near the entrance of the cave.
“There’s a problem!”
Liang Yan frowned and secretly screamed something was wrong.
Although the open space looked normal, Liang Yan was extremely talented in formations and had a very keen sense of smell. He quickly saw traces of formations in the void.
This array is very different from the arrays arranged by the monsters before. It contains mysteries and is very clever. If Liang Yan hadn't been extremely cautious, there would never be any clues.
“It seems that someone arrived first!”
The biggest possibility that Liang Yan thought of was that someone among the top ten geniuses entered the cave one step ahead of him.
And this person is as cautious as himself. Before entering, he also left a carefully arranged formation restriction near the entrance of the cave. As long as someone approaches the entrance of the cave, he will be able to sense it immediately. Facing an opponent of genius level, Liang Yan did not dare to be careless.
But now that the enemy is in the open and he is in the dark, it can be said to be an excellent opportunity. With Liang Yan's character, he will certainly not give up this rare opportunity.
After pondering for a moment, Liang Yan set off and walked eastward along the mountain wall for about a mile.
Since there is a formation restriction left by that person near the entrance of the cave, then change the place and enter in a roundabout way.
After stopping, Liang Yan patted the Taixu gourd on his waist, and saw a ray of light shooting out from the mouth of the gourd, instantly sucking him in.
Immediately afterwards, Taixu Gourd swayed slightly on the spot, turned into a ray of green light, and disappeared directly into the mountain wall.
A few breaths later, inside the cave, there was a long corridor.
A green glow emerged from the mountain wall, spinning three times in place, and Liang Yan's figure reappeared.
"There are indeed restrictions in the cave. Fortunately, Xiaojiu helped. Otherwise, with my earth escape technique, I might not be able to enter this cave."
Liang Yan sighed secretly. , put the Taixu Gourd back to his waist, and then looked around carefully.
What I saw was a long corridor with green brick paving and white jade roof. There was an oil lamp every ten steps or so around it. The fire in the lamp was swaying. It has not been extinguished after so many years.
Looking ahead, there are many puppets lying in the corridor. Some have been dismantled to pieces, and although some still retain their general appearance, they are all incomplete.
"It seems that the person who was one step ahead of me is not going well. There are guard puppets in this cave. He was the first to come in, and naturally the spearheads were pointed at him."
Liang Yan thought of this, squatted down, picked up a fragment of a puppet, and observed it carefully for a moment.
"Looking at the traces here, it seems that this fight did not end long. The person should have just come in and the strength of these agency puppets is not bad. If there are more behind, that person will probably be It took a lot of time. "
Liang Yan knew that he was not too far behind, so he was not impatient and secretly urged Tian Ji Zhu to walk deeper into the cave cautiously.
Puppet remains would appear from time to time along the way. It was obvious that the man walking in front had gone through several battles and had destroyed all the puppets guarding the cave for him.
After walking for about half a cup of tea, the corridor reached the end, and a huge stone room appeared in front of it.
The stone interior is brightly lit, but there are no furnishings, only a portrait and a futon.
The portrait shows a young and handsome man in Confucian robes, with eyes like stars and eyebrows like paintings. He has a bookish smell all over his body, but his long fiery red hair is somewhat out of place with his overall temperament.
Liang Yan used the Tianji Pearl to conceal his aura, hid near the entrance, and secretly observed the situation inside the stone chamber.
In the middle of the stone room, someone had already arrived before him.
This man has a strong build, with a leopard head and eyes, and a naked upper body. Both arms are engraved with dense runes. Among them, the left arm is Taoist mantra, the right arm is Buddhist Sanskrit, and there is a head on the chest. The white tiger looks fierce.
“It’s him!”
Liang Yan never expected that the person who entered the cave first was Xuan Hui!
Previously at Suixu Mountain, when the ghost-hand scholar hid his identity to assess everyone, all the top ten geniuses took action. Judging from the magical powers revealed at that time, Xuan Hui was the worst.
But now, this person appears in the cave, which means that like Liang Yan, he is one of the first three geniuses to enter the "Mountain Palace"!
"Did I make a mistake? Was this person hiding his clumsiness on purpose?"
Liang Yan squinted his eyes, feeling a little more concerned about this person who was thick on the outside and delicate on the inside. The meaning of fear.
He made no sound and hid silently near the entrance of the stone chamber. Inside the stone chamber, Xuan Hui was clasping his hands behind his back, staring at the portrait opposite, with a look of hesitation on his face.
Liang Yan followed his gaze and found a line of small words written under the portrait:
"I am the layman of Yunhua. I am here because I failed to overcome the tribulation. If the descendants of Tianji Pavilion can break through my mechanism and see my portrait, they should sincerely bow down. Kowtow three times and you will get my secret method. Kowtow a hundred times and you will get it. I will inherit it.”
After reading the small words under the portrait, Liang Yan had a strange look on his face.
His first reaction was: This layman Yunhua wants others to kowtow and kneel to him before he has ever met him? It's a shame he can express such a request!
But then I thought about it, if we are not related to you, why should we give you a chance? Asking to kowtow and kneel is his condition. If you can't do it, it means that the treasure here has no fate with you.
Thinking about it more carefully, layman Yunhua should be an elder of Tianji Pavilion or something like that. When he passed away, he probably didn’t know that Tianji Pavilion would be destroyed later, so the opportunity he left behind was for the future generations of Tianji Pavilion. Prepared by the disciples for trial.
Since we are from the same sect, as a younger disciple, it is only reasonable to kneel down and pay homage to the sect's seniors.
It can only be said that layman Yunhua never dreamed that the great sect of Tianji Pavilion would be destroyed soon, and the inheritance he left behind did not wait for the future disciples of Tianji Pavilion, but waited for them. They are interlopers.
But these things are not what Liang Yan has to worry about. What he is thinking about now is how to get the treasure left by layman Yunhua, and what is Xuan Hui's true strength. Should he be an enemy to this person?
After thinking for a moment, Liang Yan decided to wait and see how Xuan Hui would handle it.
At this moment, Xuan Hui was standing in the center of the stone room with his hands behind his back, his eyes slightly narrowed, staring at the portrait opposite.
His face was gloomy and there was a faint flash of anger in his eyes.
“You are so brazen that you actually want me, Xuan Hui, to kneel down!”
The anger in Xuan Hui’s heart suddenly burst out, and he actually shouted loudly in the stone room: “You are just better off than me. ! If I worship in a big sect like Tianji Pavilion, what will happen? Why are you sneaking around outside? Huh, what a famous sect, what seven mountains and twelve cities! They are just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, they are not worthy of carrying my shoes!"
This sentence is full of anger, which shows that this person has feelings for Anjixian. The big sects in Europe are deeply resentful.
Actually, this is also related to his experience. When Xuan Hui was practicing Taoism in his early years, his qualifications were average. Let alone the Seven Mountains and Twelve Cities, even some ordinary sects were not willing to accept him as a disciple. only.
This led to him wandering around for many years, competing for various opportunities with a group of casual cultivators, and everyone was trying to cheat or rob each other, using all possible means.
It wasn't until he met the romance of the Immortal Mansion that Xuan Hui's life trajectory completely changed, and he soared into the sky.
But his nature has not changed, and he resents those disciples of the big sects. Later, although he was destined to worship in Luotian Mountain and Wuzhuang Mountain, he did not have any sense of belonging. He just wanted to learn the skills secretly. Once he was discovered, he would immediately He rebelled against the clan and fled.
Xuan Hui, as a casual cultivator, was finally able to rank among the top ten geniuses, and he must have his own arrogance.
But layman Yunhua, a disciple of the great sect who had passed away, actually asked him to bow his head and kneel down. Xuan Hui was naturally very angry.
"Hmph, you want me to kneel down, but I won't kneel down! Not only will I not kneel down, I will also take away your opportunity!"
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