"Everyone, this door to the illusion only opens once every thirty years. This year's contestants are so lucky! Please cherish the opportunity and cherish the chance."
The Great Elder spoke again to remind everyone.
The hostess hung the scroll on the shelf and faced forward.
As the hanging scroll slowly unfolded, an ink landscape painting came into view. All the contestants were already gearing up and eager to try.
Chen Luo took a quick look and saw this ink landscape. The brushwork was bold and bold, but it did not obscure its fresh and elegant nature. On it were green mountains as green as ink, peach blossoms in red and bright colors, gurgling streams, and tranquility.
There is a deep pool and a leisurely old man fishing in the pool.
In the upper right corner of the scroll, there is a poem inscribed.
"Ask me why I live in the green mountains, I smile and don't answer, and my heart is at ease. The peach blossoms are flowing away, and there is no other world than this world."
Take a look at the signature, "Taibai Mountain native!"
Who is this Taibai Mountain person? Chen Luo thought to himself, he must be no ordinary person who can draw such wonderful ink landscape paintings.
"Open the door to the illusion!" Following the order from the Great Elder, a beam of light was projected onto the ink painting. A halo appeared in the ink painting and was projected onto the ground!
This halo is strange and blurry, and it is impossible to see through it at a glance. In the center of the halo, there is a focus, rotating at a very fast speed, as if the power of time and space is growing here.
"Is this the door of fantasy?" everyone asked.
The great elder motioned for all the contestants to come on stage.
"Please stand in the middle of the halo one by one!" the great elder signaled.
In order of last place, Shen Mi was the first to stand up. The place with the halo could only accommodate one person. After Shen Mi stood up, the halo rotated and Shen Mi's figure became lighter and fainter. Whoosh - on the ground.
Empty.
The secret has been transferred into the environment.
"Next!"
The great elder waved his hand, and Gu Lie stepped forward, "Let me try!" Then Gu Lie's tall figure was also submerged in the halo, and he disappeared before he even had time to rub his eyes.
Chen Luo turned on the Five Yun mode, blinked, and stared at the halo of the landscape carefully. What kind of ability is this?
Faintly, this halo reverses time and space, exchanging time for space, and transports people directly to a place. This is really a wonderful design, a painting can show the effect of a teleportation array.
Wonderful! I have to admire this Taibai Mountain native again.
There is no other world than this world.
Next, Zhang Zhongwen, Zhu Wuji, Leng Xuecheng, Nan Guaner, Lou Yun, etc. walked to the halo one after another. As the halo rotated, the five people also lost their traces.
Chen Luo looked at Tang Zhonggu and Tian Wuji. The three of them looked at each other and made a gesture of invitation.
"I'll go ahead and wait for you all inside!" Tang Zhonggu said as he stepped onto the halo and disappeared in a flash.
"Brother Chen Luo, no matter what the outcome is, you and I will have a good drink after we come out. I'm ready for Lanlingzu!" Tian Wuji said to Chen Luo with a smile.
"It's a deal, wait until we come out to our old place and drink! We won't come back until we get drunk!"
"Brother, I'm going in too, see you inside!" Tian Wuji said as he also shook his folding fan and teleported in.
Not to be outdone, Chen Luo followed Tian Wuji's steps and stepped into the halo. He only felt dizzy, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already a different world.
Beautiful mountains and clear waters, chirping birds and fragrant flowers!
Chen Luo, a child who grew up in Western Xinjiang, is used to seeing the yellow sand of the desert, the dangerous shoals of the Gobi, the white snow, and the westerly wind hunting. How could he have ever seen such a scene in the south of the Yangtze River?
Small bridges and flowing water, people’s homes!
Perhaps, I have seen this in books, in paintings, and yes, I have also heard it in the story of the old blind man.
The humid air blows towards your face, carrying with it the fragrance of earth. High mountains stand in front of you, with vast expanses of green that can almost melt people into it.
The layers of plants and colorful animals are many times richer than the oasis in Kule City and the two rows of water plants on the banks of the Peacock River.
Chen Luo looked around and found no one. Maybe the space in the illusion was too big. After being teleported, every contestant had gone ahead and disappeared.
The reflection of the stream is like a mirror.
Through the mirror, Chen Luo took a look at his own appearance, and found that he had turned into a middle-aged uncle. Unexpectedly, even the appearance of the person had changed after being teleported by the illusory array.
Who am I, where do I come from? Where is this? What am I doing here?
Chen Luo couldn't help but launch a soul torture on himself.
Fortunately, my consciousness is still there, I am still me, I am Chen Luo, here to participate in the finals of the Stone Betting Competition.
Chen Luo climbed up from the foot of the mountain along the path. The green mountains in front of him must be the Bishan in the "Qibi Mountain" in the inscription.
The opportunity to hunt for treasure should be hidden in this mountain. And from the mountainous mountains, one or two howls of monsters can be heard from time to time. There are opportunities here, but also risks.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a pass. As the entrance to the mountain, this should be the easiest way into the mountain. Chen Luo took a look and saw that there was no one there. They must have gone in long ago, not to mention that everyone was forcibly disguised by the teleportation array.
, even if they meet in the future, they will not recognize each other.
Looking up at the big stone at the foot of the mountain pass, there are three vigorous characters carved on it: "Jianwang Peak".
What does "Jianwangfeng" mean? After seeing the scenery of Jiangnan in this painting, will you forget the real Jiangnan? Even if you forget the scenery, can people forget it?
This name has a sense of vicissitudes, and always makes people feel a little sad. It must have come from the relegated immortal Li Taibai.
After crossing the mountain gate of Jianwang Peak, Chen Luo's jade sign beeped a few times, and a few words were displayed on the jade pendant, "You have entered the competition area!"
Oops - the game has officially begun.
The sound of gurgling water came from the distance. Chen Luo looked along the sound and saw a pond in front of him. It was formed by the accumulation of water from the mountains over time, and the stream in it was long-lasting.
Beside the pool, an old man was concentrating on fishing. Chen Luo walked up quietly and watched the old man waiting quietly, lifting the rod and collecting the fish.
"Old man, you have a good harvest today!"
"Do you also know how to fish?" the old man asked.
Chen Luo nodded, "I understand a little! Could you please tell me how to address the old man?" Chen Luo saluted.
"My surname is Wang. I have been fishing in Peach Blossom Pond for many years. I wonder what brings you here?"
"Peach Blossom Pond? What a beautiful name!" Chen Luo looked around, and sure enough, there were patches of peach blossoms planted around the pond. However, it was still early in the season, so only dots of red could be seen, rippling with the reflection of the stream.
"Old man, to tell you the truth, I'm here to look for opportunities. Do you know what the opportunities in the mountains are?"
"Another one looking for opportunity!"
The wind blows over the mountains, and the tigers roar and the apes cry.
The old man chuckled and nodded.
"Old man, are there many people looking for opportunities ahead?"
"Not many, about nine people passed by," the old man said.
Chen Luo did some calculations and found that there happened to be nine other contestants besides himself. These people all entered earlier than him, so the situation was a bit not optimistic.
"Old man, may I ask what opportunities there are on this mountain?"
The old man shook his head, "This mountain is about spirituality. If there is a destiny, the treasures will line up to find you. If there is no destiny, it will be difficult to find the hiding place of the treasures."
"What kind of opportunity is that?"
“Heaven, earth, and the world are indescribable, indescribable!
The old man smiled and shook his head,
"Young man, just follow your heart in everything."
Follow your heart? Chen Luo thought thoughtfully, saluted the old man by the pool, and continued walking into the mountains.
Chen Luo knew that there was only one day left for him. On this day, he must first ensure his survival, and secondly find opportunities.
Looking at the beautiful scenery, Chen Luo felt that he was not here to find opportunities, but to travel.
If only Nan Guan'er could be by his side, the two of them could be a talented and beautiful woman and forget each other in the world.
But after all, this is an illusion, just like a dream, and you will wake up from this dream one day later.
Although Jianwang Peak has many mountains and a vast territory, there is only one main peak, which is undoubtedly the one that Chen Luo is currently climbing.
A mountain has four seasons, and the sky is different ten miles away.
The foot of the mountain is dominated by bamboo shrubs, which rustle and rustle in the wind. Someone has laid stone steps, and Chen Luo climbed up the steps.
After traveling for twenty kilometers and climbing several thousand meters in altitude, Chen Luo finally saw traces of people.
To be precise, it is not people but buildings. On a slope not far away, there is a large flat land. On the flat land, there are ruins and several houses. The roofs have been lost, leaving only four stone walls. In front of the house.
There are several stone pillars standing there.
This house has been dilapidated for an unknown number of years.
Chen Luo climbed up, turned on the five aggregates mode, and explored the surroundings. A burning smell first entered his nose. Following the smell, he saw large smoked and blackened stones.
There is a huge stone slab next to it, like a plaque. When I walked up to it, I saw three big characters engraved on it, "Iron Tile Palace".
Oh, it turned out to be a temple. Chen Luo found a lot of stones with large passages of scripture vaguely carved on them, as well as incomplete Buddha statues.
Chen Luo searched around again and found that there were six natural stone caves of different sizes, including Yinbi, Laojun, Gourd, Ciguang, Puzhao and Zhuqian. The scenery inside the caves was different. Now people have gone there.
Hollow.
Is there any chance here?
Seeing the messy footprints on the ground and the freshly dug earth, Chen Luo shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
This guy is like a leech crossing the border, a high-level leech, leaving no grass behind.
A dead horse is a living horse doctor. Don't miss it if you pass by. There is no turning back here. When the game is over, I still don't know where I will stay.
Search it first and then talk.
Chen Luo stood on a stone slab in the center of the temple, silently running the Molong Jue, with the five yunda modes fully activated. The three senses of touch, taste, and consciousness were all open.
Chen Luo did not let go of every pillar, every stone, every wall, and even every piece of rubble, but tried to interact with them.
As expected, there was no response. The temple was the focus of everyone's search. After several rounds, not only the jades, but also the bronzes, irons and even smaller stone tools were all looted.
What can we do? The situation is quite unfavorable!