The dense white bones fell from mid-air to the ground and shattered into pieces in an instant.
"What a crazy monster!"
Liang Yan looked at the bones scattered on the ground, frowned slightly, and had a thoughtful look 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 distorted to this point.
Moreover, his sanity is not high, and there is no spiritual power in his body, so he acts entirely 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..."
As soon as this idea came up, 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. Such a thing should not exist."
"And this kind of monster in front of you definitely doesn't look like a sect's assessment of his disciples!"
"It seems like this floor is a little unusual..."
Liang Yan narrowed his eyes, and his intuition told him that there should be some secret hidden in this layer.
If it were normal times, if he encountered this situation, he might take the initiative to retreat.
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!
"Well, let's take a risk. I want to see what's so evil in this deep mountain!"
Liang Yan did not back down, but strengthened his determination.
But after this incident, he became more cautious. He no longer pursued speed as before, but was always 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.
I continued climbing like this for about half a stick of incense, during which I encountered several similar monsters.
Although these monsters have different appearances, each one is distorted and looks 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, long 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.
"It's strange, there is actually a treasure's aura in this stream!"
This discovery surprised Liang Yan.
You know, 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 by this treasure when they see it.
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 of the mountain.
The second is to follow this creek and go to the source to see what treasures there are and whether the key to the pass is also nearby?
These two choices each have their own reasons. After Liang Yan pondered for a moment, he finally chose the latter.
Although the clues to pass the customs 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, something strange has happened on this level of the "Mountain Palace".
Notable changes.
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 stream.
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 performed 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 flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and his gaze fell on an open space near the entrance of the cave.
"has 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 magic circle is very different from the magic circles arranged by the previous monsters. It contains mysteries and is very clever. If Liang Yan hadn't been extremely cautious, there would never be any clues.
"It seems someone arrived first!"
The biggest possibility that Liang Yan thought of was that among the ten geniuses, someone was one step ahead of him and entered the cave first.
Moreover, this person was as cautious as himself. Before entering, he also left a carefully arranged formation restriction near the entrance of the cave. As long as someone approached the entrance of the cave, he would 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, the 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 and spun three times in place before 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, took the Taixu Gourd back to his waist, and then looked around carefully.
What I saw was a long corridor with a green brick floor and a white jade roof. There was an oil lamp every ten steps or so around it. The fire in the lamp was flickering. 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 is a guard puppet in this cave. He was the first to come in, so naturally the targets 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 the fight didn't end long ago. That person should have just come in...and the strength of these puppets is not bad. If there is another one later, that person
I’m afraid it will be delayed a lot of time.”
Liang Yan knew that he was not too far behind, so he was not impatient and secretly activated Tian Ji Zhu to carefully walk deeper into the cave.
From time to time, the remains of puppets would appear along the way. It was obvious that the man walking in front had experienced several battles and had destroyed all the puppets guarding the cave for himself.
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 room was brightly lit, but there were no furnishings, only a portrait and a futon.
The portrait showed a young and handsome man in Confucian robes, with eyes like stars, eyebrows like paintings, and a bookish smell all over his body, except for his long fiery red hair, which was 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, and the right arm is Buddhist Sanskrit. There is also a white tiger on the chest. It looks like
Fierce and evil.
"It's actually him!"
Liang Yan never expected that the person who entered the cave first was Xuan Hao!
Previously at Suixu Mountain, when the Ghost Hand Scholar was hiding 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 weakest.
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? This person was deliberately hiding his clumsiness?"
Liang Yan narrowed his eyes, feeling a little more wary of this person who was rough on the outside and delicate on the inside.
He didn't make a 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 have failed to overcome the tribulation, so I am here. 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 pass it on."
After reading the small words under the portrait, Liang Yan had a strange look on his face.
His first reaction was: Does this layman Yunhua want others to kowtow and kneel to him before he has ever met him? He cannot express such a request!
But then I thought about it, why should I give you an opportunity if I'm not related to you? The requirement to kowtow and kneel is his condition. If you can't do it, it means that the treasure here has no fate with you.
If you think about it more carefully, Master 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 prepared for the trial disciples of Tianji Pavilion in the future.
Since we are from the same sect, as a younger disciple, it is reasonable and 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 Tianji Pavilion sect would be destroyed soon, and that the inheritance he left behind did not wait for the future disciples of Tianji Pavilion, but for intruders like them.
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 uncertain, 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 to you!"
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, why do I need to sneak around outside? Humph, what kind of famous sect?
What seven mountains and twelve cities! They are just a bunch of wine and rice bags, not even worthy of carrying my shoes!"
This sentence was full of anger, showing that this person had deep resentment towards the big sects in Antarctica.
In fact, this is also related to his experience. When Xuan Hui practiced 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.
This led to him wandering around for many years, competing for various opportunities with a group of non-commercial practitioners, 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 was 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 had no sense of belonging. He just wanted to learn the exercises secretly. Once he was discovered, he would immediately betray the sect and run away.
.......
As a casual cultivator, Xuan Hui was finally able to rank among the top ten geniuses, and he must have his own arrogance.
But Lay Master 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!"