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To be honest, the value of these weapons wasn't very high, and there was no way they were all placed here because they were afraid of intruders taking the weapons. Since someone came in, they definitely weren't here for the weapons, but for the wealth. So, there must be a reason why they placed so many weapons here, and that was hidden weapons and traps.
These weapons were designed with clockwork mechanisms, and when you touched them, they would activate and turn into hidden weapons.
For example, when you tried to grab a spear, it could pierce through your chest!
So, why did the designers do this? Just because they were afraid someone would take it? Obviously not. Then, these weapons were there to cover up the real mechanism that led to the next floor!
Xu Cheng rubbed his cut ankle, and after wrapping the wound with a piece of cloth, he stood up and rubbed his ankle. Without the help of the ultrasound system, he couldn't dodge in time.
Xu Cheng took a deep breath and decided to activate his turtle shell. Then, he touched the weapons on the first row of shelves to see if they could move.
His speed was very fast, and the moment he activated his turtle shell, he quickly slid over to the first row as if he was playing a piano.
However, the weapons around him all activated the clockwork mechanism, and they all poked at him. Xu Cheng didn't dodge, and he forcefully blocked with his turtle shell. Then, he gritted his teeth and tried all the weapons on the second row, the third row, and finally, the door he just came in from closed and then opened again.
Xu Cheng laid on the ground and let out a low roar. Because the blood poison was acting up, he was in so much pain that he wanted to die. He looked at the door that just closed and then opened again, and he was very confused. Did he get the mechanism wrong?
But his eyes were very sharp, and he noticed that there weren't any bones outside the door. In other words, this wasn't the place he just came in from!
Xu Cheng quickly rolled into the stone door, and sure enough, it was a completely different world. The same door, when closed and opened again, it opened up a brand new passage!
He didn't know how this worked.
Based on the bones from before, Xu Cheng was sure that this wasn't the same path that he came in from.
This was another room, which was the room on the third floor!
Xu Cheng saw that this room was even more spacious than the armory from before.
He was surprised to find that this room was actually the ancestral hall of the Xu Family's ancestors, which was also their memorial tablets.
Xu Cheng saw that the hall was filled with the names of the Xu Family. It was like a pyramid, and all of them were the martyrs of the Xu Family. He piously walked to the front of the altar of the ancestors and carefully looked at the names. This altar was more than four meters high, and each altar was 30 centimeters apart. There were 13 generations of history.
In his mind, Xu Cheng heard his dad say that he was the 15th generation of the Xu Family, which meant that there were at least three generations of blanks.
Perhaps it was because after the Five Great Clans destroyed the Xu Family, no one had been able to enter since Grandpa's generation.
Thinking about that, Xu Cheng went back to the weapons room and picked up a few pieces of wood. Then, he took out a handy dagger and carved the name of the 14th generation Xu Family's grandfather and the name of the 15th generation Xu Family's Xu Zhenxiong.
Then, he put his grandpa's sign at the very bottom, and then he put his dad's sign one level below. Then, he came to the futon, kneeled down, and kowtowed to his ancestors.
"The 16th generation of the Xu Family, Xu Cheng, kowtows to the ancestors."
Then, after he heavily kowtowed three times, something seemed to have sunk in where his forehead touched. The door from before suddenly closed, and then opened again. It was no longer a weapons room, but a passageway.
Xu Cheng was shocked.
But what made him even more shocked was the problem with the mechanism.
He suddenly felt the utmost respect for the wisdom of the ancestors who set up the mechanism.
The mechanism on the third level tested whether you were a descendant of the Xu Family or not. Because when you saw the ancestral tablets, only the descendants would kowtow, and outsiders would only move the tablets to trigger the mechanism. Even if they couldn't find the mechanism, they would still touch the futon. However, the real mechanism was located at the spot where people kowtowed.
Xu Cheng sincerely expressed his respect for the designer.
After he went to the next level, he saw that there were footprints on the ground that were even more messy than the footprints on the first level.
Seeing this, Xu Cheng smiled.
He finally knew why only the Xu Family members could enter this treasure room.
It was because only the Xu Family members knew the Maze Fist, and these footsteps tested the more profound understanding of the Maze Fist.
The first level tested beginners of the Maze Fist, and they first had to confirm that you were a member of the Xu Family. So, there were only nine footprints there, and those were the preliminary steps of the Maze Fist.
But here, it tested the more advanced and deeper steps.
With Xu Cheng's perfect understanding of the Maze Fist, these seemingly messy footsteps didn't pose a problem for him at all.
He confidently smiled, and then he entered the room and began to practice the Maze Fist Steps. He entered a realm where no one was around, and he didn't even look at the footprints under his feet. However, every step he took was perfectly timed. Finally, after he finished the entire set of Maze Fist Steps, the door behind him slowly closed, and then it opened again. This time, the cave that opened up was lit with candlelight.
After Xu Cheng walked in, it was like he walked into a library.
The stone walls here were concave, and there were rows of books on each floor. There were five rows in total, and all of them were books.
Under the candlelight, there was a thick layer of dust on each book. It showed how long this place had been here.
Some books were even moldy.
Xu Cheng threw the dagger in his hand at a book to test if there were any hidden mechanisms. However, it seemed like he was overthinking it, and there didn't seem to be any on this floor.
He casually picked up a book.
On the cover, it said, "Demon Subduing Vajra Claw?"
Xu Cheng also saw a note at the bottom of the book, and it said, "This was a gift from a Shaolin monk to a fellow monk. Later, the Shaolin monk was annihilated, and no one claimed it. Waiting for someone to come and claim it."
Xu Cheng was surprised. "It seems like our family used to escort all kinds of goods. Why would these secret books be delivered through an escort agency?"
He casually picked up another book, and on the cover, it said, "Solitary Sword (Middle Three Sword Chapters)."
Xu Cheng's eyelids twitched. "Even this?"
Then, he looked at the note at the bottom of the book, "Lost item because of the Middle Three Sword Chapters, useless!"
"It seems like this book only has commemorative value."
After Xu Cheng put it back, he looked at another book.
"Maze Fist (Middle Three Sword Chapters)!"
Xu Cheng's pupils slightly contracted.
What the hell?
Is this the Maze Fist that I learned?
There's a Middle Three Sword Chapters?
"Could it be that the one I learned is an incomplete Maze Fist?"
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