Xia Ruofei perked up when he heard that. He quickly asked, "Taoist priest, what other functions does the Perceptive Mirror have?"
Taoist Zhen Yang smiled and said, "Actually, Mr. Xia can figure out this function by himself, but I'll tell you! The Perceptive Mirror has another very important function in the Tower of Trials, and that is to display a map. Mr. Xia can use the Perceptive Mirror to find the entrance to every floor. There are even some locations that might contain opportunities that are marked in the Perceptive Mirror. Of course, the markings might not be accurate, and although some of the marked locations have great opportunities, they are also accompanied by great risks. Therefore, I suggest that Mr. Xia use them with caution! "
Xia Ruofei was stunned when he heard that. He didn't expect the Perceptive Mirror to have such an awesome function!
He hurriedly communicated with the Perceptive Mirror and quickly figured out how to use it. A map suddenly appeared in his field of vision. There was a small dot of light in the True Yang Temple, which was obviously where he was now. Xia Ruofei tried to take two steps to the side, and the small dot of light immediately moved a little. It was quite sensitive and accurate.
Xia Ruofei looked at the map of the first floor and realized that it wasn't very big. The most important thing in the area was the mini town. Even the narrowest alleys in the town were marked on the map.
In addition, Xia Ruofei quickly discovered the entrance to the second floor, which was on the side of the True Yang Temple.
This function was simply too amazing! Xia Ruofei was very excited.
With the Perceptive Mirror, it would be much easier for him to move around the tower!
Right, Elder Zhen Yang seemed to have called this tower the Tower of Trials. Xia Ruofei thought of this and hurriedly asked, "Elder Zhen Yang, was this tower originally called the Tower of Trials? I wonder if you can tell me more about the Tower of Trials? "
Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled and said, "Mr. Xia needs to explore everything about the Tower of Trials on your own. I can't reveal anything."
"Alright!" Xia Ruofei said.
However, he wasn't too disappointed. After all, the Perceptive Mirror he had obtained this time would be of great help to him.
Thinking about it this way, it was really worth it to get the additional questions.
Xia Ruofei didn't know if Chen Xuan and the others would also experience the Tower of Trials. He also didn't know if any of them could draw a 20-line diagram, but he knew that if they didn't frequently read all kinds of knowledge on the Internet and memorize it like him, it was almost impossible to do it on the spot.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei guessed that the others would be able to do it. Ling Qingxue and Yu Xin 'er would be able to do it. the others might not be able to do it.
This was because other than the two of them who had received formal higher education in the secular world, most of the others were born and grew up in sects. Chen Xuan later learned some computer knowledge, but that was also to work in the Taoyuan Company. He didn't know much about other aspects of the secular world.
Xia Ruofei originally wanted to find out more about the Tower of Trials and even the entire Mystic Territory. However, seeing Daoist Zhen Yang like that, he probably wouldn't reveal anything, so he didn't waste any more effort.
Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled and said, "Mr. Xia, I've given you the Perceptive Mirror. It looks like you can use it well. Now, it's time to honor the second reward! "
"Oh?" Xia Ruofei smiled and asked, "What's the second reward?"
Taoist Zhen Yang smiled and said, "Please follow me, Mr. Xia!"
With that, Old Taoist Zhen Yang took the lead and walked out of the quiet room. Xia Ruofei quickly followed after him.
He didn't know what Taoist Zhen Yang was up to, but so far, Taoist Zhen Yang had been very kind to him. Moreover, he had said that he would honor the reward. According to the puppet's rules, since it was a reward, it shouldn't be a trap.
Old Daoist Zhen Yang kept walking forward and walked out of Zhen Yang Temple.
Xia Ruofei was curious. He didn't know where Taoist Zhen Yang was taking him. Seeing that Taoist Zhen Yang had already walked onto the winding mountain path, he quickly caught up and asked, "Taoist Zhen Yang, where are we going?"
Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled and said, "Just follow me, Mr. Xia. We'll find out soon enough!"
Xia Ruofei shrugged. Since Taoist Zhen Yang wanted to keep him in suspense, he couldn't force him to tell him. All he could do was follow behind.
After Taoist Zhen Yang walked down the small mountain, he headed straight for the mini town.
Xia Ruofei pulled out the Perceptive Mirror's map out of boredom. As he walked, he looked at the dot that represented him moving forward. Speaking of which, it was quite similar to the navigation function when driving, but it seemed to be more accurate.
Xia Ruofei saw from afar that the mini town was still bustling with people. It was a bustling scene.
However, he knew very well that everything in the town was man-made, including the townsfolk.
When Taoist Zhen Yang led Xia Ruofei onto the small town's stone path, the entire town fell silent. It was as if someone had pressed the pause button on the entire world.
A hawker selling candied haws had been shouting as he walked. Now, he was still in a striding posture. His head was slightly raised, and his mouth was wide open. He had a rich expression on his face, but it was completely frozen.
The shopkeeper of the cloth shop had just handed a bolt of cloth to the young girl across from the counter. The young girl was reaching out to take the cloth with a naive smile on her face. All of this froze the moment Taoist Zhen Yang stepped onto the stone path.
There was also a horseman galloping on a fine horse on the street. Now, everything was frozen. The horseman's body was bent over the horse's back, and the horse was still in a running posture.
Everything in the small town was frozen. Only the steamer from the breakfast stall was still steaming.
Xia Ruofei was not very surprised. When he first entered, he had already sensed that everything in the mini town was man-made. The townsfolk and animals were all puppets, but they were all very lifelike.
What surprised Lu Xuan was that Old Taoist Zhen Yang was actually able to control everything here.
Clearly, all the puppets were frozen at this moment because of Taoist Zhen Yang.
Daoist Zhen Yang leisurely walked into the mini town, and Xia Ruofei followed closely behind him.
Taoist Zhen Yang turned to look at Xia Ruofei and said with a smile, "Sir Xia, you don't seem very curious about this scene."
Xia Ruofei shrugged and said, "Up until now, I haven't discovered the existence of other life forms on the first level of the Tower of Trials. I already knew that everything in the town was man-made, including the townsfolk! "
Taoist Zhen Yang couldn't help but look at Xia Ruofei and say, "Sir Xia, your mind is indeed sharp!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Although these puppets are very lifelike, their movements are still a little rigid. The entire town is like a precision machine. Every part of it is operating according to a predetermined program. There won't be any mistakes. However, as the saying goes, going too far is as bad as not going far enough. This kind of precise order definitely doesn't exist in a normal human town … "
Taoist Zhen Yang gave Xia Ruofei a thumbs up.
Xia Ruofei smiled and asked, "Sir, you still haven't told me what the second reward is."
Taoist Zhen Yang smiled and said, "Actually, the second reward isn't a physical object. It's a piece of information …"
"Sir, don't tell me the information you want to tell me is that these townsfolk and animals are all puppets?" Xia Ruofei asked, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
If that was really the case, then it would be too much of a scam.
This was because Xia Ruofei had already discovered this point, which meant that this reward was meaningless to him.
Taoist Zhen Yang smiled and waved his hand. "Of course it's not that simple."
Xia Ruofei sighed in relief. If that was the case, then it was fine. No matter what information Taoist Zhen Yang could provide, as long as it was something he didn't know before, then it was not a waste of effort.
He asked, "Then what is the specific information? I hope you won't be stingy with your guidance! "
Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled and said, "Sir Xia, you're too kind. This is the reward you deserve anyway … Sir Xia, the information I can provide you is that these puppets in this town all have extraordinary cultivation bases. The weakest of them is at the early Golden Core stage. There are even two puppets that have the strength of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. From the moment you set foot in this town, they already view you as an intruder and will attack you relentlessly … "
Xia Ruofei's eyes widened when he heard this. Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled and asked, "Sir Xia, how is it? This information is still useful, right? "
Xia Ruofei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After talking for so long, all this was to tell him was that he would be hunted down by hundreds of Golden Core stage and even Nascent Soul stage cultivators?
In order to tell him this, Taoist Zhen Yang had actually dragged him to this town. How was this information useful? This was a huge scam, okay?
Ruofei, you thought that there was a huge scam ahead, but you didn't think that the real scam was waiting for you here!
Was there a need to bring him to this town just to tell him this information? Couldn't he have just told him in True Yang Temple? True Yang Temple was even closer to the entrance to the second level. If he really couldn't defeat them, he would have plenty of time to escape to the second level.
Presumably, these puppets wouldn't chase him to the second level.
Xia Ruofei laughed dryly and said, "Thank you, Sir Xia. But … this one wants to know when these puppets will start chasing after this one. "
Taoist Zhen Yang smiled mysteriously and said, "Right now …"
As soon as his voice fell, the entire town regained its liveliness. The horse continued to gallop forward, the cloth shop owner and the pink-clothed girl happily completed the transaction, and the hawker selling the candied haws once again shouted out the second half of the conversation...
These puppets didn't realize that they had been frozen in time. To them, everything was continuous.
Of course, there was also a difference. Everyone's gaze fell on Xia Ruofei at the same time, and instantly, their killing intent seemed to have materialized.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but curse in his heart. Then, he reflexively summoned his Winding Frost Flying Sword. He made a hand seal and stepped onto the flying sword before flying away.
Now, he finally understood that the so-called second reward was a huge scam.
Who said that puppets couldn't lie? Taoist Zhen Yang's face didn't even blush when he lied. Xia Ruofei had foolishly followed him to the center of the town, and as a result, he had fallen into the most dangerous situation.
If it weren't for Xia Ruofei's quick reaction, and if it weren't for the fact that he had grasped the basics of Sword Kinesis Flight, he would have been instantly killed by the peddler closest to him. As soon as Taoist Zhen Yang spoke, the peddler immediately locked onto Xia Ruofei. The pole in his hand flew out and heavily smashed into the spot where Xia Ruofei had been standing. Sparks flew everywhere, and the heavy bluestone floor was actually shattered into several pieces.
If this pole had landed on Xia Ruofei, it would have definitely broken his tendons and broken his bones.
Fortunately, Xia Ruofei had just obtained the Winding Frost Flying Sword and grasped the Sword Kinesis Flight technique. Although his Sword Kinesis Flight was still a little stiff and the trajectory of his flight wasn't perfect, he was still able to exhibit the speed of Sword Kinesis Flight. After narrowly avoiding the peddler's attack, he took advantage of the fact that the other puppets hadn't reacted yet to directly fly into the narrow alleyway behind the street.
At this time, the Perceptive Mirror's map function was of great help.
Xia Ruofei's vision had a real-time map, so he could clearly see every path.
Although the town wasn't big, there were many narrow alleyways on both sides of the street. Many of the alleyways were empty, so it was rather quiet. After all, the entire mini town only had a little over a hundred puppet residents. Including the cat, dog, horse, and other animal puppets, there were no more than two hundred of them. The area was divided into dozens of alleyways of various sizes, so it was impossible for the puppets to cover all of them.
Most of the puppets were still concentrated near the streets.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei flew through the alleyways at high speed on his Sword Kinesis Flight. After a few turns, he quickly arrived at a secluded area.
This was the back door of a house. The alley was only three feet wide, and there were tall walls on both sides. The back door of the house was also tightly shut.
Xia Ruofei didn't dare to rashly enter the house. Just now, Old Taoist Zhen Yang had told him that there were Nascent Soul stage puppets in the mini town. If they happened to be in the house, wouldn't he be asking to be captured? Xia Ruofei felt that if he encountered a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, he wouldn't even have the chance to escape. Therefore, he really had to be very careful.
When Xia Ruofei flew into the alley, he had already used his spiritual energy to investigate the situation in the alley. First, he confirmed that there wasn't a single puppet in the quiet alley. Secondly, he found the best place to hide in the shortest time possible.
There was a small ditch less than a foot wide in front of the back door of the house. The flowing water was so clear that he could see the bottom. The sides and bottom of the ditch were neatly lined with cobblestones. The back door of the house was on this side, so there were two stone slabs that led from the top of the ditch to the alley.
Xia Ruofei flew past the front door of the house on his Sword Kinesis Flight. With a quick wave of his right hand, he disappeared into thin air. The quiet alley was still as quiet as before, as if no one had ever been there …
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