Since the mechanism was on the stone tablet, that could only mean that this wasn't the real underground chamber. The underground chamber could still be hidden somewhere, just that it hadn't been discovered yet.
"Teacher's eye is indeed good!"
Luo Qiqi's eyes lit up as she looked at Zhang Xuan in admiration.
As expected of the teacher whom she had spent so much effort to invite, his eye of discernment was indeed extraordinary. With just a glance, he was able to see through the problem with the stone tablet.
Otherwise, they would have had to search everywhere, and who knew how long that would have taken.
"I was just lucky!"
Seeing the admiration in her friend's eyes, Yu Fei-er harrumphed coldly.
Even though she knew that Zhang Shi was a powerful individual with exceptional eye of discernment, for some reason, she couldn't help but feel a little indignant.
"Lucky? Do you dare to bet with me? "
Zhang Xuan asked.
"You..."
Nearly choking on her saliva, Yu Fei-er gritted her teeth and hurriedly turned her head away.
"Let me try to see if I can open it!"
Wu Zhen knew that it wasn't convenient for him to interfere in the conflict between the two of them. Previously, it was precisely because of his meddling that he ended up getting beaten up. Thus, he lowered his head and hurried over to the stone tablet to interrupt the conversation between the two.
Closing his eyes tightly, he placed his hand on the stone tablet and lightly touched it.
Since it was a mechanism, there was bound to be a connection point. Given his identity as a celestial designer and his grasp of mechanisms, he should be able to find the weak point.
"Everyone, quiet down. A celestial designer has to be one with his mind to find the connection point. As long as he can find it, no matter how formidable the mechanism is, he should be able to open it with ease!"
Xing Yuan said.
Even though the mechanisms designed by celestial designers were formidable, there was a way to open them as well, and that was to find the connection point. Once one found it, no matter how tightly sealed the mechanism was, it should be able to open it easily.
"Un!"
Knowing this, the crowd nodded in agreement. In an instant, the entire underground chamber fell so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
Controlling his breathing and heartbeat, Wu Zhen drove his zhenqi furiously to enhance his sense of touch. Soon, he felt the connection point on the stone tablet, and after a moment of contemplation, he opened his eyes.
"Alright, I've found the connection point. I should be able to open the real underground chamber soon!"
Chuckling lightly, Wu Zhen's eyes gleamed with deep confidence.
He wasn't as strong as Xing Yuan, Luo Qiqi, and Princess Fei-er, but when it came to mechanisms, he was confident.
This was the time for him to display his prowess.
Taking a deep breath, the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in his hands.
Huala!
A sharp spike immediately appeared at the tip of the umbrella. It was like a silver needle, emitting a cold light.
The spike was more than a foot long. Under the warm light of the Night Luminescent Pearl, it gave people a cold feeling. It was obvious that it was extremely sharp.
"This is the Thousand Chance Thorn of the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella. It is specially used to decipher all kinds of traps. It took five 5-star blacksmiths working day and night to forge this thorn, and it took them ten days to complete it!"
Luo Qiqi explained.
"Five five-star blacksmiths in ten days?" Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded.
Why would he need to spend so much effort on a single thorn that was as thin as a hair?
However, after giving it some thought, it made sense. For it to be so slender yet so sharp, it must have been extremely complicated to forge.
The thinner a weapon was, the harder it was to refine it.
"Yes! It is only because he is a master teacher that he is able to mobilize so many blacksmiths. If it had been anyone else, it would have been impossible for them to work so hard for him! "
Luo Qiqi continued.
Zhang Xuan nodded.
As the number one occupation in the world, master teachers had a natural advantage.
A 5-star master teacher and a genius on top of that, there was no harm in befriending him at this moment. It wasn't difficult for five blacksmiths to spend ten days forging a weapon for him, but if it had been any other occupation, it would have been impossible for them to do so.
Weng!
While speaking, Wu Zhen gathered his aura. Widening his eyes, he flicked his wrist, and the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella pierced toward a certain direction of the stone tablet.
Ding!
The Thousand Chance Thorn came into contact with the stone tablet, and it seemed to have struck a small crack that was invisible to the naked eye.
Ji ji ji!
A heavy sound echoed from the stone tablet, reminiscent of a millstone.
"Crap, retreat!"
Hearing this sound, Wu Zhen's confident expression suddenly warped, and he bellowed.
Before he could finish his bellow, a thunderous sound echoed from the stone tablet. Everyone's vision blurred, and countless thin needles shot toward them.
Even though these thin needles were shot out from a mechanism, their speed was extremely fast. Once struck, even though it wouldn't kill them, they would still suffer unimaginable pain.
Huala!
Knowing that he was in danger, Wu Zhen pressed on the mechanism, and the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella in his hands opened.
The cloth of the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella was forged from a unique material, and it was as tough as a shield. Putting aside these thin needles, even sharp weapons wouldn't be able to pierce through it.
If not for its prowess, it would have been impossible for a celestial designer to favor it so much that he would spend his entire fortune to forge one.
Ding ding dang dang!
The sturdy cloth of the umbrella blocked most of the silver needles, but there were still quite a few that flew toward the crowd.
"Back off!"
Stepping forward, Xing Yuan flicked his wrist, and a shield appeared before the crowd.
Knowing that there might be traps in this area, he had made preparations beforehand. This shield was two meters tall and two meters wide, and it was more than enough to shield everyone behind it.
Hualala!
With the sound of raindrops hitting a banana leaf, the thin needles came to a halt. Many of them fell to the ground and struck the shield.
"That was a close shave!"
Seeing such a dense number of thin needles, cold sweat trickled down everyone's forehead.
If Xing Yuan hadn't prepared such a thing, even if they weren't weak, they would have been reduced to a beehive, suffering a fate worse than death.
"Are you trying to open the underground chamber? Or are you trying to kill us? "
Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Xing Yuan glanced at Wu Zhen and bellowed.
I'm asking you to decipher the traps, not kill you. If you had reacted a moment too slowly, all of us would have died here.
Furthermore, even if he had reacted quickly, there were still four to five needles that pierced into his body. He couldn't help but rage.
You were so confident just a moment ago, and yet, you failed to find the right spot to stab at?
"I..."
Wu Zhen's mouth twitched. Knowing that he was in the wrong, he didn't bother to explain himself. "In order to prevent others from deciphering the traps, every trap would have a few suspicious nodes. I found the wrong one previously, but don't worry, I'll definitely find the right one this time..."
Keeping the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella, Zhang Xuan closed his eyes and touched the stone tablet. After confirming a node, he confidently replied.
"It should be the right one this time..."
"Are you certain?" Xing Yuan peeked his head out from behind the shield in disbelief.
"I'm certain. If I get it wrong again, I'll chop off my head!" Wu Zhen gritted his teeth. Without any hesitation, he stabbed the Myriad Manifestation Thorn forward once more.
He had already failed once. This time, he was going to prove himself with his strength!
Hong long! Jiya!
The Myriad Manifestation Thorn struck the stone tablet, and the sound of grinding stones echoed once more. Before Wu Zhen could shout, countless needles as thin as a cow's hair flew out from the stone tablet.
Wu Zhen's face paled, and he was on the verge of tears.
I was touching it perfectly, how could I possibly be wrong...
"You're courting death..."
He couldn't believe what he was seeing. On the other hand, Xing Yuan was on the verge of exploding. While tearing the needles from his face, he roared furiously.
Are you sure you can do it or not?
Couldn't you have warned me before you stabbed me? My head is still exposed... If not for the fact that I used my zhenqi to block a portion of the impact at the crucial moment, I would have already died.
Even so, the fact that his face was filled with needles was driving him insane.
Can't you be more careful and find the right spot before making a move?
You've done it twice in a row. Are you intending to bury everyone here with you?
"Don't worry, I'll definitely find the right spot next time..."
Plucking out the needles from his head, Wu Zhen's lips twitched. He kept the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella and touched it once more.
After an unknown period of time, he finally stopped. Gritting his teeth, he said, "It's this spot, there's definitely no problem..."
"You... are certain?" This time, Xing Yuan didn't believe the other party.
"I'm certain!"
Wu Zhen nodded.
"Alright, let's begin then!"
Xing Yuan hurriedly hid behind the shield. His entire body was hidden and not a single bit was exposed.
Even though this fellow spoke confidently, he had already stabbed the needles twice in a row. No matter how foolish he was, he had to be on guard.
"Un!"
Gritting his teeth, Wu Zhen stabbed the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella once more.
Jiyaya!
This time, it wasn't the sound of a millstone but the sound of a spring.
"Haha, it worked! There's no problem this time... "
Hearing the sound, Wu Zhen's eyes lit up and he hurriedly turned around.
"That's more like it..."
Heaving a sigh of relief, Xing Yuan stretched his head forward once more. This time, the sound was different from the previous two times. It should be correct...
Huala!
Just as he peeked his head out, a torrential downpour struck him once more. Following which, he saw countless needles before him.
"The heck!"
Xing Yuan cried.
Brother, you won't rest until you kill me!
Didn't you say that there's no problem?
If there's no problem, what the heck are these needles?
Actually, Xing Yuan wasn't the only one on the verge of tears. Wu Zhen was even more frenzied.
He clearly heard the sound of a spring, so why did the needles shoot out?
Even though the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella blocked a portion of the needles, due to his carelessness, dozens of needles still pierced into his body. His entire body swelled up like a porcupine.
Xing Yuan, it's not that I want to kill you, it's this mechanism that wants to kill us...
"I get it..."
After an unknown period of time, Wu Zhen finally managed to remove all the needles on his body. Recalling something, his lips twitched, "This... This seems to be a grade-6 mechanism set up by a 6-star celestial designer..."
"Grade-6 mechanism?"
Everyone staggered.
Since it's a grade-6 mechanism, what were you doing just now?
As a 5-star celestial designer, you actually failed to notice this?
"It's... a grade-6 trickery mechanism!"
Knowing what everyone was thinking, Wu Zhen said.
"Trickery mechanism?"
"Un, it's a grade-6 mechanism, but it uses some special means to disguise it as a grade-5 mechanism. Then, it uses a fake node to lure one in. Furthermore, the sound of the mechanism activating each time is different so as to confuse the user... I've only seen such a mechanism once in a book, and it's said that it has been lost for a long time. To think that... there would be one here!"
Wu Zhen's face paled.
Trickery mechanism was a trap within a trap. Even a 6-star formation master would fall for it, needless to say, him.
Celestial designers specialized in the creation of all kinds of mechanisms, and it was a unique occupation that had its own heritage. There was a huge difference between each rank, and Wu Zhen was only a 5-star primary stage cultivator. Given that the other party was using a grade-6 mechanism, not to mention, it was the long-lost Trickery Mechanism.
It was fortunate that due to the disguise, the stone tablet was unable to store anything more powerful. Otherwise, with just these three moves, most of them would have been dead.
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