Drip!
Within the pitch-black hallway, the sound of flowing water made it seem even more secluded.
Ye Zichen stood alone in the center of the hallway. As for Yang Jian, the Great Sage, and the others, they weren't by his side.
After he entered the mausoleum, he appeared in the hallway.
He was certain that this was the interior of the mausoleum. As for why his companions weren't by his side, it was obvious that there was a teleportation formation at the entrance to the mausoleum. Everyone who entered the mausoleum would be sent to different locations.
The mausoleum's soundproofing was excellent. Even the sound of water dripping could be heard clearly. He naturally had no way of knowing about the battle between the four auxiliary stars and Zhou Wu.
"What the hell is this place?"
Ye Zichen couldn't help but mutter to himself. The hallway was very dark, and unlike other secret realms, which had wall fires, he could only use his own flames to provide some light.
The hallway wasn't very wide, only about two meters or so. However, it was very long, at least in Ye Zichen's eyes.
Through his phone, Ye Zichen knew that he'd already been walking for more than two hours.
Given his speed, two hours was more than enough for him to travel from the Immortal Region to the Endless Beast Region.
The mausoleum was only so big. Even if he occupied the entire Howling Valley, two hours was more than enough for him to walk from one end of the mausoleum to the other. However, he hadn't even walked out of the hallway. In fact, he hadn't even seen a single corner.
"F * ck, I've been possessed!"
Ye Zichen, who was still walking down the hallway, suddenly stopped. He stared fixedly at a mark on the wall, unable to speak for a long time.
The mark was very new. From the looks of it, it had been carved no more than an hour ago.
Of course!
Ye Zichen had made that mark!
An hour ago, Ye Zichen had sensed that there was something wrong with the hallway. The Howling Valley wasn't that big, and the mausoleum was located right above it. His hallway couldn't possibly be that long.
Ye Zichen hadn't walked out of the mausoleum even after an hour.
He'd only left a mark on the wall.
He'd left it in order to confirm whether or not he'd been walking in place all this time. He hadn't expected that to be the case.
"What's going on?"
This was completely different from what Ye Zichen had expected. He'd expected to see palaces and perhaps even the God Emperor's burial chamber.
These palaces and tombs all hid rare treasures, and those who came in would fight over these rare treasures.
However, this tomb was like a maze!
No!
It couldn't even be considered a maze. It was just a long corridor, to the point where one started to doubt life itself!
Those who had transcended the Creation Realm would obviously not hide in such a maze that made people collapse. He also did not think that this was the true appearance of the tomb.
If that was the case, he would have seen a lot of people in this corridor, and he wouldn't be alone.
This was merely the first trial before entering the real tomb. The real fortune was yet to come, but Ye Zichen was stuck at the first trial.
Reasoning was very taxing on the brain. Ye Zichen didn't like to think about it when he played the escape room in the Modern Realm.
It was the same for escaping from a secret room with a hint, let alone a long corridor with no hint at all.
Regardless of whether it was the marble stones under his feet or the limestone embedded in the walls, no one could see anything special about them.
…
….
Cang Xiong held a fruit in his hands that Ye Zichen didn't know where he'd gotten it. In any case, it was shockingly large. Given Ye Zichen's size, he'd probably need both hands to grasp it.
He grinned and bit into the fruit, but as he ate, he didn't forget to insult Ye Zichen.
Ye Zichen had run into Cang Xiong because he'd entered the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. He was truly helpless against the long corridor, and he didn't want to waste too much time there. He wanted to ask the yao emperors if they knew anything about this place.
However, the results disappointed him …..
"Little Friend Ye, there's nothing we can do." Qing Lan's smile was as kind as ever. Of the three yao emperors, he was the kindest to Ye Zichen.
He'd carefully listened to Ye Zichen's troubles. He wanted to help, but there was nothing he could do.
"We've never entered the God Emperor's tomb you speak of, so we naturally don't understand the situation there. You came here to ask us, but we can't give you any good advice, "said Qing Lan.
In truth, Ye Zichen had long since anticipated this outcome. Now that Qing Lan had confirmed it, he slumped back into his chair like a deflated balloon, utterly dejected.
How exactly was he supposed to get out of that crappy corridor?
When he thought of that pitch-black corridor without a single person in sight, Ye Zichen felt a headache coming on!
"What a brainless brat!" Snorted Cang Xiong. Ye Zichen was already furious, so he didn't care if Cang Xiong was a yao emperor or not. He glared at Cang Xiong and said, "you're the only one with brains. If you had brains, why don't you help me figure out the corridor's secret?"
"Why should I listen to you?" snorted Cang Xiong.
"Don't I have one chance to order you around? I'm going to use it now!" said Ye Zichen.
"Hey, you might be misunderstanding something! We only helped you once because your life was in danger. Now, even if you're trapped in that corridor, you have no enemies. Why should I help you? "said Cang Xiong.
"If you can't figure it out, then you can't figure it out. Don't waste your breath!" said Ye Zichen.
"What if I break it?"
"Let's talk about that after you figure it out. If you can figure it out, go ahead. If you can't, then hurry back to your residence. Just looking at you annoys me."
"Get me out of here!"
Cang Xiong was furious. He slapped the table and tried to break through the corridor, but before he left, he didn't forget to say goodbye to Qinglan.
"Big Brother Qinglan, I'll be right back."
"Go on!"
Qinglan giggled and waved, but didn't try to stop him. Ye Zichen looked Cang Xiong up and down, then said nothing else. He cupped his hands at Qinglan, then left the Yao-Sealing Pagoda.
Not long after he and Cang Xiong left, a fiery light appeared where Cang Xiong had just been sitting.
"You clearly had the map. Why didn't you give it to him?" asked Qinglan. "Why would I give it to him?" The fiery figure's eyes were filled with disdain. Qinglan glanced at him and couldn't help but sigh. "Are you still angry at the Five Elements Great Emperor? Actually, that kid isn't even his descendant. Furthermore, he seems pure and kind, and you can see the kindness in his eyes.
If you explain things to him clearly, he'll let you leave. "
"There's no need!" snorted the fiery figure. "Why would I leave? I'm fine here. Besides, I really did lose to the Five Elements Great Emperor back then. There's nothing to argue about. A loss is a loss! "
"You can go find …."
"Don't mention him. I have nothing to do with him."
The fiery figure rose to his feet. His face was shrouded in flames, and it was impossible to see his face clearly.
He muttered resentfully, "From the moment he chased me out, we had nothing to do with each other."
As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced at Qing Lan.
"Right, in the future, don't even bother telling me when that kid comes. He can't even pass the mausoleum's simplest trial. I doubt he'll ever transcend! Even if you have high hopes for him, I can't see any. "
… …
… …
"You're talking about this crappy place?"
After leaving the Yao-Sealing Pagoda, Ye Zichen led Cang Xiong to the long corridor. Cang Xiong was tall and sturdy, so the two-meter-wide corridor wasn't big enough for him.
"That's the place. If you're strong enough, take me out of here," said Ye Zichen.
"It's just a small matter."
Cang Xiong squeezed his way into the corridor, making it difficult for him to bear. He twisted his arms and saw that his previously burly body, which filled the entire corridor, had shrunk somewhat.
Even so, Ye Zichen was still pitifully small in front of him.
"Come with me. There's no doubt some damned formation engraved in this corridor. Once we find the eye of the formation, break it, and everything will be over."
Cang Xiong swung his arms around like a gangster boss. Ye Zichen was speechless when he saw Cang Xiong's logical explanation.
And here he thought Cang Xiong had some good idea, but wasn't that all he'd gotten?
Everyone knew that the reason they couldn't leave was because of a formation. Ye Zichen had figured it out long ago, so he'd been searching for the eye of the formation!
Six hours!
But he hadn't found it.
Ye Zichen was certain that he'd already been careful enough. Furthermore, he had Su Yiyun, a spiritual formation grandmaster, by his side. Although Cang Xiong wasn't an expert, he'd learned a thing or two about formations from Su Yiyun.
If he still hadn't found the eye, Ye Zichen didn't believe that a gruff man like Cang Xiong could possibly be an expert in formations and discover the corridor's secrets.
In truth, Cang Xiong really wasn't a formation grandmaster.
Nevermind a formation grandmaster, he didn't even know the slightest thing about spiritual formations. He'd only come out because of the fire in his heart. As for what he'd said just now, he'd only memorized a few lines back in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. Qing Lan would occasionally look at some formation diagrams.
The way he saw it, breaking the formation was actually very simple, because Qing Lan always seemed so relaxed.
Ye Zichen didn't know how much time passed in the pitch-black corridor. All he knew was that Cang Xiong's eyes were wide open as he paced back and forth. From time to time, he'd stop and look at something, then turn around and continue on.
In truth, there really was something where he'd stopped. They were all marks Ye Zichen had left behind.
Judging by the marks, Ye Zichen knew that they'd already circled the corridor at least six times.
"How is it, Grandmaster Cang? Did you find anything?"
When Ye Zichen saw that Cang Xiong couldn't figure out what was going on, he wasn't as angry anymore. He smiled at Cang Xiong, eager to see his defeated expression.
Cang Xiong had always looked down on him, and now he was just like this.
"Shut up!"
"We've already circled the corridor six times!" said Ye Zichen.
Suddenly, Cang Xiong stopped and stared intently at Ye Zichen.
"What did you say?"
"No way! Didn't you notice? We've already circled the corridor six or seven times. The marks you stopped to look at earlier were all left by me. " Ye Zichen was speechless. Cang Xiong hadn't even noticed? And he'd promised to lead him out of the corridor?
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