What made Gu Zheng's head hurt the most was that when he had finally reached the fourth floor, he had found a broken path that he couldn't cross.
He had found the cute rabbit beside him and realized that he needed a key. In the end, he hadn't found it even after walking through all the lotuses.
That was until he had slapped the rabbit's head. The rabbit's head had sunk, and a box had appeared in the middle of the pool. Gu Zheng had seen all the lotus leaves change positions, and he had wanted to curse.
At that time, Gu Zheng had felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, all the paths had changed. He had to start all over again. After going through so much, Gu Zheng had finally obtained the key.
Gu Zheng swore that he would rather meet a strong enemy and have a fierce fight than to do it in this place. This maze was too torturous.
Finally, Gu Zheng arrived in front of the main hall. The outside of the hall was majestic, but Gu Zheng wasn't in the mood to appreciate it. He directly pushed open the door and walked in.
Looking at the empty hall, there was a white jade bridge that was dozens of feet long. The bridge was extremely exquisite, with dragons and phoenixes carved on it. One end connected to the hall above, and the other end connected to the center of the hall. There was a high platform there, and the rest was empty.
At the very front was a huge stone wall. There were all sorts of Shuras carved on it, and they looked extremely sinister.
Gu Zheng could vaguely make out four people talking about something. Gu Zheng hurriedly ran over.
Gu Zheng quickly followed the bridge to the platform. The four people had already finished their discussion, and two of them had already disappeared. Gu Zheng saw the two of them enter the teleportation point ahead.
"Pan Xuan, you're here too." Gu Zheng looked at the last two people. It was actually Pan Xuan and Ji Yi. Those two looked familiar. They seemed to be the other two peak Jin Xian.
"Yes, but I'll be leaving first. Try to get into the top three. You're a bit slow." Pan Xuan smiled charmingly at Gu Zheng. She didn't even look back as she stepped into the teleportation point. With a flash of light, Pan Xuan disappeared.
"Sigh." Just when Gu Zheng wanted to say something, Pan Xuan left without giving him a chance to say anything.
"I'm leaving too. I almost didn't come in just now. I just hope that everything goes smoothly." Ji Yi also sighed and disappeared in front of Gu Zheng.
Now, only Gu Zheng was left. What was going on? Were they all in a hurry? Then why were the four of them together? Wasn't Ji Yi not with the Shura?
Looking at the teleportation light, Gu Zheng felt that he had overlooked something. However, they had already left. Forget it, it was better to leave.
Gu Zheng leisurely approached the teleportation point. That place was flickering with the same radiance as the main hall, flickering in and out as it waited for the next person, Jin Xian, to be teleported.
As he approached the teleportation point, he felt a burning sensation in his chest. Gu Zheng hurriedly took a look. It turned out that it was the green bead. It was flashing non-stop, as if it was hinting at something.
Gu Zheng felt the heat in his hand and took a few steps back. He realized that the temperature in his hand had dropped. If he took a few more steps forward, the bead would be so hot that he couldn't hold it.
"Strange. Is there some mystery here?" Gu Zheng looked around and didn't find anything strange.
Gu Zheng went closer and inserted his own Immortal Qi. Previously, Gu Zheng had tried in the corridor, but there was no reaction at all. This time, Gu Zheng felt that the Little Goblin should give it a try.
After the green bead came into contact with Gu Zheng's Immortal Qi, it suddenly shook. An invisible wave of light was emitted from the green bead. After a while, another wave of light was emitted.
It happened once per second. Soon, Gu Zheng realized that his surroundings were a little blurry. Then, a familiar sound entered his ears. Slowly, four different images appeared around him. The sound came from the front.
The other three images were even more blurry. It was as if something was blocking them, preventing others from looking at them.
"Yes, Old Ancestor's design is really good." Pan Xuan praised sincerely. If she didn't have a natural resistance to these things, she would have fallen from the green stairs.
"What about you? How did you get here so quickly?" Pan Xuan smiled at Gu Zheng. She had said how she got here, but Gu Zheng was faster than her. This made her very curious.
"Clang!"
Suddenly, the doors to the hall were forcefully pushed open. Turning around, the two of them saw that it was Ji Yi from the valley. Ji Yi quickly rushed over. Looking at the teleportation array beside them, he directly dove into it, leaving behind only one sentence.
"I'm going to fight for first place."
"Let's go. Let's talk after we get out. At least we have to get into the top three." Gu Zheng didn't answer Pan Xuan's question. Instead, he pointed at the teleportation point.
"Alright." Seeing that one person had already entered, Pan Xuan felt that it was about time for the others to enter. It was better to enter the next stage as soon as possible.
"Alright, let's go together." Gu Zheng said to Pan Xuan with a smile. The two of them walked side by side towards the teleportation point.
Gu Zheng was already stunned. Why was there a him and a Pan Xuan there? Also, didn't Ji Yi already leave? Why did he appear in that scene again?
Gu Zheng looked at the other three scenes. He still couldn't see clearly. He saw that Pan Xuan wanted to go with him.
In a hurry, Gu Zheng wrapped his arm with immortal power and grabbed towards that side.
When he passed through that ripple, Gu Zheng felt a little cold, as if he was wrapped in a ball of liquid.
Pan Xuan was about to enter the teleportation point with Gu Zheng when she suddenly felt her shoulder being grabbed. She turned pale with fright. She turned her head and saw an arm appearing from the void, about to pull her back.
"Save me."
Pan Xuan felt that strong force and knew that she couldn't break free. Now, she could only struggle with all her might to delay the time of her being grabbed.
Gu Zheng had already stepped into the teleportation point. He wanted to come out again, but he disappeared.
Pan Xuan didn't expect that she would be one step away. Suddenly, she felt a strong force pulling her over.
"It's over."
This was Pan Xuan's last thought. Why did this thing suddenly appear?
Gu Zheng felt Pan Xuan's constant struggle. He couldn't pull her over for a while. He saw that the green bead was emitting more and more ripples because of his intrusion.
"Crack."
Although the sound was soft, Gu Zheng heard it was a fatal sound. A crack had already appeared on the green bead, and it was still expanding. It seemed that it wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
Gu Zheng steeled his heart and increased his immortal power. He grabbed Pan Xuan's shoulder and ignored her pain. It would be too late if he was late. He used his strength and lifted Pan Xuan up. Then, he quickly pulled her back.
When Pan Xuan was pulled back, the green bead didn't look at the burden. It directly shattered into a pile of powder and laid in Gu Zheng's hand.
Ji Yi looked at the green bead in his hand. He was already far away from the teleportation point. The heat on it had completely disappeared. Just now, it jumped out of the storage space and gave him a fright.
And the closer he was to the teleportation point, the more he could feel the meaning of the green bead. It was telling him that there was something outside and not to leave so quickly. But he searched everywhere and didn't find anything.
Now, it finally stopped flashing at such a high frequency. Ji Yi looked at the scene behind him and shook his head. He knew that there was probably something outside the hall, but he couldn't find a way out.
"Forget it. If there's no chance, I won't force it."
Ji Yi casually threw the green bead on the ground and walked towards the teleportation point. The green bead rolled on the ground for a long time before finally stopping. The moment Ji Yi disappeared, it also turned into a pile of powder.
"That was close. I almost failed."
Gu Zheng stretched out his hand to wipe the non-existent sweat. He looked at Pan Xuan with her eyes tightly shut. Her body was still surrounded by a layer of immortal Qi to protect herself.
"Hey, you can open your eyes. What are you afraid of?" Gu Zheng said unhappily.
"Ah." Pan Xuan heard the familiar voice and instinctively opened her eyes. Seeing Gu Zheng in front of her, she was delighted. "Why did you save me? Didn't you teleport away?"
As she said that, Pan Xuan remembered. She hurriedly took a step back and looked at Gu Zheng warily.
Gu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry at her actions. He felt that he had become the antagonist. Unfortunately, the green bead was damaged and he couldn't let her see that magical scene.
"I helped you once. How can you treat me like this?"
"What help? Who are you? Why are you pretending to be Gu Zheng?" Pan Xuan was also puzzled. She kept looking at Gu Zheng.
The Gu Zheng in front of her gave her the feeling that he was real. He wasn't pretending.
"I am me. Who else can I be? Are you confused? If I didn't pull you, you would have entered the teleportation point with Gu Zheng."
Gu Zheng stretched out his hands and said helplessly. He wanted to prove himself. How could he prove it?
Looking at Gu Zheng in front of her, Pan Xuan felt that it was normal. But why did she come here in the blink of an eye?
"You forgot that I gave you a necklace up there." Gu Zheng saw that Pan Xuan was still a little wary. He had to point out what happened between him and her.
"Then tell me, when I was injured, who saved me? How did you save me?" Although Pan Xuan trusted him most of the time, she still asked something that only the two of them knew.
"Of course it was me. You were attacked by someone. I carried you all the way back to Puppet Town. Then, everyone watched." Gu Zheng said shamelessly. Although Brother Serpent did it on purpose, it was true that he carried her back.
"Phew, I believe you. What happened? Was it an illusion? I didn't see anything. "Pan Xuan completely believed him this time. It was such a secret that only the two of them knew.
However, the Gu Zheng just now didn't notice anything unusual. Oh right, he seemed to be very gentle to me, unlike this guy in front of me who doesn't know how to be humorous. Thinking of this, Pan Xuan's cheeks puffed up.
"I don't know, but tell me how you came here." Gu Zheng wanted to see if he could find anything suspicious from her experience.
"I came to this grassland and then followed the only path …" Although Pan Xuan was a little upset that she didn't notice anything unusual about him as an Illusion Master, she still explained it briefly.
Then, she entered the hall and met Gu Zheng. After communicating with him, Gu Zheng knew the rest.
"You mean, when you came back, you ignored those things that appeared and went down directly without being affected." Gu Zheng felt that Pan Xuan's journey was similar to his. They both went up the mountain, turned around, and then came here through the corridor.
The only difference was that Gu Zheng destroyed the illusion that blocked the way there and gave her a bead.
"Yes, those things wanted to confuse me, but they didn't know what my profession is. I wasn't affected at all."
Pan Xuan proudly puffed out her chest, highlighting the greatness of the mountain. Gu Zheng glanced at her and then said, "It might have appeared here. When I came here, I saw you. Then, when I entered the teleportation point, this green bead reminded me."
Gu Zheng showed the powder in his hand to Pan Xuan, "Then I found out about your situation and pulled you back."
"So, this teleportation point is a trap." Pan Xuan said to herself, "No, this teleportation must be real. When we came in, it would leave a hint for us to go in. Judging from this aura, it must be real."
"But why did it have to be superfluous?" Pan Xuan fell into her own thoughts, while Gu Zheng looked at her from the side. He really couldn't think of a reason, he didn't know who it was, and he couldn't see anything.
"I know, let's go." Pan Xuan suddenly clapped her hands and hurriedly pulled Gu Zheng. She didn't explain anything and directly pulled Gu Zheng to the door.
At this time, the door was tightly shut, and there was no handle on the door. It couldn't be opened at all.
Gu Zheng went forward and pushed with all his strength, but found that it still didn't move. Looking at Pan Xuan's look of looking at an idiot, Gu Zheng smiled embarrassedly.
Of course, he knew that when he came in, he pushed the door. Now that he wanted to push it out, it was a little too naive. Of course, Gu Zheng thought that he could push it out.
Reality proved that he thought too much, and he even received Pan Xuan's idea. He was indeed an idiot.
"What should we do?" Gu Zheng also looked back and forth at the side. There were many changes, and no mechanism could be opened.
"Let me think." Pan Xuan couldn't find it either, and her eyes kept scanning the surroundings.
Suddenly, Pan Xuan walked forward, looking as she walked. Gu Zheng also looked around, and there was nothing unusual. The dragon and phoenix patterns on the stone bridge were quite beautiful.
From the front, she walked back. Gu Zheng was almost confused by Pan Xuan. What was the use of going back and forth?
Pan Xuan looked at the door of the main hall again. What was there to see? Other than some strange patterns, how could she see anything?
But Pan Xuan seemed to have found something, and a few points on the door.
With a roar, a stone platform suddenly appeared on the high platform.
Gu Zheng and Pan Xuan hurried over. The stone platform was about the height of a person, and there was a jade rabbit on it. It was actually the same as the long bridge outside, and there was also a lock hanging below.
"This is …" Gu Zheng felt that it was just a switch to open the door, but where could they find the key here? Did they have to find a key here?
"Look at what's in my hand." Pan Xuan said proudly. Gu Zheng had seen it before, and she said that it was actually a key.
"When did you get it? Did you hide it nearby?" Gu Zheng walked around the stone platform, but didn't find anything.
"You forgot the key to the corridor in front." Pan Xuan hooked the key and was about to insert it.
"You mean, the key to the corridor on the fourth floor was inserted into the lock?" Gu Zheng knew what Pan Xuan was talking about.
"Then didn't you pull it out? You're so stupid." Pan Xuan had already inserted the key. Pan Xuan twisted it gently, and with a light click, the door of the main hall suddenly opened.
The light from outside directly shone in, and it added a lot of color to the somewhat dark main hall.
"Hehe, awesome, right? Let's go." Pan Xuan had a flaunting look on her face. Gu Zheng was truly impressed. He definitely wouldn't be able to discover any problems from this.
"How did you find out?" Gu Zheng and Pan Xuan quickly went out together, wanting to see what was outside and give everyone some hints.
"It's very simple. The patterns behind the door are actually a kind of array that specializes in restraining dragons and phoenixes. When I thought of the dragons and phoenixes carved on the jade bridge, I found that the patterns were a little dim at a few points, so I added some immortal energy. I didn't expect it to be true."
Pan Xuan's tone was very calm, but Gu Zheng could still hear the pride in her heart. He really admitted defeat in front of this kind of sensitivity.
The two of them quickly went out. The jade pillar from before was still there, but the corridor had now become a straight corridor, and it didn't have the crisscrossing appearance from before. This was the original appearance of the corridor.
Gu Zheng and Pan Xuan rushed over and arrived at the green stairs.
"I guess the answer must be at the top." Pan Xuan said frankly from below.
Now that the fog on the green stairs had completely dissipated, it was impossible to see the lingering fog from before. Gu Zheng and Pan Xuan walked up one after another.
After walking for a few minutes, a small pavilion appeared in front of the two of them. The suspended path from before also didn't appear, as if everything they had experienced before was just an illusion.
The entire pavilion looked very ordinary. The bottom was empty, and there were only a few supports at the bottom. A wooden ladder was slanted to the top, and there were many bamboos scattered around. It was very much like the residence of a hermit.
The two of them walked up the bamboo ladder and arrived at the top. The door was already ajar, and from the scene that was revealed, they could only vaguely see some light.
Gu Zheng gently pushed it open. He originally thought that there would at least be a dazzling array of things inside, but there were only two balls of light floating in mid-air. It seemed that it had been prepared long ago for them.
Pan He and Gu Zheng looked at each other and stretched out their hands towards the balls of light in front of them.
Gu Zheng looked at the balls of light in front of him. The moment he touched them, they directly split open, and a few things fell out from within.
Gu Zheng hurriedly caught them, only to find that there were only two things.
One was a pill that emitted a fragrance, and the other was a soft and transparent ball.
This reward was too stingy. Gu Zheng was speechless.
Gu Zheng looked at Pan Xuan. She was holding the same thing as him, but Pan Xuan's face was full of smiles, as if she had received something very good.
Pan Xuan looked at Gu Zheng and knew that he didn't know the value of this thing. She explained to Gu Zheng, "This pill's value is the greatest. It can even be said that it's a second life."
Gu Zheng's face was full of disbelief. He took the pill in front of his eyes and sniffed it carefully. Other than the fragrance, there was nothing special. One had to know that the pills that Pan Xuan had given him were much better than this. Just smelling the fragrance of those pills made his injuries feel better.
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