The core of the circular cloister was very large, but there were only four rooms, all of which had their doors open. On the ground in the center of the core, there was a flickering light formation.
"This is a three-layered immortal formation, similar to the one in the Celestial Snail Grotto. After passing through the third layer, we should appear on the second floor of the treasure trove."
"The flickering light on the formation means that the dangers in the three-layered immortal formation have mostly been dealt with. This is the benefit of coming here later!"
"There's not much danger, so we won't waste much time. You and Meow Meow activate the immortal formation and enter. It won't be long before you enter the second floor of the treasure trove."
The spirit smiled, then told Gu Zheng how to break the formation.
"In the last three-layered immortal formation, we encountered Red Hair's severed limbs. Tang Mo advanced because of that, and I also improved my cultivation in the core of the immortal formation. What do you think of this immortal formation?" Gu Zheng asked excitedly.
"As long as it's a three-layered immortal formation, there's bound to be an immortal formation with vast amounts of immortal core energy sealed in the core. But the reason you were able to gain so much last time was because you happened to encounter 'Spacetime Freeze', and that was when the ground was already cracked. You were lucky enough to enter it. The probability of such an opportunity appearing is too low, so it's best you don't get your hopes up in the next immortal formation!"
The spirit paused, then continued, "The light formation in front of you is flickering. I'm guessing that you won't encounter any more cracks in the third immortal formation. There won't be any danger at all."
Seeing that Gu Zheng was still unhappy, the spirit continued, "There's no other way. If not for special circumstances, even if you try your best to enter the core of the three-layered immortal formation, it'll be extremely difficult for you to obtain an opportunity! After all, there are many killer moves in the three-layered immortal formation. Once you enter the core of the immortal formation, you will trigger the killer moves. At that time, not to mention whether you will die in the core of the immortal formation, it is very likely that the immortal formation that seals the Immortal Essence will leak when the killer moves are released. It will not be worth it for you to come here. "
"Is there no chance of entering the core of the immortal formation not triggering all the killer moves?" Gu Zheng asked, unwilling to give up.
"Of course. For example, the appearance of 'Space Freeze'."
It seemed that Gu Zheng's current appearance was very amusing. The Artifact Spirit covered its mouth and laughed.
Gu Zheng rolled his eyes at the Artifact Spirit. "The probability is too low. It's not something that can be done by two or three people. Don't even think about it!"
"If it's not 'Space Freeze', then I'll have to use other methods to break the array! However, the Three-Layered Celestial Formation is too complicated. There are as many formation patterns as there are stars in the sky. Although I can find other ways to break the formation through research, I estimate that it will take at least a few months! "The Artifact Spirit laughed.
"Fine!" Gu Zheng gritted his teeth, "Then do you think there's a red-haired corpse here?"
"Since you can't eat grapes anymore, why bother thinking about how sour the grapes are?" The Artifact Spirit rolled its eyes.
"Just think about it! Don't you know that there's an idiom called 'looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst'? "Gu Zheng sighed.
"Fine! Although I'm not sure, I still think there's a possibility of a red-haired corpse here. After all, the Three-Layered Celestial Formation is more important than the one in the Heavenly Snail Cave! "The Artifact Spirit said.
"Although you said that there might not be any danger in the Three-Layered Celestial Formation, it's not a very definite guess. I still have some hope. What if we really encounter a red-haired corpse? That's a pretty good harvest! "
Gu Zheng laughed, sweeping away the haze on his face. The Artifact Spirit also felt that the existence of a red-haired corpse in the Three-Layered Celestial Formation made him feel very refreshed.
Gu Zheng raised his hand and pressed it. His Immortal Power entered the light formation and activated it in an instant.
"Since you insist on having such high hopes, don't blame me when you're disappointed!" The Artifact Spirit covered its mouth and laughed.
As the Artifact Spirit said, there wasn't much danger in the space of the Celestial Formation. Although some time was wasted, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow passed through it safely and finally approached the light formation of the Three-Layered Celestial Formation.
"Use the method I told you before to activate this light formation and you'll be transported to the second layer of the treasure," the Artifact Spirit said.
"Sigh!"
Looking at the light formation in front of him, Gu Zheng sighed.
"I told you not to get your hopes up," the Artifact Spirit said with a smile.
"This is called disappointment!"
Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled bitterly. The Three-Layered Celestial Formation was supposed to be the most dangerous, but just as the Artifact Spirit had guessed, there was no danger at all, let alone seeing a red-haired corpse.
"Do you feel like you've entered a treasure mountain but returned empty-handed?" the Artifact Spirit asked.
"Yes!" Gu Zheng gritted his teeth.
"Look on the bright side. Opportunities are things that can only be encountered and not sought. Although you didn't gain anything here, you're about to enter the second layer of the treasure trove after all. Maybe there'll be a good harvest there?" the Artifact Spirit comforted.
Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled, then cheered up and said, "The second layer of the treasure trove, I'm coming!"
Immortal energy was injected into the light formation, and a moment later it was activated. The light on it shone brightly, and Gu Zheng and Meow Meow's vision alternated between light and dark. They appeared on the second layer of the treasure trove.
"Our map should lead us to the second layer of the treasure trove!"
Gu Zheng came to this conclusion after looking around. After all, the map of the treasure trove obtained from the white jade ball was very detailed, and even some of the decorations inside were depicted.
There was a circle mark on the treasure trove map, and the Artifact Spirit had guessed that this mark was the resting place after entering the treasure trove. Around this resting place were four statues of sea monsters. The four statues in front of Gu Zheng were exactly the same as the ones on the treasure trove map.
"It seems so. Let's go forward. When we reach a room, we can verify it again," the Artifact Spirit said.
There were many rooms on the first layer of the treasure trove, and on both sides of the door were statues of shark heads. As for the statues on the second layer of the treasure trove, the map depicted the heads of sea monsters. As long as they could see the doors of the rooms, they would be able to confirm whether this was the floor represented on the map.
In front of the first door, Gu Zheng's face was even more excited. The statues on both sides of the door were the heads of two sea monsters.
"This is great. With the treasure map, we'll be able to know which rooms contain danger and which rooms contain treasures. This will save us as much time as possible," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"There should have been treasures in this room, but it was taken away by someone who came here first!"
Meow Meow had already seen the treasure trove map, and now that the door was open, she couldn't help but pout.
"It's fine. Let's keep walking."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and began to walk along the corridor.
They passed by ten rooms in a row, but the doors were all open. It wasn't until the eleventh room that they finally saw the closed door.
"Those damn people who came here first are too hateful!" Meow Meow gritted her teeth.
The eleventh room was directly opposite the twelfth room, and standing near the eleventh room, they could also see the doors of the thirteenth and fourteenth rooms. What was more infuriating was that except for the eleventh room, the other three rooms had already been opened.
"Don't be angry. When we see them, we'll teach them a lesson!"
Gu Zheng stroked Meow Meow's hair, then pointed to the ground and said, "Although they obtained some treasures, it was inevitable that they experienced some danger!"
There were demon corpses on the ground, and similarly, there were also refined corpses with their heads chopped off. The place Gu Zheng pointed to had a bloodstain of a different color, which must have been left behind by someone who spat out blood.
"When we see them, I'll let them have a taste of my own medicine!" Meow Meow raised her little fist and said.
Gu Zheng began to break the immortal formation on the door, and it didn't take long for him to break it. When the door opened, Gu Zheng did not see the golden chest he had imagined. Instead, he felt a cold and gloomy aura.
Whoosh!
As the door opened, a refined corpse covered in green liquid dashed out.
"Mister, let me do it!"
Meow Meow, who was still holding back her anger, pleaded. Gu Zheng dodged, making way for her.
Refined corpses covered in green liquid were more powerful than those covered in paste. Moreover, there were more of these refined corpses on the second floor of the treasure trove than on the first floor. At least, from the looks of the corpses on the ground, all of them were refined corpses.
Although the refined corpse covered in green liquid was powerful, it was no match for Meow Meow. It didn't take long for it to be torn to pieces by Meow Meow's sharp claws.
"Are you satisfied now?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Satisfied!" Meow Meow stuck out her tongue.
"Let's continue on our way!"
Gu Zheng walked forward, his face full of gloominess.
"There's a problem! Logically speaking, there should be a golden chest in the room. Why is there a refined corpse here? "
Muttered the weapon spirit. When Meow Meow was fighting the refined corpse, Gu Zheng had carefully checked the room. There were no resources inside, not even gold, silver, or jewels.
Gu Zheng frowned and stopped in his tracks. "I'm going to look back and see if there are any rooms that have been opened."
After a moment, Gu Zheng gritted his teeth. "I think the map I got is fake."
After continuously exploring a few rooms, Gu Zheng discovered some traces left behind by demons or refined corpses in the rooms that should have contained treasures. However, he didn't find anything dangerous in the rooms that should have been dangerous.
Moreover, according to the map, there were no empty rooms on this floor, nor were there any rooms that contained both danger and treasure! This place was either dangerous or filled with treasures. If there was no problem with the map, Gu Zheng didn't even dare to imagine how many times the rewards here would be compared to the first floor. After all, there were several times more treasures here than on the first floor.
But now, what he thought was certain was ruthlessly overturned by reality.
"That seems to be the only explanation! I thought it would save us some time. Who knew it would be a fake map! "The weapon spirit shook its head.
"Forget it. I didn't think the map would be about the Tian Luo Cavern's treasures. Let's just pretend it never happened." Gu Zheng shrugged.
"Mister, let's go find the next room that hasn't been opened yet. Maybe the map is wrong with the first few rooms?" Meow Meow said.
"I hope it's as you say!"
Gu Zheng didn't have much hope and continued on his way.
Continuing along the corridor, after passing a few rooms, Gu Zheng finally saw a closed stone door.
"According to the map, there should be danger in this room."
Gu Zheng's lips curled into a mocking smile. He really didn't have much hope for the treasure map's records.
Gu Zheng had also carefully examined the few rooms that they had just passed, but the answers he got were the same as before. There were no traces of danger in the rooms that should have been dangerous. It was really disappointing to find the remnants of danger in the rooms that should have held the treasures.
"Mister, do you think it's possible that the map recorded things in reverse? The rooms that are marked as treasures are actually dangerous, and the rooms marked as dangerous are actually treasures? Take this room for example. Although it's marked as dangerous, what if there's a treasure inside? "Meow Meow pointed to a room that hadn't been opened.
"Although what you said is very possible for now, after all, the rooms that were opened by the first person were all reversed. But there are a lot of dangers marked on the map. It shouldn't be possible that it's a treasure the other way round! If it's really a treasure the other way round, then the treasures in this treasure trove will be a little frightening! "
As Gu Zheng's voice fell, the door of the room slowly opened, and Gu Zheng saw a trace of golden light.
"Isn't that a little too willful?"
Gu Zheng's eyes widened. There was no danger in the room at all. Instead, there was a medium-sized golden box that was one and a half feet long and nearly one foot tall.
"Hehe!"
Looking at the golden box in the room, Meow Meow smiled a little proudly. "Mister, praise me!"
"Don't be so happy too early!"
Before Gu Zheng could speak, the weapon spirit had already spoken. "This is only one room that confirmed your guess. It won't be too late to ask for praise when the next room confirms it again!"
"Weapon spirit, do you have to be so serious? You'll scare the children! "
Gu Zheng, who was in a better mood, laughed and raised his hand to ruffle Meow Meow's hair. "Not bad, I'll take your blessings, little Meow Meow!"
"Hehe!"
Meow Meow laughed quietly and rubbed its head against Gu Zheng's warm palm.
"Hurry up and open the box!"
The weapon spirit glared fiercely at Gu Zheng.
The restrictions on the box were quickly opened by Gu Zheng. What entered his eyes made the smile on Gu Zheng's face grow even wider.
The box contained resources. Although they weren't as good as the large golden box, there were still quite a few ordinary and medium-grade ingredients.
"Just how many good things did this Heaven Conch Grandmaster collect back then? Not to mention what he used for himself, he left a lot in this treasure trove! I'm really looking forward to meeting Cao Yi and seeing what she got there! "
After putting the golden box into the Chaos Dimension, Gu Zheng continued the treasure hunt with Meow Meow.
This time, Gu Zheng didn't have to go very far, because the next room had a closed stone door.
"According to the map, this is a room with treasures, but according to Meow Meow's guess, this should be a dangerous room," Gu Zheng said.
"Yes, yes!"
Meow Meow hurriedly nodded.
"Good, then let's see if Meow Meow's guess is correct!"
Gu Zheng began to break the formation. After the stone door slowly opened, Gu Zheng saw another ray of golden light.
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