"Nine Stars Connecting Beads Secret Technique!"
Fang Yuan stood up, and a blood-red rune appeared on his forehead.
At the same time, a hidden Star Acupoint opened within his body, stimulating him all over and causing his Qi and Blood Power to surge to twice its former strength!
"At this point, my Dharma Aspect Power must be comparable to the mid-stage, right?"
Fang Yuan sighed and walked out of the passage. "Let's check the core... But Hong Chen actually went out of his way to set up a water source and vicious beasts here. He must think this third trial will last a long time."
He turned a corner, and a blue Brute Force Ox appeared right before him. It snorted heavily, pawed the ground with its forehooves, and charged at him.
Bam!
Fang Yuan neither dodged nor evaded, but the Brute Force Ox veered off course and slammed hard into the wall. Half its horn broke off, yet it still seemed to regard the opposite wall as its mortal enemy, ramming it again and again.
"So stupid..."
He shook his head and walked on through the passage. Before him was a Spring Eye, with red fish swimming in the water.
"Mm, the water's sweet, and these fish seem to be a rare species too. Eating them can greatly replenish Qi and Blood! An ordinary cultivator could probably survive here for a long time..."
Fang Yuan's expression turned grave as he thought of the first failure.
He had no idea whether that person had been trapped here until they died, or had tried the final trial and been killed by the guardian puppet.
"As long as it's a maze, there's always a way out!"
Fang Yuan simply used the most basic method: he followed one wall and kept to a