"Hmm? Aren't we missing someone?"
Inside the great tomb, in a dark side room, though called a side room, it was actually a hidden world.
The lake water, fed by some unknown underground river, flows quietly, and rows of withered willow trees stand silently on the floating bridges.
Tan Zhuyin glanced back and vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
Zhu Renji turned around, his cross-eyed eyes widening in seriousness as he began to count, loudly announcing the numbers:
"Holy Son, sixty-four people!"
"Six my foot! There are forty of us coming down!"
Luo Yexian was startled, then slapped him on the back of the head. "There were clearly thirty-two people."
"Eight are missing? When?"
Tan Zhuyin's expression changed slightly, but he didn't notice at all.
This means that neither of the two Dharma Kings who were following him noticed anything amiss.
"The tomb owner might be the Cloud Dream Ancestral God. Can we communicate with him through the statue of the Ancestral God?" Luo Yexian asked.
Tan Zhuyin thought this method was feasible. After pondering for a moment, he took out the statue of the ancestral god from his bosom.
After sensing for a moment, he said in a deep voice:
"Useless."
Luo Yexian tried it, just like the other members of the Demon Summoning Cult, but then shook his head.
This means that either the tomb contains some kind of formation that rendered the summoning of the gods ineffective, or the Dream God has fallen into slumber once again.
The latter is more likely.
If it were the former, there wouldn't have been a response before.
"Let's put those people aside for now and find an exit first."
Tan Zhuyin's voice seemed to be 'locked up,' drifting far away on the empty lake.
The group of members of the demonic cult began to advance on the pontoon bridge once more.
However, the pontoon bridge was incredibly long, and as they walked faster and faster, the scene before them remained unchanged.
Tan Zhuyin felt increasingly impatient.
He was about to turn around and ask the two Dharma Kings at the Dharma Body Realm to make a move.
Suddenly, Luo Yexian pointed forward.
"What... what is that?"
Everyone looked over, and their expressions immediately changed.
There were eight corpses lying haphazardly, each one with a gruesome death and wide-open, round eyes.
"Shi Yong! How could he have died here?"
"How did they die so silently?"
"There's something eerie nearby..."
These members of the demonic cult were no pushovers, but even they couldn't help but gasp at the sight of such a bizarre scene.
This also shows that they haven't gone far at all; they've been going around in circles!
Glug glug--
Immediately afterwards, the lake water suddenly surged, and countless dark shadows emerged from the water. These were hundreds and thousands of Dream Ba, but they did not attack. Instead, they coldly watched the members of the Demon Summoning Cult.
The people in the demonic cult were terrified, yet couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Two figures, one fat and one thin, suddenly appeared beside Tan Zhuyin; they were the two Dharma Kings who had come with him.
"Only a higher-level being can make Dream Ba restrain its desire for living beings."
"Is this the layout of the Underground Palace?"
Li Mo looked at the layout of the tomb chamber on the ground.
This was something Tian Miao had just calculated, and Li Mo drew it on paper based on her deduction.
Tian Miao nodded, her face pale, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. She smiled weakly:
"Impressive, right?"
"..."
Li Mo hadn't expected Tian Miao to ask such a question at this point, so he could only give her a thumbs up, meaning "awesome."
Then he took out rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures to replenish her blood. Who knows what she might encounter in the tomb? It's always good to have more strength.
"It looks somewhat familiar..."
Ying Bing seemed to be deep in thought, her delicate hand gripping the sheathed Heavenly Frost Sword, pointing and gesturing at the map.
After a moment, she turned around and said seriously:
"I know how to get there."
Little Li leaned back slightly. "Ice Block, are you sure? This isn't Li Mo's tomb..."
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Ying Bing's delicate hand gripping the sword sheath tightened involuntarily, remembering the map filled with Li Mo's image...
But as everyone knows, Ice Block is best at pretending to be nonchalant, with a cool and aloof expression as if he doesn't quite understand what you're talking about.
"What I mean is, the layout of this Underground Palace is like a game of chess."
"You downloaded it."
"Um?"
Li Mo squinted as he examined the game, but he guessed that while the game recognized him, he probably didn't even recognize it.
At the time, he was too busy showing off his divine abilities to others.
Seeing the confusion in Little Li's eyes, Ying Bing said softly:
"The changes within this Underground Palace are based on that game of chess."
"When we step into the Underground Palace, we are considered to have entered the game. In this game, there are places that are deadly traps. If we enter without understanding why, the situation we face will become more and more dangerous, until it becomes a dead end."
"A chess game?"
Tian Miao leaned closer for a look, but her face turned pale again, and she quickly looked away.
She looked dazed.
"This chess puzzle... someone actually managed to solve it? This...!"
"If the game is not solved, how can the entrance be revealed?" Li Mo reminded him.
"That's true, I wonder who possesses such chess skills..."
Tian Miao spoke, she gave Ying Bing an appreciative look:
"As expected of you, you were able to tell that this was a chess game."
"Because she was the one who broke the deadlock."
"..."
The three searched the Underground Palace again and finally found the Underground Palace. Beside the entrance were two Bronze Beasts, and the numbers from 'one' to 'nineteen' were engraved on their bases.
What's the first step?
Click--
Ying Bing turned the left Bronze Beast to nine and the right one to thirteen.
Rumble--
The earth shook violently, as if the entire underground Underground Palace was trembling, like a giant Rubik's Cube being twisted by boundless power.
Then they moved the correct side room toward them.
Li Mo seemed lost in thought.
In other words, this labyrinthine Underground Palace serves as a layer of security.
How can we ensure that only the person who breaks the chessboard can reach the main burial chamber?
"A tomb, yet it possesses such exquisite craftsmanship."
"I wonder how powerful the Demon Summoning Cult was back then..."
Tian Miao pondered for a moment and said, "Back then, they probably still God Summoning Cult."
She was very curious about what kind of person the tomb's occupant was.
Because when she was doing the deduction, all she saw was a blur and a blank.
With a loud bang, the door swung open.
Li Mo, holding the Star Pestle, walked at the very front.
After traveling for an unknown amount of time, they arrived at a place that resembled Alchemy Chamber, but it was many times larger than the Cauldron Peak of the Clear Abyss Sect.
This place is also guarded by Dream Ba, and they are clearly different from those they encountered before.
His aura was deeper, he wore a long robe, and even had white hair growing on his head; his skin had a lustrous texture.
From a distance, they look almost indistinguishable from living people.
He spoke as if he were a deacon:
"Each person can only receive one bottle of pills per month."
After saying that, it lowered its head again, without revealing what kind of elixir it was.
That means they can choose for themselves.
Therefore, as long as those who come to this place are not too greedy, they can remain safe and sound, and may even benefit from it.
However, given the passage of time, many of these elixirs have long since lost their medicinal properties.
"The Three Origins Spirit Gathering Pill —this item has long been extinct, yet it can be found here, and its spiritual essence is exceptionally well preserved."
Tian Miao was very satisfied with the elixir she had chosen.
"What is this?"
There weren't many bottles left that still had medicinal effects, so Li Mo just grabbed one at random.
Tian Miao glanced at it. "Udumbara Pill, taking it will help you sleep well."
"For you."
Ying Bing poured out the four pills from the porcelain bottle in her hand, and gave three to Li Mo.
"This is..." Li Mo felt that the aura was somewhat similar to that of the Golden Crow Blood, but he didn't know its specific effects.
Tian Miao's expression was strange. "Good stuff."
What are you doing?
"Aphrodisiac."
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