Without a word, Elena leaped into the air, landing on the back of the Giant-Winged Raven. Like a fairy, her clothes fluttered as she traversed the abyss, flying towards the cave on the opposite cliff. She was slender and light-weight without her equipment, and the Giant-Winged Raven had a considerable carrying capacity, so it could easily carry her across.
Sun Fei could naturally see that Elena was eager to be the first to go to the other side, apparently still worried that there might be some danger in the mysterious cave on the other side.
Sun Fei shook his head, understanding Elena's intentions.
He took out a long rope from his sash, swung it with all his might, and suddenly threw it. The rope shot across in a straight line, the iron chain at the top smashing through the stone wall and embedding itself firmly inside. The other end was tied to a protruding rock. Then, with a shout, he activated the Druid skill [ Werewolf ]. Sun Fei instantly transformed into a tall Werewolf, stepping on the 'rope bridge' and quickly walking towards the other side of the abyss. Unlike [ Werebear ], which increases strength and defense, [ Werewolf ] enhances agility and perception. Therefore, Sun Fei walked very steadily on the rope, at a very fast speed, even surpassing Elena. By the time Sun Fei the entrance of a stone cave on the other side and finished tidying up the rope, Elena had already flown over on her Giant-Winged Raven.
The passageway was pitch black. Sun Fei manifested his equipment and put on a ring with a 15-degree illumination range, which greatly improved his vision. He then Summon the white giant wolf again and began exploring. After completing the seven major classes, Elena gained the strength and magic attributes of the other six mercenaries. At this point, she possessed magic abilities from all four elements: fire, lightning, ice, and poison. Perhaps because of the completion rewards, the people of [ Rogue Encampment ] were already used to Sun Fei possessing skills from other major classes. When they saw Sun Fei Summon the druid's giant wolf and Raven, Elena's expression remained unchanged.
The stone walls of the cave passage remained Jian Jie, without any decorative patterns or murals, so the two were unable to obtain any useful information.
However, after walking several kilometers along the passageway, the two had to stop.
A fork in the road appeared ahead.
And there's more than one.
At the end of the passageway they were in was a stone chamber of about a hundred square meters. The space was quite spacious and connected to the entrances of ten other unknown passageways. However, to Sun Fei's delight, a building finally appeared in the stone chamber—five round stone protrusions of different sizes, each one meter high, arranged neatly according to the five apex points of a five-pointed star, with a stone monument-shaped building about two meters high in the center.
Upon closer inspection, Sun Fei discovered even more.
The top surfaces of the five protruding stone pillars are engraved with countless exquisite lines. If Sun Fei is not mistaken, this should be an unprecedented magic array. The lines are delicate and clear, definitely the work of a grandmaster-level magician. All the lines point to the very center of the stone surface, where there is a hexagonal cone-shaped indentation, as if something was once inlaid there but has now been lost.
Looking at the hexagonal cone-shaped indentation, Sun Fei found it increasingly familiar. With a sudden thought, he took out a perfect-grade amethyst gemstone synthesized from a [ Horadric Cube ] from his decorative space, placed it bottom-down, and gently put it in. Sure enough, as expected, the perfect-grade amethyst gemstone was perfectly set into the indentation.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Suddenly, a soft sound rang out, and the amethyst seemed to be activated by some force. A hazy purple flame flickered, and then, as if brought to life, the purple flame began to flow along the delicate patterns on the stone's surface. Soon, the entire pattern of the small magic array was filled with purple magical fluctuations...
But apart from that, nothing else changed.
Sun Fei turned his gaze to the other four identical small stone pillars. Sure enough, each small stone pillar had a similar magic array on it. Although the intricacies of the patterns varied, they all had a hexagonal cone-shaped indentation in the center. It was just a pity that Sun Fei did not currently have any other perfect-grade gems, and setting other grades of gems had no effect whatsoever.
The two-meter-high stone tablet, surrounded by small stone pillars in the very center, showed no unusual features. It was a blank stone tablet, without any carvings or magic arrays, and its surface was as smooth as a mirror, perfectly flat. Sun Fei observed it carefully for a long time but found nothing unusual.
Apart from five small stone pillars and a blank stone tablet, there was nothing else in the stone chamber.
Sun Fei eventually had no choice but to copy the magic arrays on the five small stone pillars before beginning the next step of his exploration.
Looking at the nine other passageways connecting to the stone chamber, Sun Fei and Elena exchanged a glance and sighed, "Looks like we'll have to try our luck!"
They randomly chose an entrance and entered. Sun Fei in front, with Elena following closely behind. The two explored at a leisurely pace. To avoid getting lost, Sun Fei would leave a flower mark on the stone wall every five meters or so. As they walked, the passageway twisted and turned, rising and falling. After more than ten minutes, another stone chamber appeared ahead, just like the one before, still connected to more than a dozen passageway entrances.
Sun Fei was stunned; he hadn't expected to encounter this situation.
This stone chamber was exactly the same size as the one they had encountered before, and it also connected to the entrances of the other nine passageways. Moreover, in the very center of the chamber, five small stone pillars guarded a blank stele, and each pillar was engraved with a magic array. Sun Fei took out the rubbings from before and carefully compared them; the five magic arrays were exactly the same. If it weren't for the fact that there were no marks left by Sun Fei Sun Fei in this chamber, he would have truly believed that the two of them had returned to the previous stone chamber.
"Looks like we'll have to try our luck!"
After marking the entrance to the passageway, and then marking the blank stone tablet in the middle of the stone chamber, Sun Fei randomly chose another entrance, held Elena's small hand tightly, and let the white giant wolf explore ahead, while the two of them followed leisurely behind.
However, after only ten minutes, Sun Fei was sweating profusely.
Ahead, another identical stone chamber appeared, still connected to nine tunnel entrances, like a bottomless, dark abyss, its destination unknown. There were still five small stone pillars and a blank stele, still the exact same magic array... He was going crazy. This place was like a vast maze where even gods could lose their way. One stone chamber after another, one passage after another, all interconnected, each passage representing a possibility, each possibility implying a different outcome. Although Sun Fei hadn't been good at math in his previous life, he understood that under these conditions, the chance of escaping this maze by sheer luck was less than one in a billion.
We can't keep wandering around like this!
After careful consideration, Sun Fei quickly made a decision. He led Elena back along the marked path they had left behind, and soon returned to the entrance of the tunnel they had entered earlier. Sun Fei used the same trick again, crossing the cold abyss with a cable and returning to the ground of the mysterious space on the other side, while Elena still flew across the air on the Giant-Winged Raven raven.
"Go back to [ City of Heroes ] first. Oh, and there's a Dou Qi manual here. Give it to Uncle Lampard and let him see if he can practice it..." Sun Fei took out a manual marked [ Lightning Lightspeed Fist ] from his belt space and handed it to Elena, carefully instructing her, "But remember, you must make it clear to Uncle Lampard that this manual was compiled by myself. Although I've practiced it myself and haven't found any flaws, I still want him to be careful. If he finds anything wrong, he should stop immediately and not practice it!"
This Dou Qi manual was modified by Sun Fei based on the flow of True Qi qi in [ Assassin Mode ], adding Dou Qi channels to the meridians. Sun Fei had been practicing it for some time, and although his body had no stored Dou Qi, making the practice useless, this situation was perfect for testing the modified Dou Qi. Even if there were flaws, they wouldn't lead to qi deviation, blocking or destroying the Dou Qi channels. During the practice, Sun Fei further modified some discovered flaws, and by now, after multiple revisions, there are no flaws left. The reason Sun Fei named this manual [ Lightning Lightspeed Fist ] is because he discovered that the Dou Qi channels he added were all designed to enhance attack speed, allowing the practitioner's punches to be as fast as lightning and their power to increase several times over.
Remembering Sun Fei's instructions, Elena reluctantly headed towards the [ City of Heroes ] through the suddenly appearing azure Teleport.
This is the benefit of upgrading the divine skill [ Summon ]. Not only can it Summon monsters from various continents in Act 1 [ Rogue Encampment ], it can also Teleport NPC characters to specific locations, saving Sun Fei a lot of trouble.
In fact, Sun Fei could have used the [ Summon ] divine skill to Teleport himself to the [ City of Heroes ] as well, but he didn't. The reason he announced his departure for a month, besides exploring the God and Demon Ruins, was also to allow Chambord City to develop on its own for a month without his presence. Sun Fei needed to give his subordinates enough space to grow. If he always did everything himself, not only would he be exhausted, but his subordinates wouldn't have the opportunity to display their talents, and their abilities wouldn't develop. And for a country to truly become strong, it can't rely on just one person. Sun Fei had already laid the foundation for Chambord City's development; now he was just waiting for others to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain and grow strong!
After seeing Elena off, Sun Fei the direction of the Mountain of Bones.
The magic array he discovered in the stone chamber has been copied down. Perhaps the nun and the lecherous old man can recognize something from it. It's not too late to explore further once he has more clues. Furthermore, he needs to go back and use the Horadric Cube to synthesize four perfect gems several times stronger to see if he can activate the mysterious magic arrays in the stone chamber. Perhaps this is the only way to escape the magic attack. Of course, after exploring for almost a day and a night, Sun Fei, despite his great strength, is already very tired. He needs to rest for a while.