A Turn in the Road, the Entrance Is Here
Li Yunjing's eyes revealed even more resentment.
He was still hoping to obtain the Northern Dark Vein-Suppressing Seal!
Stopping here now, wouldn't that mean giving up the Northern Dark Vein-Suppressing Seal?
If that's the case, how can one cultivate the "Earth Vein Return to Origin Scripture"?
Just as Li Yunjing was pondering, the voice of the Five Spirits Lord rang in Li Yunjing mind.
"Finding a passage is this difficult? Are all cultivators in the lower realms this weak?"
Li Yunjing was taken aback at first, then thought to himself.
"As Immortal Artifact, you should be able to find the correct passage, right?"
Five Spirits Lord said, "It's nothing. I discovered that so-called passage a long time ago, and I even know the situation deeper inside."
I have a complete view of this place. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me.
Li Yunjing's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked Five Spirits Lord to tell him how to enter the third level.
Five Spirits Lord laughed and continued, "You've all been fooled. The so-called passage to the third level isn't in front of you; it's behind you."
"Behind?"
Li Yunjing glanced back.
Behind them stretched an endless sea of primordial yellow light.
The sea of light was so dazzling that just one glance made one's eyes sting and hurt.
Li Yunjing looked away, completely bewildered.
"Where is the path to the third level?"
Five Spirits Lord said, "Indeed, the designer of this cave abode is quite interesting; he's created a clever illusion."
Li Yunjing nodded slightly, glanced at the people around him, Li Yunjing coughed.
Immediately, everyone around was drawn to Li Yunjing.
Li Yunjing asked, "Is it possible that the path to the third level isn't one of those nine passages?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Ruoxu was the first to speak, "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Aside from those nine passageways, where else on this entire second floor could one be considered an entrance?
Jin Ruoxu's words prompted the others to carefully observe their surroundings.
However, because of the presence of those seal characters, these people were unable to observe them closely.
The Jin Household members largely agreed with their ancestor's idea and felt that their ancestor was right.
Wang Ci and the others, however, found it strange.
At this moment, Xiao Tianxing spoke up, "I think Yunjing's statement is not impossible."
Because of these seal script characters around us, it's very difficult for us to observe our surroundings; we can easily be distracted by them.
Thinking about it carefully, could this have been intentional on the part of the cave abode's owner?
Its purpose is to prevent us from carefully observing our surroundings, thus making it impossible for us to find the real entrance.
"Senior Brother Xiao is right," Chu Xin echoed.
"In this way, when we see nine passages ahead, we will inevitably assume that the passage to the third level is among them."
But that's not actually the case, and because finding the right path is too difficult, we'll definitely give up after trying.
This is perhaps what the cave abode's owner wanted to see.
After all, he certainly didn't want to be disturbed even after his death.
Xiao Tianxing and Chu Xin's speeches immediately made everyone present think seriously.
Their words were not without merit.
Thinking about it carefully, it's quite possible that this is exactly what the two of them described.
If we put ourselves in their shoes and consider ourselves as the owners of the cave abode, then designing the second level according to Xiao Tianxing and Chu Xin's suggestions would certainly be safer.
"If that's the case, then where is the real entrance?"
Jin Ruoxu also wavered; he was no longer sure if he was right.
However, Jin Ruoxu's question left both Xiao Tianxing and Chu Xin speechless.
Everyone immediately turned to look at Li Yunjing.
Li Yunjing said, "Perhaps it's right behind us."
Everyone closed their eyes first, then turned around and opened them, only to see that vast expanse of dark yellow light.
"You mean the entrance is in there?" Jin Ruoxu asked.
Li Yunjing nodded. "That's right, since there's no road ahead and we're blocked on both sides by the seal script."
So the only place left is that sea of light.
"That's possible, but who should go scout ahead first?" Wang Ci said.
These words silenced everyone present.
Exploring a route is dangerous, especially in such unknown circumstances; it could very well cost you your life.
No one wanted to die, so no one spoke.
"Since I suggested it, then I'll do it."
Li Yunjing spoke up at this moment.
He trusted the Five Spirits Lord, so he felt there was no danger.
Xiao Tianxing and the others wanted to try to persuade him, but Li Yunjing stopped them with a look.
Li Yunjing immediately headed towards that sea of light.
Before long, Li Yunjing arrived at the sea of light.
After glancing back at the others, Li Yunjing stepped into the Sea of Light.
The next moment, Li Yunjing was completely swallowed by the sea of light.
He disappeared into the sea of light.
Jin Ruoxu and the others Spirit Concentration their breath and waited quietly.
At that moment, Li Yunjing felt that everything in front of him was blurry and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Fortunately, Li Yunjing's vision returned to normal shortly afterward.
What first caught my eye was a light even brighter than the previous two layers.
This light is no longer the scattered radiance of heaven and earth, but has a core, a pulse, and an endless cycle, gushing out from every inch of this place and returning to the center.
Li Yunjing looked around and found himself inside a grand hall.
The entire hall was not built of ordinary bricks and stones, but was created directly from a single piece of the earth's original crystal jade, perfectly formed without any trace of splicing.
The palace is perfectly circular, with a diameter of a hundred miles. There are no thick palace walls around its edges, only a semi-transparent barrier of dark yellow crystal jade. Beyond the barrier are the ever-flowing branches of the earth's veins.
Nine towering crystal pillars, each requiring more than ten people to encircle, are evenly distributed around the circumference of the main hall, rising straight from the floor to the ceiling, and are integrated with the main hall's crystal body.
At the very center of the main hall hangs a large cauldron, the very soul of the entire hall.
Beside the large cauldron, there is also a spirit pool.
The spirit pool is circular, nine zhang in diameter, and its walls are cast from a single piece of Black-Yellow Stone, fitting perfectly with the core nodes of the main hall. The bottom of the pool penetrates directly through the entire main hall and plunges into the primordial eye of the Northern Dark Mountain.
The pool was filled with the Earth Vein Origin Spirit Liquid, which had accumulated over countless years. It was a nearly solid black gold elixir, thick as honey, yet slowly churning.
Li Yunjing looked around carefully and found that apart from the large cauldron and the spirit pool, there were no other treasures in the hall.
Li Yunjing frowned slightly, but didn't think too much about it.
Now that I've successfully entered the third level, it's time to go back and get the others here too.
Turning around, it was still that same sea of dark yellow light.
Li Yunjing entered it again, and the same feeling returned.
Li Yunjing passed through the sea of light and returned to the second level.
Everyone's eyes widened when they saw Li Yunjing return.
"Sect Leader Li, how is it?" Jin Ruoxu asked impatiently.
Li Yunjing nodded slightly. "The entrance is inside."
Upon hearing this, Jin Ruoxu's breathing became heavy.
What a stroke of luck! Things took an unexpected turn for the better!
Li Yunjing turned around again and said as he entered the sea of light, "Come on, there's no danger. Once you cross the sea of light, you can enter the third level."
Upon hearing this, everyone headed towards the sea of light, and soon they all surged into it...