Chapter 168: Entering the cave to chase the murderer
Jian Ruomu originally flew the airship towards Qingshi, but suddenly he saw Qingshi flying with his sword. Jian Ruomu did not expect Qingshi to have such a method. He couldn't help but was stunned, and then turned the ship's bow and flew towards the platform and the trial cave at the end of the Immortal Sword Front.
He drove the airship and rushed over, and the wind blades all over the sky rushed towards him. Jian Ruomu snorted coldly, and suddenly swung the long sword in his hand to release a white sword energy that was dozens of feet long. The sword energy swept across the trial with a dazzling brilliance. The small platform at the entrance of the cave encountered a light blue energy barrier.
The barrier was originally well hidden, and it would have been impossible to detect it without close observation. Under the violent collision of Jian Ruomu's sword energy, the barrier was stimulated to generate light blue energy fluctuations, thus revealing itself.
Although this barrier was both concealed and tough, Jian Ruomu's sword was too overbearing. The blue light flashed and the barrier was instantly shattered. A man in black appeared from the broken barrier, but his face could not be seen clearly. , then staggered into the trial cave.
Without any hesitation, Jian Ruomu jumped off the airship and rushed towards the hole with his sword. Seven or eight space spiritual weapons such as storage rings and bracelets flew out from his body and fell onto the airship.
Jian Ruoyun flew in on a black eagle. He did not see Jian Ruomu defeat the hidden magic circle and drive out the man in black who used the wind blade to secretly attack Qingshi. He only saw Jian Ruomu ducking into the cave from a distance. Jian Ruoyun immediately followed suit and chased into the hole in a flash. Before entering the hole, he threw the storage spiritual weapon on the ground at the entrance of the hole.
Qingshi's 'sword flying' is too inefficient, the flying speed is very slow, and climbing upward is like a snail. When he flew above the iron chain and approached the entrance of the trial cave, Qingshi discovered that although the wind blade was gone, Jian Ruomu and Jian Ruoyun were also missing. Only Jian Ruoyun's black eagle and sword Ruomu's airship is hovering high in the sky.
Qingshi chased into the trial cave. At this time, the trial array in the cave had been activated. The light in the huge cave was dim. Inside the cave was a huge waterway that was a hundred feet long. Stone pillars of different thicknesses and lengths protruded out of the water. , forming a large array of stone pillars.
There is no regular pattern in the distribution of stone pillars. Some are as high as five feet above the water, and some are only less than three feet above the water. Some places are densely packed and some are sparse. Along the passage, there is another one every twenty feet or so. A huge circular stone platform two feet in diameter and about three feet in diameter. Whether it is a stone pillar or a stone platform, its sides and tops are carved with exquisite patterns. From time to time, light flows along the patterns, which is mysterious and beautiful.
Qingshi saw Jian Ruoyun at a glance. He was standing on the shore next to a metal disk about the same size as the golden cloud disk. He was looking anxiously into the distance. Qingshi felt okay and ran over and shouted: "Master Ruoyun uncle!"
Jian Ruoyun turned around and saw Qingshi, his anxious face was even more worried, and he shouted hastily: "Why did you follow here instead of going back?" Then he thought of something again, his eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, you Hurry up and give me the pass, I'm going to chase that old guy."
"I'll go too!" Qingshi blurted out.
"No!" Jian Ruoyun said resolutely, "With your current level of cultivation, you can't stop the old guy's three moves and two moves. Besides, you are not familiar with this trial cave, so you can't catch up with him at all."
Qingshi knew that what Jian Ruoyun said was right, but he had his own support, so he immediately said: "It's better for me to go..." Suddenly he remembered something and asked immediately, "What if we go in together? I'll carry it on my back." I want you to show me the way, so you won’t be rejected, right? Well...it will definitely work!"
"This... I haven't tried it, so it should work! But you'd better not go there. This level is not just about finding the right path. It's very rare if you don't have excellent kung fu on your body and feet." Jian Ruoyun said, "It's difficult for you to pass by yourself, so why don't you carry me on your back? No, no, no..."
"Then you carry me!" Qingshi said, "Please forgive my nephew for being disrespectful."
"This..." Jian Ruoyun said, "This is not a matter of disrespect..."
"Uncle Ruoyun!" Qingshi said, "I deceived Elder Ruomu and brought in a powerful magic weapon. Let's go in together. This matter is not that simple. I'm worried about the safety of Uncle Ruochen. By the way. , If Elder Mu is not the one who harmed me, we are afraid that we have fallen into someone else's trap."
"What?" Jian Ruoyun's eyes almost popped out of his head, "I personally saw him lying on the golden cloud plate and tampering with it, and then the chain broke down. You must have been secretly attacked at that time, right? He wants to force you to fall into the abyss and die! He is also afraid that you will not die quickly enough, so he actually rushes over to attack you in person. You and I both saw it with our own eyes!"
"No!" Qingshi said, "When he rushed over to take action, I originally thought he was going to kill me. Then I suddenly discovered that the sword energy he released with his sword was to help me resist the wind blades that sneaked up on me. If not He, it is difficult for me to escape the secret attack of the wind blade. So, if he is really the murderer, then there is no need for him to come over. Those wind blades alone are enough to make me fall into the abyss. If he comes over and wants to attack me, then I There is even less possibility of escape. He is helping me. Therefore, I conclude that Elder Ruomu is not the murderer, and he will not be the one who tampered with Jin Yunpan. He should have discovered the abnormality of Jin Yunpan and rushed here. help me."
Jian Ruoyun was stunned, thought for a moment, and said: "Perhaps we made a mistake? Well...if he is the murderer, then he really shouldn't come over and attack you in public. This doesn't make sense. Besides, If he really attacks you, in that case, you can't escape his sword at all. I'm just wondering how you kid avoided his killing move... Well, it seems that he He is indeed helping you, which means that at least he is not the one who harmed you. But why did he escape into the cave again? "
"Uncle Ruoyun, there is no need to doubt," Qingshi said, "Elder Ruomu is definitely not the one who harmed me. If he wanted to harm me, he would not have escaped! He should have discovered the murderer who secretly attacked me with the wind blade. The murderer probably ran away into the hole, so he chased me in.”
"Yes, that makes sense!" Jian Ruoyun said, "You are right. So we probably set the wrong trap and identified the wrong person, and ended up falling into the trap of the real murderer."
"That's right!" Qingshi said, "The real culprit behind the scenes set up a trap to blame Elder Ruomu. Fortunately, I didn't die so easily. Otherwise, how could Elder Ruomu have made it clear? However, since the trap designed by the real culprit failed to achieve its goal, then He will definitely have some back-up moves, and I guess Master Ruochen will also fall into his trap, so we have to get in quickly."
"Yes, yes!" Jian Ruoyun said anxiously, "Let's go in and I'll carry you!"
Jian Ruoyun has no doubt that Qingshi brought in a powerful magic weapon without telling Jian Rumu. Who is Qingshi? As a disciple of the former emperor and the younger brother of the current emperor, he may have the most valuable and powerful magic weapon in the world, and that flying sword is an example. That is a legendary magic weapon that only the Sword Immortal has. Although his flying sword flies like a pheasant, it doesn't look very powerful.
The two began to move forward astride the stone pillars, with the pass on Jian Ruoyun's hand and Qingshi riding on Jian Ruoyun's shoulders.
The three levels of the test are different. The first level, the iron chain test, tests the body's balance, coordination and psychological quality. This trial cave tests the flexibility and intelligence of the mind and the ability to discern unexpected changes.
The distribution of these stone pillars in the cave seems chaotic and changes from time to time. In fact, both the distribution direction and the time of change are regular.
This is related to the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements and the transformation and changes of the two rituals and all directions. It is easier for people who are proficient in the magic circle to pass, and those who have not practiced the magic circle can also discover the law of change through keen insight, so it is also possible Clearance.
Jian Ruoyun has come in many times and is quite familiar with the situation of these stone pillars. However, because the stone pillars change from time to time, he still needs to observe and analyze before taking each step, and then make judgments based on his own memory.
Qingshi was riding on Jian Ruoyun's shoulder and was also observing these stone pillars. When he took the first step, he obviously wanted to choose one of the three stone pillars in front of him as the first step.
Qingshi quickly judged that one of them was in the right position, so he judged that it could never be the correct choice. When he was judging which of the remaining two was the correct choice, Jian Ruoyun had already stepped onto the far left That one, obviously, he was right.
In the next ten steps, every time before Qingshi found the correct stone pillar, Jian Ruoyun took the right step, and it was indeed much faster than Qingshi.
However, as Jian Ruoyun stepped forward step by step, the difficulty became more and more difficult and the speed became slower and slower, while Qingshi's judgment speed became faster and faster.
In terms of martial arts cultivation, Qingshi is far inferior to Jian Ruoyun, but in terms of array formation, Qingshi is much stronger than Jian Ruoyun. Qingshi soon discovered that the trial array here was very similar to the set of mysterious formation techniques recorded in the Taixuan Sutra, the first formation secret book in the Dahuang world, in his memory. Qingshi secretly derived this method from the Taixuan Sutra. Confirmed, it is indeed correct.
After walking about thirty steps, Qingshi quickly eliminated all four wrong stone pillars and found the correct one when judging the next step. At this time, Jian Ruoyun was still calculating.
Qingshi couldn't help but said: "Uncle Ruoyun, it's the first one on the left."
"What?" Jian Ruoyun was startled and then realized, "That's right! How did you know?"
"I calculated it!" Qingshi said, "Uncle, don't ask questions now and leave quickly."
"Okay!" Jian Ruoyun made a leap and jumped onto the short stone pillar three feet away on the left. This stone pillar was short and thin, and Jian Ruoyun could only place one foot on it.
The stone pillar was extremely slippery, which obviously made it more difficult to stand under the blessing of the magic circle. This leap of several feet requires bypassing several stone pillars and having to stand firmly on one foot. It is obviously very difficult. If it were bluestone, we would not dare to take the risk of leaping so far. We would have to wait for the stone pillars to be distributed next time. It is only possible after change.
The change in this step will take at least half a stick of incense, and it will need to be recalculated after the change. It is possible that even after the calculation is made, you will still be unable to do it. This is all possible.
There is a layer of golden light shrouding the water under the stone pillars. If you go to the wrong stone pillar, or if you go to the right one but cannot stand and fall into the water, you will be transported to the golden water dish next to the starting point. Although you can start over, the stone pillars you have walked through have changed again. You need to observe and calculate from the beginning again, and then there will be no time.
Jian Ruoyun Golden Rooster was independent, standing firmly on the stone pillar, and began to calculate the next step, but it turned out that Qingshi calculated it first. In order to save time, Jian Ruoyun jumped directly to the position indicated by Qingshi. It was indeed correct. Jian Ruoyun simply stopped calculating and only paid attention to his feet. The two of them divided the work and cooperated, and the efficiency was higher.
After walking for about ten steps, Qingshi asked: "Uncle Ruoyun, how many steps are there to reach the first platform?" From the starting point, the entire cave can be seen at a glance, but in fact, all that is seen is a static mirror image. , which reflects the structural layout inside the cave rather than real-time dynamic images.
After starting to move forward, you can only see the small area where you want to go next. The rest of the area is separated by an energy barrier and can neither be seen nor heard. Through calculation, Qingshi found that fifty-three steps had been taken. According to reasoning, the next step should be to reach the first platform.
"One more step." Jian Ruoyun replied.
"It's true!" Qingshi secretly thought, and quickly stepped up his calculations. From the time he came in to now, less than half an hour has passed, and he doesn't know where Jian Ruomu has gone and what is happening to Jian Ruochen.
"The third stone pillar directly in front is the second tallest of the nine!" Qingshi said loudly after completing the calculation.
"Okay!" Jian Ruoyun responded and jumped onto the target stone pillar with a leap. This time the target pillar not only slipped, but also trembled. Jian Ruoyun quickly condensed his legs and firmly fixed on the stone pillar.
The scenery in front of them changed, and sure enough, the first platform appeared in front of them, but the scene on the platform frightened the two of them. I saw two people fighting for their lives with long swords in their hands. Qingshi shouted: "No!"
What he was most worried about happened. The two people on the platform were fighting for their lives, Jian Ruomu and Jian Ruochen.
"Stop it," Jian Ruoyun shouted loudly, "Brother Head, Senior Brother Ruomu, stop it!" He shouted in desperation, but he forgot that they could see the platform now, but they couldn't see inside the platform. Can't hear them.
Seeing that the two people on the platform were still eager to kill, Jian Ruoyun came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Qingshi, hurry up and figure it out, quick, quick, quick!"
Qingshi naturally knew to be quick, because there were blood marks on the bodies of Jian Ruochen and Jian Ruomu on the platform, and they were obviously injured. Jian Ruomu was angry and raised his halberd like a mad tiger. Every move was a life-threatening attack. Jian Ruomu Chen obviously had the upper hand with his higher sword skills, but facing Jian Ruomu's crazy fighting style, he was a little tired of parrying. In this case, the two of them could kill each other with one move at any time, and it was even more likely that they would kill each other with one move. Both sides suffer.
The situation is very urgent, but now Jian Ruoyun and Qingshi can only worry, because in order to step on the platform, they need to choose the right entrance to the platform. These entrances are real and fake, and they are arranged on the edge of the circular platform facing them, and they are exactly the same. There are nine entrance signs.
Qingshi was anxious and couldn't figure it out. Jian Ruoyun also started to make his own calculations, but it was not so easy to figure it out at once. Looking at the extremely critical scene on the platform, Qingshi suddenly remembered a sentence in the Taixuan Sutra: The changes in the nine gates are numerous and complex, but the only definite number is three or three.
An idea flashed in Qingshi's mind and he said loudly: "It's the third entrance."
As soon as Jian Ruoyun heard this, he was about to rush out, but he suddenly froze on the spot and asked: "Which side? Third on the left or third on the right?"
Qingshi was also stunned and couldn't figure it out in his eagerness. On the platform, Jian Ruomu stabbed Jian Ruochen under the left rib with his sword, but he was kicked out by Jian Ruochen, hit the energy barrier and fell to the ground.
Jian Ruochen staggered two steps back, leaning on the ground with his sword. After Jian Ruomu fell to the ground, he stared at Jian Ruochen angrily, and then struggled to get up. Looking at the way he gritted his teeth, you knew that once he got up and took a breath, he would immediately pounce again.
Qingshi suddenly pulled up his body and flew towards the third entrance on the left, shouting: "Uncle Ruoyun, if I am wrong, you should go to the third entrance on the right!"
