Two months passed in a blink of an eye. Just as Cheng Ling expected, when the pointer completed its cycle, the two doors in the hall reopened.
This time, everyone felt relieved. Although the fairy spirit energy in the secret room is not as good as some powerful secret cultivation realms, it is greatly compensated for in time. Everyone's cultivation level has been slightly improved, and everyone has a smile on their face.
The only outlier was Ye Zhining. As soon as the two doors opened, he couldn't wait to say to Cheng Ling: "Cheng Ling, let's go out and see if the time outside has only passed a month as you guessed."
Jin Muhuan smiled and said: "Girl, it's easy to tell the difference when the time has passed twice. We haven't felt the slightest sign of the longevity disappearing, so don't be too nervous!"
Ye Zhining smiled awkwardly, but still persisted in forcing Cheng Ling to leave together, wanting to know the truth of the matter.
The crowd burst into laughter and walked out with him. In fact, most people are still skeptical. Without personal confirmation, they are always unsure!
Seeing that everyone had such thoughts, Cheng Ling could only give up and take them back along the original route. Soon, everyone walked out of Xuanwu's belly and came to the previous ruins. At this time, several sergeants waiting outside came to greet them.
Ye Zhining rushed to the front, grabbed one of the sergeants and asked, "Tell me, how long have we been in there?"
The sergeant was stunned for a moment. Although he saw that she was extremely beautiful, but she was very aggressive, and something happened, he said: "Zhen Dutong, you have only been in for a month, how come you came out so quickly? Did you find any treasures inside?"
Ye Zhining breathed a long sigh of relief and felt herself again. It seemed that it had no impact as Jin Muxuan said, and she immediately felt relieved.
Cheng Ling smiled and said: "Okay, we didn't find any treasures inside, but we did see a secret realm that is very helpful for cultivation. This place is full of ruins. You don't have to wait outside. We'll be there later. Come in with me!"
The sergeant was overjoyed and was about to speak when Jin Muhuan asked: "How is the repair progress of the battleship?"
"Report to the commander, the repair of the battleship is going smoothly. As long as we find the Black Iron Spirit, we can all repair it!"
Jin Muxuan said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. In this case, you also call the monks who repaired the battleship here, and we enter the secret realm together. If we search together, we may be able to find the whereabouts of Xuan Tiejing as soon as possible."
When the sergeant heard this, he happily accepted the order!
Three days later, when all the sergeants arrived, Cheng Ling took action again. This time he planned to enter the portal opposite the hourglass to take a look. Double the time flow rate was still too slow for him. If there was a higher multiple later, his cultivation speed would definitely be faster.
Full of confidence, he moved the small squares again according to the changing arrangement of the Nine Palaces. But something wonderful happened. The nine-square grid seemed to have a resistance, and it could not proceed according to the original arrangement no matter what.
"Is the arrangement of the nine-square grid unique? As long as you try it once, you can't succeed the second time? Or do you need to wait for a period of time before it can take shape again? But how long does it take to wait? I can't deduce it at all! "
Jin Muhuan and Zhou Qingxi saw that Cheng Ling had been tinkering with it for a long time, but Xuanwu's abdomen did not open the entrance like last time. They couldn't help but wonder, "Boy, what are you doing there? Open the entrance quickly!"
Cheng Ling's forehead was covered with sweat. He tried several times but still couldn't succeed. He could only say helplessly: "Two seniors, this mechanism has changed. The original arrangement can no longer open the entrance!"
"What? What can we do? Is there any other way?"
"Wait a moment, let me deduce it!"
Everyone was helpless and could only watch helplessly, without any solution.
Cheng Ling's mind was racing. The arrangement of the nine palaces was from one to nine according to the previous order. This was no longer feasible, so what method should be used next? To be honest, there are many ways to arrange the nine houses, and any one of them is possible.
But Xingjun Mansion is by no means an ordinary place, and what kind of power can build the kind of secret cultivation room that can change the passage of time? Others only see the benefits this brings to them, but he can feel the extraordinary ability of the people who built this sect!
Time is the expression of the movement, continuity and sequence of matter, and it has always been eternal. If there is anything in heaven and earth that is fair to all living beings, it is time.
Changing the flow rate of time is such a heaven-defying existence. It is like turning on a cheating device. It only takes a few decades to achieve the results that others have spent hundreds or even thousands or tens of thousands of years practicing. It's extremely scary!
Therefore, he did not dare to try it easily. If the entrance opened was an extremely dangerous existence, not to mention himself, all the more than 3,000 people on this trip would perish! This kind of responsibility is too big and I can’t bear it!
All in all, he had been in this inexplicable world for about a hundred years and had gone through several life-and-death battles. However, in Cheng Ling's heart, he still could not treat human life as trivial, not to mention that these were his comrades-in-arms.
After being silent for a long time, he turned around and said loudly to the thousands of monks behind him: "Everyone, the situation in front of you has changed. The hall we entered before can no longer be opened, or we need to wait for a while before it can be opened again. .”
"But Cheng doesn't know how much time is needed. Therefore, I decided to try another method of opening the entrance. I am not very sure about this method, and I don't know what it will be like after entering."
"Therefore, here, Cheng advises everyone that if you don't want to take the risk, you can give up trying to enter."
As soon as he finished speaking, thousands of sergeants immediately started talking and whispering. There was a huge buzz, and after a long time, a sergeant at the Dutong level said: "Cheng Dutong, life and death are determined by destiny, wealth is in the sky, everyone believes in you, as long as you open the entrance, whether you enter or not, but based on your ability Heart!"
"Yes, Cheng Dutong, please feel free to open it! Although we are professional sergeants, we are no different from monks without this layer of armor. We seek wealth in danger, and it is our destiny to not get the chance!"
"Please ask Cheng Dutong to open the channel!"
"Please ask Cheng Dutong to open the channel!"
"..."
Jin Muhuan and Zhou Qingxi looked at each other in shock. They really didn't expect Cheng Ling to have such prestige among these sergeants.
Ye Zhining even said: "Cheng Ling, feel free to take action! We have gone through so many dangerous situations together, do you still care about this one time!"
Zhou Qingxi sighed: "This kid is really amazing!"
Cheng Ling smiled bitterly, feeling warm again. Many of these sergeants met by chance, and most of them did not know each other. They only led them in a few battles, but they trusted themselves so much. If nothing else is said, just keep trying according to your original idea!
At that moment, without hesitation, he started moving the blocks directly from the second change. Sure enough, after the second change started, I could no longer feel the resistance in the block. Soon, the third change, the fourth change..., and so on, and then the third change of the second round. A change.
"Click! Click! Click!"
The sound of the machine sounded, and a dark passage appeared again in Xuanwu's abdomen!
Cheng Ling waved his hand and said, "Uncle Master, Senior Zhou, let's go in first. The rest of the sergeants will wait outside for now. I'll follow them one by one after I explore the route."
Everyone agreed in a heartbeat. At that moment, Jin Muxuan, Zhou Qingxi, and Cheng Ling walked into the passage. Ye Zhining hesitated for a while and followed them.
The scene in the passage was the same as before. After walking like this for half an hour, I saw a hall again, and there was still a huge hourglass in the middle!
Ye Zhining said with great joy: "Cheng Ling, you have found me again. I will notify them to come in immediately."
"Wait a minute!" Cheng Ling quickly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute!"
After saying that, he walked towards the hourglass again. It took less than a moment to reach the edge. This time, he found that the pattern at the bottom of the hourglass was slightly denser. If the previous ring was symmetrical on both sides, then the pattern seen here is divided into four halves.
After pondering for a while, his spiritual consciousness penetrated into the ring and found that the silk thread representing the hour hand was almost twice as fast. He understood clearly and said: "The flow of time here is faster than before, about four times that of the outside!"
"What? You mean practicing here for four months is equivalent to one month outside?"
"Yes, that's right!"
"That's great, I'll go out and let them in together!"
Cheng Ling nodded slightly. He didn't notice anything strange in front of him, so it should be fine. However, he did not stand there and wait. Instead, he took out tens of millions of immortal crystals from the storage ring and began to set up the spirit gathering formation!
The advantage of time can benefit everyone, but the fairy spiritual energy here is too thin, and he cannot satisfy the supply of elixirs for every sergeant, so he can only do his best.
Soon, the Nine Palaces Spirit Gathering Formation was set up. After the soldiers entered it, they felt that the fairy spiritual energy was much more abundant than before. When they knew that this was the spirit gathering formation set up by Cheng Ling, they all bowed to him gratefully.
One of the Dutongs also said: "Cheng Dutong, you brought us into such a secret realm of cultivation and helped us set up a great spiritual gathering formation. How can we let you pay for it out of your own pocket again? Let's all join in. Return the Immortal Crystal to Cheng Dutong!"
Everyone agreed and took out piles of fairy crystals from the rings, which soon filled more than half of the hall. Judging from the appearance, there must be at least several billion.
Cheng Ling smiled slightly and said: "You don't have to be like this, let's do this! These fairy crystals are regarded as the spiritual source for you to set up the formation. You can practice here. I will try to enter that door and see what's inside. According to speculation, it should be more helpful for cultivation!"
"But everyone must act according to their ability. The time ratio here is four times that of the outside. Relatively speaking, the mental pressure is greater. If you forcefully enter a higher-level cultivation chamber, you may not be able to bear it!"
