Li Muye said: "If the evil cultivators can get through, there must be a way, but we don't know it."
Tong Nuonuo interrupted: "I know something about this."
Chen Xiaoqi asked: "How did you know?"
Tong Nuonuo scratched his face and said embarrassedly: "I heard it by chance when I was traveling with the Hongfu Pavilion convoy before. It was not the exact news I got, so I didn't say it."
Chen Xiao didn't ask how he heard it by chance. This kind of coincidence was not the first time Tong Nuonuo had experienced it, and it wouldn't be the second time. He always had this kind of miraculous luck that people couldn't envy, making people wonder if he was the son of heaven?
Jing Hui also put on her clothes and came over to join their conversation. "It's already this late, don't worry about whether it's true or not. Even if it's hearsay, it can still be used as a reference."
Tong Nuonuo said: "I heard them mention the maze."
Chen Xiao thought thoughtfully: "Is the wild garden a maze?"
Xi Yunting said: "Let's leave first, this place is too close to the exit of the magic circle."
Jing Hui said unwillingly: "Because we are guarding the exit here, it is the best place to set up an ambush. Why not take this opportunity to take revenge?"
Chen Xiao said helplessly: "We fought twice in there, which can be regarded as revenge. Why are you still thinking of setting an ambush?"
Jing Hui said: "That doesn't count. Of course we have to give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
Xi Yunting glanced at him coldly, "We were able to defeat them before because we were all the size of children and couldn't use magic." It was also because they were humble and willing to do whatever it took. "Once they leave the magic circle and are free from the time reversal, it won't be one against ten, but one against dozens. Or do you think they will put aside their Jindan level of cultivation and continue to fight in close combat?"
De Yuan also tried to persuade them, "Master, we are not afraid of fighting, but we are really not strong enough to face thousands of people at once. Besides, the Sect Master said before we left that our purpose of this trip is to explore the Chongshan Immortal Palace, not to fight to the death with the Taoists from various sects."
After being dissuaded repeatedly, Jinghui had to give up the idea of revenge and ambush, with a look of disgust on her face, as if she had great ambitions but could not realize them.
Chen Xiao measured the direction, frowned, and silently felt the direction of the aura.
He said, "The area of this island is much larger than expected. If you calculate the area occupied by the magic circle, it is not smaller than the lake. I am not sure where the fairy palace is."
Tong Nuonuo put her hands on her hips and said, "You don't have to think based on the area of the lake. This island doesn't exist in the real world at all. The lake is just a place to enter. Maybe this is a secret place opened up by Chongshan."
Xi Yunting said, "Fellow Daoist Tong is right. We were originally planning to investigate everywhere, but now we are just investigating one direction first."
Chen Xiao nodded and pointed to the southeast: "The veins here are the strongest. There may be a place with abundant vitality. Maybe Chongshan will build the Immortal Palace there."
After a pause, he continued, "If it were in the Heaven Realm, after thousands of years, the feng shui would change, and it is hard to say that the place with strong aura would not change. But this space seems to be independent, so the possibility of change is very small. I am 70% sure that the Immortal Palace has not moved."
Jing Hui shook off his depressed mood, rubbed his hands and said: "My dear brother, you are too modest. A 70% chance of success is already considered safe in the world of immortal cultivation."
Xi Yunting turned to Li Muye and said, "There are many spirit beasts here. We need to rely on Master Li's skills. Master Li, please give us some advice."
Li Muye did not refuse. He said, "I will tell you everything I know. We are in the same boat. Even if Brother Xi didn't say it, I would still do the same."
Tong Nuonuo puffed her lips and said nothing.
If it were in the past, he would definitely not be convinced. He was also known as a walking dictionary of beasts, and his knowledge was not necessarily worse than Li Muye's.
But he didn't know when he lost the idea of competing with the other party, and even had a little admiration in his heart. In terms of knowledge related to beasts, the beastmaster was still stronger, and Li Muye lived up to his title of master.
Of course, in order to avoid being discovered and laughed at by the other party, Tong Nuonuo would never show it.
After forming a battle formation, they headed southeast.
Li Muye listened attentively for a while and said, "The roar is short and powerful, it must be a spirit beast of the Qilin type. Spirit beasts have a strong sense of territory, there won't be another one within a hundred miles. Qilin species are mostly active at night and dormant during the day, so we must be careful to avoid its path." He observed the forest at night, pointed to a sparse patch of trees and said, "That's a beast path, avoid that area and go in the opposite direction."
Chen Xiao exclaimed in admiration: "It is true that everyone has his or her own specialty."
Jing Hui also felt very lucky to have Li Muye here. He laughed and said, "With the help of Master Li, it will be hard for us not to gain anything on this trip!"
Li Muye did not show any smug expression because of the praise. He calmly observed the surrounding environment along the way.
Chen Xiao originally thought that he had a wealth of knowledge about the wild, but when he compared himself with Li Muye, he realized how far behind he was in terms of animal tracks.
Li Muye could tell what kind of beast it was, what its habits were, and whether it would pose any danger to the group just by looking at a claw mark or a strand of animal hair.
Chen Xiao's horizons were broadened and he felt that he had learned a lot.
After walking for two hours, daybreak broke and the group left the territory of the Qilin.
Li Muye looked solemn, and Tang Ru also gradually frowned.
Chen Xiao observed his expression and became concerned: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Li Muye smiled bitterly and shook his head. Tang Ru frowned, staring at the lush forest, and said solemnly: "This is a maze."
Chen Xiao didn't understand what he meant: "Two hours ago, Nuonuo said that the Wild Garden was related to the maze."
Tang Ru squatted down, her hands deeply inserted into the thick rotten soil. She closed her eyes and said patiently: "This is not a simple maze, Xiaoxiao. After all, a maze is a creation for people to move in accordance with rules, and follow the path to find the exit. There is an entrance and an exit. But we have been walking for such a long time, can you see any road?"
Chen Xiao thought about it and realized that there really was no road at all. He said, "Is it because the vegetation has grown too vigorously over the past ten thousand years, destroying the original appearance?"
Tang Ru opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "No, according to my feeling, everything here, including the plants, is part of the maze. The maze is not visible, so the path does not exist in reality."
Chen Xiao was confused and had no idea what Tang Ru meant.
"Do you understand?" Zhao Fang asked Chang Shou.
Chang Shou shook his head and asked Deyuan if he understood. Deyuan looked helpless and he didn't understand either.
Tong Nuonuo grabbed a handful of hair in annoyance, "Arou, can't you put it more simply?" Could it be that after her mathematical ability was impaired, her ability to speak could not be saved?
Tang Ru looked embarrassed. She had felt these things using the remaining sensing ability of her wood spiritual roots. Describing the feelings in words was indeed difficult for a village girl who had never received formal language education since childhood.
At this time, Xi Yunting stepped forward and took on the responsibility of resolving the confusion.
He said, "You mean to say that this maze is invisible, the entrance is invisible, and the exit is also invisible. If you want to find the exit, you can't just look for a tangible path in the conventional sense?"
Tang Ru breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's it."
Seeing Chen Xiao's confused expression, Xi Yunting gave an example: "Take the location where we entered here, for example. That is the exit of the magic circle and the entrance to the wild garden. But if we didn't come out from there and asked you to go and see, could you find the correct location?"
Chen Xiao realized, "No! So, the same goes for the exit. It can't be seen with the naked eye? Can we only find it by luck?"
He turned his head and looked around, and his scalp felt numb.
This place is so big and has so many trees. It would take decades to plow every corner.
Jing Hui rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Chen, you have calculated the location of the Immortal Palace before. We can just follow the direction you calculated and go straight through it, regardless of whether it has an exit or not, right?"
Chen Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. This place is so strange, even if we follow the right direction, we may not be able to reach the Immortal Palace."
Jing Hui said firmly: "How can we know the result if we don't try? Anyway, for now, there is no better way than this. We can't just rely on luck, right?"
So, the group continued to walk in the direction pointed out by Chen Xiao. As a result, two hours later, they suddenly returned to the place where they had just appeared.
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "It seems that Chongshan has taken some precautions. It is not advisable to go through directly. We must follow the method he set to pass."
Jing Hui rubbed his forehead and said with a headache: "Who knows how to solve this maze? This fairy palace is too troublesome! First there is the magic circle that reverses time, and then there is a maze with no way out. Why is there so many weird things!"
Chen Xiao was silent for a long time, as if thinking about something. The others also started to discuss, and Xi Yunting asked him, "What did you think of?"
Chen Xiao said softly, "You know, I learned from Senior Chongshan's notes, which are not as concise and rigorous as the jade slips. Occasionally, some daily trivial matters are recorded in the corners. From that, I can see that Chongshan is not a cruel person. The most serious punishment of the time array is to turn people into babies, and it will not put people to death. As long as you give up the return journey in the opposite direction, you can leave safely. This maze is the same. There is no danger that will actively harm others. If you can't find a way out, you can just leave the array."
Xi Yunting thought for a moment and said, "Rumor has it that Chongshan is indeed an upright person."
Chen Xiao said, "Right. Such a person set up a fairy palace here. Those who strayed in by mistake or had ill intentions would be driven away directly by the magic circle and the maze. But if a friend came to visit, how would he get through the maze? He would definitely leave a way for his friend."
Tang Ru was standing close to them and heard what they said, "Even if there is such a road, it's useless if you can't see it."
Chen Xiao looked up as if awakened, and said to Li Muye: "Master Li, please tell me how many kinds of spirit beasts there are in the wild garden, and in which areas are they located!"
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