Tong Nuonuo had been busy trying to break down the door these days. Now that he had some free time, he remembered something.
He asked Chen Xiao: "By the way, how did you think of hugging the white ape? Did it happen by accident?"
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "No, I just thought that I had tried all the places and it didn't trigger even when I touched it with my hand. Maybe the contact area was not enough. It was just a sudden thought."
Tong Nuonuo was puzzled: "By doing this, Chongshan isn't afraid of offending those friends who come to visit him?"
Chen Xiao laughed dryly and said, "At his level, there are probably not many friends who can compete with him. I think this move is mainly aimed at those who come uninvited."
At this moment, a loud "boom boom boom" sound came from outside.
A few people were startled and quickly rushed out. They saw a lot of people standing in front of the steps. The people in front were the Wang brothers and sisters of Hongfu Pavilion. A person who looked like a subordinate was throwing a magic weapon towards the gate.
When the magic weapon touched the invisible gate, it did not bounce back directly, but exploded instead.
Priceless magical instruments were thrown in one by one, but they did nothing except make noises.
"My lord, these evil cultivators are truly wealthy and powerful." Tong Nuonuo was dumbfounded and said while taking a breath.
After throwing their magic weapons, the evil cultivators stood in front of the steps for a while. Seeing that the door remained silent from beginning to end, they retreated in disappointment.
"What a bunch of idiots, they just threw away a lot of spirit stones in vain." Jing Hui gloated.
The people in the Equipment Refiners' Alliance were also alarmed. Leader Zhang, Bai Jiguang and several other equipment refiners looked at the gate with serious expressions, discussed in low voices and pointed fingers at each other.
"The evil cultivators came into contact with Chongshan Immortal Palace a hundred years earlier than us, so they wouldn't be acting blindly until now. I think their actions must have some meaning." Chen Xiao said thoughtfully.
Jinghui frowned and said nothing.
Tang Ru shouted, "People from the Equipment Masters' Union are also going up!"
The people from the Equipment Refiners' Association stepped forward, and Bai Jiguang stood out from the crowd. Chen Xiao and the others were standing far away and could not see his movements, but they saw a magical weapon flashing with light, drawing an arc and being thrown into the air above the steps.
"Boom——" With a deafening sound, the magic weapon shattered into spots of light and was turned into ashes by the exploding spiritual power.
Bai Jiguang continued to move and then threw a magical weapon towards the gate.
"Boom boom boom" there was another series of loud noises. After all the magic weapons were thrown away, Bai Jiguang shook his head, turned around and returned to Master Zhang Hui.
"What are they doing?" Chen Xiao asked puzzledly.
Xi Yunting said: "I'll ask a disciple to go and find out."
Tong Nuonuo volunteered, "I'll go, I'll go!" After that, he ran away without waiting for others to react.
"Hey——" Chen Xiao said anxiously, "Don't go alone!"
Xiaoxun's navigation center was scrapped, and Tong Nuonuo lost his navigation tool. He was alone and returned to the mode of being a super-difficult person who gets lost wherever he goes.
"I'll go with him." Li Muye took a few steps forward, stopped Zhao Fang who was about to leave, and said calmly, "The disciples of Chongxuan Sect and Jinchan Sect are too conspicuous."
The disciples of the two sects were wearing uniforms, which were very distinctive.
"Then I'll have to trouble Master Li." Chen Xiao said politely.
"No trouble." Li Muye said.
Tong Nuonuo and Li Muye were gone for a long time. Chen Xiao returned to the wooden house and was forced by Xi Yunting to wash up and rest. After taking a short nap, they did not come back.
"Nothing will happen, right?" Chen Xiao asked worriedly.
Tang Ru calmly drank his tea and said, "It's okay. With Master Li following us, we won't get lost. We must have been delayed. Nuonuo has a talent for this matter. Since he is willing to go and find out, we can just wait patiently."
Chen Xiao laughed and said, "That's right."
The Chongshan Fairy Palace was not built in a magic circle, but was built against a mountain.
The mountain is very steep, with steep steps winding up. You can see the Welcoming Hall halfway up and the large palace on the top of the mountain.
The steps on both sides are beautifully decorated with different views at every step.
At present, Chen Xiao and his friends are staying at the starting point of this stairway, which is located on a slope at the foot of the mountain.
During the day, people with good eyesight can clearly see the palace on the top of the mountain.
You can also notice that time seems to have stood still on this mountain. There is no wild growth of flowers and trees, which would make the palace messy and ruin the scenery.
However, considering Chongshan's mastery of the time array, stopping the growth of grass and trees doesn't seem to be a surprising thing.
Early in the morning of the fourth day, the sky was gray, a rare cloudy day.
The window of the wooden house was open, and a slight smell of damp air drifted in. Chen Xiao was awakened by the smell.
He opened his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Is it raining outside?"
Xi Yunting had been staying in the room since his morning class. He was now standing in front of the window. He walked over when he heard the words.
"Not yet, but it looks like it will rain today."
Chen Xiao sat up, stretched his body, got up and got dressed.
"Is Nuonuo back?" he asked.
Xi Yunting said: "He hasn't come back yet."
Chen Xiao paused while washing his face and turned to look at him: "Do you want someone to look for it?"
Xi Yunting said: "No need, if we are really in danger, that Li Xianshi will find ways to send out a call for help."
Chen Xiao thought to himself that he was afraid that it was this Li Xianshi who brought danger to Nuo Nuo.
"It's already the fourth day, and I still have no clue." Chen Xiao said sadly, "Will we return empty-handed in the end?"
Think about it, the evil cultivators have spent a hundred years trying to crack this door without success. Isn’t it a bit too arrogant for them to want to succeed the first time they come?
Xi Yunting sat opposite him and said, "In fact, the evil cultivator has already given us inspiration. The reason why we have not been able to crack this door is because we have not thoroughly studied the jade slips left by Chongshan. If not for this, Bai Jiguang would not have followed the evil cultivator to find the other courtyard where Chongshan left his inheritance."
Chen Xiao was thoughtful for a moment, and then he said, "You're right. We have actually stood on the shoulders of our predecessors, saving a lot of effort. Now all we need is the finishing touch." He took out Chongshan's notes from the storage box, "I have to take a good look at his notes again, maybe I can find something from them."
Seeing that he quickly immersed himself in his notes, Xi Yunting smiled slightly, said nothing, and just sat quietly by the side drinking tea.
Near noon, Tang Ru came over and knocked on the door.
"Nono is back."
Chen Xiao closed his notes with a snap and hurried to the largest wooden house with Xi Yunting.
"Why did you take so long? Did anything happen?" Chen Xiao asked with concern.
Tong Nuonuo's face was filled with excitement, and she danced with joy as she said, "It's okay, it's okay! You don't know how cunning those people in the Equipment Refiners' Union are. They clearly got the information from the evil cultivators, but they insisted on asking us about it. Humph, I got the information in a roundabout way!"
"I knew that there is nothing you can't find out, Nuonuo!" Tang Ru said admiringly.
“Hehehe!” Tong Nuonuo laughed happily. He glanced at Li Muye’s half-smiley eyes and coughed a few times, “Ahem, let’s talk about something serious.”
He straightened his face, "The Refiners' Alliance has actually reached an agreement with Hongfu Pavilion. From Hongfu Pavilion, they got a detailed list of what the evil cultivators had tried before. Both sides divided the ratios and threw magic weapons at the gate."
Chen Xiao found it incredible. "The secret language is a magical instrument? Are you sure?"
Tong Nuonuo licked his lips, nodded, and said, "It should be certain, because the evil cultivators have concluded that only magic tools can cause power fluctuations in the gate. Although the others will also explode and be annihilated, the fluctuations they produce are the same. Only magic tools are the only difference."
But Chen Xiao still felt that something was wrong, "Is it really like this? In terms of the value of a single round, magic weapons can be said to cost the most spirit stones. Trying the same thing one after another is simply burning spirit stones."
He always felt that Chongshan would not spend so much money, but the hug that Yeyuan gave him when he finally passed the level made him less confident in his own judgment.
Tong Nuonuo nodded: "Not only the magic tools, I also got the secret language fluctuation value, which is seven."
In fact, the most difficult thing to find out this time is not the secret code, but the magic weapon type and the value of seven. As long as they stay for a few more days, they will be able to summarize the pattern. Because every time they throw into the gate, there will be seven different types of magic weapons.
Hongfu Pavilion is determined to win this time and is willing to cooperate with Daoxiu. It certainly will not waste time or do anything to confuse others.
They were not even afraid of others breaking into the door. From the perspective of power, apart from the Equipment Refiners' Alliance, their Hongfu Pavilion had the largest number of people.
The most difficult thing to find out this time was that the Equipment Refiners Alliance and Hongfu Pavilion were completely in collusion with each other. In order to avoid overlapping and wasting resources, they even divided the tasks into different parallel tasks.
Tong Nuonuo sighed, "It's a pity that I can't get the list that was thrown before, and I can't find out how they are distributed among them, otherwise it would save a lot of trouble."
Chen Xiao warned him: "This is the most core secret, it should only be in the hands of a few people, don't even think about asking for it, it's too dangerous."
Tong Nuonuo said angrily: "Why do you all say that?"
Li Muye also said so, so they returned home. Otherwise, if Tong Nuonuo still didn't give up, they might really be in danger.
Tong Nonuo said: "Xiaoxiao, since we know that the secret language is a magical instrument, let's go to the gate and try it."
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "I always feel that it shouldn't be a magical tool. Is there any misunderstanding here?"
Tong Nuonuo asked doubtfully: "Shouldn't it be?"
Tang Ru interrupted and said, "I think, if it is really a secret language for magic tools, there is no need to enter this palace. Because the investment is too great, you know how much materials it takes to make magic tools before you can enter. With these spirit stones for making magic tools, I think I can practice to the point of fusion or even transcend tribulation, there is no need to seek any opportunities inside."
Tong Nuonuo was stunned, thought about it for a while and said: "It seems to be very uneconomical."
Tang Ru became more excited when he saw that someone agreed with him, "Isn't that right? Anyway, we are still a long way from ascending. Even if there are elixirs left behind by Chongshan when he ascended, we can't use them. Why bother spending that energy?"
Jing Hui said: "There is no comparison between the two things you mentioned."
Tang Ru turned to look at him: "Why?"
Jing Hui said, "As long as the resources are not particularly scarce, these big sects can get them. Even if they are scarce, they can be obtained through exchange. The cost of spirit stones is even less worth mentioning. These things that can be easily done outside are not on the same level as the immortal palaces left by the immortals who have successfully ascended to immortality. Why did the big sects who got the news rush here as quickly as possible this time? It is because the things in the immortal palace are worth it. Whether it is to gain experience from it to ascend to immortality, or to be lucky enough to get elixirs or magic weapons from it, they can all be regarded as priceless."
Tang Ru thought about it and sighed, "After all, I am a casual cultivator and cannot see through these things."
But then Tang Ru was confused again. She said, "Since this Immortal Palace is so valuable, shouldn't those who are transcending the tribulation be the most eager to come? But why do I see that among the Taoists who came this time, there are actually only a few who have achieved the state of split spirit, let alone the state of fusion?"
Jing Hui laughed and said, "There are very few great people who can cross the tribulation. Maybe they haven't heard the news yet, or maybe they just don't want to show up. As for the fusion and separation of spirits, they can be said to be the backbone of the immortal sect. If they really want to mobilize a large number of people, the evil way will not let us get here so easily."
"Hmm." Tang Ru thought about it and gradually understood a little, "The evil way is really cunning. If they come with a lower cultivation level, will it be easy to rob them?"
Jing Hui said proudly, "But do you think that we, the big sects, are so easy to deal with? The people from my Jin Chan Sect are the most outstanding in the use of defensive magic. I am not bragging, but even if we face a split spirit combined, the defensive formation we have formed can resist a few. What's more, we have Brother Xi, a powerful swordsman, here. Anyone who dares to raise his hand must be prepared to be chopped off."
Their combination is the strongest spear and shield.
But he knew that Xi Yunting, out of his previous heartache, had been self-mutilating and honing his sword skills for decades. Now that his field had reached perfection, he was almost invincible. It was hard to say whether a few evil cultivators, who had split their spirits or combined their bodies, would be able to block his sword.
Tong Nuonuo's mind was on the list that he didn't know where it was. Every time Hongfu Pavilion or the Equipment Refiners Alliance went to throw magic weapons, he was the first to arrive.
As the number of attempts by both sides gradually increased, other sects also guessed the truth.
They secretly colluded and united to put pressure on the Refiner Alliance. This force was quite strong, and the Refiner Alliance did not want to make trouble at this time, and reluctantly allocated some parallel magic weapons to them.
It took Tong Nuonuo less than half a day to get the detailed list.
It’s a pity that for Chen Xiao, the reference is of no significance at all.
It was no longer just the Hongfu Pavilion and the Equipment Refiners' Alliance who went to the steps to try to crack it. Several sects joined together, and there was also a group of individual equipment refiners who joined together.
Apart from the Equipment Refiners' Alliance, the other forces and independent cultivators that came this time did not know that so many magical instruments would be thrown in.
The magical instruments on hand were used up, but he was unwilling to give up, so he had to gather materials locally to refine the instruments.
The Equipment Refiners' Alliance had been well prepared and brought a large amount of materials. They even set up a small trading market in a corner. It was bustling with people every day and was very lively.
Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting also went to see it in a low-key manner. All the commonly used mainstream materials were available, and unpopular ones could be obtained by spending some effort.
Chen Xiao collected some commonly used ones. He had the most top-grade and rare ones, but the commonly used ones were the least.
He had given up trying to figure out the results on his own. There were too few clues and hope was too slim, so he didn't want to waste his time and energy.
Now, while the materials are so abundant, I might as well refine top-level painting materials and try to draw more powerful paper talismans.
He had learned all the spells in that domino, eliminated some that had duplicate functions and weak effectiveness, and personally compiled a new book to pass on to the disciples of the Dongyu School.
Time passed quickly. When there was still half a month left before the end of the landing period of Linxian Palace, and even Tong Nuonuo had lost interest in finding out the confidential list of Hongfu Pavilion, a person who surprised everyone quietly visited their wooden house in the cover of night when no one was paying attention.
"Who did you say is here?" Chen Xiao looked at Chang Shou in surprise.
Every day, disciples from both sects would stand guard outside together to prevent people from bumping into them or snooping around.
That night, it happened to be Chang Shou's turn. He said to Chen Xiao respectfully, "Uncle Master, it's Bai Jiguang from the Equipment Refiner's Alliance who wants to see you."
In fact, Chen Xiao did not fail to hear it clearly, but he just couldn't believe his ears.
He looked at Xi Yunting with a strange expression: "It turned out that he is here? What is he doing here?"
Bai Jiguang must hate them to death, so why would he come to see them on his own initiative?
Xi Yunting said, "You'll know once you meet him." He asked Chang Shou if Bai Jiguang was the only one there, and got a positive answer.
Xi Yunting arranged for Chang Shou to avoid the sight of outsiders as much as possible and took Bai Jiguang to a wooden house at the back.
After a while, Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting also went over, and as expected, Bai Jiguang was alone.
"Why do you want to see me so late at night? What's the matter?" Without even a word of greeting, Chen Xiao asked coldly and directly.
Obviously, Bai Jiguang didn't expect his attitude to be very good, and said stiffly: "I found the type of secret language that can really break the door, and it's not a magic weapon."
These insightful words did not move Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting.
Seeing that he failed to shock Chen Xiao and the others, Bai Jiguang couldn't help but look disappointed, "You are not surprised, have you already guessed it?"
Chen Xiao said expressionlessly: "Given Chongshan's background, he is not such a wasteful person. Destroying the magic weapon just to open the door is not something he would do."
Bai Jiguang sneered and said sarcastically: "Even a half-time refiner knows it, but those idiots in the Refiner Alliance don't believe it."
Chen Xiao said coldly: "You came here just to say one thing? I already know it."
Bai Jiguang whispered: "Not only that, I also guessed that the real cause of the gate's vibration is actually the material inside the magic weapon, the material category is correct!"
Chen Xiao was shocked, but he remained calm: "Why did you come to tell me this in the middle of the night without anyone noticing?"
Bai Jiguang said frantically, "Zhang Jide, that idiot, has lost his judgment. He trusts Hongfu Pavilion too much. If this continues, the spoils I eventually obtain will most likely be taken away by evil cultivators. I don't want that."
Chen Xiao looked at him in disbelief: "Do you think I will cooperate with you? I thought you hated us because we sent you to the Equipment Refiner Alliance."
Bai Jiguang's face darkened, and he said, "I really hate you for ruining my business. If I could, I would not want to come to see you. But I know you have Chongshan's notes, and you are the only one who can crack this door."
Chen Xiao couldn't help showing a surprised expression. He said solemnly: "How do you know that I have Chongshan's notes?"
Bai Jiguang laughed ecstatically and said, "It is in your hands indeed!"
Chen Xiao was even more displeased: "Are you cheating me?"
Bai Jiguang restrained his smile and said, "I'm not lying to you. Ten years ago, the Weapon Refiners' Alliance discovered another former residence of Chongshan by chance. There were no jade slips inside, but there were some notes. Based on this, I discovered that he had the habit of taking notes. Later, Zhang Jide went to that place of inheritance in person, but did not find any notes. He thought Chongshan did not leave any notes. I do guess that the notes fell into your hands."
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