Upon hearing this, the old monk paused, his hand holding the teacup still.
He slowly placed the teacup back on its spot, then turned to look at Chu Jiang, "Are you still insisting on this?"
"Yes," Chu Jiang replied succinctly.
"Alas!" The old monk suddenly sighed. "The Seven Star Pagoda, everyone thinks this is unique to Famen Temple, but little do they know that even I myself have not been able to climb to the seventh floor. As for outsiders, entering it is a dead end. So, you still insist on going?"
"Yes." For some reason, Chu Jiang seemed determined to climb the Seven Star Tower.
"But you should be well aware of your own health, shouldn't you?" The old monk suddenly changed the subject, giving Yan Qing a meaningful look.
"If two people with incomplete souls go to the Seven Star Tower, even I can't save you from the consequences."
Chu Jiang smiled slightly, "Wouldn't this be even more to your liking? With me paving the way for you, you should be able to reach the summit this time."
The old monk shook his head repeatedly. "I think it's still very unlikely. Unless your soul is intact, we might be able to try if we work together. As for now—do you really expect her to save you?"
He pointed at Yan Qing, his words revealing a hint of contempt for the first time.
"Regarding Benefactor Yan, I personally tested her, and she truly has nothing special about her." The old monk seemed somewhat puzzled.
"I really can't understand what it is about her that makes you want to save her again and again, and at any cost?"
What did he mean by that? Yan Qing didn't understand. When had Chu Jiang ever saved her? He clearly hadn't done anything except kidnap her.
She was just looking forward to hearing what Chu Jiang had to say, but he turned into a clam and refused to say a word. This left her extremely disappointed.
"Forget it—" The old monk, probably quite familiar with his character, simply announced that he was giving up.
"I can let you in once, but if you are lucky enough to get to the 7th floor, you must help me get something."
"Deal!" Chu Jiang agreed without even asking. Of course, he had his own considerations, so he made a request.
"I want to go straight to the fifth floor."
Old He gasped, "You really dare to make demands! The fourth floor is already my limit. The fifth floor, with someone else in tow, you really dare to dream!"
Chu Jiang laughed heartily, "Don't worry, with your strength, you can even make it to the sixth floor if you give it your all. The fifth floor is nothing to you. Besides—you're actually at an advantage compared to that thing."
The old monk was ultimately defeated.
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Yue Qi had lost count of how long he had been killing. Where did all these high-level zombies come from in this damned place? Not only were they all as hard as diamonds, but each of them also had their own special abilities.
With only ten people, they were no match for each other in the fight.
However, these zombies usually remained stationary, only suddenly attacking when they got within about a meter of them. This rule, in a way, relieved them of a lot of pressure.
Even so, among the ten, there have already been casualties. Currently, there is one dead and one injured. The one who died had all his lifeblood drained by the old man beforehand, who said it couldn't be wasted.
As for the injured one, it seems he died from lack of air.
"No, if we continue like this, we'll all die!" Yue Qi sensed something was wrong; they hadn't yet found a way to enter the second floor.
"Wen Jiajia—" Yue Qi shouted to Wen Jiajia while fighting, "Make your flying ability strange, fly to a high place and take a look at the positions of these high-level zombies. I feel that our exit should be related to this."
"Alright—" Wen Jiajia is now the most relaxed one. There are more than ten strange guards protecting her. No matter how powerful the high-level zombies are, they can't get close to her at all.
Currently, most of the high-level zombies around her have been cleared out, creating a safe vacuum zone.
Wen Jiajia used the mysterious flying device to carry her to a high place. As expected, they made a discovery.
"Yue Qi, there seems to be a formation here!"
Yue Qi nodded to indicate that he understood; this result was roughly in line with his guess. It seemed that the exit from the second floor should be approached through the array.
"Draw their positions for me!"
Wen Jiajia originally wanted the system to help her find the exit point of the formation and lead everyone out. However, the system fell into a deep sleep again, leaving her with no choice but to place her hopes on Yue Qi.
Yue Qi swiftly killed the last high-level zombie beside him, successfully opening a passage to the same location where Wen Jiajia was. After the two reunited, Wen Jiajia immediately handed him the blueprints she had copied.
"This is... the Wusheng Jialuo Formation?!"
Yue Qi's eyes widened immediately. This formation was one of the most secret trump cards of the Tianxuan Sect. Only the successors of each generation knew about it. It was said that this formation was personally created by a certain patriarch of the Tianxuan Sect.
But how could such a top-secret formation appear in the Seven Star Tower, which has absolutely no connection with the Tianxuan Sect? That doesn't make sense!
As Wen Jiajia watched his expression change, a sense of foreboding welled up inside her.
"No way, you can't understand it either?" Then they're doomed!
Wen Jiajia didn't really trust anyone else. Especially that old man; who knew if he had any treacherous tricks up his sleeve? He just didn't look like a good person.
Yue Qi came to his senses and said with a complicated expression, "No, quite the opposite, I understand this formation."
"This formation is called the Wusheng Jialuo Formation, and I happen to know how to break it. However—"
He hesitated for a moment, "To break this formation, two people must be sacrificed."
His gaze fell on the old man resting in a safe area some distance away, and he was indeed a little suspicious. It just so happened that two of them had an accident; wasn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?
He remembered clearly that the two men had been sitting very close to the old man the whole time. Yet, in the ensuing fight, the sickly old man was completely unharmed, while the two skilled fighters suffered one death and one injury. He found it hard to believe there wasn't something fishy going on.
The old man, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, stared directly into Yue Qi's gaze, and then gave him a slight smile.
"Well, Immortal Master Yue, do you have a solution?"
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