Chapter 106: The Gate of Life and Death (Part 2) Arrived at a safe place,...
When they reached a safe place, Li Youyang gently let go of Bei Liyuan: "Why are you so afraid of bean worms?"
Bei Liyuan lowered his eyes. "When I was little, after my parents passed away, the servants abused me by crushing bean worms in my bowl right in front of me... I vomited for three days and three nights, and ever since then I've been extremely sensitive to them."
Li Youyang silently clenched his fist and hugged him tightly: "Sorry."
Bei Liyuan was startled for a moment, then smiled: "It's long gone."
The black-robed man looked at Shui Jing and the other person hugging each other and couldn't help but frown. What time was it, and they were still hesitating about sentimentality? The other cultivators were almost at the place where the second supreme treasure was.
Although there are many paths in the secret realm, all roads lead to Rome. The space where the treasure is located is the common space of all paths, but there is a formation separating them, so they cannot see each other.
A quarter of an hour passed like this, and Li Youyang said softly, "Is it possible that he has stood up?"
Bei Liyuan hummed, and when Li Youyang helped him up, he found that Bei Liyuan's legs were still a little weak. He clenched his fists silently, and decided that the next action must be quick, and he must not let those things catch up again.
Bei Liyuan said softly, "Master, I can do it myself."
Li Youyang let go of his hand in response, and then the next moment he picked up the person horizontally.
Bei Liyuan was stunned: "Master... Master, I can do it myself, there's no need..."
Li Youyang pretended to be displeased and said, "When you were nurturing your soul, I always held you like this. Why do you dislike it now that you've woken up?"
Bei Liyuan was stunned for a moment, then he curled his lips and smiled. How could he dislike it? He wished he could stick to Li Youyang for twelve hours. This was a benefit he had been asking for.
Li Youyang carried Bei Liyuan and walked for about a quarter of an hour. They arrived at a fork in the road. There was a green gate on one side and a red gate on the other.
"It's the Gate of Life and Death again." Bei Liyuan said softly, "Master, please let me go."
Li Youyang carefully put Bei Liyuan down. Bei Liyuan's sword finger moved slightly, and two spiritual auras penetrated into the door. However, this time was different from the last time. There was no reaction after the spiritual auras penetrated. "Just in case, let's try it first."
Li Youyang nodded and opened the sound transmission note: "Yinyue, can you hear me?"
Yin Yue hurriedly hummed, "My Lord, just now many corpses of cultivators flew out of the secret realm. Their deaths were horrific. You must be very careful."
Bei Liyuan picked up a stone and threw it into the red door: "Yin Yue, did you see the stone fly out?"
After waiting for a while but seeing nothing, Yin Yue replied, "No."
Bei Liyuan picked up another stone and threw it into the green door: "Did you see it?"
Yin Yue was about to shake her head when she saw a fine dust rising up. "I didn't see any stones, but there was some dust."
Li Youyang closed the sound transmission talisman: "Let's go."
The two of them walked into the fork in the road leading to the Red Gate.
The black-robed monk looked at Shui Jing and nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of my disciple, he is smarter than others."
"I see that these two people are extremely talented and have profound cultivation. They may not necessarily accept you as their master."
A monk in a white robe walked in and said while looking at the water mirror.
The black-robed monk rolled his eyes at the white-robed monk and said, "Absolutely impossible. They would be fools to refuse a free inheritance. Besides, they haven't even completely exited the gate of life and death yet. They still have a long way to go. They may not be able to see me alive."
"Really? But just now I seemed to hear everyone calling me "disciple" directly."
The black-robed cultivator snorted coldly and didn't bother to pay attention, and just looked at the water mirror.
The white-robed monk curled his lips and smiled, then looked at the other water mirror and said deliberately, "I think this blue-robed monk is also good-looking."
"The brain is too stupid and too rigid."
"Then this purple-robed monk..."
"It's opportunistic and not solid."
"What about the blue-robed monk who is currently at the front?"
"He's far too cruel to even use his fellow tribesmen to explore the way. Moreover, my two destined disciples will soon catch up with him after they pass the second gate of life and death."
Then the next moment I was so angry that my head hurt.
The white-robed monk was also stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "It seems that your future disciple is very poor."
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After Bei Liyuan and the other person passed through the red door, they searched but did not find any spiritual treasures. Just as they were about to pass through quickly, they suddenly discovered that the floor under their feet was exactly the same as the spiritual material for the coffin. So one of them pried the floor open while the other refined it. This floor was much harder to pry open than the coffin. It took them almost two hours to pry the floor clean.
The black-robed monk gritted his teeth as he watched the two men prying the caverns piece by piece. Finally, they were done and thought they could finally leave. But Bei Liyuan actually looked at the cavern wall and said, "Master, although the material of this cavern wall is not as good as the floor, it can still be used. Should we take it with us?"
The black-robed monk clenched his fists in anger and said angrily, "Are they really that poor? To this extent!"
Fortunately, Li Youyang denied it: "Those soybean worms are almost caught up, let's go."
Bei Liyuan nodded, and the two continued to move forward. The black-robed monk then breathed a sigh of relief.
Monk Bai Pao stroked his chin. "They're probably from the Red Fire Clan's Moon Vein. Ever since the Demon God fragments were accidentally released, the Moon Vein's resources have been embezzled by other branches, and they're truly very poor. From what I understand, the Moon Vein's leader long ago began relying on conquering the small worlds below to survive."
The black-robed monk looked at the two people in the water mirror and said, "So they are doing this for the Yuemai clan members."
"That's right. After all, with their cultivation level, they shouldn't need these." The white-robed monk smiled. "To be able to do this for your people, I have to admit that you chose a good person."
The black-robed monk hummed, "After the secret realm trial is over, the two of us will go to the Moon Vein in person to take charge. In addition to providing them with natural treasures, we will also provide them with support."
The white-robed monk was stunned for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "I don't mind. Traveling anywhere is just traveling. But you're different. You're always too lazy to go out. Do you really want to go?"
The black-robed monk nodded: "If you go, my apprentice will not be bullied by others."
The white-robed monk curled his lips and smiled.
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After passing through the cave, the two arrived at a stone chamber filled with puppets, more than two thousand in total. Their power couldn't be seen until they were activated, but the two estimated that the things here would be good. Bei Liyuan took out his storage ring and started to pack it: "With this thing, we can at least train a team of elite soldiers."
Li Youyang's eyes were cold and clear. "Wait a minute, the rules say that puppets won't actively attack cultivators, but that doesn't mean they can't attack. Don't move yet."
Bei Liyuan hummed, "It would be a shame to destroy such a good thing."
So some of the other monks accidentally touched the puppets and were fighting with them, and wanted to move forward, while others carefully went around them. Only these two were thinking about how to move all the puppets away intact.
In front of the water mirror, even though the black-robed monk already knew the two's purpose, he still couldn't help but feel annoyed: "I'm really impressed by these two!"
The white-robed monk curled his lips and said, "This secret realm trial is designed to recruit you as a disciple. It is extremely strict. This also means that the spiritual materials and treasures used are extremely high-quality. At this rate, it will take forever to complete the secret realm. How about you go and give them a little reminder?"
"If they miss out on opportunities because of this, it will be their own loss."
Although the black-robed monk spoke firmly, the white-robed monk could see the concern and anxiety in the black-robed monk's eyes, otherwise he would not be so angry.
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After carefully examining the puppets, Li Youyang said coldly, "Li Yuan, quickly move one puppet further away and see how it reacts."
Bei Liyuan did as he was told. The puppet reacted the moment he touched it. Fortunately, his movements were fast and smooth enough, and the puppet did not touch other puppets when attacking.
Bei Liyuan did not smash the puppet directly, but used a space formation to let the puppet fight around inside.
Li Youyang probed into the spiritual energy, examined it, and said coldly, "It's controlled by magic."
Bei Liyuan curled his lips and said, "It's somewhat similar to the method we used in the Jiuzhou Continent. We injected spiritual energy into the puppet beforehand, and then cast spiritual talismans on the puppet to control it. It seems that as long as we find this puppet and remove the spell on it, we can do it."
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The black-robed monk snorted coldly, "You're dreaming! If my magic can be easily deciphered by you two juniors, then all my countless years of cultivation as an immortal will be in vain."
The white-robed monk also felt that the two could not do it, but he was more interested than before.
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Bei Liyuan finished speaking and looked at the two thousand puppets: "These... um... two thousand puppets, can't be touched without spiritual energy, and it's really not easy to find them just by looking. Fortunately, I moved quickly and had the opportunity to try and make mistakes, otherwise there would be no way."
“There’s no room for trial and error.”
"Um?"
Li Youyang explained coldly, "This technique is supposed to move all the other puppets if you touch one. Perhaps the puppet formation wasn't set up long ago, and the person who set it up was overconfident and didn't test it before, which is why this happened. But we can't guarantee that moving another one won't alert the puppet masters. We only have one chance, and if we make a mistake, it's all over."
Bei Liyuan nodded: "Okay."
Li Youyang looked at all the puppets. If they were all the same, it would be easier to find the unusual ones. However, these puppets would change their forms every dozen or so, making it difficult to find them.
A full half hour passed before they both spoke at the same time: "Found it."
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Not only the black-robed monk, but even the white-robed monk stared at the screen in surprise. The two men pointed at two different puppets. The white-robed monk was about to laugh when he saw the black-robed monk's eyes full of praise: "You gave the magic to two puppets?"
The black-robed monk nodded. "I only recently started thinking about taking in a disciple. I was in such a hurry when setting up the assessment formation, so I used two puppets just to be on the safe side. I didn't expect these two little guys to actually find it. However, destroying this formation won't be easy. If you're not careful, all the puppets will self-destruct."
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Bei Liyuan curled his lips. "Whoever set up this formation is truly wicked. Not only did they create two puppets, but they also made it so complicated. If it were just a normal spell, I could just destroy it, but I feel like this spell has hidden secrets. I dare not destroy it easily, so I can only decipher it."
Li Youyang: "It's probably to prevent cultivators like us from wanting to take this puppet away."
Bei Liyuan crossed his arms: "I guess he is very poor, otherwise why would he be so stingy."
The black-robed monk looked at the water mirror with a cold expression: "I'm poor! My floor is made of only the finest spiritual materials..."
Li Youyang shook his head: "Shouldn't be poor."
The black-robed monk's expression improved a little, but Li Youyang continued, "You're just being stingy."
The black-robed monk's face was as black as ink, and the white-robed monk couldn't help laughing. To some extent, the comments of these two people were indeed very pertinent.
Bei Liyuan curled his lips and said, "He's a stingy guy when he meets us. We have to spend a few bucks on him. Let's get started."
Li Youyang is an unparalleled genius in magic. Although Bei Liyuan is not as good as him, he was also brought up by him, so naturally he is not much worse. It took the two of them about a quarter of an hour to completely remove the magic.
The black-robed monk's originally sullen face now showed a hint of smile: "Not bad."
The white-robed monk was also a little surprised: "Well...how about you let me be your apprentice?"
The black-robed monk looked over coldly, and the white-robed monk coughed twice awkwardly.
Bei Liyuan finished assembling the puppet and sighed, "This thing takes up a lot of space. It completely fills up the entire space ring. I don't know what will come next. If this stingy guy gets all these things, we can only steal other people's storage rings."
Li Youyang smiled and said, "If he is stingy, then we..."
Bei Liyuan chuckled and said, "We are the sugar roosters. If the stingy ones come, don't even think about getting away with it."
Li Youyang: ...
The white-robed monk was drinking tea when he spat it out. "Why do these two seem to think being stingy is something they're proud of?"
Black-robed monk: "What's wrong with knowing how to live a good life?"
White-robed monk: ...
The two continued on their journey, and soon arrived at the Gate of Life and Death. Bei Liyuan frowned, "Is this ever going to end? If you could just change the color of this gate, it would be more interesting."
Li Youyang first used his spiritual breath to explore: "The back should be the place we first came to."
"Huh? Wouldn't that mean there would be a lot of soybean worms?"
Li Youyang shook his head: "The soybean worm has been following us. Let's go."
Just as Li Youyang said, after passing through the Gate of Life and Death, the two returned to the Cave of a Hundred Coffins, but the coffins were gone.
Bei Liyuan frowned. "Since it's a trial, there's no reason to trap the cultivators in one place in a cycle. It seems there are some hidden rules."
Li Youyang's sword moved quickly, and hundreds of sword prints attacked in all directions. With a loud bang, all the buildings were razed to the ground in an instant, and then a stone tablet slowly appeared.
The two walked over, and Bei Liyuan crossed his arms: "There really are hidden rules!"
In just five breaths, the stone tablet shattered into dust. Bei Liyuan was stunned for a moment: "I haven't even finished reading this yet?"
Li Youyang's sword finger moved slightly, and a phantom appeared in the void. The phantom was exactly the stone tablet. "Just in case, I copied the stone tablet the moment it appeared."
Bei Liyuan looked at the phantom:
1. The guide can lead the monks to search for treasures
2. Stay away from guides with guiding lights
3. Three questions to ask your guide
4. The guide will not attack the monks unless they are angered.
5. If the guide stops suddenly, please turn back immediately.
6. The guide will never ask for payment from the monks.
7. Curiosity kills the cat
"The first six points are easy to explain, but isn't this seventh point a bit too arbitrary?"
Li Youyang waved his sleeves lightly, and the phantom disappeared: "Let's go."
Soon the two arrived at the third gate of life and death. This time, there was a small town behind the gate of life and death. The town was very bustling with people coming and going.
Li Youyang said coldly, "It's getting dark. I remember there's a rule that you can't go out after dark. Let's find an inn to stay in first."
Bei Liyuan nodded.
In the inn, they met a monk who had also passed through the Gate of Life and Death.
"I never thought that Yuemai could reach this far."
"Where they go is none of your business. Just mind your mouth." The monk who spoke bowed to Li Youyang and the other two, "Sorry."
"No problem."
After a quick meeting, the two of them were led by the waiter to a guest room on the second floor. As soon as they arrived at the room, they heard a scream. Bei Liyuan subconsciously wanted to open the window, but stopped when he reached the window. The rule says that curiosity kills the cat, and there was nothing to see besides.
Then another person's crying voice was heard: "Young Master, I told you not to talk too much and not to cause trouble, but you just wouldn't listen. Now you've died tragically like this. How am I going to explain this to His Majesty when I get back?"
She cleaned up the man's body while crying.
Bei Liyuan sighed a little: "Someone from Yunmai got into trouble just now. I originally thought this rule was sloppy, but now it seems that this rule can save lives."
After saying this, he looked at Li Youyang, only to see that Li Youyang was in a daze. He walked over and casually poured a cup of tea and handed it to him: "Master, what are you thinking about?"
Li Youyang took the teacup and placed it on the table: "I wonder what level of cultivation the person who could create such a space must have."
Bei Liyuan poured himself a cup and took a sip. "The highest realm in the Jiuzhou Continent is the Heavenly God Realm. We haven't had time to figure out how cultivation levels are divided in this vast world. If we use the Jiuzhou Continent as an example, this person's cultivation level must be at least at the peak of the Heavenly God Realm. We two definitely can't defeat him."
Li Youyang picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Why would a cultivator of this level of cultivation go to the trouble of setting up all these checkpoints in this secret realm?"
Bei Liyuan lowered his head and suddenly approached Li Youyang, saying softly, "Master seems to have a lot of questions today."
As he spoke, he held Li Youyang's hand holding the tea, brought the teacup to his lips and took a sip. Li Youyang lowered his long eyelashes somewhat unnaturally.
Bei Liyuan raised his lip and stood up: "Maybe he has an appointment with someone and shoulders some kind of responsibility, and was given a mission here."
Li Youyang nodded, but he always felt that if it was just a simple responsibility or an order, he wouldn't be so attentive.
Bei Liyuan guessed what Li Youyang was thinking and smiled: "There are all kinds of people in this world. Master, why don't you think about what would happen if this person was Yin Yue?"
Li Youyang was relieved instantly. If it was him and Bei Liyuan, it would be fine as long as they were about the same, but if it was Yin Yue, she would definitely try her best to do her best.
At midnight, the two heard a knock on the door. Bei Liyuan opened the door, and the monk holding a red lantern bowed respectfully: "Are you two waiting for a guide?"
Bei Liyuan noticed the red light in the monk's hand after opening the door. The third rule was to stay away from guides with guide lights. Regardless of whether it was real or fake, it was better to be cautious. He closed the door and said, "You recognized the wrong person."
When he turned around, he saw Li Youyang looking at him in shock. He hurriedly explained, "I don't know if the rules are true or not, so it's better to be careful."
Li Youyang nodded softly.
"Master, do you have other ideas?"
Li Youyang shook his head: "I just suddenly thought, maybe we don't need to follow the guide to find treasures."
Bei Liyuan smiled. "Indeed, but Master, don't you think this is very interesting? Uncertain rules, mysterious guides, unknown dangers. It's both exciting and fun. You can't find this kind of experience in your daily life."
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The black-robed monk nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, quite tasteful. Simple trials are so boring."
The white-robed monk laughed, not knowing what to say.
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Li Youyang said coldly: "I don't think so."
Bei Liyuan immediately put on a pitiful look and looked at Li Youyang.
Li Youyang held his forehead with his hand. "Hmm...it's indeed...more interesting than the ordinary trials. I guess the guide won't come again. Let's take a nap."
"Hmm... Speaking of which..."
Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang, who frowned, "No."
Bei Liyuan gently pulled Li Youyang's sleeve and said, "Master, I really want to know, we have never fought in the Great Thousand Worlds once."
Li Youyang sighed: "Not now, wait until we get out."
Bei Liyuan instantly perked up: "Yeah."
Li Youyang breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment Bei Liyuan held his arm tightly, pulled him into his arms, lowered his head and kissed him.
"Leave... um"
It was unknown how long it took before Bei Liyuan let go of Li Youyang. Looking at the other's slightly swollen lips, he couldn't help but peck them again.
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In front of the water mirror, the black-robed monk covered his eyes and said, "Eh~ Are these youngsters so open now? They actually..."
The white-robed monk laughed: "She's in the bedroom, what's the big deal? We are the ones who are really tasteless. This is considered peeping."
The black-robed monk coughed awkwardly twice. "Do you think they will leave if the guide with the lantern comes looking for them again?"
The white-robed monk touched his chin. "It's hard to say. Judging from what they just said, they don't really believe in that rule. So, is your rule true or false?"
The black-robed monk chuckled and said, "Curious, right? I said this kind of trial is interesting, haha."
The white-robed monk held his forehead with his hand: "So is it true or false?"
The black-robed monk continued to look at Shui Jing: "Hehe, I won't tell you."
White-robed monk: ...
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Li Youyang awkwardly straightened the wrinkles on his clothes and sat back in his original chair.
"Master, are you... angry?"
"No."
Li Youyang's ears turned red, but she was a little ashamed that she had reacted.
Bei Liyuan felt itchy when he saw Li Youyang like this, and he really wanted to hug him...
Bei Liyuan's gaze was too intense, so intense that Li Youyang couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to. He couldn't help but look up, and their eyes met. Li Youyang seemed to be burned, and hurriedly looked away. Bei Liyuan raised the corners of his lips proudly.
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The white-robed monk couldn't help but sigh: "It's great to be young!"
The black-robed monk couldn't help but laugh and said, "Come on, weren't you chasing after that kid from the Heavenly God Sect a few years ago? You forced him to leave the Great Thousand World, causing the Heavenly God Sect to search everywhere for him?"
The white-robed monk sighed, "Decades have passed, and he still hasn't returned. I don't know where he went into hiding. The entire Tianshen Sect can't find him."
The black-robed monk said, "You'd better hope that they can find you during this clan competition, otherwise the leader of the Tianshen Sect will beat you to a pulp."
White-robed monk: ...
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At this moment, there was another knock on the door. Bei Liyuan's eyes darkened. They came again so soon.
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