Chapter 88 Unraveling the Mystery: She'll Go First
The thunderous roar echoed throughout the heavens and earth, assaulting Zhu Shibai's eardrums and reverberating deep within his heart.
The scene from just seconds ago was reflected in his memory as if it had been slowed down dozens of times.
Grandma Ming said she wanted to break this place apart, and he raised his hand to stop her, but Grandma Ming had already swung her fist forward with a smile, and her small fist hit the dark rock solidly.
The fierce and surging attack raised a powerful airflow, and where the fist made contact with the stone peak, a gap appeared, which grew larger and larger.
Light seeped through it, and the earth-shattering roar subsided slightly.
In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains collapsed. More and more light shone through the cracks, engulfing the people standing in front of the stone wall and the entire cave.
The blinding light caused Zhu Shibai to close his eyes for a moment. When he struggled to open them again, the world had changed.
As Grandma Ming said, he did indeed leave the cave and was no longer inside it.
All that remained in his field of vision were the scattered piles of rubble and the boundless soil all around him.
The stone wall is gone, and Grandma Ming is gone.
Looking up, I see a bright, sunny day with a gentle breeze and white clouds.
Zhu Shibai stood there, stunned, almost unable to believe his eyes.
He hid in a stone cave on the peak of the Dingsheng Sect's Taicang Peak. Outside the cave was the entire Taicang Peak mountain range.
In order to get him out.
Grandma Ming leveled the entire Taicangfeng mountain range to the ground.
......
Ji Mingran smacked his lips, looking at his fists with a hint of regret. His fists were filled with power for a long time, but it only lasted for a moment.
Tai had only thrown one punch when the Inner Demon Trial kicked her away.
"Do you have to be so nervous?" Ji Mingran sighed, reluctant to part.
The inner demon trial is really interesting. In it, whether it's the past or the present, as long as she knows she possesses power, she can use it.
What a pity, back in reality, it no longer exists.
Ji Mingran's gaze swept to the side of the floor above to the left, the left staircase three floors below the top floor, and the diagonal position of the floor below.
There was no sign of anyone.
Zhu Shibai and the others have not yet come out.
She was the only one who returned to the Lost Pavilion first.
It seems that Shen Qingluo and Guan Wangzhen have not yet completely passed the trial of inner demons. As for Zhu Shibai, he has remained in the stone cave without moving, and at most he has only experienced the first level of inner demons.
She herself experienced three layers of inner demon illusions, and according to this calculation, Zhu Shibai also experienced two more.
It will take some time to get out.
However, she has already demonstrated the key to passing the inner demon trial through her own actions. With Zhu Shibai's intelligence, he should have already grasped the essence of it. Passing the trial will not be difficult, so there is no need to worry.
Right now, we need to focus on the present. Ji Mingran skillfully tilted his head slightly, dodging the magical attack that grazed his carotid artery.
It's still the same two tricks. Ji Mingran turned his gaze away from the candlelight illuminating the entire pavilion and towards the two people in front of him.
Two disciples from the same building, eyeing her intently and determined to capture her.
"You two are really persistent," Ji Mingran remarked. How come they're still here even after she's been in the combat mode for so long?
Are we just going to wait anxiously for the moment she comes out?
"They're really hiding like groundhogs." The disciple in dark green brocade robes on the left looked disdainful.
The female cultivator in the gauze dress was already impatient: "Hiding inside the checkpoint won't change anything; you'll still have to come out eventually. How long do you intend to linger on?"
Before he finished speaking, countless icy frosts exploded above Ji Mingran, and needles of cold light pierced through him like a shower of flowers.
However, just as the icy needles were about to reach Ji Mingran, they were blocked by an invisible wall and suddenly rebounded in all directions, striking the two opposite them.
The female cultivator in the gauze dress immediately made a hand seal, and the ice needles that suddenly turned back instantly turned into water vapor, floating upwards.
The disciple in dark green brocade robes stared at Ji Mingran: "You can use formations now."
Ji Mingran smiled without saying a word. The Trial of Inner Demons—what a great reward! Emerging from it, Ji Mingran discovered the ban had been lifted.
Although I cannot regain the power from my previous life, I have recovered it in this life.
"Don't be too happy yet." The disciple in dark green brocade robes sneered, "It's just a Foundation Establishment array. Do you think you can defeat the two of us by yourself?"
The female cultivator in the gauze dress raised her ten fingers, and a net of icy lines, radiating a chilling aura, rained down upon her.
At the same time, Ji Mingran felt a sudden weight, and his feet could not leave the ground.
It is a type of confinement spell.
The disciple in dark green brocade robes held hand seals: "Don't even think about escaping."
"Don't worry." Ji Mingran stared at her dress and said leisurely, "I won't run away this time."
The two asked in surprise, "This is...?"
"What is this?" The question also came from dozens of disciples who remained in the overlapping spaces of the pavilions, not yet having entered the checkpoint.
"What's this?"
"Huh?"
"Um?"
......
All the participating disciples bowed their heads at the same time, staring in shock at the spot where they stood, where intricate, pale golden patterns appeared, rapidly forming and solidifying from nothingness.
Ji Mingran looked up with a grin, "I'll see everyone off."
*Snap!* A crisp snap of fingers rang out.
The teleportation array beneath the feet of the two participating disciples in front of them and the participating disciples in the overlapping spaces of each layer shone brightly, and the figures inside the array blurred and disappeared. The next moment, the participating disciples found themselves in another location with surprise and uncertainty.
"this......"
"here it is?"
In the blink of an eye, all the participants who were staying in the pavilion were scattered and teleported to various corners!
Location shift.
The moment each participating disciple appeared, they were captured by the Mysterious Universe and dragged into various checkpoints.
The clamor in the pavilion vanished the instant the fingers snapped, leaving the entire pavilion quiet except for Ji Mingran.
Eliminating all distractions, Ji Mingran calmly closed his eyes, concentrated, and sank into his sea of consciousness.
She felt clear-headed after resting for a while.
Now that she had investigated, it was indeed so. The thick white mist that had been swirling around her sea of consciousness all day had dissipated somewhat, and she could vaguely see the emerald waves beneath it.
Ji Mingran's eyes crinkled with joy. Her consciousness had become clearer.
This is the reward for overcoming the challenges: the opportunity to undergo the trial of inner demons. Those who pass will strengthen their resolve and benefit their cultivation.
No wonder all sects want to participate in the spiritual competition; such opportunities for spiritual practice are indeed rare.
Opening his eyes, Ji Mingran looked up at the flickering candlelight on the top floor of the attic.
The candlelight was a warm orange, bright and soft, unlike the dazzling light I had seen during the inner demon trial.
Ji Mingran recalled the moment the cave wall burst open; the light was so dazzling that she was directly in the eye and could only close her eyes to protect them. In that instant, an ethereal voice brushed past her ear: "Ta".
She thought it was an old man's complaint: "Tasteless".
However, Ji Mingran lowered his gaze and stared at the wooden dice container in his hand.
This is a magical artifact given to her by her ancestor, Lao Deng. It was crafted by Ling Yi, the founding ancestor of the Dingsheng Sect, and is the core of the Qiankun Mystery. The dice are nested within various movable small cubes via mortise and tenon joints, allowing them to rotate, open, and close, transforming into different shapes.
Ji Mingran tossed the magical artifact in his hand; the small Rubik's Cube wasn't heavy at all.
If each disciple's location is a small cube, then once they leave their cube, it will be difficult to return.
After all, the cube is movable, and its position is constantly changing and adjusting.
Ji Mingran put his other hand on the railing and looked around.
The mystery of heaven and earth, the mystery refers to the checkpoints.
For those who help each other clear a level, the rewards they receive allow them to choose whether to advance or stay.
Those who successfully complete the challenge will receive a reward equal to the number of steps they have progressed.
The common feature is that participants can stay in one place, meaning that the disciples taking the test inside the pavilion do not need to go far, as the exit is right beside them.
So, what does "Qiankun" in "Qiankun Mystery" refer to?
The reward for defeating those who clear the levels is the opportunity to undergo the Inner Demon Trial. By passing the Inner Demon Trial, she gains benefits in her cultivation and a sigh of "Eliminate".
Qiankun, Qiankun, Yin and Yang, Bagua, Bagua superimposed, there are sixty-four hexagrams.
The Tai hexagram, with Kun above and Qian below, represents the harmonious interaction of heaven and earth, symbolizing smooth progress.
"汰" is actually "泰". This is the real reward for completing the challenge.
The Tai hexagram corresponds to the southwest-northwest direction.
Ji Mingran gazed at the empty pavilion, recalling the directions of east, west, south, and north, then turned to the southwest and took a light step.
Ladies and gentlemen, she's going ahead and has already passed this round of competition.
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