Chapter 257 Trapped
Bai Luochen expressed his doubts, and everyone stopped moving and became alert.
Ouyang Ruochen and Yu Chengpeng walked forward and pushed open the white jade door. They thought that entering would be a hurdle, but unexpectedly, the door was easily opened.
Looking from the outside in, it is empty inside, with nothing in it, only four large columns supporting the entire beam.
Ouyang Ruochen signaled to everyone not to move and went in to explore the way, but after he walked around the entire palace, still nothing happened.
But precisely because nothing happened, it felt even more weird.
Everyone came in. Bai Luochen sensed his surroundings but couldn't find anything wrong.
"Didn't you say there was a trial? Where is it?"
"Yes, they said there were eighteen stone statues. How come I didn't see any of them?"
"Are we in the wrong place?"
"Yes, this is where you came!"
Suddenly, a low and weak voice was heard, and everyone immediately stood back to back in a circle, looking around vigilantly.
The white jade door was closed at some point, and array runes rose from the ground. Countless arrays were nested and spread out across the entire hall. Fortunately, everyone was gathered together and were not separated by the arrays.
"You are very united. I hope you can stay like this. Someone just asked where the trial is. These formations are there. Once you walk out of the formations, you can see the inheritance statue."
The voices came from all directions, and the location could not be pinpointed. The mysterious person did not show up either. Bai Luochen asked loudly, "Senior, could you please show yourself?"
"You'll see it soon, why worry!"
Xuanyuan Hongyuan smiled and said, "Senior, there are so many formations. I wonder if there is a time limit or any rules. Can you tell me about them?"
But no matter what everyone said, the voice did not answer.
During this period, some cultivators who understood formations were already checking the formation patterns. The young master of the Zhongzhou Lin family, and Master Hu's disciples Hu Qi and Hu Sheng gathered together to study it for a long time, but they all kept shaking their heads.
I don’t understand. I totally don’t understand!
These formations were beyond their understanding and seemed not to be of this world. However, they could not say anything just because they could not break them, so they lowered their heads and kept their mouths shut.
Bai Luochen also studied it for a long time, and finally sighed, "I feel like I have learned the formation in vain, I can't understand it at all. Junior Sister may be able to explain a little bit here, but she may not understand it all."
"What should we do then?"
Ouyang Ruochen glanced at the anxious cultivator and said calmly, "Wait, wait for Junior Sister to come over."
"No need to wait. You are talking about that little girl, right? She has already gone in and seen the inheritance statue. She is thinking about how to get the inheritance. After getting the inheritance, she will be sent directly off the island. She will not come to find you."
"There are so many of you. Even if you don't know the formation, you can try your luck. Maybe you can get out with luck."
It was rare to hear this voice again, so Xuanyuan Hongyuan immediately asked, "What happens if we are unlucky?"
"Nothing, I'm trapped in the formation and waiting for rescue."
"If that's the case, then may I ask what happened to the group of monks who came here two thousand years ago? Are they still waiting for rescue?"
Ouyang Ruochen's question was very sharp, and it took the voice a long time to give an answer: "Dead, they are all dead, but they did not die in the formation, but they lost the bet and lost their lives to me."
This answer was beyond everyone's expectations. If they were told that the formation killed people, they would believe it. If they were told that they killed each other for the inheritance, they would also believe it. But if they gambled their lives and lost, that was a little hard to imagine. They were not stupid enough to gamble their lives with a mysterious man. Could their lives be easily gambled?
And when the next few people asked something, the mysterious voice did not answer.
After waiting for a while, someone suggested trying their luck to see if they could get out of the formation. Ouyang Ruochen strictly forbade anyone to move, and just stood in the formation, fighting with the mysterious man.
The mysterious man ignored them because he was talking to Zhong Ling'er. He had previously told Zhong Ling'er that she didn't need to wait and could go get the inheritance first, but Zhong Ling'er didn't listen at all.
After that, he talked for a few words with Ouyang Ruochen and others, and was called over by Zhong Ling'er again.
"I agree to go get the inheritance first, but you should at least tell me the rules. Can all of us 100 people get the inheritance?"
Seeing that he was able to convince the other party, the mysterious man immediately came over and said, "Stand under the statue, and the statue will choose its own successor. Then you can leave here."
Zhong Ling'er touched her chin and said, "No, this isn't your style. You only let a dozen people out the last few times. Why are you so generous this time? Could it be that someone asked you for it in advance, or made a deal with you?"
"you do not know?"
There was undisguised surprise in his voice, and then he added: "It seems something has gone wrong. Well, you decide what to do."
Zhong Ling'er raised her eyebrows. This man originally wanted them to take the inheritance and leave quickly, obviously giving them a chance to survive. But after realizing that he had made a mistake, he obviously changed his mind and no longer cared about them. This also meant that the hidden murderous intent would emerge.
Suddenly, a statue moved. It turned half a circle to face the monks. Its body was shining with brilliant light, as if it came alive.
"He carries a sword on his back. He is a sword cultivator. Could it be that he inherited the sword cultivation tradition?"
Many people wanted to rush there, and Zhong Ling'er hurriedly shouted "Don't move", but the inheritance was too tempting. Except for the disciples of Taiqiong Sect, everyone else rushed over. Then, formation runes rose up, and before they could get close to the area of the stone statue, they were trapped by the formations.
Zhong Linger pulled on the sleeve of the third senior brother, "Third senior brother, how could someone be so stupid? That person said that he didn't care whether we lived or died, which meant there was a trap. They just turned the stone statue around and they foolishly walked right into the door. How could I just ignore them?"
Zhou Yizhuo looked at the people around him and said, "If you don't want to care, don't bother. Everyone in our sect is here, and you've already told them not to move. If they die, it's their own fault."
Zhong Ling'er's eyes sparkled, and she held her hands to her heart, "Ah, Third Brother, how can you be so considerate, beautiful and caring, I really love you. Well, then, I will listen to you, Third Brother."
Zhou Yizhuo held his head high with great pride. He was praised by his junior sister again. It was such a happy day.
They are very affectionate with each other here, but other people are not happy.
"Junior sister, you can't do this. Don't you know how to use formations? Come and save us!"
"Junior sister, we were too impulsive and didn't listen to you. You can't just ignore us!"
Zhong Ling'er smiled and said, "My fellow Taoists, don't be afraid. Being trapped is actually a good thing. At least you won't die so quickly."
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