"Thank you for your concern, senior. I will definitely cherish my life."
Meng Wan's eyes moved slightly, and she chose a place farthest from the huge bronze gate to sit down, which made Cui Yucheng frown frequently.
"Brother Chen, isn't this place too far? If that bronze door opens, I'm afraid we'll lose the initiative."
"Really? I think this place is pretty good."
Meng Wan smiled a little embarrassedly, "After all, Brother Cui also knows that I am here just to gain some experience. Staying farther away will make it easier for me to escape later."
Cui Yucheng: ...
He somewhat regretted traveling with Chen Yi. He was a sword cultivator, but he was so cowardly. The opportunity was right in front of him, but he didn't know how to seize it!
He was so angry!
Cui Yucheng wanted to occupy a closer place so that he could seize the opportunity.
However, looking around, there is the "Bloody Hand Butcher" of Xuanyin Sect, the "Golden Sword" Zhang Tianfang of Changsheng League, Zhao Wuji of Sanxiu League... there is not a small character!
What's more, his enemy, the female cultivator Xie Xing from the Ghost Shadow Sect, was watching him covetously.
Cui Yucheng suddenly couldn't move his feet.
In this situation, if he really dared to abandon Shen Yi and take a few more steps forward, he would be like a little sheep entering a group of tigers.
When the melee breaks out, it is inevitable that you will be affected.
Forget it, I'd better follow Brother Chen and keep him company for warmth.
So Cui Yucheng looked around and sat down next to Shen Yi with a determined look.
“Since Brother Shen thinks this place is good, I will naturally advance and retreat with Brother Shen.”
Meng Wan smiled gently and continued to question the mysterious senior in her heart.
"Senior, are you selecting a successor? I wonder what your criteria are for selecting a successor. Could you please reveal a few?"
Not getting a response, Meng Wan remained calm.
"Senior, what exactly is this thing on the huge bronze door that looks like a ghostly talisman? It looks so powerful."
"Senior, senior, are you still there?"
Unfortunately, no matter how Meng Wan harassed him this time, the senior remained calm and refused to give any response.
Helpless, Meng Wan had to calm down.
She calmed down, but the others refused to calm down.
"My fellow Daoists, I am Zhang Tianfang of the Immortal Alliance, nicknamed 'Golden Knife.' I would like to invite you to join forces and work together to break through this giant bronze door. What do you think?"
Behind Zhang Tianfang stood the "Bloody Hand Butcher" of the Xuanyin Sect, Zhao Wuji of the Loose Cultivator Alliance and several other veteran foundation-building masters.
After discovering that they could not break the huge bronze door with their own strength, these people reached a consensus and decided to combine everyone's strength to break the door together.
When Chen Yi and Cui Yucheng saw this situation, they knew what was going on and nodded tactfully.
"Brother Zhang, if you need us, please let me know."
"No problem, no problem. Hahaha, you two brothers are really straightforward people."
Zhang Tianfang smiled generously, asked the two to follow at the end of the team, and then went to recruit other people.
While a group of foundation-building monks were trying to break open the bronze gate, a group of Qi-refining monks, led by Zhao Wei, were actively looking for a way out.
Apart from the occasional strange runes that appeared on the stone walls, the group did not encounter much danger.
However, when Meng Wan followed these people around in the cave, she discovered a problem. The cave was completely closed and there was no exit at all!
No, there must be an exit. Perhaps their cultivation is too low, so they can't see anything.
But more people don’t realize this and are already panicking.
"What should we do? We are trapped here!"
"I heard that the owner of this cave was a demon cultivator in his lifetime. I don't want to be sucked dry of my spiritual energy by a demon cultivator and die."
"Brother Zhao, you have to think of a solution..."
"Don't be impatient."
A hint of annoyance flashed across Zhao Wei's eyes, but then he regained his composure.
"It's just the cave of a long-dead demon cultivator. Look how scared you are. I think the problem is most likely caused by those strange runes on the stone walls."
Zhao Wei's words were recognized by many people.
"Brother Zhao is right. Those runes can instantly drain all the spiritual energy from a person. There's definitely something wrong."
"I also think there's something wrong with those runes, but the thing is, they're all twisted and distorted like earthworms. I can't make any sense of them."
"I guess these things might be some kind of lost ancient writing, but I'm not sure what their specific uses are."
Hearing this, Meng Wan was thoughtful.
Not every stone wall has runes. They walked through the entire cave and found only a dozen or so places with runes.
The runes in some places look very similar, but in some places, the differences are obvious at a glance.
Do different runes have different effects?
What Meng Wan can think of, others can naturally think of as well.
Zhao Wei suddenly suggested, "Everyone, why don't we go through it again and study those runes in more detail?"
Zhao Wei's words attracted the support of many people.
Meng Wan mixed in the crowd and followed him back to the original place, looking at the runes on the stone wall.
If there is any difference between this cave and other places, it is only these runes that resemble ancient characters.
Therefore, the key to whether or not you can leave this place is most likely in these things.
“Miss Shen, your family has a long history of learning, can you see what you are thanking for?”
Ding Gui asked in a low voice.
Meng Wan shook her head seriously, "I've never seen this type of rune in the ancient books I've read."
Trapped here, other people might be panicking, but Meng Wan was really not afraid.
Firstly, she had actually figured out that the reason these Qi-refining cultivators were trapped here was most likely because of that mysterious voice.
Secondly, she has a puppet clone in the foundation-building stage as a backup.
If I really can't get out, the worst that can happen is that I can wait for the clone to solve the problem outside, and then find a chance to sneak up on her.
As for the Qi Refining cultivators around her, she would keep them until Zhao Wei threatened her life.
Maybe they can find a way out by accident.
Someone observed for a while and felt that he could not see anything, so he simply took out a pen and paper and planned to copy the runes on the stone wall.
After just a few strokes, the man covered his eyes with a look of pain on his face.
"Ah!! My eyes!"
It was not noticeable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, everyone discovered that these runes actually moved.
And if you stare at these runes for too long, you'll feel like your eyes are going blind.
The trick of transcribing is no longer feasible.
"Since I can't transcribe it, forget it."
A sinister look flashed across Zhao Wei's eyes, and he turned to look at someone in the team.
"Brother Cheng, the one whose spiritual energy was sucked away by the runes here is your junior sister, right?"
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