Chapter 196: No matter how bad it is, the trap should be exposed in the secret realm
Nearly a thousand feet high in the sky, the wind was roaring and chilly.
In the clear sky, a huge bird-shaped demonic beast is spreading its wings, like a daytime meteor, flying through the sky in a fixed direction and gliding away.
Under the big bird, winding rivers and low mountains are intertwined, and azure lakes and emerald green plains are intertwined.
In the meantime, there are countless bustling cities, dotted with stars.
Looking back to where we came from, we could still vaguely see a vast expanse of boundless water beyond the end of the land, which was calm and tranquil.
As the big bird moved forward rapidly, it gradually shrank into a white line and soon became unclear.
Compared to the Northern Immortal Territory, the geographical environment here is obviously more livable for ordinary people. There are cities all over the place, and the number of creatures is naturally much greater than that of the Northern Immortal Territory.
If we look at the entire Xuandao Continent, the Huangzhou in the middle has the most advantageous conditions. It is an excellent place to live for both ordinary people and cultivators.
The back of Cangpeng Monster was spacious enough. Everyone looked for a place to meditate. He Gu also found a corner and sat down cross-legged.
Although it is good to use flying monsters on the road, after all, the process does not consume the cultivator's own spiritual power.
However, the feeding and later maintenance are quite troublesome for individuals. If they are kept in a free range, they are afraid of losing the chain at critical times, which is far less practical than flying magic weapons.
Individuals can generally only be used as a backup mode of travel, and only those that need to transport large quantities of materials or a large number of people are worthy of a force's special cultivation.
Wu Zong also had this large-scale traveling monster, but he had owned a flying sword early on. Occasionally he would go out alone, so he had never used it before.
After giving up any temporary thoughts, He Gu secretly concentrated on his ears when he saw several people approaching He Lian at the head of Cang Peng.
At first, he only heard polite remarks, but gradually the conversation turned to the trial of the Son of the Dao Realm.
After eavesdropping for a long time, I got two new pieces of information.
First, this trial is divided into two levels, the audition and the final competition of 100 people.
Both levels will be conducted in the so-called Tianji Secret Realm, but the audition level is limited to the periphery of the Tianji Secret Realm and is not allowed to go deep in advance.
Secondly, the disciples of Tianji Pavilion have already chosen the places to enter the second level. There are ten people in total and will not participate in the early auditions.
Although there is no direct answer, no one from the He family should be selected.
In other words, there are only 90 key spots left for others to compete for.
It is initially estimated that there will be nearly 300,000 contestants, and only three out of 10,000 will actually advance to the second level.
Except for He Gu who was secretly paying attention, everyone else present was also pricking up their ears.
Considering that there are also many outstanding disciples from big powers participating, everyone here can't help but feel great pressure.
He Gu was more or less relaxed.
After all, the initial purpose of his trip was to enter the secret realm of heaven, and he achieved his goal even if he was eliminated in the first round.
Even in order to ensure that you are not exposed, it is not impossible to consider taking the initiative to be eliminated.
Instead of just taking care of it himself, he secretly conveyed the information he heard to the demon rat in detail.
God is quite pleased, because of the relationship of interests, what he is most afraid of is that something will happen to him.
Ever since he learned that He Gu had arrived in the East Domain, he had been in high spirits, but due to the difficulty of showing up in the big world, he was also afraid that if he was young and energetic, he would cause resentment if he took too much care.
Although I don’t say it on the face, I am actually a little worried in my heart.
He Gu Neng discussed every detail with it, which made it feel more at ease.
He thought about it for a moment and replied seriously: "It depends on the situation. I will secretly come out to cooperate with you. If the risk is not high, we will try to enter the inner area and collect more useful information for subsequent operations.
If it doesn't work, take the initiative to meet the elimination criteria, leave in advance, and figure it out slowly next time you go in.
The only concern is whether the holy object in your body will be affected by some connection, so that it will cause movement on its own like the last time I noticed you."
He Gu was also worried about this.
However, for the time being, there was no way to ensure that there would be no accidents. The Tianji Stone was currently not under his complete control, and the development of the situation was completely uncertain.
After thinking about it, before he arrived at the Tianji Pavilion, he no longer focused on the situation at He Lian's side. Part of his mind sank to his dantian, and his thoughts came to the Tianji Stone.
As usual, the power of divine consciousness containing the meaning of communication was touched on the Tianji Stone, and the result was as expected, it still disappeared into the sea.
The Tianji Stone was still so quiet, with no reaction at all.
The only time before that the Tianji Stone listened to his words was when he conquered the Golden Spirit Seal, which proved that the Tianji Stone was not unable to receive his thoughts.
I just don't like to talk to him most of the time.
Thinking of this, he didn't care about the Tianji Stone's attitude and conveyed several sincere words of entreaty to it.
I hope it can maintain its current calmness by then.
Now he must take the risk to go to the secret realm of Tianji, which is related to his bright future in cultivation.
He has done everything he can, and the rest can only be left to God's will.
At least one thing he was relatively sure of was that the Tianji Stone probably didn't want him to die prematurely, especially since Lin Bian'er's prophecy of a doom of ninety-nine years remained.
The prophecy can change, so he will still die if he just wants to die.
On the contrary, as long as the prophecy remains unchanged, he is absolutely safe until then.
There seems to be a guarantee but there is no absolute guarantee. There seems to be no guarantee but there is an absolute guarantee. Whether everything will lead to prophetic variables during the period.
This is probably his current strange situation.
After giving Tianjishi a thorough understanding in advance, why bother to take it back?
After confirming that there was no new useful information, I started meditating and practicing.
There is no time to practice, ten days go by in the blink of an eye.
When He Gu was attracted by a burst of admiration and opened his eyes, the Cangpeng monster was flying towards the sky higher in the sky.
At the same time, dozens of other Cangpeng were making the same upward thrust on both sides.
In front of them, above the clouds and closest to the dome, three huge islands were suspended in a staircase.
In contrast, the higher the island is, the smaller it is, and the lower the island is, the larger it is.
In the center of each giant island stands a majestic mountain with emerald green pines and cypresses and ancient lofts rising one after another.
The rushing clear mountain streams are like endless rootless water flowing out from various hidden places in each mountain, eventually winding to the edge of the island, turning into a closed circle of silver-white waterfalls rumbling down.
One end is loaded into the boundless blue sea below.
Invisible water vapor is rising continuously, just like climbing the heaven-set staircase in the Taoist fairyland, a natural and mysterious affinity with Taoism is emanating from it, with a magnificent momentum.
The giant island at the bottom is also intricately surrounded by a number of man-made islands that rely on the power of formations to float into the air. Their number is like stars, and it is difficult to estimate at the moment.
Although He Gu had already seen the portrait of Tianji Pavilion in the classics and knew that it was three unique natural islands in the world, he was a little shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.
Seeing the expressions of amazement on everyone's faces, He Lian, the leader, couldn't help but feel a little proud on his face, losing the calmness he had felt along the way.
However, he was just high-spirited for a moment. Looking at the top of Tange Island, he couldn't help but look a little lonely.
Three hundred years ago, their ancestors lived on the Dao Qi Kong Island at the top for generations. What a scenery it was at that time, it would be no exaggeration to say that it was astonishing.
Up to now, they have been strictly prohibited by the sect from setting foot on Tange Island, and even going out needs to be approved by the elders of the Three Pavilions.
If it weren't for a certain extremely important treasure in the clan that hasn't been found yet, they wouldn't even be able to live on Renge Island, the next most important place.
To put it nicely, the sect is considering the He family's past contributions to Tianji Pavilion and opening up a wide margin to give them a place to stay.
To put it bluntly, the He family were placed under house arrest on Renge Island as hostages before the treasure was recovered.
In fact, he didn't know the details of that year.
The few elders of the He family only told him that part of the He family was homeless due to an unknown accident and took away the secret treasure that the sect valued very much.
Although the elders in He's family all expressed various complaints when talking about it, he was keenly aware that it was just the second best.
The family has no actual intention of trying to recover it at all.
On the contrary, I vaguely wish that those tribesmen who left would never come back, and it would be best to completely forget about this place.
Although he is the young leader of a clan, he feels very aggrieved and is not even qualified to compete in important trials.
After experiencing too much, I can only suppress these negative emotions in my heart.
Contentment is always the word he hears the most, and it is also the word he hates the most.
Fortunately, the elders of the He family have verbally agreed that they still attach great importance to the cultivation of their younger generation and have been doing their best to train him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bear this tone. If there was no hope of turning around, he would have traded his life with those people long ago.
After turning around the distracting thoughts, He Lian drove the Cang Peng monster and continued upward, heading straight for the first Renge Island at the lowest point.
After crossing the island, he did not let the big bird get closer, but slowly landed on one of the nearby small empty islands.
There are rows of dense and regular high-rise pavilions built here. Judging from their quality, they should have been specially built recently to receive visitors.
After being led to one of the pavilions, He Lian turned around, smiled and raised his hand.
"Fellow Taoists, the official start time of the trial is tomorrow. Please rest here for the night today. One room per person. I will come back early tomorrow morning to take you to the place where the trial will be held."
Each person was given a room order, and he did not forget to remind him sternly.
"Remember, you can only move around this island, and you must not leave here without permission during this period."
Although the cultivators who were able to participate in this grand trial were all very young, everyone still understood these simple principles and nodded their heads one after another.
After the explanation, He Lian left alone.
Taking the small token, He Gu went back to the room without hesitation.
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Night falls.
The lights in the main hall at the top of Tianji Island are brightly lit, the door is closed, and many high-level officials of Tianji Pavilion are gathered inside.
As if waiting, there was no words for a moment.
At a certain moment, the three spaces above the ancient Taoist platform fluctuated slightly.
Immediately, the three pavilion masters, Heaven, Earth and Man, appeared one by one and took their seats side by side.
The person in the middle is wearing a purple gold Taoist robe. Underneath his white hair is a young, middle-aged handsome face. He holds a fly whisk in his hand and speaks majestically.
On his right was a slightly thin, black-haired old man wearing a black robe.
Completely opposite to the former, his face was like a thousand-year-old dead wood, full of wrinkles and dull spots. His old turbid eyes looked dead gray, but there was a faint cold radiance in the depths, as if he was about to bite someone at any time.
The remaining one on the far left is a slightly fat old man in civilian clothes, who always has an easy-going and kind smile on his face.
If He was paying attention here, he would be able to recognize him immediately as the so-called Ren Pavilion Master.
According to the seats, it can also be judged immediately that the person in the middle with purple and gold robes is the master of the Tian Pavilion, and the person in black robes on the right is the master of the remaining earth pavilion.
Different from Wu Zong, Tianji Pavilion only has three pavilion masters. The Tian Pavilion master is actually the sect leader, and the other two pavilion masters are deputy sect masters.
Seeing the three pavilion masters appearing, all the representatives and elders of Tianji Pavilion in the audience bowed in unison.
The first person to speak was the Pavilion Master.
Looking down, he asked with a kind smile: "How's it going?"
Immediately, a person took a step forward and replied sternly: "Everything has been arranged. We're just waiting for things to go according to plan tomorrow."
Nodding slightly, the Pavilion Master looked more serious this time.
"Is there any movement in the Tianji Guapan?"
The person in front stepped back, and the other person immediately stood up.
"Back to the Pavilion Master, the Tianji Gua plate engraved copies on each island have no signs of responding so far. I'm not sure... whether it's not working or it's a problem with the treasure."
The master of the human pavilion pondered for a moment, and then ordered in an old voice: "The effect of the replica has not been verified in practice, and it is very possible that it will not work, but we still need to pay attention at all times.
As long as others really come, no matter how bad things are, they should be exposed once they reach the secret realm.
Even if you can't escape the replica hexagram plate, you can't escape the induction of the original Tianji hexagram plate stored there!"
The Tianji Guapan is the key to bringing out the full power of the Tianji Stone. The three pavilion masters all firmly believe that no cultivator carrying the Tianji Stone can resist such temptation.
Even if he knew it was a trap, he would at least take the risk and go there first to look for opportunities.
Unless he doesn't even have the clear-cut suspicion that the Tianji Stone comes from Tianji Pavilion.
In order to ensure that the prey would arrive with a high probability, from the day when the Tianji Stone caused the celestial phenomenon, the senior officials of Tianji Pavilion tried their best to deduce it, and it was not until one day last month that they got a vague glimpse of the secret.
He did not hesitate to open the Secret Realm of Heaven to the outside world and take care of the hexagrams, so he planned this trial of the Son of the Dao Realm.
The right time, the right place, the right people, and all three things come together.
If they don't come again, it is God's will that they will fail.
The Tianji Gua Pan can sense the breath of the Tianji Stone, and conversely, the Tianji Stone can also sense the breath of the Tianji Gua Pan.
At that time, it will naturally attract prey to take the initiative to approach.
This is the key to finding their target!
The Lord of Tian Pavilion, who looks middle-aged but has white hair, has a pair of deep starry eyes that are slightly shining, as if he can penetrate all appearances in the world.
He shook the whisk in his hand lightly, but did not speak.
The turbid old eyes of the underground pavilion master flashed for a moment, and he snorted lowly, his voice hoarse.
"By mistake, Tian Lao Yu became an immortal, and by mistake the sect developed over the past five hundred years. Once the treasure of the town hall is retrieved, the He family should pay the true price for the heinous crimes committed five hundred years ago!"
After hearing this, everyone below the Taoist platform had no objections.
The master of the pavilion sighed secretly in his heart, but didn't say much.