167, Zǐ Wēi Sǎn Rén
Five stone carvings, each with the cultivation of the later stage of foundation building.
Mo Tian Ge took a glance. His mind quickly analyzed the situation. Since the door was already closed, this place was a sealed room, and there was no other way out except to knock down these stone statues.
The weakness of the stone statues, they already knew, but how to break through the sword aura of the stone statues was a difficult problem. These five stone statues were incredibly powerful, their swords slicing through the air with overwhelming force, weaving a web of swords that even her flying dart couldn't penetrate. Moreover, these stone statues had no consciousness, and not even the soul lantern could affect them.
One by one? A flash of inspiration struck Mo Tian Ge as he looked at Fang Zheng Dao Ren: "Fellow Taoist, I'll entangle four of them, you take care of one."
Fang Zhengdao nodded immediately: "Good!" If it was one-on-one, even if the cultivation was slightly weaker, killing and destroying wouldn't be too difficult in knowing the weakness.
After settling with Fang Zhengdao, Mo Tian Ge stood in mid-air, took out a talisman from the Qiankun bag, and sighed.
As a direct disciple of the Yuan Infant Master, how could she not have some treasures? Over the years, although Jing and Daojun had not taught her about cultivation, they had not been stingy with other things. This time when she left the mountain, they had even given her several life-saving items. However, she thought that matters she could handle herself were best handled by herself, as relying too much on external objects would not be good for her training and growth in the end.
However, at present, it is difficult to save one's life, so whatever means are available will be used; otherwise, losing one's life would be a great loss.
Token in hand, Mocheng Ge closes his eyes and recites the incantation.
As she chanted, a white aura burst forth from her entire body, like mist rising. This aura was the symbol of spiritual energy gathering. The spiritual energy grew thicker and the aura brighter, until she stopped chanting and suddenly opened her eyes, shouting: "Go!"
The talisman ignited and transformed into four beams of light, which instantly swept towards the four stone carvings.
Shi Chui swung his sword, seemingly wanting to cut them off like before. But this time it didn't work, the four flames were completely unaffected, directly piercing through the sword energy and enveloping them in an instant.
The four stone statues stopped moving, maintaining their posture of rising with swords raised.
"Mojian Song shouted: 'Fang Zhengdaoren, hurry! I can only hold on for the time it takes to burn one incense stick!'"
As soon as she made this move, the entire stone chamber was enveloped in spiritual energy. Fang Zhengdao was stunned, and upon hearing her shout, he suddenly came to his senses and hastily rushed towards the only remaining stone carving.
Only to see Fang Zhengdao wave his hand, a talisman flew out of his hand, which was the earth-based spell Thick Earth Load, and under the stone-carved foot, it suddenly turned into yellow mud, directly piling up and trapping it.
The stone statue swung its sword vaguely, but how could the mud under its feet be cut off? Seizing this opportunity, Fang Zhengdao people raised a dust storm, with thousands of threads of dust covering the stone statue's head.
This time, Shi Chui swung his sword to block, and finally blocked it.
Fang Zhengdao immediately retracted his dusty threads and swung out several more talismans.
The talismans of the foundation-building period are not comparable to those of the refining qi period. Even if one has money, it's hard to buy them; Fang Zheng Dao Ren also spent a lot this time.
Under the attack of several high-level talismans, Shiying gradually couldn't wield his sword. Tens of thousands of dust threads spilled out again, and two of them suddenly drilled into Shiying's ears, making a "hissing" sound, and Shiying finally stopped moving.
Moy Tian Ge let out a slight sigh, took out another talisman, and chanted the incantation. The four stone statues were still trapped. Without saying more, Fang Zheng Dao flicked out his dust brush and inserted it into the ears of the two stone statues.
Four stone statues fell one after another. Meng Tian Ge let out a long sigh, unable to hold on any longer, and fell to the ground with a thud, his body going limp as he sat down.
These two talismans are not ordinary foundation-building talismans, but rather top-grade talismans. Top-grade talismans are like magical treasures and do not belong to any particular stage. Only cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage can create such talismans, which contain a portion of the power of magical treasures, making them incredibly powerful, just like real magical treasures.
It is well known that Qi refining and foundation building cultivators can also use magical artifacts, but the magical artifacts in their hands can only exert one percent to one tenth of their power. They are fundamentally not comparable to the magical artifacts in the hands of Dan forming cultivators or even Yuan Ying cultivators. However, this kind of talisman is different, it seals the true power of a magical artifact, although it's inferior to a Yuan Ying cultivator, it's not inferior to a Dan forming cultivator's magical artifact! The only thing is that this kind of talisman can only be used once.
Even so, the spiritual energy consumed by launching these two talismans is enormous, and Mo Tian Ge feels extremely exhausted for a while.
But at this time there were others around her, and she didn't dare to rest for too long. She swallowed a few more Spirit Recovery Pills, took a moment to catch her breath, and then stood up.
"Square and upright, how are you?"
Fang Zhengdao also took a short rest before getting up to check his surroundings. At this time, he was carefully examining the things behind the stone carving.
Upon hearing her question, Fang Zhengdao didn't stop his examination and only slightly turned his body, saying: "Ye Daoyou come quickly to take a look!"
Judging from his tone, it seemed like he had discovered something. Mo Tian Ge stood up and walked over.
Fang Zheng Dao pointed at the stone wall: "Ye Dao You, take a closer look."
Mo Tian Ge walked up, but was stunned. All he saw was the stone wall above. Delicately and densely carved on it were murals. The carvings of these murals were fine, but their content was chaotic, as if someone thought of something and then carved whatever came to mind onto the surface. Some were human figures, some were flowers, grass, and strange beasts, while others were chapters of magical techniques. Mo Tian Ge looked at them one by one, and his surprise was boundless.
The hostess was indeed a genius, recording some secret techniques that she had never heard of!
For example, there is a teleportation technique called Wind Thunder Flash that can instantly retreat dozens of meters. If it's cultivated to the later stages, even hundreds of meters are not a problem. It should be known that so-called teleportation techniques have been passed down to this day, most of which are just names and don't live up to their reputation, relying only on extremely fast speed to give the appearance of teleportation. True teleportation techniques are rarely passed down, usually being secret transmissions within major sects. The Xuan Qing Sect also has one, but that teleportation technique can only be cultivated during the Core Formation stage.
There were also some sloppy techniques that were incomplete, which made Mo Tian Ge somewhat disappointed. She had hoped to find some records of mechanisms in it, but unfortunately there weren't any.
In the end, Mo Tian Ge found a piece of writing in the corner.
My name is Xu Zhiwei, and I am a disciple of the Xuan Su Sword Sect of the ancient sword school. At 100 years old, I formed the elixir; at 300 years old, I gave birth to the primordial infant; at 400 years old, I betrayed the ancient sword school and hid in the mundane world, in Jin State's Jiuling Mountain, Fengxi Valley, where I call myself the Purple Microcosm Wanderer.
I have been hiding here for a thousand years, never taking half a step into Kunwu. Every time I think of the first half of my life, I am filled with regret and pain. Before I sit in meditation until death, I was unable to see Zi Lan's face, this is my thousand-year regret...
Behind the scarred and weathered surface, Mo Tian Ge carefully examined it and found that it was actually the two characters "zi lan" repeated over and over again.
Zi Lan, this is obviously a name, and it sounds like a woman. This Zi Wei San Ren has never mentioned this name in other murals, but in this monologue, he repeatedly mentions it. From his tone, it seems that he misses this person deeply, but dares not mention it, until just before his death, when he can no longer hold back and writes it down.
After reading this passage, Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but feel suspicious.
This Zǐ Wēi Sǎn Rén, being a member of the ancient sword sect, and at such a young age having formed his primordial infant, why would he betray his sect? It's worth knowing that for a large sect like the ancient sword sect, betraying one's sect is an extremely serious matter. Even if there were conflicts, since he had already formed his primordial infant and left the mountain to wander far away, being named as an elder would be sufficient; fundamentally, there was no need to betray his sect.
Furthermore, after he betrayed his master, he hid in the secular world and seemed to have no desires. From this perspective, it doesn't seem like a conflict of interest either. But if there's no conflict of interest, why betray his master?
He then said that every time he thought about the first half of his life, he felt regret and pain. A cultivator from a renowned sect, who had formed his nascent soul at a young age, what kind of pain could he have experienced in the first half of his life? What could make him regret to death? If these things were connected, because of regret he betrayed his master, because of regret he hid in the mortal world... how serious must this matter be?
Finally, it was Zi Lan. For Yuan Ying Sheng, who could he see and what couldn't he see? Unless the person had already gone missing or he didn't dare to go see him. But another question arose, if someone went missing that's one thing, but what kind of matter would be so severe that he wouldn't dare to see him? Was it also related to his regretful past?
The stranger's song felt that what was in front of him was mysterious and incomprehensible.
Fang Zhengdao also came over to take a look at this passage, but he was astonished and said: "Gujian Sect? The master of this place is actually a senior member of the Gujian Sect. Why are they so proficient in the art of illusion arrays? This doesn't seem like the handwriting of a sword cultivator at all!"
The song of the wild sky was stunned. Not bad, this should be the biggest doubt, the ancient sword sect is the gate of sword cultivation, and this purple micro散 person should also be a sword cultivator, but it has always been unlike the style of a sword cultivator. When they first went down to the valley, they encountered the wind and mist of the array, which was caused by the formation method. Later, they entered the fantasy array. Such an array, unless it is a master-level, who can set it up? There is also the five-element platform that flies in the air, almost making people think that this is one of the predecessors of the Tianliangmen. Finally, there is this stone room, the pinnacle of the foundation-building person's ingenuity, the art of machinery!
The most traditional and numerous cultivators in the cultivation world are Fa Xiu. The path of cultivation for this type of cultivator is step-by-step, mainly relying on spells, talismans, elixirs, and other external objects. Other types of cultivators such as Jian Xiu (Sword Cultivators), Fu Xiu (Talisman Cultivators), Yi Xiu (Medical Cultivators), Wu Xiu (Martial Cultivators) etc., are all side paths. Among them, Jian Xiu is relatively strong in combat and has a larger following, but their total number is still only about one-tenth of that of Fa Xiu.
The reason why Fa Xiu has the most people is not for anything else, because what they learn is orthodox, and any other way can be explored, with a high probability of promotion. Jian Xiu's combat skills are strong, but throughout his life, he cultivates his sword with his body, and the probability of promotion is slightly lower, so generally, Jian Xiu only focuses on cultivating his sword and rarely learns anything else. However, everything that has been arranged here overturns this convention.
A sword cultivator who is proficient in formation techniques and mechanical skills, with extremely rich knowledge... it's simply too terrifying!
The song of the stranger has been 100% confirmed, this master is absolutely a rare genius.
"Yao Dao, let's not talk about anything else for now. Let's take down the Sunstone first." After finishing the mural, Fang Zhengdao was still thinking about this thing. It was also the most valuable thing.
Mo Tian Ge didn't object: "Alright, I've already agreed to let Dao You go first earlier. Now it's your turn to choose first, and you can take the extra share."
Fang Zhengdao was overjoyed and immediately flew up, just about to take down the Daylight Stone hanging above.
But just then a loud rumbling sound was heard, and a burst of spiritual energy suddenly shot out from somewhere, striking Fang Zhengdao and sending him tumbling down.
