The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 175 Entering the Palace

Outside the Ascension Hall, everyone was meditating and regulating their breathing, and three days passed quickly. Although Pan Chengfeng said that he was not exhausted, he could rest, so he also regulated his breathing, otherwise there would be no one to talk to him. Chu Xuanji was the first to open his eyes, and looked around. Seeing that everyone had not recovered yet, he did not say anything. However, he saw Pan Chengfeng staring at him with wide eyes, as if he had a lot to say. Nodding helplessly to Pan Chengfeng, Pan Chengfeng immediately came to Chu Xuanji and sat down quietly, and asked in a voice transmission: "Brother, have you regulated your breathing?" Chu Xuanji asked back: "Are you really okay? No need to recover?" Pan Chengfeng chuckled: "That little loss, my brother recovered by standing, why do I need to meditate and take pills~"

Chu Xuan Ji knew before that this brother was different from others. Now he knows, he is more than different, he is simply abnormal. Most of the magic power of the gods has been consumed, but he seems to be fine. However, the stronger Pan Chengfeng is, the more it proves that his investment is right. Pan Chengfeng asked: "Brother, do you know where to get the fusion technique? The technique I am learning now only goes up to the gods." Chu Xuan Ji said: "You want the fusion technique when you just build your foundation?" Pan Chengfeng nodded and said: "I have always been prepared for a rainy day." Chu Xuan Ji knew that this brother didn't know much about the world of immortal cultivation, so he didn't laugh at him. He said patiently: "Do you know what the fusion technique means?" Pan Chengfeng was stunned and asked back: "What does it mean?" Chu Xuan Ji said: "It means that as long as the resources are sufficient, you can practice to the fusion stage and become a fusion power. Then you can establish a sect and prolong your life."

Pan Chengfeng was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?" Chu Xuanji explained, "Let me put it this way. A fusion cultivator can live for at least hundreds of thousands of years. When they reach the fusion realm, they can be said to be immortal. A little bit of the original spirit can restore them to their original state, and it won't take too long. So fusion cultivators generally don't fight. If they do, they must kill the opponent. Otherwise, your relatives, the sect, and everything related to you will be destroyed by the opponent. The power of fusion cultivators is so terrible." Pan Chengfeng said, "Does it mean that the fusion technique is precious? With the technique, time and resources, you can achieve the fusion realm?" Chu Xuanji nodded and said, "So the fusion technique is not that easy to get."

Pan Chengfeng nodded and said, "Is there any combined martial arts technique in here? Then the inheritance should be it, right?" Chu Xuanji said, "It's not clear yet, but even if there is, it won't be your turn. Most people here are here for the inheritance." Pan Chengfeng asked, "Let's study the martial arts technique together~" Chu Xuanji was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. Pan Chengfeng saw Chu Xuanji's expression and knew that he had said something wrong, so he asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? What's wrong?" Chu Xuanji sighed and said, "No one will share martial arts with others unless they are their closest relatives or disciples. After all, every martial arts technique has weaknesses. Do you dare to tell others your weaknesses?" Pan Chengfeng was awakened at this. He really didn't know this.

As the two chatted, the others woke up one after another. Seeing that Chu Xuanji and Pan Chengfeng had already woken up, it was not surprising. After all, Chu Xuanji was at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm, and Pan Chengfeng was a freak. Seeing that everyone was awake, Chu Xuanji smiled and said, "Is everyone done regulating their breathing?" Everyone nodded and said, "Okay." Wu Xunjie said, "There's no time to lose, let's go check the main hall right away." Master Wu said, "No hurry, I underestimated this place before, and I still need to be more cautious later." After that, he took out a few small flags and handed them to everyone, saying, "This is the Xuanwu formation flag. You just need to hold it in your hand. If everyone continues to input mana, a protective shield will be formed between the formation flags. The maximum range is 500 meters, which can defend against attacks at the refining level. This is the strongest defensive formation that I can refine." Pan Chengfeng held the exquisite little flag and said, "Can this thing defend against continuous attacks?" Master Wu said, "Yes, it's not easy to refine it into a formation flag." Chu Xuanji smiled and said, "Master Wu, this is a big loss. Brother, quickly put it away. A set of this thing will sell for millions of top-grade crystal beads at the auction house."

Pan Chengfeng was startled and quickly put away the flags. Master Wu said anxiously, "Chu Xuanji, what do you mean?! This is just for everyone to use first. I spent a lot of effort to refine this set of formation flags. I can't just give it away like this! And if each of you has one, the power is greatly reduced. You must have a set to exert its due power!" Chu Xuanji laughed and said, "Just kidding, Master Wu, don't worry. I'll give it back to you when you get out, haha." Master Wu said, "You'd better not call me Master. You are also a master of alchemy, and you are much richer than me." Tang Tong smiled and said, "Master Wu, it doesn't matter if this set of formation flags is given to Brother Xuanji. If you need to refine any elixir in the future, just ask him. Let him know that it's not so easy to get a bargain~" Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. Seeing that everyone was ready, Chu Xuanji said excitedly, "Okay, let's go into the hall together. Remember not to move anything you see, it may be a trap." As he said that, he took the lead and stepped into the main hall door, and everyone followed in one after another.

After entering the hall, everyone was a little bit unbelievable. It was not because the hall was too big or too luxurious, but because it was too ordinary. It was about 5,000 square meters. Except for a statue in the middle and an altar, there was nothing else. It was not as magnificent as imagined, with treasures all over the floor. Master Wu looked for a long time, but did not find any big formation. Everyone was wondering, Pan Chengfeng suddenly shouted: "Everyone, come and see, there is a stele here." Everyone hurried over and saw a stele behind the statue. They didn't know what material it was made of, but it was not a rare mineral.

Tang Tong leaned forward and read for a while, then read out, "I am Nangong Ao, a master of the peak stage of fusion. I have spent three hundred thousand years of my life, but have not been able to break through to the Mahayana stage. I hate it! I have no choice! I regret it! When I was young, I was full of ambition and ambition, and I compared myself to the Great Emperor Aotian. But I am just a frog in the well, and I don't know how difficult it is to be a Mahayana, let alone an emperor! I know that I don't have much time left, so I forced a breakthrough, which hurt my soul and made it impossible to recover. Then the heavenly calamity struck, and I could only die in the end. Looking back on my life, I have not done much, but I created a fusion technique for myself, and I am waiting for the right person."

After listening, Pan Chengfeng said, "It's gone?" Tang Tong said, "It's gone." Chu Xuanji touched his chin and said, "What do you mean? He didn't say where the technique is, so you asked us to find it?" Master Wu said, "He said 'waiting for the destined person', so it's probably placed in an obvious yet inconspicuous place." Wu Xunjie said, "There's nothing here except this statue and the altar. Could it be in this statue?" Tang Tong smiled and said, "It's unlikely. Who would let someone destroy their own statue and then take away their own technique?"

Everyone was thinking about something when they suddenly heard a "dong dong dong" sound. Everyone turned around and saw Pan Chengfeng kneeling down to worship the statue. Chu Xuanji asked curiously, "Brother, what are you doing? Is this your elder?" Pan Chengfeng said awkwardly, "No, no, I just think that we have trespassed on someone's place, so we should at least apologize to them." After hearing what Pan Chengfeng said, everyone didn't pay much attention and continued to think about where the skills might be stored.

Pan Chengfeng sat on the mat and secretly hated: "TV dramas are all lies! I knocked my head several times in vain!" Pan Chengfeng thought of the plot in the TV drama in his previous life, so he simply gave it a try. Anyway, a piece of meat would be indispensable, but it really didn't work. If it was so easy to find, the mind of the combined cultivator would be too low. Then Pan Chengfeng thought of something else, looked at the bricks on the ground, and began to knock them one by one. Everyone was attracted by the "dong dong dong" sound again. Seeing Pan Chengfeng knocking on the floor tiles one by one, they didn't stop him. Anyway, Master Wu confirmed that there was no formation here. Pan Chengfeng knocked on each brick and found nothing. Helplessly, he returned to the mat in front of the statue and sat down, and began to think hard.

Pan Chengfeng looked at the statue. In fact, everyone had been looking at the statue, because in the hall, apart from the statue, there was only the altar. There was nothing good to see on the altar. If not the statue, what else could one look at? The only thing to do was to try and see if there was any clue from the statue. Pan Chengfeng stared at the statue for a while. It was similar to the one outside, also reading a book. In his left hand was an open book, and in his right hand was a sword, which was stuck upside down in the ground. The tip of the sword could not be seen, and it was smaller than the one outside. After looking for a long time and not seeing any clues, Pan Chengfeng reached out to touch it. Chu Xuanji hurriedly stopped Pan Chengfeng's claws and said, "If there is a mechanism here, it is very likely on this statue. It is better to be careful."

Pan Chengfeng retracted his claws and said, "It's no use looking at it like this. Let me touch it to see if it's hollow. And why doesn't the sword have a scabbard?" Everyone knew that if they looked at it like this, they didn't know when they would be able to see the clues. They just thought that if the formation was triggered, it would be dangerous. After all, this is the main hall, and the formation must be more powerful than the previous forbidden formation. It seems that after two hours, no one has figured out anything. Chu Xuanji said, "Let's do this. We'll come back here later and go somewhere else to see if there are other opportunities." Everyone nodded, and they left the main hall together and came to the back hall.

The back hall is where the owner usually lives. It is a very simple place. It seems that most monks don't pay much attention to this. The bedroom is about 500 square meters, with a bed, a futon on the bed, a table, four chairs, and some potted plants. As expected, several people were very happy to see the potted plants, because they got a few more spiritual flowers and herbs.

There were two more rooms on the left and right. Everyone entered the room on the left. It turned out to be the weapon refining room! There was also a large furnace in the room, but there was nothing in the furnace. Everyone looked around and found nothing else except the furnace and a few empty shelves. Everyone walked towards another room with some disappointment. It turned out to be a study room, with many books and jade slips. Tang Tong's eyes lit up, and everyone couldn't wait to pick up the jade slips and books to read.

Pan Chengfeng didn't stay in the study room. He didn't understand ancient Chinese. He was more interested in the stove. So he went back to the room to look at the stove. The stove was about ten feet high and two meters wide, with three legs and two ears. The ears were two lifelike dragons, and the four dragon claws grasped the body of the tripod. One was a green dragon playing with a pearl, and the other was a red dragon breathing fire. The body of the tripod was engraved with scale-like patterns. Pan Chengfeng couldn't help but reach out and touch the body of the tripod. It felt cool and smooth. He thought to himself: "The craftsmanship of this furnace is not one or two levels higher than that of my tripod. I wonder if it can be used to stew meat?" Pan Chengfeng only thought of using the furnace for stewing meat. He didn't know what the owner would think when he knew it. Pan Chengfeng was already thinking about how to get this furnace. After all, it must be counted in the share. The furnace used by the combined cultivator to refine instruments must also be a treasure.