0p0 Chapter 542 Within the Forbidden Area
Chapter 542 Within the Forbidden Area
The group realized that the place they were standing on was a barren wasteland. Looking around, they found that this place did not resemble the forbidden area that Jiu Meng had described.
Jiu Meng emerged from the nurturing light core and transformed into a stream of light, entering the puppet body that Rong Xuan had crafted for her.
Yun Yici was still looking around at the scenery: "I didn't realize it before, but now this place looks a bit like land after a lightning tribulation."
"And it's not an ordinary lightning tribulation."
Mu Yunjian nodded in agreement: "Indeed."
Just as Jiu Meng awoke from the puppet's body, she heard the discussion and said, "This is what I looked like when I first came here."
Ning Tinglan: "I remember Master said that after a successful tribulation, sweet rain often falls. Firstly, it is beneficial to the cultivator who has successfully transcended the tribulation. Secondly, the sweet rain also has a restorative effect on the land that has been severely damaged by the tribulation."
Otherwise, if a cultivator were to undergo a tribulation, the land would become barren for thousands or even hundreds of years, which would be too destructive.
Emperor Zhao stamped his foot on the ground: "Judging from this, it seems that the cultivators undergoing tribulation here haven't received any rain after their tribulation."
The emperor's edict was spoken casually, but everyone seemed to suddenly realize something.
"Could this be the place where Chi Ying underwent tribulation to be reborn as a human?"
Even if you successfully overcome the tribulation by exploiting a loophole in the Heavenly Dao, no sweet rain will fall.
Jiu Meng said, "Let's go and see for ourselves."
She formed a magic array in her hands, and a huge magic array immediately appeared on the dark, dry earth beneath her feet.
"Go forward, watch your step, don't go the wrong way. This formation has eight gates, but only one is the gate of life."
Jiu Meng walked at the front, and the others followed her steadily along the magic runes.
The surrounding scenery remained unchanged, but as they stepped out of the formation, it was as if they had casually turned a corner, and the scene before them suddenly changed.
The vast scorched land was blocked by a huge black jade wall, the edge of which resembled the entrance to a cave.
The material of this stone wall is exactly the same as the jade key in Yun Yici's hand.
Jiu Meng: "I studied the formation under my feet for a long time before I got here, but I couldn't get in no matter what I tried."
She tried to force the door open, but to no avail, so she had to give up.
After all, she was still foolishly thinking about converting the demons at the time, and with so many things to do, she forgot about it.
Yun Yici frowned and said, "Looking at this stone wall, it's a seamless whole, it doesn't look like it's missing a piece."
If the stone wall is clearly missing the groove shaped like a jade key, then later people will investigate by following the shape of the groove.
Shen Huaichuan pondered for a moment: "I'll give it a try."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yici handed over the jade key in her hand to him.
Shen Huaichuan took the jade key and slowly walked to the stone wall.
He tried to infuse magic into the jade key.
As soon as the magic entered the jade key, the black jade wall lit up, revealing a pattern of nine stars aligned.
However, it was just lit up, with no sign of being turned on.
Shen Huaichuan stopped pouring the liquid, and the faint light emitted by the black jade wall immediately went out like a candle flickering in the wind.
After trying this twice, even when he stopped pouring the water in, the position of the first star remained bright.
Shen Huaichuan also knew what was going on.
Only by awakening the nine stars with magic can this stone wall be opened.
He didn't stop, and poured demonic energy into the stone wall in one go.
Rong Xuan sighed, "Ying Xuewu is indeed cunning. Apart from the demons, even if others find this place, they won't be able to open it."
To everyone's surprise, a full quarter of an hour passed, and the stone wall still did not open, continuing to forcefully absorb Shen Huaichuan's immense power.
The ninth star on the door remained faintly visible, like a gluttonous beast with an insatiable appetite.
Jiu Meng clicked her tongue and said, "It seems that even ordinary demons can't open it. It requires far more than just a little bit of magic power."
Neither she nor Gu Ruo necessarily had enough magic to open this stone wall.
Looking at Shen Huaichuan holding the jade key, he was as relaxed as ever. He showed no signs of weakness, and his complexion didn't even change.
Jiu Meng's understanding of his strength has reached a new level.
As soon as Jiu Meng finished speaking, the ninth star lit up.
The nine stars connected in sequence, and the magic jade wall was finally awakened. With a "boom," the shape of the jade key was revealed in the center.
Shen Huaichuan embedded the jade key in his hand without hesitation.
With a flash, the jade key split in two from the stone wall, and the seemingly indestructible barrier was thus opened before everyone.
The moment the door opened, Yun Yici set up a barrier to protect everyone inside.
To my surprise, the inside was completely quiet, with only the sound of water dripping.
Shen Huaichuan was the first to go in, and the others hurriedly followed.
Upon entering, everyone gasped in shock.
The environment inside is extremely simple. Apart from a bookshelf against the wall, the room is filled with all sorts of "pools"!
This "pool" is clearly not an ordinary pool; it contains liquids of various colors, and within these liquids are "people" of different ages: infants, teenagers, young adults, middle-aged people, and the elderly.
These "people" had their eyes open; they weren't dead, but they didn't look like living people either.
The "person" in the "pool" closest to them heard the noise and even rolled their eyes.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
It seems this is the testing ground where Chi Ying tested his skills back then. In fact, he even prepared many new bodies for future use.