Chapter 127: Treasure Hidden, Test Coming
Chapter 127: Treasure Hidden, Test Coming
When the golden light faded away, Bi Yao and Li Yuan found themselves in a dazzling space.
The mountains of gold, silver and jewelry all around sparkled with dazzling light, and the rare spiritual herbs and medicines exuded rich spiritual energy, which was a feast for the eyes.
Just as they were feeling a little dizzy from the sudden wealth, the mysterious voice sounded again, with a hint of joking: "Congratulations, you have reached the center of the treasure. However, obtaining these treasures will not be so easy."
As soon as he finished speaking, the space around him began to distort, and countless phantoms surged in like a tide, surrounding the two of them with fierce murderous aura.
These phantoms have different shapes, some are like ferocious beasts, some are like hideous evil spirits, and each one exudes a heart-pounding pressure.
"Be careful!" Li Yuan protected Bi Yao behind him, and the spiritual power in his hands surged, turning into sharp sword energy, which shattered the phantom that pounced on him.
However, these phantoms seemed endless, coming one after another. Even though Li Yuan was very powerful, he gradually felt overwhelmed.
Bi Yao did not hide behind Li Yuan and tremble. She looked at him with sharp eyes and quickly analyzed the situation.
Although these phantoms are numerous and their attacks are fierce, they seem to have no substance and are more like the product of some kind of illusion.
A phantom waved its sharp claws and grabbed Li Yuan's chest fiercely.
Li Yuan dodged sideways, but his clothes were still torn, and a blood mark appeared on his arm.
"Hiss--" Li Yuan took a breath of cold air. These phantom attacks could actually hurt him!
"Li Yuan, these phantoms are not real entities, don't confront them head-on!" Bi Yao reminded loudly.
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately changed his strategy. He no longer confronted the phantom head-on, but instead used his flexible body to dodge the phantom's attacks, waiting for an opportunity to find a flaw.
However, these phantoms were extremely fast and their attack angles were tricky, making it difficult for even Li Yuan to completely avoid them.
Just as the two were engaged in a fierce battle, Bi Yao suddenly felt something strange.
She discovered that although the attacks of these phantoms seemed chaotic, they were vaguely following a certain pattern.
"Li Yuan, their attacks have a pattern!" Bi Yao shouted.
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately focused his attention and carefully observed the phantom's movements.
Sure enough, he found that although the attacks of these phantoms varied, they had a certain rhythm and pattern.
"I understand!" A gleam of light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. "They judge the direction of attack based on our breath and movements!"
"Yaoyao, protect yourself. I will break this illusion!" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he took a deep breath and the spiritual power in his hands surged again. This time, his attack was no longer a random slashing without any rules, but with a strange rhythm, as if it was integrated with the surrounding space.
Bi Yao looked at Li Yuan's figure, and suddenly an inexplicable feeling arose in her heart.
"Li Yuan..." she said softly.
Bi Yao calmed down, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and the tactics and strategies in modern war movies flashed through her mind.
Although these phantoms are ferocious, their attack patterns seem somewhat programmed, like some kind of pre-set program.
Suddenly opening her eyes, she grabbed Li Yuan's arm and said, "Li Yuan, don't move! Their attacks are predicted based on our movements. We have to do the opposite!"
Although Li Yuan was a chatterbox, he was extremely perceptive during the battle and immediately understood what Bi Yao meant.
The two men cooperated tacitly and stopped dodging. Instead, they began to make some confusing fake moves.
Sometimes Bi Yao pretended to attack the left, but actually dodged to the right; sometimes he deliberately exposed his flaws to lure the phantom to attack, and then dodged at the critical moment.
Li Yuan used her as the center and built a protective net with sword energy, killing all the fish that escaped the net one by one.
The other cultivators who were originally watching from the sidelines couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when they saw the two people's exquisite cooperation.
"Who are these two? They are so powerful!" "That woman looks weak, but she is so smart that she can come up with such a method!" Admiring glances surged towards Bi Yao and Li Yuan like a tide.
However, the test is far from over.
As the phantoms continued to dissipate, the remaining phantoms began to change their forms, becoming larger in size, their attacks more ferocious, and they could even predict their predictions!
The originally relaxed and comfortable response suddenly became fraught with danger.
"Yaoyao, be careful!" Li Yuan swung his sword to block a fierce attack, but was knocked back several steps by the huge impact force.
"It's okay!" Bi Yao's eyes flashed, and she quickly formed seals with her hands. A dazzling golden light shot out from her fingertips and hit the weak point of a phantom.
That was the new spell she painstakingly researched after traveling through time—"Void-Breaking Finger."
Li Yuan was not to be outdone. He mobilized the spiritual power in his body and used the newly learned "Thunder Sword Technique". The sword flashed like lightning and thunder roared, forcing back the surrounding phantoms.
Every counterattack weakened the phantom's power.
Just when they thought they had secured victory, the remaining phantoms suddenly merged together, transforming into a massive black vortex, emitting a suffocating pressure...
"Yaoyao, hold my hand tightly!" Li Yuan said in a deep voice, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.
Bi Yao held Li Yuan's hand tightly, their fingers interlocked, and a warm current flowed between them.
The black vortex emitted a powerful suction force, trying to swallow them up.
Li Yuan mobilized all his spiritual power to protect Bi Yao behind him and resist the powerful suction.
"Li Yuan!" Bi Yao shouted anxiously. She could feel that Li Yuan's spiritual power was being consumed rapidly.
"Don't worry, Yaoyao, I will definitely protect you!" Li Yuan gritted his teeth, beads of sweat the size of beans oozing from his forehead.
At this moment, Bi Yao suddenly thought of something. She took out a jade pendant from her bosom. This jade pendant was brought with her when she traveled through time and she had been wearing it close to her body.
The jade pendant emitted a faint fluorescence, illuminating the surrounding space.
"This is..." Li Yuan looked at the jade pendant in surprise. He felt a powerful force emanating from the jade pendant.
The fluorescence of the jade pendant became stronger and stronger, and finally turned into a dazzling light, enveloping the black vortex.
The black vortex trembled violently, as if it could not withstand this powerful force, and finally shattered.
As the black vortex disappeared, the surrounding space returned to calm.
The two men collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.
"We...we succeeded?" Bi Yao asked in disbelief.
Li Yuan nodded, a relieved smile on his face.
Just as the two were rejoicing that they had escaped, a ray of light descended from the sky and shone on them.
The light dissipated, and a crystal clear pill appeared in front of them.
"This is..." Bi Yao looked at the pill, his eyes full of surprise.
"This is the 'Shenglong Pill', which can enhance one's strength by one major realm!" Li Yuan explained with a hint of excitement in his tone.
Bi Yao was ecstatic. This pill came at the perfect time!
With this pill, their strength will be greatly improved!
Li Yuan looked at Bi Yao gently and handed the pill to her: "Yaoyao, take it."
Bi Yao's eyes were filled with emotion. She shook her head gently: "No, Li Yuan, let's find a better opportunity to take it together."
Li Yuan looked at Bi Yao, his heart filled with love.
He held Bi Yao's hand tightly and said firmly: "Okay, let's go together."
At this moment, the ancient runes around the treasure began to flicker with a strange light.
"Wait..." Bi Yao said softly.
At this moment, the ancient runes on the stone walls surrounding the treasure flickered like fireflies, flashing with strange light.
These runes are complex and difficult to understand, twisting like tadpoles, as if conveying some mysterious message.
Bi Yao looked carefully and she keenly noticed that these runes were somewhat similar to an ancient script she had seen in ancient books.
"Li Yuan, look at these runes..." Bi Yao pointed at the runes on the stone wall and said with a hint of excitement in her tone.
Li Yuan took a closer look and also noticed the peculiarity of these runes.
"This seems to be a long-lost cultivation method!" he exclaimed, with a gleam in his eyes.
Bi Yao nodded and began to try to decipher the runes. With her modern knowledge and photographic memory, she actually managed to decipher some of the content.
These runes record a powerful ancient cultivation method - "Star Art".
"This... this is a fragment of "Star Art"!" Bi Yao said excitedly, his voice trembling slightly.
"Star Art" is a legendary top-level martial art. It is said that if one practices it to perfection, one can control the power of the stars and possess the power to destroy the world.
Even if it is just a fragment, it is enough to drive countless cultivators crazy.
Li Yuan couldn't hide his excitement. He held Bi Yao's hand tightly and said, "Yaoyao, we are so lucky!"
The two immediately began to study the incomplete martial arts technique. With his modern logical thinking and analytical skills, Bi Yao quickly understood the core essence of the martial arts technique.
She told Li Yuan her understanding, and the two of them discussed and gained insights together.
As their understanding of the exercises became deeper and deeper, the surrounding spiritual energy began to flow into their bodies frantically, and their cultivation began to improve rapidly.
Bi Yao felt that his body was full of strength, as if he could control the energy between heaven and earth.
"Yaoyao, I feel like my strength has increased a lot!" Li Yuan said excitedly, with a gleam in his eyes.
Bi Yao also felt the improvement in her strength. She smiled slightly and said, "Me too."
Just as the two were immersed in the joy of cultivation, suddenly, the runes on the stone wall began to flash violently, and the surrounding space began to distort.
"What's going on?" Li Yuan asked vigilantly, holding the sword tightly in his hand.
Bi Yao also felt something was wrong. She carefully observed the changes around her. Suddenly, she found that the runes on the stone wall were rearranging and forming a new pattern.
"Li Yuan, look!" Bi Yao pointed at the runes on the stone wall and said with a hint of solemnity in her tone.
Li Yuan looked in the direction of Bi Yao's finger, and saw that the runes on the stone wall finally formed a strange pattern - a pattern similar to a teleportation array.
"This... is this a teleportation array?" Li Yuan said in surprise.
At this moment, the teleportation array suddenly glowed brightly, and a powerful suction force enveloped the two of them...
"Yaoyao, hold on to me!" Li Yuan grabbed Bi Yao's hand and held her tightly in his arms.
"Li Yuan..." Bi Yao held Li Yuan's hand tightly, her eyes full of anxiety.
The light of the teleportation array grew brighter and brighter, eventually swallowing the two of them up and disappearing...
Peace returned to the center of the treasure trove, leaving only runes flickering faintly on the stone walls, as if telling an ancient legend...
The jade pendant slipped from Bi Yao's clothes and fell on the cold ground with a crisp sound.
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