Chapter 222: Layers of Tests
However, Diao Yuanzheng and others who had just entered here probably didn't care about the eight big words written on the door, and directly "broke it with force" to force open the stone door.

It was not until the second stone door that some clever means were used to break the bolt behind the door and then lift the heavy stone door.

Mo Juren took a look at the mechanism behind the door and nodded as if he understood something.

Then he touched the stone wall of the passage and found that each of the seemingly carved stones was attached with a shallow layer of forbidden magic power, which was unable to destroy the stone base underneath.

Mo Juren had previously examined the formation of the entire space from the innermost part of the secret passage. Now that he personally entered from the entrance, he finally understood its function.

Once a cultivator enters the range of the formation, he can only follow the guidance of the passage and accept the tests of the formation one by one until he enters the place of inheritance in the small stone cave at the end.

Since it is a test, some skills must be used, and the formation will not be set up to allow them to advance directly by brute force alone.

Thinking of this, Mo Juren caught up with the people in front of him, and after passing through another passage, he came to the second formation space.

This is a huge stone chamber with dozens of grids clearly drawn on the ground. Faint magical light flickers around the grids, like small spaces separated by formations.

On some of the grids, there were even a few corpses of wandering cultivators left behind!
Judging from the dried bloodstains, these people should be the group of wandering cultivators who came in with Diao Yuanzheng.

Some of them were shot to death by huge crossbow arrows, some were knocked to the ground by falling rocks, and some fell into a hole in the ground with only half of their head exposed.

Seeing this scene, the five friends of Mengshan all stopped here. Those dead were obviously killed by the traps and mechanisms hidden in the grid.

Wang Zhuo and Xie Hong stood next to a grid and tried to stand on it carefully, but were blocked by a burst of magical light and could not move forward.

Xie Hong analyzed the situation and said,
"There must be some kind of barrier formation here. To pass through these grids, you must find the corresponding path. If you are not careful, you will probably be killed by the mechanism here like these corpses."

Zhao Han said coldly,
"It seems that Diao Yuanzheng is really ruthless. These people were probably pushed forward to die while exploring the way."

Wang Zhuo thought for a while and said,

"Everyone, think of a way and see if you can figure out something. After all, we can't push people up to test the formation like they did."

Upon hearing this, the third brother Zhang Xing and the fifth sister Qin Xirong hurried forward and began to study it diligently.

Mo Juren also walked to the nearest grid, but he was not in a hurry to study the grid. Instead, he observed the surrounding environment.

If he was alone, he could take out the Nuan Yang Jade at any time and break through these formations directly.

But if they want to advance and retreat with the Five Friends of Mengshan, they can only observe and crack the situation honestly.

I saw that the top of this stone chamber was a semicircle, and there were many eternal lamps hanging on the dome, and the twinkling flames illuminated the entire space.

The positions of these eternal lanterns are very messy, as if they are randomly arranged in the sky without any rules.

But in Mo Juren's view, he always felt that they looked familiar, and soon he was immersed in them and watched them intently.

After a while, Mo Juren smiled, and he had something in mind. He looked carefully at the grid on the ground to confirm it, and then said confidently,
"Fellow Daoist Wang, I think I have figured out the trick a little bit."

The five friends all looked towards Mo Juren, and heard him pointing at the dome above and asking,
"Everyone, look at this place, it's round and bulging, what does it look like?" Wang Zhuo and others began to think, and Qin Xiaorong was the first to say,

"Like a ball? Like a watermelon? ... Fellow Daoist Zhang, please stop keeping us in suspense! Tell us now!"

Mo Juren smiled and said,

"Look, doesn't this look like the belly of a giant beast? We are inside its belly. These eternal lights represent the acupuncture points on the beast's body!"

When everyone got this hint, they realized it immediately. After all, they were all cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining and were very familiar with the Zhoutian acupoints.

The third brother Zhang Xing said happily,
"Yes! I see it! From here, it's Zhongji Point, Guanyuan Point, Shimen Point... Hey, this is wrong, the positions of Zhongzhu Point and Simen Point are wrong!"

Mo Juren smiled and said,

"Yes, the acupuncture points here should simulate a strange beast. They are not exactly the same as those of the immortal cultivators, but with them, they will surely be able to guide people through this formation."

Following Mo Juren's instructions, everyone looked at the grid on the ground again, and heard Mo Juren say,

"If it goes as expected, we need to start from the acupuncture points of several main meridians and walk one grid at a time. As long as we follow the meridian instructions on the dome, we can pass through these formations safely."

After listening to this, Zhao Han was eager to try it out.
"Friend Zhang, what you said makes sense. Let me try it first!"

Wang Zhuo and the others quickly pulled him back, and took out a large shield and several protective talismans from their bodies, and handed them to him,

"Since you are exploring the way, you must be careful and take these defensive items. Don't let your guard down."

So Zhao Han held the shield in one hand and cast a golden talisman on himself with the other hand, and then began to break into the grid. He chose the Shaoyin Kidney Meridian as the breakthrough point and stepped onto the first grid corresponding to the Henggu point.

Sure enough, the formation here did not push him away. Zhao Han's confidence increased greatly. He stepped on different grids continuously until he stepped on a grid that was different from the acupuncture points in the human body. Then he hesitated for a moment.

Everyone became a little nervous and looked at Zhao Han's choice.

Finally, after looking at Mo Juren, Zhao Han resolutely followed the acupuncture point instructions above the dome and stepped onto the next grid that was different from the human body's meridians!
Fortunately, the formation did not prevent Zhao Han from entering, and everything else was quiet, with no mechanism being triggered!
After confirming that it was safe, Zhao Han happily walked through the remaining grids and easily reached the opposite passage. He quickly called over here,
"It's true! Follow the meridians above, it'll be fine! Come here quickly."

With his foundation, his second brother Xie Hong, third brother Zhang Xing and Mo Juren all passed through these grid formations safely one after another.

When it was the fifth sister Qin Xiaorong's turn, when she passed by a cultivator's corpse, she was actually in a playful mood and wanted to take the storage bag from the man.

As a result, the mechanism of the grid was triggered again. A powerful crossbow shot out from the cave wall in an instant and nailed the corpse again. Qin Xiaorong was frightened and quickly retracted her hand.

The eldest brother Wang Zhuo, who was the last to pass, immediately scolded,
"Fifth sister! You...are really messing around!"

Qin Xiaorong stuck out her tongue and then walked over quietly.

(End of this chapter)