Being stared at by Gong Chenying, Li Yan seemed to sense something and quickly looked back, with some confusion on his face.
He had been thinking about it ever since he saw the corpses in the sphere, but he hadn't figured out some of the details, so he didn't hear the conversations around him just now.
"Sixth Senior Sister, I have made some discoveries. I wonder if they can help you!"
Li Yan took a breath and stared at Gong Chenying with burning eyes.
As soon as he said this, the other cultivators who had originally planned to rush into the wind and snow and fight their way through also looked at Li Yan.
"Oh? What did you find?"
Gong Chenying turned her body to the side and faced Li Yan.
"These are just some guesses. There are still some things I haven't figured out. Maybe what I said is nonsense!"
Li Yan smiled bitterly.
This time, even Mi Yuanzhi and Qi Busheng did not make any sarcastic remarks after hearing it. Now, any piece of news would ignite a glimmer of hope in them.
Although Li Yan said so, all of his previous actions were full of mystery, which made people unable to see through him at all, and they couldn't help but have expectations of him.
"Just keep it short. Just a quarter of an hour. We have to make a decision! Either move forward or make a new plan based on your findings."
Gong Chenying did not become easy to talk to Li Yan just because he was from Xiaozhu Peak. After a little consideration, she decided to give Li Yan a quarter of an hour. Time could not be delayed any longer, otherwise he might not be able to pass this level.
"Do you still remember what the Zen master of the Pure Land Sect said before he died in the first level
"It's a pity that we met too early." I didn't understand this sentence before, and I didn't care about it, but now I think I may know the meaning. "
Li Yan said this straight away, which stunned many people at first. After a brief recollection, some people remembered this matter, but before they could think about it carefully, Li Yan continued to speak.
"What the Zen master meant should be that in the first stage he hopes to encounter other sects or monsters besides us, so that in the third stage we can see multiple paths merge, and we will have no way out.
As for the monsters, I think we should not consider them. It is difficult for them to collude with the other three sects, so they can be eliminated. The reason is that in the second level, the monsters we met did not have any abnormalities.
At the same time, the news received by the sect was only that the three sects of the Ten Steps Academy had joined forces, and there was no news about the monster beast side. "
After listening to Li Yan's explanation, many people nodded. At the same time, from Li Yan's tone, it seemed that he had found a way to crack the problem, and everyone couldn't help but be cheered up.
Gong Chenying also stared at Li Yan with her beautiful eyes without blinking. In the wind and snow, her proud figure was as if wrapped in a layer of silver armor, which made people feel awe from the bottom of their hearts.
"The cause of death of the Taixuan Sect foundation-building cultivators inside was mainly caused by the poisons of the Wutong tree, the bone-penetrating grass, and the Wan Qianying. These have been confirmed by Sixth Senior Sister before."
Having said that, Li Yan looked at Gong Chenying, who was like a silver-armored god of war. Everyone's eyes were also on her. When Gong Chenying was looked at by Li Yan, she didn't know why a blush appeared on her face, and she nodded.
Li Yan then continued.
“The two foundation-building monks died seven steps apart. The sword cultivators from the Ten-Step Courtyard were closer to the exit of their passage. The so-called exit was actually the earthen platform that rose after they came over.
In this regard, I have this judgment, the two people should have entered the ball one after the other, or one of them died before the other entered.
Why did this happen? I guess the rules in the ball stipulate that when there are two living foundation-building monks, the rules will determine that they are two hostile parties fighting each other, and all channels will be closed until the result is determined.
In other words, the sphere may only allow one foundation-building cultivator to exist in the other party!"
As soon as Li Yan said this, everyone burst into laughter. Li Yan's words undoubtedly brought them hope of survival.
But later, the discussions died down and everyone looked at Li Yan again. Li Yan did not give a reason just now, but directly gave the result. Everyone did not know how he deduced it.
Li Yan looked at the sky behind him, which was a vast expanse of white ice and snow, and his speech speed quickened a bit.
“The poisons that killed the two foundation-building monks were not the same. The reason why the Ten-Step Academy foundation-building monk died was because he was poisoned by the poison I set.
I have set up a kind of poison that can also spread in the air, and the speed of transmission is extremely fast. The poisoned person's neck cavity will be blocked by the poison gas, and finally the poison will cause death. This poison has a characteristic, that is, it will form a circle of red spots around the neck cavity. Even if you dig out the flesh and blood there, the red spots will only appear deeper. "
Li Yan did not explain the use of this poison. He just mentioned it briefly and only talked about the symptoms.
Even so, the cultivator here could not find this poison in his memory, and his face changed. It was okay not to know the antidote, but having never heard of it was a taboo for a poison cultivator.
Li Yan continued.
"As for another Taixuan Sect foundation-building cultivator, the cause of his death was the bone-penetrating grass, which rotted his entire body. However, there are still red spots on the cervical vertebrae in his neck.
However, the redness of the spots was not the same as when the poison was applied during life, but was formed after death. When a person was poisoned while alive, the spots would appear dark red due to the blockage of mana blood.
They were only seven steps apart, but the monk from the Ten-Step Courtyard was poisoned to death while still alive. With my control over the poison, the poison can spread in less than half a breath at a distance of seven steps.
It only took a few breaths of time for the poison to spread to the sphere of forty feet, but one person was poisoned while alive and the other was poisoned after death. From this, we can make some judgments and conclude that they should not have appeared there at the same time.
Although it cannot be ruled out that one person accidentally approached another dead person after being poisoned, the sword cultivator from the Ten-Step Courtyard made an action that can serve as evidence.
When he was lying down, one hand held a blue diamond crystal, and the other hand was bent in a posture. His body was less than ten feet away from the wall of the ball, and there was an earthen platform behind him, and his body was moving backwards.
Moreover, in the blood on the ground, there was a footprint of sliding forward, and the soles of his shoes were also covered with blood stains. However, there was almost no blood stain on the soles of the shoes of the Taixuan Sect's foundation-building cultivator, and only the backs had large stains, which should have been stained when he fell from the air.
My guess is this: in order to ambush us, the other side, led by a Taixuan Sect foundation-building cultivator and a group of Qi Condensation cultivators entered the ball, while another Shibuyuan foundation-building cultivator may have stayed outside due to restrictions of the rules.
When the Taixuan Sect's foundation-building monk led a group of people into the ball, they found that there was no one inside the ball, so they prepared to find a good place to ambush us. Unexpectedly, in the process, they triggered the traps we set one after another.
So there was a massacre inside the ball. In addition, we were afraid that the huge black shadow in the sky would come too fast, so the poison we used was extremely deadly and would kill instantly upon contact with blood.
This meant that they didn't even have a chance to escape, while the Ten-Step Academy swordsman outside was waiting, and perhaps he knew about the changes inside in some way, or perhaps the dark shadow in the sky outside was approaching, so he had to enter the sphere.
No matter which situation it was, since he didn't know the specific situation inside, he would be fully prepared. And with the speed of a sword cultivator, entering would be a surprise attack.
But when he entered the ball and rushed forward quickly, he found that it was not the case at all, so he stepped back to stop his charge, leaving a footprint in the blood on the ground.
He quickly pushed off the ground and tried to rush out of the sphere. This was an instinctive reaction. I also found a lot of blood on the soles of his shoes, which showed that he probably didn't know that the ground was full of blood inside the sphere, so he didn't try to fly.
For an experienced monk, flying is the fastest way in such a situation. However, the space was already filled with various poisons, and he had already inhaled the poison I had set up.
In addition, the Taixuan Sect's foundation-building cultivator was actually in the situation. When he realized something was wrong, he flew up immediately and tried to escape. However, he was poisoned by several kinds of poisons and fell directly from the air, causing his back to hit the ground with a large amount of blood.
Another point is that the monk from the Ten-Step Courtyard was lying half-sideways facing the platform, and he must have died while turning around.
The earthen platform will only rise after both parties enter. Does it mean that when this Ten-Step Courtyard monk entered the ball, the rules determined that both monks had entered, and the earthen platform was raised, thus blocking the way back
Under the circumstances, the monks of the Ten-Step Courtyard instinctively wanted to destroy or stop the rising of the earthen platform so that they could get out again. That is why they bent their fingers and shot out sword light at the earthen platform on their way back.
I also found dozens of sword marks on the platform and the nearby ground. The platform was chopped into pieces, but before he could move forward, he had died from the poison and fell to the ground, retaining the posture of bending his fingers to shoot out swords until his death.
His purpose of attacking the platform should indicate that the platform was not raised before he entered, but because of his sudden intrusion, the rules of the ball were triggered. This abrupt intrusion also indicates that they did not enter in the same batch. "
Li Yan said all this in one breath. Everyone was stunned. Gong Chenying's beautiful eyes also sparkled. She never thought that Li Yan could analyze so much information through the poison he had spread and some traces in the ball.
It makes people feel as if he is actually in it, but this result makes them feel that it might be true.
“Since the rising earth platform has sealed the entrance to the passage, what if we were the first to enter and then their first group followed suit
At that time, the earth platform will rise and the entrance to the passage will be closed, which will put the monks who remain outside to death, completely trapped under the huge black shadow in the sky outside?"
A cold voice sounded in this world of ice and snow, and Gong Chenying stared at Li Yan with her beautiful eyes.
After hearing this, Li Yan smiled slightly!