After a dizzy spell, Jiang Yuebai fell to the ground with a mouthful of dust.
"What kind of broken entrance is this? Can't you just put the person down gently like a teleportation array?"
Jiang Yuebai fanned the dust off and got up, looking around.
She stood in the middle of a dark and deep passage with no other way out. On both sides of the more than three meters wide passage were towering bronze walls that were rusty and looked ancient.
From time to time, there was a dull sound of being knocked, echoing far away.
Jiang Yuebai rubbed her eyes and spread out the wind net, but neither the wind net nor her spiritual sense could penetrate the high bronze wall. In the darkness, dust and hazy mist mixed together, and her eyes could only see everything within ten feet in front and behind.
The oppressive and dangerous atmosphere filled the surroundings, making Jiang Yuebai tense all over.
Jiang Yuebai pressed her hand on the bronze wall and felt a slight vibration. She tried to step into the air and go up. Suddenly, a force like a mountain pressing down on her was pressed on her and increased as she continued to climb.
Finally, when she climbed to a height of thirty feet, she could no longer go up.
Jiang Yuebai resisted the heavy pressure and looked around. It was still the same passage, and the bronze walls were still towering into the clouds, with the top invisible.
Jiang Yuebai returned to the ground, but couldn't find any markings or tell the direction, so he could only move forward for the time being.
The jade slips from Wuweishanren and the jade slips sent by Xie Jingshan allowed her to draw a maze map and also figure out some of the rules for how the maze changes.
But she couldn't be sure which part of the maze the map corresponded to at the moment, or whether it was complete. She could only walk and see. As long as she could find the direction and marks, she would be sure to find a way out according to the map.
Not long after walking, Jiang Yuebai heard the echo of voices, which sounded a little familiar.
"… You alone can't do anything to the Fang family. Do you know how your father apologized to the Fang family? He knelt in front of my grandfather and begged him to cancel the engagement, but what was the result?"
"So, Lu Nanzhi, you'd better calm down and be honest. If you make me happy, I might be nicer to you and let you sit firmly in the position of the first lady. Otherwise, hehe..."
Jiang Yuebai turned the corner and saw Lu Nanzhi's face turned pale. He slapped away Fang Mingyi's outstretched hand.
Bang!
The Boundary-Breaking Pearl flew out from Lu Nanzhi's sleeve and rolled to Jiang Yuebai's feet.
"Fang Mingyi, you bastard!!"
Jiang Yuebai was furious and drew his sword to kill him.
Fang Mingyi trembled all over, turned around and ran away.
Jiang Yuebai was just about to break through the air to intercept, when Lu Nanzhi suddenly swung a sword at Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai dodged and retreated, Fang Mingyi had already disappeared at the end of the fork in the road.
"Anan, you actually protected him?"
Jiang Yuebai looked at Lu Nanzhi in disbelief, her expression was cold and her eyes were calm.
"You are from a sect, and I am from an aristocratic family. Here, you and I are enemies."
Jiang Yuebai clenched his fist and unclenched it, his tone softened, "Anan, have you encountered any difficulties? Is it the Fang family or the Lu family that threatens you? What happens in the maze cannot be seen from the outside, there are only you and me here, you can tell me."
"No." Lu Nanzhi lowered his eyes and looked at the Boundary-Breaking Pearl under Jiang Yuebai's feet, his eyes flashing slightly.
She raised her hand, sucked the Boundary-Breaking Pearl into her hand, and put it away in her lapel.
"Don't follow me."
After saying that, Lu Nanzhi turned and walked towards the fork in the road where Fang Mingyi escaped.
"Anan!"
Jiang Yuebai called out, but Lu Nanzhi turned a deaf ear and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Jiang Yuebai was so angry that he threw his knife. What happened in such a short period of time that made Lu Nanzhi suddenly change so much, as if he had accepted his fate.
Could it be that she really intended to give in and marry into the Fang family
"That's impossible. Anan is so stubborn that she wouldn't give in even if a knife was placed on her neck. She must have other plans."
Click!
Suddenly, a dull sound came from the high bronze wall, dust flew up, and the wall began to rotate and move, changing direction.
roar!!
The roars of beasts and the vibrations of iron hooves hitting the ground could be heard. Four or five ferocious bronze puppet beasts attacked from the front and back, getting closer and closer.
Jiang Yuebai's eyes became fierce, he grabbed the two Shafeng knives in his hands, took the initiative to attack, and was filled with murderous intent.
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In Kongfang City.
After the heroes from all sides entered the maze, the entrance was closed, leaving only three stone pillars standing in the center of the square.
The patriarchs of the Kong and Fang clans jointly set up a protective formation and invited the Yuanying Zhenjuns from other alliances to visit the Kong clan city.
The scenes in the maze cannot be seen. Once defeated, one will naturally be teleported out by the Boundary-Breaking Pearl.
When someone steps into the inner hunting ground, a mirage will appear above the stone pillars, letting people outside know the battle situation in the hunting ground.
The clan leader Kong Huaizheng and the great elder Kong Huaide walked in front. Kong Huaizheng said worriedly, "I still feel that this bet should not be made! It makes simple things complicated."
Kong Huaide was calm and composed. "Don't worry. I've been asking people to pay attention to Jiang Yuebai these days. She has indeed had some adventures in her growth to where she is today. The incident in Cang Yan Land seemed to be her credit, but in fact, Zhao Fuyi paved the way for her, which allowed her to shine so brightly."
"Look at her performance in the past few days of the preliminary selection. Although it is a bit mixed, we can still see some clues. If we think of her at the highest level, she may be in the late stage of foundation building. Moreover, this is a team battle. This time, our family alliance is stronger than the sects and independent cultivators in all aspects. My Kong family has also won the championship for three consecutive times. There is no need to worry."
"That's better!" Kong Huaizheng snorted coldly.
Not far behind the two of them, the chubby True Lord Canghuo approached Li Jiuchuan.
"I heard that you made a bet with the Kong family? Are you crazy? My disciple is quite capable, but the disciples of the noble families have always been more united and tacit than the disciples of the sects. Do you expect my disciple to overthrow the entire noble family alliance by himself?"
"Our disciple?" Li Jiuchuan raised his eyebrows.
True Lord Cang Huo's stomach puffed up, "She learned my unique skills, so doesn't that mean half of it belongs to my Tianxiong Peak?"
Zhao Fuyi's eyes swept over, and True Lord Cang Huo shouted unhappily, "Why, you want to fight for a share too?"
Zhao Fuyi said calmly, "I believe that girl has the ability to overthrow the Aristocratic Family Alliance. I just hope that Master Canghuo can say in public that the girl is half your disciple."
Thinking back to what Jiang Yuebai had done along the way to Cang Yan, Zhao Fuyi had a deep feeling that that group of shameless disciples from aristocratic families were no match for Jiang Yuebai.
"Naive!" Guanghan Jianjun passed by with a cold and arrogant look on his face.
True Lord Cang Huo was instantly furious. "Ling Guanghan, you are a despicable fellow who can't even spit out ivory. In order to win the championship, you forced Fang Yuxing to suppress his cultivation. Don't think that he is the only one who has reached the half-step golden elixir level. The Kong, Fang, and Lu families all have disciples who have reached the half-step golden elixir level. Don't be too proud."
Ling Guanghan ignored True Lord Canghuo and caught up with the people from Guiyuan Sword Sect in front of him. Sword cultivators tend to have more common topics to talk about.
Outside the square, people dispersed in groups of three or four, and gathered together to discuss who would be eliminated first and what kind of dark horse would appear this time.
Hong Tao and Qi Ming stood together, unable to suppress the envy in their eyes.
"I am old, but I couldn't even make it through the primary election."
Qi Ming consoled him, "Brother Hong, don't belittle yourself. You are different from those talented disciples like Sister Jiang. You are burdened by trivial matters in the sect's internal affairs hall. You don't have time to practice magic, and you don't have many opportunities to fight. It's normal that you can't win."
Hong Tao nodded. He understood the reason, but he still felt bad.
Qi Ming said: "Brother Hong, do you want to come with me to Feng Man Lou to see who will win the championship? Let's go and bet on Sister Jiang."
Hong Tao smiled and said, "She has shocked me many times since she was a child. However, this Fengyun Conference is full of geniuses, and the disciples from aristocratic families have a deep foundation and are not short of magic weapons and secret techniques. With her cultivation ability, winning the championship is probably... uncertain!"
"My intuition tells me that it's right to trust Senior Sister Jiang. Qi Yue's study of puppetry costs a lot of spirit stones. As her brother, I have to help her earn some. I feel like this is an opportunity to make a fortune."
Hong Tao laughed, "Okay, then I'll also risk my life to accompany you and place a bet on her."
(End of this chapter)