Outside was a huge cave hall, with three fist-sized pearls embedded in the high cave ceiling, emitting a faint glow, and the entire cave hall seemed to be immersed in moonlight. The cave was shaped like an inverted bowl, high in the middle and low around. In the middle was the platform where everyone was, several feet in radius, filled with bright light, and all around it sloped down, with many stone spikes of different sizes and thicknesses growing randomly on the ground.
On the lower cave wall, five huge doors were closed.
Many people's hearts were beating fast and they all looked towards Penglai Island - they couldn't use magic here, and Penglai Island had a large population and posed the greatest threat.
Jun Muzhi smiled and said: "Everyone, look..."
The inheritance of good fortune might be in there. No matter how high Qi Wan'er's self-esteem was, she couldn't say anything casual. A Qi cultivator said, "Penglai will be chosen first."
"Well, I will shamelessly take the lead," Nanzhu did not refuse, "If it is the remnant ancestor's inheritance, Brother Zhou will go first. For the other three, Lingxin Sect, Qi Clan, and Brother Yao will each choose one. What do you think?"
Yan Sen and those people from Tiancan Sect are outside, and the news will spread sooner or later. It is impossible for Penglai to monopolize the inheritance. Yao Feng is the direct descendant of the Yao family. He includes Yao Feng in the list to do the Yao family a favor, while at the same time restraining the Qi family and occupying the extra door. This kind of scheming does have the shadow of the future "sea overlord".
Although the Qi clan monks were dissatisfied, they did not object due to the strength of the Yao clan outside the mountain. Qi Wan'er did not think there was anything wrong with it: "Let's do it this way."
Someone looked at Ji Qiniang. Ji Qiniang was smart and waved her hands hurriedly, saying, "I don't understand this. Just follow me and learn from it."
It was decided that Penglai would be the first choice. The five doors looked exactly the same, and no one knew what was inside, not even Gu Pinglin. After all, only three people had entered in the previous life, and two of them had successfully obtained inheritance. It was said that the most famous one was the Remnant Ancestor inheritance, and another one was the Ghost Shadow Sword inheritance, which was also a famous magic sword technique, and another one was the Art Cultivation inheritance - "Stealing the Sky". Penglai was not a sword cultivation sect, so if Nanzhu could choose the "Stealing the Sky" inheritance, it would be his luck.
Nanzhu weighed it and was about to take a step towards a door, when Duan Qingming next to him suddenly walked down the platform and walked towards another door in the opposite direction. His big movement attracted a lot of attention for a moment.
"Young Master," Jun Muzhi pulled Nanzhu and winked, "Why don't we go over there and take a look first?"
Nanzhu had originally chosen it at random, and upon hearing this, she looked at Pinglin.
Gu Pinglin had also been keeping an eye on Duan Qingming. After observing him carefully for a moment, he immediately had a guess in his mind: "Let's go and take a look."
Seeing that he didn't care, Nanzhu agreed.
Duan Qingming was not walking fast, slower than an ordinary person, and he did not encounter any danger along the way. Everyone followed him confidently, but halfway through, they suddenly heard several sharp noises, and the stone spikes on the ground flew into the air, densely packed together, with the spikes pointing directly at everyone!
"Sword formation!" Qu Lin exclaimed and subconsciously grabbed Gu Pinglin's sleeve.
Bu Shuihan was stunned.
Xin Ji was horrified: "This... God is killing me!"
We cannot use magic now and are powerless to protect ourselves. How can we avoid this dangerous sword formation
Ji Qinnan's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but pull Qi Wan'er. Qi Wan'er was also sweating profusely, but she gritted her teeth and pushed her behind her, standing in front of them herself.
Nanzhu was about to give an order, but Gu Pinglin said in a deep voice: "Everyone in Penglai must not move rashly!"
The Penglai guards were all stunned when they heard this. Qi Wan'er, Yao Feng, Bu Shuihan and the others had subconsciously burst out with sword intent. They were the best among sword cultivators, and the sword intent protected their bodies purely out of instinct. Without the support of true qi and spiritual power, they could not pose any threat. However, the stone spikes in the air seemed to sense something, and they fell to the ground one after another and shattered into pieces.
The crisis was inexplicably resolved, and everyone was dumbfounded and unable to react.
"It is the inheritance of the remaining ancestors." At this point, Gu Pinglin was completely certain.
In a critical situation, only a sword cultivator's first reaction is to release the sword intent. This is the first test designed by Canzu, so Gu Pinglin had to stop the Penglai guards from taking action in time. Duan Qingming was more clever. He thought of the key at the first time - Canzu was born blind. Because of this, he would most likely make things easier for the blind. The blind walk differently from ordinary people. Even if they are not affected after practicing Taoism, the small habits formed over the years are still difficult to change. Duan Qingming imitated the blind man's steps to test it, but did not trigger the mechanism.
How did he know that the remnant ancestor's inheritance was in this door? Gu Pinglin frowned and pushed Qu Lin away, looking around, but he really couldn't see anything wrong. Thinking that his eyesight was better than his, he felt a different kind of complicated feeling in his heart.
Everyone was still in shock, and they dared not be careless anymore. They took every step carefully, and they did not encounter any danger afterwards. When they reached the door, Zhou Yi's cold and hard face finally showed a trace of anxiety. He fumbled around, trying to find a mechanism. Gu Pinglin knew that there was a more dangerous test inside the door, so he decided to watch from the sidelines. Once such a thing was said, the secret of the previous life would be exposed.
Duan Qingming stood on the right side of the door, holding the stone wall with his hand, looking thoughtful.
Jun Muzhi said: "I admire you. How did Master Duan know that this is the inheritance of the remnant ancestors?"
"It's just a coincidence," Duan Qingming shook his head, his eyes still fixed on the stone wall, "This..."
"Is there anything wrong?" Jun Muzhi said as he walked towards him.
Zhou Yi suddenly shouted: "Danger!"
A piece of stone spike flew out from the stone wall!
The Tiancan Sect has a special mental method, and its perception of the external world is more acute than that of ordinary people, so Zhou Yi was the first to notice it. It can be said that this is another test from the Canzu. Jun Muzhi reacted quickly, but his Dao meridian was incomplete, and he had not yet formed an external elixir to strengthen his body. His body's dodging speed could not keep up with his reaction, and he was about to be pierced by the stone thorn!
"Muzhi!" Nanzhu's face changed.
Fortunately, Duan Qingming was close by, and he acted quickly and pushed Jun Muzhi away in time.
Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard a loud "bang" and the tightly closed stone door suddenly opened. Inside the door, countless tiny sword energies visible to the naked eye were flying across and flying around. They were extremely vicious and cruel, and the murderous aura within them was suffocating. It looked extremely dangerous.
Jun Muzhi had just dodged the stone spikes when he bumped into a Qi clan cultivator. The man subconsciously pushed him and just happened to push him into the stone gate!
"Come out!" Zhou Yi rushed over to stop him, but he was a step too slow and the stone door had already closed again. Zhou Yi had a ferocious expression on his face, he drew his sword and slashed at the stone door fiercely, the stone door made several dull sounds but was not damaged at all.
Everyone came to their senses and gathered around in a hurry.
"Muzhi! Muzhi!" Nanzhu hurriedly knocked on the stone door.
Yao Feng reached out and touched the door: "This door is made of the same material as the stone tablet, and is also made of the essence of the Earth Ying stone."
Thinking of the previous incident where Yan Sen's sword energy was blocked, Gu Pinglin shook his head: "I'm afraid this Yinhuang Cave is made of fine earth stone."
Upon hearing this, several Penglai guards knocked on the cave wall next to them, leaned over to test the stone spikes on the ground, and exclaimed in surprise: "It is indeed the same material!"
Zhou Yi's face was gloomy: "Penglai trash is doing bad things!"
Nanzhu suddenly turned her head and stared at him coldly, her eyes full of murderous intent.
"Who are you calling trash?" a Penglai guard asked angrily.
Zhou Yi looked back at Nanzhu with a very unfriendly look.
Lady Ming hurried forward and said, "Zhou Daxiu, think about it carefully. This matter cannot be blamed entirely on Lingsha Envoy. He did not go in by himself."
Everyone looked at Qi at the same time. The Qi monk said awkwardly, "He bumped into me, how can you blame me?"
This result was within Gu Pinglin's expectations. Penglai and Qi became targets, and no one remembered Duan Qingming, who was the first to take action. He was the one who "rushed to help in times of emergency", so no one doubted him even if he was pushing in the wrong direction.
"It ruins our sect's plan!" Zhou Yi sheathed his sword, "Go back and wait for death."
Qi Wan'er was also angry: "I said I didn't mean it, what else do you want! I've heard that the Tiancan Sect is unreasonable, Qi's family is not afraid of you!"
Nanzhu waved with a sullen face, and the Penglai guards gathered around.
Gu Pinglin knew the situation inside, stepped forward to stop Nanzhu, and said to Zhou Yi: "Brother Zhou, don't worry, if Jun Lingshi gets the inheritance, he will return it."
"Come out?" Zhou Yi sneered, "That's the sword energy of the earth."
“Earth-defective sword energy?” Xin Ji sucked in a breath of cold air, secretly thanking his luck. He had just thought of sneaking in. “It is said to be the lost sword energy of the Tiancan Sect. If a healthy person is hit by the sword energy, his six senses and Dao meridians will be destroyed!”
It seems that Canzu left behind the Dique sword energy to confirm that the successor is a disciple of Tiancan Sect.
Everyone was worried, but the Penglai guards smiled and said happily: "In this case, Envoy Lingsha will be fine."
Zhou Yi frowned: "What do you mean?"
After making sure Jun Muzhi was fine, Nanzhu's expression eased a little. He didn't want to be an enemy of the Tiancan Sect, so he replied, "Jun Lingshi was born with a defective Dao meridian, so his cultivation is slower than that of ordinary people."
Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment and stopped talking.
Tiancan Sect doesn't care about anyone, but is unusually friendly to the disabled. He misunderstood Jun Muzhi before, but now that he understands the reason, he is no longer mean. Everyone is not surprised, and the Qi family monks are also relieved: "Since nothing happened, then the rest of the inheritance..."
Jun Muzhi was locked inside, and Nanzhu had no other thoughts: "Everyone go, and leave one door for Penglai."
The Qi family was pleased with this and pretended to praise the friendship between the monarch and his subjects and were about to leave. However, Qi Wan'er disagreed: "Since the Jun Lingshi was in danger because of us, we can't leave like this. Let's wait until we are sure he is safe."
The Qi clan monks were used to being humiliated by their young master so many times. They were all silent. Ji Qiniang looked at Qi Wan'er and said softly, "Don't worry, Thirteenth Master. Envoy Jun Ling will be safe."
Considering the friendship between Nanzhu and Gu Pinglin, Bu Shuihan also suggested staying. Jiang Ruoxu and Leng Xu had no objection. Yao Feng was a calm and loyal person. Only Xin Ji was worried about the inheritance and sighed beside him.
Gu Pinglin's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Duan Qingming's move was not that simple. How could everyone know that the Dique sword energy was not only a way to verify the identity, but also a part of the inheritance itself. It was fine for Zhou Yi to get it, but as for Jun Muzhi... things were a bit tricky.
Jun Muzhi's threat was not enough for him to take seriously, and he took precautions, but he didn't expect that he was dealing with Nanzhu.
Gu Pinglin rubbed his brows, walked to Duan Qingming calmly, and grabbed his shoulder: "Duan Qingming!"