In every Imperial Garden Contest, when the secret rooms are opened, there will be such noises. At this time, each competitor can choose the secret room with rich opportunities based on experience. However, which secret rooms will be opened every year is completely random, and the rules and prizes will also change slightly... Therefore, the choice is particularly important - for example, according to experience, the secret room with the richest rewards happens to be near the enemy's territory, or the rewards were rich in previous years, and this time it is still the same, but the difficulty has increased sharply and it is beyond one's ability... These are all issues that need to be considered.
The most important thing is that no matter which chamber you go to, you will end up in the same place, but the experiences in between will be different. So, should you choose a chamber that is quick to pass but has few rewards, and focus on the main building blitz, or choose a chamber that is more difficult to pass but has rich rewards, and develop slowly over time? It all depends on which path the competitors are going to take. The pros and cons of this are also different for different people...
The battle for the Imperial Garden has never been a one-sided contest. It covers a wide range of tests. If you are just a martial arts genius, there is absolutely no hope of winning the ownership of the Imperial Garden.
At that moment, the secret room was opened and both sides immediately ceased fighting - of course, this truce was only superficial. Stabbing in the back, betting on the secret room that the other side would choose, ambushing with heavy troops, surrounding and sniping... these were fun.
However... for Chu Tianxiao, who has read "The Secret Records of the Imperial Garden", these are not a problem.
He drew several circles and crosses on the Chu family's precise version of the Imperial Garden topographic map, and finally placed the tip of the pen on a certain point.
"Hmm... Judging from the noise, the secret room that is said to be the most difficult should be opened this time... This is it!"
Chu Tianxiao made his choice quickly, told Mu Liuling to look after the house, and then went out alone, taking a path no one had expected, turning left and right, and finally came to a secret room.
"The final trial participant... You are about to challenge the most difficult chamber in the Imperial Garden. Either you get out or you die. Do you want to continue?"
Just as Chu Tianxiao put his hand on the door of the secret room, he heard these words in his ears. The voice was very ethereal and did not sound like it was spoken by a human being at all.
Is that... the spirit of the Imperial Garden
"Well... Just like what everyone has guessed over the years, the Imperial Garden itself is a 'vessel', and it must be of a high grade, otherwise it would not have bred an intelligent vessel spirit... Whether it's that old man or the voice at this moment, it's the same..."
It's just a pity that the appropriate system for evaluation in this area has long been lost due to the lack of time, so everyone knows that the Imperial Garden is a high-level "tool", but no one knows how high-level it is, and no one has risked their lives to try it...
Chu Tianxiao nodded and said, "I have made up my mind."
Chu Tianxiao opened the door as soon as he finished speaking, and then he felt a darkness in front of him. In the endless darkness, countless shadows suddenly jumped out. It turned out to be hundreds of tiny black snakes spitting dark red blood letters and rushing towards Chu Tianxiao from all directions, as fast as lightning!
Swish, swish, swish!
In a flash, Chu Tianxiao's Star-Moon Sword was unsheathed, and a sword flower danced in the air, with starlight flashing and cutting rapidly. Then, there was a rustling sound, and those tiny black snakes were all cut in half, and countless wails resounded like the cries of ghosts!
However, the chopped-down black snakes turned into clouds of dust as soon as they touched the ground.
Smoke and dust spread out, like fog that wouldn't disperse. Soon, the space that was originally endlessly dark became a sea of fog...
"Now, the test officially begins." The original voice slowly fell, and then, the heavy fog in front of Chu Tianxiao retreated to both sides, leaving a path that was neither wide nor narrow. He did not hesitate, and immediately picked up the Star-Moon Sword and flew forward. After quickly passing a long road, he saw a door at the end of the road.
"I see... This is the real secret room. What we saw just now was just a cover... Heh, that's interesting."
It was an old copper door, covered in rust, but Chu Tianxiao was keenly aware of the terror it contained. He focused his mind for a moment before slowly placing his hands on the two rings of the copper door and pushing it inwards...
A thin ray of light seeped through the bronze door. As Chu Tianxiao took a step inside, more than ten torches suddenly lit up on both sides of the inner room, one after another, illuminating the place as bright as day!
It was only then that Chu Tianxiao saw the scene inside the door clearly. However, the moment he saw it, he could hardly believe his eyes...
But behind the bronze door was a strange room.
It is said to be strange because it is very narrow horizontally, which does not correspond to the bronze door at all, and it is too deep vertically. It looks like a square piece of tofu that was cut vertically and then the cut piece was connected to the back of the remaining piece.
And that cut mark was a red line that was divided in half in the middle of this strange room!
At the end of the red line, there is an ancient stone pillar. The stone pillar is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, like an inverted cone. At the top are a golden hourglass and nine puzzle pieces.
And at the other end of the red line... it was densely packed with ferocious beasts. There were so many of them that they completely blocked that end. Just looking at it made one's scalp tingle!
As soon as the ferocious beasts saw Chu Tianxiao breaking in, they immediately let out roars and screams one after another. The roars were so shocking that even Chu Tianxiao was almost frightened by these beasts when he first entered this place.
There were so many ferocious beasts, although they were all low-level rank-two beasts. If they suddenly attacked in groups, Chu Tianxiao would definitely suffer a loss because he was caught off guard. However... The strange thing was that even though they showed strong shock, dissatisfaction, and anger at Chu Tianxiao's entry, these beasts never crossed the red line. It was difficult to conceal their fear on their ferocious faces.
Chu Tianxiao couldn't help but be slightly stunned. After waiting for a moment and making sure that these ferocious beasts really didn't dare to go beyond the line, he stretched out his hand and placed it on the round surface of the top of the stone pillar.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The originally hard round stone surface immediately softened as soon as he touched it, and the white flakes disappeared, revealing a few words. Chu Tianxiao glanced at it and saw what was written on it.
"Behind the red line, there are many ferocious beasts. To find the door and the way, you need to solve this map."
When Chu Tianxiao saw this, he immediately opened his eyes and looked into the distance. As expected, he saw a heavy iron gate at the end of the crowd of ferocious beasts, and that small area was avoided by all the ferocious beasts as if they were afraid!
After staring and thinking for a while, Chu Tianxiao looked at the puzzle pieces again, and saw that there was a short red line on each of them. In the disordered arrangement, some of the short red lines were even accidentally connected. Looking more closely, the feet of those beasts were also paved with black stones, which could be completely matched.
Seeing this, Chu Tianxiao finally guessed what this level would test.
"Even if they are just ferocious beasts comparable to those in the lower realm of Mingyuan, it seems that there are already two hundred of them. If we fall into their encirclement, it will not only be dangerous, but also unwise! Therefore, fighting hard to break through is not a good idea."
"If I'm not mistaken, once this puzzle is completed, it will point out the correct path, and that path must be the most suitable route to break through the encirclement that has been studied... So now, I need to piece together the correct route!"
In just a few breaths, Chu Tianxiao sorted out the cause and effect. He took a deep breath and grabbed the puzzle piece!
With Chu Tianxiao's action, the hourglass suddenly reversed automatically, and the golden sand fell rapidly. It seemed that it would only take about ten breaths for it to all leak out!
“Interesting…” Chu Tianxiao’s lips curled up into a smile, but his hands were working rapidly. After practicing the body refining technique, his hands became more flexible. He moved between the fragments like a whirlwind, and in a blink of an eye, all the puzzle pieces were merged together!
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At the same time, the three genius forces of the Imperial Garden gathered in front of a secret room.
"Brother Feng, please leave everything to me."
Feng Shiming waved his hand and said, "Thank you all for your help. Let's proceed as planned!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely fulfill your mission!"