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Chapter 178 White Lantern Maze Unique Way of Advancement
At the end of the corridor is a wide square.

When Xiao Chen arrived in front of the square, everything had returned to calm.

But there were a large number of broken magical weapon fragments on the ground, various messy traces of spells, and the smell of blood floating in the air.

They all declare that this place is not as simple as it seems.

"Strange, it doesn't look like they are fighting against demon cultivators."

Xiao Chen walked while observing the traces around him.

There is no special aura of magic here, so there is a high probability that there is some kind of trap in the Yellow Springs Palace itself.

Sure enough, when he came to the middle of the square, white lanterns suddenly lit up in all directions.

These lanterns appeared out of nowhere, with white candles burning inside.

There are twelve in total, front, back, left and right, and each one has the word "kill" written on it in a striking way.

There was clearly no wind, but it still floated towards him.

"The sky is full of rosy clouds."

Seeing this, Xiao Chen calmly flicked his sleeves, and twenty-seven red clouds came out of his sleeves and blocked his way.

As soon as the lantern made contact, a red flame burst out and burned it to ashes.

But at the same time, a new lantern appeared not far away, one after another.

"Another method of resuscitation?"

Seeing this, Xiao Chen gave up attacking and instead sped up a little, running towards the hall across the square.

Logically speaking, as long as we leave here in time, the white lantern should disappear on its own like the dummy before.

The entire square was only three hundred and thirty-three feet long, and he had already walked halfway.

With the speed of the golden light, it would only take a few breaths.

However, after Xiao Chen ran a few steps forward, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

He was actually still in the middle of the square, standing in the center of the flames he had spread.

Huh?
What's happening here?
He tried taking a step forward and found nothing wrong.

He tried to activate the golden light again, but found that a new glow burst out in front of his eyes, and he actually stayed in the same place.

"Not allowed to fly? Or not allowed to run?"

Xiao Chen frowned and simply walked forward step by step.

He soon discovered that as long as he maintained a normal pace, he could move forward smoothly.

Once you want to speed up, the space under your feet will be extended indefinitely.

And whether you are moving forward or backward, you need to follow this rule.

This was undoubtedly bad news for the other monks.

Not only are the lanterns nearby endless, but ordinary attacks are not enough to break them. If your cultivation level is lower, you will have to cast spells frequently to resist.

In fact, just three days ago, at least half of the monks who came to the square stayed here forever.

Their flesh and blood were absorbed by the ground of the square, leaving only broken fragments of magical weapons.

Many of the remaining people were able to get through safely thanks to their large numbers.

Especially on the third day when there were the most monks, the entire square was almost filled with dissolved blood, looking like hell on earth.

However, when it was Xiao Chen's turn, the situation was completely different.

Considering that there were no outsiders here anyway, he directly summoned the long-lost Black Fire Crow.

With the large amount of flaming spiritual sand supplied at no cost, this spell has successively reached three new realms: breaking the limit, adding fire, and increasing feathers.

Now, not only has the total number increased dramatically to 10,000, but a small ball of Luotian Holy Fire has burned on the head of each fire crow.

At the same time, if you look closely, you can find three more feathers on their tails.

Each one flashed with cold light, ready to strike.

With such a large group of black fire crows surrounding Xiao Chen, the mere twelve lanterns could not even get close and were burned to ashes as soon as they were born.

The entire square was filled with the orange-red light of Luo Tian Holy Fire.

From a distance, it looked like a red carpet was laid out to welcome Xiao Chen.

"It's a pity that this spell doesn't seem to have a sequel. I guess it will be eliminated after the pill is formed in the future."

"Otherwise, it would be so impressive to go out with so many Black Fire Crows."

But this thought only passed by for a moment.

Xiao Chen actually doesn’t take this aspect particularly seriously. It would be good if the spells could be more impressive, but practicality is still the first consideration.

He uses whichever spell is the most powerful.

After leaving the square, the white lanterns indeed disappeared.

In front of him was a palace with its gate open, and inside he could see wisps of pitch-black demonic energy flowing.

However, it was blocked at the entrance of the temple by an invisible barrier and could not flow outside.

Slowly entering the hall, the evil spirits around him sensed the breath of a living being, and it was like a frying pan with water splashed into it, and it suddenly began to boil.

They quickly rushed towards Xiao Chen like a tide, trying to infect his magic power and assimilate him.

It is very simple to deal with this situation, just use the most basic Golden Light Technique.

As a layer of faint golden light completely enveloped him, the surrounding evil spirits suddenly lost their target.

Even if there was any demonic energy that touched the golden light, it would be repelled to the side and could not invade Xiao Chen's body at all.

However, the dense demonic energy still brought many problems, such as blocking the cultivator's consciousness and vision, and constantly consuming the golden light on the body's surface.

Only a little bit of mana is needed to maintain the Golden Light Technique.

It is not a burden for the foundation-building cultivators.

However, this corrosive characteristic hides a hidden danger, that is, in places with abundant demonic energy, the power of spells will be greatly suppressed.

Xiao Chen flipped his right hand, and a large ball of spiritual fire emerged in the palm of his hand.

Then he casually threw it inside, and under the influence of the demonic energy, the spiritual fire, which was originally as big as a millstone, began to shrink rapidly.

It flew out for less than ten feet before it turned into a walnut and was quickly consumed.

And the further you go into the palace, the thicker the demonic energy around you becomes.

The distance Xiao Chen could see clearly became shorter and shorter, gradually decreasing from more than ten feet at the beginning to only about ten feet.

Once you exceed this distance, it is pitch black and you can't see anything.

If I hadn't found a winding corridor at the beginning, I might have been lost by now.

However, due to the obstruction of vision by demonic energy.

At the beginning, almost no one realized that they had unknowingly entered a maze.

But this does not include the demonic cultivators of the Divine Fire Sect.

With their magic powers, they naturally have ways to borrow or utilize the demonic energy, and the impact they suffer will be much smaller.

And unlike the righteous side, they initially mistakenly thought this place was a relic.

All the demonic cultivators of the Divine Fire Sect came well prepared.

After entering the maze from the other side of the Yellow Springs Palace, their goal was very clear.

Some people took the initiative to stay in the maze, and with the help of the cover of demonic energy, began to search and hunt for righteous monks.

Another group of elite soldiers quickly searched for an exit and rushed into the mausoleum to collect the evil spirits.
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A large number of monks who entered the Huangquan Palace for the purpose of searching for treasure unknowingly became the prey of the demons.

After five consecutive days of bloody massacres, more than 30% of the monks were killed directly.

Only less than 10% of the masters or lucky ones successfully found a way out.

As many as 60% of the remaining monks temporarily resisted the ambush by sticking together, but they were also surrounded.

Not only are you trapped in a maze with no way out, but you also have to be wary of spells or magical weapons that may appear from all directions at any time.

After gradually realizing this, the demonic cultivators of the Divine Fire Sect also began to band together.

Eat up the team with smaller numbers and harass the team with larger numbers.

Du Mingjie was trapped in the maze at this time.

Fortunately, he followed Yang Huaian closely, and his safety was temporarily guaranteed.

As one of the Demon-Slaying Guards, Yang Huaian had extremely impressive combat power even under the interference of demonic energy, and he quickly gathered more cultivators.

But because he had to take care of these people, he himself was trapped in the maze and could not find a way out.

And over time.

The number of demon cultivators hiding in the darkness around them seemed to be increasing.

In fact, even the other monks in their team noticed this.

Everyone had already experienced several days of harassment in the dark and was exhausted and confused.

Feeling the deterioration of the environment at this time, everyone's faces became tense and uneasy.

Yang Huaian quickly noticed the low spirits of the crowd and spoke to comfort them: "Fellow Daoists, cheer up a bit, we are not far from the exit now."

"As long as you persist a little longer, you can get out of the maze."

"By then, without the demonic energy interfering, those beasts from the Divine Fire Cult will definitely not dare to come and die."

However, his words received only a scant response.

And there was a hint of weakness in his tone.

Due to the interference of the Divine Fire Sect, not only had they not rested for five consecutive days, they also had to fight with the demonic cultivators in the darkness many times, which consumed a lot of energy.

The enemies are all at the foundation building stage, so you have to give your all in every battle.

Even if we could rotate after a few days, we would almost be unable to hold on.

Yang Huaian saw this and was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

He was under a lot of pressure because he found that he couldn't find a way out at all.

The marks left along the way seemed to have been tampered with by the evil cultivators in the darkness.

Although the other party was careless once and drew it a little sloppily.

But the problem is that there are counterfeit signs everywhere around now.

Moreover, Yang Huaian didn't know when the other party started to forge the mark.

In addition, the demonic energy blocked his view and he couldn't find any reference objects, so he had no way of telling which ones were real and which ones were fake.

"what!"

Suddenly a scream was heard from the side.

"Pfft~!"

Then came the sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh.

"I'm going to fight you!"

Then there was a shout, and the nearby demonic energy trembled violently, as if something exploded not far away.

But in the end, everything returned to calm.

"Boom!"

Yang Huaian punched the wall, anger in his eyes, but more of helplessness.

Judging from the reaction of the demonic energy, he was only three meters away from the other party.

But there was a thick wall between the two of them, separating them.

These walls are all made of spiritual ore, and some are thin and some are thick.

Even for someone like Yang Huaian who has reached the peak of foundation building, it would take at least two moves to blast a hole in the thinnest wall.

If you want to expand it to a size large enough to pass through, you have to use two more moves.

Faced with such a thick wall, it would take at least a quarter of an hour to tear it down.

Even if he wanted to go over and save people, he was powerless.

"Boom~!"

There was another loud noise.

The wall in front of Yang Huaian shook.

Ok?
What's going on? He was suddenly startled to see someone on the other side trying to destroy the wall!
Hasn't he been harmed by the evil cultivators yet?
That doesn't make sense. What's the point of smashing the wall at this time?

At this moment, several thoughts popped into Yang Huaian's mind.

But he didn't have time to think about it, so he took a step back and prepared to cooperate with the opposite side to break through the thick wall.

In such darkness, even if we can find one more new face, it will bring a certain boost to our morale.

The more people there are, the greater their confidence and courage will be.

However, before Yang Huaian could make a move, the wall in front of him collapsed.

Fortunately, he took a step back, otherwise he would have been hit on the head by the flying debris.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Yang, why are you still here?"

A familiar voice sounded.

Then a thin figure walked over and Xiao Chen's face gradually appeared.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, why are you here?"

Yang Huaian was stunned at the time. Who was the person who just screamed?

Could it be some unlucky demon cultivator who wants to ambush and kill Xiao Chen?

"Fellow Daoist Xiao!"

Du Mingjie rushed up excitedly: "It's really you, that's great."

He was standing at the back and could only hear movement in front but could not see anyone.

However, when he heard Yang Huaian's address, he immediately determined the identity of the visitor.

After all, there are actually relatively few people with the surname Xiao, and there is only one person that Yang Huaian can address with respect.

"Friend Du is here too, what a coincidence."

Xiao Chen was very happy to see an acquaintance. He wanted to know the situation inside the Huangquan Palace.

Secondly, it would be boring to walk alone in a dark maze, so having a companion would naturally be much better.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, I thought you had gone in to look for treasure."

Yang Huaian finally relaxed, and suddenly felt hope in his heart: "Fellow Daoist, please lead us out of this maze together."

At this time, the monks behind also came over and looked at Xiao Chen excitedly.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao of the Wind and Thunder Sword has really arrived. We are saved."

"Great! Now those damn demon cultivators won't dare to harass us anymore."

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, we met on the flying boat, but I didn't expect to meet here. Please lead us out of this maze."

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"Don't make any noise! ​​Don't push!"

A group of people gathered around and shouted, but the mixture of voices made it impossible to hear anything clearly.

Yang Huaian shouted quickly, but his advice was drowned out.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen spoke up and advised, "Fellow Daoists, please be quiet for a moment. Let me have a few words with Fellow Daoist Yang first."

After he said this, the people in front immediately quieted down.

After repeating it, the shouting behind him also disappeared.

Later, Xiao Chen learned that there were actually thirty-five cultivators gathered here.

At the same time, I also learned about some of the current situations.

This time, not only did the Lingyuan Sect come out in full force, but a large number of cultivators from the Wanhua Valley and the Qingxiao Sect also came to the Huangquan Palace.

But now they are separated by the maze, and no one knows how many people have survived.
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"Boom!"

A wall collapsed.

Then Xiao Chen walked out first, followed by Du Mingjie and the other cultivators.

Everyone lined up in an orderly manner and passed through the gap one by one.

Yang Huaian took the initiative to stay at the back of the team to prevent any demon cultivators from harassing them.

The previous conversation turned into complaining.

Apart from learning that many cultivators were killed in the previous levels, Xiao Chen did not actually obtain any valuable information.

But he didn't mind being a guide, since he had to get out of the maze anyway.

And breaking down the wall was the fastest way he could think of to leave here.

Since discovering that this was a maze, Xiao Chen just chose a direction at random and moved forward.

No matter how thick the wall was, he would smash it to pieces with his fists.

With the help of the "Nine-Force Mountain Moving Method", his demolition efficiency was very high.

Basically, three or four punches are enough to create a hole big enough for someone to pass through.

At first, Yang Huaian actually wanted to persuade him.

This wastes energy and it is easy to get into trouble if you encounter an enemy along the way.

However, when he saw Xiao Chen punch through the wall, he consciously shut his mouth and took the initiative to go to the back to cover them.

With Yang Huaian's keen eyesight, he could naturally see that this was definitely the foundation of physical cultivation.

Moreover, his cultivation is very high, and he has definitely reached the late stage of foundation building.

He is not only a fake pill, but also proficient in escape techniques, and is also a physical cultivator. He is really a monster.

Fortunately, this monster is one of his own, otherwise, all the people present would not be enough for him to defeat alone.

With Xiao Chen's unique way of advancement, determining the direction is finally no longer a difficult task.

Some demon cultivators heard the noise and came to stop them.

But when they saw Xiao Chen's two punches hitting a wall from afar, and then looked down at their own small bodies, they all stopped silently.

If I go up to stop them, I will die immediately, right?

Of course, there are also some brave demon cultivators, especially some who have become bloodthirsty.

In the past few days, with the help of demonic energy, he could easily crush cultivators of the same level.

Seeing Xiao Chen at this time, he also felt that he could go up and try to harass him.

Then I truly experienced the power of wind and thunder against the sword.

Even at a distance of thirty feet, the power of the sword light would be weakened to only half at most.

But the Seven Star Sword Technique was already quite powerful, not to mention that Xiao Chen had just absorbed the purple crystal python scales and golden eagle crown feathers, and had a new understanding of the way of wind and thunder.

Even if it was only half of its power, it would still be beyond the ability of ordinary cultivators to withstand.

The two swords slashed out together, the thunder sword broke the armor, and the wind sword beheaded.

Try and die.

After killing a few demon cultivators who were confused, the rest of the onlookers also quietly fled under the cover of demonic energy.

Anyway, the maze is very big, so at worst they can just say afterwards that they didn't meet Xiao Chen.

Why do you have to rush forward and die?

Most demon cultivators are very experienced in bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

It just so happened that those who stayed here to ambush and kill were just ordinary followers, while the real elite magic practitioners had all gone to the mausoleum to collect evil spirits.

So throughout the second half of the journey, the team did not encounter any attacks from demon cultivators.

He even saved another group of monks by the way.

"Boom~! Boom~! Boom~!"

Xiao Chen punched three times in a row and finally opened a gap in front of the last wall.

"Boom!"

Then a large section of the wall collapsed, and a large amount of rubble flew out.

This directly scared Lan Nianqin who was resting nearby.

When Xiao Chen walked out of the big cave, he saw that he was already inside another palace.

No wonder the wall was more than ten feet thick and took thirty punches for him.

It turned out that I had gone in the wrong direction, and the exit of the maze was not here at all.

But it doesn’t matter, now there is an extra exit in the maze.

"Xiao... Fellow Daoist Xiao?"

Lan Nianqin rubbed her eyes in disbelief, making sure she hadn't seen the wrong person: "Why are you here?"

Then I felt that the question was a bit silly: "No, I mean, how did you get out of the wall?"

Xiao Chen blinked and asked, "Fellow Daoist Lan, why are you here?"

However, Lan Nianqin was dumbfounded when he saw the large number of monks coming out behind him.

It took her a while to explain clearly that she had luckily met Zhu Hui, the Nine-foot Stick, and had gotten out of the maze three days ago.

It's just that she is timid and knows that she can't beat those masters.

So instead of going to the main mausoleum along the main road outside the exit, he went to the side hall to take advantage of the situation.

Xiao Chen immediately perked up: "Fellow Daoist Lan, may I ask where the main mausoleum is?"

"If it's convenient, could you take me to the exit of the maze?"

Lan Nianqin shook her head and pointed, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, could you please wait a moment? I'll be able to open this protective barrier soon."

"Once you get this magical weapon, I will help you lead the way, okay?"

Xiao Chen looked in the direction of her finger and saw an emerald green light shield upside down on a stone platform.

Below it is an exquisite ribbon that appears to be some kind of sacrificial vessel.

At this time, next to the light shield, a furry treasure-hunting rat was struggling to break the protective ban on the stone platform.

Xiao Chen looked at Lan Nianqin in surprise.

I didn't expect that she actually raised a spirit beast, and it looked like it was of a high rank, perhaps at the sixth level of foundation building.

But when she thought about it carefully, she realized that her own skills had no future.

If you can cultivate a powerful spiritual beast, it is indeed a way to improve your overall combat power.

And spiritual animals like treasure-hunting rats can also play an additional role.

It's just that the efficiency is a little low. It seems that it will take at least half a day to open the ban.

"boom!"

Xiao Chen took a quick step forward and punched the stone platform.

The restriction immediately shattered into pieces like ceramic, and the stone platform below also collapsed in two.

"squeak!"

The treasure-hunting rat below suddenly screamed and jumped up from the ground.

He used Lan Nianqin's arm as leverage and penetrated into her chest.

Well, it seems that spiritual beasts may not necessarily improve combat power, at least not for such a timid one.

Xiao Chen picked up the ribbon from the ground and handed it over directly: "Fellow Daoist Lan, here."

"Now that the ban is over, would you mind leading me there?"

Lan Nianqin looked at the collapsed restriction, then turned to look at the collapsed wall.

Her face turned pale immediately, and she didn't even dare to take the ribbon: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, please follow me."

Xiao Chen quickly called out to her, "Fellow Daoist Lan, please put the ribbon away first."

"I'm just trying to save some time, don't get me wrong."

After saying it twice, Lan Nianqin accepted the ribbon doubtfully.

Under her leadership, it only took half an hour for the group to reach the real exit of the maze.

There is indeed a wide avenue here, leading to the main mausoleum at the rear.

(End of this chapter)