Nine Yang Sword God

Long Qianhu and Bai Sanqing were at the front of the group. Clearly, this squad was led by the two of them. It was only because of them that they had led the way that they were able to so quickly leave the illusionary mountain forest.    

    

Regardless of the Glory Sect or the Qi Tian Duke Palace, they both had a good and accurate intelligence system. Thus, when they were in the Elder's House, Chen Changgui was able to know their information, and they were also able to know the information of Chen Changgui's team.    

    

Long Qianhu's gaze swept across the few of them before finally landing on Shangguan Kai Ying, saying, "As expected of your highness, the prince sure is fast. I wonder if anyone ahead has already passed?"    

    

Shangguan Kai Xiong said proudly, "We are in the first batch, and you are in the second batch. We have high hopes of advancing to the next batch."    

    

"Oh?"    

    

Long Qianhu was a little surprised, "Your Highness, why are you so sure?"    

    

Therefore, Shangguan Kaiqiu followed Chen Chang He's earlier guess and said slowly, "Previously, there was a team that passed the semifinals with ease, without encountering any enemies in a short period of time, and was promoted to the next level. Prime Minister Zhou was probably worried that something like this would happen again, so the fastest group of people would encounter the fiercest of traps and retaliate. This was to delay their steps and give the rest of them time to catch up. In this way, the meaning and utility of the semifinals could be fully displayed. "Earlier, you only faced a single wave of rain of arrows, but our team encountered two waves."    

    

With this said, the eyes of Long Qianhu and his group narrowed.    

    

Initially, they thought Shangguan Kaizhu was exceptionally proud because he was a prince, which was why he claimed that his team was among the first to leave the forest.    

    

One could see the proud expression on Shangguan Kaizhu's face. In addition to his identity as a prince, there was no way he could lie about such things.    

    

This meant that they had encountered two waves of rain of arrows!    

    

However, at the same time that they were shocked by Shangguan Kai and his men's speed, Long Qian Hu and Bai San Qing looked at each other and rejoiced a little.    

    

Since they were the second group to leave the forest, and they had already caught up to the first group, it was much more likely that they would all be promoted.    

    

However, his gaze swept over the five again. Long Qianhu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Since the five of you have left the forest early, why are you staying here?"    

    

Shangguan Kaichang knew that they suspected their real motive, so he didn't say anything more and didn't explain anything. He pointed to the old puppet dressed in brown linen robes.    

    

Long Qianhu and the rest immediately cast their gazes over.    

    

"Puppets blocking the way?"    

    

Bai Sanqing raised his eyebrows and said to Long Qianhu, "I've long heard that Master Zhou is an expert in the Dao of puppet. Since we've run into each other today, we should be enlightened."    

    

Long Qianhu frowned, "You shouldn't be so reckless. Since His Highness the Prince and the others are waiting for us here, there must be something amiss. In my opinion, we should use a secret technique to tie up this puppet and then use the fastest way to escape. I don't believe that not a single person will be able to enter this valley. "    

    

"Makes sense."    

    

Obviously, many things had happened in the forest, and the proud Bai Sanqing was completely convinced by Long Qianhu's words.    

    

Since they were already prepared, the group of five did not hesitate any longer. They all used secret techniques to bind the puppet, then used all their strength to escape into the valley.    

    

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"    

    

However, these five people had the same fate as Chen Changhui and his team of five.    

    

This time, the five of them were able to see it even more clearly. The brown haired old man turned into a streak of light and instantly escaped the control of the secret technique, appearing like lightning in front of Long Qianhu and knocking him back. Then, he appeared in front of Bai Sanqing and the other three people at the speed of lightning.    

    

The brown puppet did not even retaliate. The five of them had all fallen back because of the recoil.    

    

If this puppet was able to block the five of them without attacking, what would happen if it attacked?    

    

Long Qian Hu rubbed his head that was in excruciating pain. He finally understood why Shangguan Kai Han's group of five still stopped at the entrance to the valley even though they had already left the forest.    

    

It seemed like this puppet blocking the way actually had the strength and speed of the Life and Death Realm!    

    

Before the Life and Death Realm, the River Carp. That was not just saying.    

    

Long Qianhu helplessly returned to Shangguan Kai Ying's side and said, "Your Highness, since you already knew that this puppet possessed the strength of the Life and Death Realm, why didn't you remind us earlier?"    

    

Since someone followed in their footsteps, Shangguan Kai Chuan's gloating turned into hearty laughter and he said: "Brother Long, there's a gap in our hearts. If we were to first remind you that there's a problem with your puppet, you would think that we would dig a hole for you to jump into.    

    

People like Long Qianhu and Bai Sanqing immediately guessed the meaning behind Shangguan Kaiyang's words.    

    

Long Qianhu raised his eyebrows and asked, "We're cooperating?"    

    

Shangguan Kai Dong nodded his head, saying: "We must cooperate, otherwise no one can enter the valley alone." "Because there are three groups of slots in the semifinals, it will not be bad for anyone if we join hands. If we continue to delay it, when the other groups arrive, we won't be able to say who will be the first to enter the valley. The first to clear the level might even be better."    

    

Long Qianhu narrowed his eyes.    

    

He was thinking about the truth of Shangguan Kai-biao's words.    

    

Just thinking about it, Shangguan Kai Xiao had no reason to deceive them. They had already witnessed the strength of the brown puppet just now, none of the small teams could contend with it alone.    

    

Long Qianhu turned around and exchanged a glance with Bai Sanqing. After they both nodded, he turned to Shangguan Kai and said, "We agree to your terms! After this is done, we will walk our own paths on both sides of the road without interfering with one another. Who will be the first to clear the level? "    

    

"Of course," Shangguan Kai replied.    

    

Long Qianhu nodded his head: "Since that's the case, I request Your Highness to give us some advice on how to deal with this situation. How should we work together and how should we deal with that brown puppet?"    

    

Shangguan Kai Dong looked at Chen Chang He without hesitation and said: "Now that the cooperation has been completed, what should we do next?"    

    

When Shangguan Kaihuan asked Chen Chang He for guidance, Long Qian Hu and Bai San Qing's brows instantly furrowed.    

    

There was no doubt that in Chen Chang'e's group, Shangguan Kai'e and Chen Chang'e were the two extremes.    

    

Chen Chang He was not only the weakest in this group, but he was also the weakest among all the participants of the semifinals, being only at the third level of the Spirit King Stage.    

    

However, Shangguan Kai Dong was a fourth level Spirit Master. More importantly, Shangguan Kai Ying was a prince of the Great Courtyard Empire, with an extremely high status.    

    

Under these circumstances, Long Qianhu naturally thought that Shangguan Kai Shan was the leader of this team.    

    

However, Shangguan Kaiyang's attitude, as well as the difference in strength between him and Chen Chang He, shocked Long Qian Hu and Bai San Qing.    

    

"Your Highness, why did you request to teach this bastard son of the Chen family?" Just a mere third level Spirit King cultivator, what use can he have? "    

    

Chen Chang He's eyes narrowed slightly.    

    

He had no objections to Bai Sanqing looking down on him, but the fact that Bai Sanqing had called him a concubine of the Chen family displeased Chen Changyu greatly.    

    

Being straightforward wasn't the same as being impudent.    

    

Shangguan Kaiyi's voice also grew gloomy as he said, "Bai Sanqing, you better pay attention to your attitude." This prince can ask whoever he wants, do I need to discuss it with you? If you don't agree, we'll wait for a third team. Take a guess, will the third team be willing to cooperate with me, or will they be willing to cooperate with you? "    

    

Bai Sanqing was infuriated, his bright and beautiful eyes almost spitting fire.    

    

However, if these words were spoken by Chen Chang He, she could still draw her sword to face him, but it was Shangguan Kaifeng who had spoken them. There was no way for her to get angry at him at all.    

    

All the experts in the city were using the soul domain to pay attention to the scene within the maze. She represented the Residence of Qi Tian, not wanting to make an enemy of Shangguan Kai.    

    

Long Qian Hu saw that Shangguan Kai Xiao was a little angry, so he rushed out to smooth things over. "Your Highness Prince, I am straightforward, please do not mind. Since you have consulted this young master of the Chen family, then there must be a reason. Since we chose to cooperate with you, we will show our sincerity. This Young Master Chen, what do you plan to do in order to allow us to enter the valley? "    

    

Only then did Shangguan Kai Xiao snort, his gaze once again landing on Chen Chang He.    

    

Chen Chang He's gaze swept across the rest of them, and then fixed onto the brown puppet, and said slowly: "This puppet has the cultivation and speed of the Life and Death Realm, let's not even think about flying in if we add wings, and competing with speed will only bring about more trouble. As for the diversion, we've tried it twice, and it's obviously not going to work. So right now, there's only one way left. "    

    

Shen Qianyu raised her brows and said, "What method?"    

    

Chen Chang Zai said, "Liar."    

    

"Deceiving?"    

    

"What do you mean?"    

    

Chen Chang Mo said: "The path of puppets is not invincible, because although puppets are strong, they do not have intelligence. If Master Zhou is controlling the puppets in the array, then we can't do anything about it. But since Master Zhou is outside the array, then this puppet has no intelligence. A puppet without intelligence is like a dead thing. Everyone is clearly clear about its order, which is to not let anyone who tries to rush into the valley escape. "    

    

Long Qianhu seemed to understand Chen Chang He's meaning, and said: "Are you saying, we need to find a loophole in the order that Master Zhou gave him?"    

    

Chen Changao nodded his head, "Of course."    

    

Long Qian Hu looked at the puppet from head to toe, and said with a frown, "But our speed can't surpass it. How can we find the loophole for this command?"    

    

Chen Chang Chen said, "There's only one way."    

    

Long Qianhu asked, "What method?"    

    

Chen Chang Chen pointed to the ground.    

    

In that moment, everyone understood Chen Chang He's intentions, and their eyes lit up.    

    

"Dig!"    

    

Since the puppet could only mechanically fulfill the orders given to him by Master Zhou, it could not possess true intelligence.    

    

Then, if they entered the valley through the tunnel and the puppets couldn't see them, they would naturally be unable to stop them. No matter how fast they were, it would all be in vain.    

    

"But! "Don't be too happy too early!"    

    

"Although the puppets cannot see us, they can still hear us underground. Therefore, in order for this move to work, one had to engage in a battle with the puppets above to suppress the sound of underground passage. So, what we need to confirm now is who will drill the tunnel and who will hold back that puppet that is comparable to a Life and Death Realm expert! "    

    

With that said, everyone fell silent.    

    

Each team wanted to go over first and be held down by another team.    

    

Then who would go first and who would be the one to hold them back?    

    

He did not want to delay any longer, so he simply took a step back and said, "How about this, our team will leave three people behind to deal with it, your team will leave two behind to deal with it, and the other five will first try to see if this tunnel will work. How about it?"    

    

Shen Qianyu's eyes flashed. "But if this path works, and the first five people pass, what about the last five?"    

    

Long Qian Hu shrugged his shoulders and said, "We can only wait for the next five people to come and work together." "There's no other way. If you don't agree, then we can only remain in a stalemate."    

    

Long Qianhu's intentions were clear. It was absolutely impossible for the five of them to stop the puppets and send Shangguan Kai Xiao and his men away.    

    

And if both sides only left one or two people behind, then they wouldn't be able to control the puppets in the Life and Death Realm at all.    

    

However, if the five of them were to leave, no one would be willing to stay.    

    

Everyone is selfish, no doubt about it.    

    

However, time didn't wait for anyone. If they kept stalling like this, the third squad would arrive.    

    

Chen Chang He took the lead and said: "Don't wait any longer, let's do it like this. Chun Xiaoxiao's leg was injured, so it would be difficult for her to keep the puppet; Chen Baili was a cultivator of the Spirit Emperor, so staying would not be of much use. Shen Qianyu was a girl after all, so she followed him over first.    

    

Originally, Chen Chang Chen wanted Shangguan Kai to go over first to protect Chunxiao and Chen Bai, because he was worried that Long Qian Hu was going to bite off more than he could chew.    

    

However, when he thought about it, since Shangguan Kai Xuan was here, Long Qian Hu didn't dare to act excessively. Furthermore, if he, a Spirit King cultivator, and a woman, Shen Qian Yu stayed behind, Shangguan Kai Chao would definitely be mocked by the people of the imperial city.    

    

Shangguan Kaizhu patted Chen Chang'e's shoulder and said: "I agree with Brother Chen. Long Qianhu, it's your turn! "    

    

Long Qianhu's expression was unsettled at this moment.    

    

Initially, he had thought that he and Bai Sanqing would leave first, leaving behind the three nameless men who had rushed over from the outside world. However, Shangguan Kai Shan and Leader Chen Chang'e had chosen to stay behind as well; if he, Long Qian Hu, were to leave, he would become the laughingstock of the entire Glory Sect.    

    

Long Qianhu had no choice but to say in a low voice, "Bai Sanqing and Yan Xiaofei will head over first, while I, Dong Gongming and Li Jinghu will stay behind."    

    

Bai Sanqing and Yan Xiaoling were both women, so this distribution was quite reasonable.    

    

After the distribution was completed, everyone began to move.    

    

Just as Chen Changyu had said, time waited for no one, and no one was willing to waste time waiting for the other eight teams.    

    

"Buzz buzz buzz."    

    

Boom! Boom! Boom!    

    

Although Chun Xiaoxiao was injured and most of the people in the team were women, as cultivators, the speed of using spiritual energy to dig tunnels was not much slower than men.    

    

In the blink of an eye, the group had dug a hole that was deep enough to accommodate four or five people. After finding their bearings, they continued to dig deeper into the valley.    

    

The few people left on the ground calculated the time. Just as Chun Xiaoxiao and the others were about ten meters away from the entrance of the valley, the five of them shouted and charged at the brown puppet.    

    

"Dong Gong Ming, Long Qian Hu, the two of you form a team and attack from both sides!"    

    

"Li Jinghu, you and His Royal Highness form a team and attack from the front and back!"    

    

"First team, attack first. Second team, attack later!"    

    

"I will conduct secret techniques to interfere!"    

    

If the five of them were to attack the puppets together, they would easily be defeated by the puppets.    

    

Their goal was to pin down the puppets and, while doing so, to use the battle to cover up the sound of the ground, not to defeat the puppets.    

    

Therefore, Chen Changyu quickly formulated a rough but still considered to be perfect plan of attack.    

    

Long Qianhu was a smart man, he knew the importance of restraining himself, and he also knew that he couldn't go head to head with a puppet at this point in time. Therefore, in his heart, he was unconvinced of the strength of an initial stage Spirit King cultivator like Chen Chang Ku, so he decided to follow Chen Chang Ku's orders without any hesitation.    

    

In the blink of an eye, Dong Gongming and Long Qianhu, who were both at the peak of the Spirit King Realm, had already attacked the two sides of the puppet.    

    

With a flash, the brown puppet repelled Dong Gong Ming and Long Qian Hu.    

    

Fortunately, the order that Master Zhou gave the puppets was to repel those who tried to enter the valley, not kill those who tried to enter. Therefore, Dong Gong Ming and Long Qian Hu felt the blood in their bodies tumbling, but they weren't heavily injured. As long as they stabilized their bodies a bit, they would be able to attack again.    

    

This was also the second way that Master Zhou had left for them.    

    

This was because if no one found a puppet loophole and no one thought of digging a tunnel, then as the number of cultivators outside the valley increased, they would be able to use the advantage of numbers to stall the puppets.    

    

After all, although the puppets were powerful, they would not kill them. The more they fought, the braver they would become.    

    

Since the maze formation needed to be cleared, then there couldn't be a barrier that was absolutely impossible to pass.    

    

How could Zhou Kongtong not be able to set up a formation to become the prime minister of an empire with only one person above it?    

    

"Return to the sect with ten thousand demons!"    

    

When Shangguan Kaizhu and Li Jinghu were about to attack, Chen Changyu had used his Devil Sect's secret technique.    

    

As Shangguan Kai Dong and Li Jing Hu were easily sent flying by the puppets, over a thousand evil spirits and demons rammed into the puppets.    

    

There are ten of them, a hundred of them, and they are black, and they look like they are about to crush the city.    

    

Just by waving this brown puppet's iron staff, fifty to sixty rounds of evil spirits were crushed into ashes.    

    

Just then, Chen Changsheng shouted again: "Dong Gong Ming, you and I will be the first team, attack him from the front and back! Li Jinghu, you and His Highness will become the second team and attack from the left and right! Long Qianhu, use your secret technique to restrain him! "    

    

With that, the remaining evil spirits and evil spirits all turned into black ashes that filled the sky, and dissipated into the air.    

    

At the same time, Chen Chang He and Dong Gong Ming had already surrounded the puppet.    

    

"Bang bang!"    

    

Without any chance to resist, Chen Chang He and Dong Gong Ming transformed into a black line and flew out.    

    

However, Li Jinghu and Shangguan Kai didn't give the puppet any opportunity to catch its breath and continued to attack the puppet!    

    

However, right at this moment, Chen Chang He's face changed, because the puppet suddenly stopped, and allowed Shangguan Kai and Li Jing Hu to attack its seemingly invincible body.    

    

Why did he stop?    

    

There was only one answer!    

    

Chen Chang Ku's pupils shrank: "Chun Xiao and the rest have been discovered! Everyone attack together! "    

    

As expected, just as Chen Chang Ku's voice fell, the puppet suddenly soared into the sky and then fiercely crashed down!    

    

With the falling momentum of this Life and Death Realm puppet, it was able to easily descend 10 to 20 feet into the ground!    

    

If they let it fall, Chun Xiao and the other five's efforts would be for naught!    

    

"Thunder!"    

    

In an instant, three formations of Shangguan Kai's sword appeared, seeking to block the puppet's descent!    

    

Long Qianhu's secret technique had also landed on the puppet's body!    

    

Dong Gong Ming and Li Jing Hu wielded their weapons and attacked the puppet with all their might.    

    

Without any hesitation, Chen Chang He formed a seal with his hands and used the Sacred Water Inscription in his Spirit Sea to condense the water particles in the air.    

    

A huge water ball of energy immediately condensed in front of him, and under Chen Chang Zhu's control, it shot towards the puppet that was gradually slowing down.    

    

"Bo!"    

    

The falling speed of the puppet was truly affected by Shangguan Kai Ying and the other three's techniques, hence Chen Chang He's water ball of energy was able to reach them in time.    

    

It was also because the puppet's descent into the water ball was affected that the water ball of energy was not penetrated by the falling puppet immediately.    

    

"What are you doing!?"    

    

All of a sudden, a thought flashed through Chen Chang'e's mind, and he executed the Spatial Compression. He rushed to Shangguan Kai Ying's side with the fastest speed he could muster, pulling Shangguan Kai Ying along with him as he rushed into the valley.    

    

Long Qian Hu immediately reacted when he saw Chen Chang He's actions. He did not care about Dong Gong Ming and Li Jing Hu who were sent flying, and took the chance to rush into the water ball while the puppet was being accused.    

    

Dong Gong Ming and Li Jing Hu obviously did not want to fall behind, seeing that Chen Chang He and his men wanted to take the opportunity to enter the valley, they rushed forward without hesitation.    

    

However, their reactions were still too slow. When they arrived at the mouth of the valley, the puppets had just smashed the water balls together with the water balls.    

    

"Bang bang!"    

    

Dong Gong Ming and Li Jing Hu, who were trying to escape into the valley, triggered Zhou Kongtong's order to the puppets. The puppets immediately swept their metal staffs and sent the two flying.    

    

With one move, the puppet's figure rushed into the valley like a ghost. Unfortunately, when the puppet came chasing after them, Chen Changsheng, Shangguan Kai Wei, and Long Qian Hu had already successfully entered the valley's territory.    

    

The order Zhou Kongtong gave him was only to stop those who wanted to charge into the valley, not those who had already charged into the valley.    

    

Thus, the brown puppet stopped in front of the three of them who did not even dare to breathe. Its brown spirit stone eyes emitted a strange light, but in the time it took to take three breaths, it turned around and left, once again guarding the entrance to the valley.    

    

Seeing the brown puppet turn around and leave, Chen Chang Mo and the other two fell to the ground, their bodies completely drenched in cold sweat.    

    

Shangguan Kai Zheng panted heavily as he spoke, "Prime Minister Zhou, give this puppet … Sure enough, the mission was just to stop those who wanted to enter the valley … We were lucky enough to escape this calamity … "The scene just now was too exciting. I'm afraid I won't forget it for the rest of my life …"    

    

Chen Chang Ku did not say a word, but he was grinning too.    

    

Long Qianhu snorted and said: "The water ball you released just now is extraordinary. Why didn't you use it earlier? Didn't you already come here? "    

    

Chen Chang Ku sneered, he was too lazy to bother with him.    

    

If Chen Changsheng had used the Nine Yang Water Scripture from the very beginning, the water elemental energy ball would have been easily broken by the puppet before it reached the puppet.    

    

Just now, the reason why the Nine Yang Water Scripture was able to be established was that time and place were both indispensable.    

    

As for the person and the person, the first aspect was that the secret techniques of the three of them, as well as Dong Gongming and Li Jinghu's close-combat attacks, had affected the puppet's attack. The second aspect was that the three of them reacted and escaped quickly enough, and the third aspect was that the moment the puppet broke through the Water Elemental Energy Ball, Dong Gongming and Li Jinghu, the two unlucky fellows, had arrived in front of the puppet at the same time and helped them win the instant of breathing space.    

    

Only this way would they be able to enter the valley and not be hunted down by the puppets.    

    

"Puff puff puff!"    

    

"Aiyah!"    

    

Just then, the soil around Chen Chang He suddenly split open, and Bai San Qing's figure jumped out.    

    

Soon after, Shen Qianyu, Chen Baili, Yan Xiaoling, and Chun Xiaoxiao crawled out of the cave.    

    

The few of them looked around and soon realized with excitement that they had entered the valley.    

    

However, when they saw Chen Chang Ku and the rest were also present, they became uncertain, because it was reasonable to say that Chen Chang Xian and the other two were delaying the puppets outside the valley.    

    

It wasn't until Shangguan Kai explained the few sentences that they understood.    

    

"Let's go!" Let's go!    

    

After resting for a while, Chen Chang Ku got up from the ground and patted off the dust on his body.    

    

Now that the five of them had entered the valley, there was no need for them to stay any longer.    

    

Long Qianhu didn't even bother to look at the two of them as he said to Yan Xiaoling and Bai Sanqing, "Let's go as well."    

    

Bai Sanqing was taken aback. "But didn't Dong Gongming and Li Jinghu still not come in?"    

    

Long Qianhu said coldly: "Master Zhou only said that the three groups in the front can be upgraded, but he did not say that the team that can be upgraded must all be cleared. It's none of our business if they don't have the ability to enter the valley. "    

    

Bai Sanqing frowned, "But what if Master Zhou decides that we left behind two members? Even if we cleared the level earlier, it wouldn't be considered our victory, right?"    

    

"That's simple."    

    

Long Qianhu suddenly laughed coldly as he formed a seal with his hands. A fire dragon immediately condensed from the air and roared towards Dong Gongming and Li Jinghu who were outside the valley.    

    

Dong Gong Ming and Li Jinghu were only Spirit Emperor cultivators, how could they withstand the secret technique of Long Qian Hu, a third level Spirit Master?    

    

Accompanied by a series of screams, Dong Gong Ming and Li Jing Hu were immediately turned into ashes by the fire dragons.    

    

Long Qianhu coldly said without emotion, "Now that there are only three of us left, the three of us will leave together. We will naturally pass the level and advance to the next level."    

    

After saying this, Long Qian Hu took the lead to walk into the depths of the valley.    

    

On the other hand, Bai Sanqing and Yan Xiaoling felt a chill run down their spines.    

    

They understood more than anyone else the logic of having one's lips and teeth broken. However, wasn't Long Qian Hu's ruthless method also indirectly helping them?    

    

Were the three of them really going to wait for Dong Gong Ming and Li Jing Hu in the valley?    

    

With that thought in mind, Bai Sanqing and Yan Xiaoling silently followed him.    

    

As Chun Xiao and Chen Baili looked at the back view of Long Qian Hu and the other two, their faces turned pale.    

    

Chen Chang He smacked his lips and said with squinted eyes: "This Long Qian Hu, is indeed a formidable person."    

    

Shangguan Kai Xiao's eyes narrowed, saying: "In the world of cultivation, this kind of person can either die quickly or live for a long time!"    

    

Chen Chang Ku shook his head, and no longer sighed, and said solemnly: "Let's get on our way, the teams that will follow will definitely understand the method to enter the valley after seeing the tunnel, we are not at a point where we can win for sure."    

    

"Yes!"    

    

Shangguan Kai Xie nodded, "Let's continue on our way."    

    

As they spoke, the five of them went on their way once more.    

    

However, the second half of the maze seemed to be much more difficult and unpredictable than the first half.    

    

The complexity of the forest lay in the branches and foliage, and the poor eyesight. The complexity of the valley lay in the fact that the vision was so smooth that one could hardly see the end of it.    

    

Since there was the word "maze" in the maze formation, this seemingly smooth valley wasn't that easy to pass through.    

    

This time, they walked for six whole hours in the valley. The road before them was still endless.    

    

It was said that although the Gazing Mountain ran like a dead horse, they would always reach the end. However, as they continued forward in the valley, it seemed as if there would never be an end.    

    

Chen Chang He frowned and said, "Sit down and rest first, I'll fly up to the sky to check on the situation."    

    

With that, he flapped his bone wings and flew up into the sky. In a moment, he was already five hundred feet away from the ground.    

    

Chen Chang Ku looked down, but felt his scalp tingling.    

    

There was only one path in the valley, but when he looked down, there were a total of eight paths.    

    

There were eight winding paths that stretched as far as the eye could see. Moreover, these eight roads looked exactly the same. In other words, seven of the paths were illusions!    

    

Chen Changgui dove back down to the ground, cut down the trunk, looked at the rings, and then went to observe the growth of the plants beside the rocks. In the end, he could only force a smile.    

    

"Brother Chen, what's wrong?"    

    

"There is only one road in the valley, but when I was in the sky, there were eight identical roads on the ground, and all of them looked exactly the same. More importantly, there is no end in sight." In other words, seven of these paths were illusions. I just looked at the direction through the annulus and other conditions, and found that it was both a guide and a north... This means that we are currently in an illusion. We walked in the illusion for six whole hours, so of course we went deeper and deeper. How could we find the exit of the valley? "    

    

The moment he said this, their emotions immediately sank.    

    

Chun Xiaoxiao said, worried, "Will we be trapped in an illusion all the way until the end of the semifinals?"    

    

"If we can't find a way to leave the illusion world, then we'll just have to stay in the illusion world and wait until the semi-finals are over."    

    

"..."