Junior Sister is skilled in subduing demons.

Chapter 75 The Second Floor of the Dragon and Tiger Hall

The five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—and their generating and restraining relationships contain the laws and mysteries governing the operation of all things in the universe.

The five elements generate each other, which is a relationship of nourishment and promotion. Metal generates water, as metal melts into liquid at high temperatures, just as metal generates water; water generates wood, as water nourishes trees so that they can grow; wood generates fire, as wood can produce flames when burned; fire generates earth, as the ashes from fire become part of the soil; and earth generates metal, as the soil contains metallic minerals.

The Five Elements' mutual restraint is a relationship of control and restraint. Metal restrains Wood, meaning metal can be made into tools to cut down trees; Wood restrains Earth, meaning tree roots can grow in the soil or sprout from it; Earth restrains Water, meaning soil can absorb water; Water restrains Fire, meaning water can extinguish fire; Fire restrains Metal, meaning intense fire can melt metal.

The Five Elements' generating and restraining relationships are not simply about material transformation and mutual antagonism, but rather a dynamic balance and harmony. Passing through the first level of the Dragon and Tiger Hall is not something an ordinary, reckless person or a mindless individual can accomplish; only those well-versed in the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams can pass.

"Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood."

"Wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, and metal overcomes wood."

As Shen Anzhi gave his orderly commands, Yang Wanda and Kui Ran arrived at their designated positions at the same time.

boom……

Sure enough, when the two of them placed their hands on the character "木" at the same time, the sky above them suddenly opened up, and the three of them looked up like frogs at the bottom of a well, only to see a Bagua (eight trigrams) appear in the sky.

Following the guidance of the spirit snake, Shen Anzhi formed a hand seal, and then a Bagua symbol instantly appeared between his hands.

"go."

As Shen Anzhi sent the Bagua symbol into the air above his head, the small Bagua symbol coincided with the large Bagua symbol in the air, and the three of them were transported to another time and space. This magical scene stunned all three of them.

"That's amazing!" Kui Ran exclaimed.

The serpent seemed quite pleased with itself, saying, "As a sacred site of Taoism, Sanqing Mountain should naturally embody the principles of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams. How can you possibly enter the Dragon and Tiger Hall if you can't even understand the mutual generation and restraint of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams of Sanqing? It would be strange if you didn't get trapped inside."

"I understand!" Shen Anzhi seemed to have realized something and said, "So, to pass the Dragon Tiger Hall, one must master the Five Elements of the Dao."

“That’s right,” the spirit snake praised.

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the second floor of the Dragon Tiger Hall.

The second floor of the Dragon Tiger Hall is similar to the first floor, also having four directions. However, the first floor has four walls, while the four directions of the second floor are endless black holes, which are terrifying to look at.

"Hehe, it's nothing." The snake said again that it was nothing, but it just wouldn't leave.

Anzhi looked at the spirit snake that was not moving and asked, "Snake Baby, which way is this going?"

In truth, the serpent didn't know either, and could only bite the bullet and lead the way west: "This way."

The three quickly headed west, and after walking for a while, they unexpectedly arrived at the monster village, which had been burned to ashes by a great fire, leaving only the ruins of the village and the mournful cries of the monsters.

"No, this way." The serpent led everyone back to where they started and headed east.

The three of them hadn't walked far when they unexpectedly arrived at the Sanqing Blessed Land, so they had no choice but to return to their original spot and head in another direction.

And so, the three of them seemed to have entered a cyclical world, always ending up in the same place, whether it was Jingdezhen, Rhododendron Valley, or Tengwang Temple. No matter which direction they went, they always ended up in the same place. They had lost count of how long they had been walking on the second floor before finally sitting down, exhausted.

Kui Ran seemed a bit dehydrated. He picked up the gourd and drank the little wine he had left in one go.

"I refuse to believe we can't get out." Kui Ran saw that Yang Wanda and Shen Anzhi were sitting on the ground in a daze, looking like they were about to collapse. According to his estimate, the three of them had been wandering around the second floor for twelve hours.

Seeing that Kui Ran was acting alone, Yang Wanda immediately stopped her, saying, "Kui Ran, come back, come back. I understand now. The Dragon Tiger Palace isn't scary because of any monsters, but because it's all about intelligence. There must be a way out of this cycle world."

After saying that, Yang Wanda looked at Anzhi pitifully and asked, "Where's your snake? Hurry up, let it think of a way. We can't deal with demons by using intelligence. I... I'm really not good at it."

Anzhi searched everywhere for the spirit snake, but the spirit snake was like a headless fly, darting back and forth in the four identical dark holes, seemingly at a loss.

Having stopped to wait for hope, Aoi Ran, finding no hope, dragged her weary body eastward.

really,

Stepping out to the east, a paradise appeared, and even more miraculously, Kang Qing actually appeared in the paradise.

"Qing'er!" Kui Ran rushed towards him, but missed him; Kang Qing was nowhere to be seen.

Kui Ran took out the gourd from her waist to fill it with water from the stream, as she had been trapped for twelve hours and was both thirsty and hungry. However, when she put the gourd into the water, the stream water just wouldn't go into the gourd.

"Damn it!" Kui Ran slammed the gourd into the stream, but it floated away. Kui Ran quickly went into the water and picked it up. Then she cupped her hands to drink the water, but she was only drinking air.

"Damn it!" Kui Ran angrily returned to the starting point, then headed north, only to arrive at the Strange Stone Forest.

After several attempts, they still couldn't find the entrance to the third floor of the Dragon Tiger Hall.

Time passed slowly, and the three of them seemed to be sitting in a galaxy...

At this point, the spirit snake was helpless. It jumped around and watched helplessly as the three of them slowly collapsed from exhaustion. Due to their physical weakness, their spiritual energy could not be circulated or replenished.

"Cough cough cough cough... Damn, I never thought we'd die like this. People outside must think we were killed by some powerful monster. Heh, how ridiculous, how ridiculous." Kui Ran sighed with her last bit of strength.

Yang Wanda was already unconscious at this time, and he hadn't used any of the magical artifacts or treasures he had brought.

Shen Anzhi began to meditate, trying to circulate her spiritual energy to conserve her strength. However, in this dark and gloomy second floor, the circulation of her spiritual energy seemed to be very difficult. She looked at the spirit snake in the distance and asked, "Snake, snake, snake treasure, quick, quick, ask the ancestral master."

The snake ignored them and continued running back and forth in several directions. It seemed anxious, and its running speed was significantly faster than before.

The second floor of the Dragon and Tiger Hall seems to be an infinite loop space; no matter which direction you walk out from, you will encounter different scenes.

The three of them lay quietly on the spot. Because the second floor was too dark and damp, their spiritual energy was also being exhausted.

suddenly,

Right in the middle, piles of white bones appeared, which made Yang Wanda desperately stand up again.