Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 795 I'm Stealing Myself?!

"Young Taoist priest, don't brag. Don't try to fool me, an old man from the Maoshan sect. I've looked for a long time and I still can't see anything."

Li Qing did not believe Jin Chanzi's words.

The content on the mural was clear at a glance, but after staring at it for a long time, I still couldn't make out anything. How come this little Taoist priest made it sound so mysterious?

Jin Chanzi smiled without saying a word, not trying to defend himself, but simply said, "Grandpa, this has nothing to do with whether we are orthodox or not. It's just that there are some things that I happen to understand."

After saying that, Jin Chanzi said, "Let's go. I roughly know where Master Zhou and the others are."

"You know that too??"

"Understanding one thing leads to understanding everything, and all thoughts become clear."

After saying this, Jin Chanzi took the initiative to lead the way, seemingly having a complete understanding of the situation here.

This surprised not only Li Qing, but even Lu Chengdu.

His gaze fell on Liu Mu and Qing Hai.

The two exchanged a glance and shook their heads slightly. In fact, they had both figured something out, but they were not confident and dared not speak rashly.

But since Jin Chanzi said he understood, then he must have understood.

"Hey, that's strange, little Taoist priest, slow down and tell me, what exactly did you understand?"

Li Qingyi pursed his lips and quickly chased after him.

The golden toad led the group through a maze of twists and turns, finally emerging from a narrow stone cave, where everyone took a closer look.

He couldn't help but glance sideways at Jin Chanzi.

Li Qing grinned: "Little Taoist priest, you've misjudged us. Did you bring us here to see the scenery?"

Before us stood the very top of the ancient city, from which we could look down upon the entire city.

The location is excellent, but it's just a small platform about ten square meters in size, with nothing there, it's a complete dead end.

That's why Li Qing said that Jin Chanzi had misjudged him.

However, Jin Chanzi was not in a hurry. He simply walked to the edge of the terrace, glanced around, and finally focused his gaze on the huge underground lake beneath the ancient city in front of him.

"That's right, this is the place we're looking for."

Jin Chanzi took a deep breath and pointed to the underground lake below: "If I'm not mistaken, Gu Xuan's coffin is actually hidden under this underground lake."

Li Qing was even less convinced now, and said impatiently, "Go away, you're just guessing. The coffin would have rotted long ago if it had been soaking in the water."

“It won’t rot if soaked, it will last a thousand years if dry, ten thousand years if wet, and only half a year if neither dry nor wet.” Jin Chanzi turned around: “I know you don’t believe me, but wait a moment, I estimate it won’t be long before the truth comes out.”

"Hmph, I don't have time to waste here with you, little Taoist. If you want to wait here, then wait."

Li Qing shook his head, thinking that this young Taoist priest was unreliable. Why was he being so mysterious at a time like this? He should just say what he meant instead of making Li Qing wait here.

After saying that, he prepared to leave.

But at this moment, Lu Cheng surprisingly stopped Li Qing: "Master, let's wait a little longer."

"Ok??"

Li Qing's eyes widened: "You believe him?"

"letter!"

Lu Cheng nodded and gave a simple and clear answer.

He looked at his master: "Because Xiao Ran believes in him, I believe in him too."

Although Xiao Ran didn't mention much about the Ghost City to him, Lu Cheng had personally heard Gu Xintang and the others describe the situation inside when Wu Man and Gu Xintang led Xiao Ran out of the Ghost City.

How could Lu Cheng not trust a brother who would risk his life for him?

Seeing Lu Cheng's unwavering expression, Li Qing looked back at Jin Chanzi suspiciously, and finally gritted his teeth: "Fine, since you believe me, I might as well wait and see here."

After saying that, Li Qing still felt it was unreliable, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Then you have to tell me, what exactly are we waiting for?"

Jin Chanzi lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, just wait for the result."

It wasn't that he was being mysterious; it was just that he himself found it difficult to explain. But one thing was certain: the most anxious person at that moment wasn't them, but Gu Xuan.

at the same time.

Xiao Ran and Wu Man have arrived at the edge of the no-man's-land.

Ahead lay a completely barren land, the cracked soil utterly devoid of nutrients, making it difficult even for mycelium to survive.

To enter the no-man's-land, one must bring in a sufficient amount of mycelium at once. However, this process constantly consumes the mycelium one carries, and if it is not replenished, one may even die inside.

As soon as the two approached, they received a lot of pheromones left in the surroundings.

These information pheromones are a hodgepodge, like various message boards.

Do not enter this area if the bacterial count is less than 800 units.

[Watch out, yellow sand.]

Those who join should form a group.

……

High risk, high reward; this is also the only key area that connects the upper, middle, and lower levels.

There are quite a few people who want to enter the Three No-Man's Land, because the resources in each layer are fixed, and some resources have been controlled long ago. If you want to obtain these resources, the Three No-Man's Land is the only option.

Other inhabitants who want to enter the no-man's-land, if their mental energy is insufficient, can only use [Metal-Dissolving Liquid] as a substitute for consumption. But this problem is not a problem at all for Xiao Ran and Wu Man.

Xiao Ran activated his spiritual power, and in an instant, the massive mycelium around him began to writhe. Even the damp soil on the ground was uprooted and formed into a clump of mycelium, as magnificent and enormous as a complete mountain.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of many mushroom enthusiasts, but these enthusiasts didn't even dare to approach and immediately fled at the first sign of trouble.

However, a few bolder mushroom enthusiasts hid far away and watched.

"Let's go, this is enough for us."

"it is good!"

Wu Man wrapped a portion of her own microbial community around Xiao Ran's enormous body.

In an instant, the massive mycelial aggregate began to move, stepping into the desolate wasteland before them.

The delicate mycelium lay exposed in the dry, barren soil, which seemed to suck away all life.

Xiao Ran didn't move very fast; from a distance, she looked like a huge old tortoise, swaying and moving forward unsteadily.

"Tell me, what does Gu Xuan gain by turning himself into this?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's like the Plum Blossom Taoist. We can't appreciate the thoughts and pursuits of this kind of person."

On the way, Xiao Ran and Wu Man chatted casually.

They would occasionally chat about Wu Man's career.

In fact, this guy had already touched the threshold of B-level and was about to be promoted to B-level Inspiration Chef, but he was always stuck on the promotion task.

Wu Man has already gathered all three requirements: the tears of those who care, the redemption of those who suffer, but the third requirement is the inspiration of those who are heartless.

Wu Man remained completely baffled.

Compared to Wu Man, Xiao Ran has no immediate plans to advance to Rank B.

For now, we have enough executioners and smugglers.

As for the C-level finishing touch master in the paper craftsman sequence, Xiao Ran plans to start preparing immediately after Gu Xuan's tomb is finished.

At that time, I will be able to control two A-grade cursed artifacts at the same time, and my strength will be raised to another level.

As the two were talking, Xiao Ran suddenly stopped.

His immense mental power allowed him to sense countless prying eyes fixed on him almost instantly.

"Huh?" Wu Man reacted a little slower, but she quickly locked onto the fragmented spiritual will in the distance.

This left Wu Man somewhat taken aback: "Are these guys crazy? They dare to plot against us?"

At this moment, the swarm of bacteria that Xiao Ran and Wu Man were surrounded by was like a huge mountain. Shouldn't these little things be staying far away from them? Why are they instead moving closer to them?
These scattered individuals surrounding them were clearly plotting against them, which Wu Man found somewhat incomprehensible.

Xiao Ran silently extended a wisp of her spiritual power over there.

Soon, those fragmented pheromones were transmitted over.

Upon closer inspection, the two realized that they seemed to have been mistaken for a large merchant group.

After all, the amount of mycelium that Xiao Ran carried was too large. In the eyes of these bandits, they would never think that this was just the size of Xiao Ran alone, but would associate it with a huge merchant group.

"Hey, that's interesting."

Xiao Ran could directly glimpse the thoughts of these little creatures. Through their pheromones, he saw them dancing and shouting excitedly, summoning their teammates to come. He felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

Soon, more and more mycelium appeared around Xiao Ran, and colorful pheromones shimmered and alternated around her.

Even though she knew that these were bandits trying to rob her, Xiao Ran felt a sense of enjoyment being surrounded by these little creatures.

He even separated a wisp of his spirit and soul to enter it, pretending to be a part of it, and the result was surprisingly harmonious.

Various pheromones converged, seemingly still surrounding Xiao Ran, this formidable mountain, and considering how to attack.

This is completely different from real-life fighting. There is no chaotic, bloody brawl as one might imagine. Instead, it involves meticulous organization of tactics and strategic deployment. The goal is not to kill the enemy, but to occupy as many mycelia as possible as quickly as possible.

At this moment, a wave of pheromones swept over, and the small piece of consciousness that Xiao Ran had separated inexplicably joined together with more than a dozen other consciousnesses, becoming the spearhead of this band of robbers.

The goal is to rush into Xiao Ran's body as much as possible and quickly take over the mycelium on it.

There were sixty such teams, and the consciousness of all of them was quickly gathered together.

At the same time, not far away, a large number of mycelia were wriggling, and countless bright red spores appeared in Xiao Ran's sight.

These fiery red spores shimmered with a faint golden light; upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a tiny arc of electricity.

This is a [Lightning Bacteria] exclusively synthesized by these bandit groups. After a large number of explosions, it will paralyze the nearby mycelium and severely damage the consciousness inside. It can be considered a divine weapon for robbery and looting.

Goodness, these bandits are quite something.

Xiao Ran had to admit that although these people were bandits, they had completed such large-scale war preparations in just a few breaths, something that ordinary people would never have dared to imagine.

Even in Red Alert, controlling so many teams simultaneously is something that even world champions would find difficult to do.

"Boss, where should we charge next?"

A pheromone was transmitted to Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran was startled and looked back. Behind her, there were about twenty will entities gathered in the dense spores.

"Me? I'm the head??"

"Of course, you have the strongest willpower, so of course you're the leader. Otherwise, why would you be ranked at the top?"

After receiving such strong approval from these wills, Xiao Ran was taken aback, thinking, "Should I steal from myself? Is that appropriate?"

(End of this chapter)