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"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I stepped on those footprints several times just now, and there wasn't a single sign of a mechanism..."

“That’s because your posture is wrong.” Zhou Fengliu gestured to the crowd with his hands.

"You mean..." Xia Liuqing paused for a moment upon seeing this:

"You mean...only you can do it? That's impossible. How old are you? You weren't even born in the era of the sect leader."

"..."

Zhou Fengliu was shocked by Xia Liuqing's thought process.

"Is it possible, I mean... that you have to stick your hand into the footprint?"

"this..."

"I understand! I get it! I understand everything!"

Looking at the footprints and combining them with what Zhou Fengliu had just said, Wang Zhenqiu understood everything.

"You little brat, are you possessed again?"

"What nonsense! What kind of talk is this!"

"We all know the answer to what it means to be human: those who stand tall and upright are human."

Xia Liuqing was still somewhat puzzled by Wang Zhenqiu's words.

"Yes, it stands tall and upright, that's fine, but I just checked, there's no mechanism at the Baihui acupoint above..."

"Old man Xia, you're really confused. The foundation for reaching the sky is the ground. In the eyes of the people who built this place, the ground is more important than reaching the sky..."

"If I'm not mistaken, the footprint that Commander Zhou poked just now was at the Yongquan acupoint, right? The Yongquan acupoint has its opening facing downwards, and it's also known as the bottomless pit..."

"Only by protecting these two acupoints can we prevent the cold air from the ground from invading the body..."

Under Wang Zhenqiu's eloquent explanation, everyone understood the meaning of the mystery's mechanism.

"Commander Zhou...is that right?"

Wang Zhenqiu glanced at Zhou Fengliu, and Zhou Fengliu nodded in agreement when asked the question.

“Then that’s it…this is the correct path.” Wang Zhenqiu said, looking down at the dark passage below.

"Let's go down and take a look..."

The group found two lanterns that were emitting light, and then went down the steps.

The spiraling steps descended, eventually leading them to a place called the Nine-Bend Cave.

As far as the eye can see, this is also an open space. Compared to the area above, apart from being a bit colder, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it.

"Wait... there seems to be something carved here."

"But so much of it has been erased..."

The group briefly examined the inscriptions on the walls around the cave, while Zhou Fengliu took a few photos with his phone of the inscriptions on the walls and the wall with the words "Nine-Bend Winding Cave" written on it before stopping.

While he was taking photos, the crowd guessed the identity of the original owner of this place from the incomplete text: Zhang Boduan, the Ziyang Mountain Hermit and the founder of the Southern School of Alchemy.

At the same time, Wang Zhenqiu also deduced from the fact that many of the words on the surrounding walls had been erased, and the curves added later to the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley, that Wugensheng seemed to be denying Ziyang Shanren's behavior of arbitrarily assuming the role of a teacher...

"Now... there is only one mystery that has not yet been solved, and that is the second clue that Sect Leader Wugensheng left for Granny Jinfeng, what exactly does 'sincere' mean?"

After sharing his conjecture with everyone, Wang Zhenqiu steered the discussion towards the character "诚" (sincerity), which had been used as a hint.

Sincerity...

Just as Xia Liuqing, Jin Feng, and the others were pondering, the quick-witted Feng Baobao took advantage of the darkness to make a little move.

Seeing that everyone was thinking, she also pretended to think for a moment, and then slowly began to speak:

"I know."

"?"

Upon hearing Feng Baobao's voice, everyone was slightly taken aback.

"Miss Bao, what are you thinking about?"

“You just said that unlocking the secret here is a matter of life and death…” Feng Baobao said with a shrewd look.

Hearing Feng Baobao's words, Zhang Chulan suddenly realized something.

It turned out to be the case.

...

"Yeah...what does that have to do with Cheng?" Xia Liuqing was still a little confused.

Seeing this, Zhou Fengliu yawned, and then elaborated on what Feng Baobao had just said:

"The deciphering of 'humanity' is about reaching the heavens and standing on solid ground, belonging to the realm within this cave. The twenty-four sections of the Heavenly Valley outside... that's the true deciphering of 'honesty.' Think about it in conjunction with those ordinary people who died suddenly..."

...

P.S.: Just my usual request for everything. Two chapters delivered. Goodnight and sweet dreams, my godfathers~

Chapter 222 Feng Baobao: I got it by my own merit, why should I hand it over? (First Update)

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, everyone present was taken aback at first, and then one by one they came to their senses.

Ever since they heard these two tips, they have been ingrained in their thinking that the tip about honesty comes after being a good person; one should first be a good person before being honest.

But that's not actually the case. For Ziyang Shanren, the creator of this place, the first priority is to have an honest heart, which is the foundation of being a person, and then to act accordingly.

As the saying goes, one must first cultivate one's nature before cultivating one's destiny.

Judging from the process of walking through the twenty-four sections of Tongtian Valley and witnessing the experiences of ordinary people who were transformed by Tongtian Valley, Tongtian Valley tests one's character.

Ordinary people who enter Tongtian Valley and gain power by sensing the flow of Qi within their bodies find it difficult to think rationally when faced with this power, whether they feel joy or sorrow.

They couldn't move forward with their initial sincerity; all that remained was a greedy desire for power.

As for those with supernatural abilities...

Although the valley had no effect on the extraordinary person, and with a little thought one could discover the valley's anomalies, discover the method of cultivating the Three-Cart Power, and think about the answer to what it means to be human.

However, at the same time, this answer can also constrain the thinking of those with unusual abilities, unconsciously allowing theory and action to become disconnected.

They could have easily traversed the valley at full speed if they had just been patient, but upon learning of the unusual nature of Tongtian Valley, they slowed down and compromised their pace to accommodate its unique methods of passage...

They were misled by external forces and could not maintain their original sincere intention to cultivate themselves as extraordinary individuals.

Such a person is not what Ziyang Mountain people want.

...

After realizing this, everyone present had some insights.

Only Zhou Fengliu glanced absentmindedly at the group of people who looked thoughtful.

At that moment, he felt as if something was missing, but he couldn't tell what it was.

He touched his pockets, but it seemed he hadn't lost anything.

and many more?

Zhou Fengliu touched his back pocket and suddenly paused.

Where's the gun?

What happened to his huge, exquisite revolver that could fire bullets that could curve?

Zhou Fengliu frowned slightly, then took a flashlight and looked around for the revolver he had bought from Elijah at a "high price".

Unfortunately, Feng Baobao was fiddling with that revolver at that moment when she bumped right into Zhou Fengliu.

The two locked eyes, and the scene became somewhat awkward.

“Sister Bao’er, that thing in your hand…it looks familiar.”

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, Feng Baobao nodded without hesitation and said quite naturally:

"Hey, I took it from your back pocket."

"..."

"So natural...?"

Zhou Fengliu was also quite shocked that Feng Baobao could say the word "shun" so confidently.

It's worth noting that he informed Elijah before "picking up" the revolver from him.

Feng Baobao, on the other hand... ran away at the drop of a hat.

“That’s…we’re professionals.” Feng Baobao said seriously upon hearing this.

"Putting aside the technical stuff, Sister Bao'er, that gun is mine."

"Um...didn't you say you didn't want it anymore?"

"I want it! How do you know I don't want it? I have it in my pocket."

"Yes, but you put it in your back pocket... Fourth Brother said that things put in back pockets are things that other people don't want... You can take as much as you want."

Feng Baobao quoted Xu Si's sayings.