GBP Chapter 116 was once a place where Taoyuan stayed.
Chapter 116 was once a place where Taoyuan stayed.
A familiar fairyland, a familiar scene of brokenness.
Xu Ning looked down at the shattered stone platform beneath his feet and stepped onto the stone steps.
Xu Ning had seen a similar arrangement of this cave in the ruins of Guili Plain, where people had left.
However, the cave where the ruins were scattered and people had left was even more broken. Apart from a few small floating islands, most of the others had been shattered into rocks of varying sizes.
However, the cave where they are now is much better preserved.
After climbing the stone steps, on a green rock on the right, one sees the words "A winding path leads to a secluded paradise," which must have been the wish of some immortal in the past.
"It's clear that the immortals who originally lived here seemed to be very confident in the rock element."
The little green snake also emerged from the Hidden Dust Cave, coiled around Xu Ning's left arm, and looked around, offering its opinions.
Xu Ning took a sip of wine to replenish the emptiness he felt from the alcohol he had just experienced, and said, "Isn't that obvious? There are five straight rock elemental tablets in a circle as soon as you enter. I really can't think of any other reason besides him being extremely proficient in these."
Five geomantic steles stand at the five corners. From right to left, the first, third, and fifth steles are lit up, while the stone platform mechanism in the middle is surrounded by a circle of yellow runes and cannot be touched.
Xu Ning looked around and realized that this was the only obvious mechanism on the isolated island.
"It seems we can't move forward unless we solve this puzzle."
Xu Ning stepped forward and placed the Geo Eye in his hand on the second square tablet, illuminating it.
Then the first and third steles adjacent to the second stele were destroyed.
"It's just a simple light-up game, it's so easy!"
Xu Ning muttered to himself as he clicked on the first, second, and fifth stones in turn, and all five rock element tablets were lit up.
When all the square tablets lit up, the runes around the central stone platform mechanism shattered and disappeared.
Xu Ning placed his hand on it and gently rotated the central disc, aligning the notch on the small disc with the groove below the mechanism.
As the mechanism panel gradually brightened, the inner mechanisms began to click and clack.
Then Xu Ning saw a golden bridge of runes, like a ribbon, emerge from the void, connecting the platform beneath his feet with the other two floating islands.
After crossing two golden bridges, you will reach the top, which is also the largest floating platform.
The platform was well-preserved with almost no damage, but there was nothing particularly special about it except for a lone rock elemental monument standing in the center.
Xu Ning looked around curiously and asked the little snake wrapped around his left arm, "There's no bed, no table, no cabinet here, just like when I first entered the Dust Concealment Cave. Were the immortals of the past so clueless about life?"
The little snake remained silent, examined the object carefully for a few moments, yawned, and then, seemingly bored, slithered back into the Dust-Hidden Gourd.
Xu Ning also felt a bit bored.
"I've been eyeing this place for so long by those treasure-hunting groups who keep talking about some unparalleled treasure, but I never knew it was like this. Oh well, I'll just hurry up and finish this tour and then leave."
Xu Ning pressed the Geo Sigil in his hand onto the Geo Elemental Tablet in the center.
Then a loud shout was heard, and six Hilichurls suddenly appeared around the Geo Elemental Monument: three Rock Shields, one Fire Arrow, one Lightning Arrow, and one Wind Hilichurl Shaman.
"Hey, this is getting interesting."
Xu Ning completely ignored the three Rock Shield Hilichurls surrounding him and directly chose to cut into the back row, heading straight for the Wind Hilichurl Shaman's position.
Dealing with a few Hilichurls is naturally a piece of cake.
However, after killing two of them, Xu Ning realized something was wrong.
He discovered that every time he killed a Hilichurl, the black mist that the Hilichurl transformed into did not dissipate as it did outside. Instead, it would condense again and reappear as another Hilichurl in a different form.
Killing a Wind Hilichurl Shaman will spawn a Rock Hilichurl Shaman.
Killing a Rocket Hilichurl will spawn a Bomb Hilichurl.
In a short time, they managed to kill dozens of Hilichurls.
Xu Ning kept fighting, thinking to himself, "Is it not one at a time? Do I have to kill them all at once? That's going to be difficult!"
Xu Ning quickened his punching speed, killing two Hilichurls wielding crossbows around him. Then he noticed that the two black wisps had merged into one, and a Fire Axe Hilichurl Thug had appeared.
"Is this a fusion upgrade?"
Xu Ning took a few sips and unleashed his drunken frenzy without hesitation.
Since mastering the third move of the Drunken Eight Immortals, Xu Ning's Drunken Madness moves have become more complex, with a higher frequency of attacks and more cunning directions.
The Fire Axe Hilichurl thug, along with his two henchmen Hilichurls, were all reduced to black mist.
"Is it over?"
Before Xu Ning could catch his breath, the several wisps of black mist merged together again.
A Hill Crest King emerged from within, howling as it materialized.
Xu Ning took a swig of wine, turned and ran away, yelling, "That's too much! They don't even let people rest! If I kill you, is there any more left? Is there any more left?"
After leading the Rockhelmy in circles a few times, Xu Ning slowly recovered his mental and physical strength, and then killed the Rockhelmy in one go. Finally, no new monsters appeared.
The black mist slowly condensed on the ground, forming a magnificent treasure chest.
Xu Ning wasn't in a hurry to open the treasure chest. He plopped down, tapped the gourd, and asked Qingyi to bring out some food.
"You rascal, you only show your face when things are going well. I should have been more careful when I saw you retreat earlier."
Xu Ning took a bite of a chicken skewer with his drink, then pointed at the woman in green who was also eating a skewer and scolded, "Couldn't you have reminded me before you left?"
Qingyi, head held high, said, "I had no idea this was a training ground. I'll go see if I can operate the mechanisms to move them back to our cave."
"If possible, you will have an extra dedicated training ground in the Dust Concealment Cave Heaven in the future, and you won't have to worry about your slow progress anymore."
Hearing this, Xu Ning finally smiled and said, "If that's the case, then it's worth the ticket price, and all that hard work was worth it."
"How about it? Will it be like last time, where I carry the floating island and bring it in?"
Qingyi shook her head slightly and said, "There's no need for that. The central mechanism is all here this time. I just need to fold up this space and take it with me. Once we get to our cave, I can open it up again."