King of Hundred Victories Saber-Chapter 585 - 194: The Heng Mountain Journey: Shi Feiyang’s Good News and Tribute_4
Shi Feiyang sensed the deadly threat and immediately activated the Bright Jade Technique, a dense jade-colored halo surrounding him, chilling and attempting to fend off the attack of Gu insects. As he defended himself, he quickly pondered countermeasures.
Suddenly, he noticed a spot on the wall carved with a strange pattern, which under the smoky haze of the Gu insects seemed to flicker with a faint glow. Shi Feiyang’s heart stirred, suspecting this might be the key to unlocking the mechanism.
He displayed the "Cangsong Welcoming Guest" move from the Hundred Victories Saber Technique, turning the saber light into a dazzling silver rainbow, cutting down all the Gu insects and poisoned stingers in front, and then darted toward the pattern.
Lan Xiaodie was shocked by this and rushed toward Shi Feiyang, trying to stop him at all costs.
However, Shi Feiyang was too fast for her to catch up with.
Shi Feiyang reached the pattern, observed it closely, and discovered a certain connection between the pattern and the stone slab’s traces on the ground.
Quickly squatting down, he used the Celestial Frost Blade as a tool, according to the pattern’s guidance, to pry up a stone slab.
With a loud "boom," the entire Underground Palace began to shake violently, the originally descending ceiling slowly rose, and the poisoned stingers gradually retracted into the walls. As for those Gu insects, after a bizarre fluctuation, they fell to the ground, losing vitality.
Lan Xiaodie watched this unfold, despair filling her eyes as she slumped to the ground, murmuring, "Impossible, this is impossible..."
Shi Feiyang walked to Lan Xiaodie, looking down at her, "Lan Xiaodie, your schemes have been unraveled; now you have nowhere to run."
Lan Xiaodie raised her head, a flash of determination in her eyes, "Even so, I will not lead you out, you will never escape from here..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Lan Xiaodie suddenly exerted force, picking up a sharp stone from the ground and stabbing it toward her throat.
Shi Feiyang, quick-eyed and quick-handed, flicked his finger at the moment the stone was about to touch her throat, sending out a fierce finger power that hit Lan Xiaodie’s wrist.
Lan Xiaodie cried out in pain, the stone fell with a "clang," slumping to the ground, her eyes empty, filled with helplessness and despair. Shi Feiyang squatted down beside her, staring directly at her, "Lan Xiaodie, it’s come to this, if you help me solve this Underground Palace puzzle, I can guarantee your life will be spared."
Lan Xiaodie scoffed and turned away, "Humph, you think I’ll believe you? This Underground Palace puzzle is incredibly complex; even if I tell you how to solve it, there’s absolutely no chance you’ll succeed."
Shi Feiyang stood up, looking around calmly, "Though this puzzle is difficult, it is not unsolvable. Before, I have discovered many clues related to celestial bodies and the Lo Shu Square, surely you know too that continued resistance is meaningless."
Lan Xiaodie heard this, a flash of surprise in her eyes, she did not expect Shi Feiyang to perceive to this extent.
After hesitating for a moment, she slowly spoke, "This puzzle is guided by the twenty-eight constellations and the floor tiles subtly align with the nine-square grid. Each move carries a mystery; a slight mistake will trigger a deadly mechanism. Even knowing the rules, finding the correct path amid this complex change is easier said than done."
Shi Feiyang nodded slightly, contemplating inwardly, he recalled the details noticed when unlocking the mechanism before, the flickering patterns and moving chess pieces seemed to hold hidden hints.
He walked to a stone slab carved with a constellation pattern, squatted down, and studied it carefully.
Suddenly, he found a tiny groove at the stone slab’s edge, perfectly matching the width of the Celestial Frost Blade.
Shi Feiyang’s heart stirred, inserting the Celestial Frost Blade into the groove and forcefully prying.
With a "creak," the stone slab slowly rotated, revealing another layer of traces underneath. Lan Xiaodie saw and had a complex gleam in her eyes, both surprised and unwilling.
Shi Feiyang paid no attention to Lan Xiaodie, continuing according to the increasingly clear thoughts in his mind, searching for the next key stone slab.
He discovered a marvelous correspondence between the constellation patterns and the floor tile’s nine-square grid, needing to activate the stone slabs in a specific sequence to push the puzzle forward. During this, though Lan Xiaodie remained verbally tough, her gaze was constantly fixed on Shi Feiyang’s every move, occasionally furrowing her brows slightly as if silently judging whether Shi Feiyang’s solving direction was correct.
Shi Feiyang, following the trajectory of the constellations, consecutively rotated several stone slabs.
Suddenly, a low rumbling sound echoed, and the enormous, static chess pieces began to slowly move, clustering toward specific positions.
Lan Xiaodie saw this scene, her face grew increasingly grim; she knew Shi Feiyang was step by step nearing the key to unlocking the puzzle.
However, Shi Feiyang was fully focused, missing no detail, his gaze firm, with the Celestial Frost Blade becoming a strong tool to explore the truth, ceaselessly probing and prying between the stone slabs and walls.
As the chess pieces moved, a complete pattern gradually emerged on the ground, resonating with the mysterious traces on the wall.
Shi Feiyang felt an overwhelming excitement within, astutely aware he had found the right direction.
At this moment, his eyes gleamed with unwavering light, actions increasingly swift, tightly following the pattern’s guidance, fully focused on quickly adjusting the stone slab positions. Each time he moved a slab, it seemed as if he was in a silent dialogue with the ancient mechanism, precise and resolute. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Finally, with an ear-splitting roar, a deep and rhythmic mechanical operation sound came from deep within the Underground Palace.
