Sure enough.

It takes less than five minutes.

confirmed the goal of Chen Changying's candidate, and appeared in front of the palace.

It was Senior Brother Zhou.

Seeing the other party standing in place, he tried to push the vermilion gate open.

After working hard for a long time, the palace gate has not moved.

Immediately after, Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and began to pinch the seal.

Accompanied by a brilliant glow.

One spell after another, smashing on the gate directly opposite.

As a result, it still failed to shake it.

Next, Senior Brother Zhou tried various methods one after another.

Whether it's climbing over the wall or priing the door, the end result is still nothing.

Obviously, even the protagonist needs to follow the rules.

Look at the other party's helpless look.

Chen Changying couldn't help but think that Senior Brother Zhou might not know the correct way to open the door at all, and he needed to sacrifice two earth-level low-grade magic weapons.

One more second.

Just as he thought, Zhou Yuan stood back in front of the palace gate and hesitated for a long time.

Then he shook his head, turned around and walked straight away.

At the same time, four mission options popped into his mind.

[Option 1: Show up immediately and force the protagonist Zhou Yuan to pay the price of two prefecture-level low-grade treasures to open the palace door. Completion Reward: Jiuyang Formation - Ground-level Lower Grade Formation]

[Option 2: Show your generosity and take the initiative to sacrifice two low-grade treasures to open the palace gate. Have a contest with the protagonist Zhou Yuan to see who can get the fragments of the Sky Map first. Completion Reward: Luohe Fu - Prefecture-level Inferior Classics. 】

[Option 3: Pretend that you have just arrived and explain the correct way to open it.] And he is willing to take out a prefecture-level lower-grade treasure to open the palace door, and then rely on his ability. Completion Reward: Crazy Gun - Yellow Level Upper Grade Exercise]

[Option 4: Continue to stand still and wait quietly.] Completion Reward: Random Attribute Points +1]

Finish browsing the above system information.

It seems that even if Senior Brother Zhou leaves.

You still don't have to waste the treasures of the lower grade of the ground.

Otherwise, the third option should be the easiest route.

So is there anyone else, is there coming?

As soon as he thought of this, the protagonist Zhou Yuan, who was originally turning around and walking back, suddenly stopped.

As the gaze is still focused on the other party.

Chen Changying was quick to notice this.

And it was also found that Zhou Yuan's cuffs were flashing with a faint light.

When Senior Brother Zhou took out the luminous object.

You can clearly see that it is a disc-shaped device.

During this time, the other party was clearly engaged in some kind of probing.

It didn't take long for Zhou Yuan to reveal a look of sudden realization.

But soon, he was caught up in the tangle.

Judging by this flurry of reactions.

That disc magic weapon is likely to be used for treasure appreciation and treasure hunting.

The protagonist Zhou Yuan should also know that he must pay two treasures of the lower grade of the ground level to open the door.

The pros and cons are now being weighed.

After a while, Senior Brother Zhou raised his head, turned around and turned back again.

It seems that what happened just now is just a small episode.

In the end, this vermilion gate will still be opened by the protagonist Zhou Yuan.

And that's exactly what happened.

I saw Zhou Yuan take a pill from the ring and a talisman.

There was a bit of seriousness on his face.

Then he sent it to the palace gate.

As if pulled by some kind of force, the earth-level low-grade pills and talismans naturally disappeared into the crack in the door.

Then, with a flash of white light.

The incomparably sturdy palace gate finally opened slowly.

Slowly breathed a sigh of relief and adjusted his mentality.

Zhou Yuan officially walked into the palace.

On the other side, Chen Changying, who saw the whole process in his eyes, also had three new options in his mind.

[Option 1: Don't take advantage of others.] Wait until the palace door is closed, and then reopen it yourself. Completion Reward: Wusan Dan - Xuan-level Superior Pill]

[Option 2: Be cautious and wait for changes.] Before the palace gate is about to close, enter the palace interior. Completion Reward: Water Crane Record - Yellow Rank Top-Grade Classic】

[Option 3: Seize the opportunity and enter the palace now.] and follow the marked route. Completion Reward: Random Attribute Points +1]

I don't need to go into too much detail this time.

Even if Zhou Yuan's current strength is temporarily overpowered by himself.

But after all, the other party is the protagonist with the blessing of atmospheric luck.

Wait one more minute, and you'll have one more minute of uncertainty.

Without further delay, he walked straight towards the interior of the palace.

The moment you step through the palace gate.

Systematic information about causal values emerges.

[Causal +1]

[The current causal value is 49 points, and when you reach 60 points, you may have a head-on conflict with the protagonist.] 】

In addition, Chen Changying could feel a gaze just over him.

The owner of the gaze is naturally Senior Brother Zhou.

For a moment, Zhou Yuan's face stiffened a little.

I didn't expect that as soon as I opened the palace gate with my front foot, Senior Brother Chen appeared here with my back foot.

But in order to keep the secret in my heart, I got the opportunity.

His expression quickly returned to normal.

And there is not much to say about this palace.

Just nodded, and walked in the direction he had already thought.

Continuously regard people as the key to enter the secret realm and the key to open the door.

Chen Changying is also not very easy to take the initiative to greet the other party.

If everyone doesn't speak, it can also reduce a little embarrassment.

It's just a coincidence that the other party is going.

It's exactly the same as the roadmap you see.

In this way, the two of them walked through a nine-curved corridor and bypassed a backyard rockery.

Eventually, an underground entrance was revealed.

Dim but fairly well ventilated passages.

Not long after Chen Changying entered it, a stone door slowly fell from the entrance of the cave.

Boom -

He looked back at the noise behind him.

The road to the rear seems to have been completely blocked.

At this point, the movement in his ears was telling Chen Changying that the protagonist Zhou Yuan's footsteps suddenly began to speed up.

I didn't dare to stay in the same place for long.

He hurriedly followed the roadmap given by the system and began to speed up his pace.

At this point, the two men were still traveling in exactly the same direction.

You don't have to guess to think that the protagonist Zhou Yuan should also get the exact target location.

Although due to the hesitation of turning back just now, a short distance was pulled between the two people.

But it's not hard to stay on top of it.

In addition, the underpass has many forks in the road.

Almost Chen Changying stepped into it with his front foot.

In the next second, a stone gate also fell at the fork in the road, sealing the back road.

In this situation.

I walked for about a quarter of an hour.

Straight ahead, the protagonist Zhou Yuan's footsteps are getting faster and faster.

The other seemed to feel that he was deliberately following behind, hoping to throw him away.

The gap between the stone doors is getting shorter and shorter.

In this regard, Chen Changying was not too flustered.

If you talk about speed alone, you really can't lose.

Soon, however, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

Just now, the fork in the road chosen by the protagonist Zhou Yuan actually deviated from the road map prompted by the system.

Could it be that the information obtained by the other party is not entirely accurate?

It's impossible for your own system to go wrong.

I don't understand why.

But he would certainly like to believe that there has never been a flawed roadmap for the system.

The two also parted ways here.

Chen Changying then went into another passage.

The stone gates on both sides fell one after another, sealing the back road.

Inside a dark, dry burrow.

Zhou Yuan has changed from the initial fast pace to trotting.

However, immediately after, he found that Chen Changying, who had been following behind before, had disappeared.

I couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

At the moment, I deliberately took the wrong path.

He felt that Senior Brother Chen had been following him all along.

In order to get the opportunity alone, he deliberately led people astray.

After you prepare, find a way to get around.

But now I have just walked on the wrong path, and the right person is gone.

I couldn't help but feel a bad premonition in my heart.

The other side.

Continuing to follow the system roadmap, Chen Changying finally arrived at his final destination.

As far as the eye can see, the smooth and flat stone interior.

A fragment of a corner drawing is suspended in mid-air.

And there seems to be a very powerful enchantment around it.

Just entering it, there is no superfluous action.

Chen Changying felt as if something was pressing on his body.

You must know that his muscles, bones and skin attributes have reached the first level of spiritual products.

[Muscles and bones: Spirit product first order (6/100) - double the spiritual energy in the sea of qi (power can carry the tripod, move like a swimming dragon, copper skin and iron bones)]

I actually felt very uncomfortable.

If this is something else, a monk from the foundation building period who has not done any physical training will come.

I'm afraid that I will be pushed to the ground directly and unable to move.

Faced with this situation, two mission options also appeared immediately.

[Option 1: Break the barrier by force and verify your strength.] Completion Reward: Wind Dragon Roar - Ground-level Lower Grade Exercises]

[Option 2: Take out another fragment of the Sky Canopy Diagram in the Na Ring and stimulate it with a Dao pattern.] Completion Reward: Random Attribute Points +1]

Follow the system prompts above.

Chen Changying took the fragment that belonged to him and performed the relevant exercises.

In an instant, the entire stone chamber began to shake.

The transparent barrier that originally separated the inside and outside spread through the cracks like spider webs.

Click-

The enchantment used to hold the fragments of the Skydome Map in place will eventually shatter.

A starlight flew into the palm of Chen Changying's hand.

The two pieces gradually fused.

Not only that, from this moment on, Chen Changying inexplicably felt that his abilities in all aspects had been further improved.

For example, it turned out to be able to bring him a certain amount of trouble, the pressure in the stone room.

It's a lot lighter now.

And when the two pieces of the canopy map are completely fused into a single drawing.

New system information also appeared in front of him.

[Stage advancement completed.] 】

[The host will get a certain boost from this]

[After deduction, the causal value of the host and the protagonist Zhou Yuan in Wuyue City has reached sixty points, which is the most suitable for completing the fateful duel. 】

[The protagonist Zhou Yuan is currently heading towards this place. 】

Compared to before.

Through the recent events, Chen Changying vaguely felt that it should be ended in time, and the karmic fate between himself and Senior Brother Zhou.

Now this is a complete confirmation of this view.

Moreover, in the past, the system would only describe what was happening to the protagonist, or what had already happened.

Now it is possible to give the corresponding prophetic judgment.

(End of chapter)