Chapter 468: Retribution is unpleasant
"Let's see what the reward for this layer is?" Shang Xingjie and He Tianyao temporarily "reconciled", and they were in a good mood and walked to the stone platform. On top of the stone platform is a large wooden box, similar to the one at the end of the second Martian layer.
"Is it another treasure armor?" Shang Xingjie was excited, so that he could make up for the regret of the second layer. He couldn't wait to open the wooden box, but he was a little disappointed, and inside was three black stones. The stone is roughly spherical, about a foot in diameter, and the surface is uneven and pitted, like a pockmarked face, which is not only not good-looking, but even a little disgusting.
"What kind of weird thing is this?" Shang Xingjie frowned, not very satisfied with the reward.
He Tianyao looked inside the box, reached out and touched the black stone, and said to Xiao Tianhe in surprise: "Brother Tianxiao, this seems to be ......"
Xiao Tianhe nodded: "Well, the extraterrestrial meteorite." ”
"What? Is this an extraterrestrial meteorite?" Shang Xingjie immediately grabbed one of them and took a closer look. Extraterrestrial meteorite is a rare thing, and even the noble Lord of Hualin has only heard of it, but he has never seen it.
"I didn't expect that there was such a big extraterrestrial meteorite...... He Tianyao exclaimed, "When I heard Uncle Deng tell me, the extraterrestrial meteorite was originally a star in the sky, and after turning into a meteor, it fell into the mortal world, and most of it burned up in the air. ”
"Your Uncle Deng is largely right. Shang Xingjie continued, "The extraterrestrial meteorite was indeed a meteor, but it had little to do with the stars. ”
He Tianyao still had a grudge against him, so he ignored him and continued to say to Xiao Tianhe: "Actually, we are not good at forging, give us the extraterrestrial meteoric iron, it is better to give some life-saving pills to be practical." ”
"Haha! It's really stupid!" Shang Xingjie laughed, "How can the Extraterrestrial Meteorite be comparable to those pills? Whether it is a casting weapon, armor or magic weapon, the Extraterrestrial Meteorite can be called the best among the materials. You are not good at forging, there are always people in the world who are good at it, just spend some money and ask someone to do it for you. If I want to talk about other materials, no matter how precious or rare they are, as long as they are in the Yu Yu world, I can spend a lot of financial resources and manpower to buy and find them. You can't fly out of the sky to catch a meteor, right? What's more, the size of this meteorite is so large, it's more than enough to build a set of armor. If you're not rare, just let it all go to me!"
"Who said it's not rare?" He Tianyao also picked up one, "Besides, I don't want to give it to you even if I throw it away." ”
"Heh, one for each person, I didn't want to be greedy for your share. Shang Xingjie said.
"Actually, their value is much higher than your estimates. Steward Meng carried the soul lamp and fell from the sky, and at this moment, the soul fire in the lantern had increased to ten, "This is not an ordinary extraterrestrial meteorite. ”
"What's the matter, there are different types of extraterrestrial meteorites?" Shang Xingjie's eyes lit up.
"Of course. Just like the materials you use to refine medicines, the same kind of materials will also be divided into three, six, nine and so on. Can I borrow extraterrestrial meteorite iron for use?"
Shang Xingjie hesitated for a moment, but still handed over the Extraterrestrial Meteorite.
After Steward Meng took it, he swept it quickly on the meteorite with his right hand, and the three of them didn't see the movement of his hand clearly. However, there was a crack in the outer meteorite.
"Ahh
"Don't worry, I didn't damage it. I want you to see how precious it really is. Steward Meng said, grabbing the upper part of the Extraterrestrial Meteorite and lifting it up, as if shelling an egg, the upper shell of the Extraterrestrial Meteorite peeled off along the gap at the waist, revealing the core of it.
It was a crystal-clear, gorgeous, streamer nucleus, smoother than a pearl and clearer than jadeite. It was pale yellow in color and seemed to be still glowing.
"This ...... This 'egg yolk' is really beautiful!" He Tianyao admired from the bottom of his heart.
"'Egg yolk'? hehe, wonderful, wonderful!" said Steward Meng.
"What the hell is this? I've never heard of a orb growing from an extraterrestrial meteorite. Shang Xingjie was eager to know the name of "egg yolk".
"It's called the Pangu Crystal. Steward Meng said.
Xiao Tianhe exclaimed: "Pangu...... The legendary Pangu god who opened the world and created the whole world?"
"Exactly. Extraterrestrial meteorite, as the name suggests, comes from outside the sky. It is something that transcends our Yu Yu Realm and even the Upper and Lower Realms. It flies for many years in the ethereal sky, feeling the vastness of time and the immensity of space. And its core is to absorb the brilliance and essence of the sun, the sun and countless stars. If extraterrestrial meteorite iron is the best of castings, its crystal nucleus is the best of the best. Just as the power of the Pangu Great God is above the Three Realms, the potential of this thing can also be said to be beyond the Three Realms. Therefore, some people named it 'Pangu Crystal'. Steward Meng explained the origin of the name.
"Ah...... Okay, that's good!" Shang Xingjie listened to Steward Meng's words with bated breath and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Xiao Tianhe asked: "I have heard that some extraterrestrial meteorites have 'jade' hidden in them, presumably this is it, right?"
Steward Meng nodded and said, "That's right." The 'Pangu Crystal' is not found in every piece of extraterrestrial meteorite. To describe it as 'born pregnant' is to bury it. So far, there have only been four 'Pangu Crystals' taken out of the extraterrestrial meteorite. ”
"Four Heavenly Treasures......" Xiao Tianhe muttered to himself.
"Yes. The four 'Pangu Crystals' were each made into magic weapons by the four divine craftsmen, and they were the world-famous Four Heavenly Treasures!"
While Shang Xingjie was extremely shocked, he was also surprised that Xiao Tianhe knew about it, and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
"Four...... There are three more here, which is seven. And these three are also counted according to the number of people, and there must be other 'Pangu Crystals' in the Burning Heaven Palace. In addition, extraterrestrial meteorites are extremely rare, so calculated in this way, the probability of the 'Pangu Crystal' is actually quite high!"
"The same cannot be said. Steward Meng smiled, "As far as I know, these 'Pangu Crystals' appeared around the same time. Legend has it that on a winter day one year, an astonishing vision suddenly occurred in the sky, and the meteor swarm was like a rain of fire
The night sky passed by, and the earth shone like day. Although the vast majority of meteors have turned into dust before they reach the ground, there are still sporadic ones that have not burned out and have fallen into meteorites. These 'Pangu Crystals' all came from that batch of extraterrestrial meteorites. In addition, looking back and looking back, there has been no more 'Pangu Crystal'. ”
"You mean, it never appeared, and as soon as it appeared, several appeared?" He Tianyao said.
"That's right. Coincidentally, at the beginning, those extraterrestrial meteorites seemed to have spirituality, and they all fell into the hands of the divine craftsmen. Among them are the four great craftsmen. ”
Shang Xingjie smiled: "Ordinary people or ordinary casters don't have the ability to cast and refine the extraterrestrial meteorite, wouldn't it be tyrannical to give them the extraterrestrial meteorite?
"So, then your master is also a skilled craftsman?" Xiao Tianhe asked.
"Ho ho ho!" Steward Meng stretched out his arms, "Can't you see through this beautiful Burning Heaven Palace?"
"Tsk, the Lord of the Burning Heaven Palace is really a strange person!" Shang Xingjie put away both the Outer Heaven Meteorite and the Pangu Crystal, "The Pangu Crystal is a rare thing, and the outer Heaven Meteorite of the shell is not a mortal thing, this layer is really profitable!" His admiration was overflowing, and he seemed to have forgotten that he had said bad things about the Lord of the Burning Heaven Palace when he was on the previous level.
"Alright, the Dhara layer has passed, and I'm here to escort you to the next layer, the Pegasus layer. Steward Meng said.
"There's no hurry, we want to rest here first and regain our strength. Shang Xingjie said.
"Yes, then I'll be waiting here. "Steward Meng did not disappear like he did on the previous floor, but waited by the gate.
The first thing Shang Xingjie did after sitting down was to take out a pill and swallow it in his stomach.
Xiao Tianhe frowned: "Shang Dajun, is that one the Nine Turns to Yuan Dan?"
"Yes. ”
"I remember when you were on the Tianliang Layer, you said that the Nine Transformations Returning Yuan Dan had already been eaten. Xiao Tianhe looked him straight in the eyes.
He Tianyao sneered: "Hey, I am reluctant to give it to others, which is in line with Shang Dajun's 'selfless' style." ”
"I can share it with you, and I have left a surplus for myself. Shang Xingjie didn't care. Sensing the contemptuous gaze cast by the two brothers, he said angrily: "Why, it is extremely difficult for me to refine every Nine Transformation Returning Yuan Pill, is there anything wrong with keeping more for myself? Remember, I am not obliged to give you the pills I have worked so hard to refine, but I still give you a lot, and I have already done my best!"
When it comes to this, it's not interesting to say more. The key reason is that Shang Xingjie has never regarded others as companions completely and thoroughly. Ironically, he is the one who has repeatedly called on everyone to work together and help each other.
With the effect of the Nine Transformations Returning Yuan Dan, Shang Xingjie recovered quickly, but he was not in a hurry to enter the next layer. Before he knew what danger was, it would be beneficial for him to let Xiao Tianhe and He Tianyao recover some more skills.
"Brother Tianxiao, we don't take his elixir, we eat our own. He Tianyao also took out the elixir to restore his strength. This elixir is refined by Hua Qingyu, and its efficacy is naturally not as good as the Nine Turns to Yuan Dan.
"Brother Tianxiao, what about Sister Linglong?" He Tianyao asked in a low voice.
Xiao Tianhe shook his head sadly.
"Did she die to protect you?" He Tianyao guessed at once.
"How do you know?"
"Sure enough. He Tianyao sighed, "Sister Qingyu fed the insects with flesh and blood after taking the poison, which resolved the crisis. And you and Sister Linglong are non-toxic and available, but you are safe and sound, presumably Sister Linglong made the sacrifice. What a friendship she has for you!"
"Yes......" Xiao Tianhe was stunned, "I still want to ask you, what did you say to her outside the Burning Heaven Palace? She wanted to tell me before she died, but I didn't listen. ”
He Tianyao smiled: "Just wait for her to tell you in person after she is resurrected." ”
"Resurrection...... I love to hear that. I hope what you say comes true. "Xiao Tian Dao.
"No, it's not 'I can do what I say,' it's 'what you want can be done.' When your brother's gives you a word of advice, the past is gone, don't let down the people in front of you again, and don't deceive your heart again. After Sister Linglong is really resurrected, you should have expressed something. ”
Xiao Tianhe was amused by He Tianyao's serious expression, and grabbed his forehead with his fingers: "You...... I know it in my heart, you don't have to worry about it. ”
When the brothers were whispering, Shang Xingjie also watched the two from a distance. He was thinking in his mind which one to attack first.
After a long time, the two brothers' skills have almost recovered. The three of them stood up, ready to march down the next floor.
"I have a question for you before moving on to the next level. The "verbose" Steward Meng still didn't forget to ask him that ridiculous question.
"No!" Shang Xingjie replied directly.
Steward Meng didn't say anything more, turned around and pushed open the door to the next floor.
Shang Xingjie was the first to walk in, Xiao Tianhe followed, and He Tianyao took the patterned stone slab on the stone platform and stepped into the passage for the third time. Behind him, a fourth man followed.
Swift Dhara through the dark path,
The giant worm followed like a mad race.
Great polarity and dispersion,
Sacrifice life to take righteousness and eliminate two incense.
......
Obviously, there are only three people left after passing the level, so who is the fourth person who entered the passage?
It was Steward Meng of the Burning Heaven Palace. Uncharacteristically this time, he entered the passage with the three of them.
"Steward Meng, why did you come in too?" He Tianyao asked in surprise.
"As I said before, I will escort you into the Pegasus Layer. Steward Meng replied.
In retrospect, it really is. In the previous five layers, Steward Meng said "leading", but in the Dhara layer, he said "escort".
"Heh, if you are escorted by Steward Meng, it means that at least you will not be in danger in the passage like the previous floor. Shang Xingjie's mood relaxed a lot.
"I can also tell you that not only is there no 'danger' in the passage, but there is also no 'danger' outside the passage. Outside the passage, there are only rewards for the seventh layer. Steward Meng's words were amazing.
"Uh...... meaning
Si means that we can pass through the seventh layer unharmed?"
Shang Xingjie was not very happy. While it's good to get the reward directly, he can't take the opportunity to get rid of the two. "That's right, the eighth layer!" he suddenly remembered that there was a mysterious eighth layer in the Burning Heaven Palace, "If the seventh layer doesn't have a chance, start on the eighth layer!"
Xiao Tianhe was also a little uneasy, since entering the Burning Heaven Palace, all the way through, every layer was very dangerous, how could it be that when he reached the last layer that Zhu Tianqiyao could open, there was no danger?
At this time, Steward Meng said: "I can't talk about being safe and sound." My soul lamp hasn't been filled yet! With that, he laughed under his breath, like a murderous demon who doesn't blink. In this way, the "kind" impression left by Steward Meng in the hearts of the three of them was suddenly shattered.
But there seems to be a contradiction in his words. If there is no danger, how can a person die?
All the answers will be revealed outside the exit of the passage more than ten feet ahead.
The three of them rushed out of the passage one after another, and in front of them were green mountains and green waters, birds singing and flowers, bamboo forests swaying, and red lotus ponds. There is a manor house in front of the mountain, and the vermilion lacquer door is wide open, so you can see the clean and spacious compound inside. Steward Meng walked around to the three of them, bowed his head and said, "Please come in." ”
Stepping into the courtyard, the three of them found that the bricks on the ground were paved with sixty-four hexagrams, surrounded by Taiji Yin and Yang fish. In addition, in the Bagua direction, there is a stone platform with a height of one step, which seems to be used for meditation. After the sixty-four hexagrams, there is a pool. On the other side of the pool stood a "familiar" stone platform - that was where the rewards were placed. But because of the distance, I couldn't see what was on stage.
"Each of you chooses a stone platform to stand on it. Steward Meng walked to the middle of the Taiji diagram.
The three of them did as he was told. Shang Xingjie "deservedly" stood on the position of a cadre in the south. Xiao Tianhe chose the departure position due east, while He Tianyao stood opposite him, on the position due west.
After the three of them were settled, Steward Meng took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, divided it into three parts, rolled up a pen full of ink in each part, and threw it to the three of them.
"Steward Meng, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd? Give us paper and pen, do you want to test us to compose poems?" Shang Xingjie was puzzled.
Steward Meng didn't answer him, but cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Listen carefully to the rules of the Pegasus layer. Each person was given a pen and paper, and they could write down the direction of the person standing on a piece of paper, and I would read it out. The one who has been written the most times, I will take his soul......"
"What!" Shang Xingjie's eyeballs almost flew out of his sockets, isn't this just voting to kill people?
He Tianyao was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, pointed at Shang Xingjie and said, "How is it? My brother Tianxiao is right, right? Heavenly reincarnation, retribution is not happy! Your retribution is coming!"
Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil. It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come.
But this retribution will inevitably come too soon. The Pangu Crystal that Shang Xingjie obtained on the sixth layer had not had time to heat up, and it was about to be taken away from his soul.
"No, what bullshit rules, it's not fair!" Shang Xingjie yelled angrily.
"Everyone can vote, why is it unfair?" said Steward Meng.
Shang Xingjie pointed at Xiao Tianhe and He Tianyao: "The two of them are brothers, they will definitely vote for me to die together!"
"But I'm not done with the rules yet. Steward Meng said, "I only said, 'You can write down the direction where a person is standing on paper', but I didn't say, 'You can't write the direction where you stand'." ”
"Joke! Would anyone be stupid enough to vote for themselves?" Shang Xingjie was so angry that he slammed the pen and paper on the ground.
Steward Meng ignored his roar and continued to restate the rules: "Those who don't want others to die and write their own location will be taken back by me and sent out of the Burning Heaven Palace to ......."
Shang Xingjie breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that there was still a turnaround. Although it is very reluctant, it is better to lose the baby than to lose your life.
"But there is a premise, this person must not be the person who has been written the most. Okay, I'm done. After gasping for breath, Steward Meng finally finished talking about the rules. Shang Xingjie roared wildly again, and his chance of survival was rejected by Steward Meng's last "premise"!
"Who can you blame for this? If you don't harm Sister Qingyu, our two brothers will inevitably write not about you but about ourselves in the friendship of our companions. He Tianyao said.
Shang Xingjie looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, laughing so much that tears came out, and pointed at He Tianyao and said: "I don't believe you will be so kind! Let me tell you, it is impossible for three people to vote for themselves separately! Because as long as one person betrays, it will cause the other person to get two votes! So in order to protect themselves, everyone will vote for others!"
"Look, you're 'living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain' again, right? If you are replaced by Sister Qingyu, no, let alone three people, even if it is Sister Zhao, Sister Qingyu, Sister Linglong, Miss Jin, Master Shibu, Senior Qu, and Senior You, all of them are standing here, and we will all vote for ourselves!" He Tianyao said.
"If you're a gentleman, don't vote for me!" Shang Xingjie said excitedly.
He Tianyao sneered: "I am a gentleman, but you are a villain." If I vote for myself, and you vote for me, will I not be planted in your hands for nothing?"
"You ......" Shang Xingjie was so angry that his face turned red and white for a while, and even his beard was torn off several times by him, "I swear by heaven that I will never vote for you!"
He Tianyao shook his head: "Actually, you know very well in your heart whether you deliberately hit Sister Qingyu at that time." You know in your heart that I will definitely vote for you. With that, he unfolded the scroll of paper and wrote the word "dry" with a pen.
Shang Xingjie turned to Xiao Tianhe again: "Do you want to vote for me?" This is Shang Xingjie's last hope. If Xiao Tianhe votes for himself, and Shang Xingjie and He Tianyao vote for each other, it will be a draw.
Xiao Tianhe asked Steward Meng: "What if three people are voted for the same number of votes?"
Steward Meng smiled and asked, "Do you think there will be a draw?"
"Hehe, no. Xiao Tianhe also unfolded the paper roll.
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