In the midst of sighing, Zhang Ning found that he had returned to the archway, and what appeared in front of him was an attic, with the book 'Asking Heart Palace'. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Behind him, six men stood there, apparently in the same hallucination as he was. Among the six, two were Heilong's younger brothers, and the other four were Qi Shan and his three disciples.

"Could it be the legendary Phantom Array just now? 'Asking the Heart Palace', do you want to ask your own heart?"

Zhang Ning suspected that this should be a test set by Liu Bowen, and if he couldn't meet his requirements, he wouldn't be able to enter it.

Zhang Ning put aside the cluttered thoughts in his mind and continued to walk forward, but before he had taken a few steps, his head was dizzy, and he found that he had appeared in another illusion again.

This time, Zhang Ning turned into a fisherman, and a merchant's boat sank, crying out for help in the river. Zhang Ning's incarnated fisherman heard the sound.

The merchant hurriedly shouted, "I am the richest man in the country, and if you can save me, I will give you a hundred taels of gold." ”

After Zhang Ning's fisherman rescued him ashore, the merchant reversed himself and only gave the fisherman ten taels of silver.

The fisherman reproached him for not keeping his word, but the rich man said, "You can earn a few dollars a year as a fisherman." Aren't you satisfied with suddenly getting ten taels of silver?"

The fisherman had no choice but to leave.

Unexpectedly, the rich man capsized again, and shouted for help in the river again. Zhang Ning's fisherman happened to be nearby.

"He's the one who doesn't count. ”

To save or not to save? If not, the merchant will drown.

This story was read by the well-read Zhang Ning, in which the fisherman was not saved, and in the end, the merchant was drowned.

The moral of this story is that if a person is not trustworthy, he will lose the trust of others. So, once he is in trouble, no one is willing to come to the rescue. Those who lose their trust in others can only sit back and wait for death once they suffer.

Looking at the businessman struggling in the river, Zhang Ning thought to himself: "Am I going to die and not save him as the book says? Although this businessman is shameful if he does not keep his word, he will not sin to death." ”

"Liu Bowen is unparalleled in his wisdom, and his test will never be so simple. The 'Temple of Inquiry' is not a merchant who tests me, but a fisherman. In that case......"

In the end, Zhang Ning decided to save it, and he jumped into the river to save the merchant again.

At the moment when he rescued the merchant, Zhang Ning found himself back in front of the Temple of Inquiry. Apparently, he passed the test again.

This test was not an easy one. ”

Zhang Ning looked back and found that Qi Shan and his three disciples were still standing on the spot, while the two younger brothers of the black dragon were already lying on the ground, bleeding to death.

Obviously, the two younger brothers of the black dragon failed to pass the test.

Although the hexagram showed that this expedition could turn evil into good fortune, Zhang Ning still couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. This illusion is so weird, if you can't pass the test, there must not be much difference between a martial artist and an ordinary person.

Do you give up and quit or move on? Is there a risk of quitting? What will it be like to move forward?

Zhang Ning only hesitated slightly, and then walked forward resolutely. He was now only a few steps away from the 'Temple of Inquiry', and it stands to reason that he would be able to reach the 'Hall of Inquiry' in one or two illusion tests at most. Now that we've come this far, there's no reason why I shouldn't go into the 'Hall of Inquiry' to take a look.

Sure enough, after not taking a few steps, Zhang Ning once again fell into a new illusion.

This time, Zhang Ning was born as an ancient emperor. A murder case with great impact has just occurred in the country, and in the Jinluan Palace, the ministers are divided into two factions, each holding on to their own words, and they need him to make the final decision.

This is a murder case of revenge for his father, which shocked the government and the opposition.

The two sons of Zhang Xiaocheng, the former governor of Jingzhou, Zhang Yihui, who was only thirteen years old, and Zhang Yihuang, who was eleven years old, killed Yang Cheng, the imperial court superintendent, in the eastern suburbs of the capital to avenge their father.

The cause of the incident goes back three years. Zhang Xiaocheng, the governor of Jingzhou, was honest and upright, and won the hearts of the army, but he was falsely accused by a malicious adjutant general of "taking advantage of military exploits and being a mercenary privately".

When Zhang Ning's incarnate emperor learned of it, he immediately sent Yang Cheng, the superintendent of the imperial history, to find out the situation.

After Yang Cheng arrived in Jingzhou, he immediately put Zhang Xiaocheng in prison and strictly investigated the case.

Although Yang Cheng's disposal was a bit excessive, it was reasonable. However, Zhang Xiaocheng was deeply loved by the soldiers, and those soldiers knew that it was the deputy general who was a ghost, so they killed the deputy general without authorization, and surrounded the governor's mansion in an attempt to coerce Yang to become Zhang Xiaocheng's revenge.

However, Yang Cheng was not coerced, but attracted the surrounding army, and exterminated and captured all Zhang Xiaocheng's subordinates.

After Yang Cheng got out of trouble, he went to the court and said that Zhang Xiaocheng had rebelled.

According to the laws of the imperial court, the crime of rebellion was punished by the nine clans, and Zhang Xiaocheng and more than 1,000 soldiers under him were all beheaded for public display.

Zhang Xiaocheng had two sons, Zhang Yihui and Zhang Yihuang, who happened to get lost in the mountains because they were greedy for fun, and only a few days later walked out of the mountains under the guidance of the mountain people, so they escaped a catastrophe.

Later, the emperor of Zhang Ning's transformation found out the reason, and Zhang Xiaocheng did not rebel, so he demoted Yang Cheng and sent him to the border pass.

After the two brothers Zhang Yihui and Zhang Yihuang went out of the mountain, they learned of the change in their family, so they went incognito and went to the capital, waiting for an opportunity to avenge their father.

After learning that Yang Cheng was assigned, the two brothers ambushed him on his way and intercepted him.

This case caused a sensation in the capital, and many people sympathized with Zhang Yihui's brothers, believing that although they were young, they could avenge their father, which can be called filial piety.

Even many ministers in the imperial court believed that the Zhang brothers were "filial piety, should be forgiven, and should be borrowed to die". Filial piety comes first, and in history, the hatred of killing his father is not shared, and the behavior of the Zhang brothers is excusable.

There are also ministers who believe that "the law of the country cannot be avenged" and that the imperial court has its own laws; although Yang Cheng is suspected of making false accusations, it is also true that Zhang Xiaocheng's subordinates led troops to besiege Yang Cheng; moreover, Yang Cheng has already received the punishment he deserves, and the two brothers Zhang Yihui and Zhang Yihuang intercept and kill him, which is a violation of the imperial court's laws and regulations, and should be strictly dealt with in accordance with the law.

Zhang Ning thought for a long time. As far as his heart is concerned, Zhang Yihui and Zhang Yihuang are both young, they still have good youth, and they have reasonable excuses, so it doesn't hurt to let them go.

But Liu Bowen's test is by no means so simple. Zhang Ning thought that Liu Bowen had always been known for his strict law in leading troops on the way to help Ming Taizu ascend to the throne; later, after Ming Taizu ascended the throne, Liu Bowen also played the formulation of the military defense law, which was strict in law and discipline and did not show favoritism. Therefore, Liu Bowen should be more inclined to Legalism.

Sitting on the throne, Zhang Ning slowly spoke, and said: "The Zhang brothers avenged their father, and filial piety touched the heavens; ”

After Zhang Ning's incarnate emperor spoke, the young Zhang brothers were quickly beheaded.

In this illusion test, Zhang Ning beheaded Zhang Yihui and Zhang Yihuang against his will;

Zhang Ning slowly disappeared into the illusion, and he found that he had once again passed the test of the illusion.

Thinking back to the third illusion, Zhang Ning found that he didn't really disobey his will, although he pitied the two brothers Zhang Yihui and Zhang Yihuang, but in his heart he actually recognized that the law was unforgiving.

Zhang Ning turned around and found that only Qi Shan and one other disciple were still standing, and two disciples had already followed in the footsteps of the two men of the black dragon, and the seven orifices bled to death.

"Looking at their location, they haven't even passed the first illusion, is it so difficult?"

After three illusion tests, the door of the 'Hall of Inquiry' was within reach.

Zhang Ning raised his hand to push the door, and the door of the palace opened. After a slight hesitation, Zhang Ning raised his feet and walked towards the door.

The expected danger did not happen, and after entering the door, Zhang Ning's eyelids entered a hall, and there were rooms on the left and right sides of the hall.

Above the hall, there is a horizontal plaque facing the temple door, which reads 'Immortal Ape Hall'.

"It is rumored that Liu Bowen's ability comes from the White Ape Immortal Gu, is there really such a thing?"

Zhang Ning raised his feet and walked towards the room on the left, and what entered Zhang Ning's eyelids was a study.

The study is fresh and elegant, I don't know how many years have passed, but there is no dust in the study.

In the center of the study, there is a desk, on which there are four treasures of the study, and a few books that seem to be read by someone.

Zhang Ning casually picked up a book on the desk and read it, it turned out to be the general outline written by Liu Bowen to the latecomers.

It turned out that when Liu Bowen was studying in Qingtian Shimen Cave, he went to study the stone carvings of Shimen Cave steles whenever he had free time; he did not expect to realize a lot of magical knowledge from them, especially feng shui, formation and mechanism techniques.

Shimen Cave stele forest stone carvings, the people who have studied in the past dynasties do not know how many, but Liu Bowen alone has realized these knowledge.

Liu Bowen couldn't explain the source of his skills to others, so he pretended to be in the name of the White Ape Fairy Gu, saying that he was ignited by the White Ape Fairy Gu and learned a skill.

The young Liu Bowen soon stood out in the local area and became a great talent and celebrity in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and began to attract the attention of the world.

Liu Bowen quietly observed the situation in the world, and after some analysis, he believed that the Red Turban Army led by Zhu Yuanzhang was the team that overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established a new country. Liu Bowen went out of the mountain to assist Zhu Yuanzhang and actively gave advice to Ming Taizu. He formulated a strategic policy for the Zhu clan to "first destroy Chen Youliang, then destroy Zhang Shicheng, and then go north to the Central Plains and dominate the world".

There is a widely circulated saying among Chinese folk that "Zhuge Liang is divided into three parts of the world, and Liu Bowen is the unification of the country".

Liu Bowen assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in completing the imperial cause, founding the Ming Dynasty, and trying his best to maintain the stability of the country. After he became famous, he resolutely chose to retreat bravely and live in seclusion.

After Liu Bowen lived in seclusion, it was still difficult to avoid political disputes, so he built several fake tombs in the name of fake death and was able to escape.

However, Liu Bowen knew that Ming Taizu was suspicious by nature, and he didn't know if he could completely avoid it, so Liu Bowen not only set up a large number of mechanisms and formations in each fake tomb, but also left a legacy.

The fake tomb that Zhang Ning and the others found was one of them, and Liu Bowen left a legacy of the formation here.

"Qingtian Shimen Cave Stone Inscriptions? If you have the opportunity, you must go to the field to see it. ”

Zhang Ning picked up a book casually and read it.

This study inherits Liu Bowen's knowledge of the formation path, and the content is esoteric and obscure, and even Zhang Ning is not easy to understand.

Zhang Ning used to read books, but they all flipped through and were directly imprinted into his mind, but this book did not come to pass. There is an invisible force that rejects his memory, apparently a true book of power.

Zhang Ning soon became intoxicated, not knowing the passage of time, and with the continuous accumulation of knowledge, he unconsciously triggered another mutation.

In the state of mutation, Zhang Ning's thinking was enhanced thousands of times, and a lot of formation knowledge that was difficult to understand before was figured out at once.

In the abnormal state, Zhang Ning looked at the book in a fascination, as if only a moment had passed, but suddenly found that he had read all the more than a dozen books on the table.

Zhang Ning reluctantly closed the last book. Sigh: "What an eye-opener!"

The door of the formation opened in front of his eyes, revealing the mystery.

There is a strange power between heaven and earth, vast and majestic, endless. It is not human to see, people are extremely humble in front of this force, but they can drive this force through formations.

At this point, Zhang Ning has already been regarded as a beginner in the formation, although he has only mastered some fur, but he is already a great existence in this era.

Just as Zhang Ning was about to leave, he suddenly discovered something. It turned out that in this study, there was also a formation.

The formation in the study room is not as good as the third-level illusion formation outside, this is just a very ordinary first-level formation.

The first-level formation is not fatal to Zhang Ning, who is a martial artist, but the problem is that this formation is actually connected to the third-level illusion formation outside, and once it is triggered, it will trigger the third-level illusion formation outside at the same time.

"If it hadn't happened to trigger the mutation, how could I have discovered this formation?

Now, Zhang Ning is no longer as ignorant as before he came in. He now knew that when he came in, the Level 3 Illusion Formation didn't have even a tenth of its power, and once it was triggered from within, the power of the Illusion Formation would be increased to the maximum.

One-tenth of the power is already so powerful, if the power is fully opened, I really don't know what the scene is, Zhang Ning estimates that the probability that he can escape with his whole body is less than one percent.

Liu Bowen is a genius, and he doesn't want the person who gets his inheritance to be a mediocre talent, so he will set up such a formation, and the person who gets his inheritance must be able to see at least one level of formation before leaving.

The formation set up by Liu Bowen in the study is very basic, and it is not difficult to crack. But Zhang Ning had palpitations at this time, and after confirming it again and again, he cautiously left the study.

After returning to the hall, Zhang Ning checked it himself, but fortunately there was no formation like that in the study.

Then, Zhang Ning pushed open the door on the right, which looked like the living room of the owner here.

In addition to the bed in the room, there is a futon in the inner room, and on the wall above the futon is a big 'Dao' character written on it.

There is also a shelf next to the futon, on which more than a dozen jade boxes are placed. The appearance of the jade box is very similar to the one that the black dragon gave him, but the jade quality of these jade boxes is much better than the one of the black dragon.

After entering the room, Zhang Ning carefully confirmed that there was also no formation here.

Zhang Ning walked to the shelf, opened the jade boxes one by one, and found that most of them were medicinal materials, and there were also a few jade boxes with porcelain bottles.

Because too much time has passed, even if it is preserved in a jade box, most of the medicinal materials are still invalid. There are only six elixirs that can really be used, each of which is contained in three jade boxes.

Then, Zhang Ning opened the jade box containing the porcelain vase. He took out a porcelain bottle and found that the pills inside had turned into a mass of paste-like substance. Zhang Ning opened several porcelain bottles in a row, none of them were intact, and some of them had even condensed into a solid state.

"It's a pity. ”

I thought that there would be a lot of elixir harvest this time, but in the end I only got six, and Zhang Ning was disappointed.