The Path to Immortality

"I see!"

By now, Fang Ping had basically understood the layout of this inheritance place.

The two outermost levels should be a test of the monk's will and combat prowess.

What the third test is, Fang Ping has no way of knowing because the hall was destroyed.

But it is certain that it is not just as simple as defeating the machine puppets or playing chess, there must be other tests mixed in.

Any monk who can pass the first three levels and reach this octagonal pavilion will be recognized by Patriarch Tianfeng and get a chance.

"Choose one of eight?"

Faced with this multiple-choice question, Fang Ping fell into hesitation.

He didn't know how many treasures and inheritance Tianfeng Patriarch had reserved in this land of inheritance.

It is also unclear whether each of the eight portals has a harvest, or whether there are dangerous death portals among them.

If there is only one treasure behind each portal, then only the monk who breaks in for the first time and reaches the end can obtain it.

Subsequent monks, even if they choose the right portal and reach the end, will not be able to obtain any rewards.

Unless there are enough treasures, or there are other restrictions, then late comers may still have a chance.

But no matter what, if you want to get benefits, the surest way is to find a door that no monk has broken into.

Then here comes the problem.

How can we determine which of the eight portals have not been broken into?

Or is it all down to luck?

Fang Ping, who didn't know how to choose for a while, looked at these portals intently.

If there are no accidents, they should respectively correspond to Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen and Dui in the Bagua.

Fang Ping thought for a while, then activated the spiritual eye technique again to further observe the eight portals.

This time, he made a new discovery on the eight portals.

In the vision of spiritual eyes, characters with unknown meanings and mysterious Taoist charms appear on every door.

They suddenly light up, sometimes disappear, sometimes change and swim, like cloud patterns and ripples, or some mysterious hints.

"Is this... an ancient Taoist text?"

Fang Ping was so familiar with them that he recognized these impressive words at a glance.

For monks who don't understand ancient Taoism, even if they have means such as spiritual eyesight, if they discover this by accident, they may not be able to crack it.

But since receiving the teachings of Taoist Yun Yi, deciphering the secrets on the pages of two silver foil books, and discovering the similarities between ancient Taoist texts and formation patterns, Fang Ping has become more and more deeply aware of the value of ancient Taoist texts. .

Over the years, this tool has never been discarded.

To this day, Fang Ping's attainments in ancient Taoism can be regarded as a slight gain.

Even some golden elixir monks who were new to ancient Taoism were far inferior to him!

Fang Ping only made a brief deduction and got an astonishing result.

Corresponding to the two ancient Taoist characters on Qianmen, the most common meanings are: elixir, medicine; and emptiness, nothingness.

The combination of these two characters is easy to decipher.

If there are no accidents, it should be: at the end of Qianmen, there is the elixir left by Patriarch Tianfeng, but now it is empty!

With this example, the subsequent interpretation will be greatly accelerated.

In just one stick of incense, Fang Ping was able to decipher all the ancient Taoist texts on the eight doors.

The corresponding meaning of the Taoist text on Kunmen is: spells, silver foil pages, nothing.

The corresponding meaning of the earthquake position portal is: magic weapon, nothing.

The corresponding interpretation of the Xun position portal is: the inheritance of Fu Dao, nothing.

………

After a round of deductions, Fang Ping felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head, and his heart felt cold.

The ancient Taoist texts on each of the eight gates of the Octagonal Pavilion have the meaning of nothingness.

Unless his interpretation is wrong, it can only prove one thing: this place of inheritance left by Patriarch Tianfeng has been invaded by more than one wave of monks in the past few hundred years and all the inheritance inside has been taken away. !

Although Fang Ping had thought of this possibility before setting off, he was still disappointed when he finally confirmed it.

"It's a waste of time!"

Just as he sighed with regret and considered whether to choose a random passage to leave this place, he suddenly thought of something and stopped in his raised steps.

Generally speaking, similar inheritance places will most likely stop functioning or even self-destruct after all the inheritance inside is taken away.

After all, the inheritance is gone, and there is no point in luring people in to accept tests, fight and fight.

Unless the monk who set up the inheritance and test is a cruel demon cultivator...

But can a qualified demon cultivator really do such a thing as leaving a legacy and benefiting future generations?

I'm afraid it's more likely that if you don't languish inside, waiting for a suitable successor to appear, you will be reborn immediately!

Whether it is the records in the classics, the experience of the owner of the Canglan River Water Mansion, or Fang Ping's personal experience after entering the inheritance place, Patriarch Tianfeng is obviously an immortal monk who adheres to the right path.

But in this case, it is rather strange.

Was it that the Jindan Patriarch was negligent and did not take this into consideration when he originally arranged the layout? Or does it mean that this place of inheritance actually still has the meaning and mission of continuing to exist?

Thinking of this, Fang Ping's eyes sharpened and he re-examined the eight portals on the Octagonal Pavilion.

This time, he noticed a detail.

In the eight portals, there are elixirs, silver foil pages recording spells, talisman inheritance, formation inheritance, natural treasures, spirit beasts, magic weapons, and sundries, but there is only one inheritance missing.

The most important practice method for cultivators!

"Tianfeng Patriarch set up a place for inheritance and left a legacy, but not a practice method? This is unreasonable!"

Realizing this, Fang Ping suddenly became a little excited.

However, if there is still the most critical inheritance that has not been taken away, where would it be hidden in this inheritance place?

Fang Ping carefully recalled his experience before entering this place. No matter how he recalled and pondered, he felt that the real inheritance of the method was not in the first three levels.

But after entering this hall, there is only this octagonal pavilion!

Fang Ping re-examined and confirmed that this pavilion has only eight portals, and there is no possibility of hidden portals.

"Eight portals? The hidden ninth portal?"

A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, but it disappeared in an instant, so Fang Ping could not catch the fleeting inspiration no matter what.

He was a little irritated, and racked his brains for a long time before he finally found the inspiration again.

"Nine portals!"

"Haha, I understand!"

Fang Ping suddenly remembered the scene when he crossed the green desert and entered the hall guarded by a powerful formation.

He clearly remembered that the formation of this hall was called [Tianfeng Hunyuan Nine Palaces Formation]!

"Nine Palaces! Tianfeng Patriarch told you personally, how come you didn't think of it at the first time!"

Looking at the octagonal pavilion in front of him, Fang Ping's mind was clear and he laughed out loud.

The positions of the Eight Diagrams are: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui.

The nine palaces of the Nine Palaces Array correspond to: Gan Palace, Kan Palace, Gen Palace, Zhen Palace, Zhong Palace, Xun Palace, Li Palace, Kun Palace, and Dui Palace.

Corresponding to the eight gates in the octagonal pavilion, whether it is Gan position or Gan Palace, they all refer to the same door.

The only difference is that there is one more palace in the Nine Palaces.

Zhong Palace!