356: Second level beast

There are many ways to deal with a maze.

One can break it by force, using might against all methods, or one can use Divine Sense to deduce and calculate the best way to leave, or like Zhou Luo, use certain mysterious techniques to find the optimal exit...

Previously, the three of them had discovered that the caves here were all independent areas, and with their Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, they couldn't possibly cover the entire destination.

And breaking it by force would only benefit future generations, bringing no advantage to them.

So, currently, Zhou Luo's Divination seems to be the best choice.

Furthermore, they didn't need to divine anything complicated; they only needed to know which passage had fewer dangers and was easier to pass through the maze.

Zhou Luo took a deep breath, holding three tortoise shells in his hand. Spiritual light flickered around him, and mana flowed along his Meridians into his palm.

And on the tortoise shells, a faint radiance appeared.

Within the radiance, mysterious and infinite power surged on the tortoise shells.

Zhou Luo closed his eyes, his lips moving slightly, chanting complex and obscure incantations.

Under the urging of his incantations, the radiance on the tortoise shells became more intense. The originally dry patterns were filled with radiance, emitting a scorching aura.

Divination emphasizes incantations and formulas. The tortoise shells are merely carriers of power; the key lies in capturing and practicing with those intangible aspects of destiny.

Therefore, the outcome of Divination also depends on Luck. If one is lucky, the result might be very accurate; if not, there will be significant errors.

Qi Chuan and Dragon Cloudfrost also knew this well, so they only treated this as one method and didn't hold too much hope.

If it were an ordinary Diviner, they might not be able to achieve perfection.

But Zhou Luo was different; he obtained his technique from the System and had mastered all First-Order Divination techniques.

So facing this simple choice of passages was very easy for him.

He threw the tortoise shells in his hand into the air. The radiant tortoise shells seemed to sense some power, and with a 'crack,' they split into two halves, scattering on the ground.

A total of six pieces of tortoise shell formed an arrow, pointing towards one of the passages.

Seeing this scene, Qi Chuan and Dragon Cloudfrost's eyes lit up.

"This works?" Qi Chuan couldn't help but ask.

This indication was too clear, and the process seemed a bit too simple, making it hard to believe just like that.

Zhou Luo nodded slightly, full of confidence: "This is definitely correct."

Such simple Divination was effortless for him, and it was just a maze, not involving Karma or destiny.

During the Divination process, he could clearly sense the Life energy surging from that passage.

This kind of energy cannot be captured by ordinary people; it requires cooperation with formulas, coupled with mastery of the technique, etc., to find a trace.

"Let's go."

Trusting the chosen one, although Dragon Cloudfrost felt things were progressing too smoothly, she didn't hesitate at all and walked directly towards that passage.

...

While they were divining to choose a passage, Song Zhan had already completed the modification of the formation and successfully saw the first cave.

"Senior Sister, this formation is not difficult to break, but I cannot be sure what is inside the coffin."

As a Second-Order Formation Master, he didn't pay much attention to this formation, but since it was the destination of a Golden Core True Person, he had to be extremely careful in his actions.

If that coffin was a contingency left by the Golden Core True Person, even he wasn't sure he could handle it.

"Since they haven't touched it, we'll leave too." Shangguan Qianxue made the decision.

She always believed that following Zhou Luo was definitely the right choice.

Given his style of action, he would only act after making full preparations and confirming that there were no dangers.

What they needed to do now was not to obtain such ordinary treasures, but to keep up with the other party and find that Spiritual Artifact.

"Okay, let's go." Song Zhan didn't refuse.

Although he was the Senior Brother, usually, he would listen to this decisive Senior Sister.

They had trained together many times, so he also trusted her judgment completely.

Before long, they passed through a passage and also faced the dilemma of choosing one out of two.

In this situation, Shangguan Qianxue took out a treasure.

It was a white jade spherical Spiritual Artifact similar to a luminous pearl. Under her urging, various red lines resembling blood vessels appeared on the artifact and spread towards the two passages.

In just a moment, Shangguan Qianxue received feedback and walked towards the correct passage that Zhou Luo had divined.

After they entered the passage, they discovered the third cave.

And here, there were three passages.

Shangguan Qianxue frowned.

The power of the Spiritual Artifact in her hand was limited. Three passages were fine, but what if there were four passages later?

Then she would have to search one by one.

She had no choice but to brace herself and activate that Spiritual Artifact.

On the other side, relying on Zhou Luo's Divination, Qi Chuan and the others advanced very quickly, having already passed through the fifth cave.

Just as Shangguan Qianxue worried, the further they went, the more passages there were in the caves.

And Zhou Luo's Divination was also affected.

For example, this time, they didn't choose the correct passage and encountered an attack from a spiritual beast.

It was a Second Order spiritual ape.

Its whole body was covered in black fur, its figure was like a small mountain, and it let out deafening roars.

It is worth noting that there was a huge collar around its neck, covered with patterns.

It seemed that the Golden Core True Person had left it here to block intruders.

Compared to humans, spiritual beasts have a longer Life span.

So this spiritual ape could still maintain vigorous vitality.

Seeing the intruders, it let out a roar and swung a wooden club as thick as a tree trunk towards the three of them.

Qi Chuan made the first move.

The person in charge of Zhenyuan Pavilion held a thorny whip, and as he swung it, it made a piercing sound of breaking air.

And after the whistling sound of breaking air, a fierce and sharp momentum rose, which heavily struck the spiritual ape.

Boom—

With a loud bang, the spiritual ape was completely unharmed.

It was known for its hard flesh, and after becoming a Second Order spiritual beast, ordinary attacks couldn't even harm its fur.

Qi Chuan's eyes darkened. He didn't expect this beast to be so tough.

He gathered all his mana and swung the whip again.

Whoosh—

This time, the thorny whip was covered with crimson radiance, and fierce flames flickered, giving off a terrifying feeling.

Roar—

The spiritual ape was also attacking. The wooden club in its hand was heavy and powerful. As it fell, the wind howled, like a mountain crashing down.

The two suddenly collided, stirring up a huge wave of air.

At the same time, an even more terrifying power swept out. The spiritual ape's strength erupted again. The surface of the wooden club in its hand peeled off, revealing a white jade luster.

The three of them looked at the club, their hearts startled.

Foundation Establishment Spiritual Artifact.