Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 449 - 28: Differences 【Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch "Zhisheng Cangjie" for the reward】_1

Chapter 449: Chapter 28: Differences 【Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch "Zhisheng Cangjie" for the reward】_1

Xi Miaoxian’s beautiful eyes swept around, finally settling on Chu Liang’s back. She stepped forward and inquired, "Is this another riddle? Has Young Hero Chu figured out any clues yet?"

Chu Liang smiled, "Still thinking."

Situ Guanhai came here specifically for Xi Miaoxian and had been traveling with her. When he noticed the attention Chu Liang was getting and that Xi Miaoxian initiated a conversation with Chu Liang, he felt somewhat threatened.

Since he was well-versed in the Dao of Talisman, he confidently stated, "In terms of Qimen Dunjia, the birth gate corresponds to the Gen position."

After saying this, he walked around the front of the Gen Gate.

But when he turned around, he found that everyone was looking at him, but no one was moving.

"Why..." he asked a bit nervously, "Did I say something wrong?"

"Yes." Chu Liang nodded, "Brother Situ can go in and try."

Situ Guanhai was suddenly nervous. This wasn’t something you could just try randomly - one wrong step and you would be expelled immediately.

Meanwhile, Monk Pu Shan shook his head: "Thinking like this is too simplistic. If I were the Talisman Heavenly Master who set the previous rounds of trials to select on this basis, I wouldn’t make this stage so easy."

"It is the Gen Gate." At this point, Ye Yongxing suddenly said.

Chu Liang also smiled, "That’s right."

"Huh?" Situ Guanhai straightened up, "Really?"

But he was still somewhat unsure, wondering if the others were tricking him into leading the way, or even trying to eliminate a competitor.

"It’s probably not as simple as just corresponding to the Eight Trigrams." Chu Liang glanced at Ye Yongxing, "It should also be related to this sundial."

"Yes." Ye Yongxing nodded, "Qian symbolizes heaven. Using Qian as a compass can divide the sundial into eight sections."

"And the current sunlight..." Chu Liang drew an imaginary line on the sundial, "corresponds to the Gen Gate."

"I see!" Monk Pu Shan nodded vigorously, quickly adding, "Just as I thought!"

Situ Guanhai’s face flushed. He realized he had been incredibly naive and had blindly stumbled upon the correct answer.

Feeling ashamed, he wished to leave immediately. "Then I’ll go in first."

"Wait!" Chu Liang suddenly stopped him.

"Hm?" Situ Guanhai halted.

He then heard Chu Liang say, "The sun is now at the edge, and it’s difficult to judge... The birth gate might change shortly. It would be more prudent to wait a while."

Situ Guanhai gave a start, and quietly thanked him.

Actually, Chu Liang could have watched on indifferently. If Situ Guanhai really took the wrong path, it would certainly remove one competitor.

However, when it comes to the accumulated knowledge of Talisman Dao, Situ Guanhai was still the most advanced among them. The situation ahead was unclear, and suddenly lacking such a person might not be a good thing.

Competition was inevitable, but it was not the right time yet.

While everyone was certainly competitive, the atmosphere remained relatively relaxed due to the noble conduct of Chu Liang and Ye Yongxing, the ones leading the way.

After a while, everyone passed through the new birth gate.

Whoosh——

Black light rippled continuously, and everyone successively appeared inside a new grand hall.

Indeed, the correct choice!

...

But this new Grand Hall was still not the end. There were five black gates upfront, each with the same, strange symbol above it.

It was just a horizontal stroke and a vertical stroke, like an unfinished character.

In the center of the grand hall was a square stone plate filled with countless chaotic drawings. It looked like numerous runes had been scattered here, and the sight was overwhelming.

Everyone frowned at the sight.

"Another question..." Monk Pu Shan scratched his head in exasperation, feeling like his brain was about to overload.

"This is a ’Chaotic Talisman Board.’" Situ Guanhai suddenly said.

"Oh?" Everyone looked at him.

"When I started practicing the Dao of Talisman, my master would use this method to test me." He spoke with renewed confidence in his voice, "There are mostly meaningless symbols here, mixed with some runes. You have to use divine thoughts to select the useful runes. If you make a mistake, you’ll be punished. After practicing like this for a while, even if the talismans or rune arrays are complex, you can recognize the core runes at a glance."

"It seems this method of cultivation was also passed down from the ancient Talisman Immortal Sect," Chu Liang said, "Situ Guanhai, do you think the symbols could be taken out of this talisman board?"

According to Situ Guanhai’s method, others might be able to do it too, but slower. However, the most fearful thing isn’t slowness, but overlooking something.

Practicing it for years, he naturally excels at it and is much more precise.

Situ Guanhai nodded, then focused all his divine thoughts on the talisman board. Holding his breath and concentrating, his eyes ignited with a bright light.

A moment later, he provided the answer: "This contains Five Elements Runes. There are four Gold Talismans, three Wood Talismans, one Water Talisman, five Fire Talismans, and two Earth Talismans..."

"The second door!" Chu Liang and Ye Yongxing exclaimed at the same time.

"Huh?" The other three were taken aback.

How did they identify where the safe door is just by counting a few runes?

"This time, all five doors have the same symbol, making no special distinction. The most probable correspondence to the difference in the number of runes on the talisman board are which runes each door represents," Chu Liang elaborated.

"The first door is Water, the second door is Earth, the third door is Wood, the fourth door is Gold, the fifth door is Fire..." Ye Yongxing slowly recited, "The safe door lies within the Earth Gate."

"Why is that?" Monk Pu Shan asked.

"Look at the symbol on each door; it’s not there without reason." Chu Liang explained.

Monk Pu Shan hadn’t previously made the connection. Upon further inspection, he exclaimed in surprise, "That character... including ’Earth’ forms the character of ’Life’?"

Xi Miaoxian and Situ Guanhai also looked over, suddenly enlightened.

Given enough time, they too could probably figure out a riddle of this degree. However, the speed at which Chu Liang and Ye Yongxing reasoned was somewhat astonishing.

"Impressive." Situ Guanhai complimented.

"It’s just a coincidence." Chu Liang said, "To solve this gate, it’s all thanks to your solid skills, Situ Guanhai."

Indeed, without Situ Guanhai, who had seen the Chaotic Talisman Board before, they might have been stuck at this stage for a long while.

This further confirmed Chu Liang’s earlier thoughts.

Those who become obsessed with the competition early on certainly wouldn’t make it to the end.

"It’s just a little trick." Situ Guanhai remarked modestly, but the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but lift in a wild grin that was so extreme that it was almost crooked.

After being stuck at the last stage, he felt extremely vindicated to be able to take the lead this time.

Since they had found the safe door, everyone proceeded without hesitation, exploring it.

Whoosh—

With a flash of light, they arrived at yet another new space.

...

But this place was still not the final destination. The vast main hall was empty, and the number of doors on the wall ahead had reduced to two.

One had the inscription "Yin Talisman" and the other "Yang Talisman."

The only hint was a stone mural hanging on the wall.

The mural depicted a scene of the apocalypse.

Thunder and lightning filled the sky above, a flood roared and tumbled in the distance, a raging fire burned on the earth, with all vegetation and rocks utterly annihilated.

Like the scenery they had seen in the secret realm before, it was a picture of Doomsday.

"This..." Monk Pu Shan furrowed his brows again, "How do we choose?"

There was a moment of silence.

Situ Guanhai looked at Chu Liang and Ye Yongxing and asked, "Do you two have any idea?"

"I’m not sure..." Ye Yongxing replied, "but I’d like to choose the Yin Gate."

However, Chu Liang said, "I choose the Yang Gate."

"What?" The rest of them were startled.

Up until now, Chu Liang and Ye Yongxing’s opinions had always been in sync. Everyone had followed the two of them and had managed to advance smoothly to this point.

But what now... there was suddenly a disagreement between the two?

Who should they trust?!