Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 105 - 83: Re-entering the Scholar Palace, Continuous Treasures Found! _2

Chapter 105: Chapter 83: Re-entering the Scholar Palace, Continuous Treasures Found! _2

At this moment, the ox head at the Kun Position had already detached, but it still wasn’t considered unlocked.

It was necessary to move the ox head at the upper Zhang Position to the "Zhongguang" Position, that is, the "Zhen Position."

Then rotate it downwards to two-thirds of the Zhen Position and try pulling it outwards.

"Ka ka ka ka~"

The two ox heads immediately retracted into the door and lit up with a faint blue light, signaling that one of the locks had been unlocked.

"Using the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches method is still the fastest, got one!"

After clapping his hands, Zhao Xing walked over to the other side to the Huangluo Snake-shaped Lock.

The snake-shaped lock was horizontal on the door, approximately three feet in length, made up of many intricately arranged beads.

"The Huangluo Snake-shaped Lock has one hundred forty-six movable beads, nine fixed beads; the combinations aren’t too many, with half hidden within the door, that’s where the difficulty lies," Zhao Xing began searching for the positions of the fixed beads.

The key to unlocking the snake-shaped lock was to find those nine beads and restore them to the Huangluo Position.

"Good thing I’m alone here, no one to bother me." As Zhao Xing unlocked it, he recalled some amusing stories.

Challenging this part was interesting, the snake-shaped lock would reset at midnight, ensuring that four of the fixed beads were exposed.

This was the initial difficulty of the first challenge.

However, if the first person of the day intentionally sabotaged it by hiding the fixed beads or if some fool, in their inability and rage, moved the beads randomly, then the difficulty for those following would increase significantly, truly adding trouble for others.

Thus, every midnight there would be a line here, competing to be the first to solve it, to not let others trouble them, and then, incidentally, to add some trouble for the others.

"Done!" After fiddling around for a moment, Zhao Xing restored the nine fixed beads.

Hiss hiss~ The snake-shaped lock quickly retracted into the door, and a blue light appeared in its original position.

"Not bad, quite talented," the Xiezhi watched Zhao Xing’s movements and couldn’t help but nod slightly, "It seems that the first challenge won’t stop him."

Having solved the first two locks so quickly, it was clear that the last one wouldn’t be a problem either.

Only the last one remained, the Zhao Yang Mei Hua Lock.

It was also one of the more difficult among the three locks.

"Nine petals of the plum blossom, each must be restored once. Fortunately, there’s only the Zhao Yang Position in the Heavenly Stems, which is much less difficult. If it were a higher difficulty, needing to correspond with the Heavenly Stems internally and also match the two-hour periods externally, that would be troublesome," Zhao Xing thought for a moment, then lightly touched one of the petals of the plum blossom.

After pressing it down, a sound came from inside, and Zhao Xing listened carefully, then continued with the second one.

The first step was to select.

Among the nine petals of the plum blossom, one must be at the Zhao Yang Position.

Since each petal must be restored, it was necessary to find the first petal, move it aside yet not haphazardly, but remember the sequence of movements, otherwise, it could end up resetting only one part over and over again.

After finding the position, Zhao Xing began unlocking.

Ten breaths later.

"Hum~"

The plum blossoms lit up with blue light one after another, then expanded and bloomed.

"Ka ka ka ka~"

The large doors began to close from both sides.

The first challenge, passed!

"Scholar Zhao Xing, congratulations on passing the first challenge of the Mystic Palace," the Magical Beast Xiezhi approached, "you have earned the reward of a Fourth-rank ’Five Internal Organs Exorcism Pill.’

"The Five Internal Organs Exorcism Pill can enhance your Inner Cultivation Skill, strengthening your organs, accelerating the recovery of Gathering Essence, and making the casting of spells smoother."

"If you are cultivating a technique that absorbs Evil Qi, it can also enhance the resistance of your five organs to Evil Fire."

Having said this, the Xiezhi opened its mouth, and a five-colored elixir flew out from its belly.

Zhao Xing caught it with both hands, "Thank you."

Looking at the Five Internal Organs Pill, he couldn’t help but feel impressed; Dream Palace really had a high standard, simply awarding a Fourth-rank Elixir for just the first challenge.

If it were the Emperor Wu Period turned into "Yun Meng Academy," then the reward for the first challenge would at most be a first or second-grade treasure.

One was elite-focused, the other was for the masses; naturally, the rewards could not be compared.

"Do you wish to continue with the challenges?" Xiezhi asked.

"Yes, I would like to continue," Zhao Xing nodded.

"Whoosh~" Xiezhi exhaled towards the front, causing a whirlwind to stir, and clouds to swirl.

Zhao Xing was also blown quickly by this wind, and when he settled down, the scene had completely changed.

"The second challenge, the Heavenly Mechanism Box."

"Presented before you are four Heavenly Mechanism Boxes, categorized as Grade A, B, C, D, containing treasures of varying qualities."

"The Heavenly Mechanism Boxes have no locks or clasps, sealed by array patterns. If you are a Mechanical Master, you can try to unlock them with array patterns."

"If you wish to forcefully break them, the four boxes, Grade A, B, C, D, respectively require your spell or martial arts prowess to reach Early-stage Spirit Bridge, Middle-stage Spirit Bridge, Late-stage Spirit Bridge, Spirit Bridge Perfection," Xiezhi explained, referring to the cultivation realms of the Da Li Dynasty, also known as the ancient realms.

Gathering Essence Realm corresponds to Ninth Grade, Spirit Bridge Realm corresponds to Eighth Grade.

Gathering Essence is easy to understand, absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, consolidating Qi to nurture oneself.

The Spirit Bridge Realm, however, entails building a Heaven and Earth Spirit Bridge within the Dantian, connecting heaven and earth, enabling a clearer perception of the Five Elements Power between heaven and earth, and also accelerating the absorption rate of Qi, ensuring a continuous cycle of Qi.

The characteristics of the realms are the same, just called differently in different dynasties.

"Forcing it open, a Grade A box requires the attack standard of Spirit Bridge Perfection," Zhao Xing thought, "the difficulty has increased a bit."

In his previous life when he tackled this challenge, a Grade A box only required the standard of Middle-stage Spirit Bridge.

But whether it’s Dream Palace or Yun Meng Academy, what’s required isn’t combat strength but merely ’attack power’; this single metric needs to meet the standard to dissolve the box’s defense, not necessarily matching the overall ’Spirit Bridge Realm’ in a comprehensive manner."

According to the Great Zhou cultivation system, having a single intermediate spell or martial art skill reach the ninth cycle is the mark of the Eighth Grade Realm.

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