Chapter Thirty-Four: The Passage

  The courtyard is not big, except for a few scattered houses distributed around the courtyard, there is only that table and chair in the middle of the courtyard, simple to the extreme, and there is no special place at all.

  Where is the passage leading to the next floor? Mu Yi had already searched this small courtyard twice, but still couldn't find any trace of the passage.

  "Brother Chen, since you're also one of the people in charge of this heavenly tomb, you must know how to get from the first floor to the next level, right? Brother Chen, seeing how hard I've been searching, don't play dumb and just open the exit for me!" Mu Yi had no choice but to seek help from Chen Kong.

  Chen Kong smiled slightly and said, "Brother Mu, although I am the master of this Tongxian Mausoleum, but for decades, I have been wandering in the Jianghu, rarely entering this Tongxian Mausoleum. How would I know where this passage is?"

  "Impossible! Brother Chen, you don't even know the passage going down? Then where did you go in and out before?" Han Xiao chimed in.

  Chen Kong smiled wryly and said, "Among the three layers of Tongxian's tomb, the largest area is this first layer. Apart from this wilderness and forest, there are several other places. Between every two adjacent areas, there is a passage leading to the next layer. Although I have been in and out of the first and second layers before, unfortunately, I have never entered or exited from here!"

  "So that's how it is, no wonder there are dozens of people entering the tomb this time. We've been in this wilderness for so long and haven't seen anyone else, I suppose they must have been transported to other areas!" Ling Luoye nodded.

  "Zi Die, are you okay now? Have you passed the first level of this fairy tomb?" Thinking of Qin Zi Die, Ling Luo Yu let out a light sigh, and his expression became even more melancholic.

  Seeing Ling Luoyu's gloomy and tearful expression, Chen Kong smiled slightly and said: "Ling Gongzi doesn't have to worry, Zi Die will definitely be fine. In fact, passing the test isn't necessarily about fighting to the death, no matter what method is used, as long as one can pass through, it's okay. With Zi Die's extraordinary beauty, I believe that as long as someone is a man, no one would have the heart to deal with her!"

  "It's enough if you just pass through, don't you have any restrictions on the guardian?" Ling Luo Yu was slightly stunned.

  Chen Kong nodded and said, "Not bad, most of the people inside are from the martial arts world. They enter this tomb, and we only require that they cannot leave here, everything else is very free! Maybe for them, living here isn't so bad either, all sorts of martial arts secrets and spiritual elixirs are available to them, what more could they be dissatisfied with? Of course, if they kill the challengers, there will also be a certain reward. However, if you can pay a price that satisfies them, they might not necessarily refuse to let you off!"

  "So that's how it is, I thought we had to kill all the guards here to get through safely?" Ling Luoyu suddenly realized, paused for a moment, and then said: "I suppose, Brother Chen has been wandering in the Jianghu all along, also to lure more people from the martial arts world into this, right?"

  "This is also a reason! However, the main thing is that Chen Mou doesn't want to stay here all day either!" Chen Kong said with a daze.

  "If that's really the case, then Zi Die shouldn't have any major problems!" Ling Luo Yu let out a sigh of relief and nodded, saying: "Brother Chen, our top priority is still to find the passageway here first! Since Brother Chen has entered and exited through other passageways before, I believe you should at least have some clues. If we really can't find it, then perhaps we'll have to change to a different passageway that Brother Chen has entered and exited through before. How far is the nearest passageway that Brother Chen knows of from here?"

  Chen Kong hesitated for a moment, then said: "Changing to another passage is probably not possible. The nearest one that Chen knows of is at least a month's journey away from here. As for the clue to the passage, perhaps he can provide some!"

  "What clue?" Chen Ge quickly spoke up! Hearing that Chen Kongyou had a lead, Mu Yi jumped up with excitement.

  Chen Kong smiled slightly and said: "Actually, that's not even a clue. I'm sure everyone knows how they entered the first layer, right?"

  "Formation? Must we go through the formation every time?" Ling Luoyu's eyes lit up, recalling the mysterious and profound formation that was used to enter this ancient tomb.

  Chen Kong nodded and said, "That's right, it's an array, to be precise, a transmission array. It's just that from the Jiying Mountain Villa to here, due to the distance being relatively far, the transmission array is larger and more complex. But this passageway between the two floors is much simpler."

  Chen Kong had not finished speaking when Mu Yi suddenly vanished into thin air.

  Several people only saw a black shadow flash by, and then the sound of "bang bang" rummaging through boxes and cabinets started coming from inside the room.

  "This is terrible!" Ling Luo Yu and Chen Kong shook their heads with wry smiles.

  Han Xiao and Qin Ling'er also walked into the room one after another, starting a meticulous search.

  Chen Kong and Ling Luo exchanged a smile, and without saying a word, they began searching the other courtyard.

  In their opinion, the formation must be hidden in the courtyard, and it will definitely not be hidden in the warehouse.

  In the courtyard, except for a table, several chairs and a well, there was nothing else. Ling Luo Yu observed for half a day, but still didn't find anything.

  The well, the table and chairs, Chen Kong and Ling Luo Yu all carefully checked several times, but still no sign of the transmission array was found. The two people couldn't help but furrow their brows.

  "Could it be underground?" Ling Luo squatted down, starting to slowly and carefully examine the ground inch by inch, occasionally tapping on the ground with her hand.

  "Ling Gongzi, how's it going? Any discoveries?"

  "Everything is normal, there's nothing abnormal at all! Brother Chen, how about your side?" Ling Luoyu gently shook her head, her eyebrows furrowed.

  "Where the hell has Long Gongzi hidden the transmission array!" Mu Yi, Han Xiao and Qin Ling'er also walked out of the room one after another. Hearing Mu Yi's loud voice, it was clear that they three had not found anything either.

  Ling Luo shook his head, slowly sat down on the chair, and looked around. Suddenly, Ling Luo's eyes lit up, he turned his head to Chen Kong and said: "Brother Chen, actually I have carefully observed the transmission array in the mountain villa, but that transmission array is too mysterious. Although I have some research on the way of arrays, unfortunately, after observing for so long, what I got was very little. However, Brother Chen, do you think the location of those several outhouses is a bit strange?"

  Following Ling Luoyu's direction, Chen Kong looked over and at first glance thought nothing of it, but the more he looked, the more suspicious he felt.

  "Could it be that the transmission array is...?" Chen Kong and Ling Luo Yu almost said in unison.