Chapter 687
Chapter 687
?Chapter 687: Chapter 296: Cunning Dragon Taoist, Exchanging Maps_2 Chapter 687: Chapter 296: Cunning Dragon Taoist, Exchanging Maps_2 That aura, he would never detect it.
Needless to say, that aura must have been stealthily left behind by Dragon Taoist when he approached just now.
The Dragon Taoist was very secretive, and he was also very cautious.
He did not leave that aura on Lin Jing’s body but rather on the hem of his clothes.
At that time, Lin Jing clearly had his guard up, yet he was still marked by the Dragon Taoist.
It had to be said that everything the Dragon Taoist did was indeed very covert.
It was exactly after discovering that aura, that Lin Jing believed in Bai Yi’s words.
This Dragon Taoist was not as he appeared to be but a sinister and cunning character.
Although he discovered that aura, Lin Jing did not make it known, nor did he remove it.
After all.
With the level of strength Lin Jing had shown, he should not have been able to detect that aura.
That’s why the Dragon Taoist could be so bold.
If he himself had removed the aura, that would have been problematic.
This aura, Lin Jing would keep it for now and consider it further upon entering the ruins.
Just as Bai Yi and Dragon Taoist were at odds, neither willing to give in, the teleportation array lit up once again.
This time, it was Li Mingwu who arrived.
After Li Mingwu came in, he said nothing and went straight towards the Dragon Taoist.
Not long after Li Mingwu was teleported in, the Yan Family Ancestor also arrived through teleportation.
With this, the five of them were all present.
After the Yan Family Ancestor entered, he glanced at the few people and then walked towards them.
At this moment.
Li Mingwu stepped forward and said to the Yan Family Ancestor:
“We agreed beforehand that once we arrived at this Five Elements Main Hall, we would exchange maps.
Shall we begin now?”
The Yan Family Ancestor looked at the few people and then nodded his head, saying:
“Yes, let’s start.”
With that, the Yan Family Ancestor directly took out a fragment of a map.
This map, was the very map fragment Lin Jing had obtained from the space ring of the Black Shark Gang Leader.
When the Yan Family Ancestor took out the map fragment, Bai Yi, Li Mingwu, and the Dragon Taoist also each took out their own maps.
The few of them had long coveted the Five Elements Ruins and were naturally very concerned about the map of the ruins.
Bai Yi had one fragment, Li Mingwu had two, and even the Dragon Taoist held a piece of the incomplete map.
After pulling out their maps, they one by one sent the map fragments forward, the pieces floating in front of them.
Then, under their control, the map fragments began to automatically piece together, eventually forming one complete map.
Though the map had fused together, it was still irregular in shape and appeared to be missing some parts.
So, the few of them gathered to observe it.
Li Mingwu, having examined the map, couldn’t help but frown deeply:
“This map is not complete, it’s missing a piece.”
Upon hearing his words, the others nodded in agreement.
“Indeed, what Li Daoyou said is correct.”
“The map does seem to lack a portion,” the Yan Family Ancestor also added.
But at this point, the Dragon Taoist turned to Lin Jing and spoke:
“Lin Daoyou!”
“When you entered this hall before, did you get only that one map fragment?”
After saying this, he turned his head to look at a stone platform beside him, and then spoke again:
“There are three stone platforms here.
Could there really be only one map fragment?”
Hearing the Dragon Taoist’s words, Li Mingwu also turned to look at Lin Jing.
Lin Jing, upon hearing this, frowned instantly and then spoke:
“I already mentioned half a month ago.”
“The items within this Five Elements Main Hall are related to the Five Elements Cultivation Technique I practice.
There was only that one piece of the map.”
After hearing this, the Dragon Taoist turned to the Yan Family Ancestor and said:
“Yan Daoyou!”
“It’s not that I don’t trust Lin Daoyou.”
“After all, he was the only one who entered this main hall at that time.
We don’t know what exactly was inside; we have only his word for it.”
“How about this?
Let’s have Lin Daoyou reveal what he obtained from this main hall for us all to see.”
“After seeing it, we will naturally be able to discern.”
“Otherwise, without evidence, how can we believe that the items on this stone platform are related to the Five Elements Cultivation Technique?”
At the same time, Li Mingwu too turned to look at Lin Jing.
Although he did not speak, his intent was clear to everyone.
Obviously, he too did not trust Lin Jing.
However.
Facing such a situation, Lin Jing simply spoke directly to them:
“On the statue’s finger behind you, there are a few lines of small characters.
Go take a look and you’ll understand.”
Being in the current predicament was within Lin Jing’s expectations, and even if they persisted, Lin Jing had a backup plan.
When he was on Spirit Rock Island, Lin Jing had a lengthy conversation with the Yan Family Ancestor.
There were contingency plans for all kinds of possible situations.
And the map obtained inside this main hall was not the incomplete map now assembled.
Lin Jing took out the complete map he had obtained from the main hall immediately after finding the Yan Family ancestor.
Even after looking over the map, the Yan Family ancestor made a copy.
Now, of this map, only Lin Jing and the Yan Family ancestor have a complete version, no one else does.
Even Bai Yi, the two had not shared the complete map with him.
…
This Five Elements Ruins is divided into six layers in total.
The first five are the Metal Realm, Wood Realm, Water Realm, Fire Realm, and Earth Realm.
Each of these realms occupies a separate layer, and one can only enter the next realm through a Teleportation Array.
After passing through the first five realms, the last sixth layer is the Five Elements Territory.
And the latter part of the Immortal Five Elements Technique that Lin Jing is looking for is within this final Five Elements Territory.
Just now, Lin Jing compared the incomplete maps obtained by the others with his complete version, and found that these incomplete maps only lacked a single piece compared to the complete map.
And that missing last piece is the map of the Five Elements Territory at the deepest level of the Five Elements Ruins.
The maps of the other areas, on the other hand, are complete.
Without the complete map, there might be some trouble later, but there is no impact on the earlier parts.
…
Hearing this, everyone hurriedly extended their Divine Sense toward the statue’s hand to scan it.
Very soon.
They discovered those few lines of small characters.
After discovering the inscriptions, Long Daoren stopped talking.
At this point, the Yan Family ancestor timely spoke to Li Mingwu and Long Daoren:
“Both fellow Daoists must have seen it, right?”
“This Five Elements Territory is predestined with Lin Daoyou, and now that we can come here together, we’re already taking a great advantage.”
“Moreover, the map is only missing a corner, and even without this corner, we can explore on our own.”
“Don’t you agree that this is the case?”
At this moment, Bai Yi also chimed in on the side:
“Indeed…”
“This map has been scattered around for many years, my fragment of the map was obtained unintentionally at an auction a hundred years ago.”
“That missing piece has probably been lost long ago, who knows where.”
“Why should the two of you still fret over this?”
Upon hearing this, Li Mingwu glanced at Bai Yi and then spoke:
“Fine!”
“Let’s just do it this way for now.”
“We each take a copy of this map, and once we’re inside, we’ll rely on our own fortunes.”
“As for the parts not covered by the map, we’ll explore them ourselves.”
Everyone nodded.
Then, they each made their own copy of the patchwork map with their Spiritual Power.
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After copying, they headed toward the Teleportation Array at the back.
This Teleportation Array, similar to the one outside they encountered earlier, also had a Pentagram Array in the center.
It required the use of five tokens simultaneously to activate the Teleportation Array.
Following that.
Just like before, everyone took their respective positions and used the Five Elements Command Token to open the Teleportation Array.
As the Teleportation Array activated, a beam of light shot up into the sky.
At this moment, Li Mingwu spoke:
“I’ll go in first this time, no objections, right?”
The Yan Family ancestor glanced at Bai Yi and Lin Jing, then spoke:
“Then, Fellow Daoist Li, please go ahead.”
As for who would enter the Five Elements Ruins first, Lin Jing naturally didn’t care.
After all, the inside of the Five Elements Ruins was vast, and being first to enter didn’t guarantee finding treasures.
There could also be dangers inside.
Therefore, Lin Jing had no desire to compete for the order of entry.
The Yan Family ancestor and Bai Yi seemingly shared Lin Jing’s thoughts.
And Long Daoren naturally wouldn’t compete with Li Mingwu, either.
Afterward, Li Mingwu stepped into the center of the Teleportation Array.
As the light of the Teleportation Array flashed, Li Mingwu disappeared.
After Li Mingwu left, the second person to enter was Long Daoren.
Then came Bai Yi.
Following Bai Yi, the Yan Family ancestor also went in.
After the Yan Family ancestor entered, only Lin Jing was left in the Five Elements main hall.
Lin Jing looked around.
Then he too stepped into the Teleportation Array…