Chapter 190 The Mystery of the Pagoda

Chapter 190 The Mystery of the Pagoda

Chapter 190 The Mystery of the Pagoda
The next morning, Xiao Jie logged into the game early.

It's time to continue my journey. Now that I have solved the troubles of Tianxiahui, I can finally upgrade with peace of mind.

The first thing Xiao Jie had to do was to say goodbye to Yuan Bai. Now he was finally going back to Luoyang Town.

"Brother Yuan, after sending you a thousand miles away, we must finally say goodbye. I am leaving you now, brother. Please take care of yourself in the future.

There are good and bad people among those who return home, and many of them are cunning. Not everyone is as honest as me. You must pay more attention to your safety after I leave."

"Hahahaha, don't worry, bro. I'm as smart as a monkey. How could I be fooled by them? I won't suffer any loss."

Xiao Jie laughed out loud at Yuan Bai's double entendre joke.

He used the [Cheers] action towards Yuan Bai, then floated away.

Xiao Jie was not worried about Yuan Bai's safety. This kind of "hermit master" type NPC did not belong to the monster category and would not drop anything when killed, so generally speaking it was very safe.

Players' attitude towards this kind of NPC is usually to accept quests to improve their favorability in exchange for benefits.

Especially after discovering that Xiao Jie and Yuan Bai knew each other, there was an endless stream of players coming to Yuan Bai to improve their impression of him.

However, these people are destined to be disappointed, Xiao Jie thought, Yuan Bai probably would not teach the peerless sword technique to a second person. After all, he had gained the favorability and the bond of bosom friends after that, plus he had completed the task of helping to find the immortal to question him.

Even if ordinary players have maxed out their favorability, they can probably only learn a few tricks at best.

Moreover, it is not easy to gain favorability. When I first met Yuan Bai, this monkey was still a naive person. Just giving him some snacks and clothes could improve his favorability. Now that he has seen the prosperity of human big cities and enjoyed various benefits, it is undoubtedly much more difficult to gain favorability. If I want to gain 100 favorability, God knows how much resources I have to invest...

But that was not something he needed to consider.

As for his own path, Xiao Jie has already made plans for his next game.

The first thing is to upgrade to level 19 in the vicinity of Luoyang Town.

At the same time, he should try to collect as many good equipment as possible, at least a mix of blue and green. Some of the equipment he has are still blank.

In addition, internal swordsmanship also needs to be accumulated. At least one intermediate internal skill must be learned to increase the internal force value to more than 800. Only in this way will there be enough internal force for a protracted battle.

Although the swordsmanship is not urgent, the more secrets you have, the better. Although Illusionary Bubble is powerful, it consumes too much energy. If you are not killing someone in a one-on-one fight, it is not as practical as Wind Sweeping the Clouds.

If you can comprehend a few more mysteries and use them according to different situations, you will definitely be more proficient.

We also need to work on some combat skills.

When everything is ready, it is time to start the inheritance of the ancient Qi Refiners.

According to the two immortals, the legacy of this ancient Qi-refining master is hidden in an ancient relic. Since it has been so long, it is impossible to determine whether there is danger inside. Considering the danger of this game, one must be fully prepared before taking action.

As long as you obtain the inheritance of the ancient Qi-refining masters, becoming an immortal will be within your reach... hehehe.

Xiao Jie thought happily in his heart.

Before leaving, go to the auction house to collect the money for the monkey wine and secret dog food.

The more than two hundred taels of silver that I had saved before were almost all spent on purchasing supplies for the life-and-death duel, leaving less than ten taels. Fortunately, with these two recipes, I can get a stable income in the future.

Yesterday, I sold four bottles of monkey wine and seven bottles of secret dog food, which totaled five taels of silver.

In addition, he also put all the scarlet resins he had obtained up for sale, 200 coins each, earning another three taels of silver.

By this calculation, he now has another 18 taels of silver, which is enough for him to spend.

Just as I was thinking about it, a private message suddenly appeared in the chat interface.

Longteng Sihai: Brother Suifeng, I am the vice president Sihai. My elder brother asked me to add you to the guild. Where are you? I am waiting for you in the square.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: I’ll be there soon.

A few minutes later, Xiao Jie found Long Teng Sihai in the square.

After taking a look at the attributes of Longteng Sihai, he was immediately amazed.

Dragon Soars Across the Seas (God General): Level 38, HP 1280.

Looking at Long Teng Si Hai's extremely long health bar, his golden armor, and the halberd in his hand that was emitting brilliant divine light.

Xiao Jie thought that this guy was quite powerful, and his health bar alone was a bit exaggerated.

Ever since he learned how to destroy the bubble, whenever he met different people, he would habitually calculate whether he had the possibility of killing the other person in seconds.

Seeing Long Teng Si Hai at this moment, he immediately realized that there was absolutely no hope. This guy's defensive ability must be an order of magnitude higher than Xiong Ba. That set of golden armor must have a body defense of more than 80. It would be good enough if he could take away 300 or 400 HP in five seconds.

If you fail to kill the opponent in seconds, you basically have no choice but to run away.

However, the opponent is a divine general, who is a semi-magic profession, so I'm afraid he can't run away even if he wants to.

Humans are very realistic creatures. They tend to be cautious towards those who completely crush them in strength, especially those who have an overwhelming advantage.

Xiao Jie was no exception: "Oh, I didn't expect the vice president to be waiting for me here in person. I'm so sorry."

Long Teng Sihai was a little surprised by Xiao Jie's polite words. He thought that this brother was quite capable and not as arrogant as his elder brother said.

"Haha, why are you being so polite? My brother asked me to add you to the club, so hurry up."

System prompt: Longteng Sihai invites you to join the guild [Dragon Knights]. Do you want to join? Yes/No.

Xiao Jie decisively chose to join.

System prompt: You have joined a guild, and you can view relevant information in the guild system.

“This is your membership benefit.”

Long Teng Sihai said this and directly clicked on the transaction, trading a horse whistle to Xiao Jie.

[Red Charge Horse Whistle (Mount)
Use: Summons a red charging steed.

Item Description: A special whistle that can summon the corresponding mount to your side. This red warhorse is a good horse specially bred by the Windy Knights of Fengyin State. It is not only incredibly fast but also has the ability to charge. It can suddenly accelerate while running, making it an excellent warhorse for charging into battle. 】

"Hey, it's not the same as the black warhorse I bought for a hundred taels of silver before."

Long Teng Sihai said proudly: "Of course, although ordinary war horses are good, they are basically blank, the most basic war horses. This red charging war horse is a special war horse that requires Fengyinzhou's revered reputation to buy. Although its defense is slightly worse, it has a charging skill, which is very useful at critical moments whether it is escaping or chasing.

Only members of our guild can get this thing, and Big Brother thinks highly of you, so he gave you one specially."

"Thank you so much. Thank the president for me. By the way, do ordinary members also have benefits?"

"Of course, mounts are a benefit that everyone in our guild has, but new members can only get a nag. My brother said that this thing can greatly increase the survival rate of new members, and it is much more cost-effective than giving away equipment, so as long as you join the guild, you can get a mount."

Xiao Jie agreed with what he heard. If the player had a horse in the early stage, the safety would be greatly improved.

"In addition, our guild has another benefit, which is interest-free loans. After all, many newcomers don't have much money. The upper limit for ordinary peripheral members is 30 taels, and for guest officials it is 100 taels. Do you want a loan, brother?"

Xiao Jie thought this was not bad, and it was actually interest-free, which would basically be a losing deal.

After all, when a person dies, his debt is settled. With such a high death rate among players, there will definitely be situations where the debt cannot be recovered. It seems that the Dragon Knights have really invested a lot of money in attracting new members and winning people's hearts.

A few dozen taels of silver means hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you recruit a few hundred people, it would probably require an investment of hundreds of millions.

It seems that the big guilds in this game are only affordable by wealthy players.

It is not comparable to a third-rate guild like Xiongba.

"I won't need the loan for now."

"It's up to you. Oh, by the way, remember these two group numbers and join them later. One is the Dragon Knights group. Any large-scale activities in the guild will be announced in the group. The other is the Luoyang Town group. Our guild has separate small groups in each town. If you are going to different places to level up, you can join them in advance. If you need local map monster information, you can find it in the group shared files."

Xiao Jie hurriedly wrote down the group number, which made things much more convenient.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave. From now on, we'll be in the same guild."

"Haha, yes. Walk slowly then. I should also set off for Luoyang Town."

Watching Long Teng Sihai leave, Xiao Jie was still very satisfied with the benefits of joining the club. This horse alone was of great value, otherwise he would have to buy a traveling horse to make do.

I have to say that the Dragon Knights are very caring towards new players, so this guild is really worth it.

Xiao Jie first joined the QQ group of the Dragon Soaring Knights. When he saw the number of people in the group, he was immediately shocked.

There are actually more than 300 people, more than 20 of whom are guests, and these are just peripheral members.

The number of people in the entire guild is probably at least five or six hundred. No wonder they have the idea of ​​competing for world domination.

Then Xiao Jie joined the Luoyang Town small group. This group had much smaller members, only more than fifty people.

After joining the group, Xiao Jie rode his horse and galloped towards Luoyang Town.

Setting out on the journey again, Xiao Jie's mentality was completely different from when he left Luoyang Town. At that time, he was frightened and cautious when walking in the wild, for fear of encountering dangerous monsters.

Now that he has been running around Xiaofeng City more often, his mentality has become much calmer, especially after he has learned the Illusionary Divine Sword. As the saying goes, the more skilled you are, the more courageous you are. At least in the early and middle stages of the Sunset Plains map, Xiao Jie feels that he can move freely.

At this moment, speeding on the road, I feel like I am riding a horse with a sword in my hand and roaming the world.

After running for about ten minutes, I felt that the map around me looked familiar, and I came to the forest where I was chased by the wolf captain and encountered the cannibal monk.

Suddenly, I had some thoughts in my mind - should I go and kill that cannibal monk?
Anyway, my goal is to level up and collect equipment. This guy is a rare elite after all, so he will probably drop something.

He just did it and rushed into the forest on horseback. He soon saw the top of the pagoda. He galloped all the way to the open space outside the pagoda, but found nothing.

Hey, where are the people?

Xiao Jie looked at the empty wasteland in front of the pagoda in confusion. The cannibal monk had completely disappeared, and the old monks who were almost starving to death were also gone. Only the big pot was still there, but it was dry and it looked like it hadn't been cooked for several days.

Xiao Jie was speechless. Could it be that someone had intercepted him?
Damn, this kind of rare elite at level ten or so should definitely produce some blue or green equipment or something. What a pity, what a pity.

But think about it, this is an online game after all, and the Sunset Plain is a popular area for players to level up, so it’s not surprising that he was killed after so many days.

But since he was already here, Xiao Jie was not in a hurry to leave. He went straight to the pagoda, wondering if there were any special monsters in the pagoda or any secret missions.

This pagoda has seven floors in total and looks very old. The tower is covered with moss and the stone door is closed.

Xiao Jie walked forward and tried to push the door.

System: You can't open the door from this side.

Hmm? You really can't let me in.

It doesn’t matter. If the main gate is blocked, I’ll just fly up.

This pagoda has seven floors in total, and there is a door on each floor. However, the stairs seem to be inside the pagoda, and the only way to go up is to fly up.

Fortunately, Xiao Jie's martial arts skills were quite good. He found a suitable position and calculated the distance.

Flying clouds chasing the moon - stepping on the wind and rising! With one leap, he jumped eight or nine high.

Feiyundu! In one jump, he easily landed on the fifth floor of the tower.

He nodded at the door.

System: You can't open the door from this side.

This is really weird, it’s impossible that all the doors of the seven-story pagoda are sealed?

He kept jumping up and down, trying each door one by one, and finally found that they were all sealed.

Xiao Jie jumped back to the ground, looking at the pagoda and thinking about how to open the door. Logically speaking, the game should not provide an inaccessible map. There must be a way to crack this pagoda, and there must be clues around it.

Xiao Jie returned to the gate and saw four lines of poetry engraved on both sides of the gate.

When doomsday comes and heaven and earth are dark, I hide alone in the pagoda.

When the sky and earth are colorless, the pagoda gate will open to the light.

Could it be that because of the catastrophe, this person hid in the pagoda?

But the catastrophe happened hundreds of years ago, so wouldn’t the people in this pagoda have died inside long ago?
Now Xiao Jie wanted to go in and take a look even more. Maybe he could find the body of a great monk who lived hundreds of years ago, with some top-grade equipment, Buddhist scriptures and so on - yes, maybe he could touch some relics.

As for the last two sentences, they seem to be the method to open the pagoda. The sky and earth are colorless... It should be that some special mechanism is completed to open the door.

Does it mean night? Towards the light means torches. If you come to the pagoda with torches in the middle of the night, the door will open?

But that’s not right. The night is black, which is also a color.

Besides, there are ghosts in the wild at night, so I can't come here by myself.

After thinking for a while, I still have no clue. I can only say that there are several ideas to try, but I can't guarantee success of any of them.

However, this game has a scene destruction mechanism. Why not just tear down the pagoda?
Xiao Jie looked at the two knives in his hands and decisively gave up.

I'm afraid this job can only be done by me, Yu Chengxian. I'll wait for him to come back after completing his studies and then ask him to break down the door to see what's inside.

Shaking his head, Xiao Jie set out again, walking along the path between the woods. As he walked, he came to a three-way intersection. He opened the map and saw that he was very close to the deserted village where he met the wolf-spirit captain.

There is also a road sign at the fork in the road.

To the east - to the Fallen Buddha Forest, to the north - to the Cross Village, to the south - to the Shangyin Village.

The Cross Village is the abandoned village where the mad Taoist priest was encountered. The Fallen Buddha Forest should be the forest where the pagoda is located. I have never heard of the Upper Hidden Village.

Thinking of the wolf-like captain he encountered not far from the Cross Village last time, Xiao Jie also perked up.

The wolf demons of Bailang Cave and the bandits of Heifeng Village are the two forces most widely distributed in Luoyang Plain.

The small troop sent out might encounter them at any time.

You still have to prepare yourself.

As a result, what I feared came true. Not long after I walked north, I heard a scream of fear from a distance.

"Help! Help!"

"Stop howling and run!"

"We can't run away, let's fight them!"

Xiao Jie hurriedly quickened his pace and saw from afar a group of wolf monsters chasing after several players, all of whom were about level 14 or 15. Two of them had been chopped to the ground, and the remaining three were running for their lives. A dozen wolf soldiers were chasing them closely behind, and there was also a wolf captain riding a giant wolf chasing them from behind, but he was not in a hurry to attack.

That’s right, it was the wolf-soldier raiding team he encountered before.

In the past, Xiao Jie would have no choice but to run away. However, with his magical powers at his disposal, Xiao Jie suddenly became heroic and filled with murderous intent.

He accelerated and rushed to the players.

"Keep running, I'll handle them."

(End of this chapter)