Chapter 687: The Correct Route Through the Maze

Busi Xianweng was somewhat stunned.

He touched his hair and discovered he had become bald; if he hadn't dodged quickly after that fireball shattered the Gong Dian gate just now, he would have already been reduced to ashes.

But even so, he sacrificed his hair, which had been incinerated by the temperature of the passing flames.

"You are Busi Xianweng?"

Li Heng strode to the front of the Gong Dian gate and said this while looking at Busi Xianweng, who was standing inside the entrance in a daze.

"Yes, Senior, I am."

Busi Xianweng nodded hurriedly. He felt a bit surprised as he looked at Li Heng, because he sensed that Li Heng's aura did not seem very powerful, at most on the same level as his own.

However, he thought about it and felt this was merely a facade.

After all, how could a terrifying existence capable of unleashing such a terrifying fireball and shattering the Gong Dian's defenses in one strike only be at the same level as him? That was impossible.

"So Fellow Daoist Di is here; no wonder there was no sound just now."

Busi Xianweng looked at Di Youyou beside him and said with a sudden realization. No wonder she had been silent all along; it turned out she had already taken a step ahead of him to pledge allegiance to this Senior.

But then again, did this Senior know his name because he heard it from Di Youyou? He pondered for a moment and then gave up on the thought, because it was not important.

It did not matter whether this Senior was omniscient or not.

But based on that fireball just now, he was someone he could not afford to provoke.

"You two can exchange pleasantries later. Let's go; I am quite looking forward to seeing what is actually inside this Gong Dian."

After Li Heng finished speaking, he strode into the Gong Dian.

At this moment, the statues inside the Gong Dian were in a state of chaos.

They had just seen a fireball suddenly fly past; if they hadn't dodged quickly, they would have been blasted to smithereens. The statues weren't broken, and they could resurrect infinitely, but what would happen if the statues were destroyed? They didn't want to know.

After that fireball swept past them, it rushed directly into the depths of the Gong Dian, emitting an extremely terrifying sound, and after that, they could even hear a trace of a mournful cry.

At the same time, they had just discovered that the terrifying aura that had previously made them afraid to cross the line and afraid to explore or move toward the depths of the Gong Dian had already dissipated and vanished.

Did this mean it was an opportunity for them?

"Let's go, we are going to explore the depths of the Gong Dian; perhaps we can obtain unexpected benefits, or even truly control this Gong Dian!"

Some statues had become excited and said loudly.

"I think it is unwise. This was a forbidden matter. Now, because of that fireball, the forbidden matter has disappeared, but no one can guarantee what kind of accident might occur."

Other statues raised objections.

"The Great Dao opportunity is right in front of us, why are you dawdling? And surely you know what that fireball just now signifies?"

Some radical statues said this.

The other statues fell silent upon hearing this. They indeed knew what it signified; it meant the Gong Dian's defenses had very likely been broken, and that enemy was already about to invade.

When that time came, whether they lived or died would no longer be up to them.

Thinking of this, it was better to head into the depths of the Gong Dian and take a gamble!

"Fine, let's not waste any more time."

Seeing that some were still hesitant, the radical faction laughed coldly and immediately turned to rush toward the depths of the Gong Dian. Once some took the lead, the others quickly made their decisions and rushed toward the depths of the Gong Dian one after another.

In the end, only a small portion of people remained where they were.

Soon, Li Heng brought Di Youyou and Busi Xianweng to the place where the statues had originally been.

Seeing that the number of statues here had decreased, Di Youyou and Busi Xianweng could not help but be startled and asked, "What is going on? Why are there so few people? Where are the others?"

Those who remained pointed toward the depths of the Gong Dian and remained silent.

The two of them instantly realized what had happened and gave a cold laugh.

"They are truly bold, daring to rush into the depths of the Gong Dian; are they not afraid of being erased by the rules of this Gong Dian? Senior, it seems your attack just now broke the restrictions of the Gong Dian, allowing them to dare to head into the depths of the Gong Dian to intercept your benefits."

Busi Xianweng spoke first, with a tone of stirring up trouble.

Li Heng glanced at this old man and spoke.

"You two stay here for now. I will go and take a look at this part of the Gong Dian; I will be back shortly." Afterward, he ignored the two and strode toward the depths of the Gong Dian, not worried in the slightest that they would run away, even though the Gong Dian's restrictions had been broken.

In the depths of the Gong Dian, this was a crisscrossing maze.

Three members of the radical faction gathered together to talk.

"I didn't expect the depths of the Gong Dian to be a maze. One step is a Great Thousand World, two steps is a multiverse; we have only walked three steps and almost got lost here forever."

"That's right, but now I am even more curious about what kind of supreme treasure exists at the end of the Gong Dian. The more dangerous and mysterious it is, the more it must contain greater secrets and benefits."

"I think it is better if we leave here as soon as possible. We only walked three steps in this maze and got lost; if we keep walking like this, we will be lost forever."

The third person expressed strong concern about this.

"What are you panicking about? The Dao Fruit and cultivation of Di Luo have all been severed, and in terms of power, he is even weaker than the three of us. And most importantly, both his true body and clones have been severed, leaving only this statue body here; once he gets lost, he will be lost forever. But he still dares to rush into the Gong Dian, so why should we be afraid?"

"That's right, to obtain Great Dao opportunities, one must take risks."

The other two felt the third was being overly worried.

They each had Secret Techniques, and they were only statues now, not their true bodies; if they really got lost here, they could use their true bodies as an anchor to return.

Compared to this, that unlucky fellow Di Luo was the truly fearless one.

He just blindly rushed forward.

Then, the three of them walked a few more steps and became completely lost, trapped within an infinitely nested box World.

"What is going on? Is there no end to this? We only just took our fifth step, how did we end up in this strange space-time?"

"Indeed, how many times have we ascended? From the Human Realm to the Immortal Realm, from the Immortal Realm to the God Realm, from the God Realm to the Saint Realm. From the Upper Realm to the Chaos Realm, from the Chaos Realm to the Hongmeng Realm... we have ascended a total of 129,600 times, how can we still not see the end?"

The other two said gloomily.

"I told you we would get lost; I was right."

The third person said happily.

The other two were instantly speechless. They were also lost inside; what was the use of proving he was right? He was truly a fool. If it weren't for the fact that he cultivated the Qi Luck Great Dao and his luck was often quite good, they wouldn't have wanted to bring this idiot along to explore.

At this moment, Li Heng also arrived before this maze.

"Oh, walking through a maze? Interesting."

He chuckled, threw a punch, and punched straight through the maze. As the saying goes, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line; walking one path to the end is the correct way to navigate a maze.

Everything else is just flashy nonsense!