Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

"We have to find a way to open the stone door as soon as possible and leave here."

Fang Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes still fixed on the stone gate vigilantly.

The fox girl nodded slightly, her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings, trying to find more clues:

"The circular object on the mural must be the key. Let's look carefully to see if there are any similar objects or related clues nearby."

So the two of them searched more carefully around the stone gate.

Fang Yue carefully probed the walls and the ground with his spear, not missing any suspicious place, while the fox girl closed her eyes and used her keen perception to feel the fluctuations of the surrounding energy.

Suddenly, the fox girl opened her eyes and walked quickly to the corner on the other side of the stone gate.

There, a loose stone caught her attention.

She squatted down, gently moved the stone away, and found a small secret compartment under the stone. In the secret compartment was a round crystal emitting soft light. The patterns on the crystal seemed to echo the symbols on the stone door.

"Fang Yue, look!" the fox girl shouted in surprise.

Fang Yue hurried over, and after seeing the crystal, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes: "This should be it."

Fang Yue picked up the crystal carefully, and the two of them came to the stone gate again.

When Fang Yue placed the crystal into the circular groove of the stone gate, the runes on the stone gate suddenly shone with dazzling light. The light spread along the patterns on the stone gate, as if giving new life to the dragons, phoenixes and immortals.

The stone door slowly opened, and a powerful and mysterious force surged out from the door, leading them inside.

Behind the door was a long passage with huge crystals inlaid on the walls. These crystals emitted colorful light, illuminating the passage as bright as day.

The ground of the passage was engraved with complicated magic arrays, through which flowed golden light, like a river flowing with gold.

"It feels like this place is full of power." Fang Yue said. He could feel the huge energy contained in these lights and magic arrays.

After so many years, everything in the secret room has turned to ashes.

But now, here, there is still such rich energy remaining!
The fox girl also looked around curiously: "These magic arrays look like some kind of teleportation arrays, but they are a little different. We have to be careful."

They walked slowly along the passage, feeling the changes in the surrounding energy with every step.

When they reached the middle of the passage, the surrounding light suddenly flickered, and golden rays shot out from the crystals on the wall, interweaving together to form a huge light net that trapped Fang Yue and the fox girl.

"How is this going?"

Fang Yue tried to cut the light with his spear, but the light reconnected immediately after being cut.

The fox girl frowned and observed the light network carefully: "These rays seem to change according to some rules. We need to find a way to crack it."

They began to study the patterns of the light net. After some observation, the fox girl found that the changes in the light of the light net were related to the direction of the flow of the magic circle on the ground.

"Fang Yue, let's try to guide these rays of light along the direction of the magic circle's flow." said the fox girl.

Fang Yue nodded, and they began to exert their power to guide the light to flow along the magic circle.

As they worked, the light of the light net gradually dimmed and eventually disappeared.

The two continued to move forward and finally reached the end of the passage.

At the end of the passage is a huge circular hall. The dome of the hall looks like a vast starry sky with twinkling stars, and each star is like a world.

There is a huge golden disc in the center of the hall, which is engraved with all kinds of mysterious symbols and patterns. There are several huge statues surrounding the disc. These statues have different shapes, including monsters with animal heads and human bodies, and gods with wings spread out as if ready to fly.

"This should be the core of the Golden Kingdom." Fang Yue looked around, his heart filled with awe.

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At the same time, at the border of the Wei Dynasty in the human world, there is a demon clan blockade node.

This place is heavily guarded all year round, and the atmosphere is tense and depressing.

The soldiers guarding the border were dressed in heavy armor, holding sharp blades, and watching every move around them vigilantly.

Ancient rune arrays are arranged around the sealing nodes. These arrays emit a faint light, echoing with the demon-suppressing instruments buried deep underground, forming a powerful sealing force.

These forces suppress the aura of the demon race, preventing them from breaking through the seal and invading the human world.

However, in recent days, there have been some unusual movements in the seal.

The originally stable rune light began to flicker, and the demon-suppressing magic weapon underground also emitted slight vibrations from time to time.

The general in charge of guarding noticed something unusual and frowned, knowing that this might indicate a huge crisis.

The general's name was Li Su, and he was a famous general in the Wei Dynasty.

He was wearing black armor, and the patterns on the armor flashed coldly in the sunlight.

He paced back and forth around the sealing node, carefully examining every rune and magical weapon, trying to find the cause of the unusual movement.

"General, the fluctuations of the seal have become more and more frequent in recent days. Should we report this to the court?" A deputy general stepped forward and asked worriedly.

Li Su nodded slightly: "Such an abnormality should not be underestimated. Send a fast horse to deliver a message to the court. At the same time, strengthen the vigilance. If there is any situation, report it immediately."

The deputy general took the order and left, while Li Su continued his inspection.

He came to a rune array, squatted down, and reached out to touch the runes.

He could feel the chaotic energy transmitted by the runes. This energy was different from the demon sealing power he was familiar with, and seemed to be mixed with some more ancient and mysterious aura.

Just then, a strong wind blew past, making the soldiers' flags flutter.

A low roar was faintly heard in the wind, as if it came from deep underground.

Li Su's face changed. He stood up, gripped the sword at his waist, and shouted, "Everyone, be on alert!"

The soldiers acted quickly and were ready for battle.

As the roar became clearer, tiny cracks began to appear on the ground at the sealed town node, and wisps of black mist seeped out of the cracks.

These mists contain powerful demonic power, and when they come into contact with the surrounding grass and trees, they wither instantly.

"What's going on? Are there demons trying to break the seal?" a soldier shouted in horror.

Li Su's eyes were solemn. He knew that a great war might be about to happen.

He ordered the soldiers to activate the defensive formation and prepare to resist possible attacks from the demon tribe.

He himself stood at the front, ready to deal with unknown dangers personally.

As the black mist continued to pour out, the cracks in the ground became bigger and bigger. Suddenly, a huge claw stretched out from the crack. The claw was covered with hard scales and emitted a sinister cold light.

Immediately afterwards, a huge figure slowly emerged from the ground. It was as big as a mountain, with a huge head and sharp fangs, and exuded powerful demonic power. It was actually an ancient monster that had been sealed for many years.

"Hmph, lowly human, today is the day of your death!" The ancient monster opened its bloody mouth and let out an earth-shaking roar.

Li Su showed no fear. He raised his sword high, pointed it at the ancient monster, and shouted, "Don't be so arrogant. We have guarded this place for many years. How can we allow a monster like you to be so presumptuous!"

His voice was like a huge bell, echoing on the battlefield and inspiring the soldiers behind him.

He rushed towards the ancient monster first, his figure was as fast as lightning, and he swung the sword in his hand to release sharp sword energy. The sword energy slashed on the scales of the ancient monster, splashing a series of sparks, but could only leave shallow marks on its hard skin.

Seeing this, the ancient monster let out a mocking roar, and swept its huge tail violently, bringing up a gust of wind that swept towards Li Su and his soldiers.

Li Su quickly used his skills to narrowly avoid the fierce attack, but some soldiers who failed to dodge in time were swept up by the strong wind, fell heavily to the ground, and spit out blood.

"Focus on attacking its eyes and joints!" Li Su commanded loudly while steadying his body.

The soldiers quickly adjusted their tactics, and the archers fired at the ancient monster's eyes, with sharp arrows raining down on the target.

The melee soldiers were divided into small teams and tried to attack the monster's joints.

The ancient monster seemed to have sensed humans' intentions. It shook its head violently and a black demonic power spurted out of its mouth. The demonic power turned into substance and bounced off the incoming arrows.

At the same time, it stomped its limbs hard, causing the ground to shake violently, and some soldiers close to it were knocked to the ground.

At this time, Li Su exploded. He pushed his spiritual power to the extreme, and his whole body burst into brilliant light, which was as dazzling as the sun.

His figure turned into a stream of light and instantly rushed towards the ancient monster. The sword in his hand hummed, as if responding to its master's determination.

Li Su avoided the black demonic power emitted by the ancient monster and moved flexibly within its huge body.

He seized the opportunity, leaped over the ancient monster's head, and shouted, "Break!"

The sword in his hand stabbed straight towards the left eye of the ancient monster.

This sword contained all his life's skills, and strands of spiritual power surrounded the sword, like a spirit snake entwined around it.

The ancient monster sensed the great danger and twisted its head frantically, trying to avoid the fatal blow.

But Li Su's speed was too fast, and the sword blade still pierced into its left eye.

A stream of black blood gushed out, and the ancient monster let out a painful roar. The roar was so deafening that everyone on the battlefield felt a piercing pain in their eardrums.

However, the ancient monster was in great pain and swung its huge claws towards Li Su.

Li Su was unable to dodge and was hit hard. His body flew out like a kite with a broken string and fell heavily to the ground with blood spurting out of his mouth.

The armor on his body was almost shattered by this blow, and many of the wounds were so deep that the bones were visible.

But this attack also completely enraged the soldiers. They roared and rushed towards the ancient monster, their eyes full of anger and determination.

"Avenge the general!"

The soldiers' shouts and cries of killing rose one after another.

Regardless of the danger, the melee soldiers rushed towards the joints of the ancient monster and hacked at it fiercely with the weapons in their hands.

The archers also tried their best and shot a dense rain of arrows at the right eye of the ancient monster again.

Under the joint attack of everyone, the ancient monster gradually lost its strength.

Its right eye was also hit by an arrow, and its movements became slow.

At this time, Li Suqiang supported his injured body and stood up again.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes revealing unshakable faith.

He rushed towards the ancient monster again, swinging the sword in his hand in complicated sword moves.

Each move accurately hit the vital parts of the ancient monster, leaving deep wounds on its body.

Although the ancient monster fought hard, its strength gradually weakened due to its serious injuries.

Finally, Li Su gathered the last of his strength and delivered a fatal blow.

His sword pierced deeply into the heart of the ancient monster, and a powerful energy burst out from the contact point between the sword blade and the monster's body.

The ancient monster let out one last unwilling roar, and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang, raising a cloud of dust.

There was a sudden silence on the battlefield, followed by a burst of cheers.

But at this moment, at the sealing point of the town, endless demons emerged like a tide.

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"Finally getting out."

Fang Yue looked at the golden disc in the center of the hall, his eyes flashing with anticipation.

He and the fox girl have been through many hardships along the way, and now this disc seems to be the key to their escape.

The fox girl frowned slightly and walked over to the disc to examine it carefully. "The symbols on it are intricate, but I feel that they are somehow related to the movements of the surrounding statues. Perhaps we need to get the statues back to a specific posture before the disc will activate."

Fang Yue nodded, and the two began to observe the statue around the disc.

These statues are lifelike, with monsters with animal heads and human bodies showing bared fangs and claws, and statues of gods looking solemn and majestic.

Fang Yue tried to push the arm of a statue with a human body and an animal head and found that the statue was extremely heavy. However, with his full strength, the statue's arm was slowly moved a little.

At the same time, some of the symbols on the disc flashed.

"There's a reaction!" Fang Yue shouted.

The fox girl also began to cast magic, controlling the magic weapon in the hands of a statue of a god, allowing it to slowly move to the appropriate position.

As they adjusted the statue, the light on the disk grew brighter and brighter, and the symbols flashed faster and faster.

Finally, a door appeared in front.

Fang Yue and the fox girl looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes. They sped up and continued to adjust the remaining statues.

The fox girl danced with her hands, and colorful rays of light flew out from her hands, wrapping around the statue and gently pushing its limbs.

Fang Yue used the support of his spear and exerted all his strength to move the extremely heavy statue parts.

As the last statue was adjusted into position, the light from the disc shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire hall like daylight.

The portal became clearer, and a familiar aura came from it, as if it was leading to the land of freedom they longed for.

"Come on!"

Fang Yue pulled the fox girl and ran towards the gate.

Just as they were about to step into the door, the hall suddenly shook violently and cracks appeared on the surrounding walls, as if something was preventing them from leaving.

Some black smoke came out from the crack, and figures flickered faintly in the smoke.

These figures gradually condensed into some small demons, which pounced towards Fang Yue and the fox girl with their fangs and claws bared.

"Time is running out!"

Fang Yue shouted, and swung the spear in his hand into a light curtain, repelling the oncoming demon. (End of this chapter)