Chapter 1503: Yes, you pass
Chapter 1503: Yes, you pass
Even though Xiao Mu had already torn through various kinds of poison already, it wasn’t as if this stopped its enthusiasm for this as it continued through the next few rooms without stopping.
It seemed like Xiao Mu was already getting used to being affected by the poison with how it continued moving even though it was affected by the poison.
No matter what the poison was, it didn’t seem like it was strong enough to actually stop Xiao Mu.
Even for Lin Fan, he didn’t feel any pressure as he followed behind Xiao Mu.
So it really was confirmed that this place was just testing one’s ability to recognize poison and figure out ways to deal with it.
The problem was that even though they were charging through the rooms without a problem, it didn’t seem like they were getting anywhere.
It wasn’t as if they were going in circles, it was just that it also didn’t seem like there was an end to these rooms. The more that they moved forward, the more that it seemed like there was nothing that was waiting for them.
It really didn’t feel like continuing on like this was the way to go, even though Xiao Mu didn’t seem to mind.
In the end, Lin Fan reached out to grab Xiao Mu and pulled it back before saying, "We need to think about this."
Xiao Mu didn’t seem happy that Lin Fan was stopping it, it seemed like the only thing that Xiao Mu wanted was to keep charging forward deeper into this pavilion. From the aura that changed because of this, Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan both knew why it was doing this.
But Lin Fan just said, "It’s not too late for you to keep going once this is over, right? But if we keep going like this, there’s no telling what will happen to the two of us if we encounter something that we can’t deal with."
After all, they had already gotten quite deep into this pavilion.
If there really was a poison that Lin Fan couldn’t handle with the Azure Wind barrier, then it really would be bad for him and Ye Qing Huan.
Even though Xiao Mu seemed like it was disappointed, it didn’t actually go against what Lin Fan said. Even if Xiao Mu was excited about this change, it knew that Lin Fan was right.
It had been able to maintain a bit of its sanity and thought this through logically.
Which was why Xiao Mu suddenly pulled out a pen and paper.
Lin Fan’s face couldn’t help twitching when he saw the pen that Xiao Mu took out since it wasn’t a normal pen. Unlike the other pens in this world, this was one that was fully mechanical with a ball point.
This was no doubt something that came from a different place, though it wasn’t as if this kind of thing wouldn’t sell.
There was a part of Lin Fan that thought about passing something similar to Yue Lan and letting her take care of it. Though that certainly wasn’t something that he had to worry about right now.
With Xiao Mu writing it down, it didn’t take long for a simple diagram to appear.
This was a map of the pavilion and the path that they had taken so far, but it wasn’t just that alone. For each of the rooms that were on this map, there was a symbol that was drawn on it.
Each of these symbols was a representation of the different poisons that they had encountered.
Though Lin Fan couldn’t help feeling a bit strange about the symbols that Xiao Mu had used for each of these rooms.
To put it simply, the symbols that Xiao Mu chose for each of these rooms was too blunt.
It didn’t seem like Xiao Mu thought about it at all when it chose these symbols.
But in the end, it didn’t seem like any of this helped.
Even though they had created a map for this place, it really didn’t tell them much.
The only thing that it told them was that this place seemed rather wide.
So far, they had only seen the pavilion from one direction and it didn’t seem all that wide from what they could see. But now they knew that this place was indeed quite wide since they could see how long the corridor and all of these rooms were.
It didn’t seem like they would be able to reach the end just by following a straight path like this.
But if they didn’t follow a straight path, were they supposed to explore each of the different paths that were laid out for them?
Each of the rooms had several doors that were leading in different directions, so it wasn’t as if just randomly choosing would bring them anywhere worth looking for. At the same time, there really wasn’t anything that they could use as clues to tell them where to go.
No matter how they looked, it really didn’t seem like there was a single thing that would tell them where to go.
"Let me do it."
Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan both narrowed their eyes to look at Xiao Mu when it made this suggestion.
It wasn’t as if they couldn’t understand what Xiao Mu was volunteering for, it was just that they didn’t think that doing something like this would actually have a use.
"I’m getting better at analyzing it since many of the poisons use the same basic materials. It won’t take long for me to go through all of these different rooms."
What Xiao Mu said was technically correct, but it really was hard for them to trust that there wouldn’t be some kind of change to this.
But even if they didn’t have faith in the process, it wasn’t as if there was anything that they could do about this. After all, there really wasn’t any other option that they had to deal with this.
So in the end, the only thing that they could do was let Xiao Mu do what it wanted to do.
With that decided, there was an excited look that appeared on Xiao Mu’s face as it suddenly started charging forward. There was no hesitation in its steps at all, it was as if it couldn’t wait to see what it would encounter.
Seeing Xiao Mu like this, both Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan couldn’t help comparing it to a child that had just gotten a toy that it really wanted to play with.
Though this ’toy’ was certainly more dangerous than normal toys since it was poison that could kill people.
As Xiao Mu brute forced its way forward, there were various liquids that started coming out of it from different places. It wasn’t just oil alone that came out, there were different liquids that all seemed to play a role in Xiao Mu’s body.
Both Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan couldn’t help being curious about what role these liquids played in Xiao Mu’s body.
Or it was better to say that they were curious about the composition of Xiao Mu’s body that it would need all these liquids. They had never really taken a close look at Xiao Mu’s body before this, so it was only natural that they would be curious.
It didn’t matter how much liquid came out of Xiao Mu, it seemed like the only thing that mattered was pushing forward.
But eventually, it seemed like the liquids coming out of Xiao Mu were slowing down.
Even though they were still pushing through the various rooms, it didn’t seem like the poisons were actually having an effect on Xiao Mu. It was as if Xiao Mu had found the shared foundation between the poisons that allowed it to solve all of them.
Once that happened, there was a sudden change that came from Xiao Mu.
It was a change in the aura that had been around Xiao Mu.
Before this, the sensation that it gave was as if there was something that was about to break through. But now, it had finally broken through whatever barrier had been holding it back and it reached a new level.
Somehow, Xiao Mu had succeeded with its breakthrough and had developed proper cultivation.
Though from the sensation that came from Xiao Mu, it seemed like its cultivation was currently supported by the parts that it was made of. It wasn’t as if this was natural cultivation that truly belonged to it.
This was just something that had been added on top of the power that it already possessed.
Still, there was no doubt that Xiao Mu had become stronger because of this.
As they were about to keep pushing, there was something strange that happened.
"Why isn’t it opening?"
When Xiao Mu went to open the next door, it found that it was stuck. It didn’t matter how Xiao Mu pushed, it didn’t seem like the door was about to open.
"Enough, enough already. Stop tearing through my pavilion like this."
Bitter smiles appeared on the faces of Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan when they heard this.
It was obvious who was talking to them and what they were doing talking to them like this.
It was just that Xiao Mu seemed a bit disappointed because of this.
"Then you’re saying that we passed?" Lin Fan asked in the end.
"Yes, you pass." The voice said with a sigh before a door suddenly appeared in front of them.
This door was different from the ones that they had encountered previously.
After all, this was a door in the ground.