Chapter 1524: Entrusted

Zhou Yiqiao had more and more doubts in his mind, but at this moment he could only bite the bullet and continue exploring.

He moved forward cautiously for several feet and found that the valley was not large. He soon reached the end of the valley.

At the end of the valley, there stood a simple wooden house alone.

The cabin is built entirely with blue-gray wood, and its appearance looks very rough and even a little shabby.

The roof was covered with a thick layer of thatch, and a few rays of sunlight shone through the gaps, leaving mottled light and shadows on the ground.

The wooden door was ajar, as if it would be blown open by the wind at any time.

Zhou Yiqiao looked at the extremely simple wooden house in front of him, and the doubts in his heart became stronger and stronger.

"Is this the treasure that the mysterious senior mentioned? It looks like just an ordinary house."

Even though he was thinking this, he still slowly approached the cabin and pushed open the wooden door that seemed like it would collapse at any time.

With a creaky sound, the old wooden door made a harsh sound and then slowly opened.

A strong medicinal fragrance wafted towards him, which made Zhou Yiqiao feel refreshed.

The cabin was completely empty, with nothing inside except a simple bed and a desk.

However, on this desk, there is an antique sandalwood box.

This sandalwood box is about half a foot long and wide, and is carved with exquisite patterns. You can tell at first glance that it is not an ordinary item.

Zhou Yiqiao's attention was instantly attracted by the sandalwood box. He quickly stepped forward and picked it up.

The sandalwood box feels slightly heavy in the hand and as smooth as jade, making it hard to put down.

Zhou Yiqiao took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then slowly opened the lid of the sandalwood box.

There was a pill the size of a longan lying quietly in the sandalwood box, emitting a faint fragrance.

This pill is dark red in color, with a smooth and round surface, shining like a ruby.

Zhou Yiqiao frowned slightly. He did not feel any spiritual energy fluctuations from the pill, nor did he notice anything special about this pill.

Years of experience in alchemy told him that this pill was not an elixir in any sense, nor was it the treasure mentioned by the mysterious senior.

"What the hell is this?"

Holding the pill in front of him, Zhou Yiqiao looked at it again and again, but couldn't make out anything special about it.

At this moment, he suddenly found that there seemed to be a faint light flashing on the surface of the pill.

Zhou Yiqiao was slightly stunned, and quickly probed his spiritual sense into it, wanting to see what was so special about this pill.

However, as soon as his consciousness touched the pill, it was bounced back by a powerful force!

Zhou Yiqiao was shocked and quickly circulated the spiritual power in his body to protect his heart meridians, so he avoided getting injured.

"How is this going?"

He frowned and tried to touch the pill with his spiritual sense again, but the result was the same.

After several times, Zhou Yiqiao finally gave up this meaningless action.

"No matter what, at least we can confirm that this pill is not useless."

He put the pill back into the sandalwood box, walked out of the wooden house, and only then did he look around at the space he had landed in for the first time.

Behind the wooden house is a small path that is only wide enough for one person to pass, winding its way out of the valley.

On both sides of the path is a dense forest with towering ancient trees with lush branches and leaves, blocking out the sun.

Zhou Yiqiao walked along the path for only a few dozen feet before he came to a three-way intersection.

There were three stone tablets standing at the three-way intersection.

The three stone tablets are carved entirely from black rock and are engraved with various texts and patterns.

Zhou Yiqiao walked closer and saw that the immortal characters engraved on the three stone tablets were all characters he did not recognize at all.

On the stone wall above the three stone tablets, there is also a passage of fairy text engraved in fairy characters. The magical thing is that these words are completely within Zhou Yiqiao's understanding.

"Choose one of the three, life or death is your own responsibility."

Zhou Yiqiao stood at the three-way intersection, his heart sinking slightly.

He was completely unfamiliar with the words on the three stone tablets and could not understand their meaning at all, let alone how to choose.

"Which way should I go?"

Zhou Yiqiao pondered for a long time and confirmed that he had no way to break the current situation, and he couldn't help but feel like giving up.

However, just as this thought appeared in his mind, there was a sudden violent vibration in the passage behind him, followed by a loud bang!

Zhou Yiqiao was shocked and looked back quickly, only to see that the passage behind him was blocked by a huge rock!

His face changed drastically and he rushed to the stone tablet, trying to figure out the current situation.

But something surprising happened to Zhou Yiqiao. He tried to use his spiritual power to sense the boulder, but found that the boulder was blessed by a mysterious force and he could not break it at all.

"Damn it, this is forcing me to make a choice."

Zhou Yiqiao cursed in his heart, he knew he had no way out.

The boulder completely blocked the passage, apparently the result of some mechanism being triggered, and he had to choose between three paths.

“Choose one of the three, your life or death is at your own risk.” These eight short words were like a mountain pressing on Zhou Yiqiao’s heart.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and looked carefully at the three stone tablets.

After hesitating for half an incense stick of time, Zhou Yiqiao finally made a decision.

He knew he couldn't waste too much time here, otherwise he might miss something more important.

“Perhaps, this itself is a test.”

Zhou Yiqiao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then slowly opened his eyes and walked towards the road on the left with a firm gaze.

After walking along the path for about an incense stick's time, Zhou Yiqiao found that the road ahead was shrouded in thick fog.

Zhou Yiqiao tried to use his spiritual power to disperse the fog, but the fog seemed to have no response to the spiritual power and remained as thick as before.

He frowned and suddenly remembered the sandalwood box in his hand.

He tried to open the box, took out the pill and placed it in his palm.

The next moment, something magical happened!

Suddenly, a soft light emanated from the pill, enveloping Zhou Yiqiao completely.

Then, he felt a powerful force coming from all directions, instantly enveloping his body!

Zhou Yiqiao was shocked and quickly circulated the spiritual power in his body to resist this mysterious force.

However, that force was like a tide and could not be resisted at all!

In just a moment, Zhou Yiqiao was completely submerged in the fog!

......

When Zhou Yiqiao opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar space.

This space was not big, only a few dozen feet in radius, and it was all grey and nothing could be seen. It was very much like the scene when the mysterious senior helped him rebuild his body last time.

Zhou Yiqiao tried to use his spiritual sense to sense the situation around him, and found that the direction he could sense was further compressed, and now there was only a distance of three meters around him.

At the same time, a strange yet familiar voice sounded.

"Welcome to the world of heavenly books."

Zhou Yiqiao was startled and looked around quickly, but found that there was no one around, let alone anyone talking.

"who are you?"

"I am the master of this space and the guardian of the Heavenly Book."

"The voice sounded again, and this time it seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to determine the specific location.

"What is the Heavenly Book?"

Zhou Yiqiao asked in a deep voice, his eyes fixed straight ahead, trying to find the source of the sound.

"The Heavenly Book is one of the most precious treasures in the Wanjuan Tower. It contains endless knowledge and power. It can answer any three questions of the owner of the Heavenly Book and is enough to change the fate of that person."

The voice replied, with a hint of mystery and authority in its tone.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart moved, and he realized that this heavenly book might be the treasure that the mysterious predecessor had mentioned.

He took a deep breath and asked.

"How can I get the Book of Heaven?"

"The Book of Heaven will not fall into anyone's hands easily. Only after you pass the test and prove that you are qualified to possess it, can you obtain it."

The voice sounded again, this time it seemed to carry a hint of testing.

Zhou Yiqiao frowned slightly, inexplicably feeling a sense of foreboding.

"What is the test?"

"The Heavenly Book can answer three of your questions, so naturally it also needs to know three questions from you."

"You will be faced with three questions. Only if you answer all of them correctly can you obtain the Heavenly Book."

the voice said.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart sank as he realized that he might not be able to leave here easily.

Since he started practicing, he has always been able to break through all the barriers with one force, and he has never encountered such a tricky situation, which gave him a headache.

The voice didn't notice Zhou Yiqiao's emotional changes at all. It was like a fixed machine and directly asked the first question.

"First question, which is the most powerful force in the Tianchen Realm?"

Zhou Yiqiao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect the first question to be so simple.

"The royal family of Daxuantian."

The voice sounded, confirming Zhou Yiqiao's answer.

"correct answer."

"The second question is, who is the most powerful practitioner in the Tianchen Realm?"

Zhou Yiqiao frowned slightly. This question was a bit difficult.

Although he had come into contact with many powerful forces in the Tianchen Realm, the more he came to understand that there were many hidden sects in the Tianchen Realm like the Tijian Sect, and there must be powerful practitioners among these sects.

"The most powerful cultivator in the Tianchen Realm should be Senior Wang Xihuan from the Tijian Sect."

This time, the mechanized voice did not answer immediately, but fell into silence.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart tightened, but he didn't expect that he actually guessed the answer just by saying it casually.

"correct answer."

"Here's the last question..."

The mechanized voice sounded again, and Zhou Yiqiao inexplicably felt a little uneasy.

Sure enough, the voice soon asked a question that caught Zhou Yiqiao off guard.

"The third question is, if you can become the master of the Heavenly Book, but the price is to find a way to kill the strongest person in the Tianchen Realm, what would you do?"