I Can Record Wonders

Chapter 169: Breaking the Maze with the Five Beauties

"Hmm?"

Fu Ning's eyes lit up. Could this be the key to finding the clue?

While he was pondering, the white light on the little white turtle gradually condensed, forming patterns on its shell.

The originally complex lines unexpectedly began to change in a regular manner.

Splash~

When all the white light disappeared, the small white turtle grew from the size of a palm to the size of a volleyball, increasing in size.

At the same time, the lines on its shell finally stopped changing.

"This... is a map?!"

Fu Ning widened his eyes in surprise. He didn't expect that the chaotic lines just now would connect with each other and form a map.

However, this map was not complete; it only showed a corner of the Secret Realm.

Fu Ning quickly found his own location on the map, which was the position of this "lake."

In addition to the lake, the map also marked several landmarks, but Fu Ning was only interested in two of them.

One was the "teleportation array." According to Black Feather Scenic Master, there were eight teleportation arrays in the Secret Realm, and the one shown on the map was likely the closest one.

As long as he found that teleportation array, Fu Ning would have passed the second trial.

The other one was the symbol of the "turtle shell."

Since the White Turtle Elder cultivated the Cloud Spirit Turtle, Fu Ning guessed that this symbol was the White Turtle Elder's inheritance mark.

Fu Ning's gaze shifted back and forth on the white turtle's shell.

One was the exit, and the other was the inheritance.

"Which one should I choose?"

The two symbols were in different directions. If he chose the exit, it meant giving up the inheritance.

But if he chose the inheritance, he would have to travel a longer distance, and the dangers he would encounter along the way would also increase exponentially.

After a moment of contemplation, Fu Ning once again activated the Inner Scenic Diagram's divination.

This time, he asked about good or bad luck.

As a maple leaf fell, a new divination appeared in the Scenic Palace.

"Good hidden within bad, many obstacles for good things."

"Many obstacles for good things..." Fu Ning muttered to himself, but his gaze unintentionally fell on the white turtle.

...

A hundred meters away, sunlight shone through the treetops, forming substantial beams of light.

Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, a slender figure passed by.

The girl had black hair and wore a white dress. She was wrapped in a gentle breeze, and her dress fluttered like snow, as if she were a fairy in this jungle.

Shen Bijun let out a sigh and looked at the giant tree in front of her, furrowing her brows.

"This tree..."

She clearly remembered that when she entered the Secret Realm, she landed under this tree.

But she didn't expect that after wandering around for half a day, she ended up back in the same place.

Thinking of this, Shen Bijun drew a short blade from her sleeve and made two cuts on the tree trunk before changing direction and continuing forward.

This lush forest had no place to set foot, so her progress was slow.

After another half an incense stick's worth of time, her footsteps suddenly halted, and her expression gradually became incredulous as she looked up from below.

"How is this possible!"

It was still the same giant tree, and there were still the marks she had made.

Shen Bijun took a sharp breath, suddenly realizing the origin of this Secret Realm, and realized that she might have fallen into a maze.

"Could it be that I've been going in circles?"

As one of the Five Beauties of White Mountain, Shen Bijun's strength was not to be underestimated, but she had little knowledge in the field of formations.

However, after pondering for a moment, she raised her head again, already having an idea in her mind.

"Wave Concealment, Ash Carp, appear!"

With a soft chirp, an Ash Carp Origin Spirit appeared in front of her.

Splash~

As soon as Ash Carp appeared, a faint ripple formed around her.

Shen Bijun's Ash Carp, which evolved differently from Bai Lian and Yun Niang.

Especially the scales on its body, each one is a transparent circle, giving the impression that its body is covered in bubbles.

And as Shen Bijun lightly taps with her jade finger, a strand of Origin Qi flows into the body of the Ash Carp.

In the next moment, the Ash Carp wiggles its tail.

Blub~

It spits out a bubble from its mouth.

The bubble emits a faint light. At first, it is the size of a fingernail, but after being expelled by the Ash Carp, it gradually grows larger. When it is three feet away from the body, it has already swelled to the size of a basketball.

Boom~

Giant trees fly horizontally. The jungle that was impenetrable just a moment ago has now been leveled, with only a thick layer of fallen leaves covering the ground.

Shen Bijun takes a deep breath, her gaze revealing a sense of relief.

"It feels refreshing to see it like this."

Looking at the road that appeared out of thin air in front of her, she continues to move forward with satisfaction.

In her opinion, no matter what kind of formation it is, it can be broken with sheer force.

If one bubble cannot burst it, then two will.

In this jungle, explosions that shake the earth and mountains can be heard from time to time.

Until another big tree appears in front of her.

"How is this possible!"

Shen Bijun's face turns pale as she looks at the big tree in front of her, the mark left by the blade on the tree trunk clearly visible.

"How is this possible!"

She vividly remembers that she had blown this tree into pieces with her bubble, but now it has reappeared in front of her, with the mark intact.

Shen Bijun inhales sharply, and the panic in her eyes becomes more intense, as if every tree within her sight is extremely familiar.

"This... this formation is strange."

She instinctively summons the Ash Carp Origin Spirit and releases the bubble to destroy the giant tree again.

But this time, she doesn't leave, just standing still in place.

...

Swish, swish, swish~

As the sword energy sweeps through, the trees in the forest fall one by one.

And a figure flashes out from behind a tree. Fu Ning emerges with the Qingfeng Sword in his hand.

"Phew~, we should be close."

He leans on the sword with one hand and takes a few sips from his water pouch.

"Refreshing~"

Fu Ning puts the cork back on and is about to hang it back on his waist when he feels a slight movement in his arms.

"Hmm?"

Fu Ning's hand pauses, not immediately retracting the water pouch. Instead, he reaches into his arms and takes out the white turtle.

"Little guy, you have a keen nose."

As he speaks, water pours down, drenching the white turtle.

The white turtle smells the moisture and refuses to retract into its shell, flapping its limbs in excitement.

After being washed by the water, the map on the white turtle's shell becomes clearer.

Fu Ning's gaze narrows slightly as he looks at the 'turtle shell' symbol on the map, his expression slightly solemn. "We should be close."

When he was at the lake, Fu Ning pondered for a long time and ultimately chose to go to the inheritance site.

After all, before entering the Secret Realm, Red Sun Scenic Master had said that there were not only dangers in the Secret Realm, but more importantly, opportunities beneath the dangers.

Moreover, this is the inheritance of the 'Old White Turtle.'

If he were to hastily leave just for the sake of passing the test, he would miss out on this opportunity.

So he chose to move towards the turtle shell symbol on the map.

And after half a day of progress, he is getting closer and closer to that location.

Boom~

A loud noise.

The white turtle, which was flapping its limbs just now, suddenly retracts its head.

(End of this chapter)