Hua Jian knew exactly how deep the Demon Corpse Crystal had been buried by the two Shijies of Remote Pool Sect, and how well protected it was.
Even if Tianmomen had seven or eight days, or even half a month, they might not be able to dig out the Demon Corpse Crystal.
The soil near the crystal would be corroded by demonic energy, becoming extremely hard and difficult to excavate.
The closer to the crystal, the more a cultivator’s strength would be affected.
Combined with other inevitable obstacles, the probability of Tianmomen finding the crystal before the Secret Realm collapsed was very small.
“On the contrary, after the Secret Realm collapses, their chances of obtaining the Demon Corpse Crystals become much higher.”
“After the Secret Realm collapses, the things protecting the corpse crystals no longer exist. The Tianmomen only need to find the Demon Corpse Crystals in the fragments of the Secret Realm space… Hmm, that doesn’t sound that simple either. After all, this is the top prize in the Secret Realm. How could it be so easily obtained by just anyone? The precious treasures in the other resource zones are also not easy to get. The mechanisms there are enough to make demon cultivators tear their hair out. Let’s go. Let’s first sneak attack like rats. Only by cutting off these guys’ retreat can we make them fight to the death with the Tianmomen.”
The demon cultivators in the Secret Realm currently don’t know that the mechanism to leave the Secret Realm can only be used twice.
Once the uses are exhausted, there is no way to leave this place.
So they most likely won’t care about the first gate.
But soon, some demon cultivators will discover the fragility of the mechanisms and conclude that they cannot be activated again.
At that time, if the demon cultivators block the Secret Realm exit, the two sides will definitely explode into conflict.
What Hua Jian wants to see is this bloody scene!
Three-on-three fair competition is so boring. She wants to see a big battlefield free-for-all!
With dozens of Ling Kings gathered together in a chaotic fight, the scene must be thrilling and interesting.
“You’re happy, that’s all that matters.” Linglong finally activated the mechanism successfully and pulled her hand out of the beast’s head.
The time it took to charge the mechanism was annoyingly long. It’s hard to imagine what Hua Jian was thinking when she designed these mechanisms.
Just how much malice did she harbor to design such deadly mechanisms?
To unlock the mechanism, it takes over half an hour just to swipe the card, and after unlocking, one must continuously input spiritual power for nearly an hour.
During this time, the unlocker is almost completely immobile.
It’s practically telling others: ‘Come and ambush me, I’m vulnerable now!’
“Oh dear, you just don’t get it. I’m providing convenience for Brother Meng Gong. If pulling the gate is so difficult, the little rats won’t be able to escape, right? Then they can kill everyone in the Secret Realm and eat to their hearts’ content.”
Upon hearing Linglong’s complaint, Hua Jian giggled and said that her design was very reasonable.
After hearing her design philosophy, not a single demon cultivator said it was bad.
If you don’t like this design, then you’re a coward. You don’t deserve to enter this high-difficulty Secret Realm!
With such a high entry threshold, if they let you leave casually, then Wanhuagu would lose face, and Hua Jian would lose face.
The demon cultivators who spent huge costs to occupy advantageous terrain would lose face too!
So, high evacuation difficulty is correct!
Hua Jian is a designer who respects players a lot. If she hears a lot of feedback from players, she will also make changes.
But she hasn’t heard any yet, right? That means everyone has no objections.
Eh, logical loop closure. Perfect.
……
“You have to admit, there are quite a lot of treasures here. Wanhuagu didn’t really deceive us this time.”
“What did you get to defend Wanhuagu so much?”
“Haha, it’s a Ling King-grade Ice Rhino Horn.”
The demon cultivator who got the loot took out a crystal-clear rhinoceros horn that looked like a work of art from his Storage Pouch and laughed heartily.
The three of them were close friends who knew each other inside out, so showing off in front of these two friends wasn’t too risky.
Moreover, to be honest, the Ice Rhino Horn wasn’t that valuable.
Ice Rhinos are magical creatures living deep in the Extreme North Ice Plain. Their bodies are made of clear ice and are extremely hard.
After killing them, one can obtain this beautiful treasure, the Ice Rhino Horn. But in contrast to its appearance, its uses are pitifully few.
It is extremely difficult to process, and after processing, its effect is far inferior to spirit items of the same grade that are easier to process.
This creates a clear inverse relationship between its rarity and usefulness.
Ordinary cultivators would be happy to get it, but after the excitement, they’d realize that other than holding it as a decorative ice crystal that doesn’t melt, there’s no other use.
Sell it, and they’d have to find those big factions, who would definitely rip them off.
Not sell it, and the Ice Rhino Horn would just be wasted in his Storage Pouch.
Upon hearing that their friend got an Ice Rhino Horn, the two demon cultivators who were slightly jealous suddenly felt relieved.
It’s not that they fear their brother’s hardship, but they fear their brother driving a luxury car.
“Although there’s nothing more valuable, the other spirit items are still good, much better than other Secret Realms,” the cultivator who got the Ice Rhino Horn continued.
“That’s not wrong. Other Secret Realms have been dug through countless times. This place is better.”
“Then you should also think about how much it cost Wanhuagu to get us in here. If the items were no better than other Secret Realms, would Wanhuagu have any reputation left?”
One demon cultivator disagreed with his companion’s view. He thought it was only right that the Secret Realm had so many treasures.
“It’s obvious at a glance that these spirit items are not naturally produced in this Secret Realm. I guess Wanhuagu stuffed them in here themselves.”
“In such a small Secret Realm where not even a snowflake can be seen, how could there be a spirit item like an Ice Rhino Horn? Wanhuagu didn’t even bother to fake it properly.”
“They really just put things here and called it done, huh.”
“Stop arguing. Since we’ve more or less searched this area, let’s prepare to go to that place,” the more composed cultivator among the three interrupted the discussion, indicating that the ‘dinner’ phase after the landing battle was over.
The place they were heading to now was the real good spot.
“According to what we agreed earlier, the two of you protect me outside the Cangbaoge while I open it. Once it’s opened, we’ll choose the treasures inside in order.”
In this resource zone, there was an area called “Secret Treasure Point.” The demon cultivators needed to use tokens bought from Wanhuagu to unlock the mechanisms and enter. The treasures inside were much more precious than those outside.
At least, that’s what Wanhuagu said. If they were false advertising, the demon cultivators would not let them off easily.
“No problem, but I think we might be better off setting up an ambush first. If you calculate the time, the next group of guests should be arriving soon,” the cultivator who got the loot proposed a different opinion.
Before he finished speaking, the tokens hanging on their waists all lit up with a piercing red light.
This was the reaction of the Alert War Formation they had set up on the perimeter being triggered.
“Alright, no need to talk anymore. If we don’t deal with those guys tailing us, they won’t be able to open the Cangbaoge in peace. Tsk, they came so fast. Then let’s finish them off first!”
……
When Hua Jian brought Linglong to this resource zone, this damn place had already turned into a complete mess.
You see, the winner of this place hadn’t wiped out the losers completely. The team that lost the landing battle only lost one person.
And with the landing battle winner fighting against another team that had followed them to ambush, the landing battle losers who had regrouped with their teammates couldn’t hold back and sneaked into the battlefield to fish in troubled waters.
With this third party joining in, the situation immediately stalemated.
None of the three sides wanted to make the first move and become the mantis, and their strength wasn’t enough to quickly defeat the other two teams.
Worse still, the sounds of fighting here attracted two more teams hovering nearby, who came over wanting to be the oriole behind.
Now, a full five teams had gathered near this resource zone, and none of them dared to make a move.
“These guys are pretty savvy. They each occupy advantageous terrain and don’t move, waiting for others to make mistakes.”
Hua Jian used the “Little Eyes” scattered everywhere to figure out the situation in this resource zone.
“This situation can be described in one word: Babel Tower mutual jamming.”
Nearly all the nearby demon cultivators had come here. No one wanted to be the mantis or the cicada, so they were stuck in an awkward standoff.
The demon cultivators who arrived last on the periphery were fine; they could still choose to run away.
But the three teams trapped inside the resource zone were now stuck between a rock and a hard place.
If they fight, they’ll definitely be pincered. If they don’t fight, how long will this standoff last?
“Hua Jian, do you still plan to go over there?” Looking at the local map projected in the air by Hua Jian, with the dense little dots on it, Linglong was momentarily worried.
The mechanisms Hua Jian set for those demon cultivators had now become traps that harmed herself. Linglong really couldn’t figure out how Hua Jian could sneak to the gate point and pull the gate under these circumstances.
Pulling the gate was so loud, and she would be locked in place for so long. No matter how she thought about it, Hua Jian couldn’t succeed in pulling the gate.
“If there’s no difficulty, how can it be called a challenge? Don’t worry, I won’t be ambushed by mechanisms I designed myself.” Hua Jian spoke confidently, but inwardly she wasn’t so sure.
The demon cultivators gathered here were much stronger than the trio she had just killed, and they were all grouped together.
For her to wipe out all the cultivators here alone would be quite difficult.
Even if she used the Magic Mist to slowly erode from the outskirts, it was hard to say no one would escape.
“In that case, why not try to negotiate with these guys?” Hua Jian slapped her palm, saying something that left Linglong in disbelief.
“Negotiate? How can you negotiate? Have you lost your mind?”
“I’m not crazy. Think about it. Actually, I don’t have any conflict of interest with them. As long as I act harmless, pull the gate, and leave, they don’t have any reason to kill me, do they?”
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