txolops Chapter 585 A Lucky Break
Chapter 585 A Lucky Break
The fact that the talking mud wasn't surprising enough for Wei Xi.
But the fact that the mud could trap Wei Xi without her noticing really terrified her.
"When did this muddy ground appear?"
Wei Xi gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke: He had planned everything, but he never expected such a big business to bully its customers! Judging from what he said, once you enter the gambling den, you have to place a bet, or you will be trapped by this strange method.
"Just standing here makes me feel weak, let alone mobilizing yin and yang energy to escape!"
Wei Xi tried to pull her feet out of the mud, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't escape the mud's confinement.
"Place your bets! Place your bets!"
"Place your bets! Place your bets now!"
Countless blurry faces emerged from the mud, their shouts mingling together and nagging at Wei Xi's nerves.
Wei Xi, who was trying to pull the thigh outwards, was furious! He released his hands and unleashed several spells, causing the surrounding gamblers to scatter like birds and beasts, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire.
These techniques only look intimidating; in reality, they cause no real damage when applied to mud.
It wasn't that Wei Xi hadn't tried his best, but rather that something below was causing the damage.
"It's weird..."
The emergence of new problems actually brought Wei Xi back to his senses, and he began to analyze the current predicament.
"This is probably how gambling dens operate; not placing bets will result in punishment. Something lurking beneath the surface..."
Ignoring the depletion of Yin and Yang energy in his Qi Palace, Wei Xi unleashed several more spells. Sure enough, the Yin and Yang energy did not disperse randomly, but was systematically cut and differentiated.
Wei Xi's heart sank. He knew what this meant: the sudden appearance of the muddy ground was indeed a design. It seemed that it would be much more difficult to find a loophole in this place than in the Bone Reef Sea.
Carefully sensing the flow of Yin and Yang energies, Wei Xi tried to visualize their movement in his mind, hoping to find a way to escape.
Placing a bet is out of the question; Wei Xi has no inclination to tear himself apart.
Things didn't go as planned. The path of the Yin-Yang Qi flow was too complicated. Wei Xi couldn't even find the beginning and the end. He could only barely tell that it was a condition-triggered magic array.
"This is too complicated," Wei Xi thought to himself, his forehead covered in sweat. "Whether this thing was made by Master Wei or not, its level of skill far surpasses mine."
In just a few breaths, the mud had already reached above Wei Xi's knees. In addition, she had used a lot of Yin and Yang energy, and at this moment she was so weak that she was about to collapse.
At this rate, before Wei Xi can figure out a way to escape, she will be swallowed by the mud.
Moreover, given Wei Xi's expertise in magic arrays, the chances of him escaping unscathed in a short period of time are almost zero.
Of course, even with ample time, Wei Xi was powerless to break the magic array.
Wei Xi hardened her heart. At this point, she wasn't entirely without options: either succumb to the pressure and bet against it, completely losing control; or abandon her legs...
Grasping at the chain made of the vast water, Wei Xi's original determination vanished.
Because Wei Xi saw a third option.
I remained oblivious, while the mud seemed to have reached some kind of consensus and all avoided it.
Seeing this, Wei Xi had an idea and used all his strength to lift E Qiyu into the air.
This sudden movement caused a minor problem. The unaware Eqiyu struggled in mid-air, clearly frightened.
Fortunately, Wei Xi used enough strength to catch E Qiyu no matter how much he struggled. The price was that Wei Xi sank a little more.
Miraculously, as soon as I got my hands on the Qiyu, the mud slowly stopped devouring Wei Xi.
"Interesting," Wei Xi thought, recalling E Qiyu's role in the Hehuan Sect, and wondered, "Is this thing also afraid of the eyes of the mortal world?"
"Disciples of the Joyful Union Sect need the Eye of the Mortal World to stabilize their Dao Heart. Their cultivation method seems to easily attract obsessions? Could it be that I, Qi Yu, who possesses the Eye of the Mortal World, am related to obsessions?"
"If that's the case, then the taboo against mud can be explained."
Thinking of this, Wei Xi's gaze towards E Qiyu immediately became more affectionate!
This is no burden that the Hehuan Sect forced upon her! Lord Eqiyu is clearly a divine being who descended from the heavens to save her from dire straits!
The divine weapon fell into Wei Xi's hands. Perhaps feeling a sense of familiarity, he calmed down again and obediently let Wei do as he pleased.
Although the mud was no longer engulfing Wei Xi, it hadn't completely receded either, determined to drag it out.
Wei Xi grinned and then tucked the obedient divine weapon into his side.
The swamp looked as if it had been gnawed by an unseen monster, revealing a hole just big enough for one person to fit through.
Seeing this, Wei Xi knew that fate was on her side once again. She swung E Qiyu around herself and forcefully pushed back the mud around her. Then, she threw E Qiyu far away and used the power of Yin and Yang energy to fly out of the swamp.
Having successfully escaped, Wei Xi lay on the ground and suddenly noticed what appeared to be shallow chisel marks on the gambling den's floor tiles.
Based on the amount of customers visiting this place, the floor tiles in the casino should not have any patterns.
Wei Xi immediately realized that these floor tiles were likely engraved, and the marks on them were part of a magical artifact.
"Such a massive and meticulous undertaking must have required an incredibly skilled weapon refiner!"
Wei Xi rolled over and stood up, then used several Clear Water Techniques to wash away the mud from his body and quickly drew Yin and Yang energy from the surrounding area to replenish his Qi Palace.
The Yin and Yang energies entering the body are naturally not as gentle as the spiritual energy, but compared to being powerless, Wei Xi would rather endure the slight stinging pain.
As for the mud that followed, it was stopped by the stone-like Eqiyu, which lingered for a moment and could only retreat reluctantly, soon restoring the appearance of the floor tiles.
Soaked to the bone, Wei Xi clicked his tongue, ignoring the gamblers' chatter, and began to examine the unremarkable floor tiles of the gambling den.
The floor tiles were all the same size, and apart from the shallow chisel marks on them, Wei Xi found nothing suspicious.
After racking his brains for a while, Wei Xi suddenly came up with a wicked idea.
Wei Xi pulled out several wisps of yin and yang energy from the surrounding area with his bare hands, kneaded them a few times, and they took on the basic shape of a person. After thinking for a moment, he ultimately decided not to mix the original yin and yang energy of the embers into them.
Thanks to his experience in creating various puppets, Wei Xi moved very quickly. The puppet, which was beginning to take on a human shape, was manipulated to walk around the gambling table.
Perhaps because the experience had been washed away, the gamblers quickly stopped thinking about the strange occurrence and returned to the gambling table to place their bets.
Wei Xi watched coldly, thinking that this place was truly strange, as it could make people blind to danger and unable to extricate themselves from greed.
While Wei Xi was pondering, the puppet he had created suddenly sank into the swamp and was swallowed up in the blink of an eye.
Lingyin fluttered her wings and landed on her master's shoulder, tilting her head and staring at the spot where the puppet had disappeared.
Wei Xi's connection with the puppet was severed very suddenly, and having gained nothing, she could only try again.
It wasn't until the fourth puppet disappeared that Wei Xi realized these floor tiles could move. (End of Chapter)