Screaming Cycle (Infinite Flow)

The next day, Ji Thrush and his party of 12 boarded the maglev car prepared for them by Xiuqiyuan, and headed for the Fanhua Temple located at the highest point in the entire Sky City.

As a participating team that passed three trials and finally won all the Brahma flowers, Ji Thrush and the others now seem to be heroes with a towering sky.

Along the way, everyone was in the spotlight, and countless onlookers and cheers were attracted along the street. Dozens of flying cameras, like a swarm of busy bees, circled the flying saucer-shaped car up and down, back and forth, left and right, and close-ups of distant views kept switching.

Although the steam rail car that Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo were riding on had stopped in the square in front of the Brahma Flower Hall last night, they had never actually seen the true appearance of that hall.

Because the Fanhua Temple is built on a metal-cast cliff, there is nothing around the top of the mountain, only a long staircase leading straight into the sky.

The car of Xiuqiyuan sent everyone all the way to the square where the cliff was.

"The next road, you need to go up by yourself."

A college professor who was in charge of receiving the contestants led them off the maglev vehicle, and pointed towards the stairs while talking.

Ji Thrush looked up.

He saw the same sight he had seen in the trailer for "Peach Blossom Land."

The long staircase was spacious but very steep, with a visual estimate of thousands of steps, and the top stretched into the thick clouds. With his eyesight, he couldn't see through the scene between the cloud walls, and he couldn't even distinguish a vague outline.

Moreover, the most amazing thing about this staircase leading to the Fanhua Temple is that it is a literal "ladder to heaven".

Pieces of neatly cut huge white jade marble floated in mid-air by themselves in a manner completely ignorant of the laws of vision, connected step by step, and joined together to form a long ladder with thousands of steps—whether it is at the bottom or on both sides, the season thrush will Didn't see anything that could be called a "bracket".

"Now, please hold three Brahma flowers in your hands and go up."

The middle-aged professor at Xiuqi Academy smiled kindly at Ji Thrush and the others, cupped his fists and bowed, "Just leave now, and take care all the way."

No one spoke, and the atmosphere became inexplicably solemn.

According to Youdingtiancheng, at the "Vatican Flower Festival" held once every ten years, those contestants who finally knock on the gate of the Brahma Flower Hall will enter the temple with three Brahma Flowers in their hands, and "Vatican" will give them the final prize. Trials and rewards.

They can acquire the knowledge, power, or everything they dreamed of.

Those who entered the Brahma Flower Hall would never return to Youdingtian City.

They will return from the temple to their "where they came from" after they have had everything they want.

That's why the professor of Xiuqi Academy used the word "farewell" to bid farewell to everyone.

Ji Thrush subconsciously looked down at his watch.

On the black dial, the progress bar has reached four-fifths of the position, but although the remaining section is not long, it clearly shows that their journey in this "world" is far from over.

More importantly, the pointer on the progress bar is bright red, which means that what awaits them next will be a very difficult test.

Ji Thrush clenched his fist behind his back.

[Entering the Brahma Flower Hall, at least one person will see the true face of [Vatican]. 】

This is the second task assigned to them by "Peach Blossom Spring".

Ji Thrush thought to himself, if everyone can't complete this task, then they won't be able to leave this "world" and return to "Peach Blossom Land", which is equivalent to the original GG, and indeed there will be no chance of reappearing in Youdingtiancheng up.

"Okay, don't waste your time."

At this moment, Ice Grail spoke.

He picked up the white jade bottle containing three Brahma flowers.

Each of the three Sanskrit flowers is as big as a human face. The shape of the flower is like a mixture of peony and peony, but all the petals are transparent, with only a slight difference in color. It looks like it is made of crystal. into crafts.

Such gorgeous flowers do not match Binglao's frosty expression as if everyone owes him 800 million. It seems very inconsistent.

But the white-haired youth didn't care about these at all.

He just hugged the vase and stepped up the white jade marble steps first.

The others followed behind Bingxiang one by one.

A group of people walked down the long stairs under the tracking of dozens of flying cameras.

As Ji Thrush walked, he could vaguely hear that, in addition to explaining the extraordinarily solemn commentary of the big brother in the city, he even gave them a single song looping a magnificent BGM with a sense of sadness, full of blockbuster feeling, As if they were martyrs who were about to go to the battlefield and were destined to never return.

——This is too unlucky!

Ji Xiaoniao complained in her heart.

Then, he saw the thick sea of ​​clouds above the stairs slowly parting, revealing the true face of the Fanhua Temple hidden in it.

It was a very grand building.

With the poor art appreciation of student Xiaoniao, a sportsman, it is impossible to tell what style this palace belongs to.

If he had to describe it, Ji Thrush felt that it was a bit like a complex of the Taj Mahal and the Potala Palace.

The architectural style of the entire palace is like the Taj Mahal, but the color scheme is closer to the Potala Palace, and all the tower tops are made of pure gold, which is so dazzling that it is difficult to look directly at it under the reflection of the sun .

At this time, the dozens of flying cameras that had followed them along the way seemed to have encountered an invisible barrier, stopped in a uniform manner, and were nailed to a certain "line" motionless.

Ji Thrush looked back.

As far as the eyes can see, there are urban buildings that can only be described as "small" under the feet, and the sea of ​​clouds billowing around him.

For some reason, his heart suddenly missed a beat at this second.

An inexplicable sense of unease welled up in my heart.

"Let's go."

A hand gently pushed his shoulder.

Ren Jianmo was standing on the steps one step lower than Ji Thrush, his eyes were almost at the same level as his own child, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

he said softly.

Right in front of everyone's eyes, the thick arched gate of the Fanhua Hall was slowly opened.

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Passing through the main entrance of the Brahma Flower Hall, Ji Thrush and his party of 12 entered a hall that was so large that it could only be described as "exaggerated".

The ceiling of the hall was so high that it was unimaginable. When Ji Thrush looked up, he couldn't find the ceiling at all. He could only see layers of stairs built around the hall. The twisted lines looked like a huge conch.

Directly in front of everyone's line of sight is a curved wall, which is engraved with exquisite reliefs of human figures, both male and female, all wearing long robes, their movements are lifelike, and even the folds of the clothes are so elegant that they seem to be lifted by the wind. Looks average.

It's just that these beautiful stone relief portraits have no faces.

Their faces are just smooth balls like eggs, without even the slightest curve or undulation.

And inlaid on the relief wall are four gates.

The shape of each door, as well as the color and pattern of the door leaves are completely different, but it is a pity that Ji Thrush has no way of distinguishing the meanings they represent.

"Boom".

A dull voice sounded from behind everyone.

The arches of the Brahma Flower Hall closed inch by inch, completely shutting them in the hall.

Ji Xiaoniao looked around, but did not find any lamp or other similar lighting tools, but it was amazing that after the hall door was closed, the light in the hall was not affected at all, and it was still very bright.

【welcome. 】

At this time, a strange voice came from midair.

The voice sounds androgynous, high-pitched but not crisp, not pleasant, and can even be called "weird".

Everyone subconsciously looked around.

In the hall, there were only twelve of them.

【Welcome, guests from 〖Peach Blossom Spring〗. 】

The voice from an unknown source directly identified everyone as if they could see them.

Ji Thrush couldn't help but tremble all over.

Although he has only been a "participant" for half a year, he has been to several "worlds" anyway.

In the previous few times, he would naturally become a part of the "world" under the arrangement of "Peach Blossom Spring", and no aborigine could point out their origins.

"who are you!?"

Marco raised his head and shouted towards the dome of the hall where the ceiling could not be seen:

"Also, how do you know where we came from!?"

【I am 〖Vatican〗, I am the one you are looking for. 】

The male-female voice paused, then continued:

[As for the second question, you are not qualified to ask it yet. 】

Marco gritted his teeth, and shouted unwillingly:

"Then how are we qualified to ask you?"

[Find me. 】

The voice said slowly:

[Finally someone who can stand in front of me, I will answer his three questions, and he will get all the answers he wants...]

Fan seemed to deliberately prolong the ending of the last word, and then added:

[And he will also break through the long-standing barriers based on my answer. 】

"Gudong."

The thrush swallowed reflexively.

His heartbeat quickened involuntarily.

——Yes, is that what I guessed?

Ji Xiaoniao turned to look at Ren Damei, her family, trying to see the same thoughts as herself from the other's eyes.

"You... you mean, we can 'go back'?"

Because of nervousness, the voice of the manipulator trembling when asking questions:

"Only, as long as we find you, we can go back, right? I'm not talking about going back to the 'Peach Blossom Land', but... our previous world! That Earth!"

[Not you and others. 】

Fan replied:

[There is only one person.Only the first person to stand in front of me is eligible to ask questions. 】

After saying this, Fan stopped talking.

In the huge hall, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Intentionally or unintentionally, Ji Thrush set his sights on Binglu, and at the same time found that Binglu was also staring at him, his gaze was stern and cold.

The five members of Ji Xiaoniao and the seven members of Qin Xuehui looked at each other, feeling a faint sense of confrontation.

--I see.

Ji thrush finally understood the sinister intentions of "Peach Blossom Spring".

The last condition - "Entering the Fanhua Temple, at least one person will see the true face of 'Van'" is waiting for them here!