As Tessie's words fell, the heavy stench around them immediately disappeared, and as the mist cleared away, Luo Xi's figure could be seen walking from near to far.
"Thank you..." Liu Zixuan was just about to turn his head to thank Tessie, but in an instant, Tessie was already gone.
"Zixuan!"
Just as Liu Zixuan said before, when Luo Xi saw Liu Zixuan and Qiqi, she ran straight over without saying a word and jumped into Liu Zixuan's embrace.
Liu Zixuan laughed and said, "You little girl, aren't you afraid Qiqi and I are just someone else in disguise!"
"You two are together, plus I'm so familiar with your aura, there's no need for secret signals or checking your mark." Luo Xi pouted, rolled up her sleeve to reveal the dragon-shaped symbol: "See, if you don't believe, you can look at mine!"
"Sister Luo Xi, brother really trusts you!" Qiqi said adorably.
Luo Xi smiled happily: "Of course, if he dares not to trust me, I'll make him kneel on durian!"
"Kneeling on durian?" Qiqi pondered for a moment and suddenly burst out laughing: "Haha, that's way better than a keyboard!"
"When I just came over, I also noticed lots of mist, why did they suddenly disappear?" Luo Xi asked.
Liu Zixuan laughed and said, "A senior helped us, we'll talk about this later, let's head to the pavilion in front, lest everything gets snatched first!"
After speaking, the three continued walking forward.
"Sister Luo Xi, where did you come from after leaving the passage?"
"It's by a lake, during which I encountered several foreign martial artists, fortunately, their skills weren't better than mine, I luckily made it here." Luo Xi laughed.
Qiqi scratched her head: "Then how did you find this place?"
"On the way, I overheard a few martial artists talking, they seemed to have a map in their hands, saying this is the center point of the ruins, with lots of treasures, I thought you guys might come too, so I followed them stealthily."
After listening to Luo Xi's words, Liu Zixuan paused: "They have a map?"
"Yes, the map looks quite ancient." Luo Xi nodded.
"Then where are those martial artists?" Liu Zixuan continued to ask.
"They came in before me, where they are now I don't know."
Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes: "In that case, we need to speed up, we must obtain that map, if necessary, we need to find the complete map of the ruins, only then can we know exactly how many treasures are inside!"
The three chatted as they walked to the junction between the fourth and fifth circles.
Luo Xi stopped and asked in confusion: "Why isn't there a checkpoint here?"
"No living creature checkpoints, but there should be other tests." Liu Zixuan murmured.
"Brother, what you are talking about should be that pavilion." At this time, Qiqi shouted towards the front.
Liu Zixuan and Qiqi looked over, but they didn't see the pavilion, which was puzzling for Liu Zixuan. Before entering Qiankun Palace, he did see the pavilion, but after entering, it was nowhere to be seen, considering the pavilion is taller than the maze walls, you should be able to see it from afar.
At this moment, Liu Zixuan was even more puzzled why Qiqi could see it but he and Luo Xi couldn't!
Of course, this mystery was somewhat relieved; things within the ruins cannot be measured by common sense. Moreover, Mermaid Tessie had told Liu Zixuan earlier that for the fortunes inside the pavilion, everyone experiences them differently.
Now that Qiqi could see it, it must mean that Qiqi's fortune had come.
Immediately, Liu Zixuan smiled and said: "Qiqi, follow this path, go directly inside the pavilion, face everything with a calm mind."
"What about you?" Qiqi asked.
"My and Luo Xi's fate hasn't reached it yet, we'll meet you inside, if we don't encounter each other, wait for us here after you come out."
"Okay!" Qiqi nodding slightly, then headed straight for the front, disappearing in a place that Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi only saw as a passage.
"Too amazing!" Luo Xi exclaimed.
"Perhaps soon, we might separate too, don't be afraid when you enter the pavilion; you all have my Power of the Dragon Vein's mark on your arm, if you encounter danger close by, I'll be able to know." Liu Zixuan said as he continued to lead Luo Xi forward.
They officially entered the fifth circle, which is the central position of Qiankun Palace.
The center point inside the entire maze was not an open space, but a pond of clear water laid before Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi!
Talking about this is extremely peculiar, usually, the scenery reflected in a lake mostly mirrors the surrounding objects.
Normally, what should be reflected in this pond of water is the maze walls surrounding it, but now it's not the case, instead, it's a poetic and picturesque scene.
Around the clear water reflects continuous mountains, and the most central position is the pavilion about four to five stories tall Liu Zixuan saw before.
Inside the pavilion, there are some shadows moving around, reminiscent of an ancient tavern, quite bustling.
What's stranger is, earlier Qiqi saw the pavilion, Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi didn't, but now this scene appeared in their eyes.
"Did you see it?" Luo Xi cautiously asked, afraid she was the only one seeing it.
Liu Zixuan nodded: "This is what puzzled me too, but since we both see it, it means the pavilion's fate with us is the same!"
"But the pavilion is in the water, how do we get in?" Luo Xi frowned questioned.
Yes, the pavilion is only reflected in the water, a mere image appearing.
This pond of clear water, now without even a ripple, not to mention if someone jumps in, probably even a small stone thrown in would cause the scene to vanish instantly.
Liu Zixuan squatted down, a touch of Power of the Dragon Vein appeared between his fingers, suddenly shooting towards the water surface.
Thud!
A crisp sound rang out, the water surface rippled, causing the reflected scene to tremble as well, becoming less real.
"Now we've found the pavilion, but can't enter it." Luo Xi was somewhat frustrated.
Liu Zixuan waved his hand: "It's not that serious, you have to trust your husband."
"Hmph." Luo Xi skeptically snorted and turned to search the surroundings.
Meanwhile, Liu Zixuan stood facing the water, attentively observing.
After a while, the corners of his mouth slightly rose: "A moon in water, a flower in the mirror, a flower not a flower, mist not mist, everything is illusion yet reality!"
As he spoke, thirteen Ghost Gate Needles shot out from between his fingers, gradually floating above the water, and with Liu Zixuan pouring in inner strength, a Star Array soon formed.
Slowly, as the starlight started dancing on the water surface, after a moment, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the water, following by a pavilion slowly rising from the water surface...