The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1176 - 635: Zhang Yan Yi: I Need Your Help with Cultivation...
Deep in the Mubei Forest...
In the secret chamber, the flames from the wall lamps flickered, illuminating the two people and one soul inside the room.
At this moment, Zhao Douan and the Empress exchanged glances, seeing the astonishment in each other’s eyes!
Three doors, each leading to different regions outside Yu Country’s borders!
"How is it possible?!" Xu Zhenguan instinctively refuted, "This is the Capital; even if this secret chamber is a teleportation array, do you know how difficult it is to teleport someone such a long distance?!"
Zhao Douan snapped back to reality. Yes, along his journey, he had used several Suppressing Objects capable of teleportation, all of which were rare and precious items. Even the Jade Pendant that the Empress had worn could only teleport a limited distance.
But how far is the Capital from these three places?!
To complete a teleportation of this level, the magic power needed would be terrifyingly immense...
Wait!
Zhao Douan suddenly recalled that the Empress had mentioned sensing divine-level power behind the three doors...
"Ha, foolish." Pei Niannu disdainfully glanced at the Empress, with the air of an old senior laughing at the ignorance of the younger generation, "In our generation, how many powerful beings emerged? How many events have we witnessed? It’s beyond what you who’ve enjoyed long periods of peace can imagine."
The Empress was furious inside. When had anyone ever lectured her like this? Yet, Pei Niannu did have the qualifications to do so.
For this female sorcerer, during her peak years, was also a heavenly human magician. Moreover, historical records showed that six hundred years ago, in that turmoil that swept across the world, there were indeed countless powerhouses, far exceeding today’s number.
No surprise. Just like in the world Zhao Douan is familiar with, technology also explosively advanced during World War I and II; war is naturally a catalyst for the birth of the strong.
Zhao Douan signaled with his eyes to Zhenbao, advising her to endure.
He then wore a flattering smile and asked, "Senior, could it be that behind these three doors, they really lead directly to the three major regions? Why did the Grand Ancestor Emperor build these three doors back then?"
The old-fashioned Pei Niannu nodded with emotion, "The doors indeed directly lead to the three places. As for why Xu Manzi built them, I can’t recall... It was too long ago; my memory is as hazy as why, after I died, my Divine Soul took this strange form and was hidden in that scroll by Xu Manzi."
She paused for a moment and continued, "However, I vaguely remember that he entered this door one year. At that time, he should have been emperor for a long time and looked very old."
She pointed toward the central golden door.
Xu Zhenguan was astonished.
It’s important to know that history doesn’t specifically record Pei Niannu’s death information, but a rough timeframe exists during the "Heavenly Hunting and Destruction of Buddha."
In other words, Pei Niannu should have died during that bloody slaughter among Buddhist Tao.
Yet, at that time, Yu Country hadn’t been established, and Old Xu was still a middle-aged man.
Xu Zhenguan felt Zhao Douan’s gaze and explained, "There’s no corresponding record in the Royal Family."
Strange, because these three doors seem to be the deepest secret of the Royal Family... Zhao Douan suddenly said, "I heard that when the Grand Ancestor Emperor was young, he traveled to various places and once accidentally stepped into the Mubei Forest and had some fortuitous encounters."
This was information told to him by Zhang Yan Yi at the time.
Pei Niannu spoke faintly, "I do not know about that."
She assumed a posture of having lost her memory.
Zhao Douan felt helpless.
Just like in the "Human World" scroll, that evasive female temple priest, Old Xu seemingly left many clues before his death.
Waiting for later generations to uncover.
But every piece of information is set with numerous obstacles.
"Since the ancestor allowed us to discover this secret chamber, it must mean that it’s our turn to open these three doors," the Empress thought for a moment and said.
Pei Niannu scoffed, "These two doors on the sides can be pushed open only by the power of a heavenly human cultivator. As for this Golden Door, it requires three keys."
Zhao Douan stared at the lock and dial on the Golden Door, muttering, "Is this a puzzle game? It really is like a safe box."
Pei Niannu continued, "These two keyholes correspond to two keys. Xu Manzi hid these keys in the depths of the Southwest Territory and on the Eastern Sea Thousand Islands. As for this dial, it should have a corresponding code; where it’s hidden, I do not know. Only by opening the main door can you enter; otherwise, three or four heavenly humans won’t be able to open this door."
Zhao Douan was silent.
He turned to look at Zhenbao, sending her a look: "What do you think?"
The next second, the Empress’s voice appeared in his mind:
"It’s evident that this Pei Niannu must have been left by the ancestor intentionally, just like the female priest in the ’Human World’... They all hold part of the clues. I’m not sure if she’s pretending to have amnesia or genuinely doesn’t remember. But evidently, these two clues were only triggered after you appeared."
Indeed.
Only Zhao Douan, in the Martial God Path, solved the mystery of this six-hundred-year-old ghost, Pei Niannu.
It was also after Zhao Douan entered the "Human World" that the female priest gave clues about Old Xu’s room.
The Empress continued, "So, I suspect that the remaining code on the golden gate is likely held by the female priest. This door is something only you can open."
Zhao Douan fell into deep thought.
This speculation indeed seems the most likely.
But...
"To open this door, must we go to the Liao Clan territory and then to the East Sea? Where exactly are the keys?" Zhao Douan looked at Pei Niannu.
