Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1390 Doubts about the Regularity of Operation
When the keyhole opened the shell that concealed the hidden object, Wen Rong felt her heart beating. It was an intuition of finding a treasure. She would have this feeling whenever she came into contact with something unique enough in a scene.

"Hmm... it can't be wrong!"

Wen Rong twisted it hard, and a bunch of silver yarn-like things were pulled out from the air. It had a slippery feel, and if you just grab it with your hands, it will probably flow through your fingers. However, under the unknown attraction of the keyhole, it just hangs in the air, and Wen Rong can push away the mist in it.

But there is a problem. Although Wen Rong can dig out anything from hiding, it does not mean that she can see it clearly.

"What kind of ghost painting is this?"

"Demons will not weave new laws in a way that everyone can understand, just like I have used more than ten languages ​​that do not exist in this world to compile new human laws. We are all committed to making it as incomprehensible to outsiders as possible - but Huang Kui obviously has not yet understood the true meaning of language."

The mirror floated out of Wen Rong's arms, and countless black threads spread out from it, connecting with the silver yarn in the air. No matter which life he was in, Qiu Suying had traveled to many places. With his hard work and efforts, he learned many languages, even some small languages ​​used by people living in remote mountains and forests. By summarizing the rules of language, as long as it is a ideographic text, and there is a large enough sample and a reference meaning, he can quickly learn the basic usage of a language.

The invisible law before him was no exception. After seeing how it manifested itself, Qiu Suying was not slow in deciphering its content. When daybreak came, Qiu Suying had already fully understood what it displayed.

"tester."

"Ha... have you finished interpreting it? Even if this isn't the first time I've seen it, your ability really surprises me."

"I will immediately convert the content into human characters. You can copy it and go to Guanyuan to present me and the content of this law to Grand Tutor Qin. I believe you can do it."

"Okay, okay, according to your habits, there should be more than one person who preaches the law, right?"

"I took advantage of those people who were a little ambitious and talented. But what they could convey was limited. With the understanding ability of people in this era, I don't expect many people to understand it in such a short time. It should be said that they only understood a little."

"You gave me inducement. I know you very well." Wen Rong sighed, "But who makes me your friend? I will get things done."

"...I will prepare a reward for your help."

"Hey, Qiu Suying, most of the time you don't need to maintain interpersonal relationships so deliberately. I'm just doing a favor. I'm just passing on a message. Maybe this is an opportunity to make a great contribution. If Grand Tutor Qin appreciates me, I'll take all the rewards!"

"Please, I have no interest in this."

Wen Rong stuck out her tongue, then took out a pen, ink and paper from her bag and wrote the words that she had clearly deciphered on the paper.

"Ah, maybe I should find an opportunity to practice calligraphy in the future. It seems that all the famous people in this scene have good handwriting."

When the sky brightened, Wen Rong got ready and headed for Guanyuan. When she left the valley, the mirror in her arms suddenly made a noisy sound. The seven demon kings began to whisper.

"Girl, do you feel something is wrong?" someone asked loudly.

Wen Rong was a little surprised for a moment: "No? What are you pointing at? I don't see any problem. Everything is developing the way we want..."

"No, no, no, we don't care about your own affairs. But didn't you notice? That invisible law has disappeared."

Wen Rong was stunned for a moment, then said: "After the Invisible Law is dismantled, of course there will be no entity left. Ah, it was me who used the keyhole to transform it from invisible to tangible, so it is normal for it to disappear."

"Do you think so?" the demon king said seriously, "But we clearly saw that your keyhole absorbed the invisible law after you finished imprinting the text."

Wen Rong paused for a moment, then continued forward.

"You saw it wrong, didn't you? I didn't give that kind of order, and the keyhole is good at opening and closing. It's not an item for storage." She said with a smile, "It's just that the invisible law dissipated after being interpreted. I'm the actual user, so I must know more than you."

"Based on our years of experience, we cannot afford to miss any abnormalities at such times. Girl, we are masters of refining equipment. I am not bragging. We have seen you use this magic weapon of yours many times. There is nothing in the world that is more perfect than it in terms of function."

"Ah, really?"

"That kid named Qiu is very capable and has many ideas about refining tools, but no matter how powerful the tools he refines are, they all have traces to follow. To be honest, the Soul Reflection Mirror can no longer trap us. We have understood its principles very clearly and can get out at any time. The only thing that restricts us from getting out now is the lock you put on us."

"That's for sure. A place locked by a keyhole cannot be opened by anyone except myself."

"This is what's weird, girl. We can't decipher this thing. Logically, any magical weapon in the world has a corresponding solution, it just takes time. But we have been together for a long time, but we haven't found any clues about the locking method. This is wrong, very wrong."

"Haha, this makes me feel safer. Seniors, once you enter Guanyuan, don't come out casually. My lock can also conceal your breath, and no one will notice you. But if you talk, I can't guarantee that there will be no particularly sharp means to notice you."

"Wait, girl..."

Wen Rong used her Qinggong skills and started running very fast on the road. She was good at Qinggong skills, so when she ran, she was only a little slower than a galloping horse.

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At this time, on the other side, Lu Ning had already begun attacking Liujiazhuang.

Although there were only more than 20 people, when the formation was spread out and the cold fog invaded the town, some weaker demons were forced to run out of their hiding places by the cold air and quickly turned into fragments under the icy blade. "Stop." Lu Ning frowned slightly and gave the order. Everyone stopped moving at the same time.

"The commander-in-chief?" Xuan Yangzi asked doubtfully.

"Not enough energy was collected."

Lu Ning had directly felt the power of the sacrifice. Coupled with her current high degree of resonance with the ice formation, she was able to fully grasp how much energy these dead demons provided for the formation to continue operating - it was too little.

She had already understood the anomaly that Tang Ye and Qin Shu had discovered before. If the Ten Absolute Formation could not obtain enough energy when strangling the enemy, then there would be no need for anyone to break the formation, and the formation would naturally dissipate.

This problem is very serious, so Lu Ning can't just spread the power of the formation here. She saw that there were a lot of demonic auras here, which should have been enough to maintain her small formation of about 20 people, but if it was based on the situation of the demons that died just now, it would be completely out of reach.

"Shrink the range of the formation and reduce the output efficiency." Lu Ning murmured in a low voice, and then he asked people to move closer to him, and the long-range blades also began to retract around him.

"Two people go and try using the thunder bomb."

When they set out, Lu Ning naturally brought some conventional weapons with him. Gunpowder weapons in this era had not yet been developed, and they were not as powerful as magic and instruments. It was only because everyone could use them that people continued to research them. The two strongest people in the team took out the thunder bombs, lit them, and threw them into the village.

After two loud bangs, thick smoke billowed in the village. Lu Ning observed carefully and found that the explosions were not very lethal to the demons, not to mention that the two explosions were not aimed at any target.

However, the aura in the village began to gather in a certain direction, and the demons gathered in a certain corner, as if they were defending something. Lu Ning's eyes focused, and he directed the team to start circling the direction of the village.

Even if she could see the aura of the demon, Lu Ning would not rush into the village casually. She had seen demons that could restrain their aura, and what she had seen all the way from south to north showed that there were things that were far more bizarre than the demons themselves that could not be observed by demon eyes. She was still cautious to prevent the demons from taking out any unexpected means.

When they came to a square behind the village where grains were dried, Lu Ning saw what the demons were guarding - a huge stone mortar with a lot of tattered hemp ropes tied to it. The demons pulled the ropes with their hands and tried to drag the mortar away from the grain drying field. However, although they were born with great strength, they seemed unable to move the mortar easily and could only drag it bit by bit.

"Dong Hai, how's your aim? Can you throw the thunder bomb into that thing?" Lu Ning asked, pointing at the stone mortar.

"There is no problem throwing it in, but there are too many demons around, and they can intercept it if they want." Dong Hai answered honestly.

"Ok, I--"

Lu Ning was about to give an order when her voice suddenly paused. From her perspective, several "people" with human appearance but demonic aura inside came to the threshing ground.

They had nervous expressions, but in a flash, they turned their gaze to this side, to where Lu Ning was.

A demon raised his hand and pointed in this direction. Lu Ning's pupils shrank slightly, and she immediately raised her arm, turning her giant crossbow knuckles into a crossbow and pointing at the opponent. At this distance, only she could complete a counterattack in an instant.

A decayed beam of light and a sharp crossbow arrow crossed each other in the air. The beam of light failed to hit anyone and just brushed past Lu Ning's side; and the crossbow arrow failed to hit the humanoid demon's brow and was intercepted by a huge palm in the air.

The size of several demons is gradually increasing. Making themselves bigger, increasing limbs, and increasing strength is a very typical demon ability, and this ability alone can cause huge damage.

"Prepare for battle, five demons are about to jump over." Lu Ning raised her arm and issued a command. The ice formation flags unfolded around her, and ice lines connected everyone in the formation. As Lu Ning shared her thoughts, the five demons were marked out by the cold mist in sequence before they jumped up. The soldiers in the attacking position immediately took action. Under their command, the first batch of ice knives instantly pierced a jumping demon, followed by the next one. In the short time from the five demons jumping to the ground, they were killed by the ice knives.

However, when the ice sculpture smashed to the ground, the other demons also reacted, unleashing all kinds of strange abilities and long-range attacks pouring down like artillery fire.

The soldiers on defense quickly raised their hands and activated the defense of the ice formation according to the formation diagram in their minds. Since ancient times, defense has been more costly than attack, so Lu Ning required everyone to grasp the timing of defense. Of course, at this moment, all the operations of the formation were guided by her.

Boom!

Long-range attacks were intercepted by countless ice surfaces, each of which was just right, and after intercepting the attack, it shattered quietly, without any waste. Lu Ning lightly snapped her fingers, and the cold fog spread forward rapidly, quickly extending to the place where the stone mortar was. The demons there also began to fight back. Although their attacks were all misled by the cold fog, Lu Ning also realized that she could not kill these demons as easily as before next to the stone mortar.

The law of shedding - this term was transmitted into her mind along with the power of the ice formation. The huge amount of information made it difficult for her to interpret it for a while, but fortunately Lu Ning had long been accustomed to this kind of mental attack. She directly threw all those things into the sea of ​​​​consciousness to keep Tian Manxing company, and then continued to mark them out one by one accurately in the cold fog.

It can't be killed easily, but it can still be killed. Lu Ning froze each target into the ice layer, completely sealing their energy that was about to escape within the formation. The killing desire of the absolute formation resonated strongly with her, killing and plundering, the ice formation was rejoicing in her behavior. When Lu Ning gradually thickened the ice layer, a large amount of the power of the formation was also infused into her body. She could feel that her Senluo Jiuzhuan had reached the state of eight major perfections. Perhaps it was just an opportunity to reach the ninth level that ordinary people could not reach in their lifetime.

She clenched the palm of her hand around the non-existent object. As her strength grew, the shell of the non-existent object began to be crushed and destroyed layer by layer, and then... turned into layers of understandable information.

After completely controlling the situation, Lu Ning began to devote some attention to reading the huge amount of information that she had sealed away. But soon, she felt something was strange.

"Shedding their shells...rebirth? These guys all resurrected in this weird way? Could it be that Lingjiang was also like this?"

If it was knowledge from another field, Lu Ning might not be able to see the problem so easily, but coincidentally, Lu Ning was very familiar with another mature theory - the mystery of shedding flesh.

With a complete and standard set of theoretical support, Lu Ning easily discovered how many fallacies there were in this set of rules regarding reincarnation, or in other words, some of them seemed to be left there intentionally.

Why is such an important thing designed like this? Lu Ning doesn't think that the designer can't see the problem at all. After all, designing a set of rules with a lot of contradictions but making it work is probably more difficult than designing a perfect set of rules.