Nine-level seven-saint gate?

Lin Lan thought to himself.

Actually, this is a very simple mathematical problem.

It's like a maze fork choice that keeps breaking.

There are only seven forks in the first level, and at the end of each road is the second level. Each road will be divided into seven forks, so there are a total of forty-nine forks in the second level.

And these forks will be divided into seven forks in the third level, that is, 343 forks.

By analogy, at the ninth level, there were more than 40 million roads - fortunately, the prompt on the wall had already been calculated for him in advance.

It's really impossible to calculate based on the human brain alone in a short period of time.

There are more than 40 million choices, and this Tianyuan Beppu can only see guests three times a day.

In theory, if you have a very bad luck and try all the possibilities, and only find the right path the last time, it will probably take more than 30,000 yuan.

I can't live that long at all.

"I've tried hundreds of times over the years."

The Demonic Master shook his head slightly and said, "But compared to the number of fake sects on the Nine-Level Seven Holy Road, it's just a drop in the ocean. I'm afraid I can't provide you with any experience."

"You actually tried hundreds of times?" Lin Lan glanced at the Demonic Heavenly Master.

"What if?"

The Demonic Master sighed and said, "I'll try my luck, but if I really want to pass the Nine Levels and Seven Saints, I can only rely on the deduction and fortune-telling method of seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune."

Lin Lan turned around and looked at the seven doors with the portraits of the Seven Saints, and asked casually: "Are there few people who are so big in the world of cultivation and know how to deduce fortune-telling?"

"Of course there are fewer."

The Demon Master sighed: "Apart from people like you who are gifted and born with supernatural powers, they may obtain the ability to deduce fortune-telling. Only some existences who are separated from the mortal world can cultivate such a magical technique."

"Leave the mortal world?" Lin Lan said casually: "Ascend?"

"Yes, for example, the ascension of the Dao Sect's ascendant."

The Demonic Master said: "The Taoist Sutra says that people follow the earth, the earth follow the sky, the sky follow the Tao, the Tao follows nature, the human law, the earth, and the heavenly law, there are almost no such magical arts involving future fates. Only the Taoist arts held by the heavenly beings can touch such magical arts."

He paused and said, "The same is true for the Buddha Sect, and the Demon Sect is disgusted by heaven and earth. If you want to spy on the secrets of heaven, you will dream of it. There is no such magic at all. However, the human Sect's natal supernatural powers or magical powers are still possible."

Lin Lan suddenly turned his head and looked at the Demon Heaven Master and asked, "Does the Tao Sutra? The section about the saying "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature" comes from the Tao Te Ching?"

“Huh?”

The Demonic Master looked at Lin Lan in surprise and said, "You have heard of the highest general principles of the Taoist Sect? It seems that you are quite knowledgeable."

Lin Lan was silent for a moment.

There is actually Tao Te Ching in this world. Could it be that this time traveler ancestor Tang Tianyuan brought it to you?

But I haven't heard of any close relationship between Tang Tianyuan and Daozong. Instead, it can be said to be a hostile relationship. If it were Tang Tianyuan's works, Daozong shouldn't have regarded it as the highest general outline, right?

He thought for a while and asked, "Who is the author of the Tao Te Ching?"

The Demonic Master glanced at him and said, "Since it is the highest general outline of the Dao Sect, it is naturally written by the Dao Ancestor."

Lin Lan didn't say anything, but he was a little confused.

It seems that there is a Tao Te Ching in this world. Is this a coincidence of a parallel world?

Or...even Daozu has some problems?

"What's wrong?" asked the Demonic Master: "Is there any problem?"

"No."

Lin Lan shook her head, temporarily suppressed the thoughts in her mind, and walked towards the seven gates.

Seven doors, seven paintings hung.

The seven words "piano, chess, books, painting, medicine, sword, and martial arts" can be seen in the seven paintings.

He took a special look at the piano saint "Xiao Xuanxin" in the painting. This music master from 800 years ago was a handsome man sitting while playing the piano.

It is said that Qin Sheng is the shortest-lived among the seven Saints. He only lived for more than two hundred years, but died of sadness.

The longest living among the seven saints is the Chess Saint who appears the least, and it is said that he has lived for almost five hundred years.

However, this also made Lin Lan even more confused.

Even the seven disciples of the first national master lived for more than two hundred years. How did the first national master die after 71 years of survival?

This is too unreasonable.

The first national master more than 800 years ago was known as the best in the world in Taoism. He could only escape the world by defeating the two sects of Taoism and Buddha. He also cut down mountains and destroyed temples and removed all the temples of Taoism and Buddha in the world. The two sects of Taoism and Buddha dared not say much.

In other words, those who tried to resist might have been cleared out.

Such a character has only lived for seventy-one years?

Unbelievable.

Forget it, maybe you will know after entering Beppu... Lin Lan slowly calmed down.

"If you are not sure, just take your time."

The Demonic Master instructed next to him: "But remember, when you walk to the end of the national master's door, don't push the door directly into it, otherwise you will definitely die if you make a mistake. Just knock on the door first. Even if you make a mistake, you will just move you out of Beppu."

Lin Lan glanced at him and said nothing, he had already had an idea in his mind.

"There are three chances to enter Beppu every day, and you can test it slowly. It won't be a problem for us to spend several years here."

The Demon Master said: "Don't worry, my treasure bag has prepared the elixirs and food for fasting. I can build a temporary residence outside the mansion for you to rest. You must have enough patience to treat the caves left by people like the first generation of national masters."

"Yeah, go in."

Without saying much, Lin Lan walked forward and casually chose the Qinsheng Gate among them. After pushing the door open, he walked in.

"Is the calculation done?" The Demonic Master raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately followed Lin Lan into the door quickly.

Even if he stays here, when Lin Lan knocks on the door and is teleported out, he will be moved out by the Beppu formation together.

After crossing the threshold of Qinsheng Gate, there is another passage made of white jade, which is only relatively narrow.

Walking deeper along the passage, the passage also became narrow to wide, and when the two of them reached the end, it had become as wide as the previous passage.

On the wall at the end of the passage are seven vermilion doors, and there are portraits of the Seven Saints hanging on the door.

The same Seven Saints Gate is the second level of this road.

Lin Lan glanced calmly, then stepped forward, chose the "Wu Sheng Gate" among them, and pushed the door in.

"So fast?" The Demonic Master was stunned.

But he could only follow Lin Lan into the second level of Martial Saint Sect. Anyway, as long as he arrives at the National Master's Sect, don't push the door directly and knock on the door to test first, there will be no danger.

The second passage quickly passed and arrived in front of the Seven Saints Gate in the third level.

Lin Lan just took a look and chose the "Medicine Saint" one of the white-haired old man dressed like an old farmer, and walked up to him and pushed open the Medicine Saint Gate directly.

“It’s too fast…”

The Demon Master frowned slightly. He always felt that Lin Lan seemed to have no calculations, so he chose a door and went in.

Next is the fourth level, the seven holy gate.

Lin Lan took a look again and directly chose the portrait of the beautiful young woman who was painting the painting. This is the Saint of Painting.

At the fifth level, the seventh holy sect, Lin Lan chose the Sword Saint Sect.

The sixth level, the seven holy gates...

The seventh level and the seven holy gates...

The eighth level seven holy gates...

Soon, Lin Lan brought the Demon Heavenly Master to the Seventh Saint Gate of the Ninth Level. He glanced again, then chose the Drawing Saint Gate again, and pushed the door in.

The Demonic Master has become accustomed to it and doesn't care much about it.

Even if Lin Lan's calculations were a little sloppy, he could only fail and then come again. Anyway, he had patience.

After walking along this last passage for a while, I finally saw the end.

At the end of this passage, it is not the Seven Saints Gate.

Instead, there is only a door made of ebony, and there is only a portrait hanging on it.

In the portrait, there is a man standing with his hands behind his back. The man was wearing a simple white robe and was slightly raising his head, as if he was staring at the sky.

Compared to the previous Seven Saints, this painting looks very ordinary.

The lower right corner of the painting contains the words "Guan Tian".

"View the sky?" Lin Lan murmured.

The Demonic Master stood behind him and whispered: "I heard that the first national master often looked up at the sky, and often looked at it for several days, and I don't know what he was looking at."

"oh?"
To be continued...