Mu Chenze quickly discovered four key points.
“Ningyun, look. Is this that cube thing you mentioned? The one called a triangular pyramid?”
As expected, with five different building clusters, it was impossible for the key to every single one to be a cube.
“That’s the one. Let’s not move it yet.”
Once the triangular pyramid was assembled, the relationship between the four points and six lines became clear at a glance.
Even if these three demon cultivators had never encountered spatial geometry, they would be able to understand this.
“First, let’s find all the lines connected to these four points, along with their corresponding endpoints.”
Gu Ningyun explained her plan.
Without the triangular pyramid as a reference, finding them directly would be much more difficult.
Two quarters of an hour later, the five of them had finally identified all the movable points.
“Three, two, one.”
As Gu Ningyun counted to one, each person took ten points and over sixty lines. Combined with the four points and six lines of the triangular pyramid, the entire structure was dragged out separately.
In the eyes of the three demon cultivators, a total of fifty-four points and over six hundred lines were dragged out of the building cluster simultaneously.
In a manner they couldn't comprehend, these elements transformed into a strange shape.
This strange shape enveloped the entire building cluster. Among the six hundred-plus lines, three hundred of them simultaneously changed into five different colors.
“What’s going on? Junior Brother, do you understand this?”
“Stop talking nonsense and watch what they do next.”
Gu Ningyun and her companions ignored them, already moving on to the next stage of organization.
After such a high-difficulty operation, their speed in finding the correct lines within the sea of threads grew even faster.
Zhao Quan slapped the Qi Refining demon cultivator on the head. “What happened? Didn’t you say you learned it? Why can’t I organize a single line on my end?”
“That shouldn't be right...”
The Qi Refining demon cultivator frowned. “I succeeded over there just now and even organized hundreds of lines. Martial Uncle Zhao, I’m certain there’s nothing wrong with my method.”
“If there’s nothing wrong with you, are you saying the problem is with me?”
Zhao Quan’s temper flared instantly.
It was bad enough that he couldn't organize lines as well as a few brats, but was he really unable to learn even when following their example? If his fellow disciples in the other three assessment spaces found out, where would he put his face?
Moreover, this token was vital; it was the key to whether he could participate in the Puppet Thousand-Machine City inheritance assessment later.
He had put in so much effort just to join this expedition to the East Sea. If he failed to get it, forget about his own disappointment—even the sect elders wouldn't let him off.
He had to get this token!
Zhao Quan kicked the Qi Refining demon cultivator. “Go back and learn more!”
“Martial Uncle Zhao, look! They’ve changed the shape again.”
Zhao Quan lightly extended his divine sense. “Hmm?”
Could it be that the key wasn't eight points, but four?
“Go over there and ask those three what’s going on.”
Zhao Quan paused for a moment. “Forget it, I’ll go myself.”
The consequences of losing the token flashed through his mind, making him shiver.
He walked over. “Explain yourselves.”
After watching for so long, the three Qi Refining demon cultivators had noticed a few patterns.
Although those six hundred lines were messy and complex, six of them were exceptionally special.
The demon cultivators huddled together and began whispering in discussion.
As they discussed, they pointed and gestured around the triangular pyramid, occasionally reaching out to try and organize the lines.
While the demon cultivators were occupied, the five disciples treated them as if they were invisible, focusing all their efforts on organizing the lines and building the triangular pyramid without pause.
When they were halfway through organizing the lines for this building cluster, Gu Ningyun sent a transmission.
“Chenze, I’ll leave the rest of this one to you. The four of us are going to the next building cluster.”
According to her observations, the four Qi Refining demon cultivators lacked the ability to control their demonic power with enough precision. Even if they figured it out and tried to interfere, their speed wouldn't match any of the five disciples.
The early Foundation Establishment demon cultivator named Zhao Quan would likely be faster. However, even if he was fast, Mu Chenze already had a head start with a tenth of the lines organized. With only half of the lines remaining, it wouldn't be easy for Zhao Quan to overtake Mu Chenze's progress before the organization was complete.
The moment Gu Ningyun and the other three moved, they immediately caught the demon cultivators' attention.
Zhao Quan kicked one of the demon cultivators. “Follow them.”
After giving the order, he immediately mobilized his demonic power. Twelve strands of demonic power appeared simultaneously as he began adjusting the points in the building cluster.
Hmph, brats will be brats, always aiming too high. They hadn't even secured this token yet, and they already wanted to grab another. Weren't they afraid of biting off more than they could chew?
It was just as well that they left. This little one remaining wouldn't be able to keep this token. It was a fool's dream.
The token for this building cluster would belong to him, Zhao Quan.
The other three demon cultivators joined in. “Martial Uncle Zhao, let us help you.”
“That’s right. If we organize more, there will be fewer lines left for this kid.”
“Hmm, very well. Do your best.”
Perhaps because they had never used demonic power for such delicate work, the four demon cultivators were quite clumsy at first.
When adjusting the positions of the points, they either moved them too far or in the wrong direction. They simply couldn't get the points exactly where they wanted them.
The four demon cultivators grew extremely frustrated, cursing repeatedly. They were forced to withdraw two strands of demonic power before things improved slightly.
Out of necessity, Zhao Quan also withdrew two of his own strands.
At this point, his speed was roughly equal to Mu Chenze’s. As the number of unorganized lines dwindled, the gap between him and the boy showed no sign of shrinking.
Zhao Quan began to panic.
By the time his fine control over his demonic power improved enough to handle more points at once, would there even be enough lines left to catch up? Why were the unorganized lines disappearing so fast!
Zhao Quan finally realized something was wrong. “Get lost, you three!”
“There are still two tokens that no one has touched. Since you’ve learned how to do it, pick a building and secure a token for yourselves first!”
He said this via transmission, so Gu Ningyun and her group didn't hear it. However, seeing the reaction of the three demon cultivators, they could guess roughly what Zhao Quan had said.
By now, Gu Ningyun’s side had already built a framework for a hexagonal prism and organized a fifth of the lines.
By the time the three demon cultivators had managed to stack a triangular pyramid on top of a triangular prism—forming a framework that looked like a small house—Gu Ningyun examined it closely with her divine sense.
The structure of the building cluster the three demon cultivators had chosen was the most complex. There were three-story, two-story, and single-story buildings, and the courtyards were divided into multiple sections. There were even many varieties of plants, several rockeries, and ponds.
As expected, the more complex the building cluster, the more complicated the line organization. No wonder it took those three demon cultivators so long to find the key.
Seeing that they had actually found the right direction, Gu Ningyun’s eyes darted around. “Those three haven't practiced fine control of demonic power, so they’re slow. Wen Xuan, go and take that one for us.”
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