I told him my doubts, and Zhang Haitao pointed at the palace and said, "Ghost Gate Bagua Escape. This formation has a total of nine gates, eight of which are on the periphery, while the ninth gate is at the deepest part of the formation and is the key to breaking it. Since the eight gates are on the periphery, there is no doubt that the eight directions of the palace (east, south, west, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest) are the entrances and exits of the eight gates. However... I don't know which gate these eight directions correspond to. If I enter without thinking, I will definitely die."

His mention of this quickly reminded me of the time I'd gone through the Ghost Gate Bagua Dun with the Golden-Haired Old Man and the Black-Cloaked Madman. Back then, the Golden-Haired Old Man had instantly pinpointed the exact location of the eight gates, allowing us to enter without a hitch. But now, Zhang Haitao, the brothel owner, and Lao Sha didn't understand the Ghost Gate Bagua Dun; at best, they knew a little about it, but they weren't proficient in it.

Therefore, if you want to break the formation, now you can only rely on me.

I opened my Dharma Eye and scanned the eight directions of the palace again. Combining the hints I remembered from the golden-haired old man, I took a closer look. Indeed, as Zhang Haitao had said, each of the eight directions had distinct landmarks, such as a tree or a stone. In other words, the prerequisite for deploying the Ghost Gate Eight Escape was that there had to be a physical object at each of the eight gates, and this physical object was precisely where the eight gates were located.

However, this does not mean that the eight gates will display their names. Instead, one must rely on their own analysis to determine the exact location of the eight gates in order to break through the formation. This requires a very strong deductive ability to do. Or perhaps someone who understands the principles of the Eight Trigrams can also distinguish them.

However, none of us are very proficient in this area, and we basically only have a superficial understanding of it. It seems that we need to learn more about the Bagua in the future, so that if we encounter the Ghost Gate Bagua Escape again, we can easily find the exact location of the eight gates.

Just when we were at a loss as to what to do, I suddenly remembered something. I quickly opened my backpack and rummaged through it for a long time before finally finding a blueprint. It was the same blueprint that the old man with golden hair and the mad man in black had given us before we broke into the formation!

After I broke the formation, I kept the Ghost Gate Entry Map in my backpack and ignored it. I thought I would never need it in this lifetime, but I didn't expect it to come in handy now!

"What's this?" I asked, pulling out a blueprint. Zhang Haitao and the other three immediately gathered around to examine it. The blueprint was densely covered in inscriptions, including several crisscrossing, winding maze-like routes.

I smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I've passed through this kind of formation before, and this formation map is what I left behind after that time. I think it should be useful."

The madam threw the cigarette butt on the ground and twisted it with her foot, but a seductive smile flashed between her brows: "Handsome boy, you really have all kinds of treasures. Why don't you lend me your backpack?" As she said that, she was about to take my backpack.

Damn, I knew it!

How could I possibly give it to her? This girl is not only coveting my Tianpeng ruler, but she also regards everything in my backpack as a "treasure"!

I quickly stood up and dodged. The madam missed her attack directly. A hint of displeasure was revealed on her charming face. She was about to pounce on me again, but was stopped by Lao Sha. Zhang Haitao said helplessly: "Stop it, business is more important!"

The madam stamped her feet and clasped her hands together: "Tsk! How stingy!"

I was very upset.

We didn't care much about it and spread out the Ghost Gate Entry Map in front of them. The four of us studied the map thoroughly and finally found the positions of the eight gates one by one. However, the real time to break the formation is between the hours of Xu and Hai, a total of four hours.

That meant we couldn't break through the formation until 7 p.m., which the old man with the golden hair had said at the time, and I remembered it. So, after thoroughly studying the Ghost Gate Map and finding the exact locations of the eight gates, we set up a small tent outside to rest and eat some instant noodles.

Conserve your energy so that you will have the strength to break the formation at night.

The sky gradually darkened, and in the blink of an eye, it was already night.

In the mountains and forests, a cold wind blew, and a strange breath came quietly.