Soon the two crossed the vast desert and entered a tribe within it.

Chen Zhou could clearly see the pythons coming and going in the tribe. After careful observation, he realized that most of the pythons were not Great Wilderness Pythons, and only a few were.

This is the first time Chen Zhou has ever been to the desert since he was a child. He had never been to the desert in his previous life either. In his previous life, Chen Zhou was just a bookworm who lived a simple life between his dormitory, the cafeteria, and the teaching building.

Moreover, Chen Zhou is simply a homebody. He loves staying at home reading novels, especially fantasy novels, which are his favorite.

Looking at the blazing sun overhead, Chen Zhou couldn't help but raise his hand to shield his eyes from the heat; it was just too hot here.

The weather in the desert and the jungle are completely different, and Chen Zhou was already drenched in sweat.

Moreover, walking in the desert, the heat not only affects the brain's judgment but also vision.

This is why many people get lost in the desert.

If Chen Zhou were to walk alone in the desert, it would be easy for him to get lost.

At this moment, Chen Zhou felt somewhat fortunate to have the Great Wilderness Python leading the way.

Chen Zhou estimated that the Great Wilderness Python's tribe should be located in the very center of the desert. If he completed the task given to him by the Great Wilderness Python, he could head directly north.

All pythons bow deeply upon seeing the Great Wilderness Python in human form. Rather than bowing, it's more like bending the upper half of their snake bodies in a gesture of respect. Almost all of them are spirit beasts capable of performing this gesture.

Most of the pythons in this tribe are also spiritual beasts, exuding an aura of true energy.

There were also some that were not spirit beasts, but simply wild animals. Although they did not know how to bow, they all knew that the Great Wilderness Python was the king of this place, and they dared not offend it casually.

Since entering the tribe, Chen Zhou had already seen several such beasts. Although they didn't exhibit any true qi fluctuations, they were enormous and incredibly ferocious. Without the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would be difficult to fight them. Even a Qi Refining cultivator couldn't defeat them.

"Come in," the Great Wilderness Python said to Chen Zhou, and then the two entered a simple palace.

It was more of a simple, crude prison than a palace.

Because the building's appearance was very similar to the prison cells Chen Zhou had seen.

Upon seeing this so-called "palace," Chen Zhou couldn't help but sigh, realizing that the construction capabilities of spirit beasts were indeed extremely low.

That's right. The entire python tribe probably only has the Great Wilderness Python, a spirit beast in the transformation stage, and only it can use this "palace".

Two pythons with the aura of Qi Refining stage guarded the palace. When Chen Zhou entered, the two pythons stuck out their tongues at him, as if to provoke him.

Chen Zhou was unsure whether this was acceptable.

From the outside, the palace looks like a prison, and it looks even more like a prison inside.

The so-called decorations consisted of only a few crudely made chairs and a dilapidated table in the middle, with three people already sitting on the chairs.

One was a woman with a bright red pointed chin, a pair of clear and bright eyes, and shiny black hair. She looked like a goddess from Mount Gusha.

The other two were one fat and one thin. At first glance, Chen Zhou mistook them for the fat and thin fairy children because they were dressed similarly, both wearing bright red clothes.

After the Great Wilderness Python entered, it went straight to the front of the table and sat down in the crudely made chair.

"Sit down. The four of you are all in the same boat now," the Great Wilderness Python said calmly.

"No need to sit down, just talk about the formation. I don't need anyone's help," Chen Zhou said slowly.

Upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, the disdainful looks in everyone's eyes instantly changed, and they stared at Chen Zhou in surprise.

They were all array masters, and elsewhere they were treated with great respect. But here in the Great Wilderness Python, they were not only treated poorly, but also lived in such a dilapidated place. Naturally, they were dissatisfied.

Now that they've seen someone of their own race, and someone at the Foundation Establishment stage at that, they're completely uninterested and look at Chen Zhou with disdain.

Hearing Chen Zhou's words, he showed surprise on his face, but in his heart he felt more pity. This kid really overestimated himself.

"I don't need any process, I only need the result. If you can really set it up by yourself, I can keep my promise and release all four of you," the Great Wilderness Python said, immediately dispelling the concerns of the three array masters sitting there.

“The three of us are unwilling to entrust our lives to a mere youth; we three are willing to try ourselves,” said the fat man among the fat and thin men.

"Whatever you want, your lives are in your own hands." The Great Wilderness Python said, taking out a mysterious scroll from its sleeve.

As soon as the mysterious scroll was taken out, Chen Zhou sensed a ripple of true energy, which might be another primitive formation.

As Chen Zhou pondered, the Great Wilderness Python continued, "You four will split into two groups. Which group will try first?"

“I am Ji Lanying,” said the woman with the red, pointed chin.

“I am Zhu Yuande,” the fat man said.

“I am Zhu Yuancheng,” the thin man said.

"We're willing to try it out as a group of three," the three said in unison.

"Alright." The Great Wilderness Python replied, and used its true energy to carry the scroll to Ji Lanying.

Ji Lanying took down the scroll and spread it out in front of them. The three of them immediately crowded around it and began to study the array diagram carefully.

Just as Ji Lanying unrolled the scroll and laid it out, Chen Zhou could clearly see the light emitted by the array diagram on the scroll.

"It's actually the original array diagram..." Zhu Yuande exclaimed in surprise, covering his mouth and opening his mouth wide.

Chen Zhou also noticed that the scroll contained a pre-arranged array, just like the divine tree protection array he had seen before. Both were miniature versions of the array set up on a scroll.

This is the original array diagram.

It would be absolutely impossible for Chen Zhou to accomplish such an operation with his current strength alone. This requires extremely high standards from a mage, who must have a thorough understanding of that formation.

Therefore, only the founder of the array diagram was able to shrink the array to this extent and outline it on a scroll. It would be very difficult for anyone else to do this, unless they reached the level of an eighth or ninth-level array master.

But if you already have this kind of strength, why would you copy someone else's formation onto a scroll?

As Chen Zhou was thinking, Ji Lanying spoke to the Great Wilderness Python, "Where should this formation be set up?"