Chapter 118 Who would be so foolish as to enter the formation?

"Trying to run?!" Zhang Chong shouted, and several sword energies shot out, striking the bushes and instantly slicing off large sections of branches and leaves.

The shrubs were neatly cut down, most of them collapsed and fell, no longer able to conceal the person hiding among them.

A figure nimbly leaped up, flipped a few times, and dodged the dense barrage of sword shadows. With one hand on the ground and one knee touching the ground, the figure landed lightly on an ancient tree branch.

"Tch. You little bastard found out." Ji Xingyang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully.

Zhang Chong glanced at the five fellow disciples who were concentrating on activating the secret domain, his eyes darkening: "You dare to trespass on my sect's forbidden area, you have no sense of death."

"Huh? In your Hongqi Sect's eyes, haven't I been dead for a long time?" Ji Xingyang curled his lips in disgust. "You damned bastards..."

In the blink of an eye, Ji Xingyang had already unleashed a torrent of profanities without repeating himself.

The sharp words and foul language, the barrage of insults, all came crashing down on Zhang Chong, leaving him stunned and his face turning red with anger.

Looking at Ji Xingyang's constantly opening and closing mouth, Ji Mingran couldn't help but sigh that it was perfectly normal for him to be chased and attacked just because of that mouth.

He was always well-behaved and polite in front of him, and could be called one of the top ten children. This almost made Ji Mingran forget his unruly appearance when he saw him at the port.

But why is Ji Xingyang here? Didn't he go back to the Nameless Sect?

Ji Mingran became suspicious and glanced at the five Hongqi Sect disciples standing beside him.

The spatial distortion intensified, and the entrance to the secret realm was about to appear. Ji Mingran remained calm and composed.

Zhang Chongxian also realized this, suppressed his anger, pulled back his thoughts which had been disturbed by Ji Xingyang's curses, leaned forward slightly, flipped his wrist, and swung the sword horizontally, as if to slash at Ji Xingyang.

However, dozens of vines suddenly sprang up from the ground, baring their fangs and claws as they lashed out at him!

Zhang Chong immediately swung his sword horizontally, the sharp sword energy severing the giant python-like vines. He retreated several steps, dodging the vines that were about to wrap around him.

With one hand reaching for his waist, Zhang Chong's expression changed, his eyes turning icy and menacing: "You!"

"Hahaha! You big pighead, you big idiot!" Ji Xingyang tossed the object in his palm triumphantly.

A verdant arc rippled across his palm, and Ji Mingran recognized it as the sect's jade pendant from the Hongqi Sect.

So Ji Xingyang's outburst of curses was to distract Zhang Chong and steal his communication jade pendant.

Not only Ji Mingran thought so, but Zhang Chong did too. However, before the latter could speak, Ji Xingyang, who saw through Zhang Chong's thoughts at a glance, laughed arrogantly: "It was my intention to scold you, and it was also my intention to steal your things, you big fool!"

"You! You're about to die, let's see how long you can be so smug!" Zhang Chong laughed in anger, instantly appearing in front of Ji Xingyang. His mighty sword energy surged and crashed, knocking down large swathes of branches and leaves.

The branches that Ji Xingyang had planted were not spared either; the giant tree fell with a devastating sound, shaking the forest floor three times.

Ji Xingyang moved with lightning speed, and as his figure changed, more than a dozen black arrows struck Zhang Chong like meteors. Zhang Chong blocked them with his sword, and the arrows bounced off the ground, leaving deep, eye-catching holes.

In the next moment, the two moved as fast as blurs, fiercely attacking each other. The air and the ground buzzed as their fierce techniques struck. In no time, they had exchanged more than ten blows.

Suddenly, the yellow arc of his hair trembled, and Ji Xingyang coughed up another mouthful of blood. In his daze, a sharp sword aura suddenly pierced through the target's body.

At the critical moment, a faint white light enveloped Ji Xingyang.

The next moment, Ji Xingyang appeared behind Zhang Chong like a ghost. Before he could think about what was going on, Ji Xingyang made a decisive move, his palms erupting into two black arcs, which he slammed down on Zhang Chong's head.

Slap! Slap! Two crisp slaps rang out, and a dark shadow loomed over Zhang Chong's head.

With a clang, the sword fell to the ground, and Zhang Chong collapsed silently.

"Is he dead?" Ji Mingran twisted the wooden die and switched her location. She was still in the same place, but her figure was projected in front of Ji Xingyang.

"Mother!" Ji Xingyang cried out excitedly, standing up from the ground and lunging towards her, only to miss. He was stunned and said, "Huh?"

The waving hands passed right through the person in front of him; what stood before him was merely a phantom.

“I used a magical artifact,” Ji Mingran explained, “to prevent my tracks from being revealed.”

Ji Xingyang was relieved and beamed with joy: "It really is you."

Just now, a formation saved him from Zhang Chong's sword. It was also this formation that teleported him behind Zhang Chong, allowing him to successfully launch a sneak attack.

Although he didn't have time to react at the moment, Ji Xingyang had already guessed what was going on after dealing with Zhang Chong. Now that he actually saw Ji Mingran, he was overjoyed and blurted out, "What are you doing here?"

At the same time, Ji Mingran asked, "What are you doing here?"

The two were taken aback, then simultaneously answered each other's questions:

"Hong Qizong is hunting me down."

"Hong Qizong is hunting me down."

The two paused for a moment, then spoke again:

"Why?"

"Why?"

The two couldn't help but smile.

Ji Xingyang blinked as he looked at her.

Ji Mingran's eyebrows curved into a smile as he said gently, "Because I won the top prize in the prize pool, they're searching everywhere for me, determined to take this item. What about you? Didn't you all go back to your sect?"

After saying that, Ji Mingran couldn't help but look around again. But he didn't see anyone else.

Noticing what Ji Mingran was looking at, Ji Xingyang's voice carried a hint of sadness: "Father was forced to participate in the Spiritual Cultivation Competition this time by the Hongqi Sect. They wanted him to help the Hongqi Sect win the competition, but he didn't do so. So after he came out, the Hongqi Sect attacked us. I was targeted by the Hongqi Sect disciples as soon as I left the Prize Pool Secret Realm and had to hide for several days."

Ji Mingran knew, of course, that Yu Tianxing hadn't helped Hong Qizong win; he had been helping her all along.

But she didn't know that Yu Tianxing was being held back by Hongqizong, and was even being hunted down because of it.

Ji Mingran: "You're here, so where is he?"

Ji Xingyang hesitated, stammering, "Father...he..."

“I’ve stayed here all this time to prevent Hong Qizong from finding me. And you…” Ji Mingran understood: “You’re here to find him, and he’s here.”

Her gaze shifted to the five Hongqi Sect disciples. She cast a silencing spell on them, ensuring they wouldn't hear any noise from their side.

In the center where the five people were gathered, a small opening was formed by the twisted space, through which the shimmering light on the water could be faintly seen.

The five people were sweating profusely and breathing rapidly, as if they could hardly withstand the spiritual pressure of the technique used to open the secret realm.

The token floated up, emitting a fluorescent glow that illuminated the five people, as well as Ji Mingran standing close to it.

Like everyone else, Ji Xingyang couldn't see Ji Mingran's true form. However, when he saw her gaze turn towards the entrance, he muttered in a panic, "This...this can't be what I said; it's what Mother guessed herself."

As if he had made up his mind, Ji Xingyang was no longer flustered. He seemed to have changed his mind and decided to tell Ji Mingran everything: "Mother, Father has been captured by the Hongqi Sect and is being held in their forbidden area. I'm going to rescue him!"

Ji Mingran frowned as he placed his fingertips on the wooden dice, which turned white from the slight pressure. His gaze lingered on the remnant soul emanating black energy before him.

As a result, the Hongqi Sect threw Yu Tianxing into a forbidden area containing sealing techniques, placing him within the sealing magic they used to combat demons. Moreover, according to what these Hongqi Sect disciples had said before, after midnight tonight, the forbidden area would close and digest the souls of the evil spirits.

What will happen if Yu Tianxing is trapped inside and can't get out?

"I'm afraid he'll really die in there." Ji Xingyang was so anxious he was about to cry. He could finally tell this secret that he couldn't tell anyone else, and it was to the person he wanted to tell the most: "Although he's never been afraid of death, I don't want him to die. Save him, Mother, let's save her together."

The person standing in front of him, seemingly gazing at something from afar, lowered their eyelashes and looked at him.

She said softly, "No."

She rejected him. She actually refused to save him. Ji Xingyang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and for a moment he forgot to speak.

Just then, a pair of slender, white fingertips landed on his forehead, and a cool sensation seeped down, instantly guiding and calming the chaotic spiritual energy surging within his meridians.

Ji Xingyang belatedly realized what was happening and looked up: "Mother!"

He met her dark eyes calmly and said, "You can't resist the restrictions here. You'll explode and die before you even get inside. That's why you've coughed up blood several times."

She's going to do this! Ji Xingyang understood Ji Mingran's meaning and hurriedly reached out to grab the person in front of him, but his outstretched hands only passed through the afterimage in vain.

The next instant, a blinding white light enveloped his entire body. Ji Xingyang tried to run away, but he was no match for the teleportation array.

Before disappearing, Ji Mingran's voice reached his ears through the teleportation array.

"I'll go by myself."

......

The spiritual energy surrounding the five people became increasingly dense and rapid, almost lifting them off their feet.

The distorted space finally took shape, transforming into an opening large enough for one person to pass through.

"It's done." The leading disciple said, panting, as he opened his eyes.

"Thank you for your trouble," a cool voice replied.

"Who!" The leading disciple of Hongqi Sect's pupils shrank suddenly. Before he could even issue a warning, a dizzying sensation and a feeling of weightlessness suddenly struck him. In a panic, he summoned his sword and began to fly.

Looking down, the disciples of Hongqi Sect were shocked to find themselves falling into a void.

Ji Mingran looked around, then turned her gaze away and stepped into the passage, her figure completely disappearing in front of it. She loosened her fingers behind her arm and said, "Keep an eye on this place for me."

The wooden dice gently fell onto the soft grassy ground in front of the passage, blending into the vegetation.

There was no one in front of the passage.

......

Leading the remnant soul that emitted black energy, Ji Mingran quietly gazed at the deep pool before him.

The surface of the deep pool is vertical and parallel to the front, like a bottomless black hole that sucks people in and steals their souls, occupying the entire field of vision and making people tremble with fear when they look at it.

For example, the remnant soul that was almost unintentionally squeezed by the spiritual power of the passage is now trembling, but Ji Mingran has no mind to care about it.

Her gaze was fixed on the deep pool.

The sound of chains echoed in the empty space, but it did not originate from the chains in her hands.

The handsome man was pale-faced, bound by layers of chains, and submerged in a pool of deep red blood, with only his face visible above the surface.

The chains rattled, and the face was dragged down slowly, submerged in dark red blood.

Ji Mingran raised his arm, spread his five fingers, and clenched his fist forward. The surface of the pool water rippled, and his face, which had just submerged in the water, paused for a moment before continuing to sink.

The water rippled more and more violently, and array patterns emerged, accompanied by a low humming sound.

A strong sense of familiarity kept welling up in my heart.

A clear, ethereal voice echoed in my mind: Are you coming?

Battle formation intent.

Ji Mingran raised his five fingers, lifting them from the surface of the pool, his eyes scanning the deep water as if deep in thought.

The sealing technique of the forbidden area of ​​Hongqi Sect is actually an array.

"Are you coming?" the voice in my head asked again.

The lingering soul it was holding trembled violently.

Using Yu Tianxing as bait, and then using sound to entice him, this was truly a bizarre and unpredictable situation.

If she enters, she will be walking into this formation herself.

Who would be so foolish as to actually listen and go inside?

Ji Mingran thought casually, raised his eyes, and stepped into the deep pool.