Chapter 302

For someone who knows nothing about formations, even if all the formation patterns and nodes are laid out before him...

The formation of a battle array is easy for those who know how to do it, but difficult for those who don't.

Even if all the patterns and nodes of a formation are laid out before a person who knows nothing about formations, they still won't know where to begin. However, a person who is proficient in formations can unravel the entire formation with just a thread.

Cheng Hui was obviously the one who was proficient in formations, and the fragments that were accidentally found in the manor before were just this thread.

After spending half an hour, Cheng Hui successfully reversed the formation.

The nearly unbreakable diamond dragon-breaking stone slowly rose in the eyes of everyone.

"It's amazing..." Another cultivator who was proficient in formations searched everywhere near the Broken Dragon Stone, but he could not find any other formation patterns except the one pointed out by Cheng Hui.

Cheng Hui smiled and showed him the few array patterns he had found. After confirming three array patterns, the cultivator successfully found several others.

"Fellow Daoist, you have a keen eye." The cultivator gave Cheng Hui a thumbs up.

Cheng Hui nodded implicitly, and then the two of them came together to discuss the relevant knowledge about magic circles.

Lin Qingyang: ...

Forget it, this guy is just a tool. I’m not angry, not at all.

The cultivator who was familiar with formations was one of the seven cultivators sent by the headquarters. The two who were originally somewhat out of tune with the crowd thus blended into the crowd.

Master Wen was very pleased. Among these people, he was the only one who knew the actual cultivation level of Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang. Although the outer sect worshippers were also members of Baiyujing, they were not as close as the inner sect. He was naturally happy that Cheng Hui and the other two could take the initiative to contact the inner sect disciples.

The group entered the passage blocked by the Dragon-Breaking Stone. The passage was narrow, but they soon reached the end.

"Huh? Why is there no one here?" Hall Master Yuan couldn't help but wonder when he saw the empty passage.

The team leader went forward to check it out. The passage was not wide and could only accommodate three people walking side by side. At the end of the passage was a complete dead end. The thick stone wall did not show any signs of human excavation. It looked like someone had tried to open a passage here, but was blocked by the stone wall and gave up.

"There are no signs of fighting, nor any other clues that anyone has passed by." The leader said in a deep voice.

Everyone's heart sank. There was no trace at all, which meant they were probably going in the wrong direction.

"Let's talk about it outside." said the team leader.

The group walked back along the passage and saw the light coming through the Dragon-Breaking Stone from afar. They unconsciously quickened their pace.

But as they walked, everyone realized that something was wrong.

"When we came in just now, we didn't seem to have walked this far." A monk suddenly said.

Everyone looked up at the same time. The Dragon-Breaking Stone was still there. The soft sunlight was shining on the ground, and they could even see the particles of soil on the ground.

It was clearly within striking distance, but how long had they been walking? How could they not have reached it yet?

"Everyone be careful." The leader drew his weapon and looked around vigilantly.

Everyone was ready to fight, but after waiting for a long time, they still didn't see any enemy.

"What's going on?" someone asked.

The team leader thought for a moment and looked at the cultivator who was proficient in formations.

When the monk saw him look at him, he touched his nose, spread his hands and made a helpless expression.

Since Bai Yujing has sent a rescue team, it has to take into account the existence of the formation. The cultivator named Ma Hongzhe is proficient in formations, but lacks some flexibility. At least the formation here is difficult for him to find, let alone crack it.

The team leader frowned and looked at Cheng Hui, and was surprised to find that he was lying on the ground looking for something.

He walked over and asked softly, "Did you find anything, fellow Daoist?"

Cheng Hui stuck out his butt, and an egg-sized ball of light floated at his fingertips, illuminating the surrounding ground.

"A little, but I'm not sure." He said casually.

The team leader did not urge them, but asked everyone else to help search.

He had heard Cheng Hui introduce the cultivator's habit before, that he liked to hide the array patterns in the patterns of common objects.

For example, when you have a large piece of diamond rock in front of you, it is difficult for you to pay attention to observe whether the pattern on it hides something.

This passage is full of rocks. If there are any hidden array patterns, they can only be hidden in the naturally formed lines of the rocks. Even if you can't feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy, you can still find some clues through observation.

Everyone had no objection to the leader's order and began to look for clues.

They either lay on the wall or on the ground, using various lighting abilities to try to find discord in the most ordinary patterns.

The formation master's skills in formation were not particularly high. The cleverness of his formation lay in the fact that it could make people fall into the trap without them realizing it.

After careful inspection, people soon discovered the existence of the array pattern one after another.

By summarizing the locations of the array patterns, both Cheng Hui and Ma Hongzhe could easily break the array, but the results were surprising.

Previously, they had explored the passage behind the Dragon-Breaking Stone, but it was a dead end. As they walked out, they stepped into a magic circle.

But when the environment disappeared, they were standing not far from the Dragon-Breaking Stone, and everyone had their backs to the Dragon-Breaking Stone. In other words, they were bewitched by the illusion as soon as they entered the Dragon-Breaking Stone, and all they saw afterwards were illusions.

"What a powerful magic circle." Ma Hongzhe exclaimed.

This monk's attainments in this area have simply reached the pinnacle, as he can make everyone fall into his trap without them even realizing it.

"So, everything we saw before was just an illusion?" Hall Master Wen said in disbelief. As a Jindan cultivator, he prided himself on having seen the world, but he had never before seen such a lifelike environment.

Cheng Hui looked at his hands thoughtfully, and suddenly asked, "Do you think... everything we see now is real?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and this question made everyone feel a little at a loss.

The leader smiled bitterly and said, "I can't answer that question. I hope... we have awakened from the illusion."

Cheng Hui was about to say something when the ground beneath their feet suddenly collapsed.

Lin Qingyang habitually wanted to fly the sword, but suddenly found a huge suction force coming from under the cracked ground. Everyone was sucked in before they could react.

When they went in, the broken stones returned to their original state under a miraculous force, as if no one had ever been here.

"ah--"

Bang!

“Ahem…”

"Senior brother? Senior brother? Are you okay..." The panicked voice of the female cultivator came.

"Junior sister...if you don't get up, I'm going to be crushed to death by you..." the weak male voice said with difficulty.

The female cultivator was silent for a moment, and then there was a bang: "You'd better die!"

Cheng Hui: ...

There's a reason why some people are destined to be alone...

"Ah Hui?" When Lin Qingyang fell, he tried to use his body as a cushion to catch Cheng Hui, but unfortunately, his self-respect was not as good as the other party, so Cheng Hui caught him instead.

"Ahem...it's okay..." Cheng Hui replied with difficulty.

It wasn't actually painful when he fell to the ground, but Lin Qingyang hit him so hard that the impact made him gasp for breath.

The two of them were stacked on top of each other, their posture was quite ambiguous, but Lin Qingyang had no thoughts of romance at the moment. He jumped up with a somersault, pulled Cheng Hui up, checked him up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that he was okay.

Cheng Hui stretched his body and felt fine. The biggest advantage of a zombie body was probably its strength and durability. Ordinary weapons couldn't even leave a mark on him.

Lin Qingyang cast a spell to illuminate the area. At this moment, they were at the end of a long tunnel. Above their heads was a dark cave entrance, and the sound of earth and rocks surging could be heard from inside.

Before everyone's eyes, the rubble at the cave entrance returned to its original state, and the huge passage they fell into disappeared without a trace.

"It seems... the host here is very hospitable." Lin Qingyang said in a cold tone.

Master Wen made a bitter face: "Could it be that Xiao Luo and the others also fell in here?"

"Maybe..." The leader thought thoughtfully.

"This time it shouldn't be an illusion." Cheng Hui touched his butt inconspicuously and it felt a little painful.

The others also agreed with his judgment. While anything could happen in an illusion, pain was the only thing that was hard to deceive.

"Shall we continue forward?" Everyone looked at the dark passage, feeling quite helpless.

All other passages were blocked, so unless they dug their way out, they had no choice but to take this route.

Fortunately, except for two unlucky guys who suffered minor injuries because they were at the bottom, everyone else still maintained their combat effectiveness.

As they walked along the tunnel, they did not forget to observe their surroundings. Once they found any place that felt out of place, they would immediately investigate carefully, trying to find traces of the formation.

But there was nothing in the tunnel, as if it was just an ordinary tunnel.

"Boss," the petite and nimble female cultivator in charge of the investigation reported with surprise, holding a jade bead: "This is the jade bead on our disciple's waist badge."

The team leader's eyes flashed, and he took out his own badge to compare, and found that no matter the quality, shape, or size, they were almost identical.

"So, Luo Beidou and the others walked through here?" Cheng Hui said while touching his chin. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. He looked up and around, but found nothing unusual.

"Let's go!" said the leader.

The group quickened their pace and soon reached the end of the long tunnel.

There was light coming in from the exit of the tunnel. Seeing the light, everyone was delighted and quickened their pace.

But when they stepped into the sunlight, they looked at the familiar canyon and the familiar thick fog, and suddenly felt a chill in their hearts.

"What's going on?" Hall Master Yuan shouted in disbelief.

The expressions of the others were also very ugly, simply because the scenery in front of them was very familiar. It was the canyon after passing through the first tunnel.

"How could this happen?" the team leader muttered to himself.

He suddenly looked back and saw that the tunnel behind him was dark and deep, as if it connected to a bottomless abyss.

"Xinghua, go back and take a look." The team leader said to a taciturn monk.

The monk disappeared in front of everyone in a flash. Not long after, his figure reappeared, "There is no exit."

The team leader frowned, and Cheng Hui also looked towards the tunnel thoughtfully.

"What did you find?" Lin Qingyang asked.

Cheng Hui shook his head: "It's hard to say, but just now..." He paused and shook his head again, "Let's see first."

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