The little incident caused by the six members of the Flying Cloud Sect quickly came to an end, and everyone swiftly focused on breaking the formation.

The formation hasn't manifested yet; we need to find it first, and then figure out a way to destroy it.

Gu Ci Zhenjun quickly arranged for people to investigate.

This includes everyone in the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits, Immortal Lord Changli, Immortal Lady Qingluan, Daoist Wuwei, Qiyan, True Man Lingxiao, and Shen Daochen.

Shen Sangruo suggested that the snake woman, who was also at the Nascent Soul stage, join the investigation team.

After Jingxin Daoist and the people of Taichu Sect determined the range of the formation, Gu Ci Zhenjun led his people in.

Shen Sanruo and the others remained at the temporary base three kilometers away from the formation to prevent them from encountering danger if they went there rashly. The seniors went ahead to scout out the route.

The formation was set up in a very secretive and ingenious way. Gu Ci Zhenjun was most skilled in barrier magic and also had a certain level of expertise in formations. Even so, it took him more than a month to make the formation appear.

During this time, Wen Xuan, Lu Shiqing, and Luo Chu also came to hang around her, trying to strike up a conversation.

However, they were all stopped by Ye Huai and his group. Since their cultivation levels were not as high as theirs, they did not dare to do anything excessive.

Only Feng Heyun, after being hit that day, visibly became depressed and almost never showed up in front of her.

He spent his days drinking and drowning his sorrows, clutching the remaining mulberry wine and refusing to let go, saying it was something that could win back Shen Sangri's feelings and that no one else was allowed to touch it.

If it weren't for the fact that True Monarch Gu Ci was busy making the formation visible, he would have sent him back to the Flying Cloud Sect long ago.

Besides these, Shen Sanruo's damaged soul has also recovered considerably.

With the help of the divine soul artifacts that Wuwei Daoren and the others found, Shi Zhili's soul was also repaired.

As expected, he possesses the cultivation level of the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

However, Shen Sanruo felt that Shi Zhili seemed a bit awkward. After politely thanking her, she retreated to the outside of her "circle".

It's as if they're drawing a line between themselves and maintaining a sense of boundaries.

She already rejected his application to join the industry, so why is he still clinging to her? He's just an outsider.

On this day, the exploratory team returned to their temporary base.

Seeing that everyone's expressions were somewhat solemn, Chen Sangruo stepped forward and asked, "True Lord Gu Ci, how is the situation on the other side of the formation?"

“We have now made it visible, but there is still an extremely powerful barrier outside the formation,” said Gu Ci Zhenjun in a deep voice.

“We’ve tried, and the barrier can only be forcibly opened in one place, and the opening is only for a very short time.”

To break the formation, you need to enter the barrier.

That barrier was set up by those ancient evil cultivators, whose strength far surpassed that of those who had reached the Void Refinement stage, and its intensity was extremely high.

Even if they combined all their strength, they could only tear open one gap.

That means that only Shen Sangruo and the younger generation can enter the barrier.

Those Nascent Soul stage cultivators need to stay outside the barrier as backup. If they encounter danger inside, they need to quickly open another opening.

This explains the solemn expressions on the faces of Gu Ci Zhenjun and the others.

If possible, they would certainly prefer to enter the barrier themselves rather than let these younger generation members put themselves in danger.

But for the sake of the cultivation world, they had no choice.

“In that case, I am willing to enter the barrier and do my utmost to destroy the formation,” Shen Sangruo said firmly.

As the most outstanding among the younger generation, she was more than capable of undertaking this task.

"I'm willing too."

Count me in.

"And me too."

"I'll go too."

Ye Huai and the other three stood beside her, speaking in the same firm tone.

Fang Yu and the other two also wanted to go, but their cultivation had not yet broken through to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. For their safety, staying in the base was the best option.

After learning the reason, the three regretted that they were not strong enough and worked even harder to cultivate, striving to break through to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible and fight alongside the other members of the Ninghua Sect squad.

On the Flying Cloud Sect's side, Master Lingxiao's four disciples naturally also chose to enter the barrier.

It wasn't just to break the formation, but more importantly, to protect Shen Sangruo.

The dejected Feng Heyun finally found a goal and cheered up a little.

When it came time to confirm the final number of people who had entered the barrier, Shi Zhili also stepped forward.

"A total of nine people entered the barrier..."

Shi Zhili interrupted Gu Ci Zhenjun, "Ten."

Gu Ci Zhenjun looked somewhat surprised, after all, Shi Zhili had only recently recovered.

"Go ahead," said the Pure Heart Daoist with great pride, forcefully suppressing the reluctance and heartache in his heart.

When it comes to the safety of the entire cultivation world, the life and death of an individual can only take a back seat.

With one more person, the chances of winning increase.

Gu Ci Zhenjun understood their meaning and changed his mind, saying, "Alright, then there will be ten people in total."

"Make preparations today, and we'll enter the barrier tomorrow."

"Remember, this mission is only to scout ahead, record the general situation inside the formation, and then come out to discuss a way to break it with us."

"Don't rush, protecting your own safety is the most important thing."

Gu Ci Zhenjun gave instructions and then took out many magical artifacts from the Wanling Palace's inventory to ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible.

In addition, Ninghua Sect also gave its disciples a lot of magical artifacts, and also gave Shi Zhili one.

Ninghua Sect has no shortage of various magical artifacts, and its spending is quite extravagant.

In comparison, the Flying Cloud Sect's side appeared rather "shabby".

But since they were going to venture into the barrier, the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits specially provided them with extra magical artifacts for self-defense.

After confirming that everything was ready, the group arrived at the formation the next day.

A huge array appeared on the originally empty and uneven ground, with countless lines intersecting and outlining complex patterns.

The lines emitted an eerie light, and just looking at them sent chills down one's spine.

Outside the formation, a hemispherical transparent barrier was shrouded in mist, with red and black fuzzy substances constantly floating on its surface.

Like a thick wall, it protects the formation within.

This is definitely not an ordinary barrier.

"Prepare, activate the barrier!" Gu Ci Zhenjun gave the order, and the rest of them acted in unison.

Several streams of spiritual energy and one stream of demonic energy simultaneously landed on the barrier. The fibrous material on the barrier actually flowed upstream with the power, attacking them.

The greater the power, the more severe the backlash.

Pain gradually appeared on everyone's faces, but they still gritted their teeth and increased the pressure on their hands.

The area where the attack was concentrated was slowly torn open, creating a gap nearly two meters long.

Changli Immortal Lord said with difficulty, "Go in quickly."

That opening could only last for a few breaths.

Shen Sanruo nodded, her body transforming into a blur as she was the first to pass through the crack and enter the barrier.

The others didn't dare to delay and quickly entered.

The longer the delay, the greater the harm to Immortal Lord Changli and the others.

However, the ten people were stunned when they entered the formation and saw the scene before them.