"Are Master and the others alright?" Lu Wenxing asked anxiously. Although he thought his master was invincible, he couldn't help but worry when he couldn't contact him.

"Don't panic. No formation of any level can easily deal with a Void Refinement cultivator, let alone so many Nascent Soul stage sect leaders and elders. I estimate that the most likely scenario is that it's a trapping formation."

In fact, the formation that trapped Lin Daozi and his group was not just a simple trapping formation, but a combination of trapping and killing formations.

For them, the biggest problem was that they couldn't find any trace of the formation. This reminded them of the eighth level of the Mysterious Tower, where formations without traces were the most difficult to break.

Pang Jiaxiang, who set up the formation, had already made many arrangements within the Luoyin Sect. He knew every blade of grass and every tree here, and completed the formation little by little without knowing or being aware of anything.

After years of planning, this grand formation has finally come into being.

Killing intent constantly emerged within the formation, but it posed no threat to so many high-level cultivators. The two sides were in a delicate balance of "I can't kill you, and you can't get out."

The hundred or so members of the propaganda team were no match for the division commanders in front of them.

Even if they joined forces, they probably couldn't defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If they're going in to rescue people, what's the difference between that and delivering vegetables? Even those at the Void Refinement stage can't solve this problem, so expecting a hundred new disciples to do it? That's unrealistic.

Shi Xuan thought for a moment and then arranged, "The disciples of Luoyin Sect will come with me. We will split up and approach the outer perimeter of the sect from different angles to see if we can find any traces of formations. Don't get too close. If you find anything wrong, retreat. Or, if you go beyond the safe zone, don't continue to advance."

Several disciples of the Hidden Sect, led by Sun Shaoxing, nodded in agreement.

Shi Xuan looked at the main force and asked, "Are there any others who know formations? Let's go together."

Several people who had previously participated in the formation individual competition stepped forward and joined the probing team.

"The rest of you, stay put and remain on guard. If you encounter the enemy, do not fight them head-on; prioritize your survival."

After Shi Xuan finished speaking, he led a group of array cultivators to disperse and move around.

Shi Xuan chose the main entrance, which was also probably the most dangerous place. As she walked forward, she asked Lu Shenzhi, "Senior Brother, what kind of formation do you think this is?"

Lu Shenzhi pondered for a moment and replied, "There aren't many formations that can trap so many high-level cultivators silently..."

"Rising Dragon Formation?"

"Rising Dragon Formation!"

The two of them said in unison.

They had seen this formation before in the Illusionary Realm's notes; it was an eighth-order formation, and also the highest-order trapping formation they had ever seen.

This formation is extremely complex and costly; it cannot be set up overnight! It is only necessary to set up this formation when it is necessary to trap cultivators with extremely high cultivation levels.

As long as there is sufficient spiritual energy to drive the formation, this Rising Dragon Formation can trap cultivators at the highest level of the Void Refinement Realm.

Among those who arrived early, the one with the highest cultivation level was their master, Lin Daozi.

"Outrageous!" Shi Xuan said, "This is definitely not something the Luoyin Sect Master could have arranged while he was at the Langya Sect participating in the Six Sects Competition. Just how long has he been planning this?"

"Don't forget what he did before. This Luoyin Sect was originally his stronghold."

Shi Xuan thought about it and realized that Pang Jiaxiang had been laying out his plans for years, even decades, until they finally came together in a formation...

"He's really gone to great lengths. Such effort must mean he has a lot to ask for. What does he want?"

“I don’t know,” Lu Shenzhi shook his head and said, “but judging from their recent activities, it is most likely related to the Nine Provinces Chaotic Soul Array.”

"It could also be a yin-yang candle..."

However, the Yin-Yang Candle was an extremely complicated and intricate magical artifact, containing countless precious materials, and the two of them could not immediately identify which one it was.

"Let's not think about it for now," Lu Shenzhi said. "This Rising Dragon Formation is hidden among the mountains and rivers, and it emphasizes returning to nature. The formation's key points are varied, and it's not easy to break it, whether from the inside or the outside."

"What if we forcefully break through the formation?" Shi Xuan asked.

"You mean, consume the spiritual power of the formation?" Lu Shenzhi said, "I'm afraid that won't work. The spiritual power required to activate a formation that can trap a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage is far more than you can consume in a short time. I even suspect that the source of their spiritual power is the spiritual vein of the Luoyin Sect."

"Same as last time?" Shi Xuan recalled that during the last time the mountain was blasted, they discovered that their spiritual veins had been stolen and used to renew someone else's dragon veins: "Could it be that he's using the same trick again?"

Lu Shenzhi nodded and said, "That should be the case. I suspect he had already completed the plan. This time, taking advantage of the sect leader's absence, he infiltrated again to connect the grand formation to the spiritual veins..."

Having finished speaking, both of them had clarified their thoughts.

Shi Xuan took out her Lone Star Array Plate and input spiritual power to observe the plate's reaction. However, to her disappointment, even though they were already close to the Luoyin Sect's mountain gate, the array plate did not react at all.

The arrangement of this Rising Dragon Formation is truly ingenious. It utilizes the natural world, and the closer a formation is to nature, the harder it is to detect. This is probably why the teachers didn't notice it before and were trapped by it...

We can't go any further. If we accidentally trigger the formation, who knows what the consequences will be.

Shi Xuan thought for a moment, and then she suddenly thought of the initial state of cultivating all things.

At that time, she was still in the back mountain of the Divine Cauldron Sect, seriously injured, and didn't even have the strength to get up.

It was the life of all things that gave her power. At that time, she had just begun her journey, entering a profound state, seeing clearly every tree, every flower, every blade of grass in this world…

feasible!

Shi Xuan immediately sat down on the spot and resumed the operation of the myriad things in their original form.

Recently, because she has become more and more proficient in mastering the life of all things, she no longer needs to enter the microscopic world of all things, so it took her some effort to successfully get the hang of it.

It was an extremely wonderful feeling, as if everything in the world had been magnified and slowed down, appearing before her eyes.

Feel every breeze, every drop of dew, and every vein on every leaf in this world.

Everything in the world became incredibly clear, as if she had become one with nature.

In this mysterious state, Shi Xuan focused his mind on observing the objects in the direction of the mountain gate, filtering them one by one.

If you can't see the problem in the details, step back and take a higher perspective to overlook this area.

She finally noticed something was wrong!

The low mountain ranges outside the main peak of the Hidden Sect form a network of interconnected spiritual energy!

These low hills are surely uninhabited, lying there abandoned, and even the disciples who cultivate them disdain to clear the land on those hills.

However, from Shi Xuan's detached perspective, all the trees and rocks on this low mountain seemed to be arranged in a regular pattern, forming a net of spiritual energy that was more concentrated than in other places!