Within the narrow field of vision, four demonic beasts appeared out of thin air inside the formation.
Jiang Yixing understood immediately; this was the Four Beasts Formation, modeled after the Heavenly Rank Four Guardian Formation.
One is a defensive formation, and the other is an offensive formation.
The fake Four Beasts Formation in front of us is actually a killing formation. After the dazzling white light dimmed, an endless killing intent surged up around us.
Jiang Yixing focused his gaze on the four demonic beasts guarding the formation. The original formation was supposed to construct the afterimages and spirits of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise to jointly guard a position. The four beasts guarding the formation had almost no points of attack, unless one used brute force to break through. That's why the Four Guardian Formation was called the Stone Formation among the Heavenly Rank Guardian Formations, symbolizing its solidity.
The pirated Four Beasts Formation in front of him was obviously much cruder, and Jiang Yixing could see through its core at a glance.
Look at these monsters—a golden lion with a gaping maw, a bird demon with a red beak and white fur, a wolf demon with gray and yellow fur, and even a giant snake that doesn't look as ferocious as the one Chongshan summoned that day.
Do these monsters and demons really want to replicate the Four Guardian Formation? Or did they simply transplant the Guardian Formation model onto the Killing Formation, turning it into a hybrid formation that is neither one thing nor the other?
Ji Fu looked at the four demonic beasts that suddenly appeared and realized that they had fallen into the formation. He felt guilty. If he hadn't felt the call of his true form and hadn't controlled his mind, he wouldn't have fallen into this formation.
Although these four monsters were quite low-class, they were still quite frightening in appearance.
Jiang Yixing waved his hand, signaling them to follow his steps.
Jiang Yixing's eyes were bright and piercing, seemingly shimmering with tiny lights in the night sky. She took a step forward, landing precisely on the weakest point of the formation.
The four ugly monsters roared suddenly, their sound waves seemingly piercing people's eardrums.
Jiang Yixing seemed not to hear and quickly took his second step.
Her steps were firm and quick, almost without thinking.
The four demonic beasts surrounding them grew increasingly agitated, yet none of them lunged forward. They anxiously circled the four humans who had intruded, wishing they could devour them at any moment, but dared not approach the center of the formation.
Rong Hang followed Jiang Yixing firmly.
Within ten steps, Jiang Yixing stepped out of the formation, and at the same time, the formation behind him began to disappear inch by inch.
The monster trapped in the formation lunged forward in a rage, only to crash hard into the edge of the formation.
Jiang Yixing listened to the shouts around him but did not turn around. Looking at the entrance that suddenly appeared in front of him, he felt a sense of unease.
She looked at Ji Fu, who nodded. "I can feel it. My true form is underground."
They passed through the formation, but guards were still stationed in the basement.
Rong Hang stepped on his flying sword, his figure flashing past like a streak of light, while a group of guards collapsed limply to the ground.
The four of them walked past the unconscious Foundation Establishment guards and went downstairs.
It was a very long staircase. When Jiang Yixing and his group reached the bottom, they realized why the Xie family had built such a long staircase.
Because this clock is just too big!
Jiang Yixing estimated that it was at least 100 meters long and almost bottomless.
When they first came down the stairs, they thought the copper wall next to them was the interior wall of the house. Now they realized that it was actually Huang Shengzhong!
Its golden, gleaming shell, adorned with intricate and elaborate carvings, exudes a profound and weighty aura.
It is definitely not a magical artifact of this world. Combined with its obviously ancient bell shape, it is hard not to associate it with the legendary Huang Sheng Bell and Ji Fu's original magical artifact.
After seeing Huang Shengzhong in full, Ji Fu suddenly fell into a dazed state, half-awake and half-asleep, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.
Gu Chun caught Ji Fu, who almost fell to the ground, and looked at Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang.
Jiang Yixing had never encountered such a situation before, but guessed that there must have been some kind of connection between the two.
This mission seemed far too easy; aside from a rudimentary killing formation and a group of cultivators barely at the Foundation Establishment stage, there were no other protective measures.
When Jiang Yixing was about to move Huang Shengzhong away, he looked miserable.
"This clock can't be moved!"
No wonder it's left here so casually; it's because it's not afraid of being stolen.
Rong Hang and Gu Chun tried them one by one, and just as Jiang Yixing had said, they couldn't be moved.
Ji Fu was still asleep. Jiang Yixing cast a divination and calculated that only when Ji Fu woke up could he truly take the bell away.
The three of them dared not wake Ji Fu easily, and could only sit next to Huang Shengzhong at the lowest end of the basement, waiting for Ji Fu to wake up.
As dawn broke, their sharp hearing and keen eyesight allowed them to hear the gradually increasing sounds of people.
It's estimated that it won't be long before they discover that the formation has been broken and the guards have been knocked unconscious, and they will definitely come to check the situation.
If you don't want to directly confront several ancestral figures who are like monsters, it's best to run away as soon as possible.
Jiang Yixing reached out again and touched the outer wall of Huang Shengzhong.
Suddenly, a flash of yellow light appeared, and the Yellow Sacred Bell shrank abruptly into a small magical artifact that could be held in one's hand!
At the same time, the person Gu Chun was holding disappeared, leaving only a longbow.
Jiang Yixing immediately put Huang Shengzhong away. "Let's go."
The moment Huang Shengzhong was put away, Xie Shun suddenly woke up. Without even putting on his outer clothes, he quickly tore off a scroll.
As soon as he landed, Xie Shun witnessed a scene that left him utterly dumbfounded.
Jiang Yixing, Rong Hang, and Gu Chun were actually in the most secret room of the Xie family!
The original Huang Shengzhong, which should have been properly placed in the center, has disappeared.
The two sides barely needed to say a word; a single glance was enough for them to start fighting.
However, Xie Shun seemed to be blinded by anger and didn't even think about calling for reinforcements. Instead, he rushed over all by himself.
A look of surprise flashed in Jiang Yixing's eyes. Wouldn't everything be perfect in one night?
Seeing Xie Shun charging towards them, the three of them neither dodged nor evaded. Jiang Yixing reached out and grabbed a longbow, which appeared in his hand. An arrow surrounded by golden light shot through the air and pierced Xie Shun's shoulder.
Rong Hang had already reached Xie Shun's back. Before he could even react to the wound on his shoulder, he was struck again from behind by the unsheathed sword.
Gu Chun followed closely behind, striking Xie Shun on the back of the neck with a palm strike. Xie Shun's eyes rolled back and his mouth opened slightly, as if he wanted to call for help, but it was too late. None of the three people present would give him that chance.
Xie Shun was knocked unconscious, and Jiang Yixing and the other two took advantage of the fact that no one was watching and ran away with Huang Shengzhong and Xie Shun.
The three of them didn't dare to stop for the entire journey until they finally breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at their own territory.
Gu Chun threw Xie Shun, whom he had been carrying all the way, to the ground, a hint of disgust flashing across his icy face.
Jiang Yixing found it amusing. It was only because Xie Shun was out of his mind that he was so angry; otherwise, he would have been driven to his death by anger.
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