On the eighth day of the ninth month, Ye Xianya and her group entered Fengjie County of Lindu Province. Two hundred li further on was the capital city.
"It's getting dark, we need to hurry to the post station to rest. It's another twenty li ahead. Let's hurry and try to travel less at night," Qi Chengshuo said loudly from his horse.
"Yes," the coachman and guards quickly replied and hurried on their way.
As Ye Xianya watched the last rays of sunset gradually disappear on the horizon, darkness descended, and the air seemed to carry a hint of danger. Her heart suddenly began to race.
"Knock knock knock..."
It's fast and heavy.
Each blow felt like a heavy hammer pounding into her chest.
This was the first time she had experienced this since her rebirth.
Strong people all have the ability to sense danger, especially those with strong soul power like her.
Ever since leaving Weiyang County, Ye Xianya has consulted the oracle every day before going out. She consulted the oracle again today, and the result was not unusual.
However, if someone makes arrangements after she has performed the divination, then naturally some changes will occur.
Sitting on horseback, Ye Xianya quickly calculated a divination with her fingers.
When cultivators perform divination for themselves and their closest relatives, the results may not be accurate. However... there were many people traveling with them. Ye Xianya randomly picked someone to have her divination done, and the result was that the surrounding area was filled with blood mist and broken souls. Powerful baleful energy crisscrossed within the formation, as if it could annihilate everything.
That is—the Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Array!
Ye Xianya's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted, "Stop!"
The two guards riding ahead, along with Qi Chengshuo, had already entered the range of the Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Array. A gust of cold wind blew, the array was activated, and it quickly spread towards the direction where Ye Xianya and the others were.
Ye Xianya quickly took out several talismans from her bosom and threw them out. She formed hand seals and activated them. The talismans instantly grew several times larger, and the runes on them shone with golden light, radiating powerful energy to resist the expansion of the formation.
"Back up quickly!" Ye Xianya shouted.
Although the Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Array is powerful, its coverage area is still limited.
Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events. After hearing Ye Xianya's shout, they came to their senses and quickly retreated, avoiding being enveloped by the black mist.
“This is the Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Formation. You all need to retreat further to ensure your safety.” Jiang Xianya turned around and looked at everyone with a solemn expression. “This formation is extremely insidious. If you get trapped and can’t break it in time, your flesh and soul will be completely destroyed. Even cultivators will find it difficult to break the formation in a short time and will only be able to wait for death. I’m going in to save Qi Chengshuo and the others. No matter what happens, don’t come over.”
After Ye Xianya finished speaking, she jumped off her horse and rushed into the black mist. The moment she entered, she heard Ye Miaoyun calling her name.
Her mother must be very worried about her, but... she knows how to quickly break this formation. This thing is not much of a threat to her, but for Qi Chengshuo and those two guards, it is a life-or-death ordeal.
"Fairy Sprout..." Ye Miaoyun's heart clenched when she saw her daughter rush in without hesitation.
What should she do if something happens to her daughter?
Ye Miaoyun only thought about it for a moment before feeling a darkness before her eyes and a feeling of being unable to breathe.
"Don't worry, my wife. Xianya isn't a reckless child. Since she dared to rush in, she must be confident. Didn't Xianya refine some talismans and magic weapons on the road these past few days? They'll come in handy. She'll definitely be alright." Qi Jiu quickly comforted Ye Miaoyun, actually also comforting himself.
At this moment, he was more anxious and worried than ever before, because Qi Chengshuo was also inside.
If anything were to happen to my nephew, even if he gave his own life for his sixth uncle, it wouldn't be enough.
Chengshuo is the future heir of the Duan Prince's Mansion, and the apple of his sixth uncle's eye.
Everyone was extremely worried.
After Ye Xianya rushed into the formation, she dodged the evil energy hitting her while searching for Qi Chengshuo and the two guards. However, she was discovered by Zhao Zhifeng, who was controlling the formation. He quickly changed the formation's layout, causing Ye Xianya to lose her bearings.
Although Qi Yanchang, whom he wanted to kill, did not enter the formation, the fact that this young girl was able to avoid the evil energy and was not injured by the formation after rushing in shows that she understands the formation very well and is a cultivator like them.
That means... this little girl is the brat Master mentioned who killed Senior Brother.
If he can control the formation and kill this brat, then he will definitely inherit the Cloud Palace.
Besides, his master raised him and taught him all his skills. His master's only son, their senior brother, died at the hands of this wretched girl. He hated her more than anything.
Now that he has the chance to avenge his senior brother, he must give it a try.
"Third Senior Brother, what are you doing?" The fourth brother saw Zhao Zhifeng suddenly change the formation and quickly stopped him: "Third Senior Brother, don't forget, Master said that even if we can't complete the mission, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is that we must return safely. If you use the formation to fight that girl head-on, and we lose, all three of us will suffer."
"Third Senior Brother, Eldest Senior Brother is much stronger than us. Even Eldest Senior Brother is no match for this little girl. Even if we have a formation to deal with her, we might not be able to trap her," Fifth Brother quickly added.
"My senior brother was indeed more powerful than me before, but I didn't waste those five years in Jiyuan Kingdom." Zhao Zhifeng sneered and quickly channeled some power into the formation.
He refused to believe that the three of them, plus this formation, couldn't defeat a mere, inexperienced girl.
The Seven Fiends used to set up the formation this time were carefully crafted by his master, and each of them is very powerful. Zhao Zhifeng is quite confident.
Of course, if Zhao Zhifeng and the others knew that their most prized second senior brother had also died at Ye Xianya's hands, even if they didn't run away immediately, they would be more cautious and act according to circumstances.
Zhao Zhifeng controlled the Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Array, concentrating all the fiendish energy within the array onto Ye Xianya, repeatedly striking her in an attempt to strangle her.
The Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Array is an extremely vicious array, formed by seven fiends—魑魅魍魉魈魃魋—to trap the souls or humans who enter the array.
The greatest strength of this formation lies in its unpredictability; the one who controls it steps on all eight gates, and a single move can affect the entire formation.
If a soul enters the Seven Fiends Soul-Locking Array, once the array is activated, it will suffer heart-devouring torment until the soul is scattered.
Those trapped in this formation are subjected to torture, like being cut into a thousand pieces. They will not die immediately, but will be slowly shredded into a bloody mist. After their souls are revealed, they will be slowly tortured until their souls are completely destroyed.
Ye Xianya also knows this formation, as do any cultivator with a higher level of cultivation in the Daoist sect.
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