Leaving behind the vengeful spirits to block the flying swords, the human and the fox landed and moved swiftly across the ground, occasionally glancing around or looking down at the ground. Before them lay an ordinary field, the wild grass about half a foot tall, soft to the touch against their ankles, adorned with small yellow flowers that scattered petals in the wind. If it weren't for the numerous flying swords and hundreds of vengeful spirits overhead, the scene would have been peaceful and idyllic, like a paradise on earth.
Li Molin searched carefully among the weeds for quite some time, but couldn't find a single clue. Just then, the screams of vengeful ghosts before their souls were annihilated echoed from the sky, filling Li Molin with heartache. The vengeful ghosts within the Thousand Soul Banner were all obtained through long periods of brutal slaughter; losing even one was a huge loss, let alone their successive demise.
Suddenly, Li Molin stopped. Liuli looked over in confusion, about to ask him a question, but saw that he had closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something. Liuli then fell silent and placed all her hopes on him.
Li Molin closed his eyes, and in the darkness, it seemed that a stunningly beautiful woman had appeared. She smiled radiantly and said, "...The way of formations is mysterious and infinitely varied, but Taoism emphasizes that all methods return to one, and all changes do not deviate from the original principle."
"Illusion array, killing array, trapping array, death array..."
"Those who enter the illusion array will be attacked by illusion spirits. These illusion spirits often feel lonely and try to bewitch living beings, trapping them in the array to keep them company for a long time. However, no matter how realistic the illusions are, there will always be some flaws. If someone has only been in the illusion array for a short time and realizes that they are in one, the illusion spirit will become enraged and become the most important person in the living being's heart. If they can harden their heart and kill it, they can leave the array. If they really can't bring themselves to do it, they will be trapped in the array. Over time, they will lose their minds and will never be able to recover."
"The killing formation is filled with deadly weapons. The space inside the formation is no different from the outside. Once inside, the first thing to do is to try to block the attacks of the weapons. Then, you must find the location of the formation's core as quickly as possible. In Qimen Dunjia, there are three auspicious gates: Open, Rest, and Life; three inauspicious gates: Death, Shock, and Injury; and the Gates of Block and View are neutral. There are always clues within the killing formation that indicate the direction. By finding the direction of the Gate of Life, you can find the location of the core, which is out of place in the formation's environment. Once the core is destroyed, the killing formation will break..."
"..."
Li Molin opened his eyes, turned his head and looked around. His gaze fell on a lone tree in the distance. His eyes lit up, and he grabbed Liuli and flew towards the tree. He circled the tree once, carefully observing that one side of the canopy was lush, while the other side was sparse. He stopped on the sparse side, leaned against the tree, and pulled Liuli to dart diagonally to the left.
After flying for about half an hour, a patch of yellow sand, about ten feet in diameter, suddenly appeared amidst the green grass ahead. The yellow sand was distinctly different from the surrounding green fields, looking completely out of place. Scattered in the yellow sand were several stones, with only the largest one in the very center, about the height of a person.
"Found it!" Li Molin's face lit up with joy. He waved the Thousand Soul Banner towards the distance, summoning the remaining dozens of fierce ghosts back into the banner. He then said to Liuli, "Liuli, smash that biggest rock!"
Although Liuli was somewhat bewildered, she still followed Li Molin's instructions and lashed the boulder into pieces with a single whip.
As the boulder shattered, the scene before Liuli suddenly spun around, shifting between darkness and light. Liuli looked closely and saw that they had broken free of the formation and returned to the cave.
Liuli turned her head and saw a killing formation set up with bright yellow array flags behind her, while ten steps in front of her was another array set up with dozens of blue array flags.
Liu Li looked amazed and turned to look at Li Molin, exclaiming, "Li Molin, you're amazing! How did you know which direction to look for the array's core?"
Li Molin laughed and said, "I, Li Molin, am a genius. How could such a small matter stump me?"
Liuli wrinkled her nose and scoffed, "How vain!"
Li Molin smiled, turned his head to look at the formation in front of him, and examined it carefully.
He began to recall what the woman had said, and said, "...The so-called death formation is mainly a trapping formation with killing formations as a supplement. There may also be illusory spirits appearing in it. It is extremely dangerous and unpredictable. Unless you have reached the Nascent Soul stage or above, you cannot easily enter even the lowest level death formation. Do you understand?"
Li Molin thought about it seriously, but regretfully found that she had only repeatedly told him not to enter the death formation easily, but had not mentioned how to break the death formation.
After a long silence, Li Molin looked at Liuli seriously and said solemnly, "Liuli, although the killing formation is dangerous, it has the fewest changes. As long as you temporarily block the attack of the killing weapon and find the location of the life gate formation eye, you will be fine. However, the death formation is completely different. The death formation contains trapping formations, killing formations, and even illusion formations. It is unpredictable and the most dangerous. You really must not enter the death formation ahead. Just wait for me here. If I can obtain the rare treasure, I will give it to you."
Liu Li stared at Li Molin's face, and seeing his sincere expression and earnest tone, she couldn't help but feel a little moved. Liu Li straightened her expression and smiled, "It's alright, I'll go in with you, it'll be of some help to you."
Li Molin said domineeringly, "No, you can't go in. You stay here and wait for me. If I don't come out in two hours, you can just go back. This formation only blocks people coming from the road, not people going out."
Liuli pouted and said unhappily, "I don't want to wait for you here, I want to go in too!"
Li Molin's face darkened, and he said, "Do you really want me to tie you up here?"
The momentary feeling of being touched vanished instantly, and Liuli exclaimed, "You really haven't changed your scoundrel nature! What if a little monk or a little Taoist priest comes along while you've tied me up here?"
Li Molin shook his head and laughed, "You don't have any demonic aura on you, so even if monks or Taoists come, they won't harm you. They might even have to find a way to save you."
Liuli paused, her eyes darted around, and suddenly she transformed into a white light, flashing into the death formation in an instant.
"Liuli!" Li Molin's face turned pale. He only saw a blur before his eyes, and Liuli's figure had disappeared into thin air. He did not expect Liuli to fly over suddenly. He did not even have time to react, let alone stop her.
The next moment, Li Molin flashed and chased Liuli into the death formation.
As soon as Li Molin entered the death formation, before he could even see the scene before him, he heard Liuli's panicked scream: "Li Molin, Li Molin! Save me!"
Li Molin was startled and looked closely. He saw a vast desert stretching as far as the eye could see. He was in mid-air. Not far away, Liuli was trapped by countless vines. At first glance, only her head was visible. She was struggling desperately in the vines, her face filled with panic.
Before Li Molin could regain his footing, countless vines swarmed towards him, attacking him menacingly.
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