Not long after the female cultivator led the group into the mountain gate, they encountered disciples of the Jingling Academy. She explained her purpose, and only then did the disciples accept the group of men, leading them on a cloud towards the direction of Fufeng.
Along the way, we saw many disciples of the Jingling Academy in a hurry. The one leading the way also seemed very busy. He hurriedly led everyone to a small courtyard of servants, told them to stay there temporarily and wait for further arrangements, and then left without even having time to count the number of people.
The men exchanged bewildered glances and had no choice but to find their own rooms, which made things easier for You You and the others. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she helped Feng Rongyuan conceal his presence and slipped out of the courtyard.
Youyou looked around and coincidentally, they were not on the main peak, but on a floating peak.
She had paid close attention on the way and noticed that although there were many disciples, they were all wandering between a few floating peaks. On the other hand, she didn't see many people coming and going on the largest main peak in the middle.
Logically speaking, the most bustling place in a faction should be the central main peak, since the main peak usually has places for meetings and offices, serving as the face of the faction. However, this place seems to be completely different.
"Father Yuan, have you figured anything out? Where do we go next?" You You turned to look at Yuan Qi, who was most knowledgeable about formations.
“The grand formation of Jingling Academy is indeed strange.” Yuan Qi frowned and said, “It’s not just the mountain-protecting formation; there are many other formations hidden within this sect. However, we can’t tell what kind of formations they are until they are activated. But…” He turned and pointed to the main peak ahead, “The center of all these formations is concentrated on that main peak.”
Youyou looked up at the largest floating peak in front of her. "Father Yuan thinks there's something strange about that main peak."
“All the formations are connected to the main peak in the middle, and the spiritual energy in this sect…” He paused, then said with some uncertainty, “seems to all originate from there.”
"Spiritual energy!" You You exclaimed in surprise, and Feng Rong couldn't help but ask as well, "Aren't those spiritual veins growing on the surrounding floating peaks? How could the spiritual energy come from there! Could it be that there is something even more concentrated in spiritual energy than the spiritual veins hidden on the main peak?"
Yuan Qi frowned and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps... it really is true!"
The two were stunned and looked at the main peak again. Could it be? If there really is something with spiritual energy stronger than spiritual veins, and it can transfer excess spiritual energy to the peaks, then wouldn't the spiritual veins on the peaks be nurtured by that thing?
The thought of this possibility startled all three of them.
"We have to go up and take a look!" You You said in a deep voice, and immediately summoned his spirit sword, carrying the two of them towards the main peak. They were about to land on the main peak.
Yuan Qi suddenly sensed something and pulled You You, saying, "Xiao You, wait a minute!"
You You paused, almost stopping in mid-air. "What happened?"
“There’s something ahead.” He pointed to the spot where she had just been about to land.
Youyou glanced at the empty ground and saw nothing. She carefully probed with her divine sense and found that, sure enough, about five feet in front of her, wisps of net-like spiritual energy were spread out on it. It looked no different from the scattered spiritual energy, but it was very regular. You couldn't see it at all without careful sensing, and it didn't look like an array.
“This spiritual energy must have been deliberately channeled like this to sense the number of people and their location on the peak,” Yuan Qi said, frowning. “If I’m not mistaken, there is this kind of spiritual energy throughout the entire main peak. No matter who appears on it, their location and number can be known immediately.”
Isn't that a comprehensive monitoring network? Why is a main peak so heavily fortified?
"What should we do?" You You asked, somewhat troubled. "Does this mean we can't land?"
Once they land, they will inevitably trigger this spiritual energy net, at which point even invisibility will be useless.
"Let's look around and see if there's a safe place," Yuan Qi said.
You nodded and had no choice but to turn and fly elsewhere. Fortunately, there were indeed not many people on this main peak. Compared to the occasional encounter with disciples on the floating peak, this place was eerily quiet, and he hadn't seen anyone along the way. Moreover, the peak seemed exceptionally desolate. Despite being the largest main peak, it was overgrown with weeds, and there weren't even two decent paths, let alone magnificent palaces.
“Hey, there’s an open space over there,” Feng Rong said, pointing ahead.
Upon closer inspection, You You indeed saw a clearing not far ahead. It wasn't large, only about a hundred square meters, but the originally dense trees around it seemed to have deliberately avoided growing there, intentionally leaving a space empty. More importantly, the clearing lacked the kind of spiritual energy that had been present before, like a surveillance network.
The three landed directly on the open ground. Yuan Qi stood in the middle, observed the area for a while, and said in a deep voice, "There should be other formations set up here, and they go deep underground."
Just as Youyou was about to ask more questions, she sensed several unfamiliar spiritual energies flying towards her. "Someone's coming!"
She quickly led Feng Rong and Yuan Qi back a few steps and stood at the edge of the open space. Sure enough, the next moment, several people flew in through the air, wearing the standard school uniform of Jingling Academy, their bodies radiating spiritual energy. Upon closer inspection, their cultivation levels... actually, three of them were at the Upper Immortal level, and the other two were at the peak of the Ink Immortal stage.
They seemed to have arrived in a hurry, their brows furrowed with a hint of solemnity. The immortal leading them was making hand seals to activate something as he said, "Why do we suddenly need to open the Four Directions Formation? We've never opened it before in all these years!"
"It was the head of the academy who gave the order!" someone next to him replied. "The head of the academy said that this Holy Judgment is different from the past, and it is not enough to deal with it without activating the Four Directions Formation."
"Even the head of the academy finds this troublesome?" The leading immortal was surprised. "Then can the cultivators who came this time be suppressed?"
"It just requires a few more trips!" The person who replied also looked solemn. "If all else fails, we can only notify various countries to send more cultivators. With the Holy Spirit here, nothing serious should happen."
"Alas, I wonder what's wrong with the Holy Spirit this time? After so many years of silence, how could it suddenly..." The leading immortal seemed to have thought of something, his expression darkening further, "No movement for ten thousand years, and now that there's movement, it's like this..."
"How could we possibly fathom the will of the Holy Spirit?" The person next to him sighed. "It's a bit troublesome, but for us, it's a good thing."
"I hope so..." The immortal sighed again before completing the hand seal.
The next moment, a flash of white light appeared, and sure enough, a magic circle lit up on the open space, causing the entire ground to shake. Starting from the center, the ground sank down layer by layer, and in no time, a passage leading directly underground appeared.
At the same time, a chilling black aura shot out from the passage on the ground.
The three people hiding nearby were all startled.
This is... demonic energy!
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