"It seems that Murong Liyue is quite famous in Wanxuan Academy."
Looking at the crowd waiting outside the bamboo grove, Qin Luo was somewhat surprised. He wondered what they were waiting for; couldn't they just go in if they wanted to meet?
With these questions in mind, Qin Luo looked at the quiet bamboo forest, took a deep breath, and then walked towards it.
As soon as Qin Luo stepped into the bamboo forest, the crowd erupted in a flurry of discussion among the students.
"Look, that person is heading into the bamboo forest. Who is he? How dare he be so bold."
"Tsk tsk, another devoted person, commendable courage."
The handsome man smiled disdainfully when he saw Qin Luo step into the bamboo forest.
You see, this bamboo forest was heavily fortified by Senior Sister Murong. In his eyes, Qin Luo was definitely the kind of impulsive student who acted rashly on a whim, and he would inevitably fall into the formation, ending up in a sorry state and making a complete fool of himself.
The array in this bamboo forest was set up by Murong Liyue based on her unique understanding of spiritual power. It contains many variations, and once triggered, one will not only lose their way, but may also suffer from the impact of spiritual power.
Thinking of this, the handsome young man crossed his arms and quietly waited for Qin Luo to be thrown out by the formation.
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Qin Luo, who had just entered the bamboo forest, was clearly unaware of the discussion outside. He was walking slowly through the bamboo forest, and his footsteps were particularly noticeable in the quiet bamboo grove.
At first, Qin Luo did not notice anything unusual, but after walking a short distance, he felt that the surrounding environment seemed to become somewhat hazy, and the originally clear bamboo forest path began to distort.
The surrounding bamboo shadows began to shift wildly, countless identical bamboo forest scenes appearing before his eyes. At the same time, the surrounding bamboo seemed to come alive, releasing sharp bamboo branches that shot towards him.
Shoot shoo shoo
Qin Luo was slightly startled. He realized that this bamboo forest was very likely set up with an array by Murong Liyue, after all, she had shown considerable talent in array formations in the simulation.
However, Qin Luo did not panic in the face of this overwhelming attack. After stopping, a ball of emerald-like spiritual flame surged out of his body and quickly formed a scorching high-temperature barrier on his outside.
The sharp bamboo branches that shot in from all directions crackled and popped when they hit the Flame Shield, then were charred black by the high temperature and turned into ashes that fell to the ground.
However, the bamboo branches continued to come in an endless stream, like a surging tide.
Within the shield, Qin Luo waved his hand, unleashing a pure emerald spirit flame that swept towards the surrounding bamboo. Wherever the spirit flame touched, the bamboo was instantly engulfed in flames, the fire shooting into the sky and the surrounding temperature rising sharply.
But a flash of blue light appeared, and the burned bamboo was restored to its original state, still standing tall and upright. Then it shot out sharp bamboo branches again, its attack even more fierce than before.
"It seems I have to break this formation, but I don't have that much time to waste here. In that case..."
After realizing how troublesome the formation was, Qin Luo took a deep breath. He knew that this maze was just a relatively advanced formation used to keep the people from the Myriad Profound Academy out, but he estimated that it was not powerful enough to trap a Soul Contract Realm cultivator.
Since we don't want to waste time, the only option is to break through the formation by brute force.
With that thought, Qin Luo made hand seals, and wisps of purple spiritual energy roared out from his body, then directly merged into the void above his head.
Before long, Qin Luo's hand seals suddenly changed, and he softly uttered:
"The Purple Star Breaks!"
As the words fell, a slight tremor appeared in the void, and an extremely dazzling purple ball quietly condensed.
Qin Luo pointed his finger into the air, and the enormous purple sphere of light, like a falling star, hurtled towards the bamboo forest ahead. Wherever the sphere passed, the surrounding air emitted a violent booming sound, as if mourning the bamboo grove.
The purple orb of light crashed straight into the bamboo forest. In an instant, the dazzling purple light and the blue light emanating from the bamboo forest intertwined and collided, unleashing a violent surge of spiritual energy.
Under the influence of this energy fluctuation, the surrounding bamboo was uprooted, and some bamboo even turned into dust and scattered in the air.
A moment later, with a crisp shattering sound, the entire bamboo forest phantom vanished completely, like a shattered mirror.
In the instant the bamboo forest shattered, Murong Liyue, who was struggling to break through to the late stage of the Soul Contract Realm in her quiet courtyard, was startled by the sudden commotion. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of impatience flashed across her cool face. Already stuck at a crucial juncture in her cultivation breakthrough, this external interference added to her annoyance.
She then slowly stood up, and in a flash disappeared from the courtyard. She wanted to see who or what dared to trespass on her bamboo forest dwelling, which was carefully arranged with multiple arrays.
After the formation was broken, a path paved with bluestone appeared in front of Qin Luo, and a figure stood on the path.
The person was dressed in white, with a slender and upright figure. He stood there quietly, a hint of displeasure on his handsome face.
A gentle breeze blew by, and as her clothes fluttered, a few strands of hair danced around her fair face, yet they did not disturb her serene and elegant demeanor in the slightest.
When Qin Luo saw her, he knew that the person in front of him was Murong Liyue, but he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback. What a beautiful woman, like an orchid in a secluded valley.
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