Xie Zhou was skeptical of its words. She didn't want to recall what had happened inside the altar, and being cautious by nature, she didn't take a step forward, not daring to cross the steps. The dragon's lips twitched slightly as it said, "Benefactor, there is absolutely no danger, look..."
The dragon was the first to step into the altar, its large paw landing squarely on the array. The patterns on the array were ferocious and terrifying, carrying a mysterious and unpredictable feel. Xie Zhou saw that it had demonstrated without being harmed at all, so he wavered slightly.
She slowly moved her feet over there, tentatively stepping a few times, only to find that there was no movement at all. Worrying, she withdrew her tiptoeing and swaggered to the center of the altar. In her experience, the center was usually the key point of the formation, the origin of the ritual.
Xie Zhou carefully observed the surrounding formations and found that the array on the ground was very strange, with interconnected paths and strange runes in the middle. Xie Zhou was not interested in these things, but she had seen such sacrificial arrays many times, and there were many runes that she did not understand. This reminded her that it was time to learn some rune spells.
At this moment, the system chimed in, "Yes! I think the host should not only learn those magical attacks, but also understand Taoist arts and traditional Chinese medicine, lest you be suppressed by that villain using an array, and then even the system won't be able to save you!"
The system was like a tapeworm in Xie Zhou's stomach; it could know all of Xie Zhou's thoughts.
Xie Zhou, of course, wasn't one to be mocked, and quickly retorted, "That's true, but system, you should probably optimize your functions too. Before, when I asked you questions, you really didn't know anything. How's your inspection of this place going?"
The system was momentarily speechless and did not respond to Xie Zhou. It silently began to explore this somewhat strange place, and the symbolic systems also sensed a vague unease.
Seeing Xie Zhou looking around the altar with curiosity, the dragon hatched a plan. It slowly followed behind her, its movements incredibly elegant. Its sharp claws lightly touched the altar, producing a deep, resonant sound.
“My benefactor, it seems you are very curious about this place. However, the forbidden treasure beneath is holding firm, and the formation on this altar is about to collapse. We must strengthen the formation now, or even re-form it! Only such a seal can suppress that terrifying forbidden object!”
Xie Zhou didn't waste any more time. After leaving the altar, he asked the dragon, "What kind of formation is it? I will definitely do what I promised. But why are you so anxious about what's being suppressed under the seal? It's of great importance!"
Seeing her curiosity, the dragon slowly revealed a strange light in its eyes. It swayed its tail and walked around the altar step by step, its deep voice seemingly drawing people into a muddy mess.
It recounted in detail: "My ancestors, dragons, have suppressed this place for generations. If it weren't for that petty thief, I wouldn't have ended up in this state. Fortunately, I met a benefactor who rescued me. The thing at the bottom of this cold pool has a great history. My father told me that it was a treasure left behind by an ancient god. However, after descending to the mortal realm, it was corrupted by greed and evil desires, which is why it became a forbidden object. That's why you've guarded it for thousands of years..."
Xie Zhou couldn't stand it continuing to chatter and quickly stopped it, saying, "Stop! Stop! Important things are important. I don't want to listen to your nonsense for a long time. I didn't come here to chat with you. My friends outside are waiting!"
The dragon's eyes flashed slightly, and its hot breath made a soft sound, as if it were silently protesting: how dare a mere cultivator command its own body? Hmph... once the plan is completed, she'll get what's coming to her.
He then changed his demeanor and quickly flew to Xie Zhou's side, telling her, "There's an array that can completely seal it. It requires my help to form the array together. The array's core is in the center of the altar. You stand there, and I'll reinforce the array from the outside!"
"By the way, those four pillars need to be moved to reinforce the seal inside the altar."
Xie Zhou and the dragon swapped the positions of the pillars. However, the chains binding the pillars rattled as she moved them. Moreover, the four pillars were surprisingly heavy, and Xie Zhou, a weak woman, was able to move them.
However, she had no idea that she was gradually falling into a conspiracy. The chain began to sway, and the talismans attached to it began to fall off as Xie Zhou moved it.
Xie Zhou had picked them up, intending to stick them back on, but no matter how she used magic, she couldn't get them to stay in place. So she asked, "Jiaolong, is it alright if these talismans fall down?"
"Oh...that's useless!..." It couldn't be happier.
Just as Xie Zhou was about to cast the spell, the system suddenly detected an anomaly and warned, "Not good, host, there's a problem with this formation! Stop immediately!"
"Huh? What's going on?"
"The system has detected that the initial intention of this formation is to reverse it, releasing those forbidden objects instead of reinforcing it..."
Xie Zhou was somewhat surprised. He looked up at the dragon preparing to cast a spell and fell into deep thought. Was the dragon's earth-shattering and ghost-weeping narration just now just a ghost story?
And what's with all this talk about protecting all living beings? Xie Zhou couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
However, since that's the case, she decided to play along.
"System, I think you should thoroughly investigate whether the current dragon is the same one as before?"
The system then said, "That's right, the dragon is problematic. It's being controlled by the sealed object and is trying to use this formation to reverse the situation and completely release the sealed object."
"Hasn't the berserk state been lifted? That black aura should have been cleared away by now, right?"
"I'm afraid the power of all living beings is no longer effective against the dragon. Host, please be careful. This dragon harbors sinister intentions and must be eliminated as soon as possible!"
"Um……"
Xie Zhou then became more cautious and pretended to cooperate with the dragon in using the formation.
She stood at the eye of the formation, her hands clasped together, forming a sword-like gesture. Following the guidance of the dragon, she used her spiritual power to draw a talisman, and then, with a "bang!" she pressed it down on the eye.
After doing all this, Xie Zhou quickly left the formation and joined the dragon in casting a spell to activate the great formation.
Xie Zhou was cautious. The formation was absolutely irreversible, but with the help of the system, he added some elements to it.
As the altar lights up, the formation is being activated.
As the runes above slowly rose into the air, the dragon revealed a triumphant smile, its previous submissiveness completely gone. "Hahahaha...!"
"You foolish human, how dare you presume to attack me! Hahaha..."
It laughed wildly.
Xie Zhou also feigned shock, stepping back while slowly rotating the array behind his back.
The dragon had already stood on the altar, hoping the seal would be broken.
But suddenly the formation stopped abruptly. The dragon sensed something was wrong and tried to leave, but it was too late.
"boom!……"
The dragon was locked inside the formation.
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