Chapter 301
In addition to them, this team also includes Master Yuan who came from the headquarters.
Cheng Hui and the others also learned Luo Beidou's identity from Master Wen.
It’s not quite right to say identity, it’s more like background.
This kid's grandfather is named Luo Qi, who is the prime minister of the Xixuan Dynasty. In name, Baiyujing only needs to be responsible to the emperor, but in reality, it has to connect with various departments within the court in all aspects.
The prime minister is the head of all officials. If his grandson gets into trouble because of Bai Yujing's mission, Luo Qi may not say anything openly, but it is hard to say what he will do in private.
Therefore, the top leaders of Baiyujing also took Luo Beidou's disappearance very seriously, and there were even some rumors that they wanted to shift the blame to Master Wen.
Since Master Wen could become the master of the Beiliang branch, he naturally had a backer in the main hall. The news had been passed back, and Master Wen knew that if something happened to Luo Beidou, he would be in big trouble.
This is not about taking the blame or not. If something happens to the prime minister's grandson, someone must be responsible. From every angle, he, the hall master who assigned the task, is the best candidate.
What? You said it was Luo Beidou who asked for it?
Do you have the courage to say this again in front of the prime minister who is sending off his son?
Because of this, if we were to say who is most urgent in this rescue mission, it would definitely be Master Wen.
A group of people stood in the courtyard of the branch hall. The captain of the seven-member team threw out a long shuttle, which shone with golden light and quickly expanded into a flying boat.
Everyone boarded the flying boat one by one, and the man standing at the bow drove the flying boat into take off, quickly breaking through the air.
Cheng Hui had originally thought of flying there with Lin Qingyang, but this time it was easier and he could just take a ride.
Master Wen had already communicated with the team leader and knew that the treasure was located on the Ghost Mist Peak in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
The Shiwan Mountains are a continuous mountain range with peaks and ridges one upon another, and strange peaks and ridges appear one after another.
The internal resources of the Ten Thousand Mountains are very rich. Not only do they grow a large number of spiritual herbs, but you can also encounter many monsters.
There have always been rumors that there is a demon saint in the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains, so the monks dare not go too deep and usually only stay on the periphery.
The Ghost Mist Peak is one of the famous peaks in the periphery. The mountain is shrouded in white fog all year round. When you are more than a hundred meters away, you can only hear the sound but not see anyone. It is a dangerous peak.
On ordinary days, few cultivators would go to Ghost Mist Peak, but there were no particularly powerful monsters on Ghost Mist Peak. Therefore, when Master Wen knew that the treasure was hidden on Ghost Mist Peak, he was so confident that he let Luo Beidou join the treasure hunting team.
If you ask Master Wen what he feels at this moment, it would be just two words: regret.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world, and he can only hope that he can successfully rescue the person this time.
Bai Yujing's flying boat was incredibly fast. It only took two days to bring everyone to the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
This is already the border of Xixuan Kingdom. The vast land, including the Ten Thousand Mountains, is actually not on the territory of Xixuan Kingdom.
After a short rest in the city closest to the Shiwan Mountains, the group drove the flying boat directly into the outskirts of the Shiwan Mountains.
Since there are a large number of monsters living inside the mountains, most people who enter here will not choose to fly unless they are absolutely confident in their own strength.
The people on the flying boat are very confident in their own strength, but they only dare to fly around the periphery. If they go inside, there is a possibility that a large number of flying monsters will rush out at any time, and any flying vehicle will only become their target.
It took another half a day before everyone arrived at Ghost Mist Peak.
Ghost Mist Peak was shrouded in smoke as usual. Cheng Hui tried to look, but he was unable to penetrate the white fog and see the scenery in the distance.
"Walk."
The leader spoke briefly and jumped off the flying boat.
The rest of the people followed closely behind and jumped down like dumplings.
Cheng Hui jumped in with the last wave of people. After all, this was Bai Yujing's mission. The two of them were just outer sect servants, so it was best not to take the spotlight.
The team leader did not know the cultivation level of Cheng Hui and the others. He only knew that they were outer sect worshippers brought by Hall Master Wen, so he did not pay much attention to them and just let the two of them follow Hall Master Wen closely.
Cheng Hui didn't care about the other party's tone, but Master Wen made an apologetic expression.
With the guidance of the spies who had come to search before, the group soon arrived at the treasure place.
The entrance there is hidden under a huge rock. The rock is close to the rock wall, tens of meters high and weighs more than a thousand pounds. It cannot be moved by human power alone, thus avoiding being opened accidentally.
The method of opening the mechanism was hidden in the novel. The team leader pressed hard on the side of the boulder, and the boulder slowly sank, revealing a dark hole.
The leader walked in first. Although he walked quickly, he remained alert. Spiritual energy was wrapped around his fingertips, ready to attack at any time.
The other six followed closely behind, splitting into two groups and standing guard on both sides, as if they were surrounded.
The passage was not long, only twenty or thirty meters, and soon we saw the light ahead.
After exiting the passage, one enters a vast canyon. The canyon's walls rise steeply on either side, and although the distance isn't far, the fog makes the scenery appear hazy and indistinct.
"Do you feel that the fog here is heavier than outside?" Cheng Hui asked uncertainly.
Lin Qingyang nodded. If the visibility on the Ghost Fog Peak outside could still reach nearly a hundred meters, then here it would be difficult to see clearly beyond about ten meters.
Cheng Hui looked to both sides. Through the white mist, the rock wall was pitch black, and even the light from the sky became hazy, making people feel inexplicably stuffy in their chest.
"Everyone be careful." The team leader reminded and led the way forward.
Everyone tacitly formed a defensive formation and continued to advance closely behind him.
Soon, they came to an open space. The ground was in a mess, and the surrounding flowers and plants had all been destroyed, as if they had been ravaged by a storm, leaving only broken limbs and debris.
The team leader looked around, searched for clues, and finally came to a conclusion similar to that obtained by the spies.
A battle did take place here, but it was not intense. It seemed that all parties involved were very restrained, there was little blood, and no one should have died.
"Where is the Dragon-Breaking Stone?" asked the team leader.
The scout leading the way led everyone along the path to a cave. The entrance of the cave was blocked by a huge stone. The stone was extremely hard. Master Wen wrapped his spiritual power around his fingertips, knocked on the stone, and exclaimed, "It's so hard."
"Indeed." The team leader nodded, "It's Diamond Rock."
The corner of Cheng Hui's mouth twitched. Diamond rock... It's one of the hardest materials used to make dragon-breaking stone. No wonder the people inside can't get out.
"What are we waiting for? Let's find a way to open the entrance!" Master Wen said anxiously.
"Diamond Rock... If we want to break through this thing, I'm afraid it will take the combined efforts of many people." Hall Master Yuan frowned as he looked at the Dragon-Breaking Stone.
"Let's work together. With so many of us, we can definitely open it." Master Wen said indifferently.
Hall Master Yuan glanced at him coldly and said, "Have you forgotten that we're not the only ones here? What if someone comes when we're exhausted? How are you going to fend them off?"
"This..." Master Wen was choked. This was indeed a problem.
"Wait!" Cheng Hui raised his hand to stop a possible quarrel.
Everyone looked at him at the same time. Hall Master Yuan was a little dissatisfied, but the team leader had no expression. "What did you find, fellow Daoist?"
Cheng Hui pointed to the ground below the Dragon-Breaking Stone and said, "I think there's a magic circle hidden here."
Everyone lowered their heads—and then looked at him in confusion.
The team leader said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, are you proficient in formation theory?"
Cheng Hui wanted to be modest, but Lin Qingyang pulled his sleeve. He paused slightly and smiled faintly, "I'm quite proficient in it."
The leader nodded: "I wonder how to identify this magic circle?"
The others also looked at him, and those who knew a little about formations were even more suspicious, suspecting that he was talking nonsense.
Cheng Hui was not angry. It was purely a coincidence that he could see the formation. If he had not studied the unexpected gains in the manor, he would not have been able to find any clues about the formation from the thing that looked like a pattern.
He squatted down and pointed at the pattern on the lower part of the diamond rock: "This looks like the pattern of the diamond rock itself, but it is actually the pattern of the formation."
Among those present were those who were proficient in formations. They looked at the golden pattern that Cheng Hui pointed out, touched it with their fingers, and frowned, saying, "I can't feel any spiritual energy fluctuations. Moreover, formation patterns can be hidden. If someone did this on purpose, why would they expose it?"
Cheng Hui smiled slightly. This was why the formation master was so powerful. Normally, the formation patterns and nodes of ordinary formations would be hidden, but that formation master was used to exposing everything.
Of course, his exposure is not directly in front of you, but the array patterns and nodes are hidden in things that are usually not noticed.
For example, here, he made perfect use of the patterns of the diamond rock itself to hide the array pattern. If Cheng Hui had not been adapting to that person's rebellious thinking in the past two days, he would not have discovered it.
He said to the cultivator, "He exposed the array pattern in order to minimize the fluctuations in spiritual energy. Look, even if you touch it with your hand, you can't feel the flow of spiritual energy. This makes it at least several times more difficult to discover the array."
The monk nodded thoughtfully, but it was the same as before. The normal formation used the fluctuation of spiritual power to hide the formation patterns and nodes, but this monk did the opposite, exposing the formation patterns and nodes and avoiding hiding them with natural patterns. In this way, the spiritual power fluctuations could be concealed to the greatest extent, allowing people to walk into the formation without knowing it.
The biggest problem with magic arrays is probably that they cannot be moved, especially those large arrays, such as the one in Beiliang City. Once they are set up, they will last for at least hundreds or even thousands of years.
Such a formation could not avoid being discovered at all. The fluctuation of his own spiritual power was like a light in the dark night, and anyone entering the city could see it.
It goes without saying that those who voluntarily enter the city will not come close, but those with evil intentions will not easily approach.
This is a good thing for a city, but for a trap-type magic array, it is a very difficult problem to solve.
The magic circle in front of us is an excellent way. There is no fluctuation of spiritual power. Although the array patterns and nodes are exposed, they can be well hidden among other things, making it impossible to defend against.
If Cheng Hui hadn't discovered it in advance, no one would have noticed it.
"So... these people were trapped inside by the Dragon-Severing Stone because they accidentally entered the magic circle?" the team leader nodded.
"Do you have a way to move this dragon-breaking stone?" The team leader looked at Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui pondered for a moment and nodded, "No problem."
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