Wang Bian was stunned for a moment, clearly bewildered by Chen Yi's sudden change of heart.
However, out of trust in Chen Yi, he still used a communication talisman to convey the message.
Soon, news came from the other side.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
It was Wang Lin's mature and sophisticated voice.
Wang Bian looked at Chen Yi and transmitted his voice, "Have you discovered something?"
The latter nodded: "There's a concealment formation a thousand meters underground in that place. Those two people from the Thief Heaven Sect might be hiding there."
Wang Bian's eyes widened: "You could even notice that?"
Chen Yi mimicked the other person's tone from not long ago, saying, "Everyone has secrets, doesn't they?"
Wang Bian shrugged and asked no further questions.
While waiting for Wang Lin to arrive, Chen Yi kept recalling the formation he had just seen.
That formation was quite advanced; the person who set it up was probably a level 2 formation master, and a very experienced one at that.
This formation is probably even more advanced than the White Bone Soul Devouring Formation and the Earth Dragon Soaring Formation that we encountered in the Yinshan Secret Realm.
But precisely because of this, his proficiency in formations actually increased once again.
[Through your efforts, your formation skills have improved; proficiency +6]
He glanced at the panel.
【Formation Lv.1 - Proficiency 186/200 (+6)】
When he first broke through the barrier and left the Yinshan Secret Realm, his proficiency was 150. Later, after refining thirty-six sword pellets, he gained a deeper understanding of the Three Thousand Heavenly River Sword Formation, and his proficiency in the formation increased to 180 points.
Now that another 6 points have been added, we're not far from reaching level 2...
Thinking of this, he tried even harder to recall the details of the formation, wanting to see if he could upgrade the formation to level 2.
This will allow it to play a greater role in subsequent actions.
A few minutes later, Wang Lin arrived.
Chen Yi explained the situation to her.
She looked at Chen Yi with some surprise.
She could understand Wang Bian's method of tracing the smoke, but what about Chen Yi?
Even if Liu Yuetong came here, she probably wouldn't be able to see what's going on down a thousand meters underground.
However, the most urgent task is to catch those two petty thieves.
If Chen Yi had truly discovered the people from the Thief Heaven Sect, she should not only not doubt them, but should reward them instead.
However, to increase his chances of success, Chen Yi asked Wang Lin to wait for him.
The two waited for him for a full half hour before he slowly opened his eyes.
It's done!
A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and the system's voice entered his mind.
Congratulations! After diligent practice, your "Formation" level has been raised to level 2.
The attribute "A Glance at the Target" has been enhanced!
[Entry: A quick glance at the formation]
Effect: Allows you to instantly perceive the "core" of an unfamiliar formation, master the method to break it, and modify the formation to a certain extent. (This entry will consume a huge amount of mental energy, and may not be effective if the formation is far beyond your current level. Please use with caution.)
Chen Yi was secretly delighted.
Tampering with the formation?
This is going to come in very handy!
"Tell me, how should we set up the defenses?" Wang Lin asked hurriedly.
Chen Yi snapped out of his thoughts, blinked, and asked, "Are there any battle flags?"
How much do you want?
"Thirteen," Chen Yi said solemnly. "One will be placed three kilometers away in the southeast, five feet deep; two will be placed four feet deep in the north, 4.6 kilometers away; and in the southwest..."
The reason he sent Wang Lin alone was because if she brought a large group of people, it would definitely alert the two thieves from the Heavenly Stealing Sect, causing them to flee.
To capture those two in one fell swoop, we need to secretly set up defenses and trap them in this area.
After careful planning by the group, dozens of battle flags had been planted in the surrounding area.
Chen Yi took a deep breath; it was time.
"Heaven and Earth, reversed matrix."
The next instant, the array flags placed outside the formation took effect.
"Boom!"
The earth trembled.
......
Underground stone chamber.
Chu Qi suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the masked man.
"What happened?"
The masked man also looked puzzled.
He glanced at the array plate in his hand. "The array plate isn't broken. It's probably one of the array pillars outside that's damaged. Stay here and don't move around. I'll go take a look and be right back."
Having said that, he vanished into the earth.
In the dimly lit stone chamber, a cold glint appeared in Chu Qi's eyes, as if he were lost in thought...
"Whoosh!"
In the next instant, he also vanished into the soil.
Outside the stone chamber, the masked man's voice was filled with disbelief: "How could this be? Who on earth secretly tampered with my formation?"
He was quite confident in his array formation skills, yet someone had tampered with his array formation without attracting his attention. What level of array formation skill must that be?
As far as he knew, no teacher at Cangyan High School had reached that level.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to steal the Azure Flame Seed without anyone noticing...
"Something's not right. We shouldn't stay here any longer!" the masked man murmured.
Fortunately, he had left a back door when he built the formation.
Even if he leaves through the back door, he might still run into people from other schools looking for him.
But at this point there was no other way. At worst, they could use their disguise skills to pretend to be passersby and see if they could escape.
"Chu Qi, the genius newcomer in the Opinion Department, you're a real bastard!"
He knew that Chu Qi wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die, but the other party was ultimately just a Qi Refining cultivator. Without his help, the chances of escaping alive were slim.
Unfortunately, he's in dire straits himself now, so we can only wish this colleague good luck...
With that thought in mind, he headed straight for the "back door" he had left behind.
"Boom!"
The tremors in the earth's veins did not stop; instead, they intensified, resembling a localized earthquake.
"What did you do?" Wang Lin looked at Chen Yi in shock.
The latter smiled mysteriously: "You'll find out soon enough."
He altered the formation by adding some of the formation patterns of the Earth Dragon Soaring Array, and the earthquake is now caused by the twisting and shifting of the underground rock strata.
......
The stone chamber, located a thousand meters underground, was continuously pushed upwards by the pressure of the rock strata, and at this point it was less than a hundred meters from the ground.
Two earthen mounds suddenly appeared in the previously empty stone chamber.
The next instant, their eyes met.
"Why didn't you leave?"
The masked man stared blankly at Chu Qi.
"You're really back?" Chu Qi was also stunned. "Wait, didn't I just run away too?"
The masked man was equally bewildered. Didn't I go through the back door?
"Oh no!" He gritted his teeth, realizing something was wrong.
Seeing this, Chu Qi grabbed his collar and demanded, "What exactly happened up there? Why did it turn out like this? Answer me!"
Before the masked man could answer, the heavy door of the stone chamber was smashed to dust.
Chu Qi and the masked man turned their heads with difficulty to look outside the door, only to find three figures staring at them as well...
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