Chapter 166: One word "I"
Su He took out the monitoring array again, and Yun Lizhi also looked at everything around him carefully.
After a moment, Su He still came to the same conclusion: "The energy field here has changed, but I can't tell what kind of formation it is. I can't be sure if it is a formation."
Yun Lizhi had learned about many large formations since she had studied Senior Wang Qingqian's jade slips. She said, "It could be some kind of large formation. This is just the edge. To get a full view of the whole situation, we need to go to the center of the formation."
Xiahou Jingrong said, "I didn't expect this Devil's Canyon would have such a large formation. Who set it up? What's his purpose?"
Nie Hengzhou thought for a moment and said, "In that case, we can only escape by finding a way to break this formation. However, the center of the formation might also be where the fifth-level Mysterious Demon Dragon resides, so everyone needs to be careful."
Gu Liyue said to Yun Lizhi, "Show me Senior Wang's jade slip about this formation. Let's go break the formation and then come back to find Qiao Zhiwen and Li Xiuyuan."
Yun Lizhi handed a jade slip to Gu Liyue. Gu Liyue placed it on her forehead, imbuing the information within it in her mind through her spiritual sense. Then she said, "Everyone, don't get separated again. Stay close together."
Guided by Su He's monitoring array, the group walked towards the center of the array. The scenery along the way changed rapidly, from the cool and comfortable environment at the valley entrance to gradually becoming hot.
It seemed as if the scorching summer sun was scorching the earth, there was no wind, and everyone was feeling very hot.
Everyone was sweating profusely as they walked, and the air gradually became colder, feeling as cold as when a heavy snowfall comes. There was even a strong wind, the kind that made it impossible for anyone to open their eyes, until everyone had to use their spiritual power to keep out the cold.
The temperature slowly warms up again, returning to the warm spring-like temperature.
Everyone marveled at this formation, wondering which powerful being had created it, capable of causing such rapid and realistic changes in the environment. It didn't seem to be hurting anyone, but they wondered what the other party's intentions were. Everything was eerie.
After walking for a few hours, Su He looked at the formation plate and said, "The center of the formation should be not far ahead. The energy is getting stronger and stronger."
Nie Hengzhou looked back at everyone and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that no one was lost this time.
A palace-like building suddenly appeared before me. I had no idea what material it was made of; it was completely black, standing out against the green trees. It felt heavy and imposing. I wondered if it was an illusion.
Gu Liyue had practiced Senior Wen Xuanwei's "Illusion Heart Technique". She looked closely and found that this palace was not an illusion, but real.
Xiahou Jingrong asked, "Could this palace have been left behind by some powerful person?"
Xiao Ju said intuitively: "It looks pitch black, it doesn't look like a good thing!"
Yun Lizhi said, "The center of this formation is in the palace, but I don't know where the center is."
Nie Hengzhou looked around and said, "Let's go in and take a look."
The seven people walked closer and saw that the palace was magnificent. The black material was covered with a multicolored shimmer. It was a beautiful sight.
Xiao Ju: "...I take back what I just said."
Everyone burst into laughter, but suddenly a wild beast's roar was heard from the palace, interrupting everyone's laughter.
Everyone drew their weapons and stood on guard, slowly walking into the palace. The door was open, but standing outside they couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.
Everyone had no choice but to step into the palace. The interior of the palace was made of white marble, which was completely different from the exterior of the palace. The white marble gave people a warm feeling and exuded a faint spiritual energy.
There are eight huge dragon-coiled pillars standing in the main hall, and there is a dragon coiled on each pillar. The dragons have different postures, some are baring their fangs and claws, some are coiled upwards as if they are about to soar into the sky, some are peaceful, and some are looking down at the ground...but they are all lifelike.
Gu Liyue's attention was attracted by the coiled dragon pillars. She felt that these coiled dragons seemed real.
There is a golden throne in the hall, and the back of the throne is carved with a pattern of nine dragons playing with a pearl.
The roar came from the side hall.
The seven people exchanged glances and looked towards the side hall.
They walked to the side hall and found a dragon inside. It was a green dragon, but its body was emitting a faint black aura.
It was roaring furiously, stomping impatiently on the white jade floor from time to time, as if it had something it needed. Its huge body made the entire side hall look quite crowded.
Xiao Ju said: "Why is this a blue dragon? I thought it would be a black demon dragon!"
Xiahou Jingrong asked, "I don't know if it's actually a dragon, or a dragon transformed from a dragon snake."
Nie Hengzhou pondered for a moment: "I remember that dragons all ascend to the upper realms. Why is it here? The Xuanmo Dragon is just a dragon-like monster, far from this kind of dragon."
Gu Liyue said, "Why is it emitting a black aura? It's a bit like demonic energy."
Wen Qinnuan asked curiously, "Do you think it should be a dragon that ascends to heaven? Then it would be able to speak."
Yun Lizhi and Su He were checking the barrier of this side hall. The dragon could not leave the side hall because someone had cast a barrier here that could trap such a powerful green dragon. This barrier was not something they could easily break.
Xiao Ju looked at the green dragon and said, "Look, it's looking at us, its eyes are so wide open!"
A deep and vicissitudes voice sounded: "You monks have been chattering here for so long. If I can't see you anymore, then I will really be blind."
Gu Liyue said, "You are really the Azure Dragon, so why are you emitting a black aura?"
Qinglong replied, "I don't know either. I became like this when I woke up from my meditation."
Gu Liyue remembered that when she first met Xiaoxuan, it also called him "wu" all the time.
Gu Liyue noticed that Xiaoxuan in the space seemed to be in a strange state. She asked through her spiritual sense, "Xiaoxuan, what's wrong with you?"
"Liyue, my head hurts! I just felt that Qinglong was a little familiar. I thought about it, but I couldn't come up with anything. But my head hurts so much, ah~~~"
"Well, don't think about it for now. Drink some spiritual spring water first and see if you can feel better."
Nie Hengzhou asked, "You are Azure Dragon. Shouldn't you be in the upper realm? Why are you here? Did you enter meditation here?"
Qinglong asked, "What is the name of this continent? I haven't been able to leave this side hall since I woke up. I just feel that the aura here doesn't feel like immortal energy."
Nie Hengzhou said: "This is Qingxuan Continent."
Qinglong seemed lost in thought, muttering, "It's actually the Qingxuan Continent, one of the Three Thousand Small Worlds. No wonder I feel so uncomfortable here and can't cultivate."
Gu Liyue happened to hear this and thought: Three Thousand Small Worlds? Then I wonder what kind of world Earth was in my previous life. Could it be one of the Three Thousand Small Worlds?
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