They were currently in a space similar to the main hall of a palace, which was quite open.
Adjoining this are countless rooms, each containing treasures collected by ancient powerful beings throughout their lives.
But at this moment, no one had any extra energy to care about these treasures; they were seizing every second to find the array's core.
Feng Heyun and Wen Xuan were suffering from severe loss of life force, so they left them to watch over the half-dead Lu Shiqing.
Luo Chu was familiar with formations, and his injuries were relatively minor, so he was determined to go with the others to find the formation's core.
"The key to the formation isn't here, nor is it in this room. Let's go to the next one!"
They searched each room one by one, but still couldn't find the center of the formation.
"Damn it, even the room where good people store their treasures is built like a maze!" Song Weiyan couldn't help but complain as she searched.
Unable to find the key point of the formation, everyone grew increasingly tense.
After playing the zither to probe the situation of the illusion, Lin Qianyin frowned and said, "The illusion is about to be torn apart by that strangulation formation."
"Give me a little more time, I'm almost there, almost there!" Luo Chu was covered in sweat, desperately probing the location of the array's core. "Let's search this way first, it should be around here, but I'm still probing its exact location!"
Perhaps hoping to atone for his mistakes, or perhaps out of guilt, Luo Chu worked exceptionally hard.
This is all his fault, and he has to find a way to resolve it. All he needs to do is find the core of the formation! Once he finds the core, it will all be over!
Luo Chu gritted his teeth, channeling a large amount of spiritual energy into his body until he was almost exhausted.
The life force lost from being chased by the strangulation formation had not yet recovered, and now he was recklessly consuming his spiritual energy. Every meridian in his body felt like it was being pricked by needles, causing excruciating pain.
But he couldn't stop; he bit his lips until they bled, stubbornly persisting.
When people saw him like this, they didn't feel much.
This situation was caused by him and Lu Shiqing, and Luo Chu does not deserve any sympathy.
He still has some sense of responsibility and knows how to atone for his sins. If it were Lu Shiqing, he probably wouldn't have this awareness.
With that in mind, everyone continued searching in the direction Luo Chu had pointed out.
"Any news from Junior Sister?" Bai Ruoan walked to Lin Qianyin's side.
They searched for so long and covered such a wide area, but they still couldn't find Shen Sangruo and Jiang Chu.
This made Bai Ruoan somewhat worried, fearing that something had happened to the two of them.
“Sang Ruo only told us to keep searching, and if we found the array’s core, to tell her immediately.” As she spoke, Lin Qianyin’s expression suddenly changed.
"The strangulation formation has emerged from the illusion!"
"I've found the location of the array's core!"
Her voice and Luo Chu's voice rang out at the same time.
A gap was torn open at each landing point, and the illusion could no longer stop the giant hand formed by the strangulation formation.
The powerful giant hand, carrying a terrifying aura, swept away everything in its path, directly destroying those specially constructed rooms and heading straight for them!
The sound of the walls cracking echoed in their ears.
Everyone's faces immediately turned ugly.
"The strangulation formation is coming! Quick! Go to the formation's core and destroy it!" Lin Qianyin shouted.
The giant hand seemed even more terrifying after leaving the illusion space. Lu Shiqing was a prime example. If that giant hand caught up with them, they would truly have no chance of escape!
We must destroy the core of the strangulation formation before it catches up with them!
Luo Chu quickly told him the location of the array's core that he had calculated.
The group rushed towards the location at full speed, racing against the strangulation formation. Their hearts were pounding, and they were on high alert.
Even Feng Heyun and Wen Xuan hurriedly took Lu Shiqing and fled.
"Luo Chu, how do we destroy this array's core?" Ye Huai asked a crucial question.
The array eye in Xingchenyuan was very special, and he worried that this array eye was the same. If breaking it was too complicated, they might have already been strangled by that giant hand.
"This array's core can be destroyed by force; I've calculated it!" Luo Chu's weak voice revealed a hint of joy.
This put everyone's minds at ease a little; at least there was still a glimmer of hope!
Lin Qianyin shared the information she had received with Shen Sangruo, who simply replied that she understood and told them to be careful to avoid the strangulation formation.
The dodder flower spirit sensed through their soul connection that she was also traveling rapidly, probably heading towards the location of the array's core.
The group raced against the strangulation formation to the death.
They could sense that the strangulation formation was getting closer and closer, only a few dozen meters away!
Luo Chu's heart was pounding in her throat; she wished she had four legs.
“Right here!” he exclaimed.
Ye Huai cleaved open the door to the room with a single sword strike, and Luo Chu hurriedly activated his magic. Sure enough, a dimly lit array eye appeared in the very center of the room.
The constantly flickering light seemed to be breathing, which was extremely eerie.
The distance between the giant hand and them was constantly decreasing. Everyone summoned their magical artifacts, gathered their spiritual power, and used all their strength to attack the eye of the formation.
Click—
Under such simple yet violent destruction, the array's core shattered instantly, and glass-like objects were scattered all over the ground.
"We did it!" Fang Yu burst into cheers.
Luo Chu exclaimed excitedly, "We did it! We survived..."
However, before Luo Chu could finish speaking, everyone saw that the fragments had reassembled themselves in a very short time!
The several giant hands behind them never disappeared.
This scene caused everyone's eyes to widen in surprise, their faces showing utter astonishment.
The joy of destroying the array's core was immediately doused with a bucket of cold water, followed by a bone-chilling cold!
"How could this happen!" Luo Chu was on the verge of collapse. "My calculations were correct, this is the place! The method to destroy the array's core was also correct! Really! But why did this happen?!"
Lin Qianyin was the first to react, "An illusion! This array's core is also an illusion! Damn it!"
No matter how much they try to destroy it, the array's core will always revert to its original state; it's a fake array!
As if realizing something, Lin Qianyin froze, "No, that's not right! Not only is the array core an illusion, but the entire palace is an illusion!"
She took a deep breath. "From the moment we entered the palace, we were already in an illusion!"
Because they had already dispelled one layer of the illusion before entering the palace, they instinctively believed that the real world lay beneath the illusion.
Moreover, their previous experience of entering the illusion further convinced them that they had entered the illusion from the "real world".
Creating a two-layered illusion is already extremely difficult, and few people can do it; a three-layered illusion is unheard of.
So they didn't even think in that direction!
The formation, which has been maintained for tens of thousands of years, can still create three layers of illusions in succession. How terrifying!
At this moment, Lin Qianyin and the others finally had a concrete understanding of the formidable strength of that group of evil cultivators.
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