Although the system's appearance here was something those evil cultivators could not have predicted, what if it was?
It's never a bad thing to be cautious.
The snake woman's skill in formations far surpassed that of Luo Chu, who was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and her judgments were also much more accurate.
After she and Shen Sangruo confirmed that the system was not the key to the formation and that there were no protective devices in the room, the group entered the room.
Shen Sanruo immediately used her spiritual power to retrieve the system, and the energy cluster floated in her hand.
The divine soul power probed into the system to check for any anomalies, and also to try to discover any new information.
Her injured spirit has largely recovered, and she should now be able to detect more things.
The others waited quietly for her to investigate, only asking after she withdrew her divine soul power, "How was it?"
“There are traces of corruption in the system by evil cultivators. They are indeed trying to contact the system,” she said, word by word.
"But that energy only stayed in the outer layer of the system and had not yet entered the center of the system before I blocked it with my divine soul power."
"The two sides have not yet fully reconnected, and the system data has not been tampered with."
Data tampering requires access to the system center.
She casually tossed the system into her Qiankun bag for temporary storage, to prevent the evil cultivators from tampering with it again.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "Luckily we arrived in time, otherwise who knows what tricks those evil cultivators would have played next."
If the system can do so much evil in Bai Mumu's hands, what would happen if it really colluded with evil cultivators?
“But the evil cultivator’s energy seems to have strengthened the system’s defenses.” Shen Sangruo changed the subject. “I can’t detect anything more for the time being.”
"It's alright. Let's find the array's core first, break the array, and then we can think about the system after we get out," Ye Huai said.
In the main hall, the most likely place to be the array's core is naturally the very center of the main hall.
"The center of the main hall is actually such a space." Ji Zicang couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement as he looked at the scene before him.
This room was about three or four times larger than the other rooms in the main hall, and the view opened up the moment the door was opened.
The room was sparsely furnished and extremely spacious, with several towering stone pillars that exuded solemnity and grandeur.
Only a stone statue stands in the center.
The stone statue, with its dragon head, deer body, lion tail, and hooves, though carved from stone, looks incredibly realistic, its imposing size creating a powerful sense of awe.
Especially those eyes, they were incredibly expressive.
The roof of the stone statue is made of transparent crystal, and a beam of light shines directly on the statue, allowing people to see it clearly.
It was as if the stone statue had been gilded, adding a sense of sacredness and inviolability.
This room seems to have existed specifically to enshrine this stone statue.
"Is this a Qilin?" Ji Zicang pondered for a moment, then said with certainty, "This is definitely a Qilin, there's no mistake!"
Shen Sangruo was also somewhat surprised. She had been to the main hall of the Wanling Palace many times, but she had never heard of such a room.
Looking at the layout map in his hand, he realized that this was indeed the place where the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits enshrined the Qilin, one of the five divine beasts.
In addition, stone statues of the other five divine beasts are enshrined on the four sides of the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits.
The four directions correspond in order: Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.
The Five Divine Beasts are the guardian deities of the cultivation world. The Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits was established to maintain order within the cultivation world, and thus the Five Divine Beasts were used as spiritual totems, with stone statues erected for worship.
"It really is a Qilin." She said in a low voice.
Thinking of that "Young Master Qiyan" outside the barrier, who practically looked down on everyone and whose noble and aloof demeanor was practically written all over his face.
Looking at the majestic and imposing Qilin stone statue before them, everyone fell silent.
They are not exactly the same, but rather completely unrelated.
I wonder what the people of the Myriad Spirits Palace thought when they first saw Qi Yan.
Just as Shen Sangri hesitated to speak, Qi Yan's voice suddenly came from the other end of the soul connection.
"What Qilin? Are you calling me 'young master'?"
Her eyes widened slightly, and she thought she was hallucinating.
Qi Yan thought she hadn't heard him, so he asked several more times, "Didn't you hear what I said? Hey, do you hear me now? Has something happened? Shen Sangruo? Shen Sangruo?"
Shen Sanruo's head was buzzing from Qi Yan's voice; she rarely used the word "noisy" to describe someone.
"Stop, I heard you, I heard you with both ears." Afraid that Qiyan would continue shouting, she quickly responded.
Her expression was still somewhat surprised. "Isn't a barrier supposed to block communication between souls? Why can you speak to me now?"
When she first entered the barrier, she tried to contact Qi Yan and had some vague connection with him, but it wasn't to the point where they could have a smooth conversation like this.
She could sense that there was still something separating her and Qiyan's soul connection; the barrier's blocking effect hadn't disappeared.
"I don't know." Qi Yan's voice was tinged with confusion. "Just now, I suddenly heard what you were saying. I heard you talking about Qilin. Were you calling for me?"
He was also somewhat surprised that Shen Sangri didn't call him by his name, but instead called him by his breed.
This sentence gave Shen Sangruo some ideas. Her gaze fell on the Qilin stone statue, and she took a soft breath.
“We saw a Qilin stone statue enshrined in the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits. Could it be that this statue strengthened the connection between our souls?”
The more she talked, the more likely she felt that this conjecture was. After she entered the room, Qi Yan heard her voice.
After years of worship, the stone statue can be considered an avatar of Qiyan, acting as a transit point to connect the two through their contract and reduce the obstruction of the barrier.
"That sounds reasonable."
The people in the room saw her staring blankly at the stone statue and thought something had happened to her.
"What's wrong, Junior Sister?" Bai Ruoan waved her hand in front of her eyes.
Shen Sanruo then came to her senses, "I just got in touch with Qiyan because of this stone statue."
Those present were all quick-witted people, and they immediately understood what wonderful news this was.
"Then won't we be able to keep in touch with our master and sect leader this time?" Su Xiyu asked excitedly.
Those outside the barrier can also offer suggestions and advice on what's happening inside.
Especially those outside, they are all experienced seniors.
When Changli Immortal Lord, Wuwei Daoist, and Guci True Lord, who were outside the barrier, heard Qiyan tell this news, they were equally excited.
"I think breaking the formation this time should be easier," Lin Qianyin said.
Everyone felt a little relieved.
She nodded. "Theoretically, that's how it is. I've already shared the situation here with Qiyan, but I should only be able to contact Qiyan from this room."
Although there are limitations, it is still something that is unprecedentedly beneficial to them.
Second update! Thank you all for your support! *tweets*
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