Even if Shen Sangruo had specifically chosen a crystal with high strength, it would have taken her several breaths to shatter it, but the dark shadow shattered the crystal in an instant.
I can't imagine what would have happened if they had stepped into that rock.
Mei Mei gritted her teeth, "I knew those evil cultivators were up to no good."
His expression was full of hatred for those evil cultivators.
"What are those dark figures?" Although he hadn't stepped inside, Wen Xuan was still shaken.
"Who cares what it is? As long as we know it's something evil cultivators used to stop us from destroying the formation, that's enough," Zhu Huaqiao replied.
"This place is so eerie; those dark figures might be some kind of evil creature."
Others followed Shen Sangruo's example and continued to throw things at other stones.
"I just hope the other rocks won't be as vicious as this one," Chen Zhouxing said as he threw a porcelain bottle at the rock on his right.
The porcelain bottle shattered instantly, just like the crystal from before.
Chen Zhouxing: ...
"It can't all be like this, can it? Heaven is going to kill us."
If all cultivators were at this level of intensity, only those at the Nascent Soul stage would likely be able to withstand it.
Fortunately, the shadowy figure was weaker on the last rock on the left, giving everyone a glimmer of hope.
None of them were indecisive, and they immediately stepped into the stone slab.
The dark shadows, formed from condensed black energy, rushed in from all directions.
Eight people stood on a stone slab, along with so many dark figures, making the space seem cramped all of a sudden.
Unable to use the Falling Clouds Fire Technique, Shen Sanruo transformed the feather fan in her hand into sharp feathers, which could also cut away those dark shadows.
Mei Mei, wielding her longsword, fiercely slashed at the dark figures. Each strike felt like a blow to the evil cultivators, venting the hatred in her heart.
Chen Zhouxing was a cultivator specializing in alchemy and, lacking magical artifacts, attacked directly with his spiritual power.
Zhu Huaqiao is a weapon cultivator, and what she has no shortage of are magical artifacts; she has one weapon after another in her hands.
Although the three members of the Flying Cloud Sect were weaker than the others, they were still quite capable of handling the situation as a team.
As expected, when Shen Sang tried to unleash her flames on the shadowy figures, they also possessed evil attributes, and her flames indeed had a stronger effect on them.
However, her cultivation level is too low right now, so the effect of the flames is not so obvious. If her cultivation level were higher, she might be able to burn all the shadows to ashes.
As the last shadow disappeared, the barrier around the stone also dissipated.
It was as if the passage to other stones had reopened, awaiting their choice.
The group repeated their previous actions, and sure enough, another shadowy figure in the rock appeared to be weaker.
“It seems that there is only one correct choice around each stone,” Chen Sangruo said.
There is only one correct path leading to the center of the formation.
"It's like playing chess. You move one step at a time, and you're moving to the left. You've moved two steps, and the distance from the center of the formation hasn't changed."
Zhu Huaqiao seemed to realize something and suddenly gasped, "This correct route was prescribed by those evil cultivators. They wouldn't make us go in a complete circle to get to the next level, would they?"
“Very likely,” Mei Mei said in a deep voice. “Since their goal is to prevent us from breaking the formation, they certainly won’t let us off easy.”
"Huh? There are hundreds of stone slabs here." Feng Heyun was stunned, his expression turning extremely ugly. "If we have to go through every single one of them, we'll probably be exhausted before we even touch the black stone."
It will take several months.
"Rest when you're tired, and continue when you're rested. The number of stones is fixed, and we'll eventually reach the end," Wen Xuan gently advised. "I brought a lot of medicine with me, which can replenish our losses, so Senior Brother, you don't need to worry."
"No matter what, just keep moving forward," Luo Chu said.
Fortunately, Feng Heyun only complained a few times and did not give up. After being persuaded by Wen Xuan and Luo Chu, he did not say anything more.
They volunteered to participate in breaking the formation, so we should cooperate fully; they haven't forgotten their purpose for coming.
After the three of them emerged from the Crimson Desert Formation last time, they were forbidden from participating in breaking the formation.
Naturally, they had never experienced the increased strength of the formation after the difficulty and danger level increased dramatically.
To Shen Sangruo and the others, this was fairly ordinary and not much more difficult than the formations that followed.
"At least those evil cultivators left us a correct route. Let's take it slow," Chen Zhouxing said contentedly.
Actually, walking along one stone at a time isn't difficult at all.
It was nowhere near as troublesome as the stone statues in the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits; the process was just a little more complicated. Their injuries were also minor, and they could be relieved by taking some pills and medicine.
After about a month and a half, they finally completed the outermost circle, and everyone was in pretty good condition.
If we consider the block containing the black stone as a separate layer, there are a total of five layers inside.
As you move closer to the center, the number of stones in each layer gradually decreases.
However, they discovered that the intensity of the shadowy stones in the second layer was much higher than that in the first layer, and the time required was not expected to be much less.
Furthermore, the difficulty of finding the correct route is gradually increasing.
The correct path on the first level is clockwise, while the correct path on the second level is counterclockwise. Both can be determined by using items such as crystals.
When they reached the third level, the route not only intersected with the rocks of the fourth level, but the crystals and other items could no longer be used to test the strength of the shadow.
The shadowy figures even seemed to have developed intelligence, disguising themselves as weaker to lure them in.
When they realized something was wrong, they had already stepped onto the wrong slab.
Everyone's expression changed drastically, their hearts seemed to stop beating, and they shouted, "No, there's something wrong with this stone slab!"
The gradually coalescing black shadow revealed a smile. What was once just a blurry black shadow now had a face.
That eerie smile sent chills down their spines.
They immediately realized they had been fooled by the shadowy figure's disguise.
More and more shadowy figures formed, surrounding them like wolves hunting sheep.
A dense, malevolent aura, mixed with oppressive power, continuously invaded their bodies and stimulated their nerves.
The humidity in the environment was also higher, as if I was soaking in a pool of water, and the discomfort was extremely strong.
After a brief pause, my heart started pounding like a drum.
They had already witnessed the strength of the shadowy rocks in the wrong path; the shadows in the second layer would only be stronger than those in the first.
Everyone's expression was extremely grim. They never expected that one wrong step would lead them into this irreversible abyss.
They even had difficulty breathing.
How should they deal with these shadowy figures now?
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