Chapter 98: Enlightenment Disappears
Chen Ziya's eyes were red at this time, and her face was flushed with excitement. It was obvious that her mind was performing high-speed calculations. Lin Changqing didn't dare to disturb her at this time, and could only wait for her next instructions.
The two of them were holding hands, and because Chen Ziya was so excited, she held on to them with great force. If Lin Changqing hadn't had some physical training, she might have really scratched her skin!
Fortunately, the process was over in about two hours, because they finally walked out of the maze. However, Chen Ziya looked a little lost.
Chen Ziya should have been in this super maze just now, verifying what she had learned about the various formations, and it seems that she also realized something.
But she had spent quite a while in the magic circle. But now that she was out, Lin Changqing didn't care about it anymore.
Hu Yunna and Zhao Mingxia were extremely nervous along the way, fearing that something might go wrong and they would be teleported away. They were very worried. As soon as they came out, they found a place to sit down and rest. They were obviously very tired.
Lin Changqing quickly released Chuyi from the spirit beast bag and let it fly high in the sky to patrol and warn. After scanning the surroundings with his spiritual sense and confirming that there was no danger, Lin Changqing found a place to sit down and rest.
Chen Ziya was sitting on the ground in deep thought. It seemed that her mind was still in that maze and she couldn't come back to her senses for a while. Lin Changqing didn't disturb her and just took a rest.
After a long while, Chen Ziya finally came back to her senses, with an unconcealable smile on her face. It seemed that she had gained some inspiration in the maze, and her formation skills had improved.
Lin Changqing chuckled and said, "Congratulations, Junior Sister, your attainments in formations have improved again. It looks like you're not far from becoming a second-level formation master!"
Chen Ziya said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Gao and the two junior sisters, they seemed to be possessed just now, and they could have come out earlier! Everyone has suffered because of it."
Hu Yunna chuckled and said, "It's okay, Senior Sister. We'll just walk a few more steps. This opportunity may only come once in your lifetime, so you can't miss it!"
Zhao Mingxia also said: "Yes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If it were me, I would not be willing to come out!"
Chen Ziya spoke again: "Thank you for your understanding, my two junior sisters. This magic circle is at least a fifth-level magic circle. It has not been maintained for a long time, and its power is less than one thousandth of it.
Only a part of the array base is still running, and it can only play some basic functions. What a pity!
But there is also good news! This formation can at least block a lot of cultivators who know nothing about formations. It is enough for them to stay inside. After ten days, they will be automatically teleported out of the secret realm. This way, we will face fewer opponents."
When everyone heard this, they realized it was good news and were overjoyed, especially the two junior sisters, as they would be safer this way.
Lin Changqing calculated the time and thought they could probably travel another two or three hours. Not wanting to waste time, he interrupted their conversation.
After explaining my intention to them, everyone agreed to hurry up and get on their way. They also agreed that Chuyi would provide early warning from high altitudes, and adhere to the same principle of not causing trouble.
Although we have entered the center of the secret realm, the area is still extremely vast.
We could see some building ruins along the way, but no one was interested in stopping to search.
These places must have been visited many times by our predecessors, so there must not be anything good left here. It would be better to go deeper into them and look for the Zi Yang Pool.
Even if you can't find the Zi Yang Pool, searching inside will definitely yield more than those outside.
There were very few monsters in the center of the secret realm, and not a single one was encountered for half a day. The cultivator avoided two waves thanks to the early warning.
They advanced all the way to the central location and traveled for more than two hours. It was already getting dark and the early warning range of the New Year was greatly reduced. After discussing with his three junior sisters, Lin Changqing decided to find a place to set up camp and rest.
They deliberately looked for a relatively secluded place and released a group of purple crystal scorpions. Chen Ziya set up a defensive magic circle, while Hu Yunna and Zhao Mingxia cleaned up a place to rest at night.
Lin Changqing took out the jade slip that Senior Chen Jieyi had given him and studied it carefully again. He wanted to look for clues about Ziyang Pond. He read it over and over again two or three times, but it said that it was found suddenly. There was no mention of any specific buildings or eye-catching signs around it. It felt a bit like he was suddenly teleported there.
He summoned three junior sisters, and the four of them sat together. Lin Changqing shared his guess after checking the jade slip with everyone, to see if they had any clues that Lin Changqing didn't know.
Hu Yunna did provide an explanation. Her master said, "You have to be in a relatively central location in the secret realm to find the Ziyang Pool."
In other words, no matter what, they must move closer to the central core. If everyone's destination is the same, then when they gather together, there will still be a life-and-death fight!
Now we can only go there early and try our luck! I hope that not so many people have found that place yet, and everyone should be prepared for a fight.
Because they knew that they would arrive at the central core area of the secret realm today and the possibility of encountering a battle would greatly increase, everyone was not resting so well, especially the three female practitioners.
Early in the morning, the three female cultivators got up and prepared. As soon as Lin Changqing finished his training, everyone packed up and set off. Just to be early and not encounter too many cultivators.
Today is already the ninth day, and it should also be the most important day. I hope everyone will be fine!
We hurried towards our destination, and when we got close to the core location, the surrounding building ruins gradually became scarce.
We have already avoided two waves of monks through the early warning. It can be predicted that everyone will meet in the central location at that time.
After walking a long distance, we finally entered the core area. The warnings of the first day became more and more frequent. Finally, we saw other monks in our sight. Fortunately, everyone kept their distance from each other.
Until more than a mile in front of Lin Changqing and his companions on the left, the two monks suddenly disappeared out of thin air. Lin Changqing could hardly believe his eyes and immediately contacted Chuyi.
After confirming that two people had indeed suddenly disappeared, Lin Changqing finally reacted and realized that his guess was correct.
To find the Zi Yang Pool, you must be teleported before you can find it.
He immediately told his three fellow sisters about the discovery, and then the four of them rushed to the place where the two monks had just disappeared to check. They confirmed that there were traces of someone passing by on the ground, but they suddenly disappeared here.
Lin Changqing asked the three to get closer to each other to avoid being separated by a sudden teleportation. Then he began to stick several defensive talismans on his body and told his three junior sisters to start getting ready as well.
He took out the Thunder Horn again and began to inject the Five Elements of Spiritual Energy into it. It was controlled by Babai and formed into a Gengjin Divine Thunder, which he held in his hand but did not fire. He also put a Rejuvenating Pill into his mouth.
Be prepared for possible sudden encounters.
The crowd continued to move forward and began to circle in the core area. After more than an hour, a wave suddenly enveloped several people, and then the four of them disappeared on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them arrived at a valley. However, there were quite a few people in the valley. Including Lin Changqing and his friends, there were now five or six groups of people, with the smallest number having only two people and the largest having four or five people.
Everyone is at the edge of the valley. In the very center of the valley, there is a small pool with twelve stone pillars surrounding it. It seems to be the base of some kind of magic array. Could this be the Zi Yang Pool?
There were already seven or eight bodies lying around the pool, some from the Qingyun Sect, the Tianxing Sword Sect, and the Creation Sect. Now no one dared to approach the pool! Everyone was in a stalemate.
The atmosphere at the scene was solemn. In this situation, either there would be a melee and only a few people would be left to enjoy the Purple Spirit Liquid, or everyone would cooperate and each group would be allocated a quota. But now no one was willing to take the lead.
(End of this chapter)