Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

"clatter."

"clatter."

"clatter."

……

In the dark and silent tunnel, even the slowed-down footsteps were very clear, and even sounded a bit harsh to Ning Yan and the others.

However, compared with their current situation, they don't have the energy to worry about these details.

Ning Yan opened his eyes and looked around. The stone walls on both sides looked as smooth as if they had been cut by a knife.

However, on the stone surface, which was wide enough for flies to slip on, there were crude portraits printed on it.

There are the sun, the moon, the stars, mountains, rivers, birds and beasts... It looks like someone drew them casually.

Although rough, it looks majestic and every line seems to convey the painter's strong will.

The sea embraces all rivers and contains everything.

Judging from these portraits alone, Ning Yan could only think of these eight words.

Normally, this should be the mentality of a hero or an emperor.

Referring to the three top masters of the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect, neither Guan Dingbao nor Li Wuxiang fits the bill.

If the painter is the Shao Xinghan, the Shao Sect Master, then it would be a bit strange.

His actions don't seem to be consistent with this characteristic.

So what exactly is the problem?

Ning Yan was thinking, He Qianyan suddenly raised his hand and said:
"Stop."

Everyone stopped immediately.

"Old He, what's wrong?"

Ji Dinghuang asked.

He Qianyan stared at a square stone slab on the left side of the ground and said seriously:
"There are unknown formations engraved on the ground. You must be careful."

"Is there a formation here as well?"

Ji Dinghuang and others could not help but look at each other.

Then a headache started.

The formation arranged on the ground by the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect can be said to be extremely powerful. Even a third-level strong man would find it extremely difficult to fall into it. With the cooperation of the master of the formation, he can even be easily killed.

But because of that incident and the subsequent destruction, as well as the passage of hundreds of years, those formations have become almost remnants of only partial power.

Even so, their journey was extremely thrilling.

And now, looking at this underground palace, it seems that it has not been affected too much by the outside world, and the completeness of the internal formation is far beyond that of the outside world. Even if the reserved energy is lost in large quantities with the passage of time, it is much more troublesome than those broken formations in the outside world.

Because after hearing He Qianyan pointing out the formation patterns on the stone slab, the first thing everyone thought of was that there must be a complete formation in this underground passage.

Yes, it is a complete formation.

Rather than an incomplete array pattern.

This array pattern represents the tip of an iceberg that is visible above the water.

Under normal circumstances, not even this corner would be revealed, and it was only because of the influence of time that part of the disguise was revealed.

"What should we do? Should we continue to move forward? Maybe we have already fallen into the formation."

Ji Dinghuang turned his head and looked at the people around him.

Duan Haishan responded in a deep voice:
"We don't actually have a so-called retreat. You should have all seen the cave we came from. The foggy cloud above filled with corpses, monsters, and unknown traps is impossible for us to break through.

Even if we put aside the idea of ​​exploring secrets, our only chance of survival lies here.

The only thing to do now is to find a way to figure out the formation layout here.

You know, this is just outside the underground palace. If nothing unexpected happens, the formation here is likely to only have the function of warning or trapping, rather than an extremely fierce killing formation. "

Everyone agreed with Duan Haishan's speculation.

Under normal circumstances, it is indeed impossible to set up a killing formation in the outermost formation.

This is not because the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect is merciful, but purely because the consumption of the killing array is often greater than that of the ordinary trapping array or illusion array.

If a large-scale killing array is deployed on the periphery, it is hard to imagine how much resource reserves will be required.

If the killing array is placed in some core or key locations, it can play the desired role of trapping and killing.

"Actually, I have a way to solve this dilemma."

Qi Ruyue was silent for a long time, then replied with a little hesitation.

He opened his palm, and a small vermilion seal immediately appeared in his hand.

Below the seal, complex patterns in bright yellow were clearly engraved.

The lines look very ancient and mysterious, with many breaks in them.

"This is... a formation display talisman?!"

Duan Haishan asked in disbelief.

Ning Yan and others were also very surprised.

The formation talisman is made by a formation master working together with a weapon refiner using all kinds of rare materials.

Generally speaking, the purpose of the formation display talisman is to show the traces of formation patterns in various places and clarify the specific origin of the formation.

This not only allows people to know the detailed situation of the formation and have a better idea of ​​it, but also allows them to take this opportunity to carry out targeted cracking.

However, the refining of the formation talisman is very complicated. It not only requires a skilled equipment refiner, but also requires the cooperation of a knowledgeable formation master. As a result, the finished products are very rare, and those that are circulated on the market are often ordinary or defective products.

Similar to the formation-revealing talisman in Qi Ruyue's hand, it is obviously a top-grade formation-revealing talisman.

The difference between the best and ordinary ones is not only that the best-quality array talismans can manifest arrays faster, but also that the details of the manifestation are greater and the description of the array is more detailed.

Even the location of some array bases and the flow of elemental energy are clearly visible.

Basically, with such powerful assistance, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the difficulty of breaking the formation can be reduced tenfold.

Qi Ruyue looked at the formation display talisman in her hand, a rare hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes:
“This formation-revealing talisman can be said to be one of the important heritages of our sect. My master accidentally found it in a cave when he was exploring the ruins. Because of this formation-revealing talisman, he fell into a trap and developed a long-term illness, including his later death. It can be said that it was related.

Therefore, this array-revealing talisman is not only a treasure to me, but also has a strong commemorative significance. I will never use it unless it is absolutely necessary."

At this point, he paused for a moment, and then continued, "And you should have all seen that the rune pattern of this formation display talisman is quite damaged. For a long time, I have thought of many ways and found many skilled craftsmen to try to repair it, but unfortunately I have never succeeded.

According to the intelligence obtained after the appraisal, it can only be used a few more times at most.

Before we entered the underground palace, we were trapped by this outermost formation. If we use it here, it means that if we encounter a stronger killing formation later, we will not have any trump cards to use. "

"Now I want to ask you, do you want to waste these precious usage times here?"

Hearing this, there was a slight silence in the room.

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Dinghuang said in a serious tone:
"I agree to use it here. After all, if we can't even break through the formation here, no matter how strong the formation is, it has nothing to do with us. After all, there is no high-level formation master among us. If we rely on ourselves to break the formation without external means, we may spend several years here."

“I’m against using it.”

He Qianyan immediately answered:
"No matter how difficult the formation outside is, it's not that difficult. At most, it will take us a little longer. On the contrary, the formation inside is extremely powerful. Without the help of the formation-revealing talisman, we have no way to break it."

"In fact, in my opinion, even if there is a formation-revealing talisman in the innermost formation, it is highly likely that it cannot be broken."

Duan Haishan smiled bitterly and said:

"Even if we know the operation of the elemental force and the location of the array base, we will probably need the power of the third realm to break it, which is exactly what we lack, so I agree to use it."

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Ning Yan thought for a moment and nodded:
"I agree with its use, but my point of agreement is somewhat different from yours."

"This stone path is the only way to go, there is no way to avoid it. And when we enter the underground palace, we will not encounter all the formations. Why not use this formation-revealing talisman on those formations that are difficult for us to avoid?
Anyway, we just want to find a way to break out and explore the secrets inside, not to explore every corner or step into every formation."

"Three to one? That saves me some time."

Qi Ruyue let out a long breath, her eyes suddenly darkened:
"Now that we have reached an agreement, I will no longer hesitate."

As he spoke, he channeled his energy into the formation talisman, and the bright yellow rune at the bottom suddenly burst into brilliant golden light.

After the golden light appeared, it seemed to have life and turned into strands of golden threads, moving in all directions. In the blink of an eye, it carved an extremely complicated formation on the ground.

The intensity of the light shows some of the main nodes in the formation, as well as the corresponding defects.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel very surprised.

Under the reflection of the golden light, they could naturally see that the formation they were in was called the [Nine Netherworld Bewildering Formation].

This is an advanced formation that combines illusion arrays and maze arrays. They can be continuously superimposed on each other through array bases and array nests. If arranged properly, it would be easy to besiege a city.

If one falls into this formation and has no way to break it, it would be easy to be trapped for eight or ten years, because this formation itself can absorb vital energy from the outside world to maintain circulation.

If you continue to fight with this formation, you will only exhaust yourself to death.

But now, through the clear guidance of the formation talisman, they have come to know the weaknesses of the formation.

Immediately, everyone worked together to attack the place with the biggest loophole, successfully breaking the constantly fluctuating array pattern, and then passed through the Nine Netherworld Mystery Array.

After the successful breakthrough, looking at the array talisman in Qi Ruyue's hand again, it was obvious that there was another crack on the talisman below.

It seems that it can only be used three or four times at most.

I don’t know whether so many formations have been arranged at the subsequent necessary nodes.

Everyone moved forward with great concern.

Maybe it was because of the Eurasian law of conservation, but they didn’t encounter a second formation until they had passed the entire stone path.

At the end of the stone path, there is a magnificent underground hall.

The dome of the hall is hundreds of feet high and made of star jade. Its surface is as deep as the night sky and is inlaid with countless star stones, each of which emits brilliant light, as if the entire starry sky was moved underground.

A huge dragon crystal lamp hangs in the center of the dome. The lamp body is made of dragon crystal from a giant dragon. It’s a pity that too much time has passed and it is now almost dim.

Unlike the stone road outside which was paved with ordinary bricks and stones, the ground inside was paved with blue sea glass, which was crystal clear and reflected the starlight above, as if you were standing on a piece of blue seabed. The ground was also inlaid with tiny Yuan crystals, and walking on it, it seemed as if you could feel the Yuan Qi flowing under your feet.

As for the surrounding walls, they are made of Nine Heavens Mysterious Jade, which is as smooth as a mirror and presents a light purple color. The walls are carved with totems of various mythical beasts, and each mythical beast is lifelike, as if it will jump out of the wall at any time.

There are four huge pillars of cold light in the hall, supporting the sky and the earth, painted with extremely complex array patterns and runes, which can obviously form an extremely terrifying array.

Fortunately, the formation on the cold light column was not activated, so they could enter it leisurely.

Looking around, apart from the luxurious decorations around, the environment inside is extremely deserted and filled with a strong sense of death.

The source of all the death energy was the broken black jade wall in front.

The area behind it is dark and invisible, like a black hole that can swallow all light.

Looking at the entrance of the cave, everyone felt very scared.

They did not plan to explore directly, but instead planned to search the hall first.

Judging from the situation here, when the mutation occurred, there should have been no one here.

It is highly likely that all the people were gathered somewhere in the underground palace at that time.

This also means that the so-called immortal tomb relics may very well exist at that location.

It is also the gathering place of all disasters.

After a brief discussion, everyone unanimously decided to ignore the hidden treasure for the time being and first find a way to leave here.

As the core underground palace of the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect, it is impossible that there is only the one passage just now. There must be several other secret passages hidden.

Only in this way, when the sect encounters a disaster, they can evacuate calmly and avoid being crowded underground and caught in one fell swoop.

Everyone searched the hall separately.

Ning Yan walked to a wall by himself.

There are many mythical beasts painted on the walls, including a phoenix with colorful flames burning all over its body, a unicorn with golden spiral patterns on its forehead, and a huge black tortoise as majestic as a mountain. There are all kinds of mythical beasts.

But Ning Yan always felt that there was something wrong with these murals.

But aren’t those on this wall all mythical beasts?

What's the difference?
He wandered in front of the wall, looking around in confusion.

The more I watched, the more the disharmony grew and spread in my heart, spreading like mist, and finally slowly condensed together -

"It's the eyes!"

"There's something wrong with this dragon's eyes!"

Standing under the giant dragon statue, Ning Yan became excited.

Because the dragon's eyes were obviously crooked, as if they were drawn there later by someone else, and the technique was very crude, completely destroying the smoothness of the surrounding area.

Just as Ning Yan was staring at the pair of dragon eyes, the next second, the seemingly crooked pupils suddenly burst into a dazzling divine light.

When the light fell, Ning Yan had already disappeared from the spot. (End of this chapter)