Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 175 Ancient Cave Mansion
Looking at Li Ji'an who came to her side, Duanmuqin's pretty face, which had turned pale, was slightly moved.

After more than ten years of getting along with each other, he has a clear understanding of the personalities and characters of most of the people in the academy. Master Li Dan is an expert in alchemy and has a good talent for it, but because of his own cultivation and fighting skills, he is relatively lacking in courage. In the past ten years, he has never been seen to have a quarrel with anyone, let alone to have a grudge with anyone. He always hides behind others when encountering problems.

And in such a situation at this moment, even when facing the best among the sect's true disciples, he could be so calm and composed, without any sign of fear at all.

Looking at the thing in his hand, Duanmu Qin's pretty face showed joy.

It turned out to be a purple thunder!

The Purple Thunder is an unconventional magic weapon. The weapon refiner condenses the fire thunder seeds that contain extremely explosive power to the extreme, and then wraps them in purple copper. If it is stimulated by magic power, it can instantly detonate the fire thunder seeds compressed to the extreme inside, producing a huge explosive force.

However, this magical weapon is risky to refine, and its damaging effect on cultivators is limited, so it is not common.

But it has a characteristic, once detonated, the shockwaves spread extremely widely and with great momentum, and can also affect the spiritual perception within a short period of time. Moreover, usually this kind of thunder will contain some smoke-like materials that block the line of sight, which is the escape trump card of some monks.

It's not surprising that Li Ji'an owns this item.

And given the current situation, it is simply a stroke of genius.

Once detonated, it will definitely attract the investigation of the Biyun Sect not far away.

Fu Hanxing's pupils suddenly shrank as he stared intently at the purple thunderbolt in Li Ji'an's hand. After a moment's hesitation, his expression softened. "Heh~ Fellow Daoist Li is quite well prepared. If so, how about we explore the cave together, each relying on their own luck?"

"Brother Fu is indeed very thoughtful. I'd rather obey your command than be disrespectful." Li Ji'an smiled faintly.

The other party was frightened by the purple thunder and dared not force them any further, but they would never let them leave.

Invite him to go treasure hunting together, and then kill him with lightning speed when you finally get the chance. By then, it won’t matter even if this place is exposed.

Li Ji'an knew exactly what he was thinking.

"please!"

Li Ji'an and Duanmu Qin were invited into the cave.

"Since we are treasure hunting together, we should work together. Otherwise, there will be many troubles. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Duanmu?" Fu Hanxing put away his previous arrogance and smiled warmly.

The reason why he didn't kill the two people immediately was because of Duanmu Qin's jade pendant. They had already spent ten days here, and the restriction magic circle inside had not been completely broken.

"Of course it should be so!" Duanmu Qin's eyes changed, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or sad.

"Okay, okay, with the help of fellow Taoist, I will be more confident of the opportunity here." The old formation master was delighted. He had gone through so much trouble to break the stone wall restriction before, but the other party had the jade pendant key, which meant that the other party knew a lot about the secrets of this place.

"Then let's not waste any more time and go in to break the formation." Fu Hanxing turned and walked into the cave.

Duanmu Qin glanced at Li Ji'an and followed him.

Li Ji'an fell behind several people, but he never relaxed the purple thunder in his hand.

In the end, only Fu Hanxing's junior brother was left, watching the few people enter with a sinister look in his eyes, and then activated the phantom array on the stone wall again, guarding the entrance of the passage.

After passing through the corridor, the Cave Square comes into view.

Compared to the Xiao Changfeng Cave that Li Ji'an had visited before.

The cave here is more like an underground palace.

The main hall alone covers several acres of land. In addition to a dried-up rockery pool in the center, there are six ancient-style stone pavilions guarding it.

"This is the central formation of the cave, and also the gateway. Anyone who can pass through here successfully is almost certainly a guest accepted by the cave owner, and there shouldn't be any obstacles further down the line." The old formation master waved his hand and cast a spell in front of him. A halo of light appeared, enveloping the entire cave and blocking the path forward. A pattern resembling a starry night sky appeared within the halo.

This kind of cave layout is very common, and many independent caves in sects nowadays are also like this.

"However, the formation here is extraordinary. It is guarded from all eight directions, each connected to the center of the rockery formation. According to the formation principle of three li, four kan, and five hui gou, there are a total of thirty-six formation veins. The combination of these thirty-six formation veins has thousands of possible formation patterns. I have been pondering for many days, but I still can't draw the correct gate pattern. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Duanmu can give me some advice?"

Duanmu Qin stared at the halo and remained silent for a moment.

“If you still can’t figure it out, I’ll have no choice but to mark the weak points of the formation and ask Master Fu to break it by force.

Fortunately, the magic formation here has been around for many years. It was probably at least level three in the past, but now it has fallen to level two.

The only worry is that the portal formation will be breached, as there may be some emergency measures inside." The old formation master stared at Duanmuqin's expression, thought for a moment, and added.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, please return the jade pendant to its original owner." Duanmu Qin was silent for a moment in front of the portal formation, then turned to look at Fu Hanxing.

A smile appeared on Fu Hanxing's face: "It seems that fellow Daoist really knows the way to enter this place."

After he finished speaking, he threw the jade pendant to Duanmu Qin.

Duanmu Qin put his hands together and held the jade pendant in his palm, then a magical power condensed and pointed towards the halo.

A vein suddenly lit up in the starry sky pattern above, winding and connecting a star pattern.

Then the halo dissipated, and there was no longer any obstacle on the way forward.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have nothing to say?" Fu Hanxing laughed heartily. Now that the portal formation that had blocked their way for ten days was open, the opportunities inside the cave would be within their reach.

Duanmuqin smiled wryly: "The opportunity given by our ancestors is not worth mentioning."

Fu Hanxing didn't care and walked inside. This time the rattle in his arms didn't make any sound.

Not sure if it was because there was no inspiration or if what Duanmu Qin said was true.

Li Ji'an walked at the end, looking at Duanmuqin's back thoughtfully.

He clearly had the key to the portal formation and must have entered it long ago, but he still needed to cooperate with him to seek more talismans to break the ban. It seemed that there were still restrictions in the cave, and it was the place where he said opportunities were mainly stored.

As expected, after everyone passed through the cave square and entered the main hall,
There are eight stone houses around the main hall, and there are formation restrictions at the doors of all the stone houses.

"Fortunately, fortunately, the magic arrays here have been eroded by time, and their power has greatly decreased. Give me some time, and I will definitely be able to break them." The old array master excitedly sensed each of the eight stone houses, and then said confidently.

"Alchemy room! This is the alchemy room. This senior is actually an alchemist. Maybe he has an ancient magic elixir!" One of the disciples lay in front of the fourth stone house and watched for a long time, and suddenly shouted.

"Judging from the size of this cave, this ancient senior must have been extraordinary. And since it's not far from the ruins developed by the Biyun Sect, he must be a member of the sect in the ruins, perhaps an elder from an outer peak." Another disciple also looked excited.

Duanmu Qin's lips curled up subconsciously, then disappeared in a flash.

Fu Hanxing even revealed a hint of contemptuous smile. Others didn't know, but he knew that the Biyun Sect had only excavated that third-grade magic weapon in a cave inside the ruins. This was enough to prove that this ancient sect was at least at the Nascent Soul level, or even higher.

The scale of the cave here is obviously much larger than the cave they saw at the inner gate of the ruins.

Suddenly, Li Ji'an, who was watching the few people from afar, narrowed his eyes slightly and understood the message from the old formation master to Fu Hanxing.

(End of this chapter)