Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 236 Breaking the Formation
Auspicious clouds stretched across the sky, leaving a faint white line in the air. Occasionally, they would break through the clouds, pulling out wisps of smoke that lingered behind them.

A few days later.

"Shh!"

The elusive light paused in mid-air.

Yan Nanshuang flipped her hand and took out a compass. She pointed her finger upwards, and a burst of light gushed out from it.

The rosy clouds in the sky transformed into a giant compass, its internal orientation rotating and changing to correspond to celestial coordinates, a truly mysterious phenomenon.

Not long after.

"Second Grandpa."

She pointed southeast:
"A little further over there."

"it is good."

Yan Huazang lightly waved his sleeve, and auspicious clouds quietly rolled beneath his feet, carrying the group straight to the indicated location.

"A little further east...and south..."

"arrive!"

Auspicious clouds hovered in mid-air.

Zhu Juchao looked around and saw that the vast sea was empty, with only a few seabirds soaring in the sky.

"Here?" Before he could speak, Zhang Chengyun asked in surprise:
"Underwater?"

"No." Yan Nanshuang shook her head, a hint of excitement appearing on her face:
"It's on the sea surface; it's an illusion array!"

"Without Sister Le Mei's treasure map, we would never have been able to find such a realistic illusion array."

“My turn.” Le Mei smiled and stepped forward, stepping into the void and throwing something downwards.

"Wow..."

The object she threw resembled a bowl, which inverted in mid-air, and a burst of golden light immediately shot out from it.

"Buzz!"

The void swayed.

It's like ripples spreading across the surface of water.

Under the golden light, an island several tens of acres in size slowly emerged from the otherwise empty sea.

The island was shrouded in a light mist, making everything inside unclear.

"Years ago, a group of merchants passing through this area stumbled upon an island hidden within an illusion array, but unable to break through, they memorized the address," Yue Mei said with a smile.
"Later, by chance, the nautical chart that recorded the address fell into the hands of my Le family ancestor, and it remains to this day."

The Le family had also considered breaking through the formation to explore the possible treasures inside.

No matter what.

After years of fruitless research, they only managed to create a manifestation bowl, which proved that there was an island hidden by an array in this area.

They might as well hand over the treasure map to the Yan family, so that they could get some benefits after breaking the formation.

"Not bad." Yan Huazang nodded and said in a low voice:

"I brought people here when I passed through Yunjing Island decades ago. Unfortunately, we only managed to detect the formation at that time, but it was difficult to break it in a short period of time, so we decided to leave it for later."

"Fortunately!"

He smiled.
"Decades later, Cloud Whale Island has returned to the vicinity, and we have found a way to break the formation."

"Thanks to Nan Shuang and Zhu Xiaoyou."

"Second Grandfather," Yan Nanshuang said with a smile.

"This is what I should do."

"No wonder the Yuan Restriction Ring that Miss Yan asked me to refine was so strange; it was just like that." Zhu Ju sighed.
"I've really broadened my horizons today."

Cultivators have long lifespans, which are reflected in various aspects.

It's like a treasure hunt.

A cultivator at the Dao Foundation stage can spend decades waiting for an opportunity, while for mortals, a lifetime has already passed.

"Do it!"

Yan Xi took a deep breath, waved her long sleeves, and dozens of array flags, each over ten feet long, shot out in all directions with lightning speed.

The array flags were scattered over an area of ​​several miles, standing in mid-air according to a certain pattern, with spiritual light moving within them.

"The Yin-Yang Mirror, open!"

With Yan Xi's loud shout, the array's spiritual light shone brightly, instantly enveloping the surrounding sea area.

Looking from the inside out.

It was like a transparent dome enveloping the entire venue.

Looking from the outside in.

The void was like ripples on the surface of water, or like a collection of mirrors reflecting the surrounding environment.

Once the formation stabilized, the place was completely empty, and the group of people had vanished.

"Breaking the formation later will inevitably cause some noise. Although there is no one around now, we must be on guard."

After explaining, Yan Xi wiped the sweat from her forehead and gestured to the others:
"All right."

"Even if we cause a huge disturbance here, no one will notice anything unusual about this place."

Zhu Ju seemed to be lost in thought.

The Yan family is based on formations, and most of the Yan family members who have attained Dao Foundation are proficient in formations, and Yan Xi is no exception.

but,
This doesn't make sense.

Comprehending formations is time-consuming and laborious, and generally speaking, formation masters are not highly skilled.

Master Tang, a guest elder of the Yan family, is a second-tier high-grade array master, but he only has the cultivation level of the early stage of the Dao Foundation stage.

Yan Xi, however, was in the mid-stage of the Dao Foundation realm.

Yan Nanshuang's strength is also considerable; it seems that comprehending the formation does not affect their cultivation.

Perhaps the rumors are true; the Yan family's inherited techniques can assist future generations in their cultivation by comprehending formations, and the higher their mastery of formations, the higher their cultivation level!
"call……"

Yan Nanshuang stepped forward, her beautiful eyes shining with spiritual light. She formed complex hand seals and pressed down sharply.
"Yin and Yang are reversed, Heaven and Earth are turned upside down!"

"go with!"

"Shh!"

Seven jet-black nails shot out with lightning speed, piercing into the formation below, as if biting a venomous snake at its vital spot.

In Zhu Ju's perception, the formation below, which had been constantly changing, suddenly stopped.

It seems that in addition to the Yuan Restriction Ring he crafted, the Yan family has prepared other methods.

"The Three Powers and Four Symbols return to their original positions, and the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams stabilize the universe."

Yan Nanshuang silently chanted incantations, her hands rapidly changing hand gestures, and streams of light shot downwards.

a moment.

"go with!"

A ring flew out of his hand and pierced the formation below.

"Take it!"

The Yuanjin Ring hovered in mid-air, its surface shimmering with a fine spiritual light, slowly merging with the formation below.

Once fully integrated, the Yuan Forbidden Ring trembled again, splitting off an even smaller ring that shot downwards once more.

So back and forth.

A total of five rings were inserted into the formation.

Yan Nanshuang, her forehead beaded with sweat, sat cross-legged in the air, breathing deeply, and said:
"The Yuan Forbidden Ring has now been inserted into it, and it is just waiting for the right moment to detonate it to destroy the formation."

"I've calculated it."

"There will definitely be an opportunity within three days."

"Then we'll wait." Yan Huazang's expression remained unchanged.

"We've waited for decades, so a few more days won't make a difference."

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, in your opinion, are there any treasures within the formation below?"

There was a reason why there were five of them in total. Yan Huazang, as a late-stage Dao Foundation cultivator, was the source of their confidence.

Yan Nanshuang was responsible for finding the opening, while Yan Xi kept watch over the surroundings.

The presence of three members of the Yan family ensured that their interests would not be threatened. Yue Mei, having provided the treasure map, naturally couldn't refuse to come, while Zhu Ju was there to ensure the Yuan Jin Ring functioned correctly; if any problems arose, he would be needed to correct them.

Zhang Chengyun, on the other hand, was proficient in various miscellaneous skills, which would come in handy after the formation was broken.

"Have!"

Zhang Chengyun nodded emphatically:
"there must be."

"The formation here does not isolate the inside from the outside. Any spiritual herbs planted on the island are at least a thousand years old."

"If there were a rare medicinal herb that was thousands of years old..."

"Its value is comparable to that of a Core Formation Spiritual Object!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and Yan Huazang even took a deep breath, his face flushing red.

"A Core Formation Spiritual Object..."

"pity!"

"The Fang family's Xuanbing Flame has been held onto for so long, otherwise my second brother would have already been able to attempt to form his core."

Time passes slowly.

a moment.

"Crack!"

The Yuanjin Ring suddenly emitted a strange sound.

Yan Nanshuang, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them, her body radiating spiritual light, and her true essence surging forth.

"Greedy Wolf Devours the Moon, Seven Kills Breaks the Army!"

"Blow it up!"

As the true essence was activated, the Yuan Restriction Ring trembled violently and instantly disintegrated into countless tiny parts that rushed in all directions.

Those tiny parts radiated a dazzling light.

"boom!"

A deafening roar sounded.

The water below surged with towering waves, the seawater soaring hundreds of feet into the air before crashing back down.

"Rumble..."

The waterway, stretching for dozens of miles, was in complete chaos.

a long time.

Calm and calm.

A lonely island came into view, with a large tree standing in the center of the island.

"The formation has been broken!"

"Let's go to the island!"

Yan Huazang's eyes flickered as he carefully landed on the island, scrutinizing the large tree with his gaze.

"It's the Fire Spirit Jujube Tree!" Zhang Chengyun exclaimed excitedly.

"This tree grows only three inches every ten years and takes a thousand years to bear fruit. Judging by its height, this tree is probably almost ten thousand years old, but it's a pity it's not yet time to bear fruit."

"If it bears fruit, a single fruit can save a Qi Refining cultivator ten years of arduous cultivation, making it a rare treasure."

If ten thousand years pass...

Even more remarkable!
Even a random branch can be used to forge a high-grade magic weapon, and the heartwood can be used to forge several magic treasures.

This one item alone makes the trip worthwhile!

"It's not that the time for a conclusion hasn't come yet." Yan Nanshuang shook her head.

"This tree is the core of the formation; most of its spiritual energy is focused on maintaining the formation, so it's impossible for it to bear spiritual fruit."

"Look at the ground, there aren't even any fallen fruit pits."

"There's a body here." Yue Mei landed on the opposite side, her voice trembling with excitement:
There were several items on the body.

But under the Fire Spirit Jujube Tree, a skeleton lay on the ground, one hand outstretched, stroking the tree root.

On the skeleton was a sword, a foot, and a jade bracelet.

The formation here has existed for at least a thousand years. The remains of the deceased are still intact after a thousand years, indicating that the person must have been quite powerful in life.

He is at least a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

even,

It might be a Golden Elixir!
The items that the corpse carried still had a dim spiritual light after countless years, indicating that they were of high quality.

"Shh!"

Yan Huazang stretched out his hand, and several items fell into his palm. A subtle change flashed across his face, and he flipped his hand to put the items into his storage bag.

"strangeness."

Why is the corpse in this position?

He was clearly trying to change the subject, and although the others were unwilling, they could only suppress their curiosity.

The Yan family probably won't share those things with them.

"I initially thought the formation here was to protect the cave, but now it seems that might not be the case," Yan Nanshuang said thoughtfully.
"Perhaps it was to trap this person."

"This person wanted to destroy the array's core, which is why he died in this posture, with one hand outstretched to touch the tree root. Hmm... these remains are a bit strange."

"Yes." Zhu Ju nodded:
"The skull is missing a few bones."

He had an excellent understanding of human anatomy and immediately noticed the anomaly, pointing out that the skeleton was different.

"Maybe……"

"not human?"

"How could it not be human?" Zhang Chengyun shook his head, squatted down to wipe the dust off the ground, and muttered:

"Array patterns?"

"call……"

A gentle breeze swept away the dust, revealing a complex array of patterns.

"An array I've never seen before." Yan Nanshuang's eyes lit up:
"Does it seem to involve space?"

Space-related formations are at least level three.

"It's related to the soul." Zhu Ju's eyes flickered, his voice hesitant.

"An altar to receive the power of the stars?"

"What altar?" Yan Nanshuang turned her head.

"It's nothing," Zhu Ju shook his head.
"I think I'm overthinking it."

"That's enough," Yan Huazang said.
“Let’s imprint the array patterns, transplant the spirit tree, and let the remains rest here. Let’s go back.”

"A few..."

He smiled.
"I am grateful for your help on this trip. The Yan family will surely repay you handsomely when we return. However, I hope you will not reveal what happened today. Please sign a spiritual contract when we get back."

"Of course," Zhang Chengyun said first. He had only come along as a accomplice, so why wouldn't he be willing to accept the benefits for free?

"The Yan family is blessed by the heavens to have obtained this nearly ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plant. One day, a Golden Core Grandmaster will surely emerge from among them."

"Haha..." Yan Huazang laughed loudly:

"Borrowing the good words from fellow Taoist friends."

"Ok?"

Before he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed. He waved his long sleeves, and spiritual light enveloped Yan Xi and Yan Nanshuang. He then appeared in the void.

"Who?"

The void trembled, and several figures appeared in sequence.

"Tsk tsk..." one of them clicked his tongue lightly and said:
"I told you the Yan family could break this formation, but you didn't believe me. Now you've seen it for yourself!"

"The Demon Lord Huan Chao!" Upon recognizing the newcomer, Yan Huazang's expression changed drastically, and he gritted his teeth, uttering each word with deliberate force:

"A den of monsters in the South China Sea!"

"It is indeed I, Huan." The cultivator opposite, holding the strange banner, grinned.
"I didn't expect that you, old man, would still remember me after we met decades ago?"

(End of this chapter)