Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 136 Five Restraint Formation

Two days later, after gathering nine people, Han Youzhi locked the door of his thatched hut and led the group into the deep mountains.

Nine solitary masters gathered together, a sight rarely seen on ordinary days. It was only because the Northern Barbarians imposed a blockade that this group was able to come together.

Aside from Li Zi and Pei Xia, there is only one fifth-level Su Shi, while the rest are at the second to fourth levels.

Everyone remained silent, simply following behind Han Youzhi as they slowly made their way along the mountain path.

Unlike martial artists, Master Su was physically weak and walked slowly on the mountain path. Han Youzhi had to stop and wait for someone from time to time.

To Pei Xia's surprise, starting from the valley where she was temporarily staying, she would have to spend the night in the mountains before arriving the next day.

It was a deep, dark cave entrance in the mountain valley that required one to crouch low to pass through. Pei Xia led Lu Li through it, while Han Youzhi had already lit up her spiritual light on the other side.

Pei Xia looked around in surprise: "This cave entrance is so low and small, how did you find it so well hidden?"

Even with Pei Xia's extensive experience in the wild, if she walked past this cave, she would probably only think it was a wolf den or something.

Han Youzhi looked a little awkward, and she pouted, "What's it to you?"

That's true, everyone has their own secrets.

When the others also crawled into the cave, they were all somewhat surprised to find the spacious interior.

Before they could start their chaotic chatter, Han Youzhi quickly told them to continue on their way.

The cave is nearly three zhang wide from side to side, with a flat ground and obvious traces of excavation. Every now and then, you can see the iron frame used for support, as well as the long-dried rock wall lamp stand.

It seems that the earlier claim that King Xiao started the excavation back then has some basis.

However, this raises a new question.

Pei Xia quickened her pace and caught up with Han Youzhi, who was standing ahead. She asked in a low voice, "Was this cave really dug when Prince Xiao returned south?"

Han Youzhi glanced at him, her eyes filled with a peculiar wariness: "I don't know."

This subtle change in expression did not escape Pei Xia's notice. With the blessing of the Calamity Pig, he was always very accurate in paying attention to such minute details.

Pear nestled on his head again and whispered, "What's wrong?"

Pei Xia reached out and stroked the cave wall: "Back then, when the Northern Barbarians invaded the south, the fierce and protracted battles were concentrated in the southwestern region near Shuzhou, such as Zhu County, which actually fell very quickly."

When King Xiao returned south, it was said that he brought a hundred times more civilians than soldiers, mainly because the garrison in central Youzhou was not large.

When he learned that the Yi people had broken through the northern border of Youzhou, even the brave and skilled King Xiao understood that it was unrealistic to resist the northern Yi with the central region. That is why he made the decisive decision to lead his people back south.

But that's not right.

How could a two-hundred-mile-long tunnel that cuts through the mountain's belly be completed in a day or two?

Moreover, judging from the condition of this cave, it does not seem to be a hasty construction. The supports and lighting are complete, and the ground and rock walls are quite smooth.

Unfortunately, Han Youzhi was still somewhat wary of him, so he probably wouldn't get any answers from her.

"Be careful, just in case," Pei Xia said, patting Pear's chubby little legs.

After entering the cave, they walked for almost a mile before Han Youzhi's pace gradually slowed down. A faint light emanated from the other end of the cave.

It was a huge rock that blocked the entire entrance to the cave. The surface of the rock was engraved with extremely complex array patterns, and the four corners even showed the shape of spiritual energy locks, embedded in the rock wall.

So this is what they call a ban.

Pei Xia stared at it for a while, marveling at it.

He could only be considered a level 4.5 master at best, but because of the Calamity Pig, his eyesight was extraordinary: "This is a complex formation. It doesn't look big, but the difficulty level is very high."

Pear perched on his head, looking more closely: "Entangling Roots, Mountain Suppressing, Sea Stabilizing, Wind Locking, Thunder Punishment, these are the work of the Five Restraint Formations and the Seven Realms."

Since arriving at Lingxiao Mountain, Lu Li has been trying to deconstruct and master formations in order to break through to the sixth realm. Recently, she has become quite familiar with these formations.

The Seven Realms Master is already a legend in the martial arts world, but I never expected that King Xiao would have such a capable person under his command.

The fifth realm of magical arts and supernatural powers, and the sixth realm of array dismantling—although these are all rare masters, within the Su Master's path, if you are willing to look for them, you can always find a trace of them in certain high-ranking sects.

However, the Seven Realms Master is a completely different matter, because due to its special cheat-like attributes, it has almost disappeared from the martial arts world.

Simply put, when a cultivator uses spells at the fifth level, their computational power is focused on their own spell. However, when a cultivator uses arrays at the sixth level, they need to integrate all parts of the array, requiring even more computational power.

When one reaches the sixth realm, most normal humans have already pushed their computing power to its limit. In principle, this should be the end of the path of the Plain Master.

But humans have always been a species that's good at taking shortcuts.

My brain has reached its limit... So, should I grow another one?
That's right. Knowledge, alchemy, weapon crafting, spirit control, supernatural powers, and formations—at the pinnacle of the sixth realm, a master craftsman needs to combine all his past abilities to break through the limits of human computing power—to create an external brain.

The seven external brains, with their unparalleled computing power, allow them to unleash powerful spells far beyond imagination. For example, the legendary "Thousand Fires Burning the City," "Earth Dragon Turning Over," and "River Water Coming from the Sky" are all natural disasters that can only be attempted with the help of the seven external brains.

It's surprising, but not unacceptable, that King Xiao has a seventh-level master under his command.

However, on the other hand... Pei Xia looked at Han Youzhi in front of her. Han Youzhi was only at the fifth level, and her magic and supernatural abilities, as far as she could see, were only an external avatar. So how could she possibly unravel this incredibly complex Five Binding Array?
Unless someone teaches her the specific method to break this Five Binding Formation.

LOL. A seventh-level master, close to the level of a Blood Guardian. What level are you, Han Youzhi, at? Someone else is teaching you on your own.
Then Pei Xia saw Han Youzhi flip her hand, and three jade talismans and two command arrows flew out from under her skirt at the same time, forming a mysterious pattern in the air, which began to hum and resonate with the Five Binding Array on the boulder!
It was clear that Han Youzhi's expression was solemn and she was very serious. Even with a special method to solve the formation, the high level was still a considerable pressure on her computing power.

But in the end, the boulder began to tremble, and as a ray of spiritual light entered, the light of the Five Restraints Formation quietly dimmed.

The boulder slowly rolled away to make way. Han Youzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead, then waved his hand to retrieve his magic weapon. He turned to look at the people behind him and said, "Let's hurry up. This formation has the effect of absorbing spiritual energy itself, so it will be sealed off again soon."

Everyone present was a master, and with just one glance, they knew how powerful the Five Binding Formation was. Seeing that Senior Han could break such a powerful formation with a single move, they couldn't help but feel even more awe and quickly ran over to him.

Han Youzhi glanced at Pei Xia beside her, snorted coldly, and a smug look appeared on her face: "What? Stunned?"

Pei Xia stroked her chin, genuinely puzzled: "You... went to do something for Prince Xiao?"

Han Youzhi blinked, somewhat bewildered: "What king?"

"Uh, no, it's nothing."

Pei Xia glanced at the dark cave beyond the boulder and walked over.

(End of this chapter)