Chapter 1551: The Curtain
“A Body Integration Realm old monster… too strong!”
Although Li Yan had been with Elder Hao all this time, seeing someone appear out of thin air like a ghost in broad daylight, without him sensing anything at all, made him sigh with sincere admiration in his heart.
“Tang Three, let’s stop and talk about other things later. Why did you come here?”
As soon as Elder Hao saw Elder Tang, he immediately asked. However, he already had some guesses in his heart.
But he was most worried about one thing: that Tang Three, unable to contact Li Yan for a long time, had finally entered by taking a great risk.
Of course, as long as Tang Three entered the yellow fog, he would have a high chance of finding the formation laid down by the old Sect Master. After entering the formation, he would naturally be able to find this place quickly.
But if that were the case, they would all be unable to return!
The tender-faced youth was currently sizing up his surroundings with a curious expression. The journey here had left him utterly shocked.
He had tried to explore that cave countless times and had failed time and again. On several occasions, he and Elder Hao had nearly lost their lives inside.
Hearing Elder Hao’s question, he finally withdrew his gaze!
“I lost contact with you all. For the past four months, apart from cultivating to recover after my Power of the Cold Moon was depleted, I have been trying to contact you almost all the time. But I couldn’t find any trace of you. However, not long ago, when I probed again, I found that the Power of the Cold Moon in the fog could vaguely sense the Soul-Lodged Moon hanging high in the unseen. If I locked onto the Soul-Lodged Moon as a guiding light, I could actually avoid getting lost within a hundred-li radius. So, after some thought, I first tried to enter the crevice behind the mountain. After repeated probing, I found that as long as I used the Soul-Lodged Moon to test the distance, I could indeed find my way within a hundred li of the fog. Ordinary Soul Power could travel about a dozen zhang into the fog before dissipating. But exploring with Spirit Power was still impossible; I would still lose my direction in an instant. So I guessed that you might have broken through the cave and had no time to contact me. But I was still worried that something might have happened to you, that you might have encountered some other accident like the old Sect Master and the others, even though you were making progress. After repeatedly confirming with the Soul-Lodged Moon, I explored in hundred-li increments and soon found the grand formation. Then I discovered that the chaotic forces in the cave had all disappeared, so I rushed all the way here!”
“Oh? You crossed the fog on your own? But are there any signs of the fog there dissipating?”
Although Elder Hao had already guessed as much, he was still startled.
He had originally planned to use the old Sect Master’s method upon his return, to build a complete offensive and defensive formation in the yellow fog.
That way, the person controlling the formation could directly reach the throat area. Moreover, they could set up layers of offensive and defensive sub-formations within the grand formation, so that even if outsiders passed through the head, they would still suffer a fatal blow.
He had planned to use the yellow fog there, making it a part of the grand formation.
For example, they could teleport intruders into the yellow fog outside the formation. In the years to come, they could just let them wander. They would never be able to get out, and in their despair, suicide would be their only escape.
And if the yellow fog there had dissipated and lost its effect, it would be a great pity.
“No, didn’t I just say? I can only use the Soul-Lodged Moon to calculate the direction within a hundred-li range. And there are still problems with Spirit Power and ordinary Soul Power, or they simply don’t work. Only the Power of the Cold Moon is effective!”
The tender-faced youth shot him a glare. He was desperate to know what was going on. He had explained it so clearly, yet this old ghost was still asking.
From what he could see, the three of them hadn’t completely broken through yet; they seemed to be blocked here. So his heart was even more anxious to know the reason.
When Elder Hao heard this, his eyes lit up. It seemed that after they had broken through to the outside world, it had, to some extent, affected some of the Rules of Heaven and Earth here.
In this way, the situation was even better. In the future, they wouldn’t need Li Yan. Just Tang Three alone in the sect could build a grand formation in that area.
But he was still a little worried. They had only just opened the passage. He was afraid that the power from the outside would slowly seep in over time.
Then, through a subtle transformation, it would change the Rules of Heaven and Earth here. If the chaotic forces, the silver sand, and the yellow fog all disappeared, that would be something he would not want to see.
It seemed these matters would require a long period of continuous observation before they could be truly confirmed.
No matter how high one’s cultivation realm was, now that Elder Hao had these thoughts, his mind-nature had already changed greatly. He had long forgotten his original intention.
Back when they were trying to open a passage to the outside world, they felt that even if the “Earth-True Domain” was destroyed, it wouldn’t matter. That way, after they got out, they would have hope of advancing.
This was a case of “this time is not that time.”
“Hahaha… We broke through. Look at this gorge…”
A smile appeared on Elder Hao’s face, even carrying a hint of pride. He pointed at the gorge behind him and began to speak to Elder Tang Three.
But just a few breaths later, Elder Tang Three had already rushed into the gorge like a gust of wind, leaving the other three, who hadn’t finished speaking, behind…
Startled, Elder Hao also hurriedly followed, afraid that the other party would forcibly break his restriction.
Afterward, the three of them waited for a full hour. Suddenly, a figure solidified and appeared before them. It was Elder Tang Three, his tender face still flushed red.
On his trip out, he had thoroughly experienced the outside world. Even now, he had not yet recovered from his excitement.
He had also been swept in from the outside world back then, but at that time, his cultivation was only that of a minor Golden Core cultivator.
“Are you done yet? We still have a lot of things to tell you. Then you should go back and investigate that yellow fog as soon as possible. Don’t let anything go wrong, or we’ll all be unable to go back!”
Elder Hao looked at Tang Three with a disdainful expression. He felt that the other party was too pathetic. Why was he so excited, acting like such a fool…
An hour later, Tang Three had a wistful look on his face. Then he began to look Li Yan up and down, making Li Yan’s hair stand on end.
Anyone being scrutinized so closely by a Body Integration Realm old monster would feel as if they were being stared at by a ferocious primordial beast.
“Brat, so you’ve been deceiving this old man all along. And here I was, thinking so highly of you, even entertaining the thought of taking you as a disciple. Your deception skills are quite brilliant!”
Hearing this, Li Yan’s face immediately turned awkward.
“Senior Tang, it’s not that this junior deliberately concealed it. Who isn’t afraid of death? Didn’t I reveal my identity the moment I felt the Soul-Suppression Palace was related to the Hellsoul Clan?”
“You even made Old Hao the Second make a soul incantation, and you call that revealing your identity…”
“Tang Three, hurry back and act according to the plan. If there’s nothing wrong with the yellow fog, don’t come back. Stay outside the mountain. We still need some time to investigate here. You need to carefully observe the daily changes in the yellow fog. We still have to build a grand formation later!”
Hearing this, Elder Hao’s face immediately darkened. The other party had actually called him “Old Hao the Second” in front of two juniors. He immediately spoke impolitely.
Tang Three also glared at him fiercely and thought to himself.
‘Weren’t you the one who just shouted “Tang Three”? This is outrageous!’
But everyone was in a good mood today, so he wouldn’t bicker with him. However, Old Hao the Second’s division of labor was correct. They couldn’t make any more mistakes in the details.
He had entered recklessly because he was worried about these three. Now, the outcome was unexpected, a joy from the heavens.
Afterward, he glanced at Li Yan again.
“Don’t be in a hurry to leave then. I still have some things to tell you!”
With that, he immediately turned and flew away, sighing in his heart. He had wanted to take Li Yan as a disciple, but now that was impossible. The other party was a disciple of the First Ancestor, while he was a grand-disciple of the Third Ancestor…
Five years later, in a gorge within a dense forest, a certain part of the mountain wall suddenly blurred and distorted slightly.
Then, two figures flew out from within. Both were young cultivators, but their appearances were vastly different.
One was a dark-skinned youth with ordinary features, the other was dashing and handsome, with bright brows and starry eyes. If the two of them appeared in a crowd, people would only notice the handsome youth.
Li Yan and Tang Feng emerged side by side. Then, all the strange phenomena on the mountain wall behind them vanished in an instant.
Hah!
Tang Feng looked up at the sky, stretched out his arms, and with a feigned emotional expression, took a deep breath of the fresh air here, his face showing a look of great satisfaction and enjoyment.
Although he had come out once in the past few years using his special status, it was only a brief experience. This time, he would truly travel the world and explore properly.
“Brother Tang, the things I told you are just my experience. You must be careful everywhere you go. Your cultivation is strong, but your past combat experience is completely insufficient here!”
Li Yan quickly released his Divine Sense and scanned the surroundings. After confirming that there were no demonic beasts or cultivators nearby, he relaxed.