Breaking the Formation

As the two vanished into the dense forest, the sky outside Hidden Mist Valley had already descended into chaos.

A massive cloud sword condensed from flowing clouds crashed down, shattering an entire cliff face. Dust and smoke billowed, and the spectacle was immense.

The disciples of both sects were drawn by the sudden spiritual energy fluctuations. Their expressions turned grave as they swiftly gathered at the scene.

Amid the chaos, two figures moved through the mountain forest like phantoms, rapidly approaching the entrance to Hidden Mist Valley.

They were Xu Qing and Feng Dian Xianzi.

Using the chaos as cover, they quietly approached their target.

As for their clones, they had already been scattered outside the valley in case they were needed.

The two carefully passed through the mist and finally reached the depths of Hidden Mist Valley.

Beneath an ordinary-looking cliff.

The area around the cliff was covered in thick moss and vines, as though the traces of time had concealed it completely.

Without specific guidance and a sharp eye, even an experienced cultivator would have been unable to discover the mystery hidden here.

At the base of the cliff stood a strangely shaped boulder. Its surface bore the marks of age and looked no different from an ordinary mountain rock.

Yet this boulder was the key to reaching the Sect Protecting Grand Array.

The boulder was merely an illusion.

Beneath it was another identical stone.

Fine runes and patterns were carved upon it, but they were shrouded in a special mist, making them impossible for ordinary people to detect even from up close.

This mist was not ordinary fog, but spiritual energy known as Hidden Spirit Mist.

This spiritual energy could distort light and perception, making everything concealed within it seem as though it had vanished.

Unless one