Yang Chen heard that Baolu possessed such a formidable method, one that could conceal him within the formation so that enemies could not detect him even through the formation eye.
That was indeed tempting.
But he did not lose his composure. "Don't rush. Hiding within the formation is indeed one option, but once we do that, we'll be handing the initiative over to the enemy. Whether they find us or not will be entirely up to them. We first need to see whether we can escape from here."
"Rest assured—now you still want to escape? The road was sealed off long ago," Baolu said in a flippant tone.
Yang Chen could naturally guess as much. Those Yin soul ghostly creatures were not fools. Forget sealing off the routes—even if they simply waited for him at the ancient castle's exit, there would be nothing he could do.
Leave?
Leaving meant death!
But even so, he still had to give it a try.
"Let's gamble on it!"
Yang Chen slowly moved through the formation on the Third Level.
Following Baolu's understanding of formations, he soon found the route leading to the Second Level. He intended to return by the same path through the Second Level.
Yang Chen already had a preliminary understanding of the formation on the Second Level. He wanted to use the same route back and escape into the sky.
But clearly, his worries had not been unnecessary.
What he feared most still happened.
From afar, Yang Chen saw that the Second Level had been surrounded layer upon layer. Three Great Ascension Stage Heavenly Venerates were waiting at the exit from the Second Level down to the first level, guarding it so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through. It would be difficult to get past