Now Qiao Baiyang had left on his own, leaving the two children behind instead.
That meant cultivators coming into contact with whatever was inside would provoke a strong reaction.
Ordinary people without any spiritual energy or magical power, on the other hand, would not trigger it.
As for the formation, Qiao Baiyang's companion had probably left it behind to keep outsiders from approaching.
Having understood what was going on, Xu Changqing said with a faint, knowing smile, "Good thing my Formation Array Skill has already reached Masterful Hand, letting me see through everything.
If Sun Peng and the others had come instead, someone would definitely have died."
With that settled, he was in no hurry.
He intended to be the oriole waiting behind the mantis as it stalked the cicada.
There was something in the mountain, and Qiao Baiyang would never give it up easily.
He must have left to attend to something else this time. Sooner or later, he would return.
Of course, Xu Changqing could not waste his time here. He had to prepare thoroughly.
Xu Changqing swept his Divine Sense back and forth, then said thoughtfully, "The mountain as a prison, its veins as chains, and miasma as a maze. This is a common Locking Mountain Formation."
Breaking it without a sound would be somewhat difficult.
Beginner, intermediate, and advanced formation masters were essentially incapable of it.
Fortunately, he was different. Not only was his Formation Array Skill top-notch, but he also possessed a Heaven-Grade Golden Core.
After some thought, he had a solution and immediately began flying around the mountain.
Since the other party had used the mountain as a prison, its veins as chains, and miasma as a maze,
Xu Changqing would alter the terrain, redirect the veins' flow, and transform the foul miasma, ultimately