Long Wanli's Plot

Long Wanli, also feeling the urge to compete, laughed and said, "It's alright! It's normal for geniuses to be a little arrogant; let's just consider it a friendly exchange between our two races."

"However, his place is quite far from here, and we're in a hurry. Let's take Dragon Boat and go there ourselves," Long Wanli suggested.

"Of course, there's no reason for someone to come all the way here to challenge us. Let him go in person to avoid wasting his cultivation time."

And so, the two cyan Dragon Boat, each carrying a group of people, flew towards Long Xuan's Little Poverty Peak at an astonishing speed.

Long Xuan was completely unaware of all this, still sitting in that high and cold pavilion practicing his body techniques, completely absorbed and lost in a state of self-forgetfulness.

At this point, he had already mastered 30% of his physical skills, and he could successfully concentrate 30% of his strength into a single point to unleash devastating power.

He had already conducted experiments, and even if he only mobilized 30% of his full strength, it was not something that people of the same level could easily withstand. The power of this move was much greater than he had imagined.

However, the research period is still short, and the internal force has not yet been successfully developed.

However, during this time, his clone had successfully pushed his cultivation level to the Mid Marrow-Cleansing Stage, so when he woke up from a nap, he found that he had inexplicably broken through without even realizing it.

Because Flame Clone frequently visited the Long Family's Scripture Repository Tower to study diligently, the Lineage was aware that he had already broken through to the Mid Marrow-Cleansing Stage.

This is also why Long Wanli has great confidence in him. After the Ten Extremity Physique broke through to the middle stage, only the Marrow Cleansing Peak could suppress him. Long Biao, who was of the same level, was no match for him.

Unbeknownst to Long Xuan, a large group of uninvited guests had already appeared outside his great formation, their path blocked by the Rubik's Cube Grand Formation.

"This is a grand formation designed by the genius of my clan. This formation has only one Life Gate, and the concealment of this single Life Gate is so tight that no one can find it. It is said to be a formation that no formation master in the world can break. What do you think, Brother Qian?"

Long Wanli looked at Long Qian with a smile, but you could tell from his eyes that he had no good intentions.

Long Qian did not reply. He stared intently at the great formation, his right hand supporting his chin, nodding occasionally and marveling. He was a renowned formation master in the Western Land; how could he not see the extraordinary nature of this formation?

This was a formation he had never heard of or seen before. He couldn't understand it at all, but this aroused his strong interest in it and made him extremely curious.

What interests a formation master the most? It's always a formation that can stump them. You could say the more difficult the formation, the more excited they become.

Like people who are interested in mathematics, they enjoy challenges and have a masochistic tendency.

The Rubik's Cube Grand Formation, a concept not belonging to this world, was enough to pique his interest.

His disciple, Long Ruoxue, shared the same expression. Long Ruoxue quickly closed the book on formations in her hand and went over to study the formation with great interest. The more she looked, the more interested she became, and her eyes shone with wisdom.

"Interesting, very interesting. This formation uses barriers to create many smaller worlds, forming a vast maze."

"Such a mind-blowing idea is unprecedented in this world. Before this, such a grand formation was impossible to realize because it required too much space and the cost of the Formation Base was too high for any power to afford."

"But with the advent of Cement Technology, the idea of such World Maze became a possibility. This is the charm of Cement Technology; Cement makes many impossible formations possible."

"It's a pity. If the Cement were a bit stronger, it would be perfect. Stronger Cement would be enough to revolutionize array formations worldwide, and all sorts of unheard-of and dangerous array formations would spring up like mushrooms after rain. The power of array formations in this world would collectively increase by more than one level. It's such a shame," Long Ruoxue sighed.

However, Long Biao dismissed the formation with disdain, saying, "In other words, this formation is impossible to achieve with conventional materials. Although it could be achieved with Cement, the Formation Base is too brittle and can be broken by force. So, isn't this formation completely useless?"

Long Biao's thoughts at this moment were actually the thoughts of many people. Many of the Long Family's Gu cultivators knew that this great formation was not simple, but they did not take it seriously, thinking that this seemingly simple formation was just a paper tiger.

This mentality is shared by the higher-ups of the Long Family, and it's an effect that Long Xuan deliberately created using Cement Technology.

It seems the plan worked very well; he successfully fooled everyone, so no one paid much attention to the formation.

"You can't say that." Long Ruoxue glanced at him impatiently. "This is a Composite Grand Formation that integrates Binding Formation, Illusion Formation, and defensive formations. It covers such a huge area that I don't know how many formations it must have been pieced together. The fact that such a vast array of formations could be assembled without any loopholes is truly terrifying."

"And you probably can't imagine, the array formations used to assemble this grand formation are all basic array formations, which makes it even more terrifying."

"This person actually stumped my master and me with just a combination of countless basic formations. My master is a third-grade formation master. This is simply unbelievable. Do you know how much wisdom it takes to do this?"

"That's right." Long Qian said with a wry smile, "I never thought that one day I would be stumped by basic formations. Although with enough imagination, the combination of formations can achieve many terrifying functions, it is really too difficult to stump a third-grade formation master with the functions achieved by using only basic formations. It is enough to show this person's intelligence."

A glint flashed in Long Qian's eyes. Far from underestimating the great formation because of Long Biao's words, he became even more interested.

"Although this formation is a combination of basic formations, it is the most exquisite formation I have ever seen in my life. It would be a great pity not to experience it myself. However, there is no formation in this world that I cannot break. Let me go in and test this genius's formation."

Long Qian suddenly turned to look at Long Ruoxue and said, "Ruoxue, there are always people more skilled than you. This person can use basic formations to such a superb degree, which shows that his talent in formations is stronger than yours."

"Come with me into the formation. Within this formation, you may learn a great deal and understand the importance of fundamentals; all things are interconnected."

Upon hearing his words, the elders were taken aback. He actually intended to challenge the formation? Was he really that interested?

Long Wanli then spoke up, "I've studied this formation for a while. It's incredibly difficult to understand, and no one has ever managed to escape it. Rumor has it that the person who can break this formation is a god."

"If you cannot break this formation, do not attempt to break it by force. If you damage the Formation Base of this great formation, you can only find the Life Gate to leave, or the formation master can use the Formation Key to lead you out."

Upon hearing this, Long Qian immediately felt slighted and turned to say, "You're underestimating me. Do you think a third-grade array master like me needs to resort to brute force to break an array? I can't bear the shame. Saying that is incredibly insulting. I'd rather starve to death inside than break the array by force!"

"Ruoxue! Let's go! I want to see what kind of formation dares to claim that no formation master in the world can break it. What a boastful statement!"

Without waiting for a reply, Long Qian ignored all advice and rushed inside, followed closely by Long Ruoxue, whose eyes flashed with excitement.

Long Biao smirked disdainfully and followed Long Ruoxue inside.

Watching the three figures depart, Long Wanli revealed a smug smile, "He really is a formation fanatic. As soon as he sees an ingenious formation, he has to rush in to explore it."

"I was deliberately provoking him just now, eliminating any possibility of him breaking the formation by force. If he doesn't use brute force, he'll never be able to escape this formation in his lifetime."

"Trying to find the Life Gate from this formation is a pipe dream. As I said, only a god can break this formation. Unless he is a god, he could never find that Life Gate even if he worked himself to death."

Do you know why I lured him here? Do you know why I just lured him inside?

"My purpose in doing this is to trap him here. Once he can't get out, I'll deliberately create a breach to let him out. With his skill in array formations, how could he not notice? So he owes me a favor."

"Tsk tsk! The favor of a third-grade array master is really valuable. I'll have to make good use of it."

Long Wanli revealed a cunning and treacherous smile, his expression as sinister as could be.

Upon hearing this, all the elders widened their eyes, staring at him in stunned disbelief. They were all dumbfounded by his outrageous move. So this was his real purpose; he had done all this just to swindle a favor. How utterly shameless!

I wonder if Long Qian would be so angry he'd die if he knew that Long Wanli had plotted against him like this.

The elders showed sympathy, but they were also shocked by the power of the formation. Was it really that terrifying? Even a third-grade formation master could be trapped so easily. Did Long Wanli mean that without resorting to brute force, Long Qian had absolutely no chance of breaking the formation? Was his evaluation of this formation too high?

"Patriarch, how come you are so familiar with this formation?" the tenth elder suddenly asked cleverly.

A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed Long Wanli's eyes. Was he supposed to tell them that he had been trapped by this damned formation for three days and three nights when he came to trade Cement Technology?

No one knew better than the victim how bizarre this formation was.

"I've returned to this swampy world. There are still my marks here."

Long Ruoxue frowned deeply as she looked at the tree branch that had suddenly stood up on the ground.

At this moment, Long Qian's brows furrowed even deeper. He looked around with a bewildered gaze, his mind becoming increasingly confused the more he thought about it.

"This is so strange. This place should be a swamp world, full of poisonous gas and miasma, but how did it suddenly turn into an icy wasteland? It's so cold, it could freeze a person to death."

"What's even more baffling is that we've clearly traversed this terrain before, yet it's inexplicably reappeared in front of us. What's going on?"

Long Qian's mind was completely confused. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He had studied formations all his life, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre formation.

After thinking for a moment with her wisdom, Long Ruoxue slowly said, "This World Maze is very interesting. It contains various harsh terrains, but all the terrains can be disrupted and pieced back together."

"Therefore, the paths we take can change at any time. We might have just walked through a world of lava, and the lava world could be replaced by a desert world the moment we step out."

"So, if you accidentally wander into such a maze, leaving marks on the path you've taken is useless. Once the world is disrupted, you'll basically be trapped and die in this World Maze. What a mind-blowing idea."

Long Ruoxue's eyes flashed slightly, and she said with great certainty, "However! Although these worlds may piece themselves together from time to time, there must be a pattern to it. As long as we find this pattern, we can get out."