Fortunately, Tang Changsheng's true body was still outside, presiding over everything. The moment he sensed something was wrong, he shouted, and the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp shone like a great sun, plunging into that strange space.
Light poured down, and everything seemed to freeze. The mist, which had begun to turn, stopped again, and the sense of impending danger gradually faded.
“Got it...” Tang Changsheng drew a deep breath before walking toward the Golden Pillar.
The pillar was covered in talismanic script and designs. Tang Changsheng recognized many of them, but many others he had never seen before.
Then something stirred in his mind, and he looked in another direction. The light of the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp followed, revealing another pillar in the distance. Tang Changsheng saw clearly that it was black.
"This is a formation... Metal generates Water, so the next pillar should be green... Which means these pillars are Formation Eyes."
Though he could tell it was some kind of Five Elements formation, there were countless such formations in the world, with endlessly intricate variations. In fact, every formation of the Daoist Tradition drew on the Limitless, Supreme Ultimate, Two Forms, Three Powers, Four Symbols, Five Elements... and other such principles.
For they represented how the Daoist Tradition observed and understood the entire world!
In other words, even if this was a Five Elements formation, Tang Changsheng could not take it lightly or expect to break it easily.
Moreover, the White Jade Alchemy Furnace was likely the key to entering the Cave Abode and obtaining the Merit Lotus. It was an object of immense importance, and the formation guarding it could hardly be simple...
Tang Changsheng grew wary and probed ahead with great care. Before long, he found five pillars representing Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.