Ning Fan shook his head. "The formation probably still exists. We simply can't see or sense it."
Someone's eyes widened in surprise. "There really is a formation in this place that looks like a heap of ruins?"
Of course, that person was not alone. Quite a few others harbored doubts as well.
"We can't see it or sense it... just what kind of formation is this...?"
"A formation that requires special conditions to activate..." Ning Fan suspected that the Nightmare Demon had happened to encounter those special conditions being met, and only then had seen the formation reveal itself.
But if all the formations were like this, did that mean the Nightmare Demon might have missed some? After all, he could not guarantee that every time he encountered a formation, he would happen to arrive just as its special conditions were triggered.
Most importantly, what exactly were those special conditions...?
Vaguely, Ning Fan kept feeling that there might be a certain pattern to the distribution of these formations. But he did not understand the overall lay of the Demon-Subduing Land, so even with such a suspicion, he had no way to confirm it.
The Shadow Pavilion disciple beside him seemed lost and helpless. "Then what should we do next? Go meet up with Su Jiu?"
Ning Fan shook his head. "It's probably already a little too late to go looking for them now..."
"Every circle marked on the map is a cutoff point. As for what lies beyond those points, it's an unknown for all of us.
"Judging by the pace of Su Jiu's group, they should be close to entering one of those marked areas by now.
"Never mind whether we could catch up with her-even deciding which direction to pursue them in would be a serious problem. So