Xiao Hua swept the area with his divine sense, and his expression changed drastically. These flowers and grasses contained immense power, and the entire arrangement seemed like an exceedingly strange grand formation. It was no weaker than an Innate Divine Restriction, perhaps even several degrees more formidable than the Misty Sect's sect protecting formation.
Vice Sect Leader Lian did not panic. He raised both hands and, like butterflies flitting among blossoms, tapped repeatedly upon the flowers and grasses before him. Xiao Hua saw clearly that every spot Vice Sect Leader Lian touched released magical power, each with a different intensity. After Vice Sect Leader Lian had tapped exactly three hundred and sixty-five places, whoosh... the entire floral formation vanished as though washed away. The jade-green doors had also somehow opened.
"Phew..." Vice Sect Leader Lian let out a long breath, then turned and said with a bitter smile, "True Person Xiao, please do not laugh at this junior. This is the Flower-Pointing Hand that every disciple of my Misty Sect must cultivate. This junior never knew what it was used for—who would have thought it would be needed here! This junior has not practiced the Flower-Pointing Hand for several centuries, so it felt somewhat unfamiliar when used so suddenly!"
"Hehe, let us go in!" Xiao Hua smiled faintly. He understood that Vice Sect Leader Lian was subtly indicating that this technique was a secret of the Misty Sect and hoped Xiao Hua would not remember it.
"This way, Senior..." Vice Sect Leader Lian said as he led Xiao Hua into the main hall.
The hall doors blocked divine sense. Only after Xiao Hua entered did he see the situation within clearly, and surprise rose in his eyes.
For the interior was not a hall at all, but an enormous space