In the Demon Phoenix's eyes, wasn't Huang Xiao courting death?
For Huang Xiao, the safest course now was to stay put at the edge for a full two hours.
As long as he managed that, the old demon Huo Lian would not tell him to get lost and go back.
Judging from Huang Xiao's reaction after entering the formation, the Demon Phoenix knew he had probably adapted to the intensity of the aura at its edge.
But that did not mean he could wander about. If he failed to hold out, who knew whether that old demon would turn hostile and refuse to acknowledge his effort?
Huang Xiao did not heed the Demon Phoenix. He still took three steps before stopping.
Just three short steps, and the aura has changed this much? Huang Xiao thought in alarm after stopping.
The pressure on Huang Xiao's divine sense was immense here. He knew his current strength would not allow him to advance any farther, because this was more or less his limit.
At this spot, he should be able to hold out for two hours.
He refused to admit defeat, but he also had to recognize his own strength clearly. Otherwise, blind confidence would be sheer stupidity; he would not even know how he had died.
Two hours later, Huang Xiao opened his eyes and rose from the ground.
He had noticed that the aura around him had vanished. His patriarch had pulled the Minghong Saber out from within the Formation.
"Patriarch!" Huang Xiao said respectfully.
Huo Lian stared at Huang Xiao for a while before saying, "I never expected you to know Shangqing Temple's Upper Clarity Heart Scripture, lad. As far as this old man knows, you've had contact with Daoxuanzi of Shangqing Temple. Did he teach it to you?"
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