"Senior, if the formation weren't so miraculous, how could it have escaped the scrutiny of so many experts and remained undiscovered all these years?" Huang Xiao said.
"Even so, this formation is rather too astonishing." Senior Xuanyuan's expression grew somewhat grave. "This old man has seen several Spirit Lands corresponding to the Bronze Keys. Their formations fell far short of this one."
"Really?" Huo Lian asked in surprise.
"What? Could this old man have been mistaken?" Senior Xuanyuan said mildly.
"I imagine it was because you and Senior Longevity Daoist shared such a deep friendship back then. He took such great pains to lay down this Grand Formation to keep Senior Xuan Yuanxiang and the others safe," Huang Xiao said.
He had not expected the formation here to be even more astonishing than those of the Spirit Lands.
But even so, there was still an explanation for it.
"A deep friendship?" Senior Xuanyuan paused briefly, then said softly, "Yes, a friendship of many years."
"Senior, was what I said wrong?" From Senior Xuanyuan's tone, Huang Xiao felt that things seemed somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"You were right." Senior Xuanyuan smiled and changed the subject. "For now, this old man has only given this formation a cursory examination from outside, so my sense of it is limited. I will have to enter it to truly experience what it is like."
"Of course. Once you enter, Senior, you should be able to discover the mysteries of this formation," Huang Xiao said with a smile.
He did not dwell on it any further.
"Old fellow, are you really going in?" Huo Lian asked with a frown.
"What?" Huang Xiao looked at his Patriarch in puzzlement.
Hadn't Senior Xuanyuan come here precisely to go inside and see Xuan Yuanxiang and the