"A formation!" Huang Xiao murmured.
"That's right, a formation." Walking ahead, Senior Ling heard Huang Xiao and smiled. "Mountains surround this place on all sides, sheltering it from the cold winds, so this valley was already a good place to escape the wind and snow. Only after this old man made a few arrangements did it become what you see now."
"Senior Ling, did you also create the formation outside Thousand Demon Gorge?" Huang Xiao asked hurriedly.
"With nothing else to do, this old man spent some time studying formations. There is indeed a great formation of mine outside, covering nearly dozens of li in every direction. Once you enter it, everything you see is an illusion. Of course, the closer you get to Thousand Demon Gorge, the more powerful the formation becomes. Take the area you reached at the end: the formation there can draw upon the might of heaven and earth and the power of wind and snow, making the bitter cold even colder and the snowstorms even fiercer. The legendary extreme cold that freezes Peerless Realm masters to death might not occur once in a thousand years. With this formation, however, it no longer takes a thousand years. Every winter, this area can produce such extreme cold that even some Peerless Realm masters find it unbearable," Senior Ling said. "Unfortunately, this old man's understanding of formations is still lacking. That area is still too small, only a few hundred zhang across. Far too small."
Huang Xiao was already at a loss for words. He certainly did not truly believe that Senior Ling lacked mastery of formations. Leaving aside the area several hundred zhang across that could produce cold capable of freezing Peerless Realm masters to death, the formation covering dozens of li alone was enough to demonstrate