Moving Forward, a Hollow
Li Yunjing snapped out of his daze and pointed to the left front, saying, "The life energy over there is exceptionally dense, at least ten times denser than other places. There are probably quite a few Spirit Plant there. Let's go check it out first."
"Spirit Plant?" Fang Hexuan's eyes lit up. "Spirit Plant can grow in this godforsaken place? Let's go take a look!"
After saying this, Fang Hexuan gave the orders. He led the way, Lu Xian and Xie Zheng were responsible for the left and right, and Li Yunjing was in the middle to keep an eye on the rear.
The four of them spread out in formation and then walked in the direction Li Yunjing pointed out.
Countless leaping bolts of lightning appeared around Fang Hexuan, sometimes visible and sometimes hidden in front of him, and no movement could escape his perception.
Xie Zheng then summoned his natal magic Law Treasure, a long sword burning with flames. Flames rose around him, and his eyes were sharp as an eagle's as he warily scanned his surroundings.
Lu Xian also summoned his own Law Treasure, remaining vigilant about his surroundings.
Li Yunjing, on the other hand, activated the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture.
The Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture is highly capable of predicting danger and perceiving the surrounding environment.
Through the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture, he discovered that although this land appeared barren, it contained extremely rich life essence underground, but it was sealed by some kind of power and could not be released, which puzzled Li Yunjing.
The four of them carefully advanced for about ten miles, and the surrounding scenery gradually changed.
On the land that was originally barren, some scattered, oddly shaped plants began to appear.
Most of these plants are eerily black or dark red, some resembling twisted skeletons, while others have flowers that look like gaping maws, emitting a foul stench.
"It's the Rotting Bone Flower and the Soul-Devouring Grass." Fang Hexuan stopped, his expression grave. "These are High Antiquity poisonous herbs, extremely potent. Even Golden Core cultivator would instantly turn into pus upon contact with just a little bit."
Li Yunjing nodded. He could clearly sense that although the life energy of these poisonous plants was rich, it carried a cold malice.
The four carefully avoided the poisonous plants as they advanced, remaining vigilant of their surroundings.
If it's unavoidable, you can only carefully eliminate it.
This slowed down the four people's progress considerably.
Half an hour later, the four of them finally left the area covered by poisonous weeds and arrived at a depression.
The sight before them made all four of them gasp in shock.
This is a huge circular depression, about ten miles in diameter, and its bottom is unknown.
At the edge of the depression, there grew a dense array of Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs never seen before, each one radiating an astonishing Spiritual Qi.
"My God..." Lu Xian swallowed hard, his eyes wide with disbelief. "That's... Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass? And Purple Lightning Dragon Vine? Aren't those ancient spiritual plants that have been extinct for ages?"
Xie Zheng was trembling with excitement. "And there are those starflowers over there, the legendary starflowers that can help people comprehend the Dao of Heaven! This place is practically an ancient garden of spiritual plants!"
Even Fang Hexuan's breathing became rapid.
He had lived for hundreds of years and seen many rare treasures, but he had never seen so many ancient spiritual plants gathered together.
Any one of these Spirit Plant, if placed in the outside world, would cause a bloodbath, but here, they grow everywhere like weeds.
Li Yunjing's heart was pounding.
He could sense that the life energy in this depression was extremely concentrated, almost to the point of being liquid.
"Be careful, there's a formation here."
But Fang Hexuan quickly calmed down, his sharp gaze sweeping over the area around the depression. "These Spirit Plant are growing so neatly; they were clearly planted intentionally."
He immediately stepped forward and carefully examined the patterns on the ground.
After a moment, his face slightly pale, he said, "It's the High Antiquity Myriad Spirits Formation. This array is extremely complex, using the Essence Blood of all spirits as a conduit, which can both nourish Spirit Plant and defend against external enemies."
Xie Zheng frowned. "Then what do we do? Are we just going to stare at these treasures and do nothing?"
Fang Hexuan pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Mo: "Yunjing, you are the only formation master among us. Can you spot the flaw in this formation?"
Li Yunjing frowned. Although he was a formation master, he was only at the third rank.
This Myriad Spirits Formation doesn't sound like an easy formation to break; I'm afraid...
However, after thinking about it, Li Yunjing nodded and said, "I'll give it a try."
After saying that, Li Yunjing summoned the Ten Thousand Formations Celestial Pivot Banner and activated Ten Thousand Formations Celestial Pivot Banner by circulating the Law Power within his body.
The next moment, countless runes flew out from the Ten Thousand Formations Celestial Pivot Banner, reaching into the array in front of them like tentacles.
The Ten Thousand Formations Celestial Pivot Banner Ten Thousand Formations Celestial Pivot Banner provided feedback. Through it, he could clearly sense countless life energies flowing within the array, operating according to some profound laws, forming a perfect cycle.
Suddenly, he sensed a faint node.
The life energy at that node was extremely thin, almost blending into its surroundings, yet it played a crucial role in the entire formation.
"Hmm?" Li Yunjing frowned immediately.
"Found it so easily?"
Li Yunjing could hardly believe it.
He tried to examine the entire formation again, but it was still the same place.
It appears that the node with extremely thin life energy is the key to breaking this formation.
"No, maybe we don't need to dismantle this formation." A thought suddenly flashed through Li Yunjing's mind.
"Yunjing, how is it?"
At this moment, Fang Hexuan asked Li Yunjing with a slightly nervous expression.
"We've made a breakthrough." Li Yunjing opened his eyes and pointed to an inconspicuous rock at the edge of the depression. "That's the key to the formation. Perhaps if we go in from there, we won't trigger the formation's attack."
Fang Hexuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Okay, let's try that first. I'll go first."
After saying that, Fang Hexuan walked towards the stone.
He was on edge, focused, ready to unleash his magical Law Power should anything happen.
However, after he walked for a while, nothing unexpected happened.
Immediately afterwards, he passed through the formation and entered it.
"No problem, what the sect leader said is absolutely right." Xie Zheng beamed with joy upon seeing this.
Li Yunjing laughed too, but he was still puzzled as to why the key to the formation was so easy to find.
With these questions in mind, he and the other two entered the formation.
Upon entering the depression, a rich Spiritual Qi rushed towards them, making all four feel refreshed and their cultivation seemed to have improved slightly.
Looking at the ancient spiritual plants scattered all around, Lu Xian's hands trembled with excitement. "We've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich this time! With these spiritual plants, our Nascent Soul cultivators of the Luo Zhen Sect will soon be able to become Deity Transformation cultivators!"
Fang Hexuan also smiled and said, "Not only that, we can also take the seeds of these Spirit Plant back to the sect to plant."
Although Li Yunjing was also excited, he remained calm. "Don't rush to pick them. Let's explore the center of the depression first and see what kind of place this is."
The four continued towards the center of the depression.
The closer you get to the center, the higher the grade of the Spirit Plant and the richer their life energy becomes. Eventually, the Spiritual Qi in the air condenses into tiny water droplets, which fall to the ground with a crisp sound.
Half an hour later, the four of them arrived at the center of the depression.
A huge stone monument stands there.
The stone tablet is about 100 zhang high and 10 zhang wide. It is made entirely of an unknown black rock and is covered with dense High Antiquity characters.
At the top of the stone tablet is a lifelike phoenix, whose eyes are two huge red gemstones that emit a burning light.