Breaking the Formation from One Side

There is no difference between driving the Sky Shuttle and the black and white twin horses.

The former flies in the sky, the latter runs on the ground.

Once you've mastered the operating process of the Law Treasure and completed one cycle using your Law Power, you've finished the basic crafting.

Then, one must constantly infuse Law Power to maintain the driving force required for the Sky Shuttle to fly.

If some Law Power can be infused in advance, one can control the creature more freely when it is being driven, and even if the infusion of Law Power is stopped unexpectedly, it will not cause imbalance or fall.

This also involves the cultivator's own flying ability. Only when the cultivator's own flying level is higher can the Law Treasure play a better role when assisting. It is rare for someone who cannot even fly to be able to ride a flying Law Treasure and crash around recklessly.

Zhang Xuezhou dared to fly, while the new emperor dared to sit.

Zhang Xuezhou was certainly confident, but the new emperor only dared to try it based on a single sentence reported by Tian Fen, which was indeed surprisingly bold.

For those who are not good at flying, the mortality rate of falling from a great height is extremely high.

When Zhang Xuezhou released the Law Treasure form of the Sky Shuttle and sat in front, the new emperor had already calmly jumped to the back of the Sky Shuttle.

"It's windy standing up, and you're prone to slipping if you lose your balance," Zhang Xuezhou warned.

"My lower body should be fine!"

The new emperor spoke confidently, and Zhang Xuezhou didn't try to dissuade him too much. As long as he didn't use his full strength to fly, he could catch the new emperor even if he fell into the air.

The Shanglin Garden was bustling with activity during the Empress Dowager's tour, but fell silent after she left.

The Imperial Guards who were training in this area were either resting, engaged in missions, or being led by their squad leaders to read at night, leaving only a few lights and a handful of people patrolling and keeping watch.

No one noticed Zhang Xuezhou releasing the Sky Shuttle in Shanglin Garden. He simply reached out and guided it, and the Sky Shuttle, which was placed on the ground, rose straight into the air.

The new emperor, standing at the rear, paled slightly as a sense of weightlessness and the danger of being high in the air surged into his heart.

This ascent is different from the upward leap of a martial artist. A martial artist's leap involves physical exertion and has a limit to the height that can be reached, but the Sky Shuttle easily breaks through this limit and is far beyond its control.

In the blink of an eye, the Imperial Shuttle was already a hundred meters off the ground, and the palace in Shanglin Garden looked like a box in our eyes.

When you are in Shanglin Garden, a cool breeze blows gently, but when you are a hundred meters in the air, the wind and waves, which are not sheltered by trees, howl and roar in your ears.

This was a completely different feeling. The new emperor took several deep breaths, constantly adjusting his mindset.

"Liu Quji, hold on tight! If you feel like you're about to lose your footing, grab onto me!"

Zhang Xuezhou sat at the bow of the Imperial Shuttle. He was extremely steady when piloting the Law Treasure, maintaining balance during ascent and descent, preventing it from swaying left or right.

However, Zhang Xuezhou also had to consider the influence of wind direction at high altitudes.

He possesses the Wind Avoidance Instruction, making the wind and waves gentle to him. Even if the wind shifts back and forth, it cannot move his body in the slightest. However, others will inevitably be affected by the wind and waves, which will also affect the speed of the Sky Shuttle.

If the new emperor didn't care about his image, he felt he could lie down in the Imperial Shuttle, just like he did when he carried Tian Fen away.

"I'm perfectly confident!"

The new emperor, forcing a smile, said something, and the Imperial Shuttle, rising straight up, began to move forward.

The mountains and rivers rushed towards me in an instant, and the wind and waves scraped my face like knives. My Qi and Blood and qi began to circulate, but I lacked the necessary stimulation.

The flying technique, which was extremely familiar to Zhang Xuezhou, was something the new emperor was experiencing for the first time.

Few martial artists can fly, and even the new emperor, as the rider, is not yet used to it. This Law Treasure artifact would undoubtedly bring extraordinary effects when used to carry people to attack opponents.

The new emperor's face showed a hint of unease and trepidation, but his expression was mostly one of excitement, like a child discovering a new toy.

His best travel aids were always by his side, but he never used them.

If Tian Fen hadn't asked Zhang Xuezhou to help him when he used the Sky Shuttle, it would still be stored away in the secret vault, hidden from the light of day.

If he could fly long distances, why would he need a carriage, why would he need to carefully disguise himself, and why would he need to travel over mountains and rivers for a long time?

The once arduous journey through Zhongnan Mountain has become a smooth road, and all obstacles on the ground are of no use in the face of the Imperial Shuttle.

What would take them a whole night to cover, the Imperial Shuttle traversed in less than a quarter of an hour.

"We've disembarked from the airship!"

When Zhang Xuezhou, sitting in front of the Imperial Shuttle, gave the notification, the new emperor was still somewhat unaccustomed to the speed at which they had arrived at Zhongnan Mountain.

As it descended steadily, the Sky Shuttle beneath its feet also shrank and became smaller.

With his legs half a meter off the ground, he lightly leaped, and the Sky Shuttle he was riding on was already back in Zhang Xuezhou's hand.

"Here you go!"

Zhang Xuezhou tossed the Imperial Shuttle over, and the new emperor reached out and grabbed it.

The two-foot-long Imperial Shuttle was small and exquisite in his hands.

This is a rare magical artifact, but without a master to wield it, it is nothing but a useless object.

The new emperor did not appoint Zhang Xuezhou to take control of the Imperial Shuttle. This had nothing to do with Zhang Xuezhou's official position, but rather because Zhang Xuezhou was in poor health. If anyone were to target Zhang Xuezhou, this Law Treasure would inevitably be lost.

He could only turn to Zhang Xuezhou when he needed something, lest he lose something valuable, harm someone, or even become a troublesome rival.

"Is this the place where you dug for medicinal herbs before?" the new emperor asked after putting away the Imperial Shuttle.

"Yes, look, there are still my footprints here!"

Zhang Xuezhou has an excellent memory; he never forgets any place he has been. Flying through the air is commonplace for him, so finding the location he was at more than ten days ago is not difficult.

He pointed to two very shallow footprints in the forest, while the new emperor took out a luminous pearl from his sleeve to illuminate them.

Compared to just over ten days ago, the new emperor is clearly much better prepared now.

Under the soft, pale light, Zhang Xuezhou's footprints were clearly visible, extending to a certain area before disappearing.

"So this is it!"

The new emperor murmured to himself as he opened the diagram of the Four Gates Enclosure Formation, occasionally checking the directions and trying to calculate the location of the formation's core in this area.

"You studied under the Yin-Yang School, so you should be familiar with formations, right?"

After a long while, the newly crowned emperor, who was dizzy from all the calculations, suddenly looked up and asked Zhang Xuezhou.

"You know what, the Yin-Yang School's formation has ten apertures, and I've already opened nine of them," Zhang Xuezhou said, patting his chest.

"Having opened nine orifices is quite impressive. Your abilities should far surpass mine. You're only one orifice short..."

The new emperor swallowed back the words "completely ignorant" that he had been about to say.

He couldn't say Zhang Xuezhou was incompetent, after all, Zhang Xuezhou performed exceptionally well in handling the Imperial Shuttle.

But the new emperor found that he couldn't say anything good about Zhang Xuezhou either, since the guy's words could easily upset him, and if he couldn't think straight, he would be led astray by the other man.

He intended to hand the array diagram to Zhang Xuezhou for them to study and discuss together, but ultimately put it back in his own palm.

"If I can't calculate the result, I can only have the Imperial Guards set fires in four directions: east, west, south, and north. You will then drive the Sky Shuttle into the air, and I will observe the firelight to determine the key points of the formation," the new emperor said.

"That's a good idea!"

"It would be much easier during the day; even lighting a wisp of smoke would be easier than attracting a fire. Unfortunately, this formation always manifests at night, and the chances of breaking it are also higher at night. This is the only thing we can try!"

"That's right, what a pity!"

"Thank goodness you were there to control the Sky Shuttle, otherwise it would have been very difficult to see the firelight in the mountains at night!"

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Zhang Xuezhou communicated smoothly with the new emperor, but he was not optimistic about the new emperor breaking the formation.

The formation in this area draws upon the natural terrain of the secret realm and Zhongnan Mountain, forming a dual structure.

For example, the secret space where the Venerable One of the Yedie River Holy Land resides has this kind of structure, Kunlun Sacred Land also adopts this array pattern.

Otherwise, Li Guang wouldn't have been limited to the outer perimeter of the Yedie River Holy Land, and the Kunlun Sacred Land would have been entered and exited many times, with few people even considering breaking the formation; most simply wanted to find gaps in the formation to enter.

Without coordinated internal and external operations to break the formation, this type of formation is essentially unsolvable.

Even with a cultivator from the Physiognomy School standing here, Zhang Xuezhou felt that at least two people would need to work together, one inside and one outside.

The new emperor's solution was to break the formation from one direction. Even if the direction was correct and the formation's core was found, the formation was still difficult to break.

Only if they encounter a chance of the formation being damaged and malfunctioning, would they have a chance of finding the entrance to the secret place after breaking through the formation in one direction.