Breaking the Two Dragons Formation

Crackling flames rose in the ancestral land of Dragon City.

The grasslands lacked special building materials, and unlike the imperial palace in Chang'an City, which was constructed using bluestone and jade, the palace was built with wood.

After being set on fire in several places, the emptied palace was completely burned.

"The architectural skills of the Xiong State are truly appalling!"

"The array formation they've constructed is indeed rather rudimentary!"

Two holes appeared in the rising flames, the flames unable to reach them, like two whirlpools appearing on the surface of water.

The reason Zhang Xuezhou and his team failed to find results in their search of Dragon City's ancestral land was not due to a lack of ability, but rather because the time was too short to search thoroughly.

At this moment, fire was used to destructively draw the enemy's attention, and the formation within the secret area immediately came to light.

After exchanging a glance, Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu simultaneously ascended into the hole.

Zhang Xuezhou stomped heavily, breaking the wooden planks beneath his feet and revealing an underground passage filled with cold air. On the other side, Dong Zhongshu reached out and pulled aside the wooden planks that were being used to conceal it.

The cool air emanating from the passage dispersed the surrounding flames, creating a relatively safe zone where the flames did not touch the area.

"Hey!"

The new emperor exhaled and shouted, leaping nearly ten zhang into the air. He then took several steps and landed steadily beside Zhang Xuezhou.

"Indeed, it's a hidden paradise!"

The new emperor looked down, but was stopped by Zhang Xuezhou as he was about to step in.

"Only if Master Dong and I enter simultaneously can we break this formation and ensure the safety of those below," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"The Xiong State's formation is terrible. Randomly breaking into the formation will only result in the passage collapsing and burying the opponent alive. It has no skill whatsoever," Dong Zhongshu shouted from more than ten meters away.

"This passage isn't long. If you and I balance our movements and reach the middle, we can retrieve the array device and take control of the array!"

"I'll count to three, and we'll both step forward at the same time!"

Dong Zhongshu nodded in response.

He and Zhang Xuezhou weren't particularly skilled in formations, so they would find it difficult to break complex formations in a short time, but breaking simple formations wouldn't be much of a problem.

Just as they had previously guessed, the Two Elements Formation and the Two Dragons Emerging from Water Formation could be broken by maintaining balance at both ends and stepping into the midpoint.

This task would still be somewhat difficult for ordinary people, but it was a piece of cake for Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu.

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

Dong Zhongshu gave a shout and gave the order. The numbers were displayed, and Zhang Xuezhou stepped forward with his left foot, while Dong Zhongshu stepped forward with his right foot.

The two walked in opposite directions, but their stepping frequencies were the same.

Descending along the ten-step staircase, the two looked up and saw each other, also able to make out the layout of the underground area by the light of the fire.

"It is the sacrificial cauldron of the two dragons," Dong Zhongshu said.

"The sacrificial cauldron is located at the core of the secret realm, relying on the golden statue used for sacrificial rites to guide it. We cannot damage it at this time, lest we be trapped in the sealed-off secret realm," Zhang Xuezhou nodded in agreement.

"Where are the array artifacts?"

The underground space, no more than three zhang in size, contained a large cauldron, bamboo slips, silk, and Tibetan boxes.

Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu's eyes first swept over the large cauldron.

The large cauldron bears ancient inscriptions from the Southern Jambudvipa Continent, clearly indicating that it is an ancient artifact from the Southern Jambudvipa Continent. Zhang Xuezhou could vaguely decipher some of the characters, while Dong Zhongshu could read them in general.

"The cauldron actually contains dragon bones!"

Dong Zhongshu read the inscription on the tripod once, while Zhang Xuezhou turned his gaze to the contents of the tripod.

He had initially thought the White Bone inside the cauldron were the remains of some kind of large Demon Beast, but he never expected them to be related to dragons.

The sacrificial offerings within these cauldrons are part of the array artifacts. The secret realm also relies on the power of the array for attraction; the more blood sacrificed, the stronger the attraction.

If blood flows like a river above Dragon City, even if the secret realm is far away, it may be pulled back.

"It seems that this secret place is controlled by the Dragon Soul, and the blood dragon of the dead, formed by the Dragon Soul, is pulling at the secret place," Dong Zhongshu said.

"Among the Demon Beast, dragons are the most powerful. They can move mountains and overturn seas. It's not surprising that they are driven to carry heavy loads and pull secret places after death," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"This is bizarre; I've never seen anything like it before. I still don't understand how the dragon soul managed to pull such a large secret realm!"

After trampling on each other repeatedly, Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu finally stood on the left and right sides of the two tripods respectively.

"The weight of the secret realm after it enters the operating track is not its actual weight. You can think of it as a piece of wood in water; you only need a little force to push it and change direction," Zhang Xuezhou said. "The most important thing in moving the secret realm is not how strong you are, but what kind of creature can survive in this kind of space!"

"So that's how it is!"

After listening to Zhang Xuezhou's explanation, Dong Zhongshu understood somewhat but not completely.

This was not a good time for research and discussion. Dong Zhongshu's gaze fell on the dragon bones in the cauldron. After gesturing to Zhang Xuezhou, the two of them reached out and grabbed them.

The weight in his hand made Dong Zhongshu hesitate for a moment, causing his heart to skip a beat.

When his gaze fell on Zhang Xuezhou, he saw that Zhang Xuezhou had already picked up the dragon bone, and the underground space began to shake back and forth, with soil and stones falling down.

"I'm too weak, you..."

Just as Dong Zhongshu uttered a cry, a flash of blood appeared beneath the dragon bone that Zhang Xuezhou had grabbed, followed by a swift curse from Zhang Xuezhou.

"What despicable tricks! There's even a snake hidden inside the cauldron!"

When Dong Zhongshu looked closely again, he saw that Zhang Xuezhou had already grasped a ten-foot-long red snake in his left hand.

The red snake's body continued to coil around Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou's arm, then moved to his body, making a squeaking sound as it tightened. A purple Law Power glow began to emanate from Dong Zhongshu's right hand.

He called out to the new emperor, who was waiting on the periphery, and the new emperor strode forward with incredible speed.

Once the new emperor understood the general situation, he couldn't help but reach out and grab the cauldron, causing the Law Power light from Dong Zhongshu's right hand to pour down.

The ear-piercing sound of wind blades crashing back and forth inside the cauldron filled the air, and blood spilled out. The red snake that had harmed Zhang Xuezhou had clearly not affected Dong Zhongshu.

The shaking in the underground space gradually subsided, no longer threatening to collapse as before. Just as Dong Zhongshu was about to unleash another wind blade at the blood snake that was entangled with Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Xuezhou grabbed the blood snake's vital spot with his left hand.

"Although this thing is a snake, it has a nickname: Blood Dragon. Its blood is even better than top-grade blood essence. Adding a little bit of it when refining the Qi and Blood Creation Pill is very useful," Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed.

"Very useful?"

The new emperor let out a cry.

If Alchemist like Zhang Xuezhou mentioned that it was very useful, then it must be very useful.

Looking at the red blood splattered all over his hand, the new emperor couldn't help but feel a little regretful, wishing he had a container to collect the blood.

"These dragon bones are quite good too," Dong Zhongshu said sheepishly. "Dragon bones ground into powder can be used to refine the finest hemostatic powder. Even if you are injured, you only need to apply a small amount to stop the bleeding and promote blood circulation!"

"It works!"

The new emperor nodded.

Dong Zhongshu's example was somewhat inappropriate, as the new emperor had no desire to suffer any harm. However, Dong Zhongshu's comparison made the new emperor aware of the difference between this hemostatic powder and ordinary medicine.

After asking several more times and figuring out the situation, he couldn't help but call out to Wei Qing, ordering Wei Qing to bring soldiers to carry the goods.

Compared to the hundreds of boxes of treasures in the palace, these underground treasures number only a dozen or so, but they are the core treasures.

It's hard to say that the entire fortune of the Xiong State's royal family is held in the ancestral land of Dragon City, but it must have been accumulated by the Xiong State's Great Chanyu over generations.

The new emperor was too lazy to care how passive Chanyu Junch en in the face of the three Sacred Land Sacred Land, acting as their vicious dog. He had no intention of being polite to Chanyu Junch en, and would not hesitate to take action when the time came.

Even if the treasures hidden in the ancestral land of Dragon City are limited, he will take them all, let alone the fact that there are truly great treasures hidden there.

He didn't have time to take stock of everything at the moment, but he would surely examine it carefully upon returning to Chang'an City, thus contributing the accumulated wealth of the Xiong State's royal family to the Great Han Dynasty.

The new emperor pondered this in his heart. He saw a wave of blood surging in the cauldron, and the dissipated Blood Qi rushed towards him. The blood in his body immediately boiled as if it had exploded.