If there had been just one Foundation Establishnt Cultivator nearby to maintain order, the chaos wouldn’t have gotten this severe.
’Besides, logically speaking, the Lingyuan Sect wouldn’t do sothing like reassign all of its Foundation Establishnt Cultivators, would they?’
’Unless sothing incredibly important had happened, sothing that made even these Foundation Establishnt Loose Cultivators willingly rush over.’
Even though he guessed sothing major was happening, Xiao Chen still slowed his Escape Speed slightly to deal with all the Tribulation Cultivators he encountered along the way.
This delayed him by four hours, and he didn’t return to Elental Magnetic Peak until around 7 p.m.
However, to his surprise, Elental Magnetic Peak was currently enveloped in a bright golden radiance.
Chains ford from runes flickered in and out of view, resembling a massive inverted bowl that sealed a thirty-li radius with Elental Magnetic Peak at its center.
It was clearly the Mountain Protection Array, fully activated and cutting off all contact between the inside and out.
Generally, a situation like this ant one of two things.
Either an enemy was at the gates, forcing them to mount a defense, or their own forces had left en masse, leaving the peak undefended.
Judging by the current situation, it had to be the latter.
Xiao Chen turned and headed for Xianghe Market. The usual hustle and bustle was gone; nearly all the shops, large and small, had shut their gates.
Only a single elder from the Qiu Family remained, likely to watch over the Spirit Turtle Egg.
"Mr. Qiu, may I ask where everyone else has gone?"
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As it turned out, he had spent so much ti comprehending the Path of Yin and Yang that it was already the eighteenth of the fourth month.
A full six days had passed since the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace opened.
"Five days ago, a rumor started spreading that an Ancient Secret Realm had opened, and within it lay an opportunity for Core Formation."
"Then, three days ago, an unusual phenonon appeared, and it drained nearly all the Spiritual Qi from the entire Black Fla Mountain Range."
"Everyone said soone had already seized the opportunity, so they all followed them into the Secret Realm, hoping to find more opportunities of their own."
"Xiao, you should hurry and try your luck. If you go now, you should still make it in ti."
Huh?
’An Ancient Secret Realm opened, and it has an opportunity for Core Formation inside?’
’Is that for real?’
After learning the situation from the Qiu Family, Xiao Chen wasted no ti in rushing south.
After crossing the Black Fla Mountain Range, he imdiately spotted a great mass of black clouds hovering in the distant sky.
Beneath the cloud mass, several Golden Core True n sat cross-legged. Large numbers of runes swirled beneath each of them, collectively forming so kind of Array.
Brilliant light flared from the Array, pouring ceaselessly into the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace.
On the ground was a wide-open hole, a full ten zhang across.
Gong Lingfeng and the others stood at the edge of the hole, their faces etched with anxiety as they waited.
Seeing him approach, they were first startled. "Xiao, you’re still out here?"
Then, his expression relaxed slightly. "It’s a huge relief that you’re okay."
Xiao Chen asked curiously, "Gong, I heard an Ancient Secret Realm opened and that there’s an opportunity for Core Formation inside?"
"Why are you all standing out here? And what did you an by that remark?"
Upon hearing this, a sorrowful look imdiately crossed Gong Lingfeng’s face, and he began to sigh.
Seeing this, an Elder behind him explained agitatedly, "Xiao, there’s sothing you don’t know! This isn’t so Ancient Secret Realm at all."
"And there’s no damn opportunity inside, either."
"It’s a trap set for us by those bastards from the Divine Fire Sect!"
His voice grew more and more agitated as he spoke, interspersed with nurous curses aid at the Divine Fire Sect.
The gist of his explanation was that for the first three days, the entrance to the Relic had been concealed by a massive Illusion Array composed entirely of Magical Power, one that had even fooled the Golden Core True n.
Without exception, every Cultivator who arrived was misled and rushed inside to search for treasure.
Only after nearly everyone had scrambled to get inside did they discover it was a deathtrap you could enter but never leave.
It wasn’t until those who had stayed behind outside received no return ssages that they began to grow suspicious.
They finally realized what was happening and destroyed the Illusion Array.
But the discovery clearly ca too late, as a large number of Cultivators were already trapped inside.
The small number of Foundation Establishnt Cultivators who remained had gathered nearby to wait.
Until the Golden Core True n could secure the exit, no one was willing to risk going down.
Gong Lingfeng’s expression was also grim. "According to Master Gongliang’s calculations, this is the rumored entrance to the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace, a relic left behind by the Demon Sect."
"It will be no easy task for the True n to break through."
"The prospects are grim for our comrades who went inside. I fear few, if any, will survive."
HISS!
’The Yellow Springs Traveling Palace!’
Xiao Chen instantly recalled the Ancient Texts he had read. This was an excellent place, a place that concealed the Five Elents Evil Qi.
’Well now, doesn’t that an there really *is* an opportunity for Core Formation inside?’
’For , at least, the Five Elents Evil Qi itself can increase the success rate of Core Formation.’
"Don’t worry, Gong. I’m going inside to check out the situation."
With that, Xiao Chen started to head inside.
Huh?
Gong Lingfeng froze, then quickly reached out to stop him. "Xiao, this is a Demon Sect Relic! You can’t go in there!"
"It’s likely full of Divine Fire Sect Cultivators now, not to ntion all sorts of hidden chanisms and traps."
But Xiao Chen just waved his hand. "Then that’s all the more reason for to go. There may be comrades in there right now who need my help."
"My mind is made up. Don’t try to persuade further, Gong."
Gu Qiu Ling, who had heard the commotion and co over, also tried to dissuade him. "Xiao, the Celestial Secret Pavilion has confird that shadows of Evil Qi are visible outside the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace. There is definitely a buildup of Evil Qi inside."
"Going in now ans not only facing Demon Cultivators but also guarding against the corrosion of Evil Qi. It’s no different than a suicide mission."
"If we wait another two days for the True n to stabilize the exit, it won’t be too late to go in and save people then."
She hadn’t been able to leave Wangyan Mountain imdiately, and by the ti she arrived, the Illusion Array had already been broken. Thus, she was fortunate enough to have remained outside.
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