The power of the Four Symbols Formation was concentrated on the four corners. It was self-sealing and hard to shake. Only the door leading to the middle of the formation was open to the outside, allowing anyone to enter. Hence, when Zhang Yan entered the formation, he also searched for this door and stepped inside.
Once he entered the formation, all he saw was a stretch of dark grey clouds, leaving only a tunnel in the middle, this was the formation's' Open the Door to Attract Guests'. Meaning. []
When entering the formation, the formation would not be hurriedly activated, only concealing the murderous intention, only waiting for the person to enter the depths of the formation, only then would it suddenly activate.
Zhang Yan knew this was the right thing to do, following this opened up path and flew forward, not a moment later, he arrived at a high platform with dozens of banners hanging all around, at this moment he heard a rumbling sound behind him.
A sound, the culvert closed, the grey clouds above and below like muffled thunder rolled, on the high platform there were flying clouds holding out four large doors.
These were the doors leading from the middle palace to the four directions, if the person who entered the formation wanted to enter the formation's corners, he could not go straight, only by entering from here, and then following the formation's evolution, walking in a zigzag manner, could he go deeper step by step.
No matter which door you walked in, it would be connected to the four corners, only the changes were different.
Meng Zhen had deduced the changes behind these four doors, naturally Zhang Yan was not afraid, also did not nitpick, he chose the door closest to him and strode in.
Once he entered this door, the scene in front of him changed, originally he could still see the scenery within a hundred feet, now the surroundings were dark, the sky could not enter, the earth fire could not shine, dizziness, eyes dark and gloomy, unable to distinguish north from south.
At this point, Zhang Yan could be considered to have officially stepped into this ominous formation, he was secretly on guard, at the same time pondering, according to his agreement with that person, after entering the formation, he only needed to use the 'Mellow Shield of Containing Harmony', that person would think of a way to guide him over, just that at the same time, that person also warned him, the closer to the formation corner he was guarding, the greater the chance.
What kind of cultivation did that person have, to actually speak so cautiously, Zhang Yan knew that this was not without risk, in order to be safe, he decided to use all his strength to approach the formation corner, when there was no other way, then it would not be too late to use that magic treasure.
He circulated his breath, the talisman bestowed by Meng Zhen flew out from his forehead, turning into a spiritual light that illuminated the ten feet ahead, floating in front of him, guiding the way.
He smiled slightly, did not hesitate to follow, thinking in his heart, "If a disciple who does not understand formations enters, this talisman really must, otherwise, after a few steps, they will lose their direction."
He had only taken a few steps forward, when the clouds in front of him parted, thousands of fierce beasts with horns on their foreheads, like tigers and leopards, and wings on their backs rushed out, each of them roaring like thunder, ferocious and terrifying.
A cold light flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes, and he let out a low shout. The Stellar Sword Ball flew out from the top of the door, in a split second, it turned into sixteen rays of light, and out of thin air, it turned into a vast Stellar Storm, twisting forward.
However, this attack greatly exceeded Zhang Yan's expectations. These ferocious beasts seemed to be ferocious, but everywhere the sword light passed, it was as easy as sweeping through dry weeds. They were unable to resist it in the slightest.
Zhang Yan felt strange, purposely letting a fierce beast near, he grabbed the fierce beast's neck, no matter how it struggled and roared, he did not let go. He focused his eyes and looked carefully, he couldn't help but come to a realization, he slapped the fierce beast with the back of his palm, this fierce beast dispersed.
This fierce beast was only formed by the baleful aura of the formation, it did not have its own consciousness, it only knew to kill those who entered the formation, it looked powerful, but it was only equivalent to the cultivation of a cultivator after opening meridian, it was not even comparable to a Clear Qi cultivator, in front of him, it naturally could not withstand a single blow.
However, if the disciple who entered the formation did not have a firm Dao heart, suddenly seeing this swarm of fierce beasts pouncing towards them, it would be hard to avoid panic, and once the guiding talisman in front was activated, it would not stop waiting for people, if the disciple who followed behind was a step too fast, a step too slow, or was obstructed by the fierce beasts in the formation, with just one mistake, the talisman would disappear.
Without the talisman, they could only walk around randomly in the formation, not far from death.
Zhang Yan understood the details of these fierce beasts, he was even more fearless, he followed the talisman for a while, there was no danger, although there were fierce beasts leaping out from time to time, with a few casual swings of his sword, a path was opened up.
At this time, he had a rough idea of the reason why he could walk so smoothly, was because the direction that the talisman was pointing, was the path in the formation with the most vitality.
As long as the formation changed, there must be life and death, strong and weak, this was not the benevolence of the person guarding the formation, but the fate of heaven, without any special method, it had to be arranged in order to form the formation, this Four Symbols Formation was no exception.
Therefore, as long as it was a dangerous formation, it would constantly change, trying to hide the trace of vitality, the more changes, the faster the rotation, the harder this formation was to break.
This Four Symbols Well, the reason why Meng Zhen said it was not difficult, was because there were only about a hundred changes. In other words, there were only about a hundred small formations in it, the doors rotated, alternating and changing, as long as one could find the door with the most vitality every time, one could safely pass through the formation.
However, there were pros and cons to this, the door with the most vitality was always the place that the person guarding the formation was guarding against, although the power could not be increased, it increased the path of changes, therefore it was the most complicated door out of all the doors, if one was not careful, it would be easy to take a wrong step.
Zhang Yan also noticed that this path seemed to be the safest, but after a few steps, there would be ferocious beasts condensed from the baleful aura in the formation surging out. Even if they couldn't hurt you, they could still slow you down. Based on this calculation, even if his path was unimpeded, it would still take him more than two hours to reach the corner of the formation.
He was considering if he should change to another door, suddenly there were many fierce beasts leaping out from the front, with a thought, 16 sword gleams slashed forward, not long after, all the beasts were destroyed.
But this time, he sensed that something was wrong.
These fierce beasts' cultivation was a little higher, almost at the realm of the first level of the Clear Qi.
His eyebrows raised slightly, could it be because he was going deeper into the formation?
No! He immediately rejected this possibility, even if that was the case, it should be a gradual increase, there would not be such a sudden change.
After thinking about it, the only explanation was that one of the three core formation cultivators had already died in the formation.
There was only so much malevolence in the formation, if there were more disciples in the formation, then they would all share the burden, making it easier to pass the formation.
If he was alone, even if he went through the door with the most vitality, the cultivation of the fierce beasts inside would almost reach the realm of the Mystic Light Realm, then he would definitely be slower and slower.
After noon, even if he didn't die, the person controlling the formation would have their qi flow smoother, and the formation would operate much faster. At that time, the formation's power would increase instead of decreasing, and it would be even harder to pass.
Thinking to there, his expression became serious. Then he couldn't do things the normal way anymore, he could only try to go through other doors. He had to rush to the northern corner of the formation before the three people all died.
As he was thinking here, his body couldn't help but slow down, and the talisman in front of him disappeared in a while.
He wasn't in a rush, and he took out the Star Fixing Plate that Meng Zhen had given him. He used his magic power, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches started to appear on it. Not only did it show the number of steps he took after entering the formation, but it also showed the direction he changed.
If the disciples who entered the formation knew a bit about formations, then even if they lost the talisman, they could rely on this item to continue forward.
He calculated there for a while, and a moment later, his eyes flashed as he took a step out.
It was as if he had entered another world, and the scenery around him immediately changed. It was no longer dark and hard to see, but it was bright and dazzling. Tens of thousands of streaks of golden qi poured down like rain.
Looking over, it was unknown how many strands of Sword Qi were descending. If one were to get a little closer and enter this place without any protective measures, they would probably be dismembered in an instant.
Zhang Yan gave a loud shout, and a beam of golden and fiery mystic light shot out of his head, forming a two-colored cloud over his head that was over three hundred feet in diameter. No matter what kind of golden energy Zhang Yan threw at him, it would be swept away and ground into the purest spirit energy.
At this time, the Painting of Mountains and Rivers in his sleeve trembled, and a boy came out. He bowed and said, "Master, may I take this spiritual qi?"
Zhang Yan asked curiously, "Zhang Ju, what do you want this spiritual qi for?"
The boy said respectfully, "This qi is formed by the vitality of several powerful cultivators, and after being transformed by the formation, it is the purest. Whether it is used to nourish magic treasures, or to store it for other use in the future, it will be very beneficial."
Zhang Yan laughed and said, "In that case, I'll give it all to you.
The boy's face was filled with joy. He waved his hand and released the Mountain and River Painting. As soon as the magic treasure revealed its true form, it unfolded and turned into a 1,000-meter-long painting scroll that absorbed all of the spiritual Qi that was scattered in the surroundings.
At this time, Zhang Yan's eyebrows jumped, and the black light that had been staying still since entering the formation moved. A white-haired old man in black walked out and shouted at the boy, "… Boy of Mountains and Rivers, do you still recognize me? Yes, yes.
The boy was shocked and said, "You, you aren't …"
The old man laughed and said, "It seems that you haven't forgotten me."
The boy said in surprise, "Weren't you taken away by a Daoist from Qincang School? Why are you with my master again? "
The old man laughed and said, "Now, I am more free than you. After that Daoist ascended, I became an object without a master. Now, I was entrusted by someone to come here to settle a matter, so I borrowed the body of my master to temporarily leave it."
The boy seemed to be a little afraid of this old man. He didn't know what the old man was planning, so he didn't dare to speak casually.
The old man turned around and said, "Zhang Yan, I know what you and Qin Mobai are planning. I also came here on his request to help you, but now, I have a karma that needs to be settled by your hands. If you agree, I will repay you. You don't have to spend so much effort to arrange this matter, I will take care of it for you. What do you think?"
Zhang Yan only needed to listen to the conversation between the two to know that this old man should be the true spirit of some powerful magic treasure, and he had a close relationship with Qincang School. As for karma, he never cared about it. When his cultivation was high enough, he would cut it off one by one.
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