Eight days later, in a small courtyard in a small town in the easternmost part of Daegun Province, Zhong Shan was analyzing the information collected by his subordinates. During this period of time, many people had entered the mountains from the east.
"Zhong Shan, are you awake yet? Hurry, when are we leaving?" Ling 'er's voice came from outside the room.
"It's rare for granduncle to sleep a little longer. Sister, let granduncle sleep a little longer." Inglan persuaded Ling 'er from outside.
"Hmph, big lazy pig." Ling 'er muttered outside.
"Kuang ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"
Zhong Shan opened the door and saw the two girls. He said, "Let's go into the mountains."
"Okay." Ling 'er's eyes lit up as she nodded, her face filled with excitement. Inglan looked at Zhong Shan and nodded with a smile.
The mountains in the east were all dangerous places. It was not easy for horses to enter. Even ordinary martial arts experts did not dare to enter because there were monsters in the mountains.
Zhong Shan was in an extremely strange place far to the east. That place was filled with sand and fog. In this dense forest, a sandstorm had appeared out of nowhere. It was very strange, very strange.
This was the destination of Zhong Shan's trip, Eight Gate Mountain.
North of Eight Gate Mountain, in a hidden valley. At this moment, there were more than twenty people standing there.
Leading them were Princess Qian You, Gu Lin, and Mister Shui Jing, who had appeared when they were attacking Hao San.
Princess Qian You looked at the sandstorm in the south and frowned. She looked at Mister Shui Jing and asked, "Mister, do you have the formation spirit?"
Mister Shui Jing looked at the sandstorm with a rare frown and said, "Seventy to eighty percent."
Seventy to eighty percent. Previously, there was only a ten percent chance. Now, it was seventy to eighty percent. It was clear how high Mister Shui Jing's evaluation was.
"Qian You's understanding of formations is not enough. I still need to rely on Mister." Princess Qian You said.
"That's right. More and more people are gathering here. Hurry up and think of a way to break this array and retrieve the array spirit for Qian You," Gu Lin immediately said to Mister Shui Jing.
"Shut up!" Qian You glared angrily at Gu Lin.
"Sir, Qian You said that she would share the array soul with you. If there is only one array soul, she will give it to you." Princess Qian You turned to Sir Shui Jing and said.
"Your Highness, you don't have to do that. The Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation has only appeared a few times in the Divine Land. Perhaps there is more than one Formation Soul here. This is a battle formation with a Formation Soul. If the army was in charge of it, I wouldn't dare to say that I could break this formation. However, Tai Xuzi is the only one in charge, so this formation isn't too difficult. One more person means one more change. Now that he is alone, I have a fifty percent chance of breaking it." Master Shui Jing shook his feather fan and smiled.
"Then hurry up and break it!" Gu Lin shouted.
Frowning and looking at Gu Lin, Mister Shui Jing only shook his head.
"Sir, do you have any difficulties?" Princess Qian You immediately asked.
"Just the few of us are far from enough. Your Highness, did you see a sign hanging in the air?" Mister Shui Jing said, waving his feather fan.
"Injury. That sign has the word 'Injury' on it," Gu Lin said after thinking for a while.
"Yes, that's the Pain Gate. Rest, Life, Pain, Stop, View, Death, Shock, and Open. If these eight gates had an army as the base, they would be able to transform into infinite transformations at will. But now, there is only Taixu Zi. So, as long as a group of people break in from the Life Gate and the View Gate, the formation will definitely be shaken and its power will be weakened. At that time, as long as we rush in from the Pain Gate, we can directly enter the land of the Dragon Eye, where Taixu Zi is," Mr. Shui Jing said confidently.
"Then Tai Xuzi will have the Formation Soul?" Gu Lin frowned.
"That's right. According to the information I just found out, the last time someone saw Tai Xuzi, his clothes were dirty and dirty. He was one of the Five Decay of Heaven and Man. His life was coming to an end and he had no chance of breaking through. Coincidentally, there was a spirit stone mine explosion here. He took this opportunity to find a successor and set up the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation to find the successor of the Formation Soul," Princess Qian You said confidently.
"Qian You, you are too smart. How did you know?" Gu Lin immediately praised.
Glancing at Gu Lin, Princess Qian You sighed. Was there a need to guess? It was obvious. Only you, Gu Lin, did not know.
"Then we continue to wait?" Qian You looked at Mister Shui Jing and asked.
"Yes, wait. Wait for more people to come." Mister Shui Jing waved his feather fan and smiled.
On the third day of Zhong Shan's journey into the mountains.
Ling'er's red silk had completely recovered. It was much more convenient to carry Tian Ling'er in the air. Inglan was the weakest in terms of physical strength, but with the Windchaser Boots, she greatly reduced the gap between her and Zhong Shan. Zhong Shan led the two girls and walked in the mountains, trying to determine the direction.
Without a clear path, they could only look for traces in all directions. Inglan was also an expert in this field. Leading troops to war and surviving in the wilderness was the most basic knowledge. It was not difficult to find traces of others.
"Granduncle, there are two paths here. One is towards the northeast and the other towards the southeast. Which way should we go?" Inglan asked curiously.
Zhong Shan also saw that the direction of the broken grass was different. He frowned and looked up at Tian Ling'er in the air. "Ling'er, can you see anyone?"
"No." Tian Ling'er stood in the air and looked down.
"Then what about the east?" Zhong Shan looked to the east.
Tian Ling'er stepped on her red silk and flew up again. When she landed, she said, "There are several extremely tall mountains in the east. There is also a large lake blocking the way."
Hearing Tian Ling'er's words, Zhong Shan and Inglan nodded. They had clearly guessed that there might be powerful demonic beasts in the east. Perhaps the mountain path was not easy to traverse. In any case, the Xiantian experts had all taken a detour.
"We can go either way. We can choose either side. "Inglan thought for a moment and said.
"Zhong Shan, there seems to be people in that valley." Tian Ling'er suddenly pointed to a valley in the northeast.
"People?" Zhong Shan frowned.
"Yes, let's go over and ask them how to continue. Otherwise, we'll be like headless flies." Tian Ling'er shouted.
"Yes, let's go together." Zhong Shan nodded.
Following Tian Ling'er's lead, the three of them quickly sped off in that direction.
The sun had already reached the west. Two hours later, Zhong Shan and Inglan were stopped in front of a cliff.
The other side of the cliff was five hundred meters away. Let alone Zhong Shan, even an early Golden Core expert wouldn't be able to jump over.
"Quickly. Once we pass through this valley, we'll be able to see those people once we cross two mountains." Tian Ling'er urged from midair.
Looking at Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan was speechless. Tian Ling'er had brought them the closest direct route, but she hadn't considered that Zhong Shan and Inglan wouldn't be able to cross.
With cliffs on both sides, Zhong Shan and Inglan could only take a detour. It took them a bit longer to reach the top of the cliff. The cliff was fifteen hundred meters deep. It was truly dangerous.
"Zhong Shan, those people don't seem to be moving. We've been walking for half a day, but they still haven't moved." Tian Ling'er frowned.
"Come down first." Zhong Shan frowned.
"What is it?" Tian Ling landed on the ground and put away her red silk.
"You said they haven't moved for over two hours?" Zhong Shan frowned.
"Yes, they've been standing there the entire time." Ling'er said.
Inglan and Zhong Shan exchanged a glance.
"We'll immediately go take a look. Don't say anything. Be careful. It might be dangerous." Zhong Shan solemnly said.
"Yes." Tian Ling'er immediately nodded excitedly.
Under Tian Ling'er's lead, they crossed two more mountains. Standing in the distant forest, they were finally able to see the situation inside. Seeing what was inside, Zhong Shan's heart tightened. He pulled Tian Ling'er with one hand and Inglan with the other. Lowering his body, he worriedly looked into the distance.
People? How were those people people?!
There were many trees in the valley. At the center, the original trees had all been cut down and placed in the surroundings. In the empty space, there were twenty-five green-faced people standing in a circle.
Twenty-five of them were expressionless. Their faces were green, and their bodies emitted a faint black Qi. Their arms were raised in front of them, not moving at all.
Zhong Shan had never seen them before, but he immediately knew what they were. Zombies. Twenty-five zombies?
As soon as Zhong Shan and the other two appeared, the twenty-five zombies seemed to be aware of their presence, as their outstretched arms began to move.
Zhong Shan quickly reacted. His arms wrapped around the two girls' necks and his palms quickly covered their mouths and noses.
The two girls widened their eyes in shock. When they saw Zhong Shan holding his breath and looking at them, they quickly reacted.
Inglan and Tian Ling'er both nodded.
Holding one's breath was too difficult for mortals, but it was not difficult for cultivators. Inglan knew the Great Tortoise Breathing Technique, while Tian Ling'er directly switched to internal breathing.
Although the two girls understood, Zhong Shan did not let go. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and continued to stare into the distance.
At this moment, Tian Ling'er saw that Zhong Shan did not let go and held her in his arms. Surprisingly, she did not struggle. Instead, her face was red and her mind was wandering. Strangely, Inglan was the same.
Zhong Shan stared at the twenty-five zombies. Although he did not know the strength of the zombies, Zhong Shan did not want to provoke them. Moreover, Zhong Shan also discovered an incomparably shocking fact. These twenty-five zombies were actually being controlled by someone.
Twenty-five zombies formed a circle. In the center of the circle, there was a strange altar. The ground was covered with evil runes. Those black runes seemed to be slowly twisting, but upon closer inspection, they didn't move at all. It was very strange.
In the center of the altar was a man in black with a white cloth tied around his head. The man's face was pale, and there was a small goatee on his chin. He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. He seemed to be chanting something as if he was performing some kind of ritual.
The man's right hand was forming a lotus hand seal in front of his chest. In his left hand, he was holding a strange object. This object emitted an evil red light. Even from a distance, Zhong Shan felt a strong evil aura from it. Looking at the strange shape, Zhong Shan was suddenly shocked.
A heart. The thing in the man's left hand was filled with evil aura. Was it a person's heart?
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