In the maze of jagged rocks, a huge figure suddenly appeared. He was wearing scarlet heavy armor and holding an oddly-shaped longsword. He was observing his surroundings. It was Li Qingshan.
At the center of the stone forest were three Foundation Building cultivators and several dozen Qi Practitioners. They were all disciples and subordinates of Si Qing, Jia Zhen, and E Dan. As Li Qingshan carried out the general trend and pacified the conflicts in several arenas, these people were forced to come here.
"He's here, I can feel his aura!"
"Don't be afraid. We'll operate the spell formation here. He definitely won't be able to come over!"
That being said, everyone's faces were filled with terror. It was as if it wasn't a person, but a monster that was about to rush over and tear them to shreds.
In this labyrinth, directions were reversed and chaotic. No matter how strong a person's sense of direction was, they would not be able to find their bearings. Although there was a sun hanging above their heads, it was most likely an illusion and deception. To Li Qingshan, finding someone in such a place was even more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
He arrived in front of a strange rock, raised the Traitorous Demon sword, and slashed down. He did not know anything about yin and yang, the five elements, or the eight trigrams, so he might as well use brute force to break through.
With a clang, the Traitorous Demon Sword bounced off the strange rock, not even leaving behind a mark. This maze of several dozen kilometers was a single entity. Even with the sharpness of the Traitorous Demon Sword, it would not be easy to break through.
Li Qingshan furrowed his brows. He raised the Traitorous Demon Sword with his right hand and stroked the blade with his left. The Traitorous Demon Sword let out a slight hum as his Evil Eye stared straight at the strange rock.
With a single slash, the strange stone was split in half!
Li Qingshan's brows were still furrowed, and the surrounding environment twisted and changed, but the maze was still there. As for the demon heart that served as the eyes, it was only half its original size. This battle had consumed a lot of energy.
Each battleground had a radius of several dozen kilometers, and there were probably tens of thousands of these strange stones. If he were to chop them down one by one, he believed that he would eventually be able to destroy the operation of the magic formation. However, how long would he have to chop them down? Not only that, it would definitely waste a lot of time and energy, and he would also have to exhaust the demonic energy of a demon heart.
"If I had known this would happen, I would have asked a few people from the School of Yin-Yang to help me break this formation!"
Li Qingshan pondered, but he also understood that this was just a thought. Although he appeared to be a hero who had saved everyone, he was also a fanatic who had formed a deadly feud with Si Qing. There were probably not many people who would be willing to be associated with him and stand up against Si Qing.
Even if he couldn't refuse to help him, he still felt very uneasy. He thought about how Liu Changqing and the others were almost killed, but they dared not say anything. This was the helplessness of the weak. Li Qingshan couldn't be bothered to force them. After all, this was his battle.
"The spirit turtle has the ability to divine fortune. I might as well give it a try and see if I can break this formation!"
Li Qingshan thought of something, and the figure of the spirit turtle in his sea of consciousness suddenly began to move. The profound inscriptions on his back crisscrossed, each shining with a wondrous, ripple-like light that merged together in a profound manner. In the end, it formed a huge ripple, spreading out in all directions with Li Qingshan as the centre.
The ripple was invisible. It was not light, nor was it soul sense. Instead, it contained the profound laws of the world.
Just as Li Qingshan felt rather confused, specks of light suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness. They were the illusory arrangement of the maze formation.
If it were someone who understood formations, they could calculate the crucial points of the entire formation, the laws of operation, and so on from the illusory image alone. It was like a traveller who had obtained a map. No matter where they wanted to go, it would be extremely easy.
However, Li Qingshan was still confused. "I don't understand it at all!" As a result, he continued to power the spirit turtle, and the profound inscriptions on the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell began to revolve once more.
Li Qingshan became rather absent-minded. He nodded from time to time and muttered to himself, "Oh, I see … I get it now …"
A while later, he opened his eyes again. His face was already filled with a smile, and he strode forward confidently, making his way into the depths of the maze. His footsteps moved left and right at times, advancing and retreating at times. He did not hesitate at all, but he approached the centre of the maze firmly. He did not take a single unnecessary step.
In the centre of the maze, there was a flurry of panic. "Oh no, he's approaching!" "Don't panic. He's probably just running around in the maze. He won't be able to reach here through luck." "No, he's approaching very quickly. He's basically walking over in a straight line. He's already seen through the formation. We need to move quickly!"
Everyone scattered like birds and beasts. Before long, Li Qingshan arrived. He smiled. "You sure run away quickly!"
Just Now, he had borrowed the power of the spirit turtle to deduce the laws of operation of the entire formation, clearing away all the obstacles. This was unbelievable to regular cultivators, but it was nothing difficult for the spirit turtle that stood on equal footing with gods.
The spirit turtle was born with the appearance of gods and ghosts. Above it was the heavens, below it was the earth, and on its back were the hills and mountains. The profound inscriptions crisscrossed to form columns, and the five lights shone brightly, corresponding to the four seasons. It knew when to advance and when to retreat, knew good or bad, and believed without words.
Spirit turtles did not learn any formation divination. All formation divination was not an acquired invention. Instead, it was just an imitation of nature. The existence of the spirit turtle itself was compatible with nature. It was "born with knowledge".
This was also thanks to the Fruit of Wisdom from the Banyan Tree King. Although it could not allow a person's cultivation to skyrocket and make them extremely intelligent, it could influence various aspects unknowingly. It allowed Li Qingshan to gain a deeper understanding of the power of the spirit turtle.
In the centre of the maze was a small, empty space. An extremely large, strange rock stood in the middle, flowing with light.
Li Qingshan knew that the strange rock was the core of the formation. As long as he destroyed it, the entire formation would lose its effects and turn into a regular stone forest.
Destroying such a large, tough rock was clearly not an easy task. However, was there a need to destroy it?
Li Qingshan pressed his hand against the rock and sent his soul sense into it. The rock shone brightly, producing a power that resisted him, but it was suppressed by him very soon. He forcefully took control of the maze, and the entire maze began to operate.
The three Foundation Establishment cultivators rushed through the maze, not daring to stop for even a moment. As for the Qi Practitioners, they had all been left behind. If they could buy themselves some time, it would be a blessing.
They understood the maze extremely well, so they did not hesitate at all as they advanced and retreated. They calculated that they only needed a few more steps to reach the exit of the maze, but when they circled around a strange rock, they all paled in fright.
Before they knew it, they had actually returned to the centre of the maze. The nightmarish existence stood there with a sword in hand and a vicious smile on its face.
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