"Wu Shi!"
The trio greeted one another.
"What's going on?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"The seal has been slightly unstable since half a month ago, but it's still within our control. Who could have known that it would start to tremble non-stop a few days ago, as if it would collapse at any moment?"
Wu Shi asked with a deep frown on his forehead.
"Unable to control it?"
"That's right …" Wu Shi nodded. Just as he was about to speak, a deep rumbling reminiscent of thunder suddenly echoed from the ground. It sounded like the groaning of a massive beast, as if a massive dragon was lurking beneath the mountain range, ready to come to life at any moment.
"What is that?" Zhang Xuan and the others' faces warped in astonishment.
It was as if they were standing at the source of a calamity, making their strength seem insignificant. If a calamity were to occur, they would be swallowed whole in an instant.
"That's the voice coming from within the seal. I'm not too sure what's going on either, but at this rate, it won't be long before the entire seal collapses. By then, regardless of whether it's the ancient domain or Firesource City, it'll be razed to the ground!"
Wu Shi said worriedly.
Once the seal was destroyed, the volcano would erupt immediately. The Swallow Embracing Mountain was only three hundred li away from Firesource City, and at such a close distance, there was no doubt that they would be caught in the crossfire. Even Saint realm experts would find it hard to survive.
The energy lurking beneath the volcano was simply too powerful, far beyond what a human could handle!
Hong long long!
As they spoke, the rumbling grew louder and louder, and the ground began to tremble. A searing surge of energy gushed from within the seal, and under the intense tremor, more than half of the formation flags that the group had placed down earlier were sent flying.
The faces of the Formation Master School students who were guarding the crater immediately paled. In an instant, several hundred of them were sent flying, and blood spurted from their mouths.
As soon as these people were injured, more students immediately stepped in to replace them. They drove their cultivation to the limit to prevent the seal from collapsing.
"What incredible energy …"
Upon seeing this sight, Zhang Xuan's face paled.
The energy surging from below was far beyond his imagination. Even the combined might of Saint realm 4-dan and 5-dan experts was unable to suppress it.
Even so, the powerful students of the Mingshi Tang School were doing their best to maintain the seal.
Under this kind of power, if the seal was not opened, not to mention entering, it was likely that before they could even reach it, they would be pulverized into dust by the violent airflow!
All along, Zhang Xuan had thought that no matter how dangerous the ancient domain was, as long as he was careful, he would be able to avoid any mishaps with his Library of Heaven's Path and Eye of Insight. However, from the looks of it now … he had been too naive!
In such a violent place, the slightest carelessness could lead to instant death. Not even the gods could save him!
"Team A, guard the Gen position. Team C, guard the Xun position. Team E, guard the Qian position. The other teams, stay where you are and inject your True Qi into the center of the pit!"
Following which, an old man flew into the air and floated above the crowd. There was a massive geomantic compass floating in front of him, and he was making calculations while shouting at the same time.
Upon hearing Zhang Xuan's instructions, the students immediately began to line up according to the formation that they had formed earlier. Following which, countless surges of zhenqi gushed forth and converged at the center of the crater, forming a massive firework.
Under the surge of zhenqi, the seal seemed to have been reinforced, and it gradually calmed down. At the same time, the rumbling from below seemed to have been suppressed as well, and it was no longer as violent as before.
"Wait a moment … If the seal is reinforced like this, how can it be opened?" Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.
This was indeed effective in preventing the attack of the terrifying energy from below, but … there was a huge problem with it as well.
As the seal was reinforced, it would become increasingly difficult for them to enter the ancient domain. In fact, it could even be said to be impossible!
Based on what they had said previously, the seal should be opened in two to three days. However, if they were to continue reinforcing the seal like this, it would take at least three years for it to open.
"Indeed, but there's nothing we can do about it. As long as the seal isn't opened, we won't be able to enter the ancient domain. And given the current situation, if we don't reinforce the seal, the entire ancient domain will collapse … "Wu Shi shook his head.
In truth, they didn't want to reinforce the seal like this either, but if they didn't reinforce the seal, the ancient domain would cease to exist.
Besides, given how violent the situation below was, even if they could enter, they wouldn't dare! Who could guarantee that it wouldn't explode at any moment and bury them alive?
"Other than reinforcing the seal, isn't there any other way?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"There is, but … we can't do it!"
Wu Shi shook his head.
"Let's hear it then." Zhang Xuan turned to Zhang Xuan and asked.
Since there was a solution, they should give it a try. Even if it didn't work, it would still be better than the current situation.
"The seal is like a membrane that keeps the violent energy below in check. It's like a balloon sealed in a hole. Initially, the balloon is still able to hold on due to its elasticity, but as more and more energy surges in, it will eventually reach its limit, and it might explode on the spot! The reason why everyone reinforced the seal was to extend the limit of the seal and strengthen it! "
Wu Shi explained. "However, no matter how powerful the seal is, as long as the energy below isn't dealt with, it's just a temporary solution. There will always be a day when the seal will be breached!"
"Un." Hearing Zhang Xuan's explanation, Zhang Xuan nodded.
Zhang Xuan's words were very vivid.
The violent energy below was the crux of the matter. If they didn't deal with it, it would be pointless to reinforce the seal. It was just like making the balloon more elastic … It was just that the violent energy wouldn't be able to breach the seal for the time being. In truth, as the seal was suppressed for a longer period of time, the accumulation of energy would only grow stronger and stronger.
It was just like using a dam to stop a flood.
The more the dam was blocked, the higher the water level would rise, and the pressure would increase exponentially. In the end, it would reach an unbearable limit.
If that was the case, they would be in deep trouble.
"The other solution is to deal with the root of the problem! That is to eliminate the violent energy below … However, before the seal is opened, no one will be able to enter, let alone find the root of the problem and stop it! And once the seal is opened, the violent energy below will surely burst forth … "
Wu Shi shook his head with a bitter smile.
This was a paradox. Only by opening the seal would they be able to resolve the problem, but once the seal was opened, the problem would erupt on the spot …
"This …"
Zhang Xuan, Mu shi, and the others glanced at one another before shaking their heads helplessly.
The other party was right. This was indeed a dilemma. Even though they knew that reinforcing the seal would only worsen the problem, there was nothing they could do about it.
At this moment, Zhang Xuan suddenly thought of something, and he asked, "I heard from Mu shi that the master teachers guarding the seal have discovered the Otherworldly Demons, and that's why the seal is in such a state … May I know if that's true?"
"That's right!"
Wu Shi nodded. "The Otherworldly Demons didn't arrive for long before leaving in a hurry. I don't know what kind of means they used, but the seal began to change. Initially, the impact was very light, such that even the few of us were able to withstand it. However, as time passed, the impact grew more and more severe, and even with twenty thousand students, we were still finding it difficult to deal with it!"
"They didn't arrive for long before leaving?" Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before asking, "May I know who the master teacher who discovered the Otherworldly Demons was?"
"He was an ordinary 4-star master teacher, and he was guarding the seal back then!"
Wu Shi replied.
"An ordinary 4-star master teacher with a cultivation of at most Transcendent Mortal 9-dan … How did he manage to discover the Otherworldly Demons?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
He had seen quite a few Otherworldly Demons who had come for the ancient domain, and even the weakest of them had reached Saint 1-dan. The strongest of the Ten Great Kings had even reached Saint 4-dan!
An ordinary 4-star master teacher with a cultivation of at most Transcendent Mortal 9-dan … How could he have possibly discovered the Otherworldly Demons and not killed them?
"Don't worry, that master teacher is definitely trustworthy. He won't betray humanity …"
Thinking that Zhang Xuan was thinking that someone was colluding with the Otherworldly Demons, Wu Shi hurriedly explained.
"I don't think that he would betray humanity …" Zhang Xuan shook his head. Just as he was about to say something, the tremors in the ground suddenly sounded once more.
"Initially, the impact from the seal below would only occur once every four to six hours. However, at this point, it has already been less than ten minutes …"
Wu Shi said.
Two days ago, the impact from the seal below was still ongoing, but due to its low frequency, it wasn't as taxing on them. However, at this moment … it was happening once every ten minutes, and they were already at their limits!
"At this rate, I fear that these students won't be able to withstand it …" Zhang Xuan said with a livid expression.
These were all his students, and most of them were from the Xuanxuan Faction as well. It was one thing for him to maintain this state every few hours, but if he were to do it every ten minutes, it would only be a matter of time before he succumbed to the pressure and suffered a huge blow to his cultivation!
"I know that as well, but there's no better solution at the moment …"
Wu Shi shook his head.
"Since it's only a matter of time before we succumb to the seal, why don't we just channel the rampaging energy out instead? That way, we won't have to go through so much trouble …"
Lozosy suddenly spoke up.
"Channel … It's not that we haven't thought about it before, but the energy is simply too powerful. Furthermore, it's attacking from all directions. If we can't find a suitable location, not only will the seal collapse instantaneously, there's also a high chance that an explosion might occur as well … Perhaps, all of us might even die from the explosion!"
Wu Shi said.
Taking a balloon as an example, the more one blew it, the more one would blow it up. In order to prevent such a thing from happening, it would be best to release the aura within the seal. However, it was a pity that if one were to fail to do so, it would be as good as igniting a fuse and causing an explosion.
Not just Firesource City, all of the master teachers present could very well be wiped out.
As such, how big and where to poke the hole was a huge problem. If they couldn't find a suitable location, they would die … Even though they were Seven Star Master Teachers and Seven Star Formation Masters, they didn't dare to take such a risk.
"Find a suitable location … and release the aura?"
Hearing the conversation between the duo, Zhang Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He turned to Zhang Xuan and said excitedly, "This … Perhaps, I can give it a try!"
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