"The sound of the wind?"
Taken aback, Wu Shi and President Han hurriedly scanned their surroundings.
The sound of the wind was very light, but it was still rustling the leaves of the trees. Previously, they had thought that the tranquil and calm demeanor of the wind would leave them feeling a sense of relief. However, at this very moment, they could not help but shudder in fear.
"Turn off your hearing …"
Muttering softly, the two of them turned off their hearing simultaneously.
However, for some reason, the sound of the wind was still able to reach their minds, placing them under its control without them realizing it.
"It's useless. This is a demonic tune. Even if we turn off our senses, it will still be able to enter our minds.
Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan sent a telepathic message over.
If demonic tunes could be rejected so easily, they wouldn't be worthy of being called 'demonic tunes'. Not to mention, they wouldn't have been able to form an independent occupation that had been passed down for tens of thousands of years.
"What should we do then?"
The two of them turned on their hearing once more anxiously.
They couldn't reject it, but they couldn't escape from it either. Were they going to die right after entering the ancient domain?
"Zhang Shi … Since you are able to sense the demonic tune, have you thought of a way to deal with it?"
Wu Shi asked anxiously.
"This is the demonic tune produced by an 8-star demonic tunist. Even I am barely able to withstand it. If we want to free everyone from the state, we'll have to overcome it with our own voice!"
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before replying.
He had known that it was a demonic tune as soon as he entered. With his Heaven's Path zhenqi and identity as a demonic tunist, he should have been able to withstand it. However, he had never thought of a way to overcome it … unless he reached the level of an 8-star demonic tunist as well!
"Overcome the demonic tune with my own voice?"
The faces of the duo paled.
Where in the world could they find an 8-star demonic tunist at this juncture?
If such an 8-star demonic tunist had the strength to do so, they wouldn't have fallen into such a state.
"This 8-star demonic tunist is only at primary stage. Otherwise, your Primordial Spirits would have been jolted as well, and you wouldn't even know that you were injured. However, I am only a 6-star pinnacle demonic tunist at the moment. Even if I were to use my full strength, it would still be difficult for me to deal with it … "
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
The sound of the wind was only equivalent to the music produced by an 8-star primary demonic tunist. Otherwise, President Han and Wu Shi would have been unable to maintain their consciousness.
Even so, it was not something he could contend against.
His current strength was still too weak.
"Then what should we do?"
"Do any of you have a Seven Star level book on Demonic Tunes?"
Zhang Xuan asked.
If he could compile a Seven Star cultivation technique manual and start cultivating it, even if he wasn't able to reach 8-star, he would at least be able to reach Seven Star pinnacle. With such strength and the innate ability of the Heaven's Path Divine Art, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to deal with the demonic tune.
"Demonic tune?"
President Han and Wu Shi looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
One of them was a formation master while the other was a master teacher. Even though they had seven supporting occupations, demonic tunes were one of them. As such, they didn't bring their books with them.
"That will be difficult …"
Seeing that they were shaking their heads, Zhang Xuan frowned.
Without it, one would not be able to learn a higher level demonic tune. If one wanted to break the demonic tune, it would be many times more difficult.
"Alright, the two of you should look after the others and try your best to prevent them from succumbing to exhaustion. If it comes down to it, replenish them with some pills … I'll head over to find the source of the demonic tune.
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment.
Since he couldn't break the demonic tune through brute force, he could only find the source and destroy it.
"Un. I'll be troubling you then, President Zhang."
The two of them bowed deeply.
They had no other choice at the moment.
"You're being too polite."
Seeing their attitude, Zhang Xuan shook his head and flew in the direction where the demonic tune had come from.
Even he felt a little light-headed when he heard the demonic tune. If not for his soul being tempered further by the lava, he might have succumbed to it as well.
While this demonic tune can leave one exhausted, it isn't fatal. As long as one replenishes their pills in time, it shouldn't be too much of a problem …
Zhang Xuan glanced behind him and saw that the combat masters who had spurted blood earlier had recovered significantly after being replenished with pills by Wu Shi and Zhang Xuan.
However, their bodies were still moving forward uncontrollably.
At this moment, it was as if they were puppets whose strings had been pulled. Even though they knew that they had fallen into a disadvantageous position, there was nothing they could do about it.
The reason why demonic tunists were so renowned across the Master Teacher Continent, to the point that even the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy had to set up an entire school for them was that even though they knew that they were in danger, they were unable to escape from it.
After flying for a while, Zhang Xuan realized that there was no change in the demonic tune at all. Thus, he frowned. Given his current speed, he had already flown several hundred li in the past half a day, but he still hadn't escaped the range of the demonic tune, and he hadn't even found the source …
Wasn't the range of the demonic tune a little too large?
Taking him as an example, he was able to drive everyone within a radius of several hundred meters into a frenzy with his zither. However, if he wanted to extend the range any further, it would be hard for him to do so. Even an 8-star demonic tunist wouldn't be able to play music that encompassed a radius of several hundred li!
If that was the case, wouldn't the fighting prowess of an expert of that caliber be even more fearsome than a master teacher if he were to play a zither in Royal City?
Could this be the peculiarity of the Formation Dimension? Even though I am moving forward, it feels as if I am walking in a circle, moving in the same direction?
Suddenly, a thought flashed across Zhang Xuan's mind.
Could it be that even though he felt that he was heading in the right direction, he was actually walking in circles?
This kind of situation was also very common in formations.
Many Beguilement Formations possessed the ability to make one lose their sense of direction. Once one stepped into one of them, one would lose their sense of direction, and even the compass would lose its effect. Even though one felt that he was heading east, the truth was that he was actually heading in the opposite direction.
Since this place is capable of making one lose their sense of direction, I should set up a formation to make my direction clearer …
Stopping in midair, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up. With a flick of his wrist, a bunch of formation flags appeared in his palm.
His demonic tunist prowess was still at 6-star pinnacle, comparable to a Seven Star primary stage cultivator. However, his mastery of formations had already reached Seven Star pinnacle, allowing him to set up a formation that would allow him to discern his direction clearly and fend off the other party's attack.
Many formations flowed through Zhang Xuan's mind, and soon, a formation blueprint surfaced in his mind. Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and a light smile crept onto his lips.
Hu!
The formation flags immediately shot forth and landed on the ground in a specific location.
Weng!
With a resounding buzz, the formation came to life. Standing in the center of the formation, Zhang Xuan rested for a moment before opening his eyes once more.
I was indeed heading in the wrong direction …
Zhang Xuan's lips curled up.
Through this formation, he was able to discern his true direction, and it seemed like his previous intuition was indeed wrong.
It seemed like the Formation Dimension wasn't just filled with demonic tunes, there was also something that could disrupt one's sense of direction as well.
On top of that, those who entered the Formation Dimension would be unable to discern their direction at all. In fact, they might even run out of energy without even realizing it.
"The old principal and the others must have brought along the [Direction Seeking Needle] left behind by Elder Wu Yangzi back then. Even though it isn't a Saint-tier artifact, it seems to be even more powerful than a Saint-tier artifact.
Understanding all of this, Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
If the old principal had really died here, he would have surely found his corpse by now.
Considering that their cultivation was much lower than Wu Shi and the others, the fact that they were able to walk out of the Formation Dimension was likely due to some kind of artifact.
Through the books in the Blacksmith School, Zhang Xuan had learned that the Blacksmith School once had a masterpiece of Wu Yangzi's, the Compass Needle!
It was a unique artifact forged using the unique Compass Wood. Even though it wasn't a Saint-tier artifact, its ability to discern directions was far superior to that of Saint-tier artifacts.
However, as long as one didn't encounter a place where yin, yang, and the five elements were reversed, one wouldn't be able to use it at all. Thus, after successfully forging it, he didn't think much of it and gave it to the Master Teacher Academy.
Zhang Xuan had paid a visit to the treasure vault before coming here, but he hadn't found anything. Most likely, the old principal had already taken it away when he left.
It was also through this that he managed to walk out of the Formation Dimension.
Of course, he had no idea how long it took for the old principal to walk out of the Formation Dimension. It could have been two hours, three days, or even five days before he noticed the anomaly. In any case, it was unlikely for him to notice the anomaly as quickly as they did.
After all, even Wu Shi was only perplexed by the anomaly, unable to find the root of the anomaly. Zhang Xuan was the only one who was unfazed by the demonic tune.
After confirming the direction, Zhang Xuan leaped out of the formation and flew in the direction he had found earlier. After flying for ten li, he realized that he must have made another mistake. Thus, he took out the formation flags and set up another identical formation.
After confirming the direction, he continued forward.
He did this a few more times before he finally got out of the situation where he had been walking in circles. A massive stone tablet appeared before his eyes.
It was hard to tell what kind of material was used to carve it, but it was three meters tall and two meters wide. It had been standing on the spot for a very long time, and due to the corrosion of wind and rain, it had already started to turn white.
It was vibrating lightly, releasing a melodious melody that left one intoxicated.
Walking up to it, Zhang Xuan raised his head to take a look, only to see three massive words carved on the stone tablet. It was hard to tell who had left them there, but it seemed as if they would fly out at any moment.
"Unbounded World?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Looking at the words, he saw a line of smaller words behind them.
"Unbounded World, Unbounded World. Anyone who enters the Unbounded World will be affected by the demonic tune, causing them to lose their sense of direction. They will be forced to wander around in circles, unable to leave. Only those with a strong will will be able to remain unaffected. "
"Within three days, if you are able to discern the direction, discern the demonic tune, and find your way here, you will be rewarded with one of my secret arts. Within ten days, you will be rewarded with an opportunity that I have left behind. If you fail to do so, it will mean that your aptitude is mediocre. Fate has brought us together, so I advise you to return as soon as possible!"
After reading through the content on the stone tablet, Zhang Xuan blinked his eyes in astonishment.
"It should have been less than an hour since I entered the door, right? If I am able to discern the direction and find my way here within three days, I will be rewarded. Isn't this trial a little too simple? Is there really someone so foolish as to not realize that something is amiss even after three days? "
Muttering to himself, Zhang Xuan turned around and walked to the back of the stone tablet. Looking down, he saw a different set of words appearing before his eyes.
"I, Zhang Yinqiu, have led my troops here, but I have been lost in the Unbounded World for more than half a month. I have no hope of obtaining the reward, but I hope that I can stop the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe …"
"You only realized it after more than half a month?"
Zhang Xuan's lips twitched in embarrassment.
"I didn't think that there would really be someone so foolish..."
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