"Wuuu!"
When they entered the depths of the white mist, the wind outside suddenly became stronger, and it let out a sound like a baby's cry.
The strengthened wind caused ripples to appear on their barriers. But for everyone, it was still relatively easy.
"How much longer do we have to walk?" Xing Cai didn't have much of a reaction when she heard the sudden increase in noise. It was just that she couldn't see her fingers in front of her. If it weren't for the rope, she definitely would've gotten lost.
"I'm not sure. But I feel like it'll take a long time. After all, this place is so big." Gu Zheng was unable to see Xing Cai, who was a meter away from him.
When they had entered, there had been nothing in front of them. Gu Zheng could even see dozens of meters in front of him. As they went deeper, the mist slowly began to gather.
Their visibility slowly decreased. Now, other than a vast expanse of white, they were like blind people. They could only move according to the direction of the rope.
But they weren't moving very fast because they weren't moving in a straight line. Sometimes they would even have to turn around and go back.
Gu Zheng was certain that even if he entered this place, he would get lost. It was too complicated.
"We've only walked a third of the way. Don't be nervous. There's no danger here. With the map fragment guiding us, we'll definitely be fine." Daoist Whitebrow's confident voice rang out from the front.
No one said anything. They just silently continued forward.
Although the wind grew stronger the further they went, they were still able to endure it. The yin wind really wasn't that strong.
"We've already passed two-thirds of the way. There's only a bit left. We'll be there soon." Suddenly, Daoist Whitebrow's voice rang out once more, indicating that they had already covered most of the distance.
The further they went, the weaker the wind became. But blue snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Those snowflakes were very slow, and there were ice crystals at the corners. They were very beautiful. When they landed on their barriers, they didn't cause any ripples. But a wave of cold Qi seeped through.
At the beginning, the cold Qi was very low. It was cool and comfortable. But as they went on, the cold Qi grew more and more serious.
And the most peculiar thing was that the penetrative power of the cold Qi was extremely strong. Even though Gu Zheng immediately put up another layer of protection, he still couldn't block the cold Qi's attack.
Wisps of white frost appeared on the ends of Gu Zheng's hair, but to Gu Zheng, it was only a slight chill, and he could still withstand it.
Suddenly, Gu Zheng felt the rope tighten, as if there was something wrong with Xing Cai. He subconsciously took a step forward and groped his way forward, just in time to catch a falling figure.
"G-G-Young Master Gu." Xing Cai said while trembling. "I'm … fine. It's just that my … my body is a bit stiff."
Needless to say, Gu Zheng could feel the icy coldness on the other party's body. There was even a bone-piercing frost on the other party's palm. He could tell that the other party was severely cold.
"Don't force yourself. Hold my hand." Gu Zheng didn't allow her to force herself. He directly grabbed her hand and placed it in his own.
Zeng!
A layer of flame appeared on Gu Zheng's hand, and then rushed up to Xing Cai's body through his hand, forming a faint layer of flame on the outside.
A warm aura quickly blossomed from Xing Cai's body. Xing Cai felt as if her body was a small furnace, and the bone-piercing cold Qi was completely expelled from her body.
This caused her cheeks to turn red, but in this hazy white fog, no one could see it.
"Are you alright?" Lan Yu's voice came from the front. Because of this delay, they couldn't continue forward.
"I'm fine. We can continue." Gu Zheng raised his voice to the front. At the same time, he exerted some force with his hand, allowing Xing Cai to continue forward, while he continued to provide Xing Cai with a slightly warm furnace.
Apart from this small matter, nothing else happened during the rest of the journey, until they walked out safely.
If Xing Cai's cultivation was a bit higher, she might have been able to endure it.
"We're out!" A joyous shout came from the front. Gu Zheng also let go of Xing Cai's hand and took a step back.
After taking two steps, Gu Zheng's eyes suddenly opened. They had walked out of the thick fog.
"This is really troublesome. We walked for over a day. I'm so tired." Lan Yu undid the rope around his waist and sighed.
"Who isn't? I'm even more tired than you. I had to keep an eye on the map fragment. One wrong step and all our efforts would've been wasted." White Brow Daoist took back the rope and complained.
Gu Zheng had already walked up and carefully examined the huge white barrier in front of them. Countless white fog flowed out from the top of this barrier and moved outside.
The protective cover wasn't very big. There was only a room that was a few times bigger than an ordinary hall. Although it wasn't very clear through the protective cover, there were many exquisite patterns engraved on the cornice pillars. It looked very spectacular.
"Although it's been tiring, it seems like no one has come here. Looks like we're lucky." Lan Yu also observed the area in front of them and couldn't suppress his excitement.
"Of course. If you didn't know about this remote place, you'd have to be very lucky to find this place. However, this defense in front of us is troublesome. We don't have the key to open it. It seems like we can only force our way in." White Brow Daoist looked at the map fragment in his hand and said regretfully.
"Then what are we waiting for? In any case, there's only us here. Those guards probably aren't here. Let's do what we want." Lan Yu said, eager to make a move.
"That's right. You two rest on the side and watch our performance." Lan Yu said to Gu Zheng and Xing Cai.
Gu Zheng didn't mind. He and Xing Cai stood near the edge of the barrier and watched the other side's performance. They knew that the other side was showing off their strength. Gu Zheng shouldn't underestimate them.
On the other side, Lan Yu circled around to the side. Every once in a while, a puppet of different colors would drop down. Soon, he circled around and returned to the starting point.
"Five Elements Reversal Array. Interesting indeed." Gu Zheng could not help but praise as he looked at the five-colored puppets that remained in place.
"What kind of formation is this?" Although Xing Cai knew that the other side had left behind a Five Elements Formation, no matter how she looked at it, it seemed a little twisted. She couldn't understand the meaning behind it.
"On the surface, it doesn't look any different from a normal Five Elements Formation. However, if you look carefully, the magic treasures in the Water and Fire Puppets and the Wood and Earth Puppets are indeed the opposite. They aren't purely Five Elements Formation." Gu Zheng explained to Xing Cai.
Each of the five puppets had a weapon of the same color. However, when Xing Cai looked carefully, she saw that although the weapons in the puppets' hands were the same color as the puppets themselves, the auras were slightly different.
"If you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have noticed." Xing Cai was completely convinced by Gu Zheng's sharp observation. This was because these were two completely different formations. The slightest mistake in battle could lead to a completely different result.
While Gu Zheng and Xing Cai were talking, White Brow Daoist took out a simple bronze mirror and tossed it to the top of the white fog. Specks of light began to condense on the mirror. However, he didn't know what they were used for.
At this moment, Lan Yu had already begun casting. On Gu Zheng's side, he saw the three puppets begin to condense light. At the same time, the three puppets pointed their weapons upwards, as if aiming at the bronze mirror.
Very quickly, rays of light began to gather on the puppets' weapons. Under Blue Rain's control, the five rays of light shot towards the copper mirror in the air. The five rays of light all shot towards the center of the mirror without missing a single ray.
Receiving such intense light, the bronze mirror's body suddenly shook. A large amount of multicolored light spread out from its body. In the blink of an eye, the light covered the entire sky, forming a surging multicolored fog.
A thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky. Multicolored meteors the size of a human head appeared from the fog and fell down with unparalleled momentum.
In the blink of an eye, at least a hundred multicolored meteors fell from above. Moreover, the pillars of light from the puppets' weapons were still shooting towards the top, showing no signs of weakening.
The white barrier below seemed to have sensed the danger. The entire barrier suddenly lit up. Rays of white sword qi suddenly appeared from below, whistling as they rushed towards the multicolored meteors in the sky.
Each ray of white qi was able to reduce the radiance of the multicolored meteors by half. At the same time, several rays of white qi rushed over and directly detonated the meteors in the air.
"Rumble!"
Violent explosions continuously sounded in the air. The first wave of attacks didn't even touch the edge of the barrier before it was completely destroyed. Moreover, there were still many remnants of white qi in the air. They were restless in the air, as if they wanted to counterattack.
However, Lan Yu's side seemed to know this. They also knew that forcefully breaking through the barrier wouldn't be so easy. In the next moment, twice as many multicolored meteors fell from the sky.
However, even more rays of sword qi appeared from below, sweeping towards the top. The explosions that had just stopped rang out one after another.
However, the sharp-eyed Gu Zheng discovered that the spiritual qi on the multicolored meteors this time was denser than before. Although it still couldn't block the suicidal attacks of the other side, it was able to make the other side expend an extra ray of sword qi.
Just like that, some of the meteorites broke through the defensive line and landed on the white shield. Without a sound, the five-colored meteorites disappeared. However, the point of contact caused a large number of ripples, which kept shaking, making the entire shield a little blurry.
This time, the white qi in the air trembled, wildly sweeping through the surrounding meteors. Then, countless clouds of white mist rose up from below, gathering together in the air. In the blink of an eye, a huge white sword dragon appeared in the sky.
Sword qi crisscrossed around its body, sharp as ever. With a loud roar, it swept away all of the surrounding meteors and then charged into the multicolored clouds.
Waves of thunder rang out from above. The five puppets' bodies trembled. The pillars of light shooting towards the sky also became somewhat illusory, as if the sword dragon was wantonly destroying everything in its path.
"Five Elements Reversal, rise!"
On the other side, Lan Yu loudly shouted. Dense auras of different attributes rose from the heads of the five puppets and fused with the pillars of light in front of them. This caused the somewhat unstable pillars of light to immediately stabilize. No matter how strong the wind blew, they still remained motionless.
On the other side, the white-browed old man was still sitting there with his eyes closed. Only his hand gestures were constantly changing, as if he was giving orders.
Boom!
Following a violent explosion in the sky, even half of the multicolored clouds were blown apart. Countless strands of sword qi chaotically rushed out from within.
Gu Zheng casually placed a barrier in front of them to protect them as he continued to carefully observe.
As the sword dragon faded, the white barrier's luster clearly dimmed. However, due to the impact, it wouldn't be able to reform for a while.
As the multicolored meteors fell once more, the white barrier didn't have any power to resist this time. As the meteors all fell, the white barrier exploded like a bubble and turned into white light that filled the sky.
However, before everyone could rejoice, a purple light flashed within the hall and a purple barrier that was half the size of the previous one reappeared. It was almost seamless, not giving them any time to react.
"Damnit, just how many layers of defense does it have?" Lan Yu's joy had just returned when he saw this scene and couldn't help cursing.
"I'm not sure, it's not written here. However, we'll break through as many as there are. We have plenty of time."
Following the white-browed old man's words, a dense cloud of multicolored meteors fell from above once more.
Crackle!
When the meteorite fell halfway, a purple lightning suddenly flashed on the purple shield. It was like a hedgehog wandering on the surface. The next moment, it cut through the sky and hit the sky, leaving a fleeting afterimage in the air. The colorless meteorite was directly vaporized, leaving only the remaining five-colored fog in the air.
"Again!"
Lan Yu said with a grave expression. Soon, another wave of meteors fell from above, but it was also destroyed by the other side before it could reach half the distance.
"Again!"
"Again!"
After a short two hours, the countless meteors seemed to be endless, tirelessly falling down. The purple lightning also seemed to be the same, but if one looked carefully, they would discover that the purple lightning's power was decreasing, while the multicolored meteors had already condensed into balls of light.
"We can't waste any more time, immediately launch the next wave of attacks."
Although they had the advantage, if they wanted to waste the other side's energy, the two of them would be wiped out first.
Hearing this, Lan Yu formed another hand seal. Soon after, a transparent pearl shot into the clouds above, causing them to churn even more violently. On the other hand, Lan Yu's complexion paled slightly. It seemed that they weren't able to use up enough energy.
As the clouds churned, the five-colored meteorite also stopped falling. However, in just half a cup of tea's time, a transparent ball the size of a stone mill fell from above. If one looked carefully, they would find that there were traces of colorless filaments in the ball, as if they were pillars that were densely packed together.
These spheres were colorful and rather beautiful, but the aura they contained made one's heart palpitate.
As the spheres slowly fell from above, even the air felt somewhat oppressive.
Gu Zheng glanced at Lan Yu. He hadn't expected them to have such a move. However, he was certain that they still had more trump cards. It was just that he wouldn't be able to see them.
As the millstone fell, the purple lightning began to wreak havoc again. However, it had been successful in every endeavor. Now, it only left a series of electric arcs on the surface. It was unable to harm the ball at all. It could only watch as the millstone fell again.
Rumble rumble rumble!
When these spheres landed on the purple barrier, they loudly exploded, turning into a large expanse of crystal light that directly drowned out the area below.
With the creaking of the chairs, the outer layer of the purple light curtain finally collapsed completely, revealing the large house inside.
However, just to make everyone happy, a layer of faint white light appeared once more, and behind it was the house. The two were practically stuck together.
"Just who set up this barrier? How could it be so abnormal?" Xing Cai's eyes widened in disbelief.
Some of the spheres that hadn't exploded yet continued to land on the white barrier. The same amount of power only caused the white barrier to tremble. Its defensive power was clearly stronger.
The only difference was that this seemingly thin barrier didn't have any ability to counterattack.
Rumble rumble rumble!
At this moment, the hall inside began to shake, which surprised Gu Zheng.
At this moment, White Brow Daoist suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up from the ground. He said to everyone, "That house is going to self-destruct. Let's quickly destroy the barrier in front of us."
The multicolored light above began to slowly dissipate as the puppets' pillars of light dissipated. Clearly, the five puppets' energy had been mostly used up, and there was no backup energy to replenish it. It wasn't enough to support the formation.
On this side, Gu Zheng and Xing Cai looked at each other and rushed forward at the same time.
Xing Cai circled to the side and raised the pearl in her hand above her head. A blue light flashed on it, and the sound of a tsunami rose in the air. Countless crystal-like transparent water swords rushed out of the pearl and hit the barrier in front of them.
Lan Yu was a bit ahead, and several huge beasts of five zhang tall suddenly appeared in front of them. Without saying anything, they smashed towards the barrier in front of them. As for the five elemental puppets, they were also put away by him.
On this side, White Brow Daoist raised the big seal from before. It turned into a small mountain, and with the momentum of Mount Tai, it smashed towards the barrier from another direction.
Gu Zheng was indeed bare-handed. Dense golden light gathered in his hand, and he came to the side of the barrier and bombarded it.
In an instant, the whistling sound of the fist wind was heard, causing the others to look to the side.
In an instant, over a hundred punches had landed on the barrier in front of Gu Zheng, causing the barrier in front of him to cave in.
Everyone didn't hold back and attacked the barrier with all their might.
The attacks of the four of them were like a violent storm. Even though the barrier was tough, it couldn't withstand such a barrage of attacks. The light on the barrier dimmed and soon became a thin layer.
This made the four of them overjoyed.
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from the sky, causing everyone to look over.
They saw a white vortex form in the sky. At the same time, white mist came down from the sky to replenish the barrier, causing it to brighten a bit.
Lan Yu looked up and anxiously said, "This barrier is reconnecting with the white mist outside to replenish itself. If we can't break it in one fell swoop, it will revert back to its previous state."
At this point, they couldn't let all their previous efforts go to waste.
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