Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1487 - 1483: Trapped by the Formation

Luo Yun and Meng Xianda also flew into the air.

"What happened?" Meng Xianda looked puzzled, confused: "Is it caused by that cave door?"

Luo Yun nodded in the air.

It was obviously the mountain gate’s rebound, indicating that this cave door was unusual.

Just didn’t expect the power to be so strong; if it wasn’t for Huang Zhengyang’s quick reaction, Zheng Zhenxing’s injuries wouldn’t have been so mild.

This is the price of greed.

He secretly felt pleased in his heart, but showed concern for Zheng Zhenxing outwardly.

Zheng Zhenxing spit out a blood arrow, and his complexion eased a bit.

The four landed again.

Huang Zhengyang said beforehand: "Avoid the pattern."

Zheng Zhenxing didn’t need reminding, this time he also avoided the six strange beasts pattern.

Huang Zhengyang looked at Meng Xianda: "Brother Meng, do you recognize these strange beasts?"

"I recognize this one." Meng Xianda pointed to one strange beast: "Ghostly Demon."

"Ghostly Demon...?"

All three looked puzzled and curious, hoping he would continue.

Meng Xianda’s expression was grim: "It is said to be a mythical era strange beast, feeding on souls."

"Souls?!"

The three’s faces changed.

Meng Xianda solemnly said: "Yes, it feeds on the souls of all things, allegedly undying."

Zheng Zhenxing snorted: "There’s no such thing as undying in the world, even a Spirit Venerable just has a long lifespan, not truly undying."

Huang Zhengyang said: "The Divine Race is said to include undying beings."

Zheng Zhenxing said: "And where are they now? Dead like everything else!"

"Not necessarily." Luo Yun said: "Saying the Divine Race is extinct is premature."

Huang Zhengyang looked at the stone cave ahead: "We might uncover the mystery of the Divine Race this time."

Luo Yun laughed: "Why do I feel this cave is a bit terrifying?"

Zheng Zhenxing laughed: "Brother Luo, I’m the one who got hurt, what are you afraid of!"

"Brother Meng, what do you think?" Huang Zhengyang asked.

Meng Xianda still stared at the strange beast pattern, shook his head and said: "Probably the remaining five are fierce beasts of the same level, not good."

Zheng Zhenxing said: "It’s normal for the guardians of the mountain gate to be fierce."

He looked at the longsword still inserted in the stone gate, eager yet apprehensive.

This sword has accompanied him for fifty years, he didn’t want to abandon it just like that.

But the risk of drawing the sword is too high, he could only suppress his anxiety.

Huang Zhengyang asked: "Brother Meng, have you researched anything?"

Meng Xianda shook his head: "Only recognize this Ghostly Demon, the other five are unknown, it’s hard to guess."

Huang Zhengyang asked: "Could it be an array?"

Luo Yun laughed: "Brother Huang, if it were an array, we should already be within it."

Huang Zhengyang said: "Let’s retreat, return to see below."

"Retreat?" Zheng Zhenxing frowned.

Huang Zhengyang said: "To see if we’re truly trapped in an array."

"How is this possible." Zheng Zhenxing shook his head.

"It’s harmless to try."

Huang Zhengyang floated back.

"Alright."

Luo Yun followed, flying toward the foot of the mountain.

Meng Xianda followed suit.

Zheng Zhenxing could only follow, moving faster.

The four’s expressions quickly changed; the position they landed was still beside the six strange beast patterns.

Still on the open ground in front of the cave.

"Something’s wrong!" Zheng Zhenxing exclaimed.

Huang Zhengyang slowly said: "Form up."

The four moved their feet, backs against each other, taking the formation from when they stormed through Snake Valley.

Huang Zhengyang and Luo Yun north and south, Zheng Zhenxing and Meng Xianda east and west.

Once the four’s backs touched, peace settled in.

As long as they didn’t separate, no matter the danger, they could tackle it together, much steadier than alone.

"Retreat!" Huang Zhengyang commanded gravely.

So the four slowly moved toward the mountainside, their steps synchronized.

Upon reaching the cliff, walking along downhill, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Even walking down, the four backs were pressed together, feet like suction cups, walking on the steep cliff as if it were flat ground.

Once reaching the foot of the mountain, their smiles quickly solidified.

Feet left the cliff, landing on the ground, seeing a flash before them.

Underfoot were still the six strange beasts, still on the flat land in front of the cave.

Going back and forth, they circled around back.

Huang Zhengyang sighed: "It’s an array!"

Luo Yun said: "Brother Huang, I didn’t sense any danger from this cave, and neither did you; perhaps this array only confuses people, without a life-threatening danger."

"Hmm, quite possible." Huang Zhengyang nodded.

Zheng Zhenxing said: "But being stuck here isn’t a solution, we must find a way to break it."

"Brother Zheng, any ideas?" Luo Yun smiled and asked.

Zheng Zhenxing said: "If we can’t retreat, why not advance."

"Hmm, that seems like a way." Luo Yun nodded: "Brother Huang, what do you think?"

Huang Zhengyang was silent.

He was pondering whether to advance or retreat.

After thinking, he finally said: "Let’s try again twice, if it doesn’t work, we can only move forward... I’m a bit worried now."

"What?" Luo Yun asked.

Huang Zhengyang said: "If we try to leave, be careful not to be transported out."

If retreating, they might be moved out by an invisible force within the Cave Mansion.

This retreat distance is limited; based on experience, it’s around ten meters.

If exceeded, they would be moved out.

Luo Yun helplessly said: "Then we must move forward?"

The array’s mystery is unclear to them; should they retreat and get warped by the array, exceeding ten meters, they’d be thrown out of the Cave Mansion.

Seeing the opportunity to venture into the Cave Mansion for fortunate encounters, only to be abruptly thrown out, they would surely regret it for life.

Huang Zhengyang said: "Let’s try retreating first."

Zheng Zhenxing hurriedly said: "Then let’s try, but don’t force it; maybe once inside the Cave Mansion, the array will naturally break."

Huang Zhengyang shook his head.

This judgment is nonsensical.

Almost all Cave Mansions resist entry, those eager for intruders are surely traps.

Chu Zhiyuan chatted idly with Li Hongzhao.

After drinking, Li Hongzhao’s seductive, carefree, and aloof aura faded significantly, revealing another side before Chu Zhiyuan.

Talking about various trivial secrets within the Secret Land, and some matters concerning Song Chaoge, were detailed to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan was her only one to talk openly.

As Chu Zhiyuan became busier, her visits decreased, and whenever seizing an opportunity, she engaged fully in conversation.

Chu Zhiyuan multitasked, chatting casually with her while watching Huang Zhengyang’s side.

Seeing them like headless ants, wandering around the flat ground in front of the cave.

Through the Flying Knife, Super Sense exerted some of its power, easily covering a thousand-meter radius.

He saw the peculiar aura contained within the six patterns.

These peculiarities blended in the air, quietly penetrating the four’s bodies.

This led them to hallucinate, and the hallucinations were almost synchronized.

Seeing the same illusions, thus acting in unison, unable to detect anomalies.

The six patterns emitted aura, gradually intensifying over time.

After the aura entered the six bodies, a portion drilled out, merging into the cave door.

The stone door of the cave absorbed the aura, undergoing subtle changes.

Chu Zhiyuan was very curious about the hidden contents of this cave.

The cave was shrouded by an invisible force, resembling Divine Essence.

He confidently determined this Cave Mansion must be related to the Divine Race.

Extremely tempted.

Yet cautioning the inherent dangers, he refrained from sending a clone, continued to observe.

After two trials, they dejectedly gave up, deciding to continue forward, towards the cave door.

This time, they were no longer troubled by the array, smoothly arriving at the door.

Looking at the longsword embedded on the door, Zheng Zhenxing hesitated to reach out.