12dz Chapter 147 Lava
Chapter 147 Lava
Qian Duo pondered for a moment: "About a month..."
Fu Xun frowned: "...It's been too long."
Leng Huan: "..."
She also felt it had been too long, and touched her belly with her hands in her pockets, hoping to leave before giving birth.
Qian Duo shook his head in shame: "This is the minimum time I can give. I can only try my best. It could take up to six months..."
It seems the only option is to break the formation by force. Fu Xun looked at Zhou and Luo beside him, cupped his hands and asked, "Could you two help me break the formation by force?"
They were grateful to Fu Xun for helping them out earlier, so Zhou and Luo naturally clasped their hands in thanks to him for his small favor.
Fu Xun then looked at Qian Duo: "If we only need to find one weak point, and then forcefully break the formation, do you think it's feasible, Fellow Daoist Qian?"
This method was also Leng Huan's idea, and it's currently the most suitable approach.
After thinking for a while, Qian Duo nodded: "Okay, give me four days."
Fu Xun: "Thank you. Let me know if you need any materials."
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It took Qian Duo three days to calculate the best solution node. The others, including Leng Huan, were also busy, each determining all the array bases to assist Qian Duo. On the last day, they finally found a suitable array base to break.
Listening to Qian Duo's muttering incantations, Leng Huanguang was already feeling dizzy and disoriented; her knowledge of formations seemed to swirl in her mind and then vanish...
Those who study formations must be mathematical reasoning geniuses, right? Leng Huan now looks at Qian Duo as if he were a learned... old professor.
The foundation of the attack formation was marked. These formations hadn't been seen in a long time, and Qian Duo was full of interest, exclaiming "Wonderful!"
However, his mastery of formations was high; once he grasped one thing, he could apply it to everything. He easily dispelled several concealment and illusionary formations. It was just that the attack formations were connected to the main formation, making them difficult to dispel.
After much effort, he broke through the attack formation and removed it, successfully finding the weak point of the formation and breaking through several key formation patterns. He shouted, "It's done!!"
"Senior, you may begin to break the formation! Prepare!"
The others were already prepared, each in their own area, following Qian Duo's instructions to output spiritual power and begin to violently break the formation. It was simple and brutal, using offensive spiritual energy to bombard the formation.
Just how much energy does this grand formation consume? One Nascent Soul cultivator, three Core Formations cultivators—not counting Leng Huan—and Fu Xun told her to stay put and not disturb the fetus…
The various spiritual lights clanged and clattered for three or four hours until the sun rose the next day. Then, the great array hummed, and a slight cracking sound rang out from several miles away—the array's foundation had shattered.
The formation broke. In an instant, everyone felt a gust of air rush towards them, and they were caught off guard and thrown several meters away!
Spiritual energy! A dense, viscous spiritual energy, as thick as dripping water!
Leng Huan steadied himself, inhaled a breath of spiritual energy that carried a faint warmth, and circulated the Taiyin Profound Scroll. Profound energy, along with the spiritual energy, spread out, affecting an area of several dozen feet around him.
In the Red Rock Wilderness, green grass suddenly sprouted, as if by divine intervention, stretching out a green carpet of spring!
At the same time, a huge crater collapsed beneath the great formation with a thunderous roar. The dark bottom of the crater faintly glowed with firelight, and a scorching heat spread out – that was crimson magma!
Fu Xun stood beside Leng Huan, putting an arm around her. The rich spiritual energy permeated the land, and she quickly replenished her spiritual power.
Zhou Zhentian and the others exchanged glances, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "So the spiritual energy in Red Rock Mountain is so thin that it has been imprisoned by a great formation!"
Qian Duo suddenly realized: "No wonder this formation has remained undefeated for thousands of years. It turns out that the spiritual energy of the entire Red Rock Mountain is being drawn away to maintain the formation's operation!"
Luo Chenggang asked in surprise, "Who is so generous?!"
Everyone was wondering why this great formation existed, and what the ancients had gone to such lengths to set it up.
Zhou Zhentian looked at Fu Xun and the other person, "Senior, are you going down to investigate?"
Fu Xun pulled Leng Huan along: "Of course."
Nourished by spiritual energy, the area has regained its vitality. Although the distant landscape is still a vast expanse of red and yellow, the Red Rock Mountains will eventually return to their original state.
Qian Duo looked at Leng Huan: "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps a practitioner of both Water and Wood cultivation?"
The dual spiritual roots of water and wood complement each other, and while it is rare to cultivate both simultaneously, it is not surprising.
What just happened looks like the result of a high-level wood-type technique.
Leng Huan smiled and nodded: "That's right. I practice the 'Spring Life Scripture' and just now, the spiritual energy suddenly surged and I couldn't control it."
I really couldn't control myself, I was so excited, it felt like I was soaking in an ocean of spiritual energy, I was so happy.
Seeing her open her eyes and try to fool others, Fu Xun secretly squeezed her palm.
"Now that the formation has been broken, let's go down and take a look." Fu Xun looked at Zhou Zhentian and the others, and kindly reminded them, "There is lava flowing down there, everyone be careful."
Without further delay, he took Leng Huan and flew down towards the cave entrance. The sheer scale of the formation indicated that this place held extraordinary secrets; if they encountered danger, they were on their own.
Fu Xun has achieved his goal and doesn't want to concern himself with anything else.
All he wanted was to end this trip as soon as possible and take Leng Huan away from here.
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In the lava cave, scorching hot water flowed like a river, burning red and hot, melting bones and flesh.
A piece of rock, having become loose, fell into the lava and was instantly melted, turning into a wisp of hot air that dissipated.
Fu Xun lightly touched the ground and landed on the shore. The cave was long and narrow, filled with scorching spiritual energy. He released his divine sense, grabbed Leng Huan and teleported forward in the direction of the surging spiritual energy, ignoring Zhou Zhentian and the others who were behind him.
The temperature was more comfortable near the cave entrance, but became increasingly unbearable the further in you went. The Cold Protection Spiritual Light flashed, preventing you from being burned by the excessive heat.
From the moment the formation was broken, Fu Xun had been looking serious. Leng Huan glanced at him, wondering what he was thinking. Then, she grabbed his hand and tugged at it, saying, "Be careful when you get to the source of the Flame Stream."
Fu Xun grasped her hand in return: "I know."
They moved quickly and reached a fork in the road. Leng Huan and his companion disappeared in the blink of an eye. The others paused for a moment, explored a cave passage, and gradually dispersed.
The earth's core was filled with fiery currents, and the fire element was so intense that Leng Huan's spiritual power made him even more sensitive to temperature. Guiding them, they followed the winding, downward-facing passage until, two hours later, they arrived at a huge grotto.
———In the center of the cave is a lava pool with a diameter of over ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), from which lava continuously seeps outwards and flows into the four passages. The temperature is also soaring, making one feel as if they are in a furnace!
With the slightest friction, the object would catch fire. Leng Huan frowned. Her sleeve had accidentally stirred up a fire, which she extinguished with her spiritual power. In this kind of environment, she had to constantly circulate her spiritual power to protect herself.
This is still on the edge; she can never go to the center.
Fu Xun, with his high level of cultivation, was able to handle the situation with ease. With a wave of his sleeve, spiritual energy formed a protective shield around the two of them.
Looking ahead, he unleashed a burst of spiritual energy that touched the void. With a soft sound, a restriction appeared. Fu found a safe spot and put Leng Huan down, saying, "Senior Sister, wait for me here."
Leng Huan remained silent, feeling her spiritual energy steadily depleting. She decided it was best not to cause any more trouble. She simply sat down to meditate and regulate her breathing. Perhaps because she hadn't moved, her stomach was kicked twice; the little one was unhappy!
Leng Huan ignored it. He quietly watched as Fu Xun leaped into the air, drew his sword, and charged down at the protective barrier. The sword light was barely visible, but the sword intent permeated the entire barrier. With a hand seal, the sword intent, like energy suppressed to its limit, suddenly erupted under the enhancement of the incantation. The barrier trembled and dissipated.
What was revealed next was a sword in the center of the enormous pool of fire, protected and imprisoned by six stone pillars arranged in an array.
—An ancient sword with a simple, rugged, and powerful design. Its blade is dull and unremarkable at first glance.
It seems even more ordinary than 'all gone'.
But Leng Huan knew that this was the legendary divine sword!
Fu Xun recognized it as a top-grade sword at a glance; the seemingly ordinary blade exuded an aura that was mysterious and unpredictable.
Could a sword protected and imprisoned with such heavy guards be an ordinary item?
Fu Xun didn't care why Leng Huan wanted him to do it himself, as long as it succeeded.
However, the pool of fire contained nothing but lava, with not even a place to step. It was also filled with raging sparks, and if one was not careful, one would fall in and be burned to ashes.
However, since his cultivation level is now high, he can get through without even needing any props.
That's not difficult. The key is that the Six Extremes Sealing Array must be broken first. But breaking the array can be done by force, but... this cave will also be destroyed and collapsed. We don't know how deep this place is from the ground. If we're not careful, we'll be buried alive!
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