C284 Cooperation
Originally, these people had the biggest harvest when they entered the cave, and naturally, they were the most coveted by the newcomers. However, among the group of cultivators, there was a cultivator at the peak of the martial realm guarding them, and they were extremely powerful, the few who had broken in before had tried to probe them, but none of them were a match for the old man. In addition, the people from the Tan Xi Sect had a few extremely powerful treasures in their hands, making people wary of them and kept them safe and sound in the end.
Currently, the remaining six cultivators of the Tan Xi Sect were hidden in a pile of rocks outside the cave. They included Yan Qingxi, Zhangsun Xinghe, Fang Xuesheng, and Yan Zhong, a martial cultivator at the great circle of the martial arts realm who had been sent to protect his.
At this moment, Yan Qingxi was trying to persuade Yan Zhong, who had been standing by her side, "Uncle Zhong, the few peak Martial Disciples that have barged into the cave have already entered the fourth layer of the array. Why don't you go in and take a look? "Originally, we had always been ahead of the other sects' cultivators, but now, in order to protect us, you, Uncle Zhong, have fallen behind the Heaven Shaking Sect, the Heavenly Wolf Sect, and the Opening Spirit Sect."
Yan Zhong firmly refused, "No, I promised the old master that when we are outside, I will protect your safety!"
"But Uncle Zhong, if we continue to stay here, all the benefits will be taken away by others!"
Yan Zhong still maintained a nonchalant expression as she said, "The task that the old master assigned to this old servant is to protect the young miss, not to excavate the treasures within the cave!"
Yan Qingxi said, "It's very safe for us to hide here now. Right now, the situation between the powers outside the cave is very delicate. No one will start a war easily."
Yan Zhong sighed and said, "Miss, now that we have gained quite a bit outside this cave abode, this is Yu County, not Xi Xi Prefecture, and the Heaven Shaking Sect is not Tan Xi Sect. We are outsiders, so it is very easy for us to be targeted by others.
At this time, Zhangsun Xing suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Senior Yan, according to the news that our ancestor left behind, there should be several other extremely high quality treasures in the Sunset Cave, including the legacy of the Daoist Master Chen Xia. Our ancestor even said that there might be a Spirit Treasure among the treasures that the Spiritual Master Luo Xia left behind!"
"What? Spirit Weapon?" Fang Xuesheng exclaimed.
The others also looked at Zhangsun Xing in shock. Even Yan Zhong's expression changed. Yan Qingxi said without a trace of politeness, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Zhangsun Xing said embarrassedly, "These were mostly the speculations of our ancestors, so …"
Yan Zhong looked deeply at Zhangsun Xing and said, "Although this old servant isn't a formation spell master, I have heard of some formations before. Not to mention if this old servant can break through this formation, so what if I can?"
Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Yan Zhong explained, "Miss, now that everyone wants to enter the cave, they are able to determine the value of this cultivator's cave. However, has Miss ever thought about how such a formation method did not attract any Mortal Realm cultivators?"
Yan Qingxi's heart skipped a beat as she said, "Uncle Zhong, are you saying …"
"Let's not talk about other things, at least Ling Zhang County, Hu Yao County, and Meng Meng first, the three cultivators belonging to the three factions must be paying close attention to this cave abode, and I'm afraid they're also training their own disciples. But once this cave abode has shown enough value, even if we want to run away, we won't be able to!"
Yan Qingxi immediately hesitated when she heard this. Seeing this, Fang Xuesheng was about to say something when Tan Xi, who had been waiting at the exit of the third layer, suddenly rushed over with another Martial Disciple cultivator.
"Oh no, another formation master has come from the Heaven Shaking Sect!" The cultivator took a breath and continued, "And we know this person."
"Who?" Yan Qingxi and Fang Xuansheng asked at almost the same time.
"It's that young man from when we were discussing the market. We even exchanged two array flags with him. If it wasn't for that Immovable Mountains Formation, we wouldn't have been able to get here before everyone else."
"It's him?" Fang Xuesheng had a look of sudden realization on his face. Array masters were scarce to begin with, so this cave was obviously the work of an array master. As an array master, it was only natural that Yang Junshan would not miss such an opportunity.
"It's him!" Compared to Fang Xuansheng's sudden realization, a hint of complexity appeared on Yan Qingxi's face.
Zhangsun Xing clapped his hands and said, "Oh no, among the Martial Disciples who entered the Five Elements Formation, there was a legacy disciple of the Heaven Shaking Sect who brought in a formation master. Now, there's another one.
At this moment, Yan Zhong suddenly spoke up, "The formation masters of Heaven Shaking Sect will not arrive so soon!"
"Why?" "As long as the Heaven Shaking Sect receives the news, their formation master will be here in less than two days!"
Yan Zhong glared at Zhangsun Xing and said calmly, "If the Heaven Shaking Sect's formation master had arrived, then the Heaven Shaking Sect's cultivator would have arrived long ago!"
Yan Qingxi chuckled and said, "Uncle Zhong is right, but our relationship was a mess just now. The true disciple that brought the formation master in earlier was a direct descendant of the powerful Xiong family in Mengyu County, and the formation master that dealt with us was just a country bumpkin in Mengyu County. However, there are two formation masters in Mengyu County, which is quite lucky!"
At this moment, Zhangsun Xing had a face full of doubt as he muttered to himself, "Then why isn't the Heaven Shaking Sect's formation master here?"
In order to protect the clan and gain the recognition of the Tan Xi Sect, he had already reported to the Tan Xi Sect about the situation in the Immortal's cave at the Dusk Ridge. However, the Tan Xi Sect had not moved an inch and had only sent martial realm cultivators like them here, could it be that they were waiting for this opportunity?
If his guess was right, then the Heaven Shaking Sect's formation masters must have been delayed somewhere. Moreover, the Heaven Shaking Sect must have been able to divert their attention away from a possible cultivator's cave. Then, something even bigger and more secretive must have happened.
What could it be? It was clear that Yan Qingxi, Fang Xuansheng and the others knew about this. In their eyes, he was still an outsider!0
This underground cave was clearly out of everyone's expectations. Who would have thought that there would still be a stone forest here at the depth of several dozen zhang!
The owner of the abode used the natural stone forest to build a grand Five Elements formation, and the core of the abode was located in the middle of the stone forest.
Liu Zhifei and the group held their breath as they watched Yang Junshan walking back and forth around the stone forest. From time to time, they would lift their heads and observe the situation.
After about two hours, Yang Junshan's forehead was already covered with sweat, and Liu Zhifei and the others were starting to get anxious. At this moment, Yang Junshan finally stood up and took a deep breath, turned around and walked back.
"Little Yang, how is it? Are you confident?"
Yang Junshan thought for a while and said, "This Five Elements Formation is still a Spiritual Tier Formation!"
Yang Junshan continued, "But in the end, it was a Mortal Realm cultivator's work. This Five Elements formation can be considered the pinnacle of spirit rank formations, and with my skill, it's impossible to break it. Even if I want to pass it safely, I can only bring everyone to walk around the edge of the formation."
Liu Zhifei was unresigned, "Is there no other way?"
Yang Junshan shook his head and said, "Unless a Great Circle of Martial Disciple accompanied me, I still have the guts to enter!"
No one knew what to do next. Senior Zhou sighed, "The benefits from this trip will give Senior Xiong the first opportunity to enter. He brought a formation spell master from his clan with him!"
"That might not be the case!" Yang Junshan naturally had a competitive spirit, "I have seen that Xiong Xizhe's mastery of arrays, and it was even slightly inferior to mine. The only thing I need to worry about is that he has an array chess set, but even so, they can only move a little closer to the center of arrays. It might not be easy for them to find the cave in the center of arrays."
Zhang Yue Ming suddenly said, "Senior Yang, I think you might have overlooked Senior Xiong's ability."
Yang Junshan was stunned and said, "The breaking of the array depends on one thing and another thing, cultivation is very important. That's why I said that it requires the cooperation of an array master and a Great Circle of Martial Saints to break through the array."
"Brother Yang, you don't understand what I mean. You might not know what the true inheritance of our sect means, but they are not just martial arts experts at the Great Circle of the Fifth Stage. They possess far more secret arts and abilities than cultivators of the same level, and they are also much stronger than inner sect disciples who have also pushed their cultivation to the Great Perfection Stage."
"I understand!" Yang Junshan was silent for a moment, and then he couldn't help saying, "If I had that chess set, even if I didn't have a Great Perfection Stage cultivator with me, I might not be any worse than Xiong Xiying!"
Liu Zhifei smiled, "No matter what, since Little Yang is confident, we have to take a walk inside this array. Although it's impossible to find the cave's core, it's still better than standing outside the array and watching!"
"Since that's the case, if we work together, will we be able to go further in the Five Elements Great Array?" A voice suddenly came from behind a stone wall not too far away.
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