Chapter 108: First Trial of Riding a Strange Beast
Chapter 108: First Trial of Riding a Strange Beast
The huge team of practitioners returned, and everyone realized that the boundary of the misty fog world was indeed continuing to expand outward.
The strange beasts that stayed behind and Pang Youkai reported to Xia Zhongnan the situation after they left. In just one day, the border of the fog world had expanded forty to fifty miles. If this speed continued, it would not take long before this strange beast domain would be completely swallowed up by the misty fog world.
Everyone's face was grim, and their eyes were focused on Xia Zhongnan, hoping that he could find a way out of the predicament.
At this moment, Xia Zhongnan was worried about Gu Xiuzhang and Xu Qian who had gone deep into the Immortal Mansion with him. The original intelligence was wrong, and there were actually many practitioners above the Spiritualization Stage who had sneaked into the Immortal Mansion. He was deeply afraid that they would encounter unexpected events.
In comparison, the Ten Directions Blood Evil Formation did not pose much of a threat to Gu Xiuzhan and Xu Qian. Although they were not as familiar with the formation as Xia Zhongnan, it should still be possible for them to escape from the formation.
At this time, Bai Ze's shameless figure approached again and asked, "Young Master, do you have any clever plan to lead us out of this situation?"
Xia Zhongnan glanced at Bai Ze and asked, "As Master Bai Ze, do you also need help from others?"
Bai Ze looked a little embarrassed and replied, "I really can't do anything about this confusing fog array, but my father was very close to the Immortal Lord when he was alive. He came and went freely in the Immortal Palace and knows a little about the situation there. Maybe he can provide you with some help."
Xia Zhongnan thought for a moment and realized that this was not the time to get angry with Bai Ze, so he said, "Then please describe the overall layout of this fairy house."
Bai Ze explained: "This Immortal Palace is divided into nine areas, separated from each other by misty fog arrays. We are now in the southwest edge of the Immortal Palace, which occupies the largest area. To the north is the West Third District where the medicine field and the alchemy room are located.
Adjacent to us is the barracks and martial arts field in the central area, where the army gathers and trains, and the scale is even larger than where we are. Directly north of the central area is where the Immortal Lord and the adults live.
As for the easternmost part, from south to north there are the Equipment Refining Hall, the Talisman Making Hall and the Treasure House. "
After hearing this, Xia Zhongnan's eyes sparkled, and he thought to himself: I have the opportunity to step into the Immortal Palace this time, and I must gain some benefits from it no matter what. It's a pity that I don't know what kind of secret books are stored in the Sutra Library, and whether it contains the cultivation method that can penetrate the time and space channel.
So he asked again: "Since you can't tell us how to escape from the Immortal Palace, you should at least know a general direction to escape, right?"
Bai Ze replied: "This Immortal Mansion was originally a part of this cultivation continent. Although it was separated by the Immortal Lord with his supreme magical power, the two are still connected in origin. It is just blocked by the power of the formation, making it difficult to return to the main body of the continent.
If you want to return to the Xiuzhen Continent, there are two ways to choose: one is to master the exact coordinates of the Xiuzhen Continent. The two are not far apart, and you can be teleported to the Xiuzhen Continent by opening a time-space portal. The second is to find the formation that blocks the return of the origin and travel through it. "
Xia Zhongnan asked again: "Can you open the door to time travel?"
Bai Ze shook his head and smiled bitterly, his expression revealing the helplessness of a cultivator: "Opening the space-time rift is not easy, it requires the gathering of boundless magical power, with my current meager cultivation, it is difficult to achieve."
Xia Zhongnan said calmly: "Then the only way left is to explore the formation rules of the origin connection place. Do you know where the key position is? And what method can be used to pass through the many forbidden formations?"
Bai Ze replied: "The formation that blocks the return of the origin must be related to the formation of this fog formation. As for how to pass through that formation, although it is still unclear at present, the answer can only be found through personal experience."
Xia Zhongnan glanced at Bai Ze and said sarcastically, "You always act mysterious, but you only know a few things. You don't know this and you don't know that."
He had already noticed that this guy seemed to know a little more than ordinary beasts, but he deliberately kept it a secret and pretended to be profound, making it difficult for people to guess his true strength. However, when he was asked to lead the team to deal with the crisis, he might not be able to show any superb means.
After thinking for a while, Xia Zhongnan announced to the various strange beasts that had gathered around him, "I'm sure you all know the current situation. The teleportation gate leading to the outside of the Immortal Mansion has been triggered, and cultivators from the outside world will continue to pour in; and inside the Immortal Mansion, the Ten Directions Blood Evil Array has been activated, intending to devour all the living creatures in the mansion.
"We must find a way to escape from the Immortal Mansion. To this end, we will split into two groups: I will lead Bai Ze, Jiuwei, Huang Cheng, Qiongqi, Zhuque, Chongming Bird and Tianma to enter the Ten Directions Blood Evil Formation first to find a way out. The rest of you will stay in the Exotic Beast Garden for the time being. Be sure to notify all the exotic beasts to gather together and wait for us to find a way out before evacuating together.
"During this period of time, there may be higher-level monks who break into the Exotic Beast Garden. You must remember not to disperse. Only by uniting together can you still have the strength to fight even if you encounter foreign monks."
After Xia Zhongnan had made all the arrangements, he established his prestige without caring about the reactions of the strange beasts. He knew that as long as the strange beasts got used to obeying his orders, they would naturally follow his orders at critical moments.
Sure enough, after he announced the plan, some strange beasts were not satisfied. For example, the Azure Dragon and the Sky Fox expressed their willingness to follow Xia Zhongnan into the fog array to seek a way out.
However, Xia Zhongnan ignored it and led the beast he named away. The other beasts had already experienced the danger of the mist formation, and without Xia Zhongnan's guidance, how dare they enter without permission? After a quarrel, they had to accept reality.
Xia Zhongnan chose these strange beasts to enter the maze together based on the contact and observation during this period. Tu Shan Fang Er naturally needs no introduction. Huang Cheng, Tian Ma, and Chong Ming Bird quickly gained his trust; Qiong Qi has now become his exclusive mount. As for Bai Ze, although he is a half-understanding "god stick", he has a good understanding of the Immortal Palace and its formations. Zhu Que is indispensable because of its flying ability, and secondly, her active support for Bai Hu and Xuan Wu against the Void Realm cultivators made Xia Zhongnan believe that her character is trustworthy.
After entering the misty fairy formation, Xia Zhongnan began to instruct the monsters around him on how to move freely in the fairy formation. While imparting the secrets, he led the team to advance northward.
According to the guidance of the Bai Ze fairy beast, the north is the secret realm of spiritual medicine in the fairy mansion. Xia Zhongnan speculated that it must be the place with the richest resources. Since the owner of the fairy mansion needs to be away for a long time, he must have already plundered all the treasures. Only the spiritual medicine in the secret realm of spiritual medicine will continue to grow over time. Maybe the owner of the fairy mansion has already picked them all, but after such a long time, the spiritual medicine there may have given birth to several reincarnations.
This was confirmed by the Tianfeng Sect disciple that I met earlier. He mentioned that there would definitely be gains if we go to the secret realm of spiritual medicine.
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