Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1529: Chapter 1525: Breaking the Formation

They immediately looked at Li Hongzhao with amazement.

Li Hongzhao wore a red robe, her phoenix eyes were slender with an indifferent expression, while the flame-like red robe accentuated her captivating coolness, making her almost unbearable to glance at directly.

Li Hongzhao nodded lightly in greeting: "Fellow seniors, please follow me."

"Miss Li, do we not need to enter the Secret Realm to cross this Snake Valley?" Luo Yun quickly asked.

Li Hongzhao replied, "It’s not necessary to enter the Secret Realm."

"Indeed, it’s worthy of being a Secret Realm!" Meng Xianda sighed.

Such mystique, they never imagined before.

Song Chaoge smiled and said, "There’s a cost for this as well; it’s not something to use without concern."

"What kind of cost?" Luo Yun asked cautiously.

Though the Court is covering the cost, he still wanted to know exactly what it is.

"It requires the depletion of an immense amount of True Yuan." Song Chaoge said, "Among my disciples, only Hongzhao can endure it."

"Well, at least True Yuan can be restored." Luo Yun sighed with relief and smiled.

Song Chaoge said, "It would take at least ten days to half a month to recover."

Huang Zhengyang quickly asked, "Miss Li, would this delay the important matters? The Six Ferocious Beasts side...?"

"It’s not urgent for now." Li Hongzhao said lightly, "Director Huang, everyone, please rest easy."

If everything goes smoothly, the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree would also return power to her, helping her recover.

Even without her, the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree can hold the Six Ferocious Beasts at bay.

Her so-called guarding was merely taking advantage.

"Then let’s hurry." Luo Yun urged promptly.

Li Hongzhao turned around and formed seals with both palms, her red robe billowed as a flood of power surged out fiercely.

It was like a huge wave crashing over them, making them almost unable to stand firm, causing them to step back in unison.

Even Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun had to retreat with a serious expression.

They felt the vast power, although not insurmountable, they thought it unnecessary to resist.

Under Li Hongzhao’s increasingly cold gaze, a Bronze Gate slowly manifested and gradually opened.

It stood three meters high and two meters wide, square and upright.

The door shimmered with purple and gold light, with mysterious patterns faintly visible.

Li Hongzhao’s aura became increasingly majestic, as if she were one with heaven and earth.

Her White Jade-like hands formed seals, elegantly standing aside: "Please, my esteemed seniors!"

Song Chaoge said, "Let’s go."

She led the way through the Bronze Gate, followed by the others entering within.

A blank white mist appeared before them, their steps hesitated, and then their vision suddenly brightened.

In front of them was a vast expanse of prairie, tender grass lush green, standing as tall as a person.

Turning around to look back, the Bronze Gate had already slowly disappeared.

Li Hongzhao, pale as paper, cupped her fist towards the crowd in salute before turning to float away.

"Impressive!" Luo Yun’s gaze returned from her graceful silhouette, exclaiming, "I have broadened my knowledge!"

Zheng Zhenxing looked at the boundless prairie, his face stern: "Let’s go, I don’t know if we can find that place again!"

"Shouldn’t be a problem, right?" Luo Yun said, "Didn’t feel that difficult to find it before."

As they talked, they stepped into the prairie.

A quarter of an hour later, their expressions turned sour.

The marks they previously made had all disappeared.

There were two possibilities: one, they made a mistake in direction; two, those marks were cleared like they were outside Snake Valley previously.

All four of them made sure to remember the direction, so it shouldn’t be a mistake.

So the second possibility was more likely.

Huang Zhengyang shook his head, "This prairie indeed has an array!"

Luo Yun said, "Can we retreat now if we want to?"

Zheng Zhenxing said, "Brother Luo, you can give it a try."

"Me—? I’d rather not." Luo Yun quickly shook his head.

If he retreated now, he wouldn’t be able to come back in.

Without Chu Zhiyuan’s help, they could only ask Li Hongzhao, who was now pale, drained, and too exhausted to immediately bring them back.

"Let me try." Huang Zhengyang said.

Everyone immediately looked at him in surprise.

Huang Zhengyang said, "I’ll see if I can go back, if there’s a way out."

"Brother Huang, are you really going back?" Luo Yun quickly asked.

Huang Zhengyang said, "I may not be able to go back, but it would be nice if I could."

"But you..."

"It’s nothing, just one chance." Huang Zhengyang said.

Zheng Zhenxing snorted, "This chance is only once."

They have discovered something, being forced out. If Huang Zhengyang left like this without other gains, he wouldn’t be able to come back.

This means the opportunity for adventures in the New Cave Heaven is no longer related to him, a lifetime opportunity thus severed.

Huang Zhengyang smiled slightly, "If you can gain something, I might come back in."

"And what if we gain nothing?" Zheng Zhenxing snorted, "Old Huang, think again!"

Huang Zhengyang smiled slightly, turned to walk back.

"Brother Huang..." Luo Yun quickly gestured to stop him, but Huang Zhengyang had already retreated ten meters away.

Yet he didn’t disappear.

Everyone’s face suddenly turned grim.

This array had already trapped them, making it impossible to retreat.

Huang Zhengyang sighed, turned back, took only a few steps, and suddenly disappeared.

Everyone looked in amazement at where he disappeared.

Why wasn’t it when retreating but instead when moving forward that he was sent away?

The Grotto Heaven wouldn’t make a mistake, so they must have been wrong, their eyes deceived.

"Brother Huang, he... sigh—!" Luo Yun shook his head in regret.

The four of them reached this point entirely thanks to Huang Zhengyang.

Now Huang Zhengyang ended up leaving first; his generosity truly made them ashamed.

Of course, his thoughts whirled, with one vague suspicion.

Did Huang Zhengyang leave so readily because he didn’t have Chu Zhiyuan’s Flying Knife anymore?

Without Chu Zhiyuan’s Flying Knife, not only Huang Zhengyang felt insecure, but so did he.

Even with Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun present, it couldn’t alleviate this void feeling.

Zheng Zhenxing frowned, "Forward is retreat? Retreat is advance?"

Luo Yun quickly gathered his thoughts, stroking his chin, pondering, "This could be troublesome, we can be sent out anytime!"

He looked at Song Chaoge, "Senior Song, what do you think?"

Song Chaoge said, "I don’t quite understand this, Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng Er?"

Cheng Qian pulled out a Round Jade Wall from his bosom.

It was palm-sized, with three layers of engravings, as if the engravings were always spinning, looking rather bizarre.

He gave the group a smug smile, "We took time to refine this."

Luo Yun quickly asked, "Elder Cheng, what is this...?"

"Spirit Stabilizing Disc." Cheng Qian said, "With this, we won’t be influenced by outside forces; any Array would be greatly weakened."

"Elder Cheng, is this a Spiritual Artifact?" Zheng Zhenxing’s eyes blazed as he stared at the jade wall.

"Indeed." Cheng Qian smiled, "An Ancient Spiritual Artifact, always felt it was of little use, but this time it’s handy."

They had long possessed this Spiritual Artifact but each person’s ability to Master them was limited, and besides stabilizing the spirit, it had no other use, so it was deemed redundant and shelved.

After being humiliated inside the Cave Mansion last time, they resolved to make use of the Spiritual Artifact, decisively refining it.

"Good Spiritual Artifact!" Luo Yun praised, "With this, we’re not afraid of the Array!"

"Too bad it’s late..." Meng Xianda said halfway and stopped, only mentioning a lead.

If they had taken this out earlier, Huang Zhengyang wouldn’t need to leave.

He glanced at Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun, wisely staying silent.

Perhaps they intentionally let Huang Zhengyang leave.

After all, once an encounter happens, one less person means less sharing.

An hour later, their expressions turned grim.

Having scoured the entire prairie, they hadn’t found the previous Cave Mansion nor any pit.

Everything seemed like their illusion.

Thanks to the Spirit Stabilizing Disc, they easily crossed the prairie and appeared before a mighty river.

This made them greatly admire the Spirit Stabilizing Disc, faced with the mighty river ahead, eager to leap directly across the vast river to reach the mountain peak opposite.

That mountain peak looked like a giant dragon, reaching from earth to sky, winding towards the distance.

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