Chapter 323 (1/2)
He is Already Different!
It was an ancient forest which was covered with dense fog. Each of the old trees was nearly ten thousand zhang* tall. The atmosphere within the forest was also filled with an archaic, desolate aura.
The trees here were named as Iron Trees and were famous for their hardness. Even a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator’s all-out attack would not be able to bring one of the trees down.
Ning Fan’s momentum slowed down and he eventually stopped below an enormous, sky-reaching tree. Placing the women down, he gazed into the two traces of engravings on the tree with a pair of serious eyes.
Then, he produced a sword qi with his hand and carved the third engraving on the tree.
They had been flying towards the remains of the medicinal garden for a few days. Within these few days, Ning Fan had nearly travelled hundreds for millions of li* (500m per li). Even so, he has yet to arrive at his destination. Instead, it was his third time passing by this old tree.
“It’s our third time passing by here. An illusory formation must have been established on this ancient forest. And it seems that the level of that illusory formation is a little too powerful…”
The purple star within his left eye flashed. That Fu Li Eye which was able to see through illusions failed to discern the fundamental structure of this illusory formation.
Ning Fan’s facial expression became a little grim.
If I can’t see through this illusory formation and break it, then we can only enter the ruins by strolling around in this forest entirely depending on our luck. However, the probability of reaching our destination using this way is rather slim…
I wonder what kind of luck did the two generals have that enabled them to enter the ruins even when they were on their way to escape.
*Roar*
At one side of the forest, an Early Divine Transformation Realm Wild Beast which had a one thousand zhang* tall body let out a bellow of rage. Following behind it, there were tens of Nascent Soul Realm beasts.
Ning Fan had already grown accustomed to the ambush from the demon beasts. Turning his five fingers into a claw, sunlight condensed into a golden spear. Without hesitation, he slammed his hand on the gigantic spear.
The next moment, golden light permeated the bodies of the group of Nascent Soul Realm beasts led by the Wild Beast. In an instant, every last one of them were pierced through and killed by the Parting Sun Spear.
The group of women were already used to witnessing Ning Fan’s power that allowed him to kill an Early Divine Transformation Realm cultivator with a single strike. Instead of watching how Ning Fan dealt with the group of demon beasts, they were more concerned about the illusory formation of the forest.
“If I’m not wrong… the illusory formation of this forest should be the ‘Illusory Tree Ancient Formation’, an Immortal Formation! Unless one’s formation technique has attained the level of Life Immortal Realm, any cultivator who enters this formation would end up getting lost in it. They could only walk out from this formation based on their luck…”
Yuan Yao’s phoenix eyes flashed with a hint of worry. Although she recognized this formation, she was not proficient in the Dao of Formations, let alone destroy it.
If I have my storage pouch with me, I should have some magical treasures which could break this illusory formation. Unfortunately, that storage pouch is gone…
“That might not necessarily be the end for us. Doesn’t Little Cucumber still have Wu Yan and Xi Ran here? Perhaps they should have some ways out.” Yue Lingkong pointedly uttered.
Well, it was rather impossible that the members who were sent by the Spirit King Palace did not even bring items that could ward off an illusory formation.
As soon as her voice was heard, Wu Yan and Xi Ran shook their heads helplessly.
“The Spirit King should have loaned us some treasures that could break the illusory formation. However, all of them are in Imperial Concubine Zi’s hands. Both of us don’t have anything that could break an Immortal Formation. Otherwise, we would have taken them out by now. There is no point for us in hiding it and keep it a secret.”
“If that’s the case, the only thing we can do is to move around within this formation… I bet all of you will certainly lose your patience after taking two more rounds.” Yue Lingkong shrugged with a desperate expression like Wu Yan and Xi Ran.
“…”
Ning Fan did not say much as he tried to use the power of Heart Formation to study the formation light.
Although he could not completely see through the illusory formation, he was able to get a clearer view on the dense fog within the formation.
When he intended to take another step to activate the power of the Immortal Formation, the female corpse who had been staying quietly by his side suddenly pulled the edge of his sleeve and uttered with a voice as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz.
“Light…I…know…the…way…”
The words which she spoke indifferently made all the women present see her in a new light.
“You know the way?”
“Mm…. Stone…”
The female corpse held Ning Fan’s hand and began to take mincing steps forward, guiding the rest of them.
She remembered that she had been here before a long time ago…
She should not have been able to have these memories. However, after the purple zoysia recovered parts of her Sea of Consciousness, some of her previous memories were recovered.
“Don’t tell me…”
Ning Fan felt a sudden feeling of surprise. Don’t tell me that this medicinal garden… is the one that Weiliang always came to linger around in when she was alive!
If that was really the case, it was not strange that the female corpse would be able to recognize the path.
“Weiliang’s condition is indeed showing improvements. Her memories are recovering!”
Step by step, they passed by countless ancient, towering trees. The dense fog and the illusory formation were unable to hinder the female corpse’s steps.
Her steps were not fast. Sometimes, she would even pause for a while during the journey and ponder.
Even so, after one day, she had led all of them through the dense fog and arrived at the center of the forest.
In here, there was the remains of an old and dilapidated palace. Its architectural style was not like that of the Star Palace. It seemed like it had been deliberately moved to this place by someone else.
At this place, amidst the broken walls and the remains of the building, there was a medicinal garden which had been weathered by wind.