1424 Hundreds of Coffins (2/2)
However, the problem that had occurred to Xu Que was that Buttface had been originally involved in the arrangements at the furnace in the Celestial Burial Valley. Now that Buttface had said that this place looked a little familiar, but he couldn't recall specific details, Xu Que became hesitant. If this place had also been arranged by Buttface, then it could be very troublesome.
Combining the work of Buttface's previous lives was enough to prove that his past lives didn't involve much good. In the scenario that the Heaven Fire Ice Lake was really related to something he'd been a part of, then Lin Yuxi was probably in grave danger.
”Faction Leader Xu, I think that maybe we have to go down to take a look in order to know the truth,” Dean Qin of the Litian Academy looked at Xu Que and said.
Xu Que nodded. Now that it had come to this stage, he had no choice but to go down and take a look. But how does one get down?
”The prohibition on the lake is interconnected with the coffins below. If we forcibly break the ice of the lake, the coffins below will also be affected. If they are destroyed, the consequences could be unimaginable,” Xu Que shook his head anxiously.
After the first layer of forbidden ice and snow had been swept away by Zixia Fairy, everyone could see that the transparent layer of ice on the lake was full of forbidden runes. This continued to the bottom of the lake and was interconnected with the coffin arrangement to form the Eight Trigram and Nine Palace formation. It was a large and complex arrangement.
If they acted recklessly and destroyed a part of it, it was likely to cause even greater trouble. This was just like a bomb. The lines couldn't be randomly cut, otherwise it would explode in a matter of minutes.
Xu Que didn't worry about himself, but Lin Yuxi was likely to be in one of the Jiuxuan willow wood coffins below. In the event that there was an explosion, how could Lin Yuxi survive?
”This is really complicated. No matter what part of the formation we destroy, it will implicate the prohibitions below. It's too difficult,” Buttface pondered for a moment and shook his head. Restraining formations were his specialty, but even he was worried at that moment.
”There's no other way. We can only use the old method and dig from the side.” Xu Que made a decision. Since they couldn't enter directly from the front, they had to force their way in from the back. This was the style of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
”Sh*t, so we have to dig again. Are we going to be considered as grave robbers?” Buttface had a reluctant expression.
”There are so many coffins, it should be counted as graves, right?” Duan Jiude also smiled bitterly.
Xu Que ignored these two useless people and squatted directly on the ground. He gathered a strand of Celestial Core Power in his palm, struck the ground with it, feeling the hardness of the ground. After which, he twisted a pile of soil and frowned slightly. He'd discovered that things weren't so simple.
”Unfortunately, these lands have been frozen by the ice and are much harder than we imagined. I'm afraid it's not so easy to dig,” he said, shaking his head.
Buttface also stomped on the ground and nodded, ”It seems to be harder than the Mirror Lake of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. With our strength, I'm afraid that it will take a year and a half to dig through to the ground.”
”No. The point is that the ice layer of the lake is not as hard as the surrounding soil. If we use too much force, it is likely to shatter those ice layers,” Duan Jiude said with a serious expression.
”Oh!” Xu Que sighed and looked up at the sky.
”Lad, don't be discouraged, there is always a solution,” Buttface said as he patted Xu Que's shoulder, comforting him.
”Who said that I was discouraged?” Xu Que pushed away Buttface's paws, looked at the ground, and said calmly, ”I thought that the knowledge I learned back in the day wouldn't be useful anymore, but now it seems... It's time to show my reserve of great knowledge.”