559 Night Sky Map! (1/2)

Wang Baole and his team watched as Xu Ming and his team left. Then, they stared at one another and dashed off in another direction. They were on their guard while they traveled. Zhao Yameng began analyzing the rules of the trial.

”One strategy that almost everyone would think of would be to gather a certain number of keys then hide themselves…” Zhao Yameng said softly. After some thought, Kong Dao shook his head.

”I thought of that too. I found out that while the key can't be kept in one's storage bag, it's hard to detect unless someone else is really near you. I can't figure out why the Vast Expanse Dao Palace would leave such an obvious loophole in…”

”Since this array formation is called the Endless Possibilities Formation, we may be faced with other transformations in this world later as well!” After listening to what Zhao Yameng and Kong Dao had said, Wang Baole fell into a contemplative silence. Then, he spoke slowly.

The three of them continued their discussion for a while but couldn't decide on a plan. Zhao Yameng finally suggested finding a place to hide out for a while. They could monitor the situation before deciding on a plan of action.

The cultivators in Feng Qiuran's faction had scattered. The cultivators in Mie Liezi's and You Ran's faction had done the same. The cultivators began to spread out in their regions.

Many people decided to follow Zhou Chudao and his Dao partner Huang Yunshan. Dugu Lin was the only person to leave alone. He forbade anyone from following him.

As the cultivators scattered across the land, the trial truly began. Outside that world, the spectators watched excitedly in the public square. They knew that the real action was about to begin.

There were no intense fights at the moment. In fact, no one had engaged in battle yet. However, the rules ensured that as time passed, every participant would begin to grow anxious.

There were multiple ways that this trial could end. Where multiple probable outcomes existed, a betting pool would typically follow. Like the gamble between Mie Liezi and Feng Qiuran, and like… the betting pool that Xie Haiyang had set up privately.

This was clearly something that couldn't be done out in the open and so blatantly. However, Xie Haiyang had the means of spreading the news about this and got it done easily. Currently, the people who had placed enormous bets with him numbered in the tens of thousands.

Xie Haiyang was also one of the many who were watching the images in the vortexes. However, he was also extremely busy, receiving voice transmissions and taking bets. He had to make adjustments to the betting pool every so often as well. The crowd bustled around him, and many placed their bets on the spot.

There were elders from the sect who had noticed what was going on, but as soon as they even began to frown, they received a voice transmission. After reading it, they gave Xie Haiyang an unfathomable look, shook their heads, and ignored what he was doing. Xie Haiyang's betting pool grew bigger and bigger. A middle-aged cultivator standing next to him finally asked curiously.

”Fellow Daoist Xie, even though you're the one setting up the bets, will you actually be betting on anyone?”

Xie Haiyang smiled upon hearing that. He pulled out three gourds from his storage bracelet and placed them in front of him. He pointed at the gourds, then laughed as he told the crowd.

”I bet ten thousand battle credits on these three people. Their names are in the gourds. Help me keep an eye on them. When the results are out in a few days, I'll open them right in front of you all!”

Outside the world where the trial was taking place, the crowd bustled. The setting up of a betting pool meant that the crowd was invested emotionally in the trial as they watched what was happening. It livened up the atmosphere.

Comparatively, it wasn't as intense or exciting inside the array formation. The trial had just begun, after all, and everyone had just made their entrance. It wasn't yet time for a fight.

This was clearly not something Mie Liezi wanted to see. He raised his right hand and formed a series of hand seals. Then, he pointed at the vortexes in the sky. The vortexes suddenly shuddered, and changes began to take place within the array formation.

The spectators soon noticed the transformation, which caused gasps of shock to rise into the air.

”The array formation is transforming!”