As the formation flag sank into the air, the surrounding scenery became slightly distorted, and then returned to normal.
At this time, if someone looked from outside, it would still be pitch black and dead silent.
When the formation flag of the young man surnamed Bai flew out, he clearly felt the aura of the other three people suddenly shrink. After sensing the pressure emanating from the formation flag, their aura relaxed again.
The young man surnamed Bai didn't care about this at all. If he was suddenly trapped in a formation by someone, he would have reacted immediately. He just couldn't wait to go in and take a look.
After everything was done, Song Rongdao still did not step into the cave, but looked at the female cultivator named Yang with a smile. The other two also did not move.
The female cultivator named Yang was startled in her heart.
"Fortunately, I didn't intend to kill them just now. If I had opened the Death Gate now, it would have been difficult to deal with it next."
Before, she had thought about opening the death door, letting them in, and then immediately sealing it, and then opening the life door and entering herself.
But thinking of these people's intentions, she finally gave up this tempting idea and chose to open the door to life.
This was indeed the case. These people did not believe that the ban had been lifted, so they asked her to lead the way.
The female cultivator named Yang said calmly.
"The formation here is a bit strange, fellow Taoists, please be careful, it is better for me to lead the way in front!"
After saying this, she twisted her body and slipped into the cave first, then was submerged in the sunset glow.
Song Rongdao and the other two looked at each other and waited for a few breaths. Then the spiritual power shields on their bodies suddenly lit up and they flashed into a ray of light.
As they entered the cave, a curtain of light flashed quickly before their eyes, and then, with everyone alert, they found themselves standing in a long passage.
There is a moonstone every ten feet on the top of the passage, emitting a soft light, illuminating the entire passage with a solemn and peaceful atmosphere.
The passage is arched, and the stone walls are extremely smooth, shining with a faint green luster under the illumination of the moonstone.
The ground was paved with large green boulders, extending from under their feet and disappearing in a bend hundreds of feet away, making it impossible to see where the end was.
At this time, the female cultivator named Yang was standing five feet in front of them, looking around.
Song Rongdao turned his head and saw that the rays of light behind them were dimming little by little, just as the female cultivator named Yang had said. It looked like they would completely disappear in a few dozen breaths.
After a quick scan with their spiritual sense, they were delighted to find that there was not a trace of demonic energy here. Although the spiritual energy did not seem to be strong, it was already very pure.
This has restored their fighting power.
This kind of environment is relatively rare at the border, and it can only be achieved in the White Demon Clan’s army or in some sects and families using purification formations.
Even Song Rongdao's "Black Forest Villa" would only operate the formation in certain areas and at certain times to remove the evil spirit for disciples to practice.
But it is obvious that there is a formation running here all the time, always keeping the spiritual energy pure. Compared with here, Black Forest Villa is like beggars and royal family, they are open to the use of purification formations.
But even though the conditions at the border are harsh, many monks are usually reluctant to leave the border, as it is quicker and easier to kill people and rob them of resources here.
There is no formation to purify the evil spirit, but it is feasible to simply use the spirit stones seized from killing someone for cultivation.
In addition to the absence of demonic energy, the few people also discovered that their spiritual consciousness had no effect here either.
"The formation restriction has really been broken. The last time I came here, there was no sign of the demonic energy being eliminated after I entered, and my spiritual power was also blocked!"
A smile appeared on Song Rongdao's solemn face again. Deep down in his heart, he had already confirmed that the female cultivator named Yang had broken the ban.
"We are already inside the formation. If there are any traps here, they will be attacks set up inside. So fellow Taoists, you'd better be careful!"
The female cultivator named Yang turned around at this time, said something, and then walked forward on her own. She didn't want to explain too much.
Song Rongdao and his companions began to show excitement in their eyes. While being alert to their surroundings, they also walked inside along the passage.
In this way, the four of them moved forward in the winding passage.
But what surprised them was that they walked in the passage for about a cup of tea, and there was still a long passage ahead, and they did not encounter any attacks at all.
"Fellow Daoist Song, how long did it take you to encounter the 'Dark Spirit Demon Bat' last time?"
The young man surnamed Bai had been nervous all the way. At this moment, he turned his head suspiciously and looked at Song Rongdao.
"Soon, after advancing only a dozen feet, it attacked us by surprise!"
Song Rongdao's spiritual sense also scanned the surroundings vigilantly. The last time he was in danger was also very sudden and it was still fresh in his memory.
"We have walked for about seven or eight miles, but not only have we encountered nothing, but this passage is too long."
The cultivator surnamed Yan also had a look of surprise and doubt on his face. They had all imagined that there would be a big battle after they came in, but now everything was completely different from what Song Rongdao had said before.
Apart from the sound of their footsteps, the passage was so quiet that it seemed as if there were only four of them left in the world, making everything around them feel extremely strange.
Among them, only the female cultivator named Yang had guessed the reason, but she did not intend to say it out loud.
"Song Rongdao didn't really break the restriction last time, he just thought he had broken some of it. In fact, that was all an illusion created by the 'Hidden Scales and Colors' formation.
In that situation, the hidden restriction must have been triggered, so the path he took should be a road to death.
The Death Gate often contains various traps, spells, and even a large number of attacks from monsters, so it is called the Death Gate.
The 'Dark Spirit Bat' he encountered was the demon beast that stayed behind in the Death Gate.
The path I am taking now is the life gate I have chosen, so naturally I will not encounter too many dangers, or even no danger at all. This is the first level of entering the formation, and the end of this passage is the end of the life gate.
Only then will it be replaced by other restrictions, and other dangers will appear there."
The female cultivator named Yang was constantly thinking in her mind, and her face remained alert the entire time. She did not show any other abnormalities, making it impossible for others to know what she was thinking.
Shortly after Song Rongdao and his four companions entered the cave, four more figures appeared at the place where Song Rongdao and his four companions had stood before.
"They really are here to look for treasure, but I wonder if this cave is a cave left behind by a cultivator, or some kind of secret space?"
The voice of Star Moth echoed in the other three people's hearts.
Although the seabed's spiritual consciousness was greatly affected, Xuan Caijun's realm was higher than the other party. With his constant sensing in front, they followed carefully all the way and were not discovered by Song Rongdao and others.
Now they have switched to voice transmission to communicate with each other.
"Haha, we'll know once we get in. This time, thanks to fellow Daoist Xingming, maybe we can all have unexpected gains."
Feng Mo Ru had put away his whisk at this moment, carrying a huge sword case on his body, with a divine light flashing in his eyes.
"However, after we get in, we should find a way to kill one or two of the other people first!"
Xuan Caijun nodded. No matter what treasures were in the cave, if he wanted to snatch them away, or to help the Star Moth, he had to find a way to severely weaken the opponent's strength.
Star Moth nodded and thought about it for a moment.
"It would be best if we could separate them so that we can maximize our attack advantage, but this requires the right time and place, so we can only act according to circumstances."
At the same time, he sent a message to Li Yan alone.
"Junior brother, see if there is a way to attack him secretly later. Even if it only makes him dizzy for a moment, then we will achieve our goal."
"Brother, when I can, I will do my best, please rest assured!"
Li Yan also responded. He knew that Xing Ming wanted him to secretly use poison skills, which was the most effective way to reduce the opponent's combat power.
Regarding this kind of thing, Xing Ming immediately thought of Elder Zhang, but he did not say it clearly in front of the other two.
Half a cup of tea later, Song Rongdao and the other three stood at the edge of an empty space.
They looked around in astonishment. The square was about three hundred feet in size. One side was the only passage they had come in, and the other three sides were steep cliffs.
The mountain wall was covered with green moss, and there were even traces of clear water. The green moss spread all the way up to about a hundred feet, which was the top of the cave.
On the opposite edge of the square, there are three caves built adjacent to each other. The doors of the three caves are tightly closed. This is the cave within the cave they discovered after entering the cave.
"Liubo Cave, Yuheng Cave, Tianling Cave? How come these caves look like the residences of monks? But how can there be caves so close to each other?"
The monk named Yan took a glance and said in surprise.
They did not encounter any danger along the way, nor did they see any treasures. They carefully walked through the long passage and came here.
But the vast open space in sight, coupled with the three caves built on the edge of the mountain, made them a little confused about where this place was.
Where am I now
If this is the cave left behind by ancient monks, they should have been inside the cave after breaking the restrictions outside.
According to common sense, these caves in front of us should be training rooms, monster breeding rooms, etc., but the inscriptions on them indicate that they are not.
In other words, it makes sense that they are now between a cave and the outer formation, and then they are facing a real cave.
But three caves suddenly appeared before their eyes, which made everyone stunned for a moment.
They had never encountered cultivators building cave dwellings so close to each other, and three cave dwellings shared the same defensive formation. This was too difficult to understand.
The mountains under the sea are continuous and undulating, giving people a boundless feeling.
In such a wide area, even if they were allowed to build a cave, even close brothers would not live next to each other like this.
Everyone has their own privacy. It is unreasonable for three caves to share one outer defense formation.
His every coming and going, or the visits of friends, were all under the prying eyes of the other two.
"Friend Bai, can you tell what is so special about this place?"
Even with Song Rongdao's experience, he was unable to figure out the purpose of this place for a moment. He had to retract his spiritual sense that was spreading everywhere and focus on what was in front of him.
That "Dark Spirit Demon Bat" has never appeared. Except for the female cultivator named Yang who had some guesses in her mind, the other three have been on guard all the time.
“This is the first time I’ve seen such a construction method, and it is completely inconsistent with the cultivation requirements of a sect cultivator.
Could this be a bad habit or some kind of hobby of the monks here
What I mean is that this is an independent cave, but the owner of this place just carved some words on it, so it is actually a practice room, alchemy room, etc., deliberately misleading people."
The young man surnamed Bai said thoughtfully.
It wasn't that the four of them were deliberately concerned about the words carved on the three caves, but they wanted to determine what kind of place they were in by determining the surrounding environment.
Maybe we can learn from that and judge the possible traps and dangers through rich experience.