Chapter 417

The light barrier was thick and somewhat murky; although it was not as completely opaque as when it was obscured by yellow fog, it still appeared somewhat blurry and indistinct.

Moreover, besides this layer of light barrier, there seemed to be several other layers within it. In the center of the light barrier, there was vaguely a circular pillar several zhang high, which seemed to have some ancient patterns and ancient characters on it, but the few of them could not see clearly what exactly they were.

Because as soon as spiritual sense touched the light barrier, it was completely bounced back, and it was fundamentally impossible to penetrate it even by a fraction.

Even more strangely, countless slender seven-colored light ribbons were drifting and wandering uncertainly between the various light barriers, as if they were alive, appearing exceptionally eerie.

The others also saw all of this at this moment and could not help but click their tongues in wonder.

Han Li, however, had a gloomy expression, and a trace of doubt flashed through his eyes inadvertently.

Although he did not know much about the setup of ancient formations, he had seen quite a few ancient formations in the various classics of Xin Xin Ruyin.

The appearance and aura of the formation before his eyes did not seem like any kind of ancient formation. Instead, it had a few traces of evil aura.

Thinking of this, Han Li tilted his head and glanced at Shi Die not far away.

He saw her curiously examining the great formation, and no strange expression appeared on her face.

This made Han Li, who was not very confident in formations, feel relieved, and he somewhat self-deprecatingly thought that his judgment was wrong.

"Alright! I see it is not early anymore. Brother Han and the others have come from afar, so you should rest a bit more. Let us start formally breaking the formation tomorrow! Looking at the appearance of this formation, it cannot be broken in a short while!" Hu Yue said to Han Li and the others very considerately at this time.

Hearing this, Han Li also felt that after traveling for such a long time, he was indeed feeling somewhat exhausted, so he did not voice any opposition.

It was that Lady Shi who, upon seeing the true face of the great formation, had quite an eager look. It was just that seeing Hu Yue say so, it was not easy to say anything more.

The group returned to the stone house area.

Because there were not enough houses, Han Li and the others casually gathered some mud to build a few more earthen houses, and after using the Petrification Technique to turn them into stone houses, the group formally moved in.

Rising early the next morning, Han Li and Shi Die went to the vicinity of the light barrier and began various calculations and attribute tests.

The entire process of breaking the formation was very slow.

Especially at the beginning, both of them felt they had no way to start. They often encountered difficult points that could not be broken, and for several days, there was not a trace of progress.

But no matter what, the magic formation was dead, while people were alive!

As long as there was enough time to ponder and study, even the most eerie formation would be gradually broken by people.

Under the concerted cooperation of Han Li and this woman, this so-called ancient formation was no exception. The ins and outs of this formation were gradually figured out by the two of them bit by bit.

In this process, Han Li also greatly changed his view of this female cultivator surnamed Shi.

Although this woman was somewhat arrogant, she really had a few skills.

She was not only well-versed in various large and small formations circulating outside, but when calculating the layout of the formation, she was even more meticulous and flawless. This made Han Li quite admire her!

According to his view, although this woman's attainments in formation theory were not as formidable as those of Xin Xin Ruyin, they were not far behind.

But Han Li was also a bit puzzled while admiring her.

How come the formation experts he knew were all women? Could it be that female cultivators were born with some talent for formations?

However, compared to Xin Xin Ruyin, this Lady Shi seemed to have a bit of a "talking on paper" flavor.

Although she spoke of various formation theories with great logic, her methods for breaking formations were really too few; they were just those few types back and forth. If they were ineffective, this woman could only stare blankly and be at a loss.

And Han Li's half-baked formation knowledge was naturally far inferior to this woman's in terms of calculation.

He had self-knowledge and did not argue with this woman about it. Instead, he simply took out various formation-breaking techniques of Xin Xin Ruyin and used them in a targeted manner. This made the woman quite moved!

Thus, after a tacit understanding between Han Li and this Lady Shi, they formed a cooperation where the female cultivator would calculate and find the weaknesses of the formation, and then Han Li would find a way to break them.

In this way, not only did the progress of breaking the formation increase significantly, but both of them learned many things they lacked, and both could not help but be greatly satisfied.

As for Jin Qing and the others who could not intervene for a while, they honestly sat in meditation and practiced Qi in the stone house, waiting quietly for the two to break the great formation.

One day three months later, Han Li and Shi Die called everyone else to the front of the slope.

Because after these days of busyness, the great formation was finally almost broken, and they had reached the final restriction.

As long as this restriction was broken, that strange stone pillar would be completely exposed before everyone's eyes.

At this time, the light barrier was already very different from what Han Li had seen initially.

Not only had the area shrunk by nearly half, but the color of the light barrier was no longer the original dim yellow, but had turned into a fiery red color. If one walked slightly closer, one could feel a scorching aura rushing toward one's face.

What was even more surprising was that those seven-colored light ribbons in the wall of the light barrier had now turned into countless winged fire snakes, climbing and swimming everywhere on the barrier wall, continuously spitting out thin flames.

"What kind of monster is this?" Jin Qing asked in surprise upon seeing this scene.

The others also had expressions of surprise.

"Fire-attribute monster spirit 'Winged Evil', very rare. Only in very special places can this thing be formed. Its lifespan is extremely short, and it often dissipates on its own after surviving for a few hours. But the monster fire they are born to spit is no less formidable than the Core Fire of our cultivators, and they most love to devour the souls of mortals and the primordial spirits of cultivators, making them very tricky to deal with. And this final restriction is clearly what makes this place form a 'Three Yang Land', so these fire spirits can be endlessly generated and never destroyed. If there were cultivators who did not know the ins and outs and forcibly broke the restriction, they would surely not escape the poisonous hands of these Winged Evils." Shi Die explained from the side with a bit of pride.

After all, she was the first to think of the origin of these "Winged Evils" that very few people knew about.

"Winged Evil?" Jin Qing and the others' expressions could not help but change upon hearing that these things would actually devour primordial spirits.

"Since you have called us here, the two fellow Daoists clearly have a method to break it, so don't be polite and just give orders." The cultivator surnamed Brother Jian, who had rarely spoken, said unexpectedly.

After the others were slightly startled, they cast their gazes toward this woman and Han Li.

Han Li smiled slightly on his face and said nothing. And that Shi Die smiled and said in a delicate voice:

"Senior Han and I were also quite troubled at first, but after a few days of discussion, we finally thought of a proper method to break the restriction, but this requires the help of everyone's strength."

Although this woman's appearance was average, her voice was extremely crisp, giving her a bit more delicate charm for a moment.

"Lady Shi, just say it. Whatever you and Fellow Daoist Han order, we will just do it." Hu Yue said with a giggle.

Hearing this, Shi Die was not polite and directly gave orders.

"To break this formation, we need to use several water-attribute magic tools that counteract it. Senior Han and I have gathered a few, so as long as you fellow Daoists hold these magic tools and stand in the positions we say. When Senior Han breaks the protective barrier, you fellow Daoists will use these magic tools to eliminate some of the 'Winged Evils' that slip through the net."

"Fellow Daoists, absolutely do not use magic treasures to attack these monster spirits. These things are born fire spirits, which we cultivators usually avoid at all costs. Furthermore, do not let them get close to your bodies, otherwise, there will be big trouble." Han Li also added slowly from the side.

Seeing Han Li's expression so solemn, Hu Yue and the others looked at each other and all responded with a shiver in their hearts.

Then, Han Li took out a small ruler, a small hammer, and a small fork from his body and distributed them to Jin Qing, Qu Hun, and the cultivator surnamed Brother Jian, while Shi Die on the other side also took out a blue silk handkerchief and handed it to Hu Yue.

Then, under Shi Die's guidance, the group stood in their positions nearby. Shi Die herself also hurriedly retreated to the periphery, similarly took out a short sword magic tool, and watched Han Li's actions with full concentration.

Han Li did not act in a hurry, but carefully re-examined the surroundings. Feeling there was no mistake, he waved his hands, and dozens of blue formation flags, formation disks, and other uniform water-attribute formation tools flew out of his storage bag and began to drift uncertainly around Han Li.

Han Li did not say a word and flicked his ten fingers slightly; "Pu" and "Pu" sounds immediately followed one after another.

These formation flags and disks all flew and shot toward the surroundings of the red light barrier in response. Then, they slowly landed according to a certain pattern.

For the formation flags, the flagpoles were inserted directly into the ground for several inches. For the formation disks, they floated steadily several inches above the ground, forming a formation with a stern atmosphere.

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