Chapter 1666: Tracks Exposed

At the very center of the sanctuary, a massive fire basin has been built.

Around the fire basin, reflective copper mirrors are set.

Looking through the basin, one can only see the light reflected from the White Moon Sacred Fire at its bottom, and cannot see the actual flames.

Ye Liuyun releases his Divine Sense and discovers that beneath the basin is empty, directly connected to the underground source of the White Moon Sacred Fire.

For a moment, Ye Liuyun cannot see the bottom, does not know how strong the source is, but can feel that the fire's power is considerable. By energy conversion, it is certainly not weaker than a Magic Crystal's energy.

Thus Ye Liuyun estimates that the source is also not small. For a while he cannot figure out how to draw this fire source.

"Alright! Just a glance is enough. In these special times, don't make it hard on your Uncle Nine!"

At this moment, Song Qianyi's Uncle Nine is already urging her to leave.

"You go back first, don't show any flaw! After I finish here, I'll come find you and lift the Slave Seal!" Ye Liuyun transmits this voice to Song Qianyi.

"Fine!" Song Qianyi replies to her Uncle Nine, pretends to be satisfied, and leaves with him.

Ye Liuyun, cloaked in the Invisibility Cloak, stands still without moving.

Several Divine Senses sweep back and forth continuously, yet none detect his trace.

At this time, the duplicate is also discussing with Qiong Qi how to seize the fire source.

There is only one Invisibility Cloak. If it is given to Qiong Qi to break the Formation, Ye Liuyun has a high chance of being discovered.

"Try your Shadow Concealment Technique, delay as much as possible. According to this layout, the two of us will be exposed sooner or later. Just keep delaying; once we enter the Formation and approach the fire source, there'll be nothing to worry about," Qiong Qi suggests.

"What if the Formation attacks us?" Ye Liuyun says worriedly.

"With me here, what are you worried about! Besides, you have ice and Fire Flame Power yourself; can you not resist for a moment? If you're worried, just wear that fire‑resistant scale armor on the outside!" Qiong Qi says.

"That's the only way. Soon, break the Formation quickly; nothing else matters. This time you must bring me in. Otherwise if I stay here, I'm doomed!" Ye Liuyun says.

If Ye Liuyun is discovered here, he cannot escape; Formation barriers block both front and back.

"Got it!" Qiong Qi replies.

Ye Liuyun then cautiously moves to a hidden spot, quickly employs the Shadow Concealment Technique, and gives the Invisibility Cloak to Qiong Qi. After emerging, Qiong Qi immediately begins searching for the Formation and starts breaking it.

Ye Liuyun holds his breath and concentrates, hiding in the shadows, trying not to be detected by those Divine Senses.

Unfortunately, after a short while, a powerful Divine Sense scans over, suspecting his location.

Ye Liuyun becomes even more reluctant to move, even daring not to use Divine Sense Transmission Voice to Qiong Qi.

However, Qiong Qi also notices Ye Liuyun's peril and speeds up his actions.

A patrol of guards also rushes toward Ye Liuyun's location.

Nevertheless, Ye Liuyun's situation draws everyone's attention, making it even easier for Qiong Qi to act.

When the patrol arrives, they find nothing, staring blankly at a patch of shadow.

At this moment, several late‑stage Heavenly Patriarch masters also rush over to investigate, and Ye Liuyun is about to be exposed.

Just then, Qiong Qi on his side creates a gap in the Formation.

"Done, come toward me!" Qiong Qi no longer hesitates, directly transmitting his voice to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun had long ago, via the Divine Soul Contract, pinpointed Qiong Qi's location.

When Qiong Qi sends him a transmission, he immediately rushes over.

He also knows that this will expose him completely, but there's no other way.

The many patrolling guards were never Ye Liuyun's match. They only saw a Black Shadow flash by, then rushed toward the Formation.

By the time they recover, Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi have already entered the Formation, and the gap slowly closes.

Ye Liuyun's move completely reveals his tracks.

All Demon Cultivators immediately raise the alarm, the guards here also rush over, but with their agility they can do nothing to Ye Liuyun. All the Formations instantly begin to operate at full power.

After Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi enter the Formation, since they are already exposed, the Formation activates at once, and the White Moon Sacred Fire burns toward them.

Dozens of Demon Cultivator strongmen training here immediately charge at them.

"Jump in!" Qiong Qi pulls Ye Liuyun, and they sprint straight into the center of the fire basin of the White Moon Sacred Fire.

The Martial Cultivators present only see a Black Shadow dash into the White Moon Sacred Fire.

Thus, the Formation cannot attack Ye Liuyun, and even the Demon Cultivators cannot pursue him.

Soon, many more strong ones chase in to investigate.

"He jumped into the Sacred Fire!" the Martial Cultivators all say in unison.

The arriving strong ones are very puzzled. "Isn't this courting death? Did he come in to commit suicide?"

"Maybe he has some fire‑proof treasure and temporarily hid inside!" some strong ones speculate.

Regardless, they now have no mind to cultivate. All Martial Cultivators stand around the Sacred Fire, watching the interior.

When Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi enter the Sacred Fire, Qiong Qi returns the Invisibility Cloak to Ye Liuyun, fearing it will be burned.

The moment they enter, they feel the temperature is extremely high! For now they can only rely on their own strength to resist the fire's power.

Qiong Qi tells Ye Liuyun: "This is white phosphorus fire! Not only is the flame temperature high, it also contains deadly poison!"

However, both have cultivated the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra, so they are not worried about poisoning.

Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi dive a bit deeper and also release the duplicate.

Qiong Qi and the duplicate both put on fire‑resistant scale armor, preparing to continue diving deeper.

Not long after they dive, two Demon Cultivators also dive down.

Both of them consider their Fire Flame Power to be relatively strong.

But after diving for a while, they cannot endure the high temperature here and immediately retreat.

"Any findings?" the Martial Cultivators outside ask anxiously.

"We didn't see anyone! We also dived deep. We estimate that even if someone entered, they'd be burned to death!" the two Demon Cultivators say.

Most Demon Cultivators accept their statement, but they do not lower their guard; they must at least guard for ten days to half a month to confirm safety.

Ye Liuyun, his clone, and Qiong Qi, fearing that outsiders would notice the anomaly, did not immediately absorb this white phosphorus fire. Instead, they first dove as deep as possible to locate the source of the fire.

Soon, the clone had reached the limit of its dive and began to absorb the power of this yin fire.