Chapter 286: Ancient Great Array

In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour passed.

The Eldest Senior Brother's soul, which had almost completely dissipated, slowly recovered to the point where its normal aura could be felt.

Only then did Xu Chen use all his strength to channel white Qi to repair his dantian, which had been damaged by self-detonation, and his injured meridians.

Soon, another two quarters of an hour passed. Xu Chen stopped circulating the Grand Void Demon Art and lightly tapped his finger on the Shan Zhong Xue at the Eldest Senior Brother's chest. Under the impact of the vital energy, the Eldest Senior Brother's heart, which had stopped beating, began to pulse after a slight tremor.

Not long after, the Eldest Senior Brother slowly opened his tightly shut eyes and saw a face he was extremely familiar with.

"Junior Brother?" the Eldest Senior Brother asked with a weak breath after being dazed for a long time.

"The Eldest Senior Brother is awake!" Chen Yang rushed over, his face full of excitement.

"Eldest Senior Brother!" Qu Mei also lunged forward, clutching the Eldest Senior Brother's arm and weeping.

"You, are you Fourth Junior Brother? Am, am I dead? To think we could meet again in the underworld?" The Eldest Senior Brother was clearly not yet awake from the interval between life and death, his mind muddled as he spoke delirious words.

"Wuu wuu, Eldest Senior Brother, you aren't dead, and none of us are dead. It was Junior Brother who saved you, and Fourth Senior Brother has really returned..." Qu Mei explained through tears.

"So that's how it is. Fourth Junior Brother really didn't die, and Junior Brother has come too. It seems it wasn't our time to die. That's great, hahahaha, that's great..."

As the Eldest Senior Brother laughed, blood began to bubble from his mouth and nose. He then struggled and said, "Junior Sister, help me up. I want to get a good look at Fourth Junior Brother!"

Chen Yang grabbed the Eldest Senior Brother's hand tightly, his eyes brimming with tears as he choked out, "Eldest Senior Brother, you are severely injured. Please don't move. We will talk properly after we return to the sect!"

Xu Chen took out a five-inch-tall green Jade Bottle, poured a mouthful into the Eldest Senior Brother's mouth, and said, "This is Spirit Liquid. Eldest Senior Brother, just make do with a mouthful for now. After we return, I will find a way to mend your dantian!"

The Eldest Senior Brother's face was pale, and he bared his teeth in a strained smile. "Junior Brother, don't worry yourself needlessly. Being able to see you all alive is satisfaction enough. However, this place is extremely dangerous. We should find a safe place to hide first, then talk slowly."

Xu Chen hurriedly asked, "Do you know what place this is? Why is the terrain so strange?"

The Eldest Senior Brother shook his head with a bitter smile, while Qu Mei explained in a low voice, "We don't know what this place is. The Eldest Senior Brother and I were brought here from the Yelang Ancient Kingdom by an Array."

At this moment, Wang Daolin, who had been standing to the side without speaking, suddenly said, "If I am not mistaken, this should be the Mihun Shilin of the Southern Border?"

"Mihun Shilin!"

Lu An and Zhong Hui's expressions changed drastically as they exclaimed in unison. Guilingzi nodded in realization, "So that is it. I was wondering why the aura here was so abnormally strange. If it is the Mihun Shilin, then it makes sense."

Xu Chen had naturally heard of the great reputation of the Southern Border's Mihun Shilin, so he stood up with some worry and said, "The Mihun Shilin is rumored to be the most terrifying Evil Land in the Southern Border. Being trapped here, I fear it will not be easy to leave."

Guilingzi, however, waved his hand. "Daoist Friend Xu, there is no need to worry. Although the Mihun Shilin is known as one of the top three Evil Lands in the Divine Continent, it is not a dead zone. It is just that this white mist interferes strongly with the soul, making Divine Sense of little use. Furthermore, this stone forest is intertwined into an Array, containing a powerful space Array, which makes it easy to get lost within. I explored this place several times when I was young. Although I never ventured deep, I believe that as long as we find the thread, we can leave smoothly."

The group was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Wang Daolin also nodded and said, "Senior Guilingzi is correct. Legend has it that this Mihun Shilin is a great Array left over from ancient times. If I am not mistaken, it should have some connection to the Teleportation Arrays and Ancient City ruins we saw earlier. As long as it is an Array, there must be rules to follow. Once we find the rules, leaving will not be too difficult. Besides, the stone Array we teleported through earlier seems to be intact. If we want to leave quickly, perhaps activating that stone Array is the best method!"

Hearing this, the group's mood instantly lightened significantly. Even Guilingzi stroked his beard and nodded, "That is true. Since the people have been saved, let us return to the stone Array first and see if we can activate the teleportation channel to leave. Otherwise, it will take more time, but we should be able to get out in ten days or half a month."

"Good, let us return to the stone Array and see!"

Xu Chen signaled for Chen Yang to help the Eldest Senior Brother up. Chen Yang took the lead and carried the Eldest Senior Brother on his back. Guilingzi wrapped the group in a swirl of Spirit Qi and vanished in the blink of an eye. A moment later, they reappeared on that ancient Altar.

Without needing Xu Chen to speak, Wang Daolin released his Magic Treasure. Several sharp, red whip shadows swept across the Altar, and in the blink of an eye, a large Array covered by stones, mud, thorns, and weeds was clearly revealed before everyone.

Sure enough, apart from appearing ancient, the patterns on the stone pillars of this Array were all intact.

However, just as Xu Chen took out the Space Stone to activate the Array, a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared, and a giant bear Demon Beast several dozen zhang in size appeared out of thin air.

"Roar~~"

The moment the giant bear Demon Beast appeared, it let out an earth-shattering, signature roar.

Immediately, a terrifying pressure swept away the thick white mist around the Altar, surging outward in all directions like a tidal wave.

Under the influence of this terrifying fluctuation, the entire Mihun Shilin seemed to come alive. The sky, the ground, and the stone forest itself were all rustling. Then, ripples began to oscillate from between every stone peak, gradually gathering into the momentum of a mountain-toppling sea, surging crazily from the gullies in all directions like giant waves.

"Not good, the Demon Beast has triggered the spatial restriction of the Mihun Shilin. Go!"

Guilingzi's expression changed drastically. He roared, his Spirit Qi enveloping the entire Altar, and he carried Xu Chen and the others, turning into a blur and vanishing instantly.

"Roar~"

The giant bear Demon Beast seemed to sense the terrifying spatial tide surging from all directions. It leaped into the air, climbing a stone peak to reach a higher point. However, just as it was about to reach the summit, it saw layers of mist gathering into a raging torrent, whistling as it swept toward it.

"Boom~"

In the blink of an eye, the giant bear Demon Beast was submerged by the thick fog. Accompanied by a flash of lightning and a roll of thunder, a loud thud was heard as a giant bear fell from the sky, crashing heavily into the valley.

At this time, the layered ripples had already converged and collided like giant waves, their power becoming increasingly terrifying. Furthermore, with the Teleportation Array as the center, they rapidly surged and expanded outward in all directions.

The entire stone forest, spanning over a hundred thousand li, began to shake violently, flashing with multicolored lightning. A terrifying aura surged straight into the ten-thousand-zhang high sky, shaking the firmament.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Although everyone was wrapped in Guilingzi's Spirit Qi, traveling rapidly through the stone forest and thick fog, unable to feel the spatial tremors of the entire stone forest, they could still hear the intense roaring caused by the surging Spirit Qi and the violent collision of the surrounding space, as well as the flashes of Spirit light.

Moreover, Xu Chen could clearly feel Guilingzi's body shaking violently.

A True Monarch at the Great Circle of the Spirit Transformation realm is already a Half-step True Immortal beginning to control the rules.

Yet, within this Mihun Shilin, he was somewhat unable to hold on.

This shows just how terrifying this Evil Land, said to be an ancient great Array, truly is.

Although Xu Chen had never been to the Mihun Shilin, he had heard some related news.

Of course, most of it was hearsay, but in general, the danger of the Mihun Shilin lies in the fact that no matter how high your strength is, you will be suppressed after entering.

This includes the soul, Spirit Qi, Magic Spell, and Magic Treasure; any ability cultivated is not very effective here.

Those with weak strength will be killed by the Demon Beasts inside soon after entering.

Those with average strength will quickly get lost and unable to find a way out, and after a long time, they will die without knowing why.

As for the powerful Spirit Realm Great Cultivators, they would not easily set foot in such an Evil Land unless forced to. Even if they did enter, they would inevitably be cautious, trying their best to restrain their powerful aura to avoid triggering the hidden killing intent within.

When Xu Chen first fell into the cave of Black Wind Ridge, even Xuanchen Zhenjun did not dare to go down to investigate.

It was not that he could not go down, but that he dared not.

There is not a single place rated as an Evil Land that is not dangerous.

The older people get, the more timid they become; no Spirit Realm Great Cultivator is willing to easily sacrifice the lifespan they have painstakingly accumulated over hundreds or thousands of years.

"Run quickly, the Mihun Shilin is going to explode!"

As the turmoil within the Mihun Shilin became more violent, intense earthquakes began to erupt deep within the entire Southern Border.

In the outer perimeter of the Stone Forest, there are always some cultivators searching for Spirit Grass and Spirit Medicine to make a fortune year-round.

Therefore, when this unprecedented tremor spread out, the entire outer perimeter of the Stone Forest, including the vast primeval dense forests of the Southern Border, was immediately thrown into chaos; cultivators raised their Escape Light and fled in all directions, a massive number of birds took flight in alarm, and beasts, insects, and snakes were likewise scared by this heaven-and-earth tremor that had never occurred before, causing them to bolt in panic, leaving the entire depths of the Southern Border in a state of turmoil.

(End of this chapter)