Chapter 337: Xuanyuan Command

Having the Symbol Eye, Jing Le witnessed the entire process of how Hua Changxi used the Great Sun Divine Flame combined with the Floating Light Sword to pry open the barely visible spatial rift.

As for Tong Yao, Yan Zhenzhen, and Hua Liulang, they only managed to see it after the spatial rift had grown to a foot in length.

As the spatial rift was pried open wider and wider, the Xuanhuang Qi that Jing Le 'saw' also increased, and a worried expression involuntarily appeared on his face: "Zhenzhen, can you set up a concealment formation to hide this place where we are?"

He was worried that too much Xuanhuang Qi leaking out would attract attention from others.

Not only Xuanhuang Qi but also dense spiritual energy seeped through the spatial rift. Yan Zhenzhen understood Jing Le's concern and, without another word, took out four formation flags and quickly set up a Four Directions Concealment Formation.

"This formation can only deceive cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and below."

Tong Yao: "That should be enough. Cultivators at the Spiritual Platform stage are old seniors who have cultivated for several hundred years; they rarely go out."

Hua Liulang could only stand by and watch helplessly—after all, it was his first time participating in such a 'high-level' training.

On Hua Changxi's side, under the burning of the Great Sun Divine Flame suffused with the law of the character 'Split', the spatial boundary wall turned into transparent ripples like water. As the Floating Light Sword pried, the spatial rift grew from small to large, and before long, a crack as tall as a person appeared.

Feeling the dense spiritual energy continuously seeping out from the spatial rift, Hua Changxi looked at Yan Zhenzhen: "Zhenzhen, add an isolation formation, otherwise the spiritual energy fluctuation here will definitely attract other cultivators."

Yan Zhenzhen nodded, took out a palm-sized formation plate, and directly struck it into the ground.

The moment the formation plate entered the ground, complex formation patterns formed by converging five-colored spiritual light radiated outward in concentric circles until they vanished a hundred meters away.

Tong Yao was now much more relieved: "Concealment formation plus isolation formation—now no one should be able to discover this area."

Hua Changxi looked at the spatial rift. No one knew what was inside. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Tong Yao and the other three: "I'll go in first. If there's danger, I'll come out immediately. If there's no danger... you all wait a quarter-hour before entering."

Jing Le directly shook his head: "That's not good. If there's danger inside, going in alone may get you trapped. I'll go with you. If there really is danger, we can assist each other and it'll be easier to break free."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi looked at Jing Le and felt the benefit of having teammates.

Tong Yao also said: "Jing Le is right. Going in alone is too risky."

Hua Changxi: "Then it's settled. Jing Le and I will go in first. If there's no danger, you enter later." He paused, then looked at Hua Liulang, "Sixth Brother, you stick close to Tong Yao."

Hua Liulang nodded and said with concern, "Ninth Sister, you be careful too."

Hua Changxi hummed in response, then looked at Jing Le: "Let's go."

Immediately, Tong Yao, Yan Zhenzhen, and Hua Liulang watched as the two, one after the other, leaped into the spatial rift.

Yan Zhenzhen was a bit worried: "If it really is the City Lord's Mansion of Xuanyuan City, there shouldn't be any danger inside, right?"

Tong Yao: "There shouldn't be other dangers, but I'm worried about restrictions."

Places as important as holy lands and city lord's mansions usually have various restrictions set up to prevent outsiders from sneaking in.

Hua Liulang nervously counted the time in silence: "Ninth Sister and the others haven't come out—does that mean there's no danger inside?"

Tong Yao: "Not necessarily. It's also possible they're trapped."

Hua Liulang's face tightened: "Then what do we do? Should we notify the Grand Elder and the others to come rescue them?"

On hearing this, Yan Zhenzhen smiled wryly: "Don't think about asking for help the moment you encounter a problem. We don't know what the situation is inside yet."

"If there's a fortuna inside and you call a bunch of people to share it, Hua Changxi would be furious at you."

Hua Liulang: "..."

Tong Yao patted Hua Liulang on the shoulder: "Don't worry. Changxi and Jing Le both have the strength to protect themselves. Exploring an unknown relic won't necessarily lead to a life-or-death crisis."

Hua Liulang breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically, "I haven't done much training. Senior Sister Yan and Senior Brother Tong, please don't laugh at me."

Tong Yao smiled: "It's fine. Your concern made you lose your composure."

Yan Zhenzhen estimated the time: "Has it been nearly a quarter-hour?"

Tong Yao looked at the spatial rift before them, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go in too!" Then, looking at Hua Liulang, he reminded again, "Stick close to me."

Hua Liulang nodded nervously yet excitedly, followed behind Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen, and leaped into the spatial rift.

"Boom~"

As soon as they entered the spatial rift, an overwhelming, crushing pressure slammed down heavily onto Tong Yao, Yan Zhenzhen, and Hua Liulang.

With two 'thud' sounds, Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen were forced to their knees.

With a 'bang', Hua Liulang was pressed flat to the ground, prostrating himself fully.

About ten meters ahead of the three, Jingliao was also kneeling on the ground; a few meters further, there was Hua Changxi.

Jingliao heard the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground and knew that Tong Yao and the others had entered. He said loudly, "Crawl forward. See the yellow tokens on the ground? Once we get the tokens, we should be able to break free from the restriction."

As soon as they entered, he and Hua Changxi had been pressed to their knees by the restriction and couldn't move.

Fortunately, there were no other dangers.

Using his talisman vision, he saw that the scattered yellow tokens in the plaza emanated the same yellow spiritual light as the restriction, so he guessed that the yellow tokens could lift it.

Tong Yao turned his head with difficulty and indeed saw many yellow tokens scattered across the broad ground ahead.

Besides the yellow tokens, there were also many remains and yellow armor on the ground.

Yan Zhenzhen tried with all her might but couldn't move an inch. "What do I do if I can't crawl?"

At the very front, Hua Changxi was crawling at a snail's pace toward a spot to her left front, where a yellow token lay. Hearing Yan Zhenzhen's words, she immediately said, "The pressure from this restriction can aid body refinement. If you circulate the body refinement mental method, you can resist the suppression."

Tong Yao and Hua Liulang immediately followed suit after hearing this.

The two were artifact refiners, both cultivating both method and body.

Sure enough, by using the body refinement mental method, both began to move slowly forward.

Surprisingly, Hua Liulang moved even a bit faster than Tong Yao.

Yan Zhenzhen, who was last, was astonished by this.

Hua Liulang's body refinement technique was actually better than that of a direct disciple of the Artifact Saint Palace!

Watching Hua Liulang, who was already several meters ahead of him, Tong Yao was also shocked. Previously, when Hua Liulang advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, the Great Elder had said that Hua Liulang's physique was exceptionally well-tempered.

"I got the token!"

As soon as Hua Changxi's hand touched the yellow token, the immense pressure on her body vanished without a trace, and she could move freely.

Looking at the others still struggling to crawl, Hua Changxi asked with a smile, "Do you want me to help?"

Jingliao and Tong Yao said nothing.

Hua Liulang also clenched his teeth and continued crawling; he wanted to get a token himself.

But Yan Zhenzhen shouted, "I do."

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "Wait." With that, she quickly walked toward another yellow token, picked it up, and then headed for Yan Zhenzhen.

As soon as Yan Zhenzhen got the token, she could move immediately.

It wasn't that she didn't want to rely on herself; it was simply that her ability was limited.

Although she also practiced body refinement, since array masters had no high demands for physical constitution, she hadn't paid much attention to it. Moreover, the Array Saint Sect's inherited body refinement technique wasn't top-tier.

Rather than waste time struggling with physical strength, it was better to spend more time investigating—perhaps she could find more opportunities.

"Xuanyuan Token!"

"This is the Xuanyuan Army's Xuanyuan Token!"

When Yan Zhenzhen saw the characters "Xuanyuan" on the yellow token, her expression changed drastically. She looked at the remains and armor on the plaza and asked, "Could they be the Xuanyuan Army that guarded Xuanyuan City?"