Chapter 331: Pyramid! Ancient Rune Array

"Finally here."

Lin Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked toward the boundless sea of sand ahead. After three days of trekking, even with their cultivation, they felt a little exhausted.

The Mo Xie Desert is worthy of being one of the eight forbidden areas of the Cultivation World; the environment here is far harsher than imagined. The scorching sun hangs overhead, and the burning sand grains could almost roast a person alive. What is even more fatal is that strange energy fluctuations emerge from the desert from time to time, interfering with the circulation of a cultivator's spiritual power.

Just at this moment, Qing Bai Er She suddenly emerged from Lin Xuan's body, emitting a series of urgent hisses.

"A discovery?" Lin Xuan's spirits lifted.

Qing She transmitted via voice: "There is a powerful energy reaction ahead, it seems to be related to an Ancient Array!"

Bai She also nodded in agreement: "That's right, and this energy is very similar to the fluctuations of the Qi Luck Array."

Lin Xuan closed his eyes and circulated the "Heaven and Earth Luck Art." Instantly, countless golden threads appeared before his eyes. These threads wove into a huge web, and beneath the sand in front of him, there was shockingly a massive energy vortex!

"It's underneath!" Lin Xuan pointed to a patch of seemingly ordinary sand ahead, "There is some kind of building hidden underground!"

Wang Zhenqiu immediately squatted down and pressed his palms against the scorching sand surface. As a Earth Vein Master, he is the most sensitive to changes underground.

"Incredible..." After a moment, Wang Zhenqiu stood up with a solemn expression, "There is indeed something underground, and the scale is huge! According to the direction of the earth veins, it should be a pyramid-shaped building."

Xiao Qing frowned and said: "A pyramid? The Western Regions do have such buildings, but why would it appear in the heart of the desert?"

"Because this is a node of an Ancient Array." Lin Xuan said thoughtfully, "The shape of the pyramid happens to conform to the laws of Qi Luck convergence."

Just as the three were discussing, Xiao Qing keenly discovered an anomaly: "Wait, look at these footprints..."

She pointed to some subtle traces on the sand. These traces were very faint and had clearly been covered up, but they were still discovered by her.

"Someone has been here?" Wang Zhenqiu asked vigilantly.

After observing carefully, Xiao Qing nodded: "And not just one person. Judging from the depth of the footprints, it should be a five-person team. The most critical thing is that these traces are at least three days old."

"Three days..." Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed, "It seems someone is a step ahead of us."

Qing Bai Er She suddenly issued a warning: "These auras..."

"It's the people from Xuanji Pavilion!" Lin Xuan immediately recognized that faint, elusive fluctuation, "They really have their eyes on this place."

The situation suddenly became tense. As a representative force supporting reform, Xuanji Pavilion's interest in the Ancient Array can be imagined. If they were to activate the node first, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We must act quickly." Lin Xuan made a prompt decision, "We will split up: Wang Zhenqiu is responsible for setting up earth vein arrays on the periphery to serve as early warnings and cover. Xiao Qing and I will find a way to sneak underground to see what the situation is."

Just as the three were preparing to act, a sudden change occurred!

A strange whirlwind suddenly rose in the desert. This wind came mysteriously, without any sound at all; one could only see the yellow sand swirling in the air, forming a huge vortex.

"Careful!" Qing Bai Er She suddenly issued a warning, "This wind is not right!"

Lin Xuan also felt it: "There is an ancient aura in the wind..."

The vortex spun faster and faster, gradually forming a huge pit in the sand. And at the bottom of the pit, an opening at the tip of the pyramid was shockingly revealed!

What was even more shocking was that ancient Runes were constantly flashing within the swirling sandstorm. These Runes glowed with golden light, dancing in the air and forming complex patterns.

"This is..." Lin Xuan focused his gaze, circulating the "Heaven and Earth Luck Art," attempting to decipher these mysterious characters.

"Lin Xuan!" Xiao Qing suddenly shouted, "Someone is coming!"

A series of urgent alarm sounds came from afar; clearly, the people from Xuanji Pavilion had discovered the anomaly here.

"Damn it!" Wang Zhenqiu cursed in a low voice, "We've been discovered!"

Lin Xuan made a prompt decision: "Wang Zhenqiu, you go and lure them away. Xiao Qing and I will take the opportunity to sneak underground!"

Before the words had faded, another strange whirlwind struck. This time the wind force was greater, almost sweeping people away. Lin Xuan and Xiao Qing exchanged a glance, seized the opportunity, and under the cover of the whirlwind, quickly leaped into the opening of the pyramid.

Meanwhile, Wang Zhenqiu let out a loud laugh, deliberately triggering a series of earth vein tremors to create massive chaos. Exclamations came from afar; clearly, the people from Xuanji Pavilion were thrown into a panic by this sudden turn of events.

"Careful!" The moment they entered the pyramid, Qing Bai Er She suddenly issued a warning, "There are ancient Restrictions below..."

But it was already too late! The figures of Lin Xuan and Xiao Qing disappeared into the vortex, and the entrance to the pyramid was buried by yellow sand in an instant.

"This place..."

Lin Xuan looked at the labyrinth-like passage before him and couldn't help but gasp. The internal structure of the pyramid was far more complex than it appeared on the outside; corridors extending in all directions stretched out, each one exuding a mysterious aura.

Most eye-catching were the dense patterns on the walls of the passage. These patterns were not ordinary decorations but were inlaid with some kind of special material, each line emitting a faint glow.

"This is..." Xiao Qing observed the patterns on the wall carefully.

Qing Bai Er She suddenly emerged from Lin Xuan's body, emitting surprised hisses: "It's an Ancient Rune Array! And it's the highest grade one!"

"Highest grade?" Lin Xuan asked curiously.

Bai She explained: "In the ancient era, cultivators created nine grades of Rune Arrays. And these patterns emitting a faint glow are precisely the top-tier ninth-grade Rune Arrays!"

Qing She added: "This kind of Rune Array is not only complex, but it also requires special methods to activate. Once activated, its power is enough to change the world!"

Lin Xuan was thoughtful and began to circulate the "Heaven and Earth Luck Art." The golden Qi Luck Power flowed within his body, attempting to resonate with the patterns on the wall.

"Eh?" Suddenly, Lin Xuan discovered an interesting phenomenon, "These patterns all seem to point in one direction..."

After observing carefully, they discovered that all the patterns were indeed guiding them toward a certain location, which was the deepest part of the pyramid!

"Could the key be there?" Xiao Qing speculated.

Just at this moment, Lin Xuan noticed that a large number of characters were also carved on the wall. The strokes of these characters were exceptionally ancient, carrying a sense of vicissitudes.

"These characters..." Even Qing Bai Er She frowned upon seeing them, "They are too ancient; we cannot recognize them all at once."

However, just as Lin Xuan focused his attention on observing these characters, the Nine-Pattern Inner Core within his body suddenly emitted a slight vibration. A profound feeling surged into his heart, and the meaning of those obscure and difficult ancient texts actually began to naturally present itself in his mind!

"I understand!" Lin Xuan's eyes lit up, "These are records left by the Ancient Guardians!"