He was greatly shaken inwardly, it seemed this little white’s cultivation was not as naive as it appeared. She was still recovering, and when she fully recovered, he really didn’t know how high her cultivation would be.
Mo Qi was also bewildered. With such high cultivation, how could Shi Jinchun have captured her?
Little White was also excited, "It's been so long since I've hit someone like this!"
It was truly exhilarating!
Mo Qi and Linghu Xiaoxian looked at her in astonishment, feeling she was quite punchable!
Pang Qingheng was so angry his lungs were about to explode!
But what could be done?
They couldn't defeat her in a fight, nor could they out-argue her.
They could only endure it.
"Waiting here indefinitely isn't a solution, is it?" Little White said again, her voice sweet and full of spirit.
Pang Qing almost fainted.
That was exactly what he had just said!
Why could she say it, but he couldn't?
Mo Qi withdrew his spiritual sense and glanced at her, "Did you not detect anything with your divine sense?"
Little White sighed, "This is a formation, what can be detected? Just strange spiritual energy flashes. It appears occasionally and then disappears. I can only say it's a marvelous formation, and I found nothing else."
"Do you have any insights?" she suddenly asked, looking at Mo Qi.
Mo Qi sat down on the spot, "Let's observe the situation."
"Does that mean we wait here to die?" Linghu Xiaoxian couldn't help but ask.
"Waiting to die and observing the situation are two different concepts, aren't they?" Mo Qi said, glancing at her sideways.
Little White also sat down, "I think it's a good idea."
Linghu Xiaoxian looked at them, unsure whether to stay or go, feeling very troubled.
Pang Qing fanned the flames, "Xiaoxian, they've already formed an alliance in secret and are treating us as outsiders. I think we should leave, no need to be an eyesore here."
"The Dou Zhuan Xing Yi Formation, with one person guarding it, can harness the power of the star river. When the stars move, the river moves, but if the stars do not move, the river does not move. When the river does not move, the guardian of the formation will appear." Mo Qi said slowly.
But this seemingly innocuous statement astonished everyone present, "What? You're saying there's someone outside the formation?"
Mo Qi said, "Of course there is. If there wasn't, why couldn't we get out?"
This?
Pang Qing finally couldn't help but laugh, unable to stop, almost choking. "You, are you trying to make me laugh to death? Still pretending to be profound. I thought you'd say some deep principle, but it turns out to be this: why can't we get out."
"Forget it, I don't have time to indulge your madness. I'm going to continue searching for a way out."
Pang Qing said and was about to leave.
"I see him," Mo Qi said, a startling statement.
"Where is he?" Linghu Xiaoxian and Little White looked around, a little nervous.
"The place we are in is a circular cave dwelling, and where he is, is in a small side path outside the cave dwelling, like the ear of this cave dwelling," Mo Qi said.
Pang Qing looked around but saw no "ear," nor any cave dwelling.
"Are you bluffing?" Pang Qing laughed. "I can also tell you that we are actually in a sea of fire..."
Before he could finish, with a boom, a ball of flame surged up and engulfed him.
Pang Qing, burned, jumped around and ran everywhere, but the flames moved with his body, always enveloping him.
"We are inside a circular cave dwelling, and there is a side path outside. That person is in the side path," Mo Qi muttered to himself, ignoring the events around him.
Linghu Xiaoxian and Little White also seemed to understand something and began to chant with him, "We are inside a circular cave dwelling, and that person is in the side path outside."
Linghu Xiaoxian remained standing but unconsciously closed her eyes, and the scene began to appear in her mind.
Pang Qing, who had been screaming from the flames, finally understood after being covered in wounds.
He also closed his eyes and began to chant the same words, and the flames around him disappeared silently.
When everyone's voices synchronized, they all opened their eyes.
The scene before them was exactly as Mo Qi had described.
They were in a circular cave dwelling, and outside the cave dwelling, there seemed to be a side path.
Linghu Xiaoxian found it unbelievable and asked Mo Qi cautiously, "Is this our hallucination?"
Mo Qi smiled, "If you think it's an illusion, then it is an illusion."
He appeared unfathomable, like an ethereal master detached from the mortal world!
Little White said in a childish voice, "Little rascal!"
"This is the real world," Mo Qi said. "It was not created by me, nor by you. I made you chant continuously just to make you recognize this reality. Because to escape an illusion, one must first recognize reality."
Pang Qing rubbed his eyes, saying somewhat unwillingly, "Illusion, this must be an illusion. Didn't you say there was someone in the side path? Where is he?"
Mo Qi touched his nose, "We can't see the entire side path from our position. If you want to see that person, you'll see them once you go out."
Little White and Linghu Xiaoxian became vigilant. If there was indeed someone there, then he was the guardian of the formation, or the guardian of the prison. To guard such a vast forbidden area alone, how high must his cultivation be?
Pang Qing didn't believe it and laughed, "You're really good at bluffing. I want to see what this person looks like."
With that, he strode out. Looking at the scene outside the cave, he was stunned.
There was indeed a side path outside the cave, and a few feet into the path, it reached an end!
It was a dead end, and at the end of the dead end sat a person.
He was dressed in rags, emaciated, so thin that his age was indistinguishable!
While Pang Qing was dazed, the person looked at Pang Qing and smiled. Pang Qing immediately fainted to the ground.
Mo Qi and the other two were also stunned. What kind of technique was this? Silently, with just one glance, someone collapsed?
They didn't see the person smile; they only felt that the person had used some strange sorcery.
The three looked at each other, not daring to go out rashly.
Mo Qi attempted to communicate with him, "Friend, what should I call you?"
"Call me Jia Yi Bing," the person said, his voice weak, as if he might stop breathing at any moment.
It seemed he hadn't spoken for a long time, and his voice was rough, hoarse, and eerie.
None of this was strange; what was strange was the name.
"Could you please be merciful and let us pass?" Mo Qi said, suppressing a smile.
"Yes, but the daughter of Linghu Zhong must stay," Jia Yi Bing said with a cold snort.
Mo Qi glanced at Linghu Xiaoxian, who glared at him.
"Why?" Mo Qi asked.
"Linghu Zhong trapped me here to guard the prison for him. I asked him to let his daughter accompany me. Is this request too much?" Jia Yi Bing's emotions became agitated, turning into a roar at the end.
This even startled Linghu Xiaoxian!
But in an instant, she became furious. No one had ever dared to insult her like this, even verbally!
"You old scoundrel, are you tired of living?" Linghu Xiaoxian cursed.
"I think this request is not excessive, just a bit unreasonable. Linghu Zhong trapped you here, you should ask Linghu Zhong to accompany you," Mo Qi said, as if discussing a matter of fact.
"Then you all stay and accompany me," Jia Yi Bing suddenly said, his face contorted.
However, Mo Qi and the others couldn't see his face, nor his distorted expression.
Linghu Xiaoxian suddenly dashed out. As she exited the cave, she summoned her Golden Staff, which emitted a golden light and struck towards Jia Yi Bing.
Jia Yi Bing opened his mouth and spat. A hurricane immediately swept through the air, with countless shadows in the center, drifting and swaying towards the golden light.
Linghu Xiaoxian changed her hand seals. The golden light suddenly surged, tearing apart the hurricane and the shadows within it inch by inch.
The hurricane was as solid as if it were tangible. After being torn apart, it echoed in the air. After a full circle, it formed a wider echo, crashing into the golden light. The golden light was gradually diluted.
At the same time, Little White and Mo Qi dashed out of the cave.
Mo Qi finally saw Jia Yi Bing's full appearance. He was skin and bones, and he had no hands, so he could only attack with his mouth.
The shadows in the hurricane tore at the golden light layer by layer. The golden light gradually dimmed, and the hurricane then struck towards the Golden Staff. The Golden Staff swayed precariously, showing signs of being swept away.
Linghu Xiaoxian changed her hand seals, struggling to hold on. Unexpectedly, a foul stench suddenly emanated from the hurricane, wafting into her nostrils. Linghu Xiaoxian immediately fainted.
Little White opened her mouth and exhaled a stream of dragon's breath. Countless shadows also flew out, fiercely striking towards the opposite side.
At the same time, Mo Qi chanted a spell. He brought his hands together, and a dazzling light shone from the gap, surging out and disappearing in an instant.
The dragon's breath shadows struck, tearing open the hurricane shadows. The hurricane shadows, like before, swept back, circled, and returned, weakening the dragon's breath shadows layer by layer.
Concurrently, Little White was also strongly affected by the foul stench and fainted to the ground.
The hurricane shadows continued to advance unstoppably. Judging by their momentum, they were about to tear Mo Qi to shreds.
Mo Qi produced a Qiankun Ring in his hand. He swung his arm, and the Qiankun Ring emitted a blue light, creating an impenetrable barrier around him.
A continuous series of dinging sounds could be heard, like nails being hammered into a door.
The hurricane shadows gradually dissipated.
However, a strong, foul odor assailed him. Mo Qi held his breath, but he was still affected by the stench. Mo Qi swayed, feeling lightheaded.