The secret chamber was exceptionally cold.
As they approached, everyone felt gusts of icy wind.
They walked in silence, falling behind, following closely.
With a thud, Du Chun's footsteps suddenly halted.
He hadn't realized what was about to happen!
Assuming he had found the exit to the secret passage, he shouted to those behind him, "Everyone, I've found a solution, come and see!"
Perhaps it was because things hadn't gone smoothly before.
Gu Qianying felt an inexplicable worry, sensing that this place was far from simple.
"Du Chun? Are you sure that's the way out? Investigate it carefully!"
Du Chun picked up his long sword and knocked on the wall again.
The wall was clearly hollow inside, meaning there must be another space.
He said without hesitation, "It's right here. I've been traversing the world for so long, could I possibly make a mistake?"
Duan Xifeng had a rather impetuous nature.
He also felt Gu Qianying was being overly cautious and simply strode forward boldly, "It's not easy to find an exit in this wretched place. Isn't there a hollow wall over there? I'll just smash it open and see how the owner of this place plots against us!"
He moved forward quickly, raising a massive axe.
Du Chun, with perfect understanding, left a space and said with a determined look, "I believe in you!"
"Good!"
"No!"
Gu Qianying had already sensed something was amiss and tried to intervene.
But ultimately, she was a step too late.
As Gu Qianying's voice fell, the hammer in Duan Xifeng's hand struck the wall.
The hammer brought a clamor throughout the room.
The entire secret chamber shook violently.
The white bones below trembled intensely, and in their daze, everyone even heard the wails of the vengeful spirits above the bones.
Du Chun still hadn't realized what had happened!
"Hurry up and come over! We've broken through the wall, and the exit is right here, come quickly!"
He could already see a few cracks in the wall, and by all accounts, this should be the exit.
Du Chun felt a sense of luck that he had found the exit so quickly.
But in the very next second.
The situation behind them changed drastically. Because the mechanism was destroyed, the formation behind them was also activated.
From the darkness in front of the secret passage, a hurricane swept in.
And along with it, hidden in the wall crevices, were hidden weapons.
The hidden weapons exploded, shooting towards Du Chun with deadly force.
Everyone was startled.
Du Chun was somewhat dazed, confused and unsure of what to do.
Fortunately, Duan Xifeng reacted extremely quickly. Just as the hidden weapons were about to touch them, he swiftly lifted Du Chun, twisted, and returned him to Gu Qianying's side.
And at the wall.
As the two of them left, the hurricane instantly stopped, and then, from somewhere, flames erupted. The flames burned brighter and hotter, even making the wall of the secret passage they were in glow red.
Meng Qinghua, with his own strength, conjured a massive protective shield using his spiritual energy.
Only then were they spared from the encroaching flames.
Gu Qianying finally discovered the anomaly.
They were actually within a formation.
"Wind Fire Formation!" she said with a frown.
This formation was passed down from ancient times, supported by Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, creating a natural place of slaughter.
Once the formation was successful.
It only required injecting a certain amount of wind and fire element items into it, and their power above it would also expand.
Clearly, Gu Qianying and the others had fallen into the formation.
As the saying goes, it's easy to invite a god but hard to send one away.
Since they had fallen into this place, if the formation was not dispelled, they would not be able to leave.
"Do you know how to break this thing?" Nangong Li was very displeased with the killing aura within the secret chamber.
He always felt that these things were draining their spiritual energy.
The longer they stayed in the formation, the weaker their bodies would become.
In the long run, even with spirit pills to sustain them, they couldn't stay here indefinitely; they had to get out.
Gu Qianying's eyes were deep, and she nodded.
"The Wind Fire Formation emphasizes Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, with Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth as the basics. The eye of this Wind Fire Formation should be based on fire."
"If we want to dispel it, we should disrupt the wind elements here, meaning the four corners of the southeast, northwest, and southwest, which respectively oppose Metal, Wood, Water, and Earth!"
"But the situation here is too bizarre, everyone should still be cautious and absolutely do not be affected by it."
The white bones before them, the strange formation, all told the people that a terrifying event had once occurred in this place.
A formation that could cause so many deaths was not simple.
Perhaps with the slightest carelessness, they would fall into it and become the white bones within.
Fortunately, everyone had seen great storms.
For such a small scene, they were not overly afraid.
Gu Qianying took the lead, positioning herself in the northeast, where the fire was most intense, and the entire wall was scorched red.
Nangong Li was positioned in the southwest.
Meng Qinghua and Ouyang Qinglin also took their positions.
Bai Yufeng tried to step forward but was quickly stopped.
Gu Qianying said with a solemn expression, "You cannot come forward. This place is fraught with danger, do not be reckless."
Bai Yufeng knew his spiritual energy was weak and being within the formation, he had remained silent since the beginning, standing by the entrance with Xiao Yihao.
Bai Yulan also knew she was powerless and hid beside her elder brother, not moving.
Duan Xifeng looked puzzled, "This is a Five Elements formation, why are only the four of you going? Why?"
Gu Qianying's eyes were deep, "No need to ask, protect the three behind. Eldest Brother, can I trust you?"
Duan Xifeng glanced at the people behind. The three were frail, making them seem suspicious.
He had no choice but to return.
Around the four of them, he set up a protective shield to prevent any unexpected harm.
Xiao Yihao clutched Duan Xifeng's trouser leg, his little face filled with panic.
"Will Mother and the others be alright!"
Bai Yufeng pulled him back, "Don't worry, your mother is very powerful, these little things are nothing!"
Xiao Yihao clenched his fists and cast a worried glance in Gu Qianying's direction.
Within the formation.
The four had taken their positions, exerting all their might and channeling all their internal energy into the formation.
The formation, with fire as its command, possessed immense power.
When they were stimulated.
Within the formation, a ferocious beast covered in fire materialized.
The beast lifted its foot and stomped furiously on the ground.
Under the force, the earth here cracked, splitting outwards.
Tears of blood flowed from the beast's eyes.
As the blood tears fell into the flames, the power above the flames grew even more surging, beginning to spread wildly to the sides.
The four suffered heavy blows, and their strength was consequently diminished.
Gu Qianying almost stopped breathing, her spiritual energy drained.
The other three were also engulfed by the flames, appearing somewhat disheveled.
Gu Qianying gritted her teeth, resisting with all her might.
The formation had been triggered, and only by destroying it could they survive.
"Ah!"
The beast let out a deafening roar.
It sensed the presence of the four, its body transforming into clones, conjuring four illusory figures, opening their bloody mouths, attempting to devour the four.