Chapter 1014: Chapter 1011: Injured and Trapped
"When we came, were there two passages here?" Qin Yanyang couldn’t help asking.
Yang Fei shook his head: "I can’t remember clearly, probably not."
Qin Yanyang nodded and said: "Yes, I seem to have looked back once, and didn’t notice there were several caves here at that time."
Yang Fei’s heart sank and said: "So, did a new cave suddenly appear?"
Qin Yanyang thought for a moment, nodded and said: "It should be like this."
Yang Fei took a deep breath and said: "Close your eyes."
As he spoke, he held Qin Yanyang’s hand.
Their minds immediately connected, and many pieces of knowledge about the Talisman Array flashed through Qin Yanyang’s mind. She realized Yang Fei was sorting through some information, trying to figure out what the situation was.
After a moment, she sensed Yang Fei’s state of mind was a bit chaotic, seemingly clueless about the situation.
She hurriedly reminded: "Yang Fei, don’t rush, think slowly, there are at most two paths here. At worst, we can just choose one randomly, and our chance of picking the right one is fifty percent."
With Qin Yanyang’s reassurance, Yang Fei’s mood gradually calmed down.
Suddenly, he felt a movement in his heart and said: "I will release my Divine Thought and investigate. There are always some impressions on the road we came from, maybe I can discern the way."
Qin Yanyang was delighted and said: "Yes, how did we forget about this ability? There are excavation marks along the way, your Divine Thought will quickly find it."
Yang Fei no longer hesitated, releasing his Divine Thought to explore the depths of the left cave first.
Buzz!
As soon as his Divine Thought touched the entrance of the left cave, a buzzing sound suddenly came from his mind.
In that moment, his Divine Soul trembled, and his Sea of Consciousness seemed to collapse.
Connected with him by hand, Qin Yanyang also suffered a spiritual backlash from the depths of the soul, spewing out a mouthful of blood with a "wah" sound.
"Ah?"
She let out a painful cry.
Yang Fei’s face turned pale, his expression weary, and he anxiously looked at Qin Yanyang. Seeing her vomiting blood and her equally haggard expression, he couldn’t help but worry and asked: "You... how are you?"
Fearing for his concern, Qin Yanyang shook her head and said: "I’m fine, just my Divine Soul took a hit, it’s nothing."
Yang Fei said with a frightened heart: "What a terrifying mental backlash, this cave..."
He looked up at the cave, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in shock: "Why is there another one?"
Qin Yanyang looked up and couldn’t help but cry out in surprise.
There were now three cave entrances ahead.
Both of them gasped, looking back simultaneously.
Hiss~~~
Where there had originally been only one forked road, there were now four passages, with four dark caves appearing before them.
"How... how can this be?" Qin Yanyang exclaimed in surprise.
This was far beyond her comprehension.
Living in a tech-savvy society, even martial arts had made her aware of mysterious things in the world.
But cultivation always had a theory basis, it was after the human body connected with nature’s spiritual energy that it absorbed it, refining it into True Qi, turning humans into experts.
This is similar to vehicles like cars and planes being fueled by energy sources.
True Qi is equivalent to the energy source for cultivators.
So she could accept humans being able to cultivate.
But now, clearly there was one cave, but it suddenly became two, then two became four.
This was too inconceivable.
How could tangible things completely defy physical laws and undergo quantitative change?
Yang Fei also found it hard to accept.
Watching right before his eyes as two caves became one more, he was genuinely startled.
Turning to look at the two caves behind him, they became four.
What on earth is going on?
Are we in an illusion?
Hmm?
Yes, this must be an illusion.
It’s impossible for tangible things to undergo such a substantial quantitative change.
Yang Fei took a deep breath, held Qin Yanyang’s hand, and said: "Dear, don’t panic, we must have triggered some ancient formation, entering some kind of illusion, experiencing hallucinations."
With Yang Fei saying this, Qin Yanyang also had a sudden realization.
Yes, it must be an illusion.
The Cloud Mist Mountain Array Yang Fei tinkered with had already shown her the mysterious capabilities of formations, and later Zhuge Cang and Tong Yunshu’s demonstration of runic ability made her understand that aside from absorbing spiritual energy to become Physical Body Realm cultivators, there were other mystical powers in the world. Understanding those powers allowed one to master extraordinary powers and divine skills.
Therefore, falling into an ancient array and experiencing hallucinations was something she found easy to accept and trust without question.
"What should we do then, can you break this array?" Though Qin Yanyang’s heart was more at ease, she still asked worriedly.
This array was too strange, and somehow they had fallen into it.
Moreover, though Yang Fei understood formations, he hadn’t felt anything before. When he used his Divine Thought to probe the cave just now, in their state of combined intentions, such a powerful union of Divine Soul, they were immediately backlashed. It was clear this array’s power was extraordinary.
Sure enough, Yang Fei’s voice sounded with a bitter laugh: "This array is so powerful, I only realized we were trapped after being ensnared, and from the probe just now, it’s clear this array is extraordinary. I... I can only say I’ll try my best."
Qin Yanyang held his hand tightly and said: "I trust you can do it, don’t rush, there are still a lot of compressed biscuits in our backpack, we can last a while."
Yang Fei nodded and said: "I know."
Their minds gradually calmed down, and Qin Yanyang said: "At worst, we can choose a path to try. Even if it’s an illusion, there should be one correct path."
Hearing this, Yang Fei’s eyes lit up, nodding: "Right, an Illusion Array of choices like this, though other paths are usually perilous, if we’re strong enough, we can reach the end. The single Life Gate path is just the safest, and often where the array’s creator hid treasures."
Qin Yanyang asked: "So can the other paths also reach the place where the treasure is hidden after passing through?"
Yang Fei thought for a moment, shaking his head: "Not necessarily. According to the basic setup of a mechanism array, they often follow the rule of ’different paths lead to the same destination.’ No matter which road is chosen, they all lead to the same endpoint. But some people might carve out another way, not wanting those who choose wrong to get their treasure. This is the so-called search for someone with fate."
Qin Yanyang nodded silently and said: "Yang Fei, don’t rush, wait until you’ve recuperated before trying again. Don’t get hurt, and if we pick the wrong path, we need to be in the best state."
Yang Fei said: "Okay, let’s first nourish the damaged Divine Souls, and I’ll also think about what kind of array this might be."