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Chapter 2569 Enemy Enters the Battlefield
It must be admitted that Qu Jianlei and Han Li were unusually relaxed.

At first, Han Li held some fragments of ugly tree roots, sensing and calculating at the same time.

In the first few days, the effect was not very good... or rather, it was uncertain whether it was effective at all.

However, the handsome young man's face remained expressionless, and no one could tell what was wrong.

Seven or eight days later, he began to try to point out some directions, and Qu Jianlei did not say anything, but led everyone to move in the direction.

Seeing this, Jin Ge felt uneasy. After a few days, he whispered to him, "Why don't you have your fortune told?"

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment before replying, "From the perspective of array formations, there's nothing wrong with the direction he chose."

He always believed that no one is omnipotent. Even if a True Venerable can understand the Dao of Arrays, a True Monarch's mastery of the Dao of Arrays would only be higher.

However, even Wenxian, a grandmaster of array formations, believes that the future path of array formations has disappeared!
It's not that the path is bad, but once a baby learns to walk upright, how to crawl faster becomes unimportant.

When a True Lord takes action, he can certainly set up a powerful array.

However, the power of the great formation mainly comes from the True Monarch's deeper understanding of various rules, or rather, from the enhancement of his own strength.

When it comes to Zhenjun's understanding of the Dao, he may not be able to match Wenxian's—not because he lacks the ability, but because he doesn't need to.

Everyone knows it's a sunset industry, so why invest so much? Isn't that foolish?
Qu Jianlei's understanding of the Dao is certainly not as good as Wen Xian's, but he does not believe that any True Monarch can crush him.

This unknown king, in order to save face after his family's treasures were damaged, set up a formation as punishment.

Putting everything else aside, just considering the nature of this situation, it doesn't seem worth the Great Khan's full effort... because there's really no need for it.

If the other True Venerables heard that it was a formation set up by the Great Lord, they would probably give up the struggle completely.

However, Qu Jianlei believes that Wen Xian would definitely not feel desperate in such a situation; perhaps... he would be even more excited!
So, since Wenxian dares to try and is eager to try, why can't he?

This wasn't blind optimism, but rather a reflection of his considerable confidence in his mastery of array formations.

He has been studying this skill for quite some time, and not every True Venerable has the super computing power of Xiaohu.

Back in the Dead Zone, when he and Wenxian were discussing the Dao of Arrays, the other dozen or so True Venerables couldn't even get a word in edgewise!

Moreover, he also possesses a faint aura of the character "运" (Yun), so if Han Li were to deviate too much and encounter danger, he would be able to sense it.

Finally, on the ninth day, he shouted "Stop!" and then grabbed a piece of ugly tree root, raising his hand to perform divination.

The aura of creation aiding divination was not unfamiliar to him, after all, the new tortoise shell and chess pieces were all crafted from tree roots.

Moreover, he had also observed how Han Li used the aura of creation.

Han Li wouldn't object to him watching over her; in fact, she hoped he could help keep an eye on her and ensure she didn't go astray.

He doesn't object to Han Li watching now, but whether he can incorporate some of it into his own work depends on fate.

After calculating for a while, Qu Jianlei pointed in another direction, not too far off.

Han Li stared intently at him as he calculated, her divine sense scanning back and forth.

Qu Jianlei felt a little uncomfortable, feeling like two grown men were doing this from head to toe...

However, since they are Daoist partners, this is inevitable. If he encounters a similar situation in the future, won't he also have to keep an eye on the other person to learn from them?

After reading it, Han Li did not blindly follow it, but instead took out abacus rods and carefully performed the divination.

Then he looked at Qu Jianlei, "Why?"

“It’s quite dangerous,” Qu Jianlei said, without offering further explanation.

That's enough. Without saying a word, Han Li nodded. "Alright, let's continue."

“It can’t get any more dangerous,” Jin Ge sighed. “The formation has already undergone two major overhauls.”

Despite their calm demeanor, the formation they were trapped in was exceptionally powerful.

The formation specially crafted by Qu Jianlei not only consumed enormous amounts of resources, but also underwent two major repairs, not to mention minor ones.

Only the four of them are True Venerables and can withstand such a drain. If it were any other True Venerable power, the mountain-protecting formation would not be able to withstand such a drain.

True Venerable Yugiri had been silent for a long time before speaking, "Is this how extravagant your expeditions are usually?"

"What do you call extravagance?" Jin Ge rolled his eyes at her. "It's danger... Trying to save money will kill people!"

“But the aura of creation…” True Venerable Xiwu shook his head, thinking to himself, without so many trump cards, who would dare to take such a risk?

Even so, the other party's move was still a bit too much.

Jin Ge knew what she was thinking, glanced at her, and said, "These two are competing to see who gets distracted first... You can't compare people."

"Watch out!" True Venerable Yugiri pointed forward, "Spatial Vortex!"

"Damn it... not again!" Jin Ge was speechless. "It's even more hateful than a spatial rift!"

Spatial vortexes rarely exist in the outside world, but they are not as harmful as spatial rifts; they only devour people.

But nobody wants it to devour them; who knows where it might be swept away?
Moreover, when this thing extends, the area it covers is even larger than a spatial rift!

In the past few days, the Four True Venerables have encountered many cracks and vortexes in the space. On one occasion, a spatial crack even struck the formation.

Fortunately, the formation designed by Qu Jianlei was truly formidable in its defense, capable of withstanding multiple attacks from the Nascent Soul stage.
The spatial rift that time wasn't very powerful, so they barely withstood it, and then everyone quickly escaped, managing to escape unharmed.

So far, no one knows that this great formation is the Heavenly Capital Formation, but everyone can feel how troublesome it is.

However, considering that it was the Great King's doing, the four of them could accept it.

Spatial vortexes are usually not as sudden as spatial rifts, so this time we were able to detect them relatively early and avoid them in advance.

But just as they were about to brush past the vortex, its suction suddenly intensified, and several beams of transparent energy swept towards them.

At the critical moment, Qu Jianlei activated the formation to suddenly accelerate, while Xi Wu raised her hand and made a hand seal, "Shadow Body..."

The teleportation array carried them away at lightning speed, leaving behind a phantom that moved at the original speed.

Several transparent beams of energy enveloped the phantom and dragged it toward the vortex.

It was only thanks to everyone's sufficient cultivation and caution that they were able to barely sense those few abnormal energies.

To someone with slightly weaker perception, they would only think that a spatial vortex suddenly erupted and pulled them in.

“Hmph,” True Venerable Xiwu snorted coldly, saying calmly, “They’ve come looking for us. It seems they’re gradually gaining control of the great formation.”

Although she was confident in her illusions, she did not believe she could fool the Great Lord's formation.

If those energies could actually be deceived, then it can be concluded that... it is almost certainly not the will of the True Monarch.

“It’s the Netherworld Chains,” Jin Ge said calmly. “This thing isn’t actually transparent; it’s light black.”

"Netherworld chains...the kind that grab you out of your body?" Han Li couldn't help but glance at him upon hearing this. "You actually recognize them?"

"I just..." Jin Ge subconsciously wanted to be vague, but after thinking about it, now was really not the time to hide his ignorance.

"Well, back then, I originally wanted to leave Lingyun Sect to explore the world and see what it was like outside..."

Alright, needless to say, the other three True Venerables immediately imagined the scene.

Han Li looked at him in surprise, "You... you actually dared to escape from Lingyun Sect, who gave you the guts?"

"Wasn't I...young back then?" Jin Ge coughed twice. He's tens of thousands of years old, and he still has the nerve to say "young"?
Qu Jianlei didn't consider these things. Instead, he frowned, somewhat lost in thought, and asked, "Then how did they master the formation?"

"Wake up," Han Li couldn't help but say. "If there's anything you need to think about, go back and think about it slowly. We've been trapped for ten days, haven't we?"

It's true that he and Qu Jianlei have a good relationship, but this guy's habit of getting distracted from time to time... how much of the scene is there to make sense?
"Let's assume they've taken control of this great formation," Jin Ge said, still able to let go of the past and immediately getting back to the main topic.

"We should be prepared for the worst. How do we take it back?"

“Then… I’ll do it,” Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and decided to take over Han Li’s task. “You guys protect the Dharma.”

The next moment, his figure blurred again.

Han Li raised her hand, pulled the illusory figure over, and then looked at Jin Ge, "Summon your true form."

"How could I possibly do that?" Jin Ge glanced at him. "Even if the message could get out, let alone not get out, could I possibly get out?"

"I really can't count on him," Han Li shook his head, sighed softly, and raised his hand to start calculating again. "This guy will exhaust me sooner or later."

Although Qu Zhenzun went to the Golden Cave to perform divination, he could not abandon the divination to determine his future direction.

Han Li was well aware that the other party was currently calculating the general direction and key aspects, while he still had to control the details.

This is mutual understanding between comrades-in-arms, no further explanation needed.

However, divination is really harmful. Even a true master cannot sustain it for too long, even if they only raise their hand to make a divination.

That's why Han Li complained so much. The True Venerable has a high tolerance for hardship, but this is just too much.

You have to understand, they really didn't know how long they would be stuck in this formation; it would take a long time to calculate...

What Jin Ge was concerned about was, "We need to break through the formation as soon as possible, otherwise... what will people outside think?"

It is conceivable that the three... or even four of them were trapped, and the cultivators from those four camps witnessed it all.

If we can't get out of here quickly, we'll be bringing shame to Houdejie!

Secondly, although the four camps are all filled with cultivators from outside the realm, is it possible that this news won't reach Houde?

When the virtuous cultivators heard this rumor, they felt that as long as they could not escape their predicament in the short term, regardless of whether anyone would come to their aid, they would be utterly humiliated.

“Yes,” Yugiri nodded in deep agreement, “The thought of being rescued makes me… really want to kill someone!”

It's easy to imagine how awkward it must have been for the famously aloof and cold-hearted Kun Xiuzhen to harbor murderous intent.

Meanwhile, the Unworthy True Venerable was leading a group of cultivators, hurrying towards the entrance of the void passage.

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