Mythical Cultivation

Over the next two days, Wu Ming and his companions successfully collected various resources, including spiritual flowers and herbs, and various precious minerals. Minerals with relatively high value in the outside world, such as Sky Star Stone, Sky Red Copper Ore, Guanghan Iron, and Bird Gold Stone, were all useful for crafting magical instruments. While they couldn't be used to create magical treasures, they were still valuable materials.

Black Gold Stone, in particular, can significantly increase the hardness of a magical instrument by adding just a little bit. It's generally only added to mid-grade and higher-grade instruments, and is especially essential for top-grade instruments, making it quite expensive. Sky Star Stone is also a relatively rare material. It's said that this ore can enhance the ability of magical instruments to evolve. Wu Ming and his companions haven't seen such an instrument, but this demonstrates its rarity.

But what they didn't know was that as they headed towards the center of the inner domain, they would face a huge challenge. As the four of them were marching, Wu Ming suddenly said.

"Have you noticed that our journey today has been a bit too peaceful? Apart from encountering a monster beast this morning, we haven't encountered any other monster beasts until noon."

Normally, there would be a significant number of demonic beasts within this secret realm, especially within the inner realm. It was unlikely that they would be constantly troubled by demonic beasts along the way, as some were relatively docile and would not attack unless provoked or fully fed. However, they had seen demonic beasts throughout their journey, but today was different. It had been a while since they had seen any. Initially, Wu Ming had simply thought it was good luck, but now he no longer felt that way, hence his warning.

"It seems something is wrong. I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't told me." Hou Tiancheng took over the conversation.

"Maybe I'm just lucky today?" Zhao Xiaohai said optimistically. He pointed to a huge upright rock nearby and said, "Look, there seems to be writing on that rock."

"It seems there really is some writing. I just noticed it, but I can't see clearly what it is." Mei Lingshuang also said.

Upon hearing this, several people gathered around and approached the boulder for a closer examination. They discovered that it was deeply embedded in the ground. Judging from its location, it was originally a rectangular stone. However, after countless years of baptism, the surface of the stone was covered with traces of time, and the few large characters originally engraved on it were now blurred and difficult to read. Moreover, the upper half of the stone seemed to be missing, making the already difficult to discern even more difficult to make out. Everyone circled the stone, but still found nothing.

"Oh, forget it! Don't worry about it. Maybe it's just an ordinary stone. Let's get on the road quickly. Although it's a bit weird today, as long as we are more careful, there shouldn't be any big problems." Zhao Xiaohai looked at it for a while and felt that he had no clue, so he said impatiently.

The others, hearing his explanation, agreed. After all, encountering strange things in this secret realm wasn't uncommon. Since they couldn't figure it out, there was no point in continuing to dwell on it. So, they decided to ignore the mysterious boulder and continue on their way.

However, what had just happened had left everyone somewhat wary. They were all on high alert, keeping an eye on their surroundings, just in case. And so, the four of them set out on their journey again, a mixture of caution and curiosity in their hearts.

At this moment, Wu Ming watched helplessly as Zhao Xiaohai and Mei Lingshuang, who were walking in front of him, suddenly vanished into thin air! This sudden change made his heart sink, and a sense of foreboding washed over him. Meanwhile, Hou Tiancheng, standing nearby, was the first to notice the anomaly and shouted in panic, "Wu Ming, Zhao Xiaohai and Mei Lingshuang are gone! What the hell is going on?"

Faced with this bizarre situation, Wu Ming forced himself to calm down and quickly thought of a response. He turned to Hou Tiancheng and said, "Don't panic yet. Let's go forward and take a closer look. Remember to have your magic tools ready at all times, just in case." With that, the two of them cautiously approached the location where Zhao Xiaohai and Mei Lingshuang had just been.

However, as Wu Ming got closer to the place, he felt a strange sensation. It was as if an invisible barrier had blocked their path. Just as he tried to explore further, he suddenly felt as if his body had passed through something. Then, Hou Tiancheng beside him also disappeared without a trace!

At this moment, Wu Ming was left standing alone, surrounded by a dead silence. He looked around in horror, realizing that the familiar road behind him had transformed into a golden desert. He immediately realized that he and his companions had stumbled into a mysterious formation.

Wu Ming frowned, thinking to himself, "No wonder Mei Lingshuang and Zhao Xiaohai, who weren't far from me, suddenly vanished. They'd accidentally fallen into this formation. I just don't know what kind of formation it is, where the center is, and how to find a way out... If I delay here too long, it will definitely affect my entire itinerary, with disastrous consequences!" This thought made Wu Ming feel anxious. But he knew that at this moment, the only way to find a way to break the formation and lead everyone out of danger was to remain calm.

However, since we were already deep inside the formation, there was no point in worrying now. We should first check what type of formation it was, whether it was an illusion or a killing formation. If it was an illusion, then the safety would be greatly improved, but it would be difficult to break the formation. The illusion formation was too confusing, and it would be very difficult to find the center of the formation.

If it is a killing formation, then the few people will be in much more danger. The formation is filled with all kinds of murderous intent, and people will die if they are not careful. However, breaking a killing formation is much easier than an illusion formation. As long as you can withstand the murderous intent of the killing formation, you can infer the location of the formation's eye, because the murderous intent at the formation's eye is the heaviest, which is to prevent the enemy from breaking the formation.

Looking at the boundless golden desert, Wu Ming felt a headache. He also looked at the blazing sun hanging overhead. Fortunately, he was inside a formation, so he could feel the sun wasn't scorchingly hot. This was good news. However, looking at such a vast expanse of desert also gave Wu Ming a headache. Without any reference points, he didn't know where to go. Never mind, he'd just explore the way first.

Wu Ming settled on a direction and set off with his flying sword. A quarter of an hour later, nothing changed. He'd traveled at least ten miles, still seeing endless desert. This seemed like an illusion. Wu Ming mentally formed a preliminary definition of the formation. If so, how could he find the center of the formation? Wu Ming felt a little anxious.