Acai's Sky

★Nine Palaces Key·Financial Breaking Entryway

Penetrating the deeper darkness and violence of "Greedy Wolf Devouring the Moon", the starship "Firefly" was like traveling through the stomach of the universe, and finally arrived at the coordinates of the second guiding star monument deduced by Xuantian.

The scene before him made Ah Cai, who was used to seeing strange and bizarre copies, hold her breath.

This place seems to be the center of a forcibly solidified cosmic storm.

Countless huge jade columns, all white and warm, exude an aura of timeless vicissitudes, like the ribs of a god, supporting a relatively stable and strange space.

The surface of the columns is naturally covered with golden rune veins, flickering and forming a heart-poundingly large three-dimensional nine-square grid network that covers the entire area.

The ground is not solid, but is composed of flowing energy that sparkles with stardust light, and is also clearly divided into a huge nine-square grid.

Within each grid, surging energy of distinct and terrifying attributes: dazzling golden light, giant trees with wildly growing vines, blazing flames that incinerated the heavens and boiled the seas, profound ice that froze thousands of miles, weak waters that devoured everything, soul-tearing gale winds, devastating thunder, and bone-eroding, soul-destroying poisons...

Nine kinds of extreme energies, under the constraints of an invisible formation, are both independent of each other and subtly connected and flowing, forming a natural and murderous Nine Palaces Lock and Key Formation!

The air was compressed to the point of being almost solidified, with only the low humming sound of energy flowing, like the breathing of a sleeping giant.

At the core of the formation, there is a giant platform suspended, which is made entirely of dark golden metal that exudes an immortal aura.

In the center of the platform, a lifelike statue of a Pixiu with wide-open eyes and a ring in its mouth stands there.

What the statue holds in its mouth is not an ordinary ring, but a golden Pixiu lock with a nine-colored halo and an extremely complex and mysterious shape!

The nine gems on the surface of the golden lock correspond to the attributes of the Nine Palaces. At this moment, they are dim, like nine closed eyes.

A powerful sealing force emanated from it, locking the only portal leading to deeper depths - the chaotic and distorted light curtain behind the platform.

"Hiss... What a grand gesture! Jade Ding Zhenren is indeed a mighty ancient being! This Nine Palaces Locking Key Formation draws upon the power of the universe's origin and uses it for its own benefit, exhausting all possibilities of transformation!"

Tong Jiaqi's cold mechanical voice also carried a hint of imperceptible surprise, and her scanning beam was distorted and bounced away by the invisible force field at the edge of the formation.

"Preliminary analysis: The formation possesses adaptive defense and energy backlash mechanisms. Any powerful attack of a single attribute or a misguided trigger will trigger a chain reaction, with nine types of attacks collapsing. The power... is immeasurable."

"Squeak, squeak, squeak! Lock! There's something behind the lock! It smells good! Ten thousand times more fragrant than the Star Marrow in the Star Monument! No, a hundred million times!"

Lucky Golden Rat Jin Yuanbao was so excited that his golden hair exploded all over his body. He jumped wildly on Acai's shoulder, pointing his little paws at the Pixiu Golden Lock, and his saliva was almost flowing out.

Its perception of the treasure energy penetrated the layers of blockade of the formation, and the temptation of the space behind the lock made it almost lose its mind.

"Tsk, Boss, calm down! Don't you see that deadly thing?"

The Di Tu Raccoon Dog·Golden Raccoon Dog rarely argued with Jin Yuanbao. Its shiny golden fur stood up, and its small eyes were filled with solemnity and... a hint of excitement to try.

"However, this lock... this material... wow, it's the real 'Immortal Divine Gold'! If only I could turn stone into gold to this extent..." It rubbed its little paws, as if measuring the gap between its own magical powers and the divine gold.

"Ouch...it hurts!"

The divine beast 朏朏·Tuantuan curled up in Acai's arms, its pure big eyes reflecting the violently flowing energy of the Nine Palaces Formation, conveying a strong sense of unease.

The auspicious white light around it instinctively expanded into a small halo, trying to dispel the approaching negative energy.

The mythical beast Tengu Feiyue let out a threatening growl from its throat, the silver moon mark on its forehead glowed, and it locked onto the Pixiu golden lock at the core of the formation, as if it were a living beast.

The Black Tortoise, Xuantian, was floating beside Acai. The star map on the tortoise shell was spinning rapidly, trying to deduce the path to the formation's escape route. However, the energy flow of the Nine Palaces was too complex and subtle, making deduction extremely difficult.

"Master, this formation has endless variations. You need to test it yourself to find a glimmer of hope. Good or bad luck is hard to predict." Xuantian's voice was heavier than ever before.

The tomb guardian beast, Glutinous Rice Ball, jumped directly to the front of the team. The soul fire burning on its ancient stone body rose violently, and it opened an invisible force field, covering the team. It frantically absorbed and suppressed the negative energy of death, resentment, destruction, etc. emanating from the Nine Palaces Formation, making a slight "hissing" sound.

The mythical beast Bifang Brahma was suspended in mid-air, with rosy light flowing around it and the flame of purification flickering on its wings, ready for battle.

"What a great Nine Palaces Lock Key! Jade Ding Zhenren is indeed worthy of his reputation."

There was a gleam in Acai's eyes. Instead of showing any fear, she felt a strong desire to conquer.

The ancient bronze coin on her waist was slightly hot, and it resonated strongly with the Pixiu golden lock and the vast ancient wealth that emanated from the space behind the lock.

"Wealth is the key... It seems that the key to breaking this formation lies in my identity as the 'Apostle of the God of Wealth.'" She understood in her heart.

"My lady, this formation is dangerous. You must proceed with caution. I am willing to lead the secret guards to explore the way ahead!"

Rong Mama's face was stern, she held the dragon-headed cane tightly in her hand, and her eyes swept across the palace where energy was surging.

"Wait a minute, Mammy."

Ah Cai raised her hand to stop him, “This formation cannot be broken by brute force.

You must activate the palace grid according to the specific order of the five elements, triggering the flow of the formation and turning the murderous intent into a lifeline, before you can reach the core. One wrong step will lead to eternal damnation."

Gu Mama frowned, "These nine palaces clearly have nine attributes..."

"Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth are the core, and ice, wind, thunder, and poison are derivative variations. The foundation is still the five elements."

Tong Shishan's voice was heard. She was manipulating several specially made micro-detectors with weak neutralizing force fields flowing on their surfaces, and was carefully approaching the edge of the formation.

"According to energy spectrum analysis, the activation sequence of the Shengmen path may be: earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth. This cycle of mutual generation will trigger resonance at the core hub, potentially opening a safe passage."

"But each step requires extremely precise energy injection points, and must be performed at the moment when the energy of the previous grid is flowing steadily. The margin for error... is extremely low."

On the holographic model she called up, a path connected by green light spots appeared, winding its way through the violent energy torrent.