Game Cultivation World: I'm really playing games

The biting cold wind brought heavy snow, and the sky and the earth looked vast and desolate.

Xue Tianhan and the others had solemn expressions on their faces, their hands striking the spirit stones as fast as phantoms, putting all their strength into each strike, outputting their spiritual power without reservation, blending with the icy air from the outside world to form a thin layer of mist.

Finally, with a dull roar, the forbidden light became brighter, and then slowly dissipated like ice and snow melting in spring.

"Hurry up!" Xue Tianhan shouted and rushed towards the stone platform first.

Xiao Qi, Qing Luan and others followed closely behind. Their figures were like a group of arrows shot from a bow, cutting through the sky in the snow.

As soon as everyone touched the stone platform and picked up the map of mountains and rivers that emitted golden light and carried the aura of the plateau, the sealing formation behind them shattered.

In an instant, birds covered the sky like a surging tide, covering the entire sky completely.

Fortunately, with the plateau's fortune and mountain and river map being taken away, the formation that suppressed everyone also became ineffective.

Xue Tianhan and others only felt that the spiritual power in their bodies was like a trapped beast out of a cage, running non-stop, like a bird that had been bound for a long time regaining its freedom.

"Now that my spiritual power has recovered, if these birds still dare to chase us, let them see how powerful we are!" Xue Tianhan snorted coldly, and the spiritual power around him surged like raging waves.

Everyone immediately used their skills to float in the air, turning around to face the bird.

Xue Tianhan took the initiative, instantly condensing a huge spiritual flame in his palm. Like a burning sun, it slammed down towards the flock of birds. Wherever the spiritual flame reached, the birds were reduced to ashes, letting out shrill screams.

Xiao Qi brandished the Yitian Sword, and the spiritual power of the sword body surged. Sharp sword energy whizzed out, cutting the approaching birds in half in an instant like lightning.

Lady Green Snake and Hu Meiniang also cast their own spells. For a moment, colorful lights shone, and the birds could not get close at all.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Huang were not to be outdone. Xiao Hei was surrounded by black spiritual power, and he shuttled through the flock of birds like a black lightning, and the birds fell wherever he went; Xiao Huang held the dog spirit stick in his hand, and with his extremely fast speed, he shot down the birds one by one.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, in a short while, all the birds were killed without a single one left, and they fled in panic.

"Finally solved." Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief and put away the Sword of Heavenly Sword.

Xue Tianhan nodded slightly, a pleased smile on his face: "We successfully obtained the Qiyun Mountain and River Map. Now we have enough strength to deal with the Ancient Cultivator Alliance."

Everyone continued to fly down the mountain with joy and pride. Their figures appeared particularly determined under the sunlight.

Xue Tianhan knew that Feng Yi and the others were still in Bingzhou looking for the Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map, so he took out the sound transmission talisman and passed on the news that they had successfully obtained the Plateau Qiyun Mountain and River Map.

Not long after, the sound transmission note flickered, and Feng Yi's response came: "Great, I'm glad you returned safely. I also have some leads in Bingzhou, but the situation is a bit complicated. This Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map seems to be protected by a mysterious force. We are trying to find a solution."

Xue Tianhan replied, "We'll rush over to meet you right away, and we'll discuss it in detail when we meet."

After hanging up the sound transmission note, Xue Tianhan said to everyone, "Feng Yi and the others are in trouble in Bingzhou. We have to rush over as soon as possible."

No one dared to delay and controlled their spiritual power to fly towards Bingzhou at lightning speed.

A day later, they arrived at where Feng Yi was.

Feng Yi had been waiting at the agreed location, and upon seeing Xue Tianhan and the others, his face lit up with joy. "I've finally got you here. The situation in Bingzhou is even more complicated than I imagined," Feng Yi said as he stepped forward to greet them.

Xue Tianhan's eyes were solemn as he asked, "What kind of mysterious power is guarding this?"

Feng Yi sighed and said slowly:

"It's an ancient immortal formation, passed down through the ages and possessing power beyond imagination. As soon as we approached, we were repelled by an overwhelming force. That force, imbued with the allure of ancient immortal techniques, was simply impossible to resist. Furthermore, the formation seemed to be guarded by the spirit of an ancient mythical beast."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Xue Tianhan pondered for a moment and said, "In this case, we must act more cautiously. Let's check the situation of the immortal formation first, and then make plans."

Under Feng Yi's leadership, everyone came to the location of the immortal formation.

I saw a huge stone formation suspended in the air, the formation patterns flashing with strange light, and powerful spiritual power fluctuations filled the air. Every flow of spiritual power revealed an ancient and mysterious atmosphere, as if telling the legend of the ancient fairyland.

Xue Tianhan circulated his spiritual power, trying to sense the rules of the immortal formation. However, as soon as he got close, he was repelled by an invisible yet powerful force. He flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, with blood surging in his chest and blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.

"This immortal formation is indeed powerful." Xue Tianhan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and frowned.

At this moment, Xiao Qi suddenly shouted, "Look everyone, the flickering pattern of this formation seems to be somewhat similar to the symbols we saw in the cave on the plateau!"

Everyone looked over and after careful observation, they all felt that there was indeed some connection.

Lady Green Snake recalled and said, "On the plateau, we used symbols to break the restriction. Perhaps a similar method can be used here."

Xue Tianhan's eyes lit up and he immediately started discussing with Feng Yi and others.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Huang were also giving advice. Although their ideas were simple, they could sometimes bring new ideas to everyone.

After some research, they discovered that the energy flow of the immortal formation was related to an ancient spiritual power cycle and was closely connected to the power of the stars.

Xue Tianhan's idea moved. The Nine Heavens Star Art that he and Xiao Qi both knew might be the key to breaking the formation.

Everyone acted quickly. Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi stood at the front of the team, took a deep breath, circulated the spiritual power in their bodies, and began to perform the Nine Heavens Star Art.

As they moved, the power of the stars surged faintly in the sky, echoing with the light of the immortal array patterns.

Xue Tianhan quickly formed seals with his hands, and the spiritual power in his body was like a surging river, blending with the power of the stars, and then suddenly pushed towards the fairy formation.

Xiao Qi also brandished the Yitian Sword. The spiritual power on the sword resonated with the power of the stars. Every sword energy carried the brilliant light of the stars and was injected into the fairy formation.

As the Nine Heavens Star Art was performed, the immortal formation began to change, and the light of the formation pattern flickered more and more violently, as if resisting the interference of the crowd.

Suddenly, a deafening roar emanated from the immortal formation, and a gigantic phantom beast emerged. Its body emanated flames, and its eyes revealed boundless majesty. It was the spirit of the ancient fire beast.

"Oh no, this is the spiritual consciousness of the ancient fire beast!" Feng Yi exclaimed.

The spirit of the fire beast roared and spewed out flames towards everyone. The flames carried the power of the immortal formation and were extremely hot. Ripples appeared in the space wherever they passed.

Xue Tianhan quickly cast a spell, forming an ice shield to block the flame attack. The ice shield collided with the flame, making a sizzling sound and instantly turned into water vapor, but the residual power of the flame still made Xue Tianhan's arm numb.

"Don't panic, everyone. Continue to inject spiritual energy to interfere with the immortal formation, and its power will be weakened!" Xue Tianhan shouted loudly.

Everyone gritted their teeth and increased the output of their spiritual power.

Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi even used the Nine Heavens Star Art to the extreme. The power of the stars continuously poured into the fairy formation, intertwining and colliding with the spiritual power circulation of the fairy formation.

The Flame Beast's spirit sensed the threat and became even more frantic, continuously attacking everyone. Its attacks were not only powerful, but also carried the strange power of the laws bestowed by the immortal formation. Everyone's defenses were shaky under its attacks.

But the crowd did not flinch, working together to launch a fierce confrontation with the flame beast's spirit. The battle entered a white-hot stage, and the crowd's spiritual power was gradually depleted, but they still held on tenaciously.

Just when everyone was about to collapse, countless eerie auras suddenly surged out from the depths of the immortal formation, and residual souls floated out from the formation patterns.

These souls, their faces distorted and howling in agony, were none other than the cultivators who had long attempted to seize the Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map but had perished here. After their death, they were controlled by the immortal formation and became its guardian puppets.

These residual souls surged in like a tide, surrounding everyone. Although they had no physical form, they possessed strange powers that could erode everyone's spiritual power and mind.

Xue Tianhan and others were resisting the attacks of the remnant soul while struggling to maintain the operation of the Nine Heavens Star Art.

Just as the situation became increasingly critical, a weak cry suddenly came from the immortal formation: "Save me..."

Following the sound, everyone saw a dying warrior trapped in the core area of ​​the immortal formation. He was dressed in rags, his spiritual energy was disordered, and it was obvious that he had been trapped for a long time, his life hanging by a thread.

Xue Tianhan and the others saw this and immediately broke through in the direction of the strong man. They cut through the thorns and finally arrived at the strong man's side.

Xue Tianhan quickly took out a bottle of pills from his arms. He carefully fed the pills into the strong man's mouth. The pills melted in his mouth and turned into a warm current that merged into the strong man's meridians.

After a while, the strong man's face gradually regained some color and his breath became more stable.

He slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of gratitude in them. "Thank you all for rescuing me. My name is Canglan, and I was once a top expert in Bingzhou. Many years ago, I heard that this immortal formation contained the Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map, which could save the world from disaster, so I came here to explore it."

Canglan paused, coughed a few times, and continued, "This immortal formation is not only protected by the spirit of an ancient fire beast, but also contains countless ingenious mechanisms and strange laws. I was too arrogant and rashly entered. Although I was lucky enough to survive, I am trapped here and have exhausted my spiritual power. I can only wait for someone with a destiny to rescue me."

After hearing this, everyone had a deeper understanding of the dangers of the immortal formation.

Xue Tianhan asked, "Senior, do you know of any other way to break this immortal formation?"

Canglan pondered for a moment and said, "I've been trapped here for many years, and have been studying the immortal formation. The key to this immortal formation lies in the spiritual energy circulation at its core, which is highly compatible with the power of the stars. The method you just used has been effective, but we still need to find the key node of the star power and disrupt it with special spiritual energy fluctuations."

Under Canglan's guidance, Xue Tianhan and Xiaoqi once again adjusted the way the spiritual power of the Nine Heavens Star Art was circulated.

While resisting the attacks of the residual souls and the spirit consciousness of the fire beasts, they were looking for the nodes of star power.

After countless attempts and failures, Xue Tianhan finally captured that crucial fluctuation of spiritual power.

Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi exerted their strength simultaneously, integrating the power of chaos into the Nine Heavens Star Art and spiritual energy, accurately finding the flaw in the immortal formation. With a loud bang, the immortal formation's defense layer was finally broken.

Everyone cautiously entered the immortal formation. At the center of the formation, they saw the Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map, emitting a soft glow. Xue Tianhan slowly walked forward and picked up the Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map.

At this moment, a mysterious light suddenly appeared in the sky, enveloping everyone.

An ancient voice echoed in everyone's ears: "You have successfully passed the test. This Bingzhou Qiyun Mountain and River Map will grant you great power, but it also carries the heavy responsibility of protecting the world..."