Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

A few days later, Pan Shi Lie personally led two elite members of the Pan Shi tribe who were skilled in tracking and concealment, along with Lu Ling Xi Yao (Xiao Qi), Nalan Rong Zhi (Nala Gu), Di Lin (A Tu), Bai Hu (Xiong Da), You Ming (Xiao Hei), and An Ye (Xiao Hui), under the guidance of Feng Xiao (Lao Feng), successfully avoiding the layers of sentry posts and patrols that Lie Tian had set up on the outskirts of the Black Wind Mountains. They traversed mountains and valleys, avoiding all the main roads that could expose their whereabouts, and finally arrived at a secret hideout only a few dozen miles away from Lie Tian City.

This is a stone cave, the entrance cleverly concealed by dense vines and a huge rock. From the cave entrance, you can see the city of Lietian.

"We've arrived. This is one of our Rock Clan's secret refuges. It's extremely well-hidden, and even the hounds of Rift Sky would have a hard time finding it." Rock Lie lowered his voice, his tone heavy. He pointed towards the cave entrance, "From here, you can see the outline of Rift Sky City."

Upon hearing this, everyone walked to the cave entrance, parted the vines and branches, and looked in the direction that Pan Shi Lie had pointed.

When the legendary city came into complete view for the first time, even people like Lu Lingxi and Nalan Rongzhi, who were used to seeing grand scenes, couldn't help but shrink their pupils and feel a strong sense of shock.

Rift Sky City is less a city and more a war fortress completely integrated with the Black Wind Mountains. Built against the mountain, its massive walls, like an extension of the mountain range, soar into the clouds and pierce the sky.

What's even more unsettling is that the towering city walls emit a faint aura of energy, covering the entire city.

Compared to the Rock City where they had previously been, the scale and defense level of Sky Rift City were on a completely different level.

Feng Xiao (Old Feng)'s expression was unusually solemn. He carefully observed the distant city and said in a deep voice, "Those runes on the city walls are not ordinary defensive formations, but an extremely powerful composite ancient defensive formation. Not only is its physical defense astonishing, but it can also block the detection of spiritual power. Look at the direction of the city gate..."

Following his pointing finger, everyone looked and saw that although the city gate in the distance was blurry, they could still see the densely packed guards, like ants.

"Those guards were dressed in black armor, armed with excellent weapons, and exuded a fierce aura. If I'm not mistaken, they should be the 'Black Armor Guards' under Lie Tian's command. Their strength is at least above that of the Wolf Fang Guard Captain, or even stronger, and there are quite a few of them... Lie Tian has almost deployed his core forces here."

Feng Xiao paused, then added, "Have you noticed that there are almost no flying monsters above the city, only patrol teams under Lie Tian's command? This means that there is very likely a powerful anti-aircraft barrier set up above Lie Tian City, making it impossible for ordinary flying monsters to get close!"

Feng Xiao's words made everyone's hearts even heavier.

Just then, Dark Night (Little Gray), who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. His brows were tightly furrowed, and he looked unusually serious.

"Dark Night, what did you sense?" Lu Lingxi (Xiao Qi) asked softly.

An Ye raised his head, his eyes filled with solemnity. He shook his head, his voice tinged with unease, "The energy fluctuations within the city are extremely chaotic, and there is an extremely powerful aura lingering in the central area. This aura should be Lie Tian."

The result was not unexpected, but what Dark Night said next made everyone's hearts jump to their throats.

“Besides that…” Dark Night lowered his voice even further, “I also sensed… at least three, three auras that do not belong to Rift Sky, which are equally powerful. They are hidden in different locations in the city, appearing and disappearing, making it difficult to pinpoint their exact location.”

"It seems that Hei Yuan has invested a considerable amount of power in Rift Sky City," Nalan Rongzhi (Naragu) said coldly, a hint of icy killing intent flashing in his eyes.

“The situation is more dangerous than we anticipated.” Lu Lingxi Yao (Xiao Qi) frowned deeply. She glanced at the sky; night had completely fallen. “Tonight, we need to investigate further.”

Pan Shi Lie, along with his two elite soldiers, as well as Bai Hu (Xiong Da), Feng Xiao (Lao Feng), and You Ming (Xiao Hei), kept watch on the perimeter while taking the time to rest and recover their strength.

Inside the cave, Lu Lingxi Yao (Xiao Qi) sat cross-legged, focused on her work. Nalan Rongzhi (Nalagu) sat quietly beside her, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing, but his powerful divine sense always enveloped the surroundings, protecting her. An Ye (Xiao Hui) also sat beside her, his body ramrod straight, also preparing for the next exploration.

Since spiritual power could not penetrate the restriction, Lu Lingxi Yao decided to use the power of the Kunlun Ring.

"Ling Shu, help me," she said to the spirit in her mind.

"Yes, Master. However, forcibly engaging in long-distance spatial perception will consume a great deal of your mental strength and the energy of the Kunlun Ring. Please be careful!" Ling Shu reminded him.

“I know.” Lu Lingxi took a deep breath and completely immersed her mind in the Kunlun Ring.

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The Kunlun Ring emitted extremely faint spatial fluctuations, and invisible ripples spread out from her center. Lu Lingxi Yao's spiritual power, guided by Ling Shu and enhanced by the power of the Kunlun Ring, spread towards Lietian City like several invisible tentacles.

This method of detection, based on the laws of space, is far more covert than mental energy scanning. It is like "infiltration," using the folds and gaps in space to perceive, making it more difficult to detect. However, as Ling Shu said, this kind of detection requires extremely high control over mental energy and consumes a great deal of energy.

As her spatial perception expanded, Lu Lingxi's expression gradually became serious.

In her "vision," the underground area of ​​Rift Sky City had an exceptionally complex spatial structure, resembling a giant anthill with several hidden passages, dark rooms, and spatial nodes intersecting with each other.

Her perception finally settled on the city center area—the underground of the city lord's mansion, where the energy fluctuations were the most intense. She clearly sensed that deep underground, there was an enormous energy source, filled with a vast life force. Without a doubt, it was the ancestral power of the demon realm!

However, this ancestral power was firmly locked by layers of spatial restrictions and formations. These restrictions were not only powerful, but also seemed to contain other suppressive forces.

Even with the spatial perception aided by the Kunlun Ring, Lu Lingxi Yao's senses could hardly penetrate the layers of restrictions, let alone perceive the specific situation inside the ancestral vein forbidden area.

"As expected, just as Pan Shi Lie and Clan Chief Ying Hong said, the ancestral forbidden area is indeed tightly sealed off, and it is almost impossible to force a breakthrough from the outside."

But what Lu Lingxi Yao was more concerned about was that, within her spatial perception range, apart from the area with the most intense energy fluctuations underground in the City Lord's Mansion, she also sensed anomalies in an abandoned altar, the basement of a tower, and the residential area within the city!

Just as Lu Lingxi Yao was concentrating on trying to investigate these anomalies, she felt a strong wave of fatigue wash over her.

"Master, we can't go any deeper. Your mental energy is being depleted too much. Besides, there seem to be anti-detection restrictions around these anomalies. Getting any closer might get us detected!" Ling Shu hurriedly reminded him.

Lu Lingxi slowly withdrew her spatial perception, opened her eyes, and looked at An Ye (Xiao Hui), who was also adjusting her breathing and preparing.

"Dark Night!" she transmitted telepathically, "I've sensed several anomalies within the city, their locations are..." She relayed the coordinates of those points to Dark Night, "When you conduct your soul probe later, focus on these areas."