Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 455: The Out of Control Formation
As the darkness faded, Liu Yu quickly regained his vision.
Due to the short distance teleported, the burden on the participants was minimal, and since they were not ordinary foundation establishment cultivators, they quickly recovered.
However, there was still some impact.
Affected by this, Liu Yu's mind momentarily wandered, unable to focus completely.
But after enduring the pain of spirit refinement for many years, he had mastered the control over his mental state to perfection.
In less than a breath of time, he forcibly gathered his thoughts, releasing his spiritual consciousness to spread in all directions, allowing him to see his current situation clearly.
What came into view were rows of buildings with the distinct characteristics of West Sand, but many of them showed signs of decay, looking as if they had weathered many years.
The air was slightly hot, and above him was not the blue sky, but a brown stone wall, with the light appearing a bit dim.
"Is this... deep underground?"
As he clearly observed the scene in the secret realm and pieced together various clues, this thought flashed through Liu Yu's mind.
Then, he noticed the locations of streets between the buildings and the various shaped "puppets."
These puppets could be roughly divided into two categories: humanoid and beast-shaped, but all were covered in a layer of dust, with only the occasionally exposed bodies shimmering with a cold light.
If the puppets were not activated, it would be difficult for non-professional cultivators to assess their ranks just by their appearance.
The teleportation array was set up in this small square, and the visibility was not very good, surrounded by ancient streets.
The puppets on the streets seemed to subtly surround the small square, implying both defense and vigilance.
Liu Yu's gaze slightly sharpened, holding the Dark Moon Sword in his hand, a small part of his mind connected to the spiritual artifact in his storage bag, ready to act at any moment.
At this moment, Tang Tianbao, Uncle Yang, Zhou Ziwen, and others also regained their composure.
"Uh~"
The teleportation seemed to have caused some discomfort to a few people, who instinctively shook their heads and made sounds to alleviate the discomfort.
This movement was minimal, but in the extremely silent underground building, it was distinctly audible.
"Not good!"
Seemingly realizing something, Tang Tianbao frowned.
Seeing the crowd's eyes turn to him, he quickly pulled out the Holy Flame Token from his storage bag without explaining.
Then, he recited several incantations and cast spell gestures onto it.
The Holy Flame Token floated in the air, the fiery emblem in its central front glowing with red spiritual light, appearing magnificent in the dim underground.
However, no matter how Tang Tianbao urged it, the Holy Flame Token showed no further reaction.
This made him a bit anxious, and his expression turned somewhat ugly.
"Crack!" "Crack!"
At that moment, sounds came from the streets in various directions, as if the noises had triggered some mechanisms, and one by one, the puppets gradually awakened.
Their eyes lit up with various spiritual lights, and their mechanical joints moved with a disconcerting cracking sound.
"Quick, use the token to control these puppets," Zhou Ziwen seemed to know something, glancing at the approaching puppets and reminded.
"This doesn't look good."
"It seems that due to years of neglect, some formations in the secret realm may have lost control, and the Holy Flame Token is trying to contact the formations to confirm our identities."
"Cover me and buy me some time."
Tang Tianbao's expression grew increasingly serious, his hands continuously changing through various spell gestures while he spoke in a low voice.
Since the Holy Flame Sect was destroyed, it had been over three thousand years since this secret realm was established.
For reasons unknown, the yuan ying ancestor who established the secret realm did not grant sufficient permissions, coupled with the weakening of the Holy Flame Sect's power, which led to later cultivators being unable to maintain the secret realm effectively.