Chapter 193: The Secret of the Grand Formation, Another Encounter with Thunder

“It’s time to leave.”

Zhou Chen identified the direction and swept towards the depths of Tai Xu Secret Realm.

He could feel that the Quasi-Emperor Evil Spirit seemed to be brewing some conspiracy, and he had to find Bei Nianyu as soon as possible before that.

Bei Nianyu’s combat power was not weak; after all, facing a Quasi-Emperor level Evil Spirit, anyone fighting alone would be courting death. Only by uniting would there be a glimmer of hope.

On the other side of Starfall Lake, Xiao Yu stopped with two Disciples.

“Saint, are we really just letting it go?”

One Disciple asked, somewhat unwillingly.

“What else can we do if we don’t let it go?”

Xiao Yu gave a wry smile: “He is a scion of an Imperial Clan, and his strength is unfathomable. We cannot afford to provoke him.”

“But that star origin crystal…” “

If the star origin crystal is gone, we can find another. If our lives are gone, then everything is gone.”

Xiao Yu waved his hand, stopping their complaints.

Although he felt aggrieved, he was still very rational, knowing who he could provoke and who he could not.

“Let’s go, look elsewhere. This Tai Xu Secret Realm is so vast, there are plenty of Opportunities.”

After speaking, the three left in another direction.

However, what they didn’t know was that not far behind them, a pair of blood-red eyes were watching them.

“Hehehe… three more fresh sacrifices…”

The sinister laughter was chilling, yet Xiao Yu and the other two were completely unaware.

At this moment, Zhou Chen had already left the Starfall Lake area.

Zhou Chen traversed through the ruins for half an hour, his Divine Sense constantly searching for traces of Bei Nianyu and others.

However, to his surprise, Bei Nianyu’s aura suddenly disappeared as he approached, as if it had never existed.

“Strange, I clearly sensed her aura…”

Zhou Chen frowned and stopped. Could it be that he had sensed incorrectly?

Or was there something that could block auras?

Just as he was puzzled, his Divine Sense suddenly captured a faint life-sensing from a corner of the ruins ahead.

That aura was extremely weak, as if it could vanish at any moment.

“Someone?”

Zhou Chen’s heart stirred. He activated the Taiyi Golden Light Step and flew towards the direction from which the aura came.

In the ruins of a collapsed stone palace, he found a heavily wounded and dying young man.

“Someone from the Array Clan?”

Zhou Chen walked closer and found that the young man’s injuries were extremely severe. Not only was his Physical Body heavily damaged, but even his Divine Soul had suffered serious trauma.

The young man looked to be only in his early twenties, dressed in a white robe with complex patterns embroidered on his chest. The damaged patterns could vaguely be recognized as those of an Array Clan Disciple.

At this moment, he was covered in blood, his aura faint, and dozens of broken Formation Plate fragments were scattered around him.

Hearing footsteps, the young man struggled to lift his head. When he saw Zhou Chen, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.

“Fellow… Fellow Daoist… save… save me…”

The young man’s voice was hoarse, and every word he spoke required immense effort.

Zhou Chen did not act immediately. Instead, he quietly unfolded his Divine Sense, carefully sensing the other party’s condition.

A powerful Divine Sense, like invisible tentacles, probed into the young man’s body, instantly thoroughly understanding the extent of his injuries.

The injuries were indeed very serious, and there was no trace of pretense, but in this situation, even Zhou Chen had no solution.

“You’re beyond saving. Who are you? Why are you so heavily injured?”

Zhou Chen squatted down and asked in a calm tone.

“I… I am Array Clan Disciple Ye… Junior Brother Ye Xuan… Ye Qing.”

The young man said intermittently: “Senior Brother… Senior Brother he… was killed…”

Hearing Ye Xuan’s name, Zhou Chen’s eyes narrowed.

He recalled the evil aura he had sensed when he first entered the Tai Xu Secret Realm.

“How did Ye Xuan die?”

Zhou Chen continued to ask.

“It… it was the Evil Spirit…”

Fear flashed in Ye Qing’s eyes: “That Xue Wuhen… he was possessed by an Evil Spirit… his strength is terrifying… Senior Brother wanted to stop him… but…”

At this point, Ye Qing became emotional, aggravating his injuries, and he coughed up a large mouthful of blood.

“Speak slowly, don’t rush.”

Zhou Chen offered comfort on the surface, but in reality, his Divine Sense had already deeply probed the other party’s Divine Soul fluctuations to judge the veracity of his words.

“I… I barely escaped here with a one-time escape talisman given by Master…”

Ye Qing gasped: “But… I’m at the end of my rope…”

“Why was Xue Wuhen chasing you?”

Zhou Chen asked.

Hearing this question, a deeper fear flashed in Ye Qing’s eyes.

“Myriad… Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice Formation…”

He said with a trembling voice: “That Evil Spirit… wants to use everyone’s blood… to set up the Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice Formation…”

“Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice Formation?”

Zhou Chen’s heart trembled. This name didn’t sound like a good thing. Zhou Chen had seen it on Wang Mazi’s Opportunity panel, but he didn’t know much about it.

“Tell me more specifically.”

“This Formation… requires the blood sacrifice of three main nodes…”

Ye Qing seemed to have used up his last bit of strength: “Senior Brother discovered this secret… wanted to stop it… but…”

“Where are the three nodes?”

Zhou Chen pressed on.

Ye Qing struggled to raise his hand, pointing in three distant directions.

“To the southeast… there’s an ancient pagoda… that’s the first node…”

“To the due north… there’s a palace complex… that’s the second node…”

“To the west… there’s a place…”

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Qing suddenly rolled his eyes and his breathing completely ceased.

“Damn it, what terrible timing to die. You could at least have finished your sentence.”

Although Zhou Chen greatly sympathized with his plight, this abrupt cessation of information left him feeling very uncomfortable.

Nevertheless, the news of the Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice Formation had to be taken seriously.

If that terrifying Evil Spirit truly succeeded in setting it up, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After simply dealing with Ye Qing’s body, Zhou Chen, following the directions he had given, hurried towards the palace complex to the due north.

Since he wanted to stop the Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice Formation, he would start with these nodes. Zhou Chen planned to go and check the situation first.

With the power of the Divine Concealment Art, Zhou Chen was somewhat confident that he wouldn’t be discovered by the other party.

Traveling at high speed, Zhou Chen quickly arrived before a relatively intact palace complex.

The architectural style here was ancient and grand. Although countless years had passed, the former glory could still be seen.

In the center of the palace complex, there was a majestic main hall. The hall doors were tightly shut, and the surroundings were covered with complex Formations.

“Hmm, someone’s there?”

Zhou Chen’s Divine Sense swept over and found a familiar figure in front of the main hall.

It was a young man in a purple lightning-patterned robe, with both hands pressed against the core of the Formation on the hall door, seemingly trying to decipher the Formation.

“Lei Ming of the Lei Clan?”

Zhou Chen recognized the other party’s identity. He didn’t know how many times this was that Zhou Chen had dealt with him, and he didn’t expect to meet him again.

Lei Ming was a top Prodigy of the younger generation of the Lei Clan, known for his domineering lightning power.

With the lightning liquid Zhou Chen had previously given him, Lei Ming’s cultivation had now reached the Saint Realm Tenth Layer.

“What is he doing here?”