Chapter 2026 - 12: A World Without Sunlight
"What, have you found the thief?"
Seeing this man, the eagle-eyed middle-aged man’s eyes sparkled.
"No!"
The man in black quickly replied, dashing the fiery brilliance in the eagle-eyed middle-aged man’s eyes.
"You’ve returned..."
The eagle-eyed middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed, and he said somewhat angrily.
"We were only two or three miles away when a large group of people blocked us. I was hoping Brother Yan could help us break this array!"
"A bit embarrassed," he said with a wry smile.
In terms of strength, he was no weaker than the man before him. However, if we talk about the art of formations, he was basically not in the same league as the person in front of them.
"I understand. I’ll take a look!"
The middle-aged man’s eagle eyes flashed, then he was the first to rush out of the hall, taking the road to the right of the hall.
At the same time, other people like Jin Mingyu and Yue Qingyao also encountered the same situation.
Among the followers of Jing Mingyu, there was also someone proficient in formations.
But because all these arrays were Fusion Arrays, with the lowest level being a level 4 personality, they had no other choice.
When the three lords left one after the other, Mr. Yu and nine alchemists were left in the hall.
Master Yu gazed at the four animal furnaces, shook his head helplessly, and slowly walked to the entrance of the hall.
"If I catch that pesky boy today, I will definitely make him a sacrifice for a Dan!"
Mr. Yu’s eyes were insidious. He stared at the dark palace and pavilion with malevolence.
"Bang—"
Just as Master Yu was lowering his voice, he suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of his head.
In an instant, he only felt the world spinning and passed out on the ground.
Master Yu collapsed to the ground, a green-clad old man emerging behind him.
An embroidery of a water pattern was on the chest of the elder, who was Cao Xuanyu, living in the Clear Waters.
It turns out that Ao Cangsheng left behind an Immortality Elixir when he escaped.
The Immortality Elixir was used to control the soul. It was an improvement he had made before. Its function was to distance the soul from evil and purify the mind.
He didn’t know this pill was effective on the nine alchemists. He recognized some of them.
"Yes! Without Mr. Cao’s righteousness, we would never have seen the day again."
Tong Lu cursed Ao Cangsheng, immediately someone flattered Cao Xuanyu.
Upon hearing these curses and complaints, Cao Xuanyu couldn’t help but sneer. "How do you know that child doesn’t care about your life or death?"
Upon saying this, everyone present couldn’t help but be stunned. Especially Li Canglan and Tong Lu were particularly surprised.
"What does this mean?"
In the silence, Tang Fei asked.
Cao Xuanyu said, "If it wasn’t for that young man leaving the pill, let alone you, even the old man would still be lying here."
"So the reason we managed to escape successfully is actually the boy’s merit."
At this point, Cao Xuanyu’s eyes couldn’t help but show envy and curiosity towards Ao Cangsheng.
"How could that boy save us?"
"Mr. Cao, are you joking?"
"I can’t believe that brat could entertain the trio of families."
Cao Xuanyu’s words did not elicit gratitude from those present.
Instead, some of them also doubted Ao Kangsheng.
Seeing this scene, Cao Xuanyu just sighed and didn’t bother to explain to Ao Cangsheng.
He knew, if someone wanted to repay him, even if he didn’t need to say much, they would certainly be grateful to Ao Cangsheng.
If you are dealing with someone cold-hearted, even if you break your tongue, those people wouldn’t sincerely appreciate you.
For example, Tong Lu and Li Changlan.
"Since Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion wants to keep us here, they won’t let us go."
"Now that the hall is empty, let’s leave this ghost place quickly."
"Otherwise, when people from Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, Dragon Yin Mountain, and Heavenly Sail Palace come back, we won’t be able to leave!"
Just as everyone was talking to themselves, Yan Qi suddenly said with a straight face.
Hearing this, people who were muttering to each other suddenly shut their mouths.
Master Yan is right. Let’s hurry up and leave here!"
"But there are arrays outside. How can we break through?"
As they were about to act, they heard a low voice.
"It doesn’t matter. I know a little bit about this formation. I can pave the way for you."
Tong Lu stepped forward triumphantly and said.
"That’s for the kid!"
Tong Lu’s words immediately made many people feel grateful.
"These three roads all lead to the domains of the three dominant forces. We can’t take them!"
Just as they stepped out of the hall, they heard Cao Xuanyu remind them.
"Which road?"
Someone frowned.
"Look, there are several more roads over there. Let’s head in that direction!"
Someone immediately pointed towards five other paths.
"I hope these five paths can lead us out of Danwang’s territory."
The strong looked uneasy and prayed silently.
"Master Long, once the formation is broken, you can continue forward."
"Remember, to progress in the future, you must step on plum blossoms’ signs, otherwise, you’ll trigger a formation."
Ying Yan took a breath of incense before explaining the formation-breaking method to Long Kui and the others.
The three of them inevitably stumbled into the same mistakes. In the Middle Ages, the eagle-eyed emphasized the method to advance toward Long Kui’s side.
"I remember. Thank you very much, Master Yan."
Long Kui bowed, said nothing more, and quickly rushed forward.
"Young master, there’s no way through!"
On the other side, after a long trek, Yue Qingyao finally arrived at the Abyss.
"Let me see!"
Yue Qingyao, hearing the voice, hurried to the edge of the Abyss.
Looking down, apart from the cold wind rising in front of him, all he could see was a thick blackness.
"According to the elder’s estimation, this Abyss is at least several thousand feet deep, with a strange force inside. Even the elder cannot control it."
Standing by Yue Qingyao’s side were a group of followers, explaining to him.
"Old Kong, do you think that child could be hiding down there?"
Yue Qingyao squinted his eyes and asked coldly.
"Impossible! I can’t endure such strange force even with my old strength. If that boy fell into the Abyss, he’d be torn into pieces!"
The followers shook their heads and said definitively.
"So that child is definitely not in the Abyss?"
Yue Qingyao straightened up and murmured.
"No! The elder believes that child must have chosen another path to escape!"
The followers nodded and said.
"Alright, let’s go!"
Hearing this, Yue Qingyao turned around without hesitation and walked back along the original path.
"Young master, there is a large formation ahead of us blocking the way. What should we do?"
Jing Mingyu and his followers quickly traveled a long distance and then suddenly stopped.
Shouted at the sight, Jing Mingyu hurried to the forefront, then saw a stone forest in front of them.
"Old Su, quickly come and see what this is."
Unable to see the situation clearly, Jing Mingyu spoke softly.
No sooner had the voice fallen, a sparsely bearded old man appeared.
"There’s not much time. Let’s try another way."
Cao Xuanyu suddenly said loudly, letting this group of people without a leader see a glimmer of hope again.
Then, the nine tried two more roads consecutively, finally finding a glimmer of hope on the fourth road.
"Come on, everyone. There doesn’t seem to be a formation on this road."
When a shout broke the silence, the tension within the group finally eased.
While these people were busy beyond measure, Ao Cangsheng had already advanced dozens of miles.
Just as "The Three Dominants" predicted, Ao Cangsheng did not choose the three exits but opted for one of the remaining five.
Subsequently, he broke through the formations with his powerful formation skills and quickly escaped from the Middle Arcaine Hall.
Owing to the incorrect pursuit by the forces of the Three Dominants, Ao Cangsheng was able to gain more time to escape.