Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 254 - 2: Breaking the Formation!

The other Demon Wolf, seeing this, let out a mournful howl.

It pounced at Zhou Xun once again.

Zhou Xun shifted his position, then grabbed the scruff of its neck with one hand and pressed it to the ground.

The Demon Wolf struggled hard, hoping to escape.

However, it was all in vain.

Whoosh!

The same fate, a gray light descended from the sky, and the second Demon Wolf was killed.

After processing the materials from the two Demon Wolves, Zhou Xun turned his attention back to the blank space before him.

With a slap to his Storage Bag, a plump, white worm about two inches long flew out.

It was the Thousand-Answering Insect.

After decades of careful nurturing, the Thousand-Answering Insect had grown to twice its original size.

Naturally, its sensing abilities had also improved.

Sensing Zhou Xun’s intent, the Thousand-Answering Insect floated up and slowly moved forward, sensing meticulously.

Round and round, one circle after another.

Suddenly, the Thousand-Answering Insect stopped at a specific spot.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun formed a Spell with one hand, and a Spirit Light shot towards where the Thousand-Answering Insect had paused.

This was a Restriction Detection Technique taught to him by Master Nanyue.

As Zhou Xun cast the Spell, a red translucent Restriction instantly revealed itself.

"The Restriction is still here, no one has found it!"

Zhou Xun carefully observed and found no new traces of breakthrough.

He then commanded the Thousand-Answering Insect to investigate the flow of Spiritual Power within the Restriction. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Following Zhou Xun’s command, the Thousand-Answering Insect emitted its unique Spiritual Sense towards the Restriction in front.

With the help of the Thousand-Answering Insect, Zhou Xun carefully sensed the flow of Spiritual Power within the Restriction, while his right hand summoned a Breaking Forbidden Cone.

As time passed, the flow of Spiritual Power within the Restriction began to change slowly.

"Now is the time!"

Suddenly, Zhou Xun’s eyes brightened.

The node of Spiritual Power revealed itself before him, and Zhou Xun immediately summoned the Breaking Forbidden Cone, striking fiercely at the node.

In breaking a Restriction, there are generally two common methods.

One is to break it by force, attacking it head-on.

The other is to find the veins of the Restriction’s flow, attacking the node of Spiritual Power, achieving great effect with minimal force.

Zhou Xun naturally adopted the second method.

The Breaking Forbidden Cone accurately struck the node of Spiritual Power on the Restriction in front.

Crack!

The sound of glass shattering, and the red translucent light shield, centered on the point of the Breaking Forbidden Cone’s attack, spread out like spider web cracks.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun immediately increased his power input.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, the light shield shattered instantly.

The first Restriction was thus undone.

The originally steep stone wall suddenly revealed a giant Stone Gate.

It turned out the outer layer of Restriction was an Array with both Illusion Array and Defense Array capabilities.

"For an Array of this level to only be of Quasi-Third Tier level, it seems a bit weak!"

But Zhou Xun didn’t ponder for too long. Now that he had broken the Array hiding the Stone Gate entrance, anyone coming here later would see it.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xun took out a set of Tier Two Middle-Grade Celestial Spirit Illusion Cloud Array to place outside the Stone Gate.

This was an Array refined after he broke through to a Tier Two Middle-Grade Array Master.

It was also the only Illusion Array he had.

Unless the person has reached Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, they would not be able to see through the disguise here.

Soon, Zhou Xun finished setting it, and with a Spell, the Stone Gate on the stone wall disappeared again almost instantly.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun was extremely satisfied.

Then, Zhou Xun approached the Stone Gate.

The Stone Gate was extremely tall, over ten zhang in height, engraved with many strange flowers, plants, rare birds, and beasts.

Upon close inspection, most were unfamiliar to Zhou Xun.

He took out a Flying Sword of extreme level and struck the Stone Gate fiercely,

"Ding!"

A crisp sound rang out, but the Stone Gate was unharmed.

Zhou Xun, now at Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, combined with the Divine Sense surpassing ordinary Fake Pill Cultivators, couldn’t damage the gate one bit with his Flying Sword.

The strength of this Stone Gate surpassed that of ordinary Top-Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifacts.

What material is this!

After a moment, Zhou Xun seemed to have found the answer.

He had read in a Scripture that Ancient Cultivators, when constructing important buildings, would refine and compress Low-Tier Ore, then use Magic to create an extremely hard material.

This material was just purely hard, without enough Spirituality, unsuitable for Artifact Refining.

It could only be used to construct buildings.

Looking at this towering Stone Gate, Zhou Xun activated the Hundred Veins Body Refining Technique.

Instantly, Zhou Xun’s body emitted a faint red light.

Placing both hands on the Stone Gate, he then exerted force.

Initially using thirty percent of his strength, the Stone Gate did not move!

At fifty percent, still no movement!

At seventy percent, no movement!

Only when Zhou Xun, holding nothing back, exerted his full strength did the Stone Gate begin to move slowly.

Rumble!

The Stone Gate was finally pushed open slightly!

After a short effort, a passage wide enough for one person appeared, and Zhou Xun stopped his action.

Gasping heavily!

"Luckily, my Body Refining Technique reached the Sixth Layer, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to open this Stone Gate!"

Zhou Xun felt a sense of relief.

The weight of this Stone Gate exceeded his imagination.

According to his estimation, an ordinary Body Refiner, even at the Sixth Layer, would not have been able to push it open.

Luckily, Zhou Xun’s Hundred Veins Body Refining Technique was not an ordinary Body Refining Technique.

At his Fifth Layer, he had the physique of a regular Sixth Layer Body Refiner.

Only such superhuman strength could open this Stone Gate.

After resting, Zhou Xun slapped his Storage Bag and took out a well-nurtured Tier Two Middle-Grade Defense Talisman, activating it on himself.

Instantly, a golden translucent light shield enveloped Zhou Xun.

With the Inner Armor made from the Cyan Snake Scale Armor he wore, Zhou Xun felt assured.

He stepped into the Stone Gate and walked inside.

Behind the Stone Gate lay a massive passageway.

Over ten zhang high and four to five zhang wide, it stretched into the interior, with Zhou Xun’s Divine Sense unable to detect the end.

Taking out the Golden Wheel Spiritual Artifact, he held it in his hand while ordering the Thousand-Answering Insect to lead the way, investigating carefully.

Sure enough, both sides of the passage were filled with Restrictions, many at the Quasi-Third Tier Level, though most were damaged and ineffective.

With the Thousand-Answering Insect’s sensing, Zhou Xun carefully maneuvered through the Restrictions, wary of triggering them.

After about two thousand zhang, the passage began to slowly decline and narrow.

The number of Restrictions in the area greatly diminished.

Zhou Xun continued downward, walking approximately fifty five hundred zhang more, and the space opened up before him.

A vast plaza appeared before Zhou Xun, spanning over a thousand zhang.

Around the plaza, the faint glimmer of an Array’s microcosm encircled it like a fog, enclosing the entire plaza.

"This is, without a doubt, the Celestial Spirit Illusion Cloud Array!"

Zhou Xun was startled.

Fortunately, he had spent time under Master Nanyue learning about the Path of Array.

Otherwise, he would’ve been trapped in the Illusion Array.

After the stirring of his emotions, Zhou Xun noticed the array was at Quasi-Third Tier Level.

But, he wasn’t too surprised by it.

"Now let’s take a look at the mysterious palace behind it."

Zhou Xun continued to walk forward.

Running his Spiritual Sense, he cautiously explored every inch of his surroundings.

Though the path ahead was potentially perilous, he remained undaunted.

The unknown called to him, and Zhou Xun was driven by his thirst for discovery.

He could see the outline of the mysterious palace ahead, draped in a shroud of ancient secrets waiting to be unveiled.

With each step closer, anticipation surged through him. What awaited behind its doors?

It was a mystery only a brave Cultivator like Zhou Xun was willing to solve.

"""