The group's initial reaction was a collective sigh. "So, are we stuck here?"
But soon, ng Changxing caught on and asked Guo Da, "Are you saying we can fly out?"
Guo Da looked towards the direction the dragon was preparing to land and finally cracked a smile.
With a nod, he confird, "Should be possible. The dragon's body is massive, so breaking through the hindrance of the gloomy aura won't be an issue. Ordinary martial practitioners, even those at the ninth level of Sacred Majesty, won't be able to fly out of this misty formation if their formation skills aren't strong enough!"
"Is this also a formation?" ng Changxing looked at the mist in the sky, puzzled.
"Exactly! The Mist-Locking Formation!" Guo Da confidently nad the formation.
He added, "Moreover, the Formations both in the sky and underground are seamlessly integrated, all relying on the natural terrain! At night, the power of the Formations might be even stronger!"
"No wonder no one could find the treasure here," ng Changxing sighed at the revelation.
"Maybe we can!" Guo Da, however, wasn't overly certain.
"The mouth of the tiger-shaped in the west should be the entrance to the grand tomb," Guo Da explained.
"Why there?" ng Changxing questioned, bewildered. "Entering a tiger's mouth sounds like a death sentence, doesn't it?"
ng Changxing might not understand Formations, but he felt that the Formation seed odd, as if it intended to devour people.
"According to the arrangent of the Formation, that should be the Death Entrance of the Formation!" Guo Da explained.
"Aren't we supposed to find the Life Entrance?" Luo Yun also inquired.
According to common sense, breaking a Formation should involve finding the Life Entrance.
She voiced the doubts of everyone, and all eyes turned to Guo Da, waiting for his explanation.
By this ti, the dragon had landed safely. Everyone disembarked and let Ye Liuyun retract the dragon.
"Indeed, most Formations should seek the Life Entrance. But think about where we are. This is a graveyard, and the Formation is set up for the dead. Therefore, the death gate is the Life Entrance of this cetery!" Guo Da explained.
Are you sure?" ng Changxing looked at Guo Da with so skepticism.
"Not certain!" Guo Da admitted helplessly. "This Formation is too complex. I'm just guessing."
"Uh..."
The group fell silent for a mont.
"No worries, let's explore. If it doesn't work, we can always rely on the dragon to fly out in the end," Ye Liuyun reassured everyone.
"Yeah! So, we don't need to worry too much!" Guo Da echoed.
With these words, the tension in the group eased a bit.
"Is the entrance to the cetery you ntioned here?" ng Changxing surveyed the surrounding graveyard, which seed similar to the places they had passed before, filled with graves everywhere.
"Definitely around here. Don't move around, let find it!" Guo Da was afraid that soone would accidentally trigger the Formation and alter the layout of the entrance.
Ye Liuyun also helped by using his Golden Phantom Eyes to inspect each grave.
Having seen the layout from the air earlier, he could accurately identify which tombstone belonged to the location of the tiger's mouth.
Soon, he found a tomb with an empty interior, and stone steps paved a descending passage.
Moreover, the position of this tomb was right at the shape of the throat of the tiger's mouth.
Ye Liuyun inford Guo Da of the discovery, and Guo Da didn't dare to act on his own.
After a careful observation of the small tomb, Guo Da called ng Changxing over.
"Take a look, see if there are any chanisms on this small tombstone." Guo Da asked ng Changxing to inspect.
"Wow, there really is a chanism!" ng Changxing exclaid. He then felt around the stone, asured it, and cleared the thick layer of loose soil around the tombstone, revealing a stone slab.
"Rotate this stone, and the stone slab below can be opened. Should we do it?" ng Changxing asked Guo Da.
"Go ahead! This should be the entrance. It should be correct!" Guo Da confird.
So, ng Changxing twisted the tombstone with both hands, turning it a full circle.
Imdiately, the sound of gears turning ca, and the stone slab on the ground slowly retracted, revealing the stone steps below the tombstone.
A musty, moldy sll emanated, forcing everyone to step back.
"Ugh! Sothing has been here for quite a while!" ng Changxing waved his hand, trying to dispel the unpleasant odor.
They waited for a while until the sll completely dispersed, and Guo Da cautiously peeked inside to investigate the situation.
Ye Liuyun and the others also gathered at the edge of the hole to take a look.
Using his Divine Sense, Ye Liuyun probed the steps and found that after extending for more than twenty-one ters, there was a stone hall with a closed door at the front.
"Shall I go down first?" Ye Liuyun asked Guo Da.
"Not possible!" ng Changxing imdiately said, "The chanism here is designed to close as soon as soone enters. If you go in, we won't be able to get in. To enter, we all have to go in together."
As an expert in designing and crafting chanisms, he could easily see the problem.
"You an, once we all go in, the stone slab will trap us inside?" Luo Yun asked ng Changxing with so concern.
"Yes!" ng Changxing confird.
"How do we get out then?" Luo Yun asked ng Changxing.
At this point, Guo Da continued, "According to the arrangent of this Formation, we probably won't exit the sa way we ca in. At the end of this passage, there should be another exit!"
"So, do we go in now?" ng Changxing asked Guo Da.
All eyes turned to Guo Da.
Guo Da hesitated a bit before saying, "I'm just speculating based on my experience with Formations. I'm not sure if my guess is correct!"
He was afraid of leading everyone to a dead end.
"No problem. We ca here for an adventure. If there's danger, we'll face it together!"
Ye Liuyun guessed his hesitation and, to expedite the decision-making process took the lead down the stone steps.
They were here for adventure, so he thought they should give this a try.
Seeing Ye Liuyun go down, the others had no choice but to imdiately follow, fearing being left outside by the chanism.
After all of them descended, the stone slab on the ground closed again with a "clack" sound.
Everyone took a deep breath and walked down the stone steps.
Once the stone slab closed, the passage imdiately plunged into darkness. Except for Ye Liuyun, everyone had to rely on Divine Sense to navigate.
Soon, they arrived at the stone hall that Ye Liuyun had seen before.
First, Guo Da investigated, confirming the absence of any formations. Then, he let ng Changxing check for chanisms. Ye Liuyun observed for potential dangers. The group cooperated seamlessly.
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