Chapter 359: Chapter 76: Hidden Formation, Long-Distance Transmission
In the temple of the Golden Crow Clan, sandalwood fragrance wafted upwards.
The Golden Crow Priest, cloaked in crimson feathers, was performing a mysterious dance in the center of the hall, singing:
“The sun rises high, emerging from the East. Its brilliant flames soar, surpassing Fusang.”
“With a long sigh, where is Fusang to be found? My heart lingers low, tears soak my robe.”
His singing was mournful, and the Golden Crow Elders standing to the sides all had solemn and sorrowful expressions.
Their thoughts went back to ancient times when the Golden Crow ancestors, along with the main forces of the Demon Race, entered the Eastern Emperor Realm, not settling in the Three-Legged Mountain Range but dwelling atop the Fusang Divine Tree in the East Sea.
As for why they were now exiled to this place, that was a long story in itself.
The once-secret location of the Fusang Divine Tree overseas had been completely lost.
More troubling was that the Eastern State and the East Sea were both territories of the Azure Dragon Clan, and the relationship between the Feathered Clan and the Scaled Clan was not harmonious.
The Azure Dragon would never allow the Golden Crow Clan to linger in the East Sea, so setting out to search for Fusang was utterly impossible.
However, there was an unverified rumor within the clan, suggesting that deep within the Fire Element Cave, where the clan dumped their refuse, lay a hidden Teleportation Array leading to the Fusang Divine Tree.
The previous Golden Crow Priest had taken the clan’s treasured Golden Crow Divine Fire Fan and ventured into the Fire Element Cave to search for the Array, only to completely disappear within its depths without leaving a single trace.
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The current state of the Golden Crow Clan was almost starkly divided into two factions:
One faction supported the continued search for the rumored Array, while the other advocated that it was merely a groundless legend, and that if the news spread, it could potentially bring disaster to the clan.
Only the matter of “retrieving the Golden Crow True Fire Fan” was unanimously agreed upon by both factions.
The Fire Element True Qi was ferociously dangerous, and an eruption within the cave would most likely result in death even for the fire-resistant Golden Crow Clan.
If one had the Golden Crow True Fire Fan to protect oneself, the chances of survival could greatly increase. But every eruption of Fire Element True Qi would cause changes in the cave’s passages, and using the Golden Crow True Fire Fan to withstand the blasts consumed too much True Yuan, meaning that if one were trapped for too long, death was still certain.
Allowing outsiders to enter the cave in search of the Golden Crow True Fire Fan had continued for eight months, with no one yet emerging alive, resulting in a strict clan prohibition against clan members descending into the cave on their own.
To this day, the clan no longer harbored many hopes, merely mentioning the prospect of exploring the cave to outsiders looking for work.
As for whether these outsiders were willing to go, or whether they could return alive if they did, no one held much expectation anymore.
When the ritual ceremony ended, it was time for the feasting and drinking.
The Elders took their seats, and the vermilion fruits that the Golden Crows relished were served in platter after platter. Everyone clinked glasses, ate, drank, and laughed together, lightening the atmosphere.
Suddenly, a loud noise struck, and the Golden Crow Priest abruptly stood up, his expression one of unbelievable shock.
He felt an intense surge of Spiritual Power beneath his feet.
Subsequently, the quake brought on by the outburst of Spiritual Power made the surrounding tables and chairs shake violently.
Returning to a moment half an hour earlier within the Fire Element Cave, Long Long had instructed Long Hu to use the Golden Crow True Fire Fan to melt the entire rock wall behind them.
Only a solitary archway remained.
The material of the archway was completely identical to the surrounding rocks, appearing as one with them, and there was no residual Spiritual Power.
Even the scan from the Kunlun Mirror had not detected anything unusual.
It was all thanks to my fox’s inspired use of the fan! My, I’ll gladly call you Iron Fan Princess from now on!
“Why haven’t you praised me yet!” Sensing he was thinking about something messy, Long Hu immediately bared his teeth and growled fiercely.
“You did a great job!” Long Long then reached under her arm and gave her a lift into the air.
“Ouch! Let go, put me down!” Long Hu seemed to find this too embarrassing and began to struggle violently.
Unable to break free, she pulled out her fluffy big tail from under her skirt and gave him a long-missed tail slap in the face.
Excited, Long Long put her down and then began to study the archway.
“I’ve found it,” Kunlun Mirror said in surprise, “The material of this archway is not a problem, but there should be an Array beneath it; the archway is the core that is stabilized by the Formation.”
“That’s how it is,” Long Long immediately said proudly, “This mistake was really unjustifiable, Ah Jing! If I hadn’t accidentally discovered it and made up for your oversight, we would have missed out on this relic!”
“It was my oversight for not checking carefully,” Kunlun Mirror said in a low voice, “But it wasn’t you who discovered this archway…”
“Still trying to argue? You broken mirror!”
Kunlun Mirror then sank into his Sea of Consciousness and stopped talking.
Long Long drew out the Dragon Chant Sword and meticulously cleared the ground, revealing the concealed patterns of the Formation.
Modern Formations are so-called “Yang Formations,” which means using some material to draw raised Formation patterns on the surface of a substrate, making it easier to inspect and maintain; but ancient Formations often used “Yin Formations,” that is, directly carving sunken patterns on the surface of the substrate, making the Array nearly indistinguishable from the substrate and almost impossible to maintain.
Seeing the Formation patterns emerging on the ground, the little fox was also too excited for words, pacing around Long Long, her big tail sweeping back and forth like a broom:
“Long Long, how did you discover it, huh? How did you do it?”
“Hmph,” Long Long then laughed proudly, “If I didn’t have a trick or two up my sleeve, how could I be the boss?”
Long Hu then pouted, thinking you still want to be my master? Dream on.
After clearing the Formation completely, Long Long carefully observed it for a moment and quickly determined the mechanism to activate the Array.
It needed a supplement and a key.
His thoughts shifted slightly, and he immediately guessed the answer.
He took out a Nine Phoenix Scorching Sun Stone and placed it on the left focal point of the Array;
Then he took the Golden Crow True Fire Fan from the little fox and placed it on the right focal point of the Array.
Finally, he injected True Yuan into the Golden Crow True Fire Fan, and with the Array suddenly charging up, a huge surge of Spiritual Power burst forth from the archway.
Long Long quickly grabbed the little fox’s hand and scooped up the Golden Crow True Fire Fan from the ground, rushing towards the archway at the center of the Array.
The two whisked through the archway, and as Spiritual Power exploded in another volatile burst, they quickly vanished from their original location.
However, the diffusion of Spiritual Power continued, and with it, the entire cavern began to shake violently, tremble, and shiver… Not long after, the Fire Element True Qi from deep underground erupted, completely inundating the cavern.
………
Above the distant East Sea, Long Long and Long Hu fell from the treetops.
Long Long managed to stabilize himself in mid-air with Sword Control, then quickly dived to catch the howling little fox.
“Where are we?” As soon as Long Hu landed, she couldn’t wait to turn left and right, looking around eagerly.
Then, the boundless, majestic sea came into her view.