But who could have imagined that the goatee old man beside Ruan Jinzhu was actually a Grandmaster, and moreover, a man from the army. In front of him, she didn't even have a chance to resist. With just one finger, she was defeated.
Nangong Feiyan had no choice but to lead the way.
This dense fog was an obstacle for others, but not for her. She possessed a family martial art that specifically cultivated the eyes. Once mastered, this fog would be as if non-existent in her eyes.
Not long after they left, Ning Beichen also appeared at the place they had originally stopped.
Ning Beichen held a strange halo in his hand. Within the halo, Nangong Feiyan's phantom image could be vaguely seen.
"Excellent, Senior Sister has stopped here."
Ning Beichen glanced at the halo in his hand, then at the footprints on the ground. From the footprints, he deduced that they had not been gone long, at most half a day.
However, Ning Beichen noticed there were quite a few footprints on the ground, indicating more than just his Senior Sister. With this knowledge, Ning Beichen immediately followed the footprints.
Although Ning Beichen didn't have Nangong Feiyan's eyes, he had a tracking witchcraft for Nangong Feiyan and the footprints on the ground. Therefore, Ning Beichen advanced rapidly, almost like lightning. He was also very worried about his Senior Sister's safety.
"Someone up ahead!"
After swiftly crossing a small path, Ning Beichen heard voices coming from a valley ahead, causing him to immediately quiet his footsteps and sneak in stealthily.
At this moment, he saw a group of people in a valley. Strangely, this valley was completely devoid of fog.
Ruan Jinzhu, Nangong Feiyan, and the goatee old man were by a wall.
"Nangong Feiyan, are you sure there are ruins of the Annan royal family in this valley?"
"Then why do I only see a wall? Don't tell me the ruins of the Annan royal family are buried behind this mountain wall," Ruan Jinzhu said.
"You don't have to believe me."
Nangong Feiyan's tone was indifferent. Since they had reached this point, Nangong Feiyan decided to adopt a devil-may-care attitude.
"Miss, let me take a look."
The goatee old man walked to the mountain wall and examined it carefully.
After a while, he saw the goatee old man's expression become somewhat excited. He turned to Ruan Jinzhu behind him and said,
"Miss, there are indeed remnants of ancient restricting formations on this wall."
"Really?"
Ruan Jinzhu's face lit up with joy, and she asked excitedly.
"Can this restriction be broken?"
"Let me try. Miss, please step back a bit."
The goatee old man patted the mountain wall with his palm. The mountain wall suddenly began to tremble, as if a water curtain was flowing on it, and a mysterious force rebounded from the wall.
With a boom, the goatee old man was sent flying.
With a groan, the goatee old man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He looked at the trembling mountain wall, his eyes filled with surprise, and said,
"Miss, this mountain wall indeed has ancient restrictions. As long as we break the restrictions, we will surely find the ruins left by the Annan royal family back then."
"Excellent, Old Chen. If you can break the restrictions and find the ruins of the Annan royal family, I will reward you greatly," Ruan Jinzhu said excitedly.
"Yes, Miss."
The goatee old man took out a black bead. He placed the black bead at the foot of the mountain wall, then pointed his sword finger at the black bead. A beam of light erupted from the black bead and projected onto the mountain wall.
On the previously blank mountain wall, small black dots began to appear, connected by lines, giving the impression of a circuit board.
"It's appearing!"
The goatee old man's eyes lit up as he carefully observed the black dots on the mountain wall.
At this moment, the black dots on the mountain wall began to light up, one by one, like the stars in the sky.
Soon after, the lit black dots on the mountain wall automatically formed a pattern. Upon closer inspection, the pattern resembled a bear.
"I've found the flaw!"
The goatee old man suddenly shouted, and struck a specific spot on the bear pattern with his palm.
With a bang.
Following the goatee old man's palm strike, the black dots that had stopped lighting up began to emit light again, as if connected, and a bird lit up next to the bear pattern.
Seeing this, Nangong Feiyan's face turned grim. She had brought them here, confident that they wouldn't be able to break the restriction. She hadn't expected this goatee old man to have such a treasure for breaking restrictions.
Just as she was contemplating whether to desperately destroy the black bead at the foot of the mountain wall, Ning Beichen's voice suddenly reached her ears.
"Senior Sister Nangong, it's me. Don't be afraid, and don't make a sound. I'm right behind you. I'm using sound transmission to speak to you."
Nangong Feiyan was first startled, then overjoyed. However, she quickly composed herself and acted as if nothing had happened, though her heart was filled with joy.
She hadn't expected her junior brother to find her. Now she wasn't afraid. She was well aware of Ning Beichen's strength; defeating these people was no problem for him.
"Senior Sister, don't rush. Let them break the restriction first, otherwise, we'll have to put in more effort later."
Ning Beichen's voice reached her ears again, like ants biting her ear. The sensation was strange, and it filled her with emotion.
Her junior brother's strength was becoming increasingly profound. He even knew the legendary sound transmission technique.
However, she didn't have Ning Beichen's strength and couldn't use sound transmission. She could only nod slightly, conveying to Ning Beichen that she understood.
Her junior brother was planning a cicada catching the mantis, with the oriole behind!
Brilliant, truly brilliant.
At this moment, the goatee old man struck another part of the wall with his palm, and another pattern was lit up.
Ning Beichen, hiding behind, observed secretly, his gaze fixed on the black bead at the foot of the mountain wall, almost drooling.
This was the legendary Formation Breaking Bead!
Ning Beichen had searched for it for many years without finding one, and he had unexpectedly discovered it here.
He must snatch it, he must snatch the Formation Breaking Bead.
Ning Beichen, hiding in the shadows, his eyes turned red at the sight of the Formation Breaking Bead.
After another while, the goatee old man struck the mountain wall with his final palm, lighting up all the remaining black dots on the wall.
Countless beams of light dispersed and connected with all the black dots on the mountain wall. Then, with a deafening roar, the mountain wall lit up brightly. Following that, the mountain wall rumbled and a large amount of dust and smoke erupted.
About five minutes later, the mountain wall stopped shaking, and a portal miraculously appeared on the mountain wall.