"There is no danger; this is a sealing formation," Ye Fan stood up and explained. "Although it appears to be severely damaged, it should still function normally."
Ye Fan finally understood.
This was a Grand Formation of the twelfth tier – the Eternal Cage!
Of course, the name was somewhat exaggerated.
After all, even gods could fall.
What truly eternal thing existed in this world?
The effect of the Eternal Cage was simple: it was a sealing function.
One could think of it as a locked door.
The Eternal Cage before them, perhaps due to the passage of time, was already very severely damaged.
While it could still be used normally, it was not far from collapse.
Furthermore, judging from the signs of damage, the attacks on the Eternal Cage seemed to have originated from underground.
"Eternal Cage?" True Person Ziyun muttered, "Good disciple, then you must have a way to break it?"
"To be honest, I really don't," Ye Fan spread his hands. "But you all can."
"Us?" True Person Ziyun pointed to herself questioningly. "But we don't understand formations!"
If it was about fighting, that was another matter.
But formations...
When she attended formation classes, she slept through the entire duration.
There was no choice!
Those damnable theories sounded like a heavenly book; how could any normal person understand them!
"It's actually very simple," Ye Fan explained with a smile. "This thing has reached its limit; with just a little more external force, it will collapse."
"Apply external force?" True Person Ziyun still seemed confused.
"Simply put, it's brute force destruction," Ye Fan replied.
"So it's direct attack," True Person Ziyun suddenly realized and nodded.
Although she was an outsider, she had heard of destroying formations with brute force.
But there was one thing that made her a little worried.
The name Eternal Cage sounded very powerful; would their attacks be sufficient?
Moreover, once a formation was destroyed with brute force, it would often retaliate, which was a very dangerous matter.
Unless the formation itself was of a low tier or the destroyer was overwhelmingly powerful, no one would adopt this method.
"Don't worry," Ye Fan saw her concern. "The Eternal Cage's only function is sealing; it will not cause any backlash."
"Then I'm relieved!"
True Person Ziyun rolled up her sleeves, her eyes flashing with brilliance.
Although Fairy Ziyun was usually a bit lazy, she immediately became energized when it came to fighting!
Even if the target this time was just a formation…
The other elders were not to be outdone, each preparing themselves.
The Second Elder pulled Master Xie Yan to the side.
"Master, this is too dangerous, let's avoid it."
"That's right, safety first!"
Ye Fan glanced at the two elders beside him.
Are the thought processes of you two always this eccentric?
You two are the most dangerous ones here…
"Rumble—!"
For a time, various colored true qi flew wildly, fiercely bombarding the ground.
As the techniques were unleashed, the light of the Grand Formation on the ground also lit up.
However, under these continuous bombardments, the light grew weaker and weaker…
Ye Fan nodded inwardly.
It seemed the Eternal Cage was truly on its last legs.
If it were a complete Eternal Cage, his master and the others would be exhausted to death without any effect…
After all, a twelfth-tier formation was no joke.
Of course, this was relative to these cultivators.
If it were the past Ye Fan, he could have broken it with ease.
Brute force destruction was merely the most foolish method of breaking it.
The bombardment continued for half an hour.
Finally!
The last trace of light disappeared.
True Person Ziyun and the others, unable to stop themselves, actually blasted a large pit into the ground!
Fortunately, their attacks were only concentrated within the formation's range.
Otherwise, that last blast would have sent all of them tumbling into the pit…
The moment the formation vanished, a roar suddenly echoed!
"Roar—!"
Following that, the ground began to tremble violently!
"Bang bang bang—!"
It felt as if something below was incessantly pounding the ground!
True Person Ziyun and the others immediately frowned.
Within the roar, a pressure that they had never felt before was mixed.
It was extremely terrifying!
Their strength was definitely inferior to whatever was below!
In normal circumstances, True Person Ziyun would have led everyone away.
If they had to go down, it would be courting death.
However, with the two great powers, Ye Fan and Zi Yu, present, True Person Ziyun and the others became bolder!
"My dear disciple, it should be alright, right?" True Person Ziyun asked cautiously.
"I'm not sure," Ye Fan replied truthfully.
From the sound, he had a rough idea of what was below.
If it was truly that thing, then it would indeed be trouble for True Person Ziyun and the others.
"Master, why don't you all go back first?" Ye Fan said worriedly. "It seems a bit dangerous below, and I'm afraid I can't protect you all."
Having known them for a while, Ye Fan couldn't bear to see them meet misfortune.
Although his "dog system" usually protected those around him, who could guarantee it was 100% effective?
What if it failed at a critical moment, and his master and the others would be lost?
Moreover, this dog system had been quiet for a long time, perhaps plotting something nefarious again!
"This..." True Person Ziyun hesitated. "Let's observe first. If the situation turns bad, I'll lead everyone away."
What was below was clearly what was recorded in the sect's books.
True Person Ziyun was also genuinely curious about what this thing was.
Let's see how things unfold first.
If it was too dangerous, then they would leave.
"Then... that's acceptable too," Ye Fan didn't insist further.
What was below was indeed a bit dangerous for his master and the others.
However, with the little demoness Zi Yu and the two elders around, escorting them away safely should not be a problem.
"But it seems there's still no path?" True Person Ziyun asked doubtfully. "How do we get down?"
"Sect Master, isn't this simple?" The Second Elder said matter-of-factly. "Can't we just dig a path out?"
"Dig?" True Person Ziyun was dumbfounded.
It wasn't that it couldn't be done.
It was just the thought of a group of cultivators using their techniques to bomb and dig a tunnel that felt a bit strange…
"Leave it to me!"
As the Second Elder spoke, he took out a small bottle from his sleeve.
Ye Fan felt that this small bottle seemed a bit familiar.
If he remembered correctly, this elder used it to store ants.
"My little darling is best at this kind of work!"
The Second Elder removed the cap, and a beam of light shot out from inside.
As the light dissipated.
A dark, black object appeared on the ground.
Judging from its appearance, it was indeed the ant that he and Master Xie Yan had been playing with earlier.
But having not seen it for some time, the ant's current size was clearly not right!
It was as tall as Ye Fan's chest, and its black shell looked incredibly intimidating!
Especially its sharp mandibles, which looked terrifying no matter how you looked at them!
Ye Fan inwardly exclaimed, "What the hell!"
How did this ant get so big?
Did you feed it fertilizer?