Chapter 894 - 862: The Eerie Hall
Lu Ping drifted, directly passing through the array restriction.
For him, it was as easy as walking on flat ground, very effortless.
Once inside the ruins, the scene before his eyes was completely different.
An array of ancient halls, bronze pavilions standing grandly, numbering at least over a hundred, covering a vast area.
This place seemed like a major immortal sect, with a sense of antiquity wafting over.
All around was silent.
At a glance, no traces of creatures were visible, it was very quiet.
Lu Ping expanded his divine sense, preparing to survey the surrounding situation.
Soon, he realized that divine sense was ineffective here, like there was a special forbidden technique in place blocking it.
Occasionally, only very small parts of the area could be probed with divine sense.
These areas were like water ponds where divine sense could rest but couldn’t spread further.
However, Lu Ping’s initial probing of these pond areas didn’t reveal any spiritual treasures or opportunities.
The Five Elements Spiritual Treasure Zhang Tianqun mentioned wasn’t found either.
"Lured me over first?"
Lu Ping couldn’t help but have this thought.
However, upon reflection, this involved Dubhe Institute’s reputation, so Zhang Tianqun wouldn’t shoot himself in the foot and do something that’s detrimental.
Maybe the Five Elements Spiritual Treasure was yet to be discovered.
"Lu Daoist, have you entered into the ruins?"
At this moment, Zhang Tianqun attempted to establish communication with Lu Ping, but the next moment he found he couldn’t reach Lu Ping.
Lu Ping was still in a consciousness state, so not only Zhang Tianqun but even a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator couldn’t connect with him.
Lu Ping could only communicate with members of the Cyan Mountain Sect.
And this was with system assistance.
Unaware that Zhang Tianqun wanted to communicate, Lu Ping drifted through the ruins for a simple survey.
He now stood outside a large hall, surrounded by pavilion buildings, the massive plaza wide open.
Despite the presence of array restrictions, the area was filled with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, allowing creatures to survive here.
No water had seeped in here, truly isolated from the outside world.
Lu Ping’s gaze landed on the big hall before him, he maneuvered his consciousness body and floated inside.
The situation in the hall was equally silent, no trace of any creatures, but on the desks, there were neatly arranged Spirit Fruits and steaming Spirit Tea, as if guests had just sat here.
"Hmm?"
Lu Ping’s expression tightened, feeling something strange.
Were there people here?
His gaze fell on the steaming Spirit Tea, then swept to the fresh Spirit Fruits seemingly just picked, raising a hint of caution in his heart.
Very strange.
Lu Ping then floated around the hall once more, still no sign of creatures.
But how did those fresh Spirit Fruits and steaming Spirit Tea on the table come to be?
He leaned in to take a closer look, could feel the heat of the Spirit Tea as if it was freshly brewed, the aroma of tea spreading, accompanied by the fragrance of the Spirit Fruits.
If cultivators were indeed present in these ruins, then they had intruded unannounced by entering.
Moreover, if these cultivators had survived since ancient times, their power prompted caution.
Alternatively, perhaps it was outsiders.
Outsider cultivators capable of traversing array restrictions, their strength would surely be formidable.
No matter which situation it was, it seemed unfavorable to Lu Ping.
He was even less inclined to hastily cast magic to breakthrough; instead, he decided to carefully check for any presence of creatures.
Thus, Lu Ping roamed around the surroundings for a while, still finding nothing, neither traces of creatures nor the Five Elements Spiritual Treasure.
This made Lu Ping even more puzzled.
He pondered if the ruins were worth the effort to break open.
"Since we’re here, might as well break through."
After some thought, Lu Ping decided not to delay further, waiting for the other Daoists to enter and explore together.
In such a strange atmosphere alone, Lu Ping constantly felt as if being watched.
Besides, if he continued wandering like this, those outside like Zhang Tianqun might grow anxious.
He floated towards the boundary of the array restriction, his form shifted and swelled, returning to physical Dao Body state.
"Lu Daoist?"
"Lu Daoist?"
As soon as his state shifted back, Zhang Tianqun’s voice rang in Lu Ping’s mind.
"I’m breaking the array now."
Lu Ping responded calmly, "Please wait a moment."
On guard against sudden attacks from creatures while observing the environment, Lu Ping let out a breath and began casting the Great Five Elements Breaking Forbidden Technique.
With the casting of this magic, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was mobilized, gathering rapidly toward Lu Ping.
Within this Spiritual Qi, there was also the Qi of Heaven and Earth and the Five Elements.
What Lu Ping needed to do now was extract this Qi of Heaven and Earth and the Five Elements, condensing it into a breakthrough light.
This entire process didn’t last long; soon, Lu Ping gathered the Five Elements Power between heaven and earth, condensing into the Light of the Five Elements, then aimed it at a point on the array restriction.
The Light of the Five Elements, only arm-thick and showcasing five colors, struck the array restriction directly.
Visibly, the struck spot began emitting colorful waves, rippling like water waves, with restriction lines appearing.
The size of the ripple expanded to about ten meters.
The array restriction’s power in this area weakened significantly, steadily decreasing, now allowing forced magic attacks from the outside to break through.
"It’s the Great Five Elements Breaking Forbidden Technique, Lu Daoist is at work."
Zhang Tianqun had been watching for changes in the array restriction, his expression now visibly happy upon seeing the anomaly.
Xu Dezhi and others’ gazes followed.
In a short while, a gap appeared on the array restriction, about ten meters wide, resembling a giant beast opening its mouth.
The entire array restriction didn’t shatter due to this gap’s appearance, still maintaining its operational form, only leaving an opening.
"Quick, go inside."
Seeing an entrance appear, Zhang Tianqun hurriedly exclaimed, flying towards it.
Xu Dezhi, Jiuhua True Monarch, and Liu Taixuan all moved swiftly, following Zhang Tianqun’s lead.
The four passed through this temporarily broken entrance, officially stepping into the ancient ruins.
