Chapter 849: Shaken With Fear
The white steps before the circular hall gleamed brightly, and the four words ‘Palace of Enlightened Dao’ above the hall sparkled with light. The formation around the hall flickered on and off, humming softly.
Buzz...
Both Yuan Xiu and Buzi were late stage Purple Mansion Realm cultivators. Dealing with a formation that was already worn and flawed due to the changes of heaven and earth was effortless for them. It took them less than half a stick of incense’s time to twist several formation nodes and open the formation.
A wave of dense spiritual qi rushed out. Chi Buzi’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked around to see a vast expanse of jade slips stretching as far as the eye could see. The surging spiritual qi caused the jade talismans labeled with technique names to clink together between the racks.
Beneath his feet, countless intricate formation patterns seemed to glow and fade away like breathing. It wound and twisted through the hall like rivers, accentuating the grandeur of the entire hall.
He couldn’t help but express his surprise in a sigh. "The immortal treasury of Ning State truly is as vast as a sea of mist! Backed by the power of a nation and descendants of Golden Core Realm cultivators... This treasury far surpasses that of my Azure Pond Sect..."
He stepped forward and activated his technique, but only floated a foot above the ground before dropping straight back down. He frowned. "What a formidable formation."
Though the formation outside the hall had been broken, each floor within the hall was reinforced with its own formation that protected the jade slips. The formation layers interconnected like Dharma Masters cooperating, locking down the environment completely. Traces of the Water Mansion Dao were evident, so much so that even a Purple Mansion Realm Daoist Master couldn’t fly inside.
He had no choice but to advance quickly on foot. He swept right past the jade slips on the first floor. After climbing several levels, his eyes skimmed over the many slips until he paused, joy lighting up his face, thinking, The Clear Dew Origin Manual... could it really be this?