Zhang Ling was still exploring in the mist when he suddenly noticed two figures with his divine sense, and they were also two Core Formation cultivators.
Naturally, he remained vigilant and did not approach too closely.
But Jade Fairy's voice came over immediately. "Fellow Daoist Ning, what brings you here?" Her voice indicated she was acquainted with these two cultivators.
"So it's Elder Wang and Jade Fairy." A surprised female voice also rang out.
Zhang Ling looked closely and clearly observed the two men and women in white robes. Their attire was identical, suggesting they were from the same force.
"Hehe, it seems the two from Ice Cloud Valley were also attracted by the rumors of top-grade spirit stones." Elder Wang's voice confirmed this.
Hearing Elder Wang reveal the identities of the man and woman, Zhang Ling understood that these two were the Core Formation elders from Ice Cloud Valley, the other immortal cultivation sect in the Northern Border Kingdom besides the Hundred Souls Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Wang is not guarding Nightglow Town, yet he has also come here." The white-robed man replied in a muffled voice, then turned his gaze to Zhang Ling's direction. "Fellow Daoist Wang, is this unfamiliar fellow Daoist also an elder of Nightglow Town?"
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Ning misunderstands, this is Fellow Daoist Zhang…"
Zhang Ling and the other three joined the white-robed man and woman and began to converse.
They had all come to this place attracted by the news of the top-grade spirit stones. Through a brief exchange, Zhang Ling also learned that the two from Ice Cloud Valley seemed to have arrived later than him.
They also came through the ice cave he had descended from, but soon after entering, they encountered a transformed demon beast and fought. During the fight, they were inexplicably drawn into this place.
Elder Wang and Jade Fairy were probably the first to arrive. They arrived even earlier than the three transformed demon cultivators and had been delayed in the previous mine for more than a day, but they didn't seem to have gained much. Instead, they also fought with the transformed demon cultivators.
Of course, none of them were in the mood for small talk at this time. Their main goal was to figure out where they were and find a way out.
After discussing for a while, the group moved again. With two more Core Formation old monsters, the speed of their exploration increased a lot.
After searching for a while, they still couldn't figure out where they were. This area seemed endless.
"This place is too strange. We have explored thousands of miles, and apart from these strange earth and stones, and the clouds formed by the gathering of metal spiritual energy, we have found nothing," Elder Wang said with a gloomy face.
"Something is not right. This situation is very similar to entering an independent space. But these independent spaces, well, are often some space fragments. Although they are large and small, they also have an end. But here, the various directions don't seem to change much, it's more like being trapped in a formation." Ning, the white-robed man from Ice Cloud Valley, also frowned.
"Fellow Daoist Ning means we may be trapped in an illusion formation? This possibility is the greatest." Jade Fairy nodded, also leaning towards this conjecture.
"Illusion formation? What illusion formation can deceive our divine senses?" Murong Xue, the white-robed woman, snorted, seemingly disagreeing.
"Junior Sister, don't be arrogant. Although we are all Core Formation cultivators, ordinary formations can't deceive us, and we can always find flaws with some time. But if we encounter the top ten fierce formations from ancient times, we may be trapped to death. The Heavenly Mystery Illusion Formation and the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation among the top ten formations are powerful restrictions that can trap us to death." Fellow Daoist Ning glanced at Murong Xue, his face unsightly.
The white-robed woman's face was also unsightly after hearing her senior brother's words, but she did not retort.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, what do you think of our current situation?" At this time, Elder Wang looked at Zhang Ling and asked for his opinion.
"The environment here is indeed very wrong. Although I can't see anything, Fellow Daoist Ning's words are reasonable, and we are very likely trapped in an illusion formation." Zhang Ling moved his eyes slightly, saying without any expression.
"Well, since our guesses are similar, if we are really trapped in an illusion formation, our blind search may not lead to a way out. Only by first breaking the possible restrictions can we find a way out." Elder Wang glanced at everyone, his face serious.
"To break the formation restrictions, the most important thing is to destroy the core formation eye, but we have searched this place and found nothing special, nor any iconic things. This road may not work. Everyone, what good ideas do you have? Let's talk about them first."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent, looking at each other, seemingly without any good ideas. Finally, Zhang Ling cleared his throat, the sound was very small, well, but it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, if you have any ideas, please say them." Elder Wang's face lit up and he quickly asked.
"I don't have any good ideas, but I happen to have a set of formations that I might be able to try."
"Oh, Fellow Daoist is proficient in the way of formations, that's great." Jade Fairy also showed joy.
"I wouldn't dare say proficient. Zhang is only researched some superficial formation knowledge, and I happen to have a set of fire-attribute formations that might stir up the pervasive golden mist here. Perhaps we can see some flaws then."
"Stirring up the metal spiritual energy with a fire-attribute formation is also a way." Elder Wang's eyes flashed with golden light, and he nodded.
The others also looked thoughtful. All of them were Core Formation cultivators, and naturally none of them were fools to have cultivated to their current realm.
Perhaps they didn't know much about formations, but they naturally had some understanding of simple formation knowledge.
Regardless of whether they were trapped in an illusion formation or not, the metal spiritual energy was strong here, and the possible formation restrictions were based on the changes in this metal spiritual power.
If the spiritual energy here is stirred up with fire spiritual energy, making the spiritual energy here more chaotic, it might be easier to find a way out.
Zhang Ling didn't waste any time. He directly took out more than a dozen formation flags and several formation plates and said to everyone.
"I have a set of Flame Fire Formation here. If it is arranged in the usual way, the maximum range will only cover a hundred zhang area, which will not have much effect. But with the help of a few fellow Daoists, the power of this formation can be multiplied, and then the powerful fire spiritual energy will fill this place…"
After taking out the formation, Zhang Ling gave a brief introduction and distributed some of the formation flags to Elder Wang and the other four. Naturally, they would not object and cooperated very well.
Then, led by Zhang Ling, they flew for a distance in the mist, found a place, and began to set up the formation.
