pertwk Chapter 1666: Long-lost Formation
Chapter 1666: Long-lost Formation
Chapter 1666: Long-lost Formation
The palace guards knew everything and said, "Once the Emperor's slurry in this area falls from the sky, it will be sucked into the tornado and poured into the storage container below."
"It is said that Island Master He has also tried many ways to collect the Emperor's Slurry, and finally chose the Spirit Wind Formation because it is convenient and efficient, and does not require manual collection."
Bai Ziqi nodded: "Why is this formation half-operated?"
The state in which a large formation is not fully activated but not disabled is called semi-operational.
This state is convenient for maintenance and leak detection, but the energy consumption is also considerable.
He Xiao has already left, why hasn’t the formation been closed?
"The main talisman of the formation is embedded in the center of an old tree. It can't be stopped until it is cut down."
"Take me to see the center of the formation."
There is an old apricot tree right in front of the platform. It is so thick that it takes several people to hug it. It is very spectacular.
Three bronze talismans were embedded in the tree two feet above the ground.
The guard pointed at the old apricot tree and said, "That is the center of the formation. The main talisman is in the center of the tree and cannot be removed."
Bai Ziqi glanced at the servant boy, who understood and climbed up the tree quickly, quickly reaching a height of fifty or six feet.
After a while, he stuck his head out again:
"Sir, there is indeed a large talisman embedded in the core of the tree. I don't know how it was put in there."
But it is difficult to make it.
"Come down."
Now everyone knows that He Xiao had intended to leave long ago. But before he was exposed, he actively and carefully built this formation to make it work.
This kind of patience and concentration, this kind of calmness, is truly terrifying.
Now Bai Ziqi is more concerned about the word "container".
Yes, since this formation can automatically collect the Emperor's Liquid, it must have a container to store the liquid.
"Thirty-five whirlwinds should correspond to thirty-five containers. Hmm, why thirty-five?" This number is so weird. Bai Ziqi pointed at the old apricot tree, "Since it is the center of the formation, it will collect the most spiritual fluid, so the container for storing spiritual fluid should also be the largest. Where is it?"
The palace guard scratched his head and said, "In the cellar of Xinglin Terrace."
He walked to the edge of the platform and stepped on the ground. "Some time ago, He Xiao dug out apricot wine left by the previous owner of the manor. The pit was very big. He said that it would be troublesome to backfill it, so he simply dug a cellar to store the Emperor's juice. The location is also suitable."
Actually, this statement is a bit problematic. Yongquan Villa has no shortage of cellars, storage buildings or open space. Opposite Xinglin Terrace are two rows of low houses that are specially used for storing things. Why do they have to dig another cellar?
But He Xiao is the owner of the manor, he can do whatever he wants on his own territory, and no one stops him from digging a wine pool.
At this time, Bai Shiqi came closer and whispered, "Sir, there is something nearby."
Bai Ziqi nodded: "Be alert."
He also felt a thorn in his side, as if something was lurking nearby, sizing them up viciously.
There is indeed something wrong with Xinglintai.
The servant boy said, "There are traces of scratches on the snow."
There were scratches on the snow, running in all directions. I don't know what monster left them, but it looked very impatient.
It snowed just two hours ago, so these traces are still fresh.
Bai Ziqi turned around and asked the palace guard: "Where is the entrance to the cellar?"
"The pull ring of the iron door is nearby." The palace guard searched on the ground and pulled it gently.
There was indeed an iron door hidden under the snow. It was not locked and the palace guards pulled it open with one pull.
Bai Ziqi turned his head, and two Heavenly Palace guards jumped down.
After about a few dozen breaths, they came up again to report:
"Sir, there is a large earthen cellar underneath. It is empty, but there are signs of heavy objects being moved on the ground."
When everyone heard this, they were a little disappointed.
The palace guard also added: "He Xiao said a few days ago that he was going to send a batch of large vats to the cellar to hold the Emperor's juice."
What’s so good about an empty earthen kiln?
"Why are there so many scratches on the ground?" Bai Ziqi grabbed a handful of firefly powder from his arms and sprinkled it out with a wave of his hand.
The light green fluorescent light turned into dark purple as soon as it touched the ground.
The servant boy was surprised: "A trick?"
"No, this is an illusion array!" Bai Ziqi showed an expression of "as expected", "He Xiao used the nearby copper talismans to set up an array within an array, he must have hidden something here!"
They were misled.
Bai Ziqi asked the palace guards:
"Who dug the crypt? It couldn't be you, right?"
"No, no, it's a person who admires goodness."
Bai Ziqi understood: "Do you know the location of the bronze talisman nearby?"
He could also send guards to collect information about the location of the bronze talisman, but firstly, it was too slow. It would be best if he could get ready-made information. Secondly, there was an enemy of unknown origin hiding in the darkness, so it was better for his own people not to disperse.
"Oh, I know. We also participated in the installation and arrangement. He Xiao said that there must be no mistakes at all, and asked us to memorize the formation diagram." The palace guard squatted down and took a branch to start drawing on the snow. "This is the formation diagram."
He first drew a circle, which was the center of the formation where the old apricot tree was located. Then he used it as the center coordinate and drew a series of dots, marking them with tree seeds.
He had only drawn a few dots when Bai Ziqi's expression changed and his eyes became deeper.
Just after drawing half of it, the servant saw the clue and blurted out: "Is this the Tiangang formation?"
Bai Shiqi thought so too, but didn't say it out loud.
Bai Ziqi looked at the formation and almost couldn't control his expression:
What spiritual wind formation? What thirty-five small whirlwinds? Nonsense!
This formation diagram was clearly something that everyone in the Heavenly Palace was already very familiar with—
Tiangang formation!
Soon after Bai Ziqi arrived at the Shining Gold Plain, he went to the Xiaoyao Sect's territory to look for clues about the Thousand Illusions Master, and found a large spirit gathering formation hidden for who knows how many years on the White Hair Mountain. Bai Ziqi judged that this formation was supplying spiritual energy to the Thousand Illusions Master, and made many deductions, and even followed the clues to the North Sea.
He never expected that he would see the Tiangang Formation again at Yongquan Villa, thousands of miles away!
"but……"
But it’s different from what we saw in Baimao Mountain! The servant wanted to say more, but Bai Ziqi raised his hand to interrupt him.
Soon, the palace guards finished drawing, a total of thirty-five places.
The servant boy couldn't help but ask, "Did you miss a spot?"
There are thirty-six Tiangang formations, but this formation diagram only has thirty-five. But other than that, it is exactly the same as the Tiangang formation.
The palace guard hesitated and hurried to check again, but he was not confident in front of the distinguished guest from the Heavenly Palace: "It should be... I remember it was like this."
Oops, could I have remembered it wrong?
Seeing his guilty look, everyone was speechless. Bai Ziqi reminded him, "Didn't He Xiao originally tell you that this Spirit Wind Formation would summon thirty-five small whirlwinds?"
The palace guard's eyes lit up and he nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes, he said thirty-five, thirty-five!"
It turned out that he didn't remember it wrong.