The sea of sand is vast, and even monks in the foundation-building stage who come and go frequently will easily lose their way once they leave the oasis and go deep into the sea of sand.
Zhou Yang followed Chen Pingzhi from the Baisha River Oasis. After stopping and stopping for almost a day, they finally stopped over a sand dune.
At this time, after many changes of direction, even with his photographic memory, it would be difficult to return to the original route. Without Chen Pingzhi to lead the way, it would be difficult for him to return to the Baisha River Oasis on his own.
It takes a while to succeed.
And he also noticed that Chen Pingzhi was able to lead him to this sand dune accurately in the vast sea of sand. In addition to having a map in his hand, it was also related to another disc magic weapon.
The circular magical instrument is called "fixing astrolabe", and it is a third-level low-grade magical instrument. The method of refining this magical instrument is quite mysterious. Only Huang Shamen and a few weapon refiners from big families can refine it.
system.
The immortal cultivator holds the "fixing astrolabe" in his hand. As long as he is not in the dark underground or in a formation, he can determine his position according to the stars in the sky.
Determining the direction based on the stars, does it seem very simple at first glance?
actually not.
You know, there is no North Star or constellations in this world. There are very few stars in the starry sky in this world, and there are very few stars emitting starlight at night.
Without the assistance of a "fixed astrolabe", unless they are the kind of monks who have studied the stars very deeply, it would be impossible for most monks to identify the direction through the stars.
It is said that this kind of "fixing astrolabe" magic weapon was originally found in the distant overseas world of immortality. It is an essential magic weapon for overseas monks to sail in the boundless sea.
Later, the senior masters of the Boundless Sand Sea Immortal Cultivation World traveled to the overseas Cultivation World, and brought this magical weapon refining method back here, and taught it to their disciples and descendants. Later, it gradually became popular among big forces such as Huang Shamen.
It spread.
The Zhou family also has a "fixed astrolabe", which was brought and passed down from Huangshamen when Zhou Yuquan, the ancestor of the Zhou family, left Huangshamen. It has been mastered by the old patriarch Zhou Minghan.
Knowing that Zhou Yang was going out for an adventure this time, Zhou Minghan was afraid that he would get lost in the sea of sand, so he specially handed the "fixed astrolabe" instrument to him, and now it is placed in his storage bag.
"This is the place. The cave is under that sand dune."
Under the moonlight, Chen Pingzhi repeatedly checked the map in his hand, stretched out his hand, pointed at a certain sand dune among the dozens of rolling sand dunes below, and said to Zhou Yang.
When Zhou Yang heard what he said, he couldn't help but look in the direction he was pointing, then frowned and murmured to himself: "Senior, are you sure you are right? I am blind, so I can't tell those sand dunes from other sand dunes.
What’s different, there doesn’t seem to be any sign of spiritual veins here.”
"Most of the spiritual veins in the sand sea are hidden deep underground. It's normal not to see anything from the outside. What's more, there is a formation outside the cave to cover up the spiritual energy fluctuations." Chen Pingzhi explained disapprovingly, waved his sleeves, and released it directly.
The flying sword slashed towards the sand dune.
Boom!
The flying sword shot into the sand dunes, as if it hit something hard, causing a loud roar.
At the same time, a powerful wave of spiritual energy rose and disappeared from the inside of the dune in a flash.
"Sure enough, there is a universe within!"
Zhou Yang perked up and watched with bright eyes as Chen Pingzhi used his methods to break the formation.
Naturally, he didn't come here to watch the show, but if Chen Pingzhi didn't take the initiative to ask him to help, he wouldn't be able to break the agreement and take action.
Chen Pingzhi was obviously well prepared. After confirming that there was a formation guard hidden inside the dune, he immediately put away his flying sword and released a cyan flag banner weapon.
I saw him holding a green flag and shaking it violently, and suddenly several powerful cyclones swept towards the sand dunes. Under the whirlwind, there was a burst of flying sand and rocks on the dunes, and a large amount of yellow sand was swept up by the whirlwind and carried away from the dunes. .
After a quarter of an hour or two, all the hundreds of millions of yellow sand covering the dunes were peeled off, exposing the rocky mountains inside.
Zhou Yang looked around and saw an obviously man-made entrance to the rocky mountain less than a hundred meters above the ground on the mountainside.
The entrance to the cave was covered in yellow, covered by the power of the formation. It was difficult to see what was going on inside. Zhou Yang recalled the direction of Chen Pingzhi's previous flying sword attack, and quickly determined that the roar and explosion just now came from the entrance of the cave. It sounded.
And when he released his spiritual consciousness to look at the formation at the entrance of the cave, Chen Pingzhi had already put away the cyan flag flag magic weapon, looked at the entrance of the cave with joy and shouted: "It is indeed the [ground-covering yellow sand formation], It seems that this harvest should be very good!”
"Oh, does Senior Chen know this formation? Can you tell me the origin of this formation?"
Surprise flashed across his face, and he looked at Chen Pingzhi curiously and asked about the situation.
"My little friend has just built the foundation not long ago. It is normal not to know the [Earth-Covering Yellow Sand Formation]. This formation was created by a senior fourth-level formation master from Huangshamen more than a thousand years ago. Although it is a low-level third-level formation, It is a formation, but it has many functions. It can not only cover the fluctuations of spiritual energy, but also has good defensive power. It also has the function of absorbing yellow sand and hiding its traces."
"Look at those yellow sands. If Chen hadn't used his magic weapon to sweep them away just now, it would have been impossible to blow them away from the influence of the [ground-covering yellow sand formation] just by relying on the natural wind in the desert."
"Even so, as long as this [ground-covering yellow sand formation] is not broken, within a few days, this rocky mountain will be filled with yellow sand and regain its original appearance as a dune."
Chen Pingzhi didn't hide anything, and immediately informed Zhou Yang of the news he knew.
Then he looked at Zhou Yang and smiled and said: "Since it is just a [ground-covering yellow sand formation], Chen can break it in a couple of days. It seems that this trip to Little Friend Zhou will be in vain."
When Zhou Yang heard what he said, he must be lying if he said he was not disappointed, but he concealed it very well on his face, and replied with a smile and an indifferent look: "You can gain some knowledge by going out with Senior Chen. It doesn’t mean that there is no gain. Since the seniors have confidence, they can just go ahead and leave the matter of protecting the Dharma to the juniors.”
"Then I'll trouble you little friend."
As Chen Pingzhi said this, he released his flying sword again and struck at the entrance of the cave on the stone mountain.
Breaking the formation with force is the most common method used by immortal cultivators when facing formations.
After all, formations are no better than other immortal arts, and the entry standards for them are much more difficult than those for weapon refiners and alchemists.
In order to become an array master, a cultivator must not only have the talent of an array master, but also be willing to invest a lot of time in in-depth study. The cost of training an array master is also ten times the cost of training a weapon refiner and alchemist. .
At the same time, in the world of cultivating immortals, the status of formation mages is also very high. Even when facing the monks of the Purple Mansion Stage, third-level formation mages can be treated as equals, and no one dares to look down upon them.
For a family as big as the Chen family, there is currently no third-level formation mage in the family, which shows how difficult it is to master the formation.
However, although the Chen family does not have a third-level formation mage now, there was one in the past. The formation analysis he left in the clan, foundation-building monks like Chen Pingzhi naturally have the right to view, so even if they have to use force to break the formation,
, he also knows where to use his strength, instead of being completely reckless.
Zhou Yang was protecting him from the side, and he learned something from this, but he didn't gain anything at all.
He watched Chen Pingzhi break the formation. From the beginning, he simply used flying swords to kill the defensive power of the formation and test the weaknesses of the formation. Later, he used several magic weapons to attack the weak points of the formation with a fierce and focused fire, beating them to the ground.
The entire stone mountain shook violently, and the sound was astonishing.
Fortunately, they are now in the depths of the sand sea thousands of miles away from the oasis. Otherwise, such a big movement would have alarmed other monks hundreds of miles away.
After such a continuous fierce attack for a day and a night, the yellow misty formation shield guarding the entrance of the cave finally dissipated, revealing the cave entrance inside.
Zhou Yang looked around and saw that the two gates of the cave were entirely carved from the second-level spiritual object "Huangyan Jade". On the lintel hung a plaque also carved from "Huangyan Jade", with the words "Thousands of Machines" written in cinnabar.
"Dongtian" four characters.
"Qianji Dongtian? What a loud tone!"
Chen Pingzhi also saw the name of the cave. When he saw the four words "Qianji Cave", he couldn't help but sneered.
"Dongtian" is the legendary abode of immortals. Even the true immortals in the tribulation stage who have heard of the world dare not call their caves "Dongtian". A cave built by a mere foundation-building monk dares to use the term "Dongtian" indiscriminately.
Name, this is really not an ordinary arrogance.
Zhou Yang also frowned, very displeased with the arrogant behavior of the owner of the "Qianji Cave".
Although it is said that immortal cultivators must have the heart to follow the Tao and have the ambition to become a heavenly immortal in harmony with the Tao, such ambitions should not be spoken of often, let alone expressed through such arrogant behaviors.
After he frowned, he couldn't help but exhorted: "Senior, why do you need to vent your anger with a dead man? Since the formation of the cave has been broken, let's go into the cave first and have a look. The junior also wants to see what is going on in the cave of such an arrogant person."
What a grand scene it is!”
"My little friend is right, let's wait and see Chen come and open the door."
Chen Pingzhi nodded slightly, released his flying sword with a wave of his hand, and violently smashed the cave door open on the spot.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang's eyelids twitched slightly, secretly feeling sorry for the two "Huangyan Jade" doors.
The gates of his cave in Haoyang Grottoes were only made of ordinary stone. It would be a great thing if these two "Huangyan Jade" gates could be dismantled to decorate the facade. However, Chen Pingzhi destroyed them with his sword.
.
Regarding this, he could only curse "big dog" in his heart, and then silently followed Chen Pingzhi towards the cave.
But before he even stepped half way through the gate of the cave, he suddenly heard Chen Pingzhi's shocked and angry shouts coming from inside.
This shocked him, and he quickly waved his sleeves and released the defensive magic weapon to block it in front of him. Then he felt that it was not safe. Then another layer of defensive golden light rose up on his body, and he actually used the defensive magical power "Qianyang Golden Light".