As soon as you enter the side hall, there is a winding corridor, with stairs extending downwards, and a wave of heat hits your face.
"Inside this is the formation furnace."
Meng Xue explained, "This formation refining furnace is the original creation of a super powerful formation master. It is intended to select people with extraordinary formation talent. It is very difficult. If it is used for assessment today, I am afraid there will be many crises.
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"When soldiers come, they will block it; when water comes, the earth will cover it."
Xiao Long shrugged and walked straight away.
A quarter of an hour later, it suddenly dawned on them that they were in a giant underground palace. Molten was constantly pouring up from the underground, forming a lava lake. In the center of the lake was a transparent alchemy furnace.
Different from ordinary alchemy furnaces, this alchemy furnace has countless formations carved around it, intertwined with each other, and is actually a treasure composed entirely of formations!
At this moment, a harsh sound sounded.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to dare to come. I was worried that you would be too scared to come."
Xiao Long looked at the speaker, who was none other than Qi Tianshi Qi Xiao, who was wearing a satin robe. There was a bronze star tattooed on the satin robe, which represented his level of formation cultivation as a Tianshi.
Behind Qi Xiao was a green-haired old man with a gloomy face and two bronze stars tattooed on his luxurious robe. Xiao Long knew that this was Qiu Lu, who was temporarily in charge of the Array Taoist Academy.
In the middle of the lake, there was an old man sitting with his back to everyone. Xiao Long couldn't see his face clearly, but he guessed that he was the branch president of the Taoist Formation Association.
"A trash like you can be a heavenly master. Why don't I dare to come?" Xiao Long looked calm and said casually, "It's just the two of you. This test is too casual."
Being humiliated by Xiao Long, Qi Xiao became furious on the spot and wanted to take action immediately.
"Hmph! There is no need to be so anxious if you want to be reincarnated." Qi Xiao said coldly, "The three vice presidents Jin Kuang, Feng Mo, and Yao Lihuo will come later to serve as witnesses for this assessment."
While several people were talking, three figures came out of the air and were in front of everyone in an instant. They were the three vice-deans.
Yao Lihuo looked at Xiao Long apologetically and nodded slightly.
In fact, speaking of it, it was because of him that Xiao Long was targeted by the other two vice presidents and participated in this unfair assessment!
"Okay, it looks like everyone is here."
A deep voice came from the middle of the lake, and at some point, the old man who was sitting upright had stood up and looked at everyone present.
"We have Mr. Duanmu here."
Jin Kuang said in a loud voice, obviously being very polite to Mr. Duanmu.
Xiao Long looked around and saw that the carvings on Mr. Duanmu's chest were three bronze stars, which represented that he was a third-level Celestial Master and had a very high status.
At this time, Xiao Long also knew that there were nine levels of Heavenly Master, and each three levels was a big hurdle, namely Bronze Star, Silver Moon, and Golden Yang.
The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes. Sometimes, even if an array master spends millions of years, he may not be able to advance to a small level.
The third level of Celestial Master is already at an extremely high level in Daluo King City, and can be compared with that of several retired immortals in Daluo Academy.
"Yes." Heavenly Master Duanmu nodded lightly, looked at Xiao Long, and was shocked. Although he had heard before that the person coming for the assessment this time was a formation genius, he did not expect him to be so young.
"Oh, what a pity."
Duanmu Tianshi secretly sighed in his heart. He naturally knew what Qi Xiao and the two had planned. He had no intention of letting Xiao Long leave here alive. He would even do his part when necessary.
With him here, this outcome is almost certain. With three Celestial Masters and an array refining furnace, even an array master of the third level of Celestial Master will not be able to escape death!
"You are Xiao Long. I'll give you a chance. If you don't want to take the test, you can leave. I won't force you." Duanmu Tianshi said, with some pity in his eyes. It seemed that he didn't want Xiao Long to die in vain.
"Now that we are here, is there any reason to be afraid?" Xiao Long said calmly, his tone calm.
Seeing this scene, Master Duanmu had no choice but to nod.
"Well, in that case, let me introduce the rules to you."
Master Duanmu said to Xiao Long.
"You will enter this formation furnace later. Our three heavenly masters are outside the formation furnace, manipulating the formation to attack you. What you have to do is to try your best to break the formation. You are not allowed to use force in this process. You can only rely on
The process of breaking through your formation cultivation is both a test and an opportunity. In the process of breaking the formation, your formation cultivation can be further improved. If you can completely break through the four heavenly formations of the formation furnace,
, you will get the memory of the formation that Master Xuan Ming left in the formation furnace! Do you understand?"
When Xiao Long heard this, he couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth. This rule is really fair and just. Let him enter the formation furnace alone, and the three people outside attack at will? Is this an assessment or murder?
After hearing the rules, Yao Lihuo also looked ugly. However, he may have made some agreement with the other two vice-deans, and he could not refute it. He could only secretly send a message to Xiao Long, apologetically saying: "Master Xiao Long, this
I also have some unspeakable secrets about the matter, which is related to the life of my family. Please help me, I owe you three favors to my husband. If you are in trouble in the future, just ask, Lihuo will do your best to help! No matter life or death!"
Hearing this, Xiao Long's slightly frowned brows slowly relaxed. Three favors from a vice-dean are still a favor that can be risked with one's life. This is a generous gift.
I think Yao Lihuo is indeed in trouble, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. Originally, Xiao Long only complained about Yao Lihuo's inaction. Now it seems that there are some things that he doesn't know about, which can be considered excusable.
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"That's all. Not only can you earn some favors, but also kill that Qi Xiao, and you can also try to see if you can get the memory of the formation, and you won't suffer any loss."
Xiao Long thought secretly in his heart and suddenly spoke.
"It's okay if you want me to agree, but the bet between me and Qi Xiao cannot be voided. Again, if the assessment fails, I will die. If the assessment succeeds, he will die."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present were stunned. They did not expect that Xiao Long really planned to fight to the end. A life-and-death bet between heavenly masters has not happened for tens of thousands of years.
The crowd all looked at Qi Xiao, wondering how he would choose. If he refused, his face would be completely lost.
"Huh! Why don't I dare!" Qi Xiao sneered.
This assessment is equivalent to Xiao Long standing and letting him fight. If he still can't be beaten to death, he doesn't have to live.
Xiao Long is bound to die anyway, so what does Qi Xiao have to worry about?
"It's you, why haven't you entered the formation furnace yet? Are you afraid? If you are, just say so and don't waste time."
Qi Xiao said with a sarcastic smile.
"Hmph! Do you think I'm a waste like you?"
Xiao Long snorted coldly and jumped directly into the formation furnace.