265: Chapter 265 The Mountain-Protecting Array Diagram Acquired?

Su Changge's heart instantly jumped into his throat.

Was he discovered?

Could Little Stone have betrayed him?

He looked at the injury on Little Stone's face, and his heart turned cold; his fingertips went slightly numb, yet his expression remained calm and indifferent.

Seeing Su Changge's composed demeanor, Little Stone quickly shook his head at him and mouthed some words.

"I didn't say anything about you!"

The heart Su Changge had been holding in his chest finally settled.

It was fortunate that he hadn't been exposed.

Little Stone looked left and right, confirming that all the Mountain Guard Disciples had gone to help at the Altar and that only the two of them were outside the courtyard gate, before creeping up to the gap in the door and sliding a neatly folded animal skin scroll through.

Su Changge hurriedly took the animal skin scroll; it felt soft in his hand and still retained Little Stone's body heat.

It was the Formation map!

He looked up at Little Stone and mouthed, "How did you get this?"

Little Stone's face flushed red, and he whispered, his voice extremely low so that only the two of them could hear.

"I am usually responsible for cleaning the Scripture Pavilion, so I have the entrance jade token for the Scripture Pavilion."

"The Formation map was kept on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion. I stole it while the Elder in charge of the Scripture Pavilion went to help at the Altar."

When he went to retrieve the Formation map, he happened to run into Elder Wang, who was in charge of the Scripture Pavilion. Elder Wang slapped him and asked why he was taking the Formation map. He said he wanted to learn Formations, and Elder Wang cursed him as trash a few times before letting him go.

Fortunately, Elder Wang looked down on him as an Outer Sect Disciple and didn't take the matter of him taking the Formation map to heart, nor did he tell Li Changfeng.

Su Changge looked at the slap mark on Little Stone's face, nodded, and spoke indifferently.

"Thank you."

[Good heavens! It's a good thing this Elder Wang is such a snob!]

He hurriedly opened the animal skin scroll in his hand and spread it out on the stone table.

The animal skin scroll was covered in dense Formation patterns, along with a topographical map of the entire Jade Cauldron Pavilion mountain range; all the Formation eyes and weaknesses of the Mountain Protection Grand Array were clearly marked.

Su Changge accessed the Formation knowledge from the xuantian dao canon and compared it with the map, confirming that it was the genuine Mountain Protection Grand Array map and not a forgery.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

He had finally obtained the Formation map!

With the map, he could avoid the Formation eyes of the Mountain Protection Grand Array and escape through its weaknesses!

Su Changge put the map away, looked up at Little Stone outside the courtyard gate, and spoke indifferently.

"When we escape tonight, I will take you with me."

"Before dawn tomorrow, find a way to go to the west side of the Altar on the back mountain and hide in the pine forest to wait for us, understand?"

Little Stone nodded quickly, his eyes shining like stars.

"I understand, Senior! I will definitely arrive on time!"

He could finally leave the Jade Cauldron Pavilion! He could finally get the foundation establishment pill!

Little Stone bowed to Su Changge, turned, and ran away, disappearing into the dark night.

Su Changge stood by the courtyard gate, watching Little Stone's back disappear before turning and walking back into the courtyard.

Willow leaned in, speaking with an excited expression.

"Senior! We got the map! Does this mean we can escape soon?"

Su Changge nodded and spoke indifferently.

"Yes, the sacrificial ceremony begins in less than two hours."

He took out the fire jade bottle from his robes, felt the temperature of the Solar Essence Fire inside, then took out the map and began to deduce the escape route.

It would take half an hour to walk from Qingwei Courtyard to the Altar on the back mountain.

The Formation core of the Altar was located three feet underground, with the soul nurturing stake inserted at the center of the core.

All he had to do was rush to the center of the Altar when the sacrificial gate opened, burn the soul nurturing stake with the Solar Essence Fire, and then take Willow and Little Stone to escape through the weakness in the southwest corner of the Mountain Protection Grand Array. He would be able to escape more than a hundred miles away within half an hour.

The route was not a problem.

Su Changge ran the deduction three times, confirmed there were no issues, and then put the map away.

He sat by the stone table, adjusted his breathing, and prepared to wait for Li Changfeng to arrive.

[That dog Li Changfeng should be here any moment now, right?]

Just as Su Changge was thinking this, he suddenly heard dense footsteps coming from outside the courtyard gate.

There was also the crisp sound of Magical Artifacts colliding.

They were here!

Su Changge stood up, straightened his clothes, and stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the courtyard, his expression calm and indifferent.

The courtyard gate creaked open.

Li Changfeng was wearing a black sacrificial robe embroidered with blood-colored Formation patterns, followed by eight Elders at the Golden Core Stage and two hundred Inner Sect Disciples holding Magical Artifacts, all standing in a dense crowd outside the courtyard gate.

Everyone wore a respectful smile on their faces, but their eyes hid greed and malice.

Li Changfeng held the white soul-guiding robe embroidered with soul-guiding patterns in his hand, walked into the courtyard with a smile, and bowed to Su Changge.

"Senior, the sacrificial ceremony is about to begin. I have come to deliver the soul-guiding robe; please grace the Altar with your presence."

Su Changge glanced over Li Changfeng, then looked at the soul-guiding robe in his hand, a cold smile curling on his lips.

Li Changfeng's gaze inadvertently swept over the animal skin scroll Su Changge had placed on the stone table, and his pupils instantly constricted.

That was... the Mountain Protection Grand Array map?

How could he have the map?

The smile on Li Changfeng's face instantly froze, and his hand slowly moved toward the sword at his waist.

Su Changge's fingertips also quietly gripped the fire jade bottle inside his robes, and the System panel had already been set to the "One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate" special effect interface.

The great battle was on the verge of breaking out.