365: Stone Gate Breakthrough

Song Zhan never expected that the proud and indifferent woman in front of him would have the surname Dragon.

Didn't that mean the other party came from the Fire Cloud Country's Royal Family?

After this thought surfaced in his mind, he felt a chill run through his body.

Now he knew why the other party had paid him no mind along the way.

It was a good thing he was wise and didn't choose to suppress her with his status. Even just now, he had only vented a bit of dissatisfaction.

Otherwise, if a conflict had truly erupted, even his sect probably couldn't have protected him.

Song Zhan took a deep breath, cupped his hands, and bowed: "I didn't expect Daoist friend to come from the Royal Family. I was presumptuous."

These years, impersonating the Royal Family, even several lives wouldn't be enough.

So when the other party stated her surname, he had already believed it seven or eight parts.

Even if the other party wasn't real, he wouldn't suffer too much loss.

In such matters, it's better to believe it's true than not.

Long Yunshuang didn't look at him, merely lifted her foot and walked forward: "Keep moving forward."

Song Zhan pursed his lips and finally chose to follow.

At the same time, a hint of solemnity arose in his heart.

Even the Fire Cloud Country Royal Family has appeared. It seems that Spiritual Artifact won't be as easy to obtain as imagined.

He stared at that graceful figure, strange light flickering in his eyes.

He didn't know the other party's status within the Royal Family.

The Fire Cloud Country Royal Family is also divided into the main lineage and collateral branches. The collateral branches have nine Great Princes, each stationed in the Five Great States.

For example, Golden Cloud State has two Princes residing here.

Since the other party would appear here, it's very likely related to those two Princes.

As for specific identity information, he didn't know yet.

However, thinking of his Revered Master's instructions before he left, a hint of determination flashed across Song Zhan's face.

If the other party's status wasn't high, then this Spiritual Artifact definitely couldn't be given up.

Long Yunshuang didn't know the thoughts of the person behind her. She passed through the corridor and continued to go deeper.

Not long after the two disappeared, two more figures arrived at the location they had just left.

They were precisely the two Foundation Establishment cultivators whose identities had been unknown before.

Both were shrouded in black robes, only revealing a pair of sharp eyes.

They stood in place, holding a magical instrument in their hands. A Bagua diagram appeared on the magical instrument, and a golden needle pointed the direction for them.

"The Ninth Princess has quite a few people around her, it's hard for us to act," one of them said in a strange tone.

Even in front of his companion, he didn't want to expose any of his information.

This was because the two were originally brought together temporarily due to the instructions of a certain important figure.

"Don't worry, they will fight among themselves. We just need to watch the tigers fight from the mountain," the other party's voice was also hoarse and rough.

As soon as he finished speaking, he continued: "What about the three people behind?"

He was talking about the three Loose Cultivators.

"They've probably already left," his companion replied.

They had always maintained a certain distance from Long Yunshuang. Now that they had caught up, they weren't in a hurry and planned to chat for a while.

Anyway, with the magical instrument in hand, they didn't need to worry about losing track.

This time, their mission wasn't the so-called Ruins, but Long Yunshuang.

...

As they continued to go deeper, the dangers Zhou Luo and Shangguan Qianxue encountered gradually decreased.

It was just that when they passed through those areas, they saw many coffins.

These coffins were quietly placed there, luring the intruders one by one.

The two didn't choose to touch them.

Because having come all this way, they knew that Golden Core True Person couldn't have left anything very valuable in such a place.

Moreover, based on the location information left by the other two, they were very clear that both sides were approaching the final destination.

At this time, whoever was faster would likely gain an advantage.

So the two didn't stop.

Outside, in that mountain range, Qi Training cultivators were fighting everywhere.

The appearance of these Ruins indeed brought out some treasures.

These treasures weren't very attractive to the Foundation Establishment Realm, but it was different for Qi Training cultivators.

It's estimated that Golden Core True Person was also thinking that it would be best if the intruders obtained these treasures and dispersed.

Of course, there were also Qi Training cultivators who accidentally touched the entrances to the caves leading deep into the Ruins, etc.

However, with their strength, they couldn't go deep inside.

Basically, right after entering the cave, they couldn't last more than three seconds under the attacks set up by that Golden Core True Person and completely perished.

Gradually, everyone didn't dare to go deep and could only move around the periphery.

...

One day after the Ruins began.

Deep within the Ruins, Zhou Luo and Shangguan Qianxue appeared before a stone door.

Besides them, in another passage, Long Yunshuang and Song Zhan also arrived.

They exchanged glances.

Song Zhan was the first to ask: "Senior Sister, what did you encounter earlier?"

He was talking about that huge energy fluctuation.

Shangguan Qianxue didn't answer, just looked at Zhou Luo.

"We encountered the means left behind by that Golden Core True Person. Fortunately, it was a false alarm," Zhou Luo replied calmly.

Song Zhan looked suspicious, but seeing that his Senior Sister didn't say anything, he didn't continue to ask.

Long Yunshuang, however, slightly furrowed her brows and said: "Why can't I contact Qi Chuan? Can you not contact him either?"

"Perhaps he's trapped by something. In any case, his location information has disappeared," Zhou Luo said indifferently.

When Qi Chuan was killed earlier, the controlled Puppet had also disappeared, and the location information on it naturally disappeared with it.

According to everyone's agreement, if the location information disappears, it means the cooperation is over.

Long Yunshuang didn't say anything more.

Zhou Luo then looked at the stone door in front of him: "Let's first think about how to get in."

This stone door was more than three meters high and over one meter wide, covered with various golden array patterns.

It was itself a powerful formation.

If brute force were used, it would indeed be difficult to open.

When he said this, Zhou Luo looked towards Song Zhan.

As far as he knew, the other party was a Second-Order Formation Master.

Song Zhan actually didn't want to reveal his abilities, because after learning Long Yunshuang's identity, he felt that if he continued to cooperate, it would be extremely disadvantageous to him when it came to the final struggle for the Spiritual Artifact.

In this situation, he was quite hoping to terminate the cooperation so that he could open this stone door in private.

But clearly, this was impossible.

Because when the other party looked over, he knew clearly that his identity as a Second-Order Formation Master had been exposed.

With this thought, he looked towards his Senior Sister.

Shangguan Qianxue didn't look over here, just stared at the stone door, studying it carefully.

"Let me try."

Since things had come to this, Song Zhan had no choice but to take out his array plate, come before the stone door, and begin his deductions and calculations.

What he held was a white jade Bagua array plate, inlaid with several gems used to amplify energy, appearing very impressive.

He was seen extending his slender fingers and beginning to manipulate the plate.

Zhou Luo, also an Array Revered Master, watched silently from the side and found that his array-laying techniques were significantly more advanced than his own.

It seems there is still some gap between Second Order and First-Order.

Especially in terms of techniques and methods, the former was clearly more exquisite.