78: Chapter 78 Sealed Inside by the Sect Leader

Elder Qian Yunchang saw the spider remains all over the ground and laughed heartily, "Everyone, do you see? These monsters pose no threat whatsoever; this is a rare training opportunity for all of you."

The Disciples were collectively silent; no one wanted to speak.

Outside the courtyard, the voice of Sect Leader Wu Yin suddenly rang out, "Elders, according to the plan, set up the Formation and seal off the Zhuyun Courtyard!"

Beams of light suddenly rose outside the Zhuyun Courtyard, then converged into a wall.

"What is the meaning of this?" The Disciples were inexplicably astonished.

Xia Shaoxin felt it was very familiar; wasn't this just a Formation barrier?

When everyone came to their senses, they were all shocked; the Sect Head had actually trapped everyone inside.

Now they were in trouble; even if they wanted to run, they couldn't get out.

"Junior Brother, explore well inside. To be safe, I have no choice but to seal you inside." Sect Leader Wu Yin's tone was extremely cold.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

Xia Shaoxin sneered inwardly; it was no longer Elder Qian Yunchang forcing them, but Sect Leader Wu Yin, who was just going with the flow to force them to explore the Forbidden Ground in the Zhuyun Courtyard.

"Junior Brother, if you manage to obtain the Spirit Medicine as wished and successfully reach Foundation Establishment, then this Sect Head position of the Chiyan Sect should be yours." Sect Leader Wu Yin's voice remained cold.

Sect Leader Wu Yin only said half of it; if they couldn't obtain the Spirit Medicine, they would likely all die inside.

Elder Qian Yunchang was stunned for a moment, revealing a very surprised expression, then quickly calmed down and shouted, "The Sect Head does things steadily; I, your Junior Brother, am very reassured!"

The words were full of sarcasm.

Subsequently, Elder Qian Yunchang's eyes gleamed with a fierce light as he arrived in front of a well in the corner of the backyard.

Xia Shaoxin had noticed this well just now while killing the long-legged spiders.

He had kept his distance, never approaching it.

Elder Qian Yunchang walked to the side of the well and slowly peered inside, saying nonchalantly, "It is already a dry well, isolated by a Formation; nothing will come running up."

As he spoke, he patted the well rim with his hand to indicate there was no danger.

He called Liu Tingting, Deacon Qin Wen, and the others over to take a look.

Several people stood by the well, and there was nothing unusual, so Xia Shaoxin dared to follow and see what was going on.

It was indeed just an ordinary dry well; it was hard to imagine something hidden beneath it. Did they have to dig it up?

"Is this dry well the entrance to the Forbidden Ground?" Senior Brother Liang Ruoran asked in confusion.

Elder Qian Yunchang smiled and asked Liu Tingting, "Are you still alright?"

Liu Tingting no longer had her usual energy; her eyes were unfocused, and she looked as if she could fall asleep at any moment.

Hearing her master's question, she straightened her chest and replied in a crisp voice, "I can."

"Then let's begin."

Elder Qian Yunchang smiled slightly and took large steps backward.

Everyone was confused and followed suit, retreating backward.

Liu Tingting walked around the dry well a few times, seemingly looking for clues, then suddenly stopped, took a small flag from her Storage Pouch, and placed it on the ground.

Then she took out a small green jade pendant and placed it in another spot.

She took out five small items in succession and placed them at the four corners of the dry well.

"Is this the Five Directions Formation or the Five Elements Formation?" Senior Brother Shao Junwei was very curious.

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran said with an air of profundity, "In any case, it is one of those two Formations."

The two of them knew absolutely nothing about Formations.

Liu Tingting chanted an incantation, and the five Magic Treasures suddenly stood up, leaving the ground and hovering in the air.

Suddenly, a command token appeared in her hand. With a flick of her hand, the token flew out and hung high above the five Magic Treasures, which began to rotate around it.

Each Magic Treasure emitted a dazzling light that converged onto the command token.

Liu Tingting shouted, "Liuding Formation, open!"

A beam of light suddenly shot from the command token and struck downward into the well, and a loud rumbling sound was heard from below.

A huge beam of light shot out from the well, forming a ring of light at the mouth of the well.

Everyone's eyes widened, inexplicably excited; was this the Teleportation Array?

"So it's called the Liuding Formation." Xia Shaoxin whispered to Senior Brother Shao Junwei.

Senior Brother Shao Junwei smacked his lips awkwardly and muttered, "Fine, you win."

"Good, the Teleportation Array to the Forbidden Ground entrance is open!" Elder Qian Yunchang shouted with great joy.

Liu Tingting's body went limp, and she started to collapse to the ground.

Xia Shaoxin shook his head inwardly and was about to go up to support her when Elder Qian Yunchang stepped forward, helped Liu Tingting up, and stuffed a Medicinal Pill into her mouth with a backhand motion.

"You must not have any accidents!"

"Master, I am fine."

Liu Tingting struggled to stand, then sat down slowly to circulate her energy and digest the qi and blood pill.

It seems this Formation, like Alchemy, consumes a great deal of qi and blood.

The Formation here was set up by Golden Core Disciples back in the day. Now, with only Qi Refining Disciples, although they had the help of powerful Magic Treasures, opening the Formation still consumed a great deal of energy, which was not something Qi Refining Disciples could easily bear.

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran looked at the ring of light in shock and whispered, "I heard that our Chiyan Sect originally had many Teleportation Arrays to facilitate travel between various peaks, but unfortunately, the power of the Teleportation Arrays vanished, and they haven't been usable for hundreds of years."

"The Chiyan Sect has Teleportation Arrays?" Xia Shaoxin was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, you could go directly from Xueyan Cliff to Baotong Tower, or to the Chiyan Sect main hall."

Oh! Xia Shaoxin let out a sigh of regret.

"All Disciples, listen up. Beneath the well is a special world, but do not panic. No matter what poisonous herbs you find, turn them all in, and this old man will surely reward you heavily."

The word "reward" made people feel slightly invigorated.

"The ancient masters often entered the Forbidden Ground and had long since figured it out clearly; the danger is not that great, just be careful."

After speaking, he took out a large medicine bottle.

"Everyone, I have three-corpse three-insect body refining pills here. They can enhance the purity of your bodies and resist the influence of poisonous substances. The effect lasts for about three or four hours, which is enough for us to explore."

Xia Shaoxin was stunned. Isn't this the Medicinal Pill I eat every day? So it can be used here!

He had been eating this Medicinal Pill for several months and had gained quite a lot of insight into it.

He thought to himself, taking this pill can enhance the body's purity and obtain a physical constitution that is more compatible with Spiritual Qi.

It cannot resist poisonous gas; it just makes the body purer, thereby counteracting the erosion of poisonous gas.

The principle is just like an ice cube; before the ice cube melts, it can maintain an extremely low temperature.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch his chest; the Storage Pouch was hidden in his bosom. He had just refined a furnace a few days ago, and they were all on him—over a dozen of them.

Upon hearing that there were Medicinal Pills, everyone felt more at ease and went up to receive them one after another.

Xia Shaoxin took one and observed it carefully; whether it was the color, smell, size, or degree of transparency, it was exactly the same as the three-corpse three-insect body refining pill he had refined.

Only then did he recall that Elder Qian also had the talent of an Alchemist.

Refining these dozens of pills was truly an expense.

"If Elder Qian knew that I eat this expensive stuff every day, would he be angered to death?"

Since this Medicinal Pill could resist the environment beneath the well, there was even less need to worry.

"All Disciples, the Teleportation Array will transport us to the center of the Forbidden Ground, at a Pavilion. The power of the Teleportation Array is limited, so you must go together as a group."

Deacon Qin Wen of the Group A led his teammates to the front of the Teleportation Array and rushed through together.

They immediately disappeared into the ring of light.

Everyone widened their eyes; they had all heard of Teleportation Arrays but had never seen one.

Where did they go? Is the other world safe?

Everyone dared not hesitate, and under the piercing gaze of Elder Qian Yunchang, they jumped into the ring of light group by group.

When it was the turn of Group E, both Senior Brother Shao Junwei and Senior Brother Liang Ruoran were somewhat fearful. Xia Shaoxin grabbed their hands, rushed to the front, and charged toward the Teleportation Array.