unnecessary effort

Seeing Zhong Qing stop, Ming Suxin also stopped.

The two simultaneously looked at a dilapidated pavilion not far away.

"Something seems to be there."

She sensed strange Qi fluctuations coming from within the ruins of the pavilion.

Zhong Qing, however, walked straight over, causing Ming Suxin's delicate brows to furrow as she said, "Be careful, there might be remnants of an ancient Formation again."

Yet, Zhong Qing didn't hesitate, walking directly into the ruins.

A moment later, he emerged, holding a crystal-clear jade stone that emitted a faint white glow.

This jade stone was only the size of a fist, and at first glance, it didn't seem special.

However, upon closer inspection, one could see strange patterns continuously shifting and flowing within it, as if tiny Dragons were coiling and intertwining.

"This is, Dragon Roaming White Jade Embryo! Where did you find it?"

Zhong Qing said indifferently, "Dug it out."

Ming Suxin exclaimed in surprise, "There must be a Dragon Blood Jade Mine here."

It is said that Dragon Blood Jade Mines are formed when the blood of injured True Dragons spills into a mineral vein, making them an extremely rare High Grade spiritual jade.

They are excellent Materials for refining various jade talismans, worth hundreds of times more than ordinary spiritual jade.

It could be said that a single Dragon Blood Jade Mine is priceless.

Sometimes, Dragon Roaming White Jade Embryos can be nurtured within Dragon Blood Jade Mines, representing the essence of the entire mineral vein.

The value of a single Dragon Roaming White Jade Embryo can be said to surpass that of an entire mineral vein; it is rumored that using it to refine jade talismans or Magical Artifacts can increase their power by several times, with unfathomable mystical effects.

Hundreds of years ago, the Northern Region once unearthed one, and two first-rate Sects even fought fiercely over it, resulting in heavy losses for both sides, with even a Sanyin Realm expert perishing.

And Zhong Qing just casually dug a few times on the ground and unearthed one?

Ming Suxin, in shock, turned to look at the ruins, instinctively wanting to go and investigate.

Even if the Dragon Roaming White Jade Embryo was dug up by Zhong Qing, an entire Dragon Blood Jade Mine would still be invaluable, enough to make the entire Mirror Heart Lake excited.

But as soon as Ming Suxin touched the edge of the ruins, a strong sense of danger washed over her.

She was startled, and with the circulation of her spiritual power, her figure rapidly retreated, appearing as graceful as a celestial being, with a light posture.

But the next moment, a violent power fluctuation suddenly erupted from within the ruins.

A chilling aura quickly enveloped the entire ruins, and blood-colored patterns emerged from the ground, instantly plunging the area into a crimson light.

Countless wails and screams emerged from the blood light, revealing an endless aura of viciousness and bloodiness.

Anyone with slightly lower cultivation, just by looking at it, would likely suffer damage to their Divine Thought.

Ming Suxin reacted extremely quickly, immediately sealing her Divine Sense to avoid contact with the blood light.

At the same time, she looked at Zhong Qing with an incomprehensible gaze.

"This is the Blood Fiend Heavenly Origin Formation!"

"You just walked in, why wasn't it triggered?"

Only then did Zhong Qing notice the erupting blood light; he casually put the Dragon Roaming White Jade Embryo into his storage ring and asked, "What Blood Fiend Heavenly Origin Formation?"

Ming Suxin explained, "The Blood Fiend Heavenly Origin Formation is an ancient and unparalleled vicious Formation, refined with endless blood Qi, terrifying beyond compare. It uses blood fiend Qi to dissolve everything that enters the Formation; neither the Physical Body nor the Divine Soul can escape. It is one of the most terrifying Formations."

"Normally, setting up this Formation requires the blood sacrifice of at least tens of thousands of people. I think this Formation here was likely set up by an ancient Formation Great Master, who drew upon the blood Qi from the Dragon Blood Jade Mine to protect this mineral vein."

Zhong Qing nodded, glanced at it a few times, and then continued forward as if nothing had happened.

To Ming Suxin, all of this was simply incomprehensible.

She had only approached slightly and triggered the Blood Fiend Heavenly Origin Formation, so how could Zhong Qing walk in and out without anything happening?

It couldn't be that the Formation was old and malfunctioning, so it was sometimes effective and sometimes not? Even if that were the case, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that Zhong Qing walked in fine, but she triggered it the moment she touched it.

Recalling earlier, at the city gate, Zhong Qing was closer to the gate than she was, but the Formation was only triggered when she rushed forward.

And at the pass gate, he made the Golden Radiance Formation disappear with a single finger.

A startling thought flashed through Ming Suxin's mind.

Could this person have some means to directly disable these Formations?

At this thought, Ming Suxin's beautiful eyes immediately lost their focus.

If he truly possessed such a method, that would be truly terrifying.

One must know that on the White Wind Plains, the threat of Vicious Beasts was secondary.

After all, although they were powerful, their numbers were not large, and walking across such a vast plain, one might not necessarily encounter them by chance.

The real danger lay in ancient Formations like the Blood Fiend Heavenly Origin Formation, each one extremely perilous.

If he could disable these Formations, wouldn't he be able to move about here as if on flat ground?

At this thought, Ming Suxin's delicate body suddenly trembled.

She had previously questioned Zhong Qing's words, believing that he, being alone, could not have traveled tens of thousands of miles across the White Wind Plains in a single day.

But if he truly had a way to disable Formations, then traveling tens of thousands of miles in a day wouldn't be surprising at all!

Rather, as long as he didn't encounter overly powerful Vicious Beasts, this place would be virtually harmless to him.

After all, even the most terrifying Ghost White Wind was driven by the power of Formations; if he could disable Formations, he wouldn't fear Ghost White Wind either!

At this point, Ming Suxin had already believed Zhong Qing's previous words to some extent.

But then, her pretty face turned slightly pale again, and her eyes dimmed.

She had thought of something.

If what Zhong Qing said was true, then didn't that mean her Mirror Heart Lake had indeed suffered heavy losses, and even her Master, Ming Yuexian, had decided to evacuate?

If so, was there still a need for her to go to the Secret Realm?

Without the power of her Sect, relying solely on her own strength, let alone whether she could obtain the Opportunity in the Secret Realm, even reaching the entrance of the Secret Realm would be a problem.

...

Ming Suxin was lost in thought.

Unconsciously, the two had already traveled for a long time.

Even Ming Suxin herself hadn't noticed when she had grown somewhat accustomed to following behind Zhong Qing.

It was as if following Zhong Qing was a matter of course.

And as for Ming Suxin, she had originally thought that Zhong Qing was just a Young Master from some Sect, who had never experienced danger, which was why he dared to come to the White Wind Plains alone.

She even thought that during that dangerous moment earlier, facing the attack of the Leopard-Headed Giant Ape, he was so scared that he froze in place and didn't know how to dodge.

But now it seemed that Zhong Qing's methods exceeded her imagination.

Regardless of whether he truly had a way to disable Formations, just his ability to break the Golden Radiance Formation with a single finger and walk out of the Blood Fiend Heavenly Origin Formation unharmed was not something an ordinary person could do.

Recalling this, Ming Suxin bit her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

If that were truly the case, then her previous actions of helping him kill the Leopard-Headed Giant Ape and blocking the Formation attacks for him, wouldn't they have been completely unnecessary?