I had 100% confidence in this fatty's attainment in formations. A few years ago, when his cultivation base was still very low, he helped me seal the true dragon energy in the jade bracelet. A few days ago, he even repaired the mountain-protecting formation that had been passed down for thousands of years in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven.
Although the Ten Absolute Ancient Formation in front of us is mysterious, Fatty is confident that he can break it.
Although Wuyue's previous attitude was a little strange, his eyes were fixed on Fatty at this moment. He looked very nervous, obviously hoping to break the formation.
After the fatty finished chanting the incantation, he clasped his hands together and pointed at the three ancient coins in front of him. Immediately after, the three ancient coins seemed to be frightened and turned into three sparkling streams of light, rushing toward the Ten Jue Ancient Formation in front of them.
The ancient coins flew through the air like three jade dragons, circling the heads of the 81 bronze statues. They were also like sparrows returning late and looking for their nest in the forest.
The ancient coins looked very agile, but this action seemed to consume a lot of Fatty's energy. In just a few breaths, Fatty was sweating profusely.
It seemed that the formation in front of him was far from as easy as he said.
Fatty took a deep breath and made a hand sign with his hands again. He shouted again, "Go!"
Once again under Fatty's command, the three ancient coins seemed to have finally recognized the direction and instantly dispersed, splitting into three different directions and falling in different directions.
The first one flew to the east and landed on the center palace of the Nine Palaces Great Array in the east. Sparkling light flowed and instantly activated the Nine Palaces Great Array.
The changes did not stop there. The other two ancient coins also found their own positions. They were the central palace of the Nine Palaces Formation in the southwest corner and the central palace of the Nine Palaces Formation in the northwest corner.
With the addition of the three ancient coins, the bronze statues in the Nine Palaces Formation in the three positions suddenly seemed to come to life. They waved their arms and moved.
After doing this, Fatty slowly opened his eyes with a proud look on his face.
This so-called Ten Absolute Ancient Formation had a total of ten Nine Palaces Formation. Fatty's three ancient coins only activated three of the Nine Palaces Formation. There were six remaining that did not move.
But then, Fatty put his hands behind his back and waited. He had no intention of continuing to break the formation.
I didn't understand, so I asked, "Do we only need to activate these three formations?"
The fatty nodded and explained to me, "The most important nodes of the Ten Terminal Formation are located in these three places. As long as the accumulated power in these three Nine Palaces Formation is released, the entire Ten Terminal Formation will collapse on its own.
As for the three ancient coins I used, they were the Formation Breaking Stones unique to our Zhan Shi Dao. There were only nine of them in total, and I had to pester my master for a long time to get them.
In the words of my master, with this Array-Breaking Stone, breaking all the formations in the world is only a matter of time! "
All the arrays in the world could be broken?
No matter how you looked at it, it sounded like he was bragging. However, although the fatty was not very reliable, his master, Immortal Guan, had been in charge of the Dao of Divination for many years. When it came to knowledge of arrays, he was probably second to none in the world. If these words were really said by Immortal Guan, then it must be somewhat credible.
After getting the fatty's assurance, not only me, but even Wuyue also relaxed.
The three ancient coins hovered above the bronze statue's head and moved along with it. However, no matter how they moved, the distance between the three ancient coins remained the same. It looked quite mysterious.
As time passed, I could clearly feel that the three locations of the Nine Palace Formation had slowed down. It should be that the method of breaking the formation was effective.
Looking at the situation, I estimated that it wouldn't be long before the three locations of the Nine Palace Formation's power would be completely released. At that time, the entire Ten Terminal Formation would be broken.
Just as I was feeling excited, the three ancient coins suddenly jumped in the air. Not long after, they all flew back to the fatty.
As the ancient coins flew away, the Ten Terminal Ancient Formation's operation came to an abrupt halt. It was as if an exquisite machine had suddenly been stuck.
Seeing this, Wuyue and I looked at each other, our eyes filled with excitement. The Ten Terminal Ancient Formation should be broken, right?
However, at the same time, the fatty's expression changed drastically. He reached out and put the three ancient coins into his pocket. Then, he said to Wuyue and me with an embarrassed expression, "Third Baby, be careful. This formation is strange. I couldn't break it successfully."
I failed to break it!
Just now, the fatty had spoken so confidently that I hadn't thought about what would happen if I failed to break the formation. However, after confirming that I had failed to break the formation, I immediately reacted. If we failed to break the formation through skill, it meant that our actions just now would be considered as breaking the formation by the Ten Terminal Ancient Formation with brute force!
According to what the fatty had said, as long as someone tried to break the formation with brute force, the eighty-one bronze statues in the Ten Terminal Ancient Formation would be activated and use the formation's power to kill us.
The fatty naturally knew this better than I did. After saying that, his face instantly turned pale. He threw out several jade tablets and directly activated the Nine Yellow River Formation, preparing to deal with the formation's counterattack.
Wuyue obviously understood this. Even before the fatty appeared, she had already assumed a fighting stance. She raised her hands in front of her chest and looked ahead vigilantly.
I didn't know how powerful the Ten Terminal Ancient Formation was, but according to my speculation, Wuyue had used this formation to trap Lu Zhenyang here. From this, it seemed that this formation wasn't ordinary. At least, it could erupt with power that surpassed the Yang God realm. No wonder the fatty and Wuyue were so nervous.
I thought for a moment, but I didn't have any idea. I hurriedly asked the fatty, "What should we do now?"
The fatty's face could be described as' ashen '. He shook his head and said in despair, "What else can we do? Either we break the formation by force, or we get killed by the bronze statues."
My heart sank. I turned to ask Wuyue, "Senior, is there any other way?"
Wuyue also shook his head, "This formation is very powerful. I've tried it before. After the formation is activated, I can use a secret technique to escape, but I can't take care of you guys …"
His words made my heart sink. I turned to ask the fatty, "Where's your Monster Refining Gourd?
If it doesn't work, let's hide in the Monster Refining Gourd first. "
There was a huge space in the Monster Refining Gourd. As long as we temporarily hid in the Monster Refining Gourd, no matter how powerful the formation was, it wouldn't be a threat to us.
Unexpectedly, the fatty's face became even grimmer. He shook his head and said, "I've already tried. I don't know why, but the Monster Refining Gourd can't be activated at all. I can't even feel the power of space from the Sky-Measuring Ruler. I can't use it at all …"
What?
The Monster Refining Gourd can't be used?
This is the formation that guards Chiyou's tomb. The Monster Refining Gourd originally belonged to Chiyou. In this formation, the Monster Refining Gourd's function is limited, but it's normal. I didn't expect that even the Sky-Measuring Ruler can't be used.
The two life-saving methods that the fatty and I had relied on for this trip were all ineffective.
What should we do now?
While my mind was in a mess, I suddenly remembered that when I was in Chiyou's Shoulder Mound in Juye County, I had used the Jiuzhou Cauldron to open the gate of the ancient tomb. This place was also Chiyou's tomb. In a sense, the formation guarding this skull mound was also the gate of Chiyou's tomb.
Could it be that we had made a mistake from the beginning? This formation didn't need to be broken, but needed a key to open the gate?
While I was pondering, rumbling sounds resounded from all around us. Countless bronze statues had already surrounded us. Their thick arms were already swinging down. Every strike wasn't any weaker than the Yang God Celestial Master's.
This was only the first bronze statue in the Nine Palaces Formation. When all the statues activated the power of the formation at the same time, we wouldn't be able to resist.
I took a deep breath and made up my mind. I shouted at the fatty and Wuyue, "The two of you, hold on for a while. I've thought of a way to break the formation!"
The fatty and Wuyue looked delighted. The fatty didn't say anything and just nodded. Wuyue said to me, "I've tried before. I should be able to hold on for about seven minutes. Mister Zhou, if you have a way, please hurry up. After that, I can only use a secret technique to escape."
As she spoke, the bronze statues charged over. The fatty's Nine Bends Yellow River Formation was instantly activated. Yellow smoke rose and enveloped us. Wuyue's figure had already charged out and disappeared into the yellow smoke, fighting with the bronze statues.
I retracted my attention from the two of them. I took out the Jiuzhou Cauldron from Xiang Liu's leather pouch and looked around.
If this place was the same as the Shoulder Mound, then the key to open the gate was the Jiuzhou Cauldron.
Besides Lin Acheng's Yanzhou Cauldron, the other eight cauldrons were in my hands. The key naturally wouldn't be a problem. However, with the key, I still had to find the keyhole.