As they ventured deeper, bones appeared on the ground, weathered and turning to ashes at the slightest touch.
The further they went, the more bones lay on the ground. The aura of death grew stronger, and that aura of death could invade a person's soul. Those with weak will would become increasingly fearful, even experiencing hallucinations.
Fortunately, with Long Chen and the others together, even if Guo Ran's will wasn't firm, he didn't feel afraid. Whether his confidence was strong depended on who he was with.
"This ..."
Suddenly, everyone was startled. Previously, Mo Nian had led everyone forward, marking certain places along the way, but half an hour later, they had returned to the first marked location.
"What's going on? We're clearly moving straight ahead! Guo Ran was shocked.
Long Chen and the others also wore grave expressions. With their spiritual sense, they would never make mistakes, but unknowingly, they had returned to the starting point, and no one noticed anything unusual. This was rather strange.
"This must be the Heavenly Dao's obstruction. Heaven doesn't want us to cross, so it created a barrier to keep us out." Yue Xiaoqian, who was beside Long Chen, spoke up.
"What is that?" This topic touches on my knowledge blind spot. "This time, even Mo Nian was surprised.
"The Heavenly Dao Barrier is a barrier set up to protect a certain world. We can also understand it as a sophisticated illusion array that keeps people out.
But unlike illusionary formations, it has a real barrier, but the barrier is invisible and intangible. Once inside the barrier, space becomes chaotic. No matter how strong your sense of direction, it's useless. After walking back and forth, you eventually have to circle back. Yue Xiaoqian said.
Long Chen looked at Yue Xiaoqian with eyes full of amusement. Yue Xiaoqian's pretty face flushed slightly under Long Chen's gaze, and she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" Am I wrong? Yue
Xiaoqian thought Long Chen knew more, but Long Chen shook his head. Yue Xiaoqian's erudition reminded him of the scene when he first met her. Yue Xiaoqian was truly omniscient, earning Long Chen immense admiration.
Now, in the Immortal Realm, Long Chen was at Lingxiao Academy, reading extensively. Although he couldn't claim to be well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge, his knowledge was profound. Still, compared to Yue Xiaoqian, he was still far behind.
"There really is a problem."
Xia Chen took out more than a dozen formation plates, studied them quietly for a while, and said solemnly, "
The Heavenly Dao barrier is truly unfathomable. I can only probe the Dao. About three hundred li ahead, the force field of heaven and earth has changed, and that should be where the Heavenly Dao barrier is."
"Let's go take a look."
Everyone cautiously moved forward, but when they reached the place Xia Chen had mentioned, they saw nothing unusual.
Continuing forward, even though it was a straight line, it didn't take long before we returned to the starting point.
Guo Ran was also cautious. While walking, he deliberately drew a straight line on the ground with a stick, but the line was straight, yet he still returned to where he started.
"This is just too strange!" Guo Ran couldn't help but exclaim.
"It's definitely strange, otherwise this Land of Sky Burial would have been targeted long ago. Come on, I've pretty much figured out its path." Mo Nian said.
Everyone continued forward, following the same route as before. When they reached the spot Xia Chen had mentioned, the traces left by Guo Ran still went straight ahead, but Mo Nian stopped.
"Sss!"
Mo Nian took out a stone and threw it forward. The stone, which had been straight ahead, suddenly formed a strange arc and flew outward.
What gives you the most chilling tip is that the stone runs parallel to the straight line on the ground. The stone bends while the line on the ground doesn't, yet the two are parallel to each other, which completely defies common sense.
Long Chen held a long spear and slowly advanced to explore the path. After a few steps, suddenly everyone cried out in alarm—Long Chen's spear suddenly bent.
The spear was bent slightly; unless you focused your attention, you wouldn't notice it, but it was indeed bent.
"The confusion of the heavenly way lies here. It's like a stick dipping into water. The stick is straight, but it looks misaligned. What we walk looks like a straight line is actually a detour." Long Chen said.
"Wow, boss, you're so smart." Guo Ran couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
"What's the point of flattery? The key is, even if you know, it's useless! Long Chen said irritably.
"Why don't we just go in the opposite direction of the curve?" Guo Ran was rare to be smart, and his suggestion seemed reasonable.
Yue Xiaoqian shook her head and said, "It's useless. The Heavenly Dao is like flowing water. Didn't you see the spear tip starting to tilt toward the other part?" "
That's fine, as long as it's in the opposite direction. For example, if the spear shaft points left, we go right; when we reach the tip of the spear, it points upward, we ...." At this point, Guo Ran couldn't continue. He couldn't just burrow underground, could he? He himself felt this was not feasible.
"Mo Nian, is there any way?" Long Chen looked at Mo Nian.
Mo Nian looked serious at this moment, as if calculating something. After a long pause, he shook his head and said,
"I'm overestimating myself. This Heavenly Dao confusion is just like Xiao Qian said—like flowing water, spatial nodes can't be calculated, and we can only break through forcefully."
But this Heavenly Dao Obscurity is weak and unresponsive, and its power keeps circulating. Even if we attack with full force, it targets different areas, making it impossible to combine forces to attack even a single point. This way, we simply cannot break through this Heavenly Dao Obstruction. Mo
Nian was skilled in tomb raiding techniques and formations. Although not as specialized in formations as Xia Chen, he also possessed the unique secret arts of Wuliang Palace, capable of breaking through the defenses of various tombs, making him highly experienced.
But Tian Zang—he'd only heard of it before and had never encountered it before. This time, he finally encountered it, and he was struck hard by a lesson—a Heavenly Dao obstruction stumped him.
"You can force out the barrier?" Long Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.
"What?" Seeing Long Chen's expression, Mo Nian became excited.
"As long as you can force out the barrier, I think I might be able to pierce through the Heavenly Dao maze." Long Chen chuckled.
"Really?"
Mo Nian couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Although she knew Long Chen wasn't someone who joked around, she couldn't help but ask.
"Let's give it a try. I'm not completely confident, but there's no real loss anyway." Long Chen said.
Mo Nian nodded and exchanged a glance with Xia Chen. Each of them held a formation disk, activated it simultaneously, and smashed it forward.
With a loud explosion, the formation disks of the two were embedded in the void. Runes danced on the disk, and a barrier appeared in front of the disk.
It was a transparent barrier, inside which countless energies could be seen flowing—this was the Heavenly Dao Confusion.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Long Chen gripped a black dagger, shouted sharply, and thrust with all his strength at the barrier.