“Something’s wrong here.”
After walking in the forest for nearly two hours, Fang Chen suddenly noticed that something was wrong.
According to his speed, he would have at least entered the center of the mountain range in two hours.
But until now, he has not found any monster.
Let alone monsters, not even a shadow of a beast was seen.
This is simply unbelievable for a derived mountain range full of monsters.
Not only that, based on the comparison with the aura left by his grandfather, Fang Chen found that the distance between himself and that place was getting farther and farther.
When did this change begin?
Fang Chen thought hard.
Looking at the mountain forest in front of him, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Fang Chen's mind.
"Something's wrong here!"
The mountain forest in front of us is not lush, not even dense.
Weeds are growing everywhere, the leaves are withered, and it looks a little desolate.
It is like a small wasteland in the center of the lush mountain forest.
This kind of scene is extremely abnormal in the derived mountain range.
"Is it an illusion, or have you stepped into a magic circle?"
Fang Chen stood where he was, not daring to make any move.
The derived mountain range can be called a forbidden land for humans. In addition to the large number of monsters and beasts that thrive there, there are also many dangerous places.
Such as the Broken Rock Canyon that Fang Chen once stepped into, and the underground cave that he just experienced not long ago.
Even some martial arts seniors left various battle relics here.
When warriors' cultivation reaches a certain level, the battles between them will cause some changes in the world, which can remain for many years. This phenomenon is called battle relics.
This kind of battle relic, even if it has been many years, still contains some aura of a strong martial artist and can influence other warriors.
A little more special, like the Fang family's ancestral land, where all kinds of heroic spirits are formed.
Fang Chen's muscles tensed up and he looked around with great vigilance.
Be careful whenever you step into this kind of place, otherwise, if you are not careful, it will lead to uncontrollable consequences.
"Click, click, click!"
Just when Fang Chen was thinking about how to leave this ghost place, the sound of broken branches suddenly sounded.
Fang Chen's face changed slightly. He stood there without moving, but secretly used his spiritual power to prepare for any danger that might arise at any time.
Not long after, two figures appeared in Fang Chen's sight one after another.
As soon as the two parties met, they were both stunned.
"Hey, it's you."
"Why are you here?"
Both of them spoke at the same time, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The two people who appeared were Lan Yunfei and Mo Lin.
When they saw it was Fang Chen, the wary look on their faces quickly disappeared, revealing a look of joy.
"I thought you had already left."
Looking at the two of them, Fang Chen did not approach immediately, but kept a certain distance.
"Don't worry, we are human beings, not illusions."
Lan Yunfei saw Fang Chen's vigilance at a glance and took the initiative to explain: "We just came out of an underground cave and came to this ghost place inexplicably, and we couldn't find the exit."
Hearing this, Fang Chen frowned.
Even if he has not seen the strength of Lan Yunfei and Mo Lin with his own eyes, at least they are not weaker than Jia Qing of the Guyue Sect.
But even the two of them were trapped in this place.
It seems that this place is even weirder than he imagined.
"I'm about the same as the two of you."
Fang Chen said: "I suspect that this should be some kind of formation environment. If you want to get out, you may need to find the formation's eye."
Fang Chen said: "Perhaps the formation here is beyond your understanding?"
Molin was stunned and nodded: "It is also possible."
"There is no point in saying this now."
Lan Yunfei said: "The most important thing is that we have to find a way to leave as soon as possible, otherwise we won't be able to hold on for long if we continue."
"Because the power of our soul is slowly passing away."
Mo Lin added: "Although the passing speed is very slow and even undetectable, it is indeed actively flowing to the outside world."
Fang Chen was startled and quickly sensed it, and found that it was indeed as Mo Lin said, that the power of his soul was slowly passing away.
"Have you noticed it too?"
Lan Yunfei smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, I am well-informed, but I have never seen or heard of a place where the power of our souls can be extracted like this."
"Of course you haven't heard of it, because this is the soul magic circle."
At this moment, a faint voice suddenly sounded.
The three of them were startled, and quickly turned their heads to look, and even formed an attack formation in an instant.
"Fu Lei?"
When he saw Fu Lei and Jia Qing appearing, Lan Yunfei frowned and said, "Why are you here too?"
"Because we are here just for this place."
Immediately afterwards, there was another sound.
Soon, Qi Tian and Zhou Yuanshan appeared one after another.
"Senior Sister Yuanshan, what's going on?"
Fang Chen was even more confused when he saw Zhou Yuanshan appearing.
It was obvious that he and Zhou Yuanshan had just separated in the underground cave not long ago, and less than half a day later, they unexpectedly met here again.
"Senior sister?"
Hearing Fang Chen's words, everyone looked at Fang Chen with strange eyes.
But Jia Qing's face was extremely gloomy.
Damn it, Fang Chen actually hugged Qixiagu's lap.
Zhou Yuanshan did not speak, but just looked at Qi Tian.
"Since they can enter here, it proves that they all have part of the map with them, so it doesn't hurt to tell them."
Qi Tian nodded, indicating that he had no objection.
Map?”
Lan Yunfei was startled, suddenly turned over his hand and took out a piece of animal skin, and said with a strange expression: "Isn't this what you are talking about?"
That animal skin is actually a broken picture.
Thinking of this, Fang Chen also took out the animal skin. As expected, it was exactly the same as the animal skin in Lan Yunfei's hand.
Morin hesitated for a moment, then took out an animal skin as well.
"You two, take out the broken pictures on your bodies too."
Qi Tian looked at Zhou Yuanshan and Fu Lei, and took out a piece of animal skin himself, but it was larger.
When several people took out the same animal skin, Qi Tian explained: "Since everyone has part of the map in their hands, everyone has a share in the opportunity here."
Zhou Yuanshan and Fu Lei did not speak, obviously they had known about this for a long time.
As for Fang Chen and the other three, they looked puzzled.
"It's like this."
Zhou Yuanshan explained softly: "On this map, what is recorded is a cave of a strong man in the cave world, which is at this place."
While speaking, Zhou Yuanshan stepped lightly on the cave.
"Only those who own part of the map can enter here."
Zhou Yuanshan said: "And if you want to enter the cave of that strong man, you need the map in our hands as the key to open the door."
That's it.
Fang Chen and the others were suddenly stunned.
As he said that, Qi Tian looked at Fang Chen and the three of them and said, "Now, I can give you three a choice."
"First, sell the map in your hands to us, and we can give the three of you a satisfactory price."
Qi Tian then said: "As for the second one, let's open the cave together and go in together to get opportunities. As for what kind of opportunities we can get, it depends on your respective fortunes."
Hearing this, Fang Chen and the other two looked at each other and made a quick decision.
"Let's choose the second one."
It's here now, wouldn't it be a pity if we missed this opportunity.
As for Fang Chen, he also wanted to see what was in the so-called cave.
"Now that the three of you have made your choice, let me tell you the ugly story first."
Qitian said: "Every opportunity depends on your ability, but you are not allowed to use tricks behind your back. If anyone dares to stumble, don't blame me for not caring about others."
These words were so murderous that Fang Chen and the other two people felt chills on their backs.
This alone is enough to reflect Qitian's strength.
"What if there is only one thing inside?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Jia Qing next to Fu Lei.
Being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, Jia Qing felt inexplicably uneasy and quickly lowered his head, not daring to breathe.
"Idiot, shut up!"
Fu Lei shouted coldly and said expressionlessly: "Don't argue with him. If there is only one opportunity, Fu will give it up voluntarily."
Brother Fu Benevolence and righteousness.”
Qi Tian smiled slightly and said: “But there will be no shortage of opportunities for a dignified and powerful person in the Cave Heaven realm, and everyone will have a share.”
Hearing this, Fang Chen couldn’t help but take another look at Qi Tian.
This person can be regarded as the best choice in terms of strength and means. Moreover, in front of Senior Sister Fu Lei and Yuan Shan, he obviously has a high status and his words are very effective.
This means that even within the three major sects, Qitian has an extraordinary status.
On the other hand, Qi Tian coughed slightly sheepishly and said, "It's getting late, let's open the cave first."
With that said, Qitian spread the animal skins in his hands on the ground.
Fu Lei and Zhou Yuanshan also followed suit.
"Come on."
Lan Yunfei glanced at Fang Chen and the two of them, then stepped forward and spread the map on the ground.
When the six animal skins came together, a strange scene appeared.
I saw a layer of blood light emitting from each animal skin. These blood lights were entangled together and merged quickly.
As the light flashed, a brand new map appeared in everyone's sight.
Before everyone could react, the map levitated out of the air, emitting an extremely powerful suction force.
In an instant, Fang Chen realized that the power of his soul in the sea of consciousness was being sucked into the map.
Not just him, but also several others.
"Everyone, please don't resist!"
When everyone was panicking, Qi Tian's calm voice sounded, "This is the way to open the cave. It requires absorbing enough power of the soul."
Hearing this, everyone persisted patiently.
Sure enough, as Qi Tian said, after about half a cup of tea and absorbing enough soul power, the light on the map instantly became extremely intense, and a strange pattern appeared on it.
"Buzz!"
The pattern flashed and hit the void somewhere instantly.
"Crack!"
The sound of something breaking was heard, and then the scene in front of everyone changed.
The original wasteland disappeared and a mountain peak appeared instead.
Everyone is standing at the foot of the mountain.
The soul magic circle has been broken.