92: Chapter 92 Spirit-Trapping Array Plate, Sealing Off the Exit

After the figures of Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue disappeared into the bushes on the hillside, that area became completely silent.

Lu Jinghan lay prone on a low ridge several dozen zhang away, his gaze fixed on that hillside.

Qin Muchuan and Su Fuguang lay on his left and right, respectively. Under the concealment of the Talisman, the aura of the three of them blended seamlessly with the surrounding grass, trees, and rocks, without a single flaw.

"Great Senior Brother."

Qin Muchuan's lips moved slightly, his voice condensing into a thin line that transmitted into Lu Jinghan's ears.

"Those two guys have gone in. Should we follow?"

Lu Jinghan did not answer immediately.

His Divine Sense extended forward, carefully probing the hillside several times, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He sensed the existence of a Formation.

That Formation was extremely ancient, and its concealment methods were quite sophisticated. If not for Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue touching the edge of the Formation when they entered, causing a trace of extremely subtle Spiritual Qi fluctuation...

…and the fact that his Spacetime Mark could penetrate the Formation, he feared that even he would have been unable to detect it at the first moment.

"This Immortal Cave is not simple," Lu Jinghan transmitted, his voice steady.

"It is shrouded in a layer of ancient concealment Formation. If not for someone triggering it, one might not necessarily discover it even while standing at the entrance."

Su Fuguang's brows furrowed slightly: "How did Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue find this place?"

"They must have obtained some kind of clue from the Purple Bamboo Forest," Lu Jinghan said indifferently, without further explanation.

He withdrew his Divine Sense, his gaze sweeping across the surrounding terrain, quickly deducing potential escape routes and ambush points in his mind.

His experience from his past life told him that before entering an unfamiliar ruin, thinking about how to get out was more important than thinking about how to get in.

"Let's go."

Lu Jinghan whispered, his figure floating up from the ridge like a falling leaf, silently darting towards that hillside.

Qin Muchuan and Su Fuguang followed closely behind. The figures of the three were as fast as ghosts in the night, and within a few bounds, they had arrived at the spot where Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue had disappeared.

Lu Jinghan crouched down and brushed aside a clump of low bushes, revealing a grey-blue stone slab half-buried in the soil.

The stone slab was carved with several blurred lines, and Xiao Yuan's aura still remained on it, mixed with a Spacetime Mark.

"The entrance is here."

Lu Jinghan raised his hand and pressed lightly on the stone slab.

The stone slab vibrated slightly, emitting a low hum, and then revealed a deep stone staircase that could only accommodate one person at a time.

The stone stairs extended downwards, disappearing into the darkness, not knowing where they led.

A musty and decaying aura surged out from the cave entrance, carrying the moldy smell of accumulated time, as well as a faint, elusive fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.

Lu Jinghan stood beside the cave entrance, his Divine Sense probing down along the stone stairs, attempting to perceive the situation inside the cave.

However, just as his Divine Sense probed less than ten zhang into the cave entrance, it was blocked by an invisible force.

The Divine Sense was bounced back upon impact, completely unable to penetrate it.

"Great Senior Brother?" Qin Muchuan, seeing Lu Jinghan silent for a long time, couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"There is a Formation shrouding the cave, isolating Divine Sense probing," Lu Jinghan opened his eyes, his gaze heavy and focused.

"The grade of this Formation is not low; it is at least Earth Rank or higher."

Qin Muchuan nodded, "An Earth Rank Formation. Looking at it this way, it was set up by the owner of this Immortal Cave for concealment."

Lu Jinghan pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a jade Talisman from his sleeve.

The jade Talisman was entirely cyan-white, its surface covered with dense runes, emitting a faint Spiritual light.

This was one of the Restriction Formation Plates bestowed upon him by Jiang Changge—the Spirit-Trapping Formation Plate.

Once activated, it could set up a Restriction within a radius of ten zhang, sealing the space within that range. Unless the caster actively dispels it, the inside and outside would be isolated; those inside could not get out, and those outside could not get in.

Lu Jinghan held the Spirit-Trapping Formation Plate in his palm and poured his Spiritual power into it.

The Formation Plate suddenly lit up, and an invisible force spread out in all directions with him as the center, laying down a layer of Restriction around the cave entrance.

The moment the Restriction fell, the space around the cave entrance twisted slightly for an instant, then returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"Let's go."

Lu Jinghan put away the Formation Plate and stepped into the cave entrance first, walking down along the stone stairs.

To prevent Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue from escaping the Immortal Cave, he had set up the Spirit-Trapping Formation Plate at the entrance.

Today, those two must die!

Qin Muchuan and Su Fuguang exchanged glances, didn't ask any more questions, and followed closely behind.

Just at this moment, on the barren mountain.

Three figures descended from the night sky and stood steadily on the hillside.

Elder Yin Buer stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings, his expression gloomy.

Li Tianxiong stood beside him, while Zhuge Yun was fanning himself with a folding fan.

"It is right here."

Elder Yin Buer looked down at the compass in his hand; the emerald green needle on the dial vibrated slightly, but it never pointed in a fixed direction.

The needle was wavering, indicating that the aura of the heart-cleansing bamboo was nearby, but it could not be precisely located.

"It has disappeared," Elder Yin Buer said, putting away the compass in a deep voice.

Li Tianxiong's brows were tightly furrowed: "Disappeared? What do you mean?"

Elder Yin Buer did not answer, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding mountains and bushes.

Zhuge Yun closed his folding fan, pondered for a moment, and slowly opened his mouth: "There are two possibilities. Either the other party has used some method to conceal their aura, or they have entered some Formation or ruin that isolates Divine Sense."

Elder Yin Buer nodded; he thought the same.

"Search separately. Do not let any corner go unchecked," Elder Yin Buer said in a deep voice.

"The aura of the heart-cleansing bamboo is nearby; they cannot have run far."

The three of them dispersed and searched carefully on the hillside.

Elder Yin Buer's Divine Sense spread out like a tide, sweeping over every rock and every clump of bushes inch by inch.

Li Tianxiong crouched on the ground, his palms pressed into the soil, sensing the Spiritual Qi fluctuations underground.

Zhuge Yun stood at the highest point of the hillside, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding terrain. He paused for a moment at a certain spot, then moved away, having found nothing unusual.

The concealment Formation of the Ancient Cave Abode completely isolated the aura of the entire Immortal Cave.

Even though Elder Yin Buer and the other two were standing above the cave entrance, they could not perceive any Spiritual power fluctuations underground.

"There is nothing here," Li Tianxiong stood up, dusted off the dirt on his hands, his face full of impatience.

Elder Yin Buer did not speak, his gaze still scanning the surroundings.

Zhuge Yun fanned himself with his folding fan and pondered: "Perhaps the other party used a high-grade concealment Talisman to temporarily hide their aura. We will lie in wait here; we just need to wait for them to come out."

Elder Yin Buer pondered for a moment and nodded: "That works too."

He waved his hand, and three rays of Spiritual light flew out from his sleeve, landing on several large trees around the hillside, turning into three concealment Formation Plates, completely masking the aura of the three.

"Find a place to hide and wait."

The three dispersed, their figures merging into the night, and there was no sound left.

The hillside returned to tranquility, with only the rustling sound of the night wind blowing through the bushes echoing in the darkness.

And beneath this hillside, inside that Ancient Cave Abode, a great battle was about to erupt.