darknovel Chapter 221 She clung to his neck and wouldn't let go.
Chapter 221 She clung to his neck and wouldn't let go.
During one drill, the three completed their respective actions almost simultaneously.
Su Qingying drew her sword, Yu Jianhuan laid out a net, and Mo Chengyue mediated.
Three beams of light—azure, purple, and gold—intertwined in the air to form a spiral-shaped composite attack, blasting towards the wall of the secret chamber.
This time, all the array patterns on the walls of the secret chamber lit up simultaneously.
The entire room shook violently.
Debris was falling from the dome.
All three stopped fighting at the same time.
They glanced at each other.
Mo Chengyue remained silent for two breaths before speaking.
"That attack just now—"
He said it with certainty.
"Even a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator can't stop it."
Yu Jianhuan's eyes lit up.
Su Qingying's fingers tightened slightly on the sword hilt.
They all knew what this meant.
In this ancient ruin that resembles a battlefield, the three of them together are no longer just "three appetizers".
The formation of the Sun, Moon and Man Three Swords Formation greatly boosted the morale of the three.
But Mo Chengyue was not blinded by his emotions.
Don't be too happy yet.
He leaned against the pool wall, his tone calm.
"This attack represents the theoretical maximum power of the three of us in our best condition, with perfect coordination, and with the opponent standing still while we were able to strike."
"There will be many variables in actual combat."
"The opponent will dodge, counterattack, and disrupt the formation."
He held up three fingers.
"The weakness of the formation is obvious."
"First, activation requires at least two breaths of charging up, during which the three of us are sitting ducks."
"Secondly, if the 'human' position is disrupted, the formation will collapse immediately."
"Third, although the spiritual energy resonance between Senior Sister Su and Senior Sister Yu can be maintained, the resonance frequency will shift due to decreased physical strength during a prolonged battle."
He looked at the two of them.
"So this tactic isn't for a war of attrition. It's for—"
"Harvest".
Su Qingying took over the conversation.
The voice was faint, but very accurate.
Mo Chengyue smiled behind his mask.
The genius swordsman of Biyun Peak truly has a keen understanding of combat.
"That's right. Wait for the enemy's weakest moment, then strike decisively."
"If you don't need it, then don't use it. If you do need it, you only have one chance."
He paused for a moment.
"That's enough. Once is enough."
The trial and error of the formation was over, and the three rested by the pool.
Yu Jianhuan soaked in the pool, humming an unknown tune with her eyes closed.
Mo Chengyue sat on the edge of the pool, checking the amount of talismans in his storage bag.
Su Qingying gripped the Jade Spirit Sword and silently meditated in the corner.
After about half an incense stick's time of silence, Yu Jianhuan suddenly opened her eyes and swam to Mo Chengyue's side.
"Junior brother—"
She reached out and grabbed his ankle.
"Come down and soak with me for a while."
Mo Chengyue looked down at her.
"I'm taking inventory of the supplies."
"The supplies can't be stolen."
Yu Jianhuan's phoenix eyes curved into crescent moons.
"Do you think you can escape?"
She pulled hard.
Mo Chengyue was caught off guard and was pulled into the pool.
Water splashed and sprayed all over Su Qingying.
Su Qingying's brow twitched suddenly.
Yu Jianhuan laughed so hard in the pool that she clung to Mo Chengyue and wouldn't let go.
"you--"
Mo Chengyue wiped the water off his face.
"My talisman!"
He was still holding a few talismans that he had taken out of his storage bag to count.
When soaked in the spirit pool, two low-grade sheets turned directly into pulp.
Yu Jianhuan showed no remorse.
"A few scraps of paper, I'll draw on them later."
Mo Chengyue took a deep breath.
I decided not to bother with such a barbaric creature.
He wanted to climb up and get back to work.
Yu Jianhuan grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave, and the two of them pulled and pushed each other in the pool.
Su Qingying sat by the pool, the Jade Spirit Sword resting on her lap, watching this scene with an expressionless face.
Her gaze lingered for a moment on Yu Jianhuan's arm that was wrapped around Mo Chengyue's neck.
Then it was moved.
As Yu Jianhuan leaned against the pool wall, her shoulder blade struck a slightly protruding rock at the edge of the pool.
"hiss--"
Yu Jianhuan jolted forward in pain.
"What's poking me?"
She turned her head to look.
There is a rock on the pool wall that is half an inch higher than the surrounding rocks.
The surface is smooth.
It doesn't look like natural rock texture.
It looks like it's been deliberately polished.
Yu Jianhuan subconsciously reached out and pressed it.
"Click."
The sound was extremely subtle yet extremely clear.
It sounded especially jarring in the silence of the enclosed room.
The three people froze at the same time.
The sound was coming from the direction of the left wall of the secret room.
The three of them looked over at the same time.
That wall was originally covered with dense array patterns—exactly the same as the other three walls.
But at this moment, the patterns are changing.
Starting from the protruding stone that Yu Jianhuan touched, a pale golden ray of light spread along the wall like a blood vessel.
Where the light passes, the patterns rearrange, like an invisible key unlocking a lock that has been dormant for countless years.
Mo Chengyue's first reaction was to pull Yu Jianhuan behind him.
At the same time, he grabbed Su Qingying's wrist on the edge of the pool with his other hand and pulled her into the water, making her squat down.
"Don't move."
The three people squatted in the pool, with only half of their heads showing.
Mo Chengyue spread his divine sense to the fullest extent, locking the wall shut.
The pale golden light had completely diffused.
The array patterns on the entire wall have been reassembled.
Then—boom.
A dull tremor came from the soles of my feet.
A crack appeared in the middle of the wall.
The gap is getting wider and wider.
Dust and gravel fell in a flurry.
Finally, a passageway, barely wide enough for one person, appeared before the three of them.
Secret passage.
It was so deep that the end could not be seen.
An old and dry aura emanated from the depths of the dark passage, carrying with it extremely faint, almost imperceptible fluctuations of spiritual energy.
Su Qingying's gaze was immediately drawn to the patterns on the walls on both sides of the secret passage.
The style of those engraved patterns—after a few moments of scrutiny, her tone became unusually serious.
"The array patterns in this secret room were carved by the same person."
Her pupils reflected the patterns on the walls of the dark passage, her gaze focused.
"The brushstrokes, the way spiritual energy is condensed, the underlying logic of the rune arrangement... are completely consistent."
She turned to look at Mo Chengyue.
"This secret room is not the end. It is part of a larger system."
"This secret passage—was deliberately left open."
Mo Chengyue stared into the depths of the secret passage.
You can't see anything in the dark.
After probing thirty feet, his divine sense was interfered with by the array patterns on the walls of the secret passage, preventing him from going any deeper.
He remained silent for a long time.
Yu Jianhuan leaned against him, her wet hair clinging to his shoulder.
Her almond-shaped eyes were fixed on the entrance to the secret passage, her gaze filled with both excitement and wariness.
Su Qingying stood on the other side of Mo Chengyue.
The Azure Spirit Sword was already in his hand, its tip slightly lowered, and a thin layer of emerald green sword energy flowed across the blade.
None of the three rushed in.
"Don't go in yet."
Mo Chengyue withdrew his divine sense, his tone calm and composed.
"Although the combination of the Sun, Moon and Man Three Swords Formation has been formed, there are still many variables that have not been verified in actual combat."
"The situation inside the secret passage is unknown; rushing in would be tantamount to handing yourself over to someone else."
"One last round of consolidation."
"Senior Sister Su is just one step away from stabilizing her peak mid-stage Core Formation realm."
"Senior Sister Yu also needs to further solidify her foundation after reaching her initial peak."
"Let's go in when everyone is in top condition."
Yu Jianhuan had no objection.
Su Qingying nodded slightly.
The secret passage is right there.
It won't run away.
But the three of them only have one life.
Mo Chengyue took one last look at the deep, dark passage.