CHAPTER 345: FIVE ELEMENTS FORMATION

The five elements array was simultaneously an offensive and defensive formation. Because of this, it was extremely difficult to arrange and required countless materials to set up.

"Ayuan, can you break it?" Shen Xu asked.

"The five elements formation is a rank-less formation. However, because of the difficulty in arranging it, only level nine formation masters dare to arrange it. I need to study it before I can attempt to break it." Zhen Yuan said.

After that, the man entered the space and began learning the five elements formation.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was one real year later.

On this day, Shen Xu, Yang Shi, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang were eating roasted cloud-seeking fox meat when the double suddenly smiled.

"Master..." Feng Xue called in an uncertain voice.

After all, it was too unnatural for Shen Xu to suddenly grin for no reason.

Seeing the situation, Yang Shi rolled his eyes.

"What are you confused about?" He said and quickly continued.

"Lord Zhen is about to come out."

Barely a breath later, Zhen Yuan appeared, and Yang Shi nodded in self-satisfaction.

"Ayuan, I missed you so much." The double cried, throwing himself into Zhen Yuan’s arms.

"It’s only been a year." Yang Shi muttered, but immediately shut up when his master glared at him.

"What does a single dog know?!" Shen Xu sneered, looking at Yang Shi with mocking eyes before turning to Zhen Yuan.

"Ayuan, did you miss me?" He asked, causing Yang Shi to grit his teeth and hastily stand.

"Is that what is important? Master, can’t you get your priorities right?" He asked in a self-righteous voice, but neither Shen Xu nor Zhen Yuan cared about him.

"I missed you every day." Zhen Yuan said, lowering his head to kiss the double’s lips.

Shen Xu and the others had been waiting for one year, but Zhen Yuan was in the space for thirty years.

During that time, Zhen Yuan missed the double but forced himself to continue studying the five elements formation.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain, and he succeeded after thirty years of hard work.

"What about the formation? Did you learn it?" The double asked, and Zhen Yuan nodded before speaking.

"It’s the most complex formation I have ever encountered." He said and narrowed his eyes.

Even with his intelligence and comprehension ability, he needed thirty years to grasp the formation’s essence.

Thinking this, Zhen Yuan sighed with a complicated expression.

’It’s no wonder it has become a lost formation.’ He thought.

"How soon can you break it?" Shen Xu urged in an anxious voice.

"There is no hurry to break it." Zhen Yuan said and began explaining.

"I will open a life gate so that we can enter the formation. After getting the treasure, I will dismantle the formation from the inside, but Xiaoxu..."

At this, Zhen Yuan sighed and looked at Shen Xu.

"My soul power is not enough to deal with this formation. I will have to borrow yours." He said.

Hearing this, Shen Xu frowned with an uncertain expression.

"Can we do it?" He asked.

After all, refining the love peach king made it easier for him and Zhen Yuan to share qi and soul power, but sharing was inherently a difficult thing. If they made a mistake, Zhen Yuan, as the primary party, would suffer the most damage.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu felt reluctant and even entertained the thought of abandoning the formation.

However, Zhen Yuan didn’t allow him to shrink back.

"We are Taoist partners and have eaten the love peach king. Everything will be alright." He said, rubbing the double’s hair.

"Okay." Shen Xu agreed after a moment of thought.

However, Zhen Yuan didn’t immediately begin to modify the formation.

Instead, he began examining it to ensure that its structure was in line with what he had learned.

After Zhen Yuan confirmed that the formation was breakable, Shen Xu put away their portable cave and sent everyone else to the space.

"Let’s hold hands." Zhen Yuan said and took the double’s hand.

A moment later, both loosened the control over their souls and allowed Shen Xu’s soul power to flow into Zhen Yuan.

The process was easier than expected.

In no time, Zhen Yuan felt an influx of soul power and immediately circulated his own to merge with the new.

A breath later, his soul power soared from the early stage of level eight to the early stage of level nine.

"It’s enough." He said and stopped Shen Xu from sending more soul power.

After adjusting his condition, Zhen Yuan activated his formation-breaking flags and began looking for the life gate.

Ordinarily, the number and position of an array’s life gates depended on the formation master.

For the five elements formation, most array masters chose to place a life gate in either the wood element or the water element.

However, the master who arranged the current formation was tricky and hid the life gate in the volatile fire element.

After discovering this, Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes, sighed, and began opening the life gate.

Unfortunately, this was easier said than done.

Although he could see the life gate, Zhen Yuan spent three days trying to pry it open without upsetting the formation’s balance.

As a result, both his and Shen Xu’s soul power were drawn to almost zero before he managed to open the life gate.

After opening the gate, he pulled Shen Xu into the formation, quickly checked the area and only entered the space after confirming that the place was safe.

"My head is killing me." Shen Xu complained.

At the same time, he took out two bottles of soul nourishing dew and handed one to Zhen Yuan.

"Hurry up and replenish your soul power." He said, and Zhen Yuan nodded before numbly taking the bottle.

Shen Xu recovered in one day, while Zhen Yuan didn’t recover until the fourth day.

Still, both were satisfied with their seamless cooperation and couldn’t wait to see what was waiting for them outside.