At this moment.

A loud explosion was heard!

The people dining were all puzzled.

Qin Feng and the other two were curious and went out, jumping onto the roof to look.

It turned out that Yu Xing'er, who had been constantly cultivating, had finally broken through at this moment!

Right now, she.

Stood on the archway facing the wind.

The breeze blew her skirt, making her look as beautiful as a fairy.

Having just broken through, coupled with the magic techniques she cultivated.

Her entire body emitted a dreamy starlight, like the stars in the night sky.

"So beautiful!"

"It's really too beautiful!"

"..."

The crowd exclaimed.

Even Qin Feng at this moment felt she was much more beautiful than before, having shed a bit of her youthful innocence and gained a layer of mature beauty.

Yu Xing'er saw Qin Feng there, lightly leaped up, and flew over like a fairy, delightedly saying, "Husband, I've made a breakthrough."

"Husband?"

Everyone looked at Qin Feng with an extreme envy in their eyes.

"Great, as long as we pass this stage, the rest will be much easier to handle."

Qin Feng said with gratification.

Her bottleneck was different from the Heavenly River Taoist's.

She, being extraordinarily talented, suddenly encountered a bottleneck, which is often a breakthrough point, and once crossed, her future cultivation would increase rapidly.

It's like solving a very difficult math problem, where the knowledge contained in this problem even includes what needs to be learned later, so the road ahead will be extremely smooth!

The Heavenly River Taoist's bottleneck was due to insufficient talent.

Most cultivators in the world are of this type, often reaching a certain level and unable to advance further regardless of their efforts.

If it were normal circumstances, Qin Feng would also be unable to help him.

After all, cultivation mainly depends on personal aptitude.

However, the Heavenly River Taoist happened to cultivate the water element techniques, having surprisingly unique insights in this area.

Like having already figured out how to solve a difficult math problem but unable to find a pen!

Qin Feng had refined the Heavenly Water Pearl, possessing the Power of Sea God, which was exactly the "pen" he needed, so he was eagerly seeking Qin Feng as his mentor.

"Let's set off then!"

Qin Feng said.

Very soon.

Under the guidance of Jiu Jie, the three headed towards the direction of the great mountains.

Southern Abyss Ghost Land.

Located in the mountains to the west of Su City.

The four of them had relatively high cultivation, reaching deep into the mountains within two hours.

Here.

The mountains were steep, with jagged rocks.

Although it was broad daylight, there was an atmosphere of fear.

Occasionally, Evil Qi drifted over.

Spread through the mountain forests like miasma.

"We're almost there, let's first visit the Baili Family to see what's going on." Jiu Jie said.

"Just right."

Qin Feng nodded.

The person he was looking for to research the Transmission Array was a master from the Baili Family, but he didn't know where their home was.

"The Evil Qi is so heavy here, it doesn't seem like a place where people can live."

The Heavenly River Taoist commented.

"No, the Baili Family is very comfortable." Jiu Jie said.

Then.

He took out a Buddha Bead, silently channeling his energy inside it, and then threw it towards the slope ahead.

Bang—!

A white smoke rose.

Soon, a gate appeared!

The gate looked as grand as a palace.

"This, is this... the Ancient Gate Formation?!!"

The Heavenly River Taoist exclaimed in astonishment.

Yu Xing'er was also very surprised at this time.

The Ancient Gate Formation.

Is an extremely rare formation in today's Cultivation World, similar to Sumeru mustard seed space, but distinct from it.

Sumeru Space is a world that has been crafted.

Whereas the Ancient Gate Formation turns the exterior of a real world into an illusion, hiding it in the mountains, it's impossible for ordinary people to find it, nor can it be disturbed from outside, being very close to a Great Formation resembling Sumeru Space.

"Amazing! I've only heard that the Ancient Gate Formation exists, but never seen it in reality before."

The Heavenly River Taoist exclaimed.

Qin Feng was equally amazed inside, but at the same time felt gratified.

A family capable of creating an Ancient Gate Formation must have impressive skill in formations, and might indeed research the Transmission Array.

The four entered the gate.

Immediately after.

It truly felt like entering another world, just as Jiu Jie had said!

High mountains and flowing waters, birds chirping, flowers fragrant, hot springs and waterfalls, pavilions and towers, it was like a paradise separate from the outside world's pervasive Evil Qi.

"Those mountains, waterfalls, must also be formations." Qin Feng said.

After all, the inside of the Ancient Gate Formation should be a real world.

To put it simply.

It's like covering a crafted house with an Illusion Technique, making it invisible to people, while everything inside is real.

Judging by the external terrain, there should not be things like waterfalls.

"Illusory yet real, to create an Illusion Realm within the Ancient Gate Formation is truly strong!"

Qin Feng said.

"Strange, where are the people?"

Jiu Jie walked along while looking around, not seeing anyone.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a scream came from a wooden house in front: "Ah—!!"

The group hurried over.

In the room, several people were lying on the ground, spitting blood.

"Uncle Baili, what's happened?"

Jiu Jie rushed over and asked.

The leading individual was none other than Baili Yanghong, the Patriarch of the Baili Family!

"Quick, quick... the formation!!"

Baili Yanghong said, extremely weak, pointing to the middle of the people lying down, surrounding a huge sand table.

The sand table was about a hundred square meters, with several small flags inserted.

Qin Feng knew that each small flag was a small needle eye used to control the operation of the entire formation.

Originally, those small flags emitted light, but at this time, one by one they extinguished and turned black.

Evidently.

The formation was being destroyed!

"I don't understand formations..."

Jiu Jie said.

Qin Feng, Yu Xing'er, and the Heavenly River Taoist all looked at each other.

They all understood simple formations, but this Great Formation was beyond their expertise.

"Now we need power!"

Baili Yanghong said, ignoring the blood at the corner of his mouth, "Spirit Stone, put Spirit Stone on the sand table!"

Yu Xing'er, the Heavenly River Taoist, and Jiu Jie looked at each other in dismay, with empty pockets.

"I have."

Qin Feng took out a Spiritual Energy Gem and placed it on the sand table.

Baili Yanghong immediately sat back down cross-legged, made sealing gestures with his hands, and finally pressed both palms onto the sand table, using special power to control it and absorb Qin Feng's Spiritual Energy Gem.

Very quickly.

The Spiritual Energy Gem was absorbed completely, visibly turning into a useless stone.

"Is there more? This... is not enough."

He said again.

"These will do."

Qin Feng took out a pile and said, "If this isn't enough, here's this."

Saying this.

He took out several Blood Bodhi and placed them in the sand table.

"Blood Bodhi?? Excellent!!"

Baili Yanghong's eyes lit up, he started refining the Blood Bodhi into the sand table.

Very soon.

The small flags swallowed by darkness in the sand table gradually regained their brightness, including those that had been completely extinguished before, also returning to light.

"Very good!"

Baili Yanghong said excitedly to Qin Feng, "Blood Bodhi is formed from Fire Qilin Blood, having a very significant effect in dispelling evil and removing Sha Qi, thank you so much!"

Just after he finished speaking.

The sand table suddenly shook, Baili Yanghong spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof!"