Chapter 948: Chapter 76: Tianyuan Mountain

Zhang Xiaoman was seeing the legendary Mountain Protection Array for the first time.

He had only heard about it in novels before, but today, he finally witnessed its true form with his own eyes.

It looked like an illusion, not only blocking things from entering, but also hiding the space within.

This was quite similar to the Shield of the World Tree.

However, the array before him gave him a feeling like a candle flickering in the wind, as if it could extinguish at any moment.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoman’s gaze shifted slightly.

Perhaps he no longer needed to wait slowly for the map’s decryption results; the remaining energy of this formation was already very weak.

But for the moment, he couldn’t directly attack this formation.

Because he didn’t know if there were still people inside.

If there really were cultivators inside this formation, doing this would be akin to attacking someone else’s mountain gate.

However, Zhang Xiaoman also knew in his heart that the odds of this were very small.

If cultivators truly still existed in this world, it wouldn’t be that they hadn’t appeared in hundreds of years.

Though, it’s better to be cautious about everything.

He first used the Amplification Technique to ask a few times inside, and after waiting for a moment, he received no response.

Zhang Xiaoman thought for a moment and then summoned a few Star Guards to the foot of the mountain, planning to search for any buildings like a mountain gate.

But to his disappointment, all he could see were cliffs sealed by the array, with no mountain gate in sight.

Finally, he tried all the methods possible, but still couldn’t find a more moderate way to enter.

Helplessly, Zhang Xiaoman could only choose to break the array forcefully; the secret of the cultivators was right before his eyes, and he couldn’t give it up no matter what.

He raised his hand, and blades of wind slashed out through the air, striking the array.

The array emitted a series of ripples and humming, blocking all the attacks.

“There’s hope!”

Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t discouraged in the slightest.

On the contrary, he was very happy.

In his Spiritual Vision, the formation before him clearly faded a bit.

He felt that with a bit more effort, he should be able to successfully destroy it.

Another row of wind blades shot out.

Sure enough, the space in front of him twisted, and then a small area opened, revealing the true appearance inside.

It was a spot halfway up the mountain, with a flat mountain top and dozens of ancient-style buildings.

But the gap disappeared in a flash, before Zhang Xiaoman could take a closer look, and the array closed again.

“Whew~ Looks like I need to put in more effort.”

He exhaled lightly, then summoned a small golden long spear in his hand by channeling his internal Dark Energy.

This move was one Zhang Xiaoman learned from the Star Shining Saint Knight, improved in Xing Han, and now, its power was greater than ever.

The tiny spear was thrown at the array, growing against the wind and instantly becoming several tens of meters long, piercing fiercely into the center of the array.

“Buzzzzz!”

A series of intense shock sounds followed, and the space in front of him changed.

Finally, as if something had shattered, the array began to collapse, revealing everything inside.

Zhang Xiaoman was momentarily stunned, a hint of amazement in his eyes.

It turned out that the platform halfway up the mountain was just the tip of the iceberg, and even the entire mountain was just part of the sect.

In his view, seven towering mountains linked into a chain, rising and falling.

On the nearest main peak, Zhang Xiaoman could see dozens of pavilions and towers built upon it.

High up, the buildings even stood right within the clouds, ethereal and transcendent, truly epitomizing an Immortal’s Blessed Land.

“So beautiful!”

Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but praise.

Originally, he thought Dragon Sleep Mountain was the most immortal place he had seen in the real world, but compared to here, it felt like a small witch before a great one.

“Indeed, it’s truly the handiwork of genuine cultivators…”

He showed a joyful expression.

The world that Master Liu discovered by chance had given him many surprises; his gains today might be immeasurable.

Using the Sword Control Technique, Zhang Xiaoman’s figure turned into a stream of sword light heading toward the mountain peak.

The mountain peak had a triangle structure, several thousand meters high, with ridges upon ridges, towering majestically.

With the strength of mortals in this world, it would probably be impossible to reach the top of this mountain in their lifetime.

Zhang Xiaoman chose the topmost location of the main peak, where there was a magnificent main hall, with endless stone steps leading to the heavens in front of it.

Using the Sword Control Technique, he directly arrived in front of the hall, encountering not a single soul along the way, which likely meant there were no cultivators left as he expected.

Upon entering the hall, the scene before him startled him.

In the spacious, beautiful main hall, a solitary figure sat in the center.

The figure was dressed in white, sitting cross-legged on a mat, motionless, as if they had been sitting there for centuries.

Zhang Xiaoman was unavoidably shocked at first glance, but upon a closer look, he realized it was just a corpse.

“Cultivator!”

He immediately became alert, rushing forward to check the situation.

This main hall was quite empty, with small bridges and flowing water, carved beams and painted pillars, a true immortal treasure land.

But it was slightly unfortunate that, like the outside, it also bore the appearance of having been silent for a long time.