RNP Chapter 25 Fire Evil
Chapter 25 Fire Evil
Wen Tianren swayed and flew forward, gently patting the storage bag at his waist.
"Whoosh!"
More than a dozen small flags of different colors burst out of the bag and hovered in the air.
Everyone else felt a chill run down their spines upon seeing this.
Just now, Shi Jing acted rashly and almost suffered a backlash from the water curtain restriction. Now that she sees Wen Tianren also summoning the array flag, she is afraid of repeating the same mistake.
They all stepped forward, ready to assist Wen Tianren should anything happen.
Wen Tianren ignored the actions of the people behind him, his eyes blazing as he pointed at the array flags.
"go!"
Instantly, more than a dozen beams of light shot up, and the array flags flew onto the water curtain.
They quickly arranged themselves in mid-air—the yin and yang fish, head to tail, slowly rotated, transforming into a miniature tai chi symbol, suspended in the center of the water curtain!
"Inverted Yin-Yang Formation!"
Shi Jing seemed to recognize the methods Wen Tianren had used, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
As the array flags on the water screen rotated, streams of spiritual light flowed into the water screen below.
The once calm, mirror-like water curtain began to ripple violently, first trembling slightly, and then the entire water curtain began to rotate!
Even more astonishingly, the whirlpools outside the water curtain, which had been frantically churning and devouring everything, miraculously began to rotate in the opposite direction.
After spinning for a while, it seemed to have no more momentum, and it stopped, collapsed, and then disappeared without a trace.
Seeing this amazing scene, everyone's eyes lit up with anticipation, it seemed that the restriction would soon be broken.
After the whirlpools on the periphery disappeared, the water curtain was constantly stirred by the array flags, and a thin crack quietly appeared in the center.
At first it was only an inch or so, but in the blink of an eye it spread out to both sides like tearing silk, becoming wider and wider, until it broke through the entire water curtain!
The next instant, the water curtain was pulled open like a curtain to both sides, revealing a completely different world behind it.
"Walk!"
Without hesitation, Wen Tianren flashed and disappeared into it.
Mo Wu and the others exchanged glances, unable to hide their excitement, and followed closely behind as they filed in.
Behind the water curtain lies a hidden world.
Completely isolated from the seawater, what lay before us was a dry and tranquil secret realm.
The area is filled with strangely shaped rocks, ancient trees reaching for the sky, and vines hanging down like curtains. The air is filled with a faint fragrance of grass and trees, creating a world completely different from the oppressive and cold abyss outside.
After Mo Wu entered, he quickly walked to Wen Tianren's side and said with a loud laugh:
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Jiang, I knew I hadn't chosen the wrong person. You've broken this formation. You're truly amazing."
The cultivator surnamed Jin and the others nodded repeatedly, their faces full of admiration.
"Brother Mo, you flatter me. This ancient cultivator's mastery of formations is remarkable. I merely used the Reversal Yin-Yang Formation to reverse the outer formation, thus temporarily opening a passage."
"However, the owner of this place should also know that there are many demonic beasts here, so the whirlpool and water curtain just now were to guard against those demonic beasts," Wen Tianren explained to the group.
As they were talking, the water curtain passage behind them slowly closed, transforming back into a flawless barrier.
"So, we'll have to go through all that trouble again when we get out?"
"No need. This restriction doesn't apply to the inside. To get out, you just need to pass through the water curtain. There will be no obstruction, and the whirlpool outside will automatically avoid you, so there won't be any more waves."
"Haha! I'm glad we can get in." The middle-aged scholar didn't seem to mind. They came to the ruins to search for treasures, not specifically to break the formation.
At this moment, Shi Jing also walked over slowly. Completely different from her previous arrogant and aloof demeanor, she now had gentle eyes, a soft voice, and a hint of genuine respect:
"In the past, I was just complacent and looked down on others. I didn't even know there was a master of formations like Brother Jiang on the island."
Brother Jiang, you just came up with such a brilliant idea of using an array to break another array and reverse the array formation. It has truly broadened my horizons.
"I will undoubtedly trouble you again in the future to exchange ideas on formations. I can introduce you to my elder brother and offer you some guidance."
Shi Jing spoke these words sincerely, as her elder brother had been a renowned Core Formation cultivator since she was a child.
His cultivation had been incredibly smooth since childhood. Staying on Red Moon Island, he paid no attention to anyone except his elder brother and his niece, Shi Die.
It was only after coming out that I realized there are always people more skilled than me, and Jiang Qing's mastery of formations surpasses mine.
Upon hearing this, Wen Tianren quickly cupped his hands, his face displaying just the right amount of humility and longing: "You flatter me, fairy. I only happened to see it in a book on formations."
Seeing you break the formation just now reminded me that, in terms of formation mastery, I'm not particularly outstanding, not comparable to the Red Moon Island tradition. If I have the opportunity, I should definitely visit Red Moon Island to pay homage to the master and receive his teachings.
As they talked, they looked around at their surroundings.
After flying for a while, a huge earthen mountain stood not far ahead, its surface gray and mottled, lifeless.
In addition, a divine sense probe revealed that wisps of crimson light were swirling around the earthen mound.
Like smoke and mist, it drifts slowly, sometimes gathering and sometimes dispersing, exuding an indescribable eeriness.
"This is the next restriction? It doesn't look particularly mysterious. Fellow Daoist Jiang, please rest. Leave this to us."
Mo Wu probed with his divine sense and found nothing remarkable about the earthen mound in front of him. He then planned to work with the middle-aged scholar and others to break the restriction.
"Hmph! What do you know? Don't you feel that the temperature here is much higher than outside? This place is underwater, yet the temperature is much higher than on the island. How can there not be something fishy about it?" Shi Jing saw something and spoke up to stop Mo Wu and the others.
Mo Wu and the others had felt that the place was a bit stuffy, but it didn't bother them as cultivators, so they didn't pay it any mind.
Hearing Shi Jing say this now, it seems there's more to it than meets the eye.
Shi Jing pointed to the red lights surrounding the earthen hill not far away and said, "If I'm not mistaken, those red lights are a kind of demonic creature called 'Fire Fiends.' If we approach rashly, these Fire Fiends will surround us all, and even we will find it difficult to escape."
"Fire Demon? What kind of monster is that? I've never heard of it before." The middle-aged scholar asked with a surprised look after hearing Shi Jing's words.
Wen Tianren continued, "The Fire Fiend is neither a demon nor a ghost, but something refined by the restrictions of this place. Any demon beast or cultivator who mistakenly enters this domain will have their physical body and primordial spirit melted and transformed into this crimson fiendish energy, never to be reborn."
Over time, this has accumulated into the current state, creating a fire-related negative energy.
Hearing Wen Tianren mention these fire evil spirits, Mo Wu and the others felt a chill run down their spines.
If he hadn't realized it back then, all his cultivation would have been turned into nourishment for this fiery evil, his primordial spirit would have dissipated, and he wouldn't even have had the chance to enter the cycle of reincarnation.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang is indeed knowledgeable and experienced. I only learned about this Fire Fiend from the books my brother collected, yet Fellow Daoist Jiang immediately recognized its origin. It seems that Fellow Daoist Jiang has a complete understanding of the formations here and knows how to break them," Shi Jing said to Wen Tianren with a smile.
Wen Tianren pondered for a moment, his gaze falling on the earthen hill: "I dare not say I am confident in breaking it, but I have indeed seen some things. The fire evil needs a continuous supply of fire element to support it, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain."
I deduce that the earthen mound was not an ordinary hill, but a long-dormant dormant volcano. The person who set up the formation cleverly drew upon the remaining flames of the earth's veins, using them as a source to nourish the fiery energy.
If we force our way in, we could very well trigger a deep-seated restriction that ignites the volcano! At that point, even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't dare say they could survive inside.
Wen Tianren possessed powerful spiritual senses and discovered these things as soon as he entered the place.
"Detonate?!" Mo Wu gasped. "Wouldn't that blow up the entire cave?"
"Is the person who set up this formation crazy? If so, the entire cave ruins will be destroyed. What good would that do him?" Shi Jing was also very surprised when she heard Wen Tianren's words.
She also noticed the unusual nature of the place and discovered that the earthen hill was an extinct volcano, but she did not expect that the person who set up the formation had left a restriction to detonate it.
This is understandable. Most cave dwellings are for defending against external enemies and eliminating intruders. Who would leave behind such a self-destructive contingency plan?