Qian Xin listened carefully to Lu Feng's story, and as usual, he habitually asked for advice when he encountered confusion:
"Master~ What dangers will come during the ups and downs of these water pillars?"
Lu Feng smiled calmly, "It depends on the method of the person setting up the formation. Those water pillars are like traps used by hunters. The traps can be sharp barbs or deep pits full of thorns. Only when you really step into them Only when you fall into it again will you know what the danger is."
"Then how can we get through?" Qian Xin blinked his bright eyes, full of thinking.
Lu Feng explained patiently: "Generally speaking, the method of cracking the official plum blossom formation is related to the standing plum blossom piles. The core of this formation lies in the layout of the piles, and the solution cannot be separated from the pile arrangement rules. Just see through, You can just rush through it."
After a pause, Lu Feng glanced at the water and said attentively: "But judging from the current formation, its layout should be to hide the passage behind the formation. I think the rules in it will not be too easy for others to find; Even if the person setting up the formation has no intention of letting outsiders in, he may deliberately arrange it into a dead end, making it difficult for people to break the pattern even if they discover it."
Qian Meng thought about it and said: "Just looking straight at it, there is no pattern at all in the arrangement of those water columns. I am afraid that only after entering the formation can we find out the clues."
Xunfu looked at the lake worriedly, "Having said that, if you rush in rashly, there is no guarantee that you will not encounter unknown dangers."
"It's okay," Master Fei Xu's quiet voice suddenly came, "Judging from what I just sensed, this formation is quite gentle. It's not too dangerous. Maybe it's just to prevent others from discovering the passage in the lake. The cloth."
Then he looked towards the Xuanwu Mountain group and said, "You all join the formation and give it a try. It will be beneficial but not harmful."
Kirigakure was startled, and looked at Master Feixu hopefully, "Are you really harmless?"
Master Feixu didn't respond, just glanced coldly.
Kirigakure's whole body shivered, and he no longer dared to question anything. He subconsciously looked at Su Qing'er, the weakest person around him.
In such a dangerous and uncertain environment, he would not hesitate to send out the weakest disciple to test it. In this way, even if there were casualties, the losses would be minimal.
But due to Su Qing'er's sudden 'enlightenment' earlier, he saw the value of Su Qing'er and could not bear her needless sacrifice.
While hesitating, he turned to an elder who was leading the team on the other side and said, "Zhe'an, since Master Feixu has said so, how about you give an example to the disciples?"
Zhe An's eyes flashed with gloom, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart, 'You old guy, why don't you show off yourself!'
But on the surface, he stood up very kindly, with a gentle and kind face.
There was no hint of dissatisfaction with Kirigakure at all.
Who said that both in terms of strength and status within the clan, she was not as good as the latter, so she had no choice but to tolerate it.
Zhe An carefully leaned toward the water, found the nearest and shortest water column, and jumped over it.
The moment he landed safely on the water column, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"This water... is so heavy!"
Zhe An couldn't help but be surprised. She was already prepared to lift herself up into the air, but the moment she stepped on it, she discovered that the force under her feet was obviously different, different from ordinary water.
The feeling of stepping on it is like standing on mud. You only need to lift your breath and relax your body to gain a stable footing. There is no need to rely on too much hard power.
"Elder Zhe'an~" Many disciples asked with concern: "Have you noticed anything unusual?"
"Nothing strange," Zhe An sensed the surroundings, suddenly his expression condensed, and he said in surprise: "There is actually a mysterious formation pattern hidden in this water column? It seems to be related to a certain powerful formation."
After hearing the words, all the disciples stepped forward one after another and each selected a water column to sense it.
"Really, is there really a formation pattern in the water column?"
"What kind of method is this? How strange is it?"
"This seems to me to be part of the pattern of the Tianpin trapped formation 'Cold Smoke Locking Dragon Bird'."
Zhe An was startled: "Are you sure it's the formation pattern of the Han Yan Lock Dragon Bird Formation? What I have underneath is not such a formation..."
"I understand! The patterns in these water columns are not consistent!"
When Kirigakure heard these words, he finally realized what Master Feixu meant by "beneficial and harmless".
This is not an advantage, it is clearly a huge opportunity!
Formations such as the Cold Smoke Locking Dragon Bird are not available to outsiders to learn, but now here, they have the opportunity to understand the subtlety of their formations.
Since there are formation patterns in the water column, there may be corresponding formation techniques, etc...
Thinking of this, Zhe An couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Kirigakure could no longer sit still, so he jumped up and stepped towards the highest water column.
It is expected that even the water column less than half a meter has introverted formation patterns. In such a high water column, the formed formation patterns must be richer and deeper.
boom!
However, the moment he stepped on it, the water column suddenly collapsed and splashed in all directions.
Kirigakure stumbled, and suddenly fell down from a high altitude.
Fortunately, I relied on my hard strength to stabilize my body in time and did not completely fall into the water.
But when he stepped onto the water and landed, his entire lower body was soaked.
His face also darkened.
"Isn't there no danger?"
"What's going on?!"
Not far away, Master Fei Xu heard what he said, and a cold breath suddenly filled the air.
Kirigakure realized that he had made a mistake and quickly changed his words, "Don't misunderstand me, I am not talking about real people, I am just..."
Master Feixu interrupted coldly: "It's just falling into the water, it's not dangerous!"
Kirigakure was startled.
Yes, didn't I just miss the mark? How could I look like I was injured at all?
But how can a good thing end up short?
Kirigakure was very confused.
At this time.
Suddenly, Zhe An heard a voice of surprise, "It's strange, the formation pattern under me has changed!?"
With exclamation.
Many disciples beside him began to shout one by one.
"Mine has changed too."
"Ah, how come my Hanyan Locked Dragon Bird...has turned into an ordinary Juyuan pattern!"
"Han Yan Locked Dragon Bird! Why did this array pattern come to me?"
As everyone shouted, Zhe An understood something and asked in surprise: "Are the formation patterns in the water columns here common? Are they not static?"
Plop~
One of the disciples suddenly fell into the water unexpectedly.
Fortunately, the water was good and we were back on shore in no time.
"It scared me~" The disciple patted his chest in panic and said with lingering fear, "I thought I was in some kind of danger."
Zhe An quickly asked: "Did you sense anything abnormal before falling into the water?"
The disciple was stunned and continued: "Is there nothing abnormal? The formation patterns in the water column under me disappeared, and then the soles of my feet suddenly became empty, and I fell down."
"The formation pattern is gone!" Zhe An caught the key point of the words and said in surprise: "In the water column under me, the formation pattern disappeared for a moment, but soon a new formation pattern filled in.
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"Could it be..."
Qian Xin suddenly interjected: "Is it possible that only water columns with formation patterns will not suddenly collapse?"
Zhe An glanced at Qian Xin approvingly and continued: "At present, it seems that this is indeed the case, but I am afraid that further exploration will be needed to understand the details."
At this time, Qianmeng asked Kirigakure: "Is this the same for the water column you stepped on before?"
Kirigakure coughed slightly in embarrassment and pretended to be calm: "I didn't sense the existence of formation patterns in the water column just now. Maybe it's just like what Elder Zhe An said."
In fact, in that shocking moment, he didn't even have time to feel the water column below, and his attention was all on the solid touch on the soles of his feet.
But for the sake of face, he had no choice but to cater to Zhe An's guess.
Qian Xin looked at the disciples of Xuanwu Mountain who were adjusting their makeup on the bank. He suddenly thought of something and looked at Lu Feng beside him in surprise, "Master~ isn't this plum blossom array of officialdom a trap array? Why does it look like you can enter and exit at will?
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Don't wait for Lu Feng's response.
The voice of Zhe An, who was standing on the water column, came over first, "It is true that it is a trap formation, but judging from the current situation, it seems that the direction of its trap is not towards the outside world. The people who set up the formation may just want to trap them with this formation."
The passage in the lake does not allow people to break in easily; but there is not much murderous intention for those who enter by mistake."
Lu Feng nodded secretly, agreeing with Zhe An's words, but he had some own opinions on the purpose of setting up this array;
Based on the information obtained from Sima Yaoyao, this formation was more likely to preserve the formation pattern mastered by their Sima family during its heyday;
Perhaps it is so that when the descendants of the Sima family come in one day, they will be lucky enough to pass it on.
Based on this, there are no dangerous restrictions.
"It's moving, it's moving~"
A disciple suddenly pointed not far away and exclaimed, "The water column over there just moved! Did you see it?"
When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they saw that a water column on the side of the disciple was obviously much shorter than before, as if more than half of it had sunk to the bottom of the water.
If you look closely, it seems that there is no other water column on the entire lake that can be maintained at the same height.
'Is it a coincidence? Or is there a reason for such a sinking height?'
A flash of suspicion flashed in Lu Feng's heart.
Everyone was equally surprised by this.
But before further investigation, the disciple who started shouting suddenly screamed again.
The next moment, everyone saw that she also fell into the water.
"Save me~"
Because of his panic and ignorance of the nature of water, even though he had the strength of the Earth Soul Realm, he still drank several mouthfuls of river water in a confused manner.
In the end, it was Zhe An who took action and led him to the shore.
After rescuing the disciple, Zhe An signaled to everyone: "Let's all go back to the shore and make plans after discussing."
As everyone evacuated.
The water column that originally sank slowly floated up again, returning to its original height.
Those water columns that had collapsed without any reason before were slowly regenerating.
Everyone was shocked again by this, and they were very confused.
Lu Feng vaguely understood something and was about to speak when he heard Master Feixu's voice coming out coldly from the other side.
"Tell me what the specific formation patterns are in each water column?"
Seeing this, Zhe An quickly spoke first: "My side is the misfortune heart pattern. Strictly speaking, it is the second half of the misfortune heart pattern."
As Zhe An spoke, the other disciples responded one after another.
"This is the upper part of the Juyuan Pattern."
"This seems to be the middle part of the Feishuang Ice Pattern."
"Like the elder, I also have the pattern of misfortune, but it seems to be the upper part."
As the last disciple spoke out, everyone's minds suddenly flashed with inspiration.
Could it be...
Gan Xin was the first to express his suspicion: "Is it because the formations in the water column that two people are stepping on can be connected and combined to form a complete formation, so the water column in the distance will be like this?"
Ups and downs?”
Su Qing'er was surprised and echoed: "Does this mean that we need to combine all the scattered formations and fit them together like a puzzle? Will this plum blossom formation be calmed down and withdrawn?"
Zhe An shook his head and interrupted: "If the formation pattern in the water column here is fixed, then as you said, it may still be possible;"
"But these water columns will change once every ten breaths of time. The formation patterns inside are constantly changing. How can they be combined together?"
"Take the evil heart pattern as an example. In the first round part, there are no upper and lower parts in the water column we are standing on."
"There must be laws among them that we haven't discovered yet."
Lu Feng thought about it and said, "Could this be related to the fact that you guys have been standing still?"
Zhe An was startled when he heard this, as if he had overlooked something important, and a light suddenly flashed in his mind.
next moment.
The whole person jumped towards the water column on the lake again.
But this time, she did not choose a water column to stand still. Instead, she followed Lufeng's reminder. After touching the water column and successfully sensing the details of the formations, she jumped to another water column next to her.
In this way, it jumped more than dozens of times in succession, and the time span far exceeded the previous constant length.
However, not a single water column disintegrated due to this, and they all stood in good condition.
In order to verify the suspicion in my mind.
Zhe An finally stood on a water column deliberately and waited for more than ten breaths to accurately observe the moment when the formation patterns in the water column changed.
boom!
Sure enough, just as she expected, not long after the formation pattern changed, a water column in the distance collapsed.
The gap is enough for people to jump from one water column to another.
A knowing smile appeared on Zhe An's face, and his figure swept back to the river bank smoothly.
She had an inseparable insight into the formation in front of her.
It is indeed as Master Fei Xu said, beneficial but harmless. The plum blossom array of officialdom in front of them may be a rare and great opportunity for them.
Lu Feng watched Zhe An's expression change before and after, and his heart also became clear, and he knew that what he had expected should be good.
Qian Meng stepped forward eagerly and asked, "Elder Zhe'an, how are you? Have you found any new clues? Can you tell everyone to give advice together?"
An unnatural hesitation flashed across Zhe An's face. She undoubtedly wanted to keep this opportunity for her own Xuanwu Mountain;
But considering that I made this discovery, it was also based on Lu Feng's suggestion. If I kept it silent, there was no guarantee that the others would find out the clues when they turned around, and it would undoubtedly be even more embarrassing.
At the moment, I have no choice but to share my insights.