The huge restricted area is full of dangers. I heard that this place is different from the previous peaks. It stands on the north side of the mountain and receives very little sunlight during the year.
What grows without light is darkness and treacherousness, so this is the most suitable place for poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts, as well as resentful spirits and ferocious beasts to grow.
The darkness here is in sharp contrast to the lushness of the mountains in front, with one side facing yin and the other facing sun.
Because it was too dangerous, a formation was set up here. The original purpose was to prevent students from entering.
However, no matter how strict the formation is, it cannot be flawless. With the Qimen Dunjia technique, there will always be gaps between the phantom migrations of all the trees.
They just happened to find that gap and came in, and now they were trapped by the formation.
"How are we going to get out?" Luo Zhi looked around.
There are quite a lot of trees growing here, but because of the constant shade, there are even more vines and ground-covering plants.
Because of this, the whole forest is quite dark, to the point where people would feel cold even standing here.
The top priority now is to find a way to get out first. Thinking of this, Mu Qian has already squatted on the ground and started drawing.
Seeing her movements, Luo Zhi also squatted down and asked, "What are you doing?"
"In the Qimen Dunjia Formation, everything on the periphery will move, but the middle part will not move."
So if they want to go out, they can only find an opening in the formation to get out.
"You mean we have to go further in?" Luo Zhi glanced deep into the woods.
The cold wind blowing from inside hit their faces, and the smell of blood was almost coming out. It always felt like something would pounce out at any moment and bite them both to death.
When walking here, you have to be afraid not only of wild beasts with sharp mouths and fangs, but also of evil spirits and other evil spirits.
"Otherwise?" Mu Qian looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "Do you believe that if we use our spiritual power to rush out now, there will be a row of people outside waiting to catch us."
It is not difficult to rush out from the outside with her spiritual power, but the series of consequences that follow are not so easy to bear.
"What are you arresting us for?"
Mu Qian stared at her without saying a word, but Luo Zhi slapped her forehead to react.
"Forgot, this is a forbidden area."
Breaking in is against the school rules. It seems like you will be punished by being locked up for half a month and then subject to two soul-devouring spells. It is really painful.
"But we were tricked into coming in." Luo Zhi quibbled.
They didn't do it voluntarily. Whoever doesn't want to sleep well comes in here late at night and suffers.
"If you were the person who appeared here tonight, they might believe you, but not me." Mu Qian still had a very deep understanding of herself.
Luo Zhi nodded, "Yes, your performance during this period has been so outstanding, I'm afraid everyone will think you did it on purpose."
"Stop talking nonsense, we have to leave quickly. The woods will become more dangerous in the middle of the night." Mu Qian stood up and said.
Luo Zhi took out a torch in his hand and followed Mu Qian deeper into the forest.
As the two of them walked in step by step, some light-shy birds resting in the trees dispersed.
"Qianqian, you actually didn't have to come to save me just now." Luo Zhi said.
Mu Qian wouldn't have ended up here if he hadn't saved her.
"If I don't come, you will definitely die."
The person's purpose in catching Luo Zhi was originally her. If she hadn't followed him, Luo Zhi would have been useless. He would either be silenced directly or thrown here to fend for himself.
No matter which path it was, Luo Zhi had little hope of surviving.
"Then did you see who held me hostage?"
Mu Qian shook her head, "No."
That person had a mask on his face, so even if he could see his face clearly, it would be useless because it wouldn't be his true appearance.
In a place where there is no sunshine all year round, the soil on the ground is soft when stepped on, and the rotten leaves are spread layer by layer on the ground, giving off a disgusting smell.
You can even see the bones of animals along the way, some of which have just died, and some of which have turned into bones. It really looks like a hell on earth. The more Luo Zhi walked inside, the more he felt his heart tremble.
After walking for ten minutes, the two came to an open space. Luo Zhi waved the torch forward, and she vaguely saw something on the ground.
The fire came closer to the front, and she leaned forward. After seeing clearly what it was, she was so frightened that she dropped the torch on the ground.
"ah!!!"
Mu Qian was almost knocked down by her.
"Dead people, dead people!!!"
Mu Qian looked in the direction in which she was coming. Several skeletons were piled up in front of them. They must have been there for a long time.
The skeleton was covered with vines and covered with soil, so it must have been there for a long time.
"Why are there people here?" Luo Zhi was shocked.
Mu Qian raised his head, took a clear look at the scene in front of him and said, "I know why this place is classified as a restricted area."
It seems that the person who breaks in will really die.
In addition to the corpses piled on the ground, there are corpses hanging high on every tree. With the passage of time, these once flesh and blood corpses have now weathered and turned into skeletons.
It's really shocking to see such white flowers hanging above.
"What...what should I do?" Luo Zhi hid behind Mu Qian and closed his eyes, not daring to look.
"We have to go through here. Just follow me and don't get lost." Mu Qian said, already taking steps.
Feeling that the person in front of him was walking away, Luo Zhi hurriedly followed him, "Wait for me."
The corpses hanging on the trees were of various shapes, some were wrapped, some were torn apart, and some were hung upside down.
In short, they are all different in shape and death, and they are very different.
After taking two steps, Mu Qian suddenly stopped and stared at the bones at her feet.
"Hurry up and go! What are you looking at?" Luo Zhi urged.
She was almost scared to death that this man actually still had time to wander around, and most importantly, Mu Qian didn't even look scared at all when he saw dozens of bones.
On the contrary, he had a look that he was used to seeing.
"Don't you think the placement of these corpses is a bit strange?" Mu Qian said.
Luo Zhi closed his eyes and replied, "They're all dead anyway. What's weird about where they die, and they won't come back to life."
She was almost scared to death, but Mu Qian still had time to care about the strange placement of the body.
"Shang Nanxian... Beiyin..." Mu Qian muttered something.
Luo Zhi heard more or less what she said. He seemed to have heard these words from the teacher during the past two days of class.
"Is this a formation?"
If these corpses are arranged in a formation, then it is extremely possible that this is a sacrifice formation for human sacrifice.
"All corpses are placed in places where extremely yin energy can gather, and the formation eyes are yin."
Luo Zhi said and looked at Mu Qian.
Formations that use human sacrifices are most likely to breed evil spirits. If you break in rashly, it is very easy to cause fire and burn yourself.
"Let's get out quickly." Luo Zhi's instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages suddenly aroused.
Mu Qian looked at the bones on the tree that had begun to shake slowly, "It's already too late."
Under the illumination of the moonlight, the originally dark and eerie place became increasingly cold, and almost instantly, every corpse began to tremble.
Countless pieces of soil and vines fell from their bodies, revealing white corpses.
Black smoke lingered, slowly giving life to the bones that had been silent for many years.
Their bodies began to be slowly covered with vines, transforming into human muscles, and their eye sockets lit up red.
This is considered awakening.
"Protect yourself. Do you remember the spell I taught you last time?" Mu Qian took Luo Zhi and took a step back.
"Broken blade sharpens blood, mountains and seas fight." Luo Zhi repeated the formula.
Most of the spiritual arts she practices are about controlling beasts, which are not very aggressive. If used in battle without the assistance of spiritual beasts, they will not be very lethal.
Unfortunately, most of the spiritual beasts she collected were cute, and no one could beat them in actual combat.
In order to protect herself and fear that those in the academy would hurt her when they fought, Luo Zhi pestered Mu Qian and learned two powerful spells.
Used to save lives at critical moments.
Now it seems that I learned this mantra correctly.
The skeleton broke free from the restraints of Tengman and then slowly walked towards the two of them, raising his head and letting out a sharp scream, which was more sinister and terrifying than that of a wild beast.
Mu Qian used the dispersing spell very quickly, and several rays of spiritual energy successfully hit the surrounding skeletons.
But the formation regeneration, as long as you stay in the formation for one day, these things can be regenerated.
The two could only move forward while dispersing, and the thick miasma that followed surrounded them.
"Qian Qian!!" Luo Zhi grabbed a skeleton that was within reach of her. He had no time to use the spell and saw the other person's hand grabbing her wrist.
Mu Qian saw patterns starting to appear on her arms. These things were all spelled on her body.
Once touched, the pain is like burning fire.
Mu Qian slapped the skeleton away with one palm, and drew the dispersing spell as quickly as possible. In just an instant, all the skeletons were destroyed.
She pulled Luo Zhi and flew dozens of meters out of the formation, and the skeletons behind seemed to calm down.
He paused and stared at the two of them without moving forward.
"Uh-huh..." Luo Zhi broke out in cold sweat from the pain.
Mu Qian raised her hand and passed the spiritual essence pill to her. The pill melted on her arm and merged into it. The rotten flesh on her hand also slowly began to heal.
"This medicine is so miraculous." Luo Zhi sighed.
"They are trapped in the formation and cannot get out." Mu Qian looked back at the rows of skeletons.
Unable to get out of the sacrificial array, they are like trapped undead souls who can only stay in that place forever.
The two intruders disturbed their tranquility to some extent.
"Qianqian, look at this flag." Luo Zhi pointed to a black gold flag hanging on a tree nearby.
The black base has a hyacinth embroidered with gold thread. It seems that many years have passed and the flag has almost corroded.
"Do you know him?" Mu Qian looked at her.
Luo Zhi nodded, "I've seen it before when I was reading books about the war in the spirit world. Have you heard about the split war between the ten spiritual masters?"
Mu Qian motioned for her to continue.
"The ten spiritual masters were divided into two factions due to different political views. One faction advocates destroying the current spiritual world order and rebuilding it. They use the black flag as a symbol. The other group advocates maintaining the original standard of the world and using the red flag as an order to launch a war.
war."
There were heavy casualties in that war, and all ten great spiritual beings were killed or injured, let alone ordinary spiritual beings.
"With this flag here, those people just now must be soldiers who died in battle." Luo Zhi said and looked over.
But those people didn't seem to be killed by others, but died in the formation.
"There are many formations circulated in ancient times, many of which are classified as forbidden arts and secret arts. If the body of an ordinary spirit person is not strong in combat, turning into an evil spirit can gain power several times stronger than itself." Mu Qian thought.
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Luo Zhi looked at the rows of skeletons standing in astonishment, "So they turned into evil spirits after being sacrificed to the array and became victims of the war."
After turning into evil spirits, they enter the battlefield with the ultimate war spell. When the final war is over, they will return here and be trapped in the formation forever, without the qualification to die.
This is the price of using the sacrifice array.
"If this formation is here, does it mean that this place was once a battlefield?" Luo Zhi looked around.
After all, decades have passed since that war, and the area affected was still very large. Maybe this place was once one of the battlefields.
Mu Qian took two steps forward, and Luo Zhi looked at her movements unclearly.
"what are you up to?"
After finally escaping, he actually had to walk back.
Luo Zhi was surprised when he saw the gesture of casting the spell, "Do you know how to spell the afterlife?"
Only the Rebirth Mantra can emit such pure golden light. The Rebirth Mantra can release evil spirits and dispel difficulties.
"It's up to them whether they accept it or not."
The spell slowly reached among them, but the places covered by the Rebirth Spell were shrouded in black smoke.
The meaning of resistance is already very obvious.
"They don't want to." Luo Zhi felt mixed emotions in his heart and shouted at them, "The Rebirth Spell can allow you to leave here and you will not be bound here for life after life. Do you want to be trapped here forever?"
Even if they are undead, they are like this. How are they different from monsters?
The skeletons in the formation looked at the two of them, but showed no intention of moving.
"Let's go." Mu Qian turned around.
This is their choice, and they cannot interfere too much.
"Qianqian, what are they waiting for here? It's been so many years since the war ended. Isn't it a dream to be released to the next life?"
"Things that ordinary people think they should be grateful for may not be the best way out for them in their eyes." Mu Qian thought as she raised her hand to put away the flag on the side.
This flag always seemed familiar to her, as if she had seen it somewhere.
If she still saw this flag in the outside world decades after the war ended, something might have gone wrong.
When they were still some distance away from the formation, the two heard the continuous howling of wolves.
Mu Qian raised his hand and released the black tiger beast.
Animals have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. With such a powerful spiritual beast walking in front of them, many beasts would not dare to approach.
You must get out before the most dangerous time comes in the middle of the night.