Chapter 2256: Endless Path Guardian Formation’s Self Destruction (3)

"Hmph! Cowards! Running the second something happens!"

"No need to complain, them leaving means there will be less competition for us when the formation breaks."

"True, don’t go running such a good thing for everyone else!"

Along with Xuan Hao and a few smarter cultivators who also decided to retreat following the sudden expansion of the ancient formation, the ones that remained behind showed no fear and merely sneered disdainfully watching the retreating cultivators. The short words exchanged between everyone, making it clear these people saw no danger in the sudden expansion of the ancient formation.

On the contrary, they viewed the change taking place as a foreshadowing of the ancient formation’s imminent collapse. Drawing closer to the ancient formation while keeping only a short distance between themselves and the expanding formation so they would be the first to rush forth once the formation broke apart.

"..."

Catching sight of this through his divine sense as he reached the edge of the area affected by the ancient formation entering its final stage before collapsing, Xuan Hao could only shake his head at how eager these people were to throw away their lives.

The ones that decided to retreat alongside him might stand a chance of making it out alive, but those fellows stood no chance of surviving with their strength once the ancient formation collapsed. Only the unfortunate few that had rushed into the collapsing formation seeking treasures would have a worse time than these cultivators-

Whoosh~

Although, as his figure merged with the surrounding void and slipped away, he spotted someone rushing out of the ancient formation in a panicked manner. A clear sign that the powerful figures that had rushed inside the ancient formation had sensed something wrong and were attempting to get out before it was too late.

But the fate of these priests and monks didn’t have anything to do with him, as he quietly slipped away. Avoiding detection from any of those powerful figures from beginning to end. None of them aware that he had already seized a large portion of the Void Observation Branch Inheritance that had once been stored inside the Starfall Observatory that should be located at the very heart of the ancient formation.

A best-case scenario in his eyes, as he wouldn’t have to worry about being targeted by countless major powers after taking away such a precious inheritance.

His one regret about this short trip being the fact that he hadn’t been able to determine the strength of the Star Creation Realm equivalent cultivators from the Southern and Western Central Region.

But then again... It was better to ensure his own safety from the upcoming damage the ancient formation was about to cause to the surrounding environment.

Not because he feared getting caught up in whatever self-destruction the ancient formation ended up going through, but instead because he worried that the Nine Core Faiths that stood at the pinnacle of the Southern Central Region and in turn the continent, would shift their attention towards this part of the continent.

Unaware of the true strength of these major religions, he decided it was best to remain cautious and treat them like they had the ability to dispatch someone with strength at the Venerable Realm. Not that this was too unrealistic, as the Nine Core Faiths undoubtedly had something powerful to rely on for them to monopolize the core of the continent by themselves.

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A few minutes earlier, before Xuan Hao official entered the ancient formation and took away the part of the inheritance hidden way inside, a group of figures stood huddled together amongst one another, each of them showing varying degrees of fear on their faces as they looked towards the enormous ancient structure that had emerged in the distance following the slow collapse of the ancient formation beginning.

The fear in question didn’t come from the appearance of this ancient structure alone, but instead the monotone and emotionless voice that had echoed out back when this mysterious ancient structure had first appeared.

Informing them that the formation had detected critical damage and began a process of self-destruction to ensure the inheritance and other information stored within it didn’t fall into the hands of others.

After this, no matter what they did, the emotionless voice never returned. Forcing the group to aimlessly wander around in circles without any clue about what to do with the block out still blocked by chaotic spatial currents that could easily rip them apart, while the path to the ancient structure that had emerged before them was equally impossible to reach.

Sure, the sudden turn of events had made some of the Celestial Immortal Realm cultivators want to beat up the genius formation master who ended up causing the chain reaction that had ultimately caused the ancient formation to start collapsing.

However, the one Star Creation Realm cultivator amongst the group had stepped in and saved her before something like that could happen. Instead, encouraging her to look for a path out of their current situation. Knowing that she was the only one amongst everyone present that stood a chance at finding a path out of the collapsing ancient formation before it entered the final stages of self-destruction.

Finding a path out of this kind of formation with my current understanding of the Dao of Formations!? How in the world would that be possible! The one who set up this formation should at least have reached the Origin Realm in the Dao of Formations! Even if the formation is collapsing and in bad shape, it isn’t something a little formation master like me can see through! There is a reason I didn’t even realize it had an inbuilt self-destruction mechanism...

Unknown to this Star Creation Realm cultivator who placed all his hope on her, the person in question had little to no faith in her own abilities to successfully find a safe path out of the ancient formation before it brought them down with it.

Aware that the main reason for her earlier success had nothing much to do with her own abilities as a formation mater, but more so luck.

Still... Even if she was aware of how impossible it was for her to find a way out, she could only silently nod her head in response and start looking for a flaw in the collapsing formation. Knowing death was what awaited her should she state her inner thoughts for the rest of the cultivators around.

All of this led to the current situation where everyone was pacing around anxiously glancing in her direction from time to time. Knowing time was running out.

Even the Star Creation Realm senior who had been guarding her so far was starting to look towards her with a rather dangerous look in his eyes that made it clear to her that she didn’t have much time left before she lost this final layer of protection.

But it was at this exact moment, something happened-

Ruuuummble~!

A soft rumbling followed by a long deep rumble that seemed to shake the entire space as she seemed to briefly see something fly out of the ancient structure, "there! A way out!" Not that she had any time to ponder over what she had seen, as the shaking had caused a small flaw to emerge with the chaotic spatial currents the surrounded them. Her loud voice instantly drawing the attention of every figure trapped alongside her, as the Star Creation Realm cultivators quickly scooped her up. "Lead the way!" Commanding her to guide them.

"Y-yes!" Something she was more than happy to do, as she wanted nothing more than to get out of this place that had trapped her for who knew how long. Pointing the senior holding her towards the path she had perceived thanks to the sudden change that had taken place throughout the ancient formation.

Whoosh~!

Whoosh~!

Whoosh~!

And not long after the Star Creation Realm senior set off with her, the remaining cultivators followed behind the two of them. Knowing this might be their only chance to get out of their current situation alive.

The danger of diving headfirst into what on the surface looked like a spatial storm was completely ignored by them. Placing their trust in her abilities once again while also trusting the judgement of a senior at the Star Creation Realm...

"Finally! Out of that cursed place!"

"Freedom!"

"So many years... Trapped in that hellhole..."

And it was because of this trust that the group managed to successfully escape from the deadly core of the ancient formation. Arriving at a relatively peaceful part of the ancient formation by comparison where the path out was clear even to those inexperienced when it came to the Dao of Formations.

Deadly? Sure... But at least they could now see a clear path out of the cursed formation that had kept them trapped for so many years without any way out no matter how hard they looked for it over the long years.

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