MTLNOVEL Chapter 1140: No Way Out
"What do you mean?" Yuwen Feng raised an eyebrow.
"For centuries, this area has been considered a Forbidden Land, regarded as ominous by the world. Ordinary people think it's because the Ownerless Land is inhabited by a man-eating Fire-Swallowing Tribe, so they cannot approach. In fact, the words left by our magician ancestors say that the Ownerless Land is full of traps, and entering it means facing a high chance of death."
"The reason this place is so mysterious is because it may be related to the Jinyan Country from a thousand years ago. As everyone knows, Jinyan Country was a significant existence a thousand years ago. Although it perished a thousand years ago, it's said that the traps and formations it set are still in operation. So, to this day, people cannot find the location of Jinyan Country's Imperial Capital."
"Are you suggesting that this forest could be the former site of Jinyan Country's Imperial Capital, and what's blocking us is not the traps set by Yuwen Luanfei, but the original traps of Jinyan Country's old site?" Yuwen Feng, no fool, quickly grasped the key points from the magicians.
The Goatee master nodded, "This is the most likely possibility."
"Is Yuwen Luanfei still alive?" Yuwen Feng pressed further.
The Goatee and the group of masters all fell silent.
"We dare not speculate lightly."
"What is there to be afraid of? Aren't you all said to know the heavens and understand the yin and yang? If you can't even predict whether a person is alive or dead, what's the use of you?"
"Forgive us, Your Highness. If it were an ordinary person, we might venture to make some guesses. But now Yuwen Luanfei has entered the Forbidden Land, which is no ordinary place. Here, all divination witchcraft has a certain deviation. We dare not present an inaccurate result to Your Highness."
Yuwen Feng was silent for a moment, "Since we can't determine whether Yuwen Luanfei is alive or dead, we have no choice but to go in and find out. We must see either the person alive or the corpse dead!"
Everyone present was momentarily stunned, but Yuwen Feng's determined gaze pressed forward, "Can you all help me break this formation?"
"This..." They all looked at each other, but having drawn the bow, they could not turn back. They could only say, "We are willing to risk death for Your Highness."
"Very well! The unification of the world depends on you all. If it succeeds, I will certainly commend you all!"
Everyone only felt cold sweat running down their backs like a thorn at their backs.
After ending the council of military affairs, these magicians couldn't even spare a moment to rest and rushed to the entrance of the Ownerless Land for investigation.
However, the trees here had long been felled by Yuwen Feng's army, leaving only bare stumps.
Several people shook their heads repeatedly and murmured, "If we're guessing correctly, this should be an ancient Five-Linked Rings Formation."
"Five Linked Rings?" Zuo Jiang, who followed along, expressed immense curiosity as he had never heard of it before.
The Goatee nodded, "The Five-Linked Rings Formation has long been lost, but ancient books record that the Five Linked Rings consist of Trace of Misdirection, Bamboo Shadow, Arrow Rain, Flying Pillar, and Flowing Sand. They are interconnected, and once one link is activated, the others will immediately follow."
Zuo Jiang, who was the only one to have experienced all this, nodded repeatedly upon hearing the Goatee's words, "Indeed! The master's words are spot on. I've encountered all these. Does the master have a method to break it?"
The Goatee sighed, "There was a way, but now..."
"Since there is, why does the master hesitate to speak? As long as we break this formation, won't we still be able to enter?"
"General, you may not know, the so-called Five Linked Rings are interconnected, touching one affects the whole. If the trees hadn't been cut at the time, there might have been a safe path. But now, with the Trace of Misdirection broken, it means the Five Linked Rings have been activated and cannot be stopped."