"Whether the method I mentioned works or not, I'll know after I try it.
All of you can watch from the side. However, after I kill the target, I will get to pick one of his treasures first, "Lin Seventeen said with a chuckle.
"Since you are so confident, let's give it a try.
However, before that, we need to set up a Space Isolation Array outside the array to prevent the target from escaping, "Lin Jiu said before Han Li could say anything.
Han Li did not object to Lin Jiu's suggestion.
After the three of them discussed the details, they immediately flew away according to their respective tasks and set up the Forbidden Formation outside the two mountains.
Half a day later, when the sky was getting dark, Han Li and the other two gathered at the entrance of the valley.
Lin Jiu chanted softly and pointed at a flag on the ground in front of him. An invisible ripple spread out and turned into a spherical light screen that enveloped the surrounding area.
"Alright, the Space Isolation Array has been activated. You can give it a try," Lin Jiu said as he looked at Lin Seventeen.
Lin Seventeen nodded and took a few steps forward. He came to the hidden light screen at the entrance of the valley and flicked his wrist. A golden talisman appeared between his fingers.
He raised his hand and pasted the talisman on his forehead.
The runes on the talisman lit up and fused into his head.
Following a series of cryptic chants, golden electric arcs started to appear on Lin Shiqi's body and engulf his entire body. Sizzling sounds could be heard.
Immediately after, he spat out the word "Quick" and his figure suddenly became blurry. He turned into a slender bolt of lightning and rushed straight into the entrance of the valley.
There was only a "Pa" sound at the entrance of the valley. Then, there was no more sound and Lin Seventeen's figure disappeared.
"It seems like this method is feasible." Lin Jiu said with a hint of joy in his eyes.
However, Han Li's brows furrowed as he looked up into the sky.
Lin Jiu sensed that something was amiss and hurriedly looked up.
There was a "chi la" sound.
A figure surrounded by golden electric arcs fell from the sky and crashed into the snowfield.
"Boom!"
A huge crater immediately appeared in the snowfield, from which large amounts of golden lightning shot out, directly striking the surrounding snow and trees until they were charred black.
Han Li and Lin Jiu rushed over and saw a charred Lin Seventeen sitting at the bottom of the pit. White smoke was coming out of his head and he did not seem to be seriously injured. However, he looked a little pathetic and comical.
"Lin Seventeen, what happened?" Lin Jiu asked curiously.
"The restriction in front of us … is not the Golden Peak Lightning Array. In other words, it is not completely …" Lin Seventeen said as he got up from the pit.
"That makes sense …" Han Li said suddenly.
"It seems like you have discovered something." Lin Jiu's eyes lit up.
"When the snow rabbit crashed into the array, I felt some fluctuations in the power of space. It seems like there is a special fusion array here," Han Li said after pondering for a while.
Lin Seventeen's body flashed and he flew to Han Li's side from the bottom of the crater. His injuries had already healed and he had changed into a new set of clothes.
He looked at Han Li with a serious expression and asked, "Are you saying that this array was created by the fusion of the Golden Peak Lightning Array and some kind of spatial array?"
"That's right.
Lin Seventeen did not fail to enter the array. Instead, he was teleported out by the spatial restriction the moment he entered the Golden Peak Lightning Array, "Han Li said.
"Does this mean that the electric radiance of the Golden Peak Lightning Array was compressed because of the Space Array?" Lin Jiu muttered to himself. "That's right.
"That should be the case. Fortunately, Lin Seventeen was fast enough. When the spatial array was activated, he was not attacked by the lightning array.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to escape unscathed, "Han Li said as he glanced at Lin Seventeen.
Lin Jiu's expression turned grave when he heard this.
"It seems like the people in the valley are doing something very important. It seems like they are trying to prevent anyone from interfering. Otherwise, they would not have used such a strange restriction array.
Once this array is set up, it will be difficult for outsiders to enter and for the people inside to leave, "Han Li said thoughtfully.
"Since we can't sneak in, we can only break the array and force our way in," Lin Jiu said after a moment of silence.
Han Li suddenly said, "Wait a moment. I have another method that I might be able to try."
"Oh, please go ahead." Lin Jiu looked at him and said.
"I happen to be proficient in a type of Lightning Formation Technique that can combine the power of space and lightning to achieve the goal of instantaneous escape.
This array is also a combination of these two powers. As long as I control the fluctuations of my Lightning Array to be at the same level as the array, I might be able to enter, "Han Li explained.
"How confident are you with this technique?" Lin Jiu asked.
"It is not easy to control the Lightning Array Technique. I am only 50% confident," Han Li said after some consideration.
"Only 50%?
Does that mean that there is a 50% chance that we will be attacked by the lightning? "Lin Seventeen said hesitantly.
Lin Jiu pondered for a moment and said, "Let's use Jiao Shiwu's method. If it doesn't work, I will try to block the attack from the array. When that happens, we will have to force our way in."
Lin Seventeen nodded his head slowly after hearing this.
After the three of them came to a decision, Han Li walked to the entrance of the valley. He closed his eyes and released his divine sense to sense the fluctuations of the spiritual power in the array.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and there was a crackling sound around him. Silver lightning appeared around him.
Then, there was a loud sound of thunder.
The lightning around him intertwined in mid-air and formed a Lightning Array that was more than 30 meters wide. It enveloped Lin Jiu and Lin Seventeen.
Han Li narrowed his eyes and said, "You two, come closer to me."
A peculiar look flashed through Lin Jiu's eyes and he took two steps closer to Han Li. Lin Seventeen immediately followed suit.
In the next instant, Han Li brought his hands together before him, and the lightning formation enshrouding the three of them instantly shrank to less than 10 feet in size. At the same time, the arcs of lightning that were crackling violently also shrank, as if they had been suppressed by a factor of 10.
"Let's go," Han Li said softly.
The Lightning Array that enveloped the three of them flashed and disappeared from its original position.
Almost at the same time, the invisible light barrier suddenly flashed in the air above the entrance of the valley. Dozens of thumb-thick golden bolts of lightning flashed, then immediately disappeared without a sound, as if nothing had happened.
In the valley, there was a sudden "chi la" sound in the sky, and a silver lightning suddenly bloomed, wrapping around the three of them and heavily smashing into the black cliff at the side as if they had lost control.
Han Li quickly retracted the electric arc and tapped the cliff with the tip of his foot. With a flip of his body, he flew backwards and landed on the ground steadily.
Lin Jiu and Lin Jiu turned around and stabilized themselves before they landed on the ground.
"The power of space in this array is stronger than I expected. I almost lost control of the Lightning Array." Han Li heaved a sigh of relief and said.
"It's alright. It's enough as long as we can enter the valley." Lin Jiu waved his hand and said.
Han Li looked around and saw that the valley was littered with rocks. There was no snow at all. There was only a black stone hall that stood alone in the middle of the valley. It looked very empty.
What surprised him was that the natural energy in the valley was actually very dense, even stronger than most of the areas in the Zhong Ming Mountain Range. Above the black stone hall, there was a surging mist rising up, condensing into a cloud that emitted a five-colored light.
Han Li and the other two looked at each other and flew towards the stone hall at the same time.
At this moment, the stone hall was filled with flames and heat waves were rising from the skylight above the stone hall.
In the middle of the hall, there was a golden cauldron that was about three feet tall. It had two handles and three legs, and it floated in mid-air.
There was an octagonal diagram engraved on the ground below the cauldron. The diagram was engraved with dense fire runes, and eight fire dragons extended from the runes. They lifted the golden cauldron and swayed continuously.
Extremely blazing flames continuously surged out from his body and mouth, releasing a majestic flame energy that calcined the alchemy furnace.
The ancient runes engraved on the golden cauldron flashed continuously. Not only did they seal the fragrance of the elixirs in the cauldron, but they also guided the spiritual power in the surroundings into the cauldron.
Outside the flames, there was a white-haired elder in a purple-gold robe and a lotus crown. He was making hand seals to control the eight fire dragons below the cauldron.
The elder had high cheekbones, thin cheeks, and deep eye sockets. His eyes were fixed on the changing runes on the cauldron, and there was a passionate look in his eyes. He looked as though he was completely immersed in it. It was as though everything else in the world was for him to focus on refining elixirs.
The runes on the cauldron suddenly shone with a dazzling light.
Almost at the same time, the golden cauldron also flashed. It changed from pure gold to five colors. It looked like porcelain that was being fired in a kiln. It began to change.
The white-haired elder saw this and his face became even more excited. He kept shouting, "Soon, soon …"
At this moment, two golden lights suddenly penetrated the stone door of the stone hall that was sealed by a restriction.