Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 692: Meteoric Dragon Crater

"Twelve years ago?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He didn't expect that this matter could be traced back so many years ago.

Calculating the time, it should be shortly after Princess Ankang was born.

Princess Ankang is only thirteen years old this year.

"Ah Xuan, if it weren't for Liang Zhao's advice and his continued lurking in the civil service group to help me, the situation today would probably be a hundred times more difficult and dangerous."

Seeing that Li Xuan didn't quite believe Liang Zhao, Emperor Yongyuan patiently explained to him.

They have reached a crucial step, and at this point they cannot afford to divert any of their strength away from suspicion of each other.

"Sleeping on straw and tasting gall!?"

When Emperor Yongyuan said this, Li Xuan believed it a little.

The previous situation was that King Zheng was strong and Emperor Yongyuan was weak.

The gap may even be bigger than it is now.

Under that situation, there was no need for Liang Zhao to play any conspiracy or intrigue with Emperor Yongyuan, and it would not take such a long time of twelve years.

"At that time, the conflict between the civil and military officials in the court became increasingly obvious, so Liang Zhao secretly offered me advice, winning over the nobles and reorganizing the Daxing officialdom."

"Otherwise, this country will be destroyed."

"It is only with Liang Zhao's secret support that I have the opportunity to develop to this day."

"It's just that King Zheng's ambitions are becoming more and more obvious, and the situation is becoming more and more critical. It just so happened that what happened last year was just right for us to take advantage of the situation and have Liang Zhao demoted and sent back home."

"After Liang Zhao returned home, he remained close to King Zheng and it seemed that he learned a lot of secrets because of this."

Emperor Yongyuan paused and turned his gaze to the map of Meteorite Crater.

Li Xuan knew that he had to go on this trip.

"In that case, I'll go there."

He put away the map of Meteor Crater.

"Ah Xuan, you must be careful on this trip. Even if you gain nothing, you must protect yourself first."

"I will send Zhao Feng to go with you. His breeze skills will allow you to go and come back quickly."

Li Xuan shook his head and rejected Emperor Yongyuan's suggestion.

"I'll go by myself. You guys need more manpower here."

"Besides, for this distance, I can go faster by myself."

Li Xuan confirmed the location on the map.

"Well, be careful."

Emperor Yongyuan gave his final instructions.

Seeing that there were no other instructions, Li Xuan left the room and went to the Meteorite Dragon Pit.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to let Xuan act on his own?"

Manager Shang hurriedly wrote a line of words.

"Ah Xuan is right. Our movements are now under the control of King Zheng. Any rash actions will only alert the enemy."

"Xuan is the only exception. We can only trust him now."

Emperor Yongyuan wrote helplessly.

The chess pieces that are visible are indeed difficult to move.

The chess pieces in secret need to be handled with even more caution.

Now, it is indeed true that Li Xuan, the chess piece outside the board that the enemy has not yet noticed, is the most suitable person to act.

……

That night, Li Xuan took advantage of the darkness to leave Guanglin Prefecture.

On the map, the location of the Meteorite Dragon Crater is in a barren mountain a hundred miles away from the city.

But this distance is nothing considering Li Xuan's speed.

If everything went well, he would be able to make the round trip tonight.

Li Xuan was also very curious about what secrets King Zheng had in this place.

After more than half an hour, Li Xuan was not far from his destination.

From a distance, he saw the special terrain surrounded by mountains on all sides.

As he got closer, Li Xuan actually felt a sense of familiarity.

But it was clearly his first time to this place.

"It's weird."

Li Xuan muttered to himself and gradually slowed down his pace.

The Meteorite Dragon Crater contains King Zheng’s secret. There must be someone guarding it. If they are discovered, it will be troublesome.

Li Xuan concealed his breath and then carefully walked into the mountain.

He magnified his perception and found that there was no one guarding the mountain.

But there was something strange about this mountain, and Li Xuan immediately realized that there was a formation set up here.

As soon as he walked in, thick fog appeared in front of him.

In just a few moments, the fog was so thick that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. One's five senses also became dull, making one feel dizzy and unable to tell the directions.

Li Xuan couldn't help but frowned.

If an ordinary person breaks into this kind of formation, he will be trapped to death.

Although this is just a trap, its power is quite strong.

Moreover, this formation covers the surrounding mountains, and its range is extremely large.

Princess Ankang is now learning the formation of formations from Ren Chunsheng, and Li Xuan has also undergone some changes as he has learned from her.

To set up such a large-scale formation, a huge amount of materials are needed.

These are all hard cash.

But it is nothing but a pipe dream to try to trap Li Xuan with these formations.

Even if Li Xuan closed his five senses, he could still perceive the outside world more clearly by relying on the Yin and Yang Qi in his body.

Inside the formation, Li Xuan can rely on the Yin-Yang Qi to easily break the formation, but doing so is tantamount to telling the people inside that there is an intruder.

Therefore, he endured the discomfort and used the guidance of Yin and Yang Qi to walk out of the formation.

Only after he walked out of the formation did Li Xuan feel suddenly enlightened, and the previous discomfort immediately disappeared.

He slowly opened his eyes and couldn't help shaking his still dizzy head.

"What a tricky formation. I'm afraid even a fourth-rank warrior wouldn't be able to sneak in quietly, unless he's an expert in formations."

Li Xuan thought so and looked up at the sky silently.

He estimated that the sky was not as defenseless as it seemed, and there might be more difficult means.

Li Xuan didn't make any more guesses and immediately looked down.

He had passed through the surrounding mountains and reached the center.

In the terrain surrounded by mountains on all sides, there is a dark deep pit with no bottom in sight.

There seemed to be an eerie and cold air coming out of the deep pit, and even the moonlight could not penetrate it. Staring at it for a long time would make people feel a little nervous.

Li Xuan looked around the terrain and felt more and more familiar.

"Something's wrong. This is my first time in the South. Why do I feel so familiar?"

“I’ve never been to a place like this before.”

Li Xuan couldn't find the reason for this strange feeling of familiarity.

He shook his head and put the familiar feeling behind him.

Li Xuan groped his way along the hillside towards the deep pit. His natural camouflage did not alarm anyone.

When he came to the edge of the deep pit, he found that there were stone steps leading downwards.

The stone steps follow the edge of the deep pit, winding all the way down, and it is unknown how deep they go.

Li Xuan sensed the depths of the pit and found that there was a strange aura inside that blocked his perception.

This situation rarely happens, which makes him more vigilant.

"What the hell is down there?"

Li Xuan walked down the stone steps with curiosity.

He moved very quietly without making any noise.

I walked down for a long time and still didn't meet anyone.

This made Li Xuan feel vaguely uneasy.

"Since this place is very important to King Zheng, how could it be that there is no one guarding it?"

"It's so weird."

"Could it be that Liang Zhao had rebelled a long time ago?"

"Or is it Mission Impossible?"

Li Xuan was worried and started to make all kinds of wild guesses. He looked up and found that the entrance to the deep pit had narrowed a lot.

Li Xuan knew that this was proof that he had gone very deep.

He couldn't help but stick his head out from the side of the stone steps, but it was still dark below and he couldn't see anything even with his eyesight.

"Why do I feel this darkness surging?"

Although he didn't know what King Zheng was doing here, Li Xuan instinctively felt that it was definitely not a good thing.

His premonition is more accurate than that of ordinary high-level warriors.

Although no one knows what is hidden at the bottom of this deep pit, Li Xuan would rather never know.

But Li Xuan did not forget his mission tonight. He continued to move forward. When he was walking so far that he felt a little confused about time, he suddenly found a faint light reflected in the darkness of the deep pit.

The light was not obvious, it was a deep dark purple light in the darkness, flashing from time to time.

If it weren't for Li Xuan's sharp eyes, ordinary people would not notice this change at all.

"What is this?"

As he went deeper into the place, the feeling that made Li Xuan's heart palpitate became more and more obvious.

There was something at the bottom of the deep pit, and it made him feel extremely threatened.

This kind of threat is very different from when he faced a top-three rank warrior.

Even the things in this deep pit made Li Xuan feel even more terrified.

Li Xuan plucked up his courage and decided to go down and find out what was going on.

He had already walked down hundreds of meters. God knew how this place could be so deep.

But this time, not long after Li Xuan walked down, he saw a layer of black light covering the next stone step.

This light cover blends perfectly with the environment.

If Li Xuan had not relied on his perception to distinguish that there was a force blocking in front of him, it would have been difficult for him to see the light shield with his eyes alone.

"It seems to be another formation?"

"It seems that King Zheng has a skilled formation master by his side."

If a formation master has enough time to prepare, the power he can exert is in no way inferior to that of a high-level warrior.

He was also glad that he brought Ren Chunsheng along this time, otherwise Li Xuan would not have anyone around him who understood the formation.

There might be people around Emperor Yongyuan, but it would not be convenient for Li Xuan to ask for advice.

Li Xuan looked around the light shield and found nothing unusual.

If he could discover the pattern of the formation, Li Xuan originally planned to write it down and go back to ask Ren Chunsheng.

It looks like this plan is going to fail.

"That's right, how could these skilled formation masters leave such obvious flaws?"

Li Xuan looked at it for a long time and found that he could not figure out the trick of the light shield, so he decided to use the old method.

He used the power of Yin and Yang Qi to analyze the formation, intending to open a hole in it.

Yin-Yang Qi can simulate all the forces in the world, so it can also be reverse analyzed, but Li Xuan needs more time for unfamiliar forces.

This is not only because of the specialness of Yin-Yang Qi, but also because Li Xuan has practiced the Yin-Yang True Extreme Art to perfection.

Otherwise, even if they are also destined to be together, it would be difficult to replicate Li Xuan's operation.

But just when Li Xuan began to analyze the formation, two powerful auras suddenly approached rapidly.

They were extremely fast, and Li Xuan's perception range was wide, so he noticed them first.

Li Xuan didn't bother to continue breaking the formation, but at this moment the two auras had blocked the only exit of the Meteorite Dragon Pit and were rapidly approaching Li Xuan's position.

This was not all. Li Xuan noticed that one of them had actually unfolded his Dao realm and began to search him carefully.

This left Li Xuan with nowhere to escape for a moment.

In a hurry, he curled up into a ball and pressed against the edge of the stone steps. Then he closed his eyes and kept repeating in his mind:

"I am a little stone, I am a little stone..."

As soon as he finished doing this, the two auras came to his side.

Li Xuan tried his best to integrate his aura into this world.

Fortunately, the atmosphere in the Meteorite Dragon Pit was dark, so it was not difficult for Li Xuan to hide his own aura in it.

I’m afraid that the owners of these two powerful auras are not easy to fool.

After the two men arrived at Li Xuan's side, they didn't speak for a long time.

This made Li Xuan's heart rise to his throat.

He was afraid that these two people were staring at him and studying him.

Although Li Xuan wanted to secretly open his eyes and take a look, he was afraid of meeting someone's eyes.

By then, everyone will be embarrassed.

This is not something that Li Xuan can solve by just closing his eyes silently.

"I am a small stone. You can't see me. You can't see me..."

Just when Li Xuan was about to hypnotize himself successfully, suddenly a conversation was heard not far from him.

"The formation has repaired itself."

"Are you sure? You should check it carefully again. We can't afford any accidents here."

"It has really been repaired, but it was not my illusion just now. There was a very small flaw in the formation before."

"Are you saying that the thing under the formation has enough power to start breaking through?"

"Probably."

"Then we should strengthen the formation first. The prince has not given any instructions yet, so we need to wait for orders."

"I can reinforce it, but I'm afraid the formation won't last long. Your Majesty needs to make a decision as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Mr. Bai has already gone to ask for instructions. And I heard that the dog emperor's southern tour team has arrived at Guanglin Prefecture, and the final result is not far away from us."

"You stay here to reinforce the formation, and I will search the Meteorite Crater carefully again."

After saying that, Daojing swept over Li Xuan's body again, but did not find him.

"A second-rank water master."

Li Xuan silently said in his heart, this is the person who unfolded the realm of Tao.

But under the cover of Yin-Yang Qi, this person did not find any trace of Li Xuan.

As for the person who stayed behind to reinforce the formation, his cultivation was weaker than the other person. Li Xuan estimated that he was only at the third level.

"Two more top third-rank masters."

"A second-grade water warrior, and a third-grade warrior who is proficient in formations."

Li Xuan sighed in his heart.

King Zheng truly has many talented people under his command.

Not to mention the origins of these people, King Zheng's methods are really strong to be able to gather so many masters to be loyal to him.

Moreover, no one knew who Mr. Bai they were talking about. The three ghosts of Hanhe had also mentioned this name in the illusion before.

Now it seems that he is most likely the commander among the worshippers in Prince Zheng's Palace. This Mr. Bai is probably the most powerful one, and he might be in the Pseudo Heavenly Dao Realm like Wang Xi.

Li Xuan hid in the corner in fear, waiting for the two men to leave.

As a result, the two of them worked for a long time before they left with peace of mind.

Li Xuan didn't dare to relax his vigilance immediately. After holding on for a long time, he dared to open his eyes and look around.

The two men just now had indeed left. Li Xuan sensed the direction they left and guessed that they were in a place in the mountains where they could observe the Meteorite Crater, which was why they were able to react so quickly.

In other words, Li Xuan did not alarm them before, otherwise they would have been alerted long ago.

The black light shield became thicker, almost blending into the darkness of the Meteorite Crater.

Li Xuan didn't dare to try again and quickly slipped out of the Meteorite Dragon Pit.

He noted the direction the two people had just left, and then planned to leave the same way they came.

Li Xuan climbed up the mountain and looked back before entering the trap.

"It was a dangerous night. I almost got caught by someone."

"You must not come alone next time."

Li Xuan plans to come again next time and bring experts to raze this place.

He finally took note of everything here and planned to go back and report.

But as soon as I turned around, my body suddenly froze in place.

Ever since he came here, he had been feeling a vague and strange sense of familiarity.

Just now, he remembered where the sense of familiarity came from.

"I think I've seen this place somewhere before."

Li Xuan immediately rolled up his tail, brought the Emperor Hong Bone Ring in front of his eyes, and started to search for the things inside.

"Not with me!"

"Who did you put it there?"

(End of this chapter)