When looking at a problem, don't just focus on the tree itself.

such as,

That large formation in the wasteland on the outskirts of the city.

Even digging out a single stone slab doesn't reveal anything special.

Only by retreating to the earthen slope and surveying the entire situation can one truly understand.

Only then did I realize that the three stone slabs were arranged in a triangular pattern, forming a complete human face.

The same principle applies to this mountain in Cangshi County.

Ruins, old locust tree, bell tolling, light strip, signal peak.

None of these clues, taken individually, form a coherent system.

But what if we put them together and examine them from a holistic perspective?

He closed his eyes again and mentally processed all the images transmitted back by his clone.

First of all,

The ruins are in the southeast, and the old locust tree is in the northwest, about three miles apart.

Professor Sun said before,

The ruins are the outer perimeter, while the old locust tree is the core.

But the old locust tree itself was just a dead tree.

So, if the old locust tree is the core,

This core is way too weak!

Perhaps Professor Sun is mistaken as well.

You've never even seen a large formation before you claim this is the core? That's just wishful thinking!

At this point in time,

Suddenly, everything became clear!

Unless the old locust tree isn't the core!

Unless the entire mountain range of Cangshi County itself is the true sealing formation!

"It makes sense!"

Bai Shengrang's clone retreated to the edge of the open space.

Climb up a tall old pine tree again.

We climbed all the way to the top of the tree canopy.

Looking down from the top of the tree canopy,

The view suddenly opened up,

The open spaces, the woods, the quarry road, and the distant ruins were all within view.

He stopped focusing on the old locust tree and began to scan the outline of the entire mountain.

Then he saw it.

With the old locust tree as the center, the surrounding ridgelines form an irregular ring!

"and many more!"

Bai Sheng took out his phone and looked at the map's scale and data.

Holy crap!

The diameter of this ring structure is approximately eight li.

It has the exact same proportions as the eight-meter-diameter ring structure detected by ground-penetrating radar at a depth of twelve meters underground!

Eight li above ground, eight meters underground.

It's a perfect 1000:1 scale.

If we consider the ruins and the old locust tree as the two ends of a diameter,

Then the midpoint of this diameter,

It's about a mile and a half northwest of the old locust tree!

Professor Sun said the point where the signal peak is strongest.

It's right at this midpoint.

Bai Sheng couldn't help but recall the energy cycle that naturally formed within the suburban array.

The logic is very simple.

However, the formation in Cangshi County is a man-made seal.

Presumably, the builders, in the initial design,

I never intended for anyone to easily crack it from the outside!

"Perhaps we need to change our approach..."

Bai Sheng simultaneously distributed his consciousness to his three clones.

One group stood guard under the old locust tree, another on a gentle slope, and yet another lay in ambush in the pine forest beside the ruins.

One of his clones groped around under the roots of the old locust tree for a long time.

Nothing was gained.

Even when you try to probe with your senses, it's like throwing a stone into the sea.

Bai Sheng gritted his teeth,

I might as well spread out the perception of all three clones at the same time.

No longer focusing on the ruins, the old locust tree, and the gentle slope themselves,

Instead, we trace the paths of energy flow between them.

My senses swept along the ruins toward the old locust tree.

suddenly,

About five meters underground

A very subtle energy leak was detected.

The stream flows very slowly from the ruins towards the old locust tree.

Bai Sheng quickly followed the stream back.

But after it flowed to the base of the old locust tree...

The stream didn't stop; instead, it bypassed the old locust tree and continued to extend northwest.

He continued chasing along the stream.

It turned a corner and flowed towards the center of the gentle slope.

But about 300 steps from the core of the gentle slope,

The trickle of water suddenly disappeared!

It must have flowed deeper underground, beyond the reach of our senses.

"The entrance must be nearby, it's just being covered by something!"

Bai Shengrang's three clones spread out on the hillside, each searching their own area.

The hillside was covered with wild grass.

Scattered among them were several piles of rubble.

It looks no different from an ordinary barren hillside.

But the clone from the other side of the ruins came down.

He touched the pebbles on the ground.

Some of the gravel was found to have overly sharp edges.

Clearly, it doesn't look like it was formed by natural weathering.

He had his clone clear away the rubble.

Several scattered pieces of granite rubble were exposed beneath the soil.

There are obvious chisel marks on the surface!

"It's weird!"

Bai Sheng discovered that,

There was a very fine crack along the edge of the stone slab.

"Entrance?"

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