Douluo Continent: Cultivating Qi and Immortals, Insidious to the Extreme

Soon, as Dugu Bo poured his soul power into them, the three outer talismans lit up simultaneously, and three illusory beams of light suddenly shot down from the sky, instantly merging into the talismans.

Dugu Bo only felt a strange fluctuation, and then he was shocked to find that he could no longer perceive the outside world.

"Hiss~"

Taking a deep breath, Dugu Bo turned to look at Jiang Xia, his eyes filled with shock.

"Is this also a formation?"

Jiang Xia nodded: "Yes, this is called the Three Talents Spirit Locking Array."

"The three powers are Heaven, Earth, and Man; the three luminaries are the Sun, Moon, and Stars. We gather the energy of Heaven and Earth, use human effort as a guide, collect the light of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, and lock in the spiritual energy of all things."

"As the name suggests, the Three Talents Spirit Locking Array is a formation used to suppress and seal the leakage of spiritual energy."

"It is mainly used to preserve some precious items that are old and prevent their spiritual power from leaking out and weakening."

"Of course, it can also be used here to seal off any trace of our existence."

"Spiritual energy? What is spiritual energy?"

Upon suddenly hearing an unfamiliar word, Dugu Bo immediately asked a question.

Jiang Xia thought for a moment and then explained it again in terms that the Soul Master system could understand.

"You can think of spiritual energy as soul power, or a special aura, fluctuation, energy, and so on."

"All things in the world have a spirit. Even the most ordinary stone has its own unique aura."

"As long as you are strong enough and investigate carefully enough, you can grasp this trace of aura and find your target."

"The Three Talents Locking Spirit Array is a formation that can seal off these leaking auras."

"If someone who doesn't understand formations comes, even if they are very strong, they will only sense the fluctuations of the Three Talents Locking Spirit Formation and will not be able to detect our whereabouts."

"With the added concealment of the Five Elements Illusion Formation, the two complement each other, and I am 98% confident that I can help you escape this pursuit."

Dugu Bo nodded in confusion: "Why only 98%? Why not 100%? I think your arrangement is perfect enough."

"If it were me, I would never have noticed anything unusual here."

"Although that guy from Chrysanthemum Pass is a bit stronger than me, it's only by a limited margin. If I can't detect something unusual, he definitely won't be able to either."

Jiang Xia shook his head slightly and pointed to the cave entrance.

"It's hard to say. After all, the cave entrance isn't sealed. If he catches up here and finds that your presence has completely disappeared, he might get furious and cause chaos everywhere."

"At that time, discovering this cave would be a natural progression."

Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but give Jiang Xia a thumbs up.

"You're such a meticulous kid."

"If I hadn't sensed no aura of a soul beast on you, I would have suspected that you were a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form. Such mature social experience is not something you should have at such a young age."

Jiang Xia glanced at him dismissively.

Who do you think you are?

Even a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast can compare to him?

The Blue Silver Emperor, driven by love, was sacrificed to Tang Hao; Xiao Wu, driven by love, was sacrificed to Tang San.

These 100,000-year-old transformed soul beasts have no social experience whatsoever; aren't they just being given away for free?

Jiang Xia waved his hand: "Find the problem and solve it. The rest is up to you."

Turning around and entering the depths of the cave, Jiang Xia found a flat, large rock, sat down cross-legged, and began to close his eyes to rest.

His original plans have been completely disrupted in order to save Dugu Bo, and he needs to think carefully about what to do next.

Should we go directly to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with Dugu Bo, or develop our strength first and wait for the right opportunity to go there?

Looking at the mature-beyond-his-years Jiang Xia, Dugu Bo smiled and shook his head.

"He's clearly a child, but he doesn't have any childlike energy at all; instead, he's prematurely aged."

"Six years old, sixty years old in composure, I really don't know where you learned that from."

He muttered to himself twice. Seeing that Jiang Xia ignored him, Dugu Bo didn't waste any more words. He channeled his soul power, and two pale white beams of light shot out from his eyes.

Under the glow of the light, a solid stone slab solidified out of thin air, sealing the cave entrance perfectly, leaving only a small vent.

The cave was plunged into darkness, and the world fell silent.

About a quarter of an hour later, a bewitching figure suddenly appeared near the cave.

This person has delicate skin like a baby, a tall and beautiful figure, and a head of flowing golden hair. The gold and silver patterned clothing makes him look even more noble.

With such a beautiful appearance, anyone who sees her would say, "What a valiant and peerless war maiden!" It's a pity that her brother is nowhere to be found.

Looking again at that slender, smooth neck, with its prominent Adam's apple, it turned out to be a man.

It immediately made her lose interest; what a waste of that pretty face.

The newcomer was none other than Yue Guan, the Chrysanthemum Douluo who had been pursuing Dugu Bo.

She is known as the number one cross-dresser in mainland China.

She stood still and looked around. Everything was calm and there was nothing unusual. Yue Guan's eyes were alluring. She stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, letting out a soft laugh.

"The scent disappeared here. Old Poisoner, still playing hide-and-seek at his age, how mischievous."

"Hmph, it's all your fault. If you hadn't wanted to play around, how could he have gotten here if the two of us had attacked together?"

Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from all directions, black mist surged, and a figure whose appearance was not visible appeared abruptly on the treetop.

The newcomer was none other than Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's lifelong best friend.

A cold glint flashed in Yue Guan's eyes at his friend's words. He snorted lightly, "It's alright. After taking that move of mine, he won't get far."

"Expand the search area. I refuse to believe that a living person can just disappear into thin air."

Dugu Bo certainly didn't disappear into thin air; it was just that they couldn't see him because of the formation concealed by Jiangxia.

Time passed, and half a month went by without incident.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei passed by the cave several times, but never noticed anything unusual about it.

The Five Elements Illusion Formation and the Three Talents Spirit Locking Formation are merely first-tier formations in the cultivation world, at most capable of deceiving cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

It couldn't even fool those Qi Refining stage cultivators who specialized in formations.

But in the fantastical world of Douluo Continent, where even spirit-gathering arrays are not feasible, arrays are divine skills, representing a generational leap and a product of a different era.

It is an ox that is forced to do so.

A few days later, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, unable to find Dugu Bo, gradually lost patience, and huge roars echoed from the Qingyun Mountains from time to time.

Clearly, they were in a hurry.

If they can't find Dugu Bo, they will definitely be punished when they go back.

The current Pope of the Spirit Hall is Bibi Dong. That woman is a bit mentally unstable and acts in a crazy way.

Working under her, one is terrified even without making a mistake, let alone if one does.

As the longer they waited, the lower the probability of finding Dugu Bo became, Yue Guan and Gui Mei grew increasingly anxious.

The two of them roamed around the Qingyun Mountains all day long. With their terrifying soul power being released, the entire Qingyun Mountains were plunged into fear. Everything was silent, as if all living things had been wiped out.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Jiang Xia and Dugu Bo, who were hiding in the cave.