The New Monarch

However, at this moment, the Lord glanced behind him and said,

"If this is really the Jishi Mine Cave, it means that we've gotten out of the great formation that was used to seal the mine before..."

His eyes swept around, and then he bowed his hands towards the void and said in a loud and clear voice,

"I'm Zhao Yunzhong, the new King of Huanyou Country. Please, fellow daoist from Pusuo Country, show yourself and come to meet the two of us!"

Suddenly hearing his Lord speak, Third Brother Yuan, who was about to rush out, finally stopped in his tracks. Thinking of his words, he then came to his senses and realized something, and began to look around.

Zhao Yunzhong stood there firmly with respect and dignity, waiting for this fellow daoist from Pusuo Country to appear.

After the completion of this great formation, all the high - level cultivators in Huanyou Country were aware of it.

They also knew how powerful this formation was, and no one had been able to break it so far.

Even the evildoers who colluded with Jishi had no way to deal with this formation.

But now, they could so easily open the formation wall and let them two out. It was obvious that it must be the formation - setting cultivator from the legendary Pusuo Country here.

All along the way, Zhao Yunzhong had been disguised as a royal guard. This time, he had specially come here for some reason.

But now, the other party might have been hiding in the dark and heard the conversation between him and Third Brother Yuan. So, most likely, the other party also knew that his identity could never be just a guard.

Since the other party's actions were friendly rather than hostile, he simply admitted his identity generously to avoid mutual suspicion and unnecessary trouble.

Seeing that he had realized his presence, Lin Xiao, who had no intention of hiding in the first place, stepped out from the dark and came in front of them, bowing and saluting, "I'm Lin Xiao, the Sect Master of Lingxian Sect in Pusuo Country. Greetings to you two."

Seeing him come out, Third Brother Yuan also returned the salute and said,

"I'm Yuan Jinsheng, the Deputy Sect Master of Kongshan Sect in Huanyou Country. Greetings to Sect Master Lin."

Zhao Yunzhong also smiled and returned the salute, saying,

"So it's the well - known Sect Master Lin of Lingxian Sect. Pleased to meet you."

As the top - level figures of the new regime in Huanyou Country, the two of them were naturally well - informed about the news of neighboring countries. Moreover, recently, the allied forces of several neighboring countries had been stationed in Huanyou Country, jointly clearing out the remaining evildoers with the new dynasty of Huanyou Country.

In a country like Pusuo where the tripartite confrontation had lasted for a long time, the sudden appearance of a well - established and powerful Lingxian Sect was news that spread even faster.

It was impossible for them not to know.

But looking at this young man with a somewhat immature complexion in front of them, both of them were quite surprised.

Zhao Yunzhong sighed and said,

"I just didn't expect Sect Master Lin to be so young. Truly a young man of great talent!"

After just a brief exchange of greetings among the three, Yuan Jinsheng was already extremely anxious. Without further delay, they came to the entrance of the mine where Yuan Jinsheng had a sense of something.

Just as Yuan Jinsheng was about to rush down, Zhao Yunzhong stopped him and said,

"Are you crazy! There's all Jishi down there! If you just go down like this, not only will you not be able to rescue Yingzi, but you'll also lose your own life!"

But Yuan Jinsheng looked at him resolutely and said,

"My Lord, I have to go down this time. And I can't wait to think about any countermeasures. The earlier I go down, the more chance I might have to buy a glimmer of hope for my son."

"You've always known that I'm not good at using my brain. As usual, I'll trouble you with coming up with the countermeasures!"

After saying that, he turned around and rushed head - on into the mine tunnel without hesitation.

"Third Brother!"

Zhao Yunzhong's cultivation was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and Yuan Jinsheng was extremely powerful. How could he stop him?

He could only watch helplessly as Yuan Jinsheng disappeared into the dark depths of the mine.

Lin Xiao could have stopped him, but he didn't move.

Firstly, they were not familiar with each other.

Secondly, this was the father - son relationship, and he didn't know how to intervene.

Looking at the deep mine entrance, Lin Xiao calmly said to Zhao Yunzhong,

"For now, the only thing we can do is to quickly come up with a way to go down there without being affected by the Jishi."

Zhao Yunzhong nodded with a somewhat sad expression.

The two of them stood outside the mine entrance, frowning and thinking.

After a moment, Lin Xiao suddenly seemed to think of something and asked Zhao Yunzhong,

"By the way, just now, Sect Leader Yuan said that he chased those people to the outside of the great formation, and then their auras disappeared. But after coming in, he sensed the presence of his son in this Jishi Mine Cave?"

Zhao Yunzhong nodded and said,

"That's right."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao seemed to have thought of something. He made a hand gesture with one hand, and then a thin layer of white mist suddenly rose from the open space where they were standing.

Then this layer of white mist gradually formed a huge underground landscape.

There were many tunnels criss - crossing inside.

In the center of the intersection of these tunnels, there was a huge cave.

Then, several red lights suddenly appeared in this cave.

The red lights only flashed a few times and then disappeared.

There was also a red light gradually approaching the central cave in the tunnel. But as it got closer to the central cave, the red light became dimmer and dimmer, and then it completely disappeared in the underground landscape constructed by the white mist before long.

Seeing this, Zhao Yunzhong was extremely shocked and asked,

"Sect Master Lin, what is this?"

Lin Xiao explained,

"When the great formation was first built, I left a spell here. This spell can quietly attach to a person's body and remain in a sealed and dormant state. In this way, the spiritual energy is condensed and not easily absorbed by the Jishi. When it needs to be used, activate it, and then the location of the attached person can be briefly confirmed."

He pointed to the central cave and said,

"The red lights in this central cave just now are probably the remaining evildoers of the Jishi incident that the allied forces are hunting down."

"As for this white mist, it's one of the effects of this great formation. It can instantly survey the entire terrain inside the formation. Fortunately, although the underground is a Jishi Mine that can extinguish spiritual energy, the spiritual energy on the ground is still quite rich. The great formation can absorb and operate on its own, which is why it has been maintained until now."

In fact, Lin Xiao had also integrated a spirit - gathering formation into it. Otherwise, with the average spiritual energy concentration and natural flow rate in the mortal world, the great formation would surely be unable to make up for the loss if it tried to rely on that.

After hearing his explanation, Zhao Yunzhong was even more shocked. He said in a tone full of admiration,

"Sect Master Lin is so kind - hearted! You actually used such a powerful great formation to seal this Jishi Mine. I wonder if there is an ancestral inheritance in Lingxian Sect..."

"Boom!"

Before he could finish his words, suddenly, a loud noise came from afar! It was like a thunderbolt in broad daylight, and the world seemed to shake!

The two of them were startled and turned their heads towards the direction of the sound at the same time!

They saw that in the distant sky, a huge cloud of dust rose into the air, with grass, stones, and debris flying everywhere, and the yellow smoke billowing.

Just as the two were about to rush over to find out what was going on, Lin Xiao saw Zhao Yunzhong suddenly show a painful expression. He covered his heart, and his facial features were twisted to the extreme. Then he 'thumped' and fell to the ground.

"Lord of Zhao! What's wrong with you?"

Lin Xiao quickly helped him up and leaned him against a big rock beside him, frowning and asking.