Soul Break Town was located halfway up the nameless mountain range, and the Hunter Mercenary Group was the core of the town. It was located in the center of the town, and it was a group of rather grand buildings.
However, the group's library pavilion was not in the same hall as the mercenary group. Instead, it was on the other side of the nameless mountain range. This place was rather quiet, and almost no one would step foot in it.
When Shen Xuan followed the middle-aged man to the Book Collection Pavilion at the back of the mountain, Hu Man was already waiting in front of the pavilion that did not appear luxurious. Beside him were Gao Qing, Lin Wu, and Wang Han, who had also obtained the top three places.
When Lin Wu saw Shen Xuan walking over, his face lit up with joy. However, since Hu Man was standing beside him, it was not appropriate for him to come up and greet him. He only smiled and nodded.
Shen Xuan replied with a smile. Immediately, he turned his gaze to Gao Qing by the side. He involuntarily laughed softly when he saw the latter's somewhat pale face. From the looks of the latter's appearance, it was obvious that his injuries had not recovered much. This speed was clearly weaker than his by more than a level.
However, Shen Xuan did not find it strange. After all, the latter did not have a strong physical body like his and did not have the mysterious devouring power. It was normal for his recovery speed to be slower than his.
As Shen Xuan approached, Gao Qing's eyes drooped slightly. A trace of killing intent flashed past his eyes without leaving a trace, and he quickly returned to normal.
When Wang Han saw Shen Xuan walking over, he shrunk his neck in fear. After all, the combat strength that the latter had revealed that day was really terrifying. Hence, he leaned towards Gao Qing beside him without leaving a trace. After all, only Gao Qing could contend with Shen Xuan in this mercenary group.
"Sorry for making Guild Leader wait.”Shen Xuan cupped his hands together with a calm expression as he walked in front of Hu Man. It was as if he had never seen Gao Qing and Gao Qing. This attitude of his caused fury to immediately surge in the eyes of Wang Han, who had a fearful expression earlier.
"Hehe, it's fine."
Hu Man waved his hand with a smile. He then looked at Shen Xuan with a meaningful gaze and said," Your performance this time around has exceeded my expectations. If you were to keep a low profile like usual, my Hunter Mercenary Company would have lost another seed with extraordinary potential.”
"Guild Leader, you flatter me. This kid is just lucky and has unorthodox ways.”
Shen Xuan smiled and did not comment. Hu Man clearly thought that Shen Xuan had concealed his strength a few days ago and stood out in this Hunting Meet, giving people an unexpected surprise.
"You don't have to be humble." Hu Man laughed out loud and immediately shifted his gaze away. He turned to Gao Qing and the other two beside him and said,"Is everyone here?" Then let's open the library."
"Follow me. Remember not to walk around casually!”
He paused for a moment before sternly exhorting. Immediately after, he turned around and pushed open the tightly shut wooden door under the gazes of Shen Xuan and the other three.
Seeing Hu Man's actions, Gao Qing and the other two did not dare to hesitate and followed closely behind. Shen Xuan followed behind the three of them and slowly walked in.
After entering the wooden door, he did not see the scene of the fragrance of books that he had imagined. Instead, he saw a pitch-black passage. The passage was about twenty feet wide, and long candles stood on both sides. Under the illumination of the candlelight, it seemed even more serene.
"Follow me closely and be careful not to move!" Hu Man warned once again. Then, he walked slowly into the depths of the tunnel with a strange pace.
Only now did Shen Xuan notice that each step Hu Man took had a fixed distance. Moreover, the path he took was not straight. Instead, it was somewhat winding.
The four of them naturally did not dare to be careless when they heard Hu Man's reminder. They closely followed the former's footsteps as they walked into the depths of the tunnel.
Shen Xuan was walking at the back. His gaze would occasionally drift to the side. Suddenly, he stopped his footsteps. There seemed to be a slight flash of light in the pitch-black space on both sides…
Seeing this scene, his eyes were also somewhat surprised. His gaze was fixed in the direction from before. With the help of the weak candlelight, he could vaguely see several thick objects that looked like arrows. The light was reflected by the sharp tips of the arrows.
"There should be a powerful mechanism within this 'Book Collection Hall'. Under this kind of mechanism, even an elite Dou Shi would not be able to think of barging in…"
Shen Xuan could not help but smack his lips. With the existence of these mechanisms, if an ordinary person were to casually barge in, they would probably be shot into meat paste in an instant.
Seeing that Hu Man had already walked quite a distance away, he did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly followed. If he took the wrong step, he did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to survive under the barrage of arrows.
"Hee hee, Little Xuan, you don't really think that the most important library in this large mercenary group is only protected by this Chaotic Arrow Formation, right?”Elder Shi's voice suddenly sounded in Shen Xuan's mind just as he once again looked around.
"Oh?"
Shen Xuan was startled when he heard this. He immediately understood a little. The most important Qi Methods and Dou Techniques of this mercenary company were within the 'Book Collection Hall', as well as some other books. It was likely that no one would doubt that this was the core of the mercenary company.
Qi Methods and Dou Techniques were undoubtedly extremely important to a person who practiced Dou Qi. Hence, some people would probably dare to go through a mountain of blades and a sea of flames just for Qi Methods and Dou Techniques.
Although this Chaotic Arrow Formation was extremely powerful in his eyes, it was not impossible for some seven or eight star Dou Shi to charge through it. This defense was too simple for a mercenary group…
"Teacher, do you mean that…in this tunnel, other than the chaotic arrow formation that I saw earlier, there are other mechanisms?”
"En, even if you were a bit more careful, you would be able to discover this Chaotic Arrow Formation. That Hu Man naturally wouldn't make such a low-level mistake. The Chaotic Arrow Formation was only designed to confuse the enemy. The real trump card was the formation hidden underground!”Elder Shi's indifferent voice entered Shen Xuan's mind, but it set off a storm in his heart.
Formation, a scroll of formation diagram, several formation cores, and some required materials. However, this seemingly simple thing was extremely complicated to set up. The myriad of changes in it often made one feel intimidated.
Moreover, according to what he knew, some powerful sects had sect protection arrays. This was often the reason why those sects had stood for decades or even centuries.
Hence, Shen Xuan had such a reaction after hearing Elder Shi's words.
"Teacher, is there really a formation hidden underground?”Shen Xuan's pupils shrunk slightly as his gaze vigilantly swept over the ground.
"Stop looking. Although this formation isn't very advanced, it's not something you can detect.”Elder Shi rolled his eyes and said,"However, even if this is the lowest level formation, those with a strength below that of a three star Da Dou Shi can forget about passing through it. Even a five star Da Dou Shi would have to expend quite a large price."”
"So powerful…" Shen Xuan smacked his lips. A three star Da Dou Shi was already an extremely powerful level to him. Yet, such a powerful strength was unable to pass through this formation. Just how terrifying was this formation?
"Formations are powerful, but they can't be set up casually. There are thousands of interconnected nodes. Without talent in this area, it's impossible to set them up. And the rarity of people who could set up array formations was not inferior to alchemists.”
" So complicated…" Shen Xuan nodded his head and muttered. An alchemist could be said to be the rarest profession on this continent. At the same time, it was also extremely noble. It was unexpected that the person who set up this array was also so rare.
All of a sudden, he was extremely interested in this array.
"Don't even think about it. Setting up an array formation has extremely harsh requirements for one's strength. Otherwise, once you're devoured by the array formation, you won't even have any means to save your life. The minimum strength requirement to set up this formation was a Dou Ling.”Elder Shi naturally understood Shen Xuan's thoughts and struck him mercilessly.
However, Elder Shi immediately changed the topic and said with a mocking smile.
"When you reach that level of strength, I can consider teaching you some array formations…"
"Dou Ling? "That won't be easy…" Shen Xuan clenched his fists and muttered softly. However, his face was soon filled with a confident smile as he said,"However, I will achieve it!"”
"Hmm, not bad." Elder Shi said with a smile. Shen Xuan could sense a trace of gratification in the former's tone.
"As long as you don't touch this formation, there shouldn't be any problems. If you follow Hu Man closely, you should be able to pass through this formation easily.”
Shen Xuan nodded when he heard this. He shifted his attention away from his mind and followed Hu Man's footsteps as he walked towards the end of the tunnel.
The passage was not straight. It was winding and there were many forks. If one was not careful, one might get lost.
As they went deeper into the passageway, Shen Xuan noticed that the temperature here was actually much lower than outside!
In this scorching summer, the temperature inside and outside should not be much different. It was impossible for there to be such a big difference in temperature.
When he reached a bend, Shen Xuan hesitated for a moment. His finger gently touched the stone wall at the side. A cold feeling came from his finger, causing him to tremble.
"This is actually in this nameless mountain range!”After being stunned for a moment, Shen Xuan finally reacted. This so-called passageway was actually deep into the nameless mountain range. No wonder the temperature here was so different from the outside…
"To open up such a passage in this hard mountain rock is no small feat.”He blinked his eyes. The ancestors of the Hunter Mercenary Group had some ideas to build this library in this mountain range. In this way, even if someone tried to break through the array, if no one led them, it was very likely that they would get lost in this maze-like passageway.
Under their careful steps, they traveled through the passage at the speed of turtles for nearly an hour before the passage ahead became wide.
"Are we almost there?" Seeing the open space in front of him, Shen Xuan muttered and quickly followed.
Sure enough, in less than three breaths of time, after turning a corner, a huge space appeared in front of the five of them.
The space was a long and narrow cuboid. It was difficult to see the end of it at a glance. There were some bookshelves scattered inside, and an ancient and scholarly smell assaulted his senses.
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