Chapter 16: Breaking the Labyrinth Array, Severing the Blood Crown

  Gu Chen secretly felt lucky, fortunately this yin-yang maze heaven great formation was a maze formation and not a killing formation. If it were a killing formation, relying on his post-heavenly boundary cultivation, even if he could see through the formation method, he would still be unable to break the formation and only have a road of death.

  The yin-yang maze is a maze, Gu Chen also knows this array very well, it's just a matter of time to get out, not difficult at all.

  The formation that can trap the cultivators of the Divine Sea realm, if the person who sets up the formation is not a once-in-a-lifetime genius in the way of formations, then they must be a great cultivator who has reached the Divine Sea realm.

  Gu Chen did not immediately start trying to break through the formation, but instead clasped his fists and said loudly: "The junior had no intention of intruding into the senior's formation, please spare the junior's life and let him go."

  In this Eastern Desolate Formation Array, there must be a powerful cultivator who is not weak. Gu Chen did not want to reveal that he could break through the Yin Yang Confusion Heaven Great Array so easily.

  Anyone who sets up an array is most angry when others break through the array. The array method and the person setting up the array are closely linked. As soon as Gu Chen enters the array, as long as the master of the array is nearby, he will definitely notice that if Gu Chen does not greet the master of the array first and walks out of the maze set by the other party, that person will be extremely angry and will also know that Gu Chen has a deep understanding of the array method.

  A post-heaven cultivator who can walk out of the Yin-Yang Confusion Heaven Array without having a deep understanding of the array's principles would be strange indeed.

  If the Array Master knew that Gu Chen had a good understanding of the array method, there were only two possible outcomes: First, kill the person who broke the array.

  Gu Chen asked himself if he still didn't have the strength to call out the master of the formation, and didn't dare provoke the master's anger.

  Secondly, Zhen Zhuang appreciates Gu Chen and accepts him as his disciple.

  Gu Zhen had countless skills and techniques in his mind, apart from his master from his past life, he didn't want to acknowledge anyone as his master in this life.

  So, neither of the two results is what Gu Chen wants.

  Now that he has entered someone else's formation, he should obediently surrender. He is just a ten-year-old boy, and as long as the person who set up the formation has a little kindness, they will let Gu Chen go.

  "A junior has unintentionally intruded into a senior's domain, please spare me and let me go."

  ……

  At this moment, ice and snow are in front, fierce fire is behind, the wilderness is empty, but Gu Chen's words seem to hit something, echoing endlessly between heaven and earth.

  Gu Chen shouted three times, but the master of this formation didn't respond with a single word, and there was no movement at all.

  "Could it be that the master is not nearby?" Gu Chen thought to himself.

  Suddenly a fox howl came from beside him, Gu Chen lowered his head to look and found that the pure white blood-crowned fox was looking up at him with pleading eyes.

  "Apparently you are also a life with opened spiritual wisdom, can you understand what I am saying?"

  The Blood Crown Fox nodded its head and let out a fox cry, Gu Chen couldn't understand what the Blood Crown Fox was saying, but it wasn't hard to guess its meaning.

  "Are you asking me to take you out with me?"

  The Blood Crown Fox nodded again.

  Gu Zhen said: "I was chasing you just now, not to take your life. I want the Blood Crown on your head, it has a great use. You only need to give me the Blood Crown, and I'll take you out together. After we leave the formation, you can go wherever you want."

  The Blood Crown Fox thought for a moment and nodded again.

  Gǔ Chén reached forward and opened the inverted icicles surrounding Huāguān Hú, who lightly jumped into Gǔ Chén's arms.

  The Blood Crown Fox has clearly entrusted its life to Gu Chen, it seems that this object is highly intelligent and knows how to gain people's trust. Gu Chen is currently trapped in the formation, and before he escapes, he won't take the Blood Crown. The most important thing now is to escape from this formation.

  Gu Chen shouted intermittently for over a dozen times, but no one responded to him. Gu Chen believed that either the master of this formation was out and hadn't returned, or this formation was a dead one, with its master having long since passed away.

  This place is less than three hundred miles away from Leishui City, and even the demon beasts of the Xiantian realm rarely appear. The cultivators who pass by are all flying with their magical instruments, except for those in the Houtian realm, who would dare to walk on foot in the Eastern Wilderness?

  Who would have set up a yin-yang maze array here that can trap even a Tianhai realm great cultivator? Is there some secret here that has yet to be revealed?

  No one answered, Gu Chen thought secretly in his heart.

  No one answered, whether the array master was dead or the array master was out and hadn't returned, Gu Chen felt that at this time he should seize the opportunity to leave the array early. Being trapped in the array, no one would feel comfortable, and staying for a moment longer would make him feel even more uneasy.

  Gu Chen hugged the Blood Crown Fox, his feet moving erratically east and west, south and north, sometimes turning in a circle on the spot, walking slowly.

  One breath transforms yin and yang, yin and yang give birth to the five elements, the five elements circulate, giving birth without cease...

  Gu Chen walked in the Taiji maze with the five elements circulating steps, covering yin and yang with the five elements, always staying in an unbeatable position, breaking through the formation and walking out of the big array was just a matter of time.

  No matter if there was ice and snow in front of him, or raging flames, Gu Chen closed his eyes, unaffected by the illusory shadows, firmly holding onto the clear mirror in his heart, continuously walking the Five Elements Steps. It seemed like he wasn't covering a large distance, and was just circling around the same spot, but in reality, Gu Chen had been walking in the same direction through the forest without taking a single step back.

  If in the illusion, only moving forward in one direction, it may actually be walking in circles on the spot. In the illusion, always walking in the same direction is never able to walk out of the illusion.

  Sometimes he felt like his body was being burned by fierce flames, and sometimes he felt like his bones were being pierced by icy coldness. Gu Chen knew that these were all illusory feelings, and in reality, his body was still in the forest of Donghuang, where there was neither ice nor fire. The ice and fire in the illusion were just obstacles to hinder the people in the formation.

  To get out of the great confusion between yin and yang, one must go through ice mountains and cross fiery seas; otherwise, one will be forever trapped in the array.

  And even if one has the courage to go through ice mountains and cross fire seas, it is still futile without knowing the method.

  Gǔ Chén had been walking in the Five Elements Step for a long time, and he didn't know how long he had walked. Suddenly, the scorching heat and icy coldness both disappeared, and a refreshing mountain breeze blew towards him. The Blood Crown Fox in his arms let out a shrill cry, which Gǔ Chén could tell was a joyful shout.

  As soon as I opened my eyes and took a look, I had indeed walked out of the Yin-Yang Maze Heaven Array. The red sun had already set behind the western mountains, and the sky had darkened.

  When Gu Chen was trapped in the Yin Yang Maze Heaven Array, although the red sun had already approached the Western Mountains, it had not yet disappeared. Now that the sky has darkened, the time spent trapped in the Yin Yang Maze Heaven Array has actually exceeded an hour.

  It was just getting dark, and there were no stars in the sky. Gu Chen couldn't tell which direction to go, nor did he know if he had exited the Yin Yang Maze Array or walked past it to the other side.

  Looking at the Blood Crown Fox, it was also staring back at him, its eyes filled with hesitation. At this moment, the life of the Blood Crown Fox was in Gu Chen's hands, and its heart was also racing with anxiety. According to the inherited memories of the demon beasts, humans had always been ruthless towards them.

  The Blood Crown Fox is worried about its fate.

  The gaze of the Blood Crowned Fox was fully seen by Gu Chen, who secretly praised the fox's high spiritual nature. Although its cultivation was not enough to speak human language, its intelligence was already on par with humans, which could be completely discerned from its informative eyes.

  Gu Zhen said: "Don't worry, I said I only take the blood crown on your head, after taking the blood crown you can go freely."

  The fox's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, as if asking: "Is this true?"

  Gu Chen smiled and said: "I, Gu Chen, would never cheat you. I'll take your Blood Crown now, don't be nervous."

  Xueguan Fox nodded cleverly, Gu Chen took out the dagger he was carrying with him, straddled Xueguan Fox's body with his legs, grabbed Xueguan Fox's blood crown with one hand, and cut towards the base of the blood crown with the dagger.

  Looking at the gleaming dagger, a hint of fear appeared again in the eyes of the Blood Crown Fox. Gu Chen looked into its eyes, and the Blood Crown Fox read the sincerity in Gu Chen's eyes, and closed its own eyes.

  The dagger had cut through, and Xue Guan Hu emitted a pained hum as his Blood Crown was sliced off by Gu Chen.

  "Alright, I've taken your Blood Crown. You're free now, you can leave anytime." Gu Chen said to the Blood Crown Fox as he released it and put away the dagger.

  The Blood Crown Fox glanced at Gu Chen, turned around and walked into the dense forest beside him. After taking three steps, he looked back at Gu Chen, then continued walking for about ten feet before suddenly turning back again. He stopped next to Gu Chen, his eyes wide open as he stared at him.

  "Do you want to wait with me until dawn tomorrow before leaving?" Gu Chen asked.

  The Blood Crown Fox nodded.

  "You're a monster and I'm human, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you if we're together?" Gu Chen asked.

  The Blood Crown Fox took a step back, revealing a hint of surprise in his eyes, but then seemed to be thinking, and after a while, he took a step forward, shaking his head.

  Gu Chen saw that the fox was intelligent and divine, and he was very fond of it. He said, "Since that's the case, you can follow me from now on. There is a mountain valley ahead, let's go take a look."

  Xueguan Hu leaped onto Gu Chen's shoulders, and Gu Chen couldn't help but smile: "What a lazy fox."

  A large mountain blocked the way ahead, and a faint light seemed to emanate from the foot of the mountain not far away. Gu Chen walked towards the light source, and upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was a cave. The light inside the cave was very bright, but because the entrance faced another direction, Gu Chen had only seen a glimmer of light earlier.

  The entrance is very large, and next to it a big stone is engraved with several large characters of "Dragon Flying Phoenix Dancing": "Huang Tian Dong Fu".