Chapter 386 Secret Passage

"Me? Hmm…I think it's still possible for rogue cultivators to be there.Some of them even destroy villages without care, and this place is still in the outskirts area; I don't think they care that much."

Xue Fang shook her head, feeling helpless. "For lower realm cultivators, this may be right, but for golden core? If they need to hide this far, it means the one hunting them is a strong clan or sect.

There's no way they would be this stupid, shutting off the city and announcing to everyone that something is wrong here.

If they wanted to hide, it would be better to act as civilians while hiding their cultivation."

MingHao nodded as he felt Xue Fang's explanation made sense. "How about you sense? How many cultivators can you feel from here?"

He asked because Xue Fang was stronger than them. As for himself, he couldn't feel anything. The array completely surrounded the whole area.

Xue Fang squinted her eyes, looking at the city, trying her best to detect anything, but she failed.

"No, but I think we can use a drone to pass through the barrier. They will just think of it as bugs."

"The drone does have camouflage ability, but what if it gets found out?

Our control will not be that good. The report has shown that electrical signals will be disturbed if they need to pass through a strong barrier."

"That is still better than trying to bypass the barrier. Except if you have some other entrance."

In Xue Fang's mind, the worst thing that could happen is that the drone would self-destruct and alert the cultivators inside.

"There is a teleportation array underneath my family vault. My sister blew it up, but I think we can still connect with it." He then called out Xueqi's Ancestor.

Qi came out from his storage ring, taking the form of the old Ancestor. "Didn't I tell you not to call me in front of others?" he asked with a frown.

YanYu had seen him once, so she was not surprised, but this was the first time Xue Fang had seen him. Searᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Her eyes glinted with coldness as she scrutinized Xueqi Ancestor's soul. "This soul seems weak, so you should be fine. But you need to be careful, MingHao. If you strengthen his soul too much, he can try to take over your body."

Xueqi Ancestor's face turned ugly. "Who are you to talk to me like that? I would never do that to my descendant!"

"Who knows? I can see you are now being supported by MingHao's qi. When people see death in the eyes, sometimes their mindset changes.

Also, depending on how time passes, you should realize your soul is going to be eroded, resulting in a twist in your personality."

"Young lady, I don't know where you got this information, but do you think I am that dumb? There is a reason my soul is always anchored to something and only awake for a short time."

"And you are still at your limit. Without MingHao and that formation array, your soul would be dissipated."

"This is not my fault. You should ask this boy's sister. She is the one turning me into this. Also, even if what you say is true, I would never be able to do that.

This array doesn't only sustain my existence; it makes sure I cannot do anything to him."

Xue Fang frowned and then started analyzing the array, but her knowledge of the subject was superficial. This one was also very complicated, making her barely understand its function.

"Since this was made by her, I am sure it should be alright then."

"HMPH!" the Ancestor snorted, then asked MingHao, "So why did you take me out?"

"I need your help to find a way to get inside the city. Can you bypass the array?"

The Ancestor stroked his white beard as he looked at the array. He quickly recognized the city. "So you came back in the end."

"We will take over this city, so any idea?"

"Taking it over? Well, good luck. Even though your sister destroyed that place, there is still another entrance to go inside the city." He then pointed in another direction, away from the city.

"In that area, look for a formation that hides a trap door entrance. From there, you should find a tunnel that goes all the way to the city.

However, I don't know if their formation protects them from that depth. Normally, it shouldn't, but this one looks better than the usual."

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"Let's check it out first. We will think again after that," Xue Fang suggested.

She preferred taking action than just wasting time speculating here.

MingHao nodded, then led them through the forest. There were some monsters in the area, but with their current strength, it was easy to kill Them.

YanYu was now holding a sword that looked like a whip. When she slashed down, the sword extended in length and moved like a snake, slashing a monster that looked like a boar into two.

"Got it, this is easy."

"Having fun is fine, but don't let it get into your head. It will be dangerous otherwise," Xue Fang reminded me while she stood at the side.

MingHao, meanwhile, walked close and then took the corpse into his storage ring. "We should capture a few to grow them at home."

"Why would you do that?" YanYu asked in confusion.

"You will know the reason later. The boar in this forest has a unique taste that you will never forget once you eat it."

"Even if that is true, how do you plan to bring them back?" Xue Fang asked in confusion.

"Oh, I have this. Don't worry. It can keep living animals, although not for long." MingHao said with a smile, pointing at his storage ring.

"Is it because of that special formation?"

"Maybe. I don't know the details, but my sister took it from me for a few days. When it returned, it had this function. Although it's limited, like I cannot keep humans inside, but non-sentient animals are fine."