As the formation stones were installed one by one onto the cauldrons,
The cauldrons around them began to spin.
Ancient bronze cauldrons started to shift their positions.
Hu Bayi watched the scene, quietly memorizing the rearranged positions.
Soon, all the cauldrons in the space had been moved into place.
At the same time, Zhang Tian noticed that the golden dragons carved on the cauldrons faintly emitted a soft blue light.
It was likely the energy from the formation stones.
As the cauldron positions became apparent, a formation pattern appeared before them.
"What is this? A dragon?"
Xiao Guang exclaimed in surprise.
His eyes widened with astonishment.
Zhang Tian and the others had already focused their gaze on the cauldrons.
The once chaotic cauldrons were now arranged neatly.
From their placement and the resulting pattern, it was clear that it formed a dragon shape.
And in the center of the pattern, the iron chain that spanned the entire mountain range resembled a dragon's spine, perfectly integrated with the surrounding cauldrons.
It was like a true celestial dragon.
"This is the Dragon Locking Formation. To break it, the dragon's spine must be removed. Only then is it possible to break the formation,"
Hu Bayi murmured, looking at the cauldrons. It was extremely difficult to reach the dragon's spine.
"Damn, if I had known, this Fatty would have cut that chain earlier."
Fatty muttered regretfully.
Zhang Tian shook his head.
"Even if you had tried to cut it, you might not have been able to."
"The key to this Dragon Locking Formation is the dragon's spine. The point of breaking the formation is the dragon's spine, as is its core. Therefore, to break the formation, one must pass through these cauldrons to reach the dragon's spine."
Zhang Tian explained.
Fatty clapped his hands.
"Isn't that simple? There's a path right there."
Fatty said, striding forward.
As he approached the area with the cauldrons, before Fatty could prepare himself, a blue light flashed, and the next moment, Fatty was sent flying backward.
He landed face first, performing a dog-eating-shit dive.
"Holy crap, Fatty's handsome face."
Fatty clutched his face and quickly wiped it clean.
"It seems these cauldrons have a protective function."
"To break it, it seems we still need to move the corresponding cauldrons."
"The pattern of the cauldrons is a dragon; we can change the star lines and create a Xuanwu."
Zhang Tian mused.
He was constantly contemplating corresponding strategies in his mind.
Hu Bayi approached the cauldrons.
"If we want to break the formation, we probably have to enter it. We haven't encountered this formation before. According to Feng Shui and formation principles, we need to find the entrance to the life gate first."
Hu Bayi said softly.
Zhang Tian nodded slightly.
He was quite familiar with formations.
To break this Dragon Locking Formation, one indeed had to enter it first.
"Do you need our help?"
Shirley Yang asked from the side.
Her eyes were serious.
Zhang Tian thought for a moment.
"Miss Yang, you can protect us from the outside. If you see us in danger inside, you can try to break or restrain the formation with brute force."
Zhang Tian said softly.
This formation was merely an entrapment formation; it would only activate upon entry. If Zhang Qilin and the others attacked from the outside, the formation might be delayed.
Shirley Yang nodded seriously, taking out one of her defensive weapons.
She exchanged a glance with Zhang Qilin, and they nodded slightly.
Then, Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi began to analyze the Dragon Locking Formation before them.
"To enter this formation, it's likely only possible from the dragon's tail. The dragon's tail is the weakest point of the entire celestial dragon constellation."
Hu Bayi said softly.
"The dragon's tail should be in the southwest direction. Let's go there."
Zhang Tian nodded.
As Zhang Tian finished speaking, the two of them had already reached the dragon's tail area.
It was indeed very weak, with only two cauldrons guarding it.
The remaining cauldrons were all placed in the central area.
"Let's go."
Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi exchanged a look, and both exerted force almost simultaneously.
The next moment, flames erupted.
Behind the flames, Zhang Tian, taking advantage of the formation's weakness, and Hu Bayi entered the formation at an extremely fast speed.
As soon as they entered, Zhang Tian felt a dense spiritual energy.
"Hmm? This kind of energy is no different from the energy produced by the Mu Chen Bead. Could it be that there's corresponding spiritual energy here too?"
Zhang Tian sensed the surrounding energy with some surprise.
Could this not be an entrapment formation, but a good place for cultivation?
However, before Zhang Tian could react, a blue blade energy slashed towards him.
"Be careful."
Hu Bayi shouted. Zhang Tian reacted instantly, his body flashing as he skillfully dodged the incoming attack.
Zhang Tian took a deep breath.
The blade energy disappeared after failing to strike Zhang Tian.
"This power is greater than ordinary true energy."
"It seems to be the effect of that blue formation stone. I wonder what that thing is."
Zhang Tian murmured, full of curiosity about the formation stone.
"The energy here is so rich. It should all be due to that blue stone."
"If we could get some of that stone, perhaps we could create a similar formation."
Hu Bayi's hoarse voice came.
Despite being inside the formation, Hu Bayi showed no panic.
"Such things are rare and can't be forced. Let's break the formation first. Connect the dragon's tail, move five steps west."
"Pull back the dragon's claws, ten steps inward."
Zhang Tian said continuously, and the two of them quickly began to move the surrounding cauldrons.
As Zhang Tian moved them, countless blue blades also slashed towards the two, making the scene tense.
Outside.
"What is that thing inside? This Fatty has never seen such a formation before."
Fatty exclaimed, looking at the blue blade energy before him.
"Brother Fatty, you haven't seen it either?"
Professor Li looked at Fatty.
His eyes also showed surprise.
He knew that Fatty and Zhang Tian were a team, and with Zhang Tian's extensive knowledge and experience, for Fatty, who was with Zhang Tian, to have not seen such a thing was unusual.
"It's truly magical. Is this what the ancients called an unusual celestial phenomenon?"
Xiao Guang's eyes were filled with awe.
Shirley Yang watched Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi dodging and breaking the formation inside, her heart filled with worry.
Soon, Zhang Tian fought his way from the dragon's tail to the dragon's head.
At the same time, a section of chain emitting a blue light came into view.
"Old Hu, it seems that if we break that section of chain, this place should be restored."
Zhang Tian said softly, looking at the chain before him.
After Zhang Tian spoke, Hu Bayi nodded in agreement. As they moved forward, the surrounding cauldrons also began to move to the sides.
In a short while, the original dragon formation transformed into the shape of a turtle.
And Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi had arrived in front of the blue chain.
"Dragon retracts its head, transforms into a Xuanwu, and loses its combat power."
Seeing the attacks from the surroundings disappear, Zhang Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
Overall, the formation wasn't very strong, and Zhang Tian and the others broke it relatively easily.
"Crack."
With a palm strike from Hu Bayi, the chain snapped.
As if nothing had happened, the surrounding cauldrons lost their strange glow.