Chapter 1161: Passing the Test
Lin Yifan's scalp tingled; at this rate, he would sooner or later exhaust his cultivation power.
This was extremely disadvantageous for him. He absolutely had to find the weak points of these three sand soldiers, otherwise, he could only retreat and leave the cave mansion.
The sand soldiers possessed great strength, having reached the early stage of the Divine Transformation Fifth Realm.
If the Cave Master set up this obstacle to halt his advance, then for cultivators below the True Master Fifth Realm, coming here would be meaningless.
Lin Yifan believed the Cave Master wouldn't be so difficult. Otherwise, he would have been rejected at the first checkpoint or even before entering.
Therefore, these three sand soldiers must have weaknesses. It was just a matter of whether he could find them or not.
The strength of the sand soldiers' realm was high, but they were made slow in their actions, so Lin Yifan could use his speed advantage to dodge their attacks.
But continuing to dodge like this was not a solution, he had already realized this.
So now he was both flying to dodge and thinking of a coping strategy.
The sand soldiers were formed by condensed sand and were almost entirely made of sand, with no weak points.
They were unlike humans, who have a head, a heart, organs, etc., where destroying any part could end life.
"What should I do?"
While Lin Yifan was troubled and lost in thought, a sand soldier suddenly thrust its spear directly at Lin Yifan's heart.
Lin Yifan quickly flew back, but because he was already at the edge of the sand pool, after flying back, he landed on the ground.
As soon as he landed, the three sand soldiers over the sand pool quickly disintegrated, collapsing into a pile of loose sand.
Seeing this, Lin Yifan seemed to have a hunch.
The sand soldiers were condensed from sand, and sand itself wouldn't form soldiers, so the sand must have been controlled by some kind of power.
If he could locate the source of this power and destroy it, he could win without fighting.
Lin Yifan didn't know whether the Cave Master was remotely controlling these three sand soldiers or if they were being controlled using a prohibition formation, or through some other advanced weaponry.
To verify, he flew back onto the sand pool and engaged in combat with the three sand soldiers.
As soon as he went up, the three sand soldiers reformed, appearing at their original positions.
Lin Yifan carefully sensed to find out where the control points of these three sand soldiers were.
After circling around, constantly dodging, he finally discerned the pattern.
It turned out the control points of the three sand soldiers were in their feet, meaning there was something mysterious in the sand pool, or a prohibition formation within the sand pool.
To verify which hypothesis was correct, Lin Yifan swung his treasured sword and slashed fiercely, releasing a sharp sword qi that hit the sand pool directly.
"Boom!"
Instantly, the sand pool lit up with a dazzling and complex prohibition formation.
Lin Yifan finally realized how to break through this obstacle; simply break the prohibition formation underneath the sand soldiers' feet, and the sand soldiers would disappear into thin air.
Hence, he immediately began to study the prohibition formation on the sand pool to find a way to dismantle it.
With the lifelong knowledge of the Qingxu Immortal and the Northern Profound Immortal in hand, Lin Yifan could always find a way to break such an ancient formation.
If it were any other cultivator, they would have to study it for ages, possibly a lifetime, without being able to break it.
He was fortunate, and thus he wouldn't waste the chances given by these ancient immortals.
The prohibition formation was very complex, and Lin Yifan couldn't unravel it immediately, especially with the interference of external enemies, making it all the more difficult.
He first memorized the prohibition formation, then jumped into the sand pool to think about the method of breaking it.
After studying for some time, he finally found the way to break it.
So he flew back onto the sand pool, evading sand soldier attacks while dismantling the formation.
This prohibition formation must be bridged on the original array diagram to be dismantled; attacking the formation eye directly is useless. Thus, invisibly, this increased the difficulty greatly for Lin Yifan.
Because even in the absence of interference, Lin Yifan found it difficult to sketch formation patterns, let alone with powerful sand soldiers present.
Lin Yifan felt helpless, but this path was one he chose, and he had to follow it properly.
He then concentrated fully, focusing on picking the right spot.
He must be quick, accurate, and ruthless, or everything would be for naught.
This was going to be a huge test, whether Lin Yifan could pass depended entirely on his on-the-spot performance.
Deploying the "One Qi Transforms into Three Cleans" super martial arts, he split into three avatars, attacking in the east to strike in the west, then he started exchanging each avatar in turn to complete the necessary formation patterns.
In this way, he successfully sketched five formation patterns; immediately, the prohibition formation on the sand pool collapsed instantly, ceasing to exist.
And the three immensely fierce sand soldiers also collapsed at the instant, disintegrating into a pile of sand.
After three seconds, the closed stone gate opened, and a congratulatory voice was heard: "Congratulations on passing!"
Lin Yifan didn't expect his guess would turn out right, indeed only by breaking the prohibition formation could one enter the cave mansion.
"Green Immortal Ring, here I come!"
With excitement, he walked straight to the stone gate, stepping into the world inside.
Beyond the stone gate, he entered a secret chamber.
The secret chamber was large and spacious; although not lavishly decorated, it felt subtly more noble.
"Earth Crystal Stone, heavens! Such a thing used to cover the walls, what lavishness."
Lin Yifan couldn't help but exclaim.
Upon entering, he immediately saw valuable items, truly taking him by surprise.
From this, it could be seen that the Cave Master's status and realm were certainly not low.
Lin Yifan felt he might strike it rich again, just not sure what treasures he could obtain this time.
Besides the walls, the flooring, benches, tables, bookshelves, and so on, were all treasures of immense value.
It seemed the Cave Master was indeed a wealthy pig, and he had to make a good slaughtering.
Shortly after entering, a solemn voice rang out: "Why have you come here?"
Lin Yifan didn't understand what the Cave Master meant, so he simply replied truthfully: "Came for the Green Immortal Ring."
This was his true purpose, no need to hide, moreover, he vaguely felt that the Cave Master knew why he came, otherwise the green light group on the marble avenue would not have appeared to tempt.
"Do you have an Immortal Ring on you?" the Cave Master inquired with the same tone.
Lin Yifan hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Yes!"
He wasn't sure if the Cave Master was still alive. If alive, admitting he had the Green Immortal Ring would mean doom, likely being robbed; hence his hesitation.
However, he eventually admitted it, as he used the Immortal Ring to evade traps, a fact unlikely to escape the Cave Master's detection, so there was no reason to lie.
"Whose disciple are you?" the Cave Master continued asking, without any pause, as if these questions were long prepared.