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Chapter 724 A Cunning Plan!

at the same time.

Inside the ancient hall.

Han Li had been busy in front of the array diagram for a while.

Under his adjustment, the runes inside the ancient hall sometimes brightened and sometimes dimmed, flashing rhythmically like breathing.

Shi Hao stood to the side, his eyes fixed on Han Li's movements.

Although he didn't understand the restrictions, he could tell that this matter was not simple.

Luo Feng and Lin Dong stood guard on either side of the palace gate, vigilantly observing the movements outside.

Time passed by, second by second.

Sudden.

Han Li stopped what he was doing, frowned, and straightened up.

He didn't continue setting up the formation, but instead took a few steps back, scanning the runes back and forth with his eyes.

"Brother Han, what's wrong?"

Shi Hao noticed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to ask.

Han Li did not answer his question immediately, but closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, but his expression became extremely solemn: "Brother Shi Hao, there's something wrong with the array formations and restrictions here."

Shi Hao frowned: "What's the problem?"

Han Li pointed at the runes and said in a deep voice, "Although these restrictions were left over from the Immortal Ancient Era, they were definitely tampered with before. During the restoration process, I sensed the aura left by someone else in the array's core. It wasn't a trace left by the erosion of time, but rather something deliberately done..."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed.

Lin Dong asked curiously, "Third Brother, are you saying that someone came here before us and changed the formation here?"

Han Li nodded, his tone becoming even more serious: "Not only that, judging from the residual aura here, that person didn't make their move too long ago, most likely within the next few days... It's even possible that they're still secretly observing us..."

Everyone looked at each other, stunned for a moment.

They had no idea that this place was being secretly monitored.

After pondering for a moment, Luo Feng asked, "Third Brother, are you suggesting... that this Eight Treasures Qilin is actually a bait? Someone deliberately placed it here to lure others in, and then murdered and robbed them?"

Han Li did not deny it. He sighed and said, "I do have this suspicion. The restrictions in this ancient palace are sometimes strong and sometimes weak, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, as if someone is controlling them in the dark. We thought it was natural decay caused by the years, but now it seems more like someone is deliberately adjusting it."

Qian Renxue panicked: "What do we do now? Leave immediately?"

Han Li shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Whether we can leave or not is still uncertain. This restriction has been altered. It's easy for us to get in, but difficult to get out. I tried to break it just now, but I found that the key nodes were locked. If we forcefully break the formation, it may cause even greater trouble."

Shi Hao frowned and said, "Brother Han, do you mean that our every move we make might be under that person's surveillance?"

Han Li nodded: "Very likely. Since that person has set up this scheme, he won't let anyone break it easily. It's probably too late for us to retreat now."

The atmosphere inside the ancient hall instantly became tense.

Luo Dao's face was pale, and he said in a low voice, "Then aren't we already trapped like turtles in a jar?"

A flicker of fear flashed in Lan Yichen's eyes.

He wasn't afraid of death, but the feeling of being manipulated was more unbearable than death itself.

At this moment, Qin Hao suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute, didn't those people from the Heaven-Mending Sect leave before? If they could leave, why can't we?"

Han Li said, "Because the person behind it all wants those people to leave..."

Qin Hao frowned: "But what is his purpose in doing this?"

"Naturally, it's to attract more people here..."

Han Li said solemnly, "Since that's the case, let's play along..."

……

Outside the ancient temple.

At this moment, more and more people have gathered here.

Because of the news about the Eight Treasures Qilin spread by those disciples of the Heaven-Mending Sect, not only ordinary cultivators have gathered here, but also some ancient freaks and core disciples of various forces have come one after another.

However, they all noticed something strange about the ancient temple and did not rush in immediately.

"Listen up, you people inside! Hand over the sacred medicine, and we'll spare your lives!"

"Yes, the precious medicine is for everyone who sees it. You think you can keep it all for yourselves? No way!" "If you don't come out now, we're going to storm in!"

The shouts outside were deafening, but no one dared to actually rush in. Besides being worried about the array formations and restrictions here, most people were also wary of Shi Hao.

Because the other party was a powerful villain from the lower realm who had once killed a successor of the Immortal Palace in the Tianyuan Secret Realm.

His fearsome reputation was well-known among the cultivators of his generation in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

"What are you all afraid of? There are so many of us, are we afraid of just one person?"

"That's right, let's all charge together, no matter how powerful he is, we can't stop him!"

Finally, someone couldn't contain themselves any longer and rushed into the palace gate first.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

In an instant, the crowd surged toward the ancient temple like a tidal wave.

However, when they rushed into the hall, they found it empty, with only a huge stone statue standing in the center and a jade box emitting a seven-colored light on the stone platform.

"The holy medicine is there!"

Someone's eyes lit up and they headed straight for the stone platform.

But at that moment, runes suddenly lit up in the void outside the palace gate.

The runes intertwined to form a large net, enveloping the entire ancient temple.

Those who rushed in tried to leave, but found that the palace doors were already sealed and wouldn't budge no matter how hard they pushed.

"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap!"

"This is a trap, retreat quickly!"

"We can't get a refund, the door is sealed off!"

Panic spread through the crowd.

Some people started swearing, while others tried to break down the door.

Some people turned to look at the Eight Treasures Qilin on the stone platform.

"Since we can't get out, let's seize the sacred medicine!"

"Yes, whoever grabs it gets to keep it!"

The crowd stirred again.

The crowd surged toward the stone platform.

"Let's do it!"

Shi Hao, hiding beneath the stone statue, watched the guys rushing in and immediately nodded to Han Li beside him.

Han Li understood immediately, formed hand seals, and activated the restriction without hesitation.

In an instant.

Beams of light shot out from the walls, the floor, and the ceiling, transforming into countless light swords that hovered in the air.

The lightsabers were so numerous that they turned the entire ancient hall into a giant cage.

"What's this?!"

"It's a sword formation..."

"Damn it, we've been tricked..."

As the lightsaber fell, screams erupted from the crowd.

Those cultivators who charged at the forefront were struck by the lightsabers and suffered severe injuries.

Those following behind were terrified and quickly retreated.

"Trying to steal medicine and still so cowardly, what a bunch of useless trash..."

Lin Dong laughed loudly as he charged into the crowd, knocking the cultivators to the ground with a single punch.

However, he did not kill him.

Because his target wasn't these cultivators who came to steal the medicine, but the mastermind who had been hiding in the shadows, controlling the core of the formation!

...(End of this chapter)