Several of Qianhu Lao Dao's subordinates, as well as the soap-robed disciples on the outside of the formation, were ordered to enter the formation, and also fired the power of the golden elixir into various formation holes.
"Huh?" Nearly half an hour later, Master Qianhu suddenly frowned.
"Brother Qianhu, why do I feel that the passage is still unstable?" Jiu Fangchen also frowned.
The time has come, but the passage has not yet stabilized. The several law enforcers have consumed a lot of energy, and they can't help but have strange thoughts in their hearts.
"This..." Qianhu Taoist thought for a long time and murmured: "Isn't the power of the Five Elements insufficient for that kind of substitute material?"
"What do you mean?" Crazy Fang was a little impatient.
"Oh, originally this formation required a precious material, but that material has almost disappeared in Hezhou, so I replaced it with another material. But at this time, it seems that the strength is not enough. So Well, we still need a few people to continue to exert their power to make up for the lack of power of the Five Elements." Qianhu said helplessly.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier! Maybe we already have what kind of material it is!" Madman Fang said angrily.
"Oh, the ancient Primordial Fruit of five thousand years."
"Ancient Primordial Fruit? It's from five thousand years ago!" Madman Fang couldn't help being dumbfounded when he heard this. How could he have such a treasure?
"This..." Yao Dayan and others also shook their heads and said no.
"Then we have to use the power of golden elixir instead!" Madman Fang was a little frustrated.
Several people stopped talking and had no choice but to continue to exert their strength.
After another stick of incense, everyone was sweating on their foreheads.
"Can this be done?" Crazy Fang couldn't hold himself back any longer and protested again.
"That should be enough." Qianhu Lao Dao nodded uncertainly.
"Should?" Black lines appeared on Yao Dayan's forehead.
"You have to give it a try to find out." Qianhu said after pondering for a moment.
"Okay, let's try it first and then talk about it." Jiu Fangchen nodded.
Qianhu Taoist turned his palm and threw two large pieces of ore into the passage.
"It really works!" Seeing the two pieces of ore falling straight to the bottom of the valley without being thrown up, Madman Fang's eyes shone.
"It's almost done. But just in case, please stick to half a stick of incense!" Qianhu warned again.
"The matter has come to this, it can only be like this." Fang Lue nodded.
Having reached this point, they couldn't give up all their efforts, so everyone gritted their teeth and input the power of the golden elixir into the formation.
The four juniors were only early-stage cultivators of the golden elixir. Their faces had already turned pale and their magic power was greatly exhausted. However, after hearing what Qianhu Taoist said, they could only continue to squeeze out the remaining magic power.
"Okay, everyone, please stop!" Not long after, Qianhu suddenly shouted.
After hearing this, everyone stopped and let out a sigh of relief. But the four juniors couldn't hold back the light and almost fell down.
"Guys, please!" Qianhu Taoist wiped his sweat and generously let Fang Lue and others go first.
"What are you talking about? Brother Qianhu is the one who contributed the most, so naturally you invited me first!" Yao Ding said politely.
"Yes, yes, Brother Qianhu should be the first to invite you!" Jiu Fangchen ordered.
"Everyone has contributed a lot, how can I take the lead? Let the three of you go first." Qianhu Lao Dao continued to give in.
"Didn't I just say that Brother Qianhu will be the first to pick out the treasures, so naturally Brother Qianhu will be the first to enter the Black Realm!" Fang Lue waved his hand.
"To be honest, I still need to maintain this formation. I'll go in first. If the formation gets out of control, won't those guys have wasted their time?" Qianhu said.
"This..." None of the others were formation masters, and they didn't know much about the formation method. Naturally, they didn't know whether what Qianhu said was true or not, so they all hesitated.
These people are all mature people, and everyone has a little Jiujiu in their hearts. No one wants to be the vanguard and lead the battle.
"Haha, in that case, let the juniors go down and take a look first, and then it won't be too late for us old guys to make a move." Fang Lue rolled his eyes and suggested.
Anyway, the two brothers had no disciples or subordinates to follow them, so the task of exploring the road naturally fell on Qianhu and Yao Dayan.
"You damn scheming, what is it?" Yao Ding cursed secretly, but he had no choice, it would not be a problem to drag it on like this, and only he and Qian Hu had disciples following him here.
However, when his eyes glanced into the distance unintentionally, he suddenly had an idea, and he smiled sinisterly and said: "Haha, guys, why don't you let that kid go take a look first!"
"Well, it's so good. I don't think he will refuse such a great opportunity!" Jiu Fangchen also turned his eyes to Zhou Yang and nodded in agreement.
"I think it's okay." Qianhu glanced at Zhou Yang, but before he could speak again, Zhou Yang, who was hundreds of miles away, streaked across the sky like a shooting star and disappeared into the distance.
"You!" Madman Fang was extremely angry.
"Quite clever!" A smile appeared on Jiu Fangchen's face.
Of course Zhou Yang couldn't hear the messages from these people, but when he saw them looking at him at the same time, he knew that something bad was going on, so what are you waiting for, just run away.
"Otherwise, let Brother Yao's disciples try it first." Fang Lue turned to Yao Dayan. Although Qianhu Lao Dao has three juniors, he is a position master, so I can't offend him.
"Hmph!" Yao Ding snorted coldly, but glanced at his disciples.
"Elder, this disciple's cultivation is low and his strength is unbearable. Disciple, disciple..." The soap-robed disciple's face became increasingly pale, and he said solemnly.
"Don't worry, even if the channel is unstable, it will only bounce back as before. It will be no big deal." Yao Ding said with a cold face.
"Disciple, disciple knows. But, below..."
"Humph! This is just an anti-gravity area, what dangers can there be? It's just a swing on the swing for a while!" Yao Dayan got impatient and scolded sternly.
"Yes, anti-gravity won't kill you. Besides, there are treasures below. If you go down, you might get some first. There's nothing to be afraid of!" Jiu Fangchen also scolded.
"Go!" Yao Ding gave the final order.
"Disciple...yes!" The soap-robed disciple had no choice but to slowly walk towards the passage with a sad face.
"Stop dawdling!" Madman Fang shouted.
The soap-robed disciple cursed in his heart, but did not dare to speak. He gritted his teeth and stepped into the passage.
His body flashed in the passage and disappeared.
"So fast!" Everyone was stunned.
Yao Dayan hurriedly sent a message to the disciple, but did not receive any response.
"Perhaps there is a natural barrier below that isolates consciousness and sound." Qianhu said thoughtfully.
"Well, it's possible." Jiu Fangchen nodded, and after a moment he said, "Then what should we do?"
However, Fang Lue turned his attention to Qianhu Laodao's juniors.
Qianhu was decisive and directly ordered the three people to enter the passage.
The three disciples jumped down with expressionless faces. The first two disappeared in the same instant, but a sudden change occurred after the last one jumped down.
The next moment, Qianhu Taoist suddenly moved. He quickly fired his magic spell towards the passage. The passage flashed for a few times and then returned to its original state.
However, the originally colorless and transparent passage suddenly changed color and became blood red!
Qianhu Lao Dao's face was extremely ugly, so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water.
"Brother Qianhu Dao, what's going on?" Jiu Fangchen asked anxiously.
"It's still because of the material." Qianhu was a little annoyed.
"Are you saying that substitutes can't last at all?" Jiu Fangchen asked. He didn't even mention the disciple's death.
"Then what should we do?" Madman Fang was also anxious. He spent a long time and spent dozens of fifth-grade spiritual stones and demon elixirs. All the efforts were in vain!
"To be honest, I made corresponding preparations before entering the City of Nine Netherworlds, and the test phase was successful, but when I arrived in the field..." Qianhu Lao Dao was helpless.
"Such an unreliable thing, you..." Fang Lue, who had always been calm, also became angry.
"Brother Qianhu, you are the master of formations. Isn't there any other way?" Jiu Fangchen looked at Qianhu.
"There are only two ways now. One is to continue to exert the power of the golden elixir until the formation is stable. The other is to use the true essence of life to bless the formation. This method takes the least time and has the best effect."
"My true essence? It's a shame you said it!" Madman Fang was furious.
Yao Dayan's face was uncertain, and he stared at Qianhu closely, as if he wanted to see something.
Qianhu could only smile bitterly.
"You are a formation master, so you always know how much power of the golden elixir is needed, right? Also, can you use fifth-grade spiritual stones and demon elixirs instead?" Jiu Fangchen asked with a gloomy face.
"The fifth-grade spiritual stones and demon elixirs only provide energy and cannot replace the power of the golden elixir, nor can they replace the five-thousand-year-old primary fruit." Qianhu shook his head.
"Then what should we do? Do we really need to use our true energy?" Crazy Fang was about to go berserk.
"This..." Qianhu was also a little worried.
"Seniors, I have just found a few primary fruits. I wonder if they are of any use?" At this moment, a voice came from not far away.
"Who?" Several old guys were startled and hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound.
"I underestimated you!" After a moment, Yao Dayan said in a serious tone.
"How did you hide it from our spiritual consciousness?" Fang Lue asked in a deep voice.
This kid was frightened and ran away. He had already escaped from their consciousness. Why did he suddenly appear again?
"To be honest with you seniors, I have learned a secret air-condensing technique. I can only hide it for a few breaths. It's just a trick." Zhou Yang said sarcastically from a few miles away.
"Hand over the Ancient Primordial Fruit, and I will spare your life!" Qianhu Taoist said with a strange look in his eyes, condescendingly.
"If you just don't die, why would this junior take such a big risk and sneak back?" Zhou Yang smiled bitterly.
"Oh? Could it be that you also want to explore the bottom of the valley?" Murderous intent flashed in Madman Fang's eyes. He was injured in a sneak attack by this kid. It would be difficult for him to say this unless he killed him.
"No, no, I just want to get a drop of the Netherworld Fountain. I have no other wrong thoughts."
"Haha, boy, do you think you are qualified to bargain?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Fang Lue's mouth.
"To be honest, I only have three Chu Yuan Fruits. If a few seniors take action, you will never get them!" Zhou Yang held three fruits in his hand and pretended to stuff them into his mouth.
