The sound of the collapse of the cellar was like the roar of a giant beast, with dust flying and gravel like rain, making Su Heng almost breathless.

Guanglingzi still maintained his light appearance, as if the collapse of the world could not disturb him at all.

The Qingshanke walked step by step towards the secret guard tied by the chains. There was a hint of pity, a hint of... understanding in his eyes?

"We are all trapped." Qingshanke's voice was low, almost hidden in the deafening roar.

Su Heng's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart.

Tianji Lock, that is a legendary mechanism that can trap gods and demons!

At this moment, the earth stopped trembling, as if the furious giant beast finally calmed down.

However, this calm is even more terrifying, like the tranquility before a storm, suffocating.

Su Heng struggled to get up, covered in dust and in a mess.

She looked up and saw that the top of the cellar had disappeared, replaced by a gray sky, and Sima Zhao.

He stood on the high city tower, wearing a black robe, clamoring, looking down at everyone from a high place, with a cold smile on his lips.

"Welcome to my Bagua Formation." His voice was filled with a hint of banter, as if he was admiring the fight of trapped beasts.

In the cracks of the city tower, teams of iron armored guards surged out. They were wearing heavy black iron armor, with uniform steps, making dull metal impact sounds, like an army from hell.

In the gap between the heavy armor, Su Heng vaguely saw the iconic bronze pattern of Tianji Pavilion.

Could it be... Sima Zhao and Tianji Pavilion also had collusion?

Suddenly, a figure rushed out of the ruins, covered in blood, but still had an unyielding fighting spirit.

It's the secret guard!

"Cough cough..." He coughed violently, blood overflowing from the corners of his mouth, dyeing his clothes red.

"At that time... the Prime Minister came to investigate the family extermination case... Cough cough..." His voice intermittently, but it exploded in Su Heng's ears like thunder.

Prime Minister?

A family extermination case?

Could it be...

The secret guard commander bit his finger and used blood to draw a broken formation diagram on the ground.

"Five places...the headquarters..." He finished speaking with his last bit of strength, then fell to the ground and died of anger.

"Thunder Lord!" A rough voice sounded, and a burly man rushed out of the crowd, picked up the body of the secret guard, and was heartbroken.

He raised his head suddenly, "Brothers, fight with them for the Prime Minister and the Lord Lei!"

After saying that, he led a group of people to rush towards the Xishi Restaurant.

There is the weakest place in the armored guards' defense and their only chance to break through.

At the same time, a woman in red, Ms. Mo also discovered the abnormality of the restaurant murals.

There is a hidden mechanism hub on the mural!

She was about to go forward to check, but suddenly a figure blocked her way.

It was a general in armor, tall and cold-faced, holding a long sword with a glittering light in his hand.

A strange light flashed in his eyes, like... the Prime Minister's jade pendant!

"Puppet!" Su Heng exclaimed, and she recognized the jade pendant, which was the Prime Minister's personal object.

Sima Zhao actually used the Prime Minister's jade pendant to control the puppet general!

The Thunder Lord and his men fought bloody battles, but they were still unable to break through the defense line of the Iron Guard.

Female Mo was entangled by the puppet general and could not get close to the mural.

Su Heng and Guanglingzi were trapped in the ruins and were in a dilemma.

"It seems that we need to find another way." Guanglingzi looked at the scene in front of him and said lightly, as if all this was in his expectation.

Su Heng's heart sank to the bottom. Are they really going to be trapped here?

Suddenly, the Qingshan Guest walked to the incomplete formation map, squatted down, and observed carefully.

"Interesting..." he murmured to himself, "So that's it..."

He stretched out his finger and pointed it gently on the incomplete formation diagram, "There is still a piece missing here..."

His fingers were at the center of the formation diagram, and there was nothing... like... waiting for something to be filled...

Where the Qingshan Guest's fingers stopped, it seemed to contain endless suction, rolling all the dust around him in.

Su Heng held her breath, she vaguely felt that the Qingshanke seemed to have found the key to breaking the deadlock!

"This... is this the legendary 'Sky Star Entering the Life'?" Guanglingzi stroked his beard, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Only at a specific time and under the illumination of a specific starlight can this incomplete formation be activated..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a crisp "click" sound. In the depths of the dungeon, Mr. Xing slapped his thighs suddenly and said ecstaticly: "It's done! I finally untie this damn astrological map!"

He stumbled up, wiped the dust from his face randomly, and pointed excitedly at the complex patterns that appeared on the wall: "See? The locations of five mechanism hubs are marked on it! But to activate them, you must wait until... Xu hour and the seven stars of the Big Dipper are connected in a line!"

"The third hour of Xu?" Su Heng frowned, looked at the gray sky above his head, and felt anxious.

As soon as the Heavenly Secret Lock is opened, the celestial phenomena are in chaos. Who knows what time it is now?

At this moment, a white figure appeared in everyone's sight like a ghost.

He gently tapped his toes, and between several ups and downs, he had already floated up to the highest bell tower in the city.

"It's the man in white!" Su Heng exclaimed. She remembered that the man in white was holding a mysterious secret book in his hand, which seemed to be related to breaking the secret lock.

The man in white stood on the top of the bell tower, with his clothes fluttering, like a banished immortal.

He slowly unfolded the secret book in his hand, and a faint fragrance spread out, making people feel refreshed.

However, the next moment, everyone's faces changed.

Because, they saw that Sima Zhao actually appeared on the bell tower!

He was holding a black jade mirror in his hand, and a strange light flowed on the mirror.

"Hahahaha..." Sima Zhao let out a creepy laugh, "Do you think that a broken book can break my secret lock? It's so naive!"

He raised the black jade mirror and looked at the sky. The originally gray sky instantly became more chaotic, as if it was stirred by an invisible big hand.

"No! He used a black jade mirror to distort the celestial phenomena!" Guanglingzi exclaimed.

Before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!

In the city, the people who were still running around and calling were standing still as if they had been imposed on the detachment technique.

Their skin began to get rough and the color gradually became darker...

"They...they are turning into stone statues!" Su Heng shouted in horror, his voice trembling a little.

At this critical moment, an unexpected figure appeared - Xiaohong!

She broke free from the constraints at some point, held the half of the blood-stained jade pendant in her hand, and stumbled towards the bell tower.

"Give me back... dad..." She screamed,

"Xiaohong! Don't!" Su Heng wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

Xiaohong suddenly inserted half of the jade pendant into a groove on the base of the bell tower!

"Buzz--"

A strange sound, like a call from ancient times, resounded throughout the city.

The secret book that was unveiled by the man in white suddenly became automatically, and the pages of the book flipped "rattle" and finally stayed on a blank page.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling light shot out from the secret book, projecting a huge, holographic star map in the air!

The star map rotates slowly, and it complements the real celestial phenomena, but it is completely different.

Everyone stared at this magical scene in a daze, and for a moment they forgot to be in danger.

Suddenly, Su Heng's gaze was attracted by something on Sima Zhao's neck.

It was a jade pendant, crystal clear and emitting a faint light.

That is... the Prime Minister's jade pendant!

"How could the Prime Minister's jade pendant... be in Sima Zhao's hands?" Su Heng murmured to himself, his heart full of doubts.

At the same time, a familiar cough came from the depths of the city lord's mansion.

"Ahem...ahhhh..."

Although this sound was faint, it was clearly heard into everyone's ears.

"Is it...Dad?" Xiaohong turned his head suddenly and looked in the direction of the city lord's mansion, with a light of hope rekindled in his eyes.

"Old Cai?!" Su Heng also exclaimed.

"He is not dead yet..." Guanglingzi touched his beard, thinking.

Sima Zhao's eyes were sinister, he stared at Xiaohong tightly, and gritted his teeth and growled: "You..."
To be continued...