The place was located at the border of the Great Yan Dynasty and was completely deserted. There was barely anyone within a hundred miles of the place, and if it wasn't for the fact that Elder Ye and the Gauguin had brought Qin Shaojie here, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to come here in his entire life.

This was a low-lying basin. Its area was not small and it was about ten miles in size. In this area, the ground was over ten Zhang lower than the other areas. However, what was strange was that even under such circumstances, no rainwater could be seen. This place still gave off a dry and refreshing feeling.

As for the vegetation in the basin, everything seemed to be flourishing. However, there were no sounds of beasts or birds on the ground. It was quite strange.

However, what really caught Qin Shaojie's attention was the depths of the basin. It was like a few small mountains which had risen up from the ground, causing this place to appear a little sudden. There were a total of four mountains here, and in four different directions in the center, they stood there like guardians.

Each mountain could be said to be a hill. It was only about two hundred meters high. It didn't seem humane at all. However, this mountain peak that did not seem very tall was abnormally steep. It was completely bare and did not have any vegetation covering it. It was as if a huge rock had been cut apart, and the edges of the mountain were quite sharp.

The most important thing was that the mountain looked like the fangs of a tiger from afar. Just one glance was enough to make one feel a sense of respect from the depths of their soul.

Elder Ye quickly explained that this place wasn't naturally formed. The appearance of this basin, which had sunk deep into the earth, was related to the ancient ruins. As for these four small mountains, they were man-made mountains.

Everything here was not owned by the Upper Sky. After all, in a place with no one here, who would be so free to choose a name?

Aside from that, the most important thing was that these four not-so-tall mountains were jointly forged by the three great sects and constructed by over a dozen life and death realm experts together. Its toughness was far beyond one's imagination and it would even be rather difficult to make a mark on those four mountains.

These four tiger-like mountains formed a massive array, and the true ancient ruins were inside. The ancient ruins were opened, but the great array was not. No one was allowed to enter. This formation was the seal and barrier that Elder Ye had mentioned before.

As he retracted his gaze, Qin Shaojie could not help but take a deep breath. Although he could not feel the slightest fluctuation from the formation, when he looked over, he discovered that the air in the four great mountain peaks looked to be much cleaner than his surroundings. This kind of situation was evidently because the sand in the air there was much less impurities, and even air could not truly seep out.

Although Qin Shaojie had confidence in his own methods of breaking through the array, he also knew that it was impossible for him to truly break through the array now. If he guessed correctly, if he wanted to break through the array forcefully, his strength would need at least Spirit Stage level to do so.

It was a pity that warriors of the Spirit Stage Realm were rare. Even within the sect, warriors of this level could be considered the true pinnacle of experts. Even the masters of a sect only had such strength.

"This is where the two of us can reach the limits of the ancient ruins. The rest of the journey will depend on you." Looking at Qin Shaojie, Gauguin said with a deep voice. If they continued forward, their aura would attract the attention of the four mountain peaks. After all, this was a place that had appeared before. The aura was already remembered by the four peaks that formed the formation. It was much better than preventing the same person from appearing here twice.

Qin Shaojie nodded his head, cupped his fists to Elder Ye and Elder Ye, and slowly walked towards the center of the basin.

There was still a period of time before the opening of the ancient ruins, and Qin Shaojie had also restrained his own aura to the limit, attempting to clearly understand everything around him in the shortest amount of time.

Even water droplets could not stay within the mountain, and these four mountain peaks were covered with extremely minute and complex patterns. Anyone who had the slightest understanding of formations and discernment would be able to tell that the patterns on them were definitely not the work of a single person, and their style was completely different, so much so that Qin Shaojie felt that it was the work of three great sects participating together.

The surface of his body seemed to have a faint barrier. This barrier did not have any substantial uses, but it was able to effectively protect these lines. Even if one was a little closer to the mountain peak, it would be difficult to see what was within with the naked eye. This method of concealing it could be considered quite good.

Four mountain peaks rose up from the ground and were arranged in four different directions. The distance between them was not too far and it was around 300 feet. This distance, coupled with the space occupied by the mountain peaks, caused this area to appear rather crowded.

At first glance, there was nothing out of the ordinary about the inside of the mountain. Apart from a few bits of vegetation, there was only dry, sandy soil.

However, when Qin Shaojie took a closer look at the interior of the mountain peak, he frowned slightly. This seemingly normal soil on the ground inside was actually in a state of suspension.

It had to be known that without any external forces, it was impossible for something like this to happen. Although the distance between the ground and the sand was only the size of an ant, it was still real. There were only two possibilities for such a thing to happen. The first was that it was controlled by a formation or barrier, and the second was that something was about to appear within the formation. Moreover, this object was an existence that possessed the attribute of energy.

Obviously, if he guessed correctly, this underground space within the formation should be where the ancient ruins that Elder Ye and Gauguin talked about would be opened.

Counting the time, it was merely two to three days. Now that there was movement here, it confirmed Elder Ye and Gauguin's guesses.

Hu hu hu hu!

The opening of the ancient ruins in the Holy Flame Academy had truly disappointed Qin Shaojie. If not for him obtaining the Origin Stone and the corpse puppet army, the ancient ruins would have been the most difficult to accept ancient ruins in his previous life and current life.

Qin Shaojie did not enter the array, since he knew that the array had a barrier, if he barged in, it would attract the attention of the three great sects, and at that time, the situation would be very bad.

Qin Shaojie had circled around the four mountains several times, obviously wanting to find out what was different about them. After all, Elder Ye had said that there was only one crack that a barrier and seal could open, and it would only open for ten breaths of time. So no matter what, Qin Shaojie had to think of a way to find that place ahead of time.

Otherwise, it would be unrealistic to wait for the disciples to search for the entrance based on their actions. Putting everything aside, if his own Qi were to leak out, he was afraid that he would immediately be attacked by the disciples of the three great sects. Qin Shaojie had his own abilities and methods, but how could the disciples groomed by the three great sects be simple?

Moreover, he only wanted to enter, so he didn't want to waste time elsewhere.

This formation could not release its own Qi, it could not touch the mountain, and even more so, it could not step foot into the four mountain peaks. It was not easy to find a special place within the formation, and most importantly, Qin Shaojie was not sure if this formation had ripped a crack through it or not.

As for where the great formation would be activated and how, both Elder Ye and Gauguin were unclear. After all, they had only experienced it once. In addition, they hadn't participated in the formation back then. It was impossible for them to know.

His eyes congealed, afraid that he would miss out on a single place, and even the tattoo on the mountain peak, Qin Shaojie, would take a close look. As for his feet, he would even more so not let go of a single place that he thought was suspicious.

A few hours later, Qin Shaojie finally had a smile on his face, if he guessed correctly, the opening would be in the middle of the two mountains in the southeast direction.

The four mountains looked exactly the same, even their heights and height. However, the ground beneath their feet was slightly different.

In the southeast direction, the earth was slightly sunken compared to other places. If one wasn't extremely observant, it would be impossible to discover it.

In this place, he could feel that the air was a little turbid when compared to other places. This meant that this place was probably the only channel connecting to the outside world. Once this place opened, the air inside and outside would show signs of neutralization!

If it was anyone else, it would be unlikely for them to find this place, but Qin Shaojie had lived two lifetimes and in his previous life, he did have some good fortune in terms of great formations. That was why he was willing to spend his time and effort to find the true direction of the crevice, in order to prepare for the next stage.

After confirming this direction, Qin Shaojie spent some time to completely remove all traces of his movement here. He was quite the expert with this method, so after erasing all traces of movement, this place was completely the same as the beginning, without the slightest trace of abnormality.

Finally, Qin Shaojie started to look for a hiding place!

When this ancient ruin was opened, he would take the opportunity to follow everyone and enter it!