After dealing with Xie Tiancheng,
Xu Nian led Yann Hong and the others away from the great hall.
Having comprehended the sword technique from the stele, there was naturally no need to stay there any longer.
And that particular sword technique undoubtedly became Xu Nian's strongest move.
Xu Nian named it "Netherworld"!
But soon, Xu Nian and his group encountered a vexing problem.
They visited several great halls, only to discover that they had somehow returned to the very first one.
This completely troubled Xu Nian and his companions.
In other words, they were lost in the maze.
Next, Xu Nian and his group made several more attempts.
Inexplicably, they kept finding themselves back in the halls they had previously visited.
This caused Xu Nian to grow profoundly troubled.
Beforehand, Zhao Yanyun had mentioned that the maze had been altered by Emperor Bai.
The Great Star Array with its hundred thousand stars was not something easily deciphered.
"Sect Master, what should we do? There are so many passages, so many great halls, we could be trapped here for a lifetime," Yann Hong spoke up.
A maze , relying on luck to find the right passage was nearly impossible.
And they didn't have the time to keep going in circles.
Hearing Yann Hong's words, Xu Nian's brows furrowed as well.
He had already asked Zhao Yanyun for help, but she was unable to assist.
He could only rely on himself.
If anyone could help, it would be only one person.
Without a doubt, this was the Divine Emperor Ye Tian.
"Divine Empress, can you help me?" Xu Nian transmitted his voice to Emperor Ye Tian.
"Hmph, kid, once again you disturb my tranquility. You come to me whenever you face difficulties; do you really think of me as your mother?" Emperor Ye Tian retorted coldly.
Xu Nian was speechless.
Emperor Ye Tian certainly had a way with words.
"I have no other choice, do I? Divine Empress, could you please help me one more time?" Xu Nian hastily pleaded.
"Hmph, I can help you, but you know, I'm always helping you and you should offer me something good in return," Emperor Ye Tian said.
"Something good? What do you want?" Xu Nian was taken aback.
Emperor Ye Tian disdained his possessions, so he truly had no idea what she meant by something good.
"For now, you obviously have nothing to offer. You'll owe me, and when I need something in the future, you can give it to me then," Emperor Ye Tian remarked indifferently.
"Okay!" Xu Nian nodded vigorously.
He would eventually have to repay the favors he owed to Emperor Ye Tian.
One more or one less made little difference.
So basically, her demand meant nothing.
"You want me to break the formation, but really, I can't. My Spiritual Sense is constrained right now, so I can't help you find the correct path out," Emperor Ye Tian's voice sounded.
"Even you can't?" Xu Nian was taken aback, a deep disappointment welling up in his eyes.
"Kid, I haven't finished speaking. Although I can't help you crack the formation, I can help you locate the dragon vein," Emperor Ye Tian continued.
"Is there a difference?" Xu Nian asked, puzzled.
"Of course, there is a difference. I will teach you a method to seek out the dragon vein, and you will use this method to find a way out yourself," Emperor Ye Tian explained.
Xu Nian immediately understood.
He would have to find an exit by following the dragon vein.
"Quick, Divine Empress, teach me!" Xu Nian said eagerly, eyes lighting up.
"Kid, you know to be anxious now. Even after I teach you this method, it will take you some time to locate the vein, so your haste is futile. Furthermore, the Four Great Families and the Imperial Family appear to have this technique, and they are already ahead of you," Emperor Ye Tian transmitted.
Xu Nian was taken aback.
Emperor Ye Tian was right.
The Four Great Families had many methods to their name, and since they had come prepared, it was impossible that they hadn't thought of this point.
Pulse Searching Technique?
Although few people knew of it, it wasn't unknown.
"Alright, I'll impart it to you now. The rest is up to your own fortune, kid. If you obtain that Dragon Vein, then I will teach you a powerful secret technique on how to utilize the Dragon Vein's strength afterward, to ensure a significant increase in your power." Emperor Ye Tian's voice sounded.
Xu Nian immediately felt joy in his heart.
Since Emperor Ye Tian had said so, it must undoubtedly be extraordinary.
This made Xu Nian even more expectant.
Immediately after, a vast surge of information flooded Xu Nian's mind.
And as this information poured in, Xu Nian gradually came to understand what this Pulse Searching Technique was all about.
"What a magical secret technique!"
Xu Nian marveled to himself.
When he operated the secret technique according to the Pulse Searching Technique.
He could actually feel the pulsations of the earth beneath his feet, mixed with the terrifying roars of a dragon.
And these dragon roars were precisely what he was searching for—the Dragon Vein.
Not only that, but he could even sense the power of the Dragon Vein in the air permeating all around him.
"Ha-ha, I've got it! As long as I move along with this Dragon Vein's power, heading towards where the force is more concentrated, I will find the correct path." Xu Nian said joyously to himself.
Moreover, his feet could also feel the vibrations of the Dragon Vein.
The closer he got to the Dragon Vein, the stronger the vibrations underfoot became.
"Sect Master, why are you laughing?" The people around him didn't understand why Xu Nian had suddenly burst into laughter.
Xu Nian turned his head, looked at Yann Hong and the others, and said with a smile, "I've found the way to the main hall where the Dragon Vein is located. Just follow me."
"Uh, you found a way?"
Hearing this, everyone's faces expressed joy.
Xu Nian nodded and then led the group towards the direction where the Dragon Vein's force was most potent.
Indeed, with the Xun Long secret technique, they were no longer going in circles through those great halls like before.
They had begun to head toward the center of the Demon Emperor's Tomb—the main hall.
Along the way, Xu Nian and his company passed through many great halls.
However, the treasures within the halls had clearly been taken.
So they found no gains.
But as Xu Nian and his group drew increasingly close to the main hall, an unexpected scene unfolded.
Within one of the great halls on the path they had to take, there lurked a massive scale snake, over a hundred meters long.
This scale snake had two horns on its head, and its scale armor was completely snow-white.
At the moment, the white serpent was staring intently ahead.
Standing before the white serpent was a giant ape.
Both the white serpent and the giant ape stood in confrontation, their gazes ferocious beyond measure.
It seemed as if a Great Formation could break out at any moment.
And at the foot of the wall behind the giant ape.
A young man was sitting there leisurely, not showing the slightest bit of tension because of the standoff.
Xu Nian's eyes instantly sharpened; this young man was the same Beast Taming Sect youth they had encountered earlier in the Misty Forest.
At that moment, the two giant beasts let out a fierce roar.
Then they started fighting each other!