<h4>Chapter 1781: Chapter 1777: Behind the Locking God Formation! (Four more!)</h4>


    For a long while, Lin Langtian went ahead towards the backyard on his own.


    When he was halfway there, he stopped and suddenly turned around, asking Ren Feifan, "By the way, what’s your name?"


    "Elder Lin, my name is Ren Feifan."


    "Oh, Ren Feifan, thene along with me."


    Lin Langtian replied.


    In the next moment, his hand touched the high wall. A crack appeared on the wall, opening up as though a grand gate had been unveiled.


    Ren Feifan gazed at the scene before him, marveling, "Truly a masterpiece of ancient array masters! I had always thought the formation was inside the high wall, but never did I guess the wall itself was part of the formation. It’s likely that this entire temple is a formation. I can’t believe I didn’t sense it earlier."


    Without thinking further, Ren Feifan stepped inside.


    As his body passed into the backyard, the crack suddenly closed!


    Behind him was now a sealed and imprable wall!


    Once inside, Ren Feifan saw that the courtyard was vast beyond imagining, stretching out so far it was impossible to see where it ended.


    There were mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, an elegant and serene environment that seemed ideal for habitation.


    A bamboo grove surrounded the area.


    Sichuan, the homnd of giant pandas, is known for its soil, which is remarkably suited for growing bamboo.


    Gazing into the distance, the green bamboo forest was lush and dense,yer uponyer. Up close, the bamboo stood tall and straight, reaching towards the heavens. The forest resembled a green canopy, shielding the sky and dimming the sun.


    At the heart of the bamboo grove was a small wooden hut.


    Arge que hung atop the hut, inscribed with three bold characters spelling "Lin Langtian,"manding awe and reverence.


    nking the que were two poetic lines:


    "The madness of heaven and earth will not change my heart; Reincarnation of the six realms—I am undying and eternal!"


    Ren Feifan gazed at the verses, momentarily stunned!


    Such domineering words!


    Unwavering heart!


    Undying and eternal!


    Indeed, Lin Langtian had achieved the state of undying and eternal by consuming that tenth-grade elixir, so the poem was likely a tribute to himself.


    Back in his prime, Lin Langtian must have been a figure of boundless audacity, exuding an aura of dominance!


    But now, Lin Langtian had shed that aura of dominance, recing it with a trace of restraint.


    Noticing Ren Feifan lingering over the poem, Lin Langtian chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I wrote that poem a thousand years ago after consuming the elixir. Back then, I truly lived by those words. But now, my heart has changed beyond recognition. Immortality, what a torment—something you couldn’t possibly fathom in your lifetime. Come in."


    His aged voice echoed.


    With that, Lin Langtian opened the door and walked into the hut.


    His silhouette carried an air of destion.


    Ren Feifan took onest look at the poem, sighed deeply, then followed him inside.


    Inside the wooden hut.


    Lin Langtian sat cross-legged on the floor. The room was starkly bare, save for a singlemp—a perpetual green me.


    "The hut is in and has no chairs. Find somewhere to sit as you please," Lin Langtian remarked.


    Ren Feifan nced around but saw no proper ce to sit. He casually retrieved a reclining chair from his mysterious space, reclining with ease.


    All that was missing now was a fan in his hand.


    Lin Langtian noticed this scene, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he said nothing.


    "Tell me everything you know about the Lock God Formation."


    Without hesitation, Ren Feifan began recounting everything from the Lock God Formation beneath the Heavenly Pool, the conflict involving the ancient Divine Dragon and Kylin, to the Hidden Gate’s Secret Realms and the Ancient Divine Tiger, along with the forces behind the Lock God Formation itself, sparing no detail.


    Lin Langtian’s eyes narrowed. His initially calm expression shifted to one filled with fury, and, by the end, his anger gradually dissipated.


    After a long pause, Lin Langtian said, "I’ve indeed noticed changes in the Lock God Formation over the past few years. But to be honest, I’ve been avoiding it."


    Ren Feifan was stunned. He never imagined Lin Langtian was aware of the situation with the Lock God Formation yet chose to avoid it. He sprang to his feet, pointing angrily at Lin Langtian, shouting, "Elder Lin, as the only remaining link to the Lock God Formation, how dare you evade responsibility! Do you realize if anything goes wrong with the Lock God Formation, both the secr world and the Hidden Gate will suffer irrevocably?"


    Lin Langtian remained indifferent to Ren Feifan’s usations.


    "Young man, there are things you do not understand. The Five Lock God Arrays were not established by me alone but by one hundred ancient array masters! Each group of twenty worked independently, their findings kept confidential from others, to prevent betrayal from within. And now that a cmity has struck the Lock God Formation, do you think one man alone can change its fate? You’re too naive.


    The grand game of ancient times is beyond what anyone can resist. Even if ten array masters like me were still alive, it wouldn’t be enough to stop it."


    Ren Feifanughed bitterly, tempted to storm out of the room!


    He had imagined Lin Langtian as a noble and upright figure, but to his disappointment, the man seemed no more than a cowardly, self-serving individual.


    "Elder Lin, there’s something I must inform you of. Only two Lock God Arrays remain in the Hidden Gate. One has already beenpletely dismantled by that faction, and the ancient Xuanwu has forsaken its original purpose, bing a mere mount for that faction—wantonly sowing chaos!


    The Ancient Divine Tiger warned me that, without Xuanwu’s suppression, Huaxia’s Lock God Formation is on the verge of copse! When that suppressed entity awakens, the consequences will be catastrophic! Elder Lin, have you spared a thought for the billions of lives in the secr world?"


    Finally, a hint of emotion flickered in Lin Langtian’s eyes. His hands trembled, but ultimately he closed his eyes again.


    After a long time, he opened his eyes, tilted his head up, and muttered to the ceiling, "The ancient Xuanwu has betrayed? It’s betrayed? So now only Vermilion Bird remains... The situation is worse than I imagined."


    Ren Feifan was utterly exasperated with Lin Langtian. What use wasmentation now? Action was what mattered! He pressed on, "Elder Lin, if you refuse to act, then I shall act in your ce! Tell me, where is the Vermilion Bird Lock God Formation?"


    Lin Langtian shook his head, "As I said, the Five Lock God Arrays were created by one hundred array masters, and I was involved with the Divine Dragon Lock God Formation. As for Vermilion Bird, I know nothing."


    "Then, if Huaxia’s Lock God Formation ispletely destroyed, what will happen? What exactly is the entity it’s suppressing?" Ren Feifan demanded to know.


    For a moment, Lin Langtian’s gaze shifted, hesitated for a while, then softly said, "If the Lock God Formation is destroyed, the ancient evil being will break free. In the current secr world and Hidden Gate, no one could stand against this being. If that happens, thend will be drenched in blood."


    "If that’s the case, why is that faction pursuing this? What’s in it for them?" Ren Feifan asked.


    Lin Langtian shook his head andughed bitterly. Suddenly, killing intent radiated from him!


    This was the first time in thousands of years that Lin Langtian had unleashed his killing intent!


    "Hmph! Those arrogant fools think they can tame the ancient evil being for their own use. What they don’t understand is how terrifying it truly is! Once unleashed, the first to perish will be them—a troupe of beasts!"