"Could this be what the Huaxia people call a 'ghost wall'?"
Leopard Head frowned deeply. Due to the heavy rain and mist, they couldn't find their direction.
He tried to continue following the footprints, but found that they were indeed going in circles.
"Damn it, what's going on?" Leopard Head cursed in anger, but they couldn't find a way out.
On the other side, the members of the Venomous Snake Special Team had successfully evaded the mercenaries' tracking and reached the rendezvous point with the Wolf King Special Team.
"Lin Beichen, how exactly did you shake off those mercenaries?" Elder Dao asked curiously.
Lin Beichen smiled, "I used the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array."
"Eight Gates Golden Lock Array? What kind of array is that?" Wild Ox asked in confusion.
Xia Luyao pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array related to Qimen Dunjia?"
She had some knowledge of ancient formations and tactics, but only to a limited extent.
Lin Beichen nodded approvingly, "That's right, it's this array. And this array is considered the predecessor of the Eight Array Diagram."
"What exactly does the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array do? Why didn't those mercenaries catch up?" Elder Dao continued to ask.
Lin Beichen looked at everyone's curious eyes and began to explain the mysteries of this array in detail.
"The eight gates of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array are Rest, Birth, Injury, Obstruction, View, Death, Fright, and Open, corresponding to the directions of north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest respectively."
Lin Beichen explained in detail, "Entering through the Birth Gate, View Gate, or Open Gate is auspicious, while entering through the Injury Gate, Fright Gate, or Rest Gate may lead to harm. If one carelessly enters through the Obstruction Gate or Death Gate, they could face life-threatening danger."
"I deliberately left footprints at the position of the Obstruction Gate, so once the mercenaries step in, they will be trapped."
Lin Beichen continued, "Then, using the heavy rain to make them lose their way, we can easily shake them off."
"I see!" Xia Luyao nodded in admiration, deeply impressed by Lin Beichen's ingenuity.
"Will they really be trapped to death?" Thunder widened his eyes in disbelief.
Lin Beichen shook his head, "This is just a simplified version, nowhere near the power of the real Eight Gates Golden Lock Array, but it's enough to trap them for three to five days."
"It's truly amazing!" Flame exclaimed sincerely, "How formidable would the real Eight Gates Golden Lock Array be?"
Everyone looked at Lin Beichen in curiosity.
He sighed lightly, "The true Eight Gates Golden Lock Array can trap even thousands of soldiers, leaving them with no escape, only a path to death."
"Oh my, really? Then why did such a powerful array become lost?" Wild Ox asked in shock.
Lin Beichen sighed, "These arrays require talent and wisdom to master, unfortunately, such talented individuals are extremely rare, so they gradually became lost."
"How did you learn them?" Wild Ox asked curiously.
Lin Beichen glanced at him, "Although talented individuals are hard to come by, fortunately, out of a large population, one or two can pass them on. My master was one of those inheritors, he saw my talent and took me as a disciple, passing these down to me."
After listening to Lin Beichen's explanation, everyone held him in high regard.
Xia Luyao asked, "Does that mean you're a genius among millions?"
Lin Beichen nodded, "You could say that. My master was a successor of Daoist Secret Techniques, he saw my deep wisdom and passed these on to me."
Everyone became even more respectful toward Lin Beichen.
Elder Dao couldn't help but ask, "Does your Daoist Sect have other powerful arrays?"
Lin Beichen smiled slightly, "Of course we do. What I mentioned before were arrays based on the Later Heaven Trigrams, there are even older Innate Trigram Arrays. For instance, the Kunlun Array, which sets north and south with Qiankun, and east and west with Kanli, borrowing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, its power is tremendous."
"How powerful is the Kunlun Array?" Flame asked eagerly.
"Its power is enough to destroy mountains and rivers," Lin Beichen said, "comparable to the Qiankun Array."
Everyone was deeply shocked by Lin Beichen's description.
"Is this the power of Mystic Sect Daoist Art? It's unbelievable!" They marveled one after another.
Just as everyone was immersed in the mysterious world of Daoist arts, footsteps suddenly came from a distance.
"Shh, someone's coming!" Xia Luyao reminded.
Everyone immediately scattered cautiously to hide, nervously observing forward.
When they clearly saw the identity of the newcomers, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, what happened next made them tense again...
"Yu Fei, he..." Xia Luyao's gaze fell on the Wolf King Special Team member walking toward them, with a hint of tremble in her voice.
They clearly saw that Yu Fei was being carried on Leng Feng's shoulder, covered in blood.
The members of the Venomous Snake Special Team quickly went up to meet them, facing the heavy scene before them, their mood was exceptionally heavy.
The Wolf King Special Team members looked sad, their eyes revealed deep grief.
Long Chuzhi glanced at them, his voice low, "We just encountered a mercenary attack, Yu Fei unfortunately got shot, he's already..." His fists clenched tightly, his eyes slightly red, tears shimmered in his eyes.
The other members of the Wolf King Special Team also showed expressions of grief, Yu Fei was not only their teammate but also their friend, brother.
His passing felt like a knife cutting their hearts.
Although the Venomous Snake Special Team members were not familiar with Yu Fei, at this moment their hearts also filled with sadness.
Lin Beichen looked at Yu Fei lying on the ground, lifeless, a wave of sorrow surged in his heart, he silently vowed to avenge Yu Fei!
"I will never let those mercenaries go!" Han Zuan said through clenched teeth, his eyes revealing firm determination.