Yun Nian was a step faster than him, blocking him with her scabbard as she spoke indifferently, "You don't know."

Qi Rou was indeed cunning, interlinking the Illusion Formation and the Trapping Formation so seamlessly that there wasn't a single flaw. Had Yun Nian not obtained the answers in advance, she likely would have fallen into the trap of this chain Formation herself. After stopping the Formation Master, Yun Nian turned and pointed toward the tree she had been sitting under earlier, stating calmly, "The exit is there."

Only after these Formation Masters had calmed down did they finally notice Yun Nian's presence, and they all looked at her in confusion.

"The way in is the way out. This Formation is constantly changing. The Illusion Formation I mentioned earlier was what we were in just now. Now that we've calmed our minds, we've fallen into a Confusion Formation. This Confusion Formation has inverted the entrance and exit, using trees as camouflage. If we pass through now, we can reach the next layer of the Formation," Yun Nian said slowly, then walked straight toward the large tree.

Immediately, a Formation Master asked, "You understand Formations?"

Yun Nian paused. "A little."

And she had just learned it on the spot.

"If you only know the basics, how can we trust what you say? What if you lead us into a Killing Formation?!" another Formation Master quickly shouted.

By this time, Yun Nian had already walked into the large tree. To their surprise, the original tree now rippled like water, allowing her to pass right through.

Seeing this, Xi Mo didn't think twice and followed Yun Nian through.

The Formation Masters had originally wanted to find fault with Yun Nian, but seeing that their employer had already gone through, they had no choice but to follow closely.

However, those who passed through were all stunned.

"Isn't this the same place as before? How did we circle back?" One of the Formation Masters looked at Yun Nian suspiciously. "You couldn't be an illusion generated by the Formation too, could you?"

Yun Nian only gave him a faint glance, then walked toward a tree that looked exactly like the previous one. "Continue."

As she spoke, Yun Nian passed through the large tree once again.

Xi Mo was silent for a moment and followed her again.

The Formation Masters behind had no choice but to follow Xi Mo.

However, when they passed through again, it was the same scene as before.

"Are you playing with us!" a Formation Master shouted anxiously, rushing in front of Yun Nian and pointing at her. "I knew it. What could a Little Girl like you know about Formations? We've all been tricked by her!"

Yun Nian's eyes narrowed as she glanced at the hand pointing at her. She then looked directly into his eyes, her voice laced with a hint of coldness. "Put your hand down."

Perhaps because Yun Nian's appearance was too deceptive, the man had momentarily forgotten she was Elder Xu Xu's Disciple. Now realizing it, he quickly lowered his hand but still said stubbornly, "We've been going in circles following you. If you really knew Formations, we wouldn't have anything to say, but we really can't trust you anymore. We need to find another way out."

"Following me is the only way out," Yun Nian said with some helplessness. "Qi Rou is inside this Huan Yuan Valley. I drugged her earlier, but she must have woken up by now. If we don't leave here quickly, I can't guarantee your safety."

While the group of Formation Masters were still chirping and about to say more, Xi Mo spoke first. "Are you certain you can get us out of here?"

"Certain," Yun Nian said.

Xi Mo's eyes moved slightly as he told the group of Formation Masters, "Follow her."

Once Xi Mo spoke, the Formation Masters only dared to whisper among themselves.

Seeing this, Yun Nian walked straight toward the large tree, with Xi Mo following closely. After repeating this over a dozen times, they finally passed through the tree one last time to find that the scene before them was no longer the previous Formation, but the area outside Huan Yuan Valley.

"We... we actually made it out!" one person said, unable to restrain his surprise. "Demonic Cultivators are indeed experts at predicting a Cultivator's thoughts. They know that if someone keeps doing the same thing, they will inevitably develop doubts. I'm afraid very few people could actually stick to one path until the end like we did!"

Hearing this, Yun Nian only gave him a faint glance and then said, "We've only just reached the most powerful section of the Formation. Don't wander off."

Although the surrounding scenery clearly looked like the outside of Huan Yuan Valley, according to the map recorded on that scrap of cloth, this was the most sophisticated part of the entire Formation and the area Yun Nian had not yet fully deciphered in such a short time.

"How is that possible? This is clearly the environment outside when we entered Huan Yuan Valley. I even remember this stone; it was placed right in this position back then!" another person said.

As the words fell, Yun Nian couldn't help but turn her head toward him. "What stone?"

"Right here. There's a stone here," the Formation Master said, pointing to a spot not far in front of him. "Can Miss Yun not see it?"

The situation here quickly attracted the attention of the others, who all looked in that direction.

"Eh, that's right. I noticed this stone before too. It hasn't moved. We really have come out!"

Yun Nian blinked. In her sight, the place the Formation Master was pointing to as having a stone was just an empty patch of grass.

Noticing the change in Yun Nian, Xi Mo walked over and asked her, "Is what you see different from us?"

"Yes," Yun Nian looked up and scanned the surroundings before speaking. "The scene shown here is the location where I entered Huan Yuan Valley, but there is no stone."

"Could it be that this is another Illusion Formation?"

"Everyone sees something different. Does that mean the scene shown by this Illusion Formation is meant to make people believe they've already left Huan Yuan Valley?"

"The difficulty of this kind of Formation is very high and extremely hard to break. I once read a record about this kind of Formation. It can forge a new living environment based on a Cultivator's existing memories, trapping them in that place for a lifetime. It's an incredibly powerful Trapping Formation..."

While those Formation Masters were still discussing, Yun Nian slowly closed her eyes, and the contents of the map and the half-book on Formations surfaced in her Sea of Consciousness.

No one noticed that a pink cloud was hovering over Huan Yuan Valley at this moment. Qi Rou sat upon it, looking down at the group trapped in the Formation and running around in a panic, her brow furrowing.

This was the most core section of the entire Huan Yuan Valley's Formations. The Thousand Reincarnations Returning Formation here was not recorded in the half-book she had given Yun Nian. Generally speaking, with that draft map, she shouldn't have insisted on jumping into this place to break the Formation. She just didn't understand why this Little Girl had returned after already leaving.

Qi Rou rubbed her temples, experiencing a rare headache for the first time in a hundred years.