"Young man, your skill with formations is truly formidable!"
After a moment, the Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan snapped out of his daze and exclaimed with delight.
"Alright, let's go. We must hurry."
Ye Yunfei strode forward.
"My clan's princess is trapped right over there!" the Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan said to Ye Yunfei, pointing in a direction.
Over the course of their journey, they encountered many more formations. Most of these were exquisitely hidden; without a correspondingly high level of formation skill, they would be difficult to detect.
Thus, it was true that any beings lacking in formation skill who wandered into this area would find themselves easily trapped.
With Ye Yunfei taking the lead, formations were broken one after another with astonishing ease. The Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan, following behind, watched with immense admiration.
"Every time I have ventured into this ancient formation zone, I had to proceed with extreme caution, step-by-step, and use numerous magic treasures to blaze a trail before daring to advance. Yet this human youth moves through here as if he were out for a leisurely stroll, completely disregarding the formations in the area!"
The Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan was filled with continuous wonder.
During their progress, they also encountered a few formations that possessed particularly formidable power.
Even Ye Yunfei needed to spend some time deciphering these.
But it was merely a matter of spending a bit more time.
Most of the day later...
"We're here! Young man, the valley ahead is where my clan's princess is trapped!"
Suddenly, the Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan pointed at a valley up ahead and cried out.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power swept forth, verifying that there was indeed a large-scale formation enveloping the valley.
"Let's take a closer look."
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred, reappearing at the mouth of the valley.
The valley was vast, with a large formation covering its entire area.
"This is the valley. After my princess was trapped, she has sent out distress signals multiple times. I have also come here numerous times hoping to rescue her, but the formation in this valley is simply too terrifying. On several occasions, I nearly became trapped myself."
The Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan said, still somewhat shaken by the memory.
"Alright. I need to take some time now to properly study this."
Ye Yunfei said. Then, he sat down cross-legged at the valley's entrance and began analyzing the grand formation before him.
Ye Yunfei extended his Soul Power, gradually infiltrating and probing the formation's intricacies.
At this moment, inside the valley...
A woman who seemed both dream-like and ethereal, with celestial grace and unparalleled, almost surreal beauty, stood before a simple thatched hut. She gazed out beyond the valley in a specific direction.
Her figure was slender and graceful, every inch of her jade-like skin glowing with flowing radiance, enveloped by divine halos. She wore a floor-length snow-white dress, elegant and untainted by a single mote of worldly dust, resembling a fairy from the Moon Palace descended to the mortal realm.
"Princess, are you thinking about the Elder and the others again?"
A lively young woman with her hair styled in two buns beside her asked softly.
"I do miss the Elder and the others very much. I wonder how they are faring."
The princess sighed as she answered.
"The Elder and the others should be doing well,"
the woman with the twin buns comforted her.
"Xiao Fang, it was my fault in the past. I was too playful and ended up getting you trapped here with me."
The princess said.
"Princess, please don't say that. Being with you, my princess, makes me happy no matter where we are."
Xiao Fang replied.
"When will we finally escape this formation and return to the outside world?"
The princess's beautiful eyes looked beyond the valley, her expression filled with longing.
"Princess, don't worry. The Elder and the others will definitely think of every possible way to rescue you."
Xiao Fang said.
"This formation is far too masterful. Even the Elder might not be able to break it. Otherwise, we would have been rescued long ago."
The princess shook her head.
"Hahaha… Celestial Medicine Princess, the weather is quite nice today. I've come to see you."
Suddenly, a man dressed in blue strode over, laughing heartily. This man had delicate, refined features, and he gazed at the Celestial Medicine Clan princess with adoring eyes.
"Lan Tianluo! It's you again! Get lost! We don't welcome you!"
As soon as Xiao Fang saw this man, her pretty face instantly turned icy, her brows knitted in anger as she sharply berated him.
"Haha, Xiao Fang, after all these years, you still treat me like this. Can't you be a little nicer?"
The blue-clad man smiled.
"If you want me to treat you better, then release the princess and me immediately! Otherwise, my attitude toward you will never improve!"
Xiao Fang retorted angrily.
"As long as the Celestial Medicine Princess agrees to marry me, I will release both of you immediately. The princess and I are a match made by heaven; not uniting would be going against Heaven's will."
The blue-clad man said.
"Lan Tianluo, enough. Do you think using these methods can force me to submit? It only makes me despise you more! Give up on this delusion. I would rather grow old and die here than marry you!"
The Celestial Medicine Princess turned a look of disgust toward Lan Tianluo, her voice cold.
"Celestial Medicine Princess, can't you feel even a shred of the affection I hold for you? Although I have trapped you here, all these years, I have never treated you poorly. Everything you need, I have fetched for you. I've thought of every way to please you and make you happy. Yet, you remain so cold towards me. Why? Am I truly so unworthy in your eyes? I'll tell you truthfully, my grandfather has taught me most of his formation skills. With my current formation level, I'm considered a significant master within this small realm, fully worthy of you!"
Lan Tianluo argued.
"Lan Tianluo, no matter how outstanding or powerful you may be, I will never, ever come to like you. Because what you have done sickens me."
The Celestial Medicine Princess shook her head, her tone icy.
"That's right! Lan Tianluo, just because you fancy our princess, you used a formation to trap her here, trying to force her to yield. You're a pervert! Utterly disgusting!"
Xiao Fang also chimed in.
"Do you think I'm that easy-going? My patience has its limits!"
Lan Tianluo's expression darkened.
"Lan Tianluo, don't you dare act so arrogantly! Just you wait. Once my clan's Elder finds out what you've done, he will never let you off the hook!"
Xiao Fang shouted angrily.
"Hah, you mean that old man? He has come here countless times over the years. But with his meager formation skills, it's absolutely impossible for him to break the formations of this valley! Next time, if that old man dares to come again, I'll have my grandfather trap him in a formation too!"
Lan Tianluo sneered coldly.
"You wouldn't dare!"
Both the Celestial Medicine Princess and Xiao Fang paled at his words.
"Hahaha, what wouldn't I dare? Celestial Medicine Princess, I advise you to agree and marry me. Otherwise, I will definitely have my grandfather trap your clan's Elder in a formation too!"
Lan Tianluo laughed loudly.
"Lan Tianluo, you are despicable!"
Both the princess and Xiao Fang were furious and frightened.
"Hahaha, my grandfather says that to achieve great things, one must not be bound by trivialities! Ends justify the means!"
Lan Tianluo laughed heartily.
"I've essentially grasped the principles of this formation. The formation-laying technique indeed has some unique aspects. But that's all there is to it."
At this moment, outside the valley, Ye Yunfei had spent some time researching the grand formation before him with his Soul Power and finally achieved full comprehension. A smile appeared on his face.