The old man’s mouth twitched.

He wasn’t so old as to be deaf; everything the two children said reached his ears clearly.

But at this moment, all he wanted was to quickly find Elder Shen; appearance was no longer important.

In fact, even if Little Taotie took out a phone to secretly film him now, he wouldn’t get angry because he simply didn’t have the time for that; being angry would just be a waste of emotions and time.

Little Taotie: "He seems a bit tired."

Hua Jinyan: "After all, he is old."

Little Taotie: "Should we go over and help him?"

Hua Jinyan: "We can’t be of any help."

Little Taotie recalled being bounced back several times, sighed, and said: "Then there’s nothing we can do, we’ll just have to watch."

The old man wiped his sweat and continued digging.

Finally, sensing something, he stopped his actions.

"What’s wrong?" Little Taotie was the first to come forward.

The old man squinted: "It should be the Formation Flag."

Since the place where the wind cannot pass is within the barrier, where there’s a barrier there is a formation, and a formation inevitably has a formation eye. This is why the old man chose to dig at this boundary, as boundary areas often have objects related to the formation.

Generally, the formation is in a central area, or a hidden place is chosen to place the formation eye. Using the formation eye as a base, the range extends, with Formation Flags or other tools placed at the boundary, essentially limiting a range.

The formation eye is likely that black boulder.

The box under the boulder has already been removed.

Using the Origin of Yin Spirits as the formation eye, it’s likely that the person who set up the formation was a formidable figure a thousand years ago.

The formation eye has been removed, but the formation still exists, as does the barrier. The key is the position of the Formation Flags. This is considered a dual formation; the formation eye is key, but not essential, with a backup plan allowing the barrier to remain intact as long as the Formation Flags are still in place, even if the formation eye is destroyed.

Now, as long as the Formation Flags are dug out, the formation will be broken.

Once the formation is broken, perhaps the truth hidden under the illusion can be found, revealing the path to find Shen Cang.

With the Broken Bowl here, he could almost be sure Shen Cang was here, only they hadn’t found the real pathway to search for Shen Cang.

With hope, the old man dug more vigorously, finally uncovering a Formation Flag.

The flag had oxidized and decayed, but a vague outline could still be seen.

The main thing was the flagpole, intact and made of ancient jade, undisturbed or damaged as it lay buried, unchanged.

Upon digging out a flag without destroying it, the barrier at this position still existed. The old man told the two children to stand and watch the flag.

He himself went in another direction, continuing to dig in this place.

After digging for about half an hour, he unearthed another flag, planted it in the ground, not rushing to destroy it.

Once he had unearthed flags from all eight directions, eight flags stood on the ground.

Only then did the old man plan to destroy the flags.

Only by destroying the flags simultaneously could the illusion be truly broken.

If broken one by one, he wasn’t sure if the person who set up the formation would have made further moves.

Just as after the formation eye is destroyed, the Formation Flags can repair the formation themselves, becoming a new formation.

If one flag is destroyed, who knows if the seven remaining flags would continue to change, perhaps even causing the positions to change.

Destroying all eight flags simultaneously would require eight people.

"What’s wrong?" Little Taotie was the first to come forward.

The old man squinted: "It should be the Formation Flag."