Elder Qi Zhengyan of the True Martial Sacred Land formed seals with both hands, and beneath his feet unfolded a Taiji diagram that instantly covered the sky.
This Taiji diagram almost protected all the cultivators at the top of the Demon Array.
Boom——!
At the moment the Demon Array shattered, the power that had been brewing for a long time was finally exposed.
It contained a trace of reversed Dao rules. Any cultivator with a bit of cultivation would know something major was about to happen the moment they sensed the Dao rhythm.
No wonder this formation was so difficult to break.
Turns out the thick shell of this Demon Cultivator formation was just a disguise, concealing the Dao rhythm at the core of the formation. It had been absorbing the forces the cultivators were recklessly unleashing, and now, this force influenced by the reversed Dao rhythm had reached its peak, and exploded violently the instant the Taiji array appeared!
“Give it all you’ve got!!”
A scorching red light shot through the heavens from the center of the formation.
The face of Qi Zhengyan, full of wrinkles, was bathed in crimson.
The cultivators scattered in panic; the Taiji protective array formed by Elder Qi only held for two seconds before being breached.
An elder from the Integration Realm of the Jade Pool Sacred Land and Cleansing Fire Sacred Land exchanged glances: “Elder Qi, we will assist you!”
They stood firm on the Taiji array, pressed their hands down, and the spiritual energy light in their eyes surged as they channeled their surrounding spiritual energy into the formation.
Even so, with a series of dense cracking sounds, the Taiji array continued to gradually shatter.
Chen Huaian stood a kilometer away, staring dumbfounded at the Taiji array being pushed higher by the red glow.
He never expected that this Demon Cultivator formation was essentially an energy cannon that returned whatever was shot into it.
The instant the Demon Array erupted, the nearby Ancestor Qingyun had already used his lifebound treasure to swap the two out of danger.
That was a green cloud, not only extremely fast but also transforming them into cloud vapor.
Chen Huaian estimated that even if they were hit, relying on Ancestor Qingyun’s lifebound treasure, they wouldn’t be injured.
“Who would have thought these Demon Cultivators were so cunning! This formation is fundamentally a trap!” Rong Qingyun’s face was pale.
She herself had old injuries, and fully utilizing her treasure to protect herself and Chen Huaian had already drained her primordial energy.
But it was worth it!
As long as Brother Chen Huaian was fine.
“What does Daoist Chen think the Demon Cultivators are trying to achieve with all this commotion?” Rong Qingyun looked tenderly at Chen Huaian, wanting to hear his thoughts. After all, a powerful, charming, and erudite cultivator like Daoist Chen must have very unique insights, right?
Chen Huaian thought for a moment and opened the system translator.
“In my opinion, number 56 rebar should be mixed with spaghetti to avoid affecting the biochemical indicators of the excavator…”
What Rong Qingyun heard:
[In my opinion, it might possibly be a feint to draw us away!]
“Truly worthy of Daoist Chen!” Rong Qingyun’s eyes were filled with admiration as she clapped her small hands: “Yun shares your thoughts~ The distance here from the entrance of the Secret Realm is too far, beyond the reach of our spiritual senses. Let me ask… cough, Second Elder!”
Rong Qingyun took out a sound-transmitting jade token and asked a few questions.
However, what was puzzling yet relieving was that everything was normal at the entrance of the Secret Realm.
There was no sign of a Demon Cultivator ambush.
And just at this moment, the Taiji formation that had already been pushed high up could no longer hold on.
“Elder Qi, this isn’t going to work!”
An elder from the Jade Pool Sacred Land anxiously said, looking at some late-stage Transformation cultivators who hadn’t evacuated yet:
“Brute-forcing it won’t work. How about using your Taiji formation to deflect this energy in another direction?”
By this point, Qi Zhengyan was drenched in sweat, his face pale. He thought for a moment and nodded: “Alright, my spiritual energy is nearly depleted. You need to give me a hand!”
Thus, the three simultaneously exerted force to support the Taiji formation.
Qi Zhengyan was responsible for stabilizing the Taiji formation, while the elders from the Jade Pool Sacred Land and Cleansing Fire Sacred Land were responsible for changing the angle of the formation.
“With me… Rise!!!” As the three roared together,
the cultivators saw the Taiji formation gradually shift.
This great Taiji defensive formation also contained elements of reversal.
When the energy column struck it, it was akin to encountering a mirror, causing a phenomenon similar to refraction.
This also significantly reduced the pressure on Elder Qi Zhengyan, who was directing the Taiji formation.
Chen Huaian watched the gradually shifting Taiji formation and felt something wasn’t quite right. Only when the Taiji formation tilted in the air and the energy column refracted horizontally did he finally realize — the direction of the energy column’s impact was precisely towards the entrance of the Secret Realm.
Even Elders Qi Zhengyan et al. couldn’t withstand such terrifying energy waves. What could the weak and sickly around the Secret Realm use to block it?
No, weren’t these three old coots deliberately doing this?
Chen Huaian’s lips twitched.
Since there were no disciples of the Sword Pavilion around the Secret Realm, he naturally wasn’t worried at all, but he was a little suspicious about the motives of these three old coots.
But there was no evidence to say they were doing it intentionally.
“You’re going to hit the entrance of the Secret Realm!” Rong Qingyun also noticed something was wrong and hurriedly approached to remind Elders Qi Zhengyan et al., who were resting on the formation.
Upon hearing Ancestor Qingyun’s voice, Qi Zhengyan’s heart, which had just relaxed, became tense again.
He looked at the direction the energy column was flying and realized it might indeed hit the Secret Realm side.
“Hurry! Tilt the formation a bit more!”
The two elders from the Jade Pool Sacred Land and Cleansing Fire Sacred Land immediately got up to cooperate.
A few seconds later, until the energy column flew obliquely into the sky, ensuring it wouldn’t affect the entrance of the Secret Realm, the three finally stopped panting.
Qi Zhengyan sat cross-legged at the center of the formation, forming seals with both palms, transforming his surrounding spiritual energy into eight golden locks to stabilize the restless formation patterns. He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing like lightning as he scanned the outer cultivators, his voice resonating like a bell across the wilderness: “I, with a hundred years of cultivation, suppress this formation. All of you quickly return to the entrance of the Secret Realm to investigate any unusual movements!”
The cultivators, upon hearing this, thanked him and didn’t linger any longer.
From Ancestor Qingyun’s words earlier, they also knew how urgent the matter was.
Chen Huaian also followed the large group back near the entrance of the Secret Realm.
There was no sight of widespread disaster.
However, the disciples of various sects’ training grounds were indeed somewhat restless, visibly relieved when they saw their seniors return.
“Could it be I misunderstood? They didn’t deliberately guide that energy column over here?”
Chen Huaian furrowed his brows slightly. Unfortunately, there were no disciples of the Sword Pavilion in the Holy轩, leaving no one to answer his question.
After much thought, he flew toward the training ground of the Spirit Intuition Valley.
…
On the training ground of the Spirit Intuition Valley.
The white jade platform was immersed in faint golden clouds.
Yun Baiyu’s palm flowed with spiritual energy as she comforted the shaken disciples one by one.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the eastern sky, and a sword qi condensed into a cold star rapidly descended – it was the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion arriving on a sword.
Before the sword sheath arrived, the severe sword intent already made the peach forest at the edge of the training ground tremble and shed petals.
“The arrival of Chen Jianzhun brings glory to our humble valley.” Yun Baiyu rose and gracefully bowed to Chen Huaian.
“No need for formalities.” Chen Huaian glanced around and couldn’t help but find it amusing.
These disciples of the Spirit Intuition Valley actually all wore swords at their waists.
How to put it? When did the disciples of the Spirit Intuition Valley start cultivating swords?
But today he wasn’t here to study why the disciples of the Spirit Intuition Valley started practicing sword arts, so he cut straight to the chase:
“Cloud Sect Leader hasn’t left the entrance of the Secret Realm, did you see any strange phenomena just now?”
“Ah, so Lord Jianzhun came to inquire about this.” Yun Baiyu raised her delicate eyebrows, adjusted her sleeves, and said with lingering fear: “Just now, a very powerful energy wave came from the west, broke through the protective formations around the Secret Realm, narrowly missed our training ground above, and directly shot into the entrance of the Small Secret Realm… Fortunately, it didn’t hit any sect’s training ground, which can be considered a fortunate misfortune.”
