In the dark of the night, a bolt of lightning came swiftly from afar. As it neared, it had already reached the periphery of Tianxuan Cliff.
The newcomer did not hesitate at all, plunging into the thick fog that shrouded Tianxuan Cliff.
His aura was like a thunderclap that descended from the nine heavens.
The newcomer was Jun Moyan.
The Unrivaled Swordsman, unwilling to add to his regrets, had traveled day and night, finally arriving at Tianxuan Cliff after a long and arduous journey.
According to the agreed time of the battle, it was already long overdue. It was more than half a month ago. It was impossible for an ordinary battle to last until now. In fact, when Jun Moyan received Yutang's message, it was already past the agreed date. Jun Moyan had rushed over with only a sliver of hope.
When he was nearing his destination, Jun Moyan caught sight of Yutang's eastern troop stationed around Tianxuan Cliff. He noticed that Yutang's troops were anxious but not sorrowful. This observation made Jun Moyan come to a conclusion – the battle was not over yet?
If so, the heavens would have mercy on him and not add to his regrets!
However, just as Jun Moyan dashed into Tianxuan Cliff impatiently, he dashed out again in a hurry. Amidst the flashing sword light that was one with his sword, he circled Tianxuan Cliff three to four times in an instant.
It was because Tianxuan Cliff had transformed into a forbidden area in the truest sense of the word.
The current Tianxuan Cliff was not only shrouded in fog that obscured one's vision. Mr. Nian and his men had set up no less than forty to fifty formations around Tianxuan Cliff. Large formations overlapped with smaller ones, interlocking with each other. It was almost impenetrable. No matter how skilled Jun Moyan was in swordsmanship, he was only a layman when it came to formations.
When he first entered, he was like a headless fly. After randomly bumping around for a bit, he triggered a chain reaction of many formations. If it wasn't for his extraordinary strength, he wouldn't have escaped in such a sorry state. Instead, he would have died within and died with regret.
Jun Moyan knew himself best. He knew that he could not go deep into Tianxuan Cliff, so he circled around it, hoping to find a breakthrough from the periphery. Unfortunately, after a few rounds, he could not find a way in.
Mr. Nian was a wise man. Although he did not know that Jun Moyan had returned to help Yun Yang, he did not overlook Yun Yang's other three strong helpers – Ling Xiaozui, Dugu Chou, and Heaven's Inquisitor, Gu Chaliang!
Mr. Nian's ultimate goal in this battle was to kill Yun Yang, so it was only natural that he wanted to cut off all possible assistance from Yun Yang. The formation that he had set up outside Tianxuan Cliff was not only to prevent Yun Yang from escaping if he lost the battle, but it was also to keep all of Yun Yang's external help away from Tianxuan Cliff!
These formations were set up with Ling Xiaozui, Dugu Chou, and Gu Chaliang in mind. One could imagine how powerful and effective they were. Even with Jun Moyan's ability, he was helpless. He could only stand there with his sword in hand, feeling helpless.
Jun Moyan sighed inwardly. Was he going to be denied entry after traveling tens of thousands of miles to help Yun Yang? He had waited so long for the son of his old friend to be trapped in a deathtrap, thinking that the heavens had opened their eyes. Yet, he could not even break through the outer door. Was he facing despair directly after touching hope?
Jun Moyan did not give up. He kept probing and searching, but he could not find any opening that he could enter.
"Who set up this formation? Why is it so meticulous? Isn't this a little too much?"
Jun Moyan's frustration had already risen to its peak, and he was burning with anxiety.
It was dawn.
Ling Xiaozui and Dugu Chou had arrived as well. It was a pity that they could only lament their inadequacy in the face of such an impenetrable formation.
When the three of them met, they were overjoyed, thinking that they had gathered the three people with the highest cultivation base in the world. What barrier could they not break? What barrier could they not break?
But in reality, they had been blocked by this series of compound array formations, unable to enter!
The three of them tried again and again, but the effect was minimal. They could not even achieve half the result with twice the effort. They could not help but look at each other, dumbfounded.
Dugu Chou heaved a long sigh. "Everyone has their own specialties. The study of formations is indeed unique. There should be nothing that the three of us can't break if we work together, but the formation within this formation is interconnected and has become one with the entire Tianxuan Cliff. It's really hard to shake it!"
Jun Moyan said, "I arrived first and attacked with all my might, hoping to shake the foundation of this formation, but it was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. When the three of us work together, the situation is much better, but we'll have to work together for at least three days. Otherwise, it'll be difficult to break this formation completely!"
Ling Xiaozui frowned and shook his head. "If only Gu Chaliang hadn't gone to the Bound of Universe. His divination is best at seeking fortune and avoiding calamity. He can tell us to avoid the strong and attack the weak. If the three of us attack forcefully, can Yun Yang wait even if the entire Tianxuan Cliff is blown up three days later?"
The three of them were dejected, feeling that the lack of strength was driving them mad. Yet, they had the will but not the strength; there was nothing they could do.
…
Dawn of the next day.
Yun Yang felt uneasy all of a sudden. He stood up and looked towards the back of the mountain based on his intuition. Although his vision was filled with thick fog and he could not see anything, he could vaguely smell a burnt smell coming from afar.
It was the smell of burnt flesh. It seemed like Mr. Nian was cremating the Four Seasons Tower's men's corpses.
…
In the cave.
Looking at the corpses piled up like a mountain at the entrance, Mr. Nian's face was emotionless; his usual nonchalance was nowhere to be seen.
Before him were twenty-four corpses of the Four Seasons Tower's men.
Other than the four men who had been turned into ashes by Ji Lingxi's counterattack, the other twenty-four corpses were all here.
However, there were only eighteen people who had died in the hands of Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi. How could there be twenty-four corpses?
Unless … the few who had not died in yesterday's battle had all been turned into corpses now. Only then could there be twenty-four corpses!
The truth was as such. Other than Mr. Nian, the Four Seasons Tower's men who had participated in the battle had all perished. Each of them was drenched in blood. Their flesh was a mess.
Mr. Nian sat in a daze. In front of him were pieces of God's Bones, all of them glowing brilliantly. Many of them were stained with the blood of their original owners.
Mr. Nian murmured, "Don't blame me … I'm doing this for the Four Seasons Tower …"
He spoke calmly.
Then, he took out a sharp dagger and cut open his own arm without hesitation. Fresh blood gushed out at once.
No matter how profound one's cultivation base was, it was inevitable that one would bleed from cutting one's own flesh.
Mr. Nian's expression did not change. Like dismembering a spiritual beast's limb, he picked out a piece of his own bone and replaced it with a corresponding piece of God's Bone.
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