Tao Zhenren asked, "Zhenren Zhang, what is your sect's plan for coming down?"
In the Psychic Jade Wall, Zhang Yan looked at the three of them and said, "We need to find a way to rebuild the South Sea Formation Board."
Li Xiumi said solemnly, "The three of us have been trying our best to recover our mana over the years. We can go to the South Sea again once your sect gives us the order."
Tao Zhenren said in a deep voice, "Then we must break the formation board first, or we won't be able to do it."
Li Xiumi sighed, "That Wu Ruyang has been building the formation for more than forty years. The Fengling Ocean Formation Board is already very stable. He did not hesitate to use his mana to guard it. It will not be easy to take it down."
Zhang Yan also knew that it would not be easy. He turned around and asked, "Tao Zhenren, I heard that you used a blade aura to break the formation that Zhou Ruying and Wu Yunbi were guarding?"
Tao Zhenren nodded, "If I can condense Taiyi Circular Blade Aura, I can give it a try. However, it is not easy to condense such blade aura. Not only does it need a lot of precious materials, but it also needs to borrow Qi from the formation. After releasing it, it will take a day before it can be condensed. This process cannot be stopped, or all the previous efforts will be wasted. To break the Fengling Ocean Formation Board, at least three blade auras are needed. However, Wu Ruyang will not give us this opportunity. I'm afraid we need to think of another way. "
Li Xiumi pondered, "I have a plan. Why don't we go around the Fengling Ocean and set up another formation board in the east of the South Cliff Continent?"
Tao Zhenren shook his head, "That way, we will be sandwiched between the Fengling Ocean and Dong Hua. Moreover, the place that can threaten Dong Hua Continent is no longer a matter of Yuxiao. It is very likely that Taihao, Nan Hua, and other sects will also find an excuse to go south to cut off our retreat."
Li Xiumi smiled, "I don't mean to really set up the formation board there, but to pretend to set it up."
Tao Zhenren unconsciously said, "This plan may work."
Li Xiumi said, "The three of us are no match for Yuxiao's combined strength, so there's no harm in splitting up this time. Make it look like we're setting up a formation here to make Yuxiao think that we're really going to launch an attack from here and attract his attention. At the same time, send someone else to the depths of the South Sea and try to set up another formation plate there. Even if it doesn't work, we'll still be able to consume a lot of precious materials. "
The Southern Cliff was surrounded by the sea on three sides and the continent was huge. It was difficult to set up defenses everywhere. He was sure that with such a posture, even if Yuxiao knew it was fake, he would still be on guard.
As for why they did not go to the Southwest Sea, it was because the further west they went, the less Spiritium there was. It was not beneficial for them to establish a foothold.
He looked up at the jade disc and said, "What do you think, Zhenren Zhang?
Zhang Yan said, "The way to attack the enemy is to mix feints with reality. This strategy is very good, but if Wu Ruyang's formation plate is not destroyed, it will be difficult to pose a real threat to Yuxiao. It's just a disturbance, it will be difficult for it to become a threat. However, I already have a plan for this. I have a way to deal with it. The three of you can rest assured and recover your Dharmic powers here. If you lack external medicine, just write a letter and the Qincang School will send it over. "
Not only did the Qincang School's warehouse not become empty, it was even filled up. The reason was that in the past forty years, the Shaoqing Sect had continuously sent over precious materials and spiritual medicines.
There were not many people in the Shaoqing Sect. Other than refining the sword pills, they rarely used other things. Moreover, the Middle Pillar Continent was extremely rich, so the spiritual items that were sent over every time were innumerable.
Zhang Yan said, "I'll discuss with the three of you again in ten days or a month at the latest." After he finished speaking, he bowed. His figure slowly dissipated in the jade disc.
The three of them bowed and said, "Farewell, Zhenren Zhang."
In the Hall of Duzhen, Zhang Yan came out from his meditation and said, "I have something to do overseas. If there are guests, tell them that I'm still in seclusion. "
Jing You said, "I'll remember that."
Zhang Yan left his seat and stood up. With a shake of his sleeve, he left the Floating Heavenly Palace as a beam of clear light and flew in one direction.
At this moment, in the North Underworld Continent and the South Continent, there were already ten demon kingdoms established at the upper and lower reaches of the two rivers. In each kingdom, there was one of the top ten disciples of the Qincang School guarding it. They were searching for treasures and suppressing others.
It was the same for the Yuyuan tribe that had already submitted to the Qincang School. They established a kingdom in the name of the tribe and called it the Yuyuan Kingdom. It guarded under the Two World Mountain and south of the Jin River. Han Xianying, the disciple of the Han family who ranked last among the top ten disciples, guarded it.
At this moment, Han Xianying wore a lake-green dress. Her long hair draped down as she leaned against a chair and flipped through a book in her hand.
With the sound of footsteps, a young cultivator hurried over. He said excitedly, "Sister, I didn't think the North Underworld Continent would be filled with treasures. Many of the astral sand are inferior to the Donghua Continent, but there are many of them. If we take them back, we'll definitely be able to increase the cultivation of our clan's disciples."
Han Xianying nodded and said, "Being in charge here, there are many benefits for the clan. The clan elders have already written to me several times to praise me, but I'm afraid that my gains here are still far from those of my senior brothers."
The young cultivator did not mind. "So what? There are many spirit treasures and daemon cultivators there, but it's nowhere near as comfortable as us here. The disciples don't have to go out and risk their lives either. Sister, you've chosen the right place."
According to the rules, other than those that had to be handed over to the clan, the remaining disciples could take 40% of the spiritual herbs and treasures collected here. However, the Yuyuan tribe had been in contact with the Qincang School for a long time, so the collection of offerings was naturally very smooth. They only needed to send someone down to take a look.
The other nine demon kingdoms were different. The last one, Gaobai Kingdom, had already crossed the Cang River. There were still many wild demon tribes that refused to be tamed there, so Yan Boxiao personally guarded it with his disciples. It was rumored that there was endless slaughter every day.
Han Xianying sighed. "But if I stay elsewhere, I can kill demons and gain more merit from the clan."
The young cultivator grinned. "Sister, are you still worried about merit? With your previous contributions, you'll be able to enter the Daylight Hall as an elder after you retire. Even if you take more, it's useless. "
Han Xianying said faintly, "Without merit, I can't become a grotto-heaven. Then what's the point of me entering the Third High Hall?"
The young cultivator was stunned. He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
Han Xianying asked, "Little brother, do you think you're thinking too far ahead?"
The young cultivator nodded.
Han Xianying said softly, "But which one of my nine Senior Brothers isn't thinking the same? Nowadays, the clan's way of doing things is very different from before. There are many secret records and ancient books that can be read. As long as you have a small amount of merit, you can exchange for heavenly and earthly treasures that were hard to find in the past. That's a rare opportunity in the tens of thousands of years since the clan was founded. If you miss it, you won't be able to find it again in the future … "
She was only at the Core Transformation Stage now. Her lifespan was only 600 years. As one of the top ten disciples, it was not difficult for her to enter the Yuanying Stage, but that was only 1,000 years. However, if she cultivated to the grotto-heaven Stage, she would at least have a lifespan of 3,000 years. Just this alone was worth pursuing.
However, when she said that, she looked at her little brother's indifferent face as if it had nothing to do with them. She subconsciously touched her forehead and sighed. "Forget it, little brother, you won't understand."
As she spoke, she suddenly felt the ground beneath her tremble slightly. It seemed like the entire pavilion was also shaking. She was surprised at first, but her expression changed immediately. She threw the book aside and stood up to look out of the pavilion. She saw a grand clear light coming from the south in the sky. It went straight to the north. Because that streak of light was too fast, it seemed to have connected the ground into two parts. It looked as if it had cut through the sky in one breath. The momentum was astonishing.
The young cultivator said in shock, "Sister, that is …"
Han Xianying thought for a while and her beautiful eyes lit up. "If I'm not wrong, that should be the Daoist Grotto-Heaven from our Qincang School traveling. I wonder if he's going to start a war with the demonic cultivators again."
The young cultivator's eyes widened. He then looked around and said, "Is it Daoist Lu from the last time?"
Han Xianying frowned and thought about it. She shook her head and said, "How can I tell which Daoist Master is here? However, when Daoist Lu traveled, he was accompanied by golden water. This person's Qi is clear and bright like a sword, so it shouldn't be him."
Zhang Yan flew all the way to the north. Along the way, he alarmed many Qincang School disciples and demonic cultivators. However, he was already able to restrain his mana and Qi well. Therefore, his mana only surged where he passed and didn't alarm his peers outside the continent.
Very quickly, he crossed the Cang River and arrived at the North Underworld Continent. Not long after. He could see the Lord of the Universe Palace standing on the snowy peak from afar.
At this moment, the other side seemed to have sensed his arrival as the forbidden formations below were activated. The light shot up to the sky. The four Qi were restrained like a bundle as if they were facing a great enemy.
He only glanced over and didn't stay for long. He continued to fly to the north.
At this moment, in the palace, the four Demon Marquises were all there. A few pairs of eyes watched as he went further away. Only then did they let down their guard.
Qu Yue said with a solemn expression, "It's Qincang School Hall Master Du Zhen Zhang Yan. His mana is much stronger than when I first met him on the sea."
Yan Huiguang heaved a sigh of relief. He said with lingering fear, "What is this person doing here?"
Luo Mengze muttered, "I don't know yet, but I don't think he's here for me. Qincang School has an agreement with me, so there's no need to start a war with us now. He's probably here for other matters."
Li Fu looked a little dispirited. He stood up and said, "Since there's nothing else, I'll go back to cultivate. Please forgive me."
Just Now, he was still recovering his mana in the cave abode. He was disturbed by Zhang Yan's Qi dynamic, so he had to stop cultivating and come out to deal with it with the three of them. Now that he realized it was just a false alarm, he didn't want to stay any longer. After bidding farewell, he hurried back to cultivate.
Yan Huiguang said, "What does Marquis Luo think Zhenren Zhang came here for?"
Luo Mengze shook his head, "There's no need to make wild guesses. So what if you know? It'll just cause trouble for you. "
At this moment, Zhang Yan had already leaped over the North Underworld Continent and reached the Northernmost Ocean.
There were floating icebergs everywhere, and it was a vast expanse of whiteness. Other than the sound of the surging seawater and the collision of the ice and land, there were no signs of living beings. It was extremely cold and desolate.
Since Wu Ruyang used the insects of the South Cliff Continent to deal with the formation plate, he might as well use another type of strange species to break the formation.
There were countless strange species in the world above the North Sea. For example, the Black Tortoise that carried the Nine Cities was caught by the Great Underworld Patriarch from here.
He had seen many secret records and knew that in this sea region, there was a three-headed abyss toad. Once this creature fought with others, its body would become incomparably large. It was rumored that it could swallow continents, but normally, it was only the size of a fist. If he could find it and move it to the South Sea, as long as he used it well, it wouldn't be difficult to break the formation plate.
He scanned the surroundings with his Divine Will and sensed that there were two strange species that were at least ten thousand years old under the sea. However, there was not enough spiritual vigor in this world, so they were both in a deep sleep. This was to reduce the consumption of their vitality, but based on the situation, they would probably not wake up until the end of their lives.
These two strange species were only of the Water Clan, so they were not the target of this trip. Hence, he went deeper into the North Sea.
He wandered in this sea for more than ten days and found more than ten strange species. All of them were in a deep sleep, but the Abyss Toad was not among them.
After another three to four days, he came to a dark sea. His expression changed, and he thought, "The place where the Abyss Toad lives according to the ancient books is very similar to this place."
He stood silently in the air and sensed for a long time. Suddenly, a ray of light flashed in his eyes. This time, he found something. He stretched out his hand and a clear Qi went into the sea. After more than ten breaths, he brought up a snow-white toad that looked like it was carved out of beautiful jade.
He recognized that this was the hard shell of the Abyss Toad. He was excited, knowing that he did not find the wrong place. He clenched his fist and crushed it.
After looking down a few more times, he gently waved his sleeves, and the seawater below split into two sides. He then went down. Not long after, he saw a huge pile of stones at the bottom. It was all piled up by the shell of the Abyss Toad. At the top, there was a gray round stone. Its surface was full of potholes, and it was extremely ugly.
His gaze focused on it, and with a thought, the item flew up from the pile of rocks and fell into his hand. Carefully sensing it, he could sense that there was a strand of weak vitality within it, but it wasn't far from truly dying. At most, it would be able to hold on for another one or two hundred years. Even if it was awakened, it might not be of much use.
After thinking for a moment, he put it away first. He looked around, and finally, he jumped up and went to other places to search.
He wandered around this place for more than a month and found the remaining two Abyss Toads. However, one of them had half of its shell cracked, and its interior was empty. He did not know where it had gone. The other Abyss Toad was in a slightly better condition than the first one he found. When it sensed that it had fallen into his hands, it even took the initiative to submit to him.
Zhang Yan smiled. Although the Abyss Toad had a strong body, it was afraid of the strong and bullied the weak. It was used to sailing with the wind. When they saw someone stronger than them, they would immediately become docile, not daring to disobey. However, when it came to the weak, they would willfully bully and humiliate them. In ancient times, they were often ordered around by cultivators, and from the looks of it, this was indeed the case.
He put this Abyss Toad into his bag and did not stay any longer. He turned around and returned to Qincang School. On the way back, he put the comb-hair mutant in his sleeve.
A few days later, he returned to the Floating Heavenly Palace. Just as he was about to go to the Du Zhen Hall, a boy came up and stopped him. He said, "Hall Master Du Zhen, please wait. Sect Leader Spiritual Master wants to see you."
Zhang Yan said that he understood and went to the main hall. After entering the hall, he greeted the Sect Leader and sat down. He asked, "Sect Leader Spiritual Master, do you have any instructions for me?"
Sect Leader Qin said, "Hall Master Du Zhen should know about the internal strife in the sect."
Zhang Yan was surprised. He did not know why Sect Leader Qin suddenly mentioned this. He nodded and said, "I know a little."
Sect Leader Qin said slowly, "During the internal strife, my brothers and I either left or were imprisoned. I want Hall Master Du Zhen to see the person who was imprisoned in the Small Cold World. I want to ask him if he has let go of the things that happened in the past."
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