The Earth Aura that Zhang Yan had on him could only be carried for half a month. Hence, he needed to complete the task that the Sect Leader had entrusted to him as soon as possible. After that, he could leave the mountain and move to his own Immortal's Cave. Otherwise, all his efforts would have been in vain. However, if he were to waste time here, that was not what he wanted.
Now that everyone was blocked in front of the main hall's restriction formation, he volunteered himself.
Yue Yuji sat motionlessly in the formation. As a Spiritual Master Yuanying, he could naturally see that Zhang Yan's aura was not weak. However, Chu Anmin had also volunteered, so he could not help but feel doubtful. Thus, he asked, "Fellow Daoist, which sect are you from?"
Zhang Yan cupped his hands and said, "I am Xuanyanzi, an itinerant cultivator from the East Sea."
"An itinerant cultivator?"
Yue Yuji frowned slightly and hesitated.
Activating the power of the sword formation was definitely not as easy as it seemed.
The person holding the sword had to go through hundreds of changes before he could release the sword Qi.
The sharpness of the sword could not be too strong, nor could it be too weak. This was the only way to harmonize the spiritual vigor and resonate with the others.
In other words, among the five people holding the sword, if only one of them used too much magic power, or if his magic power was too weak to match the power of the other four, the power of the formation would not be able to reach a perfect state.
Chu Anmin was an outer sect disciple of the Yuan Yang Sect, so he could be considered a disciple of the Yuan Yang Sect. He had also condensed his magic power and True Seal. In terms of cultivation base, he might be on par with Kang Tong, Fang Zhenlu, Zuo Mo, and the thin-bearded cultivator. However, when it came to subtle changes, he immediately showed his true colors.
Perhaps Fang Zhenlu had seen Zhang Yan easily break the restriction formation of the pagoda. He pondered for a moment and said, "Daoist Yue, this fellow Daoist has a profound cultivation base. He should be able to help us."
Yue Yuji indeed did not have a suitable candidate at the moment. Since Fang Zhenlu said so, he went with the flow and said, "Alright, this fellow Daoist Xuanyanzi can come and try."
Chu Anmin's face was flushed red as he retreated. One of his fellow disciples came up to him. He said angrily, "Senior Martial Brother, this person is just a rogue cultivator. How can he be better than you? I'm afraid Priest Yue has misjudged me this time. "
The corner of Chu Anmin's mouth twitched as he stared fixedly at Zhang Yan. He had suffered a setback, so he naturally hoped that Zhang Yan wouldn't succeed. It would be best if Zhang Yan didn't fare as well as he did. That way, he would be able to salvage some face.
However, they were destined to be disappointed.
Zhang Yan walked steadily to his position. He picked up the Array Sword. His calm and composed appearance made the people around him not dare to underestimate him.
Yue Yuji's spirit was slightly shaken. He nodded his head and performed a hand seal, triggering a change. The five formation swords each emitted a buzzing sound.
Zhang Yan smiled. Following the guidance of the Mysterious Art Core Evil Qi, it instantly passed through the hundreds of variations and shot out a colorful sword splendor.
The effect of his attack was extraordinary. Yue Yuji saw that the Heavenly Sword Qi was pure and clean when it flew out. She immediately looked at him in awe, but she didn't think too much about it. She wanted to secretly mediate to prevent another failure, but when she gathered the five energies, she was pleasantly surprised. However, this sword light was in perfect harmony with the other four sword lights.
He was immediately overjoyed, but at the same time, he realized that if Xuan Yuanzi was really an independent cultivator, how could he have done this without an inheritance?
This person's identity should be fake!
However, as a cultivator, everyone had their own secrets. Since they were unwilling to reveal it in front of everyone, they would not dare to do so. He wouldn't be so bored as to investigate further.
Although he thought so, his hands did not stop. He raised the ball of light and pointed it forward!
After the five Array Swords merged into one, its power increased greatly. This sword light shot out with an imposing manner. It was like the sun had just risen above the mountain peak. Golden light scattered everywhere, turning into thousands of strands and countless fragments of light that bombarded the Xuan Stele.
Even though the restriction was tough, it was only set up to protect the temple from being eroded by the rain and wind. After all, it was not a defensive formation like the Great Mountain Protecting Formation. When it was attacked by a sword formation, it could not withstand it and suddenly collapsed. The Ji Shu Xuan Stele suffered a disaster. After a series of explosions, a few cracks appeared and a few small pieces of gravel were scattered on the ground.
Once this thing was destroyed, the restriction completely disappeared. The two stone doors in front of the main hall rumbled and the latch behind them fell.
Yue Yuji was overjoyed. He stood up abruptly. He didn't even want the formation sword anymore and threw it to the ground. He first looked at the majestic hall that was now unobstructed, then looked at Ying Chenglin who was sitting there without making a sound. He snorted lightly and waved his sleeve. A gust of wind wrapped around his body. He knocked open the stone door and flew into the hall.
As soon as he entered the hall, more than a hundred cultivators in the square were unwilling to be left behind, and they all swarmed in. Zhang Yan was not in a hurry, and he followed behind them with clear smoke circling around his body as he slowly walked in.
Yue Yuji walked at the very front, his speed wasn't slow, he led everyone through three halls in a row and saw a five zhang wide, three zhang high water pattern wall. After going around it, a vast and serene hall appeared. Multicolored arches, silk beams hung from the walls, six exquisite jade bridges in front of the hall, the flowing water below surged endlessly. Pearls were embedded in the walls of the hall, sprinkling down a clear radiance like the cold moon.
Yue Yuji floated in the air, in front of him was a high platform, behind the jade wall, there was a circular painting wall, on it was a stone carving of a Flood Dragon coiled around its neck, with a fierce beard and angry eyes, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, the patterns of waves around its body, as if it was stirring up a storm.
Yue Yuji stared at the painting without blinking and said in a deep voice, "This is the real important place of the Yaoyin Clan!"
Ying Chenglin's slightly old voice came from behind him, "Fellow Daoist Yue, let's find the core of the protective formation first before we talk about this."
Yue Yuji didn't even turn his head. He smiled faintly and said, "Since we've already entered this place, are you afraid that we won't be able to find the core? Fellow Daoist Ying is really too impatient. "
After sweeping his gaze around, he turned to the side and said to the thin-bearded cultivator, "Junior Brother Hua, I'll have to trouble you to go to the side hall and investigate this place."
The Yuxiao school's Zuo Mo rolled his eyes and took the initiative to say, "This hall is very big, I am willing to follow Daoist Hua."
Yue Yuji knew what he was talking about, but he didn't mind. He said, "Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Zuo."
There were two side halls beside the main hall, and the restrictions on them were not small. The cultivators present didn't know if there were any hidden restrictions here, so they didn't dare to walk around casually. They all stayed in the main hall. After a while, the thin-bearded Daoist and Zuo Mo returned to the main hall and said, "Senior Brother, I've already gone to take a look. The two side halls also have this kind of painting, but it has long been broken and is empty inside, only revealing a bottomless cave. From the looks of it, it seems that something was originally sealed inside."
Yue Yuji was slightly surprised. Something that was sealed by the Yao Yin Sect in such a solemn manner was certainly not something easy to deal with. A bad feeling arose in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it. He said in a loud voice, "If that's the case, then the location of the pivot is most likely behind this wall. If we can enter it, then this sect will no longer have any secrets to hide from us."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve and shot out a bolt of green lightning. There was a loud bang, and the painting collapsed. It was actually easily broken!
Before anyone could react, he had already stepped inside.
When he reached the inner room, he raised his head and saw that there was a big well in front of him. The well railing was three feet high, and there was a blood-red seal talisman on it. On top of the well lid, there was a bamboo scroll, a stone box, a jade plate, a golden seal, and a set of robes. However, all of them were shrouded in a layer of faint golden light.
His eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of excitement.
The hundreds of disciples behind him also squeezed in together. When they saw these five items, their eyes also burned with passion.
Even if they had never seen them before, they knew that these were the keepsakes of the sect's inheritance. Divine abilities, Daoist books, secret techniques, and even Dharma treasures, pills, and spirit liquids might all be inside!
It should be known that Patriarch Tai Heng was a mighty cultivator who had ascended through cultivation. How could his teachings be simple?
Even though this place was only passed down by his eldest disciple, Yi Jiuyang, when the Yaoyin Clan was in the Donghua Continent, its power was comparable to the great Xuanmen sects like Nanhua, Yuanyang, and Taihao. Anyone who obtained some of it would receive great benefits. If it fell into the hands of one of these sects, it was needless to say that in a hundred years, it would be on par with the Shaoqing, Qincang, and Yuxiao sects.
Yue Yuji circled around the high well twice. He seemed to be thinking about how to break the seal, but he was actually thinking in his heart, "How can we leave this kind of opportunity to others? There are more than a hundred people here, and there are many disciples from the ten great sects. If we split it up, what will be left of my Anatta Temple? "
Just as he was thinking, Daoren and Ying Chenglin also stepped in. They took a look, and their faces suddenly tensed up. They said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoists, it's best that you don't touch the items here!"
When Yue Yuji heard this, he suddenly turned around and said in a displeased tone, "Fellow Daoist, what do you mean?"
However, Ying Chenglin ignored him and said to the people present, "It is said that Yi Jiuyang was ordered by Patriarch Tai Heng to create the Yaoyin Clan to guard an item. If this place was set up to seal some evil demon, then it must be something extraordinary to be able to suppress it with a keepsake. Fellow Daoists, you must be careful and not open it."
When Yue Yuji heard this, he sneered and retorted, "Fellow Daoist, you are wrong! Now that we are trapped in the formation, we can only open the seal and obtain the teachings to leave this place. Could it be that we don't dare to move just because we are worried about fellow Daoist's presumption? What a joke! "
Ying Chenglin's frosty white eyebrows knitted together tightly. He said, "Fellow Daoist Yue, with us here, the sect will definitely not abandon us. How many capable people are there in the ten great sects? We will definitely find a way to break the formation. We just need to wait for a few more days. "
What he said was reasonable. Since there was a strange phenomenon happening in Qing Tong Mountain, even if the cultivators outside the mountain did not come for them, they would not let go of the treasure. Sooner or later, they would find a way to enter the mountain, and then they would be able to leave the mountain safely.
Who would have thought that at this moment, Yue Yuji seemed to have heard something funny and started laughing out loud. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "There are a hundred people here today, but once the formation door opens, there will be a thousand people, ten thousand people …"
He pointed at the manhole cover, and his eyes widened as he shouted, "Then let me ask you, how many of these five treasures are enough to split?"
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… … (To be continued)
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