The cultivators of the Xueshuo Sect felt the pressure of this huge aura, and their expressions changed. Facing a cultivator who might be the strongest in this generation of Xuanmen in terms of fighting techniques, everyone acted as if they were facing a great enemy.
Around the entrance to the spirit cave, there were already thousands of low-level cultivators casting spells and waving formation flags. Below them, clouds and smoke filled the air, covering the peaks and merging with the spiritual light that shot into the sky. Looking at it, the clouds were flashing chaotically, and the fire was like a rainbow.
Elder Tan knew that today's opponent was not ordinary. Although this formation looked okay, it could only block ordinary Xuanmen cultivators at most. If it encountered someone with powerful magic treasures, it might not be able to resist the enemy. Only if a Mountain Link Formation was set up outside, then it could be said to be impregnable.
However, due to the lack of time, it was impossible to do that. Therefore, his expression was still tense, and his face was solemn.
Because the sword light flew extremely fast, when it shot down, it drew a long rainbow from the sky to the ground.
When it reached the sky, the sword light scattered, and a handsome young Daoist walked out. He wore a black cloak, and his body was surrounded by sword rainbows. The spiritual vigor around him whistled and echoed, surging and surging like the sea.
Elder Tan looked at the churning High Cloud beside him, and his eyelids twitched. He thought for a moment, and tilted his head slightly, and said to a disciple beside him in a deep voice, "Go and take care of the people below, and face the enemy carefully. If the enemy is strong, allow them to retreat when they can't handle it, there's no need to fight to the death."
That disciple also felt the huge pressure faintly coming from the sky. When he heard this, he secretly sighed in relief, bowed, and immediately passed down the order.
The elder from before walked up and said, "Uncle-Master, you're here. The disciples can't use their hands and feet, please enter the formation. "
Elder Tan nodded, "I'll listen to Apprentice-Nephew Meng." Using his Xuanmen technique, he flew down the high hill, and retreated into the cave.
Zhang Yan stood in the sky, and looked down. Seeing that the people below were already waiting in formation, he thought for a moment, flipped his hand, and took out a long awl-shaped shuttle from his sleeve.
This item was shining with a dim light. There were tiny electric snakes running around its body.
This was a magical treasure given to him by Sun Zhenren. It was called the Ten Thousand Li Rainbow Splitting Awl, and it was specially used to break formations. Within it was the Xuan Ming Heavenly Lightning formed from Sun Zhenren's own Billow Cloud Secret Qi.
This was the manifestation of the Heavenly Abode's magical arts and divine abilities. It couldn't be used at all. He might even die from not being able to suppress the magical power within.
Fortunately, he had also studied the Billowing Cloud Secret Manual. He could control it with magic power of the same origin, but the secret technique of the Heavenly Abode Master was not to be underestimated. At most, he could only unleash ten to twenty percent of the treasure's power.
But even so … However, it was enough to deal with the hastily erected array formation below.
After operating the Rainbow Splitting Awl in his palm for a moment, he threw it into the air. The awl body entered the air and vibrated silently. First, dark clouds and black fog gathered from all directions. The sun and the moon were gone, and the world was dark. After half a moment, it was as if it was kneaded by an invisible force. Yin and Yang appeared in the sky, and black and white suddenly separated. Then, there was a strong wind, and millions of dark clouds separated, covering the sky. Each cloud had golden lightning flowing, flashing.
He stood in the clouds, lifted his fluttering sleeves, and gently pressed down. Thousands of thunderbolts suddenly tore the shackles, and smashed down unscrupulously.
At this moment, it was as if thousands of mountains fell from the sky. The array formation on the ground that was just made of formation flags couldn't withstand such a fierce bombardment. After a series of earth-shattering tremors, it collapsed in just a few breaths.
After an entire hundred breaths of time, by the time Zhang Yan had used all the magic power in his body to retract the treasure, the lightning had already plowed through an area of a few thousand kilometers in circumference. All the hills and slopes had been razed to the ground, and only deep pits were left behind.
Elder Tan's heart trembled. He didn't think that the array formation that he had hoped to delay the opponent for a moment would be broken in just one exchange.
Fortunately, Just Now, the order was given in time. The cultivators of the sect saw that the opponent's array formation was difficult to block and hid underground. Other than the outermost layer of the formation being destroyed, they actually didn't suffer much damage.
Beside him, Elder Meng came up and suggested, "Martial Uncle, the talisman in Zhang Yan's hand is peerlessly powerful, and it's difficult to fight it head on. However, it seems that he needs to first accumulate power and connect with the clear spiritual energy in the sky before he can display his power. Why don't we retreat underground and set up layers of arrays in the acupoints below? This will wear down his spirit, and at the very least, we can stop him."
Elder Tan sighed, "That's the only way for now."
After the group of cultivators heard the order, they didn't waste any time. The eleven elders of the Blood Soul Sect immediately set up array diagrams on the path leading to the Spirit Cave. For a moment, more than ten different colored spiritual lights flew and shone above the cave.
After Zhang Yan forced all the cultivators of the Devil Sect to retreat underground, he didn't rush down immediately. Instead, he looked around and saw that the spiritual light above the cave seemed to be unaffected by the thunderbolts Just Now. It was still shining brightly. His eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "The spiritual vigor is clear and undisturbed. It seems that this is the real cave."
If he only wanted to break the array, he could just use the Purple Heaven Thunder. Using this treasure would be like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. However, the lightning contained a trace of Sun Zhenren's Qi. If this Spirit Cave was a fake one set up by the cultivators of the Devil Sect with great supernatural power, there was a high chance that it would be contaminated and reveal its flaws. However, there was no abnormality at all now. In addition to the sneak attack by the disciples of the three sects, there was a high chance that this was the real cave.
His eyes were sharp. Since that was the case, he naturally didn't need to hold back. He flicked his sleeves and dove down on the conveyance light. However, the moment he entered the cave, there was a sudden brilliance in front of him. A Devil Sect elder with a golden ring on his head leaped out and stopped in front of him. Behind him, a array diagram was set up, and he bowed and said, "Zhenren Zhang, do you dare to enter the array for a while?"
Zhang Yan smiled. He had the Earth Escape Technique, so it was possible for him to take a detour. However, although this technique was profound, its speed was far inferior to some of the more powerful escape techniques. It was even faster than if he were to attempt to break through the ground head-on.
Moreover, after killing Feng Qianping, he could faintly feel that his Spirit Integration Mysterious Art was almost at the peak of the fourth tier. Moreover, it was difficult for outsiders to see the inside of the battle inside the array diagram, so he could use the Demon Subduing Slip without hesitation to absorb the spiritual essence. Since the other party had delivered himself to his door, there was no harm in accepting it. Thus, he stepped into the array without hesitation!
Seeing this, everyone let out a sigh of relief. In the array diagram, it would be difficult to break out without defeating the person in charge. Even if the intruder was a cultivator of the third tier of Yuanying, it would be very difficult to break through if the person guarding the array was determined to fight.
Elder Tan's seniority was extremely high, but he usually only cultivated and rarely came out, so he did not know every cultivator in the sect. He immediately asked, "Who is in the first array? What kind of technique does he have?"
Elder Meng replied, "Reporting to Martial Uncle, that's Senior Brother Sheng. The array diagram is called the 'Five Fish Array', and there are five Blood Salamanders inside. He might be able to make Zhang Yan suffer a great loss."
Elder Tan was astonished. "Using the Blood Salamanders as a formation? This Martial Nephew Sheng is really willing to do so. How many years has he been raising them?"
Elder Meng lowered his head and said, "He has been feeding them with his blood essence for seven years."
Hearing this, Elder Tan was shocked. The Blood Salamanders were naturally born demonic creatures in the Yuanchi Pond, one of the Blood Soul Sect's four ponds. However, because of their cruel nature, if a cultivator wanted to control them, they would need to feed them with their own blood essence. That was not all. Every year that these demonic creatures were raised, the cultivator would have to pay ten years of their lifespan, but they would also become twice as ferocious as before. Raising five Blood Salamanders would mean losing fifty years of lifespan for every additional year. Seven years would be eight years, and that would be three hundred and fifty years of lifespan.
Elder Tan stroked his beard and solemnly instructed, "No matter how this battle ends, you must remember to take good care of this Martial Nephew Sheng's disciples in the future."
Elder Meng immediately agreed.
Elder Tan originally thought that with the help of the Blood Salamanders, Elder Sheng would be able to delay them for at least a quarter of an hour. However, Just Now, after a hundred breaths had passed, there was a loud rumble as the formation cracked and the spiritual light shattered. A magnificent sword light shot out from the formation and headed straight for the second formation.
The cultivators of the second formation were caught off guard and hastily fought back. However, in less than ten breaths of time, there was another sound of the heavens splitting apart. Countless spiritual lights burst out as a sword light shot out from the formation, heading straight for the third formation!
Not long after, the third formation suffered the same fate and was pierced through by the sword light. Then came the fourth formation, the fifth formation …
In the next moment, Zhang Yan was like a hot knife through butter, breaking through seven formations in a row. The formations that the Elders had carefully arranged were like paper in front of him, unable to stop him in the slightest.
Elder Tan was terrified. In the past, he had heard of how powerful Zhang Yan was, but now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he realized that he was even more tyrannical than the rumors said. In just a short period of time, seven Elders had died in battle, and it seemed like even their souls had not managed to escape. Seeing that the eleven formations wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer, a look of panic appeared on his face.
Elder Meng also saw that the situation wasn't good and hurriedly said, "Martial Uncle, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to only defend and not attack."
Elder Tan hurriedly asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Elder Meng Daoren said, "We need to send our disciples to fight him from the side, so that he can't easily break through the formation."
Elder Tan was silent for a moment, then said, "Zhang Yan is a third stage Yuanying cultivator, what use is there for ordinary disciples to fight him? It's just a suicidal move. "
Elder Meng Daoren said, "We can ask our third stage Yuanying cultivators to lend a helping hand from behind to undo that forbidden lock technique. Martial Uncle, we can't care about anything else right now. Every moment we can delay is a moment. If Venerable Baili's plan succeeds, then everything will be worth it."
Seeing that Elder Tan was still hesitating, Elder Meng gritted his teeth and said, "Martial Nephew is willing to bring our disciples to fight."
Elder Tan took a look at him and sighed heavily, saying, "Although it's risky, it has its merits. Go, I'll ask Elder Xin to help you from behind."
Elder Meng's spirit roused, and he called out to the people behind him. Immediately, two cultivators leaped into the air with bloody light.
Elder Tan took a breath, took out a flying letter, and threw it down the cave, thinking, "Senior Brother Baili, I can only do my best."
Not long after, Baili Qingyin, who was still fighting with the five people in the depths of the cave, received the letter.
After reading the letter, although his expression was calm, he knew that he couldn't delay any longer. If he wanted to fight with Zhang Yan, then he had to quickly plant the divine arts on everyone, or else when the internal and external attacks came, he could only retreat in defeat.
A bloody light appeared in his eyes, and a large well flew out from the top, and inside it was a pool of thick blood water.
This object was bestowed by the blood pool in the sect, after being refined by its owner, as long as the blood water didn't dry up, his mana wouldn't be exhausted, and this one mouthful was enough for him to squander for more than a day.
With the help of the blood well, his mana was abundant, and he could move freely. With a clear shout, five blood souls that looked exactly like him flew out from his body, and with the sound of astral winds, they each charged towards their target!
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