Breaking the Formation
"Why are you blocking my way? Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to kill that monkey?"
Jiangchen stopped Hanba and furrowed her brows in confusion. Whether it was the terror the Great Sage had instilled in her, or how he'd provoked her earlier, or how he'd left several bumps on her head, they'd both filled her with an unerasable hatred for him.
"Grandmaster Su set up a mirage formation. If you want to do the same, you can go over."
Jiangchen wasn't a kind-hearted person. He'd only saved Hanba because she possessed a vicious beast's soul.
Earlier, when the Beast Region had been preparing to retreat, Jiangchen had ordered her to kill the Beast Region's empress.
In the entire Beast Region, the empress was the only one who posed even the slightest threat to them. He'd wanted to take advantage of her weakened state and eradicate her once and for all.
But Hanba had failed, and even angered the monkey.
If it weren't for her mistake, how could so many problems have arisen? They'd lost tens of thousands of subordinates, and Houqing had even lost an arm for her sake. Yet now she dared yell at him …..
Jiangchen snorted coldly, then stopped trying to stop Hanba. Instead, he pushed her forward.
"Go."
A mirage formation.
When she heard this, Hanba didn't dare move. Although zombies were strong but not intelligent, she knew how powerful mirage formations were.
It was the kind of deep memories that were dug out without any warning.
She didn't want to!
Hanba forced a smile and stopped walking. He took a few steps back and immediately opened his mouth to speak.
"How did you find the demons?"
"I made an agreement with them," replied Jiangchen, his gaze as cold as ever. "The demons are now our allies. Our first priority is to get rid of the people of the Three Realms. Once we're done with them, we'll deal with the demons."
"But Gu Li ….."
"Don't worry about him," snorted Jiangchen. "Besides, even if he were here, he would've done the same thing."
Hanba nodded slightly. Her gaze lingered on the monkey sitting on the ground, muttering incessantly. Then she looked at the Beast Region cultivators in the distance.
"Then should we go deal with them now?"
"No, we don't know the range of this mirage formation. The demons haven't moved yet, so let's not. Although we're allies, I'm still suspicious of them. "
Jiangchen shook his head calmly. Hanba spoke again.
"What if they take this opportunity to escape?"
"Why would they run? These people are all righteous. There's no way they would abandon that monkey." From Jiangchen's expression, it seemed he'd already figured out who they were. "Besides, even if they got away, they'd only be hanging on by a thread. They can escape Maple City, but can they escape the Three Realms? "
As Jiangchen had said, the ambitious cultivators of the Beast Region and the Immortal Region didn't flee. Instead, they used their spiritual energy to protect the Great Sage.
The surrounding almighty beings all locked their gazes on the demons and zombies who could pose a threat to them. They were afraid that they would launch a surprise attack while the Great Sage was unprepared.
"Hey, look at what the Great Sage is doing."
At that moment, someone from the Beast Region called out. Everyone looked over and saw the Great Sage sitting on the ground muttering to himself. For some reason, he picked up the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
He slowly walked forward and placed the rod across his neck without hesitation.
"Great Sage!"
Shouted the people of the Beast Region anxiously. Watching from afar, Black Dragon arched his brows in surprise.
"What is he doing?"
Unbeknownst to them, Su Yiyun's expression was incomparably dark. He frowned at the Great Sage, who held the staff against his neck. His expression was grave.
Black Dragon raised his eyebrows when he saw this.
"Brother Su."
"Hm?" Su Yiyun snapped out of his daze and retracted his expression. "What is it?"
"Brother Su's face didn't look too good just now …"
"Oh, I was just thinking about what Jiangchen might do to us if he cooperated with us. I was thinking too much, so I got a little carried away, "Su Yiyun replied with a smile.
"I see." Black Dragon nodded in understanding and said, "Brother Su, you really put in a lot of effort for me, the Demon Sovereign. If I could, I really want to borrow another hundred years of lifespan from the heavens for Brother Su …"
Su Yiyun only heard half of Black Dragon's pleasantries before automatically blocking them out.
He waved his hand, signaling him to stop talking and smiled.
"I appreciate your kind intentions. Right, did you want to say something to me just now?"
"Brother Su, look at that monkey." Now that they were talking business, Black Dragon didn't say anything else. He pointed at the Great Sage and said, "He's been talking in his sleep ever since he entered the formation. Now he's suddenly holding the staff against his neck. Is he going to commit suicide? What on earth happened in the formation to make him act like this? "
"Everyone has their most cherished memories, but they're unwilling to touch them. The formation I set up just happened to dig out those memories. That monkey is clearly immersed in his memories and can't pull himself out. As for what he experienced, perhaps only he knows! "
Bang.
He held the Ruyi Jingu Bang across his neck. Although it wasn't a blade, if the Great Sage wanted to, he could kill himself right here and now.
"This is the result you wanted, right?"
The Great Sage stared at the illusory figure in front of him, a bitter smile on his face.
"Yes, this is the result I wanted. What, you don't dare? "
Her tone became playful, but for some reason, her voice wasn't so ethereal anymore. It seemed especially real.
"Then can you come out and see me one last time?"
"I can't!" His answer was resolute.
Gripping the Jingu Bang, the Great Sage's lips twitched, then he let out a long sigh.
Thud.
The Ruyi Jingu Bang was smashed into the ground by him.
"This illusion really is very realistic."
That's what the Great Sage said as he slammed the staff into the ground.
He picked up the staff and walked around a few times. Strange images appeared in the white mist. These were all memories he'd hidden deep within his heart for a very long time.
For tens of thousands of years, he hadn't dared pry or touch them.
He never would've imagined that the memories he'd carefully protected for so long would suddenly appear before him like this.
He'd thought he'd go crazy, but to think that he was actually so calm.
He'd put on an act and catered to everything in the illusion, all so he could see her again. But in the end, he didn't get his wish.
He finally realized that an illusion was just an illusion. It wasn't real at all.
Since that was the case ….
What was there to linger about?
Suddenly, the Great Sage tightened his grip on the Ruyi Jingu Bang, then leaped into the air and smashed it viciously at the illusory figure.
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