Chapter 605 - Starburst Nine Heavens Formation
expression.Clearly, he didn’t believe what Zhen Tonzin had said. Soul-bound weapons grew alongside the cultivator, and lacking one was like missing out on an important tool. If faced by opponents, it...Chapter 605: The Array That Shatters the Nine Heavens
The passage of time was gradual as Hao Ren slowly recovered in his cave abode.
The impact on his body wasn't great when he advanced from Rank G Upper to Rank G Mid, but those three strengthening pills had caused some damage to his meridians.
As the night deepened and tranquility returned to the valley, Jin Guang Shield and Xiao Bai ceased their combat. Jin Guang Shield crouched atop a peak while Xiao Bai retreated into its cave; Zi Jin Chai still remained quietly embedded in the earth as if it were an abandoned treasure.
In Xie Yujia's cave abode, she continued to patiently draw Spirit Sealing Talismans, and Zhao Yanzi, hugging a blanket, was fast asleep. Duan Yao, bound with ropes on both hands and feet, glared at them.
Initially, Duan Yao thought they were afraid of the Heaven Mountain Sect, thus holding her as a hostage without daring to kill her. But now it seemed that Hao Ren had formidable strength, Xie Yujia was skilled in talismans, Zhao Yanzi possessed an Aquatic Spiritual Root—each of them was extremely mysterious.
They stayed within the valley with confidence, especially since Zhao Yanzi could even sleep soundly, proving that they didn't fear the Heaven Mountain Sect at all.
Within the stone bed, Zhao Yanzi turned over and glanced up to see Xie Yujia still drawing talismans. She waited a few seconds before asking, "Don’t you want to take some rest" "I’m fine; I’m not tired," replied Xie Yujia.
After several hours of continuous effort, she had already drawn over a hundred Spirit Sealing Talismans without pause. Drawing talismans required consuming spiritual energy, but this small amount could quickly be replenished—what was more draining was the physical stamina.
The few hours spent crafting these talismans might only take seconds to use up for Hao Ren, but as long as they benefited him, the effort would be worthwhile.
Looking at Xie Yujia and reflecting on it, Zhao Yanzi said, "This time… thanks for saving me." "Haha," replied Xie Yujia with a graceful smile.
"But…" Zhao Yanzi paused in her words. "I still won’t let Hao Ren go to you."
Xie Yujia's heart skipped a beat, and she slightly nodded, “Mm.”
She could understand Zhao Yanzi’s position and secretly admired such a clear stance; she liked this kind of character.
If Zhao Yanzi had risked her life to save me, perhaps I wouldn't have dared to compete with her over Hao Ren. Xie Yujia silently thought.
Duan Yao opened her big eyes and listened intently as Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia spoke these few words, speculating whether they weren’t actually Hao Ren’s concubines but rather his junior sisters
If this were true… then their master, the Medicine King Ancestor, must have extremely terrifying strength. "I think you two shouldn't bother competing; you’re not worthy of him," said Duan Yao.
Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi simultaneously turned to look at Duan Yao.
"Your senior brother won’t settle for either of you. He will eventually enter the Core Formation stage, so he’s looking for a mate who is at least in the Nascent Soul stage," said Duan Yao.
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzi glared angrily at her while Xie Yujia looked helplessly at her—wondering what was going on inside that little girl's head.
"If you both work hard and achieve the Core Formation stage, perhaps you could match up with him. But… I think he can reach the Nascent Soul middle stage at least; if you only have the early Core Formation level, then it wouldn’t be a good match," Duan Yao said.
What she was saying was indeed one of the common rules in the cultivation world. A cultivator reaching the Nascent Soul middle stage would only need another step to reach late Nascent Soul; such a person would definitely be diligent in their practice and wouldn’t want an early Core Formation-stage companion.
Looking at Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia now, Duan Yao felt they were quite pitiful, staring up at their late Core Formation-level senior brother who was about to break through into the Nascent Soul stage.
Thinking of herself being in the early Core Formation stage, Duan Yao had a slight sense of superiority and thus found it very satisfying to belittle them.
"Bastard...!", Zhao Yanzi picked up a packet of snacks and threw it at Duan Yao.
Duan Yao tilted her head aside, dodging the snack packet. She couldn't use spirit energy but was still agile due to her training in martial arts.
Zhao Yanzi glared at her with anger boiling inside her. Suddenly, she felt sorry for Duan Yao who had no chips to eat, no TV shows to watch, no computer games to play, and couldn't even go to a KTV to sing... Thinking about this made her feel utterly bored!
Duan Yao was unnerved by Zhao Yanzi's stare and wondered if she went too far in crushing Zhao Yanzi's romantic fantasies. She wasn't sure how Zhao Yanzi would react.
"Hao Ren said he'd let us handle you, but I almost forgot about it," Zhao Yanzi said.
Duan Yao's small face instantly froze.
Hao Ren wouldn't hurt her himself, so Hao Ren left the decision of how to deal with Duan Yao up to Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia.
After all, only they knew what had transpired between them three.
Currently, Heavenly Mountain Sect’s cultivators surrounded Mysterious Peak in layers. Hao Ren didn’t have the energy or interest to deal with a proud Duan Yao.
"You almost killed us both." Zhao Yanzi walked up to Duan Yao and pouted her little mouth.
"The victor is king! Kill me if you dare!" Duan Yao lifted her chin defiantly.
Seeing the fifth level of Heaven as a tourist attraction was Zhao Yanzi's mistake.
Duan Yao killing Zhao Yanzi wasn't because Zhao Yanzi stole her things, but other powerful cultivators could have killed Zhao Yanzi simply because she had a treasure in hand!
Zhao Yanzi looked at Duan Yao and thought that she was quite pitiful. Now, she knew the fifth level of Heaven was not as safe as she imagined.
Before, she could rob other cultivators because those on the fifth level were weak in power. However, when faced with a powerhouse from the sixth level, things would quickly become uncontrollable.
If it weren't for Bubai's bell exploding and Zhao Yanzi not dying at Duan Yao’s hands, she would have died under that black-faced cultivator's attack.
But thinking about it, Duan Yao lived in such an environment, seeming harsh and unreasonable but actually living with a heart full of caution.
The world of cultivation was like this. Who knew if the other party would suddenly launch an attack
A Foundation Establishment cultivator might outwardly show reverence to a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet secretly harbor lethal intentions. If they felt threatened, they'd viciously strike!
Hao Ren's counterattack against Hongyuan’s ancestor was no different; he hid three reinforced pills and six spirit-sealing talismans, instantly piercing the Core Formation cultivator with a single move!
"Forget it. I won't bother myself over this!" Suddenly, Zhao Yanzi turned around and sat on the stone bench.
Duan Yao looked at Zhao Yanzi in shock, feeling somewhat confused.
Xie Yujia also glanced at Zhao Yanzi curiously, unable to guess her thoughts.
Hao Ren had let them deal with Duan Yao, but neither Zhao Yanzi nor Xie Yujia was heartless enough to do so.
The cave residence fell silent once more.
Zhao Yanzi practiced the Northern Dipper Sword Technique, while Xie Yujia continued making talismans and charms.
Duan Yao sat there blankly for a moment before suddenly saying, "If you want to escape, do so quickly. After midnight tonight, my Senior Uncle will come out of seclusion."
Her expression was serious, without any hint of joking around.
Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi exchanged glances, then looked at her again.
However, Duan Yao closed her eyes and said no more.
Bang!
A sudden violent explosion rocked the surrounding valley.
Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi rushed to the door and saw outside the valley; in the dark night, over two hundred cultivators, riding over two hundred snow lions, were attacking the Mysterious Peak from all directions!
Bang! Lights of various colors lit up as the valley shook violently. Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia almost fell out of the cave entrance.
Over two hundred Core Formation stage cultivators, along with over two hundred snow lions at the third tier or above, were launching an attack on Mysterious Peak!
Two hundred or so treasures lit up in various ways and struck the base of the valley. With just one strike, a layer was stripped away!
The Heavenly Mountain Sect's Core Formation stage experts had nearly all emerged en masse!
They surrounded Mysterious Peak tightly without any gaps.
Bang! Another fierce attack came from outside. The protective barrier shattered with a sound!
The mountain ranges around Mysterious Peak were directly blown apart!
The ground split open!
Cultivators in the smaller sects surrounding Mysterious Peak were stunned to death by the explosion.
Whoosh...
A beam of light shot out from Hao Ren's cave residence.
The Purple-Gold Hairpin stuck into the ground rose up. The Golden Light Shield, which had been lying dormant in the mountain peak and suddenly awakened, followed that beam of light out.
"Die!"
Furiously enraged, Hao Ren rushed to a high altitude, emitting sixty-four sword beams around him!
In fact, with just eighty Core Formation stage cultivators blocking the way, he was confident in his ability to break through and carry Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia out.
However, he considered the three minor sects around him would be annihilated and that Xie Yujia's carefully cultivated spiritual fields would be ruined. Therefore, he remained in the valley hoping for a super expert from Sky Mountain Sect to appear and suppress them with peak Gān level martial arts or resolve it through negotiations.
But just as he was about to reach a critical point in his cultivation, the Sky Mountain Sect suddenly launched an attack!
The cultivators of these three minor sects finally became cannon fodder!
Sky Mountain Sect's cultivators simply didn't care about the lives of Fifth Heaven Realm minor cultivators—by affiliating with Medicine King Ancestor, it was like opposing Sky Mountain Sect, and the outcome would be death.
Hǎo Rén directed sword light towards the several hundred Core Formation cultivators from Sky Mountain Sect surrounding the valley and smashed the Five Mountains Bracelet to smithereens once more.
"Starlight Shattering Nine Heavens Array!"
Two or three Core Formation cultivators suddenly shouted in unison.
From ground to sky, nine white pillars of light rose up. These nine hundred-meter-thick pillars of light moved in a circular formation and crushed any mountains they touched into powder!
"Fatal Blow!" Two or three Core Formation cultivators shouted again in unison.
This grand array could kill any cultivator below the middle Nascent Soul stage, and it was personally ordered by the sect leader to level Mount Piaomiao before their ancestor's emergence!
The nine pillars of light converged high up in the sky into a five-hundred-meter radius pillar of light heading straight for Hǎo Rén!
Such spiritual pressure could be compared to the full strength strike of even a Nascent Soul Perfection cultivator. Any cultivator below the middle Nascent Soul stage would not escape under such pressure.
This blow was meant not just to reduce Hǎo Rén to ashes, but also to flatten Mount Piaomiao!
Duàn Yáo watched through her cave's entrance at the blinding white light. Her face turned pale with fear. Even though she had a life-saving token given by her great-uncle, as only a Core Formation realm cultivator, she didn't have much hope of surviving such world-shattering attacks!
And now that her spiritual energy was locked down and she was no different from an ordinary person, activating the 'Starlight Shattering Nine Heavens Array', she would surely die.
Daddy's too ruthless!
To save face for Sky Mountain Sect, he didn't even consider whether I could live. He simply had to end this battle before tomorrow!
Clang!
Hǎo Rén's 64 sword rays turned into 28.
Clang!
The 28 became 256.
Clang!
The 256 became 512.
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