tiently explained to Hao Ren without tiring.Hao Ren nodded, "Hmm, Senior Elder Lu didn’t mention anything about spirit stones to me.""That’s because the Dragon Clan has never relied on spirit stones f...Chapter 594: What a Proud Girl!
Hao Ren rushed into the valley, put away his Purple Gold Chignon Pin, and順勢fell onto Xie Yujia's cave dwelling.
The little white tiger followed in its snow lion form, jumping into the cave dwelling as well.
Inside the cave dwelling, Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi were sitting on two stone chairs, their bodies covered in blood marks. Especially Zhao Yanzi; her lips had turned pale, and there was a large patch of dark bloodstains on her shoulder.
"Yujia! Aizi!"
Hao Ren didn't expect them to already be severely injured. He hurriedly rushed over and infused two streams of pure spiritual energy into their backs.
They had clearly taken Fourth Grade Qi Restoring Pills and Poison Remedy Pills, but the effects hadn't fully kicked in yet.
Duan Yao was lying sideways on a cold stone bed. Seeing that Hao Ren could enter, she widened her eyes in surprise.
In her estimation, only a Core Formation Realm Hao Ren would be instantly defeated upon encountering her Heavenly Mountain Sect senior apprentices.
Woof!
The little white tiger saw Duan Yao and angrily pounced over.
It was usually docile and cute, but in its lion form, it released sharp claws when enraged. Suddenly pouncing caused Duan Yao's face to pale.
"Little White!" Hao Ren shouted out.
The little white tiger immediately retracted its claws upon hearing Hao Ren’s call, but the sharp tips still grazed past Duan Yao's face, cutting off a strand of her black hair.
Still in shock, Duan Yao stared at Hao Ren with dark eyes.
This scoundrel must not be saving me out of kindness; he’ll definitely find ten thousand ways to torment me later.
Hao Ren infused two streams of pure Elemental Spirit Energy into Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi, then turned his gaze toward Duan Yao lying on the stone bed.
Duan Yao was around the same age as Zhao Yanzi but dressed in a emerald green silk robe. Growing up in the Sixth Layer Sky had given her hairstyle and eyes an ancient charm.
Seeing Hao Ren staring at her, Duan Yao felt ashamed and angry; she bit down hard on her tongue with white teeth!
Splish...
Blood sprayed from the corner of her mouth.
This startled Hao Ren. He wanted to interrogate the situation but just by looking at her, she attempted suicide by biting her tongue!
Hao Ren hurriedly reached out, pressed two points on the acupressure spots at her neck, removed the cloth from her mouth, and bit open a detoxification pill with his teeth before placing it in her mouth.
The detoxification pill not only eliminates poison but also has miraculous hemostatic effects. Duan Yao had no chance to resist; the pill dropped onto her tongue and then slid down into her throat.
**Rascal!
Duan Yao glared at Hao Ren in anger, thinking of how he had bitten open this pill before putting it in her mouth. She felt ashamed and indignant, her face turning red.
She didn't have any concept of life and death yet, but she was very conscious of the principle that men and women should not be too familiar with each other!
Especially now that this pill had entered her body warm and hot, Duan Yao felt it wasn’t a good medicine. She regretted not having committed suicide earlier and now enduring such humiliation from this **rascal.
Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia were surprised by how resolute Duan Yao was when she tried to commit suicide with her tongue, none of them expecting her to be so fierce. If it weren't for Zhao Yanzi stuffing the cloth into her mouth, she might have really committed suicide!
Boom! Boom boom!
The valley shook violently again, and the array formation shrouding Mysterious Peak showed signs of imminent collapse.
"Little White, keep an eye on her!"
Hao Ren shouted to Little White before stepping onto two white sword beams and heading straight for his cave abode.
Grrr...
Little White let out a low growl, moving its face to within 30 centimeters of Duan Yao's face.
Duan Yao, who had been raised alongside the snow lion, looked at the flaming black eyes of this third-tier snow lion that could tear her apart at any moment and felt the heat it was exhaling. For the first time, she found the snow lion so hateful!
Thump thump thump...
Ten or so rocks rolled down from the cliff, crashing onto the fence surrounding the spirit fields.
The once picturesque Mysterious Peak was now in a state of chaos. The dozen snow lion cubs were huddled together on a patch of grass, cuddling each other.
Hao Ren rushed into his cave abode and saw the chestnut-colored compass embedded in the stone table.
The array formation currently automatically operating around Mysterious Peak was the "Northern Dipper Cluster Stars Array," which had the effect of shifting stars and constellations.
A thick fog covered the valley, and without the small Xuan crystals installed on their portable space treasures by Zhen Ciming, it would be impossible to enter the valley.
Without special Xuan crystals, cultivators attempting to break into the valley were like entering a maze; no matter how fast they flew, they could only circle around the outer edge of the valley.
Now Mo Lianshan and his group were desperately attacking the valley, but in reality, the array formation was using "shifting stars and constellations" to redirect these attacks onto the cliff faces nearby.
However, even the sturdiest mountains cannot withstand continuous frenzied attacks from dozens of Core Formation cultivators.
The North Star Cluster Array, which doesn't require deliberate control, can easily defend against a full-scale attack by a Core Formation cultivator. However, it struggles to hold off dozens of them!
Within the Tianshan Sect, there are several Nascent Soul Elders and quite a few Core Formation cultivators; if they really want to attack somewhere, they don't need Foundation Establishment cultivators. Thus, Foundation Establishment cultivators mainly practice defensive arrays for self-protection.
If hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators combined their efforts and added continuous bombardment from dozens of Core Formations, the array formations on Mystic Peak would have long since collapsed!
Boom... Boom...
The valley shook more violently. The 72 positions where the formation flags were buried emitted white light, appearing unstable.
Hao Ren immediately took out the deep-sea mysterious crystal that matched the compass and embedded it into the center of the compass. This small mysterious crystal was the "formation core" of the compass and also the key to activating the array formation.
Xie Yujia and the others had smaller mysterious crystals to enter the valley, but compared to Hao Ren's crystal, theirs were merely backup keys. If they truly wanted to activate the array formation, they could only use Hao Ren's original crystal.
After embedding the crystal into the compass, the 72 formation flags buried in the valley faintly emitted yellow light.
"This Medicine King Ancestor is proficient in alchemy techniques and also understands array formation techniques!" outside the valley, Mo Lianshan's junior brother was somewhat surprised as he spoke to Mo Lianshan.
Dozens of Core Formation cultivators and hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators had continuously attacked the valley since their arrival until the appearance of the golden treasure ship. But the array formation around the valley hadn't collapsed yet, which secretly shocked these Core Formation cultivators.
Even Tianshan Sect's mountain-guarding grand array would likely not remain unharmed for half an hour under such firepower!
"Hmph! The cultivators in the valley must have already defended to their utmost. Just as I predicted, this array formation can't hold on for more than a mealtime; it has already begun collapsing!" Mo Lianshan coldly snorted and said proudly.
Just as he spoke, suddenly, from within the white mist in the valley, intense flames burst out!
The Core Formation cultivators at the front, riding Snow Lions, immediately leaped up.
The farther Foundation Establishment cultivators behind were scorched by the flames!
Inside the valley, Hao Ren simply spun the compass vigorously!
This array formation was in accordance with the seventy-two earthly煞techniques. It not only absorbed surrounding spiritual energy but also utilized the valley's spiritual energy to maintain natural operation of the array.
Hao Ren had merely switched from automatic control to manual control now.
The Tianshan Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators riding flying swords all fell off, in a sorry state.
"Senior Brother, how could this be!" A Core Formation cultivator riding a third-stage Snow Lion floating beside Mo Lianshan asked in surprise.
"I don't believe that dozens of us cannot conquer Mystic Peak!" Mo Lianshan clenched his fist. "Order the Foundation Establishment disciples to retreat immediately!
It seems that the auxiliary offensive effects of Foundation Establishment cultivators are rather weak. Even though they release a flurry of long swords, it only adds to the spectacle and doesn’t contribute much. It would be better if they held back and provided support later.
"Senior Brother, I heard that there are three small sects around this Misty Peak which have submitted to Patriarch Medicine King. What about..." Another Core Formation cultivator approached and試探性地問道問道。
Muriette Mountain thought for a moment. At such a time, a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t care whether these minor sects lived or died. However, bringing some of the minor sect’s disciples over to ask about the situation would be helpful.
Just as he was preparing to give orders and have those Foundation Establishment cultivators control the three small sects, an expansion trend appeared in the formation at the center of the valley.
Pah! Pah pah!
Hundreds of dazzling bolts of lightning emanated from it.
"Retreat!"
Muriette Mountain controlled Snow Lion to fly backward crazily while also sweeping up dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators with his hand.
The fog formation which had only enveloped the interior of the valley now extended outward, forming a shallow blue barrier!
It was like a double-shell egg: an inner layer that enclosed Misty Peak and an outer one surrounding a mountain range! It also wrapped in three small sects located around Medicine King Valley.
The frightened disciples of these three minor sects were overjoyed when they saw the blue barrier protecting them. They thought, "Patriarch Medicine King is still looking out for us!"
Muriette Mountain was shocked and furious as he retreated to the mountain range. He had thought that this formation would collapse next. Who knew it would suddenly counterattack and become even stronger!
How could he know that this array formation was set up by "Master of Formation Arts" Zhen Cunming Although there were only 72 array flags, making it seem like an ordinary Earthly Fiend Formation, its power wouldn’t lose to the grand formations in ancient ruins if a Core Formation cultivator controlled them!
Zhen Cunming had such personality traits. Whether he was creating treasures or refining pills, he never cared about materials and costs. He either didn't do anything or did it right from the start! Producing subpar products wasn’t his style.
The Earthly Fiend Formation would envelop this mountain range!
"Attack here!" Muriette Mountain’s black sword suddenly stabbed at some part of the outer formation.
Dozens of remaining Core Formation cultivators also threw their treasures out, and even those third- or fourth-stage Snow Lions spat fireballs.
The barrier was punctured by this attack.
Muriette Mountain patted his Snow Lion and charged in through the gap. The black tip of his sword emitted dark light as he charged towards the inner valley barrier.
Breaking through the internal barrier would thoroughly resolve this formation.
Wind! Fire! Thunder! Lightning!
Suddenly, a gale, raging fire, lightning bolts, and electric grids appeared between two barriers.ch picked up their teacups, took small sips, nodded in appreciation, and then put down their cups back onto the glass coffee table."It is an honor for Donghai to host all three dragon kings. Our regio...