Swarms of mayflies covered the sky and the sun, and their momentum was menacing.
Jiang Yuebai rushed left and right in the fog, trying his best to avoid the swarm of mayflies.
This formation is a water formation, which has the characteristic of water embracing everything. Any attack will be swallowed up and turned into the power of a swarm of mayflies, and finally counterattack itself.
Even if you don't resist, your spiritual energy will be drained away bit by bit. These mayflies are not real flying insects. They carry the coldness of water, which will only hinder the circulation of your spiritual energy if it seeps into your body.
A large group of mayflies wrapped around Jiang Yuebai's arms and pulled him tightly. Jiang Yuebai was suddenly pulled up and hit the tree hard and fell to the ground.
The Juefeng Knife cut with the backhand, creating a string of sparks.
Jiang Yuebai was secretly shocked. The mayfly turned into a vine, which was as hard as gold and iron. This formation was based on water, and also contained the characteristics of wood and gold. It was a large three-link formation.
The person who set up the formation was far more skilled in formation than herself, and she could only set up a double linked formation at the moment.
Whether it is a chain formation or a mother-and-child formation, the difficulty increases tenfold with each level.
Jiang Yuebai immediately realized that the person behind this formation must be He Wangchen!
Among all the Qi-cultivating disciples who were practicing formations in this competition, he was the only one who was the direct disciple of True Lord Fuyi. He was able to break the eighteen chain formations of Tiangang Peak, which showed that his comprehension of formations had reached the foundation-building level.
Jiang Yuebai thought that Zhuo Qingfeng was troublesome enough, but he didn't expect to meet the even more troublesome He Wangchen.
If they were to fight in the past, He Wangchen, who was at the seventh level of Qi training and had a weak body, would not be able to display his ability to form an array and would not be a threat.
It just so happened that this time the competition was in a small world of cave heaven, where the spiritual energy was rich and the terrain was varied, allowing him to maximize his ability to set up formations.
This is the terrifying thing about the formation master. Once he sets up a large formation, he can just hide in the dark and kill heroes from all directions.
The swarm of mayflies was still attacking fiercely, and Jiang Yuebai didn't have much time to think and could only continue to dodge.
The fog was so thick that it was impossible to tell the direction. Jiang Yuebai kept retreating in the same direction. After a moment, she returned to her original position. There were still marks left by her knife on the tree next to her.
This is not a solution!
Jiang Yuebai put his right hand on the belt, ready to release the more than one hundred skylark puppets inside to explode first.
"Senior Sister Jiang, this way!"
Shen Huaixi's voice suddenly appeared from the side. Jiang Yuebai turned his head in surprise and saw him hiding in a dead tree covered with dead vines, with half of his body sticking out.
When she passed by just now, she didn't notice that there was anyone inside, and a chill suddenly rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
"Senior Sister Jiang, hurry up, I have a way to avoid these mayflies."
Shen Huaixi urged anxiously. Jiang Yuebai glanced at the increasingly violent swarm of mayflies in front of him and decisively ran towards Shen Huaixi.
Jiang Yuebai stepped into the tree hole, Shen Huaixi put down the vines and stepped back, quickly raising his hands and pushing forward.
Emerald green light overflowed from Shen Huaixi's palm, and vines stretched out and sprouted new buds, instantly covering and sealing the entrance, isolating all the air from inside from escaping.
Jiang Yuebai stood in the darkness and watched without blinking. At this moment, no matter whether she used her spiritual sense to explore or her divine eye technique to scan, in her perception, Shen Huaixi was just a tree and a vine, blending perfectly with the surrounding environment.
Jiang Yuebai felt a growing chill in her spine, and she suspected that it was Shen Huaixi who had followed her repeatedly during the period before the Xiaobi competition.
If so, then Shen Huaixi must have suspected that she was related to Lin Suiwan's death, and he should have only suspected it. If he was sure, there would be no need to track her many times, and he could just find an opportunity to take action.
In this case, she must treat Shen Huaixi according to common sense at this moment. As he is Xie Jingshan's good friend, she should not be too defensive and must get along with him naturally.
However, Shen Huaixi and Lin Suiwan also have a special relationship. Because of this, she cannot be too friendly with Shen Huaixi.
Jiang Yuebai clenched and unclenched his fists, forcing himself to remain calm, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Junior Brother Shen, for rescuing me. I will definitely repay you when I have the chance."
Jiang Yuebai slid to the ground and Shen Huaixi sealed the cave entrance and came over.
"Senior Sister Jiang, you are too polite. I offered my help because I wanted to be with you. After all, I am a medical practitioner, so I am only better at hiding and protecting my life. I can never escape from this formation by myself."
In the darkness, Jiang Yuebai's eyes were clear and he could see all of Shen Huaixi's facial expressions, without finding any flaws or irregularities.
Jiang Yuebai was distant and polite, "This is the Mayfly Dragon Binding Formation, it is very difficult to break, and I can't do anything about it for now."
Shen Huaixi half-knelt down and looked at Jiang Yuebai carefully, "Is Senior Sister injured?"
Jiang Yuebai nodded and said in a cold voice, "Yes, I met Zhuo Qingfeng before."
Shen Huaixi frowned and pondered, "Zhuo Qingfeng's sword energy is of the wind type. It is difficult for the five elements to restrain the sword energy entering the body. It is indeed troublesome. If you don't mind, I may help you get rid of the sword energy."
Jiang Yuebai's scalp tightened and he wished he could kill Shen Huaixi right now, but he had to put on an expression of surprise and resistance on his face.
"really?"
She quickly weighed the pros and cons. In the mirror world, Shen Huaixi could not take her life. According to his reputation outside, he was not the kind of person who would find excuses to plot against others just to win.
The best option right now is to let him help heal his wounds and work together to find a way to break the formation and leave.
Jiang Yuebai extended his hand, showing a look of compromise after careful consideration.
"Offended."
Jiang Yuebai seemed relaxed, but her mind was tense to the extreme. She tightly closed her sea of consciousness and dantian. If Shen Huaixi dared to cross the line, she would kill him immediately.
Shen Huaixi looked up at Jiang Yuebai and smiled, "Senior Sister Jiang, don't be nervous, relax."
"I'm not nervous, I just... don't quite get used to it."
Jiang Yuebai's hand hung by his side, ready to take out the Juefeng Sword at any time.
Shen Huaixi lowered his eyes and couldn't see his expression clearly. "This is how it is when I first come into contact with a medical practitioner to heal injuries. But don't worry, Senior Sister Jiang, the medical practitioner cultivates the vitality of the wood spirit, which is different from ordinary spiritual energy. Even if I inject all my spiritual energy into Senior Sister Jiang's body, it can only nourish Senior Sister Jiang's meridians, blood and flesh, and will not hurt Senior Sister at all."
Jiang Yuebai felt a sudden pain in his meridians and subconsciously retracted his hand, but Shen Huaixi held it tightly.
"Don't move."
Their eyes met and the atmosphere was tense.
Shen Huaixi stared at Jiang Yuebai's eyes, and Jiang Yuebai's Juefeng Sword was ready to move.
"I found some residual sword energy. Senior Sister Jiang, please be patient."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Huaixi put his fingers together and a sharp aura suddenly broke through his palm, carrying with it blood, wrapped in emerald green spiritual energy, and gathered above Shen Huaixi's palm.
The green sword energy whistled strangely, and Shen Huaixi swung his hand. The sword energy cut through several dead vines and hit the wall of the tree hole, leaving traces.
Jiang Yuebai glanced at those traces, lowered his eyes, and felt that his body was indeed much more relaxed, and his spiritual energy was flowing smoothly. He thanked them in a low voice.
"It's really better. Thank you, Junior Brother Shen."
Shen Huaixi looked at Jiang Yuebai for a moment and said with a smile, "Senior Sister, you are too polite."
"Let me take a moment to calm down, and then find a way to break the formation."
Jiang Yuebai crossed his legs, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing.
Shen Huaixi stood up and went to the cave entrance to check the situation outside.
Jiang Yuebai sat still, but lightning and thunder had already appeared in his sea of consciousness.
The flames on the wheat ears of spiritual consciousness spread across the prairie, shocking Xiaolu so much that he dodged everywhere and was nearly struck by lightning. He shivered in the corner of his sea of consciousness, not knowing what to do.
Two words appeared on the lantern.
[Fear]
After checking again and again that nothing had been done to his meridians, Jiang Yuebai took a Peiyuan Pill, held the spirit stone in his hand, and recovered to his peak state without alerting the formation. The panic in his heart gradually subsided.
As soon as she opened her eyes, their gazes met in mid-air. Shen Huaixi leaned against the entrance of the cave, staring at her intently.
Jiang Yuebai remained calm, "Why are you looking at me, Junior Brother Shen?"
Shen Huaixi smiled generously, "Senior Sister Jiang is very pretty, I can't help but take a few more glances at her."
Jiang Yuebai:!!!
Isn't that her word? What does this guy want to do
Moreover, as people of the same age, she always felt that Shen Huaixi was different from those young men who had clear likes and dislikes like Xie Jingshan and Song Zhiang, and was too mature.
"Junior Brother Shen has a good relationship with Lin Suiwan. It's really rude of you to tell me this."
Jiang Yuebai's face turned cold. Shen Huaixi's eyes were filled with inquiry. He sighed softly, "Senior Sister Jiang misunderstood. Sui Wan and I are actually..."
Before he could finish his words, Shen Huaixi suddenly turned around, parted the vines and looked outside.
"Someone is coming."
At the same time, the jade in Jiang Yuebai's arms, which had never responded, felt a faint vibration, as if it was blocked by the formation, and it seemed to be there and not there.
"Jiang Yuebai—Lu Nanzhi—"
Someone shouted under his breath, and Jiang Yuebai rushed to the entrance of the tree hole.
In the misty white fog, Xie Jingshan wielded a red sword and slashed out flames to disperse the mayflies. Yun Chang controlled the gourd to circle in the air, and a large number of spirit insects flew out of the gourd and collided and fought with the mayflies.
Jiang Yuebai's gaze fell on Xie Jingshan's sword, and his eyes lit up.
"Let them in, I have a way to break the formation!"
The editor gave a very good recommendation, so I’ll update it!
(End of this chapter)