The outermost part of the Yuluo Mountain Range is a place where no grass grows. It is called the Busheng Mountain. The black air in the sky is thicker than other places, surging and changing shapes, like the gates of hell opened wide, and the yin energy swallowed the world. It is exactly:
The sacred place has now turned into a ghost gate, and the turbid yin array has caused darkness to rise up in the nine heavens.
When all the methods of killing are accomplished, all the Taoists and demons in the world will no longer exist.
Outside the Heart Sword Sect, huge rocks stood in a forest, each of which was at least one or two feet high, and moved spontaneously, creating a faint breeze. Inside the stone formation, several roof ridges and eaves were faintly visible in the lingering yin energy, like a ghost palace or a dark tower.
Amidst the ferocious black air, a faint golden light flickered and struggled feebly.
The pale skull floated in the air, its jaw opening and closing, and its red tongue wriggling.
Thousands of cultivators were guarding the formation, including magic cultivators, Taoist cultivators, and ghost cultivators, with varying levels of realms. Among them were quite a few famous leaders of magic sects and heads of aristocratic families, who were well-known figures in the cultivation world. However, now because of the lack of spiritual energy, they had to join the Wanfa Sect and be controlled and driven by them.
"The sect leader uses Yin energy to set up the formation, which is very clever." The old man Wen from the Kuxue Sect said with a smile.
You Liancheng from the Puppet Building flicked her green sleeves and complained, "It's a pity that the time is still short. Although I have the skills given by the sect master, I can only refine a few puppets, which are not enough." She patted the puppet beside her, and the puppet stood with its head down, without any response.
Several sword cultivators showed expressions of anger and fear. They were originally Taoist cultivators trapped in the Duyin Land and were besieged by the Wanfa Sect. They abandoned their master in order to save their lives. Unexpectedly, many of their companions were used by Youlian City to refine puppets. They were spared only because of their insufficient cultivation. Now they knew they had taken the wrong path and there was nothing they could do.
"We are short of manpower at the moment, so we have no choice but to use them to refine puppets," Master Lu's gentle voice sounded, "Liancheng, you must not attack your fellow disciples again in the future. If this matter is accomplished, you will not lack materials."
The voice had a magical soothing effect. You Liancheng restrained his arrogance and agreed in a low voice. Those sword cultivators all breathed a sigh of relief.
The skull turned, and the dark eye holes looked at several disabled cultivators not far away. Lu Zhiren said politely: "I have found out the whereabouts of Yan Sen this time, and I will surely make your wish come true."
The old and sick master was half lying on the wooden couch, and said weakly: "I hope Master Lu will keep his promise."
"Don't worry, sir," Lu Zhiren said, "after the matter is accomplished, I will definitely not treat Tiancan Sect unfairly. If you don't mind, the position of deputy sect leader will be vacant for you."
His kindness to the Tiancan Sect was somewhat sincere, but the old and sick master just laughed and coughed twice, and did not respond. The people of the Tiancan Sect have always been like this, and Master Lu did not care.
The Happy Lady pushed aside the male disciple who was supporting her, lowered her eyebrows and stepped forward, her charming demeanor becoming even more charming: "Most of the sects and families left in Duyin have been wiped out, but after all, there are still Duan Zheng, Yun He, Yu Wuxue and others, and Ping Lin is also taking into account the strategy. Are you sure about this formation, Sect Master?"
Elder Wen also said seriously: "Master Weifeng went to Tianjing Mountain, but the Sect Master transferred all the people here. Is this inappropriate?"
A fat cultivator with high cheekbones and holding a medicine jar in his hand snorted coldly: "The Sect Master's arrangement has its own reasons. Are you questioning the Sect Master's decision?"
Elder Wen looked at him coldly, lowered his head and said, "I dare not, Master, please understand."
That man was originally Yan Wu, the Gu Master of Pharmacist Altar. When the Demon Realm fell, Old Wen led his people to surround and kill Pharmacist Altar. Pharmacist Altar suffered heavy losses and was forced to join the Wanfa Sect. Naturally, they hated Old Wen to the core.
"I don't think there's anything to worry about," Li Bu, the elder of the Ice Sword Valley, quickly exchanged glances with Yan Wu, then looked away as if nothing had happened and explained to Elder Wen, "It will take Master Weifeng a month to get to Tianjing Mountain, and there are still ten days before we get there. Gu Pinglin and the others don't have enough time, so they can only act separately. We have the advantage of the terrain, and the ghost array can utilize Yin energy. The sect master has set up a teleportation array. Once the matter here is resolved, we can immediately use the teleportation array to rush over. Isn't that safer than dispersing and guarding the array?"
Elder Wen thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the Sect Master is really good."
You Liancheng reminded: "It's the Sword King Pavilion that we have to be on guard against."
"The day before yesterday, Duan Zheng and his men launched a sneak attack and took control of the Sword King Pavilion. This must have been to support Gu Pinglin and his men. Did Duan Qingming really not know about this?" Elder Wen said, "That day in Qianyang Mountain, we failed because of him."
"I have my own arrangements," the red tongue moved slightly, the skull head slowly turned around, and Master Lu said, "They are here, return to your positions and take charge of the formation."
Everyone bowed their heads: "Yes."
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Leaving aside the situation inside the formation, Gu Pinglin and his group stood outside the stone formation, looking up at the rising formation energy in the sky. The entire Busheng Mountain was shrouded in the formation energy. Everyone witnessed the momentum of this ghost formation with their own eyes and were shocked.
"The ghost way can use the Yin energy to set up the formation. Lu Zhiren's talent in formation is not weak." Duan Qingming said.
Gu Pinglin said: "Winning does not necessarily depend on talent."
The array force is far superior to human power. Almost all array techniques in the cultivation world require spiritual energy to drive them, so they are often set near the spiritual eye of the earth vein. The larger the spiritual vein, the stronger the spiritual energy, and the stronger the array force. To set up an array in a unique Yin land, you can only rely on the spiritual ingot and phoenix feather to provide spiritual energy support. This large-scale array is impossible to achieve. The ghost can use Yin energy to set up an array, which is indeed difficult.
Yao Feng said, "The reversal of yin and yang will cause the Ghost Dao cultivation method to contradict the other Dao methods. If the Ghost Dao flourishes, all other Dao methods will perish, which is equivalent to being an enemy of all Dao sects."
"No wonder the Dao Sect and the Demon Realm wanted to exterminate the Ghost Sect," said Yue Feihua, an elder of the Guiling Sect, worriedly. "This ghost formation looks very dangerous. If we rely on ourselves, I'm afraid..."
Xuanming Sect's Master Shutu paused and said, "In my opinion, we shouldn't split our forces into two groups. If Master Zhou was with them, we would have a better chance of success!"
The group had rested in Jinmao Village for a night. The next day, Zhou Qiu, Chi Xin and others continued on their way to Changming Mountain. However, Gu Pinglin turned back as planned. Their target was the Soul Locking Formation of Busheng Mountain. With their manpower scattered, how could a dozen inner alchemy masters resist Lu Zhiren's ghost formation!
Qi Zhen shook his head: "Master, you are wrong. More than half of the three months have passed, and we still have to break three soul-locking formations. If everyone comes here, even if we break this one, it will be too late to rush to Changming Mountain."
"Yes, Master Gu had no choice but to make such arrangements." Tang Jian, the elder of the Guangling Sect, nodded.
When the Master Shutu was rebuked, his face turned bad: "That's true, what should we do now?"
Nanzhu walked to Gu Pinglin and whispered, "We returned to attack Busheng Mountain. We wanted to take them by surprise. Now it seems that Lu Zhiren might have been prepared..."
Bu Shuihan heard from the side: "Lu Zhiren is cautious, so it's not surprising that he set up a defensive formation. I'm afraid that he has also set up this kind of ghost formation in Changming Mountain and Tianjing Mountain. It will be difficult for Mountain Master Zhou and Master Weifeng."
Gu Pinglin had been looking up at the ghost formation, and only retracted his gaze after hearing this: "No, this formation needs at least sixteen inner alchemy practitioners to guard it. Excluding the forces of Master Weifeng, and those who refused to obey and were killed or escaped, the Demon Realm does not have enough manpower to support three places. Moreover, these people are forced to obey Lu Zhiren, and he will not easily disperse his combat power. He should have been prepared and knew that we would attack this Unborn Mountain."
Everyone was shocked.
Qi Zhen glanced at everyone coldly: "We didn't find anyone from the Wanfa Sect along the way, how could the news be leaked?"
"Mr. Qi, please be careful with your words," Guiling Sect elder Yue Feihua disagreed, "At a time like this, we shouldn't doubt each other."
Yan Sen laughed beside him: "What should we do now, Master Gu?"
Gu Pinglin said: "Come in."
Nanzhu asked hurriedly, "Should we wait until Elder Duan and Palace Master Yu arrive?"
Zhou Caiqin also whispered: "Master Gu, isn't it too risky to go in like this?" Zhou Qiu and others went to Changming Mountain. Gu Pinglin didn't even bring Wan Lai, but brought the two Zhou sisters with him. The two of them had the lowest cultivation level, and they were inevitably nervous when they saw the power of the ghost formation with their own eyes.
"What are you afraid of? I'll go first!" Yang Zhao showed no fear as he drew his sword.
Bu Shuihan was not willing to be left behind and summoned the Huyin Sword: "If you don't break through the Duyin Land, you will die anyway. I will go in with you."
Qi Wan'er looked at Yao Feng: "This battle is unavoidable, Brother Yao?"
Yao Feng nodded.
Cheng Yi retreated behind Duan Qingming and said, "It's dangerous, you guys go ahead." He was good at hunting and had a keener sense of danger than ordinary cultivators. Since he said so, it must be very dangerous in the ghost formation.
Qi Zhen snorted and stopped everyone: "Stop, it's not your turn!" He turned and looked at the other three Qi family elders: "Are we old men not even as good as the younger generation? Let's go first."
Qi Wan'er tried to stop him: "Grandfather!"
"That's what I was thinking," Gu Pinglin interrupted him and bowed, "Seniors, please take on the responsibility and live up to the name of the Northern Qi family."
Master Shutu was stubborn and strong-willed. Seeing this, he thrust his whisk behind his back and summoned his long sword: "How can the four of you be enough? Let me try the power of this ghost formation!"
Yue Feihua took out the magic weapon: "I will go and check it out as well."
Gu Pinglin turned to Yan Sen and said, "I'll have to trouble you, Senior Yan."
"It's not impossible for me to help you test the formation," Yan Sen was very alert and rolled his eyes, "Tell me, how do you play this formation?"
Duan Qingming said: "It's simple, Senior, just fight as you like, as long as you don't die."
"I didn't ask you!" Yan Sen pointed at Gu Pinglin, "You go ahead."
Gu Pinglin said: "Fight as much as you want, as long as you don't die."
Yan Sen was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and said, "Bullshit! You want us to die?"
"Don't worry, as long as you can hold out for a stick of incense, I can break the formation," Gu Pinglin laughed, "It's just a test. Don't you think the Soul Sword Flow can't let you escape unscathed?"
Yan Sen said: "No need to provoke me, one stick of incense will do. What if you can't break the formation?"
Gu Pinglin said: "If you can't break the formation, I'll come in."
Yan Sen looked at the ghost formation and pondered for a moment, then looked at Qi Zhen and others, thinking that he was not the only one who went in. If something was wrong, he would use Qi Zhen and others to block them. He didn't believe that these people would ignore the lives of Qi Zhen and others, and would always come to rescue them. After making up his mind, he stared at Gu Pinglin and said, "One stick of incense, remember your words."
"Of course," Gu Pinglin stepped aside, "Please."
Yan Sen did not move, pointing at Qi Zhen and the others: "You go in first."
Qi Zhen snorted, and drew his sword at the same time as the three elders, and rushed into the ghost formation. Qi Wan'er wanted to follow, but Yao Feng held his shoulder and whispered, "Master Gu has his own reasons."
Shutu Zhenren and Yue Feihua followed closely into the formation. As expected, as soon as they entered the formation, the formation changed immediately. The moving boulders gradually stopped, and denser black gas emerged from the bottom of the boulders, blocking everyone's sight and making it impossible to see the situation inside. At the same time, strange cries were heard in the formation.
Cheng Yi said: "There is a big demon soul inside!"
Tang Jian was shocked: "In the past two months, I don't know how many demon souls the ghosts have used the Duyin Land to refine. When Qi Lao and the others go..."
Qi Wan'er looked at Pinglin nervously.
Gu Pinglin gestured to Yan Sen: "Senior?"
"A few demon spirits are not worth my attention!" Yan Sen patted the Soul Wood Sword, and the sword energy rushed towards the ghost formation, tearing a hole in the black formation energy, and Yan Sen rushed into the formation.
As soon as his figure disappeared, a light laugh sounded in Gu Pinglin's ears.
"Congratulations."
Gu Pinglin raised his hand and gave a decisive order: "Everyone, prepare to enter the battle!"