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Chapter 948: Chapter 943: Black Stain
You should know, when a Formation is laid over a Spirit Vein, it can absorb a great deal of Spiritual Energy for repairs. Although the process isn’t fast, it still adds to the difficulty for everyone trying to break the Formation.
But now, everyone is blocked by the Formation, unable to make contact with other Cultivators, let alone discuss how to break through it.
Those five Integration Great Powers fell into silence for a moment, knowing in their hearts that things couldn’t continue this way because there were definitely Cultivators losing their lives to the Formation now!
The longer the delay, the more Cultivators would die, and the harder it would become to break the Formation! 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
But with no way to reach out to other Cultivators, they could only lead their Disciples, throwing their full strength into attacking the Formation. Coupled with the attacks from other Cultivators, they might escape swiftly if luck was on their side.
Boom, Boom, Boom—
At the Integration Realm, their Sun Gods had begun to "fuse" with their physical bodies. Their Sun Gods were no longer weak and fragile, and their grasp of the Laws had reached an extremely high level. When the five took action, they displayed the Power of Laws to their fullest, fiercely lashing at the Formation.
The Formation showed only a slight tremble, terribly inconspicuous, yet it gave everyone a glimmer of hope for breaking through.
"Continue!"
Seeing a sliver of hope, everyone naturally doubled their efforts, releasing various, immensely powerful Divine Powers that formed a dazzling and multicolored rainbow, causing the Formation to shake and seemingly even emit cracking sounds.
Meanwhile, far away, Li Zhirui suddenly heard a clear, faint cracking sound by his ear. He looked up sharply at the Formation and, to his delight, noticed the Spirit Light had dimmed a bit. He immediately bellowed, "Everyone! Follow my lead and strike, use your full strength to attack the Formation!"
Half an hour later, the disturbances from the Formation grew increasingly loud and obvious.
This was no longer an achievement possible by the Zhang Family and Li Family alone; Cultivators from other powers had also joined the battle.
Even though the Formation seemed on the verge of collapse, it held on for a long time—so long that everyone’s morale began to deflate again.
"The dawn of breaking the Formation is right in front of us, we must hold on!"
Li Zhirui saw his clansmen’s morale waning, their Divine Senses scattered, and even their Spells weren’t condensed, appearing like a brilliant, colorful, but not particularly lethal fireworks. He immediately bellowed like the thunderous boom of spring, awakening all manner of slumbering energies in heaven and earth.
Their spirits were awakened, but the Mana inside their bodies couldn’t possibly recover instantly. The pace and frequency of everyone’s attacks slowed, and they could only grit their teeth and endure, alternating between fighting and resting.
Good things come to those who wait!
After the concerted effort from thousands of Cultivators attacking for over an hour, they finally broke through this unmanned Great Array.
Of course, it wasn’t expected that the Demon Cultivators had the ability to preside over the Transposition Spiritual Array either; its complexity was no less than that of an ordinary Seventh-Rank Great Formation.
Once back in the open world, Li Zhirui looked at the ashes of the Array Flags not far away with a trace of regret in his eyes. If they hadn’t been destroyed so thoroughly, if there were remnants left, he would surely have picked them up.
He didn’t hope to learn the entire Great Array from a few fragments, but with Jiang Fengwu’s talent, perhaps some gains could be made.
Because if he could obtain the Array Methods, then the Li family would have enough confidence to confront those powers hidden among the mountains, not needing to demean themselves by selling Methods to make ends meet.
Unfortunately, that could now only remain a thought.
"Eh? Why don’t I see any Demon Cultivators?"
A voice that suddenly rose from the crowd made everyone belatedly realize that the Demon Cultivators hadn’t interfered or taken advantage of the situation to attack the Cultivators during the Formation breach.
"It looks like the Demon Cultivators have already left Wanzhu State, we’re one step too late."
The Demon Cultivators weren’t blind to the situation. The Spirit-Decaying Worm Poison was about to dissipate, the local Cultivators were recovering, and additional support had arrived. Naturally, they had chosen to retreat.
Besides, during the peak period of the poison, who knows how many powers’ sect gates and clan territories the Demon Cultivators had breached, reaping many benefits.
Staying on in Wanzhu State not only held no advantages for them anymore, but also risked their lives.
However, the departure of the Demon Cultivators brought disappointment to a part of the Cultivators. Their purpose in joining the war was the same as the Li Clan—to temper themselves. But now that the Demon Cultivators were gone, how could any warfare erupt?
People could only search the Demon Cultivators’ hideouts in Wanzhu State, focusing their attention underground, because no large groups of Demon Cultivators could hide on the surface that was covered with Spirit Bamboo.
At this time, no one paid any more attention to those local powers. After all, with the external threat gone, the internal affairs were not their concern.
"Found it!"
Under the extensive search of thousands of Cultivators, several passages leading to underground caverns were quickly discovered.
When the Cultivators saw what was inside the caverns, they felt not only shock but also anger and fear!
The Demon Cultivators had carved out an underground space hundreds of miles in size, constructed various palaces, and even built artificial mountains, rivers, and lakes. This was not something that could be accomplished overnight!
Yet all these years, not a hint of anything amiss had been detected by the Cultivators on the surface!
Plus, the fact that the Demon Cultivators could create such an underground space in Wanzhu State meant they could replicate it elsewhere.
Off to the side, Li Zhirui thoughtfully considered that perhaps beneath Mount Wanxian, a similar space could be carved out too. It could be used for cultivating various Spiritual Objects and rearing Spirit Beasts, and if a major crisis arose, it could serve as an escape route for his clan members!
As everyone reached the central area, they encountered hundreds of Demon Cultivator corpses. There were no signs of battle around, only their agonized, struggling expressions and unnaturally purple-black faces told the story of their torment before death and the cause of their demise.
