NOVPUB"The Array has vanished!"
"Quick, get inside!"
"The Immortal Mansion!"
Explosive shouts and exclamations reverberated from all around.
Then—
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Outside of the Three Sects, the sound of breaking air arose as tunneling light flickered. Over a dozen Independent Practitioners seized the moment the Array collapsed to rush toward the Immortal Mansion. The Three Sects did not obstruct but allowed entry.
"The Three Sects are using Loose Cultivators to scout ahead."
Flower Lady, witnessing this, couldn't help but sneer coldly.
The depths of the Immortal Mansion were unknown; the Three Sects didn't dare to enter rashly. Readily available Loose Cultivators nearby made for excellent scouts. For these cultivators, if breakthroughs seemed improbable and their Life Span was nearing its limit, their only option was to grasp this opportunity with the Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion, there were no alternatives.
They had to rush in first.
Each of the Three Sects only sent one person to investigate.
Moments later, there was no movement from inside the Immortal Mansion, and the life-tokens of the Three Sects True People remained intact.
Immediately, the Three Sects made their move.
From the Xuanyuan Sect, Supreme Elder Qian Lai led Weng Shaoqing, Jiang Yan, Zhou Huayu, Nolan Xun, and others, transformed into tunneling light descending into the Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion. They left Shi Wan, Master Wu Jie, Pei Yuan, and others outside.
If there were dangers inside the Immortal Mansion, it ensured that not all Xuanyuan Sect's True People would be wiped out, preventing them from an irrecoverable disaster.
Heavenly Travel Mountain and the White Bone Demon Sect did the same.
Heavenly Travel's Pan Mountain King led Jiupan Po and twelve of the Eighteen Demon Kings into the Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion. They left Wutou Po and six Demon Kings outside to hold down the fort and provide support.
White Bone Demon Sect's Huan You True Man, Soul-searching Heavenly King, and one of the Four Guardians, 'Sangmen Guardian' Yun Che, 'Capture Soul Guardian' Yue Jiuxiao, along with ten True People from the Demon Sect entered into the Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion. Suo Xin Heavenly King, 'Six Yang Guardian' Han Ji, 'Capture God Guardian' Feng Boping, and six other Demon Sect True People remained outside.
Unlike the Xuanyuan Sect.
The Xuanyuan Sect left people outside largely to secure the sect's legacy to avoid complete annihilation and the fall of the sect.
Heavenly Travel and the White Bone Demon Sect, on the other hand, feared that without anyone outside, the Xuanyuan Sect might set up an ambush at the entrance of the Immortal Mansion. Or they might take the opportunity when all True People entered the Immortal Mansion to launch an attack on their respective sect bases.
The sect's legacy couldn't compare to their own interests in securing escape.
"Mountain Master."
With the Three Sects inside, all four prominent Loose Cultivators simultaneously looked towards Lu Qingfeng.
"Let's go!"
Lu Qingfeng leapt up, transforming into a streak of light, heading straight for the Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion. Flower Lady and the other three followed closely.
As the True People entered one by one, the outside of the Immortal Mansion quickly quieted down.
All the Loose Cultivator True People swarmed into the Immortal Mansion.
Including the Black Robed Man hidden in the darkness, as well as the group comprising a young man, a youth, and an elderly man.
Only the Three Sects remained facing each other outside.
...
"What a magnificent Immortal Mansion!"
Following Lu Qingfeng's landing, Flower Lady looked ahead at the resplendent Immortal Mansion hall that surpassed any earthly palace, and couldn't help but admire it aloud.
The hall was certainly extraordinary.
Amber wine, jade cups, gold-footed goblets, jadeite plates; food like art, wine like a spring, the Gu Qin's gentle play, the melodious sound of bells. The surroundings were decorated with inverted bell-like flowers, with white, bone-china-like translucent petals topped with varying shades of light purple, as if naturally dyed.
The inner pillars were supported by several huge red columns, each carved with lifelike golden dragons spiraling around, depicting iron-halberd-wielding Divine Generals that looked almost ready to step out, a truly magnificent sight.
"A Space Array."
Lu Qingfeng noticed at a glance the traces of Arrays that expanded and elevated the small palace immensely, making it seem grand and spacious.
Looking around,
The True People from Xuanyuan Sect, Heavenly Travel Mountain, and White Bone Demon Sect were at the front, and many Loose Cultivators were scattered about. Lu Qingfeng's gaze fell on a Black Robed Man standing quietly, surveying his surroundings. Then he looked at the young man, youth, and old man; the elderly man's lips quivered, seemingly whispering.
The young man's expression was unchanged.
The youth's lips curved slightly, and he nodded subtly.
Suddenly,
As if sensing Lu Qingfeng's gaze, all four turned their eyes towards him. The Black Robed Man looked inscrutable, while the youth appeared indifferent.
Lu Qingfeng turned his head.
He reached into his sleeve, a cool talisman fell into his hand - the 'Yuu Mountain Command Talisman.' From the talisman, a refreshing breeze and a faint luminance emerged. Information streamed into his mind, and with a thought, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but turn his attention to the surrounding coiled dragon red pillars.
Upon closer examination, he noticed that the patterns on the red pillars were somewhat aligned with the Yuu Mountain Command Talisman.
"Something's not right."
Lu Qingfeng's hands hidden in his sleeves, one holding the Yuu Mountain Command Talisman, the other arranged the Seven Birds Feather.
Bang!
The feather turned to ashes.
Falling to the ground from Lu Qingfeng's sleeve, a spark flickered in his eyes—
"Great peril!"
He quietly tucked the Yuu Mountain Command Talisman back into his sleeve, his Spirit Eye even more meticulously scanning the hall. This hall had no way forward, no path back, and without any evident pattern, none of the True People knew what to do next.
Lu Qingfeng inspected closely.
He found a clue.
"Open!"
With a low shout, a stream of True Yuan struck a point in the void.
Boom!
Immediately, a burst of spirit light descended, right above Lu Qingfeng's head. The light flickered and vanished within the hall.
"This—"
"It's the Yellow Robed Old Monster! What did the Yellow Robed Old Monster find out, how did he disappear?"
Everyone was shocked, eyes wide and puzzled.
"That's it. Yuu Mountain Daoist is a master of Arrays, and the Yellow Robed Old Monster must have seen something that triggered the Yuu Mountain Daoist's setup, enabling him to step ahead of us!"
Some speculated.
"Never thought the Yellow Robed Old Monster, aside from his supreme combat prowess, is also an expert in Arrays." Qian Lai exclaimed upon seeing Lu Qingfeng disappear, filled with wonder.
Regarding this old monster who had clashed with Heavenly Travel Mountain and the White Bone Demon Sect, yet was on good terms with only the Xuanyuan Sect, many from the Xuanyuan Sect had their suspicions. They had attempted to extend invitations, but the Yellow Robed Old Monster never agreed to meet.
The details inside were truly unclear.
"Array."
Xun Bai furrowed his brow slightly, turning to the elder beside him, "Elder Wu's assistance is needed."
Elder Wu nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the air above as a light of extreme Derivation brilliance flickered in his eyes.
Roughly the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn later.
Elder Wu's lips trembled lightly, and a look of joy appeared on Xun Bai's face, but Jing Zhan spoke up first, "Elder Wu truly lives up to his reputation as a grandmaster of Array formations. In just the short span of three incense sticks, he has found three ways out."
"Incomparable to the one before."
Elder Wu's voice was low as he shook his head. The Yellow Robed Man, before anyone else could react, not only discovered the key to this hall's secrets first, but he also identified the trajectory of the Array and left with ease in a moment's time.
His Array expertise was likely far superior to his own.
Xun Bai smiled and said, "Elder Wu's proficiency in Arrays is well-known across Green Wood Valley, certainly extraordinary. The Yellow Robed Old Monster just got lucky, he can't be compared to Elder Wu."
"If someone's skill surpasses our own, then it surpasses our own."
Elder Wu spoke indifferently, "No time to delay, let us take action quickly."
"Alright."
Without further discussion, Xun Bai and Jing Zhan simultaneously cast their mana into the Void, and immediately three beams of spirit light descended from above.
Suddenly!
The three of them vanished from sight.
"There goes another one inside!"
"What's the background of these three?"
"This is bad. Yuu Mountain Daoist is proficient in Arrays, this First Layer's trial tests our proficiency in Arrays. With our superficial understanding of Arrays, I'm afraid we won't even be able to pass the first level!"
Among the Loose Cultivators around, those not skilled in Arrays immediately became anxious.
With such a rare opportunity at hand, it would be too bitter to be stopped at the First Level.
"Array."
The Black Robed Man stood in a corner, his gaze focused intently on deliberation. Seeing Lu Qingfeng and Xun Bai, along with two others, comprehend and break through the First Layer's challenge, he calmed his spirit.
Half an incense stick's time after Xun Bai and the others had left.
"I've found it!"
"Open!"
The Black Robed Man struck the air, and the grand hall resonated as spirit light descended.
"Someone else has cracked it!"
"No!"
"We can't just sit here and wait to die!"
At that thought.
Instantly several streaks of tunneling light dashed toward the Black Robed Man. These were the ones who did not understand Array formations but lusted after Yuu Mountain Daoist's inheritance, aspiring to seize it by force.
"Scram!"
The Black Robed Man glanced around and let out a thunderous shout. He hurled two Black Pearls from his hand into the Void, which suddenly exploded—
"Damn it!"
"Yin Thunder!"
The True Men who attempted to snatch the spirit light passage upon seeing the Yin Thunder turned pale with fear and dared not resist. They immediately halted, retreating even further.
Boom!
Boom!
The Yin Thunder exploded in mid-air, and those Loose Cultivator True Men who evaded in time were simply tossed around, but those who were closer and couldn't stop in time were swept by the Yin Thunder, causing their complexion to blacken. Their True Yuan was corrupted, with at least one-third of their strength diminished.
"Such vicious Yin Thunder!"
"Who in the Three Realms has ever seen such a person?!"
The crowd looked at the Black Robed Man, who disappeared within the spirit light, feeling extremely aggrieved. The Three Realms were so vast, whether they were Independent Practitioners or Three Sects True People, all had their own renown.
But in recent years, starting with the Yellow Robed Old Monster, many powerful Loners had appeared, stirring up the Three Realms.
This emergence of Yuu Mountain's Immortal Mansion brought yet more powerful characters.
With unknown methods, they were truly hard to guard against.
However, this failure gave everyone in the hall an idea—
"Not skilled in Arrays!"
"One could simply seize the spirit light passage of another!"
For a moment.
The True Men in the hall looked around, and the cultivators who originally were eager to try summoning the spirit light now hesitated.
The Three Sects, however.
Did not fear.
But within the Xuanyuan Sect, only the Spirit Mechanism Hall Master, Leng Qianjue, was most adept at Arrays, yet he could not compare to Elder Wu, let alone the Black Robed Man.
A full quarter of an hour after the Black Robed Man disappeared.
It was then that Leng Qianjue raised his hand and struck, and immediately spirit light descended from the sky.
Weng Shaoqing stepped into it and vanished from sight.
...
The spirit light dissipated.
Amidst a dizzying sensation, Lu Qingfeng landed in a quiet space where the ground was vast and the sky was a dull grey. In front of him, numerous Obelisks stood erect, resembling a large field of tombstones, which sent shivers down one's spine.
As Lu Qingfeng entered.
Above the Obelisk Array, bursts of Golden Light bloomed, transforming into a white-haired old man with a kind face.
"Yuu Mountain Daoist."
Lu Qingfeng looked at the old man, feeling a stir in his heart.
The old man looked down from the Void, chuckling, "No need to panic, I am Yu Shanzi. I have long since died, my Divine Soul reincarnated, leaving behind only a Divine Thought to guide the way for future cultivators."
"A Primordial Spirit Practitioner, the Divine Thought takes form."
Lu Qingfeng looked at the white-haired old man with surprise.
Core Formation might mark the beginning of the immortal path, but reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm is what truly elevates one into the ranks of the powerful. With the transformation of the Primordial Spirit, various techniques and Divine Skills shine brightly, revealing extraordinary wonders. The utilization of the Primordial Spirit can be bizarre and varied.
The Primordial Spirit roams the Void.
Sojourning the North Sea by dawn, Cangwu by dusk.
This is the realm we speak of.
Such is the vast chasm between it and Core Formation.
