Chapter 283: 75: Breaking the Formation All Depends on My Own Strength!

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He wore a Daoist crown on his head, called the “Sun and Moon Coalescing Crown,” which he had received upon becoming the Chief Disciple in the Foundation Establishment Realm of the Kunlun Sect. It had the “Great Sun Wheel Method,” acclaimed for its ability to bring the dead back to life and mend white bones; as long as the soul had not left the body, it could save a person even if they had turned into flesh paste.

When he activated the Great Sun Wheel Method, the Junior Sister Xu in his arms, who was nearly dead and in a coma as delicate as a thread, quickly began to breathe more steadily.

Qiu Changtian held her with one hand and shaped a spell with the other, activating the magic on his Daoist robe once more.

This robe was called the “Constellation Shifting Robe,” which bore the “Four Symbols Constellation Formation Method.” Back then, Xu Changqing had survived the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation with the help of this formation.

However, the power of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation was far more formidable than the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation, and he estimated it wouldn’t hold for many rounds.

Qiu Changtian sighed and drew his life-bound Immortal Sword, the Qing Ping, saying,

“Qing Ping, oh Qing Ping, it seems we are destined to fall here today.”

“Is this the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation?” the Qing Ping Sword asked in surprise, as if it had just learned of this.

“Yes,” Qiu Changtian replied, as he activated the Four Symbols Constellation Formation Method.

Suddenly, countless stars shimmered, forming an Azure Dragon in the east, a White Tiger in the west, a Vermilion Bird in the south, and a Xuanwu in the north, clashing fiercely with the myriad Sword Qi around them.

It was quickly torn to shreds… Back then, it had held up for a long while under the Core Formation Tribulation for Xu Changqing!

“Blood Sea Trapping Immortal Sword.” Qing Ping Sword commented, “The person activating the sword array isn’t very skilled, their understanding of formations is much worse than yours.”

“Yet the control of the sword array lies in her hands,” Qiu Changtian said with a sigh, repeating, “To fail in such a manner, I truly cannot reconcile with it!”

“What happened to Junior Sister Xu?” asked the Qing Ping Sword, pretending not to understand as it continued.

“She took a sword blow for me and almost died,” Qiu Changtian replied.

“Tsk, tsk,” Qing Ping Sword made a sound that seemed to convey both admiration and mocking, “using her body to block a sword? She truly has deep feelings and a sense of righteousness for you.”

“If I wanted to leave, I could have Ah Jing teleport me away at any moment,” Qiu Changtian said through clenched teeth, “but I cannot possibly abandon her here!”

“If that’s the case, then let’s break the formation,” Qing Ping Sword suggested.

The sword had finally spoken up! Overjoyed, Qiu Changtian hastily asked,

“How do we do that?”

The surrounding Sword Qi howled again, and the Qing Ping Sword explained:

“If it were a complete Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, breaking it would naturally be difficult. But this formation is not complete; it has flaws when activated.”

“Listen to me, first move seven steps to the west…”

Qiu Changtian immediately controlled his sword to move seven steps westward, narrowly evading an assault of Sword Qi.

“Move four steps north.”

Qiu Changtian again retreated four steps north, and the Sword Qi once again shot past narrowly in front of him.

“Move seven steps to the east, and then rush full speed to the south,” the Qing Ping Sword continued.

Following the directive, Qiu Changtian flew seven steps eastward, and a multitude of red Sword Qi, like tidal waves, swept by his right side, roaring toward the north.

He promptly controlled his sword to rush southward, successfully leaving the Sword Qi behind.

“In truth, the Immortal Slaying Formation Map is quite complex, requiring someone with deep understanding of formations to oversee it—it’s not something any Tom, Dick, or Harry can manipulate,” Qing Ping Sword said calmly, “otherwise, it’s like swinging a broadsword at a mosquito—you can’t hit anything, so it’s useless.”

“If so, what comes next to break the formation?” Qiu Changtian asked eagerly, telling himself he had known there was a way!

“Reach the center of the formation and strike it with all your might using the Thunder Method,” Qing Ping Sword replied.

“What if there are Nascent Soul Cultivators there?” asked Qiu Changtian uncertainly.

“You’re not supposed to kill them,” Qing Ping Sword responded, “your Tai Yi Thunder has such a wide range of attack. Once you smash it down, with so many junctions densely packed from the formation center to the four directions, can they possibly protect them all?”

“In the end, allowing a cultivator to reach this position without killing them means the formation is already unsustainable,” it concluded.

“I’ll trust you this once,” said Qiu Changtian solemnly, holding Xu Yinglian tighter as he flew powerfully toward the center of the sword array.

In the center of the sword array, “Lei Caiyan” sat cross-legged on the formation platform, holding the Immortal Slaying Formation Map, silent with eyes closed.

Everyone knew of the three swords—Slay, Execute, and Trap—that were in the hands of the Heavenly Demon Path, the Nether Ghost Path, and the Mortal Life Path, respectively; but they didn’t realize that the most precious Immortal Slaying Formation Map had always been in Hell Path’s possession.

She had privately visited the three great leaders of the paths and finally borrowed the three swords, bringing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation back into the world. Coupled with the staggering blow to the Kunlun Taiqing Sect, it was certain to cause the Three Pure Orthodox Sect to tremble simultaneously.

As a result, the full-scale conflict between the two factions would become unstoppable.

With the intensification of friction and conflict, under the tremendous pressure of the Three Pure Orthodox Sect, the Six Paths would inevitably trend toward unity and seek further integration.

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This process must be driven by the Hell Path, finally bringing together the disbanded and destroyed Intercepting Cult once more…

Hmm?

She suddenly perceived through the Immortal Slaying Formation Map that someone was rapidly approaching the center of the Sword Array.

The Blood Sea Trapping Immortal Sword was restlessly oscillating, partly because it couldn’t hit the target. It seemed that the person understood the mechanisms of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array quite deeply, taking each step right atop the blind spots of the Formation’s operation.

On the other hand, it was the unsettling aura emanating from the individual that caused the sword’s uneasiness.

Could it be, something that even the Blood Sea Trapping Immortal Sword felt uneasy about… an Immortal?

Lei Caiyan’s expression turned grave, and she quickly poured her Divine Sense into the Immortal Slaying Formation Map, attempting to manually control the mechanisms.

She wasn’t formally trained in Array Mastery. Despite having infiltrated the Heavenly Craft Workshop for many years and surreptitiously learning quite a bit, her understanding could only be considered superficial when compared to that of a true Array Master.

Whether it was mediating the Tai Yi Escaping Armor Yin Yang Great Formation or managing the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, a special “key” was needed to accomplish this.

Just as she tried to redirect most of the Sword Qi to eliminate the rapidly approaching Kunlun Cultivator, she suddenly noticed that part of the Sword Qi in the Array mysteriously collapsed.

To be precise, there was something approaching the center of the Sword Array at an even faster speed, like lightning.

Wherever it passed, the Sword Qi would disintegrate and vanish from sight.

Above the sea of clouds.

The Sect Guardian Immortal of the Taiqing Sect continued to display his Divine Skills, pulling one living Kunlun Cultivator after another from the deadly Sword Array.

The Ziwei Master watched eagerly by his side.

Not Qiu Changtian…

Neither is it Qiu Changtian…

With each person confirmed, a deeper shade of disappointment spread across his face, making the rescued Kunlun Cultivators feel somewhat guilty, as if failing to breach the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was due to their own incompetence.

Thus, those who were saved could only silently watch below as the Chief Elder continued to use Supreme Divine Power to rescue people from the Immortal Slaying Sword Array in various ways.

All of a sudden, there was a thunderclap from out of the blue.

The Sword Qi, red light, and ghastly winds below… abruptly dissipated in an instant.

The Demon Path Cultivators, who had been battling with Kunlun within the Array, were also shocked, swiftly invoking spells to escape and save themselves.

The Kunlun assembly: ???

Before they could grasp what was happening, they saw the Chief Elder’s eyes light up as he extended his arm, reaching through the dispersed luminosity of the Sword Array and snatching up a figure.

If it wasn’t the Qiu Changtian who the Ziwei Master had been longing for, then who was it?

“Cough, thank you, Senior, for the rescue…” Just as Qiu Changtian began to speak, the Chief Elder interrupted him.

He ceaselessly patted Qiu Changtian’s back, excitedly saying to the Ziwei Master:

“Ge Yan! Your disciple broke the Immortal Slaying Sword Array; he did well! Very well indeed!”

Everyone: ………

The Ziwei Master struggled to keep his composure, as if trying to smile yet forcibly maintaining a dignified calm.

Qiu Changtian, on the other hand, was somewhat in a daze, as his Invincible Character Setting’s Synchronization Value was skyrocketing.

Being personally praised and commended in front of all the Nascent Soul Elders and Golden Core Cultivators by the Chief Elder, it seemed like this fame might be a bit too much!

“How did you do it?” the Chief Elder, still oblivious, curiously asked, “To break the formation alone, even your master down there might not be able to do it!”

Upon hearing this, the Ziwei Master’s face twitched.

Being a Sect Leader himself, if he dared to barge into the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, he would certainly be targeted with full force by the Array’s host, and whether he could save his own life would be questionable… could he be compared to this Foundation Establishment Realm disciple?

Your venerable self truly has a way with words!

Looking around at the others, they too had expressions of facial muscle twitches.

Qiu Changtian observed his master’s reaction and immediately put on an unaffected demeanor, modestly saying:

“I dare not accept such unwarranted praise from Senior; it was merely good fortune.”