I Collect Skill Fragments in the Demon World-Chapter 761 - 395: The Grandmasters Trapped by the Formation
The yellow sand stretched endlessly, with no boundary in sight. As soon as the ancestral masters stepped into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, they were immediately overwhelmed by the overwhelming yellow sand. The sandstorm covered the sky and the earth, causing the ghost gods to howl and making it impossible for people to open their eyes.
Within the yellow sand, there was a strange power that continuously weakened the magical power and Dao practice of the ancestral masters, prompting them to swiftly form hand seals and raise layers of protective barriers around themselves. The divine light flowed around the barriers, firmly guarding everyone.
"This yellow sand can actually weaken our magical power, reduce our Dao practice. It's truly unbelievable! No wonder that old fellow Changsheng wants to use this array to trap us. Without a method to break the array, if we're caught in it, we'll end up as mere mortals, reduced to withered bones." Xuanji Ancestor felt the strange power within the yellow sand, his eyes filled with caution. He turned to look at Monk Hai Chan, just about to ask him for a way to break the array, when suddenly, a familiar voice came from within the boundless yellow sand:
"Peacock, you lured everyone in here, who will help me hold back the Longevity Thief Dao?"
Although the sandstorm roared in the yellow sand, the voice cut through the wind's roar, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
Upon hearing the voice in the sand, the ancestral masters were shocked and horrified, their eyes filled with disbelief. To cultivate to such a level, none of the ancestral masters were fools. At this moment, they all realized they had fallen into a trap!
The most crucial part was that this involved the Innate Peacock, an event so terrifying and unbelievable.
At this moment, everyone looked at each other, a trace of horror in their eyes, and all eyes turned to Hai Chan. They saw Monk Hai Chan's figure flicker, and without a word, he turned and fled into the depths of the yellow sand.
"Catch him! We must not let him escape!" Fairy Dongqian's voice was urgent as she transformed into a streak of light, rushing out, closely following behind Monk Hai Chan. The other ancestral masters were not slow and hurriedly followed after Fairy Dongqian.
Within just three breaths of time during their escape, everyone stopped their escape light, only to see Monk Hai Chan now standing next to a small Daoist child, his voice filled with indifference: "Heh, kill them all, so only I remain. If I devour their creation, restoring my full strength, slaying that traitor Changsheng is a mere flick of the wrist, why be so troubled?"
Zhang Chen looked, half-doubting, at the Innate Peacock: "Can you really slay the Longevity Thief Dao? Make sure not to be slain by the Longevity Thief Dao."
The Innate Peacock sneered at these words: "What do you understand? How can you comprehend my methods? Once I've devoured their essence, slaying that traitor Changsheng is nothing but a snap of the fingers."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen nodded: "At this point, I have no other choice but to trust you."
As the two spoke as if no one else was present, the ancestral masters on the other side could no longer remain still, Xuanji's eyes filled with caution, his gaze falling on Zhang Chen: "Was it all your manipulation behind the scenes?"
Although the voice held a question, the question carried a sense of affirmation.
Zhang Chen looked at Xuanji Ancestor and sighed lightly: "Just a coincidence."
He held great respect for Xuanji Ancestor. Xuanji Ancestor appreciated him, and he remembered this kindness. However, their camps were different, and their perspectives differed, naturally placing them on opposing sides.
"You have quite the means, to even deceive my eyes!" Xuanji Ancestor's voice was filled with bitterness.
"As long as the ancestral master remains passive, not interfering with this karmic chapter, once I finish my plan, I will ensure the ancestral master exits unharmed and offer my apologies. What do you think?" Zhang Chen didn't want to confront Xuanji Ancestor. After all, Xuanji Ancestor and he had no enmity, and he even admired Zhang Chen. Zhang had no reason to form a deadly enmity with Xuanji Ancestor, as he was not an ungrateful person. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xuanji Ancestor shook his head: "You are too arrogant. With so many powerful beings gathered here, even though you have this grand array as your support, the outcome is still uncertain. Besides, I am not some naive youngster, how could I not recognize your scheme to sow discord? If I fell for your ploy, your subsequent reckoning would surely speed my demise."
Upon saying this, Xuanji Ancestor looked at Monk Hai Chan: "Who are you? Could it be you are the Innate Peacock?"
"Indeed, it is I!" The Innate Peacock made no attempt to hide, directly stating his identity: "You have good eyes to recognize me."
Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped, for they had all witnessed the power of the Innate Peacock in the past.
Xuanji Ancestor said helplessly: "That little Daoist child just called you 'Peacock'. If I couldn't guess your identity, I might as well not roam the Martial World anymore."
"Since he is the Innate Peacock, then who are you? That little Daoist child cannot possibly be your true identity, can it? With such means and associating equally with the Innate Peacock, you must not be an ordinary person. Concealing yourself and hiding your true body is not the behavior of a true man, and it's surely subject to ridicule." Xuanji Ancestor wanted to uncover Zhang Chen's background, and based on it, devise a strategy.
Upon hearing Xuanji Ancestor's words, Zhang Chen smiled lightly: "Ancestor, don't overthink it, I truly am merely a small Daoist child from the Five Villages Temple and not the mighty figure you imagine."
"Ridiculous! How could a mere Daoist child speak to the Innate Peacock like this? How could you possess such a grand formation?" Xuanji Ancestor's voice was full of mockery.
"You, rascal, are also strange. Why do you say this grand formation belongs to Zhang Chen? Couldn't it be arranged by me?" The Innate Peacock queried in confusion.
"If you had such skills, you would have used them long ago. Why else were you trapped within the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror?" Xuanji Ancestor stated, "Back then, when we acted against you, we had already calculated all information about you. We have mastered every means you possess. We can say we understand you better than you do yourself."
Upon hearing this, the Innate Peacock was speechless. Xuanji Ancestor was indeed worthy of manipulating the Celestial Secret; his clear and meticulous thinking was simply terrifying.
Nearby, Ancestor Fu Lu sighed lightly: "It seems we've wrongly blamed Daoist Changsheng, after all, it's this little Daoist child's tricks."
"Daoist Changsheng is also trapped in this maze, having been manipulated by this boy," Moonlight Fairy said.
Zhang Chen turned his gaze to Moonlight Fairy, and saw that Moonlight Fairy resembled a maiden of a tender age, cloaked in a halo-like light, appearing sacred and aloof, exuding quite a Divine Lady aura.
"Boy, would you care to stop?" Xuanji Ancestor looked at Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "At this point, there's no sense in stopping. Were I to stop, none of you Ancestors would let me go once out of the formation."
Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xuanji Ancestor merely sighed: "I've misjudged, this is the calamity we must face today."
Nearby, East Profound Ancestor's Qi mechanism continued to flourish: "Boy, with us eight masters of the 'fruit' realm gathered here, you may have a grand formation to rely on, but you may not be a match for us! With eight of us, your formation may not be able to contain us at all!"
Upon hearing East Profound Ancestor's words, Zhang Chen sighed softly: "You Ancestors should just take action. If you can break the formation, then my skills are lacking, and I deserve today's fate. If you perish within the formation, it is because your skills are inferior, and when you face death and the dissolution of the Dao, don't blame me."
"Kill! Kill this boy, and the formation will naturally collapse!" Ancestor Fu Lu suddenly attacked covertly, extending his hand, with mysterious Qi mechanism spiraling around, penetrating the vast Yellow Sand, reaching towards Zhang Chen.
His logic wasn't wrong that capturing Zhang Chen, the master of the formation, would instantly crumble the formation. But Zhang Chen wasn't foolish enough to stand there idly waiting to be seized.
The next moment, Zhang Chen turned into Yellow Sand, scattering in Ancestor Fu Lu's hands, while the Innate Peacock, sensing the danger, charged forward into the vast Yellow Sand, leaving only a silhouette of vibrant light.
As Zhang Chen suddenly vanished, several figures realized something was amiss, and as expected, the power of the formation surged, beginning to escalate in potency, vibrating with various mighty energies, while the force weakening Dao Practice suddenly increased a hundredfold.
The Ancestors turned pale immediately, and Xuanji Ancestor said: "This formation is exceedingly vicious, we can't stay long. We need to join forces, and break this formation together. If we hesitate for a moment, our cultivation will flow away, and we'll perish inside the formation due to this boy."
"Xuanji, you excel in the Celestial Secret interpretation, master the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams along with various wonderful Laws; can you deduce the mysteries of this formation?" Moonlight Fairy looked at Xuanji Ancestor.
Upon hearing this, Xuanji Ancestor shook his head: "This place is engulfed in Yellow Sand, the Power of the Strange permeates the entire Heaven and Earth. How could I see through the foundation of the formation? To break the formation, we must gather our strength at one point, jointly attack one area of the formation, thereby, fragmenting the formation apart, and we can naturally escape. If unable to shatter the formation's Law, we'll die without a place to rest, today we'll all have to account here."
Feeling the increasingly fierce wind and sand, with Dao Practice vanishing ever faster from our bodies, East Profound Ancestor urged in a voice full of urgency: "Daoist friends, don't hold back, let us act together to strike that formation and break open the Innate Grand Array before us."
"Indeed, act together, strike the formation!"
The rest of the Ancestors echoed in agreement.
As their words fell, East Profound Ancestor brought forth an iron tower, the Three Immortals from Overseas held a copper ring each, Xuanji Ancestor conjured a tortoiseshell, Fairy Dongqian held a white silk, Moonlight Fairy produced a copper mirror, and Ancestor Fu Lu brought forth three groups of light, representing the Laws of Prosperity, Wealth, and Longevity, with runes flashing within, appearing unlike ordinary means.
As everyone shouted simultaneously, they directed their Divine Techniques at a single point of the formation, launching an attack.
