The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 360 - 349: Exotic Beast

One hundred and eight different formations, combined in an extremely complex fashion, constituted a colossal and essential formation, with each individual formation within this grand formation being distinct from the others.

Even combinations of two by two would result in a new formation, while combinations of three by three formed yet another different formation, constantly changing and bewildering, this was known as the Thousand Mechanism Change.

Dongfang Hongyue was the most accomplished in formation knowledge among those present, but even she felt her scalp tingle as she watched the dense array taking shape.

The way of formation arrays lay in the deduction of their intricate changes.

But the variations of a single formation are limited, finding the life gate and formation’s eye would allow one to break the formation.

This Thousand Mechanism Change, however, was an endless nesting puzzle; the life gate of one formation might be the dead gate of another, solving one formation only to be trapped by another. Even with Dongfang Hongyue’s proficiency in formation arrays, trying to calculate it now made her feel as though her head would split open.

What puzzled her even more was that the Flower Fairy could actually inscribe formations within her hair, why could her hair bear such power?

At this moment, the word "danger" was written on the foreheads of every cultivator trapped within the formation.

Including the most top-tier bosses.

Five cultivators of the Enlightened Realm were split into three groups.

Zhang Biyu and Ji Ye stood relatively close to each other, landing in one spot, but they didn’t dare to move, for any motion might lead them to another formation.

Lin Yu and Dongfang Hongyue were in one place, while the old monk Wukong was alone in another.

Within these one hundred and eight formations were trapping formations and killing formations, with the overall structure combining both. In different locations, there were flying stones and sand, lightning strikes and flashes of electricity, floods, wildfires, Flowing Sands, and even bewitching auditory illusions.

Cries of battle, pleas for mercy, shouts for help, it was impossible to distinguish which were real and which were illusions.

Within the entire Thousand Mechanism Change formation diagram, moving could be dangerous, but staying still was also perilous; only the top-tier masters disregarded the storm and lightning, while the others suffered bitterly.

Meanwhile, Lin Yun was still on his way, and he happened upon the Cloud Boat that the Flower Fairy had parked on a desolate piece of land. It was a flying Immortal Artifact from Guanghan Palace. When Jiang Chenyu saw it, her eyes lit up.

The opportunity to turn the tide in a desperate situation was right here.

Inside the Cloud Boat was an Immortal Artifact she had stored, the Moonlight Treasure Box, emitting moonlight that could help one regain their peak cultivation level, lasting for one hour.

Such a stream of moonlight, which needed to be nurtured for a hundred years to form, was a trump card, used by Guanghan Palace denizens in times of crisis.

It was just a pity that at that time, she was not suffering from a damaged realm or injury; otherwise, with the Moonlight Treasure Box, she wouldn’t have been so utterly defeated by the Flower Fairy without any capability to fight back.

What Jiang Chenyu didn’t know was that at the same location, the Flower Fairy could take on 1v5 without any disadvantage and even involve the bystanders.

Even if she were at her peak, she supposed she would only last a little longer.

Now, Jiang Chenyu was planning how she could get the Moonlight Treasure Box. Although she had lost her cultivation, she was very familiar with the Cloud Boat’s restrictions, a pity that Lin Yun probably wouldn’t let her go.

"You should go now; it’s very dangerous ahead. It’s best you don’t come," Lin Yun said as he untied the rope binding Jiang Chenyu, and the Snow Maiden couldn’t help but express her surprise, "Are we just letting her go like this? Weren’t we supposed to let Central Plains people redeem her?"

The Snow Maiden still had her doubts about some rather absurd decisions. She didn’t object, but she was very curious.

Lin Yun replied, "This Lord of Guanghan Palace has lost her cultivation level and isn’t of much use anymore. Killing her would infuriate the Central Plains people, and keeping her would only be a burden. Better to let her self-destruct."

Understanding dawned on the Snow Maiden, and she felt that Lin Yun’s words made a lot of sense.

Worthy of being her Brother Yun, always thinking ahead of her.

"Then let’s hurry, it seems like many people have died up ahead."

The Snow Maiden’s senses were sharper than Lin Yun’s; she could detect a strong scent of blood.

Lin Yun took the Snow Maiden’s hand, and together, they raced towards the area brimming with radiant light.

Hence, the boat was of course abandoned.

Jiang Chenyu hadn’t expected her fortune to come so suddenly; she dashed toward the Cloud Boat. Naturally, there were restrictions on the Cloud Boat, but she knew the incantation, combined with the proper hand seals, she easily entered the Cloud Boat. Only after finding and secretly retrieving the Moonlight Treasure Box did Jiang Chenyu truly feel calm.

The humiliating moments from the past period surged up in her mind, all because she was too weak.

But what angered her the most was her inability to hold back in front of Lin Yun...

"I must hang you up and let you experience the taste of wetting your pants!" Jiang Chenyu gripped the Moonlight Treasure Box and ran towards the direction of the ruins.

The Moonlight Treasure Box had to be used at a critical moment; with one hour of full cultivation, the Palace Master feared no one!

"Hey, is anyone there? Isn’t anyone going to take care of me?"

Bound by the Dragon Binding Rope, Long Xiaoman was fuming and blowing bubbles. She was tied up by the Dragon Binding Rope, unable to free herself, and these people actually left her behind!

Fortunately, at this moment, a large red shrimp and a red crab arrived at her side.

"Princess Your Highness!"

"General Xia, General Xie!"

Long Xiaoman was nearly moved to tears; with the help of her subordinates, she finally freed herself from the Dragon Binding Rope.

"General Xie, you’ve turned red," Long Xiaoman said cheerfully.

The crab general was at a loss for words.

He almost got cooked.

"From now on, we’re the same color!" Long Xiaoman was actually quite happy, while the crab was once again speechless.

"Princess Your Highness, we better run! A lot of terrifying humans are coming."

"No, I can’t leave. The message left by my ancestor says that his relic is within these waters, definitely inside that ruin. I must protect my ancestor’s belongings; you all should leave."

Without any hesitation, Long Xiaoman swam towards the direction of the ruins. General Xie and General Xie exchanged a glance and followed her resolutely.

This is what companionship is.

"I can smell my ancestor’s scent."

As Long Xiaoman drew near the ruins, she suddenly perked up. She was traveling through waterways, which, though covered by formations, did not affect her. Turning her head back, she realized that her two companions had disappeared without a trace at some point.

Foolish Long Xiaoman didn’t think much of it; she thought they had simply been frightened off by her dragon might.

This was truly the inheritance; only the descendants of the Dragon King would not fear the dragon might.

Following the scent, she found the fallen dragon bones.

Seeing the dragon bones shattered into pieces, Long Xiaoman’s forehead scales reacted, and she instantly knew these were her ancestor’s.

Large tears streamed from her big fish eyes.

"Ancestor, you died so tragically..."

The big carp held a broken bone with her fins and suddenly found the bone to be fragrant, as if it had been roasted. Unable to resist, Long Xiaoman bit into it. The indomitable dragon bone, once in her mouth, turned out to be crisp, and with a crunch, Long Xiaoman consumed the dragon bone, her spirits lifting momentarily.

"Ancestor’s bones taste so good..."

Thinking this, Long Xiaoman picked up the bones piece by piece and ate them while crying.

"Ancestor, you died so tragically... Burp..."

While Long Xiaoman was indulging in her sorrowful feast, above the ruins there was a chilling atmosphere.

Flower Fairy set her sights first on Wukong.

The old monk was alone.

"Amitabha, benefactor, restrain yourself. Put down the butcher knife, and you will attain instant enlightenment."

Flower Fairy, her eyes bloodshot, seemed not to hear and came chopping down directly with her sword.

Wukong pressed his palms together and intoned, "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew and like lightning, thus should we view them..."

As Wukong performed the Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones, reciting Buddhist scriptures, Flower Fairy’s movements paused for a moment. However, in her mind, an image surfaced of a monk shattering her mother’s skull with a palm strike.

"Die!"

With a slash of her sword, Flower Fairy acted, forcing Wukong to cease his recitations, his palms together, embracing the blade: "Benefactor, turning back is the shore."

Wukong once again performed the Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones.

It wasn’t the most lethal spell, but the Baptism of Wisdom could bring one back to their senses.

Unfortunately, while the Flower Fairy in front of him did pause, another Flower Fairy, devoid of breath, appeared behind him, and with a flash of her blade, a head soared into the air.

Wukong’s eyes were wide open, seemingly unable to believe that he would die like this.

And the Flower Fairy who had beheaded him changed appearance again; her skin wrinkled, her hair disappeared, and another Wukong emerged, bald.

"Thousand Mechanisms, kill them all!"

The "Wukong" nodded, returned the other Sky-splitter, and entered another formation.

Meanwhile, the stationary Flower Fairy, looking at Wukong’s head on the ground, covered her head.

"Little Flower, wake up, you can’t kill anymore!"

"I want my revenge!"

"Brother Yun said there’s more to the story."

"They’re deceiving me, all of them!"

The expression on Flower Fairy’s face changed again and again, as a battle raged deep within her heart.

Four Flower Fairies were fighting against one Little Flower Fairy, but none of the personalities was a match for her.

At this moment, the area around Little Flower Fairy was enveloped in demonic Qi, and the other four Flower Fairies, who continuously suppressed her, enabled her to be somewhat calm, thanks in part to Wukong’s Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones, which weakened the demonic Qi in Little Flower Fairy considerably.

With a sharp gaze, Hua Wuque knew that taking control of the body was impossible. What they could do was to interfere with Little Flower Fairy, ensuring she didn’t kill more people, especially Lin Yu and Dongfang Hongyue.

If she did that, she would hate herself for the rest of her life, and Lin Yun would hate her for the rest of his life, too.

The four personalities joined forces to suppress Little Flower Fairy, causing Flower Fairy’s body to stand still. However, the monster Thousand Mechanisms had begun to move.

Monster Thousand Mechanisms was Flower Fairy’s trump card. It was the strongest monster her mother had left her, unique in the world, named after Thousand Mechanism Valley. It was also a constant reminder to her: vengeance!

This monster couldn’t be categorized as spirit, elf, demon, nor dead thing—it seemed like an inanimate object yet was also animate.

Indicative of no life, yet requiring flesh and blood, when no flesh was available, Flower Fairy would feed her hair to Thousand Mechanisms. Her hair wasn’t just for making formation diagrams; each strand contained formidable power, enough to satisfy Thousand Mechanisms with just one.

Only after being fed could Thousand Mechanisms serve Flower Fairy, growing up with her.

Thousand Mechanisms was like a Puppet, completely controlled by Flower Fairy, capable of shape-shifting into anything, small as a wooden hairpin or large as a Giant Beast.

That Hu Yuling of one day was in fact her Thousand Mechanisms in disguise.

Without Flower Fairy’s control, Thousand Mechanisms acted according to her instructions, doing what it was meant to do.

For example, killing everyone...