Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1596 - 1633: The Disappearance of the Formation
At this moment, within hundreds of thousands of kilometers, only the rumbling sound from Giant Peak could be heard, leaving the residents of nearby cities bewildered and alarmed, not understanding what this sound was, so intense and loud. Even some cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage, who were more advanced than the average citizen, widened their eyes, looking towards Giant Peak, feeling very uneasy. Could it be that many powerful figures are dueling?
"What is going on? Where is that loud sound coming from?"
"It seems to be from Giant Peak, which towers into the clouds. How could there be anyone on top?"
"If there is indeed someone up there, they must be a very powerful expert! It doesn’t seem very peaceful over there..." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
"But there’s been no news of anything happening there. Perhaps it’s better to be cautious for now; it seems something big is about to happen..."
"That’s right, I’d better enjoy this drink in case there won’t be any more to drink later!"
"Cherish this moment well..."
"You guys... really lack ambition. I’m going to seize the time to cultivate before anything big happens!"
"Brother, I’ll cultivate with you..."
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For a moment, cultivators and folks on the city streets nearby heard the rumbling from Giant Peak, speculating about an impending major event, feeling uneasy. Some cultivators had already started preparing for it...
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At this moment, in Long Ren’s room on Giant Peak, as Ding Fan placed the last energy stone, he finally sighed in relief. Suddenly, the entire room seemed shrouded in an invisible yet palpable energy like a veil or mist. Ding Fan and Long Ren immediately sensed this; both released their divine senses with tense faces and then revealed triumphant smiles. Long Ren exclaimed in surprise:
"Brother, my divine sense is indeed suppressed. If you hadn’t set up a communication array between us beforehand, my divine sense would’ve been wasted! Brother, we made it!"
"Yes, I felt it too. I didn’t expect our first experiment to succeed!"
Ding Fan said with equal delight, feeling very satisfied with the effect of the array he set up. Although it wasn’t perfect, it was undoubtedly the strongest among Eight Star formations. There probably weren’t many High-Level Formation Masters who could set up such an Eight Star formation; it was incredibly powerful!
Ding Fan pondered; although the method to suppress divine sense seemed redundant in this isolation array, it was just an experiment. Ding Fan believed that if this method were integrated into a Killing Formation or Imprisonment Array, the resulting Eight Star formation would be unmanageable even for mid-Tribulation Stage cultivators. In the Cultivation World, few could escape from his formation!
And for Ding Fan’s first experiment with these methods, he was already very satisfied. Though there were some inadequacies in the setup, Ding Fan believed that as his technique became more skillful, these methods would only be perfected further!
At this moment, Long Ren hurried to Ding Fan’s side, lifting him up excitedly. Although he didn’t fully understand how Ding Fan managed it, his heart was overwhelmingly joyful. Long Ren knew he was witnessing a historic moment. Having seen many High-Level Formation Masters, Long Ren was well aware that Ding Fan’s method and technique in setting up formations were groundbreaking in the field.
Although Long Ren didn’t fully understand formations, he was at least an Intermediate Formation Master. Witnessing Ding Fan successfully experiment with the array mysteries of the Lake of Purity was incredible. If Brother shared this method with genuine High-Level Formation Masters, the Nine Stars Formations they would set up could rival ancient formations passed down.
This was an exceptionally significant event in the world of Formation Masters, one that would make all Formation Masters ecstatic!
"Brother, you’re indeed remarkable!"
Long Ren held onto Ding Fan, feeling an unprecedented surge of emotion...
Ding Fan maintained his smile, finally pushing Long Ren away and seriously asked:
"This method is a skill of your Three-Six Caves. How do you want me to handle it?"
Long Ren, hearing Ding Fan’s question, paused with disbelief before replying:
"How could I direct you, brother? You can handle it however you like! Although these insights were gained within our Three-Six Caves, they were entirely due to your talent. I can’t quite grasp it all but perhaps just teaching this method to some of our Formation Masters in the Three-Six Caves would suffice. For the rest, I’ll follow your lead!"
"No problem."
Ding Fan chuckled, his expression calm and composed.
Yet, Ding Fan was somewhat puzzled. His brother, though gifted, hadn’t fully learned these formation methods. Could anyone else master them? But Ding Fan knew his brother was only being modest. It’s likely he hadn’t fully grasped it all, but with detailed explanation, he’d surely understand some aspects.
After a short while, Long Ren, feeling a bit embarrassed, said to Ding Fan:
"Brother, let’s undo the divine sense suppression. It’s quite uncomfortable, like becoming a useless person! Can’t see or hear anything... hehe..."
Ding Fan smiled faintly, nodded slightly, and then with a flick of his hand, an array flag flew out from his hand, instantly dispelling the oppressive feeling of Divine Sense within the room.
Long Ren couldn’t help but be dumbfounded once again, amazed by his big brother’s skills, unexpectedly finding his big brother to be so formidable! With just a wave of his hand, he could control the formation, showing his big brother’s proficiency and mastery over formations, which was truly beyond reach.
Long Ren’s eyes, filled with shock, gazed at Ding Fan, unable to calm the violent waves in his heart. His big brother was not only a Grade Nine Alchemist, but also so young, with top-tier cultivation, and had created a new Chapter in history with formations. How could such a perfect person exist in this world?
"Big brother is truly my big brother forever!"
Long Ren muttered to himself in surprise. Ding Fan, noticing his expression, was a bit puzzled but didn’t bother to ask, instead jokingly said to Long Ren:
"I’ve been quite generous, haven’t I? Aren’t you going to talk about that ’Transcendent Strike’?"
Hearing his big brother’s words, Long Ren was taken aback, suddenly recalling the battle between his big brother and Daozi during the final round of the selection competition, where he had witnessed the Transcendent Strike. Without hesitation, Long Ren directly said to Ding Fan:
"No problem, big brother, what do you want to know..."
"Wait! Outside... seems like there’s some movement!"
Before Long Ren could finish his words, Ding Fan observed some movement outside and interrupted him. Ding Fan’s Divine Sense was extremely powerful, and even within his self-arranged isolation formation, he could perceive some situation outside.
However, Ding Fan still had an ominous feeling, knowing that the isolation formation he set up was quite formidable, and even his Divine Sense could only barely sense a bit outside. But now Ding Fan discovered some movement outside, indicating how significant the disturbance was!
Long Ren, hearing Ding Fan’s words, was surprised and quickly extended his Divine Sense to observe around, but to no avail, his Divine Sense couldn’t exit the room. The room and the outside were completely isolated by his big brother’s formation, leading Long Ren in disbelief to say:
"Big brother, you must be overthinking, there’s no movement at all."
"That shouldn’t be, I’ll remove the formation, let’s go out and have a look."
Ding Fan trusted his intuition, which had never been wrong, and continued to speak.
Long Ren had to nod in agreement, but at this moment, he was filled with anticipation to express the martial arts of Transcendent Strike to Ding Fan, as his big brother had been demonstrating his formation expertise for quite a while. Now it was his turn to demonstrate, so he was naturally excited. However, not wanting to go against his big brother’s wishes, he agreed.
Immediately, Ding Fan withdrew the formation, and just at the instant of doing so.
The door to Long Ren’s room suddenly exploded into pieces, and in an instant, the debris flew like sharp daggers in all directions within Long Ren’s room!
Long Ren and Ding Fan immediately mobilized their True Qi to protect themselves, fortunately avoiding injury from the debris. The two of them now gazed through the now doorless frame at the people outside, their faces filled with astonishment, unable to comprehend what had happened.
The Great Elder and others were also shocked, having been attacking that door together for quite some time, yet the door remained intact until suddenly it was breached. How could they not be shocked? It was truly startling.
The Great Elder and the Sect Masters of the Thirty-Six Caves quickly realized something: their success in breaching the door was due to the disappearance of the formation inside the room. Everyone was amazed—what kind of formation was this? It was incredibly formidable!
Without the automatic disappearance of the formation, they did not know how long it would take to break through it!
The Great Elder, seeing Long Ren, quickly rushed into the room toward Long Ren, speaking with both respect and concern:
"Is the Lake Master unharmed? Apologies for being late! Please forgive us!"
"Forgive us, Lake Master!"
"Forgive us, Lake Master!"
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At this moment, the thirty-six sect masters, hearing the Great Elder’s words, promptly bowed and cupped their fists toward Long Ren, expressions filled with embarrassment.
Outside, disciples and servants all bowed at a ninety-degree angle, solemn expressions on their faces, their hearts filled with both shock and curiosity, somewhat relieved that the Lake Master was unharmed. They also noticed at once that the Lake Master’s room wasn’t occupied only by the Lake Master, but also by the Lake Master’s big brother. Some didn’t understand what the two were doing in the room, why the formation was so powerful.
What intrigued people was that there seemed to be no High Level Formation Master in the room, so who had arranged the previous formation?
Among the disciples, Leng Jian’s eyes glanced at Ding Fan, a feeling of pride rising in his heart. With such a big incident occurring to the Lake Master and the other person being with him, it was likely connected to him. Cold Jian couldn’t help but feel a bit of satisfaction, waiting for the moment when Ding Fan would be beheaded and displayed...
The Great Elder and others, seeing the Lake Master unharmed, felt somewhat relieved, but they still wondered what the Lake Master was doing, why he had isolated the room with a formation, and why that formation was so powerful. Who arranged it? Was it the Lake Master? However, the Great Elder knew something of the Lake Master’s skills in formations and believed he couldn’t arrange such a formidable formation! So who was responsible?
