Chapter 240

Chapter 240: The formation is broken! The Blood Soul Banner! The old doctor’s murderous intention!

“Doctor Chen is indeed a Xiantian Realm expert, and there are two more Xiantian Realm experts over there!”

A few miles from Liuyun Town, a chubby middle-aged man, standing atop a tree, was deeply shocked by the sight of the old doctor effortlessly unleashing a torrent of sword energy.

He had no idea that the old doctor, whom he had been unable to fathom for days, was actually a true Xiantian Realm expert.

“Doctor Chen and Young Master Lu seem to be trying to break through that strange light curtain, but I don’t know if they’ll succeed.”

Because of the distance, the chubby middle-aged man couldn’t hear Lu Qing and the others’ conversation.

But he finally understood why Lu Qing hadn’t let him go to help. A battle involving the Xiantian Realm was truly beyond the reach of someone as mere as the Neigu Realm.

Even a martial arts master would die, let alone the Neigu Realm.

“But, what realm is Young Master Lu at? He hasn’t activated his innate qi, so he’s clearly not yet at the Innate Realm. But when will a post-natal realm warrior ever face an Innate Realm warrior?”

The chubby middle-aged man had another question.

He felt Lu Qing had become even more mysterious.

While the chubby middle-aged man was in awe, the black-robed figure standing within the formation felt uneasy.

He hadn’t expected Lu Qing, a young boy, to even understand formations.

Furthermore, he had destroyed two formation nodes within the town in one fell swoop.

Such a turn of events was something he had never imagined.

“Junior Brother, why were two formation nodes destroyed? What happened?”

Just as the black-robed figure was feeling apprehensive, a voice echoed within him.

“Senior Brother, this is bad. The other side has someone knowledgeable about formations. They’re working together to break them. I’m afraid I can’t hold my own,”

the black-robed figure said hurriedly.

“I have to stop it even if I can’t. Because the node is damaged, my progress has been affected. It will take me a quarter of an hour to complete.

If you want me to help you locate your great-grandson’s killer, you must repair the Blood Soul Banner. Just hold on a little longer!”

With these words, the voice vanished.

“Brother!”

the black-robed figure called out hastily.

However, this time, the brother didn’t respond. Clearly, the situation in the town had reached a critical juncture.

“That’s easy to say, but how am I supposed to stop this?”

The black-robed figure felt bitter.

The old man’s sword energy was too terrifying. Every time he struck out, he had to use all his strength, mobilizing the power of the magic circle to defend.

However, this would inevitably weaken the light barrier defenses in other locations, making them unable to stop the boy’s terrifying bow and arrows.

This was an unsolvable situation, and he had no solution.

Now, his only hope was that the old man couldn’t continue to unleash his terrifying sword energy tides. Otherwise, the magic circle would be broken in no time.

With such expectations, the figure in the black robe still gritted his teeth and persisted.

However, what he didn’t expect was that the old doctor’s true energy was so strong that it far exceeded his imagination.

In the following time, wave after wave of sword energy tides swept towards the gray light curtain.

After each attack, Lu Qing destroyed a node of the formation.

Not long after, nine nodes were destroyed. With

the nine nodes destroyed, the gray light curtain also became much dimmer and was on the verge of collapse.

“Master, senior, the last blow. This formation has a total of eighteen nodes. Nine of them have been broken. As long as one more is destroyed, it will definitely be broken.”

Lu Qing pulled out another long arrow.

The old doctor and the sword-wielding man naturally saw the almost dim light curtain. Without hesitation, they urged their sword energy again and attacked forward.

“Not good!”

Seeing this, the figure in the black robe knew that it was impossible to do anything.

He acted decisively, waving the formation flag and mobilizing the power of the formation for the last time, converging it on the light curtain before him. Simultaneously, he tapped his foot and retreated rapidly into the town.

Boom!

As the black-robed figure retreated, sword energy and the light curtain collided again.

Lu Qing seized this moment and unleashed an arrow, destroying the tenth formation node.

With the node destroyed, the gray light curtain, already at its weakest, could no longer hold its own. The remaining sword energy shattered it, and it slowly vanished.

Unfortunately, even after being blocked by the light curtain, the black-robed figure had already escaped into the town, disappearing.

“Is the formation truly broken?”

the sword-wielding man exclaimed in delight.

Crack, crack, crack…

The gray light curtain vanished, but Lu Qing didn’t stop.

He fired a rapid-fire barrage of arrows, unleashing eight more to completely destroy the remaining eight formation nodes before finally stopping.

Although his supernatural powers had revealed that destroying more than nine formation nodes would shatter the Flesh and Soul Refining Formation, his attacks were unsuccessful.

But he still felt it wasn’t safe enough, so he simply destroyed all the nodes.

He had plenty of Thousand-Refined arrows anyway.

Over the past two years, although he’d spent most of his time cultivating in the village, he

‘d occasionally venture to the county town.

Especially since acquiring this precious bow, he’d spent considerable time at the Heart Forging Workshop, forging thousands of Thousand-Refined arrows, exhausting their entire stockpile of refined iron.

“All the formation nodes have been destroyed!”

The fleeing black-robed figure sensed through the formation flags that the town’s formation nodes had been completely destroyed, the Flesh and Blood Soul Refining Formation completely broken.

“Who the heck are these old man and young man? The old man’s innate true qi is incredibly powerful, his cultivation unfathomable, while the young man’s knowledge of the Flesh and Blood Soul Refining Formation is unparalleled, even knowing its eighteen nodes. This is truly bizarre!”

The black-robed figure was heartbroken and utterly baffled.

The Flesh and Blood Soul Refining Formation was discovered by him and his fellow apprentice during their youthful expeditions to a mysterious cave.

To construct this formation, they had spent years studying its diagrams and commanding their disciples to plunder and scavenge for materials.

After decades of research and development, they had finally managed to construct two formations. Unexpectedly, one was destroyed on its first use. How could he not be heartbroken?

Most importantly, this formation had been painstakingly constructed by his fellow apprentices, so how could that young man know how to break it?

Filled with doubt, the black-robed figure quickly flew towards the restaurant.

The old man’s strength was too formidable.

He had been struck by a sword energy earlier, severely wounded. Though he had used the power of the formation to heal his wounds, he hadn’t fully recovered.

At this moment, only he and his senior brother could possibly withstand the old man together.

“Who dares to destroy my formation?”

However, before the black-robed figure reached the restaurant, a violent aura suddenly rose from the front and shouted angrily.

“Senior brother!”

The black-robed figure flew into the restaurant, only to be shocked by the scene inside.

A large number of people collapsed inside.

Nearly half of them had been reduced to mummies, and the remaining half were not in much better condition, their bodies shrunken and haggard, their faces pale. Each one looked as if they had aged ten years, a terrifying sight.

Crucially, among the mummified corpses, he unexpectedly spotted a disciple of their Liuyun Sect.

“Grandfather! Are you injured?”

Mo Zhen exclaimed in shock, seeing the bloodstains and half-healed wounds covering the black-robed figure.

His grandfather, a Xiantian realm cultivator, had been so severely injured. What had happened outside the town ?

Because of the formation, no one in the town, save the hooked-nosed elder, knew what was happening outside.

“Another Xiantian realm cultivator!”

Among the survivors was the leader of the Yinyue Sect.

He looked miserable, his vital energy largely drained away by the hooked-nosed elder’s previous evil magic.

Because of the formation’s obstruction, and because he was completely focused on resisting the hooked-nosed elder’s evil energy draining, he was also unaware of what was happening outside the town.

Seeing the black-robed figure approach and sensing his aura, he felt a surge of despair.

A single hooked-nosed elder had already tortured them to this point, and now another Xiantian realm cultivator had arrived, calling him “senior brother.”

Are they really all going to die here this time?

Grandmaster, where exactly are you?

The Silver Moon Sect leader’s face was ashen.

“Junior brother, what are you doing? I was about to refine the blood food’s Qi, blood, and soul into the Blood Soul Banner. I was so close to success, and you let the formation break?”

The hook-nosed elder’s face was gloomy.

“Brother, it’s not my fault. The people who came were simply too powerful. They seemed to be incredibly familiar with the Flesh and Blood Soul Refining Formation, knowing every key point like the back of their hand. They destroyed them in an instant, and I couldn’t stop them at all!”

The black-robed figure cried out in pain.

“How is this possible?” The hook-nosed elder was shocked. “The Flesh and Blood Soul Refining Formation took you and me decades to comprehend. Apart from us, no one else should have understood it. How could it be broken so easily?”

“This is also utterly baffling to me. And the one who broke the formation was a young man, someone I’ve never met before,” the black-robed figure asked in confusion.

“By the way, Senior Brother, they might have already entered the town. There’s an old man inside with unfathomable cultivation. I’m protected by the power of the formation, yet he was still injured by a single blow. Should we retreat?”

“Why retreat? They’ve destroyed the formation I painstakingly set up. I want to see who dares to be so reckless!”

The hook-nosed old man snorted coldly, his face grim.

“That’s perfect. My Blood Soul Banner is still missing an Innate Realm Master Soul. Let’s sacrifice them and refine them!”

“Senior Brother, is the Blood Soul Banner operational?” the black-robed figure exclaimed with joy.

“Although the formation was broken and couldn’t be fully repaired, it has regained a significant amount of its power. Moreover, now that spiritual energy has returned, it’s time to let the world witness the might of this ancient magic weapon!”

“Since the Blood Soul Banner is operational, we need not fear those who come!”

Upon hearing that the Blood Soul Banner could be used, the black-robed figure suddenly regained his confidence.

He had discovered the cave with his senior brother and naturally knew how powerful the Blood Soul Banner truly was.

Even that old man couldn’t possibly be a match for this ancient magical weapon.

“Let’s go. I’ve sensed the arrival of these people. Let’s go meet them,”

the hook-nosed elder said coldly, heading out of the restaurant.

“Grandfather, what should we do with these people?”

Mo Zhen hurriedly asked, seeing the hook-nosed elder and grandfather leaving. The

surviving Silver Moon Sect leader and his companions shuddered at his words, looking anxiously at the hook-nosed elder.

They had overheard the conversation between the two Innate Realm powerhouses, and it seemed as if a mysterious master was outside seeking to rescue them.

A glimmer of hope had just begun to grow, but was it about to be extinguished?

“Let’s keep these people for now. Their energy and blood might still be of some use to me. You can just watch over them. They’re already half-dead and can’t cause any trouble.”

The hook-nosed elder gave the Silver Moon Sect leader and his companions a cold look, as if he were looking at a herd of livestock, not considering them human at all.

“Yes, Grand Elder,”

Mo Zhen said respectfully, though he was reluctant.

Meanwhile, on the streets of Liuyun Sect, Lu Qing and the other two stared at the bloodstains streaking the streets, their expressions grim.

They all knew that every bloodstain represented a life.

Fortunately, they could sense that many people were still alive in the town.

The black energy generated by the formation could corrode and devour human flesh, but it seemed to have little effect on inanimate objects like brick, stone, and wood.

Many townspeople temporarily avoided the disaster by taking shelter inside their houses.

“These two Mo Hu brothers are truly ruthless. Many of the residents of Liuyun Town are related to their disciples, yet they are so cruel as to kill them. They are nothing short of demonic!”

the sword-wielding man exclaimed in anger, observing the tragic scene on the street.

Although he disliked the Liuyun Sect, he had never imagined that the two brothers could be so cruel and vicious.

“Master, someone’s coming,”

Lu Qing said softly.

“Yes.”

The old doctor nodded, his expression grim.

Lu Qing knew his master was truly furious.

The Liuyun Sect’s brutal methods had truly stirred the murderous intent of this kind-hearted master.

“Hahahaha…”

The sword-wielding man was about to ask, as he hadn’t sensed anything.

But then he heard a burst of wild laughter from the front. Two figures appeared on a rooftop, emanating a powerful aura.

Who else could it be but the Mohu brothers?

The sword-wielding man looked at Lu Qing in astonishment.

He found this young man truly mysterious. He, a Xiantian Realm cultivator, hadn’t been able to sense the Mohu brothers’ auras, yet Lu Qing could.

More crucially, he discovered that he couldn’t even discern Lu Qing’s cultivation level.

Could it be that this young man’s cultivation level was even higher than his?

A ridiculous thought suddenly occurred to the sword-wielding man.

“Are you two the Grand Elders of the Flowing Cloud Sect?”

The old doctor raised his head, gazing at the two figures on the rooftop.

“Yes, old man, you destroyed the formation I painstakingly set up, didn’t you? You are aware that you have committed a heinous crime!”

the hook-nosed elder said coldly.

“Since you didn’t find the wrong person, that’s good,” the old doctor said softly.

The hook-nosed old man was stunned and was about to say something.

But then, his eyes blurred, and two incredibly sharp sword energies slashed towards him and his junior brother.

The sharp and unparalleled sword energy made him feel extremely dangerous in an instant.

(End of this chapter)