Chapter 150: The Formation Falters, Clear Wind Begs for Mercy

The Clear Wind Ancestor had just absorbed the Blood Pill and reached peak Soul Formation. As he prepared to replace the formation’s Spirit Stones, he heard Ye Qiuyue call out.

“What’s going on?”

Clear Wind Ancestor was somewhat puzzled. Why had Ye Qiuyue come today?

He was suspicious by nature, and today was the monthly replacement day for the formation’s Spirit Stones. How could that be coincidence?

If Ye Qiuyue wanted to force her way in, she could have attacked yesterday. Yet she had waited a day and a night and come now. How could he not be suspicious?

However, in order not to reveal any flaws, he could only go out first. What if, during the replacement, the other side launched a strong attack and actually broke the Formation? That would be terrible.

“Ye Qiuyue, you know you can’t break through the Clear Wind Sect’s formation. Why waste a trip? Grand Commander Chen misled us into this. The Clear Wind Sect admits defeat. Can we let the matter rest?”

When Clear Wind Ancestor came out and saw who was there, he nearly jumped out of his skin and quickly softened his stance.

Those who came weren’t just Ye Qiuyue, Qin Xiao, and others; there was also Han Mingyuan and an old man at the mid-stage Body Integration. Could it be they intended to force their way through?

That middle-stage Body Integration elder was naturally Ji Ci.

In fact, it had taken Ji Ci only two hours to remove Duan Mingda’s restrictions yesterday. With his previous experience and most of the principles now clear to him, breaking them was no longer difficult.

The first time, he had spent most of the time researching something new to him. Now that he understood most of it, he worked much faster.

Ji Ci had planned to leave today, but Duan Mingda suggested that Qin Xiao ask him to help. If Ji Ci agreed, the Clear Wind Sect’s formation would be a trivial matter for him.

Qin Xiao refused. Even if he could persuade Ji Ci, the Immortal Dao Merchant Association had rules: it was neutral. He did not want to put Ji Ci in a difficult position, especially after all the help he had already given.

But when Ji Ci learned that the Clear Wind Ancestor had the Restriction Art, his curiosity brought him along. He would not fight; he only wanted to examine it after the ancestor was captured.

Qin Xiao readily agreed. It was a way to repay Ji Ci for his help.

Han Mingyuan was there to protect Qin Xiao. He had promised three days, and this was only the second. He would not fight either, unless the Clear Wind Ancestor was mad enough to attack Qin Xiao.

Although quite a few people came, the only one who would actually take action was still Ye Qiuyue.

“End here? Don’t dream. Yesterday, if it weren’t for Fellow Daoist Han’s timely appearance, would you have let my Heavenly Clothes Pavilion go?” Visit novelping(.)com for the full chapter.

Ye Qiuyue’s anger was at its peak right now. End here? Not whipping his corpse was already her greatest mercy.

“Even if you three Body Integration cultivators attack together, you might not necessarily break through my Clear Wind Sect’s Formation. What’s the point of this? How about this: I’m willing to compensate. Name your price. Besides, your Heavenly Clothes Pavilion didn’t actually lose anything. Let’s consider it all as my apology.”

Though uneasy, the Clear Wind Ancestor had to appear calm. He could not let them discover the formation’s problem today. He only had to stall for more than a quarter of an hour.

“What kind of compensation? Tell me.”

Qin Xiao stepped forward directly and asked. He simply wanted to toy with Clear Wind Ancestor.

“You name the amount. As long as I have it, I guarantee I’ll give it all.”

The Clear Wind Ancestor had a plan: agree first, then claim he needed to search for their compensation. That would take at least a quarter of an hour. Once he replaced the Spirit Stones and fully activated the formation, he could simply refuse to pay and claim he had nothing. Even an assault would no longer break through.

“Then you’ll say you don’t have that much on you and need to fetch it from the treasury. Since it’s such a large sum, it’ll take a while—at least a quarter of an hour. Then you’ll come back and tell me you don’t actually have that much?”

Qin Xiao had guessed most of the Clear Wind Ancestor’s plan.

His group had good reason to come at this time.

Yesterday, after his restrictions were removed, Duan Mingda had given Qin Xiao more detailed information.

Although Duan Mingfei had participated in that Formation’s repair and activation, it was only that once. Duan Mingda was different; as the sect leader, whenever Clear Wind Ancestor went into secluded cultivation, he was the one who handled the replacements.

He could tell them exactly when the stones were replaced. Today was the day, and now was the time. Qin Xiao and the others had arrived a little early to make sure the Clear Wind Ancestor had not already changed them.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Whatever compensation you want, just say it. Even if I have to search throughout the entire sect, I’ll find it for you.”

Clear Wind Ancestor’s expression changed slightly, but he immediately recovered.

The only two people who knew the weakness were dead, the ancestor thought. Qin Xiao could not know. He must have been talking nonsense and stumbled on the truth by sheer luck.

“Pretend? Keep pretending. If you don’t replace the Spirit Stones promptly, your Formation won’t be able to hold out much longer. Let’s see how long you can keep up the act.”

Qin Xiao grew tired of toying with him and exposed the truth directly. Find the original chapter at novelping.com.

“How is this possible? How could you possibly know?”

So they knew his formation’s weakness. But how? He had killed his two foster sons. No one else should know!

“Foster Father, it’s been a long time.”

At that moment, Duan Mingda and Duan Mingfei, who had remained hidden until now, stepped out.

“You two? Aren’t you supposed to be dead?”

The Clear Wind Ancestor stared at Duan Mingda and Duan Mingfei in shock. How could they be alive? He had activated the restrictions, and both their Blood Tablets and Soul Tablets had shattered.

“We’re your foster sons. Yet when you tried to kill us, you gave no thought to more than two hundred years as father and sons. You’ve brought this on yourself today.”

Duan Mingda had felt some guilt in the Soul-Locking Tower. But when he coughed up blood, he felt all his debts of gratitude had been repaid. His foster father had been so quick to kill him. The man could not even be certain he had been captured; he might have escaped. Yet he had tried to kill him without hesitation.

“It really is you two ungrateful wretches! I hate that I didn’t kill you sooner and let you reunite with your brothers!”

Clear Wind Ancestor felt no remorse whatsoever. Everything you have was given by me-what is wrong with me killing you? How dare you betray me?

He regretted it now; he regretted not killing these two unfilial sons earlier.

“Enough, old ghost. You have nothing left to rely on. Will you come out and surrender, or shall we fight our way in?”

Qin Xiao could not be bothered with more talk. The formation was changing; it seemed it could not last much longer.

“I can surrender, but please spare my life.”

Clear Wind Ancestor naturally sensed the abnormality in the Formation as well, but he still tried to negotiate terms.

“What right do you have to make demands now?”

Qin Xiao was utterly speechless at the old ghost’s audacity.

“My cultivation has reached the peak of Soul Formation. If you force an assault, my self-destruction will ensure none of you fare well either. Rather than that, how about I surrender? I can hand over all my possessions, provided you spare my life. It’s a win-win.”

The Clear Wind Ancestor knew he could no longer win, but he did not want to die. Threatening to sacrifice his life was his only hope. Surely they would not dare kill him after that?