Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation

"Ding! Quest 'Investigate the Emperor' completed, reward: Level +10."

However, after the Merit Mall System's notification, the Mechanical System Prompt sounded in my mind again.

Back then, Zhuge Xiang accepted the mission to investigate the Great Tang Emperor, with a reward of 10 levels and a penalty of 5 levels if he failed. He went to great lengths, even traveling thousands of miles to the Great Qin Empire to find Evidence. After all that effort, today, the time to reap the rewards has finally come.

Zhuge Xiang's cultivation had already reached the seventh level of the Dao Seeking Realm. Now, with the completion of this mission, Zhuge Xiang cultivation has directly increased to the seventh level of the Spirit Severing Realm...

The Void Returning Stage is divided into six minor realms: Nascent Soul Stage, Dao Seeking Realm, Divine Spirit Severing Realm, Dharma Aspect Realm, Tribulation Crossing Realm, and Great Accomplishment Stage. At this moment, Zhuge Xiang's cultivation has reached the seventh level of the Spirit Severing Realm. With the advancement of one minor realm, Zhuge Xiang's cultivation can be described as taking another step forward.

"Hmm?" Over here, Zhuge Xiang's cultivation suddenly broke through, and he directly increased by a small realm in one go, which naturally attracted the attention of many powerful people. Even Cheng Yaojin and Wu Yazi focused their attention on Zhuge Xiang. In one go, he increased his cultivation by a small realm. This is not something that just anyone can do.

"Oh? You used that Merit to improve your cultivation? What a waste..." Liao Wufa frowned and said to Zhuge Xiang. The sudden and unexpected improvement in cultivation, and by a whole minor realm, naturally led Liao Wufa to mistakenly believe that Zhuge Xiang had used that Merit to improve his cultivation.

"Indeed, using Merit to improve cultivation is the most wasteful thing. Even I only use it to perfect my current Cultivation Technique and cultivation path," the Golden Body Bodhisattva said regretfully to Zhuge Xiang.

"So that's how it is..." Ying Qianshan and the others, who had been paying attention, suddenly realized that Zhuge Xiang had used this Merit to improve his cultivation.

Especially after Ying Qianshan felt relieved, he was genuinely worried that Zhuge Xiang might use the power of this Merit to deal with him at some point in the future.

"Everyone, I still have some things to take care of. I still have some use for this guy, so I'll take him with me first..." Ying Qianshan glanced at the Golden Body Bodhisattva and the others, not wanting to linger any longer, and said.

"Why the rush to leave? We just happened to get a demon-revealing Demon Mirror; would you like to take a look at it together?" Seeing Ying Qianshan preparing to leave with the Great Tang Emperor, Liao Wufa moved aside, blocking Ying Qianshan's path, and spoke up.

"Not bad, the Demon Mirror is a Half-Immortal Artifact. You should take a look," said the Golden Body Bodhisattva, who also shifted to a sideways angle, blocking Ying Qianshan's path.

Both the Golden Body Bodhisattva and Liao Wufa were aware of Ying Qianshan's situation. Like the Great Tang Emperor, he had borrowed the power of the Creation Furnace. Since the Demon Mirror could see through the Great Tang Emperor's disguise, it should naturally be able to see through Ying Qianshan's disguise as well. Therefore, taking this opportunity to destroy Ying Qianshan's disguise was the right thing to do.

Seeing that Zhuge Xiang, Liao Wufa, and the Golden Body Bodhisattva had blocked Ying Qianshan's path, Wu Yazi pondered for a moment, then flew up as well, joining Zhuge Xiang three of them to form a formation and block Ying Qianshan's retreat.

"This is a matter for my Great Qin Empire, why are you interfering?" Ying Qianshan frowned and said unhappily as he looked at Daoist Master Wu Yazi's statement.

Despite his formidable strength, even Ying Qianshan would find it extremely troublesome to face the combined forces of the Golden Body Bodhisattva, Liao Wufa, Zhuge Xiang, and Wu Yazi.

"You are all people of the Great Qin Empire, that's true, but this matter doesn't belong to your Great Qin Empire, it belongs to my Great Tang..." Daoist Master Wu Yazi said, pointing at the Great Tang Emperor as he spoke, "As the mastermind behind it all, you actually manipulated pawns to usurp the Imperial Throne of my Great Tang. How can I let you leave so easily?"

"Usurpation? You must be mistaken," Ying Qianshan shook his head at Daoist Master Wu Yazi's words, saying confidently, "Although this guy has fallen from the throne of the Great Tang Imperial Throne, I can tell you with certainty that he will sit on the Imperial Throne of the Great Tang again in the future, and he will sit on it honorably. So, I advise you not to interfere now."

"That's for the future. Right now, you and he must give an explanation to the dynasty," Daoist Master Wu Yazi shook his head, gripping the Bagua token tightly in his hand. His aura surged forth, pressing down on Ying Qianshan as he spoke firmly.

"Do you think you can be a match for the four of us? I advise you to obediently let the Demon Mirror examine you," Liao Wufa said, seeing that Daoist Master Wu Yazi was also on his side.

Ying Qianshan's strength is extremely high. Back then in the Void, the Blood-haired Man formed from the obsessions of the Six Nations had reached the level of gods and Buddhas, and Ying Qianshan's strength was no less than his.

However, back then, Zhuge Xiang and the other two were able to suppress the Blood-haired Man when they joined forces. Now, what about Ying Qianshan? With the help of Daoist Master Wu Yazi, taking down Ying Qianshan shouldn't be a problem.

"Alright, with the four of you working together, I'm indeed no match for you. But I never said I was just one person..." Ying Qianshan said, shrugging and looking at Zhuge Xiang and the others.

"You... do you have accomplices?" Liao Wufa frowned and asked upon hearing Ying Qianshan's words.

Admittedly, if it were just Ying Qianshan alone, taking him down shouldn't be a problem with our team's lineup. However, if Ying Qianshan has helpers, then it's a different story.

"Whether we have any help or not, we'll know soon enough," Ying Qianshan said with a faint smile. As he spoke, he opened his palm, tearing Ying Qianshan space. Immediately, twelve giant figures emerged from the Void, Hundred Zhang feet tall, blotting out the sky and radiating golden light.

Historical records state that Qin Shi Huang collected Metal in the land to cast Twelve Golden Figures. Zhuge Xiang had seen these Twelve Golden Figures in the Xiaoshan Sacred Cave, but he had never witnessed their actual strength. He had only heard that these twelve Golden Man possessed strength comparable to Cultivator at the Great Accomplishment Stage...

"I haven't really used these Twelve Golden Figures properly since they were forged. You want to bully the few with the many? Then I'll show you what real bullying is," Ying Qianshan said, manipulating the twelve Golden Man to his side.

As they spoke, the twelve Golden Man suddenly opened their eyes. Their gleaming eyes no longer resembled those of a cast Puppet; the divine light emanating from them was indistinguishable from that of a living person.

The Twelve Golden Figures stood in twelve positions, forming a Formation. As the Formation was activated, a surging killing intent seemed to shatter the heavens. This terrifying killing intent was something Zhuge Xiang had never felt before.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

In his mind, he could almost hear the clanging of swords and the sight of mountains of corpses and seas of the Blood Sea. It was as if war drums were beating wildly. The killing intent was so strong that even Zhuge Xiang seemed to be infected by it and lost in the terrifying torrent of killing intent...

The invisible and intangible killing intent transformed into a vast ocean, boundless and endless. Before even revealing the terrifying nature of this Formation, the killing intent emanating from Formation alone was enough to make people lose their minds. The strength of this Formation was terrifying.

"The Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation!" Liao Wufa, standing within the Formation, spoke with a solemn expression, revealing the name of the Formation.

"Big Brother, do you know this Formation? What's the deal with Formation? How do we break it?" Zhuge Xiang asked after hearing Liao Wufa's words, which immediately revealed the name of the Formation.

Although a Sword Soul was suspended in the Purple Mansion Spiritual Platform, cutting off the delusions in the Void, the terrifying killing intent was boundless and surged in like a tsunami. Even Zhuge Xiang felt very strained, as if he were a leaf in a vast ocean, which could be swept away by the waves at any time.

"Oh? It's amazing you can recognize this Formation. That's right, this is the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation. It can draw upon the Baleful Qi of Heaven and Earth and earth to attack its Formation. In Ancient Times, this Formation was used by powerful figures in the Demon Realm..." Ying Qianshan made no attempt to hide his praise for Liao Wufa's ability to see through the Formation at a glance.

"The Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation? How could this Formation be circulating in the Cultivation World?" Daoist Master Wu Yazi's face was also filled with shock.

He had heard of this Formation before. In Ancient Times, before the Three Realms were separated, there were two realms: the realm of gods and demons. Powerful beings gathered there, and the Formation were all incredibly powerful. However, if we were to talk about which Formation was the strongest, the strongest in the Demon Realm would undoubtedly be the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation.

Set up by twelve great Demon Realm Great Sage, this Formation is powerful enough to trap and kill the Buddha of the Western Heaven and the Great Emperor of the Immortal Realm. Although this formation is currently only set up by twelve Puppet at the Great Accomplishment Stage, its power is still extraordinary. Even the Gods and Buddhas of all Heavens would find it difficult to escape the Formation and kill it.

"So that's how it is. You cast the Twelve Golden Figures for the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation," Liao Wufa said, his eyes filled with solemnity. Ying Qianshan's strength was already unmatched in the world, and now he had the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation in his hands. His strength was truly despair-inducing.

"Not bad. I've never actually used this Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Great Formation in actual combat. Today, I'll use your strength to perfect this Formation," Ying Qianshan said with a smile, looking at Zhuge Xiang and the others trapped in the Formation. He still appeared relaxed and carefree.

"Kill them! Kill them all!" The Great Tang Emperor, no longer displaying his previous fear and disarray, roared with a smug, self-satisfied air. (To be continued...)