Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain

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Fortunately, Xuan Hao Zhenren's spiritual exploration range was not as large as Bangbang's, and Bangbang discovered the situation in advance; otherwise, he would have run headfirst into it and died without even knowing how.

Qin Yi sat on the airship, pondering. Forcing his way in was definitely not an option. Should he go around and descend from the north? That wouldn't work either, as the area he could descend to was only so large, and the enemy couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

There are two ways to break this deadlock. One is to detour north back to the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace to seek reinforcements. This round trip would take several days, and given the complexities of inter-sect conflicts, it's risky to persuade the powerful figures of Huiyang to come quickly. Furthermore, there's no concrete evidence that Cheng Yuan died at the hands of the Profound Yin Sect; if they try to persuade them, they might not only fail but also waste time.

Not advisable.

Having arrived in this Land of Chaos, four or five days have already passed, and we can't afford to delay any longer. The so-called twenty days is the final deadline; we shouldn't rush to return exactly within twenty days, but rather, the sooner the better. Refining elixirs takes time, and if it fails, it will take even longer. Even one more day could be too late.

Another option is to try to create chaos and take advantage of the confusion.

This is something I can manage, but it will be a bit dangerous.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi smiled wryly. The acquisition of the Heavenly Heart Lotus had been a close call, but he was injured while rescuing Meng Qingying, which had nothing to do with the Heavenly Heart Lotus. Cheng Cheng's expectation of a "nine deaths and one life" hadn't materialized; it seemed like fate was playing a joke on him. Was this matter not over until he risked his life for it?

Qin Yi thought for a moment, then put away the airship to avoid attracting too much attention and quietly flew towards the "Thousand Mountains Rogue Cultivator Alliance," where Tai Huang Jun's Peek Heaven Peak was located.

The Rift Valley is located not far from the doorstep of the Thousand Mountains Rogue Cultivator Alliance Profound Yin Sect. Presumably, the Thousand Mountains Alliance is displeased that the Xuan Yin Sect is making such a big show of itself here. If they really can sit idly by and watch the Profound Yin Sect swagger around on their doorstep, the Thousand Mountains Rogue Cultivator Alliance might as well disband as soon as possible.

Tai Huang Jun tricked Xuan Hao Zhenren before; I wonder if there's any hidden story behind that...

Furthermore, the Profound Yin Sect's patrols directly above this Demon City might have alerted the Demon City. It would be great if we could find a way to communicate with Demon City...

Just as he was thinking this, he reached the outer perimeter of the Thousand Mountains Alliance. There were Profound Yin Sect roaming back and forth in the sky outside, clearly also on guard against Qin Yi.

Qin Yi has nothing to fear without Huiyang.

He circled around to observe from a distance and spotted a familiar figure – it was Yu Fuzi.

Qin Yi secretly transmitted his thoughts. "Brother Dao, do you still want the Spirit Stone?"

Yu Fuzi was startled. He looked around and quietly approached the direction Biography of Qin Yi several miles away. He soon discovered that Qin Yi was hiding behind a tree and waving at him.

Yu Fuzi didn't go over; instead, he pretended to patrol the area to the left and right, while sending a telepathic message: "You still dare to come over? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Qin Yi, without batting an eye, said, "Our transaction is complete, but I haven't given you my Spirit Stone yet. I feel bad about it, so I've come to pay."

Yu Fuzi almost laughed out of anger, but this shameless behavior also suited his taste to some extent, so he said, "Just bury the Spirit Stone under the tree, and I'll retrieve them myself later."

"I want to bury it inside."

"You want me to let you in?"

"You've already done so much, what's one more small thing? It's such a pity we almost missed out on the Spirit Stone."

"Have you no shame?"

"Don't want."

Yu Fuzi said helplessly, "You two sneaked into my sect without warning. The people who were on duty guarding the mountain gate these past two days have all been severely punished. At this point, the sect leader hasn't considered the possibility of an internal traitor, assuming everyone has neglected their duties. If I let you in through here, wouldn't it be obvious that I'm the one with the problem? You may be shameless, but do you think I'm shameless?"

"Hmm..."

Yu Fuzi added, "Besides, it's no use for you to go in. Tai Huang Jun tricked the sect leader, and the two sides almost went to war. The final condition for reconciliation was that they would not interfere with our sect's dealings with you. So you might get thrown out if you go in."

"No wonder the Thousand Mountains Alliance can tolerate the Profound Yin Sect patrolling their doorstep," Qin Yi said. "How about this, you secretly send a message to Tai Huang Jun for me, asking him to come out and see me shouldn't be a problem, right? Can the Profound Yin Sect really restrict the Thousand Mountains Alliance from going out?"

Yu Fuzi pondered for a moment, "That's acceptable. You bury the Spirit Stone first."

"Okay." Qin Yi readily buried the pair of Yin-Yang Spirit Stone behind the tree. He never intended to renege on the debt. So far, Yu Fuzi had done enough and it was worth the price.

After burying the Spirit Stone, he said meaningfully to Yu Fuzi, "Brother Dao, since we have this connection, we can become friends. There may be opportunities to help each other again in the future."

Yu Fuzi smiled and said, "Of course."

Qin Yi then retreated, saying, "Please inform Tai Huang Jun that I am waiting for him a thousand miles to the east."

Yu Fuzi watched Qin Yi leave, a strange smile on his face.

Qin Yi sped to the east, a thousand miles away, and found a mountain hollow. Instead of sitting down to wait for someone, he immediately took out a set of Array Flag and Array Stone and quickly planted the flags and set up the array in various hidden places in the hollow.

Liusu looked at Qin Yi's actions with some amazement, but remained silent.

The formation was quickly set up. Qin Yi thought for a moment, then suddenly used the spikes of his Wolf Tooth Club to scrape off a piece of flesh from his arm.

He was in excruciating pain, drenched in cold sweat, but remained silent. After the wound healed, he used a Method Formula on the piece of flesh, which slowly transformed into the likeness of Qin Yi, who sat cross-legged in the center of the formation.

The Transformations, born from his own flesh and blood, was unmistakably Qin Yi's, in terms of both his cultivation aura and his sense of life. If one were to scan it with divine sense, they would certainly be unable to distinguish the real from the fake.

After doing all this, Qin Yi immediately fled, taking a large detour and quietly approaching the rift valley.

No sooner had Qin Yi left than Xuan Hao Zhenren appeared in the sky.

With a sweep of divine sense, Qin Yi's aura was clearly visible in a certain mountain hollow!

A ferocious look appeared on Xuan Hao Zhenren's face as he shot down like lightning.

"Boom!" Terrifying flames and icy cold erupted directly around "Qin Yi", and the Yin-Yang array entered his Sea of Souls. "Qin Yi" didn't even have a chance to utter a sound. In an instant, he was shattered to pieces, leaving not even a remnant soul.

Xuan Hao Zhenren suddenly changed. Just as he was about to leave, the mountain valley suddenly transformed.

As the scroll unfolded, the entire valley transformed into an incomprehensible landscape painting, with countless Chessboard Stars the sky and earth, a dazzling array of flowers, obscuring the view of front, back, left, and right, leaving only a crisscrossing pattern.

The chaotic scrolls of the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect are extremely difficult for those who are not skilled in these arts to decipher.

What's particularly interesting is that people from north of the rift valley who come here can't understand the formations and find them difficult to break. Similarly, people from south of the rift valley who want to understand the formations in the north are equally bewildered, like trying to read birdsong.

The formations of the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect are already troublesome for ordinary people, and the rules that differ between the North and South make it even more difficult.

Xuan Hao Zhenren charged around for a long time, but couldn't find any clue how to break the formation. Enraged, he roared to the sky, "Guard the rift! Qi Wu will surely get there! Qi Wu, don't let me out, or I will tear you to pieces!"

The sound carried far away, and Qin Yi, who was flying through the air, almost fell down laughing.

That's right, my name is Qi Wu.

Qin Yi's arrangements were clearly preordained for this outcome. Yu Fuzi was utterly untrustworthy; his previous willingness to help was solely for the Spirit Stone. Now that he had the Spirit Stone, would he still diligently relay Tai Huang Jun?

No, he will definitely pass on the message to Xuan Hao Zhenren, asking him to use Qi Wu's head as a stepping stone for advancement.

But that was enough for Qin Yi. He could lure Xuan Hao Zhenren away, and with Bangbang's guidance to avoid Xuan Hao Zhenren's exploration range, he could silently slip away from him and reach the entrance of the rift valley.

The reason why no offensive formations were set up, but only an encirclement, is that offensive formations are easy to break and easy to detect and avoid. Only encirclement formations are both concealed and difficult to break. As long as Xuan Hao Zhenren is trapped inside for a short period of time, the situation can be broken.

As for whether Yu Fuzi will be blamed afterward, what does that have to do with him? He brought it on himself. If he had properly conveyed the message to Tai Huang Jun, they could still be good friends...

Qin Yi took a deep breath and rushed towards the top of the rift valley.

There were several other cultivators at the Cloud Ascension stage, who were now on high alert after being summoned by Xuan Hao Zhenren message. Among them was a peak Cloud Ascension cultivator, whose strength far surpassed Qin Yi's.

But Qin Yi was confident that winning wouldn't be easy, but breaking through was no problem at all!