High Priest

Ling Xie'er shook her head blankly and said, "The formation has changed. Xie'er 've been focusing all my attention on maintaining its stability. Xie'er I know about what's happening inside the formation is that a lot of people have arrived, and they seem to be setting something up, but I don't know the Xie'er."

Seeing Ling Xie'er's weak appearance, Yi Yun patted Ling Xie'er head and said, "You've been exhausted these past few days. After this is over, I'll find you some Soul Nurturing Items to help you replenish your depleted soul power."

As Yi Yun was speaking, he suddenly felt the great formation begin to tremble again. Yi Yun frowned slightly. He could sense that if this anomaly continued, the great formation would become increasingly unstable, and the result would likely be catastrophic.

"Xie'er, you should rest well. Leave the rest to me. I'll go check on the pills first."

Yi Yun is most worried about right now is the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill.

This elixir is of great importance, not only to the Nine Li Witch Maiden but also to Huan Chenxue.

The more extraordinary the elixir, the more stringent the requirements for its preparation, let alone given such a drastic change.

Now Yi Yun wants to find out the reason for the change in the great formation. According to Ling Xie'er, the great formation changed first, and then the Danxin Sect patriarch and others entered the formation. Based on this, the change in the great formation should not have much to do with the Danxin Sect patriarch and others.

Further calculations led Yi Yun to believe that the most likely explanation was that the change in the grand formation was related to his replacement of the Southern Departure Fire with the Evil God's Fire Seed five years ago.

"It seems I still haven't fully grasped the legacy left by the Medicine God, which almost caused a disaster. Fortunately, I emerged from seclusion in time."

Now that Yi Yun has broken through to the Venerable Realm, the Heaven and Earth Laws have completely merged with his own flesh and blood. His understanding of all laws, including the way of alchemy, has been greatly improved. He is confident that he can reverse the changes in this great formation, and he may even be able to turn this disaster into an opportunity to complete the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation under his control!

"Hmm!" Ling Xie'er nodded, and was about to fly into Yi Yun's God Descending Tower when her expression suddenly changed and she paused.

"What's wrong?"

Yi Yun and Ling Xie'er were connected by their Spiritual Sense, and Yi Yun sensed the change in Ling Xie'er's thoughts.

Ling Xie'er pursed her lips, her little face full of grievance, and she said, "Those people... they..."

Ling Xie'er merged with the great formation. Previously, she had devoted all her Divine Soul power to maintaining the stability of the formation and had no time to pay attention to what the Danxin Sect Patriarch and others were doing. After all, in Ling Xie'er's view, with the people of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom present, no matter what the Danxin Sect Patriarch did, he could not possibly damage the great formation. Otherwise, the people of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom would be the first to object.

"What's going on? Share your Divine Soul with me, let me see what happened!"

Yi Yun said with a stern face. Ling Xie'er nodded. In an instant, Yi Yun's perception crossed the distance of space and reached the core area of the great formation.

Here, the original island has been sealed by a huge, seven-colored light barrier, and outside this barrier, more than ten thousand people have gathered!

"So many people have come!"

Yi Yun frowned. Indeed, more than 10,000 people had entered the great formation. Moreover, outside the light barrier, Yi Yun also saw people dressed in the clothing of the Nine Li Witch Tribe. In other words, the entry of these more than 10,000 people was permitted by the people of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom.

"Hmm? They're setting up a formation!"

Yi Yun scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense and saw that a total of 10,800 people had formed a large array. These people were divided into four layers. The outermost layer was a group of junior disciples who had only cultivated for a few decades. They held Formation Flag and channeled their vital energy into the Formation Flag to provide energy for the array to operate.

The middle layer consists of the Dao Palace Realm disciples, who stand on the array plates to maintain the stability of the great array.

Further inside are the elders of the Venerable level and above, each of them standing on array patterns, forming the backbone of the great array.

At the center of the formation were seven people, among whom Yi Yun saw the Nine Li Witch Maiden and the Old Man Black Stone.

Besides these, there were three alchemists, which was obvious because each of them had a pill furnace floating beneath their feet.

They were the patriarch of the Danxin Sect, Ou Mingyin, and a middle-aged man whom Yi Yun had never seen before.

Yi Yun couldn't help but take a closer look at this person. He was wearing a purple-gold robe, with a Five-clawed Golden Dragon embroidered on it, winding its entire body. He was tall and straight, with sword-like eyebrows and bright, piercing eyes, exuding an extraordinary aura, just like a king.

Another medicine master!

At the core of this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, there are already three great medicine saints. Even in the history of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, although they have gathered medicine masters from all over the world several times to study this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation together, there has never been such a grand scene as the gathering of three great medicine saints.

At this moment, the middle-aged man spoke up, "High Priest, your Nine Li Witch Kingdom entrusted me with maintaining the stability of the great formation, yet you disagree with some of my suggestions. How am I supposed to perform alchemy?"

The High Priest mentioned by the middle-aged man was an old man in White Robe among the seven. He had the nine-eyed emblem of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom embroidered on his chest, his silver hair hung straight down to his waist, and his two white eyebrows were more than half a foot long, reaching all the way to his cheeks. He looked like a sage.

The Nine Li Witch Kingdom High Priest, a Grand Elder, and Nine Li Witch Maiden, although nominally the Nine Li Witch Maiden have the highest status, followed by the High Priest.

However, the Nine Li Witch Maiden were only mortals after all. In the long history of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, the Nine Li Witch Maiden spent most of their time sleeping or reincarnating. In reality, the highest power in the Nine Li Witch Kingdom was held by the High Priest.

This High Priest has lived for an incredibly long time, tens of millions of years longer than the Great Elder, the Old Man Black Stone. Even the Old Man Black Stone was only a junior of the High Priest when he first came of age.

The High Priest, Bai Mei, twitched his eyebrows and slowly said, "I have indeed long heard of the name of the Purple Gold Medicine Saint, but you have yet to prove the power of your great formation. How can I believe everything you say?"

The Purple Gold Medicine Saint laughed heartily, "I will naturally prove the power of the great formation, but it's a bit late for you to come to me now. You probably don't know that this great formation underwent a change several years ago, but the change was slight at first and was forcibly suppressed, so you didn't notice it."

"The anomaly has now developed to this extent, with the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi within the great formation completely in disarray. Even I find it troublesome!"

"Hmm?" The High Priest's face darkened. Several years had passed since the anomaly occurred. The High Priest of Jiuli had been in seclusion to cultivate his mind and spirit all these years. It was only this anomaly in the formation that alerted him. He hadn't expected that, according to the Purple Gold Medicine Saint, this matter had been suppressed.

"Who is suppressing the anomaly in the grand formation?"

The High Priest's gaze was like lightning, as if he could see right through everything.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's this fire seed that's merged with the great formation," the Purple Gold Medicine Saint said with a smile, seemingly confident. "According to what you've said, that reckless junior replaced the Southern Departure Fire with his own fire seed, and that fire seed has developed sentience, naturally understanding how to follow its master's will and cover up its master's mistakes. Unfortunately, the truth can't be hidden forever. The changes in the great formation have become increasingly violent, beyond its control, and now it can no longer be concealed."

The High Priest's face darkened. So that's how it was. The young man not only caused the great formation to change, but also left behind his own embers, almost causing a great disaster!

"Li'er, you've really gone too far this time!"

The High Priest sighed and looked at the Nine Li Witch Maiden. Every time the Nine Li Witch Maiden was reincarnated, due to the mystery of her birth, her memory was initially blank. She needed to learn slowly and her memory would gradually recover as her mind grew to a certain stage.

When the Nine Li Witch Maiden was a little girl in each of her incarnations, the High Priest would personally teach her. Over the generations, his feelings for the Nine Li Witch Maiden were beyond words.

"Master, Yi Yun is the true successor of the Medicine God. Over the years, I have consumed a great deal of the clan's resources. In history, other Medicine Saints have also come to comprehend the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, but none of them achieved the same result..."

"No result, but at least it didn't get any worse!" the High Priest said irritably.

The Nine Li Witch Maiden fell silent. She had witnessed Yi Yun's abilities and believed that Yi Yun could bring about miracles, but the sudden change in the grand formation was also a fact, leaving her unable to refute the High Priest's words.

"Haha, Your Highness the Witch Maiden is still rather inexperienced in this life and easily deceived. Also, there's another point: I am different from the other Medicine Saints you mentioned! Your Highness the Witch Maiden, please don't compare me to the Medicine Saints who visited the Nine Li Witch Kingdom in history!"

As the Purple Gold Medicine Saint spoke, a slight smile played on his lips. In truth, while he disdained Yi Yun, he also deeply desired the inheritance of the Medicine God. He slowly said, "High Priest, if I were you, I would have already brought Yi Yun to justice. And as far as I know, this Yi Yun is still cultivating in your Nine Li Witch Kingdom's secret realm, enjoying your Nine Li Witch Kingdom's resources. Your Nine Li Witch Kingdom is truly magnanimous."

The High Priest could easily discern the sarcasm in the words of the Purple Gold Medicine Saint, and he said unhappily, "I know what needs to be done."

In fact, after learning the reason for the change in the great formation, how could the High Priest of Jiuli not be furious? Of course, he wanted to find Yi Yun and hold him accountable. However, the Nine Li Witch Maiden strongly objected because Yi Yun was at a critical moment of breakthrough at that time. If he was disturbed, he might Going into demonic possession.

The High Priest had watched the Nine Li Witch Maiden grow up, and High Priest understood her stubbornness. Since the Nine Li Witch Maiden was so opposed, the High Priest decided to let it go for the time being. Besides, he felt that even if he found Yi Yun and held him accountable, it wouldn't change anything; the trouble had already been caused, what else could he do?

Seeing that the High Priest was already angry, the Purple Gold Medicine Saint naturally dared not provoke High Priest any further. He smiled and said, "If I can eliminate the anomaly in this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, I have one condition."

"What are your conditions? Speak!"

The High Priest summoned the Purple Gold Medicine Saint, knowing full well that he would ask for an exorbitant price. However, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom possessed profound resources, and as long as the other party could truly stabilize the great formation, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom could afford the reward.

The Purple Gold Medicine Saint chuckled and said, "What I want is... the spark that kid left in this formation!"