Breaking the Formation

Everyone who practices martial arts dreams of cultivating Martial Dao True Intent.

However, Martial Dao True Intent is difficult to cultivate. It is extremely challenging for martial artists to achieve it; only those with exceptional talent can succeed. Martial Dao True Intent is both a form of power and a state of being!

It is a martial arts realm that ordinary martial artists can hardly reach!

In Jiujiang Commandery City, there are many martial artists. Yet, among this vast number, only the Young Commander of the Jiujiang Commandery's Special Capture Division has achieved Martial Dao True Intent.

As a Spirit Master offering incense to Jiujiang Commandery, Zong Lin knows Chu Han very well. They sometimes spar with each other, and Zong Lin has witnessed Chu Han's martial arts phenomena!

When Li Yuan unleashed Dragon's Bloodshed, she instantly recognized what it was... Martial Dao True Intent!

It was actually Martial Dao True Intent!

"You've actually mastered Martial Dao True Intent?!"

Zong Lin couldn't help but exclaim.

Li Yuan's palm pierced through the Blood Robe Evil Ghost's body. Snake-like shadows crawled up his arm and covered the Blood Robe Evil Ghost entirely, binding it like chains, making escape impossible!

With a burst of palm energy, the Blood Robe Evil Ghost exploded into pieces, turning into nothingness.

The Blood Robe Evil Ghost that Zong Lin had struggled to defeat was effortlessly killed by Li Yuan. She looked at Li Yuan with a complex expression, "Li Yuan, when did you master Martial Dao True Intent?"

Li Yuan vaguely replied, "For a while now."

For a while now?

Zong Lin was stunned, as if she had realized something.

Martial artists who have mastered Martial Dao True Intent possess strong spirits and are impervious to evil. Illusions and similar techniques can hardly shake the will of those with Martial Dao True Intent.

But as early as the Changgan expedition, Li Yuan was already immune to the illusionary attacks of a Half-step Blood Robe. Does that mean... Li Yuan had already mastered Martial Dao True Intent at that time?

How is that possible?

At that time, Li Yuan wasn't even in the True Qi Realm. How could a martial artist in the Inner Force Realm comprehend Martial Dao True Intent? This is impossible!

You must know that even Chu Han, the Young Commander, only managed to comprehend Martial Dao True Intent after many years in the True Qi Realm and painstaking research into martial arts. For Li Yuan, a mere martial artist in the Inner Force Realm, to comprehend Martial Dao True Intent so early would shock a great many people if it got out.

One could imagine how interesting the Young Commander's expression would be when this news reached his ears.

Zong Lin's mind raced with a thousand thoughts, and she had many questions for Li Yuan, but ultimately, she didn't say much more. She scanned her surroundings, looking at the blood-red spatial environment before them.

"We need to find a way to break open this space. There are others trapped in the illusion; we need to rescue them."

Now was not the time for idle chatter. Rescuing the others was the priority. Although she was a Spirit Master, she wasn't skilled in formations. Finding the formation's nodes and breaking out would likely be impossible in a short time.

What they lacked most was time. The longer they delayed, the more danger the others trapped in the illusion would be in.

Li Yuan looked at Zong Lin, who was darting around searching for formation nodes, and said, "Let me do it."

As he spoke, a horned flood dragon once again appeared behind him. Its massive body, over a hundred zhang long, coiled behind Li Yuan.

Seeing the colossal flood dragon phantom, Zong Lin's small mouth parted, her face filled with shock. Before she could utter a sound, a clear dragon roar echoed.

Li Yuan directly used Dragon's Bloodshed to attack the illusion. The illusion shattered like glass, and Li Yuan and Zong Lin returned to the forest.

"What a brutal way to break a formation."

Zong Lin's lips twitched. She had just been searching for the formation's eye, and Li Yuan, well, he just blew up the illusion with Martial Dao True Intent.

After rescuing Zong Lin, three more people were still trapped in individual illusionary spaces. Li Yuan didn't dawdle and used Dragon's Bloodshed to break through each illusion one by one, completely shattering the formation.

Within these three illusions, not only were there three Blood Robe Evil Ghosts lurking, but also two Evil Warriors. They hid within the illusions, launching surprise attacks on these martial artists and Spirit Masters.

One martial artist in the True Qi Realm had his chest pierced by a blade, severely wounded and on the verge of death.

Just as the successful Evil Warrior was preparing to deliver the killing blow, the entire formation shattered with a roar, and everyone's figures reappeared within the outer formation.

Evil Warrior: ???

Before he could react, Li Yuan arrived in an instant and slapped his head, causing it to explode.

Wu Haoqian had escaped earlier, and Li Yuan certainly wouldn't allow the remaining culprits to get away again.

His speed was incredible. His figure twisted and turned rapidly, closing the distance instantly. Both Evil Warriors and the three Blood Robe Evil Ghosts were all killed by his palm, completely saving these individuals.

When the formation was broken, those who were rescued also witnessed Li Yuan's Martial Dao True Intent. They were all dumbfounded, looking at Li Yuan in disbelief.

"That's Martial Dao True Intent!"

"Incredible! To comprehend Martial Dao True Intent at such a young age!"

"His Martial Dao True Intent looks somewhat familiar, but I can't recall which technique it belongs to."

"Poison Dragon Palm! It's Poison Dragon Palm!"

"I didn't expect Li Yuan's fist techniques to be so profound, not to mention his exceptional swordsmanship."

Everyone marveled. Li Yuan asked, "That bald guy ran away. Do you have any way to track him again?"

Zhuang Xian closed his eyes and sensed, but found that he could no longer detect the whereabouts of the bottle-wielding individual. He could only shake his head helplessly.

"I can't sense his location anymore."

He must have sensed my spell mark and dispelled or blocked it.

Upon hearing that his target had escaped, Li Yuan's face showed a hint of regret. He had severely wounded that bottle-wielder, and it was a perfect opportunity to kill him completely, but he had let him slip away.

When they realized the mission was impossible, the group could only return to the county town.

The two Spirit Masters used the "Gentle Rain Talisman" to stabilize the injuries of those wounded, and then they hurried towards Meishan County town.

After a trek, the few people returned to the county town once more. Kong Zhuohua felt regret seeing that they hadn't managed to kill the one holding the bottle, but when he heard that they had killed five Blood Robe Evil Ghosts and two Evil Warriors, his face immediately broke into a wide smile.

The illusionary attacks of the Blood Robe Evil Ghosts were extremely troublesome. If one wasn't careful, even a martial artist in the True Qi Realm could fall victim. Killing five Blood Robe Evil Ghosts was no small feat.

Furthermore, they had also killed two Evil Warriors, and both of those Evil Warriors had mastered True Qi; they were not minor figures.

In this pursuit, the side with the bottle-holder lost five Blood Robe Evil Ghosts and two in the True Qi Realm. Their losses were undeniably significant. With this, Meishan County's pressure would undoubtedly decrease greatly in the coming period, allowing for a long stretch of peace.

When Kong Zhuohua heard that Li Yuan had actually mastered Martial Dao True Intent, that he had broken through the formation and turned the tide, and that the Blood Robe Evil Ghosts and Evil Warriors were all killed by him alone, Kong Zhuohua's eyeballs nearly popped out.

"Brother Li, I am indebted to you for your intervention. Otherwise, I don't know how great the losses for my Meishan County would have been."

Without realizing it, Kong Zhuohua's tone and attitude had changed drastically. He was now extremely respectful towards Li Yuan.

Li Yuan waved his hand, signaling for him not to worry. "It's all what I should have done. Don't mind it."

Kong Zhuohua was also a seasoned veteran who had been in the Special Capture Division for many years. Since Li Yuan said not to mind it, he couldn't truly act like he didn't. Some proper gestures still needed to be made, so he continued.

"I will certainly report this matter to the Special Capture Division, and there will be further commendations for this."

Generally, the contribution points from mission rewards were fixed. You earned as many contribution points as the number of Evil Creatures you killed. When Li Yuan heard "can add money," he immediately perked up.

"Haha, how could I dare trouble you, sir? I am truly ashamed, ashamed."

As the two chatted happily, a disheveled figure was desperately fleeing through the dense forest.

He ran at high speed while looking back, as if a monstrous beast ready to devour him would pounce out from behind at any moment.

"Damn it!"

"How could I... have run into this kind of guy!"

This person was none other than Wu Haoqian, who had fled while injured. His injuries were extremely severe, and he was fleeing far away without stopping for a moment.