Within the formation, Xiao Yun manifested the Wrathful Vajra Dharma Form and deployed the Nine-Dragon Divine Flame Shield, resisting the razor-sharp Sword Qi shooting at him from every direction.
"Nine-Wave Sword Rain? So it really is testing my swordsmanship. Unfortunately, it's useless against me—I've already seen through this formation." Xiao Yun sneered. He had spent fifty instances of enlightenment earlier; he would not let them go to waste.
He had long since seen through every reality and illusion within this formation.
Although he still could not break the formation, he could find some of its weaknesses and thereby reduce the power of its attacks.
At once, Xiao Yun flashed rapidly from place to place, appearing at several nodes of the formation. These nodes were blind spots in the formation's attacks. Sword Qi still came at him, but there was far less of it.
Thus, the force of the attacks Xiao Yun had to endure was greatly reduced. With his defensive power, he could easily hold out.
"The third wave... the fourth wave... the fifth wave..."
As wave after wave of sword rain struck, Xiao Yun grew increasingly adept at moving among those nodes. This formation was practically as familiar to him as if he had laid it down himself.
The sacred beasts watching from outside were all stunned by Xiao Yun's maneuvers.
"This guy can actually locate every blind spot in the formation's attacks with such precision!"
"Did you remember the nodes he stepped on? We can imitate him to break the formation later!"
"It's useless. This formation changes at every moment, which means that entering at different times brings different attacks. The blind spots he found are of no use to us whatsoever."
"Damn it, I never expected this brat to possess such profound attainments in formations."
"What do