Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation, Open!

The moment the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation truly took shape.

Lin Yuan finally understood what a top-tier formation was.

The greatest strength of the Ten Ultimate Linked Formation lay in how its ten formations compensated for one another's shortcomings.

When one formation came under pressure.

The other nine supported it.

After he and the Ten Heavenly Lords had continuously modified it, they could even switch positions across formations.

But the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation felt entirely different.

It was itself a complete whole.

There was no need for any "ten formations working in tandem."

Because from the moment the first wisp of yellow sand rose.

The heavens and earth within the formation, its directions, and its aura had all become part of the formation.

Lin Yuan stood outside its perimeter.

After extending his Innate Spiritual Perception.

He even developed a very strange illusion.

The formation before him clearly covered only a few hundred miles.

Yet when his perception penetrated deeper, it was like encountering an endless dusky-yellow world.

He could find no end.

He could not distinguish up from down.

Even immortal aura, once it fell within, seemed to be gradually ground away.

"Ridiculous."

Lin Yuan could not help muttering.

Qin Wan stood beside him.

He agreed completely.

The Ten Heavenly Lords were likewise skilled in formations.

Thus, more than ordinary people, they could see the power of the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation.

Zhao Jiang stared for a long time.

Then he finally sighed.

"I used to think the Ten Ultimate Formation was renowned throughout the Primordial World."

"But seeing the Three Cloud Sisters set up a formation today..."

Gao Yougan immediately added from the side.

"Doesn't it feel like using a wooden stick as an immortal sword as a child, then seeing the real Sword of Immortal Execution after growing up?"

Zhao Jiang's face darkened.

"If you do not know how to speak, you can keep your mouth shut."

"I call that making it easy to understand."

Lin Yuan did not join their banter.

The formation had already fully unfolded.

The Three Cloud Sisters stood within it.

Yunxiao held the center.

Qiongxiao and Bixiao stood on either side.

The formation gate stood wide open.

There was no sneaking around whatsoever.

Its meaning was perfectly clear.

If they wanted to break it.

They could come right in.

Naturally, West Qi could not possibly remain without a response.

The Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation's presence was so astonishing.

From the very moment it was formed, the Explanatory Sect members had already sensed it.

Before long.

Streams of Jade Clarity Immortal Light rose in the distance.

Guangchengzi and the others arrived outside the formation.

Taiyi was naturally among them.

When he saw Lin Yuan, the corner of his eye visibly twitched.

Ever since that brat had entered the Investiture Battlefield.

The Explanatory Sect had scarcely encountered anything that went particularly smoothly.

Shiji had not died.

The Four Sages of Nine-Dragon Island had not died.

The Ten Heavenly Lords had not died either.

Zhao Gongming was even more outrageous.

Not only had he not died.

He had even snatched the Treasure-Dropping Coin back.

And now the Three Cloud Sisters had come as well.

Taiyi increasingly felt that Lin Yuan was somewhat cursed for the Explanatory Sect.

Bixiao stood before the formation gate.

Seeing the Twelve Golden Immortals arrive, she showed no courtesy at all.

"Fellow Daoists."

"I heard that when you broke the Ten Ultimate Formation some days ago, you were quite imposing."

"Today, we sisters have set up a formation as well."

"Do you dare enter?"

Guangchengzi looked toward the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation.

Bixiao's words did not cause much change in his expression.

"The path of formations."

"In the end, is merely a technique."

"Since the three fellow Daoists have set up a formation and invited us."

"We shall naturally oblige."

Lin Yuan stood beside Wen Zhong.

Hearing those words, he found them oddly familiar.

At the beginning of the Ten Ultimate Formation.

The Explanatory Sect seemed to have said roughly the same thing.

Then, as the fighting went on.

They stopped bringing up the idea that "formations are merely a technique."

Of course.

The Twelve Golden Immortals were not fools either.

After their experience with the Ten Ultimate Formation.

No one rashly charged into the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation at once.

Several disciples first observed it from the perimeter.

They also released magical treasures that cast divine light, attempting to inspect the aura within the formation.

Yet the moment the light entered the yellow sand.

It quickly became like a stone sinking into the sea.

There was not the slightest response.

Taiyi frowned.

"The formation can muddle the workings of heaven."

Cihang Daoist also said:

"The space inside has folded and shifted."

"Distances outside cannot be used to judge it."

Yunxiao's calm voice came from within the formation.

"If you are unwilling to enter."

"Then let us end things here today."

Bixiao added another sentence.

"Do not stand at the gate studying it for three months."

"We do not have that much time to keep you company."

Lin Yuan's lips twitched faintly.

Martial Aunt Bixiao truly knew how to draw hatred.

Fortunately, Guangchengzi's temperament was fairly steady.

He was not provoked by a single sentence.

He exchanged words with several fellow disciples for a moment.

In the end, they decided to send several people into the formation first.

The first Explanatory Sect Golden Immortal stepped into the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation.

The instant his figure passed through the formation gate.

He vanished completely.

The outside world could no longer sense even a trace of his aura.

Inside the formation.

That Golden Immortal merely felt the scene before his eyes change.

The Three Cloud Sisters, who had been plainly visible, instantly disappeared.

All he could see was surging yellow sand.

In the distance, it seemed as though a great river was rushing onward.

The road beneath his feet changed without end.

Just as he prepared to use his divine sense to seek the formation's eye.

An invisible force had already invaded the immortal light protecting his body.

The Three Flowers above his head swayed lightly.

"Hmm?"

This Explanatory Sect Golden Immortal's expression changed slightly.

It was not attacking his physical body.

Nor did it contain killing intent.

This formation was touching his cultivation!

He immediately brought forth a protective magical treasure.

Jade Clarity Immortal Light illuminated his entire body brilliantly.

Yet the power of the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation remained omnipresent, slipping through every crack.

Streams of yellow sand swept past from outside.

With every scrape.

His protective mana suffered an exceedingly faint stagnation.

"Yunxiao!"

"What skill is there in hiding your head and showing your tail!"

His voice traveled far into the distance.

There was no response.

Only the yellow sand ahead suddenly parted.

A great river stretched across his path.

He tried to cross it.

The moment he flew into the air.

The direction abruptly changed.

The Yellow River that had been beneath his feet now appeared above his head.

Heaven and earth inverted!

He was forcibly pressed back into the formation.

Outside.

Lin Yuan could not see the specific situation.

Yet through the understanding of formations he had accumulated from the Ten Ultimate Formation, he could sense the changes taking place within the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation.

"How long has he been inside?"

Wang Mo asked.

Wen Zhong glanced over.

"Less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

Gao Yougan laughed.

"Why hasn't he come out yet?"

Lin Yuan did not answer.

Because he knew perfectly well.

This was only the beginning.

About half an hour later.

The formation gate suddenly opened.

A figure stumbled out from within.

It was the Explanatory Sect Golden Immortal who had entered first.

He had not suffered any serious injuries.

His Daoist robe was also largely intact.

But his face looked terrifyingly awful.

His aura was noticeably more chaotic than before he entered.

Taiyi and the others immediately stepped forward.

"How was it?"

The other man fell silent for a moment.

"The formation does more than trap people."

"It can stir the three flowers and five energies."

With those words.

The expressions of all Twelve Golden Immortals changed.

The three flowers atop the head.

The five energies within the chest.

Those were the foundations of their entire cultivation.

If it had merely been an ordinary killing formation.

They would not have been so wary.

But formations that directly tampered with one's cultivation were the most troublesome.

From within the formation gate.

Bixiao's unhurried voice drifted out.

"First one."

"Who's next?"

The Explanatory Sect members fell silent.

But someone in the Shang Camp was already laughing.

Zhao Gongming stood in the distance with his arms folded.

The expression on his face was exceedingly satisfied.

A few days ago, the Twelve Golden Immortals had surrounded him and attacked him.

Today, it was finally his younger sister's turn to make a move.

Really.

Watching others run into a wall felt wonderful.

Yet Lin Yuan did not relax completely along with them.

The stronger the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation was.

The greater the forces it would draw in afterward.

His gaze fell upon the skies above West Qi.

For now, there was no trace of a Saint's aura there.

But this clash of formations—

Would never end with just one person testing the formation.

Sure enough.

Guangchengzi stepped up before the formation once more.

He did not send in an ordinary disciple again.

Instead, he turned to look at the other eleven.

"Since one person cannot break it."

"Then we'll go in together."