When Wang Hao fought against the Mount Heng Sword Formation led by Abbess Qingmiao, he always had a feeling that the opponent's sword formation was endless, but also very awkward, as if there was a stronger power hidden inside, but it could not be unleashed.
Clearly, the Mount Heng Sword Formation is not at its most powerful state at this moment.
This outcome could be due to either Abbess Qingmiao and the others deliberately concealing their true abilities and not revealing the most crucial secrets, or the opponent's cultivation level being insufficient to demonstrate this ultimate mystery.
Compared to the former, Wang Hao is more inclined to the second guess.
They also sensed the arrival of eight Half-step Innate experts. Upon seeing the appearance of the eight old nuns and the aura of their true energy, they immediately understood that these must be the reclusive experts of the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
He wasn't too surprised by this. Even the Guanzhong martial arts world had so many Half-step Innate experts, so there was no reason why the Mount Heng Sword Sect, one of the Five Sacred Mountains, wouldn't have any. It was just that they were cultivating in seclusion like the other Half-step Innate experts.
Since these eight people are senior members of the Mount Heng Sword Sect and all have a cultivation level of Half-step Innate, they are perfectly suited to use them to Mount Heng Sword Formation.
Upon hearing Wang Hao's words, Abbess Qingmiao and the others immediately retreated from the battle and turned to look in the direction Wang Hao was looking. When they saw the old nun sitting in the wooden wheelchair, the seven abbesses, including Abbess Qingmiao, were as if struck by lightning.
"Master!"
Abbess Qingmiao rushed forward and knelt before the old nun with the broken leg, her old eyes filled with tears.
The other six nuns also quickly stepped forward and knelt before the eight old nuns.
That's right, the old nun with the broken leg was none other than Abbess Qingmiao's master, and also the previous head of the Mount Heng Sword Sect Abbess Weiyu.
The official news was that Abbess Weiyu had passed away decades ago, but it turned out that she had faked her death and had secretly survived to this day with her seven junior sisters, silently protecting the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
"Qingmiao, you've suffered so much!"
Abbess Weiyu's eyes were also a little red. Back then, due to an accident, she and her eight fellow disciples had to go into seclusion to cultivate, leaving the mess of the Mount Heng Sword Sect to Qingmiao.
Over the years, Qingmiao has endured considerable hardship to preserve the Mount Heng Sword Sect's heritage and allow it to grow and thrive.
Although they saw it all, they could not show their faces to help due to the intimidation emancipated by Confucian School, and could only watch silently.
They had only come to investigate after hearing that a formidable warrior had arrived in the border martial arts world and had even set foot in their Mount Heng Sword Sect.
However, it seems that things are not as they thought.
Although that young man possessed extraordinary skills, especially his unheard-of technique of controlling flying swords, the strength he had just displayed should have been enough to annihilate Qingmiao and the others.
However, the other side maintained a degree of restraint and did not harm a single person. Even Qingmiao and the others did not show any killing intent or anger, as if they were not engaged in a life-or-death battle, but rather a friendly sparring match.
This puzzled them; they didn't understand what was going on.
On the other side, after seeing Abbess Qingmiao and the others leave, Wang Hao simply stuck all the floating flying swords into the stone surface, giving the surrounding nuns a chance to catch their breath.
After all, there should be another battle that requires these people, and he didn't want to be unable to unleash the full power of the Mount Heng Sword Formation because the opponents were not in good condition, that would be a disaster.
The nuns, relieved, sheathed their swords, sat cross-legged to regulate their breathing and recover, and even took out some pills to aid their recovery.
Guo Xiang was known as the Little Eastern Heretic, inheriting many of her maternal grandfather Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi's skills, including medicine, which is also reflected in the Emei Sect.
As a sect that inherited the legacy of the Emei Sect, the Mount Heng Sword Sect naturally has this kind of heritage as well. Moreover, in Old Master Jin's novels, the Mount Heng Sword Sect's elixirs are also very famous among the Five Mountains Sword Sect.
With such a rich foundation, restorative elixirs are naturally plentiful.
"Qingmiao, tell me what's going on with that kid!"
After catching up, Abbess Weiyu turned the conversation to Wang Hao, as she was still quite confused about what had happened that day!
Although they did not completely sever their ties with the outside world after retiring to seclusion, their intelligence network was very covert and weak, and the information they obtained was not detailed.
They only knew that a vicious man who had slaughtered most of the martial arts world on the border had come to the Mount Heng Sword Sect, so they rushed over in a hurry, but they never expected to see such a scene.
There are clearly inside stories they are unaware of.
"Master, fellow disciples, this is what happened..."
Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Abbess Qingmiao quickly explained the day's events to her master and several senior uncles, without hiding anything, even recounting the previous exchange of martial arts techniques.
"..."
After listening to Abbess Qingmiao's explanation, Abbess Weiyu and the others looked at each other in disbelief; the amount of information was simply too much.
We've only been living in seclusion for over thirty years, how could the martial world have changed so much?
After a long silence, Abbess Weiyu glanced at Wang Hao, who was standing in the center of the training ground with his eyes closed, and said, "Since this young benefactor has invited you, go and let him witness the wonders of my Mount Heng Sword Formation. Don't let him underestimate my Mount Heng Sword Sect."
"Yes, Senior Sister!"
The seven elderly nuns standing behind Abbess Weiyu nodded slightly and stepped toward the training ground in unison.
"Qingmiao, you should go too!"
Abbess Weiyu gestured for Abbess Qingmiao and the other seven to also go and enhance the sword formation, since the more people in their Mount Heng Sword Formation, the greater its power.
"Yes, Master!"
Nodding, Abbess Qingmiao and her six junior sisters rose and returned to the sword formation.
However, this time they relinquished their main positions to the seven elderly nuns and instead took up positions on the second level to provide support.
"Young benefactor, once the sword formation is activated, this humble Nicole will not hold back. It's not too late to stop now."
An elderly nun couldn't help but speak up to remind them, and the others shared the same sentiment.
Their reminder stemmed from good intentions; after all, to be honest, this person had no grudge against their Mount Heng Sword Sect, and had even brought them many benefits, which could be considered a favor.
They naturally don't want to hurt these kinds of people.
Secondly, and most importantly, this person is not only one of the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult, but also a successor of the Overseas Sword Faction Sect. Furthermore, as Qingmiao said, this person also has a Celestial Person Realm master who is even stronger than the Innate Realm.
If they were to injure this person and create enmity, it would be a disaster for the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
So they really didn't want to fight Wang Hao.
"Master, there's no need to worry. It's not that I'm arrogant, but while the Mount Heng Sword Formation is exquisitely crafted, it's also balanced and peaceful, not primarily a killing formation. Defeating me won't be so easy."
Wang Hao smiled slightly, clearly seeing the concerns of those old nuns.
After all, he used these different aliases to create so many fictitious forces, not only to prepare for completing future system tasks, but more importantly, to create a powerful virtual backer so that the old monsters of the Central Plains martial arts world would be wary of him.
For example, if those Innate experts from the Confucian School, who have lived for hundreds of years, were to make a move, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
"Since you are so confident, then we, the humble nuns, shall have to offend you!"
Seeing that Wang Hao dared to underestimate the sword formation of their Mount Heng Sword Sect, the leading old nun was somewhat displeased. With a cold, aged face, she gestured to her junior sisters to set up the formation.
The Abbess Qingmiao and others on the periphery also hurriedly coordinated to activate the sword formation, providing assistance to the seven old nuns.
With the addition of seven Half-step Innate experts, the power of the sword formation immediately increased several times, giving Wang Hao an extremely strong sense of pressure and a deadly crisis.
The current sword formation has the power to kill him!
"As expected, the Mount Heng Sword Formation at its strongest did not disappoint me. However, it's time for you to witness my sword formation!"
Sensing this deadly crisis and the almost suffocating sense of oppression, Wang Hao was not nervous or wary at all. On the contrary, he seemed very excited and even showed a high fighting spirit.
With his hands and fingers joined together like swords, he drew out the last nine longswords from the horses more than twenty feet away, and at the same time drew out the seventy-two longswords stuck in the stone surface, making a total of eighty-one longswords that flew around him at high speed.
At first, it was just a simple trajectory movement, but gradually these trajectories became more complex, and eventually even formed a mysterious sword formation.
Seeing Wang Hao set up such a flying sword formation, Abbess Qingmiao and the others immediately became serious. They did not dare to be careless and launched a full-force attack to test him.
The two sword formations clashed, one focusing on offense and the other on defense—a clash of opposing forces.
With seven Half-step Innate Realm experts joining the Mount Heng Sword Formation, its power is beyond doubt. Even a true Innate expert would have to temporarily retreat if they unleashed such a full-force attack.
However, when faced with this attack, the defensive circle of the sword formation composed of eighty-one flying swords only dented inward slightly. Although its trajectory was disrupted, it did not lose its essence and was quickly adjusted by Wang Hao, becoming even more perfect than before.
That's right, this is the sword formation that Wang Hao just deduced, a sword formation created specifically to complement that so-called Sword Control Technique.
Just as Abbess Qingmiao temporarily ceased fighting and went to Abbess Weiyu's place, Wang Hao was not idle either. He activated the system's Dao Comprehension Function and, based on his own martial arts foundation and the secrets of the Mount Heng Sword Sect that he had just comprehended, deduced a sword formation suitable to match the Sword Control Technique.
He quickly deduced a framework, which, although still flawed and only contained defensive methods with no offensive capabilities, was still quite remarkable.
This will at least serve as a foundation, and as the foundation of martial arts deepens in the future, it can be further refined.
Moreover, he could use the Mount Heng Sword Formation, which had reached its peak at this moment, to perfect his own sword formation.
Take that last clash for example; he gained a lot from it, discovering many weaknesses. With the help of the Dao Comprehension Function, he quickly improved and adjusted them, making his defense even stronger.
Having failed in their first attack, Abbess Qingmiao and the others launched another offensive. However, this time it was not a simple probing attack, but a continuous barrage of attacks.
As before, he unleashed a series of powerful attacks, striking the defensive sword sphere composed of eighty-one flying swords, attempting to break it apart. The attack power was far greater than before.