The Formation Was Breached

"It's done, it's done! There's a tiny crack!"

A gasp rang out amidst the blizzard, and Tang Yu, beaming with joy, looked at the almost invisible crack and smiled like a child.

After nearly a hundred years of effort, they finally found a slight flaw in this formation.

"Now that we've found it, let's leave it at that. Everyone, go back and gather your disciples to make arrangements. After all, this hair has a very strong healing ability, and once we leave, it will be difficult for anyone to open it again." Xuanguang's calm voice rang out, but his tone carried an undeniable air of authority.

The group bowed and said, "We will follow your instructions, senior."

Soon, a large portion of the people present quickly left the area.

Zi Nü looked at the slowly healing crack and suggested to the remaining people, "Gentlemen, why don't we test how many people it would take to break this crack?"

"Okay, that's a good suggestion."

Everyone agreed.

Soon, three Nascent Soul attacked that spot together, but it was no use. Then one after another, more Nascent Soul cultivators joined forces, and it took a total of ten Nascent Soul cultivators to barely tear open a hole large enough for you to pass through vertically.

Feeling the spiritual energy emanating from the cave, which was more than twice as pure as what was coming from here, everyone present couldn't help but close their eyes in a state of blissful intoxication.

Half an hour later, the large hole healed, and the Spiritual Qi was cut off.

At this moment, a Nascent Soul Early Stage from the Blood Devil Grotto said, "This is what the cultivation Immortal Realm should be like! This is what spiritual power should be like! No wonder our place is called the Southern Wilderness; it really wasn't wrong."

"If I had cultivated in a place with such abundant Spiritual Qi, I might have already Spirit Severing Realm by now."

"Why don't we just cultivate right here? We can break open a big hole, let the Spiritual Qi in, and set up a powerful Spirit Gathering Formation. That doesn't seem like a bad idea," a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator from White Bone Mountain said ominously.

"This formation heals itself, so does it mean it'll open again after a while of cultivation?" A Nascent Soul Middle Stage from Yellow Wind Valley mocked, "Aren't you afraid of Qi Deviation? Well, you're already just a skeleton, and you're a demon anyway, so you shouldn't have to worry about Qi Deviation."

"Everyone says Feihan Han has a rather unpleasant temper, and today I've witnessed it firsthand." The Shigui said in a hoarse voice, "I'm just thinking about everyone's safety. Look, this place is the territory of Demon Beast, with heavy snow and raging storms. The area outside must be the same."

"What if, I mean, what if there's a powerful Demon Beast force outside? Wouldn't we just become easy prey for them if we went out?"

"Right now, on our side, the Blood Devil Sect, High Person Liyue, and Demon Lord Li Yu are all in the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and Daoist Qingguang is already at the Peak Nascent Soul stage. With the support of this spiritual power, they should be able to break through to the Spirit Severing Realm soon. When they have this power, we'll be safer even if we go out."

"That makes sense, but even so, it won't be easy for them to break through," Zi Nü said. "Instead of staying and waiting for them to break through, we might as well go out and look for fortuitous opportunity. Maybe you or I could break through to the Spirit Severing in a short time."

"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Zi Nü is right." Evergreen Sect of the Qingshan Sect nodded. After all, most of them had lived for over a thousand years and didn't have time to waste here.

On the other side, Ao Long and his two companions looked over there with indifferent expressions, as if they didn't care at all.

"Big brother, shouldn't we be leaving?" Bing Qing transmitted her voice.

"Yes, we should go now, otherwise those humans will discard us after they've served their purpose." The White Tiger King also transmitted his voice, "Anyway, we've memorized the location of that crack, so we might as well wait until everyone's gone before we leave."

"Let's go ask our fellow creatures in the sea if they're willing to go out. Although we are Demon Beast, the outside world is just as dangerous for us."

Then, the three of them transformed back into their original forms, creating a gust of wind that vanished into the Ice and Snow Plateau.

The others all turned to look in that direction, but no one said anything. Although they also wanted to keep those three peak fourth-tier Demon Beast, the cost was too high for any of them to bear, so the idea remained just that—an idea.

Inside the Spirit Moon Sect, the first thing Xuanguang and Ziyang did upon returning to the sect was to convene a meeting of all the Golden Core Stage elders.

In the sect's main hall, Xuanguang Guang sat in the main seat, flanked by Ziyang and Mo Qingyu. However, only Ziyang sat down, while Mo Qingyu sat next to her disciple Su Liuyue, instead of taking the seat reserved for her.

Xuanguang's eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything in the end. He knew that his disciple knew what he had done and that he might have let her down, but as her master, he couldn't bring himself to apologize.

Moreover, since she never mentioned that matter, he was even less willing to bring it up. This was for the best; although their relationship had become somewhat distant, it was still a proper way to handle the situation.

Soon, all the Golden Core experts of the entire Spirit Moon Sect arrived, a total of thirty-three Golden Core, both new and old. This number of Golden Core was among the highest in all the sects of Heavenly South.

Once everyone was present, Xuanguang gently tapped the table and said, "As you all probably know, we have found a solution to the formation that has been trapping us. Now we can proceed to the Heavenly Desolation Domain."

"But don't be too happy yet. The situation outside is unknown, and no one can guarantee whether we'll live or die on this trip. I'll give you fifteen minutes to consider whether you're going or not. Give me your answer."

"Go, why wouldn't you go?" an elderly man with white hair said. "I only have less than twenty years left to live. Am I supposed to just sit here and wait to die? Although the old sect leader said there's danger, danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Rather than waiting to die cowardly, I'd rather go out and take a chance. Even if I die in the end, I'll have no regrets."

"Yes, I'll go too."

"I."

"And me."

Most of the Golden Core present immediately expressed their opinions without hesitation, with only Su Liuyue, Wang Yan, and a few others remaining silent.

Wang Yan glanced at Su Liuyue, remained silent for a while, and then said, "I'll postpone my trip for now. I'll pass on my alchemy skills to the sect first."

"That's what I think too," Chu He said. "After all, all my talisman techniques were taught by the sect. If I leave, the Talisman Hall will have to be discontinued."

Jin Ling and Qingfeng nodded in agreement, indicating that they shared the same thought and neither of them wanted to go out for the time being.

As for Su Sui and Lu Xiu, either of them is fine; it depends on what their respective grandmasters or grand-uncles think.

Anyway, their identities don't align them with those people, so there's no point in going with them.

Xuanguang glanced at Mo Qingyu and transmitted his voice with some anger, "Qingyu, what do you mean? The few remaining Heaven Spirit Root in the sect aren't leaving? Are you planning to let them rot here?!"