Falling into a Trap
The raging fire instantly reduced the numerous cultivators who had fallen into the formation to ashes.
The screams rose and fell, but only for a moment before subsiding.
"What kind of formation is this?!"
As the Daoist Thousand Insects watched the flames erupt in all directions, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed, turning into a sea of fire. Red lotuses burned towards him from within the sea of fire, and the terrifying fire spiritual power startled him.
The power of this third-tier grand formation, even with the strength of Golden Core cultivator, could pose a significant threat to him.
The swarm of insects surrounding it was engulfed by the raging flames in a matter of moments. The countless insects that had once filled the area had lost their advantage and could no longer exert their numerical superiority in the blazing fire.
"Ice Silkworm!"
As the Daoist Thousand Insects's Divine Sense fluctuated, the swarm of insects surged back like a tide, flowing into the beast-taming pouch at his waist. Then, a small and exquisite beast-taming pouch opened, and a white light flew out, transforming into a two-winged Ice Silkworm. As soon as the silkworm emerged, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and as the Daoist Thousand Insects circled around it, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
The scorching heat and raging flames were immediately kept three zhang away.
"A third-tier spirit beast!"
Fang Yu gripped the array plate, surveying the entire situation. He immediately sensed the Ice Silkworm, and his hand involuntarily clenched.
Only now did he understand why Mosquito Immortal City was considered so auspicious; the Qian Chongzi even possessed a third-tier spirit beast, which was equivalent to two Golden Core.
No wonder this person, having just formed his core, couldn't wait to replace the Cloud Spirit Sect and seize the Chu Kingdom's territory for himself. And now it's clear why Fairy Cloud Spirit remained hidden the whole time; she must have known about this.
'This is getting a bit complicated!'
Fang Yu muttered to himself, mobilizing the great formation to draw upon the earth's spiritual energy and use its power to consume the Qian Chongzi.
His grand formation still had the basic structure of the "Lesser Thousand-Needle Nether River Formation," but after his "External Alchemy Technique" modifications, only a small amount of its insect-controlling ability remained, while the rest transformed into Red Lotus Karmic Fire and Flowing Flame True Fire.
After all, he didn't have a deep understanding of insect control, and the insects he raised were all free-range, so their power naturally couldn't compare to that of cultivators like Qian Chongzi, whose core method was controlling insects.
Currently, although his formation can suppress a large number of mosquitoes, it has no good way to deal with this third-tier spirit beast. The only way is to wear it down.
Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng stared in astonishment at the Daoist Mosquito trapped in the great formation, a chilling fear creeping over them as they looked at Fang Yu with awe and dread.
With the great formation broken, Danyangzi allowed Qian Chongzi and the other cultivators to storm into the market, while simultaneously instructing them to flee.
If they hadn't sided with Danyangzi, they would have been killed by Qian Chongzi just like the other three.
In order to lure the Qian Chongzi into the formation, Danyangzi used all of them as bait.
"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to panic. The Qian Chongzi have been trapped by me. I only need to refine it for eighty-one days to make its soul scatter!"
Suddenly, Danyangzi's voice rang out, and the two of them trembled slightly.
"The shopkeeper's strategy is truly remarkable; we are in awe!"
"The sect leader is incredibly powerful; he has actually set up such a grand formation!"
Hearing Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng's flattery, Fang Yu reassured them, "It is truly commendable that you two still believe in me in this time of crisis. Once we get through this, I will certainly not treat you unfairly."
"It is my honor to serve the lord!"
"Master..."
Just then, Fang Yu's Divine Sense stirred, and he looked at a figure stepping with the Qi Step. The figure was either moving forward or backward, constantly probing, and its figure was rapidly approaching the edge of the great formation.
"The Array Master Zong is indeed formidable; he found a way to escape the array so quickly!"
Fang Yu exclaimed in admiration, his hand forming a sword-finger gesture. A red line flashed between his brows and disappeared into the great formation, reaching the vicinity of the figure in just a few breaths.
The Array Master Zong, riding on his escape light, chanted incantations, sweat dripping from his forehead. The protective aura around his body grew increasingly faint under the continuous scorching of the flames.
Suddenly, he turned his head sharply and saw a red line shoot towards him. The next moment, it pierced through his protective aura, circled around his neck, and a fine head fell to the ground.
The raging flames incinerated the Array Master Zong's corpse into ashes in the next instant, with only a few Storage Bag being carried back to Fang Yu's hands by the red thread.
"Oh, what a pity!"
Fang Yu sighed, feeling sorry for the Array Master Zong.
Although he didn't have a close relationship with this person, he greatly admired his Dao of Arrays skills. This person, with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, could set up a third-tier array, making him Master of Dao of Arrays.
But it was precisely because he was Master of Dao of Arrays that he had no choice but to kill this person.
Given this person's level of Dao of Arrays skills, if he were to escape the great Dao of Arrays, even if his array formation couldn't be broken, rescuing Daoist Thousand Insects would still be no problem.
He had considered capturing the man, but keeping him around would introduce too many variables and might allow him to see through the changes in the formation even faster. Therefore, he decided to kill him to be on the safe side. In this way, the Daoist Thousand Insects would have no chance of escaping the formation.
As time passed, the Daoist Thousand Insects and the Ice Silkworm initially tried to break out of the great formation by brute force, but if this third-order great formation could be broken so easily by brute force, Dao of Arrays the Daoist of Formations would not be considered the foremost of all cultivation arts.
It is precisely because of their ability to transcend one or even multiple realms that array masters are so revered.
After more than ten days of turmoil, the Daoist Thousand Insects changed his strategy, no longer expending a lot of Law Power, but focusing all his efforts on defense, as if he had given up on leaving.
But Fang Yu understood that this person had not given up; he simply wanted to persevere a little longer and wait for his master, ' Daoist Mosquito,' to arrive.
Fang Yu was also waiting; he was waiting for Daoist Thousand Insects to give up, or for Daoist Mosquito to come in person.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
Fang Yu sensed that the Daoist Thousand Insects within the formation still showed no signs of fatigue, and secretly wondered how many Spirit Stone he carried and how much longer he could hold out.
Furthermore, given such a long period of time, Mosquito Immortal City should have received the news by now, yet the Daoist Mosquito is still nowhere to be found. Or perhaps he has already arrived nearby and is hiding in the shadows, searching for a weakness in the great formation?
As for the Cloud Spirit Sect, my actions have essentially helped them out of their predicament. They should be joining forces with me to deal with Mosquito Immortal City, but they haven't made a move yet, which means they are just observing.
Thinking of this, Fang Yu stretched out his palm and used his senses to calculate.
[Small Blessing]
"Still Xiao Ji?"
Fang Yu pondered for a moment, and the Yuanchen Pearl in his mind spun around and transformed into the Dao Foundation of ' Molten Edge Flow '.
Although there is no record of using human beings as tools in the "Crimson Firmament Profound Craft Canon", Fang Yu himself advanced his Dao Foundation by sacrificing the "Tie Chanyi" with blood, and he was well aware of the mysteries involved.
He had always instinctively rejected this kind of 'alchemy' technique, but now that Mosquito Immortal City and Cloud Spirit Sect were both observing, he could only put more pressure on Daoist Thousand Insects.
'I wonder if using Golden Core cultivator as material will allow me to forge an Earth Grade flying sword!'
His Divine Thought flashed, Molten Edge Flow Divine Power was activated. The Flowing Flame True Fire blazed brightly, quickly engulfing the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. The flames that had been scorching the Daoist Thousand Insects turned purple, and the temperature rose rapidly.