The Array Is Broken!
Now they have only one thought—to escape, to flee from this man-eating black aura.
Two more hours passed, and by then it was completely dark. The people could no longer distinguish between the black mist and the night, so they could not see that the concentration of the Execution Qi in the city had become much weaker.
In fact, the rapid weakening of their bodies had slowed down considerably, but the presence of the Execution Qi meant that there was no Spiritual Qi around them to absorb, so their bodies could not recover and remained in a weak state. This caused most cultivators to not notice the changes in their environment in time.
Meanwhile, many more cultivators arrived Cloud Gathering City. These cultivators were the backbone of various sects and Aristocratic Clan, and they had been summoned by their elders to provide assistance.
Most of the rescue teams from these sects and Aristocratic Clan were led by Nascent Soul Cultivator, with only a few led by Spirit Transformation cultivators. The cultivators in the teams ranged in cultivation level from Nascent Soul to Foundation Establishment.
After arriving, they first observed the situation inside the city, and then exchanged ideas with other teams to discuss rescue plans after the city was breached.
Considering that the people in the city were seriously injured and should not be moved too much, they needed to be treated as soon as possible. So the disciples were arranged to set up a rescue point Ten-Li away, which would also make it easier to concentrate medical resources.
Suddenly, cultivators both inside and outside the city heard a crisp "crack" sound, as if the sound shattered right next to their ears, or as if it shattered between heaven and earth.
A massive and powerful gust of air swept up dust and whipped up a strong wind that howled, making everyone's clothes flutter loudly.
The next moment, someone outside the city cried out in alarm, "The formation has broken!"
"The formation has been broken!"
Before anyone in the city could react, the cultivators who had come from outside the city to carry out rescue work swarmed into Cloud Gathering City.
Although there was still Execution Qi within the city, the cultivators were not afraid because the great formation was no longer in place.
Before they arrived, they had been given a briefing on the characteristics of the Execution Qi, and they knew that as long as they didn't stay in a space filled with Execution Stone or Execution Qi for too long, it wouldn't have much of an effect on them; they just needed to stay away before they felt unwell.
Therefore, the cultivators outside the city took turns, using various flying magical Law Artifact to enter the city and carry out the cultivators who were too weak to move.
Fortunately, it was close to the time of the Cloud Burst, and many cultivators who did not have Spirit Stone or connections to take the relocation ship left in advance. In addition, some people had left the city before, so there were only more than 100,000 people left in the city.
Because there were many cultivators who came to the rescue, they used flying Law Treasure such as spirit ships to transport the wounded very efficiently. In less than half an hour, about half of the cultivators in the city had been transferred.
After breaking through the city's protective formation, all thirty-two Void Return cultivators began searching for the source of the released Execution Qi.
Lu Xunfeng quickly spotted Lin Xiao was still gathering Execution Qi in a corner outside the city.
When he approached Lin Xiao, before he could say anything, Lin Xiao asked, "Senior, this is a key point in the Execution Cultivator Formation. Can you break it?"
Maintaining the circulation of vital Origin Qi and constantly capturing the Execution Qi for such a long time was extremely strenuous even for Lin Xiao. Seeing the appearance of a high-level cultivator, he was eagerly hoping that the other party would quickly resolve this hot potato.
Lu Xunfeng glanced at him to confirm that his aura indicated he was indeed a genuine spiritual cultivator before carefully examining the array points here. At the same time, he asked, "Young friend, why are you here?"
Seeing that he had begun to study the array point, Lin Xiao stopped trying to capture the Execution Qi. He used the same excuse he had given the four cultivators he had encountered outside the city. "After discovering the Execution Qi, I searched for related traces in the surrounding area and found this array point. I happened to be quite interested in arrays, so I stayed here to study it."
One should always be wary of others, so he didn't easily mention that he had previously used his Origin Qi to capture the Execution Qi.
Lu Xunfeng didn't say anything upon hearing this, but nodded to indicate that he understood. Then he extended his right hand and made a grasping motion. At that moment, specks of light lit up around him, as if summoned by him, and gathered towards his palm, instantly forming a silver-white longbow.
Lu Xunfeng raised his longbow and pulled it in the air with his left hand. An invisible arrow shot towards the center of the array point, propelled by the airflow.
With a "crack," the array shattered, revealing a large black crystal underneath.
The black crystal emitted a faint black aura under the boundless night, appearing serene and eerie beneath the low, dark clouds.
The next second, the smooth, water-like surface of the black crystal, about the size of a baby's head, suddenly cracked silently, the cracks spreading like a spider web.
Amidst the continuous flashes of lightning and thunder in the sky, a strong wind blew by, and the cracked crystal suddenly shattered completely, seemingly on the verge of turning into powder. Lu Xunfeng raised his hand and waved it, and a void rift appeared below the crystal, pulling it into it. Then the void rift quietly closed, as if it had never existed.
Lin Xiao, caught off guard by the high-level cultivator's display of skill, felt like he had finally seen the world. To casually tear open a void rift—this was a true master!
Although he had seen the effects of special effects in his previous life, who knew that seeing it with his own eyes and experiencing it up close would be so shocking!
Lin Xiao looked at Lu Xunfeng with shining eyes: Boss, he wants to learn this!
Stared at with such intense gaze, even Lu Xunfeng, who had lived for thousands of years and risen to the position of Supreme Elder of the Supreme Splendor Sect, couldn't help but blush slightly. He said, "Young friend, it's quite impressive that you have such cultivation at such a young age. You must be diligently cultivating in your daily life. Since we are destined to meet today, I will give you this Silver Moon Longbow, a Profound Grade Law Treasure that I forged in my early years. I hope your Dao Path will be smooth and that you will achieve great things."
He didn't even realize that his voice was not only kind but also a little harsh.
Having been in seclusion in his sect for over a hundred years, it had been far too long since he had seen such a young child. Judging from his cultivation level, he must be very talented and diligent. He figured that giving him a gift would be a way to establish a good relationship. Lu Xunfeng convinced himself of this.
It's just a pity that someone of this age and cultivation level is someone that other sects or Aristocratic Clan are focusing on cultivating. It's a pity that they couldn't recruit them to the Supreme Splendor Sect.
After erasing the mark on the Silver Moon Longbow, Lu Xunfeng placed the longbow in Lin Xiao's hands.
Lin Xiao, whose age and cultivation level had been immediately revealed, was mentally prepared to be scrutinized, interrogated, or even taken away. He had the Heaven and Earth Shift Disc and the World Bamboo ready in his private treasury, waiting to escape at any moment. But unexpectedly, a Law Treasure was suddenly stuffed into his hand.
He was very surprised, extremely surprised.
A cultivator at the Void Returning Realm is so unpredictable!