You Longzi Offers His Sect to His Master; a Chan Master of the Original Buddha Sect Reveals His Presence

---- Joyful Sight Mountain

As always, Third Master Jiang charged ahead. The flying sword he obtained from Fei Tianqin had only been roughly refined, and his internal energy had not been transformed much, yet he was still able to suppress the Joyful Sight Mountain, making it difficult for him to cope.

Even the palm-sized, Luminous Sword Ape landed steadily on Jiang Qing's shoulder, unaffected by a gust of wind. This caused both the Golden Core inside and outside the formation to exclaim in amazement.

The battle was presided over by the Fei Household. Yuan Er was not allowed to carry the main banner, but only raised a small flag and commanded from the center.

The Third Tier spirit puppet that Xie Yi cultivated has been severely damaged by the dying counterattacks of several Pill Masters, and it is unknown whether it can still be used after this battle.

The Third Tier Enlisted Army Talisman is extremely rare. If it becomes unusable, it would mean that Chongming Sect has lost another Golden Core cultivator to hold the fort.

Ye Zhengwen stood alongside Sect Leader Kang Da. He was no longer able to participate in such a grand event, and even the task of guarding the sect was taken over by younger generations like Duan Anle.

Therefore, this battle will likely only serve to appease the morale of the troops.

The Sect Leader Kang Da, watched indifferently as his disciples led their vassals and followers in a fierce battle.

The spiritual mist at the front of the battle was stained even more turbid by the blood foam, as if not even a sliver of sunlight could penetrate it.

Third Master Jiang's flying sword weaved through the formation, showing no signs of the awkwardness of a newly promoted upper-level cultivator. Just as the upper-level cultivator in feathered robes formed a hand seal to summon a spiritual shield, the Luminous Sword Ape on his shoulder cried out. As if alerted, Jiang Qing instantly formed the Primordial Unity Suppresses the Firmament, and the sword's edge suddenly shone brightly.

With a "plop," the sword pierced through the spirit shield, pinning the figure in the feathered robe to the broken pillar. Had the figure not disregarded their flesh and blood and used their magical body to force the sword out, they would have been unable to survive the next strike.

The Golden Core cultivators of Hou Jin's lineage were all shocked and furious upon seeing this, but they were still too busy to speak. Their exclamations were immediately swallowed up by the sounds of a new battle.

Yuan Er's hand, gripping the flag, was bulging with veins. His Third Tier spirit puppet's left arm was broken, and black blood seeped from the crack in its chest, yet he still used his right arm to knock the oncoming Pill Master away.

These Pill Master, at this moment, were willing to risk the lives of their disciples and followers to kill Yuan Jin, the leader of the main force, which shows how much they feared him.

The guards under the banner formed a battle formation and blocked most of them, but only the Dan Master of Yuejian Mountain, who was exceptionally skilled, took the opportunity to flank them from behind. His spirit blade struck the spirit puppet's waist with a "crack," and another deep gash appeared on the puppet's waist.

Yuan Jin was accompanied by several fake alchemists, but as soon as they stepped forward, they were pierced through the body by bright spiritual arrows that surged from the breach in the formation, and their lives were extinguished.

These spirit arrows were no mere show of force; with just one volley of arrows, not only were the several Pill Master surrounding Yuan Jin reduced to dust, but the entire military formation in the middle was also annihilated, regardless of whether they were friend or foe.

The increasingly strong smell of blood made Ye Zhengwen's expression turn grim. He was already extremely anxious when, at that moment, another cultivator wielding a halberd appeared in front of Yuan Jin. In just a few moments, he sliced through a barrage of spiritual arrows and cut down the Yuejian Mountain Pill Master who was attacking Yuan Jin.

"Yuan Buwen vigorous despite his old age."

Ye Zhengwen had barely uttered a word of praise when Yuan Buwen's sword-like eyebrows furrowed. After shaking off the crimson blood from the halberd's blade, he sneered, "Truly a piece of trash! If I had been born into Nascent Soul sect, how could I still be unable to form my core?!"

Kang Dabao nodded repeatedly. Ever since he returned the favor and taught Yuan Buwen the true meaning of "The Wood Star Lord's Halberd-Holding Military Strategy", this old cultivator's strength has made great progress.

Back then, Yue and Yuan Er top-tier False Core, were always compared, but Yuan Buwen was actually on par with them. However, if we look at them now, Yue Lin may not even be as good as his old friend.

"It's a pity that the Dao Path has been cut off."

Just as Sect Leader Kang Da's soft shout fell, Yuan Buwen, having aided Yuan Jin, did not stop either, following the Third Tier spirit puppet, and for a time, the approaching Pill Master were overwhelmed and could hardly breathe.

At this point, the situation was at a stalemate. The person in charge of Joyful Sight Mountain had finally found a way to break the deadlock, but the sudden Yuan Buwen broke it. This was enough to make the cultivators of Joyful Sight Mountain had been paying close attention to this matter, take notice.

The cultivator surnamed Jiao emerged from the formation in purple boots, his body shimmering with a dazzling light, as if afraid people wouldn't know he was Nascent Soul disciple. His flamboyant nature meant he didn't even bother to casually kill the False Core cultivator he passed; he wanted to first settle scores with Yuan Buwen.

At this moment, a hint of hesitation flashed across Yuan Buwen's face. Sect Leader Kang Da, who was standing to the side, saw it clearly and whispered to Buse beside him, "Perhaps we should ask for your help, senior."

The latter hesitated for a moment, as if a thousand thoughts had passed through his mind, but in the end he still called to his subordinates, the Pill Master, and together they went to meet them.

However, Kang Dabao did not see this old acquaintance display any great power. He only saw him being forced into a dangerous situation by the Golden Core cultivator surnamed Jiao, and in the end, he still needed the protection of a group of Pill Master, including Yuan Buwen, to barely manage to get through it.

Judging from the attire of the Golden Core cultivator surnamed Jiao, even if he Buse end, it was still to be expected that he would receive some assistance.

However, this sight made Sect Leader Kang Da even more puzzled. "Why is this monk still hiding his abilities at a time like this?!" His eyesight was not bad, and he could tell that the old monk was quite capable and should not be behaving so disgracefully.

This scene naturally did not escape Fei Tianqin's eyes. The old bird was about to send his men to urge Buse, but at that moment, a lotus platform and swastika seal suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness.

This immediately startled it, causing its sharp eyes to widen. After a moment of surprise and doubt, it remained motionless.

But when it looked at Buse again, the condescending look in its eyes had vanished, replaced by a hint of disbelief.

It dared not reveal this unusual behavior, but with a flick of its feather, it persuaded the Fei Household Pill Master, who was about to urge the order, to focus all its attention on the battle.

Kang Dabao was certainly surprised, but after all, the Buse under his direct control, and the latter had indeed managed to keep this Golden Core (a type of cultivator) surnamed Jiao under his control. Now, Joyful Sight Mountain had not yet ended, if one was used here, one would be needed elsewhere.

Therefore, it doesn't matter Buse affection is just a formality; Hou Jin has no one at his disposal and his flaws will be exposed sooner or later.

The Fourth Tier protective array at the entrance of Joyful Sight Mountain, though only at 50% of its power, was still like a dying but still menacing beast, spreading its spiritual power throughout the entire mountain and valley.

A grayish-purple spiritual mist, shrouded in fragments of gilded array patterns, surged endlessly above the mountain gate. Each pulsation caused the earth's veins within the mountain to tremble—the spiritual soil beneath their feet cracked open with fissures the width of a finger, and pale blue spiritual liquid meandered out along these fissures.

At the front of the Fei Household's allied forces, more than a hundred lightning spirit cannons were already set up in three rows. The muzzles were covered with dark blue lightning as thick as a bowl, and the cannon bodies crackled with lightning arcs, scorching the surrounding spiritual mist and forcing it to retreat.

Fei Donggu stood at the bow of the flagship, his black robes fluttering in the spiritual wind. He raised his hand and placed it on the cannon barrel, probing with spiritual energy through his fingertips to confirm that the cannon core was full of spiritual crystals. Then, his hoarse roar pierced through the battlefield's clamor, "Calibrate! Fire!"

In an instant, over a hundred bolts of lightning shot straight into the sky like divine punishment, then crashed down on the array's light barrier.

The expected cracking sound did not come. The lightning cannon struck the light screen, only exploding into a cloud of fine gold dust. The light screen did not even dent. Instead, the rebounding spiritual waves made the cannon body hum, and the spiritual soil under the cannon rack sank half an inch.

Hou Jin, instead of passively enduring the blows, unleashed his power and immediately caused the Fei Household to suffer a minor loss.

The cultivators operating the cannons instantly had their hands split open, blood flowing down the cannon barrels and dripping onto the spiritual soil, creating a fine mist.

A group of allied cultivators were struck in the chest by the spiritual wave, spitting out a mouthful of black blood and collapsing to the ground in convulsions. Their meridians had been severed, and it was unknown whether they could be saved.

"That's only 50% of the power of a damn thing?" Yuan Jin's hand, gripping the flag, bulged with veins as he couldn't help but curse.

The Third Tier spirit puppet in front of him had its left arm broken off, with sparks still flying from the broken spirit runes. The core spirit crystal on its chest was cracked with spiderweb-like fissures, and black blood seeped out from the cracks, blurring most of the spirit runes on it. The spirit armor on its right knee had been cleaved open by the spirit blade of the Joyful Sight Mountain cultivator, revealing the spirit threads wrapped inside.

The barrage of fire from the artillery had also affected this Third Tier spirit puppet, severing most of its spirit threads and causing its spirit patterns to flicker erratically, as if it might go out at any moment.

"This is still while Master True Person Cloud Trust has taken most of the sect's assets to Mountain North Circuit."

Sect Leader Kang Da exclaimed again, thankfully the Nascent Soul True Person above hadn't taken the detachment led by the Fei Household too seriously; otherwise, the Fei Household's force would have had a hard time even entering the Ancient Mysterious Circuit.

Even Kang Dabao felt this way, and the allied cultivators outside the formation felt their hearts sink, with even Fei Tianqin frowning.

It stood on the high platform, its golden feathers covered in dust. It probed the great formation with its Divine Sense, but only felt a heavy spiritual pressure rushing towards it. Although the great formation was damaged, it was still difficult for Nascent Soul to break.

They finally managed to gather enough spirit crystals to use the incredibly powerful Thunder Cannon, but when it hit, it was like punching cotton; it didn't even cause a ripple.

"Let the righteous warriors charge first!" Fei Tianqin shouted sharply, pointing his feathered spear towards the front of the formation.

"Pass down the order: if they return to battle today, they will be rewarded with three ordinary battles! They must set off immediately upon returning to their positions, without any delay! I, the patriarch, am promising them a bright future!"

This bloodshed is for the sake of our future Dao Path; a person cannot live a life as insignificant as a blade of grass!

This old bird has a much more methodical approach to employing Rogue Cultivator than the average person; at least he knows that a generous reward is needed to attract brave men.

But in other words, at this moment, whether you are brave or not is no longer up to you. You may not seek reward, but you cannot refrain from charging into battle.

The Joyful Sight Mountain, who were engaged in a difficult battle with the Double Brightness Alliance outside the formation, retreated after cutting off their tails. Instead of urging them to pursue, Sect Leader Kang Da ordered the cultivators under his jurisdiction to temporarily retreat as well.

Those inconspicuous Rogue Cultivator behind them were the first to surge forward.

The battle had dragged on for so long, yet they seemed inexhaustible, like weeds. The Fei Household had a special Captive-Taking Battalion that searched all directions and always returned with a full load.

Among those at the forefront were those carrying rusty spirit knives and those gripping wooden swords without even talismans affixed to them. These were the newly recruited soldiers, their formation chaotic and disorganized, hardly better than a flock of sheep.

Those behind them, regardless of their robes and armor, were much more splendid. They recognized all sorts of golden drums and banners, and could even operate several basic formations with some semblance of skill. This was the elite of the Fei Household, forged from Rogue Cultivator lives.

After such a great sifting process, some good people can always be found among the dregs.

However, in the face of the Fourth Tier grand formation of Joyful Sight Mountain, there doesn't seem to be any significant difference between the two. After all, neither a knife nor tofu can withstand a bone-removing steel blade.

As soon as the tall, grown-up Fei Household son gave the order, and the dark, Rogue Cultivator drew near, the array patterns suddenly lit up, and countless golden rays shot out from the mist like a fine rain of needles, each carrying a sharp force that could cleave spiritual energy.

The rogue Rogue Cultivator at the forefront was a man in the Qi Refinement Late Stage. Just as he raised his sword to slash, a golden light pierced through his chest, and spiritual blood flowed down the golden light, staining the sword blade crimson.

The boy behind him tried to retreat, but was squeezed in the middle. Golden light pierced through his temple, and his brains mixed with spiritual blood splattered out, splashing onto the back of the person in front of him.

Those further back were tripped by the corpses of their comrades. Before they could get up, they were trampled underfoot by the charging men. The sound of bones breaking mixed with screams echoed across the battlefield.

This horrific scene would evoke pity anywhere, but the high-ranking cultivators here had long since had their hearts hardened by the sight of blood everywhere.

In just a few breaths, the cultivators saw a large section of the Rogue Cultivator's formation, including many of Fei Household's children, collapse.

The once orderly military formation suddenly collapsed. The bare-chested drummer behind Fei Tianqin paused slightly, and the drumbeats of the charge suddenly went off-beat, abruptly halting the military music's "fear-dispelling" effect.

This caused chaos, and fear began to creep onto the faces of some Rogue Cultivator, spreading rapidly like a sudden epidemic.

A dozen or so militia formations began to fall apart uncontrollably, and soon after, it seemed that even all the militia in the front lines were beginning to waver.

The scene should have been incredibly tense, but Fei Tianqin remained unhurried. He merely glanced at the bare-chested drummer, who, trembling with fear, desperately tried to regain his rhythm before Fei Tianqin coldly gave the order:

"Those who retreat before the battle begins shall die!"

Terrified and disoriented, the rogue Rogue Cultivator were barely able to make a choice. Many of them managed to turn around, but before they could run more than a few steps, they were met with streaks of spiritual arrows fired from the Fei Household's Sound-Shooting Battalion behind them.

With no way out in either direction, many of the lucky survivors were so desperate that they collapsed to the ground and wept bitterly.

At this moment, Fei Nanying showed no pity whatsoever. He simply told his attendants, "Tell the singers to change the tune to 'Grand Progenitor's Formation-Breaking Music'."

Seeing that Fei Tianqin had no objections, Fei Nanying then instructed, "Everyone must prepare. There is no room for retreat now! If we ruin this great undertaking, even those who possess the Golden Core Elixir will not be spared!"

Upon receiving the order, Si Geshi hurriedly carried twelve bronze war drums to the high altar in front of the battle formation. The drum bodies were made of Third Tier "Dark Iron Camphor" and wrapped in the hide of "Earth-Splitting Bear." The hide still bore the claw marks from the battles between the Demon Beast. Eight spirit crystals of various colors were inlaid around the edges of the drums, which emitted a faint golden light when struck.

There are also twelve bronze chimes hanging on the spirit wood frame. The bells are cast with reliefs depicting the time when Great Wei conquered a million kilos. The mottled patina seems to be filled with a strong Blood Qi that lingers for a long time.

Eight "Cloud-Splitting Rhinoceros" horn horns, ten iron cymbals, six bone flutes, and four stone chimes are arranged on both sides. These are all war Law Artifact that can draw upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and they are rarely used in ordinary battles.

"Beat the drums! Play the music!" the sage shouted, and twelve bare-chested drummers swung their wooden drumsticks and smashed them hard against the bronze war drum.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!" The first drumbeat was as heavy as the earth's veins collapsing, causing the pale blue spiritual liquid in the cracks of the spiritual soil in front of the formation to ripple ten feet high, meandering into a river along the rhythm of the drumbeat;

The second drumbeat quickened, followed closely by the booming of the chime bells. The clang of the bells drowned out the churning of the spiritual mist, even scattering the gray-purple spiritual mist floating on the light screen.

The third drumbeat was as dense as a sudden rainstorm, the long cry of the beast horn pierced through the clouds and mist, the sharp clang of the cymbals hurt the eardrums, the bone flute played the "Formation-Breaking Tune" short and sharp like the flash of a knife, and the muffled sound of the stone chime made the chest tremble. All of these sounds intertwined with the rhythm of the war drums, weaving a sound net full of killing intent.

The music had barely started for half an incense stick's time when a strange phenomenon suddenly erupted in front of the formation.

With each beat of the war drum, a ring of pale golden ripples spread across the ground, and water droplets in the Spirit Liquid River leaped up with the ripples, condensing into miniature phantoms of spiritual blades that hovered above the heads of the allied forces;

As the chime bells rang, the spiritual mist in the air suddenly contracted, transforming into a phantom battle flag about ten feet square. The character "Fei" on the flag fluttered in the wind, exactly the same as the banner used by the Fei Household's ancestor to sweep across the Ancient Mysterious Circuit. Golden light floated along the edge of the flag, which could even resonate with the spiritual power of the allied cultivators.

As the horn sounded, hundreds of phantom spears materialized beside the phantom battle flag, trembling slightly with the drumbeats, as if ready to pierce the Joyful Sight Mountain light curtain at any moment.

The strangest thing was the effect of the war drums. When the drummer increased the force, the sound of the drum could penetrate the light barrier and cause the cultivators of Yuejian Joyful Sight Mountain inside the formation to have their dantian disordered. One Foundation Establishment guarding the formation was about to make a hand seal to release a spirit arrow when he was hit by the drumbeats, causing his spiritual power to flow backward and spitting out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

Even Hou Jin, the cultivator, couldn't sit still in the Ancestral Hall. His hand, which was supporting the spirit jade pillar, trembled uncontrollably, and the array patterns on the pillar flickered with the drumbeats, as if it were about to be shaken to the point of collapse.

Kang Dabao looked at the Fei Household's set of military musical Law Artifact with great envy, and suddenly exclaimed, "My Yue Household never invested like this before. They probably moved a lot of their belongings from Ying Prefecture back when they were still in Mountain North Circuit. To be honest, this is what it means to be the most powerful family in the world."

Outside the formation, the Rogue Cultivator who had been slumped on the ground and weeping earlier was startled when he heard the booming war drums, and then he gripped the rusty knife and wooden sword in his hand tightly.

The Qi Refining cultivator Wang Laoshuan, now with a broken arm, lost all his usual leisurely enjoyment of sitting in the tavern. It's no wonder he was bewitched by the passerby from Cloud Horn Prefecture; he gritted his teeth, propped himself up with one arm, and roared to the beat of the drums, "I'll fight! Even if not for myself, I'll make sure future generations live a different life!"

Several Rogue Cultivator who had originally intended to flee were stirred by the sound of the drums, their blood boiling, and they stood up as well. The vibrations of the war drums made their spiritual energy scald, and coupled with the phantom of the spiritual blade hanging above their heads, they actually felt a sense of confidence that they could win.

On the high platform, Fei Tianqin raised his feather and coldly shouted, "Attack! Today, including myself, no one's life is precious!"

Upon receiving the order, Fei Donggu waved the command flag again, pointing it to the west side of the light screen. With the resonance of the drumbeats, the more than one hundred Thunder Light Spirit Cannons, no longer scattered, actually condensed into a ten-foot-wide arc of lightning, which slammed fiercely into the light screen.

The lightning arc struck the array pattern on the west side, exploding with a "sizzle" and scattering golden dust everywhere. The slits in the light screen instantly widened to half a foot, and the Spiritual Qi in the array pattern leaked out in rhythm with the drumbeats, as if forced out by the sound waves with nowhere to hide.

Hou Jin was so angry he almost chewed his teeth to pieces before cursing, "No wonder he's a lackey of the Kuang Household! His military music is quite skillful!"

Before his curses had even finished, he suddenly grabbed three spirit crystals from the table, his inner energy surging wildly in his palm, and crushed the spirit crystals to pieces.

The spiritual mist, mixed with shattered crystal powder, was pressed onto the spirit jade pillar. Suddenly, the array patterns on the pillar lit up, and the originally dim gilded patterns spread along the earth's spiritual liquid towards the light screen. The faint gaps on the light screen made a "sizzling" sound as they slowly closed!

Even Joyful Sight Mountain hadn't managed to collect many of these treasures, but Hou Jin wasn't heartbroken. He only watched as the great array's light screen, which had been trembling from being rammed by a group of desperate people, suddenly lit up, and countless golden rays were scattered, annihilating countless lives.

The expressions of the two leaders remained unchanged. Fei Tianqin urged again in a cold voice, Fei Donggu fired his cannon again, and Fei Nanying flag.

At this moment, three golden gongs rang out, and the remaining loyal followers, still alive, returned to their ranks, weeping and shouting, to receive their rewards. While they were laughing and crying, the small families that Kang Dabao had recruited were then given new assignments; later they became vassals of the Fei Household, then members of the Double Brightness Alliance, and then the Fei Household's Ying Mountain Army.

The protective array of Joyful Sight Mountain had not crushed so much flesh and blood for many years. Throughout the day, day and night, the attack never stopped, and even the spiritual mist surrounding the light barrier was smoked into a blackish-purple color.

Throughout the day, Fei Tianqin's sharp eyes, apart from cautiously glancing at Buse a few times, never left the light screen of the great array for even a moment.

Just as another crisp sound rang out, and it saw yet another False Core within the formation melt into blood by the backlash, it asked the long-bearded formation master beside it, "Xundao Xun, can you calculate the location to break the formation?"

The array master, whose compass was flashing with spiritual light, closed his eyes and calculated in his mind for a long time before marking several points on the rough map. Only after presenting it to Fei Tianqin did he cautiously say:

"Marquis of Fengcheng, please forgive me. This junior is of limited knowledge and ability. Although my master has heard some old friends who had repaired this Fourth Tier grand formation at Joyful Sight Mountain talk about it, and I only heard it from my master's retelling, I naturally know even less about the fundamentals. So I can only roughly determine these few locations."

After examining the formation carefully for a while, Fei Tianqin asked, "According to you, the key to breaking the formation should be within this area."

The array master visibly blushed and said respectfully, "My eyesight is poor, and I would need to ask a highly skilled cultivator who can see through illusions to examine it to be on the safe side. But even then, it may not be among them."

To the slight surprise of the formation seeker, this notoriously eccentric and difficult old bird was quite satisfied with these words: "As expected of the formation seeker, you are indeed a trusted advisor to His Highness the Prince of the North. Your approach to military strategy and formations is still pragmatic and appropriate!"

"See through the illusion." Fei Tianqin's sharp eyes narrowed, and following the method taught by the array master, he examined several Fang Yi. After a few breaths, the old bird was very confident, and with a flick of a feather, he swept away several places.

"How?"

"My lord, I am certain that my assessment is not accurate. Perhaps we could request a highly skilled cultivator specializing in pupil techniques to come and verify it."

"A highly skilled cultivator in pupil techniques," Fei Tianqin thought for a moment, then calmly instructed his men, "Summon Chongming Sect Kang Dabao, Dongshan of Water Moon Temple, and Yixin of Floating Cloud Dao to come and serve me."

The two that were closer together came together.

After listening to Fei Tianqin's instructions and finally learning the method of finding the array master's oral transmission, and after each of them studied it for a while, the young and beautiful Floating Cloud Dao Yixin, dressed in light clothing, spoke first in a soft and sweet voice.

She clearly recognized who was in charge, so she didn't try to be obsequious, but simply replied in a clear voice, "Your Excellency, I truly cannot see clearly."

"Return to the formation," Fei Tianqin was not surprised by this result. After Yixin Shangxiu left Yixin, Water Moon Temple Dongshan bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to the Marquis, the Marquis's investigation is correct and matches my own judgment."

Fei Tianqin was not pleased but angry. He only glanced at the upper cultivator coldly and saw that the upper cultivator immediately looked timid, which meant that he had said something against his will.

"Anyone who dares to curry favor here should be careful with their life."

"Your Excellency is wise, but this junior could not see clearly either."

"Go to the front lines and temporarily replace Chongming Sect."

"Promise,"

Not long after Dongshan Shangxiu left with a bitter expression, Kang Dabao landed in front of Fei Tianqin. At this time, he was covered in the smell of blood, which made even the old bird Fei Tianqin feel hungry.

"Let's see,"

The old bird swallowed hard, exchanged a brief conversation with Sect Leader Kang Da, and then stopped elaborating. The latter was clearly much more meticulous than the previous two, asking about every little detail, but had not yet reached a conclusion.

However, Fei Tianqin and the array seeker did not find him verbose; on the contrary, their eyes shone with admiration.

Kang Dabao examined the map for a long time, scrutinizing the corresponding positions with his Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes, before carefully marking several points on the sketch. He knew that every stroke of the pen could mean a life, and he, the Sect Leader Kang Da, had no choice but to be so cautious.

Fei Tianqin took a look and saw that the sketch had been marked down to only one spot by Sect Leader Kang Da. He then used his magic eye to check against the annotations left by the latter one by one, and found no mistakes.

The old bird didn't hesitate at all; he immediately made a decision and instructed his men, "Immediately order the Water Moon Temple lead their followers to abandon the second gate of life and attack the area between the Qian and Yao Guang lines. Sound-Shooting Soldiers and artillerymen, turn around!"

Military orders were like lightning, swiftly transmitted along the messenger flags in front of the allied forces.

The cultivators of Water Moon Temple had just withdrawn from the Second Gate of Life at the front, their armor still stained with blackish-purple spiritual mist residue. Upon hearing the order, they immediately turned around.

The leader of the Dongshan cultivators was filled with remorse. He made a hand seal and swept away the mangled body in front of him. He led more than a hundred True Cultivator behind him, holding water-patterned shields, to form a crescent formation. He urged the righteous followers who had just rested to go into battle again and rush towards the base between the Qian and Yao Guang positions.

The cultivators from Joyful Sight Mountain, who had just withstood the attack of the Second Gate of Life at their base, hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath when someone else came to claim their lives.

The Fourth Tier grand formation of Joyful Sight Mountain has been under fierce attack for so long, and it is difficult to pinpoint its weaknesses without the help of a formation master using a compass and a geomancer using incantations and calculations. Even Hou Jin, who is responsible for cultivating this main formation, is not entirely certain.

However, upon seeing that the Water Moon Temple had changed their positions, he made a rough calculation in his mind and, after checking the array's main tablet, was immediately shocked.

At the same time, the cultivators of the Fei Household's Sound-Shooting Battalion were turning around, carrying their spirit crossbows.

The heavy crossbow platform's spirit-patterned wooden base left deep marks on the ground as the archers frantically adjusted the angles and nocked the explosive crossbow bolts.

A young archer coughed, choked by the spiritual mist. His finger trembled, and the crossbow bolt fired prematurely, grazing the shoulder of the Water Moon Temple cultivator before exploding on the array patterns, scattering only a few specks of gold dust. He turned pale with fright and was about to apologize when the junior officer beside him kicked him in the back of the knee. "What are you standing there for! Any slower and I'd shove you in the cannon's mouth!"

Fei Donggu frowned again. Even the elite Fei Household artillerymen were so tense. This battle could not be allowed to drag on any longer!

The movement of the Spirit Cannon Battalion was even more cumbersome. More than a hundred lightning spirit cannons were pushed and turned by the cultivators. The cannon wheels crushed the corpses on the ground, making a "crunching" sound, as if they were gnawing on flesh.

Fei Donggu stood atop the flagship, his black robes fluttering in the spiritual wind. Staring intently at the array patterns between the Qian and Yao Guang positions, he shouted sharply, "Release!"

The military academy students below shouted in unison, "Release them! Release them!"

The three booming sounds were almost simultaneous, and three arcs of lightning, each ten feet wide, shot straight into the sky before crashing down on the base of the formation.

This time, the lightning arc didn't explode into gold dust like before; instead, it sizzled and burrowed into the gaps in the array patterns.

The Golden Light on the array pattern dimmed instantly, and a foot-wide crack appeared. Pale blue spiritual liquid flowed out from the crack, accumulating on the ground as a pool of blood shimmering with spiritual light.

It's broken!

"The formation has been broken!!!"

A cheer erupted from the allied forces. Taking advantage of the moment, the cultivators of Water Moon Temple rushed forward, their water-patterned shields bracing against the spirit arrows, and thrust their spears into the breach. The cultivator on Dongshan, surprised that this seemingly suicidal act could actually yield results, immediately shouted:

"The restoration of our sect begins today!"

Half of the followers, their eyes red, surged in, while the other half only hoped for the sound of golden bells to ring out again.

Inside the formation, Hou Jin, his eyes bloodshot with rage, spat a mouthful of blood onto the spirit jade pillar he clutched tightly. Even then, he didn't forget to rally his troops. "We'd rather die than retreat! Master must already be on his way back!!"

At this moment, even Fei Tianqin lost his composure. For the first time, it left the great banner, flapped its wings, and appeared in a flash of light at the breach in the great formation. The Joyful Sight Mountain with the Water Moon Temple, only saw two thick Golden Light sweeping over them. They were forced to close their eyes to avoid them, but in the next instant, a loud "boom" rang in their ears, and they could no longer open their eyes.

"That old bird, how cruel!" Hou Jin was furious. He had just forced the somewhat timid cultivators from Joyful Sight Mountain to block the breach when someone else stepped into the Ancestral Hall.

"You Longzi? If you suddenly realize your mistake now, it might still be in time. The disciples of Joyful Sight Mountain are united and fearless of those petty villains outside!"

At this moment, Hou Jin Jinshangxiu's vital energy had been almost completely drained by the great formation, and he could hardly suppress the evil blood in his abdomen. However, when he spoke, he still pretended to have a bitter look on his face.

However, You Longzi remained unmoved. He let out a long breath and asked the same question again, "Senior Brother Hou, where is my master?!"

"You Longzi! Joyful Sight Mountain is in danger of collapse!! How can you still be thinking of your own faction?!"

Where is my teacher?!

Hou Jin was suppressed by these four words for a long time before finally sneering, "Fine, fine! Wait until the Fei Household comes in and washes the mountain gate clean, then you can go and beg the Kuang Household to ask about your master's whereabouts."

"I knew then." The complexity of You Longzi Hou Jin. He uttered four words calmly, then softly added, "In that case, Senior Brother Hou, please don't blame me for not considering our fraternal bond."

"You beast!! This is the ancestral hall, the place where our ancestors have enjoyed the offerings of incense throughout the ages! What are you going to do about it?"

But no sooner had Hou Jin's cursing subsided than cheers erupted outside.

Looking up again, Hou Jin saw that the spiritual light of the array's main tablet had dimmed considerably, and he knew immediately what had happened.

"You traitor, you villain! You sinner!"

Hou Jin, his eyes wide with rage, fainted amidst a series of muttered murmurs. You Longzi retrieved Law Treasure to subdue him, then softly murmured, "The sinners of Joyful Sight Mountain are you and your master. If you were willing to reveal my master's whereabouts, why this commotion?!"

You Longzi bound Hou Jin with the Spirit-Binding Rope, the cries and sounds of collapse outside the Ancestral Hall poured in through the gap in the Spirit Barrier.

Several more cultivators from Yuejian Joyful Sight Mountain lineage of True Person Cloud Trust, rushed over from outside the hall. Looking at the increasingly dim spiritual light on the array's main plate, and then at Hou Jin who was being restrained, the last trace of color in their faces had completely vanished.

A Foundation Establishment Late Stage disciple, clutching a tattered flag embroidered with the words "Joyful Encounter" in his hands, his knuckles turned white, but tears welled up in his eyes first.

"Let's lower it..." someone murmured first, like a pebble thrown into stagnant water.

Immediately, more and more voices echoed this sentiment. Some cultivators threw down their spirit swords and knelt on the ground; others tried to escape to the back of the mountain, but were stopped halfway by You Longzi lineage, with spirit swords held to their necks, leaving them no choice but to surrender obediently.

Only the white-haired, yellow-robed cultivator attempted to self-destruct, but was sealed in his Dantian by a spiritual technique from You Longzi. He collapsed beside the spirit jade pillar, coughing up blood and wailing, "Senior Brother You, why did you have to do this? Why did you have to do this?"

You Longzi merely glanced at him indifferently before turning and walking away.

His primary concern right now is the safety of True Person Tiger Spring. As for Joyful Sight Mountain, what kind of Nascent Soul sect is it without True Person Nascent Soul charge?

At the mountain gate, Fei Tianqin folded his wings, and the last batch of cultivators who had plugged the breach in Joyful Sight Mountain lay dead in pools of blood.

The grayish-purple spiritual mist completely dissipated, revealing the tattered array flags and the mangled corpses scattered on the ground. Pale blue spiritual liquid mixed with spiritual blood accumulated and flowed in a winding stream in front of the mountain gate.

The allied cultivators' eyes turned red; the anger that had been suppressed by the great formation was now transformed into a thirst for supplies and a better future.

One of the Rogue Cultivator shouted first, and countless followers seemed to gain courage, rushing towards the mountain gate with rusty knives and wooden swords in hand.

The disciples and scions of the Aristocratic Clan Lineage also lost all dignity. They should know that this was Nascent Soul sect, and even when they died today, they might not be able to set foot here again.

In an instant, pushing, shoving, cursing, and underhanded tactics broke out, and chaos ensued even before the mission was fully accomplished.

However, these quick-footed individuals ran into a tough opponent; a group of serious and orderly cultivators from Joyful Sight Mountain suddenly appeared.

The allied forces, who had initially hoped to take whatever they wanted, were suddenly struck and blood splattered everywhere. In just a few breaths, many of their lives were taken by the leaders of Joyful Sight Mountain and their disciples.

Apart from the Chongming Sect and the Fei Household, almost every other family had key figures who died in battle.

The blood-soaked swords and blades seemed to sober up the people in the room. You Longzi stood at the front, hands behind his back, looking at the group of wicked guests with a contemptuous gaze as if he were looking at a pack of dogs.

"Is Fei Shibo willing to come out and meet his juniors?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Fei Tianqin, who had been outside the formation, spread his wings and flew over. At this moment, the old bird no longer concealed its form, and like a heavy cloud, it descended upon the cultivators of Joyful Sight Mountain.

"For my nephew's merit in abandoning darkness and embracing the light today, I will certainly inform the Duke!"

However, You Longzi seemed unconcerned about the old bird's promise. Looking at the surrounding crowd, his expression turned cold, and he asked, "I wonder if what you said in your letter, Uncle, still stands?"

Fei Tianqin's sharp eyes flickered for a moment. He first calculated the time in his mind, and then looked at You Longzi and his group. He was clearly also hesitant.

Before the old bird could even decide what to say, a lotus platform and swastika seal suddenly appeared in its sea of consciousness, causing it to narrow its sharp eyes and feel a sharp pain in its sea of consciousness.

The old bird first glanced discreetly at a certain spot in the rear, then looked at the group of You Longzi, who already showed signs of impatience, and said in a gentle voice, "Of course, as a member of the Great Wei family, I would not engage in empty talk with juniors."

Sect Leader Kang Da, who was huddled in the back ranks, saw You Longzi breathe a sigh of relief, and then he heard Fei Tianqin say loudly:

"Except for Hou Jin and Golden Core who have reached the Golden Joyful Sight Mountain will have their Dantian sealed by the You Longzi, awaiting the government's official punishment. Furthermore, all key locations on Joyful Sight Mountain will be guarded by the You Longzi Prince, and no family is allowed to disturb them."

These words caused an uproar not only among the families summoned by the Fei Household, but even the Fei Household members who had never spoken against Fei Tianqin began to complain.

After a fierce battle, he entered Nascent Soul sect, only to return empty-handed?!

Even if we go back several thousand years to the Great Wei Immortal Dynasty, we still cannot find such a reason!

Fei Tianqin himself was also displeased. Even for an existence like itself, the Nascent Soul treasure was extremely precious. It was possible that even its own Nascent Soul Formation fortuitous opportunity fall into this trap.

It was already extremely annoyed, and being disturbed by its subordinates at this moment only fueled its anger.

To be honest, this old bird's ferocity is no joke. Having been in command of the army for so long, even the few non-family Golden Core cultivators dare not utter a single word.

As the sharp eyes swept across the area, the sounds within the formation gradually weakened.

The Sect Leader Kang Da was also making a ruckus here. After all, even if the disciples of the sect dared not say much, the recruited followers and the various households newly under the jurisdiction of the Chongming Sect were not so easy to talk to.

However, with Fei Tianqin and Kang Dabao, both highly respected figures, suppressing the situation, they eventually gave up.

But this feeling of resentment in his heart could not be dispelled.

Fortunately, You Longzi was a very perceptive person in charge. Seeing that Fei Tianqin looked displeased, he stepped forward, bowed, and made a promise in front of everyone:

"Uncle, you and your fellow Daoists have traveled a long way to restore order to Joyful Sight Mountain. I am deeply grateful. I have prepared some provisions and rare treasures as a token of my gratitude, which you may use to reward the troops."

These words dissipated much of the resentment among the cultivators on the other side. Since Fei Tianqin had promised that the You Longzi would not be forcibly taken, they could only hope that the latter would be sensible and not try to get rid of them with a few measly gifts.

Fei Tianqin did not expect You Longzi token of gratitude. Instead, he invited Kang Dabao, Fei Donggu, and Fei Nanying to take over the management of all the Golden Cores of the True Person Cloud Trust lineage.

It urged the array master to have the array repaired, unaware of when True Person Cloud Trust would return or what the bald monk in the array was planning.

Then, they agreed with the You Longzi to each find a place to rest and to be on guard, since neither side could rest easy at this point.

Another day has passed.

Just as dawn was breaking, a black wind suddenly swept up outside Joyful Sight Mountain.

It wasn't the usual spiritual mist in the mountains, but a fierce wind carrying the chill of the frozen earth of the Mountain North Circuit. The wind carried tiny ice crystals that clattered against the broken array's light screen.

The light barrier, which had been barely held together by the array finder using hastily gathered spirit crystals, was now being blown by the wind, and the array patterns at the edges were shedding golden dust, like a tattered rag that was about to fall apart at any moment.

The cultivators inside the formation were the first to sense something was wrong.

The Fei Household's gunner had just finished filling the Thunder Light Spirit Cannon with spirit crystals when he suddenly felt his core energy stagnate. The spirit crystal in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud" and broke in two.

Ye Zhengwen was counting the spiritual materials he had received with Yuan Jin, a task he hadn't finished calculating since yesterday. Suddenly, his fingertips went numb. He thought his Divine Sense couldn't hold on any longer, but in the next instant, the seeping breeze blew away all his strength. His Storage Bag burst open with a "whoosh," and the treasures inside vanished.

Even the Luminous Sword Ape on Jiang Qing's shoulder sensed something was amiss. It bristled and tried to burrow into his arms, its claws gripping his robe tightly, emitting soft whimpers.

"They're here." Kang Dabao was much more alert than the average person. He had just helped the array master check the array's core when his Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes suddenly stung. He looked up and gazed westward.

On the horizon, a dark streak of light was rushing towards them at a speed visible to the naked eye, tearing the clouds in its path to shreds and even dimming the sun's radiance.

Just as he was about to shout, the light of escape landed a hundred feet away from the great formation. The black Daoist robe swept across the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust, revealing a figure. Sect Leader Kang Da had never seen him before, but he knew that the person in front of him should be the True Person Cloud Trust was often mentioned by the people around him.

True Person Cloud Trust did not enter the formation, nor did he shout anything. He simply stood outside the formation, his gaze like a knife tempered with ice, sweeping over the cultivators inside the formation and the Joyful Sight Mountain disciples under guard, finally landing on the tattered light screen.

The dark gold token at his waist lit up with a "hum," and the pressure of his Nascent Soul instantly spread out.

The great formation was damaged and its isolation was incomplete.

Many of the Qi Refinement followers within the formation immediately knelt down, some even fainting outright;

Even Foundation Establishment True Cultivator were not having an easy time. Yuan Buwen's hand, gripping the flag, was bulging with veins, and the spiritual patterns on the flagpole were trembling.

Fei Tianqin, who was at the forefront, spread his golden wings, but the pressure made his wings droop, and drops of blood dripped from his feathers.

However, the visitor did not ask him anything first, but instead looked at another person.

" By You Longzi."

True Person Cloud Trust's voice wasn't loud, but it struck many hearts like a heavy hammer. "Just look at what you've done to Joyful Sight Mountain!"

Inside the formation, You Longzi's face turned deathly pale. Even though he had questioned many people before, seeing the True Person's anger in person now, he was so nervous that he could hardly even open his mouth.

True Person Cloud Trust had already raised his hand and formed a hand seal. Dark spiritual energy surged from his palm, condensing into a ten-foot-long spiritual blade, which he fiercely slashed at the old wound on the west side of the light barrier.

That was the very gap that the array master had barely managed to patch up. When the spirit blade struck it, with a "crack," the spirit crystal shattered instantly, and the light barrier cracked open, seemingly also slicing away a piece of the fighting spirit of the thousands of cultivators in the array.

"Fix it quickly!" the array seeker roared, pulling out the last few array plates from his Storage Bag and stuffing them into the gap.

But as soon as the array plate touched the array pattern, it was pulverized into powder by True Person Cloud Trust's spiritual power, and the gap actually widened by half a foot.

The spiritual pressure within the formation suddenly surged, and several Fei Household disciples who were near the gap had their spiritual robes torn apart by the spiritual waves, spitting out blood as they were sent flying backward.

True Person Cloud Trust didn't stop. He made hand seals and chanted incantations, and black and red flames wrapped in spiritual power smashed into the center of the light screen.

The array master was quite skilled, and because of the You Longzi's defection, the array was not severely damaged to begin with. Therefore, after repairs, it was still considered quite sturdy in the eyes of Sect Leader Kang Da.

But the blind man could see that the moment the black flame touched the light screen, a large dent appeared in the center, and the array patterns spread out like a spider web, causing even the earth's veins in the mountain to tremble. The corpses on the ground were shaken and jumped up.

"It just couldn't hold on any longer!" The array seeker clutched the compass, his voice trembling with undisguised sobs.

The light on his compass flickered, and the dots representing the positions of the array went out one by one.

Fei Tianqin, a rare calm presence within the formation, glanced at a certain spot and, seeing no reaction, his sharp eyes narrowed. Without waiting for further movement from the rear, he shouted sternly, "Sound-Shooting Battalion, protect the formation's core Spirit Cannon Battalion, bombard its Dao patterns!"

The military order was delivered hastily. The archers of the Sound-Shooting Battalion staggered as they carried their crossbows. The Exploding Flame Arrows had just been nocked when the pressure from the Nascent Soul cultivators made their arms tremble. The arrows were fired erratically and in a single burst, achieving little success.

The spirit cannon was also difficult to control. Two cultivators worked together to fill it with spirit crystals, but the cannon trembled due to the spiritual pressure, and cracks spread all over the barrel. With a "hum", it leaked spiritual power.

The military academy officer, his eyes red, kicked the cultivator. "Release it! Even if it explodes, release it!"

With a fierce shout, countless bolts of lightning shot out, only to stop in mid-air.

True Person Cloud Trust flicked out pale golden Dao patterns from his fingertips, like silk threads wrapped around a cannon, actually twisting its direction and causing it to explode as it grazed the light barrier. Amidst the flying golden dust, the gap on the west side of the light barrier widened by half a foot, and spiritual liquid gushed out, instantly freezing into ice crystals upon hitting the ground.

"What a fierce True Person! We underestimated him!" Fei Tianqin shouted angrily, but there was nothing he could do but urge all the cultivators in the formation to join forces to resist.

Despite the fact that the True Person outside was all alone, he caused quite a commotion within the formation.

But human strength is finite. After the cultivators in the formation struggled for a while, True Person Cloud Trust seemed to have calmed down and withdrawn his supernatural Divine Ability. Instead, he advised You Longzi to come out and atone for his sins, and thankfully spared his life.

Unexpectedly, You Longzi had just been behaving poorly, suddenly shook off his dejected expression and shouted fiercely at True Person Cloud Trust: "Cloud Trust, you fratricide, you traitor! You are a disgrace to our sect! How dare you ask me to go out into battle and seek death?!"

True Person Cloud Trust was immediately enraged, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He was still wondering what to do when he saw a burst of spiritual light from the formation cover him and fill the area in front of him.

True Person Cloud Trust unleashed his spiritual treasure and let out a cold laugh. It was true that he had managed to break the formation in a short time, but he was not someone that the juniors in the formation could harm.

He used his dragon-patterned shield to block all the spiritual light, and then the dragon-patterned shield moved, causing the other spiritual light that had passed by him to be redirected and attack the array's light barrier.

As wisps of spiritual smoke rose, True Person Cloud Trust felt a slight sense of satisfaction upon hearing the screams. He then saw a formation base seem to emit a soft cracking sound. He casually struck it, but to his surprise, the spiritual light scattered and the formation shattered.

"What?!" Kang Dabao was immediately shocked, but he also knew that he couldn't afford to panic now. No matter how powerful True Person Cloud Trust, he was no match for the united Wanxiu if chaos broke out.

Seeing the Nascent Soul cultivator break through the formation and try to enter, chaos erupted within the formation. Even the Fei Household, who were supposed to be suppressing the situation, became extremely nervous.

However, at this moment, what surprised Sect Leader Kang Da was that Buse led his group of Gongfu cultivators, whose faces were full of bitterness, to the breach in the great formation.

"Could it be?!"

Just as Kang Dabao's doubts arose, he saw the Buddha light surrounding Buse Master Buse suddenly change—the previous soft, pale golden Buddha light completely disappeared, replaced by a fierce light as intense as molten gold, and the Buddha pattern on the tip of the Vajra Pestle lit up with a "hum," revealing a lotus platform and swastika wheel seal exactly the same as the one Fei Tianqin had seen in his sea of consciousness!

The old monk showed no trace of his previous cowardice amidst the "perilous situation." In a flash, he rushed to the breach in the great formation, his speed so fast that even Golden Core cultivator couldn't see his afterimage.

Just as True Person Cloud Trust shattered the array's foundation and was about to charge into the array, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling pressure of Buddhist power coming from his back, which startled him so much that the hairs on his body stood on end.

This is not the spiritual power that Golden Core cultivator can possess; it's the Nascent Soul!

"How dare you!" Cloud Trust roared and turned around, hastily raising his dragon-patterned spirit shield behind him. His dark spiritual power surged, trying to shake off the attacking Buddhist power. Buse vajra was already wrapped in dense golden Buddhist light and smashed into the spirit shield like a meteor.

With a "crack," the dragon runes on the Fourth Tier spiritual treasure shattered instantly, and the Buddhist light pierced through the spiritual shield, slamming hard into Cloud Trust's back.

Cloud Trust let out a muffled groan, and his dark Daoist robe burst open with several tears, blood flowing down the hem and dripping onto the spiritual soil, hissing and steaming.

He staggered forward a few steps, just about to make a hand seal to counterattack, Buse had already closed in on him. His left hand formed a seal, and the lotus platform swastika seal hung above Cloud Trust's sea of consciousness. The Golden Light pressed down on Cloud Trust's Nascent Soul, causing it to tremble violently. His sea of consciousness was in excruciating pain, and even his spiritual power was sluggish.

This time he was seriously injured. If it weren't for the help of the spiritual treasure, he might have had to abandon his physical body and escape with only his Nascent Soul!

"Haha, Amitabha Buddha! I am Huiming of the Original Buddha Sect, greetings to Fellow Cloud Trust! I would like to request that you accompany me to the Office of the Duke of Qin!"

Buse one responded to Bu Se's words. They only saw True Person Cloud Trust transform into a ray of light and leave, pursued relentlessly by Chan Master Huiming, who had regained his true name. Fei Tianqin was a man of great courage. After witnessing this scene, he not only felt no fear, but his eyes even gleamed with admiration.

Its gaze lingered on Kang Dabao and Fei Donggu for a moment, but finally it pointed at the former with its feather. "Kang boy, come with me!"