Rumble!
As the clouds and mist dispersed, the gates of Qianyuan Path slowly opened, and Zhang Lingshan was the first to step inside.

The scene was one of devastation, as if a great battle had taken place.

Fortunately, this place is a self-contained space, so there isn't much dust.

However, the scattered bones, as the breeze blew in through the open door and the swirling wind created by Zhang Lingshan and the others' footsteps, immediately turned into ashes, resembling blooming gray-black flowers throughout the entire Qian Yuan Dao.

"How could so many people have died?"

Zhuo Yu couldn't help but say, "It seems they've all been poisoned."

While talking.

He immediately took out the array plate, released a protective shield, and quickly covered himself and Han Ruier.

Heaven knows if all the toxins have dissipated. If I and Han Ruier were also poisoned, that would be terrible.

As for Zhang Lingshan, Feng Zhengfeng, and the Four Elders of Qianyuan, Zhuo Yu had no control over them.

The mountain lord's strength is unfathomable; there's no need to worry about him, he'll surely have a solution.

Zhuo Yu was not familiar with Feng Zhengfeng and the Four Elders of Qianyuan, and since they were all array masters and disciples of the Qianyuan Dao, they must have their own methods, so there was no need to worry about them.

Anyway, Zhuo Yu's abilities are limited; he only needs to take care of himself and his disciple Han Ruier.

"They've been poisoned."

Zhang Lingshan nodded, then took a deep breath through his nose, inhaling all the poisonous gas around him.

These poisonous gases would be deadly to others, but to him they were a great tonic.

With his current physical strength, he is virtually immune to all poisons.

After these toxins enter the body, they are burned away by the fire of qi and blood, and transformed into pure energy points.

In the blink of an eye.

[Energy Points +1 Jing]

'so much?'

Zhang Lingshan was shocked.

What kind of poison is this? The energy it contains is terrifying.

No wonder so many people from Qian Yuan Dao were poisoned to death, leaving not a single survivor.

According to Feng Zhengfeng and his group, Qian Yuan Dao was once a top-tier sect even more powerful than the eight ancient sects.

The elders and disciples under his tutelage must all be among the strongest of the strong.

A poison capable of killing so many powerful individuals at once must be a top-tier, extraordinary poison.

Therefore, it is reasonable that there must be a lot of energy points hidden within.

Think of this.

Zhang Lingshan said, "Don't move around. I'll clean out the toxins here first."

Say it.

He moved with lightning speed, instantly traversing the Qian Yuan Dao, while simultaneously opening his Yuan Fu (energy center) to frantically absorb and refine all the toxins within.

A full half-hour passed.

The toxins in the entire Qian Yuan Dao were finally cleared away.

[Energy Points +30 Jing]

Zhang Lingshan checked the panel and was both surprised and delighted.

To his surprise, although he had expected it, the potency and quantity of the toxins contained in the entire Qian Yuan Dao still exceeded his imagination.

The good news is that the more the merrier; he's made a fortune and isn't far from reaching the 100 Jing energy points needed to break through to the beginner level of the Time Rule.

"Alright, the toxins have been completely cleared, you are free to move around."

Zhang Lingshan addressed the crowd.

Feng Zhengfeng and the Four Elders of Qianyuan immediately replied, "Yes, Dao Master!"

They were originally disciples of the Qian Yuan Dao sect, so they were relatively familiar with this place.

Moreover, after so many years, having finally returned to the sect that raised them, they couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia.

but.

Their feelings and pain have nothing to do with Zhang Lingshan.

Let them wander around Qian Yuan Dao on their own. Whatever memories they find or whatever inheritance they receive is their own chance.

The same applies to Zhuo Yu and Han Ruier.

Although it was their first time visiting Qian Yuan Dao, both of them were experts in formations and would surely benefit from the ruins of Qian Yuan Dao.

So soon, the two of them also entered the depths of Qian Yuan Dao, searching for their own opportunities throughout the entire ruins.

but.

Unlike them, Zhang Lingshan did not run around. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and began to study the "Ten Thousand Formations Diagram".

The Myriad Array Diagrams is said to be a top-tier treasure that fell from the heavens and is the source of array formations in the Nine Provinces Continent.

No one could have imagined that the Qian Yuan Dao would actually turn this item into their Dao Lord's token.

Even Feng Zhengfeng and the Four Elders of Qianyuan, who are disciples of Qianyuan Dao, probably do not know the mystery behind it.

But isn't the Wanzhen Diagram supposed to be inside the array gate?

After the decline of the Qian Yuan Dao, the Zhen Men became the leader of all array formations in the world and the controller of the Ten Thousand Array Diagrams.

But I didn't expect it.

The rumors are all wrong.

Of course, it's not necessarily wrong.

Perhaps the Array Gate also has a Thousand Array Diagrams.

but.

Zhang Lingshan didn't care whether the array gate existed or not; what he cared about at the moment was his copy of the "Ten Thousand Array Diagram Record".

'With this Catalogue of Myriad Array Diagrams, I only need to follow the array diagrams recorded within, and then use the Qian Yuan Dao Technique to casually grasp all things in the world to set up various arrays.'

Zhang Lingshan thought to himself, 'Besides that, even without using the Heavenly Eye and the Subtle Observation Technique, I can still use the Myriad Array Diagrams to verify the opponent's array and find its weaknesses.'

Think of this.

Zhang Lingshan knew that he didn't need Zhuo Yu and the others; he could destroy the formation gate single-handedly.

The formation that Zhenmen relied on as an impenetrable fortress is now nothing but a paper tiger to him, easily broken with a single poke.

"Protector Zhuo, Feng Zhengfeng, you can continue your research inside the Qian Yuan Dao ruins. I'm going to the array gate."

Zhang Lingshan said something and left without saying anything more.

Feng Zhengfeng exclaimed in surprise, "Is the Mountain Lord going to the Array Gate alone? That's the Array Gate, the pinnacle of array formations in the world. The Mountain Lord doesn't understand array formations, I'm afraid there will be danger."

Zhuo Yu said, "The Mountain Lord's methods are unfathomable. You didn't see them while you were unconscious, but the Four Elders of Qian Yuan did. No formation can stop the Mountain Lord. Let's listen to the Mountain Lord and stay here obediently. Don't cause him any trouble."

The four elders of Qian Yuan echoed, "Protector Zhuo is right. The Mountain Lord is invincible. Not to mention the array gate, even our Qian Yuan Dao back then couldn't stop the Mountain Lord. Moreover, the Mountain Lord is now the Dao Master of our Qian Yuan Dao, and he has the array-breaking plate. Even if he can't destroy the array gate, he can still retreat unscathed."

"Yes, I was overthinking it."

Feng Zhengfeng nodded, pulled himself out of his thoughts, and once again immersed himself in the library of their Qian Yuan Dao.

The gate of the formation.

Like Qian Yuan Dao, it is also located in a cloud of mist.

Seeing this, Zhang Lingshan had every reason to suspect that this formation gate had learned from the methods of the Qian Yuan Dao, even the layout of the mountain gate and the hidden formation patterns were borrowed.

Now, Zhang Lingshan, as the master of Qianyuan Dao, has gained the experience from the Myriad Array Diagram Record. He doesn't even need to use the Observation of Subtleties method to see through the true location of the array gate.

With a flick of his right hand, a fiery blade of light pierced the sky, scattering the surrounding clouds. Bang!
The blade struck an invisible mountain gate, instantly creating ripples that revealed the true form of the gate itself.

It was a vermilion gate, made of an unknown material, but it was by no means ordinary, as it had withstood a blow from Zhang Lingshan without being shattered, demonstrating its resilience.

"good."

Zhang Lingshan praised, "To be able to withstand one of my strikes, it seems your Array Sect has considerable resources. This trip has not been in vain. Immediately open the mountain gate, kneel down to welcome me, admit your mistakes, offer compensation, and acknowledge that Lingshan is the leader and will obey my orders in everything. Then I may show leniency and spare your lives. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

The sound rolled away and slammed heavily against the vermilion gate.

"What a loud tone!"

A voice sneered, "Zhang Lingshan, you're so young, yet you don't know your place. Go back to your little Lingshan turf, that's where you should be."

Zhang Lingshan said, "Who's speaking? State your name. You don't even dare to show your face? You cowardly rat, utterly laughable."

"Humph."

The voice sneered, and a face that wasn't particularly old appeared on the vermilion gate, saying, "I am Fang Zhengfeng, the sect master of the Array Sect. Zhang Lingshan, step back immediately, and the past will be forgiven. If you dare to be insolent again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Swish!
Zhang Lingshan ignored it and casually grabbed a handful of air and threw it over.

Fang Zhengfeng's face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to drink the penalty cup..."

The words were not finished.

With a loud bang, the vermilion gate shattered, and Fang Zhengfeng's face disappeared along with it.

Zhang Lingshan strolled into the room with a leisurely air and said with a faint smile, "This mountain master has come in. It's a good opportunity for this mountain master to see how I'll make you suffer the consequences."

boom!
No unnecessary nonsense.

The fire of blood and qi on Zhang Lingshan's body erupted wildly, and countless fiery blades shot out in all directions from him.

"what!"

"Where is the protective formation? Why is there no protective formation?"

"Master, I'm on fire! Help!"

"Don't kill me, I'm innocent."

"Ah!"

The screams of agony rose and fell incessantly, but Zhang Lingshan paid no heed and continued to unleash his fiery sword energy without restraint.

and.

These fiery sword energies are not used casually, but are executed according to the killing formations in the Myriad Formations Diagram.

The flying flames and blades of energy all served as array flags, stationed within the entire array gate, forming a deadly array with killing intent at every step.

Whether they were killed by the fiery blade energy or not, as long as they were still in this killing formation, they would all face death sooner or later.

"It's a formation!"

"The Lord of Lingshan Mountain actually knows formations."

"I've never heard of him knowing how to form formations."

"I only heard that he had a formation-breaking plate, which broke the Thousand Tribulations Killing Formation set up by Fang Qingqing."

"We have methods to deal with the formation-breaking plate, but we never expected that the other side would actually set up a formation."

"Sect Master, save me!"

Countless people cried out in disbelief or wailed.

Inside the formation, they were unable to break through it for the time being. Instead, they were relentlessly pursued by the fiery blade energy, and were either cut down or burned to death.

No matter how skilled they were in array formations, they had no way to break the formation in such a critical moment.

Only with the help of outsiders to break through the formation from the outside will they have a chance to escape.

"Don't worry, my disciple, your master will break the formation right away."

Elder Bai Mei shouted loudly to reassure the disciples in the formation, then rapidly formed hand seals and threw out array flags that plunged into Zhang Lingshan's formation.

but.

To his surprise, as his array flag entered Zhang Lingshan's array, it not only failed to disrupt Zhang Lingshan's array, but was instead assimilated by the array and became part of it.

Thus, the battle flags originally intended to break the formation became battle flags that reinforced the formation and increased the killing intent.

boom!
A wisp of fiery blade energy swept past, instantly burning a disciple of the array sect to ashes. The ashes turned into white light and entered Zhang Lingshan's mouth, becoming energy points on the panel.

"Hahaha."

Zhang Lingshan laughed loudly: "I've always heard that the array masters are all arrogant and domineering, thinking themselves omnipotent. But seeing them today, they're not living up to their reputation. With this level of skill, they dare to call themselves array masters?"

The elders of the array sect all turned pale and ashen-faced, extremely shocked, extremely panicked, and extremely ashamed.

Their formation sect, claiming to be the unifying force of formations in the world, was ultimately no match for Zhang Lingshan alone.

What makes you think this is the best formation master in the world?
No wonder Zhang Lingshan dared to claim that he would shoulder the responsibility of all array formations in the world and seize the fortune of their array sect.

It turns out this guy was hiding his true abilities; he was actually a top-tier array master.

hateful!

If they had known this would happen, they shouldn't have opposed him.

"what!"

"Master, save me!"

“Lord of Lingshan Mountain, we were wrong. We should not have been your enemies. I am willing to surrender and join you in the campaign against the Array Gate.”

"Yes, Lord of Lingshan, please don't reduce it any further. We know we were wrong."

When the people inside the formation realized that the sect leaders and elders outside the formation were ineffective, they immediately began to defect and shout.

but.

Pointless.

Zhang Lingshan came here this time to harvest energy points.

We are still 44 Jing energy points short of the 100 Jing required by the time rule.

Perfect, let these guys from the Array Gate come and fill the gaps.

Weren't they so arrogant that they dared to kill the messenger they sent? Then let them all go down and be buried with them.

Boom boom boom.

A series of crackling sounds of flames rang out.

The world has finally fallen silent.

Within the killing formation set up by Zhang Lingshan, there was not a single living person left.

The survivors outside the killing formation all had solemn expressions and retreated to one side, surrounding a middle-aged man like a star on the moon.

This middle-aged man was none other than the one who had shown his face on the vermilion gate earlier—Fang Zhengfeng, the master of the Array Gate!
"Zhang Lingshan!"

Fang Zhengfeng shouted sternly, "I admit I underestimated you. Your formation does have its merits, and you are qualified to shoulder the inheritance of the world's formation arts. Therefore, I will not argue with you anymore. You may leave."

"Hahaha."

Zhang Lingshan felt as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

Is this guy unable to see the situation clearly?

They still dare to spout such arrogant words.

Does he have some hidden trump card up his sleeve?
Although he laughed, Zhang Lingshan did not let his guard down. Instead, he immediately used the Subtle Observation Technique to carefully examine his surroundings.

suddenly.

A thought struck him, and he said, "Fang Zhengfeng, stop talking nonsense. I have come here today to destroy your Array Sect. You should have expected this outcome if you dared to kill my Lingshan envoy."

Fang Zhengfeng flew into a rage: "Fine, since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite. Everyone, follow me and attack!" (End of Chapter)

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