Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 899 The Taiyin Cold Pool Formation, activated!
On the flying boat.

Zhou Tu had already spotted Yang Zhengshan's figure, and with a ferocious grin, he said, "There he is! There he is! Quick, chase after him!"

The flying boat they were traveling on was a medium-sized vessel, about twelve or thirteen zhang long, with a hull as smooth as a shuttle and a cold, hard luster. The bow was raised three chi, with half of a bronze-cast eagle's beak embedded in it, as if a faint golden light was flowing around it.

As it flew, it left a trail of light several meters long, which, from a distance, resembled a soaring metal eagle casting a cold silhouette through the gaps in the clouds.

Xu Mingzhu also saw Yang Zhengshan's figure. Unlike Zhou Tu, he was not anxious. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.

"Master Zhou, thank you so much for your help this time!"

He spoke to a white-haired Foundation Establishment cultivator beside him.

Master Zhou stroked his white beard, a warm smile on his face. "Don't worry, Hall Master Xu, my formation is ready and can be activated at any time."

Xu Mingzhu smiled and nodded, "As long as Master Zhou's formation can isolate the void, this person is doomed!"

He knew about Yang Zhengshan's teleportation ability, so he was prepared.

He certainly wouldn't act rashly if he didn't have a way to counter teleportation.

As for how to counter teleportation, the natural way is to use formations to isolate the void.

The teleportation or teleportation techniques of immortal cultivators mostly involve spatial teleportation through the void. However, once the void is isolated, most of these spatial teleportation abilities will become ineffective.

To prevent Yang Zhengshan from escaping from his grasp again, Xu Mingzhu invited Master Zhou to come and set up an array to isolate the void.

Yang Zhengshan was still fleeing ahead. His flying speed was not as fast as that of the flying boat, but since he was fleeing, he naturally had to make a show of it.

In the lush green forest, he would occasionally turn left and right, pretending to use the mountain's terrain to shake off the flying boat behind him. At the same time, he would also occasionally shift his position, moving only about twenty or thirty miles at a time.

And so, he led the flying boat behind him at high speed towards the great river and mountain stream.

The sky was overcast, and the thick, heavy clouds looked as if they were filled with lead, threatening to collide with the towering mountain peaks. The exposed rocks on the cliffs had sharp edges, which looked cold and hard gray-black in the dark sky, like the fangs of a giant beast.

The mountain stream meanders through the valley, becoming increasingly narrow and cramped, with jagged rocks resembling lurking monsters, waiting for their prey to arrive.

The river surged ceaselessly, like a furious yellow dragon, roaring as it rushed forward, its spray gleaming eerily white against the gloomy sky.

Yang Zhengshan transformed into a streak of azure light, swiftly gliding across the turbulent surface of the river. The flying boat behind him also lowered its altitude, closely following him.

Just as he was about to fly out of the ravine, Yang Zhengshan suddenly teleported, his figure instantly appearing on the river surface several miles away.

"Quick, quick, catch up!" Zhou Tu stood at the bow of the flying boat, staring intently at Yang Zhengshan's figure, and shouted urgently.

Xu Mingzhu crossed his arms and frowned slightly.

He seemed to sense that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

The moment the flying boat flew out of the mountain stream, Master Zhou, who was standing next to him, had a slight change in expression.

"Stop!"

He suddenly shouted.

It's a pity it's too late.

On the mountainside, Ma Qiuyan sat cross-legged beside the cold spring pool, her phoenix eyes watching the flying boat enter the great formation, a bright smile appearing on her beautiful face.

She made a hand seal and sent out a stream of light that fell into the pool.

"Taiyin Cold Pool Formation, activate!"

At the bottom of the great river, within the hazy water cover, Ning Yun instantly felt a dense chill emanating from the array plate in front of him. Without any hesitation, he cast spells, and streams of spiritual light fell into the array plate.

"Taiyin Cold Pool Formation, activate!"

Generally speaking, to be precise, weapon arrays usually use the array plate as the array eye. However, the Taiyin Cold Pool Array incorporates earth arrays and takes advantage of the terrain. The array eye needs a cold spring water vein, so the array eye of this array is not the array plate, but the cold spring.

However, the array plate is the control center of this array, while the various restrictions and magic arrays surrounding the array plate are the energy center of the great array.

As Ning Yun unleashed beams of spiritual light, the mountain of spirit stones beside her instantly turned to dust, and a large amount of spiritual energy surged into the array plate.

The next moment, a bone-chilling cold spread out from the array plate.

The cold air seeped into the river through the water cover, but the river did not freeze; it just became extremely cold.

At the same time, on both sides of the river, on the hillsides and at the foot of the mountains, wisps of cold air rose up, enveloping the surrounding thirty miles in the blink of an eye.

Boom~~
Suddenly, thunder roared in the sky.

A fierce wind howled in like a stampede of horses, and the gloomy sky was suddenly split open with streaks of scarlet lightning, shaking the mountains.

Large raindrops pelted down, quickly turning into a torrential downpour, weaving together with the raging wind to form an impenetrable curtain of rain.

The wind whipped up the rain, and the rain wrapped around the wind. The trees swayed wildly in the gale, groaning under the strain. Some withered branches were snapped off and swirled in the air before being swept into the rushing river.

As the storm raged, the chilling air within the formation surged forth like an enraged beast.

The rain intensified, and the chill intensified.

Yang Zhengshan stood outside the formation, his eyes gleaming with golden light, watching the changes within the formation.

The Taiyin Cold Pool Formation is not a celestial formation and cannot utilize the power of celestial phenomena, but it does have the advantage of favorable timing.

He didn't choose to act today randomly; it was because there was wind and rain, and unforeseen circumstances.

Of course, in his eyes, unforeseen events were simply predictable celestial phenomena.

With favorable timing, advantageous location, and the addition of the transformative water, the Taiyin Cold Pool Formation is now complete.

A chill permeated the air, and specks of cold light appeared within the great formation. These were not frost or snow, but rather crystals of cold energy condensed from the Yin energy.

Very fine, icy crystals drifted through the heavens and earth, overflowing into the great river.

The river calmed down, no longer surging, as if the entire river had frozen, but this was not actually the case. Outside the formation, the surging river was still flowing continuously.

However, on the other side of the great formation, in the mountain stream, the river was drying up.

The great formation cut off the river, devouring the water like a giant beast, or more accurately, the water vapor within the water veins.

Meanwhile, aboard the airship, Xu Mingzhu's face was ashen, as if coated with lead. He gritted his teeth and forced out a sentence, "Damn it, that damned bastard!"

They still don't understand that they have fallen into Yang Zhengshan's trap.

The difference between hunter and prey can be instantaneous.

"Ah, where is that damned rat? I'm going to kill him!" Zhou Tu was also furious.

"Shut up!" Xu Mingzhu snapped coldly.

Zhou Tu's expression changed, but he suppressed his anger and remained silent.

Xu Mingzhu then looked at his subordinates and Master Zhou in the cabin.

This time, he made full preparations. He not only invited Master Zhou, but also brought six Foundation Establishment cultivators. These Foundation Establishment cultivators were the core group he had built up over the decades, and they were all brothers who had gone through thick and thin with him.

Although Xu Mingzhu is ruthless and merciless, he is still very good to his own people.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the head of the Blazing Flame Hall.

"Master Zhou! Look!" At this moment, although Xu Mingzhu was angry, he did not panic because he had fallen into the trap.

He brought along a master of formations this time.

Master Zhou is a second-tier array master of the Thousand Array Alliance in Baiyun Immortal City. He can set up a variety of second-tier arrays, and is especially good at sealing arrays and attack arrays.

With such a master of formations around, Xu Mingzhu felt quite confident.

Master Zhou, looking at the cold light clinging to the protective shield of the flying boat, calmly said, "Hall Master Xu, please wait a moment!"

Having said that, he stepped out of the flying boat, hovering in mid-air, looking down at the great river and the foot of the mountain.

Xu Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go out too!"

The flying boat also had protective formations, but his flying boat was only a medium-sized flying boat, and the protective formations on it were very simple and could not withstand the attack brought by a large formation at all.

Staying inside the airship would restrict their movement; it would be better for them to leave the airship and take the initiative to break the formation.

He and the others stepped off the airship, but the moment they did, everyone's expression changed.

The biting cold penetrated their bodies, as if trying to freeze them.

Of course, ordinary cold air could not pose a threat to them, but the cold air here penetrated their meridians, slowly freezing their internal organs and dantian like floodwaters. As soon as they came into contact with it, they felt their limbs were somewhat numb.

“Master Zhou!” Xu Mingzhu looked at Master Zhou again.

Master Zhou frowned deeply. "This is the Taiyin Formation, a large formation set up using water veins and cold veins. The surrounding area is filled with Taiyin cold energy."

"If you want to break the formation, there are only three ways: first, find the location of the formation's core; second, cut off the underground water veins; and third, find the formation's weaknesses and forcibly break its nodes!"

As expected of a master of formations, he saw through the essence of the Taiyin Cold Spring Formation in just a moment.

In fact, compared to Master Zhou, Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun are far inferior. Master Zhou has been famous in Baiyun Immortal City for a hundred years and is a master of array formation with rich experience.

However, the combined age of Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun is less than a hundred years.

The gap between them can be imagined.

However, the art of formations is vast and profound. No matter how experienced one is, one would not dare to claim that one can recognize all the formations in the world.

Although Master Zhou saw through the essence of the Taiyin Cold Spring Formation, he did not find the key point of the formation, nor did he find the loopholes in the formation.

He frowned, his eyes gleaming with a deep blue light as he carefully observed his surroundings.

"Be careful, they could attack us at any moment!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingzhu and the others dispersed, surrounding Master Zhou in the center, ready to fight at any moment.

Outside the formation, Yang Zhengshan watched their every move.

Xuanzhen and Yang Jizhen came up behind him, and Xuanzhen asked, "Can we make our move now?"

"No rush, let's wait a bit longer!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

The Taiyin Cold Pool Formation is based on the principle of "yin and softness transforming into killing". The longer one stays in the formation, the more severe the erosion from the cold air will be, and the more one's strength will decline.

Moreover, Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and their cultivation levels are limited. If a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators fight within the formation, it will inevitably affect their control over the formation.

Time passed slowly, and the chill within the formation grew stronger.

Xu Mingzhu and the others looked increasingly pale, their faces turning blue, not from anger or rage, but from the cold seeping into their bodies and freezing them.

“Senior Yunxiao, you can deal with Zhou Tu. You just need to kill him!” Yang Zhengshan said.

“Yes, no problem!” Yunxiao replied.

"Xuanzhen, Bai Xiaoyun, you two are responsible for keeping the others occupied. Just keep them occupied, be careful and pay attention to safety!" Yang Zhengshan added.

"it is good!"

"Here!"

The two responded.

“Ji Zhen!” Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Ji Zhen. Here, Yang Ji Zhen’s cultivation level was the lowest. He had only recently reached the Foundation Establishment stage and his strength was almost at the very bottom of the Foundation Establishment cultivator level.

"You are responsible for protecting Qiuyan and Ningyun!"

"Ancestor, I~~"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "In this battle, we don't seek merit, but only to avoid mistakes!"

It would be best to eliminate Xu Mingzhu as a threat, but if it cannot be eliminated, there is no need to suffer heavy losses for him.

"Yes!" Seeing Yang Zhengshan's firm attitude, Yang Jizhen said nothing more.

Looking at the situation inside the formation, Yang Zhengshan saw that Xu Mingzhu and the others had begun to expend their magic power to dispel the cold energy in their bodies, and a golden light flashed in his eyes.

"That's enough, it's our turn to make our move!"

After saying that, he took out a restriction token and activated it, and a faint, azure spiritual energy covered the surface of his body.

This is the restriction token of the Taiyin Cold Spring Formation, which can prevent them from being invaded by the cold air. It can be regarded as a way for the formation to identify friend from foe.

He looked up at the lightning-streaked dark clouds, and a wisp of blue lightning flashed between his pupils.

"I'll take the lead!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already entered the formation.

The cold air transformed into a thin mist, mixed with specks of cold light. As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered the formation, he felt the biting cold. However, thanks to the protection of the restriction token, the Yin cold air did not seep into his body.

Stepping into the formation, his figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared above Xu Mingzhu and the others.

Ding dong~~
A crisp bell rang out suddenly.

The sound waves spread, and everyone around felt a wave of dizziness.

They were trying to expel the cold from their bodies and had no idea that someone would suddenly attack them.

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan's attack came too suddenly. The combination of spatial teleportation and the soul-capturing bell's soul attack caught them off guard, and they were hit right away.

Just as they were feeling dizzy, Yang Zhengshan unleashed the Soul-Shattering Cone.

Two Soul-Shattering Cones were unleashed simultaneously, piercing directly into the sea of ​​consciousness of the two early Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The two Soul-Shattering Cones came from Xu Mingzhu and Zhou Tu's third sister, and from Mo Xuanyu.

The Soul-Breaking Cone isn't a particularly powerful magic weapon; it's more of a standard soul-attacking magic weapon. In comparison, the Soul-Capturing Bell is actually more valuable than the Soul-Breaking Cone.

Caught off guard, the two early Foundation Establishment cultivators plunged headfirst into the river.

These two are not dead yet, but they certainly won't survive.

With their souls damaged and corroded by the Yin energy, they would lose their lives in no time without anyone else's help.

(End of this chapter)