Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 150 Breaking into the formation
"Song Linfang failed to condense the infant, and died?"

In the Jinguang Pavilion, Jia Pingjian asked with some surprise,

"Is this news true?"

The elder Huang Xinhe below replied:
"It is absolutely true. This news was said by Wang Lihua, the formation master of the Wang family who had a personal relationship with Song Linfang.

It hasn’t spread widely yet, but it won’t be long before everyone in Luohe Prefecture knows about it.”

Jia Pingjian was somewhat excited, but his years of practice helped him to suppress it.

"Pavilion Master, the Zhigang Palace will be in chaos. Should I, the Jinguang Pavilion, launch an offensive against its industries?"

Over the past hundred years, the strength of Zhigang Palace and Jinguang Pavilion has been evenly matched, and there is not much gap between the forces under the two families.

However, in the past few years when Song Linfang wanted to condense his infant, he gathered a large number of independent cultivators and sect cultivators in the Gang Palace, and his strength grew day by day. The Jinguan Pavilion had no choice but to give up many of its industries.

Now, as the elder of Jinguan Pavilion, Huang Xinhe is thinking about taking back this part of the industry, and he also wants to continue to encroach on the industry of Gang Palace.

Upon hearing this, Jia Pingjian lowered his head slightly and fell into deep thought. He rubbed the short black beard above his chin and replied:

"There is no rush for this matter. Once this news spreads, Zhigang will surely be in turmoil and its strength will be greatly reduced. It won't be too late for our Jinguang Pavilion to wait for them to be in chaos for a while before taking action."

"Besides, the news from the Wang family may not be accurate."

"What do you think, Pavilion Master?" Huang Xinhe asked in shock.

Jia Pingjian nodded slightly:
"I'm just worried that there might be a trick. We must not be careless when dealing with the possible appearance of Nascent Soul cultivators, as this involves the Jin Guang Pavilion's Taoist lineage.

"Pass the order down, disciples should not conflict with Zhigang Palace. Withdraw your forces and wait and see how Zhigang Palace reacts."

Huang Xinhe bowed his head and saluted: "Respect the Pavilion Master's order!"

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On the other hand, Zhigang Palace also learned the news that Song Linfang had failed to condense her infant.

"Master, how could this happen?"

Zhuang Yao looked ahead, with a somewhat empty look in her eyes.

The worst situation has occurred. Although he was mentally prepared for it, when the moment really came, he still felt caught off guard.

"Sister, it's bad. The Jindan elders in the palace are holding a meeting to decide on the new palace master."

Shi Peng rushed in from outside and said anxiously.

Zhuang Yao smiled miserably: "Choose, choose, what can I do if I can't build my foundation?"

On the other side, in the meeting hall of Gang Palace, seven Jindan cultivators gathered together.

Among them were Bu Yajuan, Xu Xianliang, and the two elders Yue and Huang who joined Zhigang Palace at the same time as them. As for the other three, they were fellow Jindan practitioners invited by Song Linfang to join Zhigang Palace in recent years.

Their names are Qu Zhilin, Guan Riyan and Chi Yunyou respectively. The first two are in the middle stage of Jindan, and the last one is in the early stage of Jindan.

"After hearing these rumors, the three of you want to fight for the position of Palace Master. Aren't you worried that the Palace Master will come back to settle accounts?"

Xu Xianliang looked at the three people in front of him and said angrily.

Hearing this, Chi Yunyou, who had the lowest cultivation level, was a little hesitant.

But the other two were not afraid at all:
“Now our sect is leaderless, and we urgently need to select a palace master to suppress the situation.

This move is for the sake of the sect. Even if Palace Master Song knew about this in his grave, he would never blame us, let alone talk about settling accounts."

Hearing these shameless remarks, even Bu Yajuan, who had a better temper, frowned.

The two sides argued endlessly, and Xu Xianliang and others ultimately failed to change the course of events.

"I think Elder Bu has the most experience and is also the junior sister of Palace Master Song, so she is the most suitable for the position of Palace Master," Xu Xianliang stated in a serious voice.

The other party, Guan Ri'an, shook his head:
"How can the position of Palace Master be selected based on seniority? If outsiders find out, wouldn't it be a big joke? In my opinion, the position of Palace Master should be held by a wise person," he turned slightly to look at his side, "I think Fellow Daoist Qu Zhilin is a good person."

Xu Xianliang looked at Qu Zhilin in front of him with a smile on his face, and sighed in his heart.

Xu Xianliang had rehearsed this situation in his mind for many days, and the reactions of the three people were not much different from what he expected.

"They are indeed wild wolves that can never be tamed. It was unwise of the Palace Master to invite these three people into the palace!"

"Since fellow Taoists have objections to this, why don't we follow the usual practice and have a vote?"

"vote?"

Xu Xianliang looked at the four people on his side, then saw the three people on the other side, and was filled with confusion.

However, Guan Ri'an who was present was the first to speak up and nominate Qu Zhilin as the Palace Master, and Chi Yunyou also echoed him.

In desperation, Xu Xianliang could only nominate Bu Yajuan.

When the two looked at the remaining two elders, Yue and Huang, they said:
"I'll give up!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Xianliang and Bu Yajuan's faces changed drastically.

"Have you two forgotten the spiritual contract you signed with Palace Master Song?"

Elder Yue shook his head indifferently:
"We have not betrayed the Zhigang Palace, so how can we say that we have violated the contract?"

He was right. Giving up did not mean betrayal. The other party just stood by and watched the palace struggle and did nothing.

However, given the current situation at Zhigang Palace, even if he gave up, it would be enough to ruin him from all chance of recovery.

Bu Yajuan looked up at the three people who were forcing the emperor to abdicate and found that they all had triumphant smiles on their faces.

"How ridiculous! How can a cultivator who has not mastered our sect's core martial art, the Tempering Gang Method, be qualified to compete for the position of Palace Master?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the smiles of the three people disappeared instantly.

Xu Xianliang quickly agreed:
"Friend Bu Daoyou has a point."

Qu Zhilin and the other two wanted to say something else, but Bu Yajuan had already waved her sleeves:

“This matter ends here. If you three want to compete for the position of Palace Master, you should first pass the test, inherit the “Forging Gang Method” and advance to the third level.

The meeting is over! "

After saying this, he left calmly.

Xu Xianliang also followed, and when he left, he gave Yue and Huang a cold look.

It makes me feel uneasy.

Guan Ri'an asked Qu Zhilin repeatedly about the five people who were left:

"Fellow Daoist Qu, what Bu Yajuan said makes sense. What should we do?"

Qu Zhilin also had a grim expression on his face. He joined the Zhigang Palace because he valued the "Refined Gang Method". However, over the years, Song Linfang had no intention of taking the initiative to pass on the complete method.

Instead, he was allowed to go to the inheritance hall and obtain it based on his own ability.

Currently, Qu Zhilin has only achieved the first stage, and his practice has not yet been completed, let alone the second and third stages.

Now this has become an obstacle in his ambition to become the Palace Master of Gang Palace.

"Complete the test, hum!"

Looking back at Yue and Huang:

"You two have been members of the Gang Palace for many years. What level have you reached with the "Gang Tempering Method"?" The two looked at each other, and Elder Huang replied:

"We have only been in Zhigang Palace for 10 to 20 years, and our current 'Qiangang Method' is only at the second level, and it is still a long way to go to reach the third level."

This made Qu Zhilin frown:
"Is there any way to speed up the practice?"

"I heard that the ten thousand year old blood ginseng can promote this technique, but..."

The rarity of the ten thousand year old elixir makes it impossible for a cultivator like Qu Zhilin to use it for first or even second level cultivation. Even for third level cultivation, it is too extravagant.

Besides, with his wealth and channels, he doesn't have much hope of finding a thousand-year-old blood ginseng.

"Are we just going to give up?"

Qu Zhilin's eyes flickered.

The spiritual contract signed when he joined the sect prevented him from betraying Zhigang Palace, so now he could only resort to internal fighting.

However, the path of internal fighting is no longer feasible.

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Beside the Luo River, Wang Lihua looked in the direction Song Linfang was heading and asked:
"Senior Song, are you planning to go look for Master Wei?"

"That's right. I succeeded in condensing my Nascent Soul this time. Zhigang Palace will surely become the number one Nascent Soul sect in Luohe Prefecture. It just so happens that we are in need of a sect-guarding alchemist..."

Seeing that he had the intention to recruit, Wang Lihua said:
"Wei Zhong is indeed a man of superb alchemy skills. Even my Wang family is interested in him. But he joined the Yunji Chamber of Commerce as a guest many years ago.

Moreover, there has been no precedent of joining any faction in the past hundred years. I am afraid that this trip of yours will be in vain."

"Haha, this is different now. A Yuanying cultivator is here in person, how can the other party not give him face? At worst, I can use some tricks when the time comes."

Song Linfang was full of confidence, and Wang Lihua said no more, and followed the other side to flee towards Qingbo Island.

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Wei Zhong had no idea about the farce in Zhigang Palace and Song Linfang's thoughts, but the news brought by the servants surprised him.

"Song Linfang is dead?"

Wei Zhong was surprised when he saw the news that Zou Ruiyuan received.

A few days ago, it was believed that Song Linfang had a high probability of successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, but now Wei Zhong was caught off guard to receive this kind of news.

"This is what Wang Lihua of the Wang family said himself, and there is a photo as evidence. Why did Wang Lihua come to Luohe Mansion at this time instead of staying in Yunzhou City?"

Wei Zhong asked doubtfully.

"It is said that Peng Susu asked him to come here to help stabilize the situation in Zhigang Palace."

"What about Wang Lihua?"

Zou Ruiyuan shook his head:
"After showing up in Luohe Mansion, he disappeared and completely lost his trace."

Wei Zhong rubbed his eyebrows and planned to disperse Zou Ruiyuan and go to Yuelan City to find out the truth.

But suddenly a sense of shock came from his consciousness, and he immediately flew up, waving his sleeves and shouting:
"Who trespassed into my Qingbo Island?"

With a slight movement of his fingertips, both the island protection formation and the Five Elements Killing Formation were activated at the same time.

Five shadows appeared, and a murderous aura spread across the entire island. The people on Ling Island became extremely alert upon seeing this situation.

Even Ling Ziwei and Xie Linghua, who were in seclusion, came out, flew behind Wei Zhong, and looked outside the formation with solemn expressions.

Wei Zhong clenched the silver ring in his hand and communicated with the five-colored puppets in the formation, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

"The person who came here is definitely not a Jindan cultivator, otherwise he would not have disturbed the formation so much. He must be a Yuanying cultivator without a doubt."

Wei Zhong counted all the Nascent Soul cultivators he had met in his mind, and perhaps the only one who had had a slight conflict with him was the True Lord of the Blood Sea.

But this is Luohe Prefecture, close to Yunzhou City, the core of the righteous land. How could the other party possibly run here?

'Who is it?'

Wei Zhongtong looked at the five-colored puppet, but he could only see a cloud of fog, without the figure of the cultivator in it.

At the same time, Song Linfang was also very surprised. Looking at the formation in front of her, she said:
"Puppet formation? Isn't this the inheritance in the secret realm? How did Wei Zhong know this method?"

The crisis deep in her memory began to flash, and Song Linfang seemed to have returned to the moment when she led the elders and disciples of the palace to explore the secret realm.

His heart was beating rapidly, and he clutched his chest tightly. His breathing became rapid, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Upon seeing this, Wang Lihua immediately asked:
"Senior Song?"

The latter took two deep breaths and managed to calm himself down, and his outward panic gradually disappeared.

"The Wang family's elixir really has serious side effects. After a few months of condensation, I still haven't been able to completely escape from the inner demon calamity."

After Song Linfang calmed down, she looked at the five figures in front of her, each holding a sword, knife, whip, hammer, and stick.

"A third-level mid-quality puppet, and five third-level mid-quality magical instruments. This fellow Daoist Wei is really extravagant."

Thinking of Wei Zhongyun's identity as a guest of the Chamber of Commerce, Song Linfang already knew the source of the formation before her.

But Song Linfang just thought that Wei Zhong had exchanged this formation from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, and never thought that the puppets and even the formation were cast by him.

"But a third-level mid-grade substance, even with the blessing of the formation, which raises it to a level close to the late Jindan stage, is still no match for me."

Song Linfang has been promoted to the Nascent Soul stage. At this moment, he is full of confidence and is ready to attack and crush his way into the formation.

Wang Lihua was shocked when he saw this:
"Senior Song, wait a minute, don't do anything."

Song Linfang did not know the importance of inheriting "The Divine Guide", but Wang Lihua, as a member of the Wang family, knew it.

This inheritance is extremely valued by the family. In the past few years, only a handful of people have been able to receive the family's teachings.

Others only knew the name of the technique, and that it was related to puppetry, and knew nothing else.

Even the puppets made according to this tradition are rarely released.

The same goes for the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. This Wei Zhong was able to obtain this kind of puppet and the matching magic array. His status in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce must be quite high. He might even have the background of a Nascent Soul elder of the Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, Wang Lihua knew that he could not offend Wei Zhong, so he hurriedly stopped Song Linfang and told her the whole story.

After hearing this, the latter also stopped what he was doing and frowned:
"So, my invitation to him to join Zhigang Palace fell through before I even opened my mouth?"

With Song Linfang's strength and status, she cannot compete with Yunji Chamber of Commerce for people.

"It seems to be true at the moment," Wang Lihua replied.

Wei Zhong has a Nascent Soul background from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, so naturally, Zhigang Palace, a new Nascent Soul force, would not have the slightest attraction to Wei Zhong.

"That's it!"

Song Linfang sighed, put down the hand that was about to cast the spell, and moved her lips slightly, transmitting sound into the formation.

"I just wanted to say hello to Fellow Daoist Wei. What is the purpose of launching such a killing array?"

Wei Zhong heard this familiar voice and couldn't help wondering:
"Song Linfang?"

Looking through the puppet's perspective, the other party's figure was indeed seen. It was undoubtedly Song Linfang, accompanied by Wang Lihua.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Song, no, you should call me Senior Song now. What I said just now was the formation's autonomous reaction. I apologize for any offense."

Both of them lied with open eyes, leaving room for maneuver for both sides.

(End of this chapter)