Huangxiu

Chapter 1266 Breaking the Formation
The white fog continued to spread.

It eventually covered an area of ​​fifty miles.

Chu Zhiyuan was astonished. As expected of the imperial court, it had a profound foundation.

This formation didn't block the extrasensory perception, but it did block those experts who wanted to squeeze through.

They carefully squeezed through the gaps between the imperial guards, but when they tried to go further, they found themselves shrouded in thick fog, unable to see the way forward.

Unconvinced, he relied on his previous memories and continued forward.

After feeling around for a while, I finally found myself back in the original spot.

It's like being trapped in a maze, endlessly spinning around, always ending up back where you started.

Those who know what's good for them will turn around and walk back, slipping back through the gaps between the court's experts.

Those who didn't know their place continued to wander around in the thick fog, going back and forth, unable to go even a mile further.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded repeatedly.

The power of the formation was fully unleashed at this moment.

A single formation can accomplish what tens of thousands of imperial experts cannot.

He was completely at ease and began to focus on his spiritual practice.

He continuously refined the golden sword, and through fusion with it, he gained immense benefits.

At the same time, he was also studying the difference between merit and the wondrous pure spiritual water, and how to use merit for the martial arts of the Lesser Heavenly Outer Heaven.

He discovered the infinite and wonderful uses of merit.

The previously abandoned Lesser Heavenly Martial Arts have regained their power and wonders after the user gained control over the power of merit.

He vaguely felt that this power of merit might be the key to breaking through his limits, stepping into the Spirit Venerable realm, or even the Mythical realm.

Now that I've reached the ninth level of perfection, I can quickly advance to the limit, which is likely related to my merits.

Lingyuan's existence made his body unique.

A combination of factors has shaped him into who he is today.

Over the past few days, he has gradually gotten into the swing of things and has become completely absorbed in his work.

On this day, what Zhu Lingyun saw through his clairvoyance startled him awake.

Zhu Lingyun suddenly noticed that the thick fog that had enveloped a radius of fifty miles was suddenly thinning, and was thinning rapidly.

From thick fog to light fog, and then to complete disappearance, it only takes the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

May Lingyun concentrate his mind and see clearly.

The eight middle-aged men guarding the four sides and maintaining the formation showed no abnormalities.

The treasures used to set up the formation were also normal.

Under the light of extrasensory perception, the only difference is the speed at which they operate.

He immediately discovered the reason.

The speed at which the true essence of these treasures circulates is the most fundamental factor in setting up the formation.

The difference in speed led to the failure of the formation.

The speed at which the treasure's energy circulated was controlled by eight middle-aged men.

Of the eight people, four circulated their qi quickly, while the other four circulated their qi slowly.

If there is a difference between fast and slow, the formation will naturally collapse and the thick fog will disappear.

Zhu Lingyun frowned.

Chu Zhiyuan also frowned.

Zhu Lingyun used his extrasensory perception to sense that something was wrong with these eight people.

Compared to the beginning, four of them were faster and four were slower, and all eight of them deviated from their original speed of true essence circulation.

This means that they were all affected, naturally by the statue of the Undying Evil Lord.

They each carried a jade pendant, emanating a unique aura that lingered around their heads, capable of calming their minds, yet they still fell victim to the attack.

He vanished in a flash, and the next moment he appeared outside the gate of the Exorcism Bureau.

Dusk was falling.

As dusk settles, the two strings of animal-shaped lanterns on the gate tower of the Exorcising Demons Division are already lit.

Huang Zhengyang, dressed in a black robe, strode out of the gate to greet him, saying with a smile, "Brother Chu, please come in."

He was radiant and looked great, a far cry from the disheveled appearance he had just had a few days ago.

It was obvious that the fog created by the array had blocked the crowd.

Furthermore, the experts who sealed off the city have already been removed, leaving only the path leading to the statue of the Undying Evil Lord blocked. If any experts still wish to find that cave, they will naturally be repelled by the formation.

With the city of Dongning now unsealed, the pressure on the imperial court has naturally been relieved.

“Brother Huang,” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, “there’s no need to go in.”

He took out four jade pendants from his sleeve, which looked like they were carved from yellow jade. With just a few strokes, they depicted the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree.

He handed them to Huang Zhengyang: "These are things I just made to guard my mind and prevent the Undying Evil Lord from invading."

"A treasure to counter the control of the Undying Evil Lord?"

Huang Zhengyang was overjoyed and took it without any hesitation.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The power of the Undying Evil Lord is, after all, that of Youmeng Heaven, far surpassing the power of our Biyuan Heaven. Some treasures may not be effective against him."

Huang Zhengyang frowned: "You mean, a treasure that guards the mind might not be able to stop him?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Ordinary treasures cannot stop it."

"What kind of treasure could withstand it?" Huang Zhengyang asked.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the four golden jade pendants in his hand: "These jade pendants were formed by the aura of the Demon-Subduing Blade, and they can withstand the attack."

Huang Zhengyang's expression changed slightly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Alright, then I'll take my leave."

"Brother Chu, don't rush!" Huang Zhengyang grabbed his sleeve: "Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Chu Zhiyuan was pulled by his sleeve and led into the Exorcising Evil Division, arriving at his small courtyard.

Sitting down at the stone table in the courtyard, Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Brother Huang, please speak your mind."

Huang Zhengyang said solemnly, "The several elders went to set up the formation. They all possess treasures to protect themselves. Are they able to protect themselves and not be controlled by the Undying Evil Lord?"

"Hard to say," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head. "I wonder what kind of treasure they possess?"

“It should be the Heavenly Heart Guardian Pendant.” Huang Zhengyang said solemnly, “Its effects are excellent and can effectively prevent qi deviation.”

"The Heavenly Heart Guardian Pendant..." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "I've never seen it before."

Huang Zhengyang took out a jade pendant from his pocket, about half the size of a palm, and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan noticed that this jade pendant was identical to the jade pendants of the eight middle-aged masters.

"This Heavenly Heart Guardian Pendant is a treasure unique to the imperial court, and it is said to be an object from beyond the heavens," Huang Zhengyang said. "Let's see if it can withstand the spirit of the Undying Evil Lord?"

Chu Zhiyuan held it in his hand, focused his mind on sensing it, and then a flash of golden light appeared in his palm.

It suddenly lit up with a soft white light, trying to block the golden light.

But the golden light, like a hot knife through butter, easily broke through its obstruction.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed and shook his head gently.

"It won't work?" Huang Zhengyang looked at him expectantly and asked nervously.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly: "Hmm, no."

"Then..." Huang Zhengyang frowned and said, "Could it be that those powerful figures are controlled by the Undying Evil Lord?"

"That's not necessarily true," Chu Zhiyuan said. "Don't they have other treasures protecting them?"

If there were no other treasures, they wouldn't dare get that close.

Huang Zhengyang said, "The array artifacts they possess are the best protective treasures."

"No wonder." Chu Zhiyuan suddenly realized, "Then it should be fine, right?"

"I hope so..." Huang Zhengyang said, "I'll still send these over to them. There are only four?"

"Each one takes a lot of time to make, and only four can be made in a short period of time."

“Okay, I’ll go deliver it to them first, just in case.” Huang Zhengyang got up and walked out.

Chu Zhiyuan called out to him and sighed, "Brother Huang, let me take you there."

Huang Zhengyang laughed and said, "I couldn't be happier!"

Chu Zhiyuan put his arm around his shoulder, and the two disappeared in a flash, appearing atop a mountain the next moment.

The peak was extremely high. Huang Zhengyang looked into the distance and could see a faint black dot in the distance.

He immediately frowned, his face darkening: "You can see it? Where's the formation?"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.

Huang Zhengyang's expression turned solemn: "Right now, the formation should be covering it, and we shouldn't be able to see the statue... Just as I feared, something has gone wrong!"

(End of this chapter)