Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 341 Nine Yin White Bone Gathering Formation

Deer Head Valley.

The entrance is narrow and precipitous, allowing only one person to pass at a time. Sheer cliffs rise thousands of feet on both sides, with only a sliver of sunlight filtering through from above, illuminating the gnarled old pines and mottled moss.

Slippery and gloomy.

After reaching a height of over a thousand zhang, the cliff face recedes inward, forming a vast, bowl-shaped interior area, open and flat, covering approximately a thousand acres, scattered with numerous boulders that have rolled down over the years.

These boulders vary in size, some as large as houses and others as small as millstones. They are densely packed and interlocked, forming a natural stone array and shelter.

There are also potholes everywhere, of varying depths, which, after accumulating rainwater, become puddles that reflect the sky like mirrors, sparkling brightly.

At this moment, in the center of this stone formation, on a huge rock more than ten feet high, resembling a small hill, stood a white bone altar with nine black flags planted on it.

The flagpole was polished from white bone, and the flag was embroidered with a ferocious bone demon with bared fangs and claws, eerie and terrifying.

On the confession table lay ninety-nine human heads, dripping with blood, still alive.

These are the heads of martial arts masters, kept alive by secret methods, their vitality lasting for several days.

A tall man in black robes sat cross-legged below the altar, chanting incantations with his head bowed, his face obscured.

Scattered around were one woman and four men, carrying knives and swords, exuding a powerful aura and possessing vast inner energy; they were clearly not benevolent people.

"The person has come in."

The man who spoke was tall and imposing, nearly two zhang tall, like a giant standing on the rock.

He was clad in half a bronze armor, carrying an exaggeratedly large door-shaped sword, with thick hair and a bushy beard, and a face that looked as if it had been carved by a knife and axe, with deep-set features.

Ba Dao Yue Shan, the number one swordsman in Yanzhou.

Wielding the "Blazing Sun Blade," his blade flashes like the blazing sun, unparalleled in its domineering power. He has slaughtered his way through the eighteen prefectures of Yanzhou without equal. There is no commission he dares not accept, no task he cannot complete.

Over the past twenty years, he has handled countless missions, both large and small, without ever failing.

Even aristocratic families and prominent clans would be scratching their heads when they saw it.

"The Nine Yin White Bone Gathering Formation set up by the Bone Demon Yin Xiu covers the entire Deer Head Valley. Anyone who enters the valley will be subjected to bone-corroding yin winds..."

Beside the domineering Yue Mountain, a scantily clad woman, her private parts covered only by strips of cloth, covered in tattoos, and with black lips, let out a wanton laugh:
"This bone-corroding wind, though seemingly minor, is ever-present, accumulating day by day, seeping into the bones and marrow. Once it erupts, it can turn a person into pus..."

At this point, she glanced around, her gaze settling on the most striking-looking young man in green among them:

"Besides, even if we can survive the Nine Yin White Bone Gathering Formation and get here, we're still here, aren't we?"

"Young Master Cui, your Anping Cui clan and the Bohai Du clan have always been at odds. If you capture Du Bingyan, the clan reward will surely be substantial, won't it?"

Her gaze was bold and flirtatious, wandering freely over the young man in the green shirt, especially his crotch, which she glared at fiercely several times.

This woman has deep-set eyes and a somewhat exotic look; she is none other than Xue Wuyan, known in the martial arts world as "Madam Bamboo Leaf".

The term "bamboo leaf" refers to a highly venomous snake, as green as a bamboo leaf and as thin as a little finger, with terrifying venom that can kill instantly upon contact with blood.

This woman has somehow learned a terrifying skill in poisoning, and can kill people with poison while chatting and laughing.

Two years ago, he poisoned the entire family of the prefect of Beilin Prefecture, totaling 423 people, including seven Daoist cultivators, and thus rose to notoriety, ranking among the top 100 on the blacklist.

They're not to be trifled with!

Cui Ze felt extremely uncomfortable under the gaze of this venomous woman, as if a poisonous snake was crawling all over him.

As the eldest son of the Cui family of Anping, he was naturally arrogant and didn't want to bother with this vicious woman, but since they were now working together, he reluctantly agreed.

"I am young and of low rank, so I am not clear about the affairs of the clan."

After saying that, he fled to the other side, to Elder Xiao Mo of Qianjun Cave, and whispered:
"Elder Xiao, is that rumor true?" "It's mostly hearsay and exaggeration."

Xiao Mo shook his head, gripped the Dragon-Binding Staff in his hand, and smiled calmly:
"However, rumors can spread like wildfire, and there are many suspicious things about this matter. Even if only one or two percent of them are true, it is still worth risking one's life for it."

"I am nearing the end of my life. Even if this 'destiny for immortality' cannot grant me eternal life, it should at least extend my life by several hundred years, allowing me to live a second life. That would be enough!"

He appears to be around fifty years old with gray hair and beard, but in reality, he is over a hundred years old. In his youth, he had a miraculous encounter and consumed a rare fruit with the effect of prolonging life and maintaining youthful appearance, which is why he still maintains his vitality even in old age.

Now that he has heard of such a rare and precious delicacy as "Yangzhi Ganlu," even though he knows that most of the rumors are exaggerated and that he may offend the Du family of Bohai, he is willing to risk his life.

At most, after obtaining it, one should find a secluded mountain forest to cultivate for several years, and only after fully digesting this "destiny" should one emerge, change one's appearance, and start anew.

The group of five consisted of Yue Shan, the "Overlord Blade"; Yin Xiu, the "Bone Demon"; Xue Wuyan, the "Bamboo Leaf Lady"; Xiao Mo, the elder of Qianjun Cave; Cui Zeke, the eldest son of the Cui family of Anping; and the great demon Chedishu, who was lying in ambush outside the valley. This was the entire force for this ambush.

With the coordination of the Anping Cui clan behind Cui Zeke, the "Nine Yin White Bone Gathering Formation" was set up in Deer Head Valley.

Given the terrain of Deer Head Valley, even if more than a thousand people enter the valley, if they cannot break the formation quickly, they will all turn into pus and blood and die if they are delayed for even a short while.

As the spiritual tide revives, the ceiling for individual strength continues to rise, and the importance of numerical advantage relative to individual differences is constantly decreasing.

Given time, being able to fight against a thousand men single-handedly, defeat ten thousand enemies by oneself, and destroy a nation by one person will become the standard achievements of top masters.

"Are we... really going to wait for them to break the formation?"

Cui Zeke frowned and looked in the direction where Liu Sheng and the other person had entered the valley earlier:
"Why not strike first before they've established a firm foothold?"

"Um……"

Xiao Mo's face showed interest, and he was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed. Without warning, the Dragon-Binding Staff in his hand struck out in front of him—

"boom!"

With a thunderous thud, a black wind burst forth, revealing a hundred-foot-tall black bear.

Its fur was jet black, it had a single horn on its forehead, it held a staff in its claws, and its eyes gleamed with a sharp light as it stood amidst the black wind.

It resembled a mountain of flesh, looking down upon everyone from its height.

It was none other than one of Liu Sheng's incarnations, the Black Wind Bear!

With his six incarnations—Tiger, Ox, Spider, etc.—having other uses and not by his side, he now only has three incarnations available: Black Wind Bear, Long-Armed Demon Ape, and Yin Water Dragon.

Among these, the Black Wind Bear incarnation, which can hide in the wind, is perfectly suited to the deer-head valley where the cold winds rise.

He easily reached the front lines and launched a surprise attack.

pity--

"This old man is actually at the Yellow Court Realm, and has at least opened up two or three meridians!"

The bear transformed himself and shook the staff in his hand, only to find that his forearm was numb. He thought to himself that this was bad luck.

Where did this old man come from? When did the Yellow Court Mirror become so worthless?
His eyes darted around, scanning the group, looking for someone easy to bully, when suddenly a terrifying light flashed before his eyes—

It was like the sun rising high in the sky, illuminating the heavens and the earth, dispelling the darkness, and shining so brightly that one could not look directly at it.

"So bright..."

The bear's transformation suddenly saw a white blur before its eyes, and its body suddenly felt light, with half of its body flying up.

"not good!"

(End of this chapter)