A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 228 The Underestimated Great Geng Sword Formation (Bonus Chapter 811)

It was a semi-finished Asura Sacred Flame.

The chilling cold of the Xuanhun Yin Fire, the icy cold of the Qianlan Ice Flame, and the bond of the Bixie Divine Thunder.

The three forces merged and transformed into blooming, crystal-clear ice lotuses, their colors intertwined and changing, beautiful and enchanting.

But behind this beauty lies a perilous danger that can severely injure even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Jin Kui had already witnessed some of the power of the Xuanhuang Mirror and the flying swords, so he naturally dared not be careless.

While dodging and weaving, he also activated the Soul Refining Gourd to unleash a Soul Refining Wind.

A gentle breeze blows, forming a tornado that can even sweep away ice crystal lotuses.

He quickly created a large, empty safe zone for himself using this.

Both Barbarian Beard's secret beam of light and Qing Yi's Azure Needles were effectively blocked.
"This Soul Refining Wind is not only for attacking enemies, but also has a strong defensive effect."

"As long as I stay within this area, even attacks from top-tier ancient treasures or many well-known secret techniques and supernatural abilities will not be able to break through my defenses!"

"When we cultivators fight, we fight with secret techniques, supernatural abilities, magic weapons, and ancient treasures."

"The Soul Refining Gourd is the most exquisite of all ancient treasures."

With treasures in hand, confidence naturally arises.

However, just as Jin Kui was thinking this, he caught a glimpse of the ice lotus being blown away by the black wind.

Many ice lotuses were blown onto the sea surface below.

Once these ice lotuses fell into the water, they froze dozens of miles of sea in just a few breaths. The waves crashing against the shore and the giant waves tens of feet high were instantly frozen into beautiful ice sculptures.

And this freezing process is still ongoing.

The ice layer is still spreading rapidly to more distant areas.

Furthermore, under his divine sense, all the flesh and blood bodies within the frozen area were engulfed in grayish-white flames! In the brief moment that a look of astonishment appeared on his face, all the frozen flesh and blood bodies, such as the fish and shrimp in the sea, were burned to ashes by the icy flames.

Upon seeing this, Jin Kui felt a chill run down his spine:
"What kind of ice flame is this?"

"Why does it feel even more dangerous than the Azure Ice Flame inside the Void Heaven Palace?"

"If I only use ordinary wind-attribute secret techniques to deal with it, wouldn't that freeze even the wind I blow?"

He had no idea that the tiny ice lotus contained such terrifying coldness.

If one were to accidentally come into contact with even one of these flowers, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing this, Han Li quietly used his backup plan.

He also knew very well that Jin Kui, a veteran Nascent Soul expert, might be arrogant, but once he entered battle, he would no longer underestimate his opponent.

Moreover, while the Asura Sacred Flame possesses immense power—a fully formed, completed form could even threaten a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!—it is ultimately not his own divine ability, and it lacks the lightning-fast teleportation assistance of the Wind and Thunder Wings…

Under these circumstances, Xuan Gu would naturally not be able to easily succeed.

The core of the Asura Sacred Flame, the Azure Ice Flame, is extremely difficult to completely refine. Even after more than thirty years, it will still transform into an ice dragon and confront the Xuan Bone.

This allows Xuan Gu to use a portion of the power of the Qianlan Ice Flame, combined with the Xuanhun Yin Fire and the Bixie Divine Thunder, to refine a semi-finished Sacred Flame.

A semi-finished Olympic flame is extremely unstable.

Even Xuan Gu cannot be controlled at will, let alone him.

Therefore, the expressiveness was ultimately much worse.

It still needs further refinement and improvement.

"Once I obtain the Wind and Thunder Wings, which grant me the ability to teleport close to enemies, and then find the Six-Winged Frost Centipede, I can use its chilling energy to refine this ice flame. At that time..."

Han Li cracked his knuckles remotely.

He then exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes suddenly becoming decisive and sharp:
"Here comes the sword."

While Jin Kui was using the Soul Refining Gourd to generate Soul Refining Wind to counter the Asura Sacred Fire, he waved his hand and summoned back the thirty-six Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Swords that were protecting Qing Yi.

Immediately following, the thirty-six flying swords once again moved in unison, accompanied by hundreds of golden sword lights.

"Ok?"

The sword formation shifted, and Jin Kui, trapped in the Soul Refining Wind by the three's fierce attack, raised an eyebrow:
"This sword formation is clearly designed for defense. Could it also have an offensive formation in addition to its defensive capabilities?"

Although Han Li's disguise of the sword formation was good, it could not fool Jin Kui, who was knowledgeable and had a strong sense of divine sense.

However, he still quickly discerned some of the details of the sword formation.

"Since you recognize the sword formation, why don't you retreat immediately?"

Han Li followed suit.

"Heh, your sudden appearance of so many magical treasures and flying swords has indeed caught me off guard and surprised me greatly. Your earlier use of the sword formation to block the Soul-Refining Wind and save Qingyi was even more unexpected. But, do you not know that a natal magic treasure can only unleash its full power through long-term cultivation with one's own true essence?"

Jin Kui shook his head, indicating that he didn't take it seriously.

The more true energy used to nurture the flying sword, and the longer the nurturing time, the greater the sword's power.

"You have crafted so many flying swords, how much true essence have you used to nurture them?"

"The show they put on seemed grand, but it was actually incredibly foolish."

"To conjure so many sword lights is nothing but flashy and impractical, laughable indeed."

"Of course, I am impressed that you were able to set up a sword formation all by yourself."

Sword formations typically require a dozen, or even hundreds, of people to set up. The more powerful ones can even deal with late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. The less powerful ones can still be effective against Core Formation and early/mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

He had never seen a single person form an army before.

This person actually did it.

They really have some skills.

"However, with the Soul Refining Gourd in hand, why should I fear this little-known sword formation? Even the methods of the Six Paths Supreme Saint and Wan Sangu couldn't break through Senior Brother's Soul Refining Wind. Even if I'm not as good as Senior Brother, how much weaker can I be?"

Jin Kui's secret passage.

The Chaotic Star Sea has produced many famous sword cultivators in the past, but they were only powerful among their own level. He had never heard of any sword cultivator who could break through the protective measures of a Grandmaster.

Unless the four great cultivators of Xinghai arrive in person.

Otherwise, he would be in an invincible position from the start.

of course.

Even so.

He also put an extra layer of thick defensive light shield on himself and summoned another set of four magical shields just in case.

While this set of magical shields may not offer the same level of protection as the finest ancient treasure shields, it still provides a respectable defensive effect.

With triple defenses, how could he possibly be afraid of outlasting the three outsiders?
Moreover, he shouldn't be the one who should be cowardly.

Because as long as he can withstand this wave of attacks, the next round will be his turn to counterattack. He will then spread the Soul Refining Wind, which has been compressed to a very small area, out again to envelop the three of them.

The current compression and tightening are merely preparations for the subsequent explosion.

After a while, as long as he can use the spreading Soul Refining Wind to trap the three people outside, he can still defeat them one by one.

Surely a fourth Nascent Soul cultivator can't possibly appear and save the day, right?
"This person's attack now, instead of fleeing, is the perfect opportunity for me to counterattack and take him down!"

He only needed a little more time to gather his strength.

"Hurry up..."

"Faster!" His left index and middle fingers formed a sword-finger gesture, continuously supplying magic power to the Soul Refining Gourd. His right hand, meanwhile, was constantly forming hand seals, gathering momentum for another secret technique. A dazzling crimson-gold radiance began to surround his body, like the rays of the sun.

He actually condensed a new spiritual energy sun with himself at its core.

A violent, scorching energy swirled around him, seemingly intent on burning away all life in the world.

Black wind, cold and gloomy, wounds the soul and steals life.

The blazing sun is scorching, harmful to the body, and can take lives.

A violent killing intent was brewing within it.

"Barbarian Beard, Qing Yi, and this sword cultivator, the three of you should not flee in panic."

Jin Kui sent a provocative telepathic message.

...

Should we retreat?

Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi were truly helpless against the extremely strong defensive shell formed by the black wind tornado. Their continuous attacks not only failed to gain any advantage, but also damaged the power and spiritual essence of their own treasures.

This tortoise shell also has the effect of causing damage.

It's highly unlikely that Jin Kui will be able to pry open that increasingly solid tortoise shell and kill him in the short term.

But Han Li showed a look of unexpected surprise:
"The Great Geng Sword Formation is being underestimated like this?"

"good very good."

very good.

He had just been worried that Jin Kui would flee before things turned bad. After all, while the sword formation was powerful, it might not be able to defeat a cultivator of the same level who only wanted to escape before it was fully formed.

It's better now.

Like the fourth elder of the Yinluo Sect, Jin Kui was overconfident and too arrogant.

Why did he just stand there and let him set up the sword formation?

Since this guy is so arrogant, or rather, so confident in some of the methods inherited from his Star Palace, what else can he say?

Set up the formation!

"Brother Xiao, are you confident in your sword formation?"

Seeing the fleeting smile and eagerness on Han Li's face, the bearded man immediately asked in a telepathic message.

He also knew how valuable it was for a single person to set up a sword formation.

For this reason, he had some confidence in his increasingly unfathomable old friend.

Han Li responded with a smile upon hearing this:
"The power of my sword formation can even be tested against a great cultivator. Dealing with Jin Kui will be a piece of cake. You two, just wait and see."

"Alright, Brother Xiao, you must show us something new."

Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi exchanged a glance, unwilling to retreat like this.

Upon seeing this, Jin Kui smiled:
"The three of you haven't left yet? Tsk, since you weren't going to leave just now, then none of you should leave."

The mask on Kim Kyu's face flickered with intense firelight.

A cold, eerie light flickered in his eyes.

Their clothes fluttered and shone brightly.

What he said sounded like the truth.

He then planned to release the compressed Soul-Refining Wind again, spreading it out. This time, he had enough time to prepare; if he wished, he could completely cover an area of ​​hundreds of miles in an instant.
"No one can escape!"

"Hehe, you still want to fight back? Perfect, I, Han, also want to see what Ling Xiaofeng's biggest reliance for his fame is all about."

Han Li, who had also bought time to set up his formation through trash talk, also smiled.

Can the power of a top-grade ancient treasure be used to counter this Great Geng Sword Formation?

He wanted to know.

The thirty-six Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Swords trembled in unison, and countless golden threads suddenly appeared in the surrounding void. These threads shimmered with an eerie golden light, appearing and disappearing silently and irregularly, making them difficult to detect.

After being pulled by Han Li, these threads began to rapidly converge towards the center.

These sword threads are one of the divine abilities of the Great Geng Sword Formation, formed by condensing the most astonishing sword energy from hundreds of sword lights into threads.

Similar to the sword cultivator's technique of turning swords into threads.

The sword light was completely different from that of the previous defensive formation.

Its power has increased by far more than just a little bit.
"A sword formation composed of hundreds of sword threads?"

Wouldn't this be equivalent to at least ten Nascent Soul stage sword cultivators working together?
"hiss…"

Qingyi Jushi gasped.

However, Qingyi only saw the surface.

The core of the sword formation is that each flying sword is crafted primarily from the heartwood of a ten-thousand-year-old golden magnetic spirit tree.

The materials are absolutely top-notch.

Secondly, the addition of refining crystals makes the flying swords difficult to destroy and greatly increases their power. Combined with the enhancement of mid-Nascent Soul cultivation and several times the mana of the same level, each flying sword is comparable to the natal flying swords of Nascent Soul stage sword cultivators who have nurtured them for hundreds of years.

The addition of Geng metal makes the sword threads of the flying sword much sharper than ordinary sword threads.

Even if some of these hundred-plus sword threads are destroyed, they will continuously regenerate. As long as the flying sword is not destroyed, the sword threads will never cease.

The latter is another terrifying aspect of the Great Geng Sword Formation.

Once trapped in the sword formation, one must at least use a powerful imitation spiritual treasure to break through the formation; otherwise, the only option left is to endure the attack and engage in a war of attrition. Alternatively, one may not be able to withstand the strangulation of the hundreds of sword threads and die on the spot.

This is not.

The Soul Refining Wind was indeed terrifying. When it suddenly erupted, it instantly dispersed and submerged dozens of sword threads, almost breaking through the sword formation.

But the next moment, as Han Li unleashed his magical power, the sword formation was like a reef under a raging storm, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't be completely shattered.

"Eh?"

Upon seeing this, Jin Kui's pupils contracted to pinpoints.

A sense of crisis welled up from the bottom of my heart.

A fine layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead:
"How could this be?"

Although he could not fully unleash the power of the supreme ancient treasure, it was enough to block several attacks from the Six Paths Supreme Saint and Wan Sangu.

What's wrong with the person on the other side?

Why would such a bizarre and terrifying sword formation be set up?

Who is this person?

Why have I never heard of this before?

"Sir, who exactly are you?"

Outside the sword formation, Han Li, who was also resisting the spreading Soul Refining Wind, calmly responded:
"I am the Venerable Xuan Gu, Xiao Cha."

　I'll go grab a bite to eat first, then I'll write another chapter when I get back.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)