I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"Found it! The northeast corner, the area where the Dui and Kun positions meet!"

Suddenly, an elder from the Zhao family who specialized in analyzing the trajectory of spiritual energy let out an excited low roar.

"Whenever a metal-based attack switches to an earth-based attack, the movement of the clouds and mist there will show an extremely slight delay."

"When the spiritual energy of different attribute formations converges and transforms there, a theoretical 'gap' of less than one-tenth of a breath is created!"

"Although it will soon be covered by clouds and replenished by spiritual energy, that is indeed a weak point!"

Zhao Wenxuan perked up and immediately went to confirm it himself.

Sure enough, among the countless chaotic lines of spiritual energy captured by the array, a very brief and almost imperceptible "spiritual energy depression" would appear in that area under a specific attack rhythm.

"That's it!"

Zhao Wenxuan looked at Chen Mingfei, his tone filled with excitement and nervousness.

"Patriarch Chen! The weak point has been identified! But the opportunity is fleeting; an absolutely precise and powerful attack is needed to penetrate it in one strike! Moreover, it must be able to withstand the backlash from the formation and the subsequent automatic repair!"

Chen Mingfei's eyes were sharp as an eagle's, firmly locking onto the location marked on the array plate.

He could naturally see how brief and fragile that "gap" was.

"That's enough."

With a flick of his wrist, he found something in his palm.

It was a strange magical artifact, about three feet long, dark gold in color, and shaped like a handleless short spear.

The surface of the ritual implement is engraved with countless fine and intricate runes.

The tip of the spear held a cold glint that lingered, radiating an aura of penetrating power and destruction that sent chills down one's spine.

"The Golden Cone of Breaking Yuan!" Zhao Wenxuan gasped, his eyes flashing with shock and envy.

This is the Chen family's renowned treasure for breaking through formations in Chuyang City.

It is said to be one of the tools that Chen Dai Zhenren relied on to gain fame in his early years.

It is specifically designed to break through shields, formations, and restrictions, and possesses astonishing destructive and disintegrating power over spiritual energy structures.

Its grade has reached the second-tier top-grade, and there are even rumors that its core materials have reached the edge of the third tier!

Unexpectedly, Master Chen bestowed this treasure upon Chen Mingfei.

Chen Mingfei held the Breaking Yuan Golden Cone in his hand, pouring his powerful late-stage Foundation Establishment magic into it without reservation.

"Buzz—!"

The dark gold short spear emitted a deep, powerful vibrating sound, and the runes flowing along its blade suddenly lit up.

The dark, cold light at the tip of the spear contracted rapidly, becoming more solid and sharp.

A sharp and incomparable aura, focused on "breaking through defenses," "penetrating," and "disintegrating," spread out.

It caused all the surrounding cultivators to feel a stinging sensation on their skin and a tremor in their souls, involuntarily causing them to step back slightly.

Chen Mingfei held his breath and focused his mind, his entire body and spirit in perfect unison, his gaze fixed on the area on the array's light screen that had been repeatedly calculated and marked.

At this moment, Liu Qingxue, who was in the core control room of the array on the island in the lake, saw through the array's light screen the scene outside the array where Chen Mingfei was poised to attack and the Zhao family's array masters were making tense calculations.

Her cool and beautiful face showed no sign of panic; instead, a slight smile curved her lips.

...

"Now! The moment when metal transforms into earth, the most chaotic moment of spiritual energy convergence!" Zhao Wenxuan shouted hoarsely.

"break--!!!"

The long-awaited Breaking Yuan Golden Cone transformed into a dark golden, sharp light.

With a speed exceeding the reaction limit of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, it accurately pierced the theoretically weakest "point" on the array's light barrier!

There was no earth-shattering noise, only a sharp, piercing "sizzle" sound!

The spot where the pale yellow light curtain was struck by the dark golden light was like an ice layer pierced by a red-hot iron needle; instantly, a tiny hole appeared with spiderweb-like cracks spreading rapidly along its edges!

The light curtain around the hole twisted and dimmed violently, and the ever-changing clouds inside were forcibly torn open by this extremely concentrated destructive force!

It's done?!

A mixture of ruthlessness and triumph flashed across Chen Mingfei's face.

However, the joy on his face lasted for less than half a breath.

Just as the power of the Breaking Yuan Golden Cone was about to be exhausted, and its sharpness was about to completely pierce through the last layer of cloud barrier and truly touch the internal structure of the formation—

"Buzz—!"

The clouds and mist began to swirl.

The torn clouds did not dissipate; instead, they surged, converged, and reformed at an even faster pace!

The rhythm of the formation, which had been temporarily "nailed" by the Golden Cone of Breaking Yuan, was suddenly shifted by an invisible hand, and jumped to the next cycle in an instant!

The path and phase of spiritual energy flow within the formation have undergone fundamental changes, far exceeding the predictions made by the Zhao family's formation masters!

The newly torn rift seemed to come alive, with the surrounding clouds surging in wildly, and new, more resilient spiritual energy structures forming and closing in an instant!

The invincible sharpness of the Breaking Yuan Golden Cone seemed to pierce into a flexible body of water that was constantly changing shape and deflecting force, and the subsequent force was quickly dispersed, guided and dissolved.

"What?! This formation... has changed! The transformation rules have changed!" Zhao Wenxuan exclaimed in shock, his face filled with horror and disbelief.

Chen Mingfei's face instantly turned ashen, and he let out a muffled groan.

I felt the feedback of being connected to the Golden Cone of Breaking Yuan in my mind.

A considerable force rebounded, and at the same time, the golden cone itself felt a slight loss of spiritual energy.

He hurriedly channeled his magic power, forcibly recalling the slightly dimmed and trembling Golden Cone of Breaking Yuan back into his hand.

Holding the damaged magical artifact, Chen Mingfei was filled with shock and anger, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head.

He understood completely!

The so-called "weak transition node" was actually a "bait" deliberately revealed by the opponent's formation master to lure them into a full-force attack!

The enemy had completely understood their strategy for breaking the formation and possessed the ability to change the operating rules of the core formation at any time and proactively!

This is simply treating them like monkeys to be played with!

An unprecedented sense of humiliation and a chilling killing intent surged into Chen Mingfei's heart.

And at that very moment—

A vast, majestic, and terrifying pressure descended without warning!

It instantly enveloped the entire Shattered Star Lake area.

It suppressed all the chaotic spiritual energy, solidified the air, and froze the mind and movements of every cultivator present!

High above the clouds, a figure dressed in a simple gray robe, with white hair and beard, and a gaunt face, had quietly appeared, hovering in the air.

It was Chen Dai, the newly promoted Golden Core cultivator, who had quietly arrived and was observing the formation from the clouds after receiving a message from his son and leaving the city lord's mansion!

He witnessed firsthand the futile bombardment by the Chen and Zhao family cultivators below.

I witnessed the Zhao family's array master racking his brains to calculate, and I witnessed his son Chen Mingfei's long-awaited thunderous strike...

And the Lin family's formation, with its seemingly playful and effortless changes and defusals.

With a slight movement of his gray robe, Chen Dai's gaze slowly fell upon the pale yellow light curtain that enveloped the Lin family's territory below, and the ever-changing clouds and mist within it.

Beneath his calm face, a trace of genuine displeasure and coldness, belonging to a Golden Core cultivator, began to quietly permeate.