Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

Hearing Shen Shuyan's indifferent words, Qin Lie felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Pei Jinghan is about to die. As his close friend of many years and having been through so much together, why is Shen Shuyan still so calm at this moment?

In the end, does spiritual practice really mean eliminating all human emotions?

Is it true that all so-called powerful and strong people eventually turn out like this?

Can you remain calm and unmoved even when watching someone close to you die?

Qin Lie couldn't understand it!

But by then, no one was answering his question.

Shen Shuyan had already raised his hand, and the Zhenguan Seal hovered in front of him, slowly rotating.

Thick rays of light descended from the Zhenguan Seal.

The next moment, the entire grand formation of Duanfeng Pass began to be completely manipulated by him.

Around the main hall, the long-damaged array patterns lit up one after another.

It's like a spark that has been buried underground for a hundred years, finally being rekindled.

Qin Lie stood still, only feeling the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the entire Broken Wind Pass began to move.

Rays of light emanated from the stone bricks on the city wall.

The remaining equipment in the ruins was also drawn by the great formation, emitting a low hum.

Those voices sounded more like the whispered responses of three thousand dead souls.

And the ends of all the array patterns point to the same place.

Pei Jinghan.

At this moment, he stood on the roof of the main hall, with beams of light converging from all directions and swirling around his body.

Like chains binding him, or like a luminous cloak fluttering in the wind.

As the beams of light fell upon Pei Jinghan, his body gradually became blurred.

It seemed to want to merge with the array of lights and transform back into the core of the grand array.

"what!"

Inside Pei Jinghan's body, Wugu Luo's voice suddenly rang out.

The voice had lost its previous chill; only pain and anger remained.

"Pei Jinghan! You're a madman!"

Qin Lie could clearly feel that Wugu Luo's power was dissipating.

The demonic energy within Pei Jinghan's body, which was originally as vigorous as firewood, is now as flickering as lamp oil.

Uguro roared.

"I'll trade my remnant soul for your life, Pei Jinghan!"

"This deal isn't a loss!"

Pei Jinghan, standing on the rooftop, merely chuckled upon hearing this.

"I already told you, it's not as simple as just a remnant soul."

Wugu Luo fell silent, as if he was thinking about what was wrong.

Pei Jinghan ignored him and looked at Shen Shuyan.

"I think it's a good deal to trade my life for his serious injury for 30 to 50 years. There's no need to drag you down with me."

Shen Shuyan smiled after hearing this.

He stood at the edge of the formation, with the Zhenguan Seal hanging in front of him.

The light from the array shone on his face, making his already pale complexion appear even paler.

But his expression remained as relaxed as before.

"No need. You, Pei Jinghan, never regret your actions, so why would I, Shen Shuyan, regret them?"

"If I sacrifice myself, we can both save his life, wouldn't that be better?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lie suddenly looked up.

He finally understood.

Shen Shuyan's visit this time was not to send Pei Jinghan to his death, or rather, today he did more than just send Pei Jinghan to his death.

He lost his life in the process.

Before Qin Lie could speak, Shen Shuyan had already raised his hand and waved.

The Zhenguan Seal suddenly flew up from in front of him and landed in front of Qin Lie.

The moment Qin Lie instinctively reached out and caught the Zhenguan Seal, he felt his arm sink downwards.

Surprisingly, this thing, which looks small, is quite heavy.

"Why would I give it to you? I wouldn't know how to use it even if you gave it to me."

Shen Shuyan smiled.

"You don't need to manipulate it; just drip a few drops of your essence blood, and it will operate on its own."

Qin Lie looked at the Zhenguan Seal in his hand, his mind still in a daze, and subconsciously asked Shen Shuyan a question.

"And what about you?"

Shen Shuyan looked at him, as if he found the question strange.

"I?"

He chuckled.

"Of course I went with Lao Pei."

After saying this, Shen Shuyan raised his hand and gently touched his brow.

The next moment, his aura suddenly dissipated.

Like a lamp, once the lampshade is opened, all the light inside pours out.

Then Qin Lie saw Shen Shuyan's fingers begin to turn transparent, followed by his palms, wrists...

Fine, dense patterns emerged from beneath his skin.

With each array pattern that lit up, Shen Shuyan's body grew weaker.

There was no bloodshed or mangled flesh, but Qin Lie felt a chill run down his spine.

Shen Shuyan was disassembling himself bit by bit and then converting it into the power needed for the formation.

He was the final sacrifice for the formation.

The array patterns climbed up Shen Shuyan's arm and eventually spread to his face.

Shen Shuyan's body became increasingly transparent, and Qin Lie could even see the dilapidated hall behind him through his body.

But Shen Shuyan was still smiling at this moment, as if he was not going to his death, but going to have a drink with an old friend that was a hundred years overdue.

Qin Lie felt a sudden pang in his heart when he saw this scene.

At this moment, he wished he could slap himself twice. Just now, he had actually been thinking to himself that Shen Shuyan was cold-blooded.

I feel that Shen Shuyan cultivated to the point where he lost all human compassion.

It now seems that it wasn't that Shen Shuyan didn't care, but rather that he had long been prepared to die.

No wonder he could laugh as he said those teasing things about Pei Jinghan; it turns out he never intended to leave here alive from the very beginning.

Qin Lie gripped the Zhenguan Seal and, as Shen Shuyan had instructed, used snow to cut open his palm.

Fresh blood flowed out and fell onto the seal of the town.

hum!

The seal of the town suddenly trembled.

A thick beam of light shot into the sky from the Zhenguan Seal.

Qin Lie's palm was numb from the shock, but he did not lose his grip on the Zhenguan Seal.

The next moment, the entire formation stabilized completely.

The previously somewhat disordered array patterns seemed to have finally found a new fulcrum and began to slowly rotate around the Zhenguan Seal.

At that moment, Wugu Luo's voice suddenly changed.

"What is this? What is this thing?!"

For the first time, fear was present in his voice.

Within Pei Jinghan's body, the remnant soul struggled wildly.

This time, however, the power of the formation was not just suppressing it.

At this moment, Wugu Luo could feel a terrifying pulling force.

This force did not separate his remnant soul from Pei Jinghan; instead, it propelled him further away through himself.

Like an iron chain, it followed the connection between the remnant soul and the original body, and plunged directly into the heart of the demon race.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could you possibly affect my main soul?"

At this moment, Wugu Luo panicked completely, his voice became shrill, and he no longer had the arrogant attitude he had just had.

"Pei Jinghan!"

"What exactly did you do?"

Pei Jinghan stood on the rooftop and said calmly, "Aren't you very knowledgeable about formations?"

"Then let me ask you."

What is the principle behind the Great Wind-Breaking Formation?

Uguro did not answer, or rather, he was too preoccupied to answer.

Pei Jinghan continued the conversation for him.

"Using me as the key point of the formation, your divided soul as the thread, and with a sufficiently large price to pay, we can follow the connection between the divided soul and the main soul to draw the main soul over as well."

At this point, Pei Jinghan chuckled.

"Back then, you thought you were setting things up and you kept yourself very well hidden."

"In fact, from the moment you left your remnant soul at Broken Wind Pass, you were a chess piece on the chessboard."

Uguro's voice was filled with shock and anger.

"No!"

"Pei Jinghan!"

"Shen Shuyan!"

"You dare!"

Pei Jinghan ignored him.

At this point, the matter is settled.

No matter how much Wugu Luo yelled and cursed, he couldn't change the outcome.

Pei Jinghan looked down at Shen Shuyan.

At this moment, Shen Shuyan's body had become increasingly transparent.

The array patterns burned on his body, but he still looked relaxed on his face.

Pei Jinghan paused for a moment before saying, "You didn't actually need to die with me."

Shen Shuyan looked up at him.

"I couldn't be with you a hundred years ago, but I'm making up for it today."

Pei Jinghan looked at him and suddenly laughed and cursed.

"You're still such a show-off."

Shen Shuyan smiled too.

"When it comes to showing off, who can beat you?"

Pei Jinghan was taken aback when he heard this. Then he burst into laughter.

Laughter echoed through the shattered swords and armor scattered on the ground, through the broken hall, and through the Broken Wind Pass, spreading into the distance.

"good!"

"Then today, let's use the two of us as a starting point to deliver another blow to humanity!"

Shen Shuyan raised his head and looked at Qin Lie.

At this point, his body was almost completely transparent.

The array patterns on his body kept lighting up and then dissipating.

With each dissipation, his aura diminished.

But his expression remained calm, even with a hint of a smile.

"Qin Lie, the grand formation is now basically complete, only the final step remains."

Qin Lie held the Zhenguan Seal, looked at Shen Shuyan, and then at Pei Jinghan standing on the roof of the main hall.

Suddenly, I had a very bad feeling.

"What can I do?"

Shen Shuyan raised his hand and pointed to Pei Jinghan's chest.

"Take the knife in your hand and slash at the ninth nail in Pei Jinghan's chest."

Qin Lie fell silent.

He looked at Pei Jinghan's chest, where a formation nail had already appeared.

Qin Lie was all too familiar with that nail; he had driven it in himself a hundred years ago.

The only difference is that the nail he originally planted was below the ancient platform, but now it has moved to Pei Jinghan's chest.

Qin Lie certainly understood what Shen Shuyan meant by those words.

With this strike, the great formation will be completely closed.

Wugu Luo will die, and Pei Jinghan and Shen Shuyan will not escape the same fate.

to be honest.

Isn't this just making him personally kill Pei Jinghan and Shen Shuyan?

Qin Lie slowly clenched his fist, and the Shattered Snow Blade hummed in his hand.

Shen Shuyan seemed to have sensed his concerns.

He smiled, his voice lower than before.

"Qin Lie, don't feel guilty. This is a choice made by Lao Pei and me, and it has nothing to do with you."

Qin Lie remained silent.

Shen Shuyan continued, "Besides, the great formation is already in operation, and there's no way to reverse it now. If you soften your heart at this point, then Lao Pei and I will have died in vain."