Chapter 471: 2 Great Battles, Stay Calm in the Face of Change
Chapter 471: Two Great Formations, Remain Calm in the Face of Change
The scapegoat, Luo Sanxian, arrived quickly.
Not only is it fast, but it is also very grand.
Zheng Fa stood on the top of Shenhuo Mountain and looked up at the sky with Shi Nan and the others.
Above their heads, five red dragons stepped into the air with their four claws, riding the wind and clouds. Their mighty power made everyone feel heavy in their hearts.
These five red dragons all have the strength of a god.
But the five red dragons had bridles tied around their mouths and noses, and behind the bridles were golden reins.
Five reins gathered in the hands of a young monk, who was also a spiritual master. At the moment, he was standing in front of a four-wheeled carriage with a canopy upright, like a coachman.
Under the canopy, Luo Sanxian sat in meditation with his five hearts facing the sky, his eyes closed, and his mind wandering away from the material world.
The last time I saw this Luo Sanxian, he didn’t make such a big scene.
The fact that Luo Sanxian entered his Hundred Immortals Alliance's territory with such fanfare could only mean one thing - Hao Rishan had judged that the covenant of the Six Factions Alliance no longer had to be observed.
The reason is obvious: the changes in the Tianhe Sect have made Haori Mountain prepare for the Dao Fruit War.
As Mu Qingyan said, the destruction of Tianhe Sect was probably the result of a brutal battle.
Zheng Fa became more and more alert. Hao Rishan's quick reaction showed that he was not feeling safe, but was always prepared for danger.
"Welcome the Grandmaster!"
He was just thinking about how the situation would change in the future when he heard Shi Nandang shouting loudly. Zheng Fa, who was standing in the crowd, lowered his head as well, watching the giant claws of the red dragon fall in front of them. The strong wind blew up the dust and flew everywhere.
After a long while, they heard Luo Sanxian's emotionless voice: "No need to be polite."
Zheng Fa straightened up and looked at Luo Sanxian, and saw that his gaze fell on the Xianjian Sword in the belly of the mountain, his eyes full of joy.
"You did a good job." After a while, he turned to look at Shi Nandang, nodded slightly, and praised, "The generals in the sect entrusted the affairs of the Chongxuan Sect to you. We didn't trust the wrong person. You actually saved ten years."
Shi Nandang bowed his head again and said respectfully: "This is not the work of me alone, there are many people in the sect who helped me."
Luo Sanxian's smile deepened: "You have worked hard for ten years, it is hard work, take a rest for two days."
The top of Shenhuo Mountain suddenly became quiet.
Zheng Fa also heard something wrong and looked at Shi Nandang and the other man.
Shi Nandang seemed to want to look up, but he held back and just stared at the ground, saying, "Then this great formation of heaven and earth gods and demons..."
Luo Sanxian pointed at the young man who was driving the car just now, still smiling: "Let this useless guy come."
The top of the mountain became increasingly quiet.
Everyone was secretly looking at Shi Nandang and Luo Sanxian.
Luo Sanxian was still smiling and looking at Shi Nandang with kind eyes.
Shi Nandang lowered his head, veins bulging on the fists in his sleeves.
The young man driving the car also had a smile on his face. He just bowed slightly to Shi Nandang with a hint of arrogance.
Zheng Fa thought that he had met a real relative now. No wonder Shi Nandang had that expression when he received the communication token - you have been working on the assembly line for ten years, without sleep or rest, and you don't even dare to go out for a walk, but when you were about to be evaluated for advanced status, your bonus was taken away by the manager's brother-in-law.
The reason why Shi Nandang didn't go berserk was that he had profound skills in cultivating his Qi.
After taking a look at the young man, Zheng Fa finally understood:
The three tribes of Haori Mountain are naturally united in external affairs, but internally, there are many disputes among the three tribes.
The three tribes of Lu Yunluo each have their own interests.
Shi Nandang belongs to the Lu clan, and the person brought by Luo Sanxian, as you can imagine, has the surname Luo.
If it came to other things, Luo Sanxian might not have done things to this extent.
But refining the Xianjian Sword has been the long-cherished wish of Haori Mountain for hundreds of thousands of years. It is indeed a great achievement. With the generosity of Haori Mountain, the rewards will surely be great.
Luo Sanxian himself looks down on it.
But it only takes a word to get the tribesmen you like to come out and claim the credit.
"Grandmaster, I'm afraid this senior brother has just arrived and is not familiar with the formation. He may have caused trouble for the sect..."
It can be heard that Shi Nandang still wants to struggle a little more.
Luo Sanxian seemed a little impatient, frowning and saying, "The sect has already decided that I will be the one in charge of the Xianxian Sword in the future."
"……Yes!"
After saying this, Shi Nandang had nothing more to say - the swords all belonged to Luo Sanxian, and he could let anyone forge them.
But there was still some resentment on his face.
Zheng Faxin thought that the other two ancestors of Haori Mountain were quite generous and gave the Xianjian Sword to him as soon as they asked.
Luo Sanxian sneered and said, "Don't think I'm taking advantage of you. After I refine the Xianjian Sword, I will go straight to the Jiushan Sect and fight Zheng Fa."
Zheng Fa's eyes widened slightly.
Is there anything about my Jiushan Sect involved here?
Even Shi Nandang suddenly looked up with a puzzled expression.
Luo Sanxian glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Something has happened in Tianhe. Your Patriarch Yun has already gone to Tianhe, but the Jiushan Sect should not be taken lightly."
"Grandmaster, do you want to?"
"It's best to eliminate this trouble."
"..."
No, what did my Jiushan Sect do to make Haori Mountain hate it so much?
Zheng Fa had never expected that once something happened to Tianhe Sect, Hao Rishan's idea was to kill Jiushan as soon as possible.
Moreover, Luo Sanxian only explained the whereabouts of Patriarch Yun and did not mention the whereabouts of the Saint Ancestor of the Lu Clan.
This matter made Zheng Fa quite worried.
"Ancestor, the Nine Mountains Sect is not an easy opponent either. The Great Free Demon Ancestor..."
Luo Sanxian said confidently, "The Great Free Demon Ancestor had just been resurrected, and he had not yet achieved the status of Demon King. The Great Free Demon Sect was almost destroyed, and his strength was much weaker than mine."
"Before, we were concerned about Jiushan Zhengfa because we couldn't understand why he was able to kill the Great Free Demon Ancestor."
"But if I have the Immortal-Trapping Sword, I naturally have nothing to fear."
Shi Nandang also looked at the Xian Xian Sword and asked curiously, "Can you defeat the Jiushan Sect with just the Xian Xian Sword?"
"Zheng Fa killed a demon ancestor, but this sword has killed true immortals."
Shi Nandang's expression when he looked at Xianjian suddenly showed a bit more awe.
"Have you ever killed a true immortal?"
Hearing this, the ninth elder in the crowd couldn't help but glance at Zheng Fa, with worry in his eyes.
However, Zheng Fa listened and nodded frequently, and his expression when he looked at Xianjian was full of admiration, without any fear at all.
The Ninth Elder was slightly startled, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Luo Sanxian and Shi Nandang said a few words, then asked the young man driving the car to enter the formation and refine the Xianjian Sword together.
Shi Nandang didn't dare to say much and retreated to Zheng Fa's side, but his eyes, still filled with resentment, looked at the young man.
After all, his credit was indeed taken away from him.
However, Luo Sanxian was very powerful and had the righteousness of his sect in his hands, so he was powerless to resist. But how could he not feel resentment in his heart?
The young man driving the car seemed to have been prepared. He was very skilled and operated the Heaven and Earth God Array without any stumbling.
Shi Nandang's expression became increasingly ugly.
After three days, the refining had reached the final stage.
The seven stars in the sky are bright, and the starlight is solemn, like sharp arrows shooting towards Vulcan Mountain.
The ground in the mountains was on fire and the heat was blowing towards Zheng Fa and his companions.
At some point, the fog on the top of the mountain gradually dissipated.
Zheng Fa looked down the mountain and saw the eighth elder of Zhongxuan Sect standing on the mountainside. Hundreds of Zhongxuan Sect's disciples were sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly practicing hard.
But the expressions on their faces were full of fear, despair and even anger.
Zheng Fa could see that Junior Sister Ye’s body was stiff, with tears in the corners of her eyes, her pupils moving constantly as she stared towards the top of the mountain.
She seemed to see Zheng Fa, her eyes darkened, and then she turned to look at the Ninth Elder.
The Ninth Elder seemed to have noticed her gaze as well. Seeing her desperate look, he glanced at her indifferently, seeming not to care much.
Junior Sister Ye’s expression became increasingly gloomy, and she slowly closed her eyes.
There were countless other disciples who were uglier than her.
Zheng Fa is extremely familiar with the Great Array of Gods and Demons of Heaven and Earth, even more familiar with it than anyone else here.
The so-called great array of gods and demons of heaven and earth, in essence, is to use the murderous intentions of the three elements of heaven, earth and man to condense great power and melt the sword of trapping immortals.
The murderous intent from heaven comes from the stars.
The murderous intent from the ground comes from the earth veins.
As for the killing intent...
Zheng Fa felt that he looked very familiar.
There are indeed many similarities between Haori Mountain and the Demon Ancestor.
It's just that Hao Rishan still has some decent style. If it were in the Great Freedom Demon Sect, hundreds of people would not be enough to serve as medicine inducers - although this decent style is only a little bit.
After another cup of tea, the seven gods in charge of the great array of gods and demons of heaven and earth also stopped their actions.
"Holy Ancestor, the formation is complete."
The young man who was driving the car before asked Luo Sanxiandao for advice.
Luo Sanxian's face trembled, as if he couldn't suppress his inner excitement.
Just as he was about to speak, the sky suddenly darkened. Everyone shuddered and felt a chill flowing from the back of their heads into their hearts.
"This is……"
Zheng Fa raised his head and looked in the direction of Tianhe Sect.
Tianhe Sect is so far away that we should not be able to see anything.
But at this moment, the sky was like a concave mirror, reflecting everything that happened in Tianhe Sect. I don't know if it was done intentionally by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, or if what happened there was so earth-shattering that even the heaven and earth couldn't help but witness it.
A man flew out from the Tianhe Sect's main hall.
This man was dressed in black, except for his eyes which were as bright as morning stars. He was none other than the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
As soon as he appeared, the sky darkened and even the sound of the wind became much quieter.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor looked up at the sky, as if he was looking at everyone in the world, and seemed to be looking at all the frightened, angry, and fearful eyes, and smiled faintly.
Then, he shook his long black sleeves, and a scroll slowly unfolded.
In the scroll, countless strange runes were flowing, causing Zheng Fa to become more and more frightened, and he also had some guesses in his mind about what this formation diagram was.
"Zhu Xian Formation Diagram!"
Luo Sanxian shouted, his voice trembling.
Zheng Fa thought as expected, and saw the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor in the mirror point to the Zhuxian Formation diagram, and the formation diagram lit up, shooting out a beam of light, covering the Tianhe Sect.
"Evil creature!" A stern voice shouted from the highest peak of Tianhe Sect: "What did you do?"
Sect Leader Yan stood in the beam of light, his face full of determination.
He stretched out his hand and grabbed in the air. A struggling immortal sword appeared in his palm. He smiled and said:
"Please, Master, help me achieve enlightenment."
After saying this, the beam of light behind him suddenly lit up.
The roaring voice just now turned into screams.
However, Sect Leader Yan's body grew to a hundred feet tall in an instant, with a terrifying aura lingering around him. Even though it was just the light and shadow in the mirror, it made people feel awe.
……
In the Nine Mountains.
There were great changes in the Xuanwei Realm, and Jiushan News temporarily launched a special report.
Yan Wushuang looked back at Xie Qingxue blankly and asked blankly, "Is that my father?"
"It's Master."
There was also a hint of surprise in Xie Qingxue's words.
She had also guessed what her master wanted to do, but now she understood that her master not only wanted to break away from the control of the ancestor, but also wanted to turn the tables and use the power of the Demon Ancestor's formation to control the Zhuxian Sword?
Old Han at the side also sighed: "Master, you really have great ambitions."
The muscles on Yan Wushuang's cheeks twisted back and forth, and he muttered, "If he really succeeds, I won't dare to talk back when he scolds me in the future..."
Xie Qingxue was speechless and turned to look at him.
I saw this junior fellow staring at his master on the light screen with his shoulders tense. Then I saw that his hands were clenched together and his ten fingers were twisted into a knot.
Xie Qingxue shook her head, and suddenly saw the gate to the Nine Mountains Realm opened, and two figures flew out.
She knew that it was Master Zhang and Patriarch Jiushan who had set off.
It seems that the great formation of gods and demons of heaven and earth in Chongxuan Sect has also reached a critical juncture.
……
The great array of gods and demons of heaven and earth had already reached its final moment, but even Luo Sanxian didn't care about the Xianjian Sword at this moment. Instead, he stared at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor in the sky with a sullen face.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor pointed at the pillar of light formed by the formation diagram, and the pillar of light lit up and then began to expand rapidly, directly covering an area of ten thousand miles around the Tianhe Sect.
Looking towards Tianhe Sect from afar at this moment, even without the help of the mirror image in the sky, Zheng Fa could see a jade pillar standing on the ground, supporting the sky alone.
He was puzzled.
He also saw what Sect Leader Yan wanted to do.
Where is this Demon Ancestor?
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor suddenly raised his eyes, smiled towards the sky, and said softly:
"Today, one of the five sects has been eliminated. There are four left."
Zheng Fa calculated in his mind that according to the information from Master Mingde, the Tianhe Sect was not actually wiped out - all the disciples below the level of Divine Transformation were dismissed by Master Yan.
This does not mean that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is a good person.
To be honest, for cultivators below the level of Spirit Transformation, the impact is not significant.
The problem is, it seems that the Tianhe Sect now has no one except the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor and the other two… It is easy to imagine what the fate of the Tianhe Sect’s cultivators above the Divine Transformation level will be, except for Xie Qingxue.
It is not surprising that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor has been hiding in Tianhe Sect for such a long time and has the cooperation of Sect Leader Yan, so he has been able to do this.
On the other hand, the Tianhe School's skills, when they reach the stage of transformation, are at risk of being controlled by the four veins' ancestors.
This is even more true when you become the sword master.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, or even Sect Leader Yan, would never let these gods go.
But other people didn't know the whereabouts of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor. They only knew that within a few days, the Tianhe Sect had turned into a dead zone. How could they not be terrified?
"Zhu Xian Formation Diagram..."
Luo Sanxian was still whispering softly.
Zheng Fa set his eyes on the formation diagram.
The biggest reason why the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was able to almost wipe out the Tianhe Sect so easily was because of this formation diagram.
The Zhu Xian formation diagram seems to have extremely strong control over the Zhu Xian Four Swords, making the Four Veins' ancestors almost defenseless.
The inheritance of the Tianhe School is actually based on the Four Swords of Zhu Xian plus the Qingping Sword, but now this inheritance is almost cut off.
Zheng Fa was still busy analyzing, but Shi Nandang beside him asked in a trembling voice:
"Grandmaster, what is this Immortal Execution Formation? This Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said there are four more, and... what does that mean?"
Everyone looked at Luo Sanxian with flickering eyes.
The Tianhe Sect dominated for an entire era, but it was destroyed overnight.
Even if it was Sect Leader Tianhe Yan who betrayed him, it was still too shocking.
What bothered them even more was that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor did not seem to be ready to stop, but instead directed his attack towards their four sects.
Luo Sanxian was just about to speak when he saw the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor gently stroking the Zhuxian Formation Diagram.
At the highest peak of the Tianhe Sect, three flying swords rose from the belly of the mountain, and along with the Immortal Sword in Sect Leader Yan’s hand, pierced straight into the sky.
Suddenly a mournful cry came from the sky.
Zheng Fa looked up and saw that the mysterious fetal membrane was exposed in front of everyone. The membrane was trembling, as if it could not bear the weight.
"What is he going to do!"
Luo Sanxian's tone became more and more agitated, as if he was looking at a madman.
"Everyone says Tianhe is domineering, but I think he is kind and soft-hearted." The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor spoke in a low voice, even a little soft, but when others heard it, they just felt a chill for no reason, "But I am not."
"I came to this world to bring about a murderous disaster."
Having said that, he flipped his hand and four swords flew out, pointing in the directions of the four sects.
"When my sword formation is unified, the four sects will be destroyed and the gods will bow down to us."
Zheng Fa was puzzled:
This Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is a bit too arrogant, and his behavior is somewhat different from usual... Could it be some special ritual?
……
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor and the Tianhe Sect disappeared into the sky.
There was still silence on the top of the Shenhuo Mountain.
Regardless of the demise of the Tianhe Sect.
Whether it was the declaration of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, it weighed heavily on everyone's mind, making it hard for them to breathe.
Only Zheng Fa was more relaxed:
He didn't believe in the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, but he felt that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was not targeting him this time...
How to say it, the moment Zheng Fa saw the other party take out the Zhuxian Sword Formation, he felt relieved: The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor must be quite familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the Jiushan Sect, so there is really no need to go to such lengths to trick him.
But except Zheng Fa, who has dealt with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
Every one of them here has panic written on their faces:
The people of Haori Mountain are naturally afraid of following the same fate as the Tianhe Sect.
Even the Ninth Elder, who had no sense of belonging to Haori Mountain, was naturally very wary of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor due to the conflict between immortals and demons.
"What does it look like!"
Luo Sanxian suddenly shouted at everyone.
Everyone looked up and looked at him.
“The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was so rampant that in the last era, he was hunted down by our four sects and had no way to escape to heaven or to the earth!” Luo Sanxian seemed to have recovered from his initial shock.
"It would be fine if he was hiding, but now that he shows up, he will be the next Great Free Demon Ancestor!"
"As disciples of Haori, you are all so flustered. It shows that your character still needs to be polished."
I don’t know whether what he said was true or not, but I have to say that these words made the atmosphere on Shenhuo Mountain suddenly relaxed.
Shi Nandang and the others still had some shame on their faces.
"It was the disciple who lost his composure."
Luo Sanxian smiled slightly, and suddenly pointed at Zheng Fa: "It's you, you are not surprised in the face of danger, and your expression is calm, not bad."
Upon hearing this, Shi Nandang looked towards Zheng Fa with some approval in his eyes.
Zheng Fa blinked, puzzled:
What does your panic in Hao Ri Mountain have to do with Zheng Fa of Jiushan?
"Master, he is Li Hao."
"Oh?" Luo Sanxian seemed to have heard of this name before. He narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly, "The Lu clan has gained a talented person."
The others looked at Zheng Fa with different expressions, but some of them were envious - obviously, this rising star Li Hao seemed to have caught the eye of Luo Sanxian, the Taoist master.
Luo Sanxian didn't care too much about Zheng Fa's Nascent Soul. He just said one sentence and turned the topic to the formation. He said, "You only see that the Zhuxian Sword Formation is amazingly powerful, but you don't know that their Xian Xian Sword is fake."
“Ours is the real thing.”
These words made everyone look towards the Xianjian Sword in the belly of the mountain.
"A fake Xianjian sword has such power. The real Xianjian sword is even more of a treasure!" Luo Sanxian's tone became excited again, "When I refine this sword, I will destroy the Jiushan Sect and then go to the Tianhe Sect. I will compete with the Xianjian sword in the Zhuxian formation diagram to see which one is better."
(End of this chapter)