togophonebook Chapter 125: Foundation Building Failure
Chapter 125: Foundation Building Failure
Activating a mid-grade second-tier spiritual weapon consumes a great deal of mana. Kuang Yun, who is only at the Great Perfection of the Tenth Level of Qi Refining, is not able to unleash its full power. Therefore, to break the formation with this, it would require a dozen or so late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to activate it using special techniques.
"yes!"
Behind Kuang Yun, the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators responded and then formed a hand seal, condensing a spell and injecting it into the 'Breaking Restriction Shuttle'. Immediately, runes bloomed on the 'Breaking Restriction Shuttle', evolving into a vortex that frantically absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy.
The eleven Qi Refining cultivators moved their hands, and dense Xuan Yin Sha Qi was injected into the 'Breaking Restriction Shuttle' in front of them.
Whoosh!
The immense magical power was absorbed by the vortex generated by the "Breaking Barrier Shuttle," as if it were flowing into the ocean.
In an instant, the 'Breaking Restriction Shuttle' flashed with cold light, expanded several times in size, and its aura suddenly surged.
As it rotates, it stirs up gusts of mysterious and malevolent winds.
The fierce wind howled through the void, sounding as if a sharp blade was cutting through it.
The sky was filled with overlapping waves.
"An attack is coming!" At this moment, Li Changxi looked solemn as he stood beneath the array platform on Little Flame Island.
He immediately took control of the formation.
Flames writhed on the array's light screen high above Little Flame Island, coalescing into a fire phoenix that swooped down from within the array towards Kuang Yun.
"Hmph..." Kuang Yun snorted coldly, made a hand gesture, and a talisman flew out from his palm.
The talisman flashed, transforming into a surge of malevolent energy, carrying black lightning as it charged towards the fire phoenix in front of it.
This is a second-tier 'Yin Sha Black Water Thunder Talisman'.
The talisman flew out and clashed with the fire phoenix, then exploded violently, unleashing a torrent of black water and malevolent lightning.
The black water submerged the Fire Phoenix, causing its flames to gradually extinguish.
The flash of black lightning directly cleaved the Fire Phoenix into ashes.
In the blink of an eye, the fire phoenix was defeated.
In addition, the black lightning emitted by the talisman flashed and struck the array light barrier in front of it.
The array's protective barrier was cracked by the attack.
Under the impact of the powerful force, Li Changxi's consciousness trembled inside the array tower.
He coughed up blood.
With only the tenth level of Qi Refining, it was clearly a bit of a stretch for him to preside over this second-tier formation.
"Mysterious Fiend Breaks the Restriction..." After defeating the Fire Phoenix, Kuang Yun once again performed a hand seal.
With a flash, the "Breaking Restriction Shuttle" in front of him flew towards the light barrier ahead.
boom!
The enormous "Breaking Restriction Shuttle" carried a fierce, mysterious wind and crashed into the array light barrier of Little Flame Island.
The array's protective barrier was directly dented by the impact, and a loud bang echoed throughout the entire Little Flame Island.
boom!
A deafening roar shook the heavens.
The array light barrier that had enveloped the entire Little Flame Island suddenly shattered, as if it were a mirror.
Accompanying this was a gust of mysterious, malevolent wind that swept in.
On the island.
Inside the array tower, Li Changxi, who was in charge of the array, coughed up blood again.
puff!
The Li clan cultivators who were assisting in controlling the formation also vomited blood.
Yang Jiuli simply channeled his magic power into the array's core to maintain the formation, but he was not seriously injured.
"The formation... is broken!" Yang Jiuli's eyes flashed, and he looked up with a solemn expression.
"Elder..." Li Yuan quickly helped Li Changxi up.
"The great formation has been broken, prepare to defend against the enemy!" Li Changxi frowned and said immediately after taking a pill.
"Yes!" The Li family members nodded quickly.
"What should we do? The formation has been broken, and the enemy has already invaded Little Flame Island!" Ding Xiaoyan exclaimed in panic.
"I'm only at the sixth level of Qi Refining; I'm no match for someone at the late stage of Qi Refining!"
His cultivation level was too low; he had no chance against a late-stage Qi Refining expert.
Yang Jiuli had already stood up. He stood by the array platform and looked out of the tower gate.
"The formation has been breached by the Qi Refining cultivators... The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Li family are clearly unable to extricate themselves. The cultivation levels of the cultivators here are too low. I need to find an opportunity to leave Little Flame Island and plant a talisman seed for the Li family patriarch." Yang Jiuli murmured, the inner lake and the outer lake being too far apart.
The Li family didn't know exactly how many enemies were coming.
Yang Jiuli could only conclude from this that the Li family was already at a disadvantage.
With a formidable enemy at hand, he can only protect himself by first taking control of the Foundation Establishment Ancestor.
In addition, he can also learn about the structure of the cultivation world in Chu by studying the life of the Li family patriarch.
"First, eliminate the Li clan cultivators inside the array tower!"
At this moment, above Little Flame Island, Kuang Yun gave an order to the cultivator beside him and flew towards the array tower. As soon as he approached the array tower, Kuang Yun made a hand gesture and summoned the second-tier mid-grade spiritual weapon "Breaking Restriction Shuttle" to attack the array tower gate.
The Xuan Yin Valley cultivators behind him unleashed the 'Wind Blade Technique,' sending dozens of wind blades crashing down upon the four guards.
The two cultivators from the Li family were horrified and quickly took out talismans to condense a 'golden light shield' to protect themselves.
Countless wind blades slashed at it, but failed to break it.
However, Kuang Yun's "Breaking Barrier Shuttle" swept down with a vast gale, which directly shattered the "Golden Light Shield". A powerful aura swept out, knocking the four guards away. The "Breaking Barrier Shuttle" then struck the light gate on the first floor of the array tower.
boom!
A loud bang was heard.
The light gate of the array tower was shattered, the entire tower trembled, and some pillars broke.
A powerful, mysterious gust of wind swept towards the tower.
The power emanating from a second-tier spiritual weapon is overwhelming, like a tidal wave, and cannot be resisted.
With a flick of his wrist, Kuang Yun summoned the "Breaking Restriction Shuttle," which flew back and hovered in front of him, poised to launch.
"Oh no, the array tower has been breached!"
A commotion broke out inside the tower.
A cultivator from the Li clan stepped forward and immediately used a talisman to condense a light shield to block the entrance to the tower.
"Retreat!" An elder of the Li clan used a hand seal to open the restrictions on the windows and doors inside the tower, and then flashed away towards the outside of the tower.
boom!
Another loud bang was heard.
The light shield blocking the tower entrance was shattered.
A gust of wind swept by, transforming into wind blades that slashed towards the cultivators inside the tower.
The cultivators inside the tower immediately used their various methods to condense protective light shields to protect themselves.
While dodging the wind blades, they also unleashed talismans, attacking the entrance.
At the entrance, Kuang Yun took the lead, with a second-tier low-grade 'Mystic Turtle Shield' floating in front of him to block the attack.
At the same time, Kuang Yun unleashed the "Yin Sha Gang Feng" which swept forward, shattering the attacks.
In the blink of an eye, he broke into the tower.
Eleven Xuan Yin Valley cultivators filed in from behind.
Just then, Qin Sanyan moved his hand and threw a first-grade high-quality 'Flame Burst Talisman' towards the entrance.
The talisman flew out and exploded in front of Kuang Yun.
A powerful burst of fire magic swept out, causing Kuang Yun to step back slightly.
The eleven cultivators from Xuan Yin Valley immediately retreated.
Taking advantage of this, Qin Sanyan flashed and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards a nearby tower window.
In the blink of an eye, he flew out of the tower window.
Upon seeing this, Yang Jiuli understood immediately and directly summoned a "Miasma Talisman".
He immediately affixed a 'Swift Wind Talisman' and flashed out of the tower window.
Li's people took the opportunity to flee hastily.
However, although the 'Flame Burst Talisman' and 'Miasma Talisman' could withstand the Xuan Yin Valley cultivators for a moment...
However, they were already prepared when they entered the tower, and they all activated their "Golden Body Shield" to protect themselves at the first moment.
While everyone was fleeing, Kuang Yun and the people from Xuan Yin Valley directly unleashed talismans and spells to attack them.
Some of the slower runners were directly injured by the wind blades.
Because Yang Jiuli affixed the "Swift Wind Talisman," he also activated the "Taiyin Qi Talisman," which evolved into a protective light shield.
He flew safely out of the tower.
After flying out of the tower, Yang Jiuli activated another 'Mist Talisman', causing the surrounding hundred meters to be filled with swirling mist, making it impossible to see one's own hand in front of one's face. Taking advantage of this, he affixed a 'Earth Escape Talisman' and his body disappeared directly from the spot, escaping underground and heading towards Hanlu Island.
Little Flame Island is not far from Cold Dew Island.
At Yang Jiuli's speed, he could arrive in a quarter of an hour.
……
At this moment, in Yunmeng Lake.
With the formations on the islands broken, the cultivators from Black Wind Mountain and Xuan Yin Valley burned, killed, and looted their way through, turning the places they passed into a living hell.
Countless cultivators were killed or wounded, and cries of agony filled the air.
Li Ruoyu continuously placed spirit stones into the body of the puppet winged tiger beside him and threw out talismans to resist the four evil black winds.
The Xuan Shui Turtle and Winged Python kept launching surprise attacks and harassing him from the side, which bought him a lot of breathing time.
If this stalemate continues for too long, he will surely be defeated and die once his magical power is exhausted.
"Where are the Fu family members? Why haven't they arrived yet!" Elder Li Jun's face had already turned pale.
He had already hidden beneath the 'Crimson Gold Bell' that Li Ruoyu had summoned.
However, after casting spells for a long time, he had consumed a lot of his magical power, and even with the replenishment of pills, it was almost exhausted.
Therefore, Li Jun began to panic.
"Don't rush, hold on a little longer! The Fu family cultivators should already be on their way!" Li Ruoyu said.
As he spoke, he flicked his hand, and ten mid-grade spirit stones flew into the winged tiger puppet in front of him.
Seeing this, Xu Huaiyi's eyes turned sinister, and he gritted his teeth. "Damn it... In just half an hour, he has spent two hundred mid-grade spirit stones just to activate this mechanical beast puppet... but he only gave me three thousand low-grade spirit stones."
One mid-grade spirit stone is equal to one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
These two hundred mid-grade spirit stones are equivalent to twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones!
This is enough to pay half of Xu Huaiyi's debt!
Judging from Li Ruoyu's imposing manner, he clearly still has many spirit stones.
How could Xu Huaiyi not be furious?
Xu Huaiyi took out a talisman, which transformed into a fiery spear, and fiercely stabbed it towards the 'Crimson Gold Bell' above Li Ruoyu's head.
Clearly, they wanted to break through the defenses of the 'Crimson Gold Bell' in order to capture Li Ruoyu.
……
the other side.
Earth Flame Island.
A spiritual cultivation room.
Li Chengzhi took the Foundation Establishment Pill and, relying on the Spirit Gathering Array in the array room, frantically drew in the earth's energy into his body.
He cultivated the "River Qi Technique".
The defensive formation of this Flame Island draws upon the "fire vein energy," so when Li Chengzhi established his foundation, the earth vein energy did not weaken. Instead, a vast amount of water spiritual energy was drawn in and introduced into his spiritual root, transforming into pure water magic power.
Foundation Building:
The first step is to condense magical power into liquid and extend the meridians to connect the spiritual root and dantian.
To open up the dantian, one needs to use essence, energy, and spirit to condense magical power and forcefully open it by forming a "human flower".
At this moment, within his body, magical power condensed at the spiritual root, and the prototype of a water-shaped "human flower" began to take shape.
As the 'human flower' condensed, water vapor began to rise from his body, gradually transforming into a pool of water.
This made Li Chengzhi appear as if he were sitting cross-legged in a pool, surrounded by mist, ethereal and otherworldly.
The water-based spiritual energy around him flowed like a long river, flowing into his meridians and spiritual roots, where it began to be refined into water-based magical power.
Within him, the sound of a great river flowing could be heard.
"Almost done!" Li Chengzhi's mind was completely focused on the spiritual root within his body.
Sweat dripped from his forehead, making him appear quite nervous.
Within his meridians, immense magical power converged towards the 'human flower' that had condensed on his spiritual root.