Chapter 1026: Cangzhou Dragon-Serpent Mountain

The White Deer King is suffering here, and Yin Gui Zhenren is also suffering over there.

After being transmitted through the passage, they found themselves alone upon arrival; the moment they touched the ground, they were met by enemies, and after a fierce melee, Yin Gui Zhenren paid a certain price to kill several of the opponents, then went into hiding.

Fortunately, those few people had many valuables, and their bodies and souls fell into his hands, all of which were used to raise his Yin Ghosts; this recovered a bit of the loss—a great blessing amid misfortune—and they also advanced their cultivation a level.

After the breakthrough, Yin Gui Zhenren did not intend to go out immediately, but kept hiding and began further strengthening the Yin Ghosts and their own power; the raised Yin Ghosts improved considerably, and although they aim to metamorphose, a long road remains.

"Tianwai truly is terrifying; anyone you happen to meet is in the True Realm. If I didn't have some pills that Chen Chuyang gave me in my hand, I fear…"

Yin Gui Zhenren took out a bottle of Burning Blood Pill, his gaze complex, with a hint of lingering fear.

"The Burning Blood Pill's effect is indeed terrifying; this time I withstood it, but if I use it again, my body might not endure. This time was lucky—my cultivation didn't drop, and in fact my own… was enhanced."

"The pills refined by Chen Chuyang are indeed top‑grade; it's a pity he didn't come along. If Chen Chuyang had come, I would, no matter what, find him; only being with Chen Chuyang can I feel at ease."

Chen Chuyang is very cautious and has abundant resources; as long as the spiritual medicine is sufficient, he can refine many pills for you, guaranteeing your cultivation progress.

"Now I must first stabilize my cultivation, then slowly explore outward; I must not expose myself, nor be careless."

"Tianwai is not our world; first we must probe the local forces and the Strong Ones around here."

"And also locate the White Deer King; I wonder how the White Deer King is doing?"

Yin Gui Zhenren couldn't help but look into the distance, took out a jade tablet, and glanced at it.

It contained a message from the White Deer King sent a month ago; Yin Gui Zhenren replied with two sentences, indicating the location. In fact, they themselves do not know where they are, can only gradually become familiar with the surroundings and then search for the White Deer King's silhouette.

Only by joining together can we… guarantee our own safety.

"Those who came along are likely mostly doomed."

Tianwai is even more cruel and dangerous than that world.

Yin Gui Zhenren understood why so many fear Tianwai; besides the void factions, Tianwai is vast—far beyond his imagination—and there are many Strong Ones, those Strong Ones being beyond his reach.

"Step by step: first locate the White Deer King, then raise our cultivation, and settle in this place."

"Later we can consider other matters."

After finishing the contemplation, Yin Gui Zhenren closed their eyes and resumed secluding cultivation.

Many who came to Tianwai, those undying elders, either got too excited and didn't have time to flee, and were killed.

Or they were attracted by some of the local spiritual medicines, which led to their demise.

Various traps, and various people hunting them; the wilderness is a cruel world where the weak are devoured by the strong.

A single misstep, and they all die.

The cruel Tianwai does not treat them as humans.

The gaze returned to the mountains.

At the edge of the Mangshan Mountain Range.

Among countless mountains, surrounding a peak, a Formation was completed, enveloping the surroundings and isolating it.

Qinglong Daoren and Xinran Zhanglao watched the Formation rise, hidden among the mountains; this place can no longer be found.

This Formation possesses multiple functions—concealment, defense, offense, trapping enemies, etc. —integrating the local terrain to create a brand‑new Formation. Qinglong Daoren nodded approvingly: "Now our safety is assured."

"With this Formation set, we have found a foothold, marking our first step out of Tianwai; in the future, this will be our base."

"Not bad, finally no wasted effort; those beasts can no longer find us, and even if Strong Ones locate us, they cannot break through this Formation."

Xinran Zhanglao smiled, genuinely pleased; the power of this Formation is great, the True Realm cannot break through.

Whether it's the True Person Realm, the True Destiny Realm, or even the True Monarch Realm, none can breach this Formation.

Their safety need not be worried about.

The nearby beasts are at most at the True Person Realm; beasts of the True Destiny Realm are rare, unless they enter the mountains, they cannot be encountered.

However, they will not do that; inside, not to mention the True Monarch Realm, there are also many Dao Realm beings.

Even more powerful beasts exist; they will not provoke them.

Qinglong Daoren again transmitted the formation diagram to Xinran Zhanglao, beginning to set up the second layer Formation.

These Formations all stem from the Cultivation, reborn, combined with the many Formations that Chen Chuyang collected and extrapolated.

Formations from that world were essentially all obtained by Chen Chuyang for study and extrapolation.

His mastery of Formations has already reached a truly terrifying level.

The first layer Formation before us can defend against enemies below the Dao Realm.

The second layer Formation setup begins; the two dare not delay, speeding up, arranging according to the diagram, as the formation base is crucial.

After a half‑day of busy work, the second layer Formation was completed, activated, and merged with the first layer.

This Formation is the Killing Formation, a truly terrifying Killing Formation, integrating Xinran Zhanglao's Technique, along with numerous sword blades; the sword blades forged on‑site by Qinglong Daoren are not very powerful, merely low‑grade Spiritual Artifacts, yet still strong.

Numerous sword blades combined with the formation base and some spiritual trees formed the sword Formation before us.

"Second layer Formation completed, sword Formation activated."

The Technique is fierce, surging and turbulent.

Xinran Zhanglao sighed deeply: "Even I cannot withstand this sword Formation for half an hour."

"Your mastery of Formations becomes ever more terrifying; perhaps in Tianwai your formation skill is also among the top few."

"Hahaha," Qinglong Daoren modestly said: "You are wrong; it's not my Formation skill that's strong, but the original body's Formation skill that is too terrifying. All I obtained were merely some of its Formation knowledge."

Just copying a cat to paint a tiger, not something I truly comprehended.

Compared to the original, it's far inferior.

On this point, Qinglong Daoren is quite clear.

Xinran Zhanglao nodded: "Indeed, Chen Chuyang's Formations become ever more terrifying; give him a few more years of insight, and they may become even more god‑defying."

"If we could find some Tianwai Formations, wouldn't that be?"

Thinking of this, Xinran Zhanglao's heart burned with excitement.

Chen Chuyang surely needs all kinds of Formations and pill formulas; he wants so many things, everything is useful.

Qinglong Daoren nodded and smiled: "Just thinking about it is fine; we'll discuss these matters later. For now, all we need to do is preserve ourselves, strive to cultivate, and seek to gain self-defense ability as soon as possible. Ideally, we can stand firm in this place."

"Not bad."

Formation continued to be set up; these several mountain peaks were their territory.

As for the name of the mountain peaks, Qinglong Daoren couldn't be bothered to think of one; he also called it Longshe Shan.