Chapter 383

On Hundred Break Mountain, the main camps of the eight major sects were set up in eight directions according to their respective strengths, with a gray treasure pagoda at the center, its beams and pillars carved and painted, inlaid with countless crystals that emitted brilliant light.

This is the Star Deliberation Pagoda of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, forged from starstone of Huanyu, possessing the ability to contain a mustard seed within Mount Sumeru, forming an independent space inside, where the leaders of the major sects gathered around a great round table to discuss strategy against the Pure Clarity Sect.

The cultivators and elders of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, Heavenly Dragon Gate, Purple Mansion, Fu Yang Sect, Bibo Palace, and Wind Thunder Pavilion watched Luyan Valley's Situ Fang and others with twitching corners of their mouths.

They had heard that the mysterious powerhouse of the Pure Clarity Sect had used Luyan Valley's supreme formation-breaking treasure, the Lunar Lunar Shuttle, to destroy the great protective formation of the Taiyin Holy Land, causing severe losses to the holy land.

The Taiyin Holy Land, unable to vent its fury, harshly extorted Luyan Valley for spiritual materials to compensate for its losses, according to secret reports sent back to the sect, claiming the Lunar Lunar Shuttle belonged to Luyan Valley.

Luyan Valley would have to bear responsibility for the destruction of the Taiyin Holy Land's base.

What do you mean it wasn't Luyan Valley's doing? The Taiyin Holy Land doesn't accept that.

The Lunar Lunar Shuttle is Luyan Valley's, so the destruction of the Taiyin Holy Land's base makes Luyan Valley bear an inescapable responsibility.

If Luyan Valley refuses to provide spiritual materials, the Taiyin Holy Land, finding countless enraged powerhouses of the Pure Clarity Sect seeking an outlet for their fury, directly attacked Luyan Valley's stronghold and assaulted its sect's powerhouses.

This situation left Luyan Valley's powerhouses feeling utterly stifled and resentful.

The Taiyin Holy Land's base was destroyed, disciples died and were injured in countless numbers, countless spiritual materials were ruined—what does that have to do with them? That was all done by the mysterious powerhouse of the Pure Clarity Sect.

When Luyan Valley discovered the mysterious powerhouse of the Pure Clarity Sect attacking the Pure Clarity Sect, they even personally guarded the base of the Slaughter Ghost Sect to prevent its powerhouses from coming to reinforce, and even participated in surrounding and blocking the Pure Clarity Sect's powerhouses.

The Taiyin Holy Land is despicable—almost all its powerhouses were drawn out and surrounded, leaving the sect without any strong guardians, resulting in its destruction by a powerful destructive treasure—this was due to the Taiyin Holy Land's command failure and incompetent leadership.

You Taiyin Holy Land can't take on the Pure Clarity Sect in single combat, yet you come to cause trouble for my Luyan Valley—damn it, if you don't get spiritual materials, you fight, and Luyan Valley's countless powerhouses still bear the marks of having been walked over at this moment.

The faces of Luyan Valley's powerhouses were flushed with alternating blue and red, some with brow bones swollen and deformed.

They never imagined that the Taiyin Holy Land, the foremost of the Ten Great Orthodox Sects of Huanyu, would resort to gangster tactics—especially deadly. To avoid their sect suffering the same fate as the Taiyin Holy Land's base, Luyan Valley ruthlessly sent out a massive batch of spiritual materials.

Situ Fang reported to the main sect of Luyan Valley, claiming the Taiyin Holy Land had forcibly seized materials, and was directly scolded by the sect's higher-ups until he was covered in dog's blood.

The Huanyu Main Sect has already issued a death order: to prevent similar incidents, during the eight sects' siege of the Pure Clarity Sect, Luyan Valley must seize the opportunity to guard the supreme formation-breaking treasure, the Lunar Lunar Shuttle.

The leaders of the original spiritual domains of the eight sects on Hundred Break Mountain, accompanied by sect elders, sat in the Star Deliberation Pagoda, while Luyan Valley's leader and elders all had colorful faces, the most embarrassed.

The powerhouses of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and other sects all suspected the Taiyin Holy Land's powerhouses had acted intentionally, knowing their own base in Huanyu City had been destroyed was deeply embarrassing, and once the eight sects gathered, they feared ridicule from other powers, so they simply dragged in Luyan Valley as a scapegoat.

One power losing face is awkward, but two powers losing face together means having miserable companions in misery, which improves the mood considerably.

"The Pure Clarity Sect is a branch of the Slaughter Ghost Sect's power; the might of the Myriad Soul Banner has surely been witnessed by all present." Xiyang of the Taiyin Holy Land said with an icy expression.

Upon hearing this, the leaders and elders of all major sects present had their faces twitch involuntarily; aside from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, the powerhouses of the other sects had all once been subdued by the Myriad Soul Banner—this is deeply embarrassing, and no one wishes to bring it up.

At this moment, the Taiyin Holy Land bringing up old wounds is undoubtedly saying: don't mock my sect for suffering losses from the Myriad Soul Banner—you've all suffered them too; all major powers present are evenly matched, so don't let the third mock the second.

"The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion doesn't fully understand the power of the Myriad Soul Banner; fellow Daoists, please explain." At this moment, a young cultivator from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhu Shi, the leader of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's team, instantly turned pale, then saw the powerhouses of the seven major sects glaring at him fiercely.

"Qingkun, shut up—when has the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion ever not been harmed by the Myriad Soul Banner?

If you want to hear later, I'll give you a proper lecture." Wan Zhu Shi said sharply.

He had previously sent Heavenly Secrets Pavilion cultivators to secretly follow Song Ze, Li Shixiong, and Duan Wuliang—those dozen or so powerhouses were all at peak Earth Origin Realm or above, not only fallen, but he was also extorted by Song Ze and others for thirty million heavenly crystals, and even now, Song Ze and others still hold leverage over the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion cultivators' embarrassing secrets.

No.

This nephew has a blockhead—no insight at all; after the meeting ends, I want to find a way to get rid of him.

If he ever encounters Song Ze and others leaking his secrets, this Heavenly Secrets Pavilion branch leader will be finished.

Wan Zhu Shi silently calculated in his mind: during this period, he has been considering how to, without gods or ghosts knowing, launch a surprise attack during the assault on the Pure Clarity Sect to eliminate Song Ze and the three.

He originally placed Qingkun beside him, thinking him talented and strong in cultivation, but didn't expect this fellow to only focus on training, ignorant of human affairs, a complete blockhead.

"Within the Myriad Soul Banner gather the Killing Formation, Summoning Formation, and Restoring Formation—multiple formations combined into one, an upgraded and improved version based on the Infant Soul Banner.

The soul-guilt within absorbs killing energy, and the formation inside refines it into consciousness; conscious soul-guilt becomes the controller of the other unconscious soul-guilt within the Myriad Soul Banner.

Therefore, when facing the Myriad Soul Banner, one must find the conscious soul-guilt and swiftly eliminate it; otherwise, even if the unconscious soul-guilt are slaughtered, they will be reborn with the aid of the killing formations within the Myriad Soul Banner.

Kill them not completely, attack them not to conclusion."

Xiyang fiercely glanced toward the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion powerhouses, ignored Qingkun's words, and then elaborated on his understanding of the Myriad Soul Banner.

This is what he learned after observing the Pure Clarity Sect's powerhouses using the Myriad Soul Banner, but the true Myriad Soul Banner has never been studied by him.

The powerhouses of the Pure Clarity Sect holding the Myriad Soul Banner are extremely strange; he once sent sect covert operatives to seize the Myriad Soul Banner, yet the banner turns to ash with the host's fall and cannot exist independently of the host.

The Pure Clarity Sect's method of safeguarding the Myriad Soul Banner is unheard of and unseen even by the Taiyin Holy Land.

This is because.

Huanyu cultivators are unaware that technology exists in Huanyu; they only know to use cultivation methods to draw heavenly and earthly spiritual power to enhance cultivation, but the secret key of the Myriad Soul Banner is a product of Earth's cultivation technology civilization.

Just like cultivation cloning technology, he detaches from life's essence to reconstruct the primordial spirit and flesh, reborn in the world—similar to the Huanyu cultivator's body-seizing method, yet different from it.

Cultivation cloning technology is a product created by Earth's myriad laws' ancestral demon master, combining the methods of avatar, rebirth, life, and origin laws—naturally incomprehensible to Huanyu cultivators.

Fu Yang Sect leader Feng Heavenly Flower, upon hearing this, had eyes flickering and showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Those cultivators holding the Myriad Soul Banner call its internal space 'space.'

Each banner contains millions of soul puppets; if one wishes to find and eliminate the conscious soul puppet, it is like searching for a needle in the ocean.

This method to destroy the Myriad Soul Banner is extremely difficult to implement." Feng Heavenly Flower, leader of Fu Yang Sect, said hesitantly.

"All things in heaven and earth mutually generate and overcome; one can use the mutual overcoming of yin and yang, positive and negative forces.

The extreme yin path requires destruction by the extreme yang path.

Fu Yang Sect cultivates pure yang qi, Purple Mansion cultivates Purple Weiyuan True Source, Heavenly Dragon Gate cultivates Imperial Heaven Dragon Qi, and Wind Thunder Pavilion cultivators' wind and thunder power are all extreme yang laws, greatly useful for restraining the killing elements within the Myriad Soul Banner.

If we can plan well, we might possibly destroy the Myriad Soul Banner." Situ Fang, leader of Luyan Valley, said.

This is the result of his recent repeated discussions with the sect's higher-ups.

Yin and yang mutually restrain and balance; the three sects' ability to suppress the Myriad Soul Banner depends on the quantity of souls within it—whether yin grows and yang declines, or yang flourishes and yin wanes.

Everyone present knows the Slaughter Ghost Sect's Huanyu headquarters' sect-protecting treasure is a single red banner, containing the souls of generations of supreme powerhouses and disciples of the sect, having grown over thousands of years to what extent—only the oldest ancient relics, having witnessed it firsthand, know.

Feng Yingxiang, Long Zhantian, and Zi Tian exchanged glances, their brows twitching involuntarily, all looking at Situ Fang with expressions of contempt.

Damn it, the Taiyin Holy Land's powerhouses—why haven't they beaten to death you fake people who steal cultivation?

As covert operatives of Earth cultivators within the Slaughter Ghost Sect, they have always obeyed the First Emperor's command; if Fu Yang Sect leader, Purple Mansion, and Heavenly Dragon Gate jointly attack the Myriad Soul Banner, these three would have no time to spare, and if they don't give their all in attacking the Pure Clarity Sect, they would easily be exposed and suspected.

The cultivators such as Feng Yuxiang felt a bitterness in their hearts.

Based on the expressions of the powerful figures present, they all felt that Situ Fang's method was wise.

Feng Yuxiang and the others began to secretly plot, planning to send a message to Qin Shi Huang after the incident to seek a way to break the predicament.

Situ Fang of Lu Yan Valley felt a chill on his body, scanning the eight major sect experts present, and when his gaze fell on Feng Yuxiang and the three others, the latter revealed a toothy, awkward smile.

Seeing this, Situ Fang also smiled in response and nodded.

Feng Yuxiang, Zitian Du, and Long Zhan Tian saw Situ Fang turn his head, and their expressions turned cold again.

Damned old hag, full of wicked schemes—why didn't Xi Yang kill you? And you still dare to smile at us; if not for sect dignity, I'd slap you flat.

"I believe this method is feasible.

The Tianji Pavilion obtained an ancient formation diagram from the Primordial Spirit Realm, named the Jin Tian Ancient Formation.

Within the formation, the Four Extremes require utmost yang and rigid power to garrison; combining the four directional forces, mutually blending, can form the Burning Heaven Jin Fire, which, being pure and righteous, can dissolve all evil and malevolent forces—yet this formation is incomplete.

It must be remembered that the guardians of the Four Extremes must have their minds and spirits in harmony; only when the great formation is unified as one can the full power of the Burning Heaven Jin Fire be unleashed.

One must take note: if any cultivator in the formation encounters an accident, the other formation setters will also suffer collateral effects." The Wan Zhu Shi of Tianji Pavilion spoke, holding an ancient, simple scroll.

That scroll was extremely ancient, having endured countless ages; when unfurled before everyone, it was already mottled with rust, and moreover, riddled with countless holes.

Tianji Pavilion buys and sells countless resources across Huanyu; after Situ Fang sought out the Wan Zhu Shi to explain his suggestion for restraining the Wan Hun Banner, he began preparations and finally found a damaged diagram in the Tianji Pavilion's treasure vault—a diagram unearthed by sect cultivators from a mysterious cave dwelling in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

For this mission to successfully attack the Shangqing Sect and obtain the Penguin Jade Slip, he personally applied to the sect to proceed with the application in the matter of the eight major sects besieging the Shangqing Sect.

Tianji Pavilion fully understands the value of the Dragon Source proxy strike, the Xi Xi and Bei functions, and other mysterious features within the Shangqing Sect's Penguin Jade Slip, as well as their impact on Tianji Pavilion's offline business; thus, when the Wan Zhu Shi proposed using the Jin Tian Great Formation, the senior leadership of Tianji Pavilion immediately agreed.

The eyes of several major sects suddenly brightened.

The Primordial Spirit Realm contains countless treasures; since the Jin Tian Great Formation was excavated from an ancient cave dwelling, its value cannot be overstated. Now, Tianji Pavilion is willing to produce it and share it with the cultivators present—this clearly shows how deeply they dread the various commercial and trade methods of the Shangqing Sect.

Long Zhan Tian, Feng Yuxiang, Zitian Du, and Lei Ze, as powerful cultivators within the base, having also clashed with the strongholders of the Sha Gui Sect who wield the Wan Hun Banner, were immediately dispatched by their respective sects.

They are responsible for uniting sect disciples to cultivate the Jin Tian Great Formation; upon learning this, the four of them shuddered violently all over.

Although the Jin Tian Great Formation was discovered from an ancient cave dwelling, setting it up requires four hosts of utmost yang, with minds and spirits in harmony, unable to face external perception dangers for obstruction; if danger arises during the formation's operation and teammates fail to withstand it, all related cultivators can only die.

"Although the Jin Tian Great Formation is good, there remains a very troublesome problem.

One must not forget Lu Yan Valley's formation-breaking treasure, the Tian Lun Suo—this object is still in the hands of the Shangqing Sect.

If you all do not first seize the Tian Lun Suo, every great formation will be riddled with flaws and unable to exert its maximum power.

The united Wan Hun Banner's evil power is at its peak; it will show no mercy to our allied cultivators."

Long Zhan Tian, upon hearing this, slightly narrowed his eyes and spoke cautiously.

Since they, as dark-line cultivators of Earth, have been pushed out by their respective sects as cannon fodder, they need not be polite; they can first clarify certain matters, and then, with just a bit of wit, they can cause the great formation to collapse into fragments—after which, even the elders and administrators of their respective sects cannot blame them.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators of the seven major sects all turned ashen-faced, especially those of Taiyin Shengdi and Lu Yan Valley, whose faces turned crimson-purple, their chests heaving violently.

Taiyin Shengdi, as the foremost orthodox sect of Huanyu, has its base formation layout in the Primordial Spirit Realm already perfected to the utmost degree; yet, even this flawless protective sect formation, though even a Great Perfection cultivator of the Earth Element Realm could destroy it, under the assault of the Tian Lun Suo, failed to last even the time it takes to burn an incense stick—clearly demonstrating the terror of the Tian Lun Suo when breaking formations.

"Situ Fang.

Lu Yan Valley first proposed attacking the Shangqing Sect; thus, the Tian Lun Suo shall be handed over to you to deal with.

This is a treasure refined by your sect; we certainly do not understand its secrets.

If the Tian Lun Suo is not removed, for the eight major sects of Huanyu, it will be an ultimate disaster.

No matter what methods you use, when attacking the Shangqing Sect, the Tian Lun Suo must not interfere with the Jin Tian Great Formation; otherwise, we will join forces and first raze Lu Yan Valley to the ground."

Long Zhan Tian, with a fiery temper, finally seized the chance to vent against Lu Yan Valley, shouting excitedly.

"If the Tian Lun Suo appears on the Jin Tian Great Formation, we will be unable to defeat the Shangqing Sect; we will surely take out our anger on the cultivators of Lu Yan Valley."

Zitian Du curled his lips into a cold smile and also spoke.

Upon hearing this, Situ Fang's face suddenly sank.

This is to say: once the Jin Tian Great Formation is set up, should any mishap occur, they will push all the blame onto Lu Yan Valley. (End of chapter)