Chapter 240: Sixth-Rank Great Array

A few months ago, Xuanchen Zhenjun discovered the appearance of a fourth-rank Nether Beast in the Eastern Wasteland. After sending a message via Flying Sword to notify a group of True Monarchs, Taiwuzi and a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator from the Ming Kingdom went to the Eastern Wasteland to join forces with the Immortal Sects of the Eastern Wasteland and Dongwu to search for and slay this super-beast.

Taiwuzi's strength ranks second in the Great Song, and among all the Spirit Realm Great Cultivators in both the Song and Ming Kingdoms combined, he can also rank in the top four; his strength is considered extremely formidable. Originally, it might have been more appropriate for two True Spirit Realm Great Cultivators to go, but Chixia Zhenjun and Mingyi Zhenjun could not get away, and although Huijue Zhenjun is in the late stage of Spirit Transformation and possesses greater strength, she is a female cultivator.

Female Great Cultivators are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns throughout Shenzhou, and to a group of grown men, they are naturally treated like treasures; in dangerous matters like this, they would all proactively exclude her.

As for Taiwuzi's purpose in volunteering to go, it was naturally because he wanted to obtain that unprecedented Soul Bead after slaying this super Soul Beast; if he could obtain it and refine it, he would almost be able to step into the threshold of the True Spirit Realm in one move.

Taiwuzi is considered to be of the same generation as Chixia Zhenjun and Mingyi Zhenjun, having already lived for over six hundred years, but if he delays in entering the True Spirit Realm, becoming a God Transformation cultivator will definitely just be a pipe dream.

All Spirit Realm Great Cultivators understand the principle that wealth is sought amidst danger much more clearly than low-level cultivators.

This fourth-rank Nether Beast is not only a danger but even more so an opportunity.

At present, Taiwuzi is the only one who feels most suitable to go, and he is also the most likely to succeed.

Furthermore, Taiwuzi's cultivation base has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past year, and he has already entered the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm; his strength is stronger than before, and his confidence is naturally greater.

However, it is a pity that these Great Cultivators of the Immortal World have never encountered a Nether Beast of this level. Although Taiwuzi made full preparations and joined forces with four Spirit Transformation Great Cultivators and seven Danyuan Realm powerhouses from Dongwu and the Eastern Wasteland, they still suffered a crushing defeat.

The failure of this encirclement not only shocked and terrified the Immortal Worlds of various nations but also made the two True Spirit Realm Great Cultivators feel a tremendous pressure, forcing them to summon several Great Cultivators to urgently discuss countermeasures.

What they are waiting for now is the response from Xuanchenzi.

As long as he is willing to bring out a fourth-rank wind-type Magic Treasure, the two True Spirit Realm Great Cultivators with the highest cultivation bases will be able to free up their hands to go and slay this giant beast.

However, this wait lasted for a full day.

It was not until five hours later that a small cyan sword suddenly pierced through the Void and came to hover in front of Mingyi Zhenjun.

The group of Great Cultivators, who had been sitting in meditation with their eyes closed, were immediately startled awake and opened their eyes one after another.

Mingyi Zhenjun pointed a finger at the small sword, and as Spirit Qi was poured in, the deep and clear voice of Xuanchen Zhenjun rang out:

"Apologies to all Daoist Friends. This poor Daoist has indeed just successfully refined a fourth-rank wind-type Magic Treasure. However, the Five Elements Array at Black Wind Ridge has been vibrating continuously recently, and I fear it cannot hold for long. For the sake of the safety of both the immortal and mortal worlds of the Great Song, I cannot lend it at this moment. Furthermore, I ask Senior Chixia and the two Daoist brothers Baiyunzi and Yuyangzi to return to Black Wind Ridge as soon as possible; delay will lead to changes!"

The Flying Sword disintegrated into several wisps of breeze and vanished, the voice still lingering and echoing in the hall.

Everyone remained silent, as if they had anticipated this outcome.

Mingyi Zhenjun's eyes spat wind and fire, and he said with slight anger: "Xuanchenzi is actually so regardless of the overall situation."

Chixia Zhenjun shook his head and said: "It was already within expectations, why must Daoist brother be angry? Since it is so, we still need to quickly think of other methods."

Thus, the group of True Monarchs began to discuss in a hubbub of voices. Finally, Mingyi Zhenjun had someone find a fifth-rank wind-type Magic Treasure from the treasure pavilion where the Yuqing Hall stores the relics of past ancestors; although its Spirit Qi had leaked severely, it was barely usable.

Thus, the group of True Monarchs stood up and teleported away from Yuqing Hall. About an hour later, the group appeared from the Void. Not far ahead was a scene of a dark and apocalyptic end; the mortal towns had been completely abandoned, leaving only some cultivators stationed in the surroundings to guard and exterminate the Nether Beasts rushing out.

This place is still several thousand miles away from Yuqing Hall and is the second-largest erupting Black Wind Rift within the Ming Kingdom.

The largest one in front had already been blocked; as long as this one was also blocked, the situation in the Ming Kingdom could be considered roughly stabilized. The remaining smaller rifts could be dealt with slowly, and the extra manpower freed up could naturally be invested into the camp dealing with the Eastern Wasteland Nether Beasts.

That undersea Void Abyss in the Eastern Wasteland certainly cannot be blocked.

Several Great Cultivators had already gone together to investigate it.

Therefore, regarding the endless stream of Nether Beasts and Black Mist in the Eastern Wasteland, there is no other way except to kill and defend as much as possible.

The only thing that made everyone feel somewhat fortunate was that the Eastern Wasteland Void Abyss is separated from the Dongwu continent by ten thousand miles. Although it is still erupting continuously at the moment and the sea and sky are stained like ink, the speed of its continued expansion has become very slow, and after the Black Mist pushed a thousand miles into the Wu Kingdom, it had already slowly stabilized.

Now, the speed of its daily advancement is no more than a few miles, and the Black Mist has also become much thinner; in reality, it is already somewhat lacking in follow-up power.

It is precisely because of this situation that Yuqing Hall and Longmen Mountain would go all out to arrange for Disciples to descend the mountain to assist in the defense.

Six Great Cultivators took action together, their momentum overwhelming.

The terrifying Spirit Qi and pressure descended from the sky, quickly suppressing the churning black mist that permeated a radius of several thousand miles. Then, Chixia Zhenjun sat in the center, stood at an altitude of a hundred zhang, and waved his hand; eight command flags and a shimmering Magic Treasure soared into the sky, transforming into nine ancient and simple light shadows of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Ice, and Thunder, which hung in the air.

"All Daoist Friends, follow your respective positions to first stabilize the Array Eyes of the Five Elements main flags. This poor Daoist will control the four auxiliary flags. Success or failure hinges on this one move; you must not take it lightly!"

"Rest assured, Daoist brother Chiyun, everything is under control!"

Mingyi Zhenjun nodded, his entire body's Spirit Qi surging. Behind him, a phantom of a young man with a face seven or eight parts similar to his own emerged, instantly growing to a size of several dozen zhang. He joined his hands to form a seal, then pointed a finger, and immediately, rolling Spirit Qi poured into a Five Elements command flag like a tidal wave. The command flag fluttered in the wind and rapidly expanded, the glowing characters on it shining brilliantly, flashing with ten thousand rays of light.

"Let us all take action together, Daoist Friends!"

Guangyun Zhenjun followed suit, and Baiyunzi, Yuyangzi, and Huijue Zhenjun did not dare to delay, all releasing overwhelming Spirit Qi to pour into the Five Elements command flags. In an instant, five glowing characters hung several hundred zhang in the air, the five-colored Spirit Qi brilliant, illuminating a radius of a thousand miles.

As the aura of the command flags grew stronger, the speed at which the Black Mist erupted from the rift grew weaker. Even the large and small Nether Beasts within a radius of a thousand miles all exploded under this terrifying pressure, and many even had their Soul Beads crushed.

Six Spirit Transformation Great Cultivators, a sixth-rank Array.

With such terrifying strength, even if a sixth-rank Demon Beast came, it would not dare to fight to the death.

A full half-hour passed, and sweat had already appeared on the foreheads of Baiyunzi and Yuyangzi. At this time, the five glowing characters of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were already a hundred zhang in size, hanging in the air like five suns, releasing a terrifying momentum, the Spirit Qi surging and shaking the firmament.

"Suppress~"

Accompanied by a deep and clear low shout from Chixia Zhenjun, he stood in the center of the Five Elements Array, formed a seal with his hands, and pressed down. Instantly, the five glowing characters transformed into five command flags that reached the sky and the earth.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Amidst the shaking of the earth and mountains, the five command flag shadows slammed into the ground almost simultaneously, and five flag-mountains instantly appeared out of thin air in the pitch-black, dead, and desolate wilderness.

The main array was formed, and the Black Wind erupting from the rift instantly ceased, but there was a continuous rumbling sound from beneath the ground, and the entire earth began to shake and tremble.

The group of Great Cultivators did not dare to be negligent and quickly took action again, continuously pouring Spirit Qi into the four auxiliary flags of Wind, Cloud, Ice, and Thunder. Soon, another half-hour passed. Accompanied by a loud shout from Chixia Zhenjun, the four command flag phantoms of Wind, Cloud, Ice, and Thunder fell from the sky, slamming into the southeast, northwest, and center, forming a square-outside-round-inside formation with the Five Elements command flags in the middle, tightly suppressing the Black Wind Rift within.

As four more flag-mountains appeared among the mountain ridges, this sixth-rank array that suppressed a thousand miles was considered successfully set up. Inside, there were mountains and rivers transformed by the intertwining of the five-colored Spirit Qi of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, and outside, there was the fierce array transformed by the four flags of Wind, Cloud, Ice, and Thunder.

The West is the Fierce Wind Array, where ten thousand cyan Wind Blades howl across the sky, exterminating all things.

The North is the Cold Ice Array, where ice spikes are like a forest, ice waterfalls gush, cold air permeates, and the world is frozen.

The South is the Startling Thunder Array, where the sky is filled with crimson thunder light like a rainstorm, the booming thunder shaking ten thousand miles; all things that fall into it will be turned into powder.

The East is the Flowing Cloud Array, where rolling white mist changes in a thousand ways; once trapped, one cannot distinguish east from west, and even a Spirit Realm Great Cultivator cannot escape once inside.

Seeing the array fully transformed, the group of Spirit Realm Great Cultivators could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although the setup was a bit hurried, it was still a success without any danger.

At this time, under the suppression of the array, the tremors in the ground completely disappeared, and only a black smoke a hundred zhang high continued to erupt from the center of the rift, but its scale was already more than a hundred times smaller than before.

It is not that the sixth-rank array cannot completely suppress this rift, but it was considered that after completely sealing the rift passage, the pressure of the Black Wind underground would increase day by day, which would actually be more disadvantageous to the array.

This is also the experience that Chixia Zhenjun and the others summarized after experiencing Black Wind Ridge and Spirit Fox Valley.

After the group of Great Cultivators stood around the array and observed for a long time, confirming that the array was complete, Mingyi Zhenjun then said: "Since the array here is complete, we must return as soon as possible to discuss the next arrangements!"

Chixia Zhenjun nodded and said, "Indeed, the aid to the Wu Kingdom cannot be delayed for long, let us go!"

Thus, a group of True Monarchs flashed with spiritual light and tore through the air, leaving behind only an ancient grand array with surging Spirit Qi; the Black Wind that had originally permeated the heavens and earth continuously dissipated under the powerful repulsion of the array, until it revealed the pitch-black, cold, and vast land.

This once vibrant landscape of mountains, rivers, and fields was now devoid of all animal and plant life, leaving behind only a deathly silent and lifeless expanse of land.

And not long after the several great cultivators departed, Immortal Sect cultivators soon arrived from all directions riding their Escape Lights; upon seeing the grand array, they immediately erupted into earth-shattering cheers, then struck out in all directions to begin hunting down the Nether Beasts.

For ordinary cultivators, neither the Great Dao of heaven and earth nor the slaying of demons and devils were as enticing as the tangible benefits before their eyes.

Every single Soul Bead was the best path for them to get rich and increase their strength.

After this terrifying Black Wind Rift before them was blocked, the large number of Nether Beasts that had previously rushed out became their best spoils of war.

(End of this chapter)