Chapter 923: Eighth-Rank Formation

"There are two possibilities!"

The nearby Tianwei added, "First, this world has never produced high-level lifeforms!"

"For hundreds of billions of years, no life has emerged!"

"Or, even if some life did initially evolve, it was killed by this place’s true poison!"

He Pingsheng nodded.

He could easily imagine this possibility.

"Second!" Tianwei Empress continued, "There are high-level lifeforms here—even ones with profound cultivation!"

"But they’ve all hidden themselves because of our arrival!"

"Hidden?" He Pingsheng shook his head immediately. "Impossible... hundreds of Mahayana Emperor realms entered, their spiritual senses sweeping the area—nothing could escape!"

"What kind of lifeform could evade detection by a Mahayana Emperor’s spiritual sense?"

If any lifeform truly could evade a Mahayana Emperor, its cultivation would be no lower than that.

Then why hide at all?

"Well... it’s hard to say!" Tianwei said. "He Dao You , don’t rush—I can help you!"

He Pingsheng immediately grew interested: "How?"

Tianwei said, "I possess a divine art capable of seeing through others’ destiny lines!"

She smiled. "Of course, I’ve used this art before to secretly observe He Dao You —I hope you don’t take offense!"

He Pingsheng said, "Understandable. No issue."

"Good!" Tianwei said. "But my art can only perceive destiny lines within ten thousand li—not farther!"

"So we must search this region repeatedly. If progress is smooth, it should take no more than thirty years to fully scan this area!"

"Then no matter where they hide, I’ll detect them!"

"Perhaps one’s destiny line cannot be concealed!"

He Pingsheng’s eyes suddenly brightened.

A divine art that sees destiny lines?

I have one too.

Tianwei Empress is right—someone’s destiny line may indeed be impossible to hide.

Back in the cultivation world, He Pingsheng deliberately concealed his destiny line because he wore the [Jinlan Treasure Robe].

Moreover, the arts he and Nian He used to see destiny lines were crude.

That’s why they couldn’t see his destiny line.

But now, He Pingsheng is different—his [Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie] is a Heaven-grade Jipin .

And even if someone could conceal their destiny line with a treasure like the Jinlan Treasure Robe, not everyone could, right?

Hmm... let’s try!

"No need!" He Pingsheng looked at Tianwei. "You’ve reminded me—I too possess a divine art that sees destiny lines, and mine has a greater range!"

"Hehehe..."

He Pingsheng chuckled happily.

He activated the [Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie] within his body, condensing metal-element power into his eyes.

A faint golden radiance erupted from his pupils.

Far off, countless destiny pillars appeared before him.

There was a personal destiny pillar!

Personal destiny pillars glowed golden.

Sects or factions had destiny pillars too—these glowed green.

Soon, He Pingsheng spotted a green destiny pillar.

That was interesting!

Only demon emperors had come from the Spirit Realm—no entire sects. So this green pillar meant a local sect.

He Pingsheng could only see the direction, not the exact distance.

"Follow me... this way!"

He Pingsheng turned into a streak of light and flew toward the pillar.

After two hours of flight, he felt the target was too far—he tore the Xukong with a sharp sound, adjusting the distance to roughly half the world’s diameter.

When the two stepped out of the tear, He Pingsheng activated his spiritual sense again in the same direction—but the pillar was gone.

He turned and looked the opposite way—there it was again.

"This way!"

Shhhhh...

He Pingsheng tore the Xukong a second time.

After several such leaps, He Pingsheng and Tianwei finally located the sect.

He Pingsheng activated the [Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie] again, scanning the surroundings—he saw roughly ten more identical green pillars.

What did this mean?

It meant at least a dozen such factions existed in this world.

But now, all of them were hidden.

"See that?" He Pingsheng pointed to a vast valley ahead. "This entire valley is an illusion!"

"There’s a formation here!"

"Correct!" Tianwei Empress nodded. "I’ve also noticed—it’s not just an illusion formation, but an eighth-rank illusion formation!"

"Had you not reminded me, I wouldn’t have detected it even with my full spiritual sense!"

Sssss...

He Pingsheng sucked in a sharp breath.

An eighth-rank illusion formation?

So high?

Eighth rank!

Liu Molin could barely even craft an eighth-rank formation!

An eighth-rank formation master implies Mahayana Emperor cultivation.

This means there’s definitely a Mahayana Emperor here!

And likely more than one!

"What do we do?" Tianwei Empress asked He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng said, "Since we came, we must meet them."

"Attack directly!"

"Don’t fear—if they had beings beyond Mahayana Emperor, they wouldn’t have hidden themselves when we arrived!"

"I’ll go first!" He Pingsheng shot into the Xukong , and in the next instant, his Hongmeng Purple Gold Staff expanded to a thousand zhang, striking the valley with a thunderous boom.

Guoran !

It wasn’t a valley at all.

The eighth-rank illusion formation outside shattered under He Pingsheng’s blow.

Not because his attack was exceptionally strong—but because illusion formations lack defensive power.

After the illusion shattered, the valley vanished.

In its place stood a mountain peak!

The valley had been pure illusion.

Hummm...

Instantly, a golden hemispherical energy shield rose from the ground, enveloping the peak.

The Mountain Protecting Formation!

And it was eighth-rank!

But this time, He Pingsheng saw the lifeforms within the formation.

Many lifeforms dwelled inside—mostly humans.

A woman in black robes flew into the sky, gazing at He Pingsheng across the distance. "Why do you attack our sect?"

Her language was identical to that of the Spirit Realm.

He Pingsheng assessed her cultivation—Body Integration eighth layer!

"I mean no harm!" He Pingsheng bowed to her. "I only wish to speak with your Sect Master!"

"If your Sect Master comes out, I guarantee not a single hair of yours will be harmed!"

"But if you refuse, and this place’s location is revealed, others may come—and I cannot guarantee what will happen then!"