First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 117: Mountain Guard Sword Formation (Please subscribe)

"Zi la, zi la!"

Shen Mo and Lu Ming walked side by side on the Thunder Pool.

Purple thunderbolts constantly emerged from the Thunder Pool and rushed towards Shen Mo and Lu Ming.

These thunderbolts could hardly cause any harm to Lu Ming.

Because Lu Ming was naturally a Thunder Spirit, with inherent advantages in elemental attributes.

On the other hand, even though Shen Mo had consumed the Thunder Pill, he still felt some pain from the thunderbolts surrounding him.

Fortunately, the "Indestructible Dragon Elephant Body" bestowed Shen Mo with a strong physique and resilience.

He circulated his qi and suddenly condensed his dragon form.

The thunderbolts that were still causing him some pain no longer had any effect.

These thunderbolt powers couldn't even break through Shen Mo's skin.

As the two continued forward, the Thunder Pool became more turbulent in the latter half.

But fortunately, Shen Mo's strong physique, coupled with the partial relief from the Thunder Pill, prevented them from suffering serious injuries.

"After crossing the Thunder Pool, we can go straight in!"

Seeing Shen Mo and Lu Ming cross the bridge, the senior brothers quickly climbed up the stone steps.

There were over a hundred layers of these stone steps, and when everyone reached the end, they saw an open plain before them.

On the plain stood a majestic and vast immortal sect, which, although smaller than the Linjiang Sect, was still quite impressive.

Looking into the distance, one could see many magnificent buildings in various areas connected to the mountain gate.

Even after thousands of years, these ruins of the sect still left people in awe.

It can be seen that during its heyday, this sect was a formidable immortal sect within the Chiyan Kingdom.

However, for some unknown reason, it fell into ruins and became a treasure hunting ground for cultivators.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

There were no barriers at the entrance of the mountain gate.

Years of passing had already erased the mountain gate formation left by the ruins of the sect.

After crossing the square, Shen Mo and the others split up and explored various areas.

As expected, they found no treasures.

"It seems like everything has been searched."

Lu Yao frowned and said, "Although the news of these ruins hasn't spread to Qingzhou yet, many cultivators from Qingzhou have already come here in groups. Everywhere in the ruins that is not blocked by formation barriers has obviously been thoroughly searched."

"We don't need to waste our efforts. Let's go straight to the Spirit Repository!"

They had come here for the treasures hidden in the Spirit Repository.

Spirit Repository?

Shen Mo was a little disappointed that they hadn't found anything. But when he heard Lu Yao's words, he was slightly taken aback.

It seemed that Lu Yao knew more about the information he had bought than the Daoist cultivator.

Quietly following the team, he arrived at the deepest part of the northern area of the mountain gate.

In front of him was a stone door.

The passage inside this stone door should be the only way to the Spirit Repository.

"There is a Mountain Guard Sword Formation blocking the passage to the Spirit Repository."

"This sword formation is extremely powerful, even a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator at the Seventh Heavenly Layer would not be able to forcefully break through."

Lu Yao came to the front of the stone door and followed the usual practice of throwing a stone to ask for directions.

"Whoosh!"

When he threw a stone towards the stone door, a sudden change occurred within three zhang of the stone.

"Boom!"

In front of the stone door, four streams of light shot up from different directions in succession.

Immediately after, an indescribable terrifying sword qi swept over, completely sealing off the space.

Anything within three zhang of the area would be shredded by the sword qi, turning into minced meat and debris.

"We can't break through forcefully. We need the help of the two senior brothers."

Lu Yao demonstrated the power of this sword formation to everyone, then turned his gaze to Duan Rui and Fang Ming.

Both of them were experts in formations and restrictions among the disciples of the Star Peak.

There are many means to crack formations and restrictions.

This is also why Lu Yao specifically invited the two of them to come.

"How about it, can the two senior brothers break it?" Shen Mo looked at them.

"This sword formation is not simple."

Duan Rui carefully examined it and his expression became serious. "After thousands of years, it still possesses such power. If it were in its prime, it would be as simple as taking something out of a bag to trap and kill a Spirit Sea realm cultivator."

"However, there is a way to crack it."

Fang Ming and Duan Rui exchanged a glance, clearly seeing the flaw.

"Find the formation's core and destroy it, then the sword formation can be broken."

Formation core?

Lu Ming and the others didn't interrupt when they heard this, but waited for them to continue.

Because, this statement was obviously redundant.

Even though they were not proficient in formations, they knew that once the formation core was destroyed, no matter how intricate and powerful the formation was, it could be shattered.

The key was how to find the formation core!

This was not an easy task.

Duan Rui confidently took out an ancient and simple eight-trigram-shaped star disc from his pocket.

"If the formation is at its peak, the formation core would naturally be difficult to find."

"But at this moment, after years of depletion, the power of the sword formation has diminished by eighty to ninety percent. It can only maintain its killing power, but it is unable to conceal the position of the formation core!"

He lightly tapped the star disc with his finger, and spiritual energy quickly poured into it.

"Buzz!"

The star disc, filled with a large amount of spiritual power, emitted a buzzing sound.

In the next moment, the trigram patterns on it lit up one by one, eventually turning into a stream of light and flying out.

The stream of light entered the sword formation and finally landed in a region to the south of the sword formation.

"The location where the light landed is where the formation core is."

Duan Rui put away the star disc.

Afterwards, Fang Ming took the initiative to go and destroy the formation core.

Shen Mo and the others stayed in place and did not act rashly.

Because to shatter the formation core, one had to enter the formation.

Fang Ming had studied various formations and restrictions for many years, so he naturally had the confidence to come and go freely.

But Shen Mo and the others did not possess this ability, so they naturally wouldn't take risks.

They patiently waited for the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, everyone heard a loud noise.

Then, the sword formation that blocked the stone door passage in front of them quickly dissipated.

Obviously, Fang Ming had destroyed the formation core.

"It's a pity, the spiritual swords arranged by this sword formation are all excellent treasures."

Fang Ming quickly returned to join everyone, and as he spoke, he held a weathered broken sword in his hand.

"The spiritual swords that can support the sword formation for a thousand years without being destroyed, enduring the absorption of power for a long time, are naturally good treasures."

"But I think they should all be damaged, right?"

Duan Rui saw his appearance and knew what he was regretting.

Sure enough, Fang Ming nodded and sighed, "If these spiritual swords were still usable, even just these few swords would be enough to fill our pockets."

These spiritual swords were all at least Profound Grade middle-tier treasures, or even higher.

If they were to be sold, their value would be worth thousands of spiritual stones without exaggeration.

But now, almost all of them were damaged to the point where they couldn't even be melted down and re-forged into ore.

The power of time was so magnificent and cruel.

No matter how tough and immortal you were, if you couldn't live forever, you would be eroded and eventually turn into a pile of yellow soil.

"No need to lament anymore, let's get on with the main task!"

Lu Yao, seeing the sword formation shattered, couldn't wait any longer.

Upon hearing his words, everyone quickly regrouped, pushed open the stone door, and rushed into the spiritual treasury.

(End of this chapter)