Seeking Immortality

"Now let's work together to control the Nine Palaces Formation and knock away the black fog in that direction!!"

After Zhang Hualing integrated the "Vermillion Bird Ring" into the center of the "Nine Palaces Formation", he pointed to the direction where Zhou Huahai and others had just disappeared and said solemnly.

The elders and disciples who had just taken a breath from the fierce attack of the "Nine Extremes Formation" were all shocked when they heard Zhang Hualing's words. Even the elders and disciples who were loyal and trusting to Zhang Hualing were hesitant at this time, but did not do what Zhang Hualing said.

You know, these elders and disciples have practiced in Jiuhua Mountain for dozens or even hundreds of years, and they have a deep understanding of the power of the "Nine Extremes Formation". To put it bluntly, they have a big shadow in their hearts when they are in the "Nine Extremes Formation", and they don't even have the slightest confidence in breaking the formation, even if the "Vermillion Bird Ring" appears.

In this case, it is easy to imagine what it means for them to collide the "Nine Palaces Formation" with the "Nine Extremes Formation". For them, this is actually the same as seeking death.

But after hearing Zhang Hualing's words, Xu Qingfan understood his thoughts in an instant. He couldn't help but admire Zhang Hualing's decision. An old fox is an old fox. I think Zhang Hualing has already thought of the problem I just thought of.

Just as Xu Qingfan thought just now, because the mountain guardian elder Hou was controlled by the "Spiritual Capture Technique" at this time, his control over the "Nine Extremes Formation" was far less smooth and natural than before.

And the other auxiliary elders who are good at setting up formations are now estimated to be controlled like Elder Hou, and may even be killed for refusing to surrender.

In this way, the operation of the "Nine Extremes Formation" will be far less than normal on weekdays. It can be said that although it is very powerful, it is full of flaws. And the attack that is now brewing also proves the views of Xu Qingfan and Zhang Hualing.

When the "Nine Extremes Formation" was operating normally, the attacks released could be said to be continuous and endless, leaving the people in the formation with no time to breathe, and they were dragged alive until their spiritual energy was exhausted and then struck into dust by the Ten Thousand Barriers Thunder.

But now the "Nine Extremes Formation" releases fierce attacks, but not as continuous as before. Then there is only one explanation. That is, the person controlling the formation did not operate well, causing the formation to consume too much unnecessary spiritual energy. He also pursued the attack power of the formation too much, but ignored the replenishment of the formation's spiritual energy.

In the end, the replenishment rate of the "Nine Extremes Formation"'s spiritual energy was much slower than the consumption rate, making the "Nine Extremes Formation"'s attack unsustainable. After a period of attack, it must have a period of spiritual energy replenishment, which led to the current situation.

It's just that the elders seemed to be focused on resisting the offensive of the "Nine Extremes Formation", so they didn't think of this for a while. Although they heard Zhang Hualing's order at this time, they hesitated and didn't move.

Seeing that the golden lightning in the surrounding black clouds was getting brighter and brighter. The spiritual energy fluctuations were getting more and more majestic. Obviously, the spiritual energy of the "Nine Extremes Formation" was almost replenished, and the next wave of offensive was about to come. But seeing the hesitation in the eyes of the elders, Zhang Hualing was very anxious and shouted: "Hurry up and do what I say! ! Can I still hurt you? It's too late to explain to you now. I have my own reasons. "

After hearing Zhang Hualing say this, the elders who controlled the formation finally made up their minds. Based on the trust they had with Zhang Hualing for hundreds of years, they worked together to control the "Nine Palace Formation" to crash into the black cloud where Zhou Huahai and others had just left. But the heroic expression on their faces, ready to die, made people feel pessimistic.

But the facts were beyond their expectations.

The colorful sphere transformed by the "Nine Palace Formation" suddenly spun quickly, and then turned into a five-colored rosy light, with a long tail, and crashed fiercely in the direction where Zhou Huahai had just left.

"Boom

At the moment when the five-colored sphere collided with the black cloud, a violent roar sounded. Although all the cultivators in the colored sphere fell to the ground because of their unstable footing, including those Jiuhua elders who usually had a very majestic image. But the scene of being shattered to pieces that the cultivators had expected before did not appear. The colorful barrier formed by the "Nine Palaces Formation" remained stable, but the black clouds in front of the cultivators were dissipated by the collision.

Seeing this scene, the confidence of the elders who controlled the formation increased greatly. Without waiting for Zhang Hualing to speak, they controlled the "Nine Palaces Formation" again to hit the black clouds. Because there was hope, the spiritual energy input into the "Nine Palaces Formation" was more sufficient this time, so the collision of the colorful barrier was stronger than before.

And the other disciples and elders in the barrier did not care about their own embarrassed image at this time, and they all looked at the collision of the colorful barrier and the black clouds with hope.

In fact, when the "Nine Extremes Formation" is not working well. The safety of using the "Nine Palaces Formation" to actively attack is much stronger than passive defense.

You know, if it is just passive defense, then you must bear the attacks from the "Nine Extremes Formation" from all directions, but if it is an active attack, you only need to face the counterattack in one direction. And because the spiritual energy of the "Nine Extremes Formation" has not been replenished at this time. Therefore, this counterattack is much smaller than the attack of the "Nine Extreme Formation", and the pressure it receives is naturally greatly reduced.

Plus passive defense. Although the "Nine Extremes Formation" pauses from time to time because it needs to replenish its spiritual energy, once the spiritual energy is replenished, it will strike again with thunder, and the monks seem to have consumed more spiritual energy. Moreover, the speed at which the monks can replenish spiritual energy is far inferior to the formation, so in the end they can only be consumed alive by the offensive of the "Nine Extremes Formation" like countless people who broke the formation before.

Based on these reasons, if Xu Qingfan were Zhang Hualing, Xu Qingfan would choose to attack proactively without hesitation.

For these reasons, the array-controlling elders may have thought of it, or they may not have thought of it, but after seeing the hope, all the monks worked together to control the "Nine Palaces Formation" and hit the black clouds in front of them, repeatedly and with great momentum. Vibrate.

Under the combined efforts of all the control array elders, the black clouds and mist in front of them became increasingly thin and dissipated, and the counterattacks they made became increasingly weak.

As for the attack from the "Nine-pole Formation" that Xu Qingfan was worried about before, it seemed that he was disturbed by the attack from the "Nine-Gong Formation", so he didn't move for a long time.

As a result, the situation in the "Nine Extremes Formation" seemed to have become extremely beneficial to the monks for a while.

The simple and elegant "Hualing Hall" is still as majestic as before. But the seat originally occupied by Zhang Hualing was now occupied by Zhou Huahai.

I saw Zhou Huahai sitting quietly in the position reserved for the past heads of Jiuhua. The more than 20 elders who had surrendered were sitting on both sides. Xiao stared at a huge bronze mirror in the hall with interest and watched quietly.

This bronze mirror was nearly ten feet tall and five feet wide. It was edged with gold strands and backed with white jade. A few gems and beads emitting mysterious seven-color light on the edge were particularly eye-catching.

The image reflected on the mirror is exactly the scene of Zhang Hualing and others breaking the formation in the "Nine Extremes Formation".

This bronze mirror is another treasure of the Jiuhua Mountains - the "Celestial Mirror", which is a high-level heaven-level magic weapon. After using it, you can use it to see all the scenes you want to see within a hundred miles, which can be said to be mysterious.

Seeing that under the continuous impact of the "Nine Palaces Formation", the black clouds formed by the "Nine Extremes Formation" began to quickly dissipate and become thinner. It was obvious that Zhang Hualing and others would break the formation soon, but Zhou Huahai ignored the worries on the faces of the elders around him. Instead, there was a sarcastic smile on his face, and he whispered to himself: "Jiuhua Mountain is proud. The most powerful formation in the world of immortality, which it has relied on for thousands of years of survival, has been broken like this. What if? The Patriarch of Jiuhua is still alive, so I’m afraid he will be stunned and in disbelief, right?”

An elder who had just betrayed the "Nine Extremes Formation" was looking at the crumbling scene of the "Nine Extremes Formation" with a complex look in his eyes. If he had not betrayed just now, then at this time There is no need to be as uneasy as now, right?

But now that he has been betrayed, there is no way out and he can only keep going. Otherwise, even Zhang Hualing can let him go in the end. He could not continue to survive on Mount Jiuhua under the disdainful looks of his brothers and junior disciples.

So seeing Zhou Huahai's leisurely expression, the elder looked far more worried than Zhou Huahai. He stood up and bowed to Zhou Huahai, and then said sadly: "Brother, I didn't expect that they could actually The Jiuji Formation is broken, but it seems inappropriate to let them break it and attack in front of Hualing Palace. Should we do something to stop them?"

Zhou Huahai glanced at the elder with a worried face, and seemed to see through his true thoughts in an instant. A trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "We can still do it now. What? Even Junior Brother Hou, an elder who is familiar with the Jiuji Formation, can't do anything. Whatever we do will only cause chaos."

Speaking of this, Zhou Huahai seemed to have thought of something, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and his voice became louder, and he said: "As for the Jiuji Formation, it will be broken if it is broken. Anyway, I never really thought about using the Jiuji Formation. The formation trapped them to death, but that old guy Zhang Hualing found the flaw in my arrangement so quickly. It was indeed amazing. If Zhang Hualing and the others hadn't destroyed the Nine Extremes Formation today, I would have dismantled the Nine Extremes Formation with my own hands in the future. This saves me a lot of trouble."

As soon as he said this, the whole hall was shocked.

All the elders in the hall looked at Zhou Huahai in disbelief as he spoke arrogantly. For a moment, they even forgot to worry about the "Nine-pole Formation" that was about to be broken.

Seeing the surprised looks of the elders, Zhou Huahai seemed to be very satisfied with the effect of his words, with a smug smile on his face. He said slowly: "Are you surprised? Anyway, I will tell you these things in the future. Now while I still have time, I will tell you what I am thinking."

"Since the catastrophe in our sect occurred in Mount Jiuhua a thousand years ago, our reputation in the world of immortality has gradually declined. Compared with when the Jiuhua Patriarch was alive, it is completely different. Take this time as an example, although what happened on Huandao Island All the evidence points to our Jiuhua Mountain, but if it were replaced by Ciyun Temple or Qingxu Sect, or our Jiuhua Sect thousands of years ago, then those sects would only have a few disciples dead, even if they died a few Elders, do they dare to question or even point fingers?"

Seeing Zhou Huahai's face with a hint of ferocity, although the elders did not agree in their hearts, they did not dare to refute.

Zhou Huahai didn't care what the elders here thought. He just said to himself: "Why has the power of our Jiuhua Mountain declined so much? Lack of strength is certainly one reason, but the biggest reason is because of the compromise policy implemented by Zhang Hualing over the years when he was in charge of Jiuhua Mountain. Hundreds of years have passed. What impression does Jiuhuashan leave on the world of immortality? I am weak and can be bullied!"

"There is also this Jiuji Formation. Everyone in Jiuhua Mountain believes that as long as the Jiuji Formation exists, Jiuhua Mountain will be foolproof, so they can practice in seclusion in Jiuhua Mountain with peace of mind and be like a frog in the well. No one comes out to promote Jiuhua at all. As a result, Jiuhua Mountain appears less and less in the world of immortality, and fewer and fewer people are familiar with it. Until now, many people in the world of immortality do not regard Jiuhua Mountain as a holy place, but as a nest. The turtles in the Jiuji Formation don’t even dare to stand out, and there are even many monks who have just entered the world of immortality who don’t even know the name of my Jiuhua Mountain!”

"Now you see? The Jiuji Formation is not as indestructible as you think. The Jiuhua Sect is not as foolproof as you think. After I capture Zhang Hualing and others, I will let the elite disciples of Jiuhua be like other holy places. Everyone will go out to experience and regain the power of Jiuhua Mountain. As long as the power of Jiuhua Mountain is restored to that of a thousand years ago, or even more powerful than a thousand years ago, then naturally no one will dare to come to Jiuhua Mountain to be arrogant. At that time, the Jiuji Formation will remain. What's the use? It's just a waste of spiritual stones."

I heard Zhou Huahai say this. An elder couldn't bear it any longer and retorted: "But Senior Brother, the reason why Jiuhua Patriarch established the Jiuhua Mountain lineage and worked so hard to design the Jiuhua Formation was so that Jiuhua disciples like me could ignore it. All kinds of disputes in the world of cultivating immortals can be cultivated peacefully, and if you do this, Master, you can certainly revive the power of Jiuhua, but it seems to be inconsistent with the original intention of the founder. "

Everyone was shocked when they heard someone refuting Zhou Huahai's words. Even the elder just now regretted his impulsiveness.

But just when everyone thought Zhou Huahai would be furious. But Zhou Huahai said with a smile: "Junior brother Li, what you said is not bad. After all, those just were just my preliminary thoughts. We can still discuss it in the future. Let's not talk about this now. Let's talk about what we will do after Zhang Hualing and the others break the formation. How to arrange it.”

Seeing that Zhou Huahai was not angry, the elders breathed a sigh of relief. After Zhou Huahai reminded them, they also remembered that Zhang Hualing and others were about to break the formation. There was a lot of discussion for a while, but no one noticed. When Zhou Huahai looked at the elder who had retorted just now, there was a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

When he saw that the elders were almost discussing, Zhou Huahai said: "Actually, you don't have to worry at all. You have all taken the elixir I gave you that day. I think you have felt the magical effect of this elixir. Although it is necessary If we continue to take this kind of elixir, our cultivation will rise to a higher level. On the other hand, although Zhang Hualing and others can break out of the formation, their spiritual energy is already declining. Isn’t it a sure win for me?”

After hearing what Zhou Huahai said. Although the elders looked more confident, they were still worried. An elder stood up first and said, "But Zhang Hualing has a Vermilion Bird Ring in his hand. It's not easy for us to defeat him."

But Zhou Huahai waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Why didn't Zhou Huahai take out the Suzaku Ring at the beginning? Although the Suzaku Ring is extremely powerful, it is after all a magic weapon used by the Mahayana cultivators. With Zhang Hualing's cultivation Although it is barely usable, it will definitely not last long, and when he breaks the formation, he will be exhausted. "

Having said this, Zhou Huahai smiled again on his face. He seemed to be proud of his perfect plan. He turned to look at an old man sitting next to him and said, "In short, we will definitely win this time." . Right, Senior Brother Xiao?”

Zhou Huahai was currently sitting in the position of the head of Jiuhua, and the seat next to him was the position of the Supreme Protector of Jiuhua Mountain.

And in this position, there was a person Xu Qingfan was very familiar with sitting there, that was Lu Huayan's senior brother and Xu Qingfan's senior uncle - Xiao Huazhe! !

Seeing Zhou Huahai asking him questions, Xiao Huazhe said calmly: "Junior Brother Head, you have no tricks left, and what you said is right."

Hearing Xiao Huazhe agree with what he said, Zhou Huahai burst out laughing.

And at the moment when Zhou Huahai smiled, a dazzling light suddenly appeared on the "Sky Mirror", and it slowly subsided after a long time, waiting for the elders to look at it again. But the "Nine Extremes Formation" has been broken by Zhang Hualing and others.

Although they had expected such a scene, the elders present could not help but be surprised.

But Zhou Huahai's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he slowly stood up and strode towards the outside of the hall.

"Everyone, let's go welcome them."

If Zhou Huahai had felt guilty about everything he had done before, then his meeting with Zhang Hualing in the Jiuji Formation just now put an end to it all.

From that moment on, in Zhou Huahai's heart, he was no longer a traitor, but the new leader of Jiuhua Mountain! Tens of miles south of Jiuhua Mountain, there is a small mountain called "Qilin". Because there is a legend that the ancient mythical beast Qilin once landed here.

But apart from this legend, there is nothing unusual about this Qilin Mountain, so basically no one will come here to browse. I don’t know what that Qilin valued here and ended up here.

But at this time, Qilin Mountain was different from usual. There were nearly a thousand people standing quietly on the top of the mountain, which seemed very lively. But even though there were so many people on the top of the mountain, no one made a sound, and it seemed extremely weird.

If any mortal came to Qilin Mountain at this time, they would be frightened to death by the scene in front of them.

I only saw these people on Qilin Mountain. No one is normal. Some have two fangs exposed in their mouths, or they have double horns on their heads, or they have the body of a snake with a tail, or they are several feet tall. It is simply a gathering place for monsters.

But at this time, these "monsters" were standing in a neat formation, standing respectfully with their hands down, not daring to raise their heads at all.

But at the front of the monsters, there were more than ten people standing in front of the cliff looking at Jiuhua Mountain in the distance.

I saw that among the dozen or so people, some were as weird as the monsters behind them. If there were three monsters, they would have snake eyes and green scales on the outside of their tongues like the snake men who had contact with Zhou Huahai before. Some of them looked like mortals, but their aura was even greater than that of the monsters around them, and several of them were dressed like monks from the Valley of Penance.

But no matter how weird or powerful these people or monsters are, if someone sees them, they will definitely notice a young scribe among them at first sight.

I saw that this scribe had a graceful temperament, handsome appearance and a touch of femininity. Although he doesn't have the weird looks or grand momentum of those around him, when he sees this person, he will feel an extremely strong and even suffocating dangerous aura coming over him. This dangerous aura. It is even countless times more powerful than all the monsters on the field put together! !

"His people, they are already fighting each other." One of the snake people said respectfully to the young scribe.

The young scribe just nodded and said nothing more. He continued to look at Jiuhua Mountain in the distance, although his eyes were indifferent. But it just makes people feel that it contains extremely complicated emotions. There is hatred and there is kindness. Will miss it again.

A monk dressed in the Valley of Penance said: "Master, your tricks are really clever. After their fight, the only two things in Jiuhua Mountain that can threaten the director, the Jiuji Formation was broken. The people in the Suzaku Ring Jiuhua Mountain are no longer able to use it, and even most of the elders in the Jiuhua Mountain will be killed or injured. In this case, wouldn’t it be easy for you, Director, to destroy Jiuhua Mountain?”

The young scribe still didn't respond. Seeing the young scribe like this, the people around him also closed their mouths and said nothing more.

After a long time, the young scribe sighed slightly and said: "The time has come, and the Jiuhua Mountain lineage should also go into history."

The voice was as soft as the young scribe's appearance, but it also contained a peculiar melody that made people unable to help but listen attentively, and eventually got lost in it unconsciously.

As he said that, the young scribe waved his hand slightly, and the monsters behind him, as if they had heard the imperial edict, did not pause at all, and used various flying magic weapons to fly towards Jiuhua Mountain.

"It's time to get my things back at this time."

Watching the monsters disappear into the sky, the young scribe said slowly.