This force originated perhaps from Yan Di, perhaps from Xin Dongping, or perhaps even Yuan Tian.
Regardless of who it was, it was like a natural disaster as it posed a huge threat to Broad Creed Mountain below.
At this time, Xin Dongping had managed to wrest away the control of the Clear Qi Grand Formation. With the power of the grand formation bolstering him, his attacks against Yan Di became increasingly aggressive.
At this moment, Broad Creed Mountain had lost the usual grand formation that guarded it.
Every one of the frightening shockwaves emanating from the spatial fissure in the sky would cause enormous damage wherever it landed.
Where any one of them landed, it was as though a devastating earthquake had struck the area.
The previously elegant and untouchable mountain peaks were now bathed in a baptism of blood and fire.
Today, Broad Creed Mountain’s eight peaks received a cruel tribulation.
Although the guardian grand formation was no longer protecting them,countless martial practitioners had lived and cultivated here over the past generations.
Over time, the accumulated true martial intent of these cultivators had been refining these peaks.
These seemingly ordinary mountains had attained the hardness of Vajra. Once, when the clan had just been established, any experts could have easily cleaved through them.
Now, even peak Martial Grandmaster experts would find it hard to even damage Broad Creed Mountain’s eight peaks.
However, now, a sword-light shot out of the spatial fissure in the sky and directly struck one of the eight peaks, the Fire Leaving Peak, cleanly diagonally slicing off a great portion of it!
The peak which had originally been smooth and unmarred was now sharp and jagged.
A rolling grey fog full of devilish qi also poured out of the spatial fissure. The fog quickly spread throughout all of Broad Creed Mountain.
Whether it was the Broad Creed Mountain or the Decimating Abyss martial practitioners, when they encountered the grey fog, they would fall into a trance and feel suffocated.
For those with low cultivation bases, enveloped by the fog, they would be unable to resist it and die.
For Fang Zhun, who was attempting to suppress the Devilish Domain Grand Formation, receiving this disturbance, it upset the fragile balance and made it even more difficult for him to continue suppressing the formation.
The spatial fissures in the sky would appear suddenly, release devastating waves of energy, and then instantly disappear.
However, new cracks would quickly open again.
Even more worrying was the fact that the cracks began to appear more and more frequently as the interval between each appearance became shorter.
Every time a spatial fissure appeared, it would bring a disaster onto Broad Creed Mountain.
The Elder He situated outside of the Heaven Sealing Gorge remained expressionless as she saw these events unfold.
Her thin and frail frame suddenly straightened up as her enormous true martial avatar rose up behind her on the mountain peak. Completely disproportionate with her small size, the giant raised both its hands to the sky.
A majestic fist-intent with the power to overturn the heavens rose up towards the sky, resembling a true heaven-stabilising pillar.
With the external help of Elder He, the foreign dimension stabilized somewhat. The rate of spatial fissures appearing seemed to greatly lessen.
However, the violent forces of the spatial distortion greatly pressured Elder He. Under the continuous assault of the spatial distortion, her figure began to bend.
At this moment, a streak of light appeared on the horizon as it shot towards Broad Creed Mountain.
Having resolved the issue at Lianhu County, Yan Zhaoge and Shi Tie hurried back to reinforce the clan.
Yan Zhaoge and Shi Tie shot across the sky as they approached Broad Creed Mountain.
As they neared, they saw an enormous distortion in the Clear Qi Grand Formation.
It was as if two invisible attacks had shot out as the formation creased and distorted like a wrinkling sheet of paper.
Yan Zhaoge frowned as he sensed the changes in the grand formation. As he sensed the changes, his expression changed. “The formation has become disordered and unstable. However, traces still remain of someone having tampered with the formation.”
Xu Fei’s expression was grave. “Elder Yan received the control of the formation directly from Grand Master. Not having to make any special alterations, he could already properly wield and unleash its power normally.”
“For this kind of situation to occur, someone must have made plans to wrest away control of the formation!”
Yan Zhaoge rubbed his temples. “Xin Dongping! Other than him, no one could do this. What’s even worse is that it seems like he has succeeded…”
The people present felt a sinking feeling.
For control of their grand formation to have landed in Xin Dongping’s hands, everyone present was well aware of the implications.
From the onset, Xin Dongping was someone who stood at the peak of Martial Grandmasters. He was only one tiny step away from stepping into the Martial Saint realm.
In the entire Eight Extremities World, those Martial Grandmasters who dared to speak of definite confidence in beating Xin Dongping were limited to only Yuan Zhengfeng, who was currently in seclusion.
“If father steps into the Transcending Mortality, stage, he can also stably defeat that old goat.” Yan Zhaoge exhaled. “However, now that Xin Dongping has the backing of the grand formation, his combat prowess is equivalent to someone in the Martial Saint realm. What’s more, the Devil Saint is also there Even though father can probably defend against them for some time, Broad Creed Mountain will be ruined.”
Shi Tie’s gaze did not waver as he stared unblinkingly in the direction of Broad Creed Mountain.
Ah Hu worriedly asked, “Young Master, what was that essence fluctuation just now?”
Yan Zhaoge answered, “It’s an attack from external forces. Two concurrent attacks from two different directions gave Xin Dongping the chance he needed.”
“Heaven Breaking Formation Shattering Thunder, Anti-Sun, Earth-Returning Talisman, Nine Palaces Inversion Ritual…my guess is that out of these things, it was possibly one or two of them,” Yan Zhaoge turned to look at the Fire Domain in the south, “Come to think of it, the Sacred Sun Clan possessed Anti-Suns, though that was an old matter of six hundred years ago.”
“From the looks of it, it seems that they managed to find a couple more.” Yan Zhaoge let out a cold laugh. “Anti-Sun… it requires at least a high-grade spirit artifact to shoot it. From the two different directions that they came from, it seems as if this attack isn’t solely orchestrated by the Sacred Sun Clan. The Heavenly Thunder Hall also had a hand in it.”
Shi Tie’s expression was unchanging like steel. “First we will overcome this trial. Then, we will repay these debts one by one.”
Feeling the rapid fluctuations in spiritual energy of the grand formation, Yan Zhaoge suddenly said, “Eldest apprentice-uncle, please wait a moment.”
Shi Tie stopped and looked at him. Yan Zhaoge solemnly nodded his head. “I may have a plan, but I first need to closely feel the transformations within the Clear Qi Grand Formation.”
“Alright.” Shi Tie chose to believe in Yan Zhaoge, whose outstanding accomplishments in formations had continuously astonished others. Even though his heart was burning with impatience, he still halted where they were.
As soon as they landed, Yan Zhaoge kneeled down and placed both palms on the ground.
With his hands as the core, a dense web of spirit patterns appeared on the ground, mirroring the enormous Clear Qi Grand Formation in the sky.
Yan Zhaoge rapidly calculated and pondered the various projections of the formation as Shi Tie and Xu Fei stood guard beside him.
In the distance, two females approached the group. They were Sikong Qing and Feng Yunsheng.
Seeing Shi Tie and Yan Zhaoge, they let out a sigh of relief. “Eldest apprentice-uncle, Master sent us out to meet you. The clan is currently in a critical state.”
Shi Tie asked, “What are the actual circumstances right now?”
Feng Yunsheng rapidly responded, “The Martial Repository’s First Seat Elder Xin Dongping is a traitor, and the Clear Qi Grand Formation has likely fallen into his hands. At the moment, he is in the foreign dimension together with Yuan Tian, fighting against Elder Yan and Elder Zhang. Many of the Elders are seriously injured.”
“In the Heaven Sealing Gorge, a Devilish Domain Grand Formation attempted to open a portal to the Nine Underworlds, but it is currently being suppressed by Elder Fang. Elder He is protecting Grand Master’s seclusion grounds, while Master and the Heaven Sealing Gorge’s First Seat Elder, Elder Gong, are leading the resistance against the Decimating Abyss. However, they have many experts.”
Learning of the dire state of affairs, everyone’s expressions grew grave.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 293: The key to breaking the situation
HSSB293: The key to breaking the situation
Yan Zhaoge looked solemnly in the direction of Broad Creed Mountain, where black devilish qi surged to the heavens, the usual clear, spiritual mountains currently resembling a ghost domain.
“Internally plagued with the descent of the Nine Underworlds and Xin Dongping attacking father alongside Yuan Tian having wrested control of the grand formation, externally with the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall watching hungrily by the side,” Yan Zhaoge sucked in a deep breath, “This tribulation, is really a hard one.”
Ah Hu looked rather worriedly at him, “Young Master. The Family Head…”
Yan Zhaoge did not speak, carefully observing Broad Creed Mountain.
Above the mountain peaks, the space was distorting unceasingly, as though it might break apart at any moment, infinite destructive power leaking out from within, descending towards Broad Creed Mountain below.
As spiritual light flickered, from the back mountain Converting Lake Peak, two massive palms extended, as though holding up the sky as they grasped that distorting space, stabilising it as much as possible, such that it would not affect Broad Creed Mountain below.
“That should be Elder He, standing guard for Grand Master, being forced to make a move as well.”
Yan Zhaoge looked to the other side of the back mountains, in the direction of Water Ridge Peak, where devilish qi surged to the heavens, virtually having completely enveloped the mountain.
However, a bright sword-light shot up to the heavens from within the black domain of devilish qi, preventing the devilish domain from expanding.
“This momentum; it’s second apprentice-uncle forcibly suppressing the Devilish Domain Grand Formation.”
Because he could not be sure who the traitor was, after analysing and creating the method of suppressing the Devilish Domain Grand Formation, Yan Zhaoge had not given it to the clan.
The Decimating Abyss’s research and improvements on the Devilish Domain Grand Formation had also been unceasing.
From the start, unable to leave Hell, only able to experiment within, they had then arrived at the point where at Clear Concealed Lake, with a vein of water that originated from Hell, they had been able to set up a formation.
And from the time at the Sand Region, they had also shown their ability to set up Devilish Domain Grand Formations in places far from Hell, also able to guide the devilish qi to change the location of the descent of the Nine Underworlds.
Through his analysis of the other side’s Devilish Domain Grand Formation, Yan Zhaoge’s proficiency in breaking these formations had risen unceasingly.
And the Decimating Abyss’s side, or rather the Abyss Lord Xin Dongping, through analysing Yan Zhaoge’s formation-breaking techniques, had also improved his ability in setting up the formations.
Through the Devilish Domain Grand Formations, Yan Zhaoge had already formlessly duelled with this bigwig many times.
Earlier, when he had still been unable to determine who the traitor was, Yan Zhaoge had only provided his newest technique with which to suppress and break the Devilish Domain Grand Formations to his father, Yan Di.
However, Yan Di was currently battling mighty enemies within a foreign dimension, naturally being unable to pass it down to Fang Zhun.
At this moment, Fang Zhun was completely relying on his cultivation base to suppress the Devilish Domain Grand Formation. Luckily, his cultivation base was much higher than Yan Zhaoge’s, his understanding towards the Nine Underworlds devilish qi also far surpassing others.
It was only because of protecting the First Seat Elder of the Heaven Sealing Gorge, Elder Gong earlier, as well as having been trapped within the Heaven Sealing Gorge by Xin Dongping’s seal that Fang Zhun’s strength had been greatly depleted.
Now, he could only barely suppress the Devilish Domain Grand Formation.
Still, he at least still managed to prevent the Nine Underworlds from directly descending in Broad Creed Mountain.
“The most pressing and also the most key situation here is still father’s side,” Yan Zhaoge knelt down on one knee, palms pressed on the ground, ceaselessly feeling the changes in the Clear Qi Grand Formation, “While father still has the Clear Qi Robe on him, the two opponents he is facing, the Devil Saint Yuan Tian and Xin Dongping who has obtained a majority of the control of the clan’s grand formation, are equivalent to two Martial Saint experts.”
“It is also thanks to father being able to fight against the both of them at once. Otherwise, either of them able to emerge, they would be able to sweep up the entire situation against us.”
The key was at where Yan Di was, where a heated battle was currently ongoing, with experts battling with the strength of the Martial Saint realm, causing the heavens to roil and the earth to overturn.
Such a situation was already very hard for others to stick a hand in. Even Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters seemed to lack such qualifications.
Fang Zhun included, even if Broad Creed Mountain won a complete victory on all the other fronts, with Fang Zhun, Shi Tie and the others all being freed up, not wresting back control of the clan’s grand formation, it would also be very hard to help Yan Di.
Yan Zhaoge sucked in a deep breath, “And so long as father cannot hold on, any other victories would also mean nothing-the general situation would immediately collapse. We do not have much time left.”
He swivelled his head to look at Shi Tie, “It is not like there are no methods, but there is some difficulty.”
“Because of external enemies, a change happened with the clan’s guardian formation, giving Xin Dongping a chance. We have to overturn that now.”
“I have a plan, but it requires three routes of troops, having to be executed in three different places surrounding Broad Creed Mountain.”
Yan Zhaoge said, “The executors either have to have a sufficient cultivation base or be proficient in the changes in formations. I am willing to lead one side, and eldest-apprentice uncle can lead another. However, I don’t know if there is still sufficient manpower within the clan to go the third route. Elder He is guarding Grand Master as well as the clan; how serious are Elder Zhang’s injuries?”
Shi Tie looked at Feng Yunsheng and Sikong Qing, “Junior apprentice-brother Fang is suppressing the Devilish Domain Grand Formation, unable to split his attentions. If Elder Zhang’s injuries are too serious, then find junior apprentice-sister Fu.”
Yan Zhaoge now said to the two of them, “We will have to be troubling you. I have some new ways to break the devilish formation and prevent the descent of the Nine Underworlds, requiring one of you to enter the Devilish Domain Grand Formation and inform second apprentice-uncle about them. The other will find Elder Zhang and senior apprentice-aunt Fu, telling them the method used to correct our clan’s grand formation.”
Feng Yunsheng and Sikong Qing exchanged g
lances, both saying in unison, “I will enter the Devilish Domain Grand Formation to find senior apprentice-uncle Fang.”
Entering the Devilish Domain Grand Formation would clearly be more dangerous.
Yan Zhaoge thought for a moment, “Now is not the time for courtesies. Junior apprentice-sister Feng, go find senior apprentice-uncle Fang, riding over on Pan-Pan. Meeting enemies on the way, evade them if you can. Junior apprentice-sister Sikong, go find Elder Zhang and senior apprentice-aunt Fu.”
Feng Yunsheng nodded, while beside her, Sikong Qing, her gaze unwavering and with no change in her expression, also nodded at his words.
Yan Zhaoge immediately told the method of suppressing the Devilish Domain Grand Formation to Feng Yunsheng.
Feng Yunsheng did not waste time on words. While she did not understand some things on the principles and circulation of formations, she just directly memorized them.
Yan Zhaoge sucked in a deep breath, “Stay safe.”
“You too,” Feng Yunsheng nodded.
At this moment, time was of the essence. After confirming that she had fully memorized what she had to, she jumped onto Pan-Pan.
Pan-Pan also did not act lazy now, extending his claws and racing off into the distance.
Yan Zhaoge directly said to Shi Tie and the others, “The technique to correct the clan’s guardian formation is not to be executed in Broad Creed Mountain itself, or it will be immediately wrecked by Xin Dongping. Therefore, with heaven, earth and human as bases, we will have to simultaneously execute the technique at three different places outside of Broad Creed Mountain. I have precisely calculated these locations.”
After telling the three places to Shi Tie and Sikong Qing, he looked at Xu Fei, “This technique requires the coordination of two people at each point, one at the helm, and the other assisting. Therefore, senior apprentice-brother Xu will go with eldest-apprentice uncle, assisting him. After finding Elder Zhang or senior apprentice-aunt Fu, junior apprentice-sister Sikong will do the same.”
“If both Elder Zhang and senior apprentice-aunt Fu are able to move, find someone else who can assist, with eldest apprentice-uncle, senior apprentice-aunt Fu and Elder Zhang executing the technique simultaneously. That way, it will be easier to succeed.”
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