The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 141 Breaking the Formation
Everyone present was exceptionally intelligent; otherwise, they wouldn't have become outer disciples of the Jie Sect, let alone cultivated to such a high level.

Although there are few requirements for becoming a disciple of the Jie Sect and they do not value one's background, without the corresponding comprehension, one cannot cultivate to such a level.

After a moment's thought, everyone understood their current predicament: there were many powerful forces in the prehistoric world, and strong individuals were everywhere.

Although they were disciples of the Daoist sect, their strength was not among the top in the prehistoric world.

The powerful figures of the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, and the demon race of the ancient Heavenly Court were beyond their ability to resist, not to mention some powerful rogue cultivators.

Although "Great Power" refers to the Quasi-Saint Great Perfection, there are different levels within this realm.

Although it is virtually impossible to attain Hunyuan in the primordial world with the current infinitely growing laws and great Daos, it is impossible to fully master a Great Dao because it is infinitely growing. The speed at which you comprehend it cannot keep up with its growth. You may have comprehended 50%, but in a short while, your 50% comprehension will be less than 10% of the entire Great Dao.

Moreover, this speed is extremely fast, so in the current prehistoric world, the path of Hunyuan is a dead end.

However, this does not preclude the distinction between the strength and weakness of living beings. For example, there is Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, who once caused a conflict between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Daoist Ancestor.

He is currently at the level of a Great Power, but his strength is incomparable to that of an ordinary Great Power. Even Donghuang Taiyi, who wields the Chaos Bell, is probably no match for him.

After all, Luo Hou was the destined founder and creator of the demonic path. The great demonic path of the primordial world was created by him. Although he was not a saint or a primordial being, he was no weaker than a saint or a primordial being. He just did not have the ability to be reborn.

With so many powerful beings in the primordial world, it's no wonder that Senior Brother Duobao and Senior Sister Jinling told them not to have any thoughts about entering the Wind God Battlefield a second time!
"Yes, junior brother (junior sister) thanks Senior Brother Duobao and Senior Sister Jinling for their guidance."

After everyone understood, they immediately bowed and thanked Duobao and Jinling.

Daoist Duobao and Holy Mother Jinling nodded, without saying anything more.

Instead, he closed his eyes to rest and conserve his energy and maintain a perfect state to prepare for the upcoming Investiture of the Gods battle.

Although tomorrow is the home turf for the Ten Heavenly Lords, they are ultimately only at the Quasi-Saint level and cannot hold out for long.

It's estimated that it won't be long before it's their turn to take the stage. The demon race, the dragon, phoenix, and qilin races, as well as many ancient powerful beings, are all lying low. It's estimated that they will wait until the three generations of the Daoist sect finish their competition before they can appear.

After all, they are indeed much more powerful and senior, so it's normal for them to care about saving face.

……

The next day, the Xiqi camp and the Shang army camp gathered in front of Xiqi City.

After the leaders, Daoist Duobao and Immortal Antarctic, nodded in agreement, the numerous Quasi-Saint level cultivators from the Xiqi camp flew into the Investiture of the Gods battlefield one by one.

After thousands of quasi-saint cultivators entered the battlefield, they immediately entered the Heavenly Annihilation Formation.

The scene on the Primordial Battlefield suddenly changed, replicating the scene inside the Heavenly Annihilation Formation. This was Zhou Chen's doing; otherwise, people outside wouldn't be able to see it at all inside the Heavenly Annihilation Formation.

After thousands of cultivators entered the Heavenly Annihilation Formation, they immediately formed their own formations: the Three Talents Formation, the Five Elements Formation, the Yin-Yang Formation, and so on. Once the formations were complete, True Immortal Yu Ding loudly proclaimed:
"Junior Brother Qin Wan, we are ready. Please proceed with your actions."

Qin Wan appeared in the formation, looked at everyone's formation, and said with a smile, "Then Qin Wan will make a fool of himself and ask fellow Daoists to appreciate the power of the Heavenly Annihilation Formation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Three-Headed Banner unleashed its full power, summoning countless strands of the Three Powers Qi that permeated the Heavenly Annihilation Formation. The baleful aura also grew stronger, and the innate pure Qi hidden within the formation slowly merged into the Three Powers Qi.

The moment the innate pure energy merged with the energy of the three powers, it transformed into thunder, namely the Supreme Pure Divine Thunder. Within the old sword formation, endless divine thunder from the heavens flashed and intertwined wildly.

Qin Wan waved his hand at the cultivators of Xiqi, and lightning struck the sky in an instant. Immediately, lightning surged within the formation, and thunder roared. Apart from the lightning and thunder, no other sight could be seen.

The cultivators of Xiqi did not sit idly by and wait for their doom, but instead fought back with all their might, using one supernatural power and technique after another to counter the Shangqing Divine Thunder of the Heavenly Annihilation Formation.

For a time, the two sides were evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand.

Although the number of cultivators in Xiqi was large, Qin Wan, with the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the enhancement of the Great Dao of Formation, was no weaker than them.

In fact, once they reach the Quasi-Saint realm, the difference in strength among most Daoist disciples is not significant. The only things that can give them an absolute advantage, besides top-tier supernatural abilities, are spiritual treasures and formations.

However, Taoist disciples have all dabbled in top-tier supernatural abilities. After all, any Taoist disciple can comprehend the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends. Even if they don't learn them all, they will still try to understand them. Therefore, it is very difficult to determine a winner in terms of supernatural abilities and techniques unless they learn the Ten Fierce Treasures and Three Thousand Great Dao Supernatural Abilities of the Ziwei Palace. Otherwise, they have no advantage at all.

Although the outer sect of the Jie Sect didn't have much of an advantage in terms of spiritual treasures, the Tongtian Sect Master's Dao of Formations was not kept secret. The Dao of Formations was widely spread within the Jie Sect, and almost all of its disciples had some knowledge of it. After all, most of the Jie Sect disciples were unruly and loved to fight, and the Dao of Formations could multiply their strength, even enabling them to defeat stronger opponents and challenge those of higher levels. How could the Jie Sect disciples not like it!

After a period of stalemate, the disciples of the Chan Sect in Xiqi finally began to exert their strength. A cloud of auspiciousness flew out from the body of Jade Cauldron True Man, enveloping all the cultivators of Xiqi.

Within the auspicious clouds, the primordial world was faintly visible, illuminated by the sun, moon, and stars. Five-colored rays of light shone throughout the heavens, and celestial music resounded throughout the universe.

Beyond the auspicious clouds, countless golden lanterns, golden lotuses, necklaces, and hanging beads fell from the clouds, like water dripping from the eaves, flowing endlessly.

These are the auspicious clouds of the heavens, formed from the righteous energy in the heart of the great god Pangu. They are neither of the primordial nor of the future.

After Pangu transformed into the primordial chaos, it became the most precious protective treasure of Hongjun Laozu.

After Hongjun Daozu finished his third sermon, he bestowed this treasure upon Yuanshi Tianzun for the purpose of protecting the Dao.

Once the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds are unleashed, all evil spirits will be repelled, and all magic will be immune to attacks from any treasures or weapons, and it will be immune to all supernatural powers and spells. It is the foremost defensive spiritual treasure of the Chan Sect.

When Duobao Jinling and the others saw the auspicious clouds of the heavens, they couldn't help but frown. They hadn't expected that their Master Uncle Yuanshi would bestow such a treasure. But then they thought that since Master Uncle Yuanshi had already ascended to the divine position, this treasure was of little use to them.

After all, the power to control the primordial energy and be the cause of all results is terrifyingly great. Apart from the aforementioned individuals, no one in the prehistoric world can rival them, so there is no need for this protective spiritual treasure.

Even when compared to opponents of equal caliber, this spiritual treasure is not very useful. It has lost its original value in the hands of Master Yuanshi, so it is only natural to bestow it upon him. However, with the appearance of the Celestial Auspicious Clouds, the formation of Qin Wan and the other ten Heavenly Lords is also not very effective, and they are in a state where no one can defeat the other.

Fortunately, only the auspicious clouds of the heavens appeared. If the Pangu Banner were bestowed upon them again, the Ten Deadly Formations would be destroyed.

"I never expected that my senior uncle would bestow the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds upon me. My senior brother is indeed deeply favored by my senior uncle."

"The Heavenly Auspicious Clouds can protect you all, but breaking the Heavenly Annihilation Formation won't be easy," Qin Wan said with a smile, his face showing little emotion.

If it were the Ten Deadly Formations from the beginning, the appearance of the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds would have declared it a failure. After all, he was only one person with limited magical power. Fighting against so many cultivators, especially when the opponents were in an invincible state, he had no other path but defeat and death.

However, after learning the Great Dao of Arrays from the Ziwei Palace, he made up for his shortcomings. He could absorb various spiritual energies from the surrounding area through the power of the array to replenish his energy. So, if he continued to fight like this, he might not necessarily lose.

The Ten Deadly Formations are interconnected. When the other formations are not activated, they will absorb all kinds of spiritual energy and inject it into the activating formation, thus supplying the energy consumption of the formation in place of the person who sets up the formation.

"Haha! Junior brother, you flatter me. This treasure is of little use to our master now, so he gave it to us for protection. Although it is only for protection, it is sufficient."

"We already know the method to break the formation. Junior Brother, watch us put it into practice." Master Yu Ding laughed twice and replied.

"Senior brother, please give me your guidance!" Qin Wan said.

Master Yu Ding, with a solemn expression, turned and nodded to the crowd.

A rogue cultivator at the early stage of Quasi-Saint level walked out of the formation with a smile, bowed to Qin Wan, and left the protective abode of the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds.

The overwhelming divine lightning instantly annihilated him. After killing this person, the malevolent energy within the Heavenly Annihilation Formation weakened imperceptibly.

"What is this?" Qin Wan was stunned, not understanding what was going on. Was this sending him to his death? Giving him points?
……

The Taoist Duobao, standing outside the arena, sighed softly and said, "The Ten Deadly Formations are about to be broken. Fellow disciples, please prepare yourselves!"

The Holy Mother of Golden Spirit didn't say much, only a hint of regret flashed in her eyes, which then turned into determination, and she slightly tightened her grip on the Dragon and Tiger Ruyi in her hand.

"I wonder what you mean by this, Senior Brother? Junior Brother Qin Wan is not at a disadvantage, so why do you say that?" asked Shi Ji Niangniang, an outer disciple.

"Junior sister, you may not know this, but the power of the Ten Deadly Formations is enhanced by the evil energy. The cultivators of Xiqi have found a way to break the evil energy, which is to eliminate it by the death of cultivators. When the evil energy is eliminated to a certain extent, the power of the Ten Deadly Formations will be greatly reduced, and it will break accordingly."

That's why I asserted that the Ten Deadly Formations were about to be destroyed. Daoist Duobao wasn't angry; instead, he explained why the Ten Deadly Formations were about to be destroyed.

"Ah! This, isn't doing this risking one's own future and divine position to help others? Are their relationships so close that they can actually sacrifice themselves for righteousness?" Lady Shiji exclaimed, asking in disbelief.

Daoist Duobao chuckled, shook his head, and continued, "No, it's possible that there were some experts among them. Those who perished were all early-stage Quasi-Saints. Even if they hadn't perished during their battle with us, they would have met the same fate."

Since the outcome is the same for everyone, why not let luck determine the order from the sidelines? Perhaps we can become the ones who benefit.

It doesn't matter if we're unlucky; at worst, it's the same as facing us head-on on the battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods. So we'll work together wholeheartedly, since there's nothing to lose.

Furthermore, if they weren't united, they truly couldn't break the Ten Deadly Formations. Even if word got out that they could attain higher divine positions, it would damage their reputation. It would be better to sacrifice themselves for righteousness and gain a good name.

The disciples of the Jie Sect behind him all nodded, understanding the actions of the Xiqi cultivators. Then they began to discuss who would step in after the Ten Deadly Formations were destroyed.

"Fellow disciples, how about we leave the next match to our Nine Dragons Island?" said the Taoist priest, dressed in a bright red robe, with a face as blue as indigo, hair as red as cinnabar, a huge mouth with fangs, three wide-open eyes, and riding a golden-eyed camel. This man was none other than Lü Yue of Nine Dragons Island.

Lu Yue's cultivation had reached the Quasi-Saint realm, and he was proficient in plague magic. He possessed great supernatural powers, as well as the ability to have three heads and six arms. He wielded the Finger Plague Twin Swords and had many magical treasures and weapons, including the Plague Seal, Plague Bell, Plague Banner, Plague Umbrella, Plague Pill, and Bagua Platform. He was considered one of the top disciples in the outer sect of the Intercepting Sect.

Lu Yue was initially very arrogant, claiming to be the number one disciple of the Jie Sect. However, after Zhou Chen suddenly appeared, he toned down his arrogance a bit. After all, Zhou Chen's achievements were too terrifying for him to match.

After Lü Yue finished speaking, the Four Saints of Kowloon Island, Lü Yue's four disciples, and two junior brothers stood behind him to show their support.

“Senior brother, your words are surprising. My Fire Dragon Island also wishes to discuss the Dao with fellow Daoist Xiqi,” said a cultivator wearing a fish-tail crown, with a face like a red date, a red beard and hair, three eyes, and dressed in a bright red Bagua robe, his entire body in crimson.

This person is Luo Xuan from Fire Dragon Island. Luo Xuan cultivates powerful fire-type techniques and possesses a three-headed, six-armed avatar. When used in combination with five fire-attribute magic treasures: the Heaven-Illuminating Seal, the Five Dragon Wheels, the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, the Ten Thousand Miles Rising Clouds and Smoke, and the Flying Smoke Twin Swords, his power is immense.

"I am the same."

"So do I."

……

It looks like they're about to start fighting amongst themselves for the next chance to play.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Daoist Duobao's brow as he was about to offer some words of advice.

Golden Spirit Mother unleashed her aura, the unique pressure of a great supernatural being directly covering everyone, and shouted, "Insolence!"

The aura of the Holy Mother Jinling pressed down on the immortals of the Jie Sect like Mount Tai, rendering them completely immobile and causing them to break out in a cold sweat.

"Senior Sister, please calm down!" The cultivators dared not be presumptuous any longer and all lowered their heads.

Daoist Duobao was secretly surprised to sense the aura of the Golden Spirit Mother. He had experienced the creation of the Netherworld, served as the teacher of the Earth Emperor, participated in the arrangement of the Reverse Zhou Tian Star Array, and learned the magic and supernatural powers of the Ziwei Palace. He could not help but feel a sense of crisis from the aura of the Golden Spirit Mother.

But when she thought about how Jinling Shengmu and Zhou Chen were from the same dojo, she felt relieved. She guessed that His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor had given Jinling junior sister special training, otherwise Jinling junior sister wouldn't be so strong.

(End of this chapter)