System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Chen Xuan focused his mind, and his vast divine sense, like a surging tide, spread out with immense force, instantly encompassing the thousands of miles of land below.

Almost instantly, he pinpointed the cave where the old man in black robes was hiding.

"Soul-Shattering Technique!"

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With a low shout from Chen Xuan, he unleashed his divine sense through the secret technique, the Divine Shock Technique. This power was formless and intangible, yet it carried a chilling sense of oppression, like an undercurrent surging through the air.

Wang Kaixuan, standing beside him, felt this power and was deeply moved, because the impact he had just experienced was exactly the same.

It was obvious that the spiritual impact that the black-robed elder had previously unleashed could only slightly slow down Chen Xuan's flight speed; in comparison, the strength of his spiritual impact was far inferior to that of Chen Xuan.

A surge of divine consciousness, like a roaring beast, swept out with overwhelming force.

From the mountainside below, a roar of alarm and anger suddenly rang out, like the shrill cry of a night owl, shattering the original tranquility.

Immediately afterwards, a muffled rumble suddenly came from the area inside the mountain, rocks flew everywhere like cannonballs, and a dark shadow rushed out of the cave like a ghost.

The old man was slightly hunched over, as if his spine had been bent by the weight of time. His eyes were filled with malice, and his face was as pale as a sheet of paper. He had obviously suffered internal injuries from Chen Xuan's spiritual counterattack.

"Youngster, you're looking for death!"

The old man's face was contorted, and his venomous voice seemed to come from the deepest hell. He glanced contemptuously at Chen Xuan and his companion, and then, with a flick of his wrist, a furnace engulfed in black flames appeared in his hand.

The furnace surface shimmered with runes, and the black flames leaped like living things, emitting a sizzling sound, as if greedily devouring the surrounding spiritual energy.

Without hesitation, the old man instantly summoned the black flames from the furnace. The flames, like a giant black dragon with bared fangs and claws, fiercely pounced towards Chen Xuan and the others. Wherever they passed, the air seemed to be ignited, distorting and deforming.

"Only the Dao Realm?"

Seeing that the other party was about to kill him right away and had no intention of pursuing the matter or revealing their identity, Chen Xuan did not hesitate at all, "Hmph, since you won't reveal your identity, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Chen Xuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, like ice that had never melted for ten thousand years, chilling to the bone. With a wave of his hand, a large number of flying swords flew out of his storage magic treasure like a swarm of bees leaving their hive, swirling and dancing around him, emitting a series of clear chimes.

In the blink of an eye, the Ninefold Lesser Thousand Swords Formation was completed. Within the formation, sword energy crisscrossed, weaving into a dazzling sword net that exuded a chilling and sharp aura.

A dazzling sword light, like a singularity gathered at the center of endless chaos, was so powerful that the sword formation was far stronger than the six-fold sword formation that Senior Brother Jianxin of the Dao Proving Hall had used before.

"Go!" With Chen Xuan's finger pointing out, the jade sword light gathered at the core of the sword formation instantly pierced the sky, carrying a world-destroying power. With Chen Xuan's wave of his hand, it shot towards the black-robed old man like a meteor, completely ignoring the surging black flames.

"what?"

The old man originally thought that with his strength as a Nascent Soul Daoist, dealing with these two juniors at the Foundation Establishment Realm would be a piece of cake.

But to his utter surprise, the white-haired youth's spiritual attack was not achieved with the help of a one-time magic weapon, but rather stemmed from his own powerful spiritual energy.

At this moment, looking at the sword light that ignored his natal flame, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes for the first time.

"A sword formation technique! Such a powerful sword formation technique... we've run into a brick wall!"

Sword formations are extremely rare in the cultivation world, and each sword formation contains unique laws and powers.

Once successfully set up, it can greatly enhance the caster's strength, unleashing power far exceeding their own level.