Bamboo Mound

It took Ning Chang several minutes to memorize the outline of this "array".

After all, the more chaotic something is, the harder it is to remember.

However, he no longer wanted to do that.

He took out a leaf and quickly carved the pattern of the array onto it.

He then collected the leaves, channeled his spiritual energy, and used the array patterns on the stone platform as a template to begin drawing the array.

Before long, the formation was completed!

He then walked a little further away and began to supply spiritual energy to the circles.

However, even after he had drawn out 20% of his spiritual energy, the formation still did not begin to operate.

If the array patterns hadn't actually started flashing, he would have given up by now.

Seeing this, he frowned, took out a few spirit stones and put them in to replace the consumption of his spiritual power.

But the moment he put the spirit stone in, something unexpected happened!

The entire formation suddenly emitted a bright light, breaking through the limitations of the formation patterns and enveloping him!

The sudden change caught him completely off guard, leaving him no time to react before he was engulfed in it.

In an instant, he felt a strong sense of dizziness and lightheadedness, and he lost consciousness because of the discomfort!

When the light faded, Ning Chang's figure had already disappeared.

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Outside the secret realm, shortly after Ning Chang disappeared, Duan Kun, who was chatting with other elders, suddenly changed his expression.

The other elders also noticed this and asked:

"Old Duan, what's wrong? Where did the trouble happen?"

Duan Kun took a deep breath, his expression slightly excited.

"The sect has been attacked by the remnants of the Bloodthirsty Sect. Third brother, you organize the disciples to leave the secret realm. I'll go back and provide support first."

With that, he vanished from the spot in a flash.

The other elders' expressions changed drastically upon hearing this. "Remnants of the Bloodthirsty Sect?! After all these years, are they going to make a comeback?!"

When Xiang Liang summoned the disciples of Qingyun Sect, the elders of both sects said, "The remnants of the Bloodthirsty Sect have appeared this time. They must have come prepared. If they need the help of our Xuanshan Sect (Huayu Sect), please feel free to call on us. We will once again surround and wipe them out."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Liang's face grew even more gloomy. Just as the two sects had said, the Bloodthirsty Sect must have come prepared this time, otherwise they would not have attacked his Qingyun Sect so blatantly, and even committed the massacre of Changle City before!

"But it just so happens that at this time, the competition has already ended, and almost half of the time in the Cloud and Mist Secret Realm has passed..."

"Oh no! This is a trap!" he suddenly realized.

The Bloodthirsty Sect could have launched an attack as soon as the Three Sects Tournament began, instead of waiting almost a week later!

If they had started their attack then, six days would have been enough time for them to wipe out the Qingyun Sect completely!

After all, when the three sects besieged the Bloodthirsty Sect, the three sect leaders joined forces to fight against the Bloodthirsty Sect's patriarch, and they were only able to hold their own. The patriarch even managed to seriously injure the three sect leaders before escaping!

The sect leader of Qingyun Sect is currently in seclusion to heal his injuries, and the entire Qingyun Sect has absolutely no chance of winning!

Even if the Bloodthirsty Sect Ancestor leaves later, that time will be enough for the other remnants to lay a trap to lure the Grand Elder, him, and the remaining disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect back to exterminate them together!

Old Duan was not good at thinking, and in his haste to receive the telepathic message, he probably didn't consider things much and fell straight into the encirclement.

Thinking of this, he glared angrily, his brows furrowed, and cupped his hands to the two sects: "I beg the four of you to help guide the disciples. I'm afraid the Qingyun Sect is in grave danger this time. I'll go and stop Old Duan to prevent them from falling into a trap."

After saying that, he vanished from the spot in a flash.

On the other side, Duan Kun immediately headed towards the Qingyun Sect after receiving the telepathic message. Since he no longer needed to maintain the giant sword used for transportation, his speed was even faster.

In less than an hour, they arrived above the Qingyun Sect.

Looking at the quiet sect and the corpses of his disciples scattered all over the ground, his eyes widened in fury!

"Bloodthirsty Sect!" Sensing the lifeless atmosphere within the sect, he roared, revealing his full aura as a member of the Fetal Heart Realm.

In an instant, four figures appeared out of thin air around him.

"Is there only one person?" one of the blood-haired youths asked to himself.

"They should go first, so we need to finish that quickly. There's another one and a few close associates behind them," the other person replied to the red-faced bald man.

As they spoke, the four men prepared to attack.

Upon seeing this, Duan Kun was instantly enraged. "You mere four half-step fetal heartbeats dare to utter such arrogant words! I will make you pay with your lives for the Qingyun Sect!"

Then, his entire body erupted with explosive flames as he roared and charged towards the blood-haired youth in front of him.

"Hmph, annihilating you is enough!" the blood-haired youth replied, but still dodged the charge.

All four of them were at the ninth level of the Spirit Platform stage, only one step away from breaking through to the Fetal Heart stage, but they were still far from being able to take on the elder at the peak of the third level of the Spirit Fusion stage.

But they were prepared. They exchanged a glance and then activated the formation together.

Instantly, Duan Kun's vision turned crimson, and the four figures were hidden within this crimson light, launching continuous attacks.

Before long, Duan Kun was injured.

His vision was limited, so he couldn't see the four people or their attacks, and could only randomly unleash explosive flames in all directions.

"You wicked creature!" Duan Kun roared repeatedly, but to no avail.

As the four continued to drain his energy, Duan Kun's spiritual power gradually ran out, and his body was covered in wounds, yet he still couldn't touch the hem of their clothes.

Finally, he shouted in despair, "Ning Chang! Avenge my master!"

He then spat out a mouthful of blood, and a dangerous aura emanated from his entire body.

Seeing that he was about to self-destruct, the four men also showed a mocking expression.

When the self-destruction reached the point where it could not be stopped, Duan Kun suddenly felt his vision clear.

Looking ahead, he saw that the four people had put away the formation and were now hiding behind a spirit pearl, looking at him smugly.

Upon sensing the spiritual power emanating from the sixth-level fetal heartbeat, a look of anger and despair appeared on Lingzhu's face.

His self-destruction, which now has almost no spiritual power, cannot harm them in the slightest!

Without a sound, a huge surge of spiritual energy emanated, causing trees along the way to crumble and fall one by one until, several kilometers away, only the power of a gale remained, and then all was still.

Xiang Liang, who was rushing from afar, was not as fast as Duan Kun and had only just reached a distance where he could see the battlefield.

After seeing Duan Kun self-destruct, he immediately stopped in his tracks.

Only when a gentle breeze touched her face did a single tear roll down her cheek. "Old Duan..."

But then she wiped away her tears.

It's clear that the Qingyun Sect has been destroyed, and now only he and the disciples in the Cloud and Mist Secret Realm remain, making it a sect that exists in name only.

But he knew now was not the time to rush forward with a roar. Even Duan Kun, who was a level higher than him, was forced to self-destruct, so his arrival would be futile.

The most important thing right now is to send the message back and request help from the other two cases.

Thinking this, he glanced one last time in the direction of the sect, then turned and headed towards the Cloud and Mist Secret Realm.