"Brother Peng, how are you?"
"Feipeng, how are you?"
Before he even landed, accompanied by two fragrant breezes, Lin Yang was caught steadily. One person was on his left, and the other on his right. It was a pity that this was in front of a large audience, with over a hundred Chosen Ones watching. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been better to do something more enjoyable?
"Cough cough, the difference in strength is too great. This long-browed man, who is Xu Fu's clone, can unleash the true strength of the early fifth rank under the enhancement of the formation! Defeating him is out of the question before breaking the formation. But to break the formation, we must first defeat him. What a trap!" Lin Yang said painfully, feeling the injuries on his body.
His entire body was covered in blood, not a single patch of uninjured flesh. Fortunately, it was all just superficial wounds, only appearing severe. There weren't many actual internal injuries; a few more pills would do the trick.
Soon, the six began to talk, sharing the information they had just gathered so that everyone could discuss and analyze it. Perhaps they could come up with a good solution!
However, upon hearing what the five people said, Lin Yang frowned. Where were the veteran immortals? Why hadn't any of them appeared? Were they perhaps brewing some ultimate move?
...
Thirty miles outside the capital, to the due east, stands a newly built altar, nine stories high, each story nine zhang tall, shaped like the Eight Trigrams. At each of the eight corners of each story stands a Taoist priest, each holding a formation flag.
The eight Taoists on the first level were only at the early stage of Loose Immortal. The second level was at the mid-stage of Loose Immortal. And so on, with the eight Taoists on the eighth level all possessing the strength of a peak Earth Immortal. As for the eight Taoists on the ninth level, each of them was a veteran powerhouse at the early stage of Heavenly Immortal.
At the center of the ninth-level altar is a child, namely Li Jingxu, the Blissful Immortal Child.
At this moment, his face was very serious, and he held a formation flag in his hand, which was covered with dense runes.
"Wow, the Eight Trigrams Refining Heaven Formation, with eight peak Celestial Immortal experts stationed in all eight directions, using the power of the earth's dragon veins and stars to forcibly refine the entire capital city and rebuild the earth, water, wind, and fire elements—that's truly a grand undertaking!"
“My old friend, abandoning the entire capital city with over a million people and refining them directly is truly in line with your character. But are these extraterrestrial demons really that terrifying? Fine, fine, I'll help you this once. Anyway, all the consequences will be borne by your Emei Sect. If you're willing, why should I object?”
At the same time, the White-Browed Monk, Master Fentuo, and others also expressed similar sentiments. However, their hands did not stop moving, and the formation became more and more perfect.
------------
Chapter 69: Lin Yang's Unease and His Pre-Prepared Contingency Plan
This is the third time the group has tried to break the formation, but each time they have failed when faced with Changmei personally taking action!
If it weren't for the formation's restriction that only six people could enter at a time, everyone might have already succeeded. However, the six-person limit rendered everyone's efforts completely ineffective!
Seeing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but get anxious. In his Divine Eye of Fortune, the aura of tribulation above everyone's heads was getting heavier and heavier! Therefore, he quietly made the worst preparations.
"Five-colored soil, the supreme ruler, the restriction of 49, jade tablets must be used here, gold must be used here, and so on..."
While referring to the instructions in his hand, Lin Yang began setting up the altar. There's nothing I can't solve! Lin Yang thought to himself.
"Brother Peng, what are you doing? Are you setting up an altar?" Su Qing'er, who had just barged in, asked instinctively as she watched Lin Yang's actions.
“Yes, it’s to build an altar, just in case. What if we’re trapped here forever? So it’s normal to be prepared. I can’t put all my hopes on others, can I?” Lin Yang explained.
"Well, we shouldn't be trapped here forever. This Yin-Yang Dust Array just caught us off guard. To be honest, that's all there is to it. By now, Liu Hao, Zhang Lu, and I have figured out a way to break the array."
"In just three days, we can break the formation by force. At that time, with the combined strength of our more than one hundred Chosen Ones, we can easily break this formation. Even if we kill them one by one, we can still wipe out that group of immortals in this world," Su Qing'er said confidently.
This is true. In the world of Shu Mountain, the strongest beings are only Celestial Immortals. However, the Celestial Immortals in this world are actually fake. In the main world, they would only be Human Immortals at the late stage to the peak of the fourth rank.
Even if they were to truly become enemies of the entire world, the more than one hundred Chosen Ones, with the right strategies, would be enough to wipe out the entire righteous path of Mount Shu.
After all, even a celestial being like Li Jingxu, the Blissful Immortal Child, could only manage a draw against a powerful figure like Lü Bu.
Even those with the strength of the Three Immortals and Two Elders are only about the same as Lin Yang and Shi A in terms of combat power. Therefore, in terms of strength alone, Lin Yang and the others are truly not afraid!
"But the problem is, do we really have three days? And what if their formation is interconnected, and something changes after three days? What then?"
“At the beginning, this long-browed Taoist was decisive and ruthless, instantly trapping us with an array. Who knows what other tricks he will have up his sleeve? I don’t believe he will give us three days quietly! So, Qing’er, you’d better be prepared too. I’m really worried,” Lin Yang said with some annoyance.
It's so painful. I know that a calamity is about to happen, but I can't find the reason. I can only worry in vain. The last time I felt this way was when I was ambushed by the high priest while crossing the river.
"Then I'll come and help. Brother Peng, can you tell me the specific requirements?"
"Alright, let's leave professional matters to professionals. Here are my requirements, which are very simple: be able to communicate with the Heavenly Dao of this world as soon as possible."
"Okay, this is not difficult. It's because you were well prepared, young master."
...
"Old friend, how are the preparations going?" A figure of light stood on the altar, quietly looking at the distant capital city, and said calmly.
"Alas, I've made all the preparations here, but, Changmei, are you really sure you want to do this? That's the capital city! Once the formation is activated, the entire capital will be gone, and the lives of millions of people will be lost forever, unable even to be reincarnated! What an enormous karmic consequence that would be!"
"More importantly, once the capital falls, the Ming Dynasty will surely perish, right? If the barbarians enter the pass, the fate of the Han people will be shortened by a full twenty years! Can you really bear such a huge karmic consequence?" Li Jingxu asked doubtfully, looking at the phantom of the long-browed Taoist.
Upon hearing this, Long Eyebrows frowned and pondered for a moment. After all, he was still Long Eyebrows Daoist at this moment, and he couldn't reveal any flaws, could he?
"Alas, Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. My old friend, once these extraterrestrial demons are released, my immortal path will truly be finished! You've heard their plan: to use humanity to fight against the Heavenly Dao. What do you intend to do then?"
"Should we wait until their plan is complete before taking action? If we do, the consequences will only be more severe than they are now! Therefore, for the sake of the immortal path, I have no choice but to do this!"
"Moreover, these people are genuine extraterrestrial demons. They invaded our world for the purpose of destruction. Killing them will not only not bring divine retribution, but will instead bring divine merit and win divine favor! You can calculate this for yourself, my old friend; it is absolutely true." Long-browed said with a smile.
On this point, Longbrow was not lying. Lin Yang and the others, as the Chosen Ones, were indeed extraterrestrial demons to the world itself.
Therefore, by killing Lin Yang and the others, the Heavenly Dao will automatically acquire some of their laws and knowledge, which is extremely important for the growth of the Heavenly Dao!
(This also explains why transmigrators become the protagonists of their respective worlds. Each transmigrator carries the knowledge of that world, which greatly benefits the world's progress. Therefore, isn't it only natural that the world rewards them with strength, beautiful women, power, and magical treasures?)
Thinking of his beautiful wife and his family's dream of ascension, Li Jingxu pondered for a moment and sighed, "So be it. Who made these demons so ruthless? For the sake of immortality and merit, we have no choice but to wrong the people of the capital."
Soon, as time passed, the persuasion of the eight peak Celestial Immortal cultivators was completely completed. At this moment, the moon was high in the sky, bright and clear—truly a perfect day for murder and arson.
"Eight Trigrams Refining Heaven Formation, activate!"