"You blame me?"
Zhuge Zun narrowed his eyes and glared at him coldly.
Lin Tianwei gritted his teeth and said, "Shouldn't we blame you? If you hadn't been so incompetent and unable to break through the Killing Wolf Formation, our losses wouldn't have been so great!"
Zhuge Zun was so angry he almost vomited blood.
That's a ninth-order grand formation!
It's not so easy to break through.
"Give me a little more time, and I'll definitely break the formation. It's just that you all ran away first!"
"It wasn't me who ran away first, it was Xin Wanshan who ran away!"
Lin Tianwei defended himself.
Zhuge Zun's face grew increasingly contorted with rage.
“Xin Wanshan is now a member of your Lin family. When he came to you with his immortal-level cultivation technique, didn’t you ever think that he would betray you one day?”
"I……"
Lin Tianwei was speechless for a moment.
"A celestial-level cultivation technique? The Five Elements Reincarnation Technique, haven't I already taught it to you?"
Lin Tianwei could only change the subject.
The loss of two hundred Martial Emperors is an incredibly heavy blow to any force, and even the head of the Lin family cannot bear such a sin.
They still hope to shift the blame onto Zhuge Zun.
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Zun's eyes grew even darker and colder.
"The Five Elements Reincarnation... Has it really come to this final step?"
Lin Tianwei looked at his face and suddenly his eyes widened.
"You've already made your decision?"
In their previous plan.
If it were possible to use conventional methods, overwhelming all opponents with sheer force, and using the strength of five hundred Martial Emperors to crush the remaining nearly a thousand martial artists and seize the Pure Void Spirit Talisman, that would naturally be the best outcome.
But what if things don't work out?
They actually have backup plans.
The key to the plan is Zhuge Zun!
Zhuge Zun cultivated the Immortal Sitting on the Mountain Technique and also set up the Five Elements Grand Array in various parts of the Great Xia Dynasty. The Myriad Spirits Society was essentially part of his grand array.
In his original plan.
As long as he can break through from the eighth to the ninth level, he can use the Immortal Sitting Mountain Technique to unleash the Five Elements Refining Array and extract the life force potential of thousands of martial artists.
Use their power to help yourself achieve the Emperor rank.
However, the current situation that Zhuge Zun and others are facing has made it impossible for him to continue to improve his realm step by step. Instead, he has to take a more radical approach.
Zhuge Zun nodded.
"I will use the Immortal Sitting on the Mountain Technique to extract their life force and potential in advance, allowing me to reach the ninth level. Then, I will use the remaining power to stack the effects of the Five Elements Reincarnation Technique, making myself invincible below the Emperor level... to break through the Killing Wolf Formation and slaughter those bastards from the Elder Council!"
Lin Tianwei's eyes lit up immediately.
He no longer spoke to Zhuge Zun in a blaming tone.
"Then I'll have to trouble you this time. The Five Elements Grand Arrays you set up throughout the Great Xia were originally prepared for the Five Elements Reincarnation Technique. When you unleash your power, the entire Great Xia will change color."
"Moreover, after so many years of preparation, even if you break through to the ninth rank ahead of time, your foundation may still be insufficient!"
"Perhaps you still have the strength to break through to the Emperor rank!"
Hearing these words, Zhuge Zun felt a surge of irritation. If things proceeded step by step, once he broke through to the ninth rank, the Emperor rank would be within reach.
But this time, the breakthrough was achieved ahead of schedule.
It still added too many variables for him.
Zhuge Zun was too lazy to continue arguing with Lin Tianwei.
He had all the other ninth-ranked individuals, including the head of the Nangong family, protect him. He was about to do something earth-shattering.
When Zhuge Zun truly activated the Immortal Sitting on the Mountain Technique.
Even Lin Jinglong sensed it, because he also cultivated the Immortal Sitting on the Mountain Technique, but he was a single source, not a host controlled by Zhuge Zun.
It was simply that their cultivation methods resonated with each other.
In the rocky valley, Lin Jinglong suddenly stood up.
He looked up at the clear sky.
His brows were deeply furrowed.
They were also alerted by the others around them.
"Look what's that?"
Outside the Qingxu Cave Heaven, five ribbons of different colors pierced through the sky, extended into the Qingxu Cave Heaven, and converged at a single point.
Those five colorful ribbons contain a powerful force of life.
The aura it exuded was simply awe-inspiring!
Jun Tianlin suddenly ran to Lin Jinglong's side.
He said with a stern face, "This isn't right, is it?"
"Those five colorful ribbons represent external forces!"
"The Hidden World Alliance is cheating!"
Jun Tianlin, equally furious and agitated, was also restless.
Because his level of cultivation was high enough, his eyesight was also exceptionally good, and he had already discerned that the power was a terrifying force comparable to that of an Emperor.
That must be the Hidden World Alliance's true trump card!
Lin Jinglong looked up at the five colorful ribbons that were being channeled into Qingxu Cave Heaven, sensing the unusual resonance of the Immortal Sitting Mountain Technique.
He suddenly remembered Zhuge Zun's arrangements in the outside world.
"So, the five Five Elements Grand Arrays, led by the All-Spirits Society, were prepared for this very day?"
Lin Jinglong had already seen through it.
Those five enormous ribbons were essentially Zhuge Zun drawing upon the life force and potential of thousands of martial artists from the outside world, transforming their power into his own.
"boom!"
While everyone was observing in shock...
A faint rumble came from the northwest, the shockwaves shaking the entire Killing Wolf Formation.
Even the fog was somewhat dispelled.
"Someone has broken through to the ninth rank!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After the breakout, there were several more fluctuations.
That was a breakthrough, a sign that the potential of the realm within him had been fully unleashed, and he had instantly soared to the peak of the ninth rank, only one step away from the Emperor rank.
The terrifying roar continued!
The faces of those around Lin Jinglong gradually turned pale, and even Jun Tianlin felt a pang of regret.
"Could it be that I miscalculated this time?"
"Shouldn't the Martial Arts Tournament cooperate with the Elders' Council?"
"The signs of a life-or-death crisis are becoming increasingly clear!"
He turned his head, his gaze falling on the crowd.
He sent a message to his daughter.
"Xiaoqian, take Wu Tongtian with you, gather a few trusted confidants, and leave the Killing Wolf Formation discreetly!"
"Father! You want me to desert?"
"No need for further words. As long as one of us, father and daughter, is here, it doesn't count as betraying our companions."
Jun Tianlin's attitude was very firm.
Jun Shuiqian's expression was one of utter shock.
If even her ninth-rank father said this, it means the situation has reached an extremely critical point.
Li Boyuan moved closer to Lin Jinglong.
"Master Lin, this Wolf-Slaying Formation is a ninth-order formation. Even if the Hidden Alliance has its trump cards, it might not be easy to break through it, right?"
Don't you think so?
He looked at Lin Jinglong's face with a slightly guilty expression.
Lin Jinglong suddenly smiled, turned to look at the people behind him, and said casually, "So what if I'm at the ninth rank? So what if I'm at the Emperor rank?"
"Zhuge Zun has already revealed his trump card."
"This is good news for us."
"After all, if he were to use other means to deal with us, I would have to spend some time figuring out how to break the deadlock."
"But if it's just this Mountain-Sitting Technique, hehe..."
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