Qiangze Secret Realm.
After the Chu family set up a killing formation in a valley, Chu Shu brought Chu Xinxin to the center of the formation.
Chu Xinxin looked around. The valley was not large, but the terrain was undulating, and the shape of the mountains vaguely resembled a reclining dragon. This valley was located in the eye socket of the dragon.
Chu Tian and Chu Qian were to her right, staring at her with the look of someone looking at a dead person, while Chu Shu and an ordinary-looking middle-aged man stood directly in front of her.
That middle-aged man was Chu Fan, the patriarch of the Chu family at the Tribulation Transcending stage.
The system explained.
Besides these four people, Chu Xinxin also sensed that many other people were hiding around her. Judging from their auras, these people were all at equal distances and surrounded Chu Xinxin.
[The killing formation is based on the spiritual veins of this valley. The core of the formation is the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Diagram, a Heaven-grade spiritual treasure. The Chu family disciples hidden around it form another formation, supporting each other and sharing spiritual power to activate the killing formation. It complements the underground spiritual veins, minimizing the damage to itself.]
"Tell me about the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams diagram."
The Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Diagram belongs to the category of Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination and divination). Once activated, it will reveal eight gates of life and death. Only by passing through all eight gates can one break free from the formation.
Xiao Linyi must enter the formation to save Chu Xinxin. Once he steps into the formation, it will be activated immediately. Xiao Linyi will either have to use his spiritual power to break the formation and have his spiritual power drained by the secret realm, or he and Chu Xinxin will stay in the formation and be killed by it.
"What a brilliant plan," Chu Xinxin sneered.
While Chu Xinxin and the system were observing the Chu family, Chu Fan was also observing her.
Chu Xinxin stood up straight, but her expression was relaxed and carefree, with even a hint of a smile on her lips, looking quite at ease.
"Shu'er, how long until Master Zichen arrives?" Chu Fan asked.
Chu Shu: "The scouts report that we will definitely enter the secret realm within an incense stick's time."
Chu Fan sighed inwardly. Xiao Linyi had arrived so quickly. Chu Xinxin was indeed extraordinary. It was a pity that she couldn't be used by the Chu family, so he had no choice but to get rid of her as well.
"Take the spirit sword and pin her to the ground. Master Zichen is easily flustered by concern; seeing the beauty injured, his attacks will likely be even more powerful," Chu Fan instructed.
"yes."
Chu Shu picked up her spirit sword and walked towards Chu Xinxin. Chu Xinxin looked at her indifferently. For some reason, Chu Shu felt a strange sense of fear, as if the person in front of her was a god high above in the heavens, and everything in her eyes was an ant.
Suppressing her fear, Chu Shu walked up to Chu Xinxin and was about to plunge her sword into her chest when Chu Xinxin suddenly asked, "There's something else I don't understand."
"What is it?" Chu Fan answered her.
"Are you sure Xiao Linyi will come? Maybe he's currently raiding your hideout in the Chu family."
“If he doesn’t come, how will we know you’re in our hands? Even if he’s the number one person on the continent, he can’t just kill innocent people for no reason.” Chu Fan said shamelessly. “As for how to determine if he will come… Miss Chu, if he doesn’t come, our Chu family won’t suffer any loss. It’s just that you’ll have to leave your life here. Besides, he’s already here.”
After Chu Fan finished speaking, he gestured for Chu Shu to get started quickly.
Chu Shu raised her spirit sword again, her gaze passing over the snow-white blade, and she saw Chu Xinxin smiling slightly at her.
Before she could react to why Chu Xinxin was laughing, a splash of red suddenly appeared in her eyes. Chu Shu stared blankly as she looked up at the red—it was a phoenix! A magnificent phoenix appeared above the formation!
Chu Shu's breath hitched, followed by a sharp, burning pain in her chest...
Flames fell continuously from the phoenix that soared into the sky, instantly turning the valley into a sea of fire. The flames fell on people and could not be extinguished no matter how hard they tried, causing wailing all around.
Ignoring Chu Shu, who was suffering excruciating pain from being burned by the Phoenix Flame, Chu Xinxin walked past her and headed towards Chu Fan, her cultivation level steadily increasing.
Chu Fan felt as if he were witnessing the most terrifying sight of his life, as spiritual energy surged toward Chu Xinxin at a visible speed.
Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement...
Chu Xinxin's cultivation had no bottlenecks and she broke through one after another, reaching the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm in one go!
Since they couldn't fight in the Qiangze Secret Realm, Chu Xinxin was invincible!
Even if they made a move, they couldn't outrun Chu Xinxin, whose cultivation had reached the Mahayana stage!
And Xiao Linyi is on his way!
"We can't let her continue!" Chu Fan decisively channeled his spiritual power into the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Formation to activate it, while simultaneously shouting to Chu Tian and the other two protectors, "Ignore them, channel your spiritual power into the formation, don't let her continue!"
A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the other two guardians. They stopped trying to help the disciples who were on fire and rushed to the base of the formation to place their hands on it. The already activated formation automatically absorbed their spiritual energy.
Chu Tian hesitated. As the head of a clan, he had not yet enjoyed enough wealth and honor. It was impossible for him to sacrifice himself!
Having made up his mind, Chu Tian grabbed Chu Qian beside him and threw her toward the nearest array base, hoping to use her spiritual power to buy himself a chance to escape.
"Father!" Chu Qianmei's eyes were filled with astonishment, she hadn't expected Chu Tian to attack her!
The next instant, the ruthlessness inherited in her bloodline was activated. A whip appeared in Chu Qian's hand, which she lashed out at Chu Tian. Chu Tian's waist was bound, and Chu Qian swung him backward violently.
Chu Tian instantly realized what Chu Qian was about to do, his eyes widening as he roared, "You slut, how dare you!"
Chu Qian is about to die, so what's the point of daring or not daring? She'll definitely take someone down with her before she dies.
Just as Chu Tian was about to be thrown into the great formation, he used his spiritual power to shatter the whip and then killed Chu Qian with a backhand sword strike.
Chu Tian's spiritual energy, with its gaping hole, was like a giant funnel, being frantically absorbed by the secret realm.
Running out would not be enough to escape the secret realm, and hiding deep within it would also lead to certain death. With resentment in his eyes, Chu Tian raised his hand and channeled spiritual energy into the great formation.
Inside the formation, Chu Xinxin's cultivation had been upgraded, leaping from the Foundation Establishment stage to the late-stage Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending stage.
She now feels light and agile, and her senses have become exceptionally sharp. She can clearly see the direction and speed of the spiritual energy flowing between heaven and earth, and can even sense the meaning of the Dao contained in all things in the world.
"System, how long will it take to break the formation?"
Chu Xinxin began to calculate the time.
Sister, I underestimated the power of this formation.
The system's voice turned serious.
“How could something used to deal with Xiao Linyi be simple? Can it even be broken?” Chu Xinxin asked.
Yes, but it will take a very long time.
"Hmm? So there's a faster way?"
"Nothing can be hidden from my sister." The system started chuckling again.
The formation has been activated, and eight doors have appeared in front of Chu Xinxin, all of which are constantly rotating and changing positions.
The system said there are two ways to break the formation. The first is to go through each door properly and honestly. You may encounter anything behind the door. It may be to test your Dao heart, test your martial arts, or there may be nothing inside. You may not even feel the passage of time inside. If you cannot find a way to break the formation, you will be trapped in this door until your spiritual power is exhausted and you die.
The second method is simply to take brute force.
"What's the meaning?"
[Literally, the first meaning can be understood as winning through words, while the second, naturally, is to fight violence with violence.]
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