Chapter 142 Demobilization and Gathering
In the boundless, dark space, countless stars, embedded in the space, streak towards the girl bound by chains.
A dazzling radiance emanates from it, and with each star that merges into it, the radiance becomes even more magnificent.
Gradually, the stars in the sky disappeared, and instead, the light that illuminated the dark space and even made the darkness disappear was provided by the girl in the center, who radiated an increasingly bright and intense light.
Without making any other move, as if effortlessly, the stars, deeply welded to every angle of space, were drawn to her, falling from their original positions and rushing towards her one after another, gently landing on the chains.
The dark chains were adorned with starlight, and the energy of the formation snaked along the chains, enveloping the calm-looking Ji Mingran.
Ji Mingran is using this opportunity to break the formation.
Ancient formations are difficult to break and easily suffer backlash. However, if the formation's power is extracted, the formation will resist its ability to break. Extracting the formation's power sounds easy, but it is difficult in practice. Even for the most skilled and profound formation masters, extracting the power of an ancient formation is a pipe dream, and being attacked by the formation's powerful power is commonplace.
But Ji Mingran is different; she has her own people.
The Soul Devouring Array had suppressed Yu Tianxing for many years and had been nurtured by his primordial spirit for many years, so it was almost integrated with the Soul Devouring Array. When Yu Tianxing transferred array power to a certain object within the array, it was not a matter of draining spiritual power, but simply a matter of transferring it from one place within the array to another.
The array's power was completely transferred to her, causing the Soul Devouring Array's power to continuously decrease, allowing her to further counteract the array's power.
But what she had to do was not just that; she not only had to extract the power of the formation, but she also had to make it her own.
As an ancient formation, the Soul Devouring Formation operates on countless spiritual energies. It has absorbed and digested the primordial souls of cultivators imprisoned for so many years, and the formation power it contains is vast and boundless. In turn, it nourishes the spiritual energy of the Hongqi Sect, making the spiritual energy within its domain abundant and the disciples' cultivation smooth.
The array's power originates from spiritual energy and can also be converted into spiritual energy. Ji Mingran intends to dispel the array and, more importantly, to harness its power for her own use, as she is desperately lacking in spiritual energy!
The surging, boundless energy surged forth like a bursting torrent or a roaring giant wave.
Ji Mingran focused intently, decomposing the array's power into spiritual energy, guiding it into his body wave by wave, and channeling it into his sea of consciousness along his spiritual meridians.
His temples throbbed, and the veins in his neck bulged, yet were suppressed by the chains, pressing against each other. At the same time, the spirit-bearing ring hanging around his neck and the spirit-infused stone tied around his waist emitted a faint glow.
The throbbing pain in the meridians and the stinging sensation in the sea of consciousness were relieved.
Every cultivator hopes to possess as much spiritual power as possible, but if a large amount of spiritual power surges into their spiritual veins or sea of consciousness in an instant, the cultivator will surely explode and die.
She concentrated intently, not letting a single trace of the Soul Devouring Array's overflowing power escape her notice.
In the quiet space, only one light source remained. Under the starlight, the cold, hard chains seemed to soften, gently wrapping around the closed-eyed girl.
As the light intensified, cracks appeared in the boundless space, and large fragments fell in a flurry, crashing down in all directions. Just as tens of thousands of fragments flew towards the source of the light, the chains binding the girl suddenly began to move, gently and quickly climbing up her neck, circling around her, and completely enveloping her before the fragments could fall.
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Hong Qizong looked down at the cliff below Qianchao Cliff on Mount Wang, where the bottomless black pool was shrinking at an alarming rate. The cold, rusty iron chains at the bottom of the pool were cracking.
Ripples spread across another still, stagnant pool within the cave. A man with jet-black hair, a pale face, and closed eyes slowly rose from the bottom of the pool...
Inside the Soul Devouring Array, Ji Mingran continuously absorbed the last surge of spiritual energy, focusing her inner vision on her sea of consciousness. At this moment, the clouds and mist dissipated, and she saw the vast blue sea undulating.
This was a vast ocean, even more boundless and expansive than the sea of consciousness she had seen during the spiritual retreat competition.
This is her sea of consciousness.
In a flash of consciousness, all the knowledge she knew by heart and etched into her mind, all the obscure knowledge she had never been able to understand, opened its doors to her at the same time. All the knowledge, as if it had been suppressed for a long time and was now finally being released, exploded and rushed into her brain, determined to be fully absorbed by her.
Caught off guard by the sudden influx of knowledge, Ji Mingran's vision blurred, and he almost lost his rhythm in solving the formation.
As fingertips touched the chains, the last glimmer of starlight imprinted on the iron chains dimmed, and the remaining array power was completely absorbed.
Ji Mingran experienced this wonderful feeling of abundant spiritual energy for the first time.
With a clear mind, she thoroughly absorbed and understood the inherited knowledge. She mastered all the Taoist techniques passed down for ten thousand years by the Dingsheng Sect. The spiritual energy flowing within her spiritual veins was no longer stagnant, filling every corner of her body. The fatigue caused by the Soul Devouring Array was completely swept away.
She is now full of energy and in better condition than ever before, even vaguely resembling the peak of her combat power from her previous life.
She opened her eyes, recalling the trajectory of the array power she sensed during the absorption of its energy, and mentally sketched out the complete array pattern of the Soul Devouring Array.
Ji Mingran's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals as he chanted incantations...
With each thud, the cave began to shake, the Migration Cliff began to tremble, and the entire Lookout Mountain began to emit a low hum.
In the Hongqi Sect's sword training ground, the disciples' duels were in full swing. One of the beautiful female cultivators unleashed a powerful sword strike, about to crush the opponent and win the round, when she suddenly withdrew her sword, looked up and turned her gaze towards Wangshan, seemingly lost in thought.
In the Great Hall of the Primordial Era, disciples of the Hongqi Sect were coming and going, taking notes of the instructions of the elders and handling sect affairs. A handsome and refined male cultivator stepped out of the main hall, looked up, lowered his long eyelashes, and concealed the thoughts that had arisen in his eyes.
In the Hongqizong Library, a scroll suddenly fell and unfolded from the layers of bookshelves containing traditional books. A portrait appeared on the scroll, and a red-haired man suddenly stepped out of his self-portrait, his phoenix eyes glancing playfully at the window of the library, his gaze distant.
More and more disciples of the Hongqi Sect are discovering unusual phenomena.
It wasn't just the strange movements emanating from the mountain that caused this, but also the suddenly thinning spiritual energy.
The cliff where the nest is moved is low, and inside the hidden cave entrance of the shallow pool, broken chains are scattered all over the ground.
Ji Mingran appeared out of thin air in the hidden cave, his clear eyes sweeping over the chains, the deep red pool of blood, and the pale, handsome man soaking in the blood.
The man's eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he was unconscious. The other ends of hundreds of broken, unchained chains were firmly embedded in his body, and a large amount of blood was flowing from the wounds.
Ji Mingran stepped into the pool of blood, his gray robe still soaked with red blood.
She crouched down and lifted Yu Tianxing's upper body.
He was surrounded by pale blue and pale white light.
A faint halo of light encircled each iron chain.
The Spirit Healing Array, Spirit Return Array, and Teleportation Array are activated simultaneously.
Ji Mingran said softly, "This is the last time, just bear with it."
In the next instant, the hundred iron chains that had been deeply embedded in his body were instantly teleported outside his body, and blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain.
A pale blue light followed and covered the area. Everyone in the various regions of the sect, and the entire Hongqi Sect, was startled.
They quickly discovered the problem.
The elders who remained in the Great Hall of the Primordial World exclaimed in surprise, "It's a forbidden area!"
The figure vanished in a flash. The Hongqi Sect disciples, realizing what was happening, rushed out of the main hall and announced, "Martial law! Martial law! Martial law for all! Immediately close all exits from the sect!"
"The entire Hongqi Sect, search for the enemy's location!"
They reacted very quickly, but someone else arrived at the forbidden area before them.
"Mother! You've finally come out!" Ji Xingyang cried as he rushed into the cave. "I followed those Hongqi Sect disciples, sniffing out your scent, hiding by the pool for so long, and finally I found my chance!"
Upon seeing the scene inside the cave, he was stunned, and his cries became even more piercing: "Father, what's wrong with you!"
His eyes widened as he stared at the three people who walked in.
"Mingran, it really is you." Shen Qingluo's face lit up with joy as she walked towards the person in the cave.
Zhu Shibai's eyes showed approval: "Thank you, Grandma, for creating such a good opportunity for us to escape."
Ji Mingran looked up at her fellow disciples who were welcoming her, and smiled: "You've come at the right time. I have some good news to tell you."
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