16: A flying boat tearing through the sea of ​​clouds, Master Yuanhao.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, dust flew outside the mountain, and the wild wind swept up debris of grass and wood, flying in all directions, as if the entire Purple Gold Mountain was shaking violently!

Slight ripples appeared on the surface of the Formation's light shield, and the light flickered as it forcefully withstood this strike.

After all, it was a High Grade First Tier Formation.

Although it was just an ordinary "Thick Earth Spiritual Formation," which only had a slight effect of gathering spiritual essence besides defense, it was still not easy for a Qi Refining Cultivator to break it if the spiritual essence and mana were sufficient.

At the same time.

"All Disciples, hear my command!"

Elder Li turned around abruptly, his voice like thunder, spreading throughout the entire Purple Gold Mountain, "Take out all your Spirit Stones, embed them into the Formation Plates, take your positions, and maintain the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation with all your strength!"

"Today, even if it means total destruction, we will never let these thieves have it easy!"

"We obey your command!"

The only twenty-plus Disciples shouted in response, emboldening themselves, and scattered toward various key nodes of the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation.

The few Spirit Stones that were usually regarded as treasures and were reluctant to be used were taken out without hesitation and quickly embedded into the grooves of the Formation Plates carved with complex patterns.

"Buzz————!!"

With the injection of a large amount of pure spiritual essence, the entire Mountain Protecting Grand Formation emitted a low roar, and the light shield, only a few miles in circumference, shone with a thick earthy yellow spiritual light.

However, almost at the same time Elder Li gave the order, the attacks from the sky struck like a violent storm!

Venerable Feng Xi also took action.

His wide sleeves billowed instantly, his hands formed seals, and he muttered incantations, as a fierce whirlwind rose out of thin air around him.

"Woo~ woo~ woo~"

This wind was no ordinary wind; it appeared in a strange cyan-black color, and the wind was mixed with countless fine, transparent, zhang-sized wind blades, making a "chi chi" sound as they pierced through the air.

As he pointed his finger with the technique, the cyan-black wind blades tangled together, constantly rotating and growing, like a storm Dragon, roaring as it crashed into the other side of the light shield!

"Crackle—!!!"

Wind blades as dense as raindrops crazily cut the light shield, making a sharp, ear-grating friction sound.

Ripples continued on the surface of the Formation's light shield; although it was not directly broken, the continuous tornado storm was rapidly consuming the Formation's energy.

At the same time, True Man Huang Tian in the sky also made a move.

"Huang Tian Talisman Method!"

"Nine Heavens Imperial Decree!"

He waved his hands, and golden spiritual patterns appeared on his palms, then quickly spread to his entire upper body.

"Profound Spirit Dao Seal, First Layer, Open!"

"Boom——————!!!"

A golden halo spread out from under his feet, quickly covering a radius of ten zhang, and then transformed into countless "Xuan" character spiritual seals, each character several feet in size, gathering together majestically.

Looking up from inside the Formation, it looked like a broad golden heavenly river torrent pouring down from the sky.

"Clang~~~"

Continuous roars and explosions intertwined and resounded through the clouds, shaking people's blood and qi.

The thin Mountain Protecting Grand Formation was like a small boat in a storm, shaking violently under the frantic attacks, its light flickering uncertainly.

Outside Purple Gold Mountain, the area near the edge of the Formation had already been devastated into a mess by the escaping shockwaves of the Spells.

Vegetation turned to ashes, rocks cracked inch by inch, and the ground was covered with charred pits and deep gashes.

"Hold on!!!"

Elder Li's face was flushed red. While controlling the Formation, he roared to boost morale.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

A majestic and vast pressure rolled in from the horizon like a tsunami.

"This is bad!"

Elder Li looked up abruptly, his expression changing drastically.

"Buzz————!"

A low but highly penetrating hum descended from the sky, directly drowning out the explosions on the battlefield.

Then, the clouds above Purple Gold Mountain were violently churned and torn apart as if by an invisible giant hand.

Under the gaze of countless terrified eyes, a massive object slowly broke through the thick clouds and descended over Purple Gold Mountain!

It was a huge flying boat, fifteen zhang long!

Its entire body was dark gold, crafted from genuine First Tier spiritual wood, yet it shimmered with a metallic luster.

Countless complex and profound runes were inscribed on the hull, flickering as if breathing, emitting powerful waves of pressure.

On both sides of the flying boat, two pairs of huge semi-transparent light wings extended, slowly flapping and stirring the surrounding Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence, making a low whistle.

"Woo~ woo~ woo~"

It was the symbol of the Hunyuan Sect, a High Grade First Tier Magical Artifact — the "Hunyuan Boat"!

On the deck of the flying boat, figures stood densely packed; at a rough glance, there were more than thirty!

These people were uniformly dressed in the white robes with black borders of the Hunyuan Sect, their auras condensed as they stood solemnly, looking down with cold eyes.

Two Late Stage Qi Refining, ten Middle Stage Qi Refining, and the rest were all experts in the Early Stage Qi Refining.

And the middle-aged man standing at the very front of the bow made Elder Li and all the Disciples of the State Preceptors Mansion feel a bone-chilling coldness!

This person was dressed in a black robe with gold borders, tall and with a majestic face, and his eyes seemed to flash with sharp light as they opened and closed.

He was the current Sect Master of the Hunyuan Sect — Venerable Yuan Hao!

A being at the Peak Qi Refining.

One who stood at the summit in the surrounding ten countries across ten thousand miles.

"Sect Master!"

The two Venerables of the Hunyuan Sect were instantly invigorated upon seeing this and hurriedly flew over to bow and salute, their voices filled with respect.

True Man Huang Tian also cupped his hands to signal his respect.

Venerable Yuan Hao nodded slightly with a "Mhm," his indifferent gaze sweeping across the Formation's light shield below, without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

He had no interest in wasting words with the people below the mountain and directly ordered the Disciples behind him:

"All Disciples, hear my command, break the Formation!"

"We follow the Sect Master's decree!"

Thirty Hunyuan Sect Disciples shouted in unison, their voices shaking the fields.

They quickly flew out from the deck and sacrificed various Magical Artifacts — Flying Swords, treasure seals, long banners, ropes... transforming into multicolored streams of light that smashed fiercely towards the Formation.

"Boom—boom—boom—!!!"

The deafening roar sounded instantly, and the Formation, which had been relatively solid, became shaky in an instant, like the surface of the sea hit by a meteorite, stirring up layers of terrifying waves.

Multicolored spiritual light shone high in the sky, and visible shockwaves turned into rolling airwaves sweeping for miles in all directions.

"Hold on!!!"

Every Disciple of the State Preceptors Mansion gritted their teeth and persevered, their faces as pale as paper, sweat soaking their clothes.

Everyone was desperately injecting their mana into the Formation nodes in front of them, and the Spirit Stones on the Formation Plates had gradually become dim and lusterless.

"Pfft~"

Those with weaker cultivation even spat out blood, which was internal damage caused by excessive mana consumption and the Formation's backlash.

"It's no use, we can't hold on like this!"

Elder Li was extremely anxious, his eyes involuntarily looking toward the back of the mountain where the State Preceptor was in seclusion.

In less than a hundred breaths of time, the Formation was already on the verge of collapse.

In at most another quarter of an hour, the Formation will definitely break!

And this was even without Venerable Yuan Hao taking action.

"With such a huge commotion, there's no need to specially notify him. It's impossible for the State Preceptor not to sense it. Why hasn't he come out yet!!!"

At this moment, Elder Li was completely panicked.