112: Chapter 112 The Core of the Formation

"A backer?" Ye Xuan and Ye Yi fell silent.

Then Ye Xuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Father! We can ask the people of the Qingyun Sect for help!"

Ye Jing looked at Ye Xuan with a playful expression. "Tell me more."

Ye Xuan told him about their encounter with Yun Yue. Because they had saved her from Immortal Master Kuangdao, she had given them a token and told them to seek her out at the Qingyun Sect if they ever needed help.

Perhaps they could temporarily seek some protection from the Qingyun Sect, so that their family wouldn't have to face the threat of the Xuanyou Sect.

After hearing this, Ye Jing asked calmly, "Xuaner, do you think the Qingyun Sect is reliable?"

He had previously intended to have his two grandsons join the Qingyun Sect. Now that his two sons also had a favor to call in from them, it was an unexpected surprise.

However, this was an unfamiliar immortal Sect after all, so they needed to be cautious. The leader of the Xuanyou Sect was an old devil at the Golden Core Middle Stage, while the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect was only at the Core Formation stage; he feared they might decline out of concern for the consequences.

"Father! I think this Qingyun Sect seems alright!" Ye Yi said, scratching his head.

"Didn't they even send Disciples over to help the Emperor fight the war? Besides, since they owe us such a big favor, they wouldn't refuse to just provide some protection, would they?"

Ye Jing was silent for a moment, then said, "I actually intended for Haoer and Yaoer to join the Qingyun Sect to study immortal arts. Now that we want to seek their protection, there will definitely be interactions between our two parties. This concerns Haoer and Yaoer, so we must be prudent!"

"Does Father mean you want to find out more about the Qingyun Sect's situation before making a decision?" Ye Xuan asked.

Ye Jing nodded and said, "Exactly. But you should still maintain contact with the Qingyun Sect in the coming days. I'm afraid that since you killed that Immortal Master Kuangdao, you'll be targeted by the Xuanyou Sect's resentment!"

Ye Xuan nodded upon hearing this. After all, they were currently just Loose Cultivators with no great family supporting them; they needed to have dealings with a Sect.

The three of them discussed their next steps in the study. They prioritized going to the Qinling Mountains valley to break the Formation before heading to the Qingyun Sect.

Since the two sons had been titled generals, they needed to go to their local posts to take office, and were set to leave the next day.

Naturally, these matters would fall onto Ye Jing's shoulders.

The next day.

Wu Guiyun and Liu Xianglan were seeing them off with heavy hearts.

"Brother Xuan, Yi-zi, these are all Talismans I rushed to write. Keep them on you!" Wu Guiyun handed a large stack of Explosive Talismans to the two brothers.

Her Talisman-drawing skills had improved quite a bit; she was now proficient in Communication Talismans and Explosive Talismans.

To the side, Liu Xianglan didn't forget to hand over some wound medicines she had developed to Ye Xuan and Ye Yi.

Both women were loath to see them go.

Ye Xuan and Ye Yi clutched the Talismans and medicine as if they were treasures and bid their farewells one by one.

After seeing off his two sons, the look of farewell on Ye Jing's face gradually faded, replaced by a touch of solemnity.

He turned and patted Hei Feng beside him, preparing to enter the Qinling Mountains again.

This time he did not take his two grandchildren to the Qinling Mountains, letting them Cultivate in peace.

Since he knew how to solve the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array, everything became simple.

The Qinling Mountains stretched for thousands of miles, and the desolate range remained sparsely populated.

When Ye Jing arrived at the valley, it was already dusk. The afterglow of the setting sun spilled into the valley, where the rising black Devilish Qi still smelled foul.

He stood outside the valley and pasted a spiritual Talisman at the entrance. Once an animal or Cultivator with spiritual power approached, the Talisman would react, letting him know something was coming.

These were some Sensing Talismans he had purchased at the Tiangong Market, which could be used for warning.

He thought about the description of the Vein-Corroding Blood Array in the book.

The Vein-Corroding Blood Array had four blood-gathering points acting as Formation cores; as long as the cores were destroyed, one part of the array could be undone.

The Soul-Extinguishing Array, on the other hand, relied on pure Yang items to break its central core. The central core of the Soul-Extinguishing Array was extremely difficult to destroy and was linked to the Vein-Corroding Blood Array.

Therefore, the first thing Ye Jing had to undo was the Vein-Corroding Blood Array.

He took the golden light bowl out of his Storage Pouch. As soon as the golden light from the bowl appeared, several wisps of the Devilish Qi in the valley instantly thinned out.

The blood-red patterns on the ground also emitted billowing black smoke. Seeing this, Hei Feng's eyes were full of greed; he quickly ran over and began to breathe in the black gas that was floating out.

Ye Jing showed no surprise at this. Hei Feng's ability was Devouring; he was extremely fond of spiritual power or anything else rich in energy.

This Devilish Qi had no negative impact on Yao Beasts; instead, it was quite nourishing, at most making them a bit more violent.

But Ye Jing had absolute control over these Yao Beasts enlightened by the Immortal Light, so he could rest easy.

Using the fact that the golden light bowl reacted to these red patterns, Ye Jing could find the Formation core.

The more black gas the golden light eroded, the closer the Formation core was. After all, the Vein-Corroding Blood Array relied on gathering a large amount of Blood Qi to generate Devilish Qi; the Devilish Qi contained in the Formation core would be the most concentrated!

Holding the golden light bowl, Ye Jing walked slowly, following the path where the black gas was thickest.

The blood-colored patterns beneath his feet became clearer and even began to feel slightly hot, as if magma was churning underground.

Hei Feng followed behind Ye Jing, devouring the surrounding Devilish Qi in large gulps. A faint red light gradually appeared on his black back fur, and his aura surged accordingly.

Reaching the depths of the valley, a protruding black rock came into view.

This rock was out of place among the surrounding mountain stones. Those twisted blood veins all converged on this damaged rock. The crack was like a hideous giant mouth, with a continuous stream of black gas gushing out from the stone fissure.

The golden light emitted by the golden light bowl sizzled against the flowing black gas, and a burst of putrid stench assailed his nose.

"Found it." A sharp light flashed in Ye Jing's eyes. This black rock was indeed one of the central cores of the Vein-Corroding Blood Array.

Hei Feng greedily stepped forward to breathe it in. Seeing how much he liked the Devilish Qi, Ye Jing patted Hei Feng helplessly. "That's enough. Once I've destroyed them, I'll let you absorb spiritual power!"

Faced with his master's command, although Hei Feng was craving it, he still obediently shook his head and closed his mouth.

He didn't strike recklessly but took out several Evil-Dispelling Talismans from his Storage Pouch. After the Talismans burned, golden runes flew out, forming a small trapping Formation around the black rock to prevent any special circumstances when the core was destroyed.

After doing all this, Ye Jing gathered a large amount of spiritual power into the golden light bowl in his hand. The light on the bowl grew increasingly bright, gradually condensing into the phantom of a golden longsword, which slashed fiercely toward the black rock.

This was a move he had figured out using the golden light bowl, controlling the golden light to converge in one place for an attack.

With a loud "bang," the golden sword shadow struck the rock, bursting with dazzling golden light.

A crack instantly split open in the black rock, and a piercing scream came from within, as if an invisible creature was being severely wounded.

What gushed out of the crack was no longer black Devilish Qi, but a thick, blood-like liquid that emitted a nauseating, fishy stench.

Upon smelling this scent, Hei Feng immediately backed away warily, his face full of disgust.

It seemed that even Hei Feng, who had the Devouring Divine Ability, couldn't stand this liquid.

Ye Jing continued to slash away. The golden light bowl shot out another streak of golden light, slamming into the broken rock.

With one final shrill scream, it completely dissipated. The black rock collapsed, the blood-colored patterns began to fade, and the surrounding Devilish Qi thinned significantly.

After firing two consecutive golden lights with the golden light bowl, Ye Jing also felt the spiritual power in his body was somewhat depleted.

He hadn't expected the golden light from this golden light bowl to consume so much spiritual power!

Besides this Formation core, there should be three more.

Just as Ye Jing wanted to finish the job in one go, the rune at his waist began to emit a faint white light.

His eyes instantly sharpened. Someone was approaching!