47: Chapter 47 Array Treasure Transforms into Heavenly Thunder

The moment everyone saw that object, a realization dawned upon their souls.

"That is... a nascent soul dao fruit!!!"

"The Nine Songs Net forum didn't lie!"

The Twisted Immortal Path was dead, but all Cultivators walking the Twisted Immortal Path had a mystical resonance with its supreme treasures.

Even the grey-haired Cultivators, with withered bodies and little life remaining, stared fixedly at that sphere of light, the hunger in their eyes impossible to hide.

Refine it, and one could achieve Soul Transformation!

Eat it, and one's life could be extended!

Casting life and death completely aside, they frantically circulated their escape techniques and rushed toward the True Monarchs' battlefield.

All for that single thread of hope for survival!

"Moths to a flame. Foolish."

An ethereal sneer drifted down from atop the sky-propping giant tree.

Wild Goose Formation True Monarch's condition remained the same; the fierce battles of the past few days had merely depleted the grand Formation.

With a wave of his large sleeve, the fruits on the Human-Faced Fruit Tree transformed into streaks of light and flew into the sphere of light that was the nascent soul dao fruit.

As they merged into the Dao Fruit, the wails of the sentient beings within the fruits exploded out. Heart-wrenching devilish sounds pierced the Sea of Consciousness of many Cultivators, causing them to clutch their heads in agony and fall from the sky.

"Heaven's Return!"

Wild Goose Formation True Monarch struck ruthlessly again. The boundless blue sea churned, and thousand-foot giant waves swallowed all the Cultivators attempting to charge into the clouds.

At the same time, the four True Monarchs had exhausted their Divine Abilities and reached a state of fatigue. They looked at the nascent soul dao fruit on the tree canopy with faces full of resentment.

"Dammit, he's about to succeed!" True Lord Shijian's expression was distorted.

He did not want to be purged by Wild Goose Formation True Monarch after he ascended to Soul Transformation.

"Gao Sheng? Didn't you say you were ninety percent certain we could take him down?!" True Lord Yanrong panted heavily.

With a fierce look on his face, he questioned True Lord Mingxuan, who stood atop a three-thousand-sword Formation.

"Everyone, our Divine Abilities have all become the resources helping that Devil Head complete the Five Elements and achieve Soul Transformation!" True Monarch Qingmu's hair was disheveled as he held a Medicinal Pill in his mouth, constantly replenishing his mana.

Anyone with eyes could see that this was a trap!

"Gao Sheng! Give us an explanation!"

True Lord Yanrong said through gritted teeth.

They had received Prefect Gao's request and specifically rushed over from the external battlefield against the Yao Race, all for this rare Opportunity to observe the law of tribulation.

By refining a nascent soul dao fruit, even if one hadn't seen the ultimate subtle during Mortal Transformation, they could still glimpse a sliver of the path to the law of tribulation.

But they never expected this Wild Goose Formation True Monarch to be so powerful.

"Do not panic, fellow lords. What I promised is still valid."

True Lord Mingxuan's expression remained unchanged. He turned toward True Lord Yanrong and opened his palm.

"I just need to borrow something from Fellow Daoist Yanrong."

True Lord Mingxuan raised his hand, and True Lord Yanrong understood immediately.

"I see! So that was your plan!"

They had already formed a grudge with Wild Goose Formation True Monarch for obstructing his path; it was now a fight to the death.

Having started, there was no stopping; it was impossible to withdraw now.

True Lord Yanrong sent a fire dragon toward True Lord Mingxuan.

The fire dragon circled True Lord Mingxuan, transforming into a blazing ribbon of fire.

Watching the aura on True Lord Mingxuan surge, Wild Goose Formation True Monarch's eyes narrowed.

"Gao Sheng, you can influence my Formation? No, impossible..."

Within the blue sea, a portion of the water source underwent a transformation, emitting a sizzling low hum.

A portion of Wild Goose Formation True Monarch's authority over the grand Formation had actually fallen into True Lord Mingxuan's hands.

"Zheng Quan, for a thousand years, you have considered yourself unrivaled in the Langya Prefecture regarding the Dao of Formations."

"When the higher-ups sent you to Kongsang Prefecture to set up the Four Seasons Grand Formation back then, did you really think no one knew about the measures you took?"

During Zheng Quan's tenure at the Formation Strategy Hall, he had used past opportunities to repair the grand Formation to modify the fundamental Formation of Kongsang Prefecture, leaving behind today's methods.

If problems arose with the ten Formation nodes he had placed in Langya Prefecture, he could use Kongsang Prefecture as a replacement.

"Kongsang Prefecture is my territory. To set up a Formation under my nose back then—weren't you being a bit too arrogant?!"

True Lord Mingxuan's voice was clear and resonant.

That's right; he had allowed Zheng Quan's past actions to proceed precisely to see what he intended to do.

However, with his previous attainment in the Formation dao, he couldn't see anything at all, only vaguely knowing that Zheng Quan's arrangements were suspicious.

Thus, Gao Sheng began to learn. He studied Zheng Quan's formation dao atlas and added his own understanding to it.

It was only when Jiang Zhiqiu reported the Human-Faced Fruit Tree that he completely understood Zheng Quan's scheme.

But at the same time, greed was born within him.

He had been stationed in Kongsang Prefecture, this godforsaken place, for thousands of years. Every year he sent promotion requests to the higher-ups, wishing to enter the provincial capital, but he was suppressed for various reasons.

They called it 'needing further polishing' to sound nice.

For a thousand years, Gao Sheng had lowered his posture, surrounding the provincial elites like a fly chasing a scent or an ant clinging to fat, all just so the superiors would see this unpolished gem.

But all he received was a piece of paper from the provincial capital that treated him like a joke, dismissing him casually.

Why?

Why should half of my life, Gao Sheng's life, be wasted in this desolate backwater?!

Is it simply because I am a descendant of the former Wu Race that there is such prejudice?

I, Gao Sheng, also want to soar like a great roc on the wind, to have the vast sea and sky, to raise my cultivation to the law of tribulation as soon as possible, to join the seventh profundity of the Holy Court, and to hold a celestial position.

But where are the resources?

If the clan elders don't die and the celestial official positions aren't vacant, where is his chance to rise?!

"Not good!" For the first time, Wild Goose Formation True Monarch showed a look of panic.

A portion of the Human-Faced Fruit Tree's branches were suddenly severed by True Lord Mingxuan's golden sword and flew above his head.

"This is my self-created Array Treasure, named the Five Elements Rotation Disk. Please bestow your guidance, Fellow Daoist Zheng Quan, Fellow Daoist Wild Goose!"

Gao Sheng stood on a golden sword, with a fire dragon in his left hand, the blue sea in his right, a giant tree above his head, and a disc-shaped Array Treasure floating at his chest.

"Water and fire converge, wood element flourishes, the golden sword as the guide—Thunder, come!"

"Yimu Mythical Tree Thunder Slash!"

As Gao Sheng pressed his palms together, emerald lightning tempered the golden sword, which slashed down fiercely!

"Sever! Defend!"

Wild Goose Formation True Monarch hurriedly severed the connection between the blue sea and Mingxuan, then propped up a protective shield.

However, the shield collapsed instantly; it didn't even last a moment.

In his desperation, disregarding the nascent soul dao fruit that was still sublimating, Wild Goose Formation True Monarch formed hand seals and vanished from the spot, dodging that world-destroying lightning.

Boom!

The lightning sword entered the sea, and white mist steamed up—a mist so thick it could even block Divine Sense.

"I can't see!"

"What happened?"

Seeing this, True Monarch Qingmu hurriedly propped up a shield to prevent the lightning's aftershocks from harming the surrounding Cultivators.

Even when the True Monarchs' Divine Sense probed into the dark clouds swept by the lightning, they felt a stinging sensation.

The expressions of True Lord Yanrong and True Lord Shijian both changed. When they turned around, True Lord Mingxuan had already finished consuming a pill and adjusting his breathing, breaking through Wild Goose Formation True Monarch's original Formation blockade.

The nascent soul dao fruit was still inside!

Oh no! This Gao Sheng, he wants to keep it all for himself!

The two True Lords immediately used their Divine Abilities to stop Gao Sheng.

"Gao Sheng!"

True Lord Mingxuan grinned.

"Sorry, you two, I've succeeded."

Within the white mist, Xu Mingxuan was steering a magical boat. The fire melting pearls within the boat burned rapidly, transforming it into a red meteor that pierced through the mist, aiming for the nascent soul dao fruit within.

Immediately after, the magical boat snapped in the middle, splitting into two.

After creating some distance, the back half of the magical boat, containing 270,000 fire melting pearls as fuel, exploded all at once!

After the firelight, a massive shockwave blasted a void into the blue sea; seawater surged backward, and dust filled the air.

The True Monarchs present all felt something was wrong and immediately retreated far away.

A moment later, within a radius of hundreds of miles, only a charred giant tree remained, along with the sphere of light on the canopy that hadn't dimmed at all.

Gao Sheng's Incarnation, the front half of the magical boat where Xu Mingxuan was, survived the explosion but was covered in cracks.

"Hahaha! The nascent soul dao fruit! I finally have it!"

Gao Sheng's Incarnation, Xu Mingxuan, flew through the air on his sword in a wretched state. At the moment he was about to fall, he successfully approached the nascent soul dao fruit he had been longing for.

At this moment, whether it was the Incarnation or the original body, the joy in Gao Sheng's heart was beyond words.

As long as I reach Soul Transformation, why would I need the law of tribulation?

All past hardships are now but dust!

Tap.

A longsword, black as ink, pierced through the top of his skull from above.

Almost at the same time, a foot landed on the sword hilt sticking out of his head and forcefully kicked the sword down.

The blade completely sank into Xu Mingxuan's head, a mist of blood exploded, and the sword tip emerged from his jaw.

Startling Swan Sword Art: Perched Branch.

Whoosh!!—

Only then did the sonic boom of the whistling wind sound out, accompanied by a gentle baritone voice.

"Sorry, excuse me."

[Supreme Martial Artist (White)]

[When facing humanoid creatures, the probability of finding a flaw in the opponent increases significantly]

Although Shen Moyan's clothes were in tatters and his flesh was mangled, he had accurately found the weakness the opponent exposed and struck with a killing blow.

He unfurled his devilish azure cloud wings and soared high, reaching out to grab the nascent soul dao fruit into his palm first.