258: Elder of the Zhao family

Li Xiaoqing had not yet received a reply from the Empress.

Above the mountain range ahead, a terrifying vortex storm suddenly emerged with a loud boom.

It was actually a Demonic Cloud Storm.

Moreover, this Demonic Cloud Storm arrived quite rapidly and violently.

It was even more ferocious than any Jiang Chen and the others had seen before.

Jiang Chen took a glance.

"That Formation Master has made a move."

"That person is using a grand Formation to trigger the Demonic Cloud Storm, likely intending to break the sealing Formation of the Demon Den."

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, everyone's expressions became solemn.

At this moment, Li Xiaoqing looked at Xue Lianyue beside her.

"How is it? Are you confident you can stop it?"

Xue Lianyue was precisely the Formation expert of their Vermilion Bird Imperial Guard.

In terms of Formations, she had already reached the sixth rank.

A Sixth-Rank Formation Master.

In the Great Lan Dynasty, she was already an extremely outstanding existence.

Even the battle Formation of the Vermilion Bird Imperial Guard had been replicated by Xue Lianyue, which was why the Vermilion Bird Imperial Guard's combat power had become so formidable.

Xue Lianyue also looked toward the Formation that was triggering the Demonic Cloud Storm.

She seemed to be trying her best to clearly see the movements and changes occurring within that Demonic Cloud Storm.

But the gap between the two sides was too large.

"This Formation has already touched upon the eighth rank; I cannot break it."

Xue Lianyue shook her head powerlessly.

"How can such a simple Formation be unbreakable?"

Just as Xue Lianyue was feeling dejected, Jiang Chen stepped forward and spoke.

"Look at that Demonic Cloud Storm; it's formed on all four sides, balanced in offense and defense, yet it has left exactly one weak point."

"If the opponent wants to draw lightning inside, they must leave a gap."

"This gap is the key to breaking the Formation!"

To Xue Lianyue, the Formation appeared almost flawless, but in Jiang Chen's eyes, this Formation was practically displaying its biggest loophole directly in front of him; it was almost impossible not to notice it.

"What...?"

Xue Lianyue was startled to hear Jiang Chen's words.

Following what Jiang Chen said, she continued to observe the Formation and indeed found the loophole within it.

However, while this loophole seemed large, it was actually controlled very well.

Almost no Aura leaked out.

Except for one very tiny gap.

Without rich experience and an ultimate understanding and control of Formations, it would be impossible to reach such a level.

"It is exactly as Lord Jiang said!"

"The opponent's Formation has a flaw!"

Xue Lianyue said quickly with pleasant surprise.

As long as they could find the flaw in the opponent's Formation and break it, the enemy would have no way to destroy the Formation's defenses.

"There is no time to lose, act quickly!"

Li Xiaoqing shouted coldly.

Her expression was also extremely solemn.

This was a moment of life and death for the Great Lan Dynasty; they naturally couldn't miss such a good opportunity and absolutely could not be careless.

If any mishap occurred in the middle, then thousands upon thousands of commoners would suffer.

"Hehe... I didn't expect that within the Great Lan Dynasty, there would actually be an expert like you."

"To be able to see through this old man's flaw, you can be considered to have some talent in the Dao of Formations."

Just as Li Xiaoqing and the others were preparing to move.

An aged voice came from ahead.

Immediately, several whistling sounds of breaking air flew in from the distance.

A dozen or so figures appeared high in the sky, forming a confrontation with Jiang Chen's flying boat.

Everyone looked over.

They saw a group of experts they had never seen before appearing before their eyes, and the clothes they wore were also styles never seen before.

Following behind them were the people of the Innocent Sect.

And Li Xiaoqing also saw that the Sect Leader of the Innocent Sect was among them!

However, the clothes worn by that Sect Leader of the Innocent Sect were the same as those of these people with extremely powerful cultivation Auras.

"The Zhao Family!"

Li Xiaoqing could naturally guess it.

These people were definitely experts from the Zhao Family.

That Innocent Sect Leader, Zhao Kuang, was actually also a member of the Zhao Family.

"As one of the four great families of the Lingcang Domain, your Zhao Family actually needs to use such despicable means? Are you not afraid of being laughed at by the world!"

Li Xiaoqing said coldly.

"Hehe, laughed at?"

"Once all of you are dead, won't there be no one left to laugh?"

Innocent Sect Leader Zhao Kuang chuckled.

"The Great Lan Dynasty sits upon three great treasuries and yet doesn't know how to utilize them; it's simply a waste of God's gifts!"

"Don't you all know that these demons are the truly inexhaustible and renewable resources!"

The elderly man in the lead let out a long sigh, his voice carrying a hint of reproach.

He seemed to be blaming Jiang Chen and the others for actually wanting to destroy such a wonderful place.

"Since this Demon Den is so great, why don't you open one in your Zhao Family's backyard?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian stepped forward and rebuked angrily.

"Little girl, such a sharp tongue! Is it your place to speak here!?"

That elder held a high position within the Zhao Family.

No one had ever dared to defy him.

And now, he was actually being directly refuted by a little girl from the Great Lan Dynasty. A mere Earth Martial Realm dared to speak big words before this seat.

As he spoke, the elder let out a great shout.

His own Nine Heavens Heavenly Martial Realm Aura erupted at this moment.

Like a towering mountain, it pressed down toward Lu Qian.

Lu Qian was naturally unable to withstand this kind of Heavenly Martial Realm Aura.

But she had Jiang Chen, so she wasn't afraid!

Sure enough, Jiang Chen directly took a step forward.

He released his Aura from around his body.

Sixth-level Heavenly Martial Realm!

Boom!

The Auras of both sides collided.

That Zhao Family Elder also discovered the strength of Jiang Chen's power; he was actually unharmed under such a confrontation?

This made the Zhao Family Elder feel like he had lost Face.

"Old thing, keep your mouth clean."

Jiang Chen said indifferently.

He didn't care at all about the other party's identity.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor himself came, he wouldn't give any Face.

"You must be that Jiang Chen, right?"

"Your cultivation is decent, but what a pity. My Zhao Family is full of talented people; a level like yours would only be considered second-rate in the Zhao Family."

"It's a pity you haven't met our Zhao Family's Zhao Zixuan, otherwise you would know the gap between you and a true Genius."

The Zhao Family Elder glanced haughtily at Jiang Chen and said.

"Oh? Are you talking about that guy ranked ninth on the golden dragon ranking?"

"He's already gone; it wasn't painful."

Jiang Chen said.

The Zhao Family Elder was stunned to hear Jiang Chen's words.

For a moment, he couldn't tell if what Jiang Chen said was true or false.

But since Jiang Chen could state Zhao Zixuan's rank, it was very likely true... "So what? The Demonic Cloud Lightning Tribulation Formation is already complete!"

"With just one strike of demonic lightning, all of your Seals will be shattered!"

"Welcome the glorious era of the arrival of demons!"

The Zhao Family Elder's words caused everyone to feel a hint of despair, as they realized the opponent was deliberately stalling for time here.

"Welcoming a glorious era... you can welcome some leftovers instead. You're making this so dramatic."

Jiang Chen was unhurried. He raised his hand to form a Seal, then pointed his finger toward the direction of the demonic thunderclouds.

Lightning Summoning Art!

Rumble!

From higher up in the Void Realm, a bolt of divine lightning filled with noble righteous Qi descended from the heavens.

In an instant, it forcibly split open the demonic thunderclouds condensed by the Formation.