144: Chapter 144 Formation

The sound waves from the Soul-Suppressing Bell in the gray-robed Elder's hand spread in a funnel shape, enveloping the entire area where Lin Qing was located.

This secret technique of the Divine Soul had an extremely wide coverage and powerful suppression, but it had one fatal flaw: it could not lock onto a single target.

Anyone within the range of the sound waves, whether friend or foe, would suffer from Divine Soul tremors.

Precisely because of this, when Old Ghost attacked Lin Qing just now, he did not use the power of his Primordial Spirit to bolster it.

Moreover, in his view, no matter how strong Lin Qing was, he was ultimately just at the Spirit Realm, so he had been a bit careless and underestimated the enemy.

This led to him suffering a major loss in the direct collision with Lin Qing, leaving his right arm's bones shattered and flesh mangled.

The gray-robed Elder stood at the center, protected by five Primordial Spirit phantoms. His gray-white hair fluttered in the wind, and the gilded bell in his hand trembled slightly. His cold, sinister voice pierced through the battlefield:

"Old Ghost, stop talking nonsense. The Formation is about to take shape."

Old Ghost ignored the intense pain in his right arm, his gaze terrifyingly gloomy.

In fact, he was all too familiar with this Tier 9 Random Teleportation Formation.

Back then, he had personally handed the blueprints and the complete set of Materials to Fang Shuo, and later he had even sought out Lin Qing, wanting to take them back.

He knew the function of this Formation: random teleportation, with a range of five million li.

Five million li was still within the range of his Divine Thought, so what he worried about was not Lin Qing escaping, but the delay in time.

Although his Divine Thought could cover five million li, it would take a considerable amount of time for his physical body to travel there, and he feared that reinforcements from the Immortal Sect would arrive in time.

He did not believe that the Immortal Sect had not received news of this; at this moment, reinforcements must be rushing here.

Once delayed for too long, by the time the God Realm experts of the Immortal Sect arrived, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for him and the people from the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave to kill Lin Qing, and they might even find themselves in deep danger.

The God Realm foundations of the Xuanye Demon Court and the Chuyun Immortal Sect were almost identical and evenly matched; if it were a direct group battle, the two of them would not be able to gain any advantage at all.

And the facts were exactly as he had predicted.

Deep within the Chuyun Immortal Sect, in a secluded stone hall, a figure in green robes burst through the door, and in the stunned gaze of the Elder surnamed Mo, rushed rapidly toward the Sect's teleportation plaza.

The stationed Elder surnamed Mo was full of astonishment, looking at the fleeting green-robed afterimage, and helplessly took out a communication token:

"Senior Brother Sect Head, another Old Ancestor has run off!"

In the past, when an Old Ancestor could not help but come out of seclusion to wander, the Sect Head could still calmly joke about it, but today, what came from the other side was an unprecedentedly grave voice:

"Don't worry about it; something major might have happened."

Inside the Sect's main hall, the group of Elders heard the transmission from the old man surnamed Mo, looked at each other, and deep worry filled their eyes.

At this special time, a God Realm Old Ancestor suddenly broke through seclusion; they had already guessed what had happened. It must be that an important Disciple had encountered a God Realm attack, and this person was most likely Lin Qing.

However, involving a contest at the God Realm level, these Elders had no qualifications to intervene; even discussing it was superfluous. They could only silently report the intelligence and wait for the result.

It was just unclear if Lin Qing could hold on until reinforcements arrived.

The Sect Head took a deep breath and asked again:

"Junior Brother Mo, did you see clearly which Senior it was?"

"I didn't see the face clearly, but I caught a glimpse of green robes. It should be that formidable lady!"

The Sect Head quickly transmitted the news to the God Realm experts of the Sect. Similar to the Demon Court, that stone hall was the place of seclusion for the God Realm experts in the Sect, while those not in seclusion were in another place.

When the news reached the depths of the Sect, the group of God Realm powerhouses who were not in seclusion fell into a brief silence after hearing it.

Finally, a sigh rang out:

"Very well, let us go over there as well. Also, send a message to Little Mo to have him prepared to awaken the various Seniors at any time."

At this moment on the border battlefield, after feeling the urgency of time, Old Ghost did not intend to hold back anymore.

He made a grasping motion with one hand, and a jet-black Magic Blade flew out from his body, landing in his left hand.

Vast God Realm spiritual energy poured into the blade, causing the Magic Blade to vibrate and roar, with jet-black blade light shooting straight into the sky.

What was even more terrifying was that a soul-capturing aura faintly overflowed from the blade.

Merely watching from a distance made Ling Shu and the others feel an inexplicable fear in their hearts.

Lifebound Treasure, supported by Saber Intent!

At this moment, apart from not using his Primordial Spirit, Old Ghost could be considered to be going all out.

"Die!"

Old Ghost gave a cold shout, and his figure, carrying boundless saber momentum, crushed toward Lin Qing.

He raised the Magic Blade high with his left hand, the jet-black, overbearing blade light condensed to the extreme, and he slashed down violently in front of the crowd!

This strike was absolutely not something a Spirit Realm Cultivator could resist; even Lin Qing could not do it for the time being. If he took it head-on, he would definitely perish here.

"Swap!"

Jue Chenzi's loud shout rang out!

Subsequently, his illusory Divine Thought phantom shifted instantly, appearing in front of Lin Qing.

Lin Qing did not hesitate and immediately took over, not even glancing at Old Ghost, proceeding to take over Jue Chenzi's work.

Jue Chenzi was worthy of being a top expert and a top Formation Master; in this short moment, he had already completed seven or eight tenths of this Tier 9 Formation.

Lin Qing only needed to add a few more Materials at the end to activate it.

Behind him, Jue Chenzi held both palms high in the air, and pure white Sword Intent soared into the sky, colliding with the Saber Intent emitted by the Magic Blade.

The two did not have any physical contact, yet they kicked up a terrifying energy storm in the air. Circles of terrifying shockwaves radiated outward layer by layer, with the center of their confrontation as the origin.

The surrounding towering ancient trees were uprooted, thick rocks tumbled and shattered, and even the ground seemed about to be overturned.

In order not to interfere with Lin Qing's Formation setup, from the moment of swapping, Jue Chenzi took on the heavy responsibility of defense.

At this moment, the double pressure of the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave's Soul-Devouring Bell sounds and Old Ghost's saber momentum fell upon Jue Chenzi.

As he was merely a phantom attached to a wisp of Divine Thought, under the continuous crushing of the dual offensive, the light and shadow flickered crazily, his figure becoming unstable, and collapse was only a matter of an instant!

Ling Shu and the five others looked at Jue Chenzi's figure in front of them, which was constantly dimming and tottering, their eyes full of anxiety, yet they were powerless to help.

Lin Qing was bleeding from his seven orifices, his eyes blood-red, his hands flying like lightning as he embedded the last batch of Materials into the corresponding positions of the Formation.

The complex and obscure Tier 9 Formation patterns connected layer by layer, closing the loop rapidly, and the spiritual light of the entire Formation surged.

"It's done!"

Lin Qing instantly poured all his spiritual energy into activating the Formation, while simultaneously pulling Ling Shu and the five others into the coverage of the Formation's light.

He subconsciously turned his head to look back—

He saw that in the Void Realm, the figure that had carried all the offensive for him was completely shattered, dissipating inch by inch.

Lin Qing gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with monstrous killing intent, but he only squeezed out one word:

"Go!"