176: The Forbidden Lingyun Pavilion

At the same time, Lingyun Pavilion's main peak was shrouded in clouds and mist.

This was a common sight in sacred cultivation grounds, but now the clouds were tinged with a hint of blood, as if the entire peak was enveloped in an ominous veil.

"Failed again?"

Lingyun Pavilion's Pavilion Master, Yun Wuya, stood at the edge of a cliff, gazing at the distorted spatial barrier in the distance, his voice hoarse as if scraped by sandpaper.

Behind him, a dozen Elders stood with bowed heads, no one daring to reply.

Great Elder Tai Cang's sleeves were still dripping blood, the price of the backlash from forcibly breaking the Formation.

"It's been months..."

Yun Wuya turned around, his once majestic face now etched with weary wrinkles. "For months, we've tried everything—forcible attacks, Formation-breaking talismans, spatial secret arts, even a few Quasi-Emperor Ancestors personally made a move, yet we still couldn't open even a tiny crack in this Formation."

The mountain wind whistled through the main peak, as if mocking their incompetence.

"Pavilion Master, perhaps we could try negotiating with the Lin Family..." a young Elder timidly suggested.

"Negotiating?" Yun Wuya suddenly laughed, his laughter tinged with madness. "Are we to negotiate with the lives of our entire Sect? Do you think the Lin Family laid down such a grand Formation to have tea and chat with us?"

He abruptly waved his sleeve, and a thousand-year-old ancient tree in the distance snapped in two.

"From the day our plan to annihilate the Lin Family failed, this outcome was destined," Great Elder Yun Canghai sighed. "The Lin Family's retaliation will probably not be far off..."

Now, the tens of thousands of Disciples of Lingyun Pavilion were trapped by a single Formation, unable to move.

Like birds in a cage, knowing the butcher's knife was coming, yet lacking even the strength to flap their wings.

"Report!"

A Disciple ran over in a panic, his face ashen.

"What now?" Yun Wuya frowned.

"Medicinal... medicinal fields..." the Disciple stammered. "The last mature Spirit Medicine has been used up, and the Alchemy Room announced... announced that all elixir reserves are exhausted."

This news was like a heavy hammer, striking everyone's hearts.

Without spiritual medicine replenishment, Cultivators' cultivation speed would drastically decrease.

And in this sealed space, even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was slowly being devoured by the Formation.

"Issue an order," Yun Wuya closed his eyes. "From today onwards, all Disciples' daily rations will be halved, Elders' reduced by thirty percent, and Ancestors'... Ancestors' remain unchanged."

Everyone understood what this decision meant.

The Disciples would weaken faster, and they couldn't even be sure if such a sacrifice would bring a glimmer of hope.

"Pavilion Master!" another Disciple rushed over. "Third Ancestor requests your immediate presence in the forbidden ground, saying there's an important matter to discuss!"

A spark of hope flickered in Yun Wuya's eyes.

The four Quasi-Emperor Ancestors had been in seclusion in the forbidden ground, healing from the backlash of the Formation.

Could this summons mean they had found a way to break the Formation?

The forbidden ground was located in a cave behind the main peak, its entrance sealed by nine layers of Restrictions.

Yun Wuya quickly passed through the layers of Restrictions, arriving at the deepest stone chamber.

Inside the stone chamber, four white-haired old men sat cross-legged on futons, their faces gaunt and their aura weak.

The old man in the middle opened his eyes, which were cloudy as if covered by a layer of dust.

"Ancestor," Yun Wuya respectfully saluted.

"Wuya..." the Lingyun Old Ancestor in the middle said weakly, "We four old bones have searched for several months and finally found a glimmer of hope to break the Formation."

Yun Wuya's heart suddenly pounded.

"What's the cost?" Yun Wuya asked directly.

He knew these ancient Formations too well; the more powerful they were, the more severe the cost.

The four Quasi-Emperor Ancestors of Lingyun Pavilion exchanged glances, and finally Lingyun Old Ancestor spoke: "It requires the vital blood of us Quasi-Emperors as a guide, combined with the incomplete Emperor-grade 'World-Breaking Talisman' I acquired in East Continent years ago. It can tear open a crack in the Formation, lasting for about ten breaths."

Ten breaths.

Yun Wuya quickly calculated.

It was enough for one Cultivator to pass through the Formation, but a large-scale breakthrough was absolutely impossible.

Moreover, the three Ancestors' injuries hadn't healed yet, and to lose more vital blood...

"It's worth a try," Yun Wuya gritted his teeth. "Even if only one person is sent out, it's good to seek help from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty."

"That's what we thought too," Lingyun Old Ancestor nodded.

"It's just, we don't know if there are any Lin Family powerhouses guarding outside..."

"Ancestor, I'll go. With my strength, as long as it's not Lin Changxiao himself, the strongest in the Lin Family is only a Saint Emperor. No one can stop me." Yun Tianya said with confidence.

"Are you sure? You know, if Lin Changxiao has a way to quickly arrive outside, you might..." Lingyun Old Ancestor stared at Yun Tianya.

"At a time of the Sect's survival, what does personal life and death matter?" Yun Wuya said calmly on the surface.

In his heart, however, he was thinking of escaping this cursed place first, otherwise, he would eventually die at the hands of a Lin Family member.

As for Lingyun Pavilion and the others...

Once he was safe, he would naturally find a way to ask the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty for help.

The next day, all the Elders of Lingyun Pavilion gathered in the forbidden ground.

The four Ancestors sat in the center of the Formation, with the incomplete Emperor-grade World-Breaking Talisman suspended before them.

"Remember, once you're out, immediately go to the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty and inform the Imperial Family that the Lin Family possesses an Emperor Weapon," Lingyun Old Ancestor whispered. "The Dynasty has always attached great importance to Emperor Weapons and will certainly intervene."

Yun Tianya nodded heavily: "This Junior swears to complete the mission even if it costs my life."

Free! This Clan Leader is finally free! Hahaha!

Yun Tianya felt he hadn't been this excited even when his wife had cheated on him.

"Begin."

Lingli Ancestor and the others looked solemn. They didn't know Yun Tianya's true thoughts, but they still concentrated on performing the secret art.

Immediately, the other three Quasi-Emperors of Lingyun Pavilion and Lingyun Old Ancestor simultaneously slit their wrists, and fresh blood gushed out like springs.

However, this blood did not splatter everywhere but condensed into a ball in the air, as if bound by an invisible force.

As a low and obscure incantation sounded, the ball of blood seemed to be endowed with life, beginning to swim in the air.

They quickly converged, transforming into three blood dragons, baring their fangs and claws as they coiled around the incomplete Emperor-grade World-Breaking Talisman.

The blood dragons and the World-Breaking Talisman intertwined, outlining an extremely complex rune in the air.

The rune shimmered with a faint light, as if containing endless mysteries.

Just then, the entire forbidden ground suddenly began to tremble violently.

Dust rattled down from the stone walls, as if this ancient forbidden ground was also shaken by this scene.

Yun Wuya stood by, clearly feeling a powerful and terrifying force contending with the great Formation outside.

That force was like surging waves, continuously impacting the Formation's defenses.

"Now!"

Lingyun Old Ancestor suddenly shouted, his voice particularly loud in the tense atmosphere.

As his voice fell, the incomplete World-Breaking Talisman, as if unable to withstand the impact of this force, exploded with a bang.

A spatial crack as fine as a hair appeared before everyone, with a hint of sunlight faintly visible through the crack.

Seeing this, Yun Tianya unhesitatingly transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the spatial crack like lightning.

His speed was extremely fast, as if he instantly traversed the spatial barrier, disappearing into the crack in the blink of an eye.

"Pfft!" Lingyun Old Ancestor spat out a mouthful of blood. "I hope this time, it can bring a glimmer of hope to my Lingyun Pavilion..."

Outside

After coming out, Tian Wuya felt the sensation of freedom outside and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I'm out, this old man is finally out!"

"I've been suffocating for months, I'll definitely go to the Spring Fragrance Pavilion later and order all the courtesans to release my anger."

Yun Tianya was excited at first, then he remembered that all the frustration of the past few months was caused by the Lin Family, and he was immediately filled with rage.

"Bang!"

He slammed a palm, shattering a thousand-zhang peak in the distance, and said resentfully: "Lin Family... This Clan Leader will absolutely not..."

Let you off!

But before he could finish his words, a sudden terrifying pressure directly pressed him to the ground like a dead dog, unable to move.

Then, a voice descended from the sky...

"Will not... what? Sect Master Yun, why don't you tell this Clan Leader and let him hear?"

Then, under Yun Tianya's ashen gaze, the Lin Family's army continuously poured out from the spatialaisle above the void.

Leading them were Second Ancestor Lin Changxue, Third Ancestor Lin Changfeng, and Clan Leader Lin Tianhai.

It was Lin Tianhai who had just spoken.

"Lin Family..."

It's over... My life is forfeit...