101: Breakthrough in seclusion, inner formation broken

The Monk’s heart pounded non-stop, his entire body tingling from the sudden Opportunity that appeared, so much so that he couldn’t speak for a moment.

The next moment, he suddenly turned around, looking everywhere, and only after confirming that no other Cultivators had surged in did he let out a sigh of relief.

After some thought, the Monk understood.

This was originally the cultivation ground of the Kongming Dao Lineage, and the inner Formation was even more so the location of the core Legacy; one by one, the core disciples of the past had gathered on the inner Formation Spirit Peak to cultivate.

Therefore, it was understandable that the treasury here contained a complete Immortal Foundation Method and cultivation spiritual resources.

“Then, is there an Immortal Cave here for secluded cultivation?”

As this thought emerged in his mind, the Monk’s heart beat even faster.

After leaving the treasury, he didn’t dare to use the power of the Buddha’s Light to fly, but instead quietly hid in a sheltered spot, carefully observing his surroundings.

The inner Formation was composed of several Spirit Peaks, and there must have been Spiritual Veins beneath them, making the Spiritual Qi extremely rich and cultivation speed very fast.

There were various buildings on the Spirit Peak, mostly pavilions, but also workshops and warehouses. Even in places without buildings, many spiritual plants were grown, and tall trees obscured the view, making it truly not easy for an outsider to find an Immortal Cave for secluded cultivation.

But the Monk, after all, was at the Peak of Qi Refining; how fast was he?

Ignoring other areas and specifically searching for a secluded Immortal Cave, the Monk quickly found an Immortal Cave submerged underwater in a spiritual pool.

He carefully dove into it, set up a Spirit Gathering Array, placed Spirit Stones, arranged all other spiritual resources, sealed the Immortal Cave, and impatiently sat down, glancing at his ten years of Lifespan for the day, and immediately invested it… Liu Zhuan’s ace player, Zong Zishui, hovered in mid-air, treading on flowing water, his hands waving up and down. With each wave, a torrent shot out, precisely hitting the Cultivators in the distance.

Soon, he stopped his actions again and looked in a certain direction. There was a spiritual field where spiritual rice grew robustly, and within it was an Immortal Cave, from which Spiritual Qi could faintly be felt continuously gathering towards it.

Zong Zishui shot towards that Immortal Cave, casting his spells with full power. A Weiblue torrent fiercely struck the entrance of the Immortal Cave, directly shattering the small Formation on it, and the attack did not end, continuing to surge inwards.

Inside was a player at the Peak of Qi Refining, sitting cross-legged on a Spirit Gathering Array, surrounded by Spirit Stones piled up like small mountains, submerging him. Dense Spiritual Qi was still continuously gathering towards him.

During a major Realm Breakthrough, players cannot withdraw at will; they can only continuously invest Lifespan until the Breakthrough succeeds or fails. If the daily Lifespan investment is completed and all corresponding gameplay has been experienced, the character will continue to operate like an “AFK” character, unable to be controlled.

Simply put, Cultivators are easiest to kill during a Breakthrough, and players are no different.

Zong Zishui attacked unceremoniously, directly using a spell to blast the player’s head, shattering it.

The next moment, the player who was in secluded cultivation completely disintegrated, and a dense Spiritual Qi diffused outwards, with bursts of flames sweeping in all directions. He seemed to have become an uncontrollable ball of fire.

The range of this ball of fire was not large, barely overflowing the Immortal Cave and spreading out for a dozen meters, but such an anomaly was enough to shock the Mortals.

“As expected, they are plotting for the Immortal Foundation.”

Zong Zishui’s expression remained unchanged. Those who dared to seek a Breakthrough within the Immortal Cave were undoubtedly high-level players or even professional players pursuing the Immortal Foundation.

Ordinary players wouldn’t even think of using the Lifespan acceleration System to find an Opportunity to Breakthrough on the battlefield.

After eliminating one threat, Zong Zishui flew to another side, where there was a spiritual pool, and beneath it was a hidden Immortal Cave.

At this moment, the Spiritual Qi in the Immortal Cave was extremely dense, and the Aura inside seemed to be uncontrollable, about to spread out. Evidently, the Breakthrough had reached a critical moment; no additional Lifespan was needed, only by passing through the various gameplay representing the Bottleneck could one successfully achieve the Immortal Foundation.

Zong Zishui quickly increased his speed, formed hand seals, and cast spells, preparing to blast open the Immortal Cave door and directly kill the player plotting for the Immortal Foundation.

But just then, the Immortal Cave suddenly trembled, and the door was blasted open by the power from within, followed by a green light. Countless roots frantically extended from inside, stretching about dozens of meters, almost forming a jungle, but ultimately did not continue to extend.

‘It failed.’

Zong Zishui made a judgment in his heart. If the Immortal Foundation had succeeded, the anomaly would only be more astonishing, not so conservatively restrained.

He looked at the anomaly, thoughtfully, and waved his hand to part the water and roots, probing into the Immortal Cave.

A Cultivator with decaying Qi and blood, his entire being disintegrating, sat cross-legged on a Spirit Gathering Array.

It was Shao Kaitian.

Shao Kaitian, who was originally forced to achieve a semi-Immortal Foundation, perhaps found the subsequent Immortal Foundation Method here. As a professional player, he naturally knew that only by Breaking Through here could he maximize his benefits.

Unfortunately, transitioning from a semi-Immortal Foundation to an Immortal Foundation, although requiring less time, was several times more difficult than a Qi Refining Breakthrough to the Immortal Foundation, so Shao Kaitian’s failure was expected.

Zong Zishui looked in all directions again. On the inner Formation Spirit Peak, the Spiritual Qi fluctuated violently from time to time, followed by anomalies of varying sizes, from a few meters to dozens of meters.

One after another, Peak Qi Refining Cultivators attempting to Breakthrough fell, perishing before the Immortal Foundation.

“What a pity.”

Zong Zishui sighed.

His account had established its Foundation early, and a Mortal Foundation could not transition to an Immortal Foundation, so he naturally couldn’t find an Immortal Cave for secluded Breakthrough like others now.

Being able to come to Green Emerald Heaven was also due to good luck, as he happened to cultivate the Kongming Dao Lineage; otherwise, he, the Liu Zhuan captain, might not even have been able to enter.

Suddenly, Zong Zishui’s expression changed drastically, and he stared intently into the distance.

The invisible barrier fluctuated violently, with ripples spreading and making clicking sounds.

Zong Zishui only knew that this was a sign of the Formation gradually breaking, but he didn’t know why the Formation would suddenly shatter.

‘Is it related to the Cultivators of the Kongming Lineage?’

Zong Zishui pondered to himself, but then saw more and more Cultivators gathering outside the inner Formation, waiting for it to be completely broken.

Click, click, click!

The sound of shattering grew louder and louder.

Finally, accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, the entire inner Formation completely shattered. Before the Formation Flags could even appear, the Cultivators who could no longer wait surged in.

Whoosh!

To the side, Jie Liuhang flew over quickly, hovering beside Zong Zishui, and shouted to him, “Our three families will join forces to stop these natives first.”

Zong Zishui glanced at him: “To buy time for your Cultivators in secluded Breakthrough?”

Jie Liuhang was not at all embarrassed: “Aren’t there any of your people in secluded Breakthrough? Aren’t there any of Red Rain’s people in secluded Breakthrough? Who doesn’t know that only by Breaking Through to the Immortal Foundation is it possible to survive and secure the next Immortal Cave slot? Everyone has people striving to Breakthrough to the Immortal Foundation, so why not join forces?”

There was no extra time for debate; they were all rational professional players, able to make decisions in a few words. They gathered all the Cultivators not in secluded Breakthrough, positioned them at the outermost perimeter, and began to fight with the native Cultivators.