Chapter 1040 - 874: Method to Break the Formation

This treasure, regarded by the world's greatest array sect as a last-resort protective measure for Zhe Yuren, is naturally not simple. It can defend and also dominates in offensive power.

When Shi Chun first got his hands on it, he couldn't use it either. But later, after becoming the Commander of the Heavenly Domain Dingnan Prefecture, finding someone to instruct him to unlock its secrets was naturally not an issue.

Now, the four-color order flags have already merged into the four-color thunderclouds, and Shi Chun, with one hand holding the Sky Splitting Sword behind him and the other chopping with the Two-fingered Point in front of him, is also swallowed by the four-color thunderclouds.

The flashing four-color thundercloud rapidly expands between heaven and earth, also surging towards the sky-reaching palm shadow that comes to grab it.

The encircling Nanshan troops also halted one after another. Not knowing its power, they even retreated to avoid being engulfed by the imposing thunderclouds, watching from afar as the giant palm shadow collided with the thunderclouds.

The giant palm easily penetrated the thundercloud like taking something out of a bag, seemingly about to scoop out the object from the cloud.

Amid the formation, Shi Chun stood floating in the air; the four-color order flags had expanded to be larger than a human, revolving around him, the dazzling four-color treasure light flashing.

Although covered by the thundercloud, he perceived the situation within the array as if seeing fire in the daytime.

As soon as the giant palm entered the array, a slight movement of his thought, and the purple order flag immediately emitted a purple light like clouds or like lightning, blowing upon the giant palm shadow, dissipating it into thin air completely.

"Ah!" The monk who struck from afar exclaimed, his body swaying slightly. Others didn't know what happened, but he felt clearly that as soon as his palm entered the thundercloud, it was like a mud bull entering the sea, its attack power suddenly vanishing without a trace, which was downright eerie.

Yu Yifu, who flew beside him, asked, "What happened?"

The monk looked at his palm, then at the thundercloud, uncertainly saying, "I don't know, my 'Heaven-Supporting Hand's attack power dispersed upon probing that thundercloud, not sure what kind of trick this is?"

"Pretending to be mysterious!" Another monk sneered, directly delivering a palm from afar towards the thundercloud, stirring up a whirlwind, sending countless sand grains shooting towards the thundercloud like numerous arrows.

Having adapted within the array, Shi Chun abruptly opened his eyes, and under his thought command, the purple and yellow flags simultaneously shot out a lightning-like two-color divine light to intercept.

The mana force coming in dissipated upon encountering the purple light, and the countless sand grains turned into flying ashes upon hitting the yellow light curtain and scattered away.

To the outside world, those powerful cultivations sweeping over the thunderclouds just caused a slight ripple, and the countless invading sand grains seemed to have no response.

Someone murmured in doubt, "Eerie, what is this thing, should be some kind of array."

Li Hongjiu, who was gradually closing in behind, was also puzzled, uncertain as to what trick Shi Chun had again pulled, and could not determine if Shi Chun was really inside that thundercloud.

The word 'array' reminded Yu Yifu, and he turned his head shouting, "Where is Luo Yuanfeng?"

Someone replied, "He should have circled to the left."

Yu Yifu said, "Quickly call him, don't shout here, go over and call, making too much noise would invite trouble from other people and horses."

"Okay." Someone quickly obeyed and went.

After a short while, one who had gone brought a square-faced man in grey clothing with wide ears to flick beside them.

Upon his arrival, Yu Yifu immediately inquired, "Brother Luo, you come from the great sect of arrays, can you see what kind of trick this thing is?"

Luo Yuanfeng furrowed his brows, appearing a bit puzzled, and said, "This should be the Qiankun Sect's 'Four Extremes Immortal Slaying Array'. Among Qiankun Sect's ultimate arrays, there is one called the 'Nine Extremes Immortal Slaying Array', and this array should be derived from it. Though it only has four extremes, it's already an extraordinary array device. How could it possibly be given to Shi Chun? Wasn't it said that Shi Chun killed a disciple of the Qiankun Sect?"

Someone added, "In the Heavenly Domain, Shi Chun occupies three-fifths of the territory, with his city-building and provincial services; if Qiankun Sect were swayed by money, they might have had to show him respect. Could it be that they offered it as a tribute?"

Luo Yuanfeng rolled his eyes, "As if, offering it as a tribute? Impossible."

The person who unleashed the Sky-reaching Giant Palm said, "No matter if it's a tribute or not, my palm just now vanished into nothing as soon as it entered, what's going on?"

Luo Yuanfeng gestured towards the thunderclouds, pointing out, "See those four colors of thunderclouds? Black represents Absolute Water, white represents Absolute Metal, yellow represents Absolute Dust, and purple represents Absolute Power. The purple is the most formidable, as it illuminates, any mana entering will be immediately dissolved. How did Qiankun Sect give him this gadget?"

The man who hurled a sandy palm from afar asked, "How do we break it?"

Luo Yuanfeng stroked his short beard, marveling, "These four absolutes are not easy to break. With Absolute Water present, once a person falls victim, they will instantly dry up and die; it's literally killing without a trace. With Absolute Metal in place, metallic weapons entering will also be destroyed. Coupled with Absolute Dust and Absolute Power, it's extremely difficult. It's improbable that such an array device, difficult to forge, would be granted anything less than a prized disciple. How exactly did he obtain it?"

Yu Yifu, not wanting to hear him ramble incessantly, irritated by this aspect of specialized people, spoke out, "I'm asking if you have a way to break it?"

Luo Yuanfeng said, "Regarding these four absolutes, breaking them isn't exactly hard. Wood and fire can break through, but with Absolute Power suppressing, fire attack without mana support loses its long-range potency. Thus, only wood attack remains. If there is a massive amount of timber, bombarding from the sky, even without mana support, the sheer power of the attack's inertia could easily break the array. Yet the question is…" He spread his hands towards everyone, "Who brings a massive amount of timber here? Does anyone among you carry it? Remember, it has to be massive. Mana entering will be dissolved, and ultimately, only the inherent powerful attack inertia of the timber can force him to take it head-on, otherwise, it's futile."

All exchanged looks, showing a hint of inquiry, shaking their heads slightly.

Yu Yifu said, "Send two people to ask others if anyone has it on them; in case someone happens to have it stored. Meanwhile, bring Ao Xue over; he's cultivated a wood attribute cultivation technique."

He's actually just a Tree Demon.

This time, entering in, the Nanshan Royal Court indeed equipped with a variety of talents for unforeseen needs.

Luo Yuanfeng glanced at the extensive area shrouded in four-color thunderclouds and slightly shook his head.

However, two people had already received orders and started to encircle from one direction each.

Meanwhile, three people flew over from the rear, dragging five bloody cloth bags, which they opened mid-air to show everyone.

The bodies of the five people previously sliced by the Sky Splitting Sword had been collected, their deaths extraordinarily tragic and heartbreaking.

Everyone's expressions were heavy; encountering such an event right upon entry and losing five Heavenly Immortal Realm experts so unjustly felt quite wrongful.

Yu Yifu waved his hand signaling the bodies to be secured, glanced at the four-color thunderclouds, and sighed lightly, "We didn't even clearly see whether it was Shi Chun."

Someone nearby said, "The Sky Splitting Sword shouldn't be easily given to others, especially with something like the 'Four Extremes Immortal Slaying Array' in hand. Most likely, it's Shi Chun himself."

Yu Yifu snorted, "If it truly is him, he's indeed ruthless. Alone, facing so many Heavenly Immortal Realm monks, he struck without asking questions, audacious, or his head's filled with water."

Someone nearby said, "Could it be that the Heavenly Court people have found him, and he's aware that the Four Great Royal Courts are out to get him?"

Yu Yifu: "No way, if the Heavenly Court troops had indeed found him, they wouldn't let him be alone like this. It's unlikely he learned from any source and remained isolated; this guy should be in the dark."

Another person sneered, "Could he really dare strike against so many Heavenly Immortal Realm experts without being noticed? We were only chasing, not attacking, yet him, being the weaker side, dared strike first?"

The words resonated with everyone, who hadn't expected it, feeling those five died unjustly. Upon entering Yanfu Continent, they died mysteriously.

Silently, they were relieved not to have rushed out first as they'd likely face the same unforeseen fate.

Little did they know, outside the entrance, the guardians of the Heavenly Court and the Four Great Royal Courts were shocked to see five Lifebound Lanterns of Heavenly Immortal experts extinguished suddenly.

Such an occurrence right after entering was indeed odd, prompting urgent reports from all sides.

Meanwhile, the puzzled Yu Yifu turned to look at Li Hongjiu and asked, "Li Hongjiu, you know Shi Chun, what do you think of his actions?"

Li Hongjiu was at a loss, unsure what Shi Chun might be thinking. If he were Shi Chun, he certainly wouldn't dare strike blindly at a bunch of Heavenly Immortal experts unless he was tired of living or had a breakdown.

Bear in mind they hadn't confirmed if the opponent was Shi Chun, nor could Shi Chun clearly see whether they were enemies or allies.

It seems only someone like Shi Chun would do such a thing.

If it were him handling it, Shi Chun might already have been caught by the group.

He sensed that it was probably because this group encountered Shi Chun instead of him, leading to the current predicament, which highlights the difference between him, Li Hongjiu and Shi Chun.

Talking around in circles was unnecessary; he shrugged it off: "Still uncertain whether it is Shi Chun; I'm unsure how to view this."

Yu Yifu frowned, dissatisfied with his response.

Just then, the two had returned from delivering messages, bringing along the tree demon named Ao Xue.

"Some wood materials, but not much collectively."

With this reply, everyone's gaze turned to Ao Xue, Yu Yifu, as the leader, explained the current situation to the tree demon and mentioned the pressing needs.

Ao Xue, who looked dignified, was stunned momentarily before turning to look at the vast area shrouded by four-color thunderclouds, slowly turned back unbelievably, "Mr. Yu, how many offsprings must I produce to fill this enormous area? If I exhaust myself after doing it, I'll be severely impaired in cultivation even if I survive, you shouldn't trouble me alone."

Beside him, Luo Yuanfeng, stroking his short beard, muttered: "To be honest, I somewhat suspect this 'Four Extremes Immortal Slaying Array' was indeed gifted to the guy by the Qiankun Sect. It coincidentally involves these four absolutes and nothing more — assembled for his arrival here. It's easily breakable outside, but here, untouched wilderness, not even a blade of grass."

Yu Yifu waved signaling him to stop talking nonsense, continuing to say to Ao Xue, "The problem is, there's no alternative temporarily, your help is necessary; rest assured, post-success, the Royal Court will certainly compensate you doubly for your losses, ensuring fairness."

Ao Xue frowned, "But it's just getting wood; the outside has plenty. Sending someone out to inform the Royal Court is trivial, why push me to the brink?"

Yu Yifu frowned, "Entering again requires a 'Gold Collection Order', must wait for delivery? The back and forth in preparation, you think this place can afford such delays? Now, the opportunity is ours — rare and fleeting, awaiting others would be too late."

Ao Xue argued, "Even sacrificing myself to assist, don't you think conducting such a large-scale bombardment would be too conspicuous? It'd be troublesome if others benefited from it; let's brainstorm other solutions."

Mentioning the potential overactivity, Yu Yifu felt uneasy, suddenly recalling something, turning to Li Hongjiu, eyes flickering, realizing he had forgotten the guy on his hands.

He immediately commanded, "Li Hongjiu, Shi Chun is willing to sacrifice for you, if you go over, he shouldn't act rashly. Go through the array to meet him, whatever means necessary, ensure persuasion, or bear the consequences yourself."

Li Hongjiu didn't want to become the forefront, hurriedly stated, "Mr. Yu, caution needed! It's not that Li refuses to serve, but whether it's Shi Chun remains unclear; if not, the ruthlessness shown just now should be evident — killing even you, entering, I'd instantly risk becoming a corpse."