Cultivating Immortality in the Winter Wasteland.

Chapter 837 The Power of the Great Array
Chen Wang wanted to contact Xue Jiangbai, but Xue Jiangbai was currently focused on building the grand formation. There was no reply. Pressed by Chen Wang, he finally gave a curt reply: "Don't bother me unless it's important." His tone was harsh and impatient.

Chen Wang didn't take it to heart; it's understandable for a tech guru to have a temper...

Two years passed quickly. Chen Wang was somewhat surprised when he saw Xue Jiangbai again.

Xue Jiangbai used to be a handsome young man, but now he looks somewhat haggard, with sunken eyes, messy hair, and a beard that has grown out, making him look more than ten years older.

Chen Wang said, "If you're occupying someone else's body, how could you possibly age like this?"

He was a little curious. Given Xue Jiangbai's personality, could it be that he deliberately made himself look like this?
Xue Jiangbai's eyes were somewhat empty and blank. After a while, he reacted to what was said, slapped his thigh and cursed, "You have no conscience! I worked so hard to build this great formation for you, and you actually thought I was faking it!"

Chen Wang thought to himself, "You can even transform into a Foundation Establishment cultivator and mingle with the disciples of my academy, correcting the unhealthy practices within the academy. What else can't you do?"

However, on the surface, Chen Wang was still very polite to Xue Jiangbai, saying, "I misspoke earlier."

"The grand formation has been completed." Xue Jiangbai nodded and tossed a jade pendant to Chen Wang.

Chen Wang took it. The jade pendant was engraved with many tiny immortal runes, each almost invisible to the naked eye, densely packed, numbering at least a hundred.

These immortal runes are somewhat similar to the immortal runes used when the Great Dragon made his move, but it's unclear whether they are the same type.

When Chen Wang asked how to use it, Xue Jiangbai said, "Take out a wisp of your divine sense and integrate it into the jade pendant, and you can control the great formation. If someone from the Great Flame Heaven comes down, you will be able to sense it immediately."

Chen Wang raised an eyebrow and said, "The protective array for the entire Dao Ning World is finally complete. Thank you for your hard work."

Xue Jiangbai said, "It is indeed hard work, but you can't unleash the full power of this formation. Therefore, I have divided the core into two parts, one for you and one for me. When the people from the Great Flame Heaven come down, I will control the formation and show you its power."

Chen Wang nodded and said, "That's fine then. I'm indeed not very good at array formations."

Xue Jiangbai said, "It's good that you know."

Chen Wang said, "Why are you so angry? Is there something you're unhappy about?"

Xue Jiangbai said, "How much effort I put into refining the great formation by myself is beyond your comprehension."

Chen Wang said, "How about I find you a few beautiful women to drink and make merry with you, so you can have a good time?"

Xue Jiangbai's expression immediately turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "What kind of person do you take me for?"

Chen Wang's expression turned solemn as he said, "So you don't like it. Then I'll tell them to cancel the banquet."

Xue Jiangbai quickly said, "Oh, no, no, no, it's not good to waste your good intentions. The banquet will proceed as planned."

"………………" Chen Wang said with a smile, "Alright, then I'll just set up a banquet and remove those young and pretty girls."

Xue Jiangbai said, "That's not necessary. Since it's all your kind offer, I'll accept it all."

Chen Wang laughed and said, "Let's drink and have fun tonight, and not leave until we're drunk."

Xue Jiangbai smiled and said, "Okay."

In the evening, a banquet was held to celebrate Xue Jiangbai's success.

Many people were unaware of Xue Jiangbai's true identity, initially believing him to be an ordinary disciple. They were deeply moved after hearing Chen Wang's explanation; this was a world-destroying demon, and Chen Wang had simply recruited him?

Moreover, looking at Xue Jiangbai with women on his left and right, drinking and having fun with young girls, you would never guess that he is such a terrifying guy.

The beautiful woman next to Xue Jiangbai, with her alluring figure, said coquettishly, "Young Master Xue, stop touching me, my clothes are all snagged, let's have some wine."

After the banquet, Xue Jiangbai chose the two beautiful women and went back to his room.

He was indeed very tired during this period. Constructing this great formation was not easy. If it was just a facade, it would not be able to exert its power. Not to mention fighting against those in the Tribulation Transcending stage, it could not even cover the entire world.

Therefore, the effort Xue Jiangbai put in during this period was truly unimaginable.

Xue Jiangbai should rest and recuperate at the academy for a while and relax.

However, apart from frequently watching song and dance performances, he was only accompanied by those two women, and it is said that they never had any real relationship with Xue Jiangbai.

Chen Wang was also somewhat surprised after hearing this. Judging from Xue Jiangbai's appearance, he thought he was a master of seduction. Could it be that he... is impotent?

Chen Wang didn't quite understand Xue Jiangbai's actions. This guy seemed to have transcended some low-level interests and was pursuing some extremely flashy but impractical things.

For example, he was locked out of the room and slept there all night by one of the women named Xiao Qiao!
You should know that Chen Wang was extremely wary of Xue Jiangbai, and he didn't know why this Xiao Qiao was so bold.

Moreover, Xue Jiangbai was coaxed and pleaded with outside the door all night before being allowed in the next morning. He was very happy to have coaxed Xiao Qiao.

Seeing this, Chen Wang couldn't help but shake his head: "I can't understand the realm of masters; their hobbies are different from those of ordinary people."

Time flies, and more than a year has passed.

Chen Wang was cultivating in the Yunshan Academy when he suddenly noticed the jade pendant vibrating and radiating light.

Chen Wang's pupils contracted, and he was secretly alarmed: "People from the Great Yan Heaven have come." At this moment, he immediately immersed his divine sense in the jade pendant. In an instant, scenes from countless places in the Dao Ning World appeared in his mind, like a large map projected into Chen Wang's sea of ​​consciousness.

Chen Wang was somewhat moved, and there were four red dots in his mind.

According to Xue Jiangbai's description, each red dot represents a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage, while those in the Integration stage can only be represented by green dots on this map.

Chen Wang realized that after four Tribulation Stage cultivators had passed, he calculated that, in terms of sheer numbers, his side was not at an advantage.

In the entire Dao Ning World, there are only two people at the Tribulation Transcending stage: him and Xue Jiangbai. Perhaps we should also add the Heavenly Armor Corpse, but the Heavenly Armor Corpse is a complete simpleton.

If the dragon recovers, there's still a possibility.

Chen Wang was quickly calculating in his mind at this moment.

Xue Jiangbai also sensed all of this at this moment, and Chen Wang quickly found him.

Xue Jiangbai's expression was also quite solemn. He said, "Four? More than I expected. What happened to the people back then? They sent four people down at once." These past few years have passed, and the Great Dao of the Great Yan Heaven and the Dao Ning World has quietly changed. The restrictions on cultivators no longer exist, which means that the Great Yan Heaven and the Dao Ning World can now travel between them. Of course, the prerequisite is that the coordinates of the Great Yan Heaven can be found.
The location of the Great Flame Heaven is constantly changing, and even Xue Jiangbai may not be able to find it clearly at this moment.

Chen Wang and Xue Jiangbai exchanged a glance, and Chen Wang said, "What should we do?"

Xue Jiangbai said, "You spent so many resources building this grand formation and raising so many people, wasn't it all to deal with them?"

Chen Wang and Xue Jiangbai were on the same page on this point, and Chen Wang breathed a slight sigh of relief. It saved him a lot of effort to fight alongside Xue Jiangbai at this time.

At this moment, Xue Jiangbai presided over the grand formation, and the Dao Ning World was suddenly enveloped by a terrifying power. This grand formation was incredibly amazing.

The four experts who were still outside the sky suddenly sensed a powerful aura surrounding the Dao Ning World, which surprised them.

One of the old men with red hair said, "A grand array that covers the entire world... Who set up such a flashy but impractical array? With such a wide range, its protective power must be frighteningly weak."

His name was Red-Eyebrowed Taoist, but in reality, he only had red hair and snow-white eyebrows. No one knew why he had this name.

As soon as the Red-Eyebrowed Taoist finished speaking, he waved his hand and pressed down. A giant hand appeared in the sky, flickering with raging flames, and the surrounding void was distorted by the flames.

The massive hand that slammed down was powerful enough to annihilate all living beings thousands of miles away, but when it struck the great array of the Dao Ning World, it only caused a few ripples and did not shatter.

The Crimson-Eyebrowed Daoist was somewhat surprised, and the other three Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators who had come down with him were also somewhat moved.

When did a great formation become capable of blocking an attack from a Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator, and why is this formation capable of covering the entire Dao Ning World? This is simply too outrageous.

A short, old Taoist priest exclaimed in surprise, "This formation is extraordinary! It connects mountains and rivers, linking various spiritual veins. Just now, your palm strike, which appeared to hit the formation, actually struck the spiritual veins of the entire Dao Ning World, so naturally it couldn't be shaken."

Dao Ning World has many spiritual veins, some of the fifth, sixth, and fourth order, which are now connected by Xue Jiangbai as nodes in the great array.

The Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist was greatly surprised that his palm strike had no effect. Hearing the short Taoist beside him speak, he suddenly understood and frowned, saying, "They were prepared, but where did they find such a prodigy in the art of formations?"

The short Taoist priest, known as the Seven Sages Taoist, stroked his goatee and said, "This man's mastery of formations is probably even greater than mine. I'd love to see who he is."

Two acquaintances came down with them at this time: one was Yu Daoji, and the other was a charming woman named Hua Cuoying.

Yu Daoji said, "There's been a change in the human world. That Chen Wang is quite troublesome. We must find him and kill him to eliminate this threat."

Hua Cuo nodded in agreement.

The Seven Sages said, "We need to find a way to break this great formation first, otherwise, there may be other unexpected changes."

The Seven Sages Taoist felt a sense of unease; he could sense the danger of the matter without relying on divine calculations.

As they were discussing this, the power of the great formation was suddenly mobilized. In an instant, countless stars seemed to appear above the formation. These stars shone and radiated heat, and finally burst forth, transforming into a long sword that fiercely stabbed towards them.

This sword was aimed at the Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist who had attacked first. The Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist frowned slightly and sneered, "Trying to kill me with a formation, a formation with such a large coverage area, is a fool's dream!"

In his view, the array had already reached its limit in activating the spiritual veins and resisting his attack. At this moment, he didn't take the sword light seriously at all and struck out with a palm.

As this palm strike was unleashed, nine surging ancient fire dragons instantly appeared, converging in one place and roaring away.

His palm strike was so powerful that even the other cultivators at the same Tribulation Transcending stage dared not underestimate it.

However, the sword light was incredibly sharp at this moment, directly killing the nine fire dragons.

This fire dragon was formed from supernatural power. After being killed, it re-condensed and wrapped around the sword light again, eventually holding the sword light back down.

Just as the Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist breathed a sigh of relief, the sword light suddenly became incredibly dazzling again, instantly shattering the nine fire dragons and stabbing straight towards him.

The Red-Browed Taoist looked down at his palm, where a small hole had appeared, from which blood was gushing out. He frowned and said, "A master is in charge of this formation."

At this moment, a handsome young man appeared, arms crossed, a mocking expression on his face, and said, "You can't even get through the door, what do you people of the Great Yantian want to do? Hurry up and tuck your tails between your legs and go back, what a disgrace, each generation is worse than the last."

Xue Jiangbai was now utterly sarcastic. The Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist's face darkened, and he coldly snorted, "It was nothing but luck, yet you dare to be so arrogant!"

Xue Jiangbai pointed at him with one finger and at the others with the other, saying, "I can take on all four of you by myself. Come at me all at once, what do I have to fear!" He roared to the sky, appearing extremely arrogant.

Several people frowned, their anger rising at his arrogant demeanor.

The fact that these powerful beings at the Tribulation Transcending stage descended upon an ordinary world is already giving that world enough face.
Unexpectedly, Xue Jiangbai was so arrogant that he didn't take the four of them seriously at all.

The Crimson-Eyebrowed Daoist and the Seven Sages Daoist attacked together, one mobilizing the Great Dao of Flames and the other the Great Dao of Yin. The two immediately unleashed their Daoist divine powers to fiercely bombard the great formation.

The great formation twisted violently, almost cracking open.

Chen Wang was hiding somewhere, observing the power of the great formation, and was secretly amazed.

Seeing the two of them attacking together, almost breaking the great formation, Chen Wang thought to himself, "Xue Jiangbai, don't go too far."

However, the great formation caved in and twisted violently, but it did not shatter; instead, it returned to its original state.

Xue Jiangbai manipulated the power of the great formation into an incomparably sharp golden longsword, slashing fiercely at the Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist. He was determined to deal with one of them first.

At this moment, Chen Wang was hidden in the void, and he could freely manipulate the great formation because he possessed the jade pendant.

Other powerful figures from the Dao Ning Realm couldn't leave even if they wanted to, so Chen Wang and his group devised this method to ambush the powerful figures from the Great Flame Heaven, while also trying to minimize damage during battles outside.

Otherwise, a battle between several Tribulation Transcending stage experts could very well destroy the Dao Ning World.

At this moment, Chen Wang seized the opportunity. Just as the Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist was using the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Claw to counter the fierce sword light, Chen Wang's figure suddenly appeared.
Two swords, one black and one white, converged in the air, like two dragons. Their fierce auras were pushed to the limit, ready to strike. In one fell swoop, the Red-Eyebrowed Daoist's body was immediately cut in two.

"what!"

He screamed and fell from the clouds.

Upon seeing this scene, everyone was horrified; the Crimson-Eyebrowed Taoist's blood was splattered across the sky.
Is the Great Flame Heaven about to lose a Tribulation Transcending stage expert?
They could hardly believe it.

(End of this chapter)