If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1278 Times are progressing, you progress, I progress too.
"This...is an illusion?"

Even with Yin Yinzi's profound cultivation, he was momentarily stunned, somewhat unable to believe what he was seeing.

Grand Tutor Yu curled his lips, "Just now I was praising your profound Taoist skills, how come you've become stupid in the blink of an eye?"

Who are you to be deceived by illusions? Wouldn't that be an insult to myself?

"What kind of magical array is this?" Yin Yinzi asked with a gloomy expression.

The psychological pressure this immortal formation put on him was a hundred times greater than that of the previous Nine Turns Yellow River Formation!
Grand Tutor Yu laughed and said, "It's still the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. But times are changing, you're progressing, and so am I."

This ancient magic array has been given a fresh twist, representing a significant improvement.

Hehe, it seems like we're all making progress together, but it's like nobody's making any progress at all!

"Nonsense! This is not the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation at all." Yin Yinzi sneered, "Only a barbarian cultivator like you, who has no knowledge or background, would consider Yunxiao's Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation as a trump card."

For those of us who are true disciples of the Xuanmen sect, who hasn't just entered the sect and treated the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation as an extracurricular game?
This humble Taoist priest can not only set up his own Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, but also find 108 weaknesses and use thirty-six different methods to break it.

Grand Tutor Yu sighed, "No wonder Lady Yunxiao gave me the original array diagram so easily."

I was so touched at the time, and I thought she was a lovely and kind senior.

I never expected her to be so inconsiderate.

They used a well-known, ancient array diagram to replace the Golden Dragon Scissors in my hand.

That's a huge loss, a massive loss.

I must go to the temple of the Three Immortal Maidens someday and curse her.

I will not rest until she manifests herself to apologize to me.

To be honest, Yin Yinzi's performance in the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation really gave her a big fright.

She did know that the original Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation couldn't suppress Yin Yinzi.

After all, she had already caused the Four Friends of Qionglin to trigger the Great Destruction of Father.

Well, this is the first time she has met Yin Yinzi today, and Yin Yinzi has been constantly circulating the "Qingxin Jue" (or a similar Heart Sutra), without desire or thought, and has not triggered the Great Annihilation Father yet.

She already knew that the original Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation was completely ineffective against the Four Friends of Qionglin.

As a near-Great Luo Immortal, Yin Yinzi is likely capable of breaking the original Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

She had anticipated this outcome.

But Yin Yinzi's swift and decisive breakthrough of the formation exceeded her expectations.

During the Investiture of the Gods period, when Lady Yunxiao used the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to trap the Twelve Golden Immortals, Yang Jian, and other immortals, she did so with ease.

Because the Yellow River Formation is a self-contained space, it can directly sever the connection between the Twelve Golden Immortals and the Great Dao Laws of the Pangu World.

Even though the Twelve Golden Immortals possess great supernatural powers, they cannot connect with the laws of the Great Dao, and can only unleash 30% of their full power. Naturally, they will be suppressed to death.

As a result, Yin Yinzi directly used a powerful divine power, "Rending the Heavens and Tearing the Earth," to shred the "Nine-Bend Yellow River Space," which was theoretically capable of blocking the power of the Great Dao.

It's simply unbelievable. For Grand Master Yu, who was unaware that the "Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation" was already commonplace among the true disciples of the Xuanmen sect, it was truly shocking.

Afterwards, Yin Yinzi casually created a small world of the Five Elements.

Simply conjuring up a miniature world of the Five Elements surprised Grand Tutor Yu, but he was not shocked.

But he was inside the restored "Nightmare: The Nine-Bend Yellow River Space".

It still easily connects to the rules of the Five Elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) outside, effortlessly creating a small world of the Five Elements.

This shows what?
The most important function of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation—isolation of the laws of the Great Dao—is now completely useless.

"Don't act like you've got me cornered. You might not make it past this point and won't have another chance to go see Lady Yunxiao," Yin Yinzi shouted.

Grand Tutor Yu sighed, "At a time like this, you still dare to spout nonsense. You are indeed too deeply involved in the tribulation, unaware that the calamity is about to descend upon you."

"Heh, let's see who's spouting nonsense!"

Yin Yinzi leaped into the air, about to unleash the pure Yang immortal power within his body, resonate with the laws of the Great Dao, and once again unleash a world-destroying divine power.

Even though he was still trapped in the strange immortal array, he was still able to maintain a connection with the Great Dao Laws of the Pangu World.

He is about to attain the Great Luo, which means that he has already walked his own path.

Of the three thousand Great Daos in the Pangu World today, there is one that belongs exclusively to him.

As long as he remains connected to his own unique Dao, he can unleash great supernatural powers.

As long as one can unleash great supernatural powers, any immortal formation can be torn to shreds.

This is what makes the "modern-day Great Immortal" so terrifying.

If he could travel through time and return to the Investiture of the Gods era 300,000 years ago... well, it seems going back 300,000 years wouldn't be of any use, because the Three Immortal Maidens have several powerful magical treasures besides the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.

He could break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, but he couldn't break the Primordial Golden Cauldron, a supreme innate treasure.

Fortunately, Yu Fengxian did not have the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron.

The moment this thought flashed through Yin Yinzi's mind, a force—no, nine immense forces, like nine raging dragons—rushed towards him.

"boom!"

The next instant, he crashed down like a cannonball in the center of the Five Mountains and Four Rivers.

His immortal body was cracked open, and pale golden immortal blood gushed out from his seven orifices, sticking from his chest to his back.

Like a toad that has been stepped on, it lies sprawled on the rocky mountain range, its limbs outstretched.

"This...this is the power of the Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Great Rivers! How can it be so strong? The power of the Four Great Rivers and the Five Sacred Mountains, nine powers fused together, this is definitely not the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation~~"

He wasn't dizzy; he remained perfectly clear-headed and reacted quickly.

Looking up again at the five mountains and four crisscrossing rivers around him, he understood, yet was also bewildered.

"The Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Rivers have joined forces—what kind of celestial formation is this?"

He didn't recognize the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Rivers at first glance because they didn't look like the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Rivers he was familiar with at all.

He only sensed the nine magnificent forces assailing him.

The nine forces are the power of Mount Tai, the power of Mount Heng, the power of Mount Hua, the power of the Yellow River, and the power of the Ji River.
The power of the Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Great Rivers is intertwined, like nine dragons coiled into a rope.

The power not only condensed, but also underwent a special transformation, merging together to become even stronger.

Even a dignified near-Great Luo Immortal couldn't withstand the blow when he wasn't careful, and his immortal body was even damaged.

"This is the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, the new Nine-Element Nine-Bend Yellow River Grand Formation!"

Grand Tutor Yu reached up and grabbed the "sun" from the sky.

It was a huge golden square bucket, the Divine Path Mountain Villa Hunyuan Golden Bucket.

Grand Tutor Yu quickly made hand seals and chanted incantations, aiming his fist at Yin Yinzi below. A golden light flashed, and Yin Yinzi was sucked in.

Then she held the golden bucket in both hands and shook it continuously.

As she swayed, the "Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers - Yellow River Formation" below changed accordingly.

Jin Dou spun around in her arms, and the Five Sacred Mountains seemed to be playing checkers, jumping from one to another, changing positions back and forth. The Four Rivers also intertwined and changed, with the Yellow River flowing into the Ji River, the Ji River flowing into the Huai River, the Huai River flowing into the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River flowing back into the Yellow River.

Grand Tutor Yu shook the golden goblet again, and the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Rivers changed once more.

All that could be heard was a clattering sound from inside the golden casket.

It looked like it was filled with half a tank of water and half a tank of pebbles.

"Ahhhhhh~~~" Yin Yinzi screamed miserably inside the golden cauldron. There was no water or stone inside the cauldron, only him. His immaculate golden immortal body was damaged; his flesh melted into water, and his bones fell off his immortal body, clanging like metal and stone inside the cauldron.

His pure Yang essence also began to drain away in large quantities.

"The three flowers gather at the top of the head, the five energies converge at the origin, the Yang spirit leaves the body, and roams the eight directions!"

Suddenly, a shout came from inside the golden bucket.

"Clang~~~" The golden bucket, which was originally held firmly in Grand Tutor Yu's arms, suddenly jumped, and a beam of golden light shot out from the mouth of the bucket. Within the light, there was a solid figure that looked like a physical object.

It was none other than Yin Yinzi, whose body was completely intact.

No, it should be Yin Yinzi in the Yang Shen state.

The golden cauldron still emitted a "crashing" sound, with flesh melting, bones shattering, and more pure yang immortal energy losing control and being rapidly absorbed by the cauldron.

His spirit escaped, but his pure yang immortal body remained inside the golden cauldron.

"Die!" After escaping the Golden Bucket, Yin Yinzi did not flee. Instead, he activated his exclusive Great Dao and used his innate divine power, "Mysterious Yin Soul Devouring Sword".

"Whoosh~~" He opened his mouth and spat out a palm-width illusory shadow, which was almost transparent. It instantly tore through space and time and shot straight toward Grand Tutor Yu.

The next moment, he would split her in two and annihilate her soul.

"Nine Cauldrons Controlling the Dragon!"

Grand Tutor Yu sensed a deadly crisis and cried out in his heart. In an instant, he transformed into a hundred-zhang-long "Ancestral Dragon" and used the Great Yu Divine Cauldron as his skull to block the way.

"Pfft~~~" The Xuan Yin Soul Devouring Sword, like a phantom, pierced into the forehead of the Ancestral Dragon.

"Buzz buzz buzz~~" The Great Yu Divine Cauldron almost slipped out of Yu Taishi's control.

"Damn it, the divine cauldron has cracked!"

Grand Tutor Yu was greatly alarmed, and then enraged.

With a lunge forward, the Ancestral Dragon bit down hard on Yin Yinzi's Yang spirit, spewing out golden Ancestral Dragon Fiend Fire specifically designed to burn the primordial spirit.

"Ahhhh~~~"

The divine cauldron was ripped open, and its soul was torn apart. The ancestral dragon, transformed from Grand Tutor Yu, howled in agony.

"Ahhhhh~~~" Yin Yinzi in Zu Long's mouth was also screaming in agony.

His spirit struggled desperately, but was held firmly by the Ancestral Dragon and suppressed by the power of the Nine Cauldrons.

The First Emperor's teeth were like files, repeatedly chewing on the Yang God, preventing him from using his great supernatural powers again.

The golden ancestral dragon's fiery flames continued unabated, growing ever more ferocious.

Back then, when Grand Tutor Yu interrogated the immortal's primordial spirit, he only needed to use the "Fierce Tiger Blood Fiery Flame".

At this moment, the aura of the Ancestral Dragon was many times stronger than that of the Bloodthirsty Tiger, and the fiery aura was naturally even stronger.

However, after less than a quarter of an hour, Xiaoyu felt that the Ancestral Dragon's Fiery Flame could not weaken the "Yang God" any further.

"Damn it, how can a Yang spirit that has severed its three corpses be so hard? It's truly immortal."

Helpless, she used her dragon claws to embrace the mountain stronghold's Hunyuan Golden Bucket, aimed her dragon mouth at the opening of the bucket, and spat out the Ancestral Dragon's Evil Fire along with Yin Yinzi's Yang Spirit into the golden bucket.

Then she continued to maintain the form of the Ancestral Dragon, her two dragon claws constantly turning the golden bucket, and the Nine Yuan Yellow River Formation below also output its maximum power.

—The basic version of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron is too weak against Yang Shen. If I had known that counterfeit products were useless, I would have wasted a chance to use the Golden Dragon Scissors.

Xiaoyu was extremely annoyed.

Not only was he annoyed at not using the Golden Dragon Scissors immediately, but he was also annoyed at his lack of foresight that day for agreeing to exchange the Golden Dragon Scissors for the broken Golden Bucket with Yunxiao.

The authentic Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, combined with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, can bewitch immortal pills and seal immortal techniques, causing immortals to lose their spirit, dissipate their soul, trap their form, damage their energy, lose their origin, and harm their immortal body.

This counterfeit product can indeed damage the immortal body of a quasi-Daluo and pollute the pure Yang origin, but while it can't completely harm the Yang God, it falls far short of Xiao Yu's expectations.

They had already trapped Yinzi inside, yet he managed to escape Yang Shen. If she had reacted even a fraction slower, it wouldn't have been the Great Yu Divine Cauldron that was pierced by the strange supernatural power, but rather her skull.

He almost died and his life was cut off.

Helpless, without activating the Great Destroyer Father, she couldn't figure out his trump card or how to counter the "Mysterious Yin Soul Devouring Sword." She could only rely on instinct and use the Nine Cauldrons Dragon Control to tough it out.

Meanwhile, outside Xianyang City, at the Epang Palace and Peacock Garden.

After Grand Tutor Yu was summoned away by the mysterious immortal, Ying Ziying wisely suspended the public trial.

All those involved in the case stared longingly at the sky, while the Qin soldiers stood on high alert, ready for battle.

Suddenly, a violent surge of energy emanated from the sky. Before they could react, the ground beneath their feet trembled violently.

A cold wind howled and black mist filled the air. They seemed to be bewitched, dazed and confused.

This is because Grand Master Yu activated the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and they have all fallen into the immortal formation.

Yin Yinzi remained conscious and was completely unaffected by the original Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

These ordinary people and ordinary immortals fell victim to the attack without any resistance.

"The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation?"

The Celestial Deer Cauldron Immortal glanced down at the array and immediately discerned its origin from the fluctuations in its aura.

"It's no use. We already knew that Lady Yunxiao had given you the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and the replica of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron. She must have taken precautions."

Lu Dingxian looked at the spirit body of the Five Thunder General in the distance and said confidently, "The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, combined with the Hunyuan Golden Bucket, can eliminate the three flowers of essence, qi, and spirit, and extinguish the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in the chest."

Furthermore, they use elixirs and magic spells to corrupt the immortal body and destroy the soul.

But so many years have passed, and many similar immortal formations have been copied. Surely we can't devise a countermeasure?

He did not pursue them.

General Wu Lei was happy to waste time with him, so he stopped running in circles and stood at a distance, sneering, "I know without you saying it."

The Golden Immortals who cultivate the modern Celestial Immortal Method have three flowers on their heads and five qi in their chests, which are already different from those of the ancient Investiture of the Gods period.

If I'm not mistaken, you can hide the three flowers on your head within the immortal golden elixir, and transform the five elements in your chest into pure yang immortal essence, which you also hide within the golden elixir.

The Golden Elixir is immortal and indestructible; no matter how the Primordial Golden Cauldron is turned upside down, it will not expel the Three Flowers and Five Qi.

As long as the three flowers and five energies do not leak out, even the Golden Cauldron can do nothing about it.

At least her beggar's version of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket couldn't do anything to a near-Da Luo.

If it were the original Primordial Treasure, the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, and if the one trapped in the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation wasn't a Quasi-Great Luo Immortal, today's battle would definitely not have been so difficult.

Lu Dingxian's expression changed slightly, and he asked in surprise, "Did Lady Yunxiao tell you this?"

"That's right, she's the one who told me."

Grand Tutor Yu was annoyed, but General Wu Lei's beautiful and aloof face was filled with gratitude and emotion.

"I don't know your specific situation, but Lady Yunxiao has already secretly passed down a secret method, instructing me to repair the flaws in the 'Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation' and upgrade it to the 'Nine-Element Nine-Bend Yellow River Grand Formation'!"
"Hmph, you think you can disregard ancient immortal formations based on past experience? You're being incredibly foolish and presumptuous."

If Lady Yunxiao wanted to promote the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, she certainly wouldn't tell her about the flaws of the beggar's version.

The reason why Lady Yunxiao wanted the Golden Dragon Scissors was that she did not want Grand Tutor Yu to use his magic weapon to harm the Great Immortal again, causing her and his magic weapon to be tainted by great karma.

So fixing vulnerabilities and upgrading are all nonsense.

It was Grand Tutor Yu, who was deceived by the "seller's show," who deliberately framed the "unscrupulous merchant" Lady Yunxiao.

The Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao had darkened their faces and were cursing Grand Tutor Yu for being shameless from the heavens!

(End of this chapter)