The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 172 Breaking the Ten Deadly Formations
Several days later, the Ten Heavenly Lords perfected the Ten Deadly Formations. Wen Zhong arranged for someone to deliver a challenge to the Xiqi side. Ice Lotus Fairy and Burning Lamp also arrived at the Yin Shang camp with a group of fellow disciples.

Within the camp, numerous large formations exuded a fierce and violent aura, with black mist and malevolent energy soaring into the sky, making them appear truly ferocious and terrifying.

Qin Tianjun flew out of the Heavenly Annihilation Formation, his sharp gaze fixed on the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void, Pan Wang, and Liu Er, and shouted, "Who among you will break my Heavenly Annihilation Formation?"

"Ice Lotus Fairy." Ran Deng smiled as he looked at the Ice Lotus Fairy beside him, but before he could finish speaking, the Ice Lotus Fairy smiled faintly and said:

"Brother Ran Deng, let the Jade Void Sect break through this first formation!"

Upon hearing this, Ran Deng frowned slightly, unable to think of a suitable person to sacrifice to the formation. If someone did not perish in the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and trigger Qin Tianjun's murderous aura, breaking the formation and killing him would not be so easy. Even if the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void were to take action, they might still suffer losses.

Just as Ran Deng was in a dilemma, a dashing and elegant Taoist with the cultivation of a Golden Immortal descended from the sky, holding a halberd in one hand and bowing to Ran Deng, saying: "I have come here to break the Heavenly Annihilation Formation on my master's orders!"

"Who is this? A Golden Immortal? Could he be a third-generation disciple of Jade Void? With such limited cultivation, going to break the Heaven-Breaking Formation is just suicide!" Liu Er muttered, scratching his head in confusion.

"His name is Deng Hua. He is a disciple of Master Yuanshi, and he hasn't been a disciple of the Jade Void Sect for very long. I didn't expect Master Yuanshi to send him to break the Heaven-Breaking Formation." Fairy Qingqiu shook her head slightly as she spoke.

Panwang Patriarch couldn't help but frown and say, "Could it be that he is very skilled in formations?"

“The Ten Heavenly Lords have cultivated under the Jie Sect for hundreds of thousands of years. If they hadn’t devoted so much effort to the art of formations, they might have already become Great Luo Golden Immortals. Deng Hua hasn’t been cultivating for long, and it’s already remarkable that he has become a Golden Immortal. I don’t really believe that he is also skilled in formations,” Liu Er said.

Sure enough, after Deng Hua entered the Heavenly Annihilation Formation, he was reduced to ashes in no time, having come here only to die.

"So that's how it is." Panwang Ancestor, who narrowed his eyes slightly as he sensed the changes in the energy within the Heavenly Annihilation Formation, couldn't help but glance at the group of Jade Void Sect members with disdain.

Sacrificing one's own fellow disciples to consecrate the formation—is this the Chan Sect, which claims to be the orthodox sect of Xuanmen?
Dipankara, however, looked at Manjushri Bodhisattva without changing his expression and gave him some instructions, telling him to take the lead in breaking the Heavenly Annihilation Formation.

"Why didn't they let Guang Chengzi or Chi Jingzi make a move first? This Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun is ranked low among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void. What ability does he have to break the Heavenly Absolute Formation?" Panwang Ancestor frowned slightly in surprise.

After Manjushri Bodhisattva entered the formation, a roar erupted within the Heavenly Annihilation Formation. The energy remained stagnant for a moment, then the entire formation collapsed like a deflated balloon. Manjushri Bodhisattva emerged carrying Qin Tianjun's head.

"They broke the formation so quickly, they've got some skills!" Liu Er said with interest.

Panwang Patriarch squinted and remained silent, while Qingqiu Fairy frowned and looked at Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, saying, "His aura... is somewhat strange! It's more like that of the West."

"What a wonderful Western Dharma Body Technique!" A strange light flashed in the Ice Lotus Fairy's beautiful eyes.

Seeing Qin Tianjun killed, Wen Zhong was enraged and wanted to take action, but Zhao Tianjun also emerged from the Earthly Fiery Formation and stopped Wen Zhong, saying:

"Don't rush. Since it's a battle of formations, let me see who's better in the Earthly Fiery Formation."

"Who dares to challenge the Earthly Fiery Formation?" Zhao Tianjun shouted angrily at the Jade Void Clan and the Ice Lotus Fairy.

Ran Deng immediately sent Han Dulong, a disciple of Dao Xing Tian Zun, to break the formation. Liu Er shook his head slightly upon seeing this: "This junior has only meager cultivation; he's just going to his death."

"Brother Daoxing, are you going to stand by and watch your disciple go to his death?" Panwang Patriarch suddenly asked Daoxing Tianzun.

He frowned and glanced at Panwang Laozu, the Daoist Celestial Venerable, before calmly saying, "Everything is fate, beyond our control. Why make such sarcastic remarks, fellow Daoist?"

While the two were talking, Han Dulong had already died in the Earthly Fiery Formation, leaving no trace of his body.

"Ju Liusun, go and break the formation!" Randeng then ordered Ju Liusun to go and break the formation.

"At least go and avenge your disciple personally! How pitiful! No wonder your disciple's cultivation is so low; your teacher is useless too," Panwang Patriarch's words made Daoxing Tianzun feel somewhat ashamed and annoyed.

Ju Liusun quickly used the Immortal Binding Rope to capture Zhao Tianjun, breaking the Earthly Fiery Formation.

Seeing Zhao Tianjun captured alive, Wen Zhong frowned and became even more furious. Dong Tianjun also flew out of the Wind Howling Formation, saying fiercely, "Who can break my Wind Howling Formation?"

The Taoist Ran Deng frowned and subconsciously glanced at the Ice Lotus Fairy beside him. This Wind Howling Formation was not easy to break.

"Leave the Howling Wind Formation to me; it can be broken tomorrow," the Ice Lotus Fairy said directly.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Ran Deng breathed a sigh of relief and made the excuse that it was getting late, and that he would continue breaking the formation the next day.

Wen Zhong and Dong Tianjun didn't say much. Having already lost two battles, they also wanted to take a break.

The next morning, the group returned to the merchant camp. Dong Tianjun, impatient as ever, emerged from the Wind Howling Formation and confidently demanded, "Have you identified the person who will break the formation?"

"Nüba, go break the formation!" At the command of the Ice Lotus Fairy, Nüba, dressed in green, responded and went directly into the formation.

Seeing that Fairy Ice Lotus had Nüba make a move, Randeng and the disciples of Jade Void were somewhat surprised, but then their expressions became a little unnatural.

Nüba was the daughter of the Yellow Emperor, who helped him defeat Chiyou. Her merits and fortune were immense, and her cultivation and skills were also remarkable. There was no reason for her to perish in the Wind Howling Formation. The Ice Lotus Fairy's decision to send her clearly showed she had complete confidence in her.

However, although Nüba has been cultivating for quite some time, she is, after all, Shi Mo's grand-disciple and their grand-nephew. If she were to break the formation so easily, the Yuxu Sect would likely lose face!

Within the howling wind formation, Nüba, who had entered, immediately raised the Wuji Umbrella. Facing the raging black wind within the formation, she spun the Wuji Umbrella, causing chaos in the surrounding space, making it impossible for the black wind to get close to Nüba.

Immediately afterwards, as if teleporting, the woman holding the Wuji Umbrella arrived in front of the array platform in the blink of an eye. She raised her hand and summoned the Shattering Spirit Cone that the Ice Lotus Fairy had temporarily lent her, and shot Dong Tianjun to death.

After only a moment, everyone fell silent as they watched Nüba emerge calmly from the collapsing Wind Howling Array.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Tianjun emerged from within the Frost Formation and roared, "Who dares to trespass on my Frost Formation?"

Randeng directly ordered Xue Ehu, a disciple of Daoxing Tianzun, to perform the ritual for the formation, and then ordered Puxian Zhenren to break the formation.

With his Western Dharma Body, Master Puxian barely reached the level of a Quasi-Saint, and thus easily withstood the power of the formation. He killed Yuan Tianjun with his Wu Hook Sword and broke the Frost Formation.

Within the golden light formation, the Holy Mother of Golden Light rode out on a five-spotted leopard and shouted, "Who among the disciples of Jade Void dares to come to my golden light formation to die?"

The one destined to die has indeed arrived. Another disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun arrived just in time and went into the formation.
Before long, the Golden Light Mother appeared again, and Randeng then asked Guangchengzi to break the formation.

"Unfortunately, although there were many mirrors in that formation, there weren't enough for Guang Chengzi to smash," Liu Er joked.

Sure enough, Guang Chengzi quickly relied on the Jade Void Eight Trigrams Immortal Robe for protection and used the Heaven-Turning Seal to kill the Golden Light Holy Mother.

Seeing that the Golden Light Formation had also been broken, Wen Zhong couldn't help but sigh in frustration, yet also felt somewhat helpless.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Tianjun emerged from the Blood Transformation Array, and Randeng looked at the Ice Lotus Fairy once again.

"Qingqing, go there!" Fairy Ice Lotus directly instructed Bai Qingqing.

"The demoness of Qingqiu?" Wen Zhong frowned upon seeing Bai Qingqing. He had witnessed Bai Qingqing's power during the East Sea battle, and the four saints of Nine Dragons Island had also died at her hands.

"Grand Tutor, watch me avenge those four fellow Daoists from Nine Dragons Island," Sun Tianjun said, leading Bai Qingqing directly into the Blood Transformation Array.

As Bai Qingqing entered the formation, auspicious clouds appeared above her head, with two spiritual pearls surrounding a green peak. Sun Tianjun, his eyes slightly narrowed, grabbed a handful of black sand and threw it at Bai Qingqing from the formation platform.

However, the black sand that approached Qingyun, along with the Wind and Thunder Spirit Pearls, released its wind and thunder power as they circled each other, and instantly melted away like ice and snow falling into boiling water.

"What?" Unexpectedly, Bai Qingqing's spirit pearl was so powerful. Sun Tianjun's expression changed and he was about to continue his attack when Bai Qingqing had already unleashed Qingfeng, smashing him and the array platform into ruins. The Blood Transformation Array also collapsed immediately.

"You vixen, you've killed my Uncle Sun again!" Wen Zhong roared angrily upon seeing Bai Qingqing emerge from the formation.

"Wen Zhong, if you hadn't invited them here to set up the formation, they wouldn't have died. Who killed them?" Bai Qingqing's words made Wen Zhong so angry that his hair stood on end and his eyes glared.

Bai Qingqing, however, coldly and arrogantly said, "Wen Zhong, I will settle accounts with you slowly for the murders you committed in the East Sea."

"Why would I be afraid of a vixen like you?" Wen Zhong became even more furious upon hearing this.

"Alright, that's all for today. See you tomorrow!" Fairy Ice Lotus said, leading Bai Qingqing, Panwang Ancestor, Liu Er, and Nüba away.

Wen Zhong, who returned to camp in a fit of rage, felt saddened and distressed when he thought that more than half of the Ten Heavenly Kings had been killed.

The remaining four Heavenly Lords were determined to rely on the formation to continue the battle and avenge their fallen comrades.

After they returned to their respective formations to rest and prepare, Wen Zhong, who was sitting alone in his tent deep in thought, felt that relying on the four Heavenly Lords alone would not be enough. So he rushed to Luofu Cave on Mount Emei overnight to ask Zhao Gongming, the second-generation outer disciple of the Jie Sect, to come out of the mountain and help him.

Zhao Gongming was a forthright and generous man, even somewhat hot-tempered and impulsive.

Upon learning of Wen Zhong's purpose, he naturally could not refuse. Hearing that six of the Ten Heavenly Kings had already perished, as well as the deaths of the Four Saints of Nine Dragons Island, he was filled with anger and went to Xiqi without hesitation.

At the same time, at the foot of the Peach Mother Tree atop the Eight Treasures Peak of Jiuding Iron Fork Mountain, Shi Mo, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes as if sensing something. As an invisible wave descended, a phantom figure solidified, which was none other than the Tongtian Sect Master.

"So it's Senior Brother Tongtian. Who do we have here? Why did you take the time to come see me?" Shi Mo raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile when he saw Tongtian.

The Tongtian Sect Leader snorted coldly and said, "Junior Brother, do you really intend to join forces with Yuanshi to humiliate my Jie Sect?"

"What are you saying, Senior Brother? Before, it was your disciples who were making things difficult for Ziya," Shi Mo shook his head slightly and said, "Now, even Zhao Gongming has come down from the mountain to help Wen Zhong. Does Senior Brother not even care about the life of this outer disciple?"

(End of this chapter)