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Chapter 378 Follow your words

Yunlu Immortal Sect, deep in the clouds.

Chen Ye hadn't looked at the array diagram or asked any questions for quite some time. Instead, he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged in front of the incredibly complex array diagram.

The Five Elements Master did not disturb him, allowing him to comprehend it on his own.

He wasn't afraid that Chen Ye would learn the Great Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation; on the contrary, he was only afraid that Chen Ye wouldn't be able to learn it, so he explained it with extra care.

Ultimately, the true ingenuity of this formation lies in only two aspects: how to accurately identify the hidden demons, and how to ensure that the descending divine punishment spells lock onto individuals instead of flying around aimlessly.

These two principles are actually not complicated, but they are particularly time-consuming.

The exquisite combination of 1.78 billion talismans, along with continuous improvements and optimizations, has resulted in the current effect of the magic array.

Even if Chen Ye completely copied it, it wouldn't make a difference, because there's only one Western Region.

Formations are always designed based on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The direction of the earth's veins alone varies from place to place, requiring recalculation and redesign.

The Five Elements Master could only teach Chen Ye the principles, but if he wanted to replicate the effect, he would have to find a hundred cultivators who were skilled in formations and spend several hundred years slowly setting it up.

This kind of thing is all about slow and meticulous work, and it has little to do with realm. Even if there were ten Dao Integration Realm cultivators, their efficiency in setting up the formation would definitely not be as good as that of ten Five Elements True Persons.

Even if the Five Elements True Man revealed everything to Chen Ye, could he really remember all the details of the formation in such a short time?
If it were anyone else, Master Wuyun would suspect that the other party was putting on an act, trying to gain special treatment from the Yunlu Immortal Sect. But Chen Ye didn't need that reason. The Huangquan Sect had already replaced the Fenxiang Sect as the fifth major sect. In terms of age and seniority, Chen Ye and Master Wuyun were only different, but their status was exactly the same.

So, did he really grasp something?
Master Wu Yun sighed. It was a pity that he was not a disciple of the Yunlu Immortal Sect.

Looking back at the huge array diagram, most of the demonic light spots displayed on it had dissipated.

Master Wuyun frowned; the number of demons he found was much less than he had expected.

In particular, the number of demons found in the towns secretly controlled by the Tiger Servant Lords, as provided by Chen Ye, was only two or three, which was simply unreasonable.

Either Chen Ye's intelligence has changed, or those demons received the news in advance and have already left the Western Territory, or... Master Wuyun looked at the last two points of light on the array diagram and enlarged them with a wave of his jade ruyi.

Two demonic figures were flying through the sky.

The divine punishment spells did not stop, but no matter how many spells fell on their heads, mysterious gray figures would always appear and block them.

As a result, the two flew smoothly towards the Yunlu Immortal Sect, and soon they would be able to escape the coverage of the Great Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation and reach this only way out.

The Five Elements True Man did not recognize the two demons, but he was certain that at least one of them was the so-called Demonic Sect Master, a cultivator at the Returning to Emptiness Realm.

Perhaps one of them is the Tiger Servant Lord.

"Hmph, you came just in time!"

The Five Elements True Man swung the jade ruyi in his hand again, but this time he did not simply smash it down on the array diagram, but gently touched it.

In an instant, the entire array seemed to ripple like water.

Three hundred miles away from the Yunlu Immortal Sect, the two Venerable Lords, Hu Chang and Fei Lian, were on their way.

The journey of several hundred miles wouldn't take them long. If it weren't for the Great Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation sealing off the entire Western Region, they could have torn through the void and arrived directly above the Cloud City. The heavenly punishment spells couldn't break through the Tiger Servant Lord's Servants' Protection Technique. Everything was going smoothly; they were just waiting to reach the Cloud City to have a great battle and properly experience the abilities of the number one righteous sect.

However, the sky suddenly darkened, and the overwhelming magic disappeared, replaced by a giant hand that covered the entire sky, slamming down on the two of them.

Each finger seemed to be dozens of miles long, making the two lords appear as insignificant as ants beneath this giant hand.

The endless colorful light was faster than the giant hand, dyeing everything around it in a myriad of colors, and then began to twist and change continuously.

A solitary peak rises abruptly, leaves sprout from the void, and all things spontaneously combust... At this moment, the five elements of spiritual energy within the area enveloped by the giant palm are completely sealed off, eroded, and distorted, as if it were about to change the very laws of the world.

Tiger Lord frowned deeply. His spiritual energy was also being drawn by the giant hand. Even though he tried his best to suppress it, rocks and flowers began to grow on his body. Many parts of his skin turned black and wet at the same time, and his bones made a metallic scraping sound.

This is the power of the Great Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation: within the formation, the power of the five elements can be fully utilized.

"As expected of the Yunlu Immortal Sect." Lord Feilian exclaimed, then said to Hu Chang, "You owe me a favor."

Tiger's sneer: "The righteous path has already united, what are you talking about favors for? Do you really want to be defeated one by one by the righteous path like you did back then? With your ability to make your words come true, when are you going to use it now?"

Fei Lian laughed loudly, "It's no use trying to renege on your debt, old friend. I'll see you off, but this is the only time I can help you."

Hu Chang stopped speaking, seemingly acquiescing to Fei Lian's statement.

Lord Feilian did not delay, and his originally hazy figure instantly became solid.

This was a tall and imposing man, but he was not wearing a robe; instead, he was wearing a thick cloak made of animal hides, and a large, thick hat with deer antlers on his head, which completely covered half of his face.

After revealing his true form, Fei Lian's spiritual energy began to fluctuate slowly, constantly radiating visible ripples.

Then, Venerable Feilian opened his mouth and slowly chanted: "The spiritual energy of heaven and earth obeys my decree, the chaos ceases, all obstacles vanish, so be it!"

In an instant, the distorted five elements of spiritual energy seemed to be guided and returned to normal. The five-colored giant hand in the sky began to disintegrate rapidly, as if it were about to vanish into nothingness.

The damage began to repair itself as soon as the cracks appeared, and the giant hand was restored to its original state in just a few breaths.

However, it was still too slow in the end.

Taking advantage of the moment when the spiritual energy was no longer under the control of the formation, Hu Chang and Fei Lian tore through the void.

When they reappeared, the two had traveled hundreds of miles and arrived above the magnificent city in the clouds.

The mutations on the Tiger Lord's body had disappeared, and his physical body grew taller in the wind, transforming into a giant that stood tall and firm.

"Fellow members of the Yunlu Immortal Sect, I am Hu Chang, and I have come today to learn from your skills!"

As if seeking revenge, the Tiger Lord also raised his giant palm and slammed it towards the Cloud City.

As he raised his hand, endless gray mist surged from his palm, transforming into countless vengeful spirits that rushed towards the magnificent city in the clouds.

(End of this chapter)