Cultivating immortality through titles, without bottlenecks.

"It hurts, it hurts so much!"

Wei Zhong gasped, the noodles trembling uncontrollably.

The Meridian Expanding Pill has the effect of widening the meridians and increasing the efficiency of spiritual energy absorption.

However, the side effects of taking the elixir, namely the pain, are absolutely unbearable for a normal person.

Wei Zhong almost fainted from the pain. If it weren't for the fact that his mind had been tempered beyond ordinary people after he embarked on cultivation, he would have really wasted the medicinal power of this pill.

The three Meridian Expanding Pills, when stacked together, widened Wei Zhong's meridians by almost 50%.

Don't underestimate this 50% increase; it nearly doubles the boost to cultivation, essentially elevating Wei Zhong's low-grade spiritual root to a pseudo-middle-grade level.

He's not much different from the likes of Meng Qian and Gu Xue.

Wei Zhong frowned as he looked at his filthy robes.

He washed himself with water droplets on his fingers, then changed into a dry robe and went out the door.

As soon as the courtyard gate opened, a disciple of the Qingya Sect immediately stood up from the corner.

"Senior Brother Wei has finally emerged from seclusion," Ji Yan said with delight. "Master Yang has already led the eldest senior brother to participate in the minor competition. Currently, Qingya Sect is under martial law..."

"In addition, Senior Sister Yang has something to ask Senior Brother Wei."

"Has the competition already started?"

Wei Zhong inquired and learned that he had been in seclusion for several months.

They set off for the inner palace, where they met the three personal disciples.

Liu Changqing, who lost an arm, his third senior sister Yang Chupei, and his junior brother Ning Zhiyuan.

The fourth and fifth senior brothers were nowhere to be seen; they must have gone to take care of Songlinfang.

"Junior Brother Wei, you've finally arrived!"

Yang Chupei handed over a dark token with gold characters on it. The characters were twisted and crooked, barely forming the character "阵" (array).

"This is……"

Liu Changqing explained:

"This is the array token of our sect's protective array - the Azure Cliff Overlapping Peaks Array. There are three of these tokens in total, one of which is carried by Master."

"Third Junior Sister has a second one, and this is the third one."

"this……"

Wei Zhong was somewhat surprised, never expecting his fellow disciples to trust him so much.

"Just take it; this is Master's wish."

"Your master once said that you are lively but cautious, and capable of taking on great responsibilities when necessary."

"Master is really..."

Wei Zhong took the battle order, looked up and asked:

"Is it just Master and Senior Brother traveling together for this competition? Could something unexpected happen?"

"Don't worry, this Cangwu competition is not just a matter for a few sects like ours. A total of thirteen Qi Refining sects from the north and south of the entire Cangwu Mountain Range will participate."

"There are also envoys from the Biluo Sect above, who will oversee the entire competition."

"Even if the three sects have grievances against my Qingya Sect, they wouldn't dare to act rashly..."

"On the contrary, it is we, the ones stationed here, who are in danger. In the past, my uncle, master, and grandmaster would take turns to come, and there would always be someone in the late stage of Qi Refining who could control the situation, but now..."

Liu Changqing sighed softly:

"Now we can only rely on the Azure Cliff Layered Peaks Formation. This formation was specially designed for our Azure Cliff Sect by our master in his early years."

"Combined with the terrain of my Qingya Lingshan, a mountain illusion array has been formed. Ordinary people who fall into this array cannot even see the path up the mountain."

Even if you get to the mountain gate, you can't find the way in.

Hearing this, Wei Zhong was relieved:

"What about our fourth and fifth senior brothers down the mountain?"

Yang Chupei shook her head:

"The two will guard the market and provide support when necessary."

"Furthermore, the three sects dare not attack the market town, as this would be to make enemies of all the independent cultivators in Songlin Ward."

Songlinfang was home to a large number of independent cultivators. These people were not only passersby in the market, but many of them also settled there and made the market their home.

There are countless cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining, and even those in the middle stages are not uncommon.

The three leaders must have been out of their minds to attack Songlinfang.

"Does that mean we, the guardians of the mountain, are the most in danger?"

……

Down the mountain, Wei Cichen looked at the dim sky and raised an eyebrow:

"This weather looks like the harbinger of a heavy rain."

He turned his head to ask:

"How is Qingya Sect doing?"

Qin Shuhan immediately replied:

"The Qingya Sect's mountain gate is closed. The mountains are layered upon layered, and the path to the top is no longer visible. It is suspected that an array has been activated."

"A protective magic array? The Qingya Sect has survived for so many years, it must have some good stuff."

Where are Meng Keqing and Lin Keqing?

Qin Shuhan cupped his hands in greeting:

"Reporting to the Pavilion Master, both of our guest elders are resting and cultivating in the market. Does the Pavilion Master have urgent business to discuss?"

"It's nothing. It's just that the two of you have been in my Wei Clan's Spirit Pavilion for quite some time, and I've never had the chance to pay you a visit. Today is the perfect opportunity..."

After saying this, Wei Cichen stepped out the door and left.

This scene left Qin Shuhan both puzzled and bewildered:

"visit?"

I caught a glimpse of Wei Cichen walking away:

"He's just a guest advisor; is it really necessary to make a special trip to visit him?"

At Qingya Gate, Wei Zhong, clutching the talisman at his waist, sent a message while muttering to himself:

"Hope, I hope not..."

Before he finished speaking, the token at his waist trembled, and Yang Chupei, who was not far away, suddenly stood up:

"Oh no, someone has broken through the formation!"

Wei Zhong placed the array spirit on his forehead and could clearly feel the changes in the entire array.

The previously orderly and well-functioning formation suddenly lost a piece.

"The mountain gate?"

Wei Zhong suddenly stood up and headed towards the mountain gate with Yang Chupei.

Instead of towering mountains, there was a thick white cloud and mist before me.

With the battle array in hand, Wei Zhong could easily observe the situation outside.

"One, two... six people. Could Senior Sister have figured out their background?"

Yang Chupei's expression was stern:

"The man and woman leading the group are cultivators from the Iron Sword Sect. The male cultivator is named Chao Wenhao, who is now in his eighties and is a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator."

"The female cultivator Xu Jingshu is his disciple, with a cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"As for the rest... the two Black Wind Sects and the Yellow Stone Sect are all at the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

"But this last guy with the bald head looks a bit unfamiliar..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bald man suddenly realized something and turned his head to look directly in the direction where Wei Zhong and the other man were.

Upon catching a glimpse of the compass that had lit up in his hand, Yang Chupei was immediately alarmed:

"Oh no, it's a formation master!"

On the mountainside, Chao Wenhao looked down at the cultivator in front of him:

"Brother Fei, can you break through the formation before us?"

Fei Zhengge withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Chao Wenhao, and at the same time glanced at Xu Jingshu beside him. A lewd smile spread across his face as he caught sight of her two ample breasts.

"No problem. This show of force looks intimidating, but it's mostly a smokescreen."

"Ordinary people would be easily deceived here, wandering around and losing their way, but it's different for me."

Fei Zhengge weighed the compass in his hand:

"My Golden Searching Plate is best at breaking formations; this mere illusionary formation is nothing to me."

"That's good!"

"Brother Chao, just you wait and see!"

His withered fingers moved the compass, and the pointer on it kept turning, as if it were being wound up.

As the pointer kept changing direction, Fei Zhengge stepped forward, grabbed a battle flag from his waist, and threw it.

The battle flags fell to the ground, taking root as if alive...

"This person has incredibly powerful skills... Where did the Iron Sword Sect find such a formation master?"

Another corner of the Green Cliff Layered Peaks Formation is missing, clearly the work of the person in front of us.

"Of all the arts, array formations are among the most difficult to learn. Even Master probably couldn't have foreseen such a turn of events!"