Chapter 293 Targeting the First Bird First Refining the Formation

Anything that could be sealed within a grand formation by a Void Returning expert and used for inheritance must be extraordinary!

The moment the great formation dissipated, Yu Xian took a step forward and went straight for the six items, taking advantage of his proximity to the source!

“Don’t even think about it!”

“How dare you!?”

“Brother Dao, do not be greedy.”

Yun Buyi, Zhou Feng, and Gao Yu were already prepared. At this moment, they also stood up with a bang, no slower than Yu Xian, and rushed straight to the battle platform!

“Look at your three sly faces, you’re up to no good, and now you’re trying to rob me! Leave them all here!!”

Upon seeing this, Hua Yuandu suddenly let out a loud shout!

Boom!

The billowing sword energy roared in all directions, directly condensing into three swords that were as solid as physical objects, and pierced through the air to kill the three people!

The three sword energies were all formidable in their killing power. An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Great Perfection stage would be caught off guard and unable to defend themselves. However, these three inheritors could easily break through them.

However, if they were to break through this sword energy, it would take them some time.

In that short amount of time, Yu Xian had enough time to put everything into his storage bag.

Even if you don’t resist, the sword energy is quite powerful; if you try to withstand it head-on, you’ll likely get injured.

But the three of them made their decisions simultaneously in an instant!

The three of them were enveloped in magical shields, each activating their own defensive spells, actually intending to block the attack head-on!

It’s a minor injury, nothing serious!

It would be such a pity and such a hateful thing to let Yu Xian take all six treasures away!

Seeing that the three of them did not slow down at all, and did not even want to waste time using their defensive magic treasures, Hua Yuandu’s gaze sharpened, and intense anger burst forth from his eyes!

Damn it, these three guys look down on me!?

They think their sword energy isn’t very lethal, right?

“kill!”

With a loud shout, Hua Yuandu’s entire body was filled with sword energy, and the spiritual sword essence of his sword spirit root directly erupted. At this moment, the three swords formed from sword energy emitted a sharp sword cry that was almost tangible!

The three of them simultaneously changed their expressions!

The sword energy suddenly became more than 50% stronger! There was no way not to block it!

Damn it!

“break!”

“Yun Buyi!” Zhou Feng and Yun Buyi shouted simultaneously, already forming hand seals!

Gao Yu didn’t say anything, but with a flick of her hand, she paused for a moment. The next moment, sword energy roared and pierced through her body, but she had already landed behind the sword energy and continued to rush towards the array platform!

“What kind of spell?”

Hua Yuan was immediately shocked. Gao Yu’s swaying movement was almost like a flash!

No, that’s flickering!

She didn’t create any afterimages or appear to flash by or disappear instantly because of her speed.

She truly and undeniably flashed from her spot to a distance of about three zhang in front of her!

Therefore, the sword energy naturally missed its target!

This kind of magic is quite profound!

After all, even a fast-moving afterimage, which looks like a flicker or teleportation, still leaves a trace.

But such a vivid flicker ignores distance!

“A teleportation spell!?”

This kind of magic is already at the level of a truly great magic!

Hua Yuan frowned, wanting to raise his hand to stop her again, but it was too late to stop Gao Yu.

The distance was already very close, and Gao Yu had already flown onto the platform.

Yu Xian had just put away the array diagram and the secret manual, and was about to cover the third magic treasure, the silver mirror, with his spiritual energy and pull it into his storage bag when Gao Yu arrived!

All of this, though it sounds slow, actually took less than half a breath!

Yu Xian’s gaze turned cold, and he immediately gave up on taking the third item.

He took a step forward, his blood and qi bursting out with terrifying blood mist. He had already activated the Mountain Technique and punched straight at Gao Yu, who had come to the array platform. He raised his hand to collect the yellow bottle in the distance!

If you want to take it, then I’ll let you take it.

However, you’re going to get a punch from me!

The choice is yours!

Gao Yu assumed that Yu Xian was busy collecting the third treasure and wouldn’t be able to attend to her.

There were two treasures at the spot where I came from.

A yellow bottle and a white ruler are very close to me; I can easily reach out and collect them!

But she never expected that Yu Xian would stop collecting the silver mirror and instead take a step forward, blasting it towards her!

Is this guy… is he insane!?

He’d rather not take it himself than let me take it!?

Blood energy surged and roared, and Yu Xian could reach that short distance in an instant!

Although the spirit energy storage bag can store things quickly, it still takes time!

Gao Yu now has two choices: one, withstand Yu Xian’s attack head-on and forcibly take away the yellow bottle!

One option is to stop collecting resources and focus all efforts on defense!

The thought only allowed Gao Yu to linger in her mind for a moment.

The next moment, she swayed and raised her hand to strike!

The yellow bottle remained motionless and did not disappear.

Before her appeared a large, ancient shield!

Defend first!

This body cultivator’s punch was too terrifying! If I took it head-on, I might even be seriously injured!

Even if we accept the yellow bottle by then, it will only benefit others!

“Get out of here!”

With a bang, the sound of air exploding exploded, and Yu Xian’s fist had already reached Gao Yu’s front, colliding with the suddenly appearing large shield!

boom!!

The large shield, like a resounding gong, was struck in an instant, producing a tremendous roar that swept outwards like thunder!

Gao Yu’s expression changed again, her eyes showing shock. She rapidly tapped her hands, and her surging spiritual power frantically reinforced the shield!

Thump!

The two were locked in a stalemate for only about a moment before the large shield could no longer withstand Yu Xian’s immense power and was violently pushed back!

Gao Yu’s expression hardened, and he retreated explosively along with the large shield. At the same time, he moved his hands, his spiritual energy swirling, dissipating all the terrifying power that had been transmitted, and he was not injured.

From a distance, it appeared that Yu Xian had sent Gao Yu flying seven or eight zhang with a single punch.

“good!”

“receive!”

“Come!”

At the same time, Hua Yuandu, Yun Buyi, and Zhou Feng arrived at the array platform within a single breath. They each acted swiftly, one taking the treasure mirror, one taking the white ruler, and one taking the purple box.

After blasting Gao Yu away, Yu Xian raised his hand and put away the yellow bottle.

At this point, Yu Xian had taken the array diagram, the secret manual, and the yellow bottle.

Hua Yuan accepted the precious mirror.

The clouds did not move and receded by a hundred feet.

Zhou Feng accepted the purple box.

Gao Yu, who was the second to go up on the battle platform, didn’t receive a single treasure!

At this moment, her expression was extremely cold. Her originally beautiful and delicate face was filled with a chilling murderous intent, and even somewhat distorted. Her beautiful eyes were filled with anger and resentment!

She looked at Yu Xian as if she might attack at any moment!

This lunatic…

This madman… madman!!

He could have taken four items while I took two, and both of us would have benefited, but he disregarded all that and attacked me instead!

So much so that he himself took three items, but kept none for himself!

Is he sick?!

He’s sick! I’m going to kill him!!

Gao Yu was trembling slightly, a sign of extreme anger!

She had never been so angry!

Yu Xian remained indifferent, ignoring Gao Yu’s glare that seemed to want to devour him.

Yu Xian can’t control others, but the first person who dares to try and take it from me, Yu Xian will absolutely not let her get any benefit!

This is to remind others that if anyone dares to be the first to try and take it, Yu Xian will make them pay, even if it means giving up anything!

So if there are any good things to come, the person who wants to be the first to step forward should think carefully!

After Hua Yuandu accepted the treasure mirror, he came to Yu Xian’s side and looked at Yun Buyi, Zhou Feng, and Gao Yu.

The atmosphere on the battle platform was extremely tense, as if a great battle could break out at any moment!

The other eight cultivators watched intently from below, eagerly anticipating the fight between the five.

“You guys are really shameless.”

Hua Yuandu spoke first, speaking slowly: “My brother broke this great formation, so the things inside should belong to my brother. Have you no shame? How dare you try to steal them?”

“Fellow Daoist’s words are simply laughable.”

Yun Buyi said slowly, “The treasure belongs to the destined one. Although he broke the formation, the treasure is not his exclusive possession. It was left to all of us by our senior! How can we not take it?”

“good!”

Zhou Feng also said coldly, “He wasn’t even an inheritor, yet he took three treasures all by himself. He’s gotten an incredible advantage! Why don’t you hand over two of them immediately?!”

“Fellow Daoists, these two are working together. If we don’t unite, we will inevitably be restricted by them in the future.”

Gao Yu took a deep breath, regaining some composure, but his tone still carried a strong sense of resentment as he asked in a deep voice, “What do you two think?”

“good!”

“The fairy is right!”

Upon hearing this, Yun Buyi and Zhou Feng immediately nodded, forming a temporary alliance with Gao Yu.

Otherwise, if the three of them fight separately, while Yu Xian and Hua Yuan are as one, they will definitely be restricted and suffer losses everywhere!

Gao Yu stepped forward and stood between the two, forming a fan shape towards Yu Xian and Hua Yuandu. He said coldly, “You two have taken four treasures. You are simply insatiable. Hand over two of them, or the three of us will not allow you to pass the third trial!”

Hua Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the three of them, and revealed a cold smile.

Yu Xian’s expression remained indifferent.

“How so?”

Hua Yuandu stood in front of Yu Xian and said slowly, “How about we throw out a treasure and let the three of them fight like dogs? I don’t believe they won’t be envious.”

Hua Yuandu believed that the three of them were only temporarily cooperating. As long as a treasure was thrown out, the three of them would inevitably quarrel and have conflicts over the ownership of the treasure!

Yu Xian glanced at him calmly, then looked at the three men and said coldly, “My brother said, so what if you three pieces of trash team up? You dare to threaten us?!”

“Forehead……”

Hua Yuan was stunned on the spot.

Yun Buyi, Zhou Feng, and Gao Yu all simultaneously flashed cold light in their eyes, and their auras rapidly rose to their peak!

Hua Yuandu, who was slightly taken aback, snorted and looked at the three people in front of him with disdain. His whole body was filled with sword energy, and his aura rose, like a sword drawn from its sheath. The sound of swords echoed all around!

Yu Xian remained indifferent, his blood and qi surging around his body, and his terrifying physical strength could be felt from a great distance!

A great war is about to break out!

However, after a period of stalemate, a battle ultimately did not break out.

Ultimately, there are too many concerns!

First of all, there are eight cultivators outside!

Although at their peak, those eight cultivators posed no threat to the five of them at all.

But if the battle really comes down to life and death, and it ends in a fight to the death, with two dead and three seriously injured, or three dead and two seriously injured, or some other situation, then the remaining seriously injured person might be swarmed by these eight cultivators and wiped out!

And most importantly, there are still inheritance challenges ahead. If you fight to the death now, how will you get through the later challenges?

So although it seemed like a battle was about to break out, no one made the first move.

If no one makes the first move, then they can only stare at each other helplessly.

“Hmph, I’ll make a note of this for now.”

Finally, Yun Buyi said slowly, “I will settle things with you after the inheritance is complete!”

Zhou Feng narrowed his eyes and said coldly, “I’ll let you be smug for a while. After the inheritance is over, I’ll make sure you two pay.”

Gao Yu didn’t say anything, but gritted her teeth, her face showing a hint of resentment.

She really wanted to hit him! She really wanted to kill Yu Xian!!

With three against two, she was confident that she could make that despicable guy pay a bloody price!

However, since Yun Buyi and Zhou Feng did not want to fight, she could not continue to cause trouble.

Otherwise, it will surely leave a warning in their minds, and they might even turn against you later!

We are all smart people.

If you deliberately provoke a fight between the two sides so you can reap the benefits, that’s just courting death!

“I will listen to you two fellow Daoists.”

Gao Yu murmured something and said no more, but her gaze remained fixed on Yu Xian.

“snort.”

Upon hearing this, Hua Yuandu sneered and said, “Who are you trying to scare? After the inheritance ends? I bet you won’t even get a single inheritance! You’ll have no choice but to shamelessly snatch it!”

Yun Buyi and Zhou Feng both narrowed their eyes, but instead of arguing with Hua Yuan, they both sneered, suddenly took to the air, and continued towards the center.

Gao Yu glared at Yu Xian one last time before taking to the air and chasing after the two.

Now that the three have formed a temporary alliance, they need to have a proper discussion.

Only alliances that agree on the distribution of benefits can form a temporary and solid alliance that will not be easily destroyed by short-term gains.

As the three departed, Hua Yuandu’s imposing sword aura gradually dissipated.

Yu Xiansheng’s surge of energy gradually disappeared.

The eight onlookers secretly regretted that no fight had broken out.

But they weren’t stupid; they all understood that these five powerful guys would inevitably have to fight a bloody battle sooner or later!

Well then… let’s wait a bit longer! Let them grab those inheritance rewards first…

But who it will ultimately belong to is still uncertain!

“Go to the third level?”

Hua Yuandu turned to look at Yu.

No rush.

Yu Xian said calmly, “The challenges ahead will inevitably get harder and harder. Let them hone their skills. I want to refine the Heavenly Star Six Elements Formation first, and then use it to crush those three idiots.”

“Refinement formation?”

Hua Yuandu looked surprised and said, “To refine an array, you need an array artifact, right? Even if you have the array diagram and the array manual, and know how to refine array artifacts, you still can’t refine an array artifact. This thing is like a magic weapon; you have to find an artifact refiner to refine it.”

“It’s alright, I am a weapon refiner.”

Yu Xian said, “With the power of this great formation itself, it should be enough to refine a fourth-order formation artifact.”

“You are indeed an alchemist, but your array artifacts are… um?”

Hua Yuan waved his hand, but stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, looking at Yu Xian with surprise and asking, “You’re a weapon refiner? Aren’t you an alchemist?”

“That’s right, I am an alchemist.”

Yu Xian nodded, flipped his hand and took out the array manual. As he opened it, he said, “I am also a weapon refiner.”

“you……”

Hua Yuan looked at Yu Xian, who was looking down at the array manual, opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn’t know what to say.

Cultivator of magic, body, alchemist, weapon refiner… how did he train? This guy is probably hiding his age, right?

How old are you?

Thinking of this, Hua Yuan carefully examined Yu Xian and said thoughtfully, “Yes, sixty?”

Yu Xian looked up at Hua Yuandu and frowned, “Why are you asking this?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

Hua Yuandu coughed lightly, then said, “It seems I’ll have to call you ‘Brother Dao’ from now on.”

Clearly, he was unhappy because his question had touched on Yu Xian’s weakness!

After all, being old is indeed very unpleasant; it means potential is waning, breakthroughs in cultivation levels are difficult, lifespan is about to run out, and so on…

No wonder he’s working so hard… After all, unlike me, a genius, I’m only thirty-five years old this year and I’m already about to touch the threshold of the Golden Core stage.

Why.

Hua Yuandu thought to himself,

“what ever.”

Yu Xian glanced at Hua Yuandu, then looked down again at the array manual.

This array manual contains a vast number of arrays, ranging from simple to complex, with various functions, as well as methods for their creation, deployment, and disarming.

However, there’s no need to look at these things for now; you can study them slowly in the future.

This was originally left by the Void Returning expert for future generations to study and learn the Dao of Formations.

He flipped directly to the last page, and sure enough, it was the method for making the array artifacts for the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array.

Following the method of refining array artifacts on it, you can refine array artifacts and then use them in conjunction with the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array Diagram. Even a fourth-order trash array artifact can definitely be used to unleash a fifth-order or even higher Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array!

The crafting of array artifacts requires a wide variety of materials. Although Yu Xian had quite a few in his storage bag, it was clearly not enough.

Therefore, Yu Xian looked up at Hua Yuandu and said, “Do you have any fourth-tier refining materials on you? Give me some to use, and I’ll return them to you when I get back.”

“How could I possibly have those things on me?”

Upon hearing this, Hua Yuan waved his hand, but then said, “Oh right, isn’t there a lot of material in that Spirit Sword Pill storage bag? I remember that quite a few of them can be used for refining weapons. You can use them directly and collect more when you get back.”

Yu Xian’s eyes flashed.

Yes, he naturally carried that storage bag with him at all times. It contained quite a few fourth- and fifth-grade materials for alchemy and weapon crafting, since the Spirit Sword Pill itself was a combination of alchemy and weapon crafting.

“Okay, I’ll take it for now, and I’ll help you get the rest as soon as I get back.”

Yu Xian didn’t stand on ceremony and immediately nodded.

“No problem, no problem.”

Hua Yuan chuckled, completely unconcerned, and waved his hand, saying, “You continue practicing, I’ll protect you.”

Yu Xian nodded slightly, sat cross-legged, and began to seriously study the method of crafting the array artifacts for the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array.