Chapter 295 Hua Yuandu gets a taste the rest is ours

It’s done!”

Hua Yuandu’s eyes flashed, and he said with delight, “It looks like it’s still a high-grade fourth rank!”

The flag shimmered with silver light, clearly displaying the aura of a fourth-tier superior level.

Yu Xian didn’t reply, but let out a soft breath and calmly closed her eyes to rest.

About half an hour later, after his mental and physical strength had fully recovered and the crimson furnace had completely cooled down, he waved his hand again!

Bang!

Flames rose, the crimson furnace blazed hot once more, and various refining materials flew up again, falling into the furnace to begin the refining process.

Another half hour passed, and a beam of light flashed, spewed out by the crimson furnace, quickly dissipating its heat and revealing a radiant glow—another flag.

The flag landed beside Yu Xian, standing opposite the silver flag. It also had a flagpole of three feet three inches and a flag surface of two feet two inches, but its entire body was crimson red.

“Hey, it’s actually a high-grade fourth tier!”

Hua Yuandu laughed and said, “Your weapon-refining skills are quite impressive!”

Yu Xian glanced at him and said calmly, “That’s natural.”

Hua Yuandu burst into laughter, “Oh? You can brag too? Not bad, not bad!”

Yu Xian shook his head calmly and said, “I’m just telling the truth.”

Hua Yuandu laughed again and nodded, saying, “That’s right, to be honest, your mastery of both alchemy and weapon crafting is something most people can’t match.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Xian glanced at Hua Yuandu again and said indifferently, “Your talent is exceptional, which is nothing special. After all, there are many geniuses. However, it is rare to be as handsome as you. Most people cannot compare to you.”

“Hmm… Hehehe… Not as handsome as you say… Just a little bit handsome… Hehehe…”

Hua Yuandu was stunned for a moment, then threw his head back and let out a smug laugh like a monkey.

Clearly, Yu Xian’s praise pleased him greatly, hitting the nail on the head.

Yu Xian’s lips curled up slightly, and he closed his eyes to rest again.

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes, raised his hand, and continued to refine the array.

One piece is made in one hour.

After six hours, Yu Xian was surrounded by six flags.

These six flags, in shades of silver, crimson, azure, emerald green, brownish-gray, and blackish-purple, are all of different colors, but they are all high-grade fourth-order array artifacts.

Hua Yuandu, who had been meditating and solidifying his Foundation Establishment Great Perfection realm, opened his eyes and looked at Yu Xian, who was surrounded by six flags, and asked, “Finished refining?”

“it’s over.”

Yu Xian slowly exhaled and nodded.

Refining six high-grade fourth-tier array artifacts in succession took a toll on his mental strength; it was equivalent to refining two fifth-tier pills.

Hua Yuandu’s eyes flashed, and he stood up, saying, “Shall we give it a try?”

“Um?”

Yu Xian paused slightly, then turned to Hua Yuandu and asked, “Test what?”

“Let’s test this grand formation!”

Hua Yuandu eagerly said, “I’ve just broken through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and have accumulated a bellyful of sword energy! You set up the formation, and I’ll have a go at it. If even I can’t break it, hmph, those three bastards will be in for a world of trouble!”

Yu Xian frowned and looked at Hua Yuandu, asking, “Are you sure you want to try?”

“What are you afraid of?”

Hua Yuandu said arrogantly, “I’ve broken countless fourth-order formations before! Not to mention I’ve now reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment! Even if your formation is a bit powerful, I’m not afraid!”

“Oh well.”

Yu Xian nodded and raised his hand to beckon.

Six flags rose up simultaneously, shrinking to nothing in the blink of an eye.

Then Yu Xian raised his hand and waved: “Six Elements of Heavenly Stars! Rise!”

An array diagram shot out with incredible speed, landing on Hua Yuandu’s head almost instantly!

Hua Yuandu neither dodged nor avoided, but let out a long laugh, and his whole body was filled with sword energy!

boom!

The next moment, the array exploded, and six beams of light fell from the sky, as if six stars were shining, instantly locking down all eight directions around Hua Yuandu, covering an area of ​​a hundred feet, preventing anything from entering or leaving!

Yu Xian sat cross-legged, raised his hand and tapped repeatedly, the great array spun rapidly, and the starlight was dazzling!

Unlike that illusory grand formation, the real Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Formation has now been set up by Yu Xian!

Even though the array artifacts were of low grade and Yu Xian had only just begun to grasp the basics of array formations, the Heavenly Star Six Elements Array was more than ten thousand times weaker than the one set up by the Void Returning expert.

But it is still the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array!

“Tianhan! Baiyu! Xinghe! Yinwan! Qianji! Liuyuan! Luo!”

Yu Xian made a hand seal and shouted softly. In an instant, the six beams of light more than doubled in size. It seemed that a trace of the stellar power of the six great stars was drawn down, creating a dazzling starry sky!

At this moment, Yu Xian was in charge of the formation, so he could naturally see everything inside the formation.

However, within a hundred feet, Hua Yuandu, who was also shrouded in the great formation, instantly stepped into the star river of the great formation!

Above, below, left, and right, in the sky and on the ground, all is radiant, its light boundless and endless!

At the same time, surrounded by such starlight, Hua Yuandu felt as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on his body, making it even more difficult to circulate spiritual energy!

Offense, defense, illusion, binding, pressure, and control are all integrated into one!

This is the Celestial Star Six Elements Grand Array!

However, Yu Xian did not launch an attack at this moment, so his illusion, suppression and control were not very high.

He said calmly, “Are you ready? Should I attack you first and let you have a taste, or should you try breaking the formation first?”

Hua Yuandu stood still, scanning his surroundings. He could hear Yu Xian’s voice, but he didn’t know where it came from. Countless starlight around him, both real and illusory, made it impossible for him to distinguish front from back, left from right, up from down, east from west.

“I’ll break first! Watch out!”

After thinking for a moment, Hua Yuandu raised his hands together and uttered a low shout: “Sword Annihilation!”

Clang!

With spiritual energy far exceeding that of the late Foundation Establishment stage by more than 50%, Hua Yuandu’s sword killing power has almost reached the limit below the Golden Core stage!

Four sword energies, seemingly solid swords, suddenly erupted, piercing in all directions along with dozens or even hundreds of other illusory sword energies!

Although there are many ways to break an array, if one is strong enough, the most effective way is naturally to break it by force!

With immense magical power and destructive force, they forcefully blasted open the formation!

The powerful explosion of sword energy swept across the “galaxy,” causing the illusion array to dissipate!

Yu Xian’s expression remained unchanged. He had already felt the pressure emanating from within the formation, but this pressure was still within his tolerance.

He simply raised his hand and pressed down, channeling spiritual energy into the formation. The six array flags hidden within the array rustled and emitted their own light, quickly stabilizing the shaking of the great formation and maintaining its suppression of everything.

Hua Yuandu’s sword energy was rapidly dissipated, and the scattered “galaxy” once again surrounded him.

“Um!?”

Hua Yuandu frowned, a flash of anger in his eyes. He held nothing back and roared, “Watch me break yours! Sword rise!!”

Sizzle!

A piercing sound of sword energy cutting through the air rang out!

But then he summoned his Heavenly Capital Sword, and without regard for anything else, he was about to use his strongest move to break the formation!

Upon seeing this, Yu Xian’s gaze also sharpened!

The moment to test the true power of the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array is now!

Yun Buyi, Zhou Feng, and Gao Yu are also geniuses, not much weaker than Hua Yuan.

If we suppress them with this great formation, their resistance will definitely be much greater than that of Hua Yuandu!

Therefore, if Hua Yuandu were to unleash the sword techniques of the Heavenly Capital Sword at this moment, and the Heavenly Star Six Elements Formation could not withstand it, or could only barely resist it, then it would have no chance of suppressing those three inheritors!

With the support of abundant spiritual energy, Yu Xian controlled the six array flags, their light intertwining and swirling, unleashing even more magnificent stellar power.

“break!!”

With a roar, Hua Yuandu transformed into a sword spirit and merged into the Heavenly Capital Sword.

The next moment, the Heavenly Capital Sword emitted a terrifying sword cry. Before it even moved, its sword energy had already scattered the “galaxy”!

Then the Heavenly Sword shot forward instantly, as if to pierce through all illusions! It broke through the formation!

“Condense!”

Upon seeing this, Yu Xian’s already prepared surging spiritual power transformed into strands of starlight, which coiled around the Heavenly Capital Sword!

The Heavenly Capital Sword twisted and spun, scattering streaks of starlight. If it could sever one streak, there would be two more; if it could sever two more, there would be four more!

Looking further ahead, there were eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and even endless streaks of starlight, pressing down on us!

That number of stars is simply despair-inducing!

Even with Hua Yuandu’s combined sword and man killing move, he only managed to pierce and sever a few hundred strands of starlight before being completely bound and suppressed by the endless starlight, unable to move!

The Heavenly Capital Sword twisted for a while, and finally the sword spirit that Hua Yuandu had transformed into jumped out, regained its human form, and the Heavenly Capital Sword also completely stopped twisting and was locked by starlight.

But then the starlight dissipated, freeing the Heavenly Capital Sword, which Hua Yuandu then put away.

Yu Xian’s voice, tinged with a faint smile, came: “Not bad in terms of killing power. If it were a little stronger, it might be able to break the formation.”

Hua Yuan raised an eyebrow and couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Under those tens of thousands of starlight, even if his killing power were twice as strong, it probably wouldn’t be able to completely destroy them!

Only by being three to four times larger will there be a chance!

If his combined power of man and sword were three or four times greater, even a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage could easily pierce a hole in him! It was simply impossible.

Yu Xian was giving himself a way out.

This formation is indeed powerful!

Hua Yuandu thought to himself, although he still had a few real killer moves, Yu Xian was not his mortal enemy, and he had not fallen into the enemy’s formation, so why use them to fight Yu Xian to the death?

Therefore, Hua Yuandu looked up and said, “Forget it! I can’t break through your great formation.”

“but!”

Hua Yuandu’s expression hardened again as he asked, “This formation isn’t just good for trapping people, is it? How’s its killing power?! I want to try it out too!”

Upon hearing this, Yu Xian’s lips curled up slightly, and he said with a faint smile, “Alright, then you can defend yourself.”

Hua Yuandu snorted, sat cross-legged, raised his hand and waved it, and his sword energy quickly flew out, transforming into a circle of sword energy shield.

“alright?”

“Alright! Enough with the nonsense! Come on!”

Yu Xian smiled calmly, then his expression hardened, and he raised his hand and pointed!

Thump!

The entire Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array trembled slightly, and the next moment countless starlight suddenly paused, transforming into an overwhelming pressure that suppressed everything!

Rumble!

The massive formation pressed down, and even if the six stars only borrowed a tiny bit of power, the weight was unbearable!

Ultimately, the reason that Void Returning expert created the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array was primarily for offensive purposes!

Hua Yuandu’s expression changed instantly. His spiritual energy in his dantian was rapidly depleted, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea. His sword energy shield creaked and crackled, and within a few breaths, it had thinned by half!

He suddenly let out a low roar, and with a flick of his hand, he took out a cloak and put it on. The cloak glowed, and it was a genuine fifth-tier medium-level defensive magic treasure.

With the combined support of the cloak and the sword aura shield, the descending starlight slowed considerably, seemingly unable to be suppressed.

Seeing this, Yu Xian flipped his hand and pressed down again, pouring spiritual power down violently!

Click click click!

The sword energy shield was immediately subjected to even greater pressure, causing it to twist and thin again!

The cloak also emitted a faint light, which was somewhat dimmed by the suppression, and it absorbed Hua Yuandu’s spiritual energy as frantically as a dragon sucking water!

Even though Hua Yuandu’s Qi Sea was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, it couldn’t withstand the sword qi shield and the absorption of spiritual energy by a fifth-tier medium-level magic weapon for long.

Therefore, he only lasted for less than eighty breaths before exclaiming in frustration, “That’s enough! That’s enough! I can’t take it anymore!!”

Whoosh!

As the starlight faded, the great formation quickly regained its clarity, and then the six rays of light dissipated.

But Yu Xian smiled and raised his hand, and the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array Diagram, along with six flags that had transformed into the size of fingers, flew into his hand.

Hua Yuandu’s forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat. The great formation suddenly disappeared, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at Yu Xian, wiped his sweat, and stood up, saying, “This great formation… was indeed a bit fierce.”

Yu Xian smiled and said, “This great formation was created by a Void Returning expert, and it is not an ordinary formation. In addition, with the support of the formation diagram and the use of six fourth-grade high-quality formation artifacts, it is naturally extraordinary. However, I think your abilities are not limited to this. If it really comes down to a life-or-death struggle, you will definitely have the ability to break the formation.”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

Hua Yuandu took out a spirit stone and absorbed it to replenish his Qi Sea. Upon hearing Yu Xian’s words, he immediately smiled and nodded.

He then turned to look in the direction of the center, seemingly already seeing the miserable state of the three people after being suppressed by the great formation. His frustration quickly subsided, and he sneered, “You’re right, sharpening the axe won’t delay the work of chopping wood. Now that the great formation is complete, let’s go and wipe them out, collect the rewards from the third and fourth levels, and all the other levels! Until we get everything in this inheritance land!”

Yu Xian flipped his hand and put away the array diagram and array flags, his expression turning indifferent. He nodded and said, “Yes, I’ve tolerated them for a long time…”

After absorbing more than a dozen mid-grade spirit stones and quickly replenishing his Qi Sea, Hua Yuan waved and said, “Alright! Let’s go!”

Yu Xian nodded slightly, and the two of them immediately took to the air and continued towards the center.

In order to refine the array artifacts for the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array, Yu Xian and Hua Yuan both delayed their work for two days.

Although it’s highly likely that each trial will be more difficult than the last, who knows if the third trial might be a perfect match for a particular cultivator, thus allowing it to be broken through quickly?

Two days is not a short time.

The two moved forward quickly and suddenly saw a black sky hanging in the distance ahead.

Yu Xian and Hua Yuan both saw the black sky and were startled at the same time.

The sky was half black, the oppressive power was too great!

Such a magnificent view should be visible from hundreds or thousands of miles away.

But at this moment, the two of them had reached a certain area before they suddenly saw this half-black sky.

If it did not arise naturally, then it must have been created by human intervention.

Is this the trial for the third stage?

It certainly doesn’t look good! Indeed, it’s extremely difficult!

Yu Xian and Hua Yuan were thinking the same thing at the same time, but their speed did not decrease in the slightest, and they rushed forward.

A moment later, the two arrived in front of the sky, where endless dark clouds surrounded them, forming a dividing line.

Inside the line, darkness reigned, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly solemn!

Outside the window, the sky and earth were clear and peaceful.

The three inheritors and eight cultivators all sat cross-legged, gazing at the dark curtain in the sky, seemingly in deep thought.

The arrival of Yu Xian and Hua Yuandu immediately drew their attention.

The eight cultivators in the distance were alright.

The three inheritors had clearly reached some kind of agreement, and when they saw Yu Xian and Hua Yuan flying over, their eyes turned cold.

Yun Buyi narrowed his eyes and was about to speak.

But before he could even speak, his expression suddenly changed!

But Yu Xian and Hua Yuandu did not slow down at all and headed straight for the three of them!

With their imposing aura and booming spiritual power, the two left the three with no room for maneuver!

Who wants to waste my breath on you!?

kill!