Chapter 350: (2): The Blade of a White Ape, the Words of a Noble Person
Bai Yuan looked around. The mountain-protection formation of Peace and Tranquility Mountain was actually split into two, an internal part and an external part. One was known, while one was concealed. The formation that Zhong Kui had attempted to activate moments before was the public one that the entire Parasol Leaf Continent was aware of.
Once this formation was successfully activated, a mirror would rise into the sky like the bright moon, shining radiance upon Peace and Tranquility Mountain and giving the demons and ghosts no place to hide or escape. Not only would their cultivation bases be suppressed by the radiance, but demons and ghosts would suffer further detrimental effects due to their innate weakness against the righteous radiance. Demons and ghosts that were slightly weaker—for example, those below the level of earth immortal—would be instantly killed by this radiance.
However, what Bai Yuan was truly afraid of wasn't this unhidden formation that he had already tampered with. Rather, he was afraid of Peace and Tranquility Mountain's true trump card.
The Radiant Moon Formation was powerful enough to awe and frighten half of the continent, yet outsiders would be unable to fathom its true purpose no matter how much they wracked their brains. In reality, this formation was simply created to allow Peace and Tranquility Mountain to more easily identify their opponents. This was all there was to it!
Which sect in Parasol Leaf Continent ranked third after Parasol Leaf Sect and Jade Tablet Sect?
For the past one thousand or so years, there was a general consensus among cultivators in Parasol Leaf Continent that Planchette Writing Sect, with its sect leaders being Dao partners at the Upper Five Tiers, should rank third. However, regardless of how people extolled the greatness of Planchette Writing Sect and sincerely believed in its might, Planchette Writing Sect had never accepted these claims that it was the third most powerful sect in Parasol Leaf Continent.
Regarding these debates, the sect leader of Planchette Writing Sect had always avoided making comments. He only made a related remark one single time, smiling and saying that if Planchette Writing Sect moved to that small continent in the north, would it pose any challenge at all to fight for first?
The streak of white light swimming around outside the territory of Peace and Tranquility Mountain once again pierced through the formless barrier around the sect, shooting over at an incredible speed and directly piercing down at Zhong Kui's head from the sky.
The numerous pages of characters that looked like waterfalls started to flow in reverse, forming a large and snow-white hemispherical barrier that completely enveloped Zhong Kui.