Daoist Competition

Luo Canghai saw the four standing outside, each guarding a position, and guessed that Huo Xuan and the others had devised an array-breaking method.

He was unwilling to sit and wait for death, reached into his robe, took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a few elixir pills, and swallowed them down, then sat on the White Python, circulating his mana. After a while, the medicinal power was completely dissolved.

He spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi, his eyes flashed brilliantly, pointed towards the sky, and fully activated the mana within his body.

The four beams of light in the array seemed to have been supplemented with potent medicine, emitted a humming sound, danced quickly, moving back and forth so densely, it was almost impossible to discern its traces.

Although Huo Xuan and the others could not see his actions, they could guess from the array’s imposing manner that he had done something in response.

However, the five present were not much concerned, as they were originally set to break the array by force, regardless of its changes, the outcome would remain unchanged.

Huo Xuan glanced around, seeing the four were stable in their positions, then loudly said, "Everyone, let’s make a move!"

As soon as his words fell, everyone present, except for Zhang Yan, shouted in unison, each threw out a token, driving it towards the front of the array. With a surge of mana, there was a booming sound, instantly transforming into a stele ten feet tall, immediately suppressing the Earth Qi flowing from the southeast, northwest, and northeast.

The Four Symbols Formation originally drew in the four directions’ Qi, circulating it, making it continuous. These four steles were set to suppress the corners. Although they could not completely sever the source immediately, they had already shaken the foundation of the formation. Unless the main array operator destroyed them with array power, this array would inevitably weaken uncontrollably until it was completely useless.

However, this process cannot be completed in less than ten days to half a month, so when Luo Canghai saw this situation, he only let out a few cold laughs without taking any action.

But upon careful thought, he did not believe that Huo Xuan and the others only had these means, thus avoided being careless, still driving the Four Symbols Sky Shuttle, first stabilizing the array defense, while keeping a watchful eye for changes outside.

Huo Xuan turned to Zhang Yan and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, I will attract forceful attacks here. If you spot a weak point, you can act on your own, don’t mind us. If it doesn’t succeed once, don’t rush, slowly look for flaws, you will eventually break it."

Zhang Yan nodded slowly; the timing of the strike is extremely important. If he can find a weak spot in the Qi mechanism to penetrate, he can strike with precision and open this prohibition in one move. But if he errs, he may need more attempts.

Fortunately, he is well-versed in array principles, not a mere novice. This Mysterious Array was hastily set up by Luo Canghai, quite crude and simple, relying entirely on those four Heavenly Shuttles for momentum. Hence, after a few glances, he was already confident, knowing where to start shortly.

Huo Xuan formed a seal decision, the Gang Cloud above instantly elongated, expanding to a hundred feet, enveloping his standing area. Due to his Mysterious Skill, his whole body was bathed in golden light, and shortly after, it appeared like refining metal, emanating the golden fire’s brilliance, accompanied by rumbling sounds, over a hundred blasts of Gang Thunder fell thunderously.

Seeing him take action, Zhong and Luo, as well as Elder Chen, also followed suit, all stirred up Gang Cloud, activating Thunder Skill, striking against the Four Symbols Celestial Shuttle Formation altogether. In no time, the explosive sounds were dense as a sudden rain, echoing endlessly among the canyon peaks.

Since those attacking had strong Daoist cultivation, this assault was as swift as splitting thunder and fierce fire, continuous without the slightest pause.

Luo Canghai, despite having array defense, was not well off at this moment. Each time the thunder blasts struck, his body constantly trembled, only able to desperately unleash mana to maintain the great array. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let’s see how long you can last!"

Such relentless use of mana, though mighty, he didn’t believe Huo Xuan and the others could sustain it long. As soon as one could not hold, leaving a corner unrestrained, he would seize the opportunity to catch his breath.

After the four had been attacking for a while, Elder Chen noticed Zhang Yan had not made a move yet and was somewhat dissatisfied. Frowning, he said, "Nephew Zhang, why haven’t you made a move yet? With us here, you can boldly try. We won’t blame you even if it doesn’t hit."

Zhang Yan had not yet spoken when Huo Xuan was already stepping in first, saying, "Uncle Master, Junior Brother Zhang is not acting now; he must have his reasons, don’t rush him."

Elder Chen glanced sideways at him and said, "I am considering for you, afraid you’ve misjudged and let this demon thief slip away, unable to account when we return. Since you don’t mind, then I have nothing more to say."