" the Zhong family Young man..."
old man calmly walked towards the burning formation, "You have not left Zhangyu City for twenty years. I'm afraid that old ghost Zhong Wannian has already died."
Zhong Jinyuan saw that things were not going well, so he quietly activated the ring that served as the eye of the formation. Facing his palm, on the side only he could see, the ring, along with a miniature mechanism, protruded a small thorn. Upon closer inspection, the thorn was densely covered with mysterious inscriptions, resembling a greatly reduced Vajra pestle.
" Third Lord Liao, I've come to congratulate the young lady on her wedding. Please forgive the long absence," Zhong Jinyuan patted the dirt off his body, placed his right hand on his chest, and bowed as he greeted.
However, the right hand that had already been placed on the left chest just couldn't stick. Zhong Jinyuan showed a helpless expression. He knew that this was an absolute gap in strength, and this invisible force had already enveloped the entire scene.
"Don't waste your efforts. With just these little tricks of yours, you're only playing with what we left behind years ago," old man casually shook his head, having already seen through everything.
Zhong Jinyuan flushed red with effort, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pierce the last centimeter.
On the other hand, old man seemed to be in a different time and space, ignoring the dazzling array that had trapped Liao Shisan and stepping right in.
Only the roaring orange flame can't get close to him, and the magnificent heavenly fire can't burn him.
Zhong Jinyuan struggled to speak and reveal the truth: "The grandmaster of the Unobstructed Realm..."
In the past, the ancestor of the Zhong family, Zhong Wannian, and the ancestor of the Liao family, known as San Ye, were both at the peak of the Profound Solid Realm. Unexpectedly, after the Zhong family ancestor passed away, this person was still alive and even broke through the realm!
"Hmm? How come there are a few rats..."
old man was about to say something, but he found that someone was prying into his blood and energy perception. His gaze immediately turned to a well-preserved small house nearby.
At this moment, the real Zhong Jiying, Liu Suyan, and Good were gathered in this specially constructed small house.
The crowd was in a panic, but Guliman knelt alone in the direction of Zhong Jinyuan, emitting a soft light. Beside him, Good frowned, while Zhong Jiying frantically observed the distant battlefield through a small formation.
Before the old man could act, Zuo Leng swooped down from the sky and landed with a "smack" in front of him, spitting out blood before passing out.
Then, a voice came from above: "Senior, please hold on!"
Third Lord Liao turned around and looked back: "I forgot about you, kid. It seems you didn't die back then. There must be some luck involved."
"I dare not, senior, please be magnanimous. The person inside is my wife, I hope you can let us go." Zhou Dian put away his sword and bowed with clasped hands.
The old man nodded and gracefully stroked his beard, saying, "This matter indeed has nothing to do with you. You may leave..."
The old man had not yet uttered the word "go," when a strange force, like lightning, instantly pierced through the old man's blood and energy, reaching Zhong Jinyuan.
Almost at the same time, Zhong Jinyuan's right hand suddenly lost its restraint, and the spike fiercely pierced into his left chest.
The old man suddenly turned around and said, "Hmm?! How bold! You..."
Buzz~
In an instant, dazzling light filled the surroundings, and the high-temperature explosion carried the dazzling stone's energy in all directions.
The dazzling array that trapped Liao Shisan exploded.
The violent explosion temporarily deafened the few people inside the protective array, indicating its immense power. In the silent light, only Zhong Jiying suddenly burst into tears.
Because she knew that this small-scale array of light and glamour would not have such power even if it were detonated directly. The only possible way for such a huge explosion is that Zhong Jinyuan used his own life as the array's core at the last moment, forcibly amplifying its power.
He was willing to sacrifice himself to eliminate the opponent's reliance and pave the way for his daughter to inherit the the Zhong family.
Huangpu Xin, who had already returned to the courtyard, looked at the huge explosion in the distance, feeling a chill run down his spine. This explosion was even more outrageous than the cosmic energies he had previously detonated with all his might. If he had been there just now, he would probably have been in grave danger...
"Master... sir, what happened? Why would such a...," Zheng Yunyu was shocked into speechlessness.
He can't be blamed either. He's someone who grew up in Zhangyu City and has probably never left the city, working hard at Neon Tower. In the city, cultivators are restricted from taking action, so he has never seen such a calamitous cultivator.
"The the Zhong family has encountered a powerful enemy. I'm not in good condition. I had planned to settle here for a long time, but now it seems that we may not stay here for long."
Huangpu Xin squinted to peek at the dazzling explosion in the center. After the dazzling explosion fireball expanded, it reacted with some unknown energy in the air, bursting into a colorful halo like adding pop rocks to cola.
Without hesitation, Huangpu Xin used psychic powers and energy perception to investigate. He must now pay attention to the battle at all times, because the old man is obviously a top-level monster.
Once Zhou Dian is unable to handle it, Huangpu Xin will take advantage of the situation and escape immediately. As long as those with relatively shallow relationships don't spread rumors everywhere, they shouldn't be deliberately targeted.
As for the promise of healing Zhou Dian, we can only postpone it for now.
On the central battlefield on the other side, within a few breaths, the surface of the exploding fireball was completely covered with colorful whirlpools. The inexplicable halo expanded rapidly, as if dry wood had met a fierce fire, with no intention of stopping.
"Everyone, why hesitate? What are you waiting for?" A voice of an old man, which Huangpu Xin had never heard before, came from outside the dilapidated the Zhong family mansion.
There's no time to investigate in detail, and from another direction, there came an old voice scolding, "Hmph! Qi Xuan old thief, aren't you also trying to get a piece of the pie? Stop pretending to be a good person!"
"Hey hey hey, everyone, stop arguing and leave early. I still have business to do. If this continues, Zhangyu City will be in trouble." It was a wealthy middle-aged man with a big belly, dressed in gold and silver, who appeared directly.
Another soft and delicate female voice came: "Hehehe, Little Fatty is right, this young lady will help you."
"Damn woman, stop cursing!" The well-fed middle-aged man seemed unable to hold back upon hearing the nickname "Little Fatty" and turned to curse.
The woman by "Little Fatty" also appeared, but she was a beautiful woman with heavy makeup.
"Pink gauze skirt with floating ribbons, only a beautiful woman falls here."
The girl originally intended to continue teasing the fat guy, but a sudden verse made everyone's expression change.
"How did you come here? I remember that the Hanlin Academy doesn't have a branch in Zhangyu City."
Two old men who had been arguing earlier also revealed their figures. One had a kind and benevolent face, with white eyebrows hanging down to his shoulders, wearing a gray Taoist robe and holding a whisk. The other had drooping eyes, sword-like eyebrows, a hooked nose, and wore a black Taoist robe, holding a black sword in his hand, giving off an intimidating appearance.
The question was asked by the old man with the black sword.
The voice ignored the old man's teasing and continued, "Haha, I have long heard of Elder Ouyang's great insight. Today, seeing is believing! I'm afraid The Secret Pavilion has long anticipated this, right?"
Across from them, a plain-looking young Confucian scholar rode slowly on a white crane.
He bowed and said, "Hanlin, Li Xiaoliang, I pay my respects to you here."
Looking at the ruins and countless collapsed houses, Li Xiaoliang sneered, "Haha, it's really my good fortune to have a few seniors from Nanli here!"
The etiquette is right, but when combined with the dignified posture and the biting words, it becomes a mockery from a position of superiority.
Ouyang Yubei in the black robe was so angry that his eyes twitched. He suppressed his anger and looked at the long-eyebrowed old man next to him, only to see the old man pretending not to have seen anything, with a nose watching and mouth observing the heart.
"Are you all just going to stand there like this? It's the people in the city who will suffer the losses!" the fat man urged.
The others rolled their eyes and whispered, "Who doesn't know that Wanbaozhai's Ma Zheng owns the most properties in the city? The losses to the people probably don't add up to as much as what you alone have!"
The long-eyebrowed old man obviously does not intend to just wait around. He took the lead and said, "We can discuss the unnecessary entanglements later. Let's resolve this crisis first."
The Confucian scholar looked at the exploding light ball at the Zhong family's old mansion, his expression serious as he descended from the white crane. "I came to this location to dispel the disaster based on the information revealed by the Tianji Pavilion. It turns out it should be at the Magic Wind Waves in Zhangyu City."
Immediately turned around and said, " Qi Xuan Elder is right. Once this disaster expands, the consequences will be unimaginable. I ask everyone to help me calm the storm first."
"Exactly, exactly. I, Mr. Ding, also have this intention," Fat Ma Zheng nodded quickly. If it's delayed a little longer, his own business will suffer some losses, and it's all about money!
"Several people have said so, so I will naturally accompany you," the woman in the pink skirt also said with a smile.
Seeing that no one asked for his opinion, Ouyang Yubei could only follow along with a pout.
Qi Xuan continued, "The five of us happen to form the Small Five Elements Formation, which can counter the Magic Wind Waves and nullify it."
The others nodded in agreement.
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