Chapter Forty-Eight: Blood Sacrifice, Wrath

n Shaoyang suddenly turned his head.A sword qi rapidly enlarged in his pupils!"Pfft!"Sword Qi cut through Yun Shaoyang's chest with a crisp and decisive sound, the powerful force flinging him backward...Around Yun Hao, spiritual power transformed into spirit patterns surging, isolating the killing aura emanating from the Infinite Radiant Array. He moved freely, his steps blurring as he unfolded the Phantom Steps, his figure flickering rapidly.

Not long after.

A light curtain appeared ahead.

Within the luminous veil, a kaleidoscope of colors danced, ethereal and dreamlike.

Beneath this beautiful exterior, within, countless subtle sword energies are interwoven.

If someone wants to break in,

This will inevitably cause these subtle sword qi to produce a chain reaction, forming a fierce and terrifying attack!

This is the Wujiguanghuang Array, a formation once created by Yunhao himself.

Looking at the screen before him, Yun Hao raised his hand and pointed forward.

"Boom!"

Jian Yuan at his fingertips, transformed into a pure sword qi.

Yunhao, using his finger as a sword, gently flicked it. The light curtain imbued with countless fine sword qi and possessing immense offensive power was torn open like a piece of fabric.

Yun Hao took a step forward, his figure entering the light curtain. Then, the crack he had been torn apart quickly closed, returning to its original state as if nothing had happened!

At this moment, Yun Hao had already entered the large formation, which was also the core area of this ancient tomb of life and death.

He immediately pinpointed the location of a formation base and hurried over.

The altar before me is a piece of greenstone.

The bluestone surface was covered with moss in some places. Where the moss hadn't grown, there were numerous cracks visible, and many flakes of stone had already peeled away.

This is not an ordinary bluestone, but a rare and precious material called Qingming Xuan stone, said to be impervious to time and unaffected by the years!

Such a precious and rare material, yet it has been damaged to this extent. Its energy is almost depleted.

Yún Hào's spiritual power slowly flowed into the Qing Ming Xuan Stone.

The next moment.

His spiritual power, through the Qingming Xuan Stone, merged with the Wuji Xuanguang Great Formation. He spread his spiritual power throughout the formation's light curtain, perceiving everything within it.

Half an hour has passed.

Yun Hao retracted his spiritual energy, his brows furrowed slightly.

The damage to the Wuxiang Array was far worse than he had anticipated.

This grand formation consists of 365 array bases. The complete Wuji Xuanguang Grand Formation can induce celestial aurora, its power is devastating, capable of destroying heaven and earth. A sweep of the celestial aurora would...

Everything vanishes, heaven and earth are void!

Now...

There are three hundred and sixty-five formation bases, but only seventy-three remain usable. And of these seventy-three, more than half are in a state where they will shatter completely at any moment.

"It won't be long before the City Lord's Mansion arrives with a large number of cultivators from Liuyun City, and father will be among them. We must repair the remaining array foundation as best we can!"

Yun Hao immediately made a decision.

First, ensure the father's safety, and then explore this ancient tomb of life and death to unravel the mystery of Cang Yao's life and death!

As for the treasures within the ancient tomb of life and death, Yun Hao had never cared about them. To him, the news of his beloved disciple's life or death was infinitely more important than any earthly treasure!

Next, Yun Hao began to repair the formation base.

………

Outside the ancient tomb of life and death.

The city lord, Jiang Zhiyuan, arrived with a group of cultivators from Liuyun City.

Jiang Zhiyuan immediately dispatched the troops.

More than 500 people were divided into more than fifty squads of ten, each squad tasked with tackling a specific fortified position!

Everything was in order, and soon everything was arranged. Over fifty teams began to enter the Tomb of Life and Death along the route planned by the City Lord's Mansion.

After arranging things properly, Jiang Zhiyuan and his son immediately went to visit Murong Guang and Murong Qing who were hiding in the shadows.

The father and son knelt down, performing a respectful bow.

Murong Guang said indignantly, "Things are going pretty well,"

"It took less time than I expected, Jiang Zhizhen. Your abilities are truly wasted serving as the city lord of Liuyun City."

Jiang Zhiyuan was overjoyed, but he did not forget to carry his son Jiang Chuan out and said: "Report to the old marquis, this plan went so smoothly this time, thanks to my son Jiang Chuan's deployment."

Murong Guang waved his hand, signaling the two to stand up, then looked at Jiang Chuan: "You tell me."

Jiang Chuan hurriedly said: "A few days ago, we returned to Liuyun City and tempted these fools with great rewards to take the bait willingly."

A total of over five hundred and forty people were divided into fifty-four teams.

Among them, 30% are common martial artists supported by our City Lord's Mansion. They have received my orders and will, when they reach the formation base, seek opportunities to assassinate the others in the team.

Even if they couldn't kill them all, the remaining cultivators wouldn't be many. Then, Liu Yun City's general Xiao Feiye would immediately lead the remaining elite of the City Lord's Mansion into each array base for a final sweep.

And the elite forces responsible for the final sweep, including General Xiao Feiye, had unknowingly been poisoned.

Once they complete their mission, I can easily trigger the toxins within them. Then, they will all die!

So many cultivators being used for the blood sacrifice, it will inevitably cause great damage to the grand formation within this ancient tomb of life and death. By then, Old Master Hou will be able to get his wish, enter the ancient tomb of life and death, and find the treasures he desires.

"This matter must be kept absolutely confidential, with utmost secrecy!"

This Jiang Chuan's scheme is extremely vicious.

Not only those monks who were cheated by them must die, but also the lay monks they supported must die. This includes General Xiao Feiye, who was loyal to them, and a group of elite soldiers, who must die as well!

In short, they all have to die!

Jiang Chuan was very clear that with the energy of the Shen Yong Hou Mansion, they could easily mobilize a large number of people to break the formation of this ancient tomb of life and death.

The valiant Hou Mansion chose their city lord's mansion to handle this matter, clearly not wanting to make too much of a commotion and fearing news leaks.

Therefore, in order to please Murong Guang and get closer to Murong Qing, he devised this ruthless plan that would eliminate everyone!

Murong Guang was very pleased and nodded, praising: "Jiang Chuan, I didn't expect that you, from this small Liuyun City, would have such a mind and city government. Very good, once this matter is done well, your future is limitless!"

This jade amulet is your reward. In a crucial moment, it could save your life.

Having said that, he casually tossed out a yellowish jade pendant.

Jiang Chuan hurriedly held the jade pendant in his palm and once again bowed deeply, performing a grand bow: "Thank you, Old Marquis, for your bestowment. To be able to serve the Old Marquis and Miss is my honor!"

Murong Qing, who had been silent all this time, let out a cold snort: "The plan is good, but we need to hurry up!"

Jiang Chuan immediately said: "Please rest assured, Miss. I will personally enter the great formation of Shengsi Ancient Tomb and oversee this matter to ensure everything goes perfectly!"

………

Within the Wujiji Brilliant Light Formation.

Yun Hao was busy for a while, moving back and forth between each position of the formation base.

Only seventy-three of the original array bases remain, of which twenty-five are completely beyond repair.

The rest of it, however, was more or less repaired.

"With these formation bases, the explosive attacking power is only equivalent to that of a middle-rank Xuan rank formation." Yun Hao murmured softly.

A medium-grade Xuanjie formation, corresponding to the Golden Core Realm in martial arts!

When Yun Hao entered here, he had already discovered an old man at the Golden Core Realm. However, he should be just entering the Golden Core stage. If that old man made a move, it would be equivalent to a simplified version of the Infinite Radiant Light Array, suppressing him wouldn't be a problem.

Just then.

The array in front of Yun Hao suddenly trembled slightly.

Only strands of blood seeped through the barrier light curtain, winding towards the array core and gradually destroying its spirit runes!

In Yun Hao's eyes, a cold light flashed. With a flick of his hand, he shattered the bloodline that coiled before him. His spiritual energy, permeated by the formation, spread outwards. In the next moment, he uncovered the conspiracy plotted against him by the City Lord's Mansion!

Outside.

Cultivators from Liuyun City attacked each other, and in the blink of an eye, a large number of casualties were caused!

"To actually use blood sacrifice to break the formation, with this mere city lord's mansion’s capabilities, it's impossible to perform such a vicious tactic. It seems there must be a master figure behind this!"

In an instant, Yun Hao thought of the old fellow at the Jindan realm.

Most likely, that old geezer is the mastermind behind this!

"Jiangchuan, you're asking for death!"

Suddenly, Yun Hao let out a cold shout. As his voice fell, he vanished from where he stood.

Just now, he sensed his father Yun Tiankuo's aura. Jiang Chuan was leading people to surround and attack his father!nor for you." Zhu Yun sneered, saying no one saw how he moved, but he suddenly appeared in front of Yun Hao.He grabbed Yun Hao's chest with a vice-like grip.Just as Yun Hao was preparing to retaliate....