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Chapter 1118: Hiding The Head But Showing The Tail

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

With the never-ending changes of the heavens, earth and oceans, there may be spell formations born from these natural phenomena, capturing the spiritual energy of nature, complex and mystifying.

These ancient formations are vastly different from the current ones employed by human and demon cultivators passed down from older generations. Most sects and tribes actually derive their inspirations for their spell formations from these ancient formations, which gradually evolved to their current forms. And due to the frequent conflicts and clashes between the human cultivators and demon tribes, the ancient formations born from natural phenomena have become exceedingly rare, like this complete and enormous ancient formation atop the Yingzhou Celestial Mountains.

If an ancient formation is still surviving today, there must have either been people intentionally looking after and preserving it, or the ancient formation itself possesses concealing and teleportation abilities, hiding amidst the countless forms of nature and not swirling as if it did not exist, hence could not be discovered by anyone.

Right now before Zhu Yi, Shi Tianhao and the rest, a natural ancient formation appeared before them, and it was gigantic and complex, endlessly mystifying.

Unlike standard spell formations, it did not present complicated and enigmatic formation runes in front of them, instead showing highly clustered spots of light like a starry galaxy. From afar, the spots of light resembled fragmented bits of corn, but every spot was actually a gigantic ball of light, each one an acre wide.

These balls of light drew in all the mountains, rivers, grass and trees of this area of the Barren Expanses. Every mountain peak, every river flow, every grassy plain, and every hill was being dragged into the formation.

The boulders from the towering mountains and lofty peaks, the trickling water of the rivers and streams, the grass and trees of the great plains, the mud from the hills, as well as all the flora and fauna, all creations of life, all the lifeless mud and rocks, all blend together in those individual balls of light. Even the formless winds, drifting clouds, and the rays of sunlight descending down from the heavens have been attracted by the formation.

Li Yuanfang creased his eyebrows tightly as he watched the scene unfold before him. “This formation …”

Zhu Yi muttered in a low voice, “This formation has the ability to deliver objects with tremendous and terrifying effects. Once it unleashes its power to the extreme, it can instantly traverse boundless distances of void space, drawing in all the spiritual energy around it until the mountains and rivers vanish to nothingness. This way, it can instantly escape our grasp and even eradicate any clues for us to continue our pursuit.”

The disciples all communicated through their Supernatural Awareness, transmitting countless messages and ideas. Wang Lin then asked, “Can we stop this swirling formation?”

Li Yuanfang shook his head. “We’re too late. The formation has already spun past its peak, and the only way to break the formation is to enter it. We cannot interfere with the formation, and these ancient formations are far more primitive and complicated than modern formations, hence we would need a bit more time once we stop it from the inside.”

“Little Junior’s parents are in the hands of King Chujiang. We cannot destroy the formation forcefully from the outside, or the people trapped inside may perish,” said Zhu Yi.

Shi Tianhao’s face was void of expression. “Did King Chujiang ally himself with the Great Void Sect, or did the Great Void Sect manipulate him in another way?”

If they had not received Lin Feng’s message beforehand, and if they had not been informed of the Great Void Sect’s general practices from Miao Shihao through Zhu Yi and Wang Lin’s avatars, Shi Tianhao and the rest might have assumed that this was a trap set by the Emperor of the Dead and his Hall of the Dead. Or perhaps, King Chujiang may have been extremely lucky to chance upon such an ancient formation with the ability to deliver and teleport, aiding in his escape. Although this possibility was miniscule, it was not impossible.