Chapter 1114 - 693: Sword Qi Thunder Sound, Lu Qing’s Backup Plan (2)
Chapter 1114: Chapter 693: Sword Qi Thunder Sound, Lu Qing’s Backup Plan (2)
The next moment, the cave mansion closed, and an array formation light screen appeared before them.
"What is this?"
All the Holy Mountain disciples looked surprised. They had lived in their cave mansion for so long, yet they had never seen this thing before.
At this moment, the voice of the First Holy Master echoed in their minds once again.
"Holy Mountain disciples, hear my command. Infuse your spiritual power and mana into the array to maintain the big array."
When all the Holy Mountain disciples complied, an incredibly powerful array fluctuation emanated from the Holy Mountain.
The strength of that fluctuation was so potent that even the four demons in the sky couldn’t help but change their expressions.
Little Yan also turned back somewhat surprised. She too did not know that the Holy Mountain had such a hidden trump card.
"Fairy Lu, do not blame us. This is the support your brother left for our Holy Mountain. He once said that this big array could only be used in life-and-death situations."
Facing Little Yan’s puzzled gaze, the First Holy Master explained.
Little Yan’s body trembled suddenly, "Is this the array left by my brother?"
After the First Holy Master’s explanation, he stepped forward to face the four figures in the sky exuding powerful auras and said aloud, "Demons, speak. What is the reason for your presence at the Holy Mountain?"
"Are you the so-called First Holy Master?"
The Eagle Demon looked down, his gaze falling on the First Holy Master.
The aura on his body suddenly intensified.
The other three demons also looked at the First Holy Master.
However, the First Holy Master remained fearless, with a strong array fluctuation emerging from him, completely dissolving the pressure from the four demons.
Then, with a calm expression, he nodded and said, "Yes, I am."
Seeing the First Holy Master, who was merely at the fourth transition of the Golden Core, completely unaffected by their pressure, the four demons had a glint of surprise in their eyes.
"Interesting, I didn’t expect your Mountain Soul Puppet to have some skill, able to use the array to gather the Mountain Soul Power and the power of numerous disciples to yourself.
But do you think that with just an array, you can stop us four?"
The Eagle Demon stared coldly at the First Holy Master and said.
"Whether or not it can stop you, why don’t you try?"
The First Holy Master replied indifferently, showing no signs of weakness.
"Fine, let me see what you rely on!"
Upon hearing this, the Eagle Demon didn’t hesitate and struck from mid-air, causing a massive black eagle claw to descend from the sky, reaching for the First Holy Master.
Seeing this, Little Yan was about to intervene, but the First Holy Master waved his hand to stop her.
"Fairy Lu, there’s no need to act. Let me learn from this demon’s evil technique."
After speaking, the First Holy Master extended his hand and launched a palm strike.
As he struck, the array lights atop the Holy Mountain flickered, and the mighty power of the array quickly coalesced, eventually forming a giant, five-colored magic palm that moved to meet the black eagle claw driven by the Eagle Demon.
"It’s my brother’s Ten Thousand Skill Palm of the Five Elements!"
Seeing the five-color swirling giant magic palm, Little Yan’s eyes widened.
The next moment, the giant magic palm collided with the black eagle claw.
Boom!
An unparalleled force exploded. The black eagle claw lasted only a few moments before being smashed by the magic palm, turning into boundless demonic qi, which was continually extinguished.
After shattering the black eagle claw, the giant magic palm did not halt its advance and continued to soar upward, heading for the Eagle Demon and the other three demons in the sky.
"What?"
Seeing this, the four demons were all taken aback.
None of them had expected that the Eagle Demon’s proud Taoist skill would be broken by someone at the mere fourth transition of the Golden Core.
Facing the unparalleled power of the giant magic palm, a chill inexplicably arose in the hearts of the four demons.
They immediately understood that the power of this magic palm was overwhelming, making it impossible to receive head-on.
If they were struck directly, even with their demon bodies, they would find it difficult to withstand; they might suffer severe primordial damage, if not perish outright.
Realizing the threat of the magic palm, the four demons quickly evaded.
Fortunately, the magic palm’s speed was not too fast, allowing the four demons to easily dodge it with their movement techniques.
Eventually, the momentum of the giant magic palm waned, unable to pursue further, and it slowly descended back to the Holy Mountain, reverting into array power.
Seeing the four demons easily evade the Five Elements Ten Thousand Skill Palm he had activated, the First Holy Master showed a hint of regret on his face.
"What a pity, had it been executed by Lu Qing, these demons wouldn’t have escaped."
"Holy Master, was this palm technique taught by my brother?" Little Yan asked.
"Yes, years ago I was fortunate to be taught this Taoist skill by Lu Qing. However, due to my poor talent, I can only unleash the Ten Thousand Skill Palm with all five elements present by relying on the power of the big array. The technique is clumsy, otherwise, these demons wouldn’t have been able to avoid it."
Little Yan nodded slightly.
She had already realized that the First Holy Master’s ability to use the Five Elements Ten Thousand Skill Palm was thanks to the big array.
"Brother, so you had such a fallback back then..."
Watching the array light surrounding and protecting her, Little Yan was lost in thought.
As if she had returned to the days when her brother protected her during childhood.
"Fairy Lu, these four demons are formidable. Your cultivation period is ultimately short, so there’s no need to contend with them on impulse and fall for their goading.
When your cultivation level has made a breakthrough, there’s plenty of time for confrontation later.
With the array left by Lu Qing, even though these four demons are powerful, they cannot easily harm our Holy Mountain."
Seeing Little Yan’s expression, the First Holy Master seized the moment to persuade her.
Little Yan looked around at the array light, then nodded: "Alright."
Seeing Little Yan agree, the First Holy Master finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason he didn’t hesitate to reveal the last trump card of the Holy Mountain and activated the array was to persuade Little Yan.
Over the years, Little Yan’s cultivation had become increasingly profound, and the number of demon cultivators she defeated each year was countless.
But likewise, her aura became heavier, and her temperament increasingly reclusive.
A few years ago, Han Lingshuang could occasionally persuade her, but in recent years, his words have become less and less able to sway Little Yan’s heart.
Earlier, the Eagle Demon clearly intended to lure Little Yan out, deliberately provoking her with words.
So the First Holy Master had no choice but to use the array.
Firstly, the four demons who came this time were indeed extraordinarily terrifying, posting an unprecedented threat to the Holy Mountain.
Secondly, the First Holy Master knew that besides Lu Qing, the only one who could persuade Little Yan now was that elder doctor.
But the elder doctor was stationed in Jiuli Village year-round and couldn’t arrive immediately.
So he could only use things related to Lu Qing, hoping it might persuade Little Yan.
Fortunately, his guess was correct. Knowing that Lu Qing had set up the big array, Little Yan refrained from acting rashly.
"Now all that’s left is to make these demons realize it’s better to retreat strategically."
The First Holy Master looked upward.
Above in the sky, the Eagle Demon and the other three demons were watching the flashing array light of the Holy Mountain with visible trepidation.
"What do we do, given there’s such a powerful array set up in this Holy Mountain? With this array present, it won’t be easy to take this mountain," the Eagle Demon said grimly.
"Indeed, this array can draw on the Mountain Soul Power of the Holy Mountain and gather the power of countless disciples. Those Holy Mountain disciples are nothing to worry about, but the Mountain Soul Power is quite formidable."
Another demonic figure nodded.
"Why does the Holy Mountain have such an exquisite large array? Given the weak cultivation of those three so-called Holy Masters, they shouldn’t have been able to set up such a great array."
The fourth demonic figure wondered.
"It’s probably a fallback left by that one," the handsome male demon with an eerie beauty suddenly sighed.
"That one, do you mean the lad known as the best in the world?" the Eagle Demon said incredulously. "How long has that lad been cultivating? How could he have such mastery of arrays?"
"That one’s clearly the Child of Fate of this era. Need I explain what a Child of Fate represents?" the handsome male demon replied.
The other three demons fell silent.
Child of Fate – the name synonymous with miracles.
Any outrageous occurrence could seem reasonable when it involved the Child of Fate.
"What should we do? The Mountain Soul Power of this Holy Mountain is crucial for us to return to the Primordial Spirit Realm. Are we supposed to just leave?" the Eagle Demon asked with a look of frustration.