Chapter 662
Using External Force to Break the Formation
Gezao Mountain, Lingbao School.
Sun Yuchong walked out of the main hall and ran into his senior brother Zhang Yuming.
Sun Yuchong quickly stepped forward to greet him, bowing deeply and saying, "Greetings, Senior Brother."
Zhang Yuming led two disciples who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, a lively and active age. They were looking curiously at the old man with a long beard.
Zhang Yuming was dressed in a Taoist robe and held a whisk in his hand. He had a youthful face and jet-black hair and beard, and looked as if he were only thirty years old.
But in fact, Zhang Yuming is five years older than Sun Yuchong, and he is 95 years old this year.
Sun Yuchong was already ninety years old, but his hair and beard were all white, his face was withered, and he looked lifeless and about to die.
Zhang Yuming nodded slightly to Sun Yuchong and said, "I have recently taken in two more disciples, and I am about to take them to see the patriarch."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yuchong quickly stepped aside and said, "Congratulations, senior brother, on gaining another outstanding disciple. The Patriarch is in the hall, having just finished his sermon. Please, senior brother."
Zhang Yuming nodded again, and then led his two disciples toward the main hall.
Sun Yuchong turned around and saw that Zhang Yuming's two newly accepted disciples were also looking back at him. In that instant, Sun Yuchong seemed to have returned to the time when he was a young man seeking the Dao.
But a gentle breeze awakened him. Things were not the same as before. Back then, he and Zhang Yuming had joined the Lingbao Sect together, but so many years had passed. Zhang Yuming had long since become an immortal, while he was still struggling in the mortal world.
Not long ago, the patriarch Ge Xian Gong asserted that he had no chance of becoming an immortal, which was practically a death sentence for his cultivation.
Despite this, Sun Yuchong was not discouraged. Since he had no chance to become an immortal in this life, he would strive to increase his cultivation level.
Therefore, he never missed a single lecture given by the sect's founder, leader, or senior.
Although his cultivation level and magical power had stopped increasing, his cultivation realm was gradually rising.
Sun Yuchong returned to his hermitage, only to find a disciple in charge already waiting there.
Upon seeing Sun Yuchong return, the disciple in charge immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Uncle-Master Sun, you're back."
Sun Yuchong asked with a smile, "Yuan Cai, is there something you need?"
Zhou Yuancai smiled and said, "Uncle-Master Sun, it's like this, recently our Lingbao Sect's immortal masters have recruited many more disciples, and the sect's retreat rooms are not enough to go around. This..."
"Oh." Sun Yuchong understood immediately upon hearing this and asked, "Then what does Senior Brother Lin mean?"
Zhou Yuancai said, "What Master means is that since you, Uncle Sun, can't become an immortal anyway, why don't you go down the mountain sooner, go back to your hometown, have children and grandchildren, and enjoy your old age in peace? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Sun Yuchong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Nephew Yuancai, I have no descendants in the mortal world, and I grew up in the mountains. I really don't want to leave. I still want to hear the patriarchs preach and expound the Dharma. What do you think?"
"I see." Zhou Yuancai pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "How about this, I'll go back and ask my master again. You can stay in this retreat for another night, and I'll come back tomorrow."
"Alright, alright." Sun Yuchong quickly cupped his hands and said, "Then thank you very much, nephew."
As he spoke, Zhou Yuancai turned and left, but just as he was leaving, a government gazette fell from his sleeve.
Sun Yuchong quickly stepped forward to pick it up, then said to Zhou Yuancai, "Nephew Yuancai, you dropped something."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuancai immediately turned around, first checking his belongings, and then saw the official gazette in Sun Yuchong's hand.
Zhou Yuancai then smiled and said, "Oh, those are the latest issues of the Human World Gazette. I've already read them. If you haven't read them yet, I'll give them to you, Uncle."
Sun Yuchong was unaware of the "Human World Gazetteer" at the time. Upon hearing this, he thanked Zhou Yuancai and then squatted down in the corner to read it.
Upon seeing this, Sun Yuchong was immediately captivated. "I never imagined that so many things have happened outside the mountains in the past few months."
Sun Yuchong became more and more engrossed in reading, and finally saw the latest issue of the official gazette, where one piece of news immediately caught his attention.
"A celestial formation has appeared along the Taibai Mountain and Aoshan Mountain line, in which the earth veins are reversed and the five elements are disordered. Fifty generals and many immortal cultivators are trapped in it. The Nanyue Divine Palace is recruiting capable people to rescue them."
When Sun Yuchong saw this news, his eyes lit up, because he had spent more than 20 years traveling around the Southern Continent and had a good understanding of the celestial formations of Mount Taibai and Mount Ao.
The current situation of reversed earth veins and disordered five elements along the Taibai Mountain and Aoshan Mountain line, combined with the previous reports, clearly indicates that the Taibai Mountain God and Aoshan Mountain God have joined forces to reverse the earth veins of the two mountains.
When the earth's veins shift, the earth's energy naturally boils, causing changes in the mountain's shape. Then, the five elements become disordered, and finally, the boiling and chaotic earth energy transforms into a natural formation on both sides of the mountain, blocking both inside and outside.
Upon seeing this, Sun Yuchong could not contain his excitement. He immediately took the official gazette, left the mountain gate, and went to the temple of the mountain god of Gezao Mountain to request an audience.
Having cultivated on Mount Gezao for decades, the mountain god was naturally familiar with him. Upon seeing Sun Yuchong, he asked, "What brings you here to see me?"
Sun Yuchong immediately took out the official gazette and said, "I can break the heaven and earth formation and rescue all the gods and immortals."
Upon hearing this, the God of Gezao Mountain widened his eyes and asked, "Really?"
“Really?” Sun Yuchong nodded seriously.
The God of Gezao Mountain frowned at this moment. He was very familiar with Sun Yuchong, but it was precisely because of this familiarity that he could not believe it.
Since Sun Yuchong entered the mountains at the age of fifteen and cultivated until the age of ninety without becoming an immortal, who would believe that such a person could break the formation of heaven and earth?
"Did Immortal Ge send you?" asked the God of Gezao Mountain.
Sun Yuchong shook his head and said, "Mountain Lord, when I traveled to the Southern Continent, I gained a good understanding of the terrain and ley lines of Mount Taibai and Mount Ao. That is why I dared to come and recommend myself. I would be very grateful if you could report this to the Southern Mountain Divine Palace on my behalf."
Upon hearing this, the God of Gezao Mountain hesitated. “It’s easy for me to report this for you, but if you can’t break the formation, won’t that implicate me?” Sun Yuchong said, “Then I will write a memorial and trouble you, Lord Mountain Lord, to send it to me. In this way, even if there are any problems, they won’t implicate you, Lord Mountain Lord.”
The God of Gezao Mountain thought about it and realized it made sense, so he said, "Alright, considering your many years of offerings, I will help you convey the message."
Sun Yuchong was overjoyed and quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you, Mountain Lord."
So Sun Yuchong wrote a memorial on the spot, and then the God of Gezao Mountain presented it to the God's Palace of Mount Heng.
However, just a short while after the memorial was presented, an imperial edict from the Southern Mountain God's Palace was issued, ordering the God of Gezao Mountain to properly receive Sun Yuchong, and the Southern Mountain God's Palace to immediately dispatch a divine general to pick him up.
Upon receiving the imperial edict, the God of Gezao Mountain immediately changed his demeanor, politely inviting Sun Yuchong into his palace, and then ordering his mountain generals to serve him spiritual tea and fruits.
About an hour later, a general named Zhechong arrived at the Gezao Mountain Divine Palace and shouted as soon as he entered, "Who is Sun Yuchong?"
Sun Yuchong hurriedly put down his teacup, stood up and said, "This is just a humble suggestion."
The God of Gezao Mountain stepped forward, bowed to the General Zhechong, and then pointed to Sun Yuchong, saying, "This is the fellow Daoist."
The general nodded, cupped his hands, and said, "I have been ordered by the Southern Mountain Divine Palace to escort Mr. Sun to break the formation."
At this point, the general asked, "I wonder if Mr. Sun has anything else to prepare?"
Sun Yuchong shook his head repeatedly and said, "There's nothing to prepare, we can just go directly."
"Alright." Zhechong Divine General nodded, then rode on a celestial cloud, bid farewell to the God of Gezao Mountain, and took Sun Yuchong to Ao and Tai Mountains.
When Sun Yuchong and the Zhechong Divine General arrived at the foot of Mount Taibai, they saw a wall of clouds stretching between Mount Taibai and Mount Ao, about to block the ridge between the two mountains.
The Divine General said, "That is the formation between Mount Ao and Mount Tai. Since the official report was issued, many immortals have come to break the formation, but in the end they all returned empty-handed."
At this point, the Divine General of Defensive Charge asked Sun Yuchong, "How will you break the formation, sir? Do you need my assistance?"
Sun Yuchong looked at this brilliant general and asked with a smile, "General, do you have no doubts?"
"What concerns?" asked the general.
Sun Yuchong said, "I am just a mortal cultivator. If even many immortals cannot break this formation, how can I possibly break it?"
The Divine General of Deflection laughed and said, "What do I have to worry about? If you can't break it, it's not me who will be punished."
"Hahaha." Sun Yuchong laughed loudly, then said to Zhechong Shenjiang, "Actually, breaking this formation is not difficult. We just need to flip the underground veins back."
"Reverse the earth's veins?" the Divine General asked. "How do you reverse them?"
Then the Divine General Zhechong said, "An immortal once proposed this method, but he failed. Not only did he fail to reverse the earth's veins, he also lost his left arm in the process."
Sun Yuchong said, "At this time, the earth veins of Mount Ao and Mount Tai are suppressed by the formation of heaven and earth. Unless a powerful person comes, it is impossible to reverse the earth veins with one's own strength. To reverse the earth veins, we need to borrow power."
After saying that, Sun Yuchong said to the Divine General Zhechong, "I will trouble you to go through some trouble later. Wherever I need to go, please take me there. That way it will be faster."
“Alright,” the Divine General Zhechong nodded.
So, over the next four hours, with the help of the Divine General Zhechong, Sun Yuchong set up many star altars around the two great mountains, Taibai and Aoshan.
These star altars have two star eyes, namely Mount Taibai and Mount Ao. In addition, these star altars also have a central hub, but Sun Yuchong did not set up this central hub. Instead, he said to the Divine General Zhechong, "Next, please help me with one last favor, Divine General."
The general said, "Please speak."
Sun Yuchong raised the star chart in his hand and said, "I will activate the star chart later and connect it to the four star altars. Then a beam of starlight will fall from the sky and land somewhere in the Ao and Tai mountains. As soon as that beam of starlight lands, the divine general will throw me in from there."
"This..." Zhechong Shenjiang frowned.
Sun Yuchong laughed and said, "The divine general should do as I say."
“Alright.” Zhechong Shenjiang nodded.
Then Sun Yuchong sat down cross-legged, formed hand seals, chanted incantations, and channeled his magical power into the star chart.
In an instant, the star chart began to spin. At the moment the star chart started to spin, beams of starlight shot up. At the same time, the star altars that had been set up earlier also emitted beams of starlight, which shot towards the location of the star chart.
The instant the starlight connected with the astrolabe, a wondrous sight appeared in the sky: the constellations of the Dipper in the east, south, west, and north appeared above Mount Ao and Mount Tai.
Then, sure enough, a beam of starlight fell from the sky and shone directly into the center of the heaven and earth formation.
Seeing this, Zhechong Shenjiang immediately flew forward with Sun Yuchong and threw him into the starlight.
Then the Divine General Zhechong flew away quickly, but just a few dozen breaths later, a vast dragon roar resounded from the ground, and then the entire Aoshan and Taibaishan began to shake violently.
Wisps of cold mist and white clouds rose from Mount Ao and Mount Tai, and then the four-directional star map began to change its arrangement. Each change in the arrangement of the star map caused Mount Ao and Mount Tai to tremble violently.
After an unknown amount of time, the star map gradually dissipated, the starlight slowly faded, and the dragon's roar and tremors underground quickly subsided.
The next moment, a strong wind blew in, instantly scattering the cloud wall along the line of Ao and Tai mountains, breaking the heaven and earth formation.
The moment the Heaven and Earth Formation was broken, the Divine Generals outside only saw Xu Zeng and fifty other Divine Generals flying out covered in ice and snow. Then, hundreds of immortals, cultivators, and demons emerged, supporting each other and bearing various injuries.
But Sun Yuchong was nowhere to be seen. The general flew forward to search for him, but he couldn't find him anywhere; it was as if he had vanished into thin air. (End of Chapter)