Blood Kun Kan Water Suppressing Sea Formation, the Colorful Tournament Concludes

Chapter 223 Blood Kun Kan Water Suppressing Sea Formation, the Colorful Tournament Concludes

"I only hope that Duke Ningrong will be victorious—"

After discussing with the assembled officials for a while, Shan Quan sighed, "To be honest, Duke Ningrong first entrusted his family fortune to help me break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage. He then selflessly dedicated himself to the nation, voluntarily going to the front lines to fight for twenty years without retreating. Furthermore, he championed the court, quelled the calamity of foreign cultivators, and established this grand competition—therefore, I have already decided that if Duke Ningrong returns victorious, I will invite him to assume the position of Imperial Preceptor!"

"Duke Ningrong was loyal and courageous, had made many merits, was highly capable, and had a clean background. He was a direct descendant of the founding fathers."

"If someone like that isn't the Imperial Advisor, who is? Should we invite those two outsiders again?"

"What do you all think?" Shan Quan asked.

The Yu family patriarch, Li Jieqing, has such a clean background, a true descendant of the Eastern Lands, that it is perfectly reasonable for him to be the Imperial Preceptor.

His cultivation level is a bit low; although he cultivates quickly, he is still only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

More importantly, the position of Imperial Preceptor is not something the emperor can decide; it is customary to obtain the approval of the court officials.

"Duke Ningrong was quite capable when resisting the monsters at the front lines, so I don't care."

Hou Lin nodded, since the position of Imperial Preceptor was not going to be his anyway.

"In my opinion, let's wait and see the outcome," said Hao Zheng, who had a different thought at the moment. "The person who fought that battle comes from the Blood God Sect. I'm afraid he has some kind of cunning methods."

"Is this really true?!"

As Xing Wusong of the Blood God Sect swept across the sky above the Tongtian River, he rushed forward with all his might. However, a quick scan with his divine sense revealed that the person in the waters below was one step ahead of him.

No matter how hard they chased after them, they used every means at their disposal.

I was one step behind before I set off, and I'm still one step behind now.

How could a mere native of a grotto-heaven possess such supernatural powers?!

Could it be that the sect's philosophy was wrong, and that the Blood Heart Sect's methods were ultimately better?

Xing Wusong's eyes were bloodshot and his breathing was rapid.

Both are supernatural powers that cultivate both body and spirit, but their paths and philosophies are ultimately at odds. The Blood Heart Sect of yesteryear cultivated life first and then spirit, while the Blood God Sect of today cultivates spirit first and then life.

These remnants of the Blood Heart Sect still use such supernatural powers, making them even more hateful than the Ruyi Sect!

"Break it!"

Xing Wusong's magical power surged, and his body, which had been twisted like a paper sheet due to the use of supernatural abilities, began to swell slightly, attempting to break through that...

Li Zhu's methods of imprisoning magical power.

However, after holding it in for a while, Xing Wusong's body deflated again.

It's no use. My magic power is locked, so I can't use my mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"How is this possible—that disciple of the Cave Heaven Sect, a mere mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, actually managed to lock down my cultivation level?!"

Xing Wusong was both anxious and angry.

Ahead, they had reached the battlefield on the upper reaches of the Tongtian River.

The surging river water crashed down like a vast ocean, and the troops of the Eastern Court stood guard amidst the falling water, holding their ground and refusing to retreat an inch.

On the river, swarms of demonic beasts attacked in overwhelming numbers, piling up in front of the defensive lines of the Eastern Lands. The meat grinder was activated, continuously devouring the cultivators and demonic beasts from both sides, sending them falling into the water below, layer upon layer, accumulating flesh and bones.

"It's Duke Ningrong!"

"It's the Grand General of the Jiaxu Army!"

Above the water, the two groups of Dao soldiers guarding the front line parted to form an opening, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators leading the troops had already received the news.

The soldiers on both sides saw a familiar, round, flowing light flying from downstream with great momentum, and immediately shouted loudly.

The stream of light reached the breach in the battle line and, without pausing, plunged directly into the upstream tide of demonic beasts.

Demonic blood and bones shattered, spiritual light exploded, and severed limbs and feathers scattered everywhere.

The horde of demonic beasts, which had been pressed down by the Tongtian River, were all momentarily halted by this single blow, a testament to the sheer force of the force.

Taking advantage of this momentum, the Daoist soldiers in the Eastern Lands who were resisting the pressure immediately regrouped and caught their breath.

However, the monsters continued to swarm in, and driven by the powerful monsters behind them, they were about to overtake the gap created by the attack. At the same time, several second-tier monsters came to cause trouble for Li Jieqing, who had entered the battlefield.

Li Jieqing emerged from the water, his body still spotless, carrying a Azure Wave Fish demon beast as it charged out from the floating limbs and broken feathers of the beast.

"This is so new!"

Li Jieqing suppressed the urge to inhale the blood and gore of the front lines, and directly turned around with the Azure Wave Fish to avoid the approaching second-tier demonic beasts.

Downstream direction.

Xing Wusong used his supernatural powers to run away for a while, but his locked magic power could not be released, and his magic power in the early stage of Foundation Establishment had been exhausted.

Fortunately, he saw that Li Jieqing's figure in front of him had also stopped in his supernatural state and was turning back from the front line carrying the demon beast.

"It's time to recover for a while, but I don't need to—watch me burn the life force of this body to forcibly reconnect with my divine power!"

Xing Wusong felt he had finally found the key to victory. With his abilities, how could he possibly lose to someone in the early stages of Foundation Establishment? That would be far too strange.

Skimming past the Eastern Court's lines below, Xing Wusongxing charged forward, raising his hand to snatch a sea owl from the air.

"wrong!"

Xing Wusong, who had just captured Hai Xiao, suddenly felt a gap in his divine sense.

Li Jieqing had already led the demon beasts back downstream, but he froze as a huge shadow loomed over him.

It was the late-stage second-tier Bai Luan who had been alerted by Li Jieqing and had come out to kill.

No one told outsiders about this, and Xing Wusong, who arrived later, happened to be in the air when he was caught red-handed.

"You bunch of bumpkins! How dare you scheme against me!"

"ah

The odds are against us.

Li Jieqing returned, tossed the Azure Wave Fish into the center of the canopy of the Humble Wutong tree, and bowed, saying, "I have not failed in my mission."

Dan Quan smiled and nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "Does Fellow Daoist Chunyu think there's a conclusion?"

"What about that Blood God Sect's treacherous scoundrel, Xing Wusong?"

Chunyu Ju asked with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xing Wusong appeared within the range of his divine sense.

Because Li Jieqing returned first, the discussions between the two sides gradually ceased.

Before long, Xing Wusong returned, covered in blood and his body shattered. He threw Hai Xiao among the paulownia leaves and opened his mouth in anger.

"So you were plotting this all along, sending that great demon to ambush me!"

That's incorrect!

Li Jieqing stood up, examined his shattered physical body, and said, "It was said beforehand that we were capturing demonic beasts at the front lines. Did Fellow Daoist Xing Wusong not prepare for the dangers involved?"

"A complete fallacy!"

Seeing that the Eastern Court was about to decide the outcome of this battle, Xing Wusong turned around and shouted: "Fellow Daoists!"

"shut up!"

A loud shout made the humble phoenix tree sway.

However, Shan Quan led the way, and together with his twenty-one Foundation Establishment cultivators, they stood up and silenced Xing Wusong's words.

Chunyu Ju, who had been observing the situation, did not intervene.

Li Zhu from the Dongtian Sect nearby didn't step forward either, but simply waved his hand and took back the Qi-suppressing technique from Xing Wusong's body.

The remaining foreign cultivators mostly stood up, displeased with the Eastern Court's act of using its power to intimidate them.

"Best of three, the outcome is decided, the strategy is set!"

Dan Quan looked around and said, "This grand prize competition will surely succeed! Fellow Daoists who have come from afar, whether inside or outside the competition, if anyone breaks the law, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Before the visiting cultivators could even ask a question, how could a mere group of native inhabitants of a grotto-heaven be so unsympathetic?

Two rows of Eastern cultivators appeared, one with a command flag raised, the other with a jade tablet held aloft, and Shan Quan himself took out the Jing Mountain Jade Disc in his hand.

The grand formation had already been prepared and was just waiting to be activated.

As the royal Jing Mountain Jade Disc appeared, beneath the humble Wutong Tree, a crimson beam of light shot from the capital city into the Tongtian River, drawing out a colossal crimson creature.

Its appearance was like that of a real object, with every scale clearly visible. Its powerful demonic aura instantly dyed the entire Tongtian River in the capital region red, but it did not spread to the shore. Instead, it soared into the sky and was controlled by the cultivators of the Eastern Land, eventually reaching the Wutong tree in the clouds.

"A demon king?!"

The visiting cultivators were unsteady on their feet, their faces filled with horror.

The demon king they spoke of was very different from the demon kings circulating in the Eastern Lands. In the cultivation world, across the entire Divine Continent, only third-tier demons could be called demon kings!

A blood-red Kun emerged from the Tongtian River, swam over, circled the Xuxin Wutong Tree, and finally rested its head on the edge of the tree crown, looking down at the Colorful Competition.

It was so lifelike and detailed that it looked just like a real third-tier demon king right there.

His eyes were empty and lifeless.

The visiting cultivators, who were about to escalate their anger, froze, remaining motionless.

Look at us, we just came up to join in the fun, why make such a fuss?

"This formation was modeled after the Crimson Kun on the founding day of our Eastern Dynasty and is called the 'Blood Kun Kan Water Suppressing the Sea' Grand Formation. For thousands of years, we have inscribed the formation patterns and repaired the restrictions, never daring to slacken for a single day. Now, I will not hide it from you all, as long as you guard the capital, you will have the power of the third rank!"

Dan Quan's loud voice echoed throughout the Wutong Crown, drawing nods of approval from all the visiting cultivators.

Only a few people could still sit upright behind their desks, glancing at the approaching Blood Kun out of the corner of their eyes.

What a terrifying array! I wonder how much resources it will consume and how much demonic energy it will consume to activate it.

But the sheer scale of this momentum makes people hesitant to confront its sharp edge.

It's not quite a third-tier grand formation, but when activated, it's more than enough to suppress the situation in this corner of the Eastern Lands.

"If there were several second-tier high-grade array masters inside to provide support, it would be quite possible to unleash several powerful attacks reminiscent of Golden Core cultivators. If I were to take this array to the sect and improve it into a true third-tier array, it would definitely be of great benefit."

Chunyu Ju had a passionate heart.

Blood Heart Grotto is indeed full of treasures; it was worth it for him, a Great Immortal, to personally enter the grotto.

After recuperating for a while and restoring his magical power, Li Jieqing emerged, dressed in a long robe with wide sleeves, holding a jade tablet. He smiled and said, "There is a scattered array in the Eastern Lands, which I wish to use to observe the malevolent energy and supernatural powers of the four seas of the Divine Continent. Are there any others who wish to engage in a magical duel?"

"snort----"

The burly man from the Furnace Sect snapped out of his daze, strode back to his seat, and settled down in the shadow of the Blood Kun. He said, "Best two out of three is already agreed upon. Moreover, both sides benefit from a draw and there is nothing wrong with it. What else is there to compare?"

"However, your side secretly set up such a grand formation. Could it be that you harbored malicious intentions from the beginning?"

"What a threat." Xing Wusong of the Blood God Sect calmed down at this moment, dragging his injured body back to his seat, his eyes darting around uncertainly.

Seeing this, the rest of the group took their seats, standing trembling in the shadow of the Blood Kun.

He and his companions worried that the local inhabitants of the cave were naive and unaware of their background, and would start a massacre without warning. However, seeing that everyone else had calmly taken their seats, they refused to lose their composure.

Even cultivators are still just people—even those who are Foundation Establishment cultivators with long lifespans.

Having witnessed the various behaviors at the banquet, Li Jieqing cupped his hands in greeting to Shan Quan.

That job is done.

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