Chapter 89: The Eight Trigrams Formation, the Origin of the Hegemon's Halberd

  The next morning.

  Xu Yang slowly stopped his cultivation in the quiet room, opening his eyes. He smiled with satisfaction, after a night of cultivation, he had made another breakthrough and was now at the mid-stage of the Xuan Shi realm.

  Xu Yang's progress was breathtakingly fast. But Xu Yang was well aware that his progress was the result of gradual accumulation and refinement through intense battles with strong enemies.

  He clenched his fist and felt that the physical strength of his flesh had made progress again. Now, in terms of strength alone, he was already able to steadily suppress Yuwen Xueran, and if it came to solidifying his physique, he far surpassed him.

  Xu Yang took out eight pieces of mysterious stone and drew mysterious symbols with a red pen.

  On each piece of mysterious stone, Xu Yang used different properties of Mysterious Power to engrave along the lines of the talisman.

  When the eight pieces of mysterious stone were engraved, Xu Yang ordered Bao Gai and others to bring the stones to a designated location, surround the house, and bury them deeply.

  The key to activating the formation was set by Xu Yang in the front yard. He lightly pressed it, and a stream of mysterious energy poured into the formation diagram, but the eight characters on the formation diagram suddenly lit up, and in an instant, the entire mansion was shrouded in thick fog.

  "Huh, the yard of Mr. Xu's house has such a big fog?" A villager felt curious and wanted to investigate, but as soon as he walked into the fog, he couldn't tell east from west, feeling that everywhere was foggy, no matter how far he walked, he couldn't get out of the range of the mist.

  Some villagers were frightened and turned back. But after running for a long time, the road they came from seemed endless.

  Some people tried to shout for help, but within the range of the fog, their voices couldn't get out either.

  Bao Gai and others in the courtyard heard the villagers outside the wall shouting, some were even scared to wail loudly, and couldn't help but say: "Young master, this maze is indeed formidable."

  Xu Yang taught Bao Gai and Bu Yi the method to break through the formation, then instructed: "The method to break through this formation cannot be easily told to others. When it needs to be activated, just inject Xuan energy into the formation's hub." He was about to wave his sleeve and withdraw the Xuan energy, but as soon as he had just withdrawn the Xuan energy, he saw Fei Qiu jump out from his collar, swallowing that strand of Xuan energy like a noodle.

  Laughed and patted the fat ball's head, for this little glutton, he really couldn't help it.

  This maze is called the "Eight Arrays Diagram". Originally, it required eight different Xuan Li masters to cooperate in order to complete. Xu Yang's body possessed the Eight Extreme Xuan Veins, making him uniquely qualified to create the "Eight Arrays Diagram".

  After the mysterious energy in the Array Diagram dissipated, the surrounding fog finally dispersed. The trapped villagers were able to escape and found themselves within five steps of the Xuan residence's gate tower. They rubbed their eyes, making sure they weren't dreaming, then hastily fled, fearing punishment from the Xuan family.

  After finishing his breakfast, Xu Yang carefully studied the last four moves of the Seven Killings Sword. When Hai Yun had chosen it earlier, the Seven Killings Sword had shone brightly and helped him defeat many strong enemies such as Yue Lian Heng and Yu Xuan Yu. However, the Seven Killings Sword was not easy to cultivate. The first three moves were relatively easier because of the coordination with the mysterious patterns on the sword, but the last four moves were extremely difficult.

  While he was deep in thought, suddenly a servant came to report that there was a young man named Lí Wàng who had come with several others to pay their respects at the villa.

  Xu Yang exclaimed in surprise and didn't expect Li Wang's action to be so quick. He immediately went out of the door to welcome him.

  "Haha, Xuyang, we won't go in and sit down then. I suppose you're all set? Then let's head out with us! This place is actually quite close to the Giant Python Mountain Range." Li Wang said with a smile.

  Xu Yang looked back at Li Wang's body, and saw a white-robed Yu Xuan Yu standing tall with her long legs, her face still cold and indifferent. Ge Wei Feng was also present, but his face was gloomy, no longer as handsome and elegant as before.

  The remaining few people, such as Yue Lianheng and Yu Xuanyu, were familiar faces. Behind them stood several beautifully dressed young men and women, all of whom were at the Xuan Shi level. They should be outstanding young disciples from various families who had appeared in the Haiyun preliminary selection.

  Xu Yang also saw seven or eight guards, all of whom were top-notch figures among the Xuan Shi. They came from different families and were assigned to take on the responsibility of guarding.

  "Marquis Xiao is quite sociable, impressive." Xǔ Yáng glanced at Yuè Xiān Wǔ and others, feeling a bit puzzled as to why Lí Wàng would invite these people. They might be decent in terms of combat power among the younger generation, but compared to sending out some top-notch guardians from the Lí family...

  Li Wang looked at Xu Yang's idea and laughed: "This is also in response to the request of each of your family heads."

  Xu Yang understood, it must be that the various big families were dissatisfied with the Li family's monopoly on the Secret Realm of the Wasteland Valley, and together they exerted pressure, demanding to enter the valley and get a share of the spoils. But for some reason, no one from the Xu family came over.

  A group of people got into several horse-drawn carriages, whips were raised, and they rattled towards the Giant Python Mountain Range.

  Xu Yang and Li Wang sat in the first carriage, while Yu Xuan Yu was originally assigned to a car with Yu Xuan Wu, Ge Wei Feng and others, but she coldly smiled and came to the first carriage, as if disdaining to be with Ge Wei Feng and other mediocre people.

  This blatant slap in the face made Ge Weifeng's complexion turn iron-green, and Yu Xuanwu's face didn't look good either. He shot a threatening glance at Xu Yang, who secretly found it amusing and began to make malicious guesses about his thoughts towards Yu XuanYu.

  Yu Xuan Yu sat in the carriage, staring at Xu Yang for a long time, even Li Wang felt embarrassed. But Xu Yang closed his eyes to rest, completely ignoring Yu Xuan Yu's piercing gaze that was almost devouring him.

  Li Wang couldn't help but laugh and said: "Xu Yang, your composure is something I don't have."

  Yu Xuan Yu hummed softly and said: "Xu Yang, open your eyes for me!"

  Xu Yang remained unmoved and shouted at the mysterious woman: "You're not here to see my spear, are you? If you keep pretending to be profound, I won't show it to you!"

  Xu Yang opened his eyes and said with a smile: "No need to look, I've already figured it out, the reason why the Broken Sky King's Halberd chose you."

  "Choose me? What does it mean?"

  Xu Yang explained, "A heavenly-grade artifact like the Sky-Piercing Halberd has already developed its own consciousness. Your will to fight is pure and your aura is naturally overbearing, so the Sky-Piercing Halberd naturally acknowledges you."

  "Tianjie Xuanqi? How is that possible, my spear only has four Xuan patterns on it, it's a low-grade Xuanqi from the Earth rank!" Yu XuanYu almost jumped up, "If it were a Tianjie Xuanqi, I would definitely beat you to the point of disability."

  "I'm not quite sure about that, it may have been severely damaged or sealed away, so that only the power of a lower-grade Xuan equipment can be exerted," said Xu Yang with a smile. "This is also the reason why you can use it... If the power of the Broken Sky King Halberd was not damaged at all, it would be a real weight of thousands of kilograms, and you wouldn't be able to use it unless you reached the Xuan Zong realm or above."

  Li Wang said with a smile, "Legend has it that the Broken Sky Overlord's halberd has a set of [Six Harmony Eight Desolation Destruction Halberd] mystic techniques, consisting of thirteen moves, with an aura that shocks heaven and earth, and wherever it points, all will be defeated. It seems that Yu Gu Niang not only obtained the precious halberd but also the precious technique, truly worthy of congratulations."

  Yu Xuan Yu shook his head and said, "At first, I wasn't clear where this spear technique came from. The first time I saw this big spear in the family's armory, it was covered in rust and almost abandoned. I liked its shape, so I picked it up and wanted to order a craftsman to make a long spear according to its appearance. But as soon as I touched it, four spear techniques suddenly appeared in my mind, and this long spear automatically let out a long hum, shook off the rust, and restored its true appearance."

  Li Wang smiled and said: "Then congratulations to the imperial lady, the treasure has found its owner, what a great blessing."

  "Hey, Xu Yang, since you know the origin of this spear, can you fix it?"

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