Episode 132

  On the right path, Yun Xiao Temple's Feng Ming Xian Zi was persuading her fellow traveler with a bitter but sincere heart.

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  "Only we three are searching for the location of the great array, while others are collecting divine instruments and gathering heavenly treasures and earthly gems. Isn't this unfair?"

  "This place is treacherous, we must prioritize our lives! If we lose our lives, even if we have all the treasures to enjoy, what's the point? Now, if we can't find the location of the grand array and can't put down the Array Core Jade Plate, then the outsiders won't know how to control the grand array, and the array won't open! We can't get out, isn't our lives at stake?! Therefore, no matter what others think or do, we must not be blinded by greed and cut off our own escape route!"

  "Yet those two groups of sworn brothers will surely gain greatly, and aren't we just foolishly making wedding clothes for them!"

  "Haven't you heard that the east corner has already passed, and the mulberry and willow are not late? Even if we gain nothing, we have opened up a large array, rescued Yu Xiū, escaped from the Ten Thousand Year Abyss, and the ten major sects would not be without treasures to bestow upon us. Moreover, when we three entered the abyss, each of our respective sects had already prepared great sectarian immortal materials, only waiting for us to succeed in escaping the abyss, why worry that the immortal materials and treasures would not fall into our hands? And if we gain something here, perhaps it will truly not reach our own hands! These treasures are what the old ancestors of your sects still covet!"

  "Hmm! Old Man Feng's words are reasonable. The three of us should first find the location of the formation, and then place the jade plate to make a decision."

  "Good!"

  Then the three of them turned around and went to find the Controlling Abyss Formation.

  Moreover, the insufficient ones are in the inner valley, and the entrance is set up with a method array. The sword equipment that was broken by the Wan Jie Sword Array earlier had already been collected by him, and the Wan Kou Bao Jian piled up behind him, about the size of a small hill. Insufficient first used over a thousand precious swords to set up a small Wan Jie Sword Array. The materials were all complete, and with the addition of what was obtained outside the valley, there was no need to worry about the materials for setting up the array. However, the Wan Jie Sword Array was complex and complicated, and although Insufficient had already thought it through, he still couldn't help but be clumsy when setting up the array, making very slow progress.

  Insufficient fabric array, except for his own busy and non-stop work, even the newly condensed colorful spirit was not spared. He personally set up the array, and the spirits were tied to objects, one by one, falling into the base array like flying, as his hands became more familiar, the speed of setting up the base array increased greatly. One by one, the base arrays connected and linked together, forming a large array that unfolded gradually, extending forward, with a power-activating array set up every few base arrays to supply spiritual energy to the array core, so that its power would not decrease. At this time, the large array had just taken shape. Insufficient took a deep breath, then carefully examined the array's momentum, thinking about where to add the mysterious and illusory spirit array to increase the array's power. Indeed, the small illusion array and the spirit array worked together, greatly increasing the array's danger. Moreover, the source of the seven emotions and six desires was hidden in the spirit-restricting base array within the illusion array, further increasing the illusion array's power. In less than two months, the Thousand Swords Calamity Array was formed. Standing on a mound of earth, Insufficient gazed out at the enormous array, its killing energy surging, and sighed:

  "You don't come to plot against me, you will definitely not be able to frame me for the crime of killing someone. If you do come, then you won't be able to use this big formation to wait in ambush, and at that time I won't allow you to harbor evil intentions in your heart!"

  Then, he turned back and looked around at the dense fog swirling in the inner valley.

  "I don't know what's going on with this fog, it actually prevents me from using my spiritual sense to investigate. Never mind, I'll just search around in this clear and fog-free area for now, maybe I can find some other treasures or sacred herbs, so this trip won't be a waste. Besides, who knows how many dangers are hidden in the mist? If they don't come to attack me, my family will definitely not take any risks, we'll just collect some spiritual materials and medicines here. But if they do come to attack and break through our formation, then I can only retreat into the fog..."

  After thinking for a long time, he set off and went into the valley.

  Outside the valley, three practitioners found the crowd, and Feng Ming Xianzi and two others were searching for a place to put the Array Core Jade Plate. Because the evil spirit at the bottom of the abyss was not killed, it had lost its trace. These three practitioners unexpectedly found the formation and safely placed the array plate. Later, near the left side of the formation, each of them found several spiritual medicines and strange treasures, all of which were gained.

  "Fengming Elder has been gone for two months now. I think Kong Elder and Ben Lei have already entered the depths, we might as well follow them, perhaps we'll gain something."

  One repair way.

  "Hmm! Indeed! The materials gathered in this strange land are quite unusual, and the rare spiritual herbs are not few. Even if it's just a small amount of time for us to obtain them, it's still quite a gain!"

  Another way

  "Let's talk about this later..."

  "Feng Ming elder, if you don't go, then we two will go find an opportunity."

  "It's not that I'm cowardly, but this place is eerie and hides great danger. In my opinion, we should be cautious!"

  "In this case, the fairy will stay alone at the mouth of the abyss and wait for us two to return after taking risks. Then we can leave the abyss together, what do you think?"

  "Two of them, in this place..."

  "We'll take the lead!"

  The two of them finished speaking and departed swiftly. Feng Ming observed for a long time, then sighed and said:

  "Although it is said that wealth and honor are sought in danger, must the wealth and honor that lead to death also be fought over?"

  He shook his head and sighed, returned to the land of Yuan Kou under the solitary peak, sat in meditation without stirring.

  Ben Lei old man and Er Xiu joined forces, just as they were about to act, suddenly dark clouds floated in front of them, and hundreds of ghosts appeared out of nowhere.

  "What thing is this? So strange!"

  "Ah, no! This is a ghost. My former master once told me that the lost souls who have been infused with the ancient evil energy for hundreds of years can reform their spiritual consciousness, and their power will be terrifying, striking them won't kill them."

  "Spirits! Heaven! The spirits' attack is fierce and unmatched, our human cultivation, body and mind both under attack, can't defend against it. Today's matter, afraid it will be difficult to end well!"

  "Two seniors, what are you afraid of? The ghost is stupid, it's just a walking corpse! Wait for me to kill it."

  Ben Lei, seeing this, charged forward with a loud cry to kill the enemy. He saw him take out an object from his bag of laws, in the shape of a heavenly wolf, which was actually Ben Lei's treasured instrument, Xiao Yue Tian Lang. This object flew out, let out a wolf's howl, and then unfolded against the wind, its length over ten zhang, attacking the ghosts. In an instant, cold winds whistled, and a murderous aura spread everywhere. People couldn't get close. The dozen or so ghosts in front were like nothing, affected by this powerful force, floating and drifting about like drunken men, stumbling and falling from the clouds to the ground. Yet, none of them had their bodies shattered!

  "Indeed! This ghostly body is comparable to that puppet Feng Cheng!"

  "Hum! I'm afraid that puppet Feng Cheng will still have the upper hand!"

  "Impossible! Feng Cheng is just a cultivator who has yet to achieve the First Meridian, how can he possibly possess such a physique?"

  "That's too initial forging body big array is ancient strange array, how can use common sense to measure it!"

  "Gentlemen, this thing can't be killed by striking it. Let's attack and move forward, shaking it off!"

  "Good!"

  All three of them shouted loudly and charged forward, but the ghost standing in the middle of the road was blown away like the wind, and fell to both sides of the road.

  Kong Lao and his group of four were also trapped in the ghostly pincer attack. The elder of Yi Xiu Gate was already hit multiple times, his face deathly pale.

  "Old Master Kong, we've been charging in like this for over two months now. Although we've obtained many precious treasures, everyone has injuries on their bodies. Exploration is fine, but if we're going to lose our lives, that's absolutely unacceptable! The situation is critical at the moment, should we advance or retreat? Please make a decision as soon as possible!"

  "Gentlemen, although we are exhausted and wounded, the breakthrough is already in sight. At this critical moment when danger and opportunity coexist, you must hold on, perhaps just one more step will lead to success!"

  "Brother Kong's words make sense, only with persistence can we achieve success. Everyone, let's add a bit more effort!"

  "Good!"

  The four of them shouted in unison and then charged forward together.

  At this time, he was smiling and holding a fairy fruit in his hand. Although he had not yet searched the entire place, what he got was almost perfect. Not only did he get many spiritual medicines and herbs, but also some accidental materials were not few. At this time, it was just that his divine consciousness was exhausted. This object condensed into shape for only a short period of years, and its physical state was not strong enough yet. However, this labor made it condense like one. Its transformation caused it to hide in the clouds with a wave of his hand, and all he got were in his hands.

  "Hehe, it turns out that the divine recognition is actually a law bag of a certain family! Hehehe, if Chang'er knew about it, she would probably laugh to death!"

  It is also the case that the spirit of consciousness belongs to the six senses of the practitioner, and it is the dwelling place of the soul. It is the most precious and important dharma body. If the spirit of consciousness is destroyed, the soul will disappear, and if the soul disappears, the practice body will only be a walking corpse, no different from a puppet!

  As he thought thus, he had already reached a place shrouded in mist. Without lifting his eyes to look around, all that met his gaze was a vast expanse of fog. After walking back and forth for over a hundred miles, near and far, suddenly a stone monument came into view. It was about one zhang high and three chi wide, with a gray surface, on which were engraved the following words in relief:

  "Ten Thousand Calamities"

  "What? Could it be that this place is the site of a great calamity, a place of great misfortune?"

  Not enough to go around this monument three circles, outside of the carved flowers and clouds patterns, there is nothing else, then sighed and said:

  "Alas! The danger of this abyss is certainly here! To enter this dangerous place, I fear the unpredictable, it's better not to go!"

  He turned around and continued on his way. The valley was filled with ravines, hills of earth and stone, layer upon layer, stretching out as far as the eye could see, a vast expanse that seemed to reach nearly a hundred miles in every direction. Occasionally, a faint blue light would appear, which belonged to the grasses and trees in the valley, and under the darkening sky, they all seemed like ghosts, vague and indistinct.

  "Wow, they actually entered the valley!"