With the teleportation formation now fully repaired, the tension in the cavern seemed to intensify.
Wang’s fiery red eyes locked onto Liang, his voice laced with disdain. "You have repaired the formation, so it seems you have fulfilled your purpose. Take your compensation and leave."
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Liang’s face remained stoic, his eyes narrowing in response to Wang’s hostility. "I have upheld my end of the agreement, Senior Wang. I expect you to uphold yours."
Wang’s wicked grin twisted into a sneer. "You dare challenge me, brat? I could crush you with a single swipe of my claw."
Xia confidently took a step forward, elegantly retrieving a space ring from her robe. With a gracious gesture, she presented it to Liang, saying, "Here is your compensation, Mr. Liang."
Liang took the space ring, While examining it with his void sense, his gaze never leaving Wang’s towering figure. "Thank you, Miss Xia," he replied, his voice calm and resolute. "Now, Senior Wang, as per our agreement, I request safe passage out of this cavern."
Wang’s eyes narrowed, his breath audibly hissing through his teeth. He glanced at Xia, who nodded in affirmation.
Reluctantly, Wang’s massive claw swiped through the air with a thunderous force, sending a shockwave that reverberated through the collapsed cavern entrance. The debris and rocks that had sealed their path were thrown aside as if they were mere toys, creating a wide opening for Liang to pass through.
"Go then, brat," Wang growled, his voice filled with grudging respect. "But remember, if you ever dare to speak of what you have witnessed here, I will hunt you down no matter where you hide."
Liang nodded while casting a final glance at the restored formation, he turned and walked towards the cavern exit.
As Liang finally emerged from the collapsed entrance and found himself in the depths of the abyss, surrounded by impenetrable darkness, a profound sense of relief washed over him.
With a casual flick of his hand, A space rift soon materialized before him. Without a moment’s hesitation, he stepped confidently into the rift, vanishing from sight. Almost instantaneously, the rift sealed itself shut, leaving no trace of its existence.
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Back inside the cavern, the tension between Xia and Wang hung in the air.
"Why haven’t you followed him, Xia? He’s just an early-stage Dao Integration realm brat. Not killing him now may bring us unnecessary problems," Wang’s impatience and concern blended in his resonating voice, as he questioned Xia’s decision to release Liang. He seemed to possess unwavering confidence in her ability to eliminate him.
With a shake of her head, Xia replied, uncertainty lacing her voice, "I probably wouldn’t have been able to. If I’m not mistaken, he had seen through everything before entering the cavern."
A hint of disbelief flickered across Wang’s face. "So what if he had seen through it? It wouldn’t have mattered. The entire cavern is fortified with a powerful array, creating an impenetrable barrier that nullifies any attempt at teleportation. Unless I deliberately deactivated it, there was no chance of him escaping," he stated confidently.
Xia pursed her lips in frustration and sighed, "Furthermore, this is in accordance with Lady Xue’s instructions."
"If that’s the case, then I suppose we have no choice," Wang reluctantly conceded. "Now, go and inform her that the formation is finally ready."
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On a secluded mountaintop near Heaven Peak City, the tranquil atmosphere was abruptly disrupted as the very fabric of space itself began to contort and distort. From this mesmerizing spectacle, Liang’s figure emerged, seemingly materializing out of thin air.
After extending his senses into the surroundings to ensure no one was nearby, he took a deep breath and retrieved a jade container from his spatial ring.
Contained within the jade vessel were two drops of blood. They were Wang’s essence blood, which he had deliberately dropped into the formation.
"That was a perilous situation. If Wang had chosen to attack along with Xia, things would have turned very dangerous," Liang thought to himself.
That’s right, the Activation Pact was just something he made up.
But it also served as a means to guarantee his safety and as a method to obtain this precious essence of blood.
Despite not knowing Wang’s race, he thought that there was no harm in attempting to obtain his blood essence. To his astonishment, the purity of these two drops of essence blood seemed to surpass even that of the phoenix blood he had previously obtained...
Liang stood at the mountaintop, surveying the surroundings with a focused gaze. The time had come to utilize the precious materials he had acquired from ’All Things Chamber’ to refine the crimson serpent sword once again.
That’s right, Liang had acquired these materials specifically to utilize the Nine Heavenly Spirits Refining Manual and upgrade his sword.
With a serious expression, he began the meticulous process of setting up the formation.
Using his profound knowledge and insight, Liang carefully marked the ground with intricate symbols and patterns, ensuring precise placement and alignment.
He positioned each material strategically, surrounding the central spot where the crimson serpent sword would be placed.
First, he placed the Flameheart Stone on the eastern side of the formation, harnessing its fiery essence to increase the sword’s burning power. Next, he carefully positioned the Froststeel Ingot on the western side, harnessing its chilling aura to imbue the sword with an icy edge further creating a balance between the two elements.
Liang then arranged the ethereal Galewind Feathers, placing them on the southern side of the formation.
With delicate hands, he unfurled the exquisite Silvermoon Silk, each thread glimmering with an otherworldly radiance. He secured it near the northern edge of the formation.
Near the base of the formation, Liang placed the Earthroot Essence and the Soulfire Ember.
Finally, Liang positioned the radiant Radiant Sunstone at the center of the formation. This gemstone, with its dazzling brilliance, acted as the focal point, harnessing the energies of all the surrounding materials and channeling them into the crimson serpent sword.
Satisfied with the arrangement, Liang took a step back, observing the harmonious balance achieved within the formation. The potent energies of each material seemed to intertwine, creating a symphony of elements awaiting activation.