Cultivators Are So Weak in This World

Chapter 591: 554 Qi Dynamics 6

"Military prowess, cultural influences, these two now blend into one entity, unable to be dispersed using the method of dispelling doubts and confusing mists," Ran Xinyue promptly responded after regaining her composure.

"What are these two things?" Zhang Rongfang asked curiously.

"You may regard them as an alternative form of doubts and confusing mists."

"Sect Leader, do you know why top-level masters and low-level soldiers, despite their massive power disparity, are still willing to constantly lead troops, even with celestial gods vying for military control? What is the reason?" Ran Xinyue countered.

"Is it for military prowess?" Zhang Rongfang speculated.

"Exactly. Power can be military, it can be martial, it can be reason, it can be righteousness. Power can generate courage, and courage can strengthen the spirit. For ordinary people, this spirit can only make them brave and healthy, but to us, it is different.

This was something the chairman once said. I recount it to you," Ran Xinyue explained.

Zhang Rongfang seemed enlightened, pondering the depths of its meaning.

"How can we break the surrounding?"

"This military prowess is an immense power and must be countered with power unless a person’s strength exceeds the entire military prowess. Otherwise, there are two methods.

One is to wait; immense power is extremely hard to gather and requires many stringent conditions. Therefore, it does not last long.

The second is to destroy the array nexus. Immense powers are gathered by great arrays; as long as the array nexus is destroyed, the array’s power can be broken," Ran Xinyue clarified.

"So, we can only wait?" Zhang Rongfang asked again.

"No need to worry, now we are already assured of victory. The Fengling Army is merely surrounding us, looking for an opportunity to retreat. Within no more than a few minutes, we can completely break free," Ran Xinyue replied.

She gazed once more at Zhang Rongfang.

"This time, thanks to the Sect Leader’s tactical maneuver, we caught them off guard, allowing us to win so quickly."

"It’s only right. As this matter originated from me, I should naturally strive my best," Zhang Rongfang shook his head and sighed.

He carefully sensed the position of the blood-drop jade pendant; his sister Zhang Rongyu had already started slowly retreating.

Originally, he thought they would inevitably face each other directly this time; he hadn’t expected the battle to end so quickly.

The opposition probably didn’t anticipate his rapid rise in power, resulting in miscalculation, causing the local battle situation to become completely unbalanced. The main general was crushed and perished, ending the battle prematurely.

This is also good.

He recalled his sister’s words, a subtle sense of desolation inexplicably rising in his heart.

Coming back to reality, Zhang Rongfang waved his hand to the surrounding mist. "Speaking of which, such immense array formations, usually can only entrap enemies for a few minutes?"

"How is that possible? Usually at least for half an hour," Ran Xinyue chuckled, "This one is no exception; even if an array position is missing, it can still normally trap us for a quarter of an hour."

"Then why did you just say we could get out in a few minutes?" Zhang Rongfang asked in surprise.

"The Sect Leader doesn’t think all the other masters in the alliance are incompetent, right?" Ran Xinyue laughed.

"You mean!?" Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes. "Other array positions?"

"Exactly."

Ran Xinyue smiled slightly.

"Since Confucianism dared to intervene in this affair, then previous tacit agreements between us are utterly shattered. Thus, they must be given an unforgettable lesson. Now, Sect Leader Ximen has already dispersed the masters to destroy the core of the other two array positions!"

"!?" Destroy the core?

Zhang Rongfang was taken aback.

Suddenly his expression changed, as the ground beneath him collapsed and cracked, he transformed into a blood line, rushing towards the direction marked by the blood-drop jade pendant within the mist.

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"Military prowess and array formations borrow the Earth Mother’s Divine Power, fusing the power of Confucian Gentleman’s Sword, converging into a combined array of willingness and military prowess divine power. Such a feat is indeed extraordinary, likely leftover stock from when Auduna, the celestial god, destroyed the sect."

Reversal Meeting’s Leader Ximen Yu, at this moment, together with a companion, rushed towards another array position within the Fengling Army.

Their body technique was like swallows, agilely flickering above the soldiers, moving at an extremely fast pace.

"This time, we must seize the opportunity, completely destroy the array plate; such deceptive items must be eliminated one by one!" Ximen Yu coldly stated.

"Understood!" The Extreme Realm master beside him responded with a deep voice.

Three array positions, one had already been destroyed by the Human Immortal Temple, another by the Celestial Maiden, and the one they were targeting was the last and the most central one.

The two moved like lightning, continuously breaking through the white mist in the woodland, heading towards the array nexus within the fog.

Soon, amid the thick fog ahead, they could see a circular clearing surrounded by dancing white mist ribbons.

This clearing was not meant to be so easily discovered.

It was entirely because the circular clearing continued moving away, causing the white mist ribbons to skew, revealing the human and object space inside.

Ximen Yu and the other Extreme Realm master had just arrived, their gaze directed at the clearing.

"Prepare!"

Both their muscles tensed simultaneously, constantly closing the distance, ready to strike with full force.

In such chaotic fog, to destroy the array plate and severely damage the Fengling Army, a deadly strike at the array nexus is necessary!

In the fog, they were drawing closer and closer to the array nexus.

A hundred meters.

Fifty meters.

Twenty meters!

Ten meters!!

Suddenly, both were taken aback. They finally saw clearly what the people and things were in the circular clearing.

"This is...!?" The movements of the Extreme Realm master beside Ximen Yu slowed.

"That’s the Sect Leader’s sister from the Human Immortal Temple! We...."

"We can’t be concerned with that now! The opportunity is rare! Strike!!" Ximen Yu suddenly growled, drawing a short black-gray knife from his hand with a clang.

"But!!" The Extreme Realm master also took out a scimitar, his brow furrowed tightly.

"No buts! Attack!!" Ximen Yu shouted fiercely.

"Ultimate form!!" He grunted deeply, his body rapidly expanding and transforming, in the blink of an eye he became a three-meter tall, spiny-backed humanoid monster resembling a thorny dragon.

Though not in the Extreme Realm, he was still a Grandmaster!!

"If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility! Attack!!"

With an explosive shout.

The Extreme Realm Grandmaster beside him, ultimately also made a move. Likewise, unleashing the ultimate form, enlarging, pouncing towards the circular space.

Inside the array nexus.

Zhang Rongyu turned and faced outside, her expression slightly changing. She quickly moved her body, shielding her son at the front.

"Mr. Rong," she looked at the only Grandmaster here.

"I can only stop one of them!" Mr. Rong’s face was grim. "I’ll go first, Li Zhen, use the Array Plate to coordinate with me and block!"

He glanced at Li Zhen, who was already starting to sweat nervously.

"Don’t be afraid, just do it like we practiced before, you can do it!" He gently patted Li Zhen’s shoulder.

"Disciple... understands!" Li Zhen clenched her hands tightly and nodded forcefully.

In an instant, the two women saw a blur as Mr. Rong leaped forward, stepping out of the cylindrical array eye to confront Ximen Yu and his companion.

While still in mid-air, his body rapidly expanded to three meters, as strands of black muscle grew out of him like tree roots.

Dense muscles resembling tree roots gathered before and behind him, forming two strange protruding patterns.

Those two patterns, one symbolized Benevolence, the other Justice.

In mid-air, one Grandmaster of the Extreme Realm was intercepted on the spot, the two collided heavily like meteors, creating ripples of white mist.

Only Ximen Yu charged forwards alone, reaching outside the array eye in the blink of an eye.

"Limit-Breaking Skill...." Ximen Yu wielded a short knife as muscles twisted, gathered, and rebounded against each other.

"Fierce Wind!!!"

In an instant, the short knife in his hand stabbed out straight, its blade vibrated, sweeping away all nearby mist, even forming a sharp, spike-like white gas.

That white gas seemed like the extending and lengthening blade glow!!

Inside the array eye, layers of invisible force fields, resembling glass, were pierced through consecutively by this knife, emitting a shattering sound.

Massive amounts of mist crazily gathered here, trying to block Ximen Yu, but were easily pierced through by him like skewering a layered cake.

"I... I can’t do it anymore!!" Inside the array eye, Li Zhen held a special circular plate resembling grayish-white Bagua, constantly moving her fingers over it.

But as Ximen Yu continued his piercing attack, blood lines slowly seeped from her eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

The fear of death completely engulfed her, the urge to drop everything and run away surged in her heart.

Just as she was about to give up.

"Zhen’Er, sister... Leave the Array Plate and go, don’t worry about us!" Zhang Rongyu’s urgent voice echoed behind her.

"They’re after me and Qing’Er’s lives, give me the Array Plate, I’ll try to hold them off for a bit, you must escape!!"

Zhang Rongyu’s resolute and clear voice seemed like the last surge of new strength, making Li Zhen, despite intending to flee, grip the Array Plate even tighter.

A wave of guilt surged in her heart.

"No! I..." Li Zhen once more desperately drew another line.

Another thick, invisible barrier appeared in front of Ximen Yu, blocking his advance.

But this barrier only stopped him for a moment.

In the next second.

A crisp shattering sound.

The barrier shattered, Ximen Yu rushed into the array eye.

Li Zhen finally spat blood, falling to her knees, unable to support any longer.

The Array Plate in her hand fell to the ground, rolling over to lay flat.

Ximen Yu raised his knife and struck down.

Snap!

The Array Plate shattered into several pieces instantly.

Yet despite the Array Plate shattering, there was no sign of the surrounding array dissipating at all.

"As expected.... The true Array Plate is actually the Gentleman’s Sword itself?" A trace of realization flashed in Ximen Yu’s eyes.

His gaze ultimately fell upon Zhang Huanqing, who was lying flat on the ground.

"To kill my child, you must kill me first!!" At this moment, Zhang Rongyu spread her arms open, blocking in front of Zhang Huanqing.

Looking at the fallen Li Zhen and Mr. Rong outside, who was entangled, a deep sense of powerlessness crept up her heart.

Powerless, powerless, powerless, powerless!!

If only my son were a bit older.

If only time were a bit later...

If only my own aptitude were a bit better...

Ching!!

Gray-white knife light burst forth from Ximen Yu’s hand, striking towards Zhang Rongyu, enshrouding both her and her son Zhang Huanqing under the knife glow.

"For the grand cause! I will bear all consequences!!" Ximen Yu gritted his teeth, swinging the blade with full force.

He wanted to break through this chaos!

Break through this illusion!

He wanted the heavenly gods and Buddhas to understand that he wasn’t a bug to be slaughtered at will!!

Parents who died miserably, a daughter controlled, friends who were unjustly annihilated...

Scenes flashed through Ximen Yu’s mind incessantly.

His eyes wavered with struggle and hesitation, quickly becoming resolute.

Death!!!!

Sigh....

A faint sigh suddenly echoed from behind.

Ximen Yu still held the knife with both hands, but the blade and knife glow all suspended half a meter in front of Zhang Rongyu.

In that half meter, even the fringe of Zhang Rongyu’s forehead was cut off by the invisible blade aura, drifting down.

The knife edge was gently pinched between two fingers descending from above, suspended in mid-air, unable to move.

Ximen Yu’s body surged with all its power, veins and muscles bulged, yet the knife blade remained unmoving.

Ah!!!

He roared furiously, blood trickling from his nostrils unnoticed.

"Zhang! Rong! Fang!!!"

His eyes turned blood-red, letting out a final furious roar.

He knew who it was! He knew who had pinched the knife blade!!

Behind him, Zhang Rongfang stood quietly, gripping the knife blade with his right hand, without saying a word.

At this moment, his gaze finally met that of his sister looking up from within the array eye.