Ding Huan’s heart stirred. Although he didn’t take the rabble of Yanyue Sect or its seventh-level Protecting Array seriously, overconfidence often spelled the beginning of one’s downfall.
He recognized the cultivator who had just shaken his head; his name was Shen Guan.
Back in the Great Ravine Gorge, Ding Huan had even given Shen Guan a Speeding Talisman.
From any angle, Shen Guan had no reason to harm him.
The fact that Shen Guan knew he had wiped out Dual Soul Sect and also cautioned him against entering Yanyue Sect suggested the danger inside Yanyue Sect was beyond a certain level.
Thinking this, Ding Huan again deployed his Separation Spear, and a sky full of spear light swirled around.
The Guardian Sect Elder He Quan, who bore the brunt of the attack, immediately felt a deadly aura crushing down on him and hurriedly retreated in panic.
Boom! Ding Huan’s Separation Spear once again struck the Sect’s defensive formation.
"Ding Huan, you’re seeking death..."
An elder who had just advanced to the late stage of the True Pill realm bellowed and hurled his glass drill at Ding Huan.
His strength had soared upon reaching the late stage of the True Pill realm.
He truly didn’t believe that a guy who had been in the Taoist Realm for only a few years from the Mortal World could be that formidable.
As Ding Huan’s Separation Spear hit the Protecting Array, the True Pill cultivator noticed that Ding Huan couldn’t even be bothered to look at him and grew even more furious inside.
But then, he was terrified to find himself locked in by a dreadful killing intent. Before he could beg for mercy, a streak of Blade Light cut across his brow.
Puff! As the blood erupted, Ding Huan’s Separation Spear slammed for the third time into the Array Core of Yanyue Sect’s defensive formation.
That True Pill realm elder filled in for Ding Huan’s Separation Spear with his life, but failed to stop the spear by even the slightest.
Several elders could clearly hear the Sect’s Protecting Array making creaking noises. If they didn’t find a solution quickly, Yanyue Sect’s protective array would be breached by Ding Huan in the next moment.
Seeing Ding Huan kill the Sect’s Preaching Elder with a streak of Blade Light and snatch away his Storage Bag, the outrage of Zhu Juan, the Elder of External Affairs, could no longer be contained:
"Everyone, attack together, kill him."
He couldn’t believe Ding Huan could take on so many of them alone; they still had one elder at the Primordial Soul Realm on their side.
"Stop." Before anyone could act, Guardian Sect Elder He Quan spoke up again.
His face was still pale. Ding Huan hadn’t attacked him just now, but he had felt that terrifying murderous oppression.
He knew as a Primordial Soul Realm cultivator, even he couldn’t withstand such pressure. He was even sure that, even if the entire Yanyue Sect were to besiege Ding Huan, they would all be annihilated in the end.
Unless that person inside the Sect made a move, he also clearly understood that as long as Ding Huan didn’t enter Yanyue Sect, that person would definitely not come out to deal with Ding Huan.
The Elder of External Affairs, Zhu Juan, looked completely puzzled at He Quan:
"Protector He? What is this?"
He Quan swept a cold glance at Zhu Juan and then bowed to Ding Huan:
"We will compensate for your losses. Can you give us the time to burn a stick of incense?"
Ding Huan blandly said, "Two sticks of incense time are no problem; I think I can wait for three at most."
"Thank you, Sect Master Ding. All elders and disciples, immediately stand down..."
"Boom!" Before He Quan’s words finished, Ding Huan’s Separation Spear pounded once more at the Array Core of the seventh-level Protecting Array.
"Sect Master Ding, you just said it was no problem," He Quan’s face changed.
Ding Huan chuckled, his Separation Spear continuing to swirl with a sky full of killing aura:
"Of course, it’s no problem. I doubt I can break through your Protecting Array within three sticks of incense, so you have plenty of time to prepare. Once you’ve prepared the items and handed them to me, I’ll naturally leave."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This time Ding Huan’s Separation Spear persistently unleashed three consecutive streaks of killing spear light at the Array Core of the Protecting Array.
He Quan’s heart skipped a beat seeing it. He knew, let alone three sticks of incense, with Ding Huan’s method of attack, it would take at most one stick of incense before Yanyue Sect’s Protecting Array was torn apart by Ding Huan.
Putting aside what would happen to Yanyue Sect after Ding Huan breached the Array, if even Ding Huan didn’t act against the Sect, they would never be able to erect such a seventh-level Sect Protecting Array again.
There were rumors that Ding Huan was a sixth-level Array Master, and it seemed this was likely true.
"Elder Li, you immediately lead someone to the treasury to prepare the compensation..."
Every time He Quan saw Ding Huan’s Separation Spear smash down, his mind felt as if it was being struck. He handed a Jade Plate to a long-faced man beside him, speaking urgently.
Without needing He Quan’s reminder, Elder Li understood the urgency.
There would be nothing left to say once Ding Huan broke through the Sect’s Protecting Array.
Looking at the momentum, it wouldn’t take much time for Ding Huan to break through the Sect’s Protecting Array.
While Elder Li went to the treasury to fetch the items, He Quan began to repair the Array.
Since they didn’t dare confront Ding Huan directly, they could only passively mend the Array.
Regrettably, his skill in Arrays was far from Ding Huan’s level.
It seemed like he was continuously throwing out Array Flags, but in reality, the protective effect on this Big Array was very limited.
Just as Ding Huan blasted a crack into the Sect’s Protecting Array, Elder Li finally arrived.
At this moment, Ding Huan did indeed stop attacking the Yanyue Sect’s Protecting Array; his gaze turned towards the direction from which Elder Li came.
Ding Huan wasn’t looking at Elder Li, though, but at the grey-clothed man following behind Elder Li.
This person was definitely not at the Void God Realm, but a powerhouse who had surpassed the Void God Realm.
Beyond the Void God Realm, one could only be at the True God Realm.
Ding Huan finally understood why Shen Guan had warned him; it turned out that a strong contender had arrived at Yanyue Sect.
A True God Realm cultivator did not exist in the Taoist Realm.
Thus, the other party must have come from the Ascension Realm.
"Are you Ding Huan, the Sect Master of Blue Star Sect?"
The grey-clothed man approached Ding Huan, his gaze sweeping over him with a scrutinizing look.
Ding Huan said indifferently,
"Yes, I am indeed the Sect Master of Blue Star Sect. Have you brought the item?"
Elder Li glanced at the True God Realm cultivator and, seeing no expression on his face, could only hand a storage bag to He Quan.
He Quan scanned the bag with his Divine Will and passed it to Ding Huan:
"Sect Master Ding, this is what you requested."
Ding Huan spoke calmly,
"This is not what I requested. This is what Yi Wandao voluntarily compensated."
With that said, Ding Huan’s Divine Will swept over, and the storage bag in He Quan’s hand was now in Ding Huan’s grasp.
Storing away the storage bag, Ding Huan once again mounted his Separation Spear, merging with it to become a shadowy line that vanished into thin air.
"Thank you, senior, for stepping in to assist. Otherwise, Ding Huan definitely wouldn’t have given up so easily."
He Quan bowed to the True God Realm cultivator, his tone sincere.
The grey-clothed True God hardly glanced at He Quan as he said indifferently,
"Even if I hadn’t stepped in, he would have taken the items and left. I didn’t assist with anything, so don’t speak against your conscience. I need to return to the Ascension Realm now, so I bid you farewell."
With that, the grey-clothed man stepped out of Yanyue Sect’s defensive formation and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Watching the grey-clothed man’s disappearing figure, a mocking smile curled on He Quan’s lips before he declared loudly,
"Starting today, I take on the role of Provisional Sect Master of Yanyue Sect, until a new Sect Master emerges. Yanyue Sect will no longer allow continuous internal strife over the Sect Master’s affairs."
Previously, He Quan had been unwilling to take on the role of Sect Master, so a group of True Pill Realm cultivators fought fiercely for the position.
Today, Ding Huan’s arrival made him realize a truth—if Yanyue Sect didn’t have a Sect Master, its downfall was only a matter of time.
With that in mind, he simply assumed the position of Sect Master to prevent others from coveting it.
...
Ding Huan hadn’t gone far before he sensed someone following him.
Without asking, Ding Huan knew the pursuer was the same True God Realm individual from before.
Ding Huan deliberately took a turn and arrived at a desolate location before tossing down dozens of Array Flags.
"Heh, you’re quite meticulous. Have you come here to set up a Killing Trap Array?"
A chuckle sounded, and then Ding Huan saw the grey-clothed man from Yanyue Sect land in front of him.
"Who are you?" Ding Huan retreated several steps as if he had seen a ghost, the Array Flags he hadn’t finished setting up scattered on the ground.
"I come from the Desolate God Sect of the Ascension Realm, my name is Qi Long. I know your Array Dao is strong, so I won’t give you the chance to set up an array. Rest assured."
The grey-clothed man’s tone remained very calm and composed as he regarded Ding Huan.
"Why are you following me?"
Ding Huan took a deep breath, trying to keep his tone steady, but the unease in his voice was still perceptible to the other.
Qi Long smiled faintly:
"Hand over your storage ring, and then tell me, where in the Mortal World did you find these items?"
Ding Huan froze, genuinely confused this time, as he had no idea what the other party meant about finding items in the Mortal World.
"A woman named Qing Yu said you are so powerful because you discovered an Ancient Cave Mansion."
Qi Long’s words made Ding Huan realize what was going on—it was that despicable woman scheming against him again.
Ding Huan raised his hand and threw out more than a dozen Array Flags.
"Seeking death…" Seeing Ding Huan ignore his words and continue to set up the array, Qi Long burst with anger.
A pair of Meteor Hammers exploded from his hands, but he held back, avoiding Ding Huan’s head.
Boom boom boom!
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A series of explosive sounds rang out, and it seemed as if the space itself changed in that instant.
Ding Huan disappeared, and Qi Long found his Meteor Hammers bombarding a Defense Array, the space filled with the muffled sounds of raging True Yuan.
A fifth-level Defense Array?
He had chased Ding Huan here, and Ding Huan had had no time to set up a Defense Array; when had this fifth-level Defense Array been set up?
No, Qi Long suddenly realized that there had already been a Defense Array here, and Ding Huan had merely triggered it.
Qi Long knew better than anyone that to kill Ding Huan, he had to break the array first.
A mere fifth-level Defense Array, he had not taken it to heart before, being stopped once didn’t mean it could stop him a second time.
Just as Qi Long was preparing to forcefully break the defensive array, blades of Killing Light swept towards him.
Qi Long immediately realized that this place not only had a fifth-level Defense Array but also a fifth-level trapping array and a fifth-level Killing Array.
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