Ch 296: One hundred thousand Spirit Stones, setting up a Killing Formation
Innate Chaos Body, in harmony with the Great Dao.
Cultivators possessing this physique possess an unparalleled understanding of the Great Dao.
For example, Qin An, regardless of what he learns, grasps it instantly, mastering it quickly, and is able to apply his knowledge to new situations.
Therefore, after Jiang Wuji accepted Qin An as his disciple, he not only imparted all his knowledge, but also entrusted Qin An with some of his own incomprehensible ancient texts for his study.
Those cultivation texts contained not only cultivation methods and secret techniques embodying the ultimate principles of the Great Dao, but also encompassed the Dao of pill refining, weapon refinement, and array runes.
For example, Qin An learned the Dao of formations by himself through an ancient text on formations given to him by his Master, and he even surpassed his Master.
Jiang Wuji once said that as long as Qin An perseveres in his cultivation and does not die prematurely, his future realm and cultivation are expected to surpass his own.
Qin An’s mind now encompasses a vast range of knowledge; in terms of the Path of Cultivation, no one understands more than he does.
What he lacks is only cultivation resources and time.
If he is given sufficient cultivation resources and time, his realm and cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds.
Now, with calamity approaching Fire Cloud Sect, Qin An’s initial plan was to leave, ideally taking Pei Zihuan and her father with him.
The survival of Fire Cloud Sect was not within his consideration.
But Pei Xingyun, with the intention of sharing the Sect’s fate, stated that he would not leave.
Since he wouldn’t leave, Pei Zihuan wouldn’t either, and Qin An, unwilling to see the father and daughter perish, hesitated.
In the end, after much deliberation, Qin An decided to help Fire Cloud Sect.
Of course, Qin An would not use the Bronze Ancient Cauldron; doing so would expose his greatest trump card and could potentially bring great misfortune upon him.
Qin An’s plan was for Fire Cloud Sect to provide Spirit Stones, and he would help set up a killing formation.
If he could use his killing formation to eliminate the Old Ancestor of the Soul Burning Hall, Fire Cloud Sect would have a chance to turn the tables in the upcoming battle.
After a moment, Qin An chose a suitable location to set up the killing formation and headed towards Qitian Peak.
He stopped in front of the Sect Leader’s Hall and cupped his fists, loudly saying, “Inner Sect Disciple Qin An requests an audience with the Sect Master!”
At this moment, inside the Sect Leader Hall, the high-level members of Fire Cloud Sect, including Han Qianshan, were in a meeting.
Hearing Qin An’s voice, some of the Sect Elders frowned, showing displeasure.
“This Qin An, he’s so disrespectful!”
“Doesn’t he know that without urgent matters, no disciple is allowed to trespass on Qitian Peak?”
An Elder snorted.
Although they had previously advanced thanks to Qin An, the Sect Rules must still be followed; otherwise, everything would fall into chaos.
Han Qianshan had a good impression of Qin An and was not angry. He asked aloud to the outside, “Qin An, what is it that you seek?”
Dealing with the invasion of the Soul Burning Hall was Fire Cloud Sect’s top priority. If Qin An’s matter was unimportant, Han Qianshan would send him away.
Qin An didn’t hide anything and directly said, “I have a way to help the Sect defeat the Soul Burning Hall!”
As soon as he said this, the Sect Leader Hall fell silent.
Immediately, the expressions of the Sect Elders became strange.
Some were surprised, some sneered, some showed mockery.
“You, a mere Inner Sect Disciple, at only Foundation Establishment level cultivation, how can you help the Sect defeat the Soul Burning Hall?”
“This is preposterous! Leave immediately!”
“Don’t disturb our meeting!”
The Sect Elder who had spoken earlier said again, his tone containing a hint of anger.
Outside the Sect Leader Hall, Qin An smiled and calmly said, “I have learned the Dao of formation setup and can set up a killing formation that can slay those below the Golden Core Realm!”
“Boom!”
His words were like a clap of thunder, exploding in the ears of the more than ten Sect Elders in the Sect Leader Hall.
“Swish!”
Han Qianshan suddenly stood up, his figure flickering as he appeared before Qin An outside the hall.
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
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Following Han Qianshan, more than ten figures leaped out of the hall, surrounding Qin An.
“Are you a Formation Master?”
“Can you really set up a killing formation?”
“Can you really slay those below the Golden Core Realm?”
“Is this true?”
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More than ten Elders and Stewards spoke one after another, their emotions agitated, their eyes wide.
If it were any other disciple, surrounded and questioned by more than ten Sect Elders, the pressure of more than ten powerful auras would have caused them to collapse on the ground.
Qin An, whose outwardly displayed cultivation was only at Foundation Establishment, could only pretend to tremble.
“Silence!”
“You old fellows, you’ve frightened Qin An!”
Han Qianshan rebuked lightly, and after the Elders calmed down, he excitedly asked Qin An, “What you said just now, is it true?”
It was no wonder Han Qianshan and the others were excited. If Qin An was truly a Formation Master, he could set up defense arrays, killing formations, illusion formations, and so on.
Coupled with Fire Cloud Sect fighting on their home ground, and with Heaven, Earth, and People on their side, there would be hope of reversing the situation and winning.
Earlier, Han Qianshan and the other Elders had been trapped in the Fierce Sword Killing Formation, nearly perishing. That formation had been set up with the help of a Formation Master from Zhenjian City hired by the Soul Burning Hall at great expense.
Luckily, they had the assistance of the rogue cultivator Wo Da Ye; otherwise, Han Qianshan and the others would have perished long ago.
For Fire Cloud Sect, a Formation Master’s contribution was equivalent to a Sect Ancestor, like a stabilizing pillar.
Moreover, Qin An had said that the killing formation he could set up could slay cultivators below the Golden Core Realm.
In other words, even if the Soul Burning Hall’s Old Ancestor, at Foundation Establishment, Ninth Level, personally came, as long as he fell into the formation set up by Qin An, he would not escape.
Han Qianshan now hoped that Qin An wasn’t just boasting.
“True or false, won’t we know after I set up the formation?”
Qin An replied with a smile.
“Right, right, right!”
Han Qianshan nodded repeatedly, urgently saying, “The Soul Burning Hall could attack at any time. Can you set up the formation now?”
Qin An spread his hands, “Setting up a killing formation requires a large number of Spirit Stones. I’m a skilled cook without rice!”
Han Qianshan said, “How many do you need? Just tell me a number!”
“As long as the Sect can provide it, it’s all yours!”
The other Elders nodded in agreement.
The Sect faced a life-or-death crisis; what were Spirit Stones compared to that?
Qin An pondered for a moment and said, “The killing formation I’m setting up is called the Nine Revolutions Absolute Killing Formation, and it requires at least 100,000 Spirit Stones!”
“Furthermore, once this formation is activated, the daily consumption of Spirit Stones will also be 30,000 to 50,000!”
“Although the Nine Revolutions Absolute Killing Formation can slay those at Foundation Establishment Ninth Level, I don’t know how long it will take, so the more Spirit Stones prepared, the better!”
Setting up a killing formation with 100,000 Spirit Stones was quite normal; Han Qianshan wasn’t surprised. He mused,
“The Sect has reserves of several hundred thousand Spirit Stones. After you set up the killing formation, it should be able to sustain itself for some time!”
“Our Sect’s thousands of disciples also have some Spirit Stones on them. If the Spirit Stones sustaining the formation run out, we can have them contribute!”
“As long as we can defeat the Soul Burning Hall, it’s all worthwhile!”
The Elders present nodded in agreement.
As long as the Nine Revolutions Absolute Killing Formation could eliminate the Soul Burning Hall’s Old Ancestor, Fire Cloud Sect, pouring all its strength into it, could then destroy the Soul Burning Hall.
At that time, the cultivation resources of the Soul Burning Hall would all belong to Fire Cloud Sect.
The Soul Burning Hall had abundant resources, and even with heavy losses, they could still recover.
“I’ve already chosen a location to set up the formation at the Mountain Gate. As long as the Spirit Stones are in place, I can set up the Nine Revolutions Absolute Killing Formation at any time!”
Qin An said.
“Good, good, good. No time to waste. Let’s go!”
Han Qianshan returned to the Sect Leader Hall, took 100,000 Spirit Stones from the underground treasury, put them into his Storage Bag, and then, along with the Sect Elders, flew to the Mountain Gate with Qin An.
With 100,000 Spirit Stones, Qin An didn’t hesitate and immediately began carving array runes at the pre-selected location to set up the Nine Revolutions Absolute Killing Formation.
