Chapter 324 - 270: Formation

But Han Yuan just grinned.

This Evil Bone Species’ bones were certainly tough.

He couldn’t be bothered with wasting any more words.

He directly activated Transformed Whale!

RIP!

His muscles bulged violently, and the Great Demon Qi coiling around his body surged with even greater fury as he slapped a palm toward the Evil Bone Species!

CRACK!

Han Yuan’s palm strike snapped the Evil Bone Species’ hand.

The next moment.

Han Yuan rapidly circulated the Qi Blood Gang Essence in his body, pushing his muscles to their explosive limit as he unleashed a frenzied barrage of the Celestial Spirit Divine Fist!

The winds from his fists cracked like thunder!

The blasts shattered the peace of the mountain forest!

BANG! BANG! BANG!!!

No matter how tough the Evil Bone Species’ bones were, they couldn’t withstand such a savage pummeling.

Its ribs were shattered one after another, and its body flew back uncontrollably!

Han Yuan’s figure flashed. He yanked the Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber from the Evil Bone Species’ head with one hand and roared, "Die!"

A terrifying aura that could plunge all of creation into silent death suddenly erupted.

Azure Heaven·Withered!

SLICE!

With a single slash, Han Yuan lopped off the Evil Bone Species’ head!

Immediately after, he gripped the saber with both hands and unleashed a ferocious, heavy chop!

All his Great Demon Gang Essence transformed into a dense blade evil. The rampaging Evil Qi was horrifying to behold.

When the Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber landed on the flying head of the Evil Bone Species, it instantly produced a terrifying roar.

Before Cheng Cang’s horrified eyes, the Evil Bone Species’ head boomed and exploded!

Meanwhile.

Ding Zihu hadn’t been idle. Seizing the opportunity, he took out the Eight Trigrams Mirror and aimed it at the headless body of the Evil Bone Species.

Without its head, the Evil Bone Species seemed to weaken. The light from the Eight Trigrams Mirror quickly set its entire body ablaze, and it finally dissolved into foul-smelling black smoke.

Cheng Cang’s eyes widened as he watched this unfold.

Recalling his earlier words, he couldn’t help but smile wryly.

’This person must also be a successor from one of the Ancient Sects.’

’And his status is probably not low, either.’

After lying on the ground for so long, Duan Qiantian finally managed to stand up.

Cheng Cang’s lung injury, however, was too severe; he couldn’t even get to his feet.

If not for the fact that a Gang Essence Martial Artist’s constitution had already reached a Non-human Realm, he likely would not have survived.

"I am Duan Qiantian, a disciple of the Nine Swords Sect. Thank you for saving my life!"

One of Duan Qiantian’s shoulders was a bloody mess, so he could only bow with one hand.

"Don’t mention it... You saved my life before. Now we’re even."

Han Yuan waved his hand dismissively.

Duan Qiantian was about to say something else, but Han Yuan added, "I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be on my way."

"Take care, everyone."

With that, he left with Ding Zihu and the Orange Cat.

Duan Qiantian didn’t expect him to leave so abruptly.

Fang Qiaoling walked over at that moment.

Her injuries weren’t serious. Watching Han Yuan and the others depart, she said softly, "Senior Brother, his style is quite similar to ours."

They also left immediately after saving people, without saying much.

"There are some similarities."

"But this time, he was the one who saved our lives."

"We must remember this debt of gratitude."

Duan Qiantian said seriously.

He naturally didn’t believe Han Yuan’s words.

Back at the ruined temple, even if Junior Brother Cheng hadn’t acted, those two would have been perfectly fine on their own.

It was just a convenient excuse on his part.

"Mm."

"Speaking of which, Master always used to tell me that if you do enough good deeds, you’ll eventually be rewarded."

"I used to think that was nonsense, but now it seems there’s some truth to it."

Fang Qiaoling said.

"Alright... Let’s treat Junior Brother Cheng first. Then we’ll go to the Evil Bone Cave, rescue all those people, and take them to Ping’an Town at the foot of the mountain."

Duan Qiantian said in a low voice.

.....

On the other side.

"Those three were pretty lucky to run into you," Ding Zihu said with a chuckle.

He had witnessed the Evil Bone Species’ power firsthand. If it had been up to him, he wouldn’t have stood a chance.

Only a ruthless person like Han Yuan could have annihilated it so completely.

"It’s good that I saved them."

"It’ll keep you from constantly bringing up that incident at the ruined temple to mock me."

Han Yuan said, shaking his head.

"Haha... So that’s why you decided to act."

Ding Zihu laughed out loud.

"Alright... back to the topic at hand."

"We can’t even take a casual stroll through the Ten Thousand Mountains without running into an Evil Demon Seed."

"I’m afraid this isn’t the only one."

Han Yuan grew serious.

"Of course... The Ten Thousand Mountains are too chaotic."

"In the past, all sorts of heretics and deviants who couldn’t make it on the outside fled here."

"Now that the Evil Demon Seeds are reawakening, I estimate there are quite a few of them within the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Ding Zihu nodded.

"Mmm... If these Evil Demon Seeds are given time to recover more of their power..."

"I’m afraid no one short of an Innate Grandmaster will be able to deal with them."

A glint appeared in Han Yuan’s eyes.

"There’s nothing to be done about it."

"The Ten Thousand Mountains are chaotic and complex. It’s not like we can just flatten the whole place, can we?"

Ding Zihu said, shaking his head.

Han Yuan also knew it was an unsolvable situation.

Besides that, there was an even more terrifying matter.

The opening of the Middle Spiritual Land.

If an Evil Demon Seed managed to sneak into the Middle Spiritual Land and absorb the potent Spiritual Qi there, it would likely recover its strength rapidly.

Of course.

There were bound to be Innate Grandmasters coming for the Middle Spiritual Land as well.

Han Yuan could already imagine just how chaotic the Middle Spiritual Land would become.

But for him, there was something even more important right now.

And that was finding the location where the Middle Spiritual Land would emerge and securing a good spot beforehand.

Otherwise, if he waited until after the Middle Spiritual Land opened to go over, he might not make it in time.

Only by going there first and securing a position could he obtain the greatest benefits.

For the next seven or eight days, Han Yuan and Ding Zihu continued their search in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

During that time, they found nothing, and the Purple Mist never appeared again.

"This Middle Spiritual Land is really hard to find."

"I admit defeat this time."

Ding Zihu said helplessly, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.

They were currently in a dark and gloomy part of the mountain forest.

Even though it was broad daylight, the sunlight couldn’t penetrate the canopy, making the area feel somewhat sinister.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of leaves that rustled with every step.

"It’s fine... We still have some time before the Middle Spiritual Land opens. We can take our time searching."

Han Yuan, on the other hand, was patient.

"Fine."

As they spoke, they unknowingly passed through the woods and arrived at the edge of a cliff.

In the Ten Thousand Mountains, perilous terrain like this was common.

A moment of carelessness could easily lead to a fall off a cliff.

But for Han Yuan and Ding Zihu, of course, such a thing would never happen.

Especially Han Yuan.

With his constitution, he could probably fall from a height of ten thousand meters and be completely unscathed.

Ding Zihu, however, was staring at a mountain peak in front of them, his eyes suddenly widening.

"What is it?"

Han Yuan asked softly, noticing Ding Zihu’s strange reaction.

"That mountain ahead is very unique."

"Doesn’t it look like a sharp blade stabbing into the heavens?"

Ding Zihu pointed to a peak in the distance.

Han Yuan looked over and saw an extremely flat, even slightly curved mountain peak in the distance.

From afar, it really did look like a sharp blade piercing the clouds.

"In the art of feng shui, this is called Sharp Blade Evil."

"Once this formation takes shape, the beasts there will become exceptionally ferocious and highly aggressive."

"If the dead are buried there, it’s very easy for their corpses to reanimate."

Ding Zihu explained.

Han Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "So, do you think the Middle Spiritual Land could appear there?"

"It’s not impossible."

"The Sharp Blade Evil formation is very peculiar. It’s not just an inauspicious place, but also an auspicious one. It naturally gathers Spiritual Qi."

"It’s quite possible that the Middle Spiritual Land might actually appear there."

Ding Zihu said excitedly.

After so many days of hardship, they had finally found a glimmer of hope.

"Then let’s go take a look."

Han Yuan naturally wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by.

The Orange Cat also spoke up, "Ding Zihu, you can’t be wrong again this time, can you?"

"I can only say there’s hope."

"I can’t guarantee whether it’s the right place or not."

Ding Zihu said, shaking his head.

And so, the two men and one cat headed towards the mountain with the Sharp Blade Evil formation.

As the saying goes, a mountain in the distance can run a horse to death.

Even with Han Yuan and Ding Zihu’s speed, it still took them two full days of running to reach the unique mountain peak.

The trees on this peak were sparser than on the surrounding mountains, but they were generally very tall. Their branches and leaves were not lush; instead, they looked somewhat menacing.