A Mortal's Journey: Starting as the Young Master of Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 26 Breaking the Formation and Dividing the Treasure

"Fellow Daoists, if that's the case, how can this formation be broken?"

Mo Wu's earlier boastful attitude of "Leave it to us" had long since vanished, and he looked at the two array masters present.

Shi Jing frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If it's just about eliminating these fire evil spirits, that's easy. As long as each of you uses a few water-attribute magic tools or treasures, and I connect the formation, we can completely annihilate these fire evil spirits."

However, if we don't break the formation within the volcano, even if we extinguish the fire elementals, many more will spring up in the blink of an eye. I have no clue how to deal with the restrictions within the volcano.

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts sank again, because if the volcano were detonated, none of them would be able to escape.

But now that they've arrived, with the treasure right in front of them, they're not about to give it up.

Seeing that Shi Jing was at a loss, everyone's eyes turned to Wen Tianren, since he could see the abnormality of the formation and should have a way to deal with it.

Wen Tianren noticed the gazes of these people and immediately said without hiding anything, "I will take care of the array and restrictions here. As for you all, you will follow Fairy Shi to set up the array and eliminate these fire demons."

"Rest assured, everyone. While I cannot guarantee that we can break the formation, it should be no problem to prevent the volcano from erupting without triggering the restrictions within."

Upon hearing this, Mo Wu and the others immediately felt relieved, and the gloom on their faces vanished.

The middle-aged scholar patted Wen Tianren on the shoulder, saying, "Oh dear, it was the right decision to ask Fellow Daoist Jiang for help this time. I, Xu, have made a friend of yours. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know!"

Seeing Wen Tianren go to break the restriction, Shi Jing quickly got into the zone, taking charge of the rest of the group with a capable and decisive demeanor.

"Since Brother Jiang is going to break the restriction, then I will be responsible for setting up a water-attribute formation and working with you fellow Daoists to kill these fire demons."

However, fellow cultivators, please be careful and never use magic weapons to attack these fire spirits, as they are formed from the essence of cultivators and demonic beasts.

His body was engulfed in demonic flames, several times more powerful than the inner fire of ordinary cultivators; we cultivators would normally avoid him at all costs.

She looked around at everyone and said solemnly, "At that time, you will all rely on the power of your water-attribute magical artifacts to restrain them, and I will use the formation to help you."

"Fairy Stone, we'll do as you and Fellow Daoist Jiang say." Mo Wu and the others, hearing how powerful the fire elemental was, dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately responded.

Then, Wen Tianren and the others each took out several water-attribute magical artifacts, namely a small cauldron, two flying swords, a blue crystal bead, and a jade talisman, and handed them to Mo Wu and the others respectively.

Then, under Shi Jing's command, the group flew into the vicinity of the earthen hill and engaged in a fierce battle with the fire demon. Shi Jing flew to the center of the group and waved her jade hand.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Dozens of blue array flags, array plates, and other uniform water-attribute array-setting tools flew out of the storage bag and began to drift erratically around Mo Wu and the others. They then began to fall onto the ground around them in a certain pattern, forming an array.

Meanwhile, Wen Tianren had already taken action quietly.

He flipped his palm, and a pure white bead, exuding a chilling aura, appeared.

It was the Cold Dawn Pearl that was "borrowed" from the Hidden Fiend Sect Master Sun.

As soon as the bead appeared, it spewed out a large amount of silvery-white cold mist, which enveloped him like a cocoon, isolating him from the fire inside the volcano, and even the air condensed into fine ice crystals.

He moved with lightness, slowly drifting down from the top of the earthen hill to the bottom of the volcano.

Beneath the rock wall, countless mysterious runes were drawn, their crimson light pulsating like blood vessels, faintly resonating with the lava beneath the earth. Clearly, the core of the formation was hidden here!

"As expected, the key to the formation is hidden at the bottom of this volcano. From the outside, this ruin looks to be at least a thousand years old. The fact that it can still function normally is all thanks to the power of this volcano." Wen Tianren was amazed by the ingenuity of the formation and praised the formation mastery of the person who set it up.

After observing for a while, dozens of array flags burst out of the air and nailed into the rock crevice in the shape of the Big Dipper.

He then formed hand seals and uttered a low shout:

"seal up!"

Wen Tianren shouted sharply, and the array flags shook in unison, with blue light cascading down like a waterfall, piercing straight into the depths of the lava! In an instant, the connection between the earth fire and the array patterns was forcibly severed, and the pulsating red light suddenly dimmed.

"break!"

Wen Tianren's eyes narrowed, and hundreds of Zhou Tian Xing Chen needles shot out from his sleeve, humming and converging in the air to transform into a giant sword with dazzling golden light, which crashed down towards the formation!

"BOOM—!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted from the ground, causing the entire hill to tremble!

The crimson runes crumbled inch by inch, turning into ashes, and the array's core was completely annihilated!

Meanwhile, Shi Jing and the others outside also heard the roar and then discovered that the annihilated fire demon would no longer revive.

"It's done!"

Shi Jingmei's eyes lit up with joy. Overjoyed, she immediately activated the formation with all her might and joined Mo Wu and the others to encircle and annihilate the remaining fire demons.

Before long, when Wen Tianren flew out, all the fire demons outside the earthen hill had been annihilated, and not one of them escaped.

Shi Jing and the others flew to Wen Tianren's side, their faces filled with joy: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, you actually broke the formation inside so quickly, it's truly amazing."

Shi Jing's eyes sparkled, her heart churning with emotion; she was now completely captivated by Wen Tianren.

From childhood to adulthood, when it comes to array formations, she has always only admired her elder brother, True Man Hongyue. She also believed that her brother was only a few hundred years older than her and had many years of experience, and that she would be able to achieve the same level of array formation mastery in the future.

However, on this trip, he encountered Wen Tianren, a Core Formation cultivator of the same realm.

He impressed her time and time again, and she had developed a great deal of goodwill towards him. She didn't know if it was admiration for his strength or love, but she was thinking about bringing Wen Tianren to their Red Moon Island.

"You flatter me. However, once this formation is broken, the volcano will erupt soon. I just sealed it with a formation, which should be able to hold it for half a month. So we only have half a month to explore this ruin. Let's hurry and go explore it."

Wen Tianren responded to their praise and explained the situation inside the volcano.

clear!"

Upon hearing Wen Tianren's words, everyone's expressions turned serious, and they did not delay any longer.

After walking briskly for a while, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A stone gate, about seven or eight zhang high and three or four zhang wide, appeared before everyone's eyes.

To be on the safe side, Mo Wu first sent out a probe of spiritual light.

"Squeak—"

Unexpectedly, the stone door opened without any obstruction!

"Hahaha, after being in here for so long, breaking one formation after another, we've finally found the location of this treasure."

Although we don't know what's inside the door, it's likely that this ruin was the cave dwelling of an ancient cultivator.

The others, including the cultivator surnamed Jin and Shi Jingyi, also smiled broadly and their eyes were filled with fervent desire upon seeing the stone gate.

"Brother Mo, let's go in and see what treasures are inside!" the middle-aged scholar said excitedly, clearly eager to enter.

"Okay, let's go!"

Mo Wu stepped forward and entered the door, followed closely by the others. They did not find any restrictions and searched for any treasures after entering the door.

Upon entering the door, one finds a spacious hall with a high dome and smooth, mirror-like walls.

The hall contained only an ancient alchemical cauldron and a wooden shelf against the wall. The shelf shimmered with a captivating light, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary treasure.

Upon seeing the treasure, Mo Wu and the others were overjoyed, but none of them immediately took anything from the shelf. People's hearts are unpredictable, and no one can completely trust others.

Everyone stared intently, carefully examining the wooden frame and analyzing the value of its contents.

The wooden shelves were arranged in three rows and placed casually next to the hall.

On the first row are several magical artifacts and ancient treasures, each with its own unique brilliance, but there is also a strange scroll placed on top.

The second row contains rare materials of various shapes and colors, some of which are blood-red stones the size of a fist, while others are bronze-like iron blocks.

The third row contained the fewest items, just a few small bottles, which appeared to contain some kind of elixir.

After a moment of silence, Mo Wu, as the initiator, spoke first: "I had already promised Fellow Daoist Jiang and Fairy Shi that if we could break the formation, you two would be allowed to choose first. Why don't you two choose one of these treasures first?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jing snorted coldly, raising her eyebrows slightly: "Fellow Daoist Mo, that's inappropriate. We haven't even figured out the origins of these treasures. If we just randomly pick some scrap metal, wouldn't that be a joke? Besides—"

She looked around the depths of the hall. "Who says this is the final treasure trove? There might be even more precious things beyond."

Upon hearing this, the Jin-surnamed cultivator, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but speak up: "Fairy Shi, your words are a bit too much! Fellow Daoists Mo and Xu have already shown great sincerity by agreeing to let you choose one item first. Do you really intend to wait until you've searched the entire ruins before picking the best one?"

Mo Wu and the middle-aged scholar fell silent at this moment, clearly sharing the same thought.

Although I promised to let you choose one item first, I can't let you take the best treasure in the end.

However, considering Shi Jing's status and the fact that they had specially invited her, Mo Wu stepped forward and said, "Oh, Brother Jin, Fairy Shi didn't mean that. I suppose these treasures are on the shelves, and Fairy Shi can't examine them closely. Why don't we take them down first? What do you say, Brother Jiang?"

Wen Tianren smiled slightly and said calmly, "That's right, let's take it off and take a look first."