Chapter 442: Immortality Scripture Fourteenth Layer

He decided to go for it.

Chen Mobai immediately took out his Formless Puppet to deduce the cultivation process of the Treasure-Dropping Golden Light. It turned out he could cultivate it at a decent speed. This was likely due to his Gold Spirit Root also having a value of 23 points. After all, before he acquired the turtle treasure opportunity, Chen Mobai possessed true spirit roots in Gold, Wood, and Water. As a child, he had even dreamed of becoming an outstanding and handsome sword cultivator. However, because the Two-Phase Art focused on both wood and fire cultivation techniques, his Gold Spirit Root had largely remained undeveloped. Now, cultivating this Treasure-Dropping Golden Light with his Foundation Establishment Completion realm and the assistance of the Formless Puppet, he naturally understood it with ease. It was a pity that they were currently on the battlefield, and Chen Mobai didn't want to be distracted. So, he temporarily put the Treasure-Dropping Golden Light in his storage bag, planning to cultivate it later when the war ended and he had free time back on Xiaonanshan.

With his thoughts clear, Chen Mobai tidied up all the items that had been poured out from Xuanjin Zhi's storage bag. Spirit stones, elixirs, and cultivation techniques were naturally pocketed. As for the useless clothing, he returned it to its original storage bag, then called in Luo Yixuan and instructed his young disciple to dispose of it.

“How is the troop reassembly progressing?”

Chen Mobai then inquired about the previously scattered cultivators. Luo Yixuan, who was standing guard outside, could see many people being gradually escorted back by the Divine Wood Sect's Foundation Establishment cultivators. However, the numbers were significantly reduced.

The master and disciple walked out of the tent. Chen Mobai flew into the air, surveyed the camp, and estimated that there were now roughly 2,700 people. A thousand of these were brought by him, meaning that out of the initial three thousand, excluding the Divine Wood Sect's own thousand disciples, only seven hundred rogue cultivators and aristocratic family disciples remained after the defeat.

Chen Mobai called over Xie Yuntian and Yuan Chizhi, who had remained in the camp, to inquire about the specific composition of the personnel.

“Only a little over a hundred of the fleeing rogue cultivators were intercepted and brought back by Junior Brother Zhou and his group. The other six hundred are Qi Cultivation stage cultivators from aristocratic families and minor sects; most of them had concerns and dared not flee too far. Upon seeing your incredible display of power nearby, they all rushed back.”

After listening to Xie Yuntian, Chen Mobai nodded slightly. He hadn't held much hope for these fleeing rogue cultivators anyway.

“Try to gather a full three thousand people. This way, we can manifest three large Jia Wood Dao Soldiers, which will significantly increase our chances of victory when attacking Mt. Hanshan.”

Chen Mobai gave the order, and Xie Yuntian immediately nodded. At this point, the camp had stabilized once more. After all, the ultimate outcome was a victory for their Divine Wood Sect, which served as a great reassurance for the sect's disciples and its affiliated aristocratic families and minor sects.

“In this battle, roughly over three hundred Qi Cultivation cultivators died, including thirty-six sect disciples. More than half of those were from the Sword Cultivation Department.”

After they finished speaking, Yuan Chizhi also came forward to report on the casualties. Xie Yuntian's face darkened upon hearing this. Before Chen Mobai arrived, the cultivators from Mt. Hanshan had used the Golden Bridge Battle Formation to break into the Divine Wood Sect's camp and carried out a brutal slaughter. If Xie Yuntian hadn't led the Sword Cultivation Department to resist the three hundred disciples of Xuanxiao Dao Palace in time, and if he hadn't single-handedly held back Xuan Qiao and Xuanjin Zhi, the casualties would likely have been much higher. The Sword Cultivation Department lived up to its name as the Divine Wood Sect's premier combat division, holding back the enemy's fiercest initial assault on the most dangerous part of the battlefield.

“Senior Brother Yuan, please record all of this. After the war ends, compensation will be given to the descendants and disciples in accordance with the previously agreed-upon casualty pensions.”

Yuan Chizhi nodded upon hearing this.

By nightfall, Zhou Wangshen and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators returned, bringing back another hundred or so people. The next day, Chen Mobai did not send them out again. He began to direct everyone to divide forces and train. Currently, there were a total of twenty-four Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Divine Wood Sect present. Among them were two Foundation Establishment cultivators from Lei State's aristocratic families, whom Chen Mobai knew well: Lian Chenghai and his group. Originally there were three, but one had unfortunately perished in the previous engagement with Mt. Hanshan. However, it wasn't just him; two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Divine Wood Sect itself had also died in battle.

Chen Mobai divided the over 2,800 Qi Cultivation cultivators, assigning one Foundation Establishment cultivator to lead each hundred-man squad. His own two squads under his command remained unchanged. Among these, Xie Yuntian continued to lead his three hundred elites from the Sword Cultivation Department, serving as a mobile unit for future engagements.

Chen Mobai was not in a hurry. He led this large army to encircle Mt. Hanshan's camp, using the opposing Mountain-Fixing Battle Formation daily to hone their own techniques. Under his command, the Jia Wood Dao Soldier formation became increasingly proficient. On one occasion, ten small squads even merged into one, manifesting a large Dao Soldier thirty to forty meters tall. The large Dao Soldier could exert power at the Golden Core level, and Chen Mobai did not miss this opportunity, using his own divine sense as the core to experience it. He manipulated the cyan giant, formed from the spiritual power of a thousand Qi Cultivation cultivators, wielding hurricanes in its left hand and thunder in its right, bombarding Mt. Hanshan's battle formation. This actually caused the mountain-shaped light shield to twist slightly, but unfortunately, it still couldn't be broken. This ten-in-one large Jia Wood Dao Soldier form couldn't last long either; Chen Mobai felt a rapid decline in power after just a few minutes. He immediately commanded the nine Foundation Establishment sect-mates to disperse back into ten Jia Wood Dao Soldiers. Finally, the Dao Soldiers dissipated, revealing a thousand slightly pale Qi Cultivation cultivators in the camp. This was considered the ultimate transformation of the Divine Wood Sect's battle formation, typically only deployed when deciding victory or defeat. Chen Mobai's training exercise startled Ji Dingjin on the other side, who almost couldn't resist deploying his own battle formation's Dragon Transformation of Mountains and Rivers. Fortunately, the Divine Wood Sect was merely conducting drills.

In the following days, Chen Mobai continued to familiarize himself with the Jia Wood Dao Soldiers' dispersion and aggregation while attacking Mt. Hanshan's mountain-shaped light shield. Although the two major sects didn't engage in close combat, their exchanges were spectacular and full of visual effects. During this process, surprisingly, some Qi Cultivation cultivators who had previously fled returned. After all, many rogue cultivators were opportunists. Upon learning that Chen Mobai had consecutively slain two Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators and decisively defeated Mt. Hanshan's offensive, they all felt that the Divine Wood Sect was bound to win this war and that it was necessary to seize this opportunity to earn more spirit stones. However, they still observed for a few days. Only after seeing that Chen Mobai was indeed leading the Divine Wood Sect's army in suppressing Mt. Hanshan did they shamelessly return with various excuses. Some claimed their injuries from previous battles with the enemy had just healed, while others said they had pursued the enemy far away and had just found their way back...

Chen Mobai didn't say much about this. Because after experiencing the large Jia Wood Dao Soldier several times, he knew that the more people in this battle formation, the stronger its power. Therefore, he accepted all comers. Furthermore, having trained the troops during this period, he had already organized the squads. After these rogue cultivators returned, they were all dispersed and assigned to various Foundation Establishment and true disciple squads. Even if there were enemy spies among them, they could only obediently serve as a source of power for the battle formation. Thanks to this, the number of cultivators under Chen Mobai's command finally exceeded three thousand, allowing for the manifestation of three large Jia Wood Dao Soldiers.

Half a month quickly passed.

Ten cyan giants, with hurricanes in their left hands and thunder in their right, like embodiments of nature, wielded immense and vast energy, smashing heavily towards the central yellowish-brown mountain. Continuous roaring sounds echoed as Chen Mobai keenly sensed that the earth脈 spiritual energy in this area was becoming chaotic. After all, the power of both sides' battle formations, besides the cultivators themselves, continuously drew spiritual energy from the surrounding world. And this border region was the most barren area between the two countries. The camp was located near only a second-tier spiritual vein. Under their relentless and continuous extraction, the spiritual vein's power would gradually dwindle, eventually being completely drained and turning into a spirit-depleted land. However, neither the Divine Wood Sect nor Mt. Hanshan cared about this. After all, as long as they won this war, they could even acquire the opponent's fourth-tier spiritual veins. Forget about second-tier spiritual veins; they wouldn't even bat an eye at third-tier ones.

“It really does look like a turtle shell,” Chen Mobai, flying in mid-air, observed Mt. Hanshan's camp, besieged by the Jia Wood Dao Soldiers formed from a thousand-person battle formation, and nodded, agreeing with Zhou Wangshen and Xie Yuntian's description. Their Divine Wood Sect had launched over twenty rounds of attacks, but apart from consuming some spiritual energy and spirit stones, they couldn't shake the opponent's well-prepared mountain-shaped light shield at all. Mt. Hanshan knew their numbers were inferior to the Divine Wood Sect's, and without Xuan Qiao and Xuanjin Zhi, two Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators, their chances of victory were even slimmer. So, they had decided to hunker down, forming a battle formation and staying put. With them holding their ground here, the Divine Wood Sect's army couldn't bypass them. Because if the Divine Wood Sect went to sweep through Yan State, Mt. Hanshan's army here could also sweep through Lei State. Neither side would engage in such a mutually destructive act until the very last moment.

However, that was when both sides were evenly matched. Now, things were different.

“I will personally lead two thousand cultivators here to block them. You all will lead the remaining cultivators to capture Yan State and Xiao State.”

Chen Mobai felt that dragging this on was not a solution, so he discussed it with Xie Yuntian and other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the sect, settling on a battle plan.

“Won't two thousand cultivators be insufficient? Most of the cultivators on Mt. Hanshan's side are body cultivators. If they fight to the death to break through, we might not be able to stop them.”

Zhou Wangshen raised a possibility. He wanted Xie Yuntian to lead the three hundred elites of the Sword Cultivation Department to sweep through the immortal cultivation families and small sects in Yan and Xiao States, while the remaining people stayed here. This way, the sword cultivators venturing deep into the two states could maintain mobility, and this side would also possess sufficient suppressive power.

“Feasible. However, Senior Brother Xie's arm injury hasn't fully healed, so we might need to change the leader.”

“It’s just one arm; it won't affect my strength. However, if I go alone, there might be hidden dangers. Junior Brother Chen, you still need to send some more Foundation Establishment cultivators to accompany me.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded, then instructed Yu Lian and four other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the sect to accompany Xie Yuntian and the three hundred Sword Cultivation Department disciples to cause destruction deep within the two states. Before leaving, Chen Mobai privately told Xie Yuntian that there was a puppet body of Old Ancestor Fu in Yan State. If they encountered danger, they could directly go to Mt. Hanshan's main headquarters. Xie Yuntian was somewhat invigorated upon hearing this and became even more confident. This was also because Xie Yuntian had risked his life to block Xuan Qiao a few days earlier, proving his loyalty to the sect. Chen Mobai deemed him trustworthy, so he divulged this secret information to him.

The news of Xie Yuntian's departure was not kept secret for long. After all, their numbers were small, so they certainly couldn't eradicate everything. Soon, the news of the 'fire in the backyard' reached Ji Dingjin's ears.

“That damned brat, only knows how to play dirty tricks!”

With a furious roar, Ji Dingjin smashed an earthenware pot filled with spirit beast meat onto the ground, immediately ordering his troops to assemble and prepare for a battle formation against the Divine Wood Sect.

“Deputy Sect Master, this is the enemy's provocation tactic. If we engage them directly, it will likely play into their hands.”

The person who had previously dissuaded Ji Dingjin from engaging Chen Mobai spoke again. This person was named Ai Tuo. His assessment of the situation was very accurate, but at this moment, their internal opinions were divided.

“Senior Brother Ai, this time it’s different. If we don’t act now, and news of the rear falling spreads, our morale here will also crumble. Everyone will worry about the safety of their families and relatives, and at that point, we might not even have the strength to fight.”

The speaker was Jiao Shukuan, also one of Mt. Hanshan's Nine Peak Masters. However, he came from an aristocratic cultivator family, and nearly two hundred Qi Cultivation cultivators here were disciples from his family. His family was a prominent immortal cultivation family in Yan State. But Jiao Family's elites had all been led out by him. Only one Foundation Establishment elder and dozens of Qi Cultivation cultivators remained in the family. Even with formation protection, he was burning with anxiety, deeply fearing that the Divine Wood Sect would attack their home and plunder centuries of family accumulation. Not only Jiao Shukuan, but two other Nine Peak Masters also spoke in agreement. Both of them also came from aristocratic families; without the support of their families, their positions as Peak Masters would be unstable.

However, after these three spoke, Ji Dingjin instead calmed down, his previous impulsiveness completely gone. Having served as Mt. Hanshan's Deputy Sect Master for over a hundred years, he was second only to Ji Zhenshi in the sect's hierarchy, so how could he be a hot-headed or impulsive person? The Divine Wood Sect sending people to raid their homes was precisely to make them stop cowering and engage in a direct confrontation. Ji Dingjin also clearly knew that in a direct confrontation, his side would most likely not be an opponent. But if they didn't fight, as time passed and the Divine Wood Sect's mobile units successively broke through the aristocratic family markets in Yan and Xiao States, then they would already be considered defeated. Therefore, this battle absolutely had to be fought. Because if they didn't fight, their own morale would shatter first.

“My decision is made. Fixed Mountain, transform into Shaking Mountain; we will break out with full force!”

As soon as Ji Dingjin uttered these words, Jiao Shukuan and the others' anxious expressions finally relaxed slightly. Ai Tuo, however, sighed. He had also come to realize that Ji Dingjin wasn't unaware that this was an enemy's provocation; it was, in fact, an overt strategy. They had no choice but to fight!

Amidst a thunderous roar, the yellow mountain rose from the ground and smashed horizontally towards the surrounding cyan giants, unleashing terrifying fluctuations of Heaven and Earth spiritual energy. With their commander's order and their morale usable, half of Mt. Hanshan's army, composed of Qi Cultivation cultivators from immortal cultivation families, had been holding their breath after hearing the news of the Divine Wood Sect's rampage in the rear. So, as their battle formation shifted from defense to offense, like a turtle that had been cowering for too long, it suddenly extended its head and erupted with a formidable combat power that somewhat caught the Divine Wood Sect off guard.

At the critical moment, streaks of cyan light illuminated the sky above the Divine Wood Sect's camp, transforming once again into nine cyan giants. Nineteen Jia Wood Dao Soldiers united, finally blocking the yellow mountain that surged forward like a massive rolling boulder, shaking the very earth.

“Ji Dingjin, where are you? Come out and fight!”

Chen Mobai wasted no words, directly rushing to the edge of the Divine Wood Sect's battle formation, intending to invite the opponent's commander to a life-and-death duel between true cultivators.

“Fight your motherf...”

But amidst a torrent of curses, Ji Dingjin directly manipulated Mt. Hanshan's battle formation power, transforming it into a massive yellow earthen-smoke hand, which surged down towards Chen Mobai.

“Master, be careful!”

Leveraging the battle formation's power, Ji Dingjin's strike had reached nearly Golden Core level output. Fortunately, Luo Yixuan had been paying attention and immediately manipulated her own squad to form a Jia Wood Dao Soldier that enveloped Chen Mobai's entire body. Cyan wind and thunder fiercely erupted, like a blade of wind and thunder, cutting into the palm of the yellowish-brown hand, reducing it to a handful of dust.

“I had originally intended to leave your corpse intact,” Chen Mobai said, his gaze chilling, causing Ji Dingjin's heart to suddenly tremble. But on the battlefield, it was always a matter of life and death, and he had long since put aside thoughts of his own survival.

“Even if I die today, I will make sure your Divine Wood Sect suffers a heavy blow!”

After Ji Dingjin uttered his fierce words, he began to wholeheartedly manipulate the Hanshan Battle Formation. The yellow mountain, blocked by twenty cyan giants, suddenly began to billow with smoke and dust. Before everyone's astonished eyes, it continuously transformed, finally turning into a roaring, clawed yellow dragon. With a sudden flick of its tail, the yellow dragon sent two Jia Wood Dao Soldiers flying far away.

“Mt. Hanshan is going all out! This is the final transformation of their battle formation. After the mountains and rivers transform into a dragon, it can reach Golden Core level power.”

Zhou Wangshen had spent so many years in Lei State, studying how to attack Mt. Hanshan daily during his meditation and cultivation. He was very familiar with their techniques and transformations.

“What is there to fear from my Divine Wood Sect's battle formation?!”

Chen Mobai said calmly, then began to issue orders to everyone via his phone. Instantly, the Jia Wood Dao Soldiers near him also dispersed into cyan light, like meteors, merging into the cyan giant that covered him. Before long, the Jia Wood Dao Soldier manipulated by Chen Mobai suddenly expanded to a height of thirty to forty meters, and subsequently, the power from several other Jia Wood Dao Soldier squads also converged, its size continuously growing.

Amidst thunderous roars, Ji Dingjin, who had completed the battle formation's final transformation ahead of time, was already controlling the mountain-shaped yellow dragon, which opened its black-hole-like maw and lunged to bite him. Chen Mobai, located at the core of the large Jia Wood Dao Soldier's chest, operated his divine sense according to the sect's battle formation control method. Then, he extended a thick, transparent cyan finger, like a tree trunk, towards the yellow dragon charging at him. A wisp of brilliant clear light shone at the tip of the large Jia Wood Dao Soldier's finger! Within a radius of a thousand meters, the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy was uncontrollably devoured and absorbed by this wisp of light in that instant. Then, according to the operational method of a certain divine ability, it transformed into a terrifying power capable of shaking the heavens and earth.

Boom!

Chen Mobai only felt a terrifying power, capable of crushing him, erupting from the fingertip of the massive cyan giant surrounding him. Like a brilliant clear light sword, it slashed into the maw of the yellow dragon, which was opened like a black hole before him. In that instant, streaks of cyan and yellow lightning flashed across the sky. The earth, under the direct collision of the two ultimate battle formation transformations, began to shake violently. Amidst cracking sounds, a massive fissure suddenly appeared between the feet of the cyan giant that stood upon the vast earth. The earth itself could not withstand the aftermath of the two great battle formations' clash, groaning, wailing, and splitting open.

“Is this... the power of Golden Core?!”

After unleashing this 'Heavenly Wood Divine Light' finger, Chen Mobai couldn't help but feel somewhat intoxicated by the magnificent power that could almost alter mountains and rivers. Battle formations consolidate the power of many, allowing one person to control it. Previously, the dozen-meter-tall cyan giant was formed by the spiritual power of one hundred Qi Cultivation cultivators, condensed and controlled by one Foundation Establishment cultivator, and then manifested into a 'Jia Wood Dao Soldier' through the Divine Wood Sect's battle formation command flags. When ten Jia Wood Dao Soldiers gathered their forces again, they could transform into the large Jia Wood Dao Soldier that Chen Mobai was now controlling, capable of reaching Golden Core level power, but that was merely the lowest threshold of Golden Core. And now, this Jia Wood Dao Soldier of his was not only empowered by the spiritual energy of over 2,700 Qi Cultivation cultivators, but also by the strength of nineteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, including himself. This power was incomparable to the mere two-minute skirmishes or drills from before.

He had just performed the Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light Art from the Scripture of Eternal Life, but with the immense power augmentation of the Jia Wood Dao Soldier, it directly evolved into the higher 'Heavenly Wood Divine Light' realm. Back when Chen Mobai was on Qingguang Island, the first time he witnessed 'Heavenly Wood Divine Light,' it displayed incredible might, directly obliterating a second-tier demonic beast. Now, however, he could use the power of the battle formation to treat this 'Heavenly Wood Divine Light' as his most common and ordinary attack.

At that moment, the content of the fourteenth layer of the Scripture of Eternal Life suddenly flashed through Chen Mobai's mind. Besides detailing the completion of Foundation Establishment and the formation of a False Core, this layer also contained the true mysteries of forming a Golden Core. And Chen Mobai had indeed comprehended these. All the profound mysteries of this fourteenth layer suddenly became clear to him after he evolved the Jia Wood Dao Soldier to its ultimate transformation. Now, in terms of his mastery of this cultivation technique, he was on par with Meng Hong. If he wished, he could attempt the Golden Core formation step with the Scripture of Eternal Life anytime, anywhere. But clearly, he would not be so unwise.

Chen Mobai suppressed the Everlasting Spiritual Energy in his Dantian Qi Sea, which seemed to want to undergo violent changes. He began to concentrate on manipulating the large Jia Wood Dao Soldier that covered his entire body. He spread his fingers, and ten Heavenly Wood Divine Lights streaked across the sky, interweaving into a cyan net of light before the mountain-shaped yellow dragon. Ji Dingjin was not afraid of this at all. He manipulated the yellow dragon, which had already evolved to its peak, carrying dense earth spiritual power, and slammed heavily into the net. Following a flash of dazzling cyan light, one of the yellow dragon's horns broke off, transforming into swirling yellow sand that poured towards the ground.

But Ji Dingjin paid no heed. He once again manipulated the mountain-shaped yellow dragon, which opened its mouth and spewed out a dark yellow pillar of lightning, carrying terrifying energy capable of obliterating life, blasting it towards the towering cyan giant.

“Wu Earth Divine Thunder!”

Chen Mobai, however, smiled faintly upon seeing this. The Five Elements dictated that Wood overcame Earth, and his Yi Wood Divine Thunder was precisely the bane of this Wu Earth Divine Thunder. His Yi Wood Divine Thunder, already at the third-tier perfection level thanks to the Great Dao Tree's empowerment, unlike Ji Dingjin, who only reached the third-tier level through power augmentation. Under the augmentation of Golden Core level power, Chen Mobai for the first time unleashed this spell to its extreme. A cyan light spot appeared in the palm of the Jia Wood Dao Soldier, like a cyan sun. In an instant, it burst into a beam of lightning. Upon contact with the Wu Earth Divine Thunder, the latter only held its ground for a minute before being pushed back. Half of the mountain-shaped yellow dragon's head was pierced by this Yi Wood Divine Thunder. Its momentum didn't stop, sweeping away dust, shattering thick clouds, and turning everything it touched into nothingness.

“This feeling is quite similar to the Myriad Manifestation Body's external avatar…”

After this encounter, Chen Mobai gained a new understanding of the Jia Wood Dao Soldier, feeling that the 'Myriad Manifestation Body' might have been created with this as inspiration. However, he didn't dwell on it at this moment, his only thought being to utterly defeat and annihilate the Mt. Hanshan army led by Ji Dingjin.

After the Yi Wood Divine Thunder, he began to unleash all the spells from the Scripture of Eternal Life, one by one. He had also diligently cultivated these in the Divine Tree Secret Realm, but previously, due to limitations in his realm and cultivation, he had only mastered them up to the second tier. This time, however, he could use the power of the Jia Wood Dao Soldier to elevate them to the third tier. He took out the second-tier tree seed from his storage bag and first unleashed the Divine Wood Sect's iconic domain. However, compared to the enormous size of the Jia Wood Dao Soldier, this Azure Sun Spirit Tree was like a short stick, held in the cyan giant's palm. At this moment, Chen Mobai felt a slight regret that he hadn't applied to the sect for a third-tier tree seed before setting out. However, a second-tier tree seed was almost sufficient. He pointed his finger, and the leaves on the tree seed detached, transforming into Spirit Leaf Flying Swords that landed on the mountain-shaped yellow dragon, which had been heavily damaged by the Yi Wood Divine Thunder, kicking up plumes of yellow sand and dust. Subsequently, Heavenly Wood Divine Light, Wood Arrow Art, Divine Wood Sword Slash, and other spells descended one by one, striking the mountain-shaped yellow dragon.

Under Chen Mobai's continuous attacks, Ji Dingjin finally couldn't endure it. He changed the battle formation's form again; amidst the swirling yellow sand, the yellow dragon began to transform back into a mountain, attempting to hunker down once more.

“Since you've come out to fight, you won't be allowed to cower back again!”

Seeing this, Chen Mobai's eyes turned cold. He had no intention of dragging things out here for too long. A cyan light spot once again lit up in the cyan giant's palm. The Yi Wood Divine Thunder was again unleashed by him to its third-tier extreme, and a terrifying beam of lightning erupted, plunging directly into the transforming battle formation, upon the mountain's shadowy form that had not yet fully materialized.

With a deafening roar!

As Ji Dingjin's eyes nearly burst from their sockets, Mt. Hanshan's battle formation began to falter. Except for the sect's own disciples, who could still maintain their formation due to long training, the areas with aristocratic family and rogue cultivators had already fragmented and were on the verge of collapse.

“Junior Brothers, quickly go over there and lead the rogue cultivators to maintain the battle formation's transformation…”

Ji Dingjin could only dispatch several Foundation Establishment cultivators from Mt. Hanshan who were by his side. At the same time, Chen Mobai took out his Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror. This third-tier magic tool had never fully unleashed its power in his hands before. Today, he could finally give it a try. Although the Jia Wood Dao Soldier's spiritual energy was immense and somewhat chaotic, it was still of Golden Core level. Under Chen Mobai's divine sense guidance, it continuously poured into his personal magic tool. According to the Five Elements, Wood generates Fire. After receiving this immense wood spiritual energy as fuel, the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror began to burn with unprecedented brilliant flames. The attack spell of this third-tier magic tool, 'Pure Yang Fire,' was activated by Chen Mobai. A pure white flame landed on the mountain-shaped light shield. Under the continuous augmentation of wood spiritual energy, the Pure Yang Fire intensified, quickly igniting the entire mountain.

“Hold fast! The enemy's assault can't last much longer!”

Seeing this from within the battle formation, Ji Dingjin, after placing two high-grade spirit stones into the formation plate, could only shout out, hoping to once again squeeze out the disciples' spiritual energy to weather this most fierce wave of attacks. It must be said that being on the defensive was indeed easier than attacking. Chen Mobai activated the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, burning the mountain-shaped light shield until it was riddled with holes, yet Mt. Hanshan's formation stubbornly refused to completely collapse.

“Junior Brother Chen, the disciples are almost at their limit!”

Just then, Zhou Wangshen's anxious voice reached Chen Mobai's ears. He looked down and saw that not only were the over two thousand Qi Cultivation cultivators under his command pale, but even the sect's Foundation Establishment elders had ashen faces and dull eyes. Chen Mobai, commanding the power of the Jia Wood Dao Soldier, had indeed enjoyed the battle, but those who formed the foundation of the battle formation were on the verge of being drained.

“That's about enough. After this battle, Mt. Hanshan will no longer have the morale it possessed today.”

Chen Mobai silently thought to himself, then ceased the Jia Wood Dao Soldier's output and retrieved the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror. The cyan giants began to separate one by one, finally disappearing into mid-air, revealing the two thousand-plus panting Qi Cultivation cultivators in the Divine Wood Sect's camp.

If there truly were ten thousand cultivators supporting me, could I also attempt to wield Nascent Soul power? At this moment, Chen Mobai indeed thought of this. However, in that case, a Golden Core cultivator would be needed to command it. He shook his head, casting aside the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, and turned to look towards Mt. Hanshan. Without the interference of the battle formation, the cultivators from Yan and Xiao States, who had originally gathered their resolve to avoid becoming sacrificial lambs, could no longer hold on. After flickering twice, the mountain-shaped light shield completely dispersed, revealing Mt. Hanshan's army, which was equally weak and exhausted.

Chen Mobai glanced at the people beside him and decided that pursuing them at this moment was not a good idea. However, without the interference of the battle formation, he could finally do something he had always wanted to do.

“Ji Dingjin, come out and face your death!”