Break it?
I couldn’t break it, so what can you do?
As Ye Qiu thought this, he suddenly noticed a powerful aura emanating from Long Eyebrow Master.
At the same time, Long Eyebrow Master’s expression was filled with resolve.
“Old man, are you… going all out?”
Ye Qiu realised instantly and shouted urgently: “Old man, stop!”
“It’s just a formation. We can figure out a way to break it together.”
“Stop it now.”
As he spoke, Ye Qiu rushed towards Long Eyebrow Master, but before he could get close, a brilliant golden light erupted from Long Eyebrow Master, forcing him back.
Long Eyebrow Master held a golden compass in his hands.
“The Heavenly Mechanism Disk!”
Ye Qiu recognised it at once as Long Eyebrow Master’s Heavenly Mechanism Disk.
Long Eyebrow Master bit his middle finger, letting a drop of blood fall onto the disk. Instantly, the disk radiated golden light.
Bathed in the golden glow, with his long hair fluttering, Long Eyebrow Master exuded an extraordinary presence.
It was a pity his Taoist robe was tattered, or he would have looked like an immortal.
“Little brat, no matter what happens next, don’t interfere, or I’ll fail,” Long Eyebrow Master warned.
Worried for Long Eyebrow Master’s safety, Ye Qiu urged: “Old man, stop first. Let’s find a way to break the formation together.”
Long Eyebrow Master shook his head: “It’s no use. With our current cultivation, ordinary methods can’t break the Heaven-Piercing Killing Array.”
“The Scarlet Heaven is an Emperor’s sword, yet it couldn’t damage the pillars. What else can you think of?”
“Besides, the Heavenly Mechanism Disk is fully activated now. It can’t be stopped.”
At this, Long Eyebrow Master glanced at Ye Qiu, smiling: “Are you worried about me?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”
“The Heavenly Mechanism Disk was crafted by the second-generation leader of Dragon Tiger Mountain. Its power is immense, and it will protect me.”
“Little brat, step back.”
Ignoring Ye Qiu, Long Eyebrow Master muttered incantations, his right hand forming a sword gesture, tracing patterns over the Heavenly Mechanism Disk.
Moments later.
“Hum!”
The disk rose from Long Eyebrow Master’s hands, hovering three zhang above the ground, emitting an even more dazzling light than before.
“Go!”
With a soft shout from Long Eyebrow Master, the disk shot towards a pillar, followed by a massive explosion.
“Boom!”
The Heavenly Mechanism Disk shattered.
Instantly, Long Eyebrow Master was thrown back, crashing more than ten metres away, blood gushing from his mouth.
Ye Qiu was also knocked back by the blast’s shockwave.
“Old man!”
Ye Qiu scrambled up, wanting to rush over to help Long Eyebrow Master.
“Don’t come closer!” Long Eyebrow Master raised a hand to stop Ye Qiu, then coughed violently.
“Cough, cough…”
Blood kept dripping from Long Eyebrow Master’s mouth.
Ye Qiu could tell Long Eyebrow Master was gravely injured and asked urgently: “Old man, how are you? Is it serious?”
“Don’t worry, I won’t die,” Long Eyebrow Master slowly stood up, giving Ye Qiu a weak smile. But soon, his smile vanished, and he shouted: “Little brat, watch out—”
Boom!
A bolt of lightning appeared abruptly behind Ye Qiu, without warning, moving impossibly fast.
Bang!
Ye Qiu took the lightning head-on. Though unharmed, he was still sent flying.
At that moment.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
Three more lightning bolts appeared in the array, striking Long Eyebrow Master and sending him flying.
“Old man!”
Ye Qiu rushed forward like a gust of wind, appearing behind Long Eyebrow Master and catching him.
He quickly checked Long Eyebrow Master, noting that the three lightning strikes had caused only minor surface wounds, though no serious harm.
Ye Qiu grabbed Long Eyebrow Master’s wrist, checking his pulse, and found severe internal injuries.
Without a word, Ye Qiu pressed a palm to Long Eyebrow Master’s back, channeling a strand of true qi into him.
Long Eyebrow Master twisted his body, stopping Ye Qiu from transferring more true qi.
“Old man, your internal injuries are serious. You need treatment now,” Ye Qiu said, preparing to channel more true qi.
“Ye Qiu, don’t waste your true qi on me. Don’t worry, I’m not dying yet…”
Crack!
A sound rang out nearby.
Though faint, it caught both their attention.
Ye Qiu and Long Eyebrow Master turned simultaneously, looking at the pillar.
“Crack… crack…”
The pillar struck by the Heavenly Mechanism Disk began to show cracks.
One, two, three…
In an instant.
Hundreds of cracks appeared on the pillar, densely packed.
Ye Qiu was shocked.
He had unleashed all his trump cards and struck the pillar with the Emperor Sword, yet it remained unscathed. He hadn’t expected the explosion of the Heavenly Mechanism Disk to be so powerful.
This wasn’t an ordinary pillar—it was made of black iron!
“Crack, crack, crack…”
More cracks kept appearing on the pillar.
Two minutes passed.
The cracks stopped.
“Boom!”
Ye Qiu stood and threw a fierce punch at the pillar, but it didn’t budge.
This…
Ye Qiu was stunned.
Clang!
He drew the Emperor Sword and slashed the pillar.
The pillar remained unscathed.
“Damn it!” Ye Qiu cursed.
“Little brat, don’t waste your strength. It’s useless,” Long Eyebrow Master said, a glint of determination in his eyes. “I want to see just how tough this blasted pillar is.”
Seeing Long Eyebrow Master’s expression, Ye Qiu knew he was about to go all out again and urged: “Old man, your injuries are serious. Let me heal you first, then we’ll figure it out.”
“Oh, the sword talismans are on me.”
“I’ll try with the sword talismans.”
Ye Qiu quickly pulled out the sword talismans, glancing at them. The ten talismans looked identical, impossible to tell apart. He asked: “Old man, which one is real?”
Long Eyebrow Master avoided Ye Qiu’s gaze, saying: “They’re all fake.”
What?
“Didn’t you say one was real?” Ye Qiu asked.
Long Eyebrow Master said quietly: “I lied.”
Ye Qiu: “…”
If they weren’t trapped in the array, and if Long Eyebrow Master wasn’t injured, Ye Qiu would have beaten him half to death.
He hadn’t expected all ten sword talismans to be fake. This old man was such a scam.
Long Eyebrow Master said: “Even if the sword talismans were real, they couldn’t break the Heaven-Piercing Killing Array. The one who set this formation must be an unparalleled master.”
“Little brat, this time I’ve really doomed you.”
“If I hadn’t called you to Changbai Mountain, we wouldn’t be in this crisis.”
“But don’t worry, I won’t let you die here.”
With that, Long Eyebrow Master stomped his right foot heavily on the ground.
“Thud!”
His body instantly rose three metres, hovering in the air.
Then,
Long Eyebrow Master flicked his tattered robe, shouting: “Heaven—Master—Seal!”
