Chapter 100: The Reversal of Heaven's Array - Nine Bends of the Yellow River

  After several days, Yang Tianwen had accumulated more than a dozen bottles of Bu Yuan Dan. This was for emergency use, as under normal circumstances, Yang Tianwen's spiritual power would not be depleted.

  Yang Tianwen came out of the inn and went to the market. With more people, there were naturally more people buying and selling things, and some good things also appeared. Yang Tianwen now had money in his bag, so he wouldn't miss out on some spiritual medicine materials that he couldn't afford before or couldn't buy later.

  After buying things and returning with a full load, Yang Tian suddenly thought that he should probably ask someone what was going on here. At this time, several fake Dan period cultivators happened to pass by, discussing something among themselves.

  Yang Tian's heart moved slightly, and he put his hearing to the maximum, probing forward to listen.

  "Liu Daoyou, this time at the Dao Alliance gathering, do you think it will trigger a great war between the Dao and the Demons?"

  "It's likely that the Dao Alliance and the Demon Gate have been quiet for several thousand years, both sides recuperating and accumulating strength. This time, the Sword Demon affair is just an excuse, it can't be helped that the Xiuzhen world is going to be in chaos again."

  "Two fellow Taoists, I think it won't come to that. The Sword Demon affair is clearly a case of Huayang Sect being shameless first. I believe the other four sects of the Taoist Alliance won't be foolish enough to take the fall for Huayang Sect over this matter. Mo Meng is likely to feel the same way. After all, the various sects of Mo Meng have always been at odds with each other, and now they'll suddenly launch an attack on the Taoist Alliance because of a small thing? In my opinion, this matter will at most develop into a grudge between Huayang Sect and Mogong Sect, and maybe there will be some minor skirmishes, but a full-scale war is out of the question." "Hmm, well said! Chen fellow Taoist's words are reasonable." The group of people walked on like that.

  Yang Tianwen listened and understood, yet didn't understand. The answer was unclear, but he finally got it. It turned out that this wasn't a spiritual exchange conference, but rather a gathering of various Daoist sects. Although the five major schools were in charge, there were many other schools as well. With so many people, it was inevitable. Rogue cultivators were everywhere, and with so many people here, they wanted to make a fortune. Naturally, they would flock here to do business, making the crowd even larger.

  Yang Tian asked, having bought the land and spent the money, turned around and left Jingyang City. Anyway, whatever alliances or gatherings were held here, such as Huayang Sect, Magic Spirit Sect, Sword Demon and so on, had nothing to do with him, and he was too lazy to care. Yang Tian asked had bought some good things. He planned to find a place to refine a treasure, to replace the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron as the array eye of the Jiuhuang Yellow River Great Array, and see how much power it could unleash.

  Later, find better materials and re-refine the array disk and array base. It would be even better if you could find blue radiance stones, purple radiance stones or even black radiance stones that are one level higher than green radiance stones.

  Jingyang City is said to be the closest to Yunmeng Ze, but this is relative. In fact, from Jingyang City to Yunmeng Ze, it's actually tens of thousands of miles apart. Even at Yang Tianwen's speed, rushing full force, it would take nearly a month to get there. The risks that must be faced along the way are enough to stop all cultivators who have not successfully built their foundation.

  Yang Tianwen encountered an attack by several demon beasts within three days of leaving Jingyang City, which can be considered Yang Tianwen's first real battle. Fortunately, they were all some fourth-level demon beasts, and a few palm thunderbolts took care of them.

  Yang Tianwen found a canyon to temporarily reside in, and took out the Xuan Yin Ming Stone he bought in Jingyang City. This piece of Xuan stone contained the Nine Yin Earth Qi, which could be used to refine a treasure at a certain level, perfectly complementing the Nine Turns Yellow River Array. With the array's core being the Nine Turns Yellow River Array, even if it wasn't a legendary-level array in the true sense, its power should still be considerable. Damn, not having any enemies really is inconvenient. There's no one to test the array on.

  Yang Tianwen was thinking about what kind of magic treasure to refine. This magic treasure, according to Yang Tianwen's idea, is used as an engine and does not require too strong attack and defense capabilities, but the level must be high, and the spiritual power of the magic treasure itself must be very strong, otherwise it will greatly reduce its power as the core of the formation.

  Yang Tian asked Xiao Xin to carefully open a cave in the canyon, then set up a Nine Palaces Array. He took out the golden short sword left by Bi'er and examined it with a professional eye. The sword was very powerful, and after dripping blood, he could feel a weak connection between him and the sword. After some thought, he decided to first refine the sword using the method recorded in the "Zi Xiao Bao Lu". This method not only allowed for a quick establishment of a connection with the treasure, but also roughly distinguished its level. The higher the level, the more difficult it was to refine, and the feedback information would be even more mysterious and obscure, making it perfect for testing.

  Spew out a mouthful of yuanqi to envelop the golden sword in front of him, then apply a dense method to start refining...

  Celestial artifact? Yang Tian asked to recall the secret method, looking at the golden sword floating in front of him. It was clear that this sword had already exceeded the realm of a 10th-level spiritual artifact in the Cultivation Realm and reached the level of a celestial artifact. This was because Yang Tian asked had clearly felt a vast and majestic aura emanating from the sword, which was absolutely different from the true yuan in nature.

  But it's no wonder, after all, Bi'er is also a fairy from the upper realm, and having a few magical artifacts isn't strange. Yang Tianwen thought for a moment, then merged the fairy sword into his dantian to slowly refine it, sighing in his heart that this was indeed good fortune in cultivation. For nearly a thousand years, the Cultivation Realm had not seen a terrestrial immortal artifact, yet he had obtained one, Bi'er was truly considerate!

  Yang Tianwen was in a great mood, took out the Xuan Yin Ming Stone, and directly summoned the Lian Xin Dan Fire to start the second refinement of the magic treasure. Yang Tianwen had already mastered the Nine Palaces Array due to his experience with the Jiuyao Yellow River Great Array, so it was only natural that he would use the Nine Palaces Method as the foundation for the array heart.

  After a while, Yang Tian asked if this time was worth the cost in blood, almost all of which were high-grade refining materials, and finally refined this seemingly nine-faced magic cube-like artifact. Each face has nine grids of varying sizes, used to attach spirits with a seven-level demon pellet! As usual, he left behind the two characters "Ask Heaven", and the artifact took shape.

  A fourth-grade spiritual artifact, the first mid-grade spiritual artifact refined by Yang Tianwen. This treasure can absorb the endless earth yuan evil energy and nine yin ground energy between heaven and earth. Yang Tianwen has no primordial spirit, so he cannot control it. However, this treasure is used as the array heart for the Nine Bends Yellow River Great Array, not to attack or defend against enemies. Named: Suppressing Array Nine Palace Seal! Yang Tianwen collected the array method and left the valley, thinking of finding a place to test the power of this ancient mysterious array.

  The best way to test the formation is with a person, but Yang Tianwen didn't have anyone suitable, so he had no choice but to find a demon beast to test it. Normally, only a Nascent Soul stage cultivator could handle a seventh-level demon beast, and a high-level Nascent Soul stage cultivator was equivalent to a top expert in the early stages of the Void Spirit stage. They were the symbol of senior experts in the current cultivation world. A mid-sized sect with around a thousand people would have its Sect Master or Head as a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. In other words, reaching the Nascent Soul stage meant one could establish their own sect.

  Yang Tian asked, it's impossible to foolishly go find a Yuan Ying period master to try their luck, because humans and demon beasts are different. Generally, seventh-level demon beasts are all dominant in one aspect, killing them is just killing them, besides, humans killing demon beasts is the natural order of things, nothing will happen. However, if you kill a Yuan Ying period cultivator for no reason, that's equivalent to stirring up a hornet's nest. Humans, who doesn't have some friends or fellow disciples? Later on, a big group of relatives will come knocking on your door, isn't this just asking for trouble?

  Unfortunately, the seventh-level demon beast surpassed the Golden Core stage in terms of strength, but its intelligence was far inferior to that of humans.

  "Xiao Bai, where can I find a more powerful demon beast? Try to find one that's level 7." Yang Tian asked directly without thinking of going himself. "Hmm, if you head south for about 100 miles, there's a strong demonic aura over there. Judging from the aura, it seems like it's indeed a level 7 demon beast." Xiao Bai's voice echoed in Yang Tian's mind.

  Yang Tian asked, dashing towards the place where Xiao Bai had said, which was a mountain stream. Yang Tian hadn't even approached yet, but he could already feel a powerful aura emanating from it. These not-so-intelligent demonic beasts naturally didn't know how to restrain their own demonic energy. Therefore, generally speaking, there were no other demonic beasts around such a powerful one.

  Yang Tianwen slowed down his speed, thought for a moment, took out the array disk and array base, and set up the array method, but did not put on the new compression nine palace seal that had just been refined. Yang Tianwen wanted to try out this large array made with the lowest standard refinement, without an array heart, what kind of power it would have, and whether it could trap a seventh-level demon beast. Trap? Not bad, being able to trap is already very satisfying, you know that the real Nine Bends Yellow River Array uses the top spiritual materials from the ancient times for refinement. The ancient times' trash is also a rare treasure material that can't be seen in ten thousand years, let alone the top spiritual materials of the ancient times, which are even more unattainable. The reputation of the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, apart from its exquisite array method, also relies on the combination of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron as the array heart and the world's best refinement materials for the array disk and base.

  Yang Tian asked, the thing in his hand was nothing but a low-grade treasure, the lowest standard of trash. Being able to trap a seventh-level demon beast without using his full strength was something to smile about. Do you think the power of the Yuan Ying period is something that can be easily obtained? Yang Tian had been cultivating for nearly a hundred years, and it was almost as if he had been "cheating" in his cultivation. However, his realm was only equivalent to that of an ordinary cultivator's Golden Dan period. He was still far from reaching the Yuan Ying period.

  If it were a solo and primordial infant, Yang Tian would ask for absolute death without birth. Therefore, Yang Tian would spend decades of effort and enormous financial resources to refine this legendary Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and now is the time to test the power of the formation.

  When they were about five miles away from their destination, the other party had already discovered Yang Tianwen and was rushing towards him in his direction. High-level demon beasts all have a domain range, and stepping into its domain is a provocation to it.

  Yang Tian asked to quickly set up the formation, within a radius of two or three miles, suddenly appeared more than a hundred giant trees and stone statues, arranged at equal distances, connected in a certain pattern into a winding path. The entire formation is divided into nine areas, each with a 360-degree turn. The entire formation is only about two to three miles in diameter, but it is unobstructed and not confusing. A large formation is just that, casually set up can cover an area of two or three miles!

  A monster that looked like a cross between a cow and a tiger transformed into a black light and charged in. Yang Tianwen immediately activated the large array, and saw that the originally incredibly fast demon beast was running wildly within the array, but no matter how it ran, it seemed to be spinning in place. A gentle breeze blew by, and the originally flat ground turned into a terrifying mud pit, trapping the demon beast's four limbs. The endless killing aura inside the array would trap the primordial spirit of any cultivator who entered, limiting their magical powers to only three layers.

  "A thunderous roar shook the sky, the demon beast unwilling to be trapped, its body surging with intense demonic energy. The powerful demonic power burst out in an instant, destroying all the flowers, grass and trees within a hundred meters. However, the scene that was destroyed and left in tatters was restored in just one breath, not showing any signs of destruction."

  Yang Tianwen was stunned, unable to help himself as he walked out of the formation and touched a large tree on the side. This was indeed real! Such a bizarre scene had already exceeded Yang Tianwen's understanding.

  Yang Tian asked to retreat back to the array heart, watching the scene in the large array. The demon beast completely ignored this strange scene of reshaping, and burst out with demonic power. In an instant, it broke free from the restraints of the ground, jumped into mid-air, let out a furious roar, and exploded a terrible green light ball from its mouth. It fired three consecutive shots at the front, and wherever the light balls passed, whether it was a tall tree or a hard stone statue, they were all reduced to powder.

  Yang Tian asked, not afraid of the light ball rushing to the heart of the formation. The Nine Turns Yellow River Formation is called Nine Turns because it's essentially a ring-shaped maze. Within the range of the formation, unless you break through, it's impossible to walk out! Because except for the master who controls the heart of the formation, no one else can leave. And the destructive power of the light ball was indeed astonishing, but after stirring up several ripples in space, the three light balls lost their traces. Just then, behind the demon beast by a foot, three light balls suddenly appeared and rushed towards the demon beast itself with undiminished momentum.

  "The powerful demon beast was hit three times in a row, and it seemed to have suffered quite a bit of damage. Its entire body was covered in blood and its flesh was blurry. A steady stream of green demonic blood flowed out. Although the seventh-level demon beast didn't possess the high intelligence of humans, it still had basic thinking abilities, and now it was clearly afraid. This place was too terrifying, not even a single human shadow could be seen. It had already suffered such severe injuries, and its strength was gradually draining away."

  Couldn't care less about finding the intruder anymore, turned around and ran away. Unfortunately, this was inside the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, not a place where you could enter or exit as you pleased. The demon beast turned its head to look back, only to find that what should have been a straight road had been replaced by nine curved roads. Without a doubt, no matter which road it chose, it would never be able to walk out.

  It's said that a desperate dog will jump over the wall, and a desperate rabbit will bite people. This seventh-level demon beast is definitely going crazy when it's desperate, isn't it? It has already gone mad, its eyes turned blood red, its ferocious beastly nature bursting out of its eyes, emitting an aura of brutal violence that sends shivers down one's spine.

  Yang Tianwen was stunned, is this the power of the Yuan Ying period? That aura that shook heaven and earth, even if Yang Tianwen used all his strength and filled his 365 major acupoints to the brim, he feared it would be difficult to compare. This was probably the difference in their realms! Yang Tianwen could rely on his vast pre-heavenly purple energy to challenge a Golden Dan cultivator who was one level higher, but absolutely couldn't challenge a Yuan Ying cultivator. In fact, in the cultivation world, those who could challenge someone of a higher level were extremely rare, and could be counted on one's fingers! They either possessed extraordinary cultivation methods, or had treasures that allowed them to challenge someone of a higher level, or were simply geniuses with exceptional talent.

  Yang Tianwen no longer had that lucky mentality, and secretly decided that in the future, when encountering a master of the Yuan Ying period who was looking for trouble, he would run away at the first opportunity and then set up his formation. He was grateful that he hadn't become arrogant to the point where he thought that just having the "Zi Xiao Bao Lu" made him invincible, and grateful that he had prepared in advance by cultivating this legendary formation.

  The seventh-level demonic beast of the yuan infant level burst out, and it was not a cover-up. Although it couldn't break through, the power of the formation was equally ineffective against it. It seems that this lowest standard nine-turn Yellow River array can trap a raging seventh-level demonic beast, but it also has no way to deal with it. The only weakness of this array is that without an array core, the power of the array cannot be exerted at all, and even the lowest standard array is the same.

  Yang Tianwen took out the Suppressing Nine Palaces Seal and placed it in the center of the array disc. The entire array disc immediately flickered with a soft, shimmering light. At the entrance of the large array, about 50 meters ahead, several large characters appeared, inscribed with: "Nine Bends of the Yellow River"!

  The surroundings of the grand array suddenly changed, and the originally lush green environment suddenly became a vast expanse of yellow sand. Fearsome Nine Yin Qi surged towards the raging seventh-level demon beast like a burst dam on the Yellow River. In just one glance, the majestic seventh-level demon beast was transformed into a stone statue, standing motionless amidst the endless dunes of yellow sand.

  Yang Tianwen was stunned, although he had mentally prepared himself, but such a scene still shocked Yang Tianwen greatly. Is this the power of the ancient mysterious array? Is this the complete Nine Bends Yellow River Array? A seventh-level demon beast was instantly killed in an instant! That is to say, even if a Yuan Ying period cultivator entered, he would also be instantly killed.

  What is this? The current Nine Bends Yellow River Formation can't even exert one ten-thousandth of its power. Although it's complete, this can only be considered the lowest level of a formation. A fourth-grade spirit artifact suppressing the formation could instantly kill a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, so what if we were to exchange it for a top-grade spirit artifact? Or an immortal artifact? Or an even more powerful Hunyuan Golden Cauldron? What if we were to exchange the formation disk and foundation for even higher-grade materials? Yang Tian felt like he was going to faint from happiness.

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