Chapter 102: Great Disaster, Great Fortune, Great Transformation

  Despair began to spread in Kong Yan's mind, he was originally a person who feared death extremely, since cultivating, because there were at least hundreds of years of lifespan, so, never worried too much about the problem of death, living an easy life for too long, had already forgotten that cultivation is not necessarily long-lived, old age and death are rare, but being killed by others is not uncommon.

  Originally, comprehending the sword diagram was a good thing, and Kong Zhuo had never thought that there would be any danger. However, unexpectedly, everything went smoothly until the last step, when he suddenly stirred up such trouble. Without any mental preparation, his despairing emotions were more intense and deeper than at any other time.

  His body has completely collapsed, and Kong Zhan is also completely immersed in despair. In this strange situation, under his cognition, he no longer has any hope of survival.

  After the physical collapse, the next thing to collapse was the primordial spirit. Obviously, this sword intent did not leave any room for Kong Yan to escape, but at this moment, a turning point appeared.

  Kong Zhuan's primordial spirit contained three things: one was his immortal sword, another was the three Cong Yue pearls he had placed in his primordial spirit to nurture, which were also his most commonly used magical artifacts, and the last one was that mysterious tattered flag.

  That sword is really useless, Kong Zhuan had high hopes for it, but when the sword came into contact with the sword intent, it was like a well-behaved grandson seeing his grandfather, not moving at all, allowing the sword intent to devour it. The Congying Pearl only symbolically resisted once and didn't have much effect. The extremely powerful sword intent even made the treasure that Kong Zhuan had high hopes for appear with cracks and fine lines, completely unreliable. But when the sword intent touched the broken flag, strange things happened.

  The flag moved slightly. It didn't get devoured by the sword intent like before, but instead emitted a faint yellow glow that blocked the sword intent.

  "Huh?!"

  A burst of astonishing sound echoed in Kong Zhui's mind, and then the sword intent collided with the flag again, emitting a yellow glow. The two clashed, but did not cause much commotion, nor was it as Kong Zhui had imagined, with no clear winner or loser. After they collided, the countless mysterious patterns on the flag began to flash, shining brightly before merging together. To be precise, the sword intent was absorbed by the flag, just like it had absorbed the energy of the immortal apricot earlier. However, this time the effect was much greater than before. The previous time, the immortal apricot had only slightly activated the flag, but this time, the sword intent seemed to have endless energy. Not only did it repair the damaged areas that Kong Zhui thought would take thousands of years to fix, but it also stimulated or provoked the flag's origin, causing it to emit a powerful and majestic aura that enveloped the sword intent. At the same time, a piece of information from ancient times, unknown how many years ago, was projected into Kong Zhui's primordial spirit.

  Very strange information. More obscure than anything Kong Zuo had ever come into contact with before. It seemed like a mantra, but it was also somewhat vague and elusive. And naturally, in this situation, Kong Zuo didn't have the time to figure out what this message meant either. The sword intent was dissolved by the mysterious flag, but his body was on the verge of collapse.

  Fortunately, his primordial spirit did not disperse.

  Kong Zhan secretly rejoiced in his heart, the aura emanating from the flag completely offset that wisp of sword intent, and the last wisp of yuan Shen he had worked hard to preserve finally came in handy. Faced with collapse but not collapsing, the Dahua Luli Jinxin method he had cultivated for many years once again saved his life.

  The body that had already begun to decompose was enveloped in a dark golden aura and then reassembled, undergoing an extremely painful process of reassembly.

  His entire skeletal system and meridians had been severely damaged by that powerful sword intent, which was almost abnormal. Now, under the effect of the Mahavairocana Sutra's Golden Body Technique, he slowly reassembled himself. It wasn't an easy task to begin with. His flesh and cells were torn apart piece by piece, only to be reassembled again piece by piece. Such pain would be unbearable for anyone.

  "This kid is in trouble now, whether he can hold on or not, it's all up to him!" Li Yuanhua said with a extremely gloomy face, his mood was extremely dissatisfied at the moment. He thought that Luo Fu had brought out this rare monster, and originally thought that he could rely on him to push Luo Fu's prestige and influence to a higher level, so he and Ling Jia Shangren even took out the Zhan Shan treasure like the "Heavenly Sword Chart". Who would have thought that in an instant, things would turn out to be counterproductive. This kid is done for, Kong Zhuo has once again had indigestion, just like last time when he ate the immortal peach in Emei, only this time, the treasure's level was higher, and the consequences of his indigestion were more severe than the immortal peach."

  "Is this kid really lucky or unlucky?!" Li Yuanhua thought helplessly in his heart. If he said he was lucky, every time he saw him being fortunate, he would be unfortunate instead. If he said he was unlucky, that would be nonsense. Thinking about his abilities, if he were unlucky, then no one in this world would be lucky.

  Kong Zhuan finally arrived, and after letting out a few ghostly wails, this extremely fearful guy displayed an astonishing willpower, or rather, the spirit of being afraid to die. He forcibly used the Mahavairocana's Crystal Body Technique to reassemble his own body.

  But all of this has yet to end. Just as Kong Zhong's body had just reformed, the three Cong Yue pearls in his primordial spirit cracked open.

  A large amount of earth-based yuanqi surged out from the three Congyue Pearls and poured into Kong Yan's body.

  Not a single thread was left behind.

  The body that had just stabilized suddenly burst open, splattering blood and flesh everywhere.

  A massive amount of primordial energy burst out from the Condensed Jade Pearl and surged into Kong Yan's body. The newly reconstituted body, which had just finished condensing and reforming, was once again violently torn apart, but this time it was different in nature from the previous time. The previous time, it was due to the sword intent bursting out of the Sword Chart, carrying pure destructive power, with the goal of destruction. Therefore, the damage to Kong Yan's body was fundamental harm. This time, however, it was a case of passive primordial energy being too strong, causing Kong Yan's newly reconstituted and not yet fully stabilized body to be violently torn apart. However, this time only some non-essential parts were destroyed, while the already solidified bones and meridians did not suffer any damage whatsoever. It was just that Kong Yan was really too fat, so flesh and blood flew everywhere, making for a rather shocking effect.

  The Mahavairocana's body was rapidly repairing Kong Yan's body, but it caused him to cough up blood again because there was too much earth-elemental primal force. As a result, his body had just slightly recovered when it was once again violently inflated, and around him, due to the massive amount of earth-elemental primal energy, a bizarre gravitational zone was formed.

  This gravity zone is connected to the terrestrial vein, and the earth's primal force within thousands of miles is integrated into one entity, forming an extremely terrifying gravity zone. Luo Fu's protective mountain array was fully activated in an instant.

  Damn it!

  Ling Ga Shangren and Li Yuanhua changed color at the same time, the mountain protection array was opened, but this mountain protection array was opened somewhat strangely.

  The gravitational domain around Kǒng Zhuó is connected to the earth's veins. The Hushan Array also extracts energy from the earth's veins, and it's better not to open it. Once opened, it naturally combines with the gravitational domain around Kǒng Zhuó. Although the three Condensed Mountain Pearls are celestial products and contain a lot of terrestrial energy, they still can't compare to the energy within the earth's veins. Therefore, they were naturally assimilated by the Hushan Great Array.

  That is to say, in this situation, Kong Zhuan and the surrounding earth element force have already become a part of the mountain protection array very naturally. However, this assimilation has not been completed yet. If Kong Zhuan does not come out in time, once the two are combined, even if he has the power of heaven and earth, he will not have any chance of survival, nor can he escape.

  His soul was assimilated by this great array, transforming into a primordial spirit, with only the most primitive consciousness and power of the primordial spirit.

  If lucky, one might retain their consciousness and become a mountain guardian spirit.

  Hushan Yuanshen, although retaining his own memories, was forever unable to leave Luofu, bound by the great array and the terrestrial yuan force. Once he left, he would inevitably suffer from soul dispersal.

  In such a situation, neither Lingga Shangren nor Li Yuanhua can help Kong Zhong.

  "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Kong Zhan cursed in his heart, but now in this situation, he had more important things to do than scold people. At least he couldn't become a Yuanshen and stay in Luofu forever, even though he always thought that the scenery of Luofu was more beautiful than Emei.

  The effect of the Mahavairocana's Golden Body Technique has diminished greatly. His body has already been strengthened to its limits, and continuing to cultivate will only slow down the effects. Before he can fully absorb these earthly Yuan Forces, he'll likely become a Yuan Spirit himself. No matter how strong this physical body is, it's nothing more than a puppet.

  So, the Great Sun's Luminous Golden Body Technique stopped, and the Pre-Heavenly Purple Qi simultaneously rotated. Without any suspense, as soon as the Pre-Heavenly Purple Qi rotated, it helped Kong Yan from the 10th layer to charge into the 11th layer.

  Yes, it burst out again, the innate purple energy that had been locked in the tenth layer by Kong Yan for a long time. If it were normal times, Kong Yan would definitely suppress this innate purple energy with all his might, but now, he no longer has the mind to care about so much.

  The eleventh floor is followed by the twelfth floor...

  The Thirteenth Floor...

  The Fourteenth Floor...

  The Fifteenth Floor...

  The innate purple energy burst forth like a broken bamboo, from the tenth floor all the way up, and only slowed down at the fifteenth floor. However, it was just a slowdown, and following this trend, breaking through the sixteenth floor is only a matter of time.

  However, this cannot solve Kong Zhan's current crisis. As the surrounding mountain protection array is about to be completed, Kong Zhan's mind turns rapidly, turning countless thoughts in an extremely short period of time.

  "Grandma's, can't be helped, I'll just give it a try!"

  He steeled himself, his primordial spirit stirring, and forcibly urged on the small yellow flag. He wanted to use this mysterious little flag to make contact with the Mountain Guarding Array. He had also realized that this little flag was an extraordinary object, and releasing it might lead to unforeseen troubles. However, with his life hanging in the balance, he prioritized preserving himself first; other concerns would have to wait.

  This small flag had absorbed the energy from the immortal apricot, and just now it had dissipated that mysterious and powerful sword intent. It must have accumulated a considerable amount of power. I'll bet on it. I don't need it to confront the Mountain Protection Grand Array; all I need is for it to sever my connection with the Earth Element of the Condensed Jade Pearl.

  He thought so, but things didn't go as he imagined.

  Things developed more smoothly and perfectly than he had imagined.

  That small flag was easily moved by him, of course, it's just a move here, Kong Zhuan's innate purple energy has almost broken through the 15th layer and entered the 16th layer's transformation realm, meeting the basic requirements for moving this damaged flag.

  The flag had just absorbed the sword intent, and naturally, it brought out the part of the purest sword intent that was assimilated with it. The sharp sword intent combined with Kong Zhuo's innate purple energy to transform into a sword yuan. With a swishing sound, it cut off Kong Zhuo's connection with the remaining earthy yuan force as easily as cutting tofu, allowing Kong Zhuo to quickly break free.

  While the remaining earth-elemental force of Jingyue Pearl, after losing Kong Yan's support, suddenly trembled and was assimilated by the Mountain Protection Array. It seemed to have lost its target, and the array flashed with a halo before silently disappearing. "Ahh!" Kong Yan let out a strange cry, feeling relieved but also powerless. He looked up to find his room filled with people. Just as he wanted to say something, Ling Jia Shangren and Li Yuanhua stared at him with extremely strange eyes, followed by an eerie laughter.

  Kong Zhan was taken aback at first, then felt something was off, feeling the cool breeze blowing onto his body, let out a strange cry, and a wave of yellow smoke erupted from his body, disappearing before the two people.