Chapter 373 - 348 Zuo Yun Breaks Formation_1

"Can the formation of this island be deciphered?"

King Ming asked an elder with white hair and a face full of wrinkles.

This elder was An YuanLv, the one with the highest attainment in the study of Wish Patterns in the Mansion of King Ming.

"My Lord King, the patterns that form the formation of this island are very different from ’Wish Patterns,’ but they are unfathomably profound and infinitely variable. Fortunately, this island has undergone a battle, and its formation seems to have suffered some damage. Therefore, deciphering it should not be difficult, but it will take time," An YuanLv said.

"How much time?" King Ming asked.

"At least six months, or... two to three years," An YuanLv answered.

King Ming frowned.

Such a long time. The news would have been leaked long ago.

But he was helpless, the formation of this island could not be destroyed by brute force, it could only be deciphered by someone expert in the study of Wish Patterns.

"As soon as possible," King Ming ordered. Suddenly, he and Chu Tianjiao sensed something, their gaze sharp as a sword, turned to a certain direction.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In that direction, two beams of Sword Light were coming rapidly, their speed was staggering.

The next moment, the Sword Light subsided, and two figures appeared in mid-air.

"Zhuo Kunsheng, Jian Wuji," King Ming uttered two names, his face serious.

Zhuo Kunsheng and Jian Wuji were respectively the Sect Masters of the Tianque Sect and the Tianjian Sect.

They were both among the most powerful individuals of their era, equal in reputation to King Ming.

"Zhuo Kunsheng, it seems your physical body has been restored. You dare to come to Xuan Zhou. Are you not afraid that this time even your soul will not be saved?" Chu Tianjiao spoke tauntingly.

"Hmph!" Zhuo Kunsheng snorted coldly, his gaze sharp as a sword piercing Chu Tianjiao: "Young man, do not be too arrogant, be careful not to capsize."

Jian Wuji’s gaze was directed straight at the island, curiosity and burning desire flashing in his eyes, "An island drifting from overseas. Chu Tianming, you guys better not think about monopolizing it."

"Jian Wuji, this place is Xuan Zhou, it belongs to my Mansion of King Ming," King Ming said.

"Chu Tianming, as lofty as King Ming, how can you be so shameless? This place is at the border of Jinzhou and Xuan Zhou, my Fang Family also has a share," a harsh and grating voice sounded. The figure of Mother-in-law Wandu appeared not far from Jian Wuji and Zhuo Kunsheng.

King Ming and Chu Tianjiao did not say anything more, but the aura around them became increasingly fierce.

Zhuo Kunsheng and Jian Wuji were fearless. Their terrifying auras rose into the sky, like two peerless divine swords, clashing with the aura of King Ming and Chu Tianjiao in mid-air.

The atmosphere within a hundred miles was extraordinarily oppressive, as if a mountain was pressing down on everyone’s hearts.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Chu Long and a few other top masters from the Mansion of King Ming also unleashed their auras, joining the confrontation.

But at this moment, few figures arrived behind Zhuo Kunsheng and Jian Wuji. They unleashed terrifying auras. They were top masters from both sects, equals to Chu Long.

In a blink, both parties were on the verge of a war, a groundbreaking battle was about to break out.

But both parties were not ordinary people. They knew that if a major battle were to break out, it would result in both sides suffering losses.

After a moment, their auras gradually began to subside.

"Zhuo Kunsheng, Jian Wuji, since you are here, we shall divide this island into two. Each party takes one half, how about that?" King Ming offered, making a concession.

Jian Wuji and Zhuo Kunsheng exchanged glances and nodded silently.

"OK, each party takes one half. This island is full of formations. We, from both sides, each choose a side and send someone proficient in array deciphering to decipher the formation. Whoever can decipher the formation and enter the island first and obtain the opportunity inside, will do so based on their own capability," Jian Wuji said.

King Ming hesitated.

The Mansion of King Ming had only risen up in recent hundreds of years.

While the two sects had been in existence for thousands of years, they had many talents. Their continuous study of the Wish Patterns had produced experts in this area, incomparable to the Mansion of King Ming.

If he agreed to this condition, the Mansion of King Ming would obviously be at a disadvantage.

But if he did not agree, a major battle would be inevitable.

"Alright, let’s do it this way."

Eventually, King Ming nodded his approval.

"Hurry back to the Sect and summon all the experts in formation," Jian Wuji and Zhuo Kunsheng ordered their subordinates.

Afterward, the two parties negotiated and each chose one side.

For fairness sake, the Mansion of King Ming was not allowed to start deciphering the formation ahead of time. They had to wait until the formation experts from the two Sects arrived, then they would begin deciphering the formation together.

"Father, there is a brother of Lu Yan who has entered the Primordial Spirit Realm. I heard that he is extremely adept at the study of the Wish Patterns and a rare genius. I’ll go and summon him now," Chu Long whispered to King Ming.

"Go quickly," King Ming nodded.

Chu Long vanishingly left, heading towards Lingdong.

This place was not far from Lingdong. Given Chu Long’s speed, he would soon reach Lingdong and meet Lu Yan, and explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan was also greatly surprised and felt intensely curious.

He certainly had no reason to refuse, but he had a condition: he also wanted to go.

Chu Long did not refuse.

Lu Yan immediately called up Zuo Yun.

Upon hearing about the island which had drifted from overseas and was covered with mysterious formations, Zuo Yun was immediately spirited and quite impatient.

By the looks of it, even if Chu Long didn’t invite him, he would go there shamelessly.

When they arrived near the island, Zuo Yun couldn’t wait, spreading his spiritual sense and sweeping it across the island.

Not long after, the masters from the Tianjian Sect and the Tianque Sect who were proficient in Wish Pattern had already arrived.

Those skilled in Wish Pattern and Will Power Pattern were mostly from the Primordial Spirit Realm, hence their exceptional speed.

Even the Fang Family sent two high-level masters skilled in Wish Pattern to join the excitement.

When all the people from both parties arrived, they each flew to their respective chosen places and started breaking the formations.

Zuo Yun’s eyes heated up, like he was admiring a peerless beauty, checking here and there, and mumbling non-stop: "Excellent, excellent! This kind of pattern is completely different from the Wish Pattern or the Will Power Pattern. It’s more profound and advanced and aligns more with the forces of nature..."

As he spoke, his stomach lit up, revealing the Organ Miracle Eight Diagrams Map. The same Eight Diagrams Map illusion also appeared in his pupils.

Half a day later.

He suddenly pulled out his sword and thrust forward, causing a stream of Sword Qi to surge out and land on a rock. Immediately, intricate patterns appeared in the surrounding area.

"King Ming, please attack this pattern to break the formation in this area."

The tip of Zuo Yun’s sword extended a Wish Pattern, like a rope, connecting with a pattern on the island.

"I’m on it."

Chu Tianjiao took a step forward, drew his sword, and a ray of Sword Light slashed at the pattern.

Sss...

The pattern trembled and got continuously worn down by the Sword Light. Then, with a ’puff’, it vanished into thin air.

Once this pattern was obliterated, other patterns around it, as if losing their connection point, could not circulate the energy and also broke apart.

"Is this possible?"

Everyone from Mansion of King Ming was surprised.

"Clever. Like using the effort of four liangs to move a thousand jins, or 1% of the effort to break 100% of the force."

An YuanLu exclaimed while also showing deep admiration.

"Old An, how is this young man’s comprehension of the Wish Pattern compared to yours?"

Someone asked.

"Far surpasses mine."

With a face full of admiration, An YuanLv said, "The path of formations relies on the interconnectedness of patterns. The tight connections allow energy to intertwine, forming various mysterious combinations which can unleash infinite power."

He continued, "Those who don’t understand formations can only use brute force to obliterate the patterns. However, that would require 100% effort for only 1% effect."

"But this young fellow can find the key point of the formation, which is also its weak point. He breaks one pattern, making it impossible for the patterns to connect and the energy to flow. Instead, he only needs 1% of the effort but can play 100% of the effect. This sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult to achieve."

"The patterns of the formation are constantly changing and shifting, evolving into infinite forms. It’s no easy task to successfully capture the key and weak points."

An YuanLv’s explanation made everyone from Mansion of King Ming admire Zuo Yun.

Even King Ming showed a look of appreciation.

However, Lu Yan was getting nervous. He could only hope that Mansion of King Ming wouldn’t steal Zuo Yun. After all, Zuo Yun was now the treasure of Lingdong.

But Zuo Yun didn’t notice any of this; his attention was entirely on the formation.

Breaking the formation was also a learning process. It was of great help to his mastery of formations.

Soon, Zuo Yun identified another pattern for Chu Tianjiao to destroy with a single sword strike.

Once again, the nearby runes disappeared.

Thus, one day passed. Zuo Yun and Chu Tianjiao teamed up, destroying more than ten patterns, leaving no patterns within a hundred meters of where he stood.

But that was not enough; the breaking of the formation continued.

"Zhuo Kunsheng, stop snooping."

King Ming’s eyes grew cold, his spiritual sense spreading out to confront another spiritual sense, blocking it.

This spiritual sense belonged to Zhuo Kunsheng who had circled from the other side of the island. He obviously wanted to snoop on their progress, but King Ming intercepted him.

Chu Tianjiao also released his spiritual sense to prevent Jian Wuji’s spiritual sense from snooping.

Time flew by, days becoming weeks.

Before they knew it, ten days had passed.

"We’ve succeeded. We’ve broken a corner of the formation. The interior of the island is now free of formations. We can go in."

Zuo Yun said.

"Good job, Zuo Yun. This is a great achievement. After it’s done, I shall reward you handsomely."

King Ming spoke, a smile spreading across his face. He continued, "Tianjiao, you stay outside and guard. I’ll take people in to explore."

"Father, be careful."

Said Chu Tianjiao.

But as soon as his words fell, both Chu Tianjiao and King Ming turned their eyes towards the sky.

"Zhuo Kunsheng, Jian Wuji."

Chu Tianjiao bellowed coldly. He drew his sword from the sheath and slashed out a shocking Sword Light. The void trembled, and the sky seemed to split in two.

Another terrifying Sword Light appeared high in the sky that blocked Chu Tianjiao’s Sword Light.

Then, two figures appeared; it was Zhuo Kunsheng and Jian Wuji.

Their faces were a bit complex.

"I didn’t expect that Mansion of King Ming has produced a Wish Pattern genius who broke the formation first. Very well, our two Sects will also take advantage of this and enter the island from here."

Zhuo Kunsheng started to speak, holding his sword single-handedly, with the hum of the sword being constant.

His spiritual sense had already spread out, notifying the people of the two Sects to come this way.

"Zhuo Kunsheng, being the Sect Master, yet behaving so shamelessly. According to the previous agreement, whoever breaks the formation first enters. Are you trying to break the agreement publicly?"

Chu Tianjiao shouted in derision.

"Agreement? Was there any? The rules of this world are determined by the strong. Power sets the rules. Strength is everything, everything else is illusory. Chu Tianjiao, you’re a one-generation Tianjiao and yet you don’t understand such a simple principle?"

Zhuo Kunsheng scoffed, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Jian Wuji. They stepped down, and their terrifying aura pressurized everyone like a divine mountain.