49: Chapter 49 Master Li! How...how can we possibly withstand this?

Li Guidai turned his head to look at Zhuge Yue beside him.

At this moment, she had changed out of her usual flowing dress and was wearing a neatly tailored, moon-white martial outfit. Her dark hair was tied high into a ponytail, stripping away some of her softness but adding a touch of heroic spirit and icy coldness.

She closed her eyes and focused; her Heavenly Yin Immortal Body resonated subtly with the surrounding environment. A moment later, her slender finger pointed precisely toward an area to the front left where the mist was exceptionally dense and the spiritual energy fluctuations were unusually obscure:

"Over there, the flow of the Taiyin energy is the most sluggish and chaotic, and the spatial nodes are distorted. It should be a key node of this natural grand formation."

She then turned to Kuang Quanshui and Yang Qingqing and said: "Your cultivation is the lowest, you stay here and keep watch first!"

Yang Qingqing said aggrievedly: "Alright!"

Upon hearing this, Kuang Quanshui was so happy he almost laughed to tears, and quickly said: "Guarantee to complete the mission!"

Kuang Dalei looked at his foolish son with envy.

Afterwards, the three of them immediately restrained their aura, lowering their presence to the minimum, and stealthily crept toward the direction Zhuge Yue had pointed.

The journey was indeed not peaceful; they successively encountered several waves of powerful demonic beasts inhabiting this place.

Fortunately, Li Guidai was well-prepared. The melancholy phantom demonic zither disrupted their minds, the sky-piercing demon drum shook their blood and qi, and the sky demon soundbox created chaos. The three magical treasures took turns, specifically targeting soul weaknesses.

Zhuge Yue was like a dancer under the moon. Her moon shadow cloud soul spear pointed, stabbed, lifted, and swept, precise and fierce. Every strike aimed straight for the demonic beasts' vitals, and wherever the cold gleam of the spear tip passed, the beasts were either dead or injured.

As for Kuang Dalei, who was forced by Li Guidai's gaze to stand at the very front, he could only bite the bullet, brandishing a thick spiritual shield while letting out unintelligible roars, bearing the brunt of the frontal impact, and barely managed to serve as a meat shield.

Without any major mishaps, the group finally broke through the outer perimeter blockade of the demonic beasts.

Several days later, they finally arrived at the core area marked on the jade slip map.

The scene before them was shocking!

A huge basin was completely shrouded in grayish-white mist so thick it could not be dispersed. The mist was not stationary but slowly flowing and rotating.

Within it, one could vaguely see countless complex and profound natural spiritual energy patterns flickering like living creatures, emitting a heart-palpitating, majestic pressure!

Just by approaching, one felt their spiritual energy circulation become sluggish and their soul suppressed.

"This is it, the natural grand formation guarding the spiritual vein!"

Li Guidai's expression was unprecedentedly grave. He carefully compared the jade slip with the scene before him:

"According to that guy Ye Fan's hints, combined with Yueer's intuition, the moment at midnight when the moonlight is strongest and the Taiyin energy reaches its peak will be the short, weak period when the formation's yin and yang flow and power alternate. That is our only chance."

Everyone held their breath, found a hiding spot behind a concealed boulder on the edge of the basin, and waited quietly.

The night deepened. The bright, clear moon, like a jade plate, slowly rose to the zenith. The cold moonlight spilled down, adding a touch of mystery and murderous aura to this desolate land.

Midnight was approaching!

Without needing to say a word, Zhuge Yue took a light step forward.

Her Heavenly Yin Immortal Body spontaneously operated to its limit. Every pore on her body seemed to be breathing, emitting incomparably pure and cold Taiyin moonlight, which actually resonated miraculously with that bright moon in the sky.

Visible halos of moonlight, like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, gathered around her.

Her hands formed an ancient and profound dharma seal before her chest. As her ten fingers flew, she guided the vast and majestic power of the moonlight.

It was as if she were controlling a river of brilliant silver light, slowly yet unswervingly injecting it into the churning mist barrier ahead.

"Hum—!"

The formation was triggered by an external, homologous, yet more guiding force, and immediately emitted a dull, thunderous roar!

The originally slowly flowing mist instantly erupted. Countless fierce and peerless spiritual energy rays, containing destructive aura, swept indiscriminately toward Zhuge Yue and Li Guidai and the others behind her!

"Wife, be careful!"

Li Guidai had been prepared. He instantly placed the melancholy phantom demonic zither before him, his five fingers brushing rapidly to emit a series of harsh, distorted demonic sounds, while the sky-piercing demon drum sounded with a thumping noise!

The sky demon soundbox emitted interference noise. The three magical treasures worked together, barely interfering with and deflecting the formation's attack rhythm, buying time for Zhuge Yue.

Zhuge Yue remained calm, as if those deadly rays passing by her did not exist.

Her entire mind was immersed in communicating with and guiding the formation. Deep in her eyes, it seemed as if two miniature moon shadows were slowly rotating, reflecting the laws of ultimate yin and ultimate softness between heaven and earth.

Under her precise guidance, that originally seamless and indestructible mist barrier began to fluctuate violently, and a subtle "crack" sound, like ice breaking, came from the center.

Thin yet clear spatial cracks, like spider webs, quickly spread out with the point where she injected the moonlight as the center!

Behind the cracks, it was no longer hazy mist, but spiritual energy that was almost substantial, nearly liquefied, and pure to the extreme!

Like a volcano suppressed for ten thousand years that had found an outlet, it gushed out surgingly!

"The formation has loosened! Quick! Hold on!" Li Guidai felt the surging pure spiritual energy and was overjoyed. While increasing the output power of his magical treasures, he encouraged Zhuge Yue.

However, joy turned to sorrow!

At this critical moment, a deafening roar, containing endless rage and terrifying pressure, suddenly exploded from the deepest part of the basin!

This roar was like a tangible sonic attack, shaking Li Guidai's blood and qi, and the Kuang father and son went pale, almost collapsing to the ground.

Accompanied by the roar, a huge, terrifying beast shadow, shrouded in thick shadows, slowly stood up from the deepest part of the mist!

Its body was like a mountain, and the shadow it cast instantly covered the four of them completely.

A pair of scarlet beast eyes, like huge lanterns, pierced through the mist, carrying cold and cruel killing intent, locking firmly onto these three insignificant humans who dared to disturb its sleep and covet its treasure!

The Nascent Soul Stage demonic beast guarding the spiritual vein had been completely alarmed by the formation's fluctuations and the leakage of pure spiritual energy!

Li Guidai's expression changed suddenly, but unexpectedly, there was no fear in his eyes; instead, they burned with an even hotter and more excited flame. He licked his somewhat dry lips and revealed a nearly frantic smile:

"The main character has finally come out! Kuang Dalei, I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. After we go back, I'll help you and your son restore your manhood."

"Block the first wave! Wife, don't worry about it, break the formation with all your might! Whether we eat chaff and swallow vegetables or bathe in the spiritual vein depends on this one push! Wealth is sought amidst danger!"

Looking at that figure like a primordial behemoth, Kuang Dalei almost wet his pants on the spot. With a crying tone, he shouted: "Lord Li! This... how is this supposed to be blocked?"

Before his voice died away, the roar from the depths of the basin exploded like thunder, shaking the surrounding rocks so that they fell rustlingly.

That huge beast shadow had already broken through the thick fog, revealing its true appearance—it was actually an Earth Vein Rock Lizard the size of a small mountain!

Its scarlet eyes burned with violent flames, and the terrifying pressure of the Nascent Soul Stage, like tangible waves, impacted Li Guidai and the others' minds one wave after another!

"Oh my dear mother!" Kuang Dalei was so scared he almost wet his pants, his legs went soft, and he wished he could dig a hole and bury himself immediately. "Lord Li! This... this thing doesn't look like it can be reasoned with!"

"Shut up! Bring out the courage you had when you recognized your father!" Li Guidai cursed, his own heart pounding, but he forced an excited smile onto his face:

"Wife! You focus on breaking the formation! As for this big guy, Old Kuang and I will play with it first!"