The best strategy is to destroy their spirit! Turn the Nascent Soul Sect Master against them!

The canyon was dead silent, with only the whimpering of a cold wind.

Just as everyone thought Lin Yuan had misjudged, a hundred feet ahead, behind a giant rock, space suddenly rippled, and a figure appeared in the distorted light and shadow.

The newcomer was dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe, holding a horsetail whisk, none other than the Xuanfu Sect Master, Murong Yue!

At this moment, her usually serene face showed no trace of composure, only unconcealed horror. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Lin Yuan, as if she wanted to see through this man from inside out.

Her heart was in turmoil; how could he have seen through it? Her trump card, the “Mother-Child Interlocking Chaotic Void Formation,” had the outer layer, the “Chaotic Void Lure,” as a decoy. Once broken, it would immediately trigger the true killing Formation of the inner layer, the “Void Grinder,” with its power increasing tenfold! She believed that the secrecy of this Formation made it impossible for anyone to see through, unless a Great Grandmaster of Formations from the Central Plains personally arrived.

Yet, this Lin Yuan, who was only in the Early Golden Core Stage, not only saw through it but also pinpointed her hiding place! This was no longer a matter of eyesight, but a crushing superiority in the Realm of Formation comprehension!

She subconsciously turned her gaze to her beloved Disciple. Her eyes were filled with astonishment, confusion, and a hint of indescribable disappointment and heartache.

"Ma… Master?" Fu Qingxuan froze the moment she saw Murong Yue's figure. She had imagined countless scenarios for reuniting with her Master, but never one where they would face each other in such a hostile situation.

Murong Yue's gaze fell on her Disciple's face, which was etched with sorrow: "Wicked Disciple! How dare you betray the Sect and associate with such a Devil Head? Come here at once!"

Fu Qingxuan's body trembled, tears welling in her eyes, but she stubbornly shook her head.

Her voice was choked with sobs, yet exceptionally firm: "Master, Disciple has not betrayed the Sect! It is the Alliance Leader; he has given Xuanfu Sect, and our entire Eastern Domain, a new path forward!"

"A path forward?" Murong Yue let out a mocking cold laugh, "Being stripped of your Legacy, becoming someone else's subordinate, you call that a path forward?"

"No, it's not!" Fu Qingxuan argued anxiously, "Master, you don't understand the Alliance Leader's great ambition at all! He formed the Alliance not for selfish desires, but to integrate the strength of the entire Eastern Domain!"

"Cultivation Techniques are shared, resources are interconnected. Our Xuanfu Sect's Disciples can now comprehend the Misty Immortal Sect's 'Misty Immortal Art' and consume the Five Poisons Sect's sacred healing medicine! This was unimaginable before!"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became, detailing all the benefits of the Alliance, especially Lin Yuan's grand vision of "leading the entire Eastern Domain to impact the Immortal Path."

"Moreover, the Alliance Leader has also promised that all Nascent Soul Elders within the Alliance will have the opportunity to Breakthrough their Bottleneck! Senior Ye Youmeng and Senior Xuan Yin are the best examples! Master, you have been stuck in the Early Nascent Soul Stage for hundreds of years; don't you want to advance further?"

"Most importantly..." Fu Qingxuan's gaze fell on Lin Yuan, who stood calmly nearby, her eyes filled with unshakeable admiration, "Alliance Leader… his Formation attainments have already reached their peak, far surpassing mine, and perhaps… perhaps even surpassing yours!"

"In these past few days, just a few casual pointers from him have enlightened me, surpassing a hundred years of arduous Cultivation! Master, don't you want to discuss the Great Dao of Formations with such a prominent figure?"

Every word of her speech struck Murong Yue's heart like a heavy drum.

She understood her Disciple; Fu Qingxuan had a pure Heart-Nature and was obsessed with the Dao of Talismans, she would never lie.

Shared Cultivation Techniques? Interconnected resources? Guidance to Breakthrough Bottlenecks? If these conditions were real, then they were indeed excellent and could promote the progress of the entire Eastern Domain's Cultivation world.

She looked at Lin Yuan, and the killing intent in her heart, unknowingly, began to waver.

Perhaps… what this wicked Disciple said was true?

Lin Yuan saw all of this and chuckled inwardly. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Forcibly breaking through was merely the courage of a brute.

Attacking the heart was the superior strategy.

"Calm, calm… I am the Alliance Leader, I must maintain the demeanor of a prominent figure!" Thinking this, Lin Yuan stepped forward.

He slightly cupped his hands towards Murong Yue, a gentle smile on his face, displaying the demeanor of a Grandmaster: "Fellow Daoist Murong, I have long admired your reputation. Your Disciple is exceptionally talented and a promising seed. I am merely untalented, having gained some insights by chance, and offered a few pointers."

"The Alliance is eager for talent, especially welcoming Grandmasters like Fellow Daoist who have achieved Major Achievement in a certain Domain. If Fellow Daoist is willing to join, the position of Alliance Vice-Leader awaits you."

These words provided a way out and painted a grand picture. Murong Yue's expression changed, her heart struggling incessantly.

Just as her mental defenses were about to be completely breached and she was about to say something, a rough roar suddenly echoed from the other side of the canyon!

"Murong Yue! What are you waiting for! Don't listen to that kid's sophistry, quickly make your move!"

Along with the roar, a humanoid monster, over ten feet tall, with bulging muscles and emitting a strong stench of decay, leaped out from behind a rock.

It was Xiong Kaishan!

Seeing Murong Yue's wavering intention, he grew anxious, unable to hold back any longer. He grabbed a Formation Flag with both hands and violently shook it.

He muttered incantations under his breath.

"Not good!" Murong Yue's face drastically changed!

"Rumble!"

The entire canyon trembled violently, as if a sleeping underground beast had been thoroughly enraged! The “Chaotic Void Lure” Formation, which Fu Qingxuan had broken, actually restarted! No, it was even more violent than before! At the same time, the “Void Grinder” killing Formation hidden in the inner layer was also completely activated!

In an instant, the entire "One-Line Sky" canyon transformed into a desperate Domain of death!

Hundreds of black spatial rifts, like the silent brushstrokes of the Grim Reaper, casually streaked across the sky.

They had no sound, no light, only pure, all-consuming nothingness.

The terrifying tearing force caused the ten-thousand-foot cliffs on both sides to begin collapsing, countless rocks tumbling down, only to be cut into tiny fragments by the spatial rifts.

"This is the Ten Directions Ultimate Killing Formation! Once activated, it cannot be stopped!" Xiong Kaishan grinned sinisterly, his eyes filled with madness, "It will activate all the spatial rifts here and quickly spread! Lin Yuan, prepare to die!"

After activating the Formation, he turned to flee the area.

Murong Yue trembled with rage at the sight. "Master, hurry and leave!" Fu Qingxuan anxiously shouted, pulling Murong Yue, wanting to retreat to a safe zone.

However, it was too late.

The violent spatial power formed a huge vortex, and the spatial rifts rapidly spread outwards, as if to devour this entire area.

The immense spatial power churned, firmly sucking all of them, including Xiong Kaishan, in place, unable to move, as if trapped in an invisible quagmire.

Despair enveloped everyone's hearts.

At this critical moment of life and death, Lin Yuan showed no panic. Instead, he looked at the swirling spatial rifts around him with great interest.

"It's time to… show off again!" Lin Yuan thought to himself.

He clicked his tongue in wonder, "Excellent, excellent. To be able to utilize spatial power to this extent, the Formation setter is quite a Genius. What a pity, his approach is still misguided."

"You… you're on the verge of death, yet you still dare to talk tough!" Xiong Kaishan roared, his voice betraying his inner fear.

Lin Yuan ignored him. He turned to Murong Yue, who had fallen into despair and, despite being a Grandmaster of Formations, was equally helpless. He smiled, "Fellow Daoist Murong, watch closely. Let me show you what true Dao of Formations is; it's not about confronting, but about Dominating."

Before his words finished, he moved.

He did not take out any Magical Artifacts, nor did he cast any defensive Spells.

He merely extended his hands, his fingers flying, tracing profound trajectories in front of him.

Using himself as the Formation base and his magical power as the Formation patterns, he began to set up a brand new Formation in this violent energy storm, in an instant!