50: Death of the Seven Elders

Long Aotian watched the Shi Family's strong cultivators greedily eye the Void Formation, and a cold sneer involuntarily appeared in his heart.

Hiding in the Treasure Pagoda, who could discover him?

And who could capture him?

Not to mention, the Void Formation was incredibly difficult to learn; it wasn't something just anyone could learn. It required an understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and its rules. Contact with these profound and unfathomable concepts of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and its rules was generally only possible for cultivators who had reached the Ninth Revolution Peak of the Mahayana Realm, or even Tribulation Realm Experts, who could grasp only a superficial understanding.

The reason he could learn the Void Formation so effortlessly was simply because he possessed the Chaos Dao Body and cultivated the Chaos Dao Art.

The Chaos Dao could be said to be the source of all Daos and all arts in Heaven and Earth. What Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and its rules did he need to comprehend?

None!

Because, as long as he stood between Heaven and Earth, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and its rules would inexplicably draw close to him, like finding a mother's embrace.

This was also the fundamental reason why he had an indescribable affinity for all Daos and things in Heaven and Earth.

If one were to say that Long Aotian had comprehended the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and its rules, that was truly not the case. Yet, he had somehow, muddle-headedly, learned the Void Formation, engraving Void Formation patterns and integrating them into Heaven and Earth, turning them into nothingness.

This was the power of a special Physique, the power of the Chaos Dao Body...

"This Formation is quite bizarre; it completely conceals its existence. There might be unknown dangers in that Small Valley.

Send an Elder to first bury Ninth Ancestor and Tenth Ancestor!" Shi Tianjing instructed.

"..."

Regarding this, all the Old Ancestors and Guardian Gods had no objections.

"..."

However, the twenty-nine Family Elders couldn't help but slightly change their expressions.

Clearly, the Clan Chief was using them as cannon fodder to scout ahead.

At this moment, they all regretted it.

They shouldn't have come out to join the excitement. Staying within the defensive Formation and being called cowards was better; at least they could live well.

But now?

Their lives seemed to be no longer in their control.

Shi Xiaodan's way of survival once again surfaced in their minds.

Many secretly thought: This time, if he could return alive, he would also be a coward who lived an easy and long life...

"Seventh Elder, you have experienced that strange Formation before and are more experienced than us, so you should go!"

At this moment, a fearful and clever Elder immediately found an excuse and pushed Seventh Elder forward.

Better a dead Fellow Daoist than a dead poor Daoist.

Now, as long as he didn't die, it didn't matter who did.

When people face life-and-death choices, they often expose the ugliest side of human nature, especially in a world where martial arts are revered.

Weakness is the original sin.

They can only be used as cannon fodder.

To survive, a good person can become a bad person in the next second, and an upright gentleman can become shameless in the next second.

"That's right, Seventh Elder, you escaped a calamity last time, so you must be more experienced in dealing with this Formation than us. You should go!"

At this time, there was no shortage of people pushing from behind, kicking a man when he was down.

People continuously applied pressure. If Seventh Elder still hadn't stepped forward, it simply meant their pressure wasn't sufficient.

One after another, their words were like a death warrant, forcing Seventh Elder to his demise.

"Seventh Elder, you go!"

Among the Family Elders, the other twenty-eight Elders ganged up to make Seventh Elder go. The Guardian Gods and Old Ancestors also looked at Seventh Elder. Seeing him hesitate, Shi Tianjing couldn't help but frown and directly appoint him.

"...Yes."

There was no escaping.

The helpless Seventh Elder could only brace himself and go.

Just like Shi Xiaodan going to the Small Valley, as Seventh Elder flew through the air, he also began to madly output spiritual Qi, unleashing a barrage of attacks on the surrounding rocks, grass, and trees. He didn't even spare the surrounding Void Realm, doing it more thoroughly than Shi Xiaodan.

But all of this was futile.

If Long Aotian wanted him dead, his caution was useless.

Along the way, he had been under the net of the Void Annihilation Array. Long Aotian merely wanted to consume the Void Annihilation Array set up in the Small Valley and let him pass through.

Seventh Elder unleashed a barrage of attacks along the way but found nothing unusual. Everyone else also watched him intently.

Upon reaching the Small Valley, Seventh Elder remained extremely vigilant. Even the corpses of the deceased Shi Family strong cultivators, he attacked. This scene caused the other Shi Family strong cultivators' expressions to change, and they felt a faint resentment in their hearts.

And it was at this moment, as if Seventh Elder's attack on the corpses had triggered some Restriction, a Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array in the Small Valley suddenly activated. Seventh Elder, who was at the center of the killing Formation, had no time to escape and was swallowed by the Divine Sense Void Wind Blades.

He didn't even have time to let out a scream, and in less than a breath, he was shredded into pieces.

After Seventh Elder was shredded, the Void Annihilation Array was shut down by Long Aotian's control with a single thought.

"..."

The other Shi Family strong cultivators were stunned.

How did the Formation suddenly appear?

And how did it suddenly disappear?

It actually shredded a Nascent Soul Realm strong cultivator in less than a breath?

What a bizarre Formation!

What an overbearing killing Formation!

Coming back to their senses, the Shi Family's strong cultivators couldn't help but gasp, especially the twenty-eight Nascent Soul Realm Family Elders, who felt a chill down their spines.

"Someone is controlling the killing Formation there!" A Shi Family Guardian God said.

"What kind of rat, hiding your head and tail? If you have the guts, come out and fight your grandpa!" A Shi Family Guardian God tried to provoke the opponent out.

"Although this Formation is overbearing, its attack power at most reaches the Peak level of a Level 7 Formation. For Ninth Ancestor and Tenth Ancestor to perish within it, it can only be said that they were too undeserving and too careless!" Finally, an Ancestor of the Distraction Realm spoke.

"Third Ancestor, have you forgotten? There might be more than one of these killing Formations. Back then, the Clan Chief and the others almost suffered a complete defeat in Immortal Severing Mountain because five such killing Formations were stacked one after another, breaking one only to be met by another." Shi Tianjing said with a solemn expression.

Third Ancestor's complacent thinking was unacceptable.

Not to mention, they didn't even know if the opponent had set up an eight-level killing Formation.

Everything was unknown.

Fifth Elder, however, strongly supported Third Ancestor's view: "Even if there's more than one of these killing Formations, Ninth Ancestor and Tenth Ancestor, fighting back-to-back, shouldn't have perished.

One after another, does more make it useful?

As long as not all Formations activate and all attacks stack up at once, no matter how many such killing Formations there are, it's just a matter of spending more time to break them."

"That's right, one force can break all arts!

In the face of absolute strength, any killing Formation is just a minor Dao." Great Ancestor said: "This person set up Formations here, killed our clansmen, and bullied us into thinking we couldn't do anything about him.

Hmph, everyone, who among you has the courage to go with me and experience the power of this Formation?"

"..."

"Big Brother, I'll go with you!"

"I'll go too!"

Third Ancestor and Fifth Elder only paused for a second before stepping forward.

"..."

What else could Shi Tianjing say?

The three Great Clan Gods were not present, and he couldn't control these Family Old Ancestors.

Furthermore, Great Ancestor was at the Ninth Revolution Peak Stage of the Spirit Division Realm, just a step away from the Mahayana Realm. It was said that the more skilled one was, the bolder one became, and this was certainly true for Great Ancestor, wasn't it?!

With such a high cultivation, Shi Tianjing didn't think anything could go wrong. Not to mention, Third Ancestor and Fifth Elder also went along. One was at the seventh revolution of the Spirit Division Realm, and the other was at the fifth revolution of the Spirit Division Realm, both far superior to the early Spirit Division Realm cultivation of Ninth Ancestor and Tenth Ancestor.

"Still, it's best to be careful!" Second Elder cautioned but did not stop them.