150: Chapter 150 Plunder!

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Half a day later.

Center of Heisha County, Yinfeng Valley.

True to its name, Yinfeng Valley was established within a massive natural rift.

The rift was bottomless, spewing out gray yin winds year-round. Two black stone pillars, a hundred zhang tall, stood at the valley entrance, wrapped in thick iron chains and hung with desiccated corpses.

At this moment, the Yinfeng Valley sect-protecting Formation had already been activated.

A translucent gray light barrier, like an inverted bowl, enveloped the entire rift.

Countless hideous ghostly faces flickered on the surface of the light barrier, letting out shrill wails.

"Ten Thousand Bone Yin-Locking Formation."

Immortal Master Daoist Yun Du was experienced and knowledgeable, recognizing the Formation's origin at a glance: "A Third-Order High Grade Formation. It operates with the help of the underground Yin Vein, and its defensive power is extremely strong."

"If attacked head-on, those yin winds will corrode Magical Artifacts."

Shi Jian's massive Physical Body landed before the valley entrance, crushing the withered bones on the ground. He looked up at the Formation light barrier, a hint of disdain flashing in his purple-gold thunder pupils.

Inside the Formation, a bone-thin Demonic Cultivator dressed in gray robes rose into the air.

This person had sunken eye sockets and was surrounded by three Silver-Armored Corpses; he was the Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator left to guard Yinfeng Valley: Immortal Master Gu Sha.

"Wei State Cultivators!"

"My Yinfeng Valley has already activated the Mountain-Sealing Great Formation. The Great Formation is connected to the underground Yin Vein. If you force your way through, the Yin Vein will explode, and everything within a hundred-mile radius will turn into a dead land."

"At that time, we will all perish together, and no one will benefit!"

The Demonic Path was truly shameless; if they couldn't win, they would seek mutual destruction.

Perfected Qing Shan frowned slightly and looked at Daoist Yun Du:

"What this Old Ghost Gu Sha says is not false. If the Yin Vein explodes and contaminates those Spiritual Materials storehouses, our trip will be in vain."

"We must find a way to sever the connection between the Formation and the Yin Vein."

"Sever the connection? Too slow."

Shi Jian took a step forward, and the violent Way of Thunder heaven and earth qi began to gather around him.

Thunder techniques are the most masculine and positive power in heaven and earth, naturally suppressing yin and evil; naturally, he was not afraid of the so-called yin wind backlash.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, be careful of the Yin Vein's backlash," Daoist Yun Du reminded.

"He's just trying to scare people."

Shi Jian sneered coldly, "If he really wanted mutual destruction, he would have run away long ago. Why would he stay here to preside over the Great Formation? He's just trying to stall for time, waiting for the main force of the Yin Corpse Sect to return for reinforcements."

Before he finished speaking, Shi Jian opened his bloody maw.

Inside his Dantian, the Nine-Patterned Purple Gold Thunder Core spun frantically.

A purple-gold thunder pillar blasted out. The thunder pillar did not strike the light barrier directly but instead accurately struck the hundred-zhang-tall black stone pillar on the left side of the valley entrance.

"Crack!"

The stone pillar snapped in half.

The iron chains wrapped around it shattered, and countless corpses turned into flying ash.

Immortal Master Gu Sha's expression changed drastically: "You dare!"

The Formation light barrier shook violently, and the gray mist on the left side instantly thinned.

That stone pillar was one of the Spiritual Hubs connecting the Formation to the underground Yin Vein, and its defense was not strong. By breaking two Spiritual Hubs, the Great Formation would be weakened.

Shi Jian didn't need to understand Formations at all; he only needed to use the most violent means to destroy the energy transmission nodes.

"Knock down the one on the right," Shi Jian ordered.

Daoist Yun Du and Mountain Clearing no longer hesitated and attacked simultaneously. Finally, the stone pillar on the right side shattered with a bang, and the right Spiritual Hub was also destroyed.

The Ten Thousand Bone Yin-Locking Formation lost the support of the underground Yin Vein, the ghostly faces on the light barrier quickly dissipated, and its defensive power plummeted once again.

"Break!"

Shi Jian's figure rose to ten zhang tall, and a thunderous bear palm, comparable to a mountain, slammed heavily onto the center of the gray light barrier.

Thunder light spread out like a spiderweb.

Accompanied by a crisp sound like glass shattering, the Third-Order High Grade sect-protecting Formation collapsed with a bang, and the gateway to Yinfeng Valley was completely opened.

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The moment the Formation broke, the violent thunder aftermath poured back into the valley.

Inside the rift, hundreds of low-level Yinfeng Valley Disciples were unable to dodge in time and were grazed by the Zixiao Golden Thunder; many Disciples died on the spot.

And some Disciples were even more miserable.

The thunder fire ignited the Yin Malice Qi within their bodies, screams rose and fell, and human bodies burned like torches, turning into charcoal in the blink of an eye.

In the pain of their bodies being consumed by fire, they were tortured or died bit by bit.

Immortal Master Gu Sha seeing that things were going poorly, didn't have the slightest intention of fighting to the death.

He bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the three Silver-Armored Corpses beside him.

Runes on the surface of the Silver-Armored Corpses lit up, their bodies suddenly swelled, turning into three Physical Body shields blocking the front. Immortal Master Gu Sha himself turned into a streak of gray light, hugging the rift's rock wall and fleeing frantically toward the depths of the valley floor.

"Trying to run?"

Shi Jian snorted coldly. As the Way of Thunder heaven and earth qi flowed, his massive body instantly disappeared from the spot, leaving only a sonic boom.

Thunder Escape Technique.

When he reappeared, Shi Jian had already bypassed the blockade of the three Silver-Armored Corpses and was directly blocking Immortal Master Gu Sha's escape route.

The ten-zhang-tall thunder giant bear cast a large shadow, completely enveloping the gray light on the rock wall.

Immortal Master Gu Sha had nowhere to hide, and madness flashed in his eyes.

"You go too far! Do you really think this old man is made of clay!"

His hands formed Dao seals, and the Golden Core inside his body trembled frantically. A destructive aura began to brew; he intended to self-detonate his Golden Core and take Shi Jian down with him.

However, how rich was Shi Jian's combat experience?

He saw the right claw rise and five fingers spread.

Five purple-gold thunder lines, refined to the extreme, were like blades cutting through space, crossing through Immortal Master Gu Sha's body.

The cutting speed of the thunder lines far exceeded the energy operation speed of a Golden Core self-detonation.

Immortal Master Gu Sha's movements froze.

He looked down to see his body neatly cut into six pieces. No blood flowed from the cuts, as they were all instantly carbonized by the high temperature of the thunder.

"Thud."

The fragments fell to the bottom of the valley. A dim Golden Core rolled to the side, was scooped up by Shi Jian's claw, and tossed into his mouth to be crunched and swallowed.

Although the taste of a Demonic Path Golden Core was mixed, it at least contained pure energy, which was better than nothing.

A gray Storage Ring fell into Shi Jian's palm.

The battle ended too quickly.

From breaking the Formation to killing Immortal Master Gu Sha, it only took about a dozen breaths.

Daoist Yun Du and Mountain Clearing had just finished off those three out-of-control Silver-Armored Corpses when they saw Shi Jian already tallying the spoils of war.

The two looked at each other, both seeing the wariness in the depths of each other's eyes.

This bear demon's combat power was already a top-tier existence among the Golden Core Stage.

"All forces attack, clear out the remaining enemies."

Daoist Yun Du sent a voice transmission to the entire army, and the White Cloud Temple and Qingguang Sect Cultivators waiting outside the valley rushed into Yinfeng Valley like wolves and tigers.

Having lost the Formation and the protection of their Golden Core Old Ancestor, the many demonic Disciples became lambs to the slaughter. Sword light crossed, and Spells roared as a one-sided massacre played out in various parts of the rift.

Shi Jian did not participate in this low-level cleanup.

He returned to his five-zhang size and stepped toward the depths of Yinfeng Valley. Elder Rat emerged from the ground and followed at Shi Jian's feet, his thin nose twitching constantly.

"Old Ancestor, there is something underground."

Elder Rat lowered his voice: "Although the Yin Vein's connection to the Formation has been severed, the main vein is still there."

"Following the main vein down, there is a place where the Spiritual Qi is extremely dense. Nine times out of ten, it's their treasury and blessed land."

"Lead the way."

One bear and one rat followed the winding path at the bottom of the rift, going deep underground.

Daoist Yun Du and Perfected Qing Shan also followed.

No one would be absent from something like dividing the spoils of war.

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