Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 735: Chapter 410 Action_2

Like the formation at the large settlement before, the screen condensed by Xunmu’s power, he only managed to create a gap with his full-fledged attack, using “Qiankun One Finger,” which was not his commonly used technique. However, it was the highest refined move he had that could forcibly penetrate the layer of the light screen, piercing only a mere gap.

But now, it was different.

This thirty percent increase in physique wasn’t the final straw that broke the camel’s back; it was like adding a whole bundle!

The earlier formation made by the power of Xunmu could no longer stop him!

It can be said that in the entire Xunmu Cave Heaven, except for the core areas, everywhere else he could now traverse with ease, and no place could hinder him!

“Two hundred kilograms of Xunmu Spirit Liquid, that’s not too much.”

Chen Mu closed the system panel, his gaze became tranquil as he looked deeper into the Xunmu Cave Heaven.

…

Chen Mu had advanced his Qiankun Martial Body from Major Achievement to Perfection in just a few days, yet within these days, great changes had taken place in Xunmu Cave Heaven.

On the canopy above.

A group was advancing.

About twenty-six or seven people, clad in two different types of garments, each with a presence as deep as an abyss, came from two of the major forces of the Outer Sea, Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion.

Due to the special circumstances of Xunmu Cave Heaven, Tingchao Cliff never prohibited Grandmasters from Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion from entering, but relationships amongst the three major Great Sects of the Outer Sea were complicated. Since Xunmu Cave Heaven was in the waters overseen by Tingchao Cliff, Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion always acted in concert during the opening of Xunmu Cave Heaven, each dispatching members to form a team.

Leading Pure Sea Palace was Shen Borui, one of the top Grandmasters of the Outer Sea, famed throughout the region.

On Vast Ocean Pavilion’s side, it was led by Long Shaochang, another top Grandmaster comparable to Shen Borui, and the two of them had a rather good relationship. Thus, for this journey into Xunmu Cave Heaven, they each led a group in cooperation.

At this moment.

As they walked atop the crown of Xunmu trees, the atmosphere among the group was rather light.

Since stepping into Xunmu Cave Heaven more than half a month ago, their journey had been smooth sailing without any dangers or attacks from the Spirit Ancestor. Along the way, each had their gains, albeit the only downside being they hadn’t encountered any large settlements, their gains were mainly from several smaller ones.

“Brother Long, it seems your luck isn’t great these days. Choosing this route, we haven’t encountered even one larger Spirit settlement over half a month; we might have been better off following my route.”

Shen Borui looked at Long Shaochang with a chuckling tone. Although his words carried a hint of blame, it was more in jest.

Although they hadn’t made significant gains on this route, they also hadn’t encountered any major dangers, not even any slightly troublesome problems. The Spirit settlements they came across either had no power to resist or did not resist at all, simply abandoning their settlements and fleeing.

Long Shaochang glanced at Shen Borui and said, “If we had followed your route, we might have run into that Spirit Ancestor right from the start and been harassed by it all along, probably ending up with scant harvests. Brother Shen, have you forgotten the last exploration of the sea cave? I followed you, and we were chased by a Ninth Rank sea demon for a good half of the month with nothing to show for it!”

Hearing Long Shaochang’s words, Shen Borui was not embarrassed but laughed it off and said, “That was an accident, and besides, what goes around comes around, the balance of fate. Last time my luck was poor; this time it must be the best. Moreover, Xunmu Cave Heaven is not the sea cave, what risks could there be? Though the Spirit Ancestor is strong, together we stand unafraid.”

His words were filled with considerable confidence and morale.

This confidence stemmed from the fact that all Grandmasters present cultivated the ‘Vast Ocean’ Artistic Conception!

Although this was the Outer Sea, not everyone practiced the Vast Ocean lineage; after all, some are naturally not aligned with this path. It’s just that many Grandmasters of the Outer Sea do practice this way. Even so, it was only by the joint forces of Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion that they could muster up twenty-seven Vast Ocean Grandmasters.

All cultivating the same lineage and joining forces to activate the ‘Vast Ocean Great Formation,’ their actions were smooth and integrated, even more direct than the Earth Fiend Formation Flags carried by Yan Hong, effectively combining offense and defense.

With their martial cultivation stemming from the same source and their ability to form formations, even a sneak attack by the Spirit Ancestor would not scare them as their strength had already been proven. Even a Blood Exchange Realm expert like the Dragonwood Island Master could not overcome these twenty-seven Grandmasters unified in the Vast Ocean Great Formation; they were a formidable match.

“Even so, since he is a character from the Blood Exchange Realm, it’s better to be cautious.”

Long Shaochang slowly said.

The group continued forward, and after a while, Long Shaochang suddenly stopped. A gleam flashed in his eyes as he looked towards a certain direction ahead.

Shen Borui also stopped in his tracks, his face showing a hint of surprise, then exchanged a glance with Long Shaochang.

They both detected an anomaly not far away, a place where many Spirit Humans gathered, and by the looks of it, it was much larger than any of the small to medium settlements they had encountered on their way in. It was clearly a large settlement!

Excitement flashed in the eyes of Shen Borui and Long Shaochang.

As top Grandmasters from two Great Sects of the Outer Sea, they were all too familiar with the information about Xunmu Cave Heaven. Such large settlements held extremely rich resources; the stored Xunmu Spirit Liquid alone amounted to at least forty to fifty kilograms.

“What do you think, Brother Shen?”

A faint smile appeared on Long Shaochang’s face as he looked toward Shen Borui.

Far from embarrassed, Shen Borui simply chuckled and said, “It seems Brother Long is quite fortunate this time… However, this large settlement won’t be so easy to break through. Let’s be cautious.”

“Let’s go over and see.”

Long Shaochang nodded slightly and then was about to lead his men forward.

But just then,

a crisis erupted!

The branches of Xunmu under their feet suddenly burst forth with a surge of Xunmu power, transforming into a giant azure hand that reached for one of the men at the back and grasped him entirely, about to crush him!

“Not good!”

Shen Borui’s expression changed slightly; the man was one of the Grandmasters from his Pure Sea Palace, and his face showed terror.

Without any hesitation, aura enveloped Shen Borui as he shouted low,

“Vast Ocean, form up!”

All the Grandmasters of the Pure Sea Palace acted simultaneously, their auras merging together, instantly causing the sky to darken as if a torrential ocean was born, roaring fiercely.

Seeing that it was a Grandmaster from Pure Sea Palace who was attacked, a strange light flashed in Long Shaochang’s eyes, but he reacted promptly, joining forces with Shen Borui and others to stimulate the Artistic Conception of Vast Ocean. In an instant, their forces interconnected and merged.

The other Grandmasters from Vast Ocean Pavilion also responded in kind.

Even though it was a member of the Pure Sea Palace who was attacked, now that they were united in exploring the Xunmu Cave Heaven, they could not hesitate to save him. Otherwise, any gap between them could lead to greater troubles for both parties moving forward, especially since the attacker could mobilize such powerful Xunmu force, far stronger than common Grandmasters; undoubtedly, it must be a Spiritual Ancestor!

They had been discussing how smoothly everything had gone so far without an attack from a Spiritual Ancestor, and yet here it was.

Perhaps it was because they were approaching a large settlement.

What was unknown was why this Spiritual Ancestor did not wait until they attacked the large settlement to make a move. Had he struck then, while they were restrained by the settlement’s defenses, they could have been careless and might have suffered casualties!

“Buzz.”

The very next moment, as the azure hand formed by Xunmu power tightened around the Grandmaster from Pure Sea Palace, the tumultuous power of the Vast Ocean emerged. His aura linked with those around him, forming an immense ocean.

All were Grandmasters of the Vast Ocean lineage and did not even need their auras linked; their individual Artistic Conceptions were enough to naturally merge into one. This efficiency and speed were even swifter than the Earth Fiend Formation Flags, thus reducing any chances of exploitation.

After all, with a Blood Exchange Realm expert like a Spiritual Ancestor launching an attack as swift as thunder, they might be caught off-guard and unable to activate their Yuan Gang True Essence in time, but it was impossible to surprise them before they could deploy their Artistic Conception.

Artistic Conception, reaching up to the level of Domain, unfurls in just a moment of thought!

Once activated and merged, forming the force of the Vast Ocean Great Formation, they could stand unified, unafraid of the Spiritual Ancestor.

With a crash!!

Along with the explosive sweep of the Vast Ocean Tide, the tightly gripping azure hand around the Grandmaster from Pure Sea Palace began to show countless cracks. Accompanied by the sounds of snapping, it was shattered directly by the surging force of the Vast Ocean!