Inside the great formation, sand suddenly danced, icicles flew, the sky sank, stars fell, and rivers and seas were overturned. It was as if heaven and earth were destroyed in an instant.
The beast cultivators all turned to look at Jing Hu.
"Elder Jing," Dieyi said doubtfully, "Isn't the formation broken?"
Jing Hu also felt strange. The collapse of heaven and earth was indeed a sign that the formation was broken, but why didn't it happen when the sun was struck down?
Was the sun the eye of the formation?
The gale grew fiercer and fiercer, carrying with it a boundless power, instantly breaking Jing Hu and Dieyi's defenses. The dozen or so Yao cultivators were caught off guard and were suddenly swept into disorder. Some of the weaker ones were immediately swept away by the gale.
Jing Hu spat out a drop of water, barely holding on. He was horrified. "This isn't breaking the formation. This is, this is …"
Before he could finish speaking, his huge body was enveloped by lightning. He looked around in fear, only to find that lightning covered the whole world …
"Boom!" With a loud explosion, the whole Bixuan Court was shrouded in smoke. The mountain gate was blown up, the buildings collapsed, and the mountains shook.
Xuanyue Monster Lord reacted quickly. He showed his true form in an instant and fled several miles away — his true form was a blue water beast that looked like a qilin.
Several figures slowly appeared in the smoke.
"Bah! Bah! Bah!" Feng Ning frowned without caring about her image and tried hard to spit out the smoke she inhaled.
After she finished, she pointed at Mo Tiange, who was still floating like a fairy, and said angrily, "Mo Qingwei!
Did you deliberately watch me embarrass myself?! "She wanted to break the formation but didn't tell me, making me so embarrassed!
When had she, Feng Ning, ever been so disgraced in her life?
It was too shameful!
Mo Tiange glanced at her and said lightly, "Why didn't others do it?"
Others?
Feng Ning turned around and found that Qin Xi was still calm, and there was no dust on his blue and white robe!
She couldn't help but clench her teeth. This couple …
Mo Tiange said, "Don't say I didn't tell you. It's time to run for your life."
Huh?
Feng Ning was dumbfounded. Before she had time to ask, her instinctive vigilance woke her up.
Twenty-eight beast cultivators entered the formation, and five survived. Two were in the tenth rank and three were in the ninth rank!
Including Xuanyue Monster Lord, there were six in total.
As for them, there were only three of them. One of them was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm while the other two were in the early stage.
Although none of them could be regarded as ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, their opponents were not ordinary Yao cultivators either. They were the elites of the South Sea!
This was the only way to escape.
Feng Ning waved his belt, and the Chinese harp appeared in his hand. His five fingers plucked the harp quickly, and the music suddenly sounded. The sound wave turned into a dazzling light and rushed towards Blackmoon Demon Lord.
Then, a talisman appeared in her hand out of thin air and ignited. She was surrounded by white light. Before anyone could react, she escaped in an instant.
"She ran really fast!" Mo Tiange curled her lips as she watched Feng Ning's flight light disappear.
Since the Luan and Phoenix Immortal Couple was willing to let their precious daughter participate in the battle between the demonic cultivators, they were naturally fully prepared. It was not surprising that they could successfully escape under the watchful eyes of the tenth-tier demonic cultivators.
Actually, they wished for nothing more than for Feng Ning to escape. In that case, they would have nothing to worry about.
Qin Xi shifted his gaze and gave her a meaningful glance. Mo Tiange nodded lightly.
"Prince Xuanyue."
Mo Tiange smiled and looked at Blackmoon Demon Lord, who had an unsightly expression not far away. "It's fine to give the Eastern Sea to you, but you have to pay a price, don't you?"
Blackmoon Demon Lord clenched his teeth but didn't say a word.
Out of the twenty-eight demonic cultivators, three ninth-rank demonic cultivators and twenty eighth-rank demonic cultivators died. How big of a loss was this?
Although these demonic cultivators weren't enough for the South Sea, they would certainly be used by the eldest prince to attack him!
He originally thought losing half of them would be enough …
"Hmph!" Dieyi, who was flapping her wings, snorted coldly. "What's the use of saying this nonsense?
You might as well leave your lives here! "
Dieyi danced lightly, sprinkling yellow powder that suddenly turned into sharp thorns that blotted out the sky and covered the earth.
"Go!" Qin Xi shouted in a low voice as the Three Yang Real Fire Swords formed a sword formation.
The Golden Thunder shot out, forming a vast thunder net that blocked the six demonic cultivators.
Then, the two of them didn't linger on the fight and flew towards Demonic Mountain on their flight light.
However, the tenth-rank demonic cultivators weren't that easy to fool. Jing Hu's huge body appeared in front of them with a series of afterimages as if he was weightless.
Then came Dieyi. The two tenth-rank demonic cultivators firmly blocked their way.
"Your Excellency, do you think it's that easy to get away?" Blackmoon Demon Lord and the other three ninth-rank demonic cultivators happened to surround them.
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi looked at each other. Without giving each other a look, the red sword light swept towards Blackmoon Demon Lord. While the other demonic cultivators were trying to rescue them, they escaped to the sea surface.
Jing Hu was still using his unique escape technique, but Mo Tiange threw something at him. With a loud bang, Jing Hu, who was caught off guard, was frozen.
It was the thunder bead Jing Xingzhi gave her, which could be used at this moment.
Jing Hu was powerful, so the thunder bead could only block him for a short time.
But it was enough. Mo Tiange waved her Fusheng Sword and left a wound on him. Then she escaped without hesitation.
"Elder Jing!" Blackmoon Demon Lord was shocked and hurriedly rushed forward.
Jing Hu's injury was very light, but when he blocked Blackmoon Demon Lord, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi had already escaped far away.
"Second Prince!"
Jing Hu turned into his human form and sighed as he watched them disappear. "You have to learn to give up. It's very disadvantageous for you if you can't capture those two."
Blackmoon Demon Lord shook his head with a bitter smile. "Elder Jing, I've disappointed you again."
"It's okay," Jing Hu said faintly. "We demonic cultivators have long lives. There's still a long time before the monarch abdicates. Second Prince, you have plenty of time to grow.
Right now, there's still a remedy. "
He gazed at the sea. This was their demonic cultivator's territory.
After flying for three thousand miles without any pursuers, the two of them finally stopped.
Mo Tiange patted her chest and asked, "Do you think they didn't chase us or do they have a backup plan?"
Qin Xi put away his Three Yang Real Fire Sword and said, "I don't know, but we'd better think of a way to avoid their pursuit." He looked at the calm sea under his feet. "This is their territory."
Flying to the sea was a helpless choice. Two tenth rank demonic cultivators were blocking their way and three ninth rank demonic cultivators were behind them, so it was impossible to escape quickly. If they were delayed, they would fall into a chaotic battle. It was better to fly to the sea, get rid of them, and then return quietly.
But it wasn't easy to do so quietly.
Mo Tiange used her divine sense to check the surroundings. There were no high rank demonic beasts around, so she threw out the Ten Thousand Miles Canoe and said, "Let's take a rest first."
The Ten Thousand Miles Canoe was called a canoe, but it could actually change into various shapes. The Refining Master who refined the Ten Thousand Miles Canoe was a refining maniac, so his eyes lit up when he saw the Black Iron Heartwood. Although he wasted a lot of materials, the Ten Thousand Miles Canoe was refined quite well.
They entered the Ten Thousand Miles Canoe. Mo Tiange made a hand seal, and the canoe quickly changed. From the outside, it looked just like a piece of wood floating on the sea.
Inside the canoe, Mo Tiange arranged a Spirit-Concealing Formation. Coupled with Qin Xi's peach branch, even if a ninth rank demonic cultivator came, it wouldn't be noticed. As for tenth rank demonic cultivators, it would depend on luck.
"I'll bring Xiaofan out." Mo Tiange entered the Virtual Sky World after giving some instructions.
The Eastern Sea was also Xiaofan's hometown. After the world changed, she didn't know whether the Fallen Dragon's settlement was still in the Eastern Sea. Maybe she could find the Sea Dragon Clan to understand the current situation in the South Sea.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the Virtual Sky World, she saw the whole Virtual Sky World was covered in a layer of red light.
Mo Tiange was stunned. Xiaofan and Xiaohuo rushed over, one biting her sleeve and the other grabbing her hem.
"What's going on?"
Xiaofan said, "Xiaofan advanced!"
Xiaofan was the name they gave Qin Xi's Chongming Bird. Qin Xi had always been boring. He only had one spiritual beast, and he only kept it idle, so he didn't give it a name.
Later, he kept the Chongming Bird in the Virtual Sky World and often played with Xiaohuo and Xiaofan. Xiaofan called it Xiaofan, which the Chongming Bird accepted. Qin Xi also didn't object. From then on, Xiaofan became the Chongming Bird's name.
Mo Tiange looked up. In the air, there was a cocoon made of red light with a hint of Vermilion Bird's breath.
The red light illuminated the whole Virtual Sky World, making it look like the setting sun, covered with a layer of red.
After Qin Xi learned the method of condensing Vermilion Bird pearls from Feifei, he often condensed one or two pearls and fed them to Xiaofan and Xiaohuo, so they also carried Vermilion Bird's breath on them.
After confirming it was the Chongming Bird advancing, Mo Tiange touched the space between her eyebrows and left the Virtual Sky World.
"What's wrong?"
Qin Xi took out the map and looked at her in surprise. She only went in for a few breaths and didn't bring Xiaofan out. How did she come out?
Mo Tiange took his hand and said, "Let's talk inside."
After entering the Virtual Sky World, Qin Xi was stunned to see the red color on the ground. Then, he looked happy. "The Chongming Bird advanced?"
"Yes."
Mo Tiange pointed at the cocoon made of red light in the sky. "Look, it'll probably break out of the cocoon soon."
Qin Xi looked at the red cocoon in the sky and said, "The Chongming Bird is in the eighth rank, so it can transform. We have to prepare for the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation."
"En." Deification cultivators and beast cultivators had to go through Heavenly Tribulation when they transformed.
The Chongming Bird was in the eighth rank, so it was fine inside the Virtual Sky World. Once it left the Virtual Sky World, it would face Heavenly Tribulation. Only when it successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation could it become a real beast cultivator and gain spiritual intelligence.
The two of them got busy. Xiaohuo and Xiaofan squatted outside the door and looked at the Chongming Bird in the sky.
"Xiaohuo, what do you think Xiaofan looks like?" Xiaofan asked.
Xiaohuo squatted on its hind legs and raised its head to call twice.
Xiaofan understood the demonic beast language, but it shook its head and said, "No, it must be a beautiful sister."
Xiaohuo called twice again as if it was protesting.
"It must be a beautiful sister!" Xiaofan said angrily.
Xiaohuo called again.
"Okay, if you don't believe me, we'll wait and see!"
* * *
"Do you remember the Heavenly Tribulation of the three beast cultivators in the Sea of Returning Ruins last time?" Qin Xi asked while preparing spiritual plants to concoct medicinal pills.
Mo Tiange flipped through the books in the bookcase, looking for information about the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation. She answered, "No, we were in the Heavenly Tribulation last time. How could we remember to read other people's Heavenly Tribulations?"
She put the book in her hand back and sighed. "If only Feifei was here. It would know what to do." Since there were so many Feifeis to deal with, she let Feifei go back to Kunwu with Tang Shen and the others.
Qin Xi looked up at her. "It's not good to always rely on it."
Mo Tiange was stunned and thought about it carefully. Ever since Feifei gained spiritual intelligence, it had become a habit for her to ask Feifei if she couldn't make a decision.
This was indeed not good. Although Feifei was her spiritual beast, it didn't belong to her. It would have its own path sooner or later.
"I see." She nodded.
In fact, even if she didn't know what the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation was about, it didn't matter.
She herself had experienced a Heavenly Tribulation. Even if the two kinds of Heavenly Tribulations were different, there shouldn't be much difference, so she just had to do it.
With this thought in mind, she threw the book away and said, "Then I'll prepare a defensive formation."
"Okay." Qin Xi nodded with a smile.