"A formation within a formation!"
As Li Xuan's words fell, Liu Xuan was instantly shocked.
Upon seeing the spiritual formations reappear around them, Liu Xuan's expression turned grim.
As a ruler of a continent, Liu Xuan naturally possessed some understanding of formation masters. Even Wu Yi Gou and the others had a deep grasp of the methods employed by these formation masters.
The formation within a formation required a three-star formation disk to be set up.
However, the value of a single three-star formation disk was known to everyone present. Even a two-star formation disk was enough to attract the attention of formation masters of level seven, eight, or even nine. Let alone a three-star formation disk.
At this moment, Wu Yi Gou and the others were once again stunned by Li Xuan's origins. They had clearly not expected that Li Xuan would possess something as heaven-defying as a three-star formation disk.
"My Baoguang Pavilion once auctioned a damaged three-star formation disk, more than half broken. If I recall correctly, this person acquired that three-star formation disk. Could it be that he used that damaged three-star formation disk to set up the formation within a formation?"
Mentioning the three-star formation disk, Wu Yi Gou suddenly recalled items previously auctioned by his sect.
However, Wu Yi Gou soon shook his head. The extent of damage to that three-star formation disk was such that even his master, a level five formation master, had stated it was extremely difficult to repair.
If Li Xuan had relied on that damaged three-star formation disk to set up the formation within a formation, it would be far too incredible.
"Even with your formation within a formation, I can break through it one by one. I refuse to believe your formation within a formation is endless!"
After a brief moment of stunned disbelief, Liu Xuan immediately channeled the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer again and struck out at the spiritual formation barrier surrounding them.
"Then let's see who is faster, you breaking formations, or me setting them up." Upon hearing this, Li Xuan did not deny Liu Xuan's words. While formations were powerful, they could hardly exert their full effect in the face of absolute strength.
With Liu Xuan in possession of a chaotic spiritual treasure, he was undoubtedly a significant threat. However, Li Xuan had the three-star formation disk in hand, and his speed of setting up formations was not slow.
Boom!
As Li Xuan finished speaking, the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer in Liu Xuan's hand struck the spiritual formation barrier. With a rumble, the spiritual formation barrier rippled, completely dispelling the attack of the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer.
Seeing this, Liu Xuan swung the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer and smashed it down onto the spiritual formation barrier again.
"Mortal world's fleeting shadows, laughter endless. Scornfully discarding, what is called affection. Lies like gold, flames like ice. Broken splendor, hard to distinguish."
Li Xuan whispered slowly, his voice carrying throughout the entire Crescent Peak.
As Li Xuan's voice echoed, the surrounding spiritual formations rapidly contracted, and an invisible pressure instantly enveloped Liu Xuan.
Sensing this, a hint of solemnity appeared in Liu Xuan's eyes.
Then, Liu Xuan swung the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer and struck the spiritual formation barrier once more.
With this strike, the spiritual formation barrier quickly began to crack.
"Greed for mortal desires, love and hate unrestrained. Swords and blades broken, the sound on the strings. Madness in the body, despair in the heart. Blood turned to iron, falling to the mortal realm."
However, just as the spiritual formation shattered, Li Xuan's voice rang out again.
A phantom formation instantly appeared around Liu Xuan's body.
Furthermore, Li Xuan, hidden in the void, rapidly formed hand seals, and rays of spiritual light shot out. Empowered by the three-star formation disk, they instantly merged into the formation within the formation.
In an instant, countless scenes appeared, depicting Liu Xuan's entire past.
However, these scenes were only visible to Liu Xuan.
Even Liu Shao Yun, trapped within the spiritual formation, could only see his father wielding the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer, attacking the spiritual formation barrier.
Looking at these scenes, Liu Xuan's hand gripping the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer slowly stopped. A look of pain surfaced in his eyes.
"What's happening? Why has Sect Master Liu suddenly stopped?"
Seeing Liu Xuan floating motionlessly in mid-air, Wang Can and the others outside the spiritual formation were stunned.
"The formations set up by formation masters are not just killing or trapping formations, but also defensive and illusionary formations of various kinds. It is likely that Sect Master Liu has been trapped by another formation."
Chen Jin Tian pondered for a moment and then spoke.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yi Gou asked, "If someone were to attack Sect Master Liu now, would he be unable to resist?"
Chen Jin Tian shook his head and said, "Although Sect Master Liu is caught in another formation, his own sensitivity to danger is extremely acute. If anyone were to attack him now, Sect Master Liu would undoubtedly counterattack immediately."
"Moreover, with Sect Master Liu's defense, how could it be easily broken? Besides, if someone can trap him, they likely cannot spare any effort to attack him."
Wu Yi Gou and the others nodded slightly, then turned their gaze back to the sky, waiting.
Just as Chen Jin Tian had said, Li Xuan, currently in the void, looked at Liu Xuan, who was gradually falling into a dazed state, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
Although he had used phantom and trapping formations to draw Liu Xuan into a illusory space, he was unable to attack Liu Xuan at this moment.
If he stopped, the phantom and trapping formations would inevitably slow down.
At this point, even the slightest disturbance could cause an accident.
Therefore, Li Xuan could only continue to infuse spiritual energy, waiting for Liu Xuan to completely let down his guard and fall into that boundless illusory space.
However, during this process, Li Xuan also gained a general understanding of Liu Xuan's life through the appearing scenes.
These scenes were actually created by the formation based on Liu Xuan's memories. Except for the most hidden secrets in Liu Xuan's heart, everything else was now laid bare before Li Xuan without any concealment.
In the scenes, Liu Xuan, born into the Liu family, began cultivating from a young age.
After over a hundred years, he broke through to the Peering Profound realm.
When he was full of youthful vigor, he encountered a woman during an outing. In the subsequent five years, scenes of Liu Xuan and the woman appeared frequently.
They fought together, endured hardships together, and even risked their lives for each other.
The two of them eventually, with Liu Xuan's continuous breakthroughs, successfully came together.
Ten years later, the scene of Liu Shao Yun's birth appeared.
A scene of lightning strikes filled with thunderclouds instantly caught Li Xuan's attention.
Li Xuan knew that this was the lightning tribulation Liu Xuan had to face when breaking through the advanced stage of the Life Profound realm. In the scene, Liu Xuan was extremely tragic.
Although he withstood the first forty-eight bolts of lightning, Liu Xuan was powerless against the final tribulation. At this moment, a graceful figure flew out and shielded him from the final bolt.
Through the scene, Li Xuan could feel Liu Xuan's grief at that moment. As a shower of blood rained down, the bolts of lightning quickly dissipated. That graceful figure finally lay in Liu Xuan's arms, breathing her last.
The scene ended abruptly.
"Having seen so many of this Lord's secrets, you can now depart in peace."
Just as Li Xuan was feeling sympathetic for Liu Xuan's life, Liu Xuan's voice suddenly rang out.
A sense of intense crisis surged into Li Xuan's heart. Seeing this, Li Xuan immediately formed hand seals, and a fierce golden light instantly appeared on his body.
Bang!
With a loud bang, even though Li Xuan had prepared his defenses, he was struck by the sudden Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer. In an instant, Li Xuan was blasted out of the void and fell directly onto a mountain range next to Crescent Peak.
The immense impact caused the mountain range to shatter instantly. Flying sand and stones stirred up, making it impossible to discern Li Xuan's condition. xxs壹贰
And the spiritual formation, deprived of Li Xuan's spiritual energy, instantly dimmed.
"All illusions are but bubbles in the face of overwhelming strength. It is time for this spiritual formation to disappear!"
Liu Xuan, floating in mid-air, glanced at Li Xuan, whose figure was no longer visible below, and murmured. Then, the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer in his hand was brought down upon the spiritual formation, which had begun to dim.
Crack!
As the Gui Yuan Xuan Hammer struck, countless golden lights rapidly dissipated, and the world instantly returned to clarity.
"I didn't expect Sect Master Liu to be the victor in the end." Seeing this, Wu Yi Gou and the others showed complex expressions.
"Although Li Xuan is a level six formation master, his own cultivation level is still inferior to Sect Master Liu's. After all, the gap between them is not small. Moreover, if not for these formations, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long, right?" Wang Can said.
"Hm?"
At this moment, Liu Xuan, who was floating in mid-air, suddenly frowned and his eyes instantly fixed on the vast ravine in the mountain range below.
In Liu Xuan's gaze, Li Xuan, in tattered clothing, slowly appeared.