Or perhaps, even if the four great families were annihilated, they would still not show themselves, and what then?
At this moment, Zhong Li Gang and the others wore solemn expressions. It wasn't that they weren't afraid of death, but rather that they felt this formation was more than enough to deal with Mo Qi.
And when Mo Qi saw the positions they were standing in, and the way their eyes flickered with eagerness for him to enter, he realized that there must be a formation ahead.
"You think a formation can deal with me?" Mo Qi said dismissively.
Zhong Li Gang, seeing that his intention was seen through, did not evade. He said, "So what? Are you scared? I thought you were so capable. Turns out you're just putting on a show. Let me tell you, the enmity you've forged with the Zhong Li family can no longer be resolved peacefully. Even if you didn't come in today, we would hunt you to the ends of the earth until you were reduced to ashes."
A provocation?
Alright, I admit you've angered me, but your provocation lacks a bit of finesse. Nevertheless, I've decided to go in and try.
Otherwise, if I were to turn back now, Yuwen Cong would curse me from beyond the grave.
And Yuwen Yan would despise me from the heavens.
"Have you ever considered that the enmity you've forged with the entire Qionglu Realm is already irreconcilable? How about this: you tell me where you came from, and then return from whence you came. I won't make things difficult for you and will spare your lives," Mo Qi said calmly.
In his opinion, he had already made the greatest concession.
Zhong Li Gang and the others burst into unrestrained laughter, their bodies shaking with mirth, unable to contain themselves.
Many of them even had tears streaming from their eyes from laughing!
Mo Qi remained unmoved, waiting patiently for them to finish laughing.
Zhong Li Gang finally stopped laughing, wiping the tears from his eyes. "Is there something wrong with your head? If your head is sick, you need treatment. Otherwise, you might even ascend to heaven and proclaim yourself a deity."
Mo Qi was startled and looked at him. "How do you know? I am indeed planning to confer godhood next. Once I repair the Fengshen Tai, all cultivators who act on behalf of heaven and protect justice will have the opportunity to obtain divine positions."
Zhong Li Gang and the others were all stunned, and the air became unusually quiet.
Immediately after, a more piercing and louder burst of laughter erupted in the field.
As they laughed, people scoffed, "The world is full of all sorts of strange things."
"Your head must be stuck in a door."
"If you're sick, you should see a doctor!"
Hearing these criticisms, Murong Yanran began to waver. "Husband, are you bragging?"
"You know me best. When have I ever bragged? Back at your house, when I said I would pull out that sword, didn't I pull it out?" Mo Qi said with full confidence.
"Yes, that's true!" Murong Yanran nodded.
"Are you going in or not? If you're afraid, don't stand there bragging," Zhong Li Gang said.
Murong Yanran said, "It's a provocation, don't fall for it, husband."
Mo Qi smiled faintly. "Strength breaks all formations."
With that, he walked in without hesitation.
Zhong Li Gang and the others laughed heartily, "You refuse the path to heaven and insist on entering the gates of hell."
Then, Zhong Li Gang formed a hand seal, pointed his finger, and a golden, radiant disk of light appeared in the sky, dazzling and brilliant.
Immediately after, the others also formed hand seals and pointed their fingers, and various divine lights converged into that disk. The disk rapidly expanded, instantly covering the entire sky.
Mo Qi looked up. The sky above him was filled with flickering light.
A rumbling sound could be faintly heard, like countless chariots about to set off.
Mo Qi's expression changed drastically. It seemed he had still underestimated this formation!
He dared not delay and hurriedly summoned the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, making it spin continuously. Light emanated from it, gradually forming a continuous stream, revolving around the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. A light dragon gradually took shape.
The light in the sky grew thicker and thicker, as if unable to bear the weight. It began to collapse in the center, gradually forming a funnel shape.
Finally, like a breached dam, dazzling light and energy surged out like a tide. From Mo Qi's perspective, it was as if the sky had collapsed. The entire sky was crashing down upon him.
Mo Qi immediately spun the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, pointed his finger, and the light dragon roared out, coiling and soaring upwards, like an arrow of light piercing the nine heavens.
Mo Qi continued to spin the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, followed by streaks of giant dragons spiraling upwards, one after another.
The topmost giant dragon circled and directly collided with the cascading light, shattering it into countless specks of light that rained down. The giant dragon also gradually dissipated, while the following light dragons followed closely, smashing the fragments and making them gradually disappear, and continuing forward, tearing apart the subsequent divine lights.
Thus, the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and the formation entered a stalemate, neither able to overcome the other.
Outside, people believed Mo Qi had already lost. Although the situation appeared evenly matched, Mo Qi was the one trapped. As long as they continued to exert pressure, he would eventually be exhausted to death.
Zhong Li Gang seemed to see the dawn of victory and laughed heartily from above. "You can't escape even with wings today. I thought you were so capable, boasting of destroying the four great families. You're nothing special!"
Little did he know that Mo Qi was currently at ease. Besides channeling his spiritual power to activate the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, he could spare a hand to attack. He flicked his fingers several times, and with a hissing sound, arrow energy pierced through the divine lights. With a few thuds, several people fell down.
As Zhong Li Gang was laughing, people to his left and right fell and plummeted. He didn't know what was happening and felt extremely surprised.
At this moment, Mo Qi flicked his fingers a few more times. With a whistling sound of air being torn, Zhong Li Gang instinctively dodged, but he still couldn't avoid it. He died instantly.
The entire formation rapidly collapsed, the light-filled sky instantly disintegrated, and the giant dragons took the opportunity to weave through, instantly scattering the remaining people into nothingness.
The entire formation was broken, and Mo Qi's imposing figure reappeared.
The disciples of the Tiandu Sect, who had been observing from a distance, suddenly scattered like startled birds, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Murong Yanran, who had been outside the formation moments before with a worried expression, ready to intervene, was overjoyed when Mo Qi instantly eliminated his opponents. She rushed towards him.
Mo Qi stroked her hair. "Let's see if there's anything useful first. Didn't you want to get stronger quickly?"
Upon hearing the word "stronger," Murong Yanran's spirits immediately lifted. She broke free from Mo Qi's embrace. "Let's go, let's take a look and see if there's anything valuable."
The two then wandered around inside the Tiandu Sect. At this time, the Tiandu Sect was deserted, and they could move about freely.
The Tiandu Sect did have a treasure vault, but ever since Murong Yanran acquired the Sky-Turning Seal, she no longer cared for other magical treasures, and Mo Qi cared even less, so they didn't go to the treasure vault at all.
They wandered in the mountain gate for half a day and found nothing.
Murong Yanran was greatly disappointed and said to Mo Qi, "Let's go back. There's nothing here."
Mo Qi smiled faintly. "For most people, there's indeed nothing to dig out. But for me, the most precious thing here has yet to be discovered."
Ever since discovering the spiritual脉 at the Yuqing Sect, he had found a great treasure.
In fact, many sects with a certain foundation had spiritual脉, but ordinary people couldn't extract them. However, Mo Qi, with his innate ability or perhaps the extraction skills honed through years of alchemy, found it effortless to extract spiritual脉.
Then, Mo Qi led Murong Yanran to a mountaintop and said with a hint of mystery, "The treasure is right here."
Murong Yanran said in astonishment, "This is just a mountain! Where is the treasure?"
Mo Qi said nothing. He placed his hand on the ground and secretly circulated his spiritual energy. Light and shadow, like silk threads, moved along the mountain range, like a small dragon slowly swimming, and slowly fell into Mo Qi's hand.
Mo Qi spread his palm, and it circled around, curling up in Mo Qi's palm.
"This is... a spiritual脉?" Murong Yanran was dumbfounded.
Mo Qi nodded. "Precisely." Then he looked at her. "Absorb it, and you can become stronger again."
Murong Yanran really wanted to become stronger, but at this moment, she hesitated. "You need to get stronger too. You use it first."
Mo Qi nodded with great satisfaction and said, "This isn't the only one here. Take this one first, and we'll go to another mountain."
Murong Yanran happily accepted it, and then she and Mo Qi went to another mountain. Mo Qi followed the same procedure and extracted another spiritual脉. They sat there and absorbed it, circulating the Great Heavenly Cycle respectively.