The Zither Demon Sect Master's expression darkened. "
Jiang Chen did not answer. He simply gave a cold smirk, produced a heaven-grade spiritual medicine, and said in an indifferent tone, "This is the first heaven-grade spiritual medicine. I'll count to five. If my senior sister hasn't walked over here unharmed by the time I finish, I'll destroy it first."
The Zither Demon Sect Master frowned. "Boy, are you dreaming in broad daylight? I let your senior sister go, and then you use escape talismans to flee?"
Jiang Chen wasted no more words. A strange smile tugged at the corner of his lips. He rubbed his palms together, and the heaven-grade spiritual medicine was ground directly to dust, dissolving into nothingness in midair.
Without another word, Jiang Chen's palm flickered, producing yet another heaven-grade spiritual medicine.
"I'll count to five again..." Jiang Chen's tone was ice-cold.
The Zither Demon Sect Master's entire body twitched, and his expression changed drastically. Even his innards seemed to spasm.
Jiang Chen had destroyed a heaven-grade spiritual medicine with a single gesture. This was practically flaying his flesh and gouging out his heart.
Even Wang Han had not expected Jiang Chen to be so resolute.
Both of their faces turned extremely ugly.
Jiang Chen's counting voice was like a sharp arrow. Each number he spoke pierced into the Zither Demon Sect Master's heart, making the muscles on his face twitch incessantly.
"Wait!" The Zither Demon Sect Master raised a hand.
Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "You want to negotiate? Send my senior sister over first. Remember — don't play any tricks. If I find that any restrictions have been planted on her, you can forget about getting these heaven-grade spiritual medicines."
The Zither Demon Sect Master had exactly that intention, but having Jiang Chen see through him left him feeling powerless. Gritting his teeth, he flung
At the same time, seven zither strings swept across the void, forming a heavenly net that shrouded all the surrounding space.
Clearly, this was to prevent Jiang Chen and the others from using talismans to escape.
Once the heavenly net was formed, it locked down the void. Although escape talismans were powerful, they could not immediately break through this void-sealing force.
The Zither Demon Sect Master was extremely confident. With his third-level Imperial Realm cultivation, even a brief delay would be more than enough to capture Jiang Chen.
Seeing Ling Bi'er flying toward him, Jiang Chen formed hand seals and immediately deployed a Minor Formless Formation.
"Senior sister, this way!"
This Minor Formless Formation had been deduced by Jiang Chen directly from a formation disc, requiring virtually no advance preparation.
Jiang Chen grabbed Ling Bi'er's hand and darted into the palace cave dwelling.
"Junior brother, I've dragged you into this." Ling Bi'er, whose good intentions had backfired, felt somewhat dejected. "I made you destroy a heaven-grade spiritual medicine. I'll find a way to repay you someday..."
"Heh, that was just a trick. Don't worry about it, senior sister." Jiang Chen showed a smile of satisfied cunning. "Come with me, senior sister. We'll talk inside. That old bastard's strength is formidable — that formation won't hold him for long."
The Minor Formless Formation was a formation that blended illusion and reality. To put it plainly, its core was psychological warfare.
Jiang Chen had no illusions that the Minor Formless Formation could trap his opponent. That would be unrealistic.
He only needed to buy a little time so he could make his next move. That would be enough.
After all, even back when Jiang Chen was at the Tianyuan Realm, he had been able to locate the formation's foundation and break through this very formation.
The opponent was a powerhouse of the Imperial Realm — his spiritual consciousness would certainly not be inferior to Jiang Chen's when he had been at the Tianyuan Realm.
With Jiang Chen holding her hand, Ling Bi'er's heart pounded like a startled deer. A faint sheen of sweat seeped from her palms, but she could not help saying, "Junior brother, this palace is very eerie. Are we really going inside? I have high-grade void escape talismans here that could help us get away."
Jiang Chen shook his head. "It won't work. That old man has already locked down the void. Although void escape talismans are powerful, without a strong ability to break seals, escape is impossible."
A void escape talisman was a spatial talisman that allowed one to flee quickly, leaving no trace behind.
However, once space was sealed, the void escape talisman itself had no ability to break through. It would need to be paired with a powerful space-breaking divine ability.
Jiang Chen had means to break through space, as well as powerful weapons for doing so — such as the Moon-Breaking Piercer he had seized from
Moreover, Jiang Chen had no intention of leaving.
Whether it was this Crimson Cauldron Central Domain Baoqin Sect Master or the remnants of
Killing intent had already stirred in Jiang Chen's heart!
He was staying behind to wipe out this entire group in one fell swoop.
Though Ling Bi'er had many questions, seeing Jiang Chen speak with such determination left her without a shred of doubt. She had absolute faith in Jiang Chen.
Forget the third level of the Imperial Realm — even if she were facing a Titled Great Emperor, as long as she was with Junior Brother Jiang Chen, she would fear nothing.
The two quickly entered the palace cave dwelling. Jiang Chen led Ling Bi'er through passage after passage, soon arriving at the formation's core nexus area.
Only this area was the cave dwelling's absolute safe zone.
"Junior brother, have you been here before?" Seeing how familiar Jiang Chen was with the way, Ling Bi'er grew curious.
Jiang Chen nodded, his expression grim as he looked outward.
"Senior sister, what exactly is the situation outside?" Jiang Chen's tone was steady.
"I don't know much either, but I've heard that many powerful experts from the Crimson Cauldron Central Domain have come this time. The Baoqin Sect is just one of the factions. From what I overheard, it seems the people from our Danqian Palace received early warning and broke through the encirclement first. The other sects have been surrounded outside — their prospects are likely grim."
Even someone as composed as Ling Bi'er could not help but feel helpless when speaking of the Myriad Phenomena Domain's situation. The Crimson Cauldron Central Domain's massive invasion was a complete reenactment of the catastrophic disaster six hundred years ago.
The Myriad Phenomena Domain of that era had been far more powerful than it was now, yet even it could not escape its doom.