Chapter 50: The Nine-Bend Sharp Gold Formation

On Golden Cauldron Peak, twenty disciples from various cultivation peaks began to gather together one after another.
Throughout this process, the cultivators of evil magic did not launch any ambushes, allowing disciples at the Yuan Ying stage and above to proceed to Golden Cauldron Peak.
Shen Jin, the elder in charge of organizing the residence areas for disciples from different peaks, naturally had to keep a close eye on their activities.
Suddenly, over fifty disciples at the Yuan Ying stage rushed in from the sky—they were from Fire Moon Peak. However, Ling Huo, the master of Fire Moon Palace, did not come along.
“Elder Shen Jin, our master has died. We don’t even know who the enemy is,” said Qian Shun, one of Ling Huo’s subordinates and the first to arrive at Golden Cauldron Peak.
Hearing this, Shen Jin was shocked. The enemy had managed to kill Ling Huo without anyone noticing—this was truly terrifying. Ling Huo was only at the early stage of exiting the body, yet the enemy could kill him so easily. It was likely that killing someone at the middle stage would also be straightforward.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Jin broke into a cold sweat, realizing things were very bad.
Suddenly, Zhi Jin Zhen Ren appeared beside Shen Jin and exerted pressure over Qian Shun using his power at the early stage of diverting attention.
“Zhen Ren, I’m telling the truth. After returning to Fire Moon Peak, our master told us to come to Golden Cauldron Peak before returning to Fire Moon Pavilion. Soon after, we sensed that there was no trace of him in the pavilion. When we went there, we found a pile of black ash—it must be our master’s ashes,” Qian Shun said, his face grim, yet still speaking clearly.
After hearing Qian Shun out, Zhi Jin Zhen Ren immediately removed the pressure, his expression solemn.
“Shen Jin, leave that hidden expert to me. You continue to oversee the disciples from the various peaks,” he said, turning to Shen Jin again.
After assessing the strength of the assassin who killed Ling Huo, Zhi Jin Zhen Ren believed he could handle the situation, so he didn’t need to worry too much. If the assassin had the strength to kill him, there would be no need to sneak around and kill Ling Huo. Zhi Jin Zhen Ren was well aware that the assassin was at most at the late stage of exiting the body.
On Golden Cauldron Peak, chaos ensued for a brief moment before order was restored.
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Four thousand cultivators of evil magic stayed at the edge of the Golden Cauldron Mountain Range for ten days without any activity.
As the two leaders, the Southern Envoy and the Northern Envoy, continued to wait for the arrival of the leader of the demon cultivators. Qu Yi trusted them to control the cultivators here because the Soul Shackles planted by the God of Tools would kill them instantly if they tried to reveal their secrets to the demon cultivator leader.

The souls were under control; the Southern Envoy and the Northern Envoy dared not betray and could only obey Qu Yi.
In the air, a dignified man in green suddenly appeared—none other than the leader of the demon cultivators. Moments later, he arrived beside the Southern Envoy and the Northern Envoy.
“Leader!” The Southern Envoy and the Northern Envoy quickly stood up and called out.
There was not the slightest trace of true energy fluctuations in the leader of the demon cultivators; he had completely concealed it, giving off an aura of profound mystery and extreme terror.
“Alright, you two have worked hard. Next, we’ll head straight to Golden Cauldron Peak to engage in a true decisive battle with the Golden Cauldron Sect. From now on, this Tianfeng Star will belong to us, the demon cultivators,” the leader said calmly.
Upon hearing this, the Southern Envoy and the Northern Envoy immediately gave orders to the demon cultivators, who all gathered right away.
Suddenly!
The leader of the demon cultivators vanished from the air, completely disappearing as if he had hidden in some other space.
The Southern Envoy and the Northern Envoy didn’t need to search for him. They immediately led the four thousand demon cultivators and flew swiftly toward Golden Cauldron Peak.
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Outside Golden Cauldron Peak, eighty cultivators at the Out-of-Body stage and nearly four thousand at the Late Infant stage had all gathered.
On Golden Cauldron Peak, all the disciples above the Yuan Ying stage of the Golden Cauldron Sect had also assembled. There were over forty disciples at the Out-of-Body stage and two thousand at the Yuan Ying stage; the rest of the disciples had already been sent away.
The two sides stood opposite each other, filled with deep hatred, turning the air tense.
The Northern Envoy stepped forward and shouted into the air, “Golden Cauldron Sect, today, you cannot escape disaster. From now on, the Golden Cauldron Sect will no longer exist.”
His arrogant words immediately drew fierce anger from the Golden Cauldron Sect.
Shen Jin, the senior elder in charge, glared coldly and said angrily, “You demon cultivators, stop being arrogant! Daring to offend our Golden Cauldron Sect, from now on, you will never be able to survive in the cultivation world. The Taiyuan Gate will definitely punish you.”
Behind the Golden Cauldron Sect was the most powerful organization in the cultivation world—the Taiyuan Gate. At this moment, Shen Jin used it to intimidate them.
All the demon cultivators suddenly laughed, filled with contempt.
The Northern Envoy grew emboldened and laughed loudly, “Golden Cauldron Sect, it seems you can only rely on the Taiyuan Gate now. With you wretches around, you’re a waste of the cultivation world’s spiritual energy. It’s better for you to die.”
The four thousand demon cultivators laughed wildly again.
At this, the disciples of the Golden Cauldron Sect lost face, their faces turning red with frustration, yet they couldn’t vent their anger. Especially Shen Jin, whose eyes seemed about to burst out in rage.

Zhi Jin Zhen Ren had been sitting quietly on the peak. Upon hearing the words of the northern envoy, his eyes snapped open instantly, and a cold gaze was shot at him. The northern envoy quickly flew away, avoiding Zhi Jin Zhen Ren’s deadly stare. His face showed a smile, but he was still somewhat trembling inside, realizing just how formidable Zhi Jin Zhen Ren really was. “Cultivators of evil, do you want to attack? Then come! Our Jin Ding Sect will take on your attack!” Suddenly, Shen Jin Shang Ren calmed down and shouted. It turned out that as Zhi Jin Zhen Ren opened his eyes, he had sent a message to Shen Jin Shang Ren through his spiritual awareness. Seeing that Shen Jin Shang Ren was ready to fight, the northern envoy immediately cried out, “All cultivators of evil, attack Jin Ding Sect now!” Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Four thousand cultivators of evil, eighty of them at the Outward Emergence stage, immediately flew toward Jin Ding Peak to attack Jin Ding Sect. Just as they rushed toward Jin Ding Peak, Zhi Jin Zhen Ren suddenly roared, “Activate the Nine-Curved Sharp Gold Formation!” The sound spread for thousands of miles! Suddenly, from nine locations thousands of miles away from Jin Ding Peak, nine hidden cultivators of Jin Ding Sect at the Mid-Outward Emergence stage activated a massive formation—the Nine-Curved Sharp Gold Formation. In an instant, centered around Jin Ding Peak, a layer of golden clouds spread over an area of thousands of miles, rapidly thinning to form a vast golden hemispherical space. The golden hemisphere suddenly shone brightly, emitting a flood of golden light that turned the entire space into a world of gold. Within this golden spherical space, nine strange attack formations appeared—Golden Light Formation, Golden Sword Formation, Golden Knife Formation, Golden Net Formation, Golden Rope Formation, Golden Staff Formation, Golden Stone Formation, Golden Arrow Formation, and Golden Fire Formation—all designed to attack the cultivators of evil. The attacking power of these nine small formations was equivalent to that of those at the late Outward Emergence stage—extremely powerful. “Hahaha, cultivators of evil, you are doomed to be destroyed today. The Nine-Curved Sharp Gold Formation is beyond your power as mere Yuan Ying stage beings.” Zhi Jin Zhen Ren laughed loudly, then took out a golden sword and cast a spell called “Golden Light Enclosure,” protecting the entire Jin Ding Peak and blocking the nine attack formations, thus sparing the disciples of Jin Ding Sect from harm. The Nine-Curved Sharp Gold Formation inflicted indiscriminate damage on everything within its space. As a result, all nine attack formations targeted the cultivators of evil. The Golden Light Formation sent countless rays of light that pierced through everything with unstoppable force. The Golden Sword Formation sent thousands of golden swords shooting out simultaneously, like divine punishment. The Golden Knife Formation formed a matrix of blades that rushed out like the wind, shaking hearts and souls. The Golden Net Formation created a vast net that descended from the sky, impenetrable and dense. The Golden Rope Formation sent golden snakes and ropes flying together, binding heaven and earth. The Golden Staff Formation sent thousands of staffs flying like hurricanes, shaking the universe.

The Golden Stone Formation – like a waterfall of golden stones, falling from the heavens and shaking the world.
The Golden Arrow Formation – golden arrows raining down like a storm, swift as lightning, piercing through everything.
The Golden Fire Formation – thousands of golden flames gathering, ready to erupt and burn away the heavens.
When these nine formations were used against the cultivators of evil, they instantly defeated them utterly, leaving them in disarray and suffering heavy losses. Out of four thousand such cultivators, as many as a thousand died in this sudden attack.
“All the cultivators of evil, gather together and defend yourselves!” The northern envoy panicked upon realizing they had been tricked and came up with this plan.
The remaining three thousand cultivators had no time to attack Golden Cauldron Peak; they immediately gathered together and pooled their strength to resist the incoming formations.
The three thousand people gathered within a circle about a hundred meters in diameter.
Each of the nine formations had an attack range of around a thousand meters. At this point, they could only attack one after another, not all nine simultaneously. In other words, the nine powerful cultivators in the later stages of cultivation took turns attacking the three thousand cultivators.
With over eighty powerful cultivators in that stage and nearly three thousand cultivators in the later stages of the Yuan Ying phase, it was quite easy for them to resist a single formation.
Thus, a balance was maintained between the two sides.
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High in the sky, the leader of the demon cultivators watched this scene, shocked and displeased. The Golden Cauldron Sect had set up such a massive formation in secret. It seemed he would have to go personally to break it, otherwise all his forces would be completely destroyed.
But just as the demon cultivator leader was about to appear, the controller of the “Nine Curves Sharp Gold Formation” in one of its core positions suddenly died, creating a flaw in the formation.
It turned out that after killing Ling Huo Shangren, Qu Yi immediately hid inside a Dimensional Sphere and floated toward Golden Cauldron Peak. Naturally, upon discovering the suddenly appearing “Nine Curves Sharp Gold Formation,” Qu Yi quickly summoned the formation master Qi Shen, who soon located the nine core positions.
Then, the Dimensional Sphere floated to one of those core positions, and Qu Yi suddenly jumped out, drew his jade sword, and slashed with a beam of light, killing the unprepared controller.
After dealing with that controller, Qu Yi immediately returned to the Dimensional Sphere, waiting to watch the exciting developments outside.

With one of the array nodes of the ‘Nine-Curved Sharp Gold Array’ disabled, a hollow area appeared in the entire golden hemispherical space. The other spaces also failed to function properly due to these broken gaps, leaving the remaining eight array nodes capable only of generating a small array to cover an area around each node. This meant the Nine-Curved Sharp Gold Array had been broken. The 3,000 cultivators, seeing the array in ruins, all stared at Golden Cauldron Peak with bloodthirsty eyes.