The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine-Chapter 869 - The 869th The Taiji Dust Array
Chapter 869: The 869th Chapter: The Taiji Dust Array
Chapter 869: The 869th Chapter: The Taiji Dust Array
Human and demon, both sides having discussed and agreed upon terms, acknowledged that the first duel would be between Huang Xiaolong and the Snake Demoness!
The dueling discipline—Formation!
Thereupon, the Fox Demoness and Fairy Huang both retreated to the side.
The members of the Yu Family did likewise, stepping back.
They cleared a vast space, leaving it open for Huang Xiaolong and the Snake Demoness.
The eyes of the Snake Demoness sharpened incredibly as she stared at Huang Xiaolong. She spoke indifferently, “We will each set up a Formation and see who can trap the other to decide the winner, how about that? This is just a duel, not a battle to the death, so there’s no need to set up a lethal formation.”
“Let’s begin.” Seeing that Huang Xiaolong had no objections, the Snake Demoness nodded.
All of a sudden, with just a few casual movements of her body, ripples emanated around Huang Xiaolong!
In fact, in the blink of an eye, the Snake Demoness had set up forty-nine Formations invisibly, entrapping Huang Xiaolong!
With a thought, the Formation was complete! It must be said that the Snake Demoness’s mastery of Formations had truly reached an extraordinary level!
However, Huang Xiaolong just smiled, “Not bad, indeed quite skillful.”
As Huang Xiaolong uttered these words, his tone as calm as ever, not unlike his usual speaking manner.
By the time he finished his last word, popping and fizzling sounds began to emanate from the air around Huang Xiaolong!
“You!” The Snake Demoness was astounded!
As it turned out, as Huang Xiaolong was speaking, he had silently solved all forty-nine ‘trapping Formations’ that she had meticulously set up!
His approach was understated and effortless, without a hint of flamboyance!
Suddenly, the composed expression on the Snake Demoness’s face stiffened. In the field of Formation setting, the Snake Demoness had once apprenticed under a distinguished human Formation Master and had surpassed her mentor. She believed that in today’s world, when it came to setting Formations, no human could surpass her!
But in reality, Huang Xiaolong had just metaphorically slapped the Snake Demoness in the face!
“Hehe? What now? Is it over? Then you might as well admit defeat,” Huang Xiaolong teased with a smile, “Actually, you have not yet reached the ‘formless state’ of setting a Formation. You’re just missing a little something because, just now when you were setting the Formation, you still moved a bit, and the thoughts in your mind were not pure… ”
While Huang Xiaolong appeared to be making light remarks, by the time he finished speaking, he had also set up the same forty-nine Formations, trapping the Snake Demoness within.
“I… I…” In an instant, the Snake Demoness’s breathing became hurried; her face suddenly turned a bit pale, sweat beaded on her forehead and face, and even her speech became incoherent.
The next second, the Snake Demoness’s brows knitted tightly, and she simply stopped talking, holding her breath, and began spinning in circles on the spot.
The Fox Demoness and Fairy Huang on the side were both shocked!
“This is bad! Sister Bai has been trapped! She is trapped by this human cultivator’s Formation!” the Fox Demoness exclaimed as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.
“Let’s wait and see… who will perish, is still unknown,” Fairy Huang commented, lifting an eyebrow.
After a full three minutes, the Snake Demoness finally emerged from the ‘trapping Formation’ set by Huang Xiaolong. At this point, she appeared somewhat exhausted, her body drenched in sweat, breathing heavily, and with a complex look in her eyes, she stared at Huang Xiaolong. In that look, there was deep wariness, disbelief, and also admiration…
“Admit defeat?” Huang Xiaolong asked teasingly, with a smile. “It seems like you’ve lost this round of the duel, haven’t you?”
“I! I! I haven’t lost!” The Snake Demoness started to roar with reluctant indignation. “Although it took me quite a while to break free from the Formation you set, you ultimately did not trap me to death. Therefore, I do not consider it a loss. Isn’t that so?”
“Hmm… there does seem to be some sense in what you say,” Huang Xiaolong nodded involuntarily.
“Right, your mastery over formations indeed surpasses mine, but… ah, given the gravity of the situation, today, I have no choice but to use that formation…,” the Serpent Demoness bit her teeth as if making a difficult decision. “To be able to save Qingqing, I’m going all out! Sir… you are bound to lose! There’s no suspense about that!”
A confidence that was off the charts emanated from the enchanting body of the Serpent Demoness!
It was a belief in certain victory!
Huang Xiaolong became somewhat curious. “Really? You’re that confident? Do you have some kind of magic treasure? Hehe, alright then, hurry up and show me your last trump card! I’m really looking forward to it.”
In truth, agreeing to a magical battle with these three demons, Huang Xiaolong did so with a sense of amusement. The stronger the demons and the more trump cards they had, the more thrilling it was for Huang Xiaolong to play along.
At that moment, Huang Xiaolong was simply waiting quietly for the Serpent Demoness to show her true capabilities.
Suddenly, the Serpent Demoness’s hands fluttered like butterflies as she quickly formed several hand seals, and above her head, wondrous phenomena appeared, with clouds of immortals shrouding and dazzling, changing lights creating a spectacular scene. Amidst these phenomena, a spatial coordinate pattern emerged!
Boom!
A good half of the Serpent Demoness’s demonic power was channeled into this spatial coordinate!
Instantly, the Serpent Demoness seemed a little drained.
“Sir, I’ve expended a great deal of my demonic power to send you into that grand formation… This formation will trap you for an eternity. However, I don’t want to harm you… Once I’ve recovered my demonic power, I’ll bring you back… This battle, after all, is your loss…”
Boom~~~~~!!!!
The spatial coordinates burst forth with a terrifying glow, strands of radiant light enveloping Huang Xiaolong!
So that within a few seconds, Huang Xiaolong disappeared from sight!
“Mr. Huang! Mr. Huang!” The members of the Yu Family all started to cry out in panic. “Mr. Huang, where have you gone?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve sent him to an ancient formation… As soon as he sees that formation, he won’t dare to make a reckless move. Once my demonic power recovers a bit, I’ll bring him back.” The Serpent Demoness smiled amicably at the Yu Family members, then sat down cross-legged, consumed a few medicinal pills, and quietly began to restore her demonic power.
Fairy Huang and the Fox Demoness both smiled easily.
“Bai Family sister, I really didn’t expect you to have such a trump card up your sleeve…” Fairy Huang giggled.
“Bai Family sister, where did you send this human cultivator?” the Fox Demoness asked, full of curiosity.
The Serpent Demoness smiled without answering.
Back to Huang Xiaolong.
All of a sudden, Huang Xiaolong found himself in a vast wilderness!
Every direction was shrouded in boundless fog.
In six directions of the wilderness, there was a gate.
Six gates in total, made of some unknown material, five of them were closed, and only one was open.
An ancient and desolate aura wandered through the wilderness.
“Oh? That great serpent, after exhausting demonic power, actually teleported me to this place…” Huang Xiaolong observed all around. “This is an ancient grand formation. Most likely, that great serpent discovered this formation, then marked a spatial coordinate, and now it can trap someone here indefinitely.”
Huang Xiaolong simply sat down with his legs crossed and began sorting through his thoughts continuously. A few minutes later, Huang Xiaolong’s eyes brightened slightly. “This is the legendary ‘Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’! The number one formation of Ancient Emei!”
Huang Xiaolong finally remembered the origin of the formation.
No sooner had he done so than Huang Xiaolong shook his head. “No, this isn’t the genuine ‘Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’ but a fake one set up by later generations, or perhaps the descendants of Emei, resembling the true formation… The real ‘Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’, when maximized, could turn a speck of dust into a primitive universe! Moreover, according to the information I have, all the treasures, secret manuals, and elixirs of ancient Emei were hidden within the ‘Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’. Yet, in this formation I’m trapped in, I can’t sense the presence of any treasures…”
“However, the person who set up this ‘pseudo Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’ is also a talent, being able to unleash perhaps one-tenth of the true formation’s power. That is quite impressive indeed…”
Huang Xiaolong laughed and then stood up.
“This formation is divided into six gates: life, death, obscurity, clarity, illusion, and annihilation.”
“The gate of death is in the northeast. It is difficult to enter but easy to seek life; the gate of life is in the southwest, and while easy to enter, one is easily trapped; the gate of illusion is in the center, constantly changing and easy to lose one’s way; the gate of annihilation is at the utmost east. The gate of annihilation is the crux of breaking the formation; the gate of obscurity is in the utmost south, dark as pitch, which is not something ordinary people can deal with; the gate of clarity is in the northwest and is wide open…”
Most people attempting to break the formation would likely choose the gate of clarity. After all, among the six great gates, only the gate of clarity is wide open.
Nevertheless, Huang Xiaolong knew that once one entered the gate of clarity, they would be trapped, as endless mist obscured all directions. In fact, this gate of clarity is nothing less than a trap to lure people into confusion!
“The utmost eastern gate of annihilation is the crux of the entire formation. Once this gate is broken, the entire formation will come undone! Hahaha!” Huang Xiaolong snickered and immediately ran to the front of the gate of annihilation.
The gate was tightly closed.
Huang Xiaolong did not resort to forceful methods to smash his way in.
Instead, he recited a wall-passing chant and easily made his way into the gate of annihilation!
Inside the gate!
Huang Xiaolong felt like he had plunged into a sea of clouds, finding himself enveloped by colorful mists from all sides.
Within the mist, mystical symbols shimmered with light.
These symbols were mostly for offense.
There were sword symbols!
There were thunder symbols!
There were falling rock symbols!
There were myriad arrows piercing heart symbols!
There were earth fissure symbols!
…
Countless symbols were present, each emitting brilliant light and powerful mana vibrations that sent shivers down one’s spine.
Yet in Huang Xiaolong’s heart, he chuckled, “In the real ‘Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’, each gate would house flying sword treasures, such as the Subhuti Needle, Purple-Green Twin Swords, Chaos Disk, Nine Heavens Sun Measuring Ruler, Mici Treasure Banner, Nine Heavens Ten Earths Demon Repelling God Shuttle… and so on. Those treasures are extremely powerful, and if one triggers the mechanism, they would be attacked by the treasures, like maggots to bones. Once hit, one’s body and spirit would be annihilated… But in this ‘fake Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’, not a single treasure is used; they are replaced with symbols. The power is greatly reduced…”
At that moment, Huang Xiaolong began to critique, “Tch, not a single treasure, how boring. However, my Twelve Golden Men are no less than the genuine treasures within the ‘Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’—in fact, they are even more formidable.”
“To get through this gate of annihilation and break the formation, one must walk according to specific steps. Even the slightest deviation, half a step wrong, could trigger the mechanism and subject oneself to the attack of these symbols. Presumably, that giant serpent got hold of some information about this formation so she can stroll through the formation with ease. However, her demonic powers aren’t enough to claim these symbols for herself.”
“These symbols, although not as powerful as the treasures, are great stuff…” Huang Xiaolong’s gaze swept all around, looking at the twinkling, treasure-lit symbols with a hint of greed in his eyes, “Hmm, when I have the time, I’ll study them and then collect all the symbols from this ‘pseudo Two Yi Microcosmic Formation’!”
The flash of greed passed quickly, and soon, Huang Xiaolong gathered his thoughts and began to observe intently.
As he observed, Huang Xiaolong nodded, seeming to have gained some insight.
Half an hour later—
“Alright, I know how to get out now,” Huang Xiaolong smiled. “Indeed worthy of an ancient Formation, just one ‘Annihilation Gate’ took me half an hour to crack~~~”
Then, Huang Xiaolong walked through the ‘Annihilation Gate’ using a special sequence of steps.
After a few hundred steps, he hadn’t even triggered a single attack charm.
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With ease, Huang Xiaolong reached the end of the ‘Annihilation Gate’.
There, on a stone wall, were two sets of spatial coordinates.
One of them was the spatial coordinate of this Formation.
The other, freshly inscribed, was undoubtedly the spatial coordinate of the place where Huang Xiaolong had fought the three monsters.
Huang Xiaolong memorized the two sets of spatial coordinates, then channeled his mana into one of them, which was linked to the location where he had fought the three monsters.
Whoosh~~~!!!!
A force of teleportation completely enveloped Huang Xiaolong.
…
“This is bad! It’s been nearly an hour! Why hasn’t Mr. Huang shown up yet?” Yu Zhe and the others were nearly driven mad with anxiety!
Meanwhile, the three monsters were completely confident, with expressions as if they held victory in the palm of their hands.
“It will take about two more days for my demonic power to recover. Then, I will teleport that human cultivator back here,” the Serpentine Monster Queen said with a smile.
Just at that moment!
“Hahahaha~~~” The carefree laugh of Huang Xiaolong rang out.
The next second, ripples disturbed the air, and a human silhouette flickered a few times before solidifying.
There stood Huang Xiaolong, grinning at the Serpentine Monster Queen, teasing her. “Your ancient Formation couldn’t hold me, could it? Did you really think you had won this first showdown? Hahahaha~~~”
“What?! How is this possible?” The Serpentine Monster Queen stared at Huang Xiaolong as if seeing a ghost. “You… you even broke through the ‘Taiji Dust Formation’… who… who exactly are you?”
“Pffft, your Formation was fake, cut the nonsense. Since you teleported me away once, I’ll teleport you somewhere too, but you’ve got to stay strong, hold on…” Huang Xiaolong let out a mischievously sinister chuckle. “You better not cry your eyes out… hahahaha~~~”
With a shift in expression, Huang Xiaolong dramatically summoned above the void, a towering ancient city engulfed in blackness. Hanging high on the city gate was a giant plaque, inscribed with seven golden characters—’Dark Gate Netherworld Ghost Pass’!
Creeeek~~~~
The city gates slowly opened, and a chilly draft swept out, mixed with the wailing of myriad ghastly spirits.
A pitch-black path, resembling a deep abyss, extended from within the city gate, reaching all the way to the front of the Serpentine Monster Queen.
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