Yang Jiyong did not dare to confront Feng Xi head-on, so he could only strike and retreat immediately, causing Feng Xi to rage and drawing it away.
Clumsily, Feng Xi moved, its massive body flattening forests and crushing rocks, startling the monster beasts in the depths of the mountains into scattering.
However, as it moved, Feng Xi seemed to understand something. It suppressed the hatred in its eyes and crawled back to the ground, continuing to refine the Blood Qi.
Yang Jiyong again circulated his Spiritual Power and executed his spear techniques, attacking Feng Xi.
But having used the superior Taoist Skill Radiant Golden Spear, he had already expended most of his Spiritual Power. Now, with insufficient Spiritual Power, the power of his Taoist Skill was ordinary. Even though his spear’s tip rained down like a shower, striking Feng Xi’s body, Feng Xi paid it no mind.
Feng Xi seemed to know that as long as it finished refining the Blood Qi, it could descend the mountain to hunt for food, not bothering with a momentary burst of anger.
Yang Jiyong did not dare to continue attacking.
Once he exhausted his Spiritual Power, he would be the one in danger. If consumed by Feng Xi, not only would his life end here, the pig would also gain a Foundation Establishment Stage "Blood Pill."
Yang Jiyong stepped back, and Zhang Lan stepped forward.
His whole body surged with Spiritual Power, and with a point of his finger, a pale blue Giant Sword materialized, sending forth sword Qi that cut through the air and directly pierced Feng Xi’s head.
The flesh on Feng Xi’s head disintegrated, then slowly recongealed.
This was also Zhang Lan’s all-out effort with a spell. Having just reached Foundation Establishment, he had not yet learned the Zhang Family’s superior Taoist Skills. However, the power of this spell was nevertheless remarkable, enough to make Feng Xi wary.
Again angered, Feng Xi struggled to its feet, its pupils whirling, then fixated on Zhang Lan with a fierce roar before lunging towards him.
Zhang Lan drew Feng Xi further away, his Spiritual Power nearly depleted, unable to cast any significant spells that would threaten Feng Xi.
At this moment, Yang Rong’s spear struck with the force of a dragon, delivering a full-powered blow and likewise striking and escaping, leading Feng Xi onward.
When he was running low on Spiritual Power, Elder Yu, Court Leader Zhou, and Old Master An took turns entering the fray.
One led the attack, Taoist Soldiers restrained, and others recovered their breath.
Then, they took turns battling, step by step, drawing Feng Xi into the previous site of Black Mountain Stronghold, now the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation.
Two mountains embraced the area, with buildings densely packed and the Formation meticulously arranged.
As Feng Xi stepped into the Large Formation, it suddenly became alert, letting out a roar in an attempt to retreat.
Yang Jiyong immediately shouted, "Close the gate!"
At the entrance of the Large Formation, embraced by the mountains, two huge iron gates swung closed from left and right, forming an inner and outer iron barrier, blocking the Big Demon’s escape route.
Without hesitation, Feng Xi charged at the iron gate.
The iron gate, cast from fine iron and forged by Artifact Refiners, was directly shattered by Feng Xi’s impact, twisting and caving like mud, instantly ruined.
Such was the terrifying force of Feng Xi!
Everyone gasped in shock.
Seeing that another charge by Feng Xi would break through the other iron gate.
A golden light suddenly appeared above the iron gate, with Formation Patterns flickering, spread in every corner of the gate and reinforcing it.
When Feng Xi charged again, it hit the Formation.
The golden light on the Formation vibrated intensely, gradually dimming, until finally extinguished, yet the iron gate remained intact.
The Five Elements Cycle Compound Formation.
The Five Elements Cycle Compound Formation, constructed by craftsmen with an Earth Stone Formation base as the formation media, resembles a labyrinth with a Five Elements cycle and is composed of the Five Elements positioned according to their directional affinities.
The west corresponds to metal, the east to wood, the north to water, the south to fire, and the center to earth.
In each direction, led by the main attribute of the Five Elements, a foundational Five Elements Formation filled with formation patterns is built, creating a Five Elements labyrinth.
The fundamental principles are based on "trapping" and "killing."
The Golden Series Formation base to the left uses the Golden Lock Formation as a trapping formation and the Water Sword Formation as a killing formation because metal generates water;
The Wood series Formation base to the right uses the Wood Prison Formation as a trapping formation and the Fire Rain Formation as a killing formation because wood generates fire;
The Water Series Formation base to the north uses the Inundating Water Formation as a trapping formation and the Poisonous Wood Formation as a killing formation because water generates wood;
The Fire-series Formation base to the south uses the Red Fire Formation as a trapping formation and the Earth Crack Formation as a killing formation because fire generates earth;
The Earth Series Formation base at the center uses the Quicksand Formation as a trapping formation and the Golden Light Formation as a killing formation because earth generates metal!
All Five Elements Formations are in place, interconnected in a cycle that never ceases, forming a complete system of trapping and killing.
The trapping formations hold Feng Xi, impeding its movements, while the killing formations drain its Blood Qi, putting an end to its life.
At the same time, they take advantage of the generative interactions of the Five Elements to strengthen the killing formations with the attributes of the trapping formations, maximizing the use of Spiritual Power to enhance the power of the killing formations.
The foundational Five Elements Formations are interconnected at their borders, forming a labyrinth.
Around the labyrinth, there are sturdy Earth and Wood constructions.
Atop the buildings, there are reinforced Formation Patterns, primarily of Earth and Wood with the aid of the Golden Series and interspersed with Water and Fire Series formations. Supported by the formidable Spiritual Power of the Large Formation, they are indestructible.
Feng Xi couldn’t break through and found no way out. It could only follow the Five Elements labyrinth, dashing left and right, navigating through the cycles of the Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formations until it finally died, depleted of its Blood Qi.
The cycle of the Five Elements, severing all chances of survival—that is the might of a first-class formation with eleven patterns, the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation!
Having been drawn into the formation by the Quicksand Formation, Feng Xi’s starting position was at the central Earth Series base.
The surging Spiritual Power in the Large Formation, along with the roaring of the flow of Spiritual Power, made the simple-minded and fierce Feng Xi aware of a tremendous threat.
It put all its strength into crashing against the walls of the labyrinth.
There was a thunderous boom, but the wall, reinforced by the Spiritual Power of the Large Formation, did not shatter. Instead, the luminance of the formation patterns on it dimmed slightly, clearly having consumed quite a bit of Spiritual Power.
Mo Hua’s thoughts shifted slightly, her Divine Sense guiding the flow of energy. In an instant, new Spiritual Power flowed in for replenishment, and the luminosity of the formation patterns on the stone wall was restored.
Feng Xi’s attempts to break through the wall were fruitless, and it had no choice but to start fleeing through the labyrinth.
But the Quicksand Formation had it trapped; the quicksand on the ground caused it to falter, and its movements were exceedingly slow.
Meanwhile, the Golden Light Formation Patterns on both sides lit up one after another, coalescing into thousands of golden sword beams, which assailed it like a downpour, enveloping Feng Xi within and repeatedly grinding away its Blood Qi.
The vast Spiritual Power and the ferocious aura of slaughter caused all the Foundation Building Cultivators outside the Large Formation to shiver with fear.
"Is this the might of a first-class trapping and killing formation..."
Though the Large Formation was only first-class, and the formations were of the Qi Refinement level, the sheer number of such formations was terrifying!
When the killing formations were activated, it was like tens of thousands of cultivators casting spells all at once, dense as a sudden downpour, leaving no place to hide or strategy to counter.
Once trapped within such a formidable formation, even if more than a hundred Foundation Building Cultivators assembled as Taoist Soldiers, they would likely face a hopeless demise!