I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2387 - 1075: Slaying the Golden Flame Manticore (Part 3)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
"True Monarch, kindly employ the Xuanji Instrument to examine this location..."
As Chen Mobai gazed at the blueprint suspended in the air, excitement gleamed in his eyes. He cross-referenced it with the insights from his Earth Spirit and indicated a key node along the Spirit Vein's course.
Pulling out his Supreme Treasure, the Xuanji Instrument, Dustless True Monarch activated it right in front of Chen Mobai, sharpening the node's hazy outline into sharp focus.
In no time, Chen Mobai and Dustless True Monarch dove into their discussion, with Da Kong True Monarch managing to keep pace at the start but soon lagging far behind.
[This youth's command of formations is astonishingly profound? What's his age? Where did he acquire such skill?]
Da Kong True Monarch observed Chen Mobai systematically etching the Dragon Scale Formation inside the cavern, a wave of astonishment surging through his mind.
Initially, when Chen Mobai mentioned having a basic grasp of formations, Da Kong True Monarch believed it was indeed just that—basic.
After all, one's time and effort are finite. Given Chen Mobai's exceptional prowess in artifact refining across the East Continent, it seemed likely his skills in talismans and formations lagged behind.
Da Kong True Monarch had figured that mastering a Fifth Rank Formation, like his own level, would represent the peak for someone like him.
Yet, witnessing the exchange between Chen Mobai and Dustless True Monarch, where the elder increasingly agreed with the youth, it became evident that this young man's formation expertise surpassed his by a wide margin.
"That's essentially it."
By now, Chen Mobai had fully outlined his approach to unraveling the Dragon Scale Formation, prompting Dustless True Monarch to nod in firm approval.
This breakthrough emerged from the collaboration of two Array Masters. Despite Dustless True Monarch's elevated Realm and access to the Xuanji Instrument, he couldn't match Chen Mobai's intuition from the Earth Spirit combined with his vast practical knowledge.
Over his lifetime, Dustless True Monarch had only constructed a few hundred formations at most.
Once he attained Divinity Transformation, his focus shifted primarily to studying the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Formation.
Chen Mobai stood apart in this regard. The Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation on Dragon God Star integrated thousands of individual formations; his deep reservoir of formation lore even left Dustless True Monarch in awe.
"I never imagined Yi Yuan's lineage held such a powerful inheritance in formations."
Dustless True Monarch observed Chen Mobai extracting assorted materials from his Storage Bag to craft Array Flags and Plates right there, a surge of emotion rising as he lent a hand.
"Hardly, when it comes to formation Realm, I still fall short of True Monarch."
Facing a Divinity Transformation expert, Chen Mobai stayed modest. From their prior talk, he'd discovered that by drawing on his Lifebound Essence, Dustless True Monarch could wield the Xuanji Instrument to trigger a Sixth Rank Formation, elevating him to Sixth Rank Array Master status.
Yet, throughout the years, no adversary had pushed Dustless True Monarch to unleash that extent, keeping him at Fifth Rank.
Working together, they swiftly produced one hundred twenty-eight Array Flags and thirteen Array Plates.
"Young friend Chen, remain here to protect this Teleportation Array."
Da Kong True Monarch instructed while engraving a unique Teleportation Array onto the stone platform that Dustless True Monarch had hewn from the rock face.
Should they shatter the Dragon Scale Formation and confront the injured Golden Flame Manticore head-on, he and Dustless True Monarch could dispatch it without much trouble.
Furthermore, if the trio ventured inside and encountered unexpected perils, the Righteous Path risked complete wipeout.
Therefore, Da Kong True Monarch planned for Chen Mobai to hold position outside, securing their escape path.
With this Teleportation Array in place, even amid dangers lurking deep in Dragon Abyss Cave, he could employ the Void Evasion Technique to extract Dustless True Monarch.
"Sect Master Chen, have no doubts. Should we triumph over the Golden Flame Manticore, you'll undoubtedly receive one Communicating Holy Spirit Pill."
To prevent any misconception from Chen Mobai, Dustless True Monarch spoke up with the assurance.
"In that case, I'll lounge here lazily as the two True Monarchs labor to vanquish the demon."
Chen Mobai grasped the intent behind the two True Monarchs' words. They had probably settled on how to divide this batch of Communicating Holy Spirit Pills already.
Allocating him one pill fit their plans, but two would stretch beyond what they could afford.
Explaining an extra to the Nine Heavens Morality Sect would prove difficult.
Now, with his input on the formation earning him due recognition for one pill, but joining the kill on the Golden Flame Manticore would render just one insufficient.
"Brother Da Kong, I'll head in ahead."
Dustless True Monarch stowed the Array Flags and Array Plates into his Storage Bag before advancing into the cavern mouth where the Golden Flame Manticore lurked.
Da Kong True Monarch trailed right after. Moments later, via his Earth Spirit Realm, Chen Mobai detected an odd force blending into a Spirit Vein node.
He gave a nod, then synchronized the hovering array diagram, illuminating a single point. Next, the Spirit Vein nodes activated in sequence. Before long, the enigmatic energy cloaking the cave entrance started to fade away, letting Chen Mobai's Divine Sense sweep inside freely.
At the same time, the icy Spiritual Energy billowing from the cave mouth intensified, evoking memories of Innate Turbid Yin Qi for Chen Mobai.
[Might this spot link to the Underworld somehow?]
With that thought crossing his mind, Chen Mobai curbed the impulse to deploy the Evil Spirit Disk. Instead, he produced several Spirit Sealing Tubes to capture samples of the frigid Spiritual Energy, intending to analyze them afterward.
"Boom!"
A fierce rumble erupted from the cavern's depths shortly after. Chunks of eroded stone dislodged from the surrounding walls, crashing down toward Chen Mobai.
He deployed the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo Magic Artifact, which morphed into the Taiyi Luo Heaven Formation, reducing the falling debris to fine powder.