Chapter 159: Ending, Formation

Hearing the familiar “hehehe” laughter, Guardian Wu subconsciously looked at Lin Yuan, “Boy, what… are you doing… ah…”

Before the Guardian Wu could finish his words, Lin Yuan stretched his palm into the energy membrane, and the Fallen Heart Flame was released, sweeping towards the soul of the Guardian Wu, and finally directly wrapped around the soul of the Guardian Wu.

The moment the invisible flame touched the soul of the guardian Wu, thick white smoke emerged from the latter's body with a hissing sound.

Then, a shrill scream that was as painful as bone marrow rang out from his mouth, "Ah——"

At the same time, Lin Yuan's playful voice also reached the ears of Guardian Wu.

"Guardian Wu, you are too dangerous."

"So, in order to put my mind at ease, for the mutual trust between us, and to keep you alive, I will eliminate all your ability to resist and seal you temporarily."

Afterwards, the guardian Wu let out an even more shrill scream, which echoed throughout the surroundings.

Without the protection of the black fog, the guardian Wu had almost no ability to resist the burning of the Heart Flame Fire. Soon, his soul was burned almost transparent, as if it would turn into nothingness at any time.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to take back the Heart Flame.

Immediately, he took out a black box for storing souls from his storage ring. With a wave of his hand, a suction force burst out from the box, sucking the soul of the guardian Wu into it and sealing it completely.

"Huh, I finally got it. After I meet Yao Lao tomorrow, I'll find time to interrogate Guardian Wu about the information and secrets of the Soul Palace!"

After putting the black box into the ring, Lin Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as this guy is caught, all the plans in this cooperation with Yao Lao will be perfectly accomplished.

Get rid of the Guardian Wu, the executor of the Soul Palace's ancient jade plan; sell favors to Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, and Gu Xun'er to obtain information about the Tomb of Evil; capture the Guardian Wu to obtain more advanced knowledge of the Soul Palace, as well as the detailed layout of the Soul Palace in the northwest to facilitate subsequent actions.

"However, Yao Lao is indeed a veteran who has been in the Douqi Continent for so many years. His methods of doing things are indeed sophisticated."

Thinking of the trace of hidden soul power that he had burned with the Heart Flame Fire, Lin Yuan couldn't help but reveal a playful smile on his face, "Even in such a battle, he did not forget to leave a tracking soul power on the body of the Wu Guardian."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a little more alert.

This is indeed a big problem.

As their cultivation becomes more advanced, Dou Zong and higher-level warriors, whether or not they are alchemists, will inevitably come into contact with soul power. The use of soul power has also become more varied, and it is easy to capsize if you are not careful.

"It seems that I have to be more careful in this regard in the future. Perhaps the Soul-Clearing Pill is more valuable than I thought before..."

On the other side, Yao Lao and Ling Ying also met Xiao Yan in a hidden valley after flying for a while.

"Teacher, are you okay?"

Looking at Yao Lao's soul that was so illusory that it was almost transparent, Xiao Yan asked hurriedly.

This was the first time he saw Yao Lao so weak, as if he was about to dissipate. Before, even when he helped him subdue Fengryu Dragon Flame and consumed a lot of soul power, it was not to this extent.

Yao Lao waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't worry, it's just that the consumption is a little bit high."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved.

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan deeply and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Yan, I know you have a lot of doubts. Now that the three-year agreement has ended, it is time to answer your doubts. Today, I will tell you everything."

"My master's affairs, Ling Ying and the people behind him, and the enemies we encountered today. Also, the Xiao family's affairs..."

"Xiao family?" Xiao Yan was shocked when he heard this. "What happened to the Xiao family?"

Suddenly, he thought of what the shadow said when it attacked him, and his eyes were immediately filled with a bit of red fierceness, "Teacher, is my father really in trouble..."

Yao Lao sighed, patted Xiao Yan on the head, and said earnestly: "It's almost certain, but there should be no danger to his life. Xiao Yanzi, remember, pure anger can't solve the problem, take a look at these materials first..."

As he spoke, Yao Lao took out the investigation intelligence that Lin Yuan had given him yesterday and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao and Ling Ying, then took the information handed to him by Yao Lao and quickly flipped through it, while Yao Lao looked at him quietly.

Suddenly, Yao Lao's expression changed slightly, and he looked into the distance with a serious look in his eyes.

"What's wrong, Mr. Yao?" Ling Ying asked hurriedly when he noticed Yao Lao's strange behavior.

Suppressing the doubt in his eyes, Yao Lao waved his hand and said calmly: "It's not a big deal. The soul power I attached to the guardian Wu was wiped out. I don't know whether the guardian Wu found it and dealt with it, or Tianshu and the others dealt with the guardian Wu."

"In any case, this matter has finally come to an end. We will know the answer when we meet with Tianshu tomorrow."

After saying that, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan and sighed in his heart: "Alas, Xiao Yanzi has just ended the three-year agreement that has suppressed him for a long time, but he will soon have to shoulder heavier things and face more difficult enemies."

Not long after, when Xiao Yan finished reading the information, his face became extremely gloomy, and the bulging blue veins on his forehead expressed his suppressed anger.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and suppressed the rage that was like a volcano in his heart. A cold voice came out of his mouth: "Teacher, tell me everything. Who are those black enemies? Why are they targeting us like this?"

"Okay, I'll tell you everything today! They are from the Soul Palace..."

Afterwards, Yao Lao began to tell Xiao Yan everything in detail, including the affairs of the Soul Palace, his own affairs, and the affairs of the Xiao family...

After capturing the guardian Wu, Lin Yuan, feeling relieved, released the Dual Element Secret Technique, and his aura dropped back to the level of a nine-star Dou Huang.

"The Po Yuan Zeng Qi Pill is expensive, but it's really effective." After feeling the powerful fighting spirit in his body, Lin Yuan thought to himself, "It seems that I need to continue collecting herbs to refine a few pills and prepare some for Qing'er and Zi Yan."

Feeling the power of the medicine in his body, Lin Yuan moved his fingers, and several mysterious seals were instantly formed, and a green fire lotus appeared on his fingertips.

"Heavenly Fire Tribulation: Green Lotus Locking Yuan Seal!"

The blue fire lotus entered the body and turned into a lotus-shaped seal in Lin Yuan's body, tightly wrapping the remaining 30% of the medicinal power of the Po Yuan Zeng Qi Pill and firmly sealing it. Immediately, Lin Yuan's cultivation quickly returned to the level of a five-star Dou Huang.

Sensing the powerful medicinal power that was firmly sealed in his body, a smile flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

"It can seal 30% of the medicinal power, very good. In this way, the Qinglian Suoyuan Seal used to seal the energy in the body is almost complete."

However, just when Lin Yuan was happy, a feeling of weakness came from his body. His body trembled slightly, and his face began to turn pale quickly. The side effects of the dual element secret method finally began to appear.

Seeing this, Medusa flashed and appeared beside Lin Yuan, supporting his body. She frowned slightly and said, "Are you okay?" Seeing this, Zi Yan and Qing Lin also flapped their wings and flew over.

Smelling the faint fragrance of Medusa, Lin Yuan relaxed his body, leaned on her, and chuckled: "Haha, nothing happened. It's just that the fighting spirit was consumed a little bit, plus the side effects of the secret method. I just need to rest and recuperate for a while."

For Lin Yuan, who has a very high level of physical training, this level of side effects can be cured in one day.

Then, his eyes swept across the bloody boundary around him and landed on Qing Lin, "Qing'er, you can remove the barrier and stop the operation of the Beast Spirit Gathering Formation."

Qinglin nodded and formed a few seals with his hands. The blood-colored boundary converged towards Qinglin, and the blood-colored space in the surrounding space also dissipated. The warm sunlight once again poured down from the sky.

Afterwards, the seal on Qinglin's hand changed again, and the blood cloud in the space inside the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils, which was connecting many snake-shaped monsters, gradually dissipated.

At the same time, the powerful aura on her body that was comparable to that of a Dou Zong slowly dissipated and returned to that of a Seven-Star Dou Wang.

Medusa looked at Qinglin with a look of amazement in her eyes, and sighed, "The Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils plus the Beast Spirit Gathering Formation can actually exert such power? Little Qinglin, you are only fifteen years old this year, a fifteen-year-old Dou Zong-level combat power."

Hearing this, Qing Lin dispersed the blood essence in his body, smiled briskly, and said, "Hehe! This is all thanks to you, my cultivation route has always been set by you."

Medusa glanced at Lin Yuan, who was resting his weight on her with a relaxed look on his face, and said playfully, "No wonder, when you heard that Mulan Valley had a formation that was passed down, you attacked them without hesitation."

Lin Yuan smiled faintly and said gently: "Qing'er is a natural formation master. I can't let her waste this talent."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Qing Lin, his mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a satisfied smile on his face, "Qing'er, you did a great job this time. It seems that you have already mastered the Beast Spirit Gathering Formation. You are indeed a natural formation master."

Lin Yuan has done some research on formations, and Qing Lin, as the host of the Green Snake Three Flower Pupils, can indeed be called a natural formation master.

In Lin Yuan's understanding, he divided the formations of the Douqi Continent into three types: the borrowed force formation, the combined force formation, and the mixed formation.

And Qinglin is undoubtedly a top genius in the combined force formation.

In the Douqi Continent, the power of a combined force formation depends on three points: first, the sophistication of the formation itself; second, the loyalty and strength of the personnel at each node that makes up the formation; and third, the coordination of the nodes that make up the formation.

Of these three points, let’s leave the first one aside for now.

Second, generally speaking, this step is accomplished by training suitable personnel through the establishment of a faction, such as the Yunlan Sect. This approach not only takes a great deal of time and energy, but the level of the trained formation master is closely related to the foundation of the faction itself.

As for Qinglin, as long as she uses the Green Snake Three Flower Pupils to forcibly subdue the powerful snake beast, she can easily obtain a large number of loyal and powerful formation nodes.

Currently, Qinglin has five sixth-level magic beasts, seventeen fifth-level magic beasts, sixty-three fourth-level magic beasts, and hundreds of third-level and lower magic beasts to form a formation for her. With this configuration, her beast spirit gathering formation is naturally far superior to the Yunlan Sect's cloud smoke covering the sun formation.

The Yunlan Sect's Clouds and Mists Covering the Sun Formation can allow a Dou Wang to unleash the power of a high-level Dou Huang.

Qinglin's current Beast Spirit Gathering Formation allows her to exert the power of a Dou Zong level.

Third, under normal circumstances, the coordination of the formation nodes can only be achieved through years of practice and adjustment, which is an extremely time-consuming and energy-consuming task.

And Qinglin can make the conquered monsters absolutely obey her and let them practice in the space inside the pupil of the Green Snake Three Flower Pupils.

For this purpose, Lin Yuan also worked with Qing Lin to design a set of soul marks, which contained the necessary knowledge of the formation. As long as Qing Lin used his soul power and the marks to mark the souls of the monsters in the formation, those monsters would be able to obtain the relevant knowledge.

With this set of soul-carving technology, Qinglin even saved the time to teach the monsters the skills of forming formations.

After the soul mark is engraved, those carefully selected Warcraft followers can become excellent formation nodes as long as they practice a lot in the space within the pupil.

In addition, Qinglin, who possesses the Green Snake's Three-Flower Pupils, has his own unique advantages.

On the one hand, she can use the space inside the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils to carry a large number of formation personnel. Therefore, when Qinglin acts, it seems that she is acting alone, but in fact, she is acting with a huge force.

On the other hand, she can also use the space within her pupils to hide the formation nodes involved in the formation, making it impossible for others to break the formation by attacking the weak formation nodes.

In the future, as long as Qinglin’s strength is further improved, the upper limit of her ability to subdue monsters will also be further improved.

Lin Yuan estimated that after Qing Lin broke through to the Dou Huang level and regained enough followers, her actual combat power would increase further through the formation, and it was expected to be enough to fight against a high-level Dou Zong head-on.

As long as the operation is done properly, Qinglin's strength will expand rapidly like a snowball before breaking through to the Douluo level.

"I will soon be able to cling to Qing'er's thighs! I have to find a way to get more and better formations. I can't let the formations themselves hinder Qing'er's progress."

"We must also investigate the location of the more advanced snake-shaped monsters as soon as possible."

"Also, her soul needs to be further strengthened. She needs to use more complex formations. This is essential."

Lin Yuan's mind was racing as he pondered over various matters in the future.

When Medusa saw Lin Yuan's raised mouth corners, she suddenly remembered what Lin Yuan said to her more than a year ago, "Don't underestimate her, maybe she will surpass Her Majesty the Queen soon", and she couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

If he hadn't completed the life-threatening evolution, he would not be a match for Qinglin now.

Thinking of this, Queen Medusa felt an inexplicable sense of urgency in her heart.

While everyone was thinking about it, Zi Yan squeezed next to Lin Yuan and began to take credit: "Lin Yuan, what about me? I punched that black guy a few times and stopped him. This time, you have to reward me at least three... no... five delicious meals, I want to eat..."

Hearing Zi Yan's words, Lin Yuan smiled softly, "I am in a good mood today. Three or five meals are not enough? I will give you ten meals."

"Ten meals, really? Great." Zi Yan was delighted when she heard that, and quickly said, "Brother Lin Yuan, you can't go back on your word."

"Has Lin Yuan suddenly changed to Brother Lin Yuan again?" Looking at the happy expression on Zi Yan's face, Lin Yuan smiled and pulled her smooth little face until she showed an expression as if she wanted to bite him, then he let go.

Sure enough, where Zi Yan is there is always joy.

"Haha! Let's go back to the Holy City of Gama. The long-term plan has come to an end, let's go back and hold a celebration party..."

　This part of the story has ended. The three-year agreement in the original novel was a very colorful part of the story. I hope I didn’t make it lose too much luster.

　　The fighting scenes lasted for many days and tens of thousands of words, which may have made some readers a little tired. I apologize for this and I will pay attention to it later. As a new author, I do have a lot of shortcomings in controlling the details of the content.

　　The three-year agreement is not only a dividing point in the original novel, but also a paragraph in this book. It is the end of many things and the beginning of some new things.

　　With this paragraph as a sign, the book should be considered to have entered the middle period, and the time in the middle period is not so tight. The three years from the beginning to now are indeed a bit rushed. Now that the protagonist has obtained the ancient jade, time can be more relaxed. Maybe the pace of the book will be more relaxed?
　　In addition, the protagonist's strength and power have gradually grown from a rookie who just graduated from college to a level that is enough to influence the situation in a region. He can start to plunder and enrich his various backgrounds.
　　Ugh..., what on earth am I talking about...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)