#122 - Chapter 122: Breaking the Ban

The Sky Wolf Demon Emperor told you that the stone houses were dwellings of the Wu tribe during the primordial era. These stone houses possessed a unique characteristic: they could channel the power of heaven and earth. Consequently, a type of formation arose that used stone houses arranged in a specific pattern, known as the Wu tribe formation.

Hearing the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor's words, you were somewhat surprised, never expecting that the stone house formation originated from the Wu tribe. This made you even more curious about what Qiu Yue intended to use this formation for.

Next, the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor informed you that there were three top-tier formations from ancient times that utilized stone house arrangements.

"This type of stone house formation has a significant background. Among the ancient formations, three of the most formidable are arranged using stone houses. The first is called the Eight Desolations Heaven-Devouring Grand Formation, the second is the Profound Yellow Starry Sky Grand Formation, and the third is the Nine Heavens Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation," the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor said. "The current stone house formation should belong to one of these three. I'm not entirely certain which one it is specifically, and I need some assistance from you to deduce its exact nature."

Hearing the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor's reply, you felt that sparing the remnant soul of the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor was indeed the right decision. As expected of a Return to Void expert, he immediately recognized the origin of the stone house formation.

Finally, you asked the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor what specific help he needed. The Sky Wolf Demon Emperor instructed you to destroy the stone houses arranged in the seventh row from the southeast, northwest, and northeast corners. These stone houses were the formation's core points. Destroying them would activate the formation, allowing him to deduce its specific type.

You followed his instructions. Five minutes later, you destroyed the stone houses arranged in the seventh row from the southeast, northwest, and northeast corners. The instant you destroyed those stone houses, the desolate wilderness seemed to undergo a tremendous change. Beams of bloody light suddenly rose from each stone house.

Gradually, these beams of bloody light coalesced into the shape of an axe in the sky!

"It's an axe! It seems to be the Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation!"

The Sky Wolf Demon Emperor identified the type of stone house formation. Subsequently, you inquired about what the Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation was.

The Sky Wolf Demon Emperor explained that the so-called Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation was an extremely domineering formation from ancient times. Once successfully refined, it could break through all restrictions. During ancient times, when some holy land sects explored certain secret realms, they favored refining this type of formation to break the secret realm's restrictions. Overall, this formation was extremely difficult to refine. Even when immortals existed in the Great River cultivation world during ancient times, refining this formation was exceedingly challenging. The Sky Wolf Demon Emperor was surprised that such a Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation existed in a remote place like Qing Province.

Hearing the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor's words, you pondered slightly. According to the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor, the Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation's function was to break restrictions. Could it be that Qiu Yue refined the Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation to break the restrictions of the City of Death?

This was your speculation. After all, the Chaoge City of Death was left behind by Emperor Xin of the Human Emperor lineage, containing countless treasures. Spending fifty years refining such a formation to break the City of Death's restrictions made sense. Moreover, Qiu Yue possessed the Xuan Bird Token. You increasingly felt that this stone house formation must be prepared for the City of Death.

Thirty minutes later, you left the place. Through the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor's words, you understood what the stone house formation was.

One of your doubts was resolved. Of course, you still had many unresolved questions, such as who the stranger cooperating with Qiu Yue was, and where the Xuan Bird Token and Mermaid Pearl were. But overall, you breathed a sigh of relief. Previously, you had always suspected that this stone house formation was a contingency plan left by Qiu Yue. You even suspected that Qiu Yue was using this formation to nurture some kind of evil creature.

But now, you knew that the stone house formation was a Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation. Overall, as long as it wasn't nurturing some kind of evil creature, it gave you a great sense of relief.

Ten minutes later, you brought Ghost Sword to the core palace of the Heavenly Demon Sect and allowed him to read the Heavenly Demon Sect's scriptures. After this person had studied it for an hour, you killed him. This person laughed loudly, saying before his death, "Having heard the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening." He said that he had studied the Heavenly Demon scriptures and had no regrets even in death.

Twenty minutes later, you left the Heavenly Demon Sect. You glanced back. This trip to the Heavenly Demon Sect gave you a great sense of relief, greatly alleviating your previous unease.

"Qiu Yue should be dead. The stone house formation is just a Restriction-Breaking Grand Formation. This trip to Qing Province seems to be coming to a satisfactory conclusion."

You thought to yourself.

Qiu Yue's matter came to an end. You began to shift your focus to the matter of establishing a new order in Qing Province. A day later, you summoned all the Core Formation cultivators of the righteous path in Tiandu County and formally announced that you would establish Reincarnation Halls in every major county in Qing Province. Regarding this news, some were happy and some were worried. Some rogue cultivators were very happy because your establishment of the Reincarnation Hall meant a re-shuffling of power, which they naturally welcomed.

Of course, those righteous path sects were quite dissatisfied, which meant that the resources they controlled would be divided up by the Reincarnation Hall. But no one dared to say no. After all, you had previously annihilated the Holy Fire Sect.

At this meeting, you invited the Sword Palace Elder and the N裳 Fairy to join the Reincarnation Hall. You appointed the Sword Palace Elder as the Deputy Chief of the Qing Province Main Hall and appointed the N裳 Fairy as the Branch Hall Master of Blackwater County.

In this way, the establishment of Reincarnation Halls throughout Qing Province began to be promoted enthusiastically. Some low-level rogue cultivators and cultivators were very happy because who wouldn't want a fair and equitable environment where everyone could climb up?

You were very satisfied with the current situation in Qing Province. You seemed to be truly witnessing the order you had established about to be implemented in Qing Province. But when night fell, you would always think, who was the stranger who spoke with Qiu Yue? And where were the Xuan Bird Token and the Mermaid Pearl?

Another day passed. You learned a cultivation technique from the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor called the Seven Kill Technique, a sacrificial technique that could sacrifice one's lifespan to increase strength.

According to the Sky Wolf Demon Emperor, if you sacrificed all of your current life, you could directly increase by five minor realms, from the ninth level of Core Formation to the fourth level of Nascent Soul.

Learning this technique made you increasingly admire the Sky Wolf Demon King as a Return to Void expert. He even possessed such a technique to increase strength. In any case, learning this technique was considered a trump card for you.

Counting the time, it had been three days since you killed Qiu Yue. On the evening of the fourth day, you were practicing the Seven Kill Technique when you suddenly sensed several overwhelming auras descending outside your house.

There were actually four Nascent Soul cultivators, all wearing black armor and riding ancient beasts similar to Qilin, their eyes cold and staring at you with overwhelming killing intent.

Who were these suddenly appearing black-armored Nascent Souls? Were they those who cooperated with Qiu Yue? Before you could have any more questions, your pupils constricted because you saw someone.

Another figure descended outside your house. It was a female figure, none other than Qiu Yue!