I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 2387: Chapter 1075: Slaying the Golden Flame Manticore (Part 3)

"Please, True Monarch, use the Xuanji Instrument to take a look at this place..."

Chen Mobai, upon seeing the blueprint in mid-air, his eyes lit up. He compared it to what his Earth Spirit had sensed and pointed to one of the nodes where the Spirit Vein flowed.

Dustless True Monarch took out the Xuanji Instrument, his Supreme Treasure, and used it in front of Chen Mobai, turning the node from blurred to clear.

Soon, Chen Mobai and Dustless True Monarch began discussing, and Da Kong True Monarch initially could follow, but quickly fell behind.

[This young man’s mastery of formations is truly this advanced? How old is he? How did he learn it?]

Da Kong True Monarch watched as Chen Mobai methodically inscribed the Dragon Scale Formation within the cave, feeling a shock in his heart.

At first, when Chen Mobai claimed to have a slight understanding of formations, Da Kong True Monarch thought it was genuinely slight.

After all, a person’s energy is limited. With Chen Mobai’s nearly unmatched mastery in artifact refining in the East Continent, his abilities in talisman and formation methods were presumed to be weaker.

According to Da Kong True Monarch’s conjecture, if one could master a Fifth Rank Formation like him, it would be the limit.

But seeing Chen Mobai and Dustless True Monarch discuss, where even the latter gradually started to concur more, it was clear that the young man’s expertise in formations far exceeded his own.

"That’s about it."

At this moment, Chen Mobai had already explained his method of deciphering the Dragon Scale Formation, and Dustless True Monarch nodded repeatedly.

This was the result of the two Array Masters discussing together. Although Dustless True Monarch’s Realm was high and he had the Xuanji Instrument, he was still not as adept as Chen Mobai with his Earth Spirit and rich experience.

Throughout Dustless True Monarch’s life, he had set up merely a few hundred formations.

After reaching Divinity Transformation, he delved mainly into the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Formation.

However, Chen Mobai was different. The Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation on Dragon God Star was composed of thousands of formations together; his extensive knowledge in formations even impressed Dustless True Monarch.

"I never expected there would be such formidable formation inheritance within Yi Yuan’s teachings."

Dustless True Monarch watched as Chen Mobai took out various materials from his Storage Bag to refine Array Flags and Plates on the spot, feeling moved as he assisted.

"Not at all, in terms of formation Realm, I’m still not as good as True Monarch."

Chen Mobai remained humble in the face of Divinity Transformation. During their earlier conversation, he learned that if Dustless True Monarch expended his Lifebound Essence, he could activate a Sixth Rank Formation with the Xuanji Instrument. That would make him a Sixth Rank Array Master.

However, no one had ever forced Dustless True Monarch to that point over the years, so he remained Fifth Rank.

Under their hands, one hundred twenty-eight Array Flags and thirteen Array Plates were quickly refined.

"Young friend Chen, please stay here to guard this Teleportation Array."

Da Kong True Monarch spoke, inscribing a special Teleportation Array on the stone platform Dustless True Monarch had carved out of the rock wall.

As long as they could break the Dragon Scale Formation and face the wounded Golden Flame Manticore directly, he and Dustless True Monarch could easily slay it.

Moreover, if all three of them entered, and if there were unforeseen dangers, the Righteous Path could face total annihilation.

Thus, Da Kong True Monarch intended for Chen Mobai to stay outside and safeguard their retreat route.

With this Teleportation Array marked, even if faced with danger deep within Dragon Abyss Cave, he could use the Void Evasion Technique to bring Dustless True Monarch out.

"Sect Master Chen, rest assured. If we succeed in slaying the Golden Flame Manticore, you will certainly get one Communicating Holy Spirit Pill."

Dustless True Monarch, fearing Chen Mobai might misunderstand, opened his mouth to promise.

"Then I’ll be lazy outside while the two True Monarchs work hard to slay the demon."

Chen Mobai roughly understood the meaning of the two True Monarchs. They had likely already determined the distribution of each pill in this batch of Communicating Holy Spirit Pills.

Giving him one pill was within their expectations, but giving two might exceed the budget.

This would make it hard to explain to the Nine Heavens Morality Sect.

Now that Chen Mobai had contributed to the formation, he was duly credited with one pill, but contributing to slaying the Golden Flame Manticore would make one pill too little.

"Brother Da Kong, I’m going in first."

Dustless True Monarch placed the Array Flag and Array Plate into his Storage Bag and stepped into the entrance of the cave where the Golden Flame Manticore hid.

Da Kong True Monarch followed closely behind. Soon, Chen Mobai, through his Earth Spirit Realm, sensed an unusual power mingling within one of the Spirit Vein nodes.

He nodded, then aligned the array diagram in mid-air, lighting up a point. Following this, each Spirit Vein node lit up successively. Quickly, the mysterious power enveloping the cave entrance began to gradually dissipate, allowing Chen Mobai’s Divine Sense to probe inside unimpeded.

Meanwhile, the chilling Spiritual Energy that surged from the cave entrance grew denser, reminding Chen Mobai of the Innate Turbid Yin Qi.

[Could this place perhaps connect to the Underworld?]

Thinking this way, Chen Mobai resisted the urge to take out the Evil Spirit Disk. Instead, he took out a few Spirit Sealing Tubes to collect the chilling Spiritual Energy here, planning to examine it later.

"Boom!"

A violent tremor soon echoed from the depths of the cave. Pieces of weathered rock began to fall from the stone walls around, plummeting towards Chen Mobai.

He unfolded the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo Magic Artifact, transforming it into the Taiyi Luo Heaven Formation, pulverizing the descending rocks into dust.