Chapter 348: Rank 5 Formation

"We cannot run," Qin Ming said, shaking his head. "The world is vast, yet they were able to track us down even though our Qin Family was developing in a remote place like Liu City. No matter where we hide, I suspect they will be able to find us."

"A Martial King has great speed, and our Qin Family has many Clan Members with low cultivation. Their speed is too slow. Even if we run, we cannot outrun them."

"We cannot hide, and we cannot run. What should we do?" Jue Wuya frowned, lost in deep thought.

Qin Ming took out two jade bottles and opened them separately. "With our strength, we have zero chance of fighting a Martial King. However, I have two jade bottles here; this is the only way I can think of to deal with a Martial King."

Seeing the jade bottles Qin Ming produced, Jue Wuya smiled and said, "How could I have forgotten your abilities? Your martial arts might not be exceptionally high, but your Alchemy skills are unparalleled."

"It is not that simple," Qin Ming said, shaking his head. "In these two jade bottles, one contains a poison pill, and the other contains a forbidden pill."

"A poison pill and a forbidden pill?" Jue Wuya nodded. "That is true. In this world, only these two types of Medicinal Pill can kill across Ranks. What kind of poison pill is this, what Rank is this forbidden pill, and what are the side effects?"

Qin Ming looked at one of the jade bottles and said, "This jade bottle contains a Rank 6 poison pill, the Intestine-Severing Pill. This type of Medicinal Pill is colorless and odorless; it can kill a Martial King. Even if a Martial Emperor were to accidentally consume this, it could instantly cause the Martial Emperor to lose all combat effectiveness."

"It is that powerful?" Jue Wuya said happily. "Then can't we use this Medicinal Pill to directly poison the Qixin Sect Martial King?"

Qin Ming shook his head. "A Martial King will not just stand there and let us kill him. I suspect that as soon as we appear in front of him, we will be slapped to death. Although you excel at speed, compared to a Martial King, can you outrun him?"

"No!" Jue Wuya shook his head. "Among those of the same Rank, no one is faster than me—at least none that I have encountered. But crossing a Rank…"

Each Rank is like a world of difference, and the difference in speed is also like heaven and earth. Although he was Cultivating a Heaven Grade Cultivation Technique, and one that enhanced speed at that, he had absolutely no confidence that he could outrun a Martial King.

"Therefore, the most difficult part right now is how to make the Martial King ingest the poison," Qin Ming said. "I do have a method to make the Martial King ingest the poison with Soundlessness, but this method has too many limitations. There cannot be a single mistake."

"What method?" Jue Wuya asked. Right now, they could not let any method slip by.

"A Formation!" Qin Ming calmly spat out the two words.

"A Formation?" Jue Wuya said in surprise. "You can also set up a Formation? Is there anything you cannot do?"

Qin Ming said with shame, "Brother, my Formation level is not high. At most, I can only set up a Rank 5 Formation, and a Rank 5 Formation can only hold off a Martial King for a moment."

If he had known he would encounter such a situation, Qin Ming would have definitely studied Formations in his previous life. In his previous life, he did not fight often, nor did he go out on adventures frequently, so his research into Formations was not high; he only occasionally set up a Formation for fun.

Usually, when he needed to set up an Advanced Formation, he would leave it to a professional Formation Master; he only needed to pay some Medicinal Pill.

"A Rank 5 Formation?" Jue Wuya also knew the power of a Rank 5 Formation. A Rank 5 Formation was fine for dealing with a Martial Spirit, but it was far from enough to deal with a Martial King.

A Martial King could likely forcefully blast the Formation open within a quarter of an hour; a powerful Martial King could even blast it open instantly.

"Moreover, the most critical issue right now is not setting up the Formation, but how to get the Martial King to obediently enter the Formation?" Qin Ming added. The Formation had to be set up in advance, and getting the Martial King to enter was another difficult point.