Chapter 4192: Formation Backlash

Sha Tongtian had originally followed the strong scent to this location. He looked around for a long time, observing carefully, then pinpointed an area and took out a golden compass from his pocket to investigate thoroughly.

After a moment, he took out nine yellow Formation Flags and inserted them into the positions of the Nine Palaces.

Strangely, these Formation Flags moved on their own without wind, some pointing east, some west, rotating continuously.

After half an hour of this back-and-forth effort, Sha Tongtian's gaze finally landed on one direction, and a look of joy bloomed on his face.

Xiao Qing had been playing her game console for quite a while and seemed a bit bored. She looked up and pouted.

"So slow, making it so complicated. Will it even work? He's utterly useless."

In her opinion, breaking a Formation should be like her Big Brother, solved with one kick; why make it so troublesome?

Huo Tiancheng had been watching respectfully, but upon hearing her words, he immediately snorted coldly.

"Little girl, what do you know? Do you think breaking a Formation is child's play?

Great Master Sha is the First Immortal Array Master; there are none who can achieve this level. If it were other Rank 12 Immortal Array Masters, they would probably need several days to make any progress."

What he said was true; some ordinary Immortal Array Masters take days, even months, to break Formations, so Sha Tongtian's speed was considered fast.

But Xiao Qing paid no attention to this; she gave him a fierce glare: "Useless is useless, what's there to argue about?"

"You…"

Huo Tiancheng was about to say something more, but just then, Sha Tongtian, who had made a breakthrough, turned his head.

"Everyone, you may not know much about Formations. This Formation was created by the heavens and earth, containing the Origin Qi of heaven and earth, and is of a higher Rank than those laid by humans, with almost no flaws.

Let me tell you, only this Old Man can find the Formation Core in such a short time.

The Formation Core is the quickest key to breaking a Formation; once the Formation Core is found, the Formation is broken. Now, let me show you how to break a Formation!"

With that, he flicked his robe sleeve, displaying the demeanor of a Great Master, and raised his hand to grab a yellow Formation Flag, throwing it three zhang away.

He shouted loudly: "Break for me!"

Strangely, that Formation Flag did not embed itself in the ground but floated in the Void Realm.

The flag surface trembled continuously, causing waves of energy fluctuations.

At the same time, the surrounding thousand zhang were also filled with intense Formation energy.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding crowd exclaimed in admiration.

Yu Jiuge was a little nervous and secretly leaned close to Ye Bufan: "Pill King Ye, what should we do?"

What kind of treasure was the bodhi heart? It was an existence beyond Rank 12 immortal spirit grass, absolutely rare and unique in the world.

To repay his life-saving grace, she had told Ye Bufan the news, but she absolutely did not want to see it taken by Sha Tongtian.

"Don't worry, he won't be able to take it."

Ye Bufan had a calm smile on his face. He had been observing before, but now the Formation Core the other party found was completely wrong; how could he possibly break the Formation in front of them?

Because of this, he was very composed, merely standing by and watching it as a joke.

"Oh!"

Out of trust in him, Yu Jiuge simply nodded and said no more.

The others, however, did not know this. Huo Tiancheng gave a thumbs-up, his face full of respect and flattery, embodying the role of a sycophant to the fullest.

"Did everyone see that? This is the demeanor of a Great Master! To be able to witness Great Master Sha personally breaking a Formation, we have not lived in vain!"

Sha Tongtian stroked his long beard, his face full of triumph. In his opinion, the Formation was already broken, and the next step was to see what kind of treasure he would obtain.

But just then, with a bang, the yellow Formation Flag he had thrown exploded into pieces.

Immediately after, an invisible energy swept over, engulfing him and sending him flying, landing heavily on the ground headfirst.

The backlash of the Formation was incredibly powerful, beyond imagination, even Sha Tongtian, a Fourth Grade Saint Emperor, was completely powerless to resist.

Everyone's expressions froze. They had all been eagerly waiting to see what treasure it was, and no one expected such a result.

Huo Tiancheng had already prepared his compliments, even perfecting his expression, just waiting for the Formation to break to immediately step forward and congratulate.

This way, he could win Sha Tongtian's favor, and second, he might gain some benefits.

But seeing this scene, he was instantly dumbfounded and quickly swallowed back his compliments.

"This is nothing. Great Master just heard earlier that this is a natural Formation, extremely difficult. How could it succeed on the first try?

I believe Great Master Sha will definitely be able to break this Formation!"

This guy reacted quickly enough, immediately changing his narrative.

Sha Tongtian climbed up from the ground, his robe torn, his face covered in yellow sand. He no longer had the demeanor of a Great Master and looked incredibly disheveled.

"Hahahaha, that's hilarious! He's utterly useless, I'm dying of laughter…"

Everyone saw Sha Tongtian's miserable state and dared not speak, even tightly controlling their expressions, fearing to displease this Great Master.

And then, a sudden laugh rang out, which was none other than Xiao Qing.

The little girl didn't even put this Old Man in her eyes, so she naturally laughed when she wanted to.

"You…"

Sha Tongtian had always been revered. When had he ever suffered such humiliation? For a moment, he was both ashamed and angry.

But it was clearly his own failure to break the Formation, making a fool of himself, so he couldn't vent this anger.

He finally suppressed the anger in his heart, his body trembled, and his powerful Immortal Essence swept away all the yellow sand.

"Nephew Huo is right; this was just a small mistake. This Old Man will definitely break the Formation later."

After speaking, he ignored his embarrassment, his face grim, and once again took out his golden compass, meticulously investigating again.

This time, he was even more careful. About a quarter of an hour later, he revealed a look of sudden realization and took out another yellow Formation Flag, waving his hand to insert it into the yellow sand ten zhang away.

"Break for me!"

Compared to last time, Sha Tongtian shouted even more forcefully this time, practically hoarse.

Subsequently, the surrounding space rippled with intense Formation fluctuations, but the result was exactly the same as before: the Formation did not break, and he was once again thrown out.

However, this time Sha Tongtian was prepared in advance, so he didn't land headfirst, which made him look a bit better.

"This…"

Under everyone's gaze, his old face turned liver-colored. He had never been so humiliated in so many years.

At the same time, he was filled with doubts. What exactly was going on? He had clearly found the Formation Core, so why couldn't he break the Formation?

However, at this point, there was no turning back; he could only step forward again.

As a result, two hours passed, and he tried more than a dozen times, but without any success, only earning him one Formation backlash after another.

The surrounding crowd watched dumbfounded, unsure whether the Formation was too powerful or if the First Great Master's reputation was exaggerated. The outcome was beyond everyone's expectations.

Ye Bufan sniffed. The fragrance in the air was becoming fainter and fainter, reaching a point where it was almost imperceptible.

It seemed it was almost time; the bodhi seed was about to mature.

He was too lazy to continue watching and stepped forward.

The killing Formation Sha Tongtian had laid out earlier was like nothing in his eyes. He kicked, and the Formation stopped, then immediately kicked a second time into the Void Realm.