"What mere rat dares to lay hands on my Liu family!"
As a voice filled with supreme might boomed, Sun Ding Tian, Hong Shi San, and the others present, as well as the Nine Sect disciples who had been repelled by Li Xuan's sword intent on Crescent Peak, all showed expressions of reverence. They then bowed in unison towards Liu Shao Yun's position in mid-air.
"Greetings, Great Gate Master!"
The synchronized, resonant sound boomed like thunder.
This voice instantly drew Li Xuan's attention.
A spiritual light flashed before Liu Shao Yun's body, and the figure of a middle-aged man, radiating spiritual light, slowly appeared.
"So, it's just a spiritual sense clone," Li Xuan observed, his heart instantly relaxing.
"Father, this person trespassed into our Nine Sect headquarters and even trapped the Grand Elder within formations. In the end, he even intended to capture me as a hostage. Under duress, I had no choice but to deploy this trump card of yours. I implore Father to eliminate this brat and uphold the prestige of our Nine Sects!"
As the spiritual sense clone appeared, Liu Shao Yun was the first to speak.
"To bully our Nine Sects, his crime deserves death!"
As Liu Shao Yun finished speaking, the spiritual sense clone before him displayed immense rage. With a word, it reached out a hand towards the void.
"Stop!"
Just then, another booming voice tore through the sky.
Following this, several sonic booms echoed, and figures rapidly appeared before Sun Ding Tian. The newcomers were Wu Xue and the Wu family patriarch, Wu Yi Gou.
Moreover, Huo Ling Feng, who had met Li Xuan once and even had a seemingly good relationship with him, also appeared alongside Wu Yi Gou.
Not only that, but Wang Chang Ye of the Wang family was also among them. With the arrival of these individuals, the spiritual sense clone that had been about to attack also paused.
"Sect Master Liu Xuan, this matter is not as it seems. Sect Master Liu Xuan, please do not act rashly," Wu Yi Gou said, looking at the spiritual sense clone before Liu Shao Yun.
"When this person trespassed into our Nine Sect headquarters earlier, you families all stood by and watched. Now you emerge? Do you truly believe our Liu family has fallen?"
Sensing that the situation was spiraling out of control, Liu Shao Yun quickly shouted in reprimand.
"Those who bully our Nine Sects shall be killed without mercy!"
As if provoked by Liu Shao Yun's words, the Liu Xuan clone, which had paused, uttered a sound that seemed like a self-muttering. It moved in an instant, shooting towards Li Xuan.
"Liu Shao Yun, are you trying to drag our Nine Sects to their doom along with your Liu family!"
Seeing the Liu Xuan clone reappear, even the Wu family patriarch, Wu Yi Gou, changed his expression. Without regard for Liu Shao Yun's face, he roared.
"Sect Master Wu, do you truly believe that this person can annihilate our Liu family? It seems Father was right; you families are growing weaker with age." Protected by the Liu Xuan clone, Liu Shao Yun was now utterly fearless.
Meanwhile, Li Xuan, watching the Liu Xuan clone surge towards him, moved his feet as if treading on flat ground. Two more array lights flickered into existence.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the eight giant spiritual energy pillars, which had initially only lit up seven, finally saw the eighth one slowly brighten.
"Qian position rises, Kun position settles, Kan position ascends, Li position moves."
Li Xuan's feet moved rapidly. Below him, four of the eight giant spiritual energy pillars shot up into the sky, vanishing from their original positions in an instant.
Subsequently, the four spiritual energy pillars abruptly appeared around Li Xuan. They simultaneously unleashed a fierce array light, and a massive formation was instantly linked together.
Observing Li Xuan's formation, a trace of shock flashed in Wu Yi Gou's eyes. He quickly looked towards a spot in the void in mid-air.
That was where the Liu Xuan clone was located.
And now, it had been surrounded by Li Xuan's four giant spiritual energy pillars.
Wu Yi Gou's face turned grim. He finally shook his head in resignation and spoke slowly, as if murmuring to himself, "A Rank Six formation!"
"What!"
Although Wu Yi Gou's voice was extremely low, none of the present individuals were weak. They naturally heard him. In an instant, everyone was stunned.
A Rank Six formation could only be set up by a Level Six Formation Master. If that were the case, then Li Xuan before them must also be a Level Six Formation Master.
"This battle is unavoidable. However, fortunately, none of our families have intervened. Since this matter was initiated by the Liu family, let them resolve it themselves. I wonder if Liu Xuan's true body will regret it once he learns the full story."
Wu Yi Gou sighed helplessly, then shook his head and spoke with a wry smile.
At this moment, Wu Yi Gou was deeply convinced that Li Xuan before him must have come from the powerful Eternal Continent.
Otherwise, possessing not only the strength of the initial stage of the Fate Realm but also being a Rank Six Formation Master, either of these identities was not something that could be easily achieved.
"This formation cannot trap me!"
As the four giant spiritual energy pillars appeared, the Liu Xuan clone seemed to be muttering to himself, wildly punching at the array light before him. In an instant, one of the spiritual energy pillars before him began to flicker and dissipate.
Seeing this, Li Xuan moved his hand seals again and stepped forward once more.
"Ze position flows, Feng position enters, Shan position stops, Lei position moves!"
Li Xuan took four consecutive steps. Below, the other four spiritual energy pillars roared and shot up into the sky, instantly appearing in the gaps between the four spiritual energy pillars that had trapped the Liu Xuan clone.
The massive array light instantly linked together, solid spiritual energy chains weaving out as if they were tangible.
The spiritual energy chains formed by the array light crisscrossed and connected, and the space within the spiritual array grew smaller and smaller. The Liu Xuan clone was now like someone mired in mud, completely unable to move.
"How is this possible!?" Seeing that the Liu Xuan clone was trapped just like Liu Yi, Liu Shao Yun's face changed drastically once more.
"A Rank Six formation can kill beings at the peak of the Fate Profound Realm. Liu Shao Yun, do you truly believe your Liu family is invincible?"
Seeing that Li Xuan had only trapped the Liu Xuan clone, Wu Yi Gou felt a slight sense of relief. He then looked at Liu Shao Yun and shouted sternly.
Following this, Wu Yi Gou waved his hand, and a spiritual light enveloped Liu Shao Yun, pulling him directly to Wu Yi Gou's side.
"I implore you to give us some face. We will certainly provide you with an explanation for what Liu Shao Yun has done." After restraining Liu Shao Yun, Wu Yi Gou sighed helplessly. He then floated to the front of everyone and clasped his fists at Li Xuan, speaking.
Seeing Wu Yi Gou's initiative to show goodwill, Wu Xue and the others behind him were all shocked.
However, upon seeing Liu Yi and the Liu Xuan clone trapped within the formation, they all fell silent and looked towards Li Xuan, who was standing in mid-air.
"Release Ah Jin and Ah Li. As long as they are unharmed, I can let bygones be bygones." Li Xuan spoke slowly after a moment of silence upon seeing Wu Yi Gou appear.
"Esteemed sir, rest assured. Since it was Liu Shao Yun's doing, we will definitely release them. Please wait a moment, this old man will personally escort them to you." With that, Wu Yi Gou prepared to descend towards Crescent Peak, carrying Liu Shao Yun.
Hearing this, Li Xuan did not say anything further. He closed his eyes and waited quietly. However, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly snapped open, and a clear trace of ferocity was evident.
"Patriarch Wu, I will accompany you."