Mortals cultivate immortality, I have a Chaos Tower

Outside Yunzhou City, the morning mist gradually dissipated, and the light of the Seven Stars Array became more and more dazzling, shrouding the entire city in a layer of mysterious light. Lin Fan stood outside the array, his eyes deep, the Qiankun Axe in his hand had been retracted, and the cold light on the axe blade gradually subsided. But his heart did not calm down with this moment of silence.

The powerful attack just now was unable to shake the formation. Although the surface of the formation had experienced several unstable fluctuations, it soon recovered as if the power of the entire star was firmly bound to this land. The morale of the defenders of Yunzhou City was greatly boosted. With the operation of the Seven Stars Linking Formation, they seemed to have received endless support. Their eyes were fierce, as if the formation had given them supreme fighting spirit.

Lin Fan looked at the formation, secretly puzzled, frowning slightly. He had seen many formations before, and even broke many powerful barriers with his own hands, but this Seven Stars Formation seemed extraordinary. Not only could it use the power of the stars to strengthen the defense, it could even stimulate the special energy in the formation, continuously replenishing the fighting power of the defenders, like an indestructible fortress.

Yan Wuji stood inside the light curtain of the formation, watching Lin Fan standing outside the formation unable to move, and he felt relieved, with a smug smile on his face. "Lin Fan, it seems that you are just like that. It's wishful thinking to think that you can break through my Seven Stars Formation." After saying that, he laughed a few times, turned around leisurely, and slowly walked back to Yunzhou City, as if he had won the battle.

Seeing Yan Wuji retreating back into the city, Lin Fan's doubts grew. "Why is the Seven Stars Array so powerful? With my strength, I can't even shake it?" He whispered to himself, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this, Jin Buke beside him couldn't help but tighten his sword, showing impatience: "Brother Fan, this formation is really weird. How about we just attack directly, even if it consumes us, we can still break this damn thing."

Lin Fan shook his head, his eyes still fixed on the seven stars twinkling in the sky: "No, this formation is extraordinary. A strong attack will only waste our spiritual power. We must find a way to break the formation."

At this moment, a gleam of inspiration flashed in Lin Fan's eyes, and he thought of Li Shentong, whom he had imprisoned in the Chaos Tower. This man was once an extremely advanced formation master, proficient in many ancient secrets, and perhaps he could see through the origin of the Seven Stars Linked Beads Formation and how to crack it.

Lin Fan sat cross-legged, slightly closed his eyes, pinched his fingers, and silently recited the formula. Behind him, a phantom tower appeared faintly. It was the powerful magic weapon that had accompanied him for many years - the Chaos Tower. The tower contained countless secrets, magic weapons, and some powerful monks' souls. In the deepest part of the tower, a once famous formation master - Li Shentong was sealed.

"Li Shentong, come out." Lin Fan's voice was calm, but it contained endless majesty.

As he finished speaking, a faint shadow slowly emerged from the Chaos Tower, gradually condensing into a white-haired old man, who was none other than Li Shentong. Li Shentong raised his eyebrows slightly, sizing up the formation in front of him, a trace of thought flashing through his eyes.

"Lin Fan, you asked me out, are you facing any difficulties?" Li Shentong's voice was hoarse and cold, but it carried an innate arrogance. As a top figure in the formation world in the past, Li Shentong has always been conceited.

Lin Fan looked at Li Shentong and said briefly, "Take a look at this formation. Is there any way to break it?"

Li Shentong smiled slightly, his eyes swept over the Seven Stars Beads Formation, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. "This formation... is quite old. It is really surprising to see such an exquisite formation." His voice was full of surprise, as if the Seven Stars Beads Formation in front of him evoked some long-forgotten memories.

Lin Fan's heart moved slightly, and he continued to ask: "It seems that you know something about this formation?"

Li Shentong nodded and said slowly: "Yes, this formation is not an ordinary formation. It originated from ancient times and is a secret formation that can use the power of the stars in the sky. It is called the 'Seven Stars Linking Formation'. This formation can use the power of seven stars to establish a closed field. It can both defend and counterattack. It is very clever. Although your attack just now was powerful, the power of the stars will continue to restore the strength of the formation, making it difficult to completely destroy it."

Lin Fan frowned slightly when he heard this: "If that's the case, is there any way to break the formation?"

Li Shentong stroked his long beard, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "This formation is indeed powerful, but it is not impeccable. Every formation has its core, especially an ancient formation like this one. If you can find the core, you can break it in one fell swoop. However... the core of this Seven Stars Formation is usually hidden very deeply and is not easy to detect."

Lin Fan's heart tightened, and he thought to himself, "It seems that we must rely on Ye Qing to destroy the center of the formation from the inside. Otherwise, the external attack will not be able to shake this formation at all."

He nodded, clasped his fists towards Li Shentong and said, "Thank you for your guidance."

Li Shentong nodded slightly, and then his figure gradually faded and returned to the Chaos Tower.

Lin Fan stood up and looked at the dazzling starlight again, with a plan in mind. Now, they could only wait for Ye Qing's action. Once the center of the formation was broken and the formation was ineffective, Yunzhou City would be in their pocket.

However, just as Lin Fan was thinking, the scene on the distant city wall made his face change suddenly.

"Oh no, something happened to Ye Qing." Jin Buke's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly pointed at the city wall. He saw Ye Qing being escorted out by several defenders on the city wall. There was blood on her face, and although her expression was stubborn, she had obviously lost her ability to move. Yan Wuji stood beside her, looking at Lin Fan and others outside the city with a sneer on his face.

“Lin Fan!” Yan Wuji shouted loudly, his voice full of mockery and contempt, “Your accomplice has already fallen into my hands, and you still want to break the formation? Hahaha!”

Lin Fan frowned, clenched his fists, and secretly thought of a countermeasure. He had originally hoped that Ye Qing would destroy the center of the formation, but now this plan was obviously not feasible. Ye Qing's capture not only meant that they lost the opportunity to break the formation, but also meant that Yan Wuji had already grasped their movements.

"Yan Wuji!" Lin Fan said coldly, with endless murderous intent in his tone, "Do you think you can stop me by catching Ye Qing?"

Yan Wuji sneered and shook his head, his eyes revealing a teasing look: "Lin Fan, you are indeed a formidable opponent, but today, you are destined to lose! The power of the Seven Stars Linking Formation is beyond your comprehension, so don't even think about breaking it. Your plan to have an insider response has failed, and now you only have one way - that is to give up!"

Lin Fan's eyes gradually turned cold. He knew that today's battle had reached a stalemate. Ye Qing's capture made them lose the best chance to break the formation, and the formation in front of them was difficult to break in a short time with external forces.

However, Lin Fan was not at all panicked. His eyes remained calm, and deep in his heart he had another bold plan.

"In that case..." Lin Fan whispered to himself, his eyes determined, and then he turned to look at Jin Buke, Zhong Ling'er and Jiang Shuiling, "From now on, it's up to us. Yan Wuji thought he could trap us, but this formation will eventually have flaws."

Jin Buke snorted coldly and clenched his sword tightly: "It should have been done long ago! A mere formation will not delay for long."