Wu Shattered Star River

Xu Zu and the others immediately stared nervously at Zheng Yi Daoren. The Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer cultivator from Thunderclap Sect asked, "Daoren, what is a 'Heaven-Defying Half-Move'?"

Zheng Yi Daoren stopped his calculations and said, "My father loved to study chess games his whole life. He created three types of chess formations: one is the Qiankun Formation, one is the Qiantian Formation, and the last is the current Heaven-Defying Half-Move Formation."

"Of these three chess formations, Xuantian Temple has only ever evolved one: the Qiantian Formation! Eventually, that formation was broken. The other two chess formations haven't been triggered in millions of years. I never expected the Heaven-Defying Half-Move Formation to be triggered today!"

"Qiankun Formation, Qiantian Formation, Heaven-Defying Half-Move Formation!"

The powerful cultivators exchanged glances. Just hearing the names of these three chess formations, they sounded very strong. They probably would be very difficult to break, right?

The Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer cultivator from Thunderclap Sect asked, "Daoren, is this chess formation dangerous? Are there any benefits to breaking it?"

"Of course, it's dangerous!"

Zheng Yi Daoren said, "Back then, my junior brother, Changdao, was trapped inside the Qiantian Formation for eight hundred years. He almost went crazy inside, but he eventually broke out of the formation."

"When he went in, he was only at the Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Layer, but after he came out, he directly broke through to the Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Layer. After cultivating for a hundred years, he broke through to the Ninth Layer -- that's the benefit of breaking the chess formation!"

"Dao Venerable Changdao!"

Xu Zu and the others felt a chill in their hearts. They all knew Dao Venerable Changdao. Although he didn't appear at yesterday's Conferred God Ceremony, they had dealt with him many times before.

Zheng Yi Daoren's battle prowess wasn't considered too strong among the Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer cultivators, but Dao Venerable Changdao's battle prowess was terrifyingly strong.

None of those present dared to say they were his match. His battle prowess should be ranked in the top three among all Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer cultivators.

They never expected Dao Venerable Changdao's battle prowess to be so strong because he had broken one of the three great chess formations left behind by the Supreme God of Fate.

If…

Several cultivators cast their gazes towards the image in mid-air, their eyes becoming somewhat fiery.

If one of the seven cultivators inside could break the Heaven-Defying Half-Move chess formation, wouldn't their battle prowess also improve by leaps and bounds? Directly breaking through from the Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Layer to the Eighth or Ninth Layer?

The Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators from Thunderclap Sect, Fire Mountain, Dark Gate, and Life Gate were the most excited. There were many cultivators from Fate Mountain here, and they were all somewhat excited.

The Ice Snow Clan experts, as well as Xu Zu, were somewhat regretful.

After all, Jiang Han was the leader of the Radiant Church, and Jiang Han was deeply tied to the Radiant Church. He had also offended the Dark Dao, so it was impossible for him to defect to other forces.

Thinking of this, Xu Zu secretly became somewhat expectant again.

If Jiang Han could become the second Dao Venerable Changdao, that might not be a bad thing.

"Fellow Daoists!"

Zheng Yi Daoren spoke at this moment. He scanned the experts from the various forces and said, "All three chess formations are dangerous. You might become a madman or even have your souls scattered and die inside."

"The chess formation hasn't been completely activated yet. I can get them out. You must quickly decide whether to let them risk breaking the formation inside or teleport them out immediately?"

A group of experts exchanged glances, all somewhat hesitant.

These few inside were all treasures of the various forces. If they really died inside, it would be a great loss.

But if they could break the chess formation, then their forces might have one more Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer expert, and it might even be a super expert like Dao Venerable Changdao.

The Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer cultivator from the Dark Dao asked, "Daoren, is it possible for all seven cultivators inside to break the chess formation? Or can only one break it?"

"I don't know!"

Zheng Yi Daoren shook his head and said, "My father rarely talked about these three chess formations. He said that whether or not you can break them depends on your own fate. If you can break them, there will be great benefits. If you can't break them, you might die inside."

Zheng Yi Daoren added, "You must make a quick decision. After thirty breaths of time, the Heaven-Defying Half-Move chess formation will be activated, and then there will be no way to withdraw. I'm telling you this beforehand, so don't blame my Fate Mountain if you die inside."

Xu Zu thought for a moment and said, "Daoren, can you send a message inside to tell them the situation and let them decide for themselves?"

After all, Jiang Han wasn't a member of the Pei family, so it was naturally not good for Xu Zu to make a decision for him. Therefore, he proposed a compromise.

"Yes, yes!"

The expert from the Life Gate said, "Send a message inside and let them decide for themselves. It's not good for us to make decisions for them!"

The other Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer cultivators nodded one after another. Any decision they made would be wrong. It was better to let the cultivators inside choose for themselves. If they really died inside, then that was their fate.

"Alright!"

Zheng Yi Daoren nodded slightly. Then, a ray of light lit up on his body, and the light shot directly into the portrait in mid-air.

Zheng Yi Daoren's phantom condensed in the portrait. His phantom appeared in the Xuantian Temple in mid-air, and he shouted, "Little Daoist friends, congratulations on triggering the Heaven-Defying Half-Move chess formation, one of the three hidden chess formations of Xuantian Temple."

"If you can break the chess formation, you may obtain great fortune, and your battle prowess may have the opportunity to improve by leaps and bounds, and you may eventually break through to the Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Layer."

"However… you may also die inside, or become a madman. You only have twenty breaths of time to make a decision immediately. If you want to withdraw, you can tell me, and I will send you out!"

"Um…"

Surprise appeared on the faces of Jiang Han and the others, and their expressions changed constantly.

Mu Qingchen didn't hesitate at all and cupped her hands, "Ancestor, I choose to brave this Heaven-Defying Half-Move chess formation!"

Lei Zhen was the second to speak, "Daoren, I choose to brave the formation!"

Kan Shao's eyes darted around, his heart tangled, but in the end, he still decided to brave the formation.

Because the events at the Sea King Shrine had greatly damaged his reputation, if he chose to withdraw this time, it would greatly affect his reputation, and many members of the Kan clan would call him a coward.

So he gritted his teeth and said, "Daoren, I choose to brave the formation. Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by heaven!"

Huo Yu glanced at Kan Shao and followed suit, "I also choose to brave the formation!"

Four of the seven cultivators had chosen to brave the formation. The young lady from the Life Gate and the cultivator from the Destruction Sea exchanged glances and both gritted their teeth and said, "I choose to brave the formation!"

In the end, only Jiang Han was left.

Jiang Han's heart was somewhat tangled…

If the chess formation had been triggered normally, he might not have been so tangled, but he was the one who triggered this chess formation.

To be precise, it was the blue crystal that triggered it. Jiang Han suspected that the blue crystal was the Sea King Divine Seal.

In other words, the Divine Seal of the Supreme God of the Sea King activated the Xuantian Temple's formation, causing a change in the formation and triggering this Heaven-Defying Half-Move chess formation.

The Supreme God of the Sea King was killed by the other Supreme Gods. Did the Supreme God of Fate participate in this?

If he did participate, then the Supreme God of Fate and the Supreme God of the Sea King were enemies.

He, as the successor of the Supreme God of the Sea King, was entering a powerful chess formation set up by his enemy. He had a high chance of dying.

Seeing Jiang Han's hesitation, Kan Shao sneered and said, "What? Jiang Han, are you scared? If you're scared, then get out!"

Mu Qingchen and the others all looked over, but Jiang Han ignored the gazes of the group of cultivators. He pondered for a few breaths of time, and finally raised his head and said, "I'm not braving the formation. Daoren, please teleport me out!"