As the Hua Tuo had previously stated, the Blood Refinement Formation, which had once besieged many experts of the Righteous Path in Kyushu a thousand years ago, was nearly impossible to break from within. It had no weaknesses whatsoever. However, the greater the power of the formation, the more energy it consumed from its caster. The caster had to maintain intense concentration, unable to be influenced by even the slightest external disturbance. This was the greatest flaw of the Blood Refinement Formation.
"Ye Huan, I suddenly thought of a way. Come closer and listen to me..."
With a serious expression on his face, Hua Tuo unexpectedly called Ye Huan over, leaving her somewhat confused. Yet, in order to find the weakness of the Blood Refinement Formation, she hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and leaning in close to Hua Tuo's mouth.
A series of whispers lasted for at least three to five minutes. After Hua Tuo closed his mouth, Ye Huan observed his face for a moment before finally nodding. She turned her head to the side and called out to Weiyang, who had been watching from the sidelines, "Weiyang, come here. I have something to tell you."
"Me?"
Looking at Ye Huan in surprise, Weiyang suddenly felt an ominous premonition. However, since everyone was in this together, he could only brace himself and walk over to Ye Huan.
Just as Weiyang had feared, Ye Huan indeed had no good intentions. She kicked him hard in the stomach, sending him flying a good four or five meters away. This distance meant that if Lingxiao took advantage of the spatial rift to launch a sneak attack, there would be no effective support for Weiyang from anyone else. In other words, Weiyang was now the next target that could be replicated by the Blood Refinement Formation.
Perhaps having been secretly waiting for such an opportunity, as Weiyang lay sprawled on the ground like a fallen goose, brilliant crimson light suddenly erupted around him—an obvious sign of an impending spatial rift. At that very moment, Ye Huan snatched an M4A1 assault rifle from Zhao Ziyu's hands and tightened her grip on the grenade launcher attached to it. She swiftly fired a grenade directly at the spatial rift.
Boom!
Before the Crimson Beauty Sword could emerge from the rift, the grenade forcibly penetrated into it. With an explosion that rang out, the crimson light in the sky retreated rapidly and vanished without a trace as if it had never existed.
Confirming that the Blood Refinement Formation had disappeared, Ye Huan looked around and quickly spotted a group of disciples from Nine Yin Cave in an area to the east of the sky. Notably, one of them was carrying Lingxiao on his back, who was covered in blood and completely immobilized. The black soot on his face indicated that he had suffered severe injuries from an explosion he hadn't managed to evade.
"Haha! Lingxiao really fell for it!"
Seeing Lingxiao lying on someone in mid-air, Hua Tuo felt a sense of relief and sarcastically remarked, causing Weiyang in the distance to instantly understand everything. Frustrated, he clutched his stomach and muttered, "It's true that Lingxiao is a foolish donkey, but what does that have to do with me? Why should I be used as bait?"
"Don't be so satisfied. I haven't forgotten how you left me behind when Bai Yulin activated Light and Dark Judgment."
Just then, Ye Huan, overhearing Weiyang's complaints, kicked Lingxiao again with a grin. He felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. This was all thanks to Hua Tuo. If he hadn't whispered the idea of using Weiyang as bait to lure Lingxiao into attacking through the spatial rift, and considering Lingxiao's own lackluster abilities, they might still be trapped in the Blood Refinement Formation, facing both Lingxiao's ambush and the attacks from the Blood Men created by the blood utilized in the formation.
"Not good, they're trying to escape!"
Still confused about how Ye Huan and Hua Tuo had figured out that the spatial rift could connect to the outside of the Blood Refinement Formation, Weiyang, who had been kicked down by Ye Huan, sat on the ground feeling utterly frustrated. After a long moment, he finally lifted his head, only to see that many disciples from Nine Yin Cave were showing signs of wanting to leave. He hurriedly shouted out loud, prompting both Ye Huan and Hua Tuo to look in that direction. They immediately noticed several disciples from Nine Yin Cave drawing their Flying Swords and rushing eastward. What were they doing if not fleeing?
With a fierce determination, Ye Huan summoned his Flame Sun Sword. Upon seeing the others attempting to escape, he wasted no time and flew after them on his sword, showing no intention of letting these detestable individuals get away. He quickly closed the distance between them.
"Ye Huan... Ye Huan... ah!"
Lying on the back of a disciple from Nine Yin Cave, Lingxiao, feeling the pressure of Ye Huan's approaching presence, still couldn't comprehend how Ye Huan had discovered his whereabouts within the Blood Refinement Formation and accurately attacked him. Filled with rage with no outlet, he could only roar angrily at the sky, his voice hoarse.
"Are you looking for me?"
Drawing upon all his remaining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, upon hearing Lingxiao's pained cries, Ye Huan instantly appeared beside him. With one swift strike, he severed the head of the disciple carrying Lingxiao. Turning to face Lingxiao, he sneered and then directly lifted him off the falling disciple. As for the remaining disciples from Nine Yin Cave, even if Ye Huan didn't take action, it was unlikely that Hua Tuo would let them off easily.
Descending rapidly back to the ground with Lingxiao, he threw him down forcefully. Slowly crouching down beside him, Ye Huan said, "So, Lingxiao, are you curious about how we knew you were hiding inside that spatial rift? To be honest, with your abilities, you couldn't possibly attack using your sword within the Blood Refinement Formation. Therefore, there’s only one answer: you must have been manipulating your Crimson Beauty Sword from close range while hiding in that spatial rift."
"Who told you that one cannot attack with a sword within the Blood Refinement Formation? Didn't Hua Tuo use magical artifacts?"
Lingxiao lay on the ground, his face filled with defiance, looking as disheveled as one could be. Yet he still struggled to ask Ye Huan a question. If he couldn't clarify this issue, he feared that even in death, he would remain troubled and unable to rest.
"I did use a magical artifact, that's true. But you must remember, I am a Transcendence Stage Cultivator, capable of clearly sensing the suppression of the Blood Refinement Formation on Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy."
It seemed that after dealing with the hundreds of disciples in the Nine Yin Cave, a Hua Tuo that had just landed from the sky responded to Lingxiao's words with the answer he sought.
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