Chapter 671: Heart Formation!
skipped before but all ended up failing their final exams.The four of them rushed to the cafeteria for breakfast and then hurriedly went to class.After one weekend, Hao Ren met his classmates again an...Chapter 671: Heart Formation!
Sizzle! Sizzle!
In the void, suddenly appeared were twenty-four sharp daggers.
"Sword formation!"
Hao Ren's one thousand two hundred and eighty sword lights were fully deployed.
The Four Gates Bottom Array! The sword light formed four walls, remaining still to control the situation.
"The Seven Slaughters Formation is based on the seven emotions and six desires of ordinary people: extinguishing joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire." The sound of the Master of Mount Penglai echoed faintly.
The twenty-four sharp daggers formed two spirals and slashed towards Hao Ren.
Hao Ren's one thousand plus sword lights shot up simultaneously. In an instant, this corner of the island was illuminated by a burst of light. Hao Ren had reached the upper grade of the Exchange level, equivalent to the Spirit Embryo stage, and when he performed the Sword Light Shadow Decision, it was no longer as vulnerable as before.
However, these twenty-four daggers pierced through the sword lights directly, sliding towards Hao Ren's body.
An illusionary formation.
A heart-conquering array.
Hao Ren felt the cold sharp dagger pierce into his body and instantly fell into a nebulous illusory formation.
Joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire!
Winning at basketball, being admitted to college, parents rejoicing, marriage bliss... one scene after another flashed before Hao Ren's eyes.
Wedding bliss
Hao Ren suddenly froze but couldn't see who was wearing the red wedding clothes.
"Master Teacher, this Seven Slaughters Formation has never been broken by cultivators below the Nirvana Realm." The two young boys, Qingfeng and Mingyue, standing beside the Master of Mount Penglai whispered.
The Master of Mount Penglai stroked his fat face covered in wrinkles, smiling without speaking.
They stood five meters ahead of Hao Ren, but Hao Ren couldn't see them. At this moment, Hao Ren was standing dumbly under a peach tree, eyes shut tightly and fists clenched.
The Seven Slaughters Formation wasn't an array that attacked the body but one that attacked the heart. Even the most powerful cultivators had their own unsolvable heart knots, which would become obstacles to reaching the highest realm.
For example, Duan Yao thought about defeating Hao Ren and would someday seek revenge on him, meaning she needed to sever her inner demons.
Cultivators who reached the Nirvana Realm had no attachments or worries, their hearts clear as daylight, enabling them to smoothly break through heavenly tribulations and reach the Immortal境界。
Hao Ren was not old in age but high in realm, good from all perspectives. This Seven Slaughters Formation could be used to test his state of mind.
In the illusory formation, Hao Ren saw one girl after another running towards him, familiar and unfamiliar faces alike, even Jiang Yuan and Lin Li included.
However, the woman draped in a red veil was unclear to see who it actually was.
Hao Ren knew that this was an illusionary array but he really wanted to lift the red veil off. But when his hand reached out, there was some hesitation… Who could it be
"Master Teacher, he can't even pass through the first test," said the two young disciples seeing Hao Ren standing still.
They were somewhat unsatisfied with how much the Island Lord of Penglai favored Hao Ren.
"At least be able to break through till the fifth level," said the Island Lord of Penglai.
The Hao Ren standing in front of them clenched his teeth and suddenly moved his fingers slightly.
Bang!
One of the colors floating amidst the seven-color light on Penglai Island turned into powder and dissipated with the wind.
"This little punk has quite a lot of ambition," said the Island Lord of Penglai patting his old face, "Five… six. It's still good to be able to confront one’s heart."
The two young disciples, Qingfeng and Mingyue, could not see what was happening in the illusionary array but seeing Hao Ren breaking through the first test, they pursed their lips, "There is a second level."
While talking, the standing Hao Ren suddenly moved his body around, performing an entire set of fist techniques.
His punches were strong and each step carried a gust of wind.
In this illusionary realm, Hao Ren saw Qin Shaoyang tauntingly attack. Hao Ren felt that it was an illusion coming from the heart and did not want to pay attention to him but when he got hit by Qin Shaoyang’s golden shuttle, causing pain in his body, who knew
He had to pass through this level and defeat Qin Shaoyang to dissolve his anger!
Snap! The illusionary Qin Shaoyang was shattered into pieces by Hao Ren.
The dark assassin expert Black Wolf escaped from the Dragon God Temple, chasing after Hao Ren… The Western Sea Prince Zeng Yitao led a group of Western Sea Elders to capture Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi… Three Golden Dragon cultivators of Heaven Rank Upper Class arrived in an instant. Hao Ren was situated inside a villa by the seaside; the target of these three golden dragons was to destroy the house… Sword lights surrounded Hao Ren as he chopped off several leaves from the peach tree beside him.
"This second level is not easy," said the two young disciples, unable to hold back anymore.
Anger was hard to control and eliminate. On the path of cultivation, one couldn't avoid conflict; either using invincible strength to break through difficulties or being crushed by others.
The Island Lord of Penglai looked at Hao Ren and wanted to see what kind of opponents Hao Ren had faced in his past. When he saw that the opponents were all formidable, there was some joy.
Compared to the first level, this second level was much harder for Hao Ren. His sword lights danced around for half a period without breaking through.
How many formidable cultivators couldn't pass the "Anger" test Either being injured by their own anger or defeated in the illusionary realm.
The two young disciples, Qingfeng and Mingyue, looked at each other as they were about to say Hao Ren was likely going to lose this level when suddenly, Hao Ren released all his spiritual energy. A total of 1280 sword lights surrounded him, rushing straight into the sky.
Clack!
A bolt of lightning descended from the heavens.
Even the Qingfeng Mingyue who was still at the early-stage Soul Formation Realm revealed a bit of panic.
The Master of Penglai Island stretched out his right hand, and the heavenly thunder struck into his palm, condensing into a ball of lightning.
He casually threw it to the distance. The tenth-stage demons lurking under the sea leaped out one after another, eagerly seizing for the ball of lightning upon seeing its appearance.
Bang!
The second colorful light surrounding Penglai Island suddenly dissipated.
Hao Ren inside the illusion felt extremely exhausted, as if he had fought all his opponents. Suddenly, scenes such as his grandfather’s death, grandmother's death, and accompanying his grandma to visit his grandpa’s grave appeared before him one by one.
Suddenly, a scene of his grandma falling seriously ill and lying in bed came into view.
Hao Ren felt as if he had been struck by a giant hammer on his heart, shocked and saddened.
Immediately afterward, scenes depicting the breakdown of family happiness, such as losing one’s spouse and children, betrayal from loved ones, appeared in turn.
"Mortals are most annoyed. See if he can make it through this stage," said the Master of Penglai Island after a long silence.
Hum... hum... Hao Ren's sword light began to resonate repeatedly. These sword lights were the manifestation of his spirit energy, representing his mood as well.
Whoosh... The sword light suddenly scattered in all directions, and the various sad scenes in the illusion shattered like glass.
Bang!
The third colorful light enveloping Penglai Island slowly faded away.
Varying terrifying scenarios that instilled fear and dread began to assail Hao Ren again.
Those with weak wills or guilty consciences would surely fail this stage.
Hao Ren had the confidence and courage to protect those around him, breaking through "Sorrow," and naturally also possessed the same resolve to break through “Fear.” His sword light flashed continuously; the fourth colorful light suddenly broke apart as well.
Breaking two stages consecutively, surpassing four stages in total—this performance was even surprising for Qingfeng and Mingyue, the attendants who served Penglai Island's Master.
"Qingfeng, Mingyue, who was the last person to break through the Seven Kill Array" asked the Master of Penglai Island suddenly.
"About a thousand years ago, it was a small demon king that had transformed into human form," answered the two servants.
They hadn’t witnessed this event personally but heard about it from their master.
"That little demon king had neither father nor mother, and was unrestricted in his actions. He possessed innate divine power and broke through my Seven Kill Array with pure courage."
The Master of Penglai Island said while looking at Hao Ren standing under the peach tree with eyes closed and brows furrowed.
"This little cultivator, however, has parents, is restrained in his actions, and harbors concerns. He broke through four stages consecutively with a pure heart to protect others."
Three more colorful lights accompanied the ethereal music, circulating around Penglai Island.
Loved, hated, desired.
The last three stages of the Seven Kill Array represented the deepest human emotions.
Let go of affection, let go of hatred, let go of desire... and you will be able to pass through the Seven Killing Formation.
"His worldly heart is too heavy; he definitely won't be able to get past the fifth stage," said the young boy.
*Bang!*
The fifth burst of colored light suddenly shattered.
A heart full of great love! This fifth stage can be passed whether one has no affection or a lot of affection. As long as there is no obsession with infatuation, one can maintain peace of mind.
"Then the sixth stage..." said the young boy.
*Bang!*
The sixth burst of colored light also shattered suddenly.
"This... " The young boy turned his head and looked at his master in confusion. In this Seventh Killing Formation, there is both love and hate; the first stage and the fifth stage, as well as the second stage and the sixth stage, are essentially two dead ends.
The Island Lord of Penglai shook his head with a smile but did not explain anything further.
He had expected Hao Ren to pass through the fifth stage, but he hadn't thought that Hao Ren would also be able to pass through the sixth stage. A cultivator must face various formidable enemies. From the illusionary realm, the Island Lord of Penglai saw that Hao Ren's opponents became stronger and stronger, but Hao Ren did not hate any single person in his heart.
A thought can span the heavens and earth, a thought can mean life or death.
Should he be able to break through the Seventh Killing Formation, he would become the second person in all of history to do so.
Physical formations are easy to break, but mental formations are hard to break.
To have such a state of mind is likely not difficult for even an Immortal ascent to the Heavenly Dragon Realm.
The Island Lord of Penglai looked at Hao Ren, wondering whether he could pass through the final stage.
This Seventh Killing Formation was the most formidable mental formation in the world. To break it would be to break oneself; this last stage might even stump a Core Formation cultivator.
To pass through the Seventh Killing Formation is to pass through the heavenly tribulation, but passing through the heavenly tribulation does not necessarily mean that one can pass through the Seventh Killing Formation as well.
The faint sounds of immortal music made Hao Ren feel dizzy and lethargic.
After consecutively breaking through six stages, almost everything about himself had been laid bare. The final stage was the closest to his deepest desires; if he couldn't hold on, he would fall into the path of demons.
The Penglai Island Lord, whose skin resembled a thousand-year-old tree root, looked at Hao Ren with one large and one small eye, wondering whether Hao Ren could pass through the final stage.
*Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!*
In Hao Ren's jiezi space, where the Golden Light Shield slept, it suddenly sensed the rich spiritual energy outside. Unable to hold back any longer, it charged out of Hao Ren’s jiezi space.
*Slurp...* Finding that the spiritual energy here was extremely plentiful, it didn't care about its location and began rolling up the massive spiritual energy on Penglai Island!
*(To be continued)*right then, I'll hold onto it at my place temporarily. When your mother finds a good buyer, she can sell it," said Hao Ren."Okay!" Zhao Hongyu smiled happily. She was planning to get a large off-road...