Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 399: Lu Chen Encounters Obstacles in the Star Picking Formation!

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Lu Chen Encounters Obstacles in the Star Picking Formation!

"Master, has something happened?"

Xu Taiping, with a guilty conscience, cautiously asked upon seeing Danyang Zi’s demeanor.

With a smile that was not quite a smile, Danyang Zi said, "Nothing much. I am just sitting here, watching to see who will come out on top."

However, the more nonchalant he acted, the more uneasy Xu Taiping felt in his heart. Sensing this, Danyang Zi then said, "Since you are not interested in managing the formation here, why not go and call little nine over?"

Startled by the prospect of taking over the Star Picking Formation, Xu Taiping instinctively replied, "When this disciple went to deliver the wooden token, junior brother nine was in the middle of seclusion..."

"When I’m in seclusion, little nine dares to come to my retreat. What’s the matter, you don’t dare to when little nine is in seclusion? Taiping, how come your courage is now less than little nine’s?"

"This disciple wouldn’t dare!"

With the conversation having reached this point, Xu Taiping knew he could hardly refuse and had to slightly bow before flying off to Ninefold Peak.

Ninefold Peak was the valley where Zhu Chongjiu resided.

There were numerous peaks within the Casting Gear Pavilion, ranked according to their height into nine, representing their nine great elders.

There were actually other peaks, with others at the Core Formation Stage.

But they were not direct disciples of the sect leader’s lineage.

Take today’s grand event, for instance; the number of Foundation Establishment disciples who came was not just a few hundred.

In fact, it exceeded one thousand.

Watching Xu Taiping leave, Li Haorong also felt something was amiss and flew to Danyang Zi’s side, asking, "Master, what about seventh junior brother...?"

With a faint smile, Danyang Zi said, "Taiping has recently become quite bold, so I want to test his courage!"

Li Haorong had already detected an underlying meaning in Danyang Zi’s words, but since Xu Taiping had left and Danyang Zi had not spoken plainly, he immediately guessed something, bowed slightly, and retreated without saying a word.

Casting Gear Pavilion...

It seems trouble is brewing!

But to what extent this trouble will escalate, that is yet unknown.

Meanwhile, Xu Taiping was pondering Danyang Zi’s intentions and the exact reason behind them.

If he had angered his master, his master didn’t show any emotion, yet why was he sent away?

Could it be that there was something his master wanted to discuss only with the other senior and junior brothers?

He thought it over and over but couldn’t make sense of it, so he slowed down and did not fly directly to Ninefold Peak.

At the same time...

Within the Star Picking Formation...

This formation was extremely mysterious; its actual location was unknown, but the space inside was immensely vast. Lu Chen, through the patterns of the formation, had found the entrance and was speeding towards it, standing on his Heavenly Inquiry Spear.

Along the way, he encountered many fellow disciples, but he paid no attention to them.

However, someone wanted to get his attention.

"Lu Chen, halt!"

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, Lu Chen looked back.

It turned out to be Li Haorong’s disciples, Li Chengyang and Li Chenggu.

He stopped, looked around, and did not find Li Chengming.

Aside from them, there were quite a few other disciples he did not recognize.

"A good dog doesn’t block the path, get lost."

Lu Chen descended, holding his spear in hand, and said indifferently.

"Who are you calling a dog?"

Li Chengyang, already annoyed from the injury caused by Lu Chen’s sneak attack on Ninefold Peak, now finally had a chance to encounter him here, and with many senior and junior brothers around, he naturally wanted to get even!

Elder Xu had instructed that if they met Lu Chen in the formation, they should properly "spar" with him!

How could he not understand the implication behind the word "spar"?

Taking advantage of the pretext of Lu Chen insulting someone, he naturally could challenge Lu Chen to a fight with full justification!

As he questioned him, Li Chengyang drew his magic artifact, a pair of fire tongs, and without a second word, clamped them towards Lu Chen!

In that instant, the opening of the fire tongs stretched out a streak of flame, exuding the aura of Earth Fire.

Clearly, Li Chengyang had also cultivated the Geothermal Fire Power with the Fire Control Spirit Technique!

At the same time, he grasped Li Chengyang’s intentions.

Thinking he was only newly initiated yesterday, even if he had extraordinary talent, he probably found it difficult to control the Earth Fire, right?

The corners of Lu Chen’s mouth revealed a trace of mockery.

Sorry to disappoint you!

Although he had not learned any spells, it was extremely simple for him to wield fire.

With a mere thought, he activated the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, and the speed of the fire tongs Li Chengyang clamped at him significantly slowed in his eyes.

Lu Chen, too, surged with fire power in his palm, reached out, and seized it!