Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 1023: One thousand and twenty-one, in a dilemma.

Chapter 1023: One thousand and twenty-one, in a dilemma.

"Don’t worry!" Luo Shu said confidently. The formation she and Hanmo had set up was not just any ordinary formation. Unless the opponent also practiced Ancient Formations.

Seeing Luo Shu’s confidence, the hearts of everyone present eased slightly.

Lin Jue deliberated for a moment before looking at Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo, "You should already know the reason why the Top Ten Sects are targeting the Liangyi Sect this time, right?"

Luo Shu nodded, "Their goal should be Hanmo and me. Since we were able to complete the task of obtaining the Star Origin Fruit, they are certainly speculating whether we might harbor some hidden secrets." She had already learned the purpose behind the Top Ten Sects’ attack on the Liangyi Sect when Elder Mu mentioned it.

Back when she and Hanmo undertook the Star Origin Fruit mission, they had already harbored such concerns. What they hadn’t expected was the Top Ten Sects to resort to such despicable tactics.

Lin Jue nodded slightly, "If the Mountain Protection Array cannot be broken by the Top Ten Sects, you should remain within the sect to cultivate. With your talents, I believe it won’t be long before your strength surpasses that of the elders from the Top Ten Sects. By then, even if you choose to leave the Liangyi Sect, your chances of escaping will be much greater." He understood Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo’s intention of heading to the Heaven Realm.

"That’s also our plan." Luo Shu said. At this point, Hanmo’s cultivation was just one step away from becoming an Immortal Emperor. Once he broke through, for the Top Ten Sects to try to capture them, they’d need to carefully consider whether the sacrifice would be worth it.

As far as she knew, there were currently only two cultivators in the Earth Realm who had reached Immortal Emperor cultivation: the sect master of the Sky Water Sect, Que Penghai, and the sect master of Great Mahayana Island, Jun Wuheng.

In fact, even with her and Hanmo’s current cultivation, escaping from the grasps of the Top Ten Sects wouldn’t be too difficult.

However, the reason they were waiting for Hanmo to advance to Immortal Emperor cultivation before leaving was so they could use this time to elevate the overall strength of the Liangyi Sect’s disciples. Only by doing so could they ensure that after their departure, the Liangyi Sect would no longer face any crises.

Another reason was that the Immortal Ship heading to the Heaven Realm wouldn’t arrive at the Earth Realm for another year. Even if they wanted to go to the Heaven Realm now, it wasn’t yet feasible.

A massive flying ship slowly descended from the sky, landing in the square before the Liangyi Sect’s sect gates.

As the cabin doors opened, the disciples of the Sky Water Sect marched down grandly under the guidance of Elder Guo and another elder.

When Elder Li, who had been idly waiting for some time, saw Elder Guo, he cheerfully walked up to greet him, "Elder Guo." This time, he had selected five hundred elite disciples from Great Mahayana Island’s inner sect disciples. He was determined to annihilate the Liangyi Sect in one go, capture those two disciples, and interrogate their secrets.

Elder Guo smiled faintly and nodded, glancing at the disciples Elder Li had brought along, "Elder Li seems to have brought quite a number of disciples this time."

"Not many, just about five hundred elite disciples. Elder Guo has also brought quite a number of disciples." Elder Li replied with a cheerful smile, scanning the group behind Elder Guo.

Elder Guo stroked his long beard with a smile and turned to look at the Mountain Protection Array of the Liangyi Sect, "Let us not delay. Let’s begin." He did not want to waste too much time on this matter.

"I’ll leave the Mountain Protection Array to you then, Elder Guo!" Elder Li cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Elder Guo. While there were a few elders on Great Mahayana Island with decent proficiency in formations, their skills paled in comparison to Elder Guo.

"No problem!" Elder Guo confidently walked up to the Mountain Protection Array, standing outside the formation and releasing his Divine Sense towards it.

As soon as his Divine Sense touched the array barrier, a violent surge of killing intent swept over him, causing Elder Guo to feel a ripping pain inside his sea of consciousness. His face turned pale, and a mouthful of blood spurted out as he nearly fainted on the spot. What an incredibly powerful formation!

"Elder Guo!" Upon seeing Elder Guo spitting blood, Elder Li and the other elder of the Sky Water Sect quickly rushed over.

The other elder of the Sky Water Sect took out a Healing Pill and placed it into Elder Guo’s mouth before looking at the formation ahead, his eyes filled with a hint of apprehension. How could this formation be so formidable? Elder Guo’s mastery of formations was even better than his, yet even Elder Guo had gotten hurt. How could he have the confidence to break through this formation?

Elder Guo seemed slightly better, and he opened his mouth to speak, "This formation... I cannot break it..." He couldn’t discern the paths of this formation, nor could he gauge its level. Attempting to deduce the formation’s secrets would require his Divine Sense, but his Divine Sense couldn’t penetrate it at all. He was certain that if he tried to probe the array barrier with his Divine Sense again, his sea of consciousness would be utterly destroyed, making recovery nearly impossible.

Elder Li and Elder Xin turned to look at the formation with grave expressions. If even the formation couldn’t be breached, how could they attack the Liangyi Sect? Yet retreating would be equally unsatisfactory for them.

"Let me try!" Elder Xin said as he released his Divine Sense.

"No! The formation harbors killing intent!" Elder Guo said urgently to stop him.

"Pfft!" Elder Xin spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body staggering. Looking at the formation ahead, fear filled his eyes.

Elder Guo retrieved a pill for restoring Divine Sense and placed it into Elder Xin’s mouth, "This formation is extremely peculiar; with our level of proficiency in formations, we are simply incapable of breaking it." Though he deeply disliked admitting it, the reality was clear, and he had no choice but to face it.

"Would we really have to retreat like this?" Elder Li asked unwillingly. He had brought so many disciples, made such a spectacle of the operation, only to fail to even harm a single hair of the Liangyi Sect. If word got out, wouldn’t they become a laughingstock?

Glancing at the cultivators who had come to watch after hearing the news, Elder Li immediately decided that even if they had to resort to brute force, they had to attempt an attack on the Liangyi Sect.

"We’ll carry out a full assault," Elder Li said, turning towards Elder Guo and Elder Xin.

"Breaking through this formation will be exceedingly difficult," Elder Guo sighed. Even without delving deeply into the formation’s mysteries, he could already sense its intimidating power.

"Difficult or not, we must attack. If we retreat now, what will Sacred Heavenly Gate or the Magpie Mountain Sect think of us? And those spectators—while they might not say anything aloud, they’ll certainly be laughing at us in their hearts." Elder Li pointed towards the nearby cultivators who had gathered to watch the commotion. Even if they couldn’t break the formation today, he was determined to try.

Elder Guo and Elder Xin gazed solemnly at the Mountain Protection Array ahead, letting out heavy sighs. They were caught in a dilemma—advancing was impossible with the formation’s terrifying defenses that they had personally tested, yet retreating would disgrace their sect completely. How were they supposed to proceed?