Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 580 The Storm is Art

"How did she find this place!"

"Fu Shan actually managed to find your final destination before you even returned, and he even waited for a long time!"

"Was the anomaly in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth caused by Fu Shan?"

"However, along the way, it wasn't just in that mountain village that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth changed; subtle imbalances have also appeared in the distribution of spiritual energy in many parts of the south."

Zhu Wuyao did not respond and was rushing towards the western Taibai Sect territory without regard for anything else.

If it's really as Lingbi speculated, could it be that she attacked that cultivator in the mountain village, causing a change in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which made Fu Shan notice it?

No, that's not right.

This strange phenomenon wasn't limited to that mountain village. Zhu Wuyao had already discovered it on his way to the Juque Sect. Since the source of the anomaly wasn't just the mountain village, the "fight for the treasure land" wouldn't have only occurred in that one mountain village.

Before Zhu Wuyao could think it through, she suddenly sensed danger as she approached the border between the two factions.

She instinctively drew her sword and slashed.

Strange patterns appeared on the ground in all directions. As they were attacked by the sword energy, the two-dimensional patterns suddenly rose up and became three-dimensional.

A large array, its gray-white color tinged with a dark and menacing aura, enveloped the earth. The surrounding danger made Zhu Wuyao feel as if he had thorns in his back.

Fu Shan's figure instantly hovered above the great formation.

"Divination cultivators... are really hard to catch."

If Zhu Wuyao hadn't brazenly appeared in front of the Juque Sect and stolen the person she wanted, Fu Shan wouldn't have chosen to act at this time. She would have trapped Zhu Wuyao completely when she was more certain of her options.

If there is a major event, a diviner will know beforehand.

Only by narrowing the battle area to between the two of them and keeping it as secret as possible can they defend against Zhu Wuyao's precognitive abilities.

Therefore, today's confrontation was more about revenge and testing.

The purpose was to let Zhu Wuyao know that her Juque Sect was not so easy to offend.

She was also curious whether, after this battle, Zhu Wuyao would choose to avoid the dangers in the south, or... would he have other purposes in the south and therefore have no choice but to come.

The most important reason is that Ge Mingsheng was rescued.

Her identity could no longer be hidden from Zhu Wuyao. Since that was the case, there was no point in continuing to hide it. It would be better to take advantage of the situation before he realized what was happening and launch a surprise attack.

Even without being fully prepared, and perhaps unable to completely trap and kill Zhu Wuyao, Fu Shan still wanted to try—what methods did this divination practitioner possess?

Fu Shan's gaze narrowed slightly as he manipulated the formation, isolating the world from him.

The grayish-white patterns solidified, then suddenly dispersed like a knot formed by countless fine threads.

She was unaware of the true nature of Zhu Wuyao's magic.

Fu Shan had seen this person in countless files, heard from many people, and read many praises of her in tabloids, but he had never actually fought her.

In terms of combat strength alone, the two are probably about the same.

Nascent Soul stage, divination and formation, fragments of the Heavenly Dao.

Fu Shan was trapped for a thousand years, while Zhu Wuyao emerged from obscurity.

The advantage of array cultivation lies in prior planning, while the disadvantage of divination cultivation lies in not knowing in advance.

As the gray and gloomy array patterns disintegrated, the surrounding air seemed to suddenly become viscous, and Zhu Wuyao felt suffocated and as if the air around him was impenetrable.

The tide recedes and the waves surge.

She was like a lone boat on an endless sea, facing a storm alone. A hurricane was coming, and under the stronger storm, people could not breathe.

The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to have been completely swept away.

Zhu Wuyao was like a lone boat adrift, completely unable to maintain his balance. As his spiritual energy circulated and was released, and his sword energy was unleashed, the speed at which his spiritual energy flowed within his body was extremely fast.

Like the essence of wind—flowing from places with higher air density to places with lower air density.

The surrounding spiritual energy flowed chaotically and violently.

Zhu Wuyao's spiritual power would uncontrollably surge outwards whenever he started using it.

It's like a person who has lost their balance in a storm and is wielding a sword, unable to distinguish direction or control their strength. The wind will resist and push them.

It was beyond our capabilities, or we used too much force.

At the same time, countless waves, like falling rocks, crashed down on Zhu Wuyao.

Amidst the storm, a sliver of moonlight emerged from the void.

"What remains unchanged for a thousand years... are mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas?"

"Zhu Wuyao, Juque is Juque, and I am me."

Fu Shan was well aware of Zhu Wu's intention in asking that question. Rumors circulated that the Juque Sect could control mountains and rivers into formations and use them for their own purposes. She had thought of the unusual spiritual energy in the south because of the abnormal spiritual energy within the formation.

They hoped to use this opportunity to identify the anchor points of the formation and find a way to break it.

In fact, Fu Shan didn't mind letting Zhu Wuyao know how the grand formation covering the entire south was formed.

Countless reflections, like swimming fish, darted through the dark, oppressive storm, being lifted up, swept by the hurricane, and bobbing in the giant waves, beginning to search for weaknesses in the formation.

As more and more "fish" emerged, the area covered by the storm gradually expanded.

For every inch Zhu Wuyao advanced, the formation expanded outward by an inch.

It's like using endless variables to fight against endless probabilities.

Zhu Wuyao, as the one who breaks the formation, only needs to succeed once, while Fu Shan, as the one who sets up the formation, must guard against all the loopholes. Therefore, this is why Fu Shan does not expect to trap and kill her in this encounter.

Countless reflections.

The sky above each reflection could be where Zhu Wuyao is located.

Any flaw will inevitably be found.

As Zhu Wuyao broke the formation, Fu Shan also continued to expand the formation's coverage area, with the boundaries extending outwards. Each expansion and the increase in its variables were enormous.

Trapped in the midst of the storm, Zhu Wuyao seemed destined to never escape.

She always seems to be in the midst of the hurricane's fury.

She even began to doubt whether she had gone to the wrong place.

Perhaps her temporary success is leading her down the wrong path; perhaps constantly breaking outwards is a road of no return; perhaps, like a tornado, the vacuum in the eye of the storm is the only calm place where the storm's core lies...

Should we continue downhill, or turn around and try another direction?

The user of "Trying to Catch the Moon in the Water" is Zhu Wuyao.

She also needs to decide what and where to begin the exhaustive search.

Both roads are ten li long. By trying to catch the moon's reflection in the water, you can test the first five li. If the first road is easy at the beginning but difficult at the end, and the second road is difficult at the beginning but easy at the end, then the result of trying to catch the moon's reflection in the water is likely that you should take the first road.

Therefore, Zhu Wuyao began to waver.

This wavering reached its peak when the spiritual energy in the body was almost depleted and could not be replenished.

It is said that sunk costs in the early stages should not affect key decisions, but what if the spiritual power in her body is not enough to support her and prevent her from walking back to the center of the formation?

As the thousands of illusory beings continued forward, Zhu Wuyao's hesitation and wavering seemed to vanish suddenly—

The future is uncertain, but the road back is equally long.

It was so long that it became tedious and hopeless.