The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 185 The Great Battle is Imminent: The Secret Techniques of Burning Incense Valley

If it weren't for this formation, Yun Yilan probably wouldn't have had the confidence to confront Ling Feng head-on.

Therefore, as soon as Ling Feng and the others arrived at the gate of Burning Incense Valley, Yun Yilan quickly completed the setup of the grand formation and waited for Ling Feng's arrival.

Ling Feng's reputation had already spread throughout Fenxiang Valley, so the disciples responsible for perimeter security did not rashly intervene.

Not only that, they didn't even show themselves, as if they were completely unaware of Ling Feng and the others' arrival.

As Ling Feng stepped into the gate of Fenxiang Valley, he immediately noticed that the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation set up by Yun Yilan had completely enveloped the entire Fenxiang Valley.

This is mainly due to the Xuanhuo Altar of Fenxiang Valley, which has accumulated nearly a thousand years of fire energy, enough to support Yun Yilan in setting up this grand formation that covers the entire Fenxiang Valley.

Otherwise, with Yun Yilan's own strength alone, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to set up such a large formation in such a short time.

It should be noted that this Xuanhuo Altar has existed since the founding of Fenxiang Valley. Over the course of thousands of years, the amount of fire energy accumulated within it is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The Xuanhuo Altar played an indispensable role in Fenxiang Valley becoming one of the leaders of the righteous path in the world.

At this moment, when the entire Incense Valley was enveloped by the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation, the surrounding air seemed to be burning, and every breath was hot, making people feel scorched.

However, everyone present was a highly accomplished cultivator, so this level of attention posed no threat to them.

Although Ling Feng keenly sensed the existence of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation, he did not take it to heart.

Back when he was still at the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness realm, he was able to compete with Yun Yilan in this Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation, ultimately resulting in a draw.

Now, he has successfully broken through to the Refining Void and Harmonizing Dao realm, and his strength has increased by leaps and bounds, making him completely different from before.

How could this small Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation possibly trap him?

Just as everyone stepped into the gate of Burning Incense Valley, they saw Yun Yilan in the distance, dressed in blood-red robes with flowing sleeves.

Since Ling Feng saw him, Yun Yilan naturally saw Ling Feng and his group as well.

Yun Yilan was naturally familiar with Ling Feng, after all, he had taken a long time to recover from his battle with Ling Feng.

Beside Ling Feng was another person who surprised him. To be precise, it should be a demon beast, namely the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

It should be noted that the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox had been imprisoned in the Profound Fire Altar of their Incense Valley because he had extracted too much power from the Profound Fire Altar during his battle with Ling Feng.

Ultimately, this caused the restrictions binding the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox to loosen, allowing it to escape successfully.

Seeing that it dared to return is like a direct slap in the face to their Incense Valley, the mockery is extremely obvious.

Moreover, the Xuanhuo Mirror, the most precious treasure of Fenxiang Valley, is still missing, and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox should also take the blame for this.

With both old and new grudges combined, his anger could no longer be suppressed.

He glared at the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox with resentment, letting out a cold snort in an icy tone:

"Humph!"

Yun Yilan snorted angrily and said through gritted teeth:

"I didn't expect you to have the guts to come back again. This time I won't be lenient and I will make you pay the price."

His face was filled with resentment, his gaze fixed on the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, his eyes flashing with anger and killing intent.

However, Yun Yilan completely ignored the six-tailed spirit fox and the three-tailed spirit fox standing to the side.

After all, more than three hundred years had passed, and he simply could not recognize that the little sixth in front of him was the culprit who stole the Xuanhuo Mirror, the treasure of Fenxiang Valley, back then.

If he knew the truth, his resentment towards Xiao Liu would probably be even stronger than that towards the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

After all, it was Xiao Liu who stole the Xuanhuo Mirror, causing Fenxiang Valley to lose this treasure of the sect.

If Ling Feng had possessed this treasure last time, escaping wouldn't have been so easy.

Unfortunately, the Incense Valley can no longer find this treasure, as it has long been devoured by the mysterious sword in Ling Feng's hand, leaving not even a trace.

Faced with Yun Yilan's harsh words, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox merely smiled contemptuously and sneered:

"Hehe, now that I want to leave, you can't stop me. Besides, I'm not your opponent today."

After saying this, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox raised the corners of her mouth slightly, turned around with a light laugh, and looked at Ling Feng with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

At this moment, Ling Feng felt her gaze, but just smiled slightly, knowing that the topic had turned to him.

However, he had no intention of wasting time talking to Yun Yilan.

At this point, both sides have made their positions clear, and there is no possibility of resolving the issue peacefully.

Therefore, Ling Feng decided to stop wasting words and take decisive action.

Seeing that Ling Feng attacked without any hesitation, Yun Yilan naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die.

He swiftly activated the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation that covered the entire Burning Incense Valley, and then drastically reduced it, ultimately surrounding only Ling Feng and his companions.

After all, the energy required to maintain such a massive formation is simply too enormous.

In this way, not only can the power of the formation be maintained, but energy consumption can also be reduced to only one-tenth of the original amount.

Given the current predicament of Incense Valley, every bit of energy is extremely precious, therefore, Yun Yilan believes this is a wise move.

Unfortunately, this plan was destined to disappoint him.

In fact, the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation failed to stop Ling Feng back then, let alone now.

Ling Feng looked up at the eight fire dragons rushing towards him from the void, his eyes turned cold, and he drew his mysterious sword with his right hand, gently slashing it towards the sky.

A sharp sword aura shot out from the tip of the mysterious sword and headed straight for the eight fire dragons.

This was merely a casual sword strike by Ling Feng based on his own understanding of sword intent; he did not use any magic.

Otherwise, if he were to wield the mysterious sword and cast spells, the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation would likely be breached in an instant.

It should be noted that after the mysterious sword fused with two fragments, the Heavenly Jade Divine Sword and the Mysterious Fire Mirror, its power was greatly enhanced, far surpassing the scope of ordinary weapons.

Now, this mysterious sword no longer seems to belong to the mortal world; it vaguely reveals the aura of a divine weapon.

When the eight fire dragons met Ling Feng's sword energy with a casual wave of his hand, they were completely powerless to fight back and were instantly reduced to ashes by this attack.

Although these fire dragons had no intelligence, they coalesced again in the void.

However, in just this one moment, the energy consumed by the Xuanhuo Altar was countless.

If such attacks occur a few more times, the energy inside the Xuanhuo Altar might be completely drained.

However, the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation had become Yun Yilan's last resort, and at this moment he had no time to worry about whether it would drain the energy of the Profound Fire Altar.

After all, if he fails, it will be a matter of life and death. Since he is going to die anyway, why would he care about the deluge after his death?

In fact, when he witnessed Ling Feng casually annihilate the eight fire dragons, an ominous premonition had already welled up in his heart.

However, he found it hard to believe that Ling Feng's strength had made such an astonishing improvement in such a short period of time.

After Ling Feng took action, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox and the others no longer stood idly by.

After all, they came here for revenge, and it would be a wasted trip if they did nothing.

Now that Yun Yilan, the strongest member of Fenxiang Valley, has been held back by Ling Feng, they can take this opportunity to deal with the ordinary elders and disciples of Fenxiang Valley.

These elders and disciples, whose highest level was only Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, were as vulnerable as lambs to the slaughter in front of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, a peerless expert who had reached the Spirit Refining and Void Returning realm. They had absolutely no ability to resist.

Even the six-tailed spirit fox, Xiao Liu, who is also at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, is now picking on disciples with lower cultivation levels and is still able to fight quite well for the time being.

The nine-tailed celestial fox and the six-tailed spirit fox, Xiao Liu, were slaughtering indiscriminately among the elders and disciples of Burning Incense Valley, as if they wanted to unleash all the resentment in their hearts.

However, the three-tailed fox and Biyao, due to their limited strength, could only protect themselves, so they did not participate in the killing and simply stood aside to watch.

As Yun Yilan watched the elders and disciples of Fenxiang Valley fall one after another, he was extremely anxious, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Despite his burning rage, he couldn't think of any effective way to deal with the situation.

After all, Ling Feng's strength was too great, suppressing him completely, even jeopardizing his own safety, let alone saving the elders and disciples who had suffered such a terrible fate.

Then, the fire dragons in the void condensed again, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on Ling Feng, like a group of brave and fearless warriors charging headlong into the enemy.

Seeing this, Ling Feng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile.

He waved his hand lightly, and the mysterious sword in his hand gleamed with a cold light. A sharp sword aura shot out from the tip of the sword and rushed towards the fire dragon like lightning.

The sword energy collided with the fire dragon, creating a deafening roar. The fire dragon instantly turned to ashes and vanished into flames that drifted through the air.

However, as soon as they dissipated, they would gather again in the void, seemingly without end.

In reality, Ling Feng was merely toying with the formation. If he truly wanted to break the array, he only needed one sword strike.

Looking at the scene before her, Yun Yilan felt a growing anxiety.

If this continues, even the energy of the Xuanhuo Altar may eventually be exhausted.

It's important to know that each time the fire dragon reforms, it consumes a huge amount of energy.

Although the energy in the Xuanhuo Altar is abundant, it cannot withstand such waste.

After Ling Feng easily eliminated the eight fire dragons again, Yun Yilan finally made up his mind. He knew that he could no longer sit idly by and wait for death; he had to take action.

After all, if no action is taken, we will only be able to wait to die like this, because the energy in the Xuanhuo Altar will be exhausted sooner or later.

Since that's the case, why not take advantage of the opportunity while we still have it and go all out?

So he made a decision that was almost insane.

He stared intently at Ling Feng's relaxed demeanor, repeatedly muttering the same phrase:

"You forced me to do this! You forced me to do this!"

Having said that, he formed a hand seal and began to perform a secret technique.

In an instant, the sky changed color, a strong wind arose, and the raging flames inside the Xuanhuo Altar surged out wildly, continuously pouring into the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation.

Due to the infusion of a large amount of fire energy, the power of this formation instantly soared, and the eight fire dragons within it became exceptionally powerful, their strength leaping to the ninth level of the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness realm.

Immediately afterwards, this powerful force was fed back to Yun Yilan, causing his cultivation to improve rapidly. He advanced all the way to the peak of the ninth level of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, and was only a step away from the Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao realm.

After breaking through to this level, Yun Yilan felt a surge of pride, thinking that he could finally compete with Ling Feng.

However, when he looked at Ling Feng again, he found that he still couldn't see through the other party's strength.

This discovery startled him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He thought to himself:

"How is this possible? I've clearly broken through to such a high level, why can't I still see through his strength?"

He couldn't help but recall his previous encounter with Ling Feng, whose formidable strength had shocked and intimidated him.

However, he was certain that he could discern Ling Feng's level of cultivation at that time.

Now, after this period of cultivation, Ling Feng's strength seems to have improved dramatically, reaching a level he never dared to imagine.

Thinking of this, Yun Yilan couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment and said:

"You're such a prodigy, why aren't you finding a proper place to cultivate? What are you doing wandering around like this!"

If Ling Feng knew what Yun Yilan was thinking at this moment, he would probably just spray water in his face.

After all, he was just planning to travel to the Ten Thousand Mountains and didn't intend to target anyone.

Moreover, he had no idea that he had become a monstrous existence in Yun Yilan's eyes.

Just then, Ling Feng suddenly noticed a change in Yun Yilan's aura, and he was taken aback.

He wondered what kind of trump card this guy had up his sleeve.

It should be noted that Yun Yilan was previously only a cultivator at the third level of the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness realm, and his strength was far inferior to his.

But now, he has broken through six minor realms in one go, reaching the peak of the ninth level of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, just one step away from the Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao realm.

Looking at the sudden turn of events, Ling Feng couldn't help but secretly blame himself for being a little too complacent earlier.

He knew that even a lion needs to go all out to catch a rabbit, and if he had taken swift and decisive action to kill it from the beginning, none of this would have happened.

After realizing his mistake, Ling Feng began to think about how to make amends.

The best approach is to kill the enemy in front of you directly.

After all, Yun Yilan's strength has suddenly increased so much, which will definitely have serious consequences, and this state probably cannot last long.