"The Grand Five Elements Sword Array?....... If I am correct, this must be the sword array rumored in the Purple Sword Immortal Palace to make one invincible among peers! I never thought anyone could actually cultivate this formation! No wonder Tian Peng died by this brat's hands!"

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes had cultivated for seven or eight hundred years, possessing immense accumulated knowledge, vaguely recalling the legendary Grand Five Elements Sword Array from the Eastern Sea's Purple Sword Palace.

Although he had never witnessed the actual Grand Five Elements Sword Array, he had certainly heard of it.

The true Grand Five Elements Sword Array had not appeared in the Eastern Sea cultivation world for thousands of years due to the overly "harsh" innate spiritual root requirements for its cultivation, making it exceptionally difficult to master.

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes had not expected to encounter a Golden Core cultivator who had mastered the Grand Five Elements Sword Array on this colossal island today, especially when this youth had just acted to instantly slay his only direct disciple.

"So what if he cultivates the Grand Five Elements Sword Array! If you possessed the cultivation of peak ninth-stage Golden Core, relying on this array, you might still have a chance to escape with your life today. Unfortunately, you are merely a fifth-stage Golden Core..."

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes laughed instead of getting angry, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, "Dare to kill my disciple? Today, I will make you pay with your life for my apprentice!"

He waved his right hand downwards from a distance, his divine sense controlling the minor supernatural artifact, the 'Green Fiend Sword,' sending it surging towards the sea surface with earth-shattering might, cleaving open the vast expanse of ocean over several thousand feet.

"Boom!"

A tempestuous wave erupted, the sea water parting horizontally to both sides, exposing Ye Qin, who was desperately fleeing in the deeper parts of the seabed.

The seabed surrounding the colossal island was filled with numerous reefs and shallow waters.

...

"Immortal Body Great Art!"

As Ye Qin plummeted rapidly towards the seabed, he let out a sharp cry, his hands moving incredibly fast, like lightning, weaving an arcane spell in the void. Using the brief moment gained from the Grand Five Elements Sword Array fiercely resisting the Green Fiend Sword, he managed to conjure a mirror of pure magical power.

"Condense the Immortal Form!"

A trace of joy appeared on Ye Qin's pale face. Although his Grand Five Elements Sword Array hadn't diminished the Green Sword's power as much as anticipated, it had bought him the crucial time to execute the Immortal Body Great Art.

Following a loud roar, the magical power mirror immediately burst forth with a dazzling radiance, completely enveloping Ye Qin's figure.

When the light subsided.

Two azure figures appeared on the seabed.

The sword intent of the Green Fiend Sword had sliced through the towering waves, preventing Ye Qin from escaping unseen.

The two azure shadows shot skyward simultaneously, slamming fiercely against each other before accelerating away in mutually distinct directions.

In the distance, many treasure-seeking cultivators and wicked cultivators from the Savage Isle who had been observing Ye Qin were momentarily stunned when they saw him engage the Old Ancestor with the Grand Five Elements Sword Array and not perish instantly.

At this moment, the assembly of Golden Core cultivators were further astonished to see two "Ye Qins" appear.

Both figures were "Ye Qin."

Except for Bing'er, who could differentiate them using the Heart and Soul Imprint linked by blood, none of the Golden Core cultivators present could distinguish the true from the false.

The two Ye Qins immediately fled toward completely different directions upon appearing.

One "Ye Qin" fled toward the Ghost Fog Array deep within the colossal island, five or six miles away, while the other charged towards the Earthly Metal Grand Array laid down by Sun Xing, six or seven miles distant.

"Illusion Technique!"

A sharp light flickered in the eyes of the Old Ancestor in Green Robes, followed by a scornful sneer, "Hmph, I've roamed the Eastern Sea cultivation world for centuries; what kind of illusion haven't I seen? Do you think you can escape death with this mere trickery?!"

An illusion is just an illusion.

The vast majority of illusions merely conjure a flashy phantom without any infusion of magical power. Without magical power, they hold no true force, only capable of fooling low-level cultivators.

It is absolutely impossible for a Golden Core cultivator to deploy an advanced Illusion Art to manifest numerous phantom forms as powerful as their own true essence.

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes swept his divine sense across the two Ye Qins, but his brow immediately furrowed.

He was unable to discern the authenticity of the two "Ye Qins." Under the probing scan of his divine sense, he shockingly discovered that both "Ye Qins" contained roughly one-third of the magical power possessed by a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

"The magical power contained within both azure shadows is actually the same! What kind of spell is this that allows an illusory body to possess such formidable power?!... However, there must be one true body and one phantom between these two azure shadows. I wonder which one is real?"

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes gazed towards the "Ye Qins" fleeing toward the two distinct arrays, his gaze sharpening.

What the Old Ancestor in Green Robes did not know was that Ye Qin's Immortal Body Great Art could actually condense up to three immortal forms simultaneously. Each form would consume one-third of the magical power within Ye Qin and possess one-third of his overall strength.

However, Ye Qin usually only conjured one such form using the Immortal Body Great Art.

If he condensed three forms at once, completely draining his magical power without time to recover, the consequences would be dire; even a Qi Refining cultivator might be able to take his life at that moment.

Ye Qin had already exhausted one-third of his internal magical power by using the Grand Five Elements Sword Array to resist the Old Ancestor's Green Sword, sparing no expense.

Now, executing the Immortal Body Great Art to conjure one form consumed another third of his magical power.

Ye Qin's true body was left with only the last third of its magical power, already at the absolute edge of danger, with extremely limited means available. Once this last bit of strength was expended, he would be nothing more than meat on the chopping block, unable even to operate his artifact to flee.

The divine sense of the Old Ancestor in Green Robes swept over the two "Ye Qins" with nearly identical magical power signatures, fleeing separately towards the Ghost Fog Array within the ancient ruins and Sun Xing's Earthly Metal Grand Array.

"Which one is this brat's true body?"

In that instant, even the Old Ancestor in Green Robes hesitated as he looked up.

"I underestimated this brat earlier, thinking that one sword strike would be enough to slay this mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. I never expected the brat to escape from the very brink of death."

"Now, this brat is too close to the Ghost Fog Array. The minor supernatural artifact, the Green Fiend Sword, will only have time to pursue one of the azure shadows."

"After all, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator’s flight speed is astonishingly fast. In just a few breaths, he has covered six or seven miles, charging into either the Ghost Fog Array or the Earthly Metal Grand Array."

"The Green Sword will slay one azure shadow, ensuring the other flees into the formation. No matter what, one of the true or false azure shadows will successfully escape."

"Clever boy, you have many tricks and a deep cunning mind, far surpassing ordinary mid-stage Golden Core cultivators. To think you'd use such a crude method to deceive this Old Ancestor's judgment."

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes' gaze was sinister, laced with rising anger.

"You think you can fool this old man? Impossible!"

"This brat is closer to the Ghost Fog Array and farther from the Earthly Metal Grand Array. In his desperate need to survive, he absolutely would not forsake the nearer option for the farther one!"

"Even if he did choose the farther path, charging into Sun Xing's Earthly Metal Grand Array. That place is crowded with treasure hunters; they might only temporarily hold back the Savage Isle cultivators for a short while, but they certainly cannot withstand this Old Ancestor's flying sword. Their attempt to rely on the Earthly Metal Grand Array is doomed to fail."

"Once the Earthly Metal Grand Array is broken, this brat will eventually have to flee towards the Ghost Fog Array."

Within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, the only chance of survival lies within the Ghost Fog Array of these ancient ruins. This cunning boy knows where his lifeline is and will try every means possible to enter the Ghost Fog Array!

"There is a seventy percent chance that this brat's true body fled directly towards the Ghost Fog Array, seeking survival. There is a thirty percent chance he fled towards the Earthly Metal Grand Array to buy more time."

In that split second, the Old Ancestor in Green Robes' mind raced, and his assessment of Ye Qin's intent was incredibly sharp.

"Since that is the case, this Old Ancestor will first slay the 'azure shadow' fleeing towards the Ghost Fog Array, and then slay the 'azure shadow' fleeing towards the Earthly Metal Grand Array. I don't believe this brat possesses celestial means to escape from my grasp!"

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes instantly made his decision.

In that flash of lightning and flint, he couldn't afford to deliberate any longer. Otherwise, both azure shadows would escape into the Earthly Metal Array and the Ghost Fog Array respectively, successfully evading his pursuit, resulting in nothing gained for all his efforts.

"I absolutely cannot let this brat escape alive into the Ghost Fog Array; he must be killed outside the formation! Otherwise, if word spreads that I, the Old Ancestor of the Savage Isle, could not kill a mere mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, what face will I have left to dominate the Sea of Blood and command the submission of all Savage Isle cultivators!"

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes' gaze turned ruthless. With a flick of his spiritual thought, the minor supernatural artifact, the Green Fiend Sword, shot rapidly towards the "Ye Qin" heading for the Ghost Fog Array.

Simultaneously, the Old Ancestor in Green Robes glanced back at the azure shadow fleeing towards the Earthly Metal Array and let out a cold snort. "Hmph, even if it's just an illusory body, don't think about entering the Earthly Metal Grand Array."

"Bone-Melting Serpent Skeleton Demon! Go!"

From the broad sleeves of the Old Ancestor in Green Robes, a spirit beast pouch was tossed out.

A snake as black as ink crawled out of the pouch. Its entire body was composed of segmented skeletons covered in a layer of pitch-black serpentine scales, exuding a heavy stench. Its eye sockets glowed with a chilling green light, and a pair of venomous fangs dripped thick, black venom.

This ninth-rank, late-stage Golden Core Bone-Melting Serpent Skeleton Demon, stretching eighty to ninety zhang long, wrapped in rolling black mist, chased after the "Ye Qin" fleeing towards the Earthly Metal Array.

In almost the blink of an eye, the Green Fiend Sword caught up with the "Ye Qin" fleeing towards the Ghost Fog Array. The body of the sword suddenly erupted with countless three-foot-long green malevolent rays, shooting out like a torrential downpour towards the "Ye Qin."

The myriad green fiendish rays struck the "Ye Qin" near the Ghost Fog Array, passing straight through his body. The "Ye Qin's" form was instantly pulverized into dust.

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes rejoiced, but his expression immediately froze and turned extremely ugly as he looked towards the "Ye Qin" by the Earthly Metal Array.

The ninth-rank Bone-Melting Serpent Skeleton Demon was currently in pursuit of the "Ye Qin" near the Earthly Metal Array.

If the true body he had just struck had lost the control of divine sense, it would have instantly dissipated into thin air.

But that Ye Qin did not vanish. The facts were now undeniable: what he had just struck was merely one of Ye Qin's immortal forms.

Damn it! The one fleeing towards the Ghost Fog Array was the fake; the azure shadow heading for the Earthly Metal Array was the brat's true body!

The Old Ancestor in Green Robes felt the sensation of pouring his full strength into a strike, only to find he had hit empty air, causing him to feel like spitting blood from the exertion.

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