"Among those below the Golden Core realm, few can pose a threat to me, as long as they haven't comprehended Intent," Yang Feilong murmured to himself, beginning to collect the spoils from killing Xiao Han.
"This guy's storage ring is filled with so many treasures. I wonder how many people he's killed!" Yang Feilong shook his head inwardly.
Apart from the Xiao family, whom he actively attacked, he wouldn't take action to kill and steal from others unless they initiated it.
This was his principle. However, if someone dared to attack him and attempt to steal his treasures, then he would show no mercy.
This was Yang Feilong's style: I don't offend others, but if they offend me, I will kill them!
Furthermore, he reciprocated kindness. For instance, he had not only saved Murong Haojun and his daughter but also several other members of the Murong family over the past days.
While the Murong family was prominent in Yong'an City, they were insignificant in a whole commandery, let alone with cultivators from other commanderies present. In such a context, the Murong family would be even more unremarkable.
"Gan, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun. From the eight trigrams, sixty-four can be developed. Each of the sixty-four hexagrams has sixty-four possible changes, resulting in a total of four thousand and ninety-six variations. It can be said to be myriad. Although the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Array laid out by Heishan has not reached its pinnacle, it likely possesses hundreds or thousands of changes!"
"Furthermore, by integrating other formations, it probably has no fewer variations than four thousand and ninety-six. This is a form of shortcutting, which also reduces the power of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Array. Otherwise, even a cultivator in the Nascent Soul realm might easily be defeated within it!" Yang Feilong mused inwardly.
He also knew how to lay out the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Array, but his was a greatly simplified version.
His master certainly knew it too, as she was the one who taught him the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Array. While her mastery of formations wasn't her primary focus, the fact that she could teach him suggested her skill was likely on par with Bai Wuchang or Hei Wuchang!
"According to my deductions, I should have covered more than half the distance to the location of the Yin-Yang Taiji Eye!" Yang Feilong pondered. "I wonder if others have reached it yet?"
Being early doesn't necessarily mean reaching the deepest parts. Some who entered early might have been annihilated by the grand array, while others with profound formation knowledge, despite entering later, might be incredibly close to the core of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Array, the location of the Yin-Yang Taiji Eye.
The trial tested martial strength, but it tested formation knowledge even more!
On several occasions when Yang Feilong faced immense danger, he didn't rely on speed or defense to resist. Instead, he used his understanding of formations to seize opportunities amidst the constantly shifting array changes, successfully evading the crises.
Otherwise, in those moments, even if he hadn't died, he would have been severely injured!
Those stronger than Yang Feilong could naturally rely on their formidable power to resist. Without such strength, one could only resort to cleverness through formation knowledge.
It wouldn't be entirely accurate to call it cleverness. Heishan was a master of formations, and it was natural for him to seek a disciple who had some exposure to formations and possessed formation talent.
This was quite understandable!
As Yang Feilong pondered, a long sword suddenly thrust out from behind him, piercing towards an empty spot.
*Puchi!*
Blood splattered, and a figure emerged in a sorry state. It was a thin, gaunt man. He looked at Yang Feilong with disbelief in his eyes.
He couldn't understand how he had been discovered!
After all, his mastery of formations was decent, and he could use the fluctuations of the formations to conceal himself, approach his opponent, and then launch a surprise attack to kill them.
He hadn't considered going deeper, but he found that the deeper he went, the higher the requirement for formation knowledge. Without powerful formation skills, venturing deeper was equivalent to courting death.
Therefore, he had decided to remain in a place that wasn't too deep, to acquire more treasures. Whether for his own use or to sell for other treasures, it was an excellent choice. But who would have thought that he would meet his end in such a place!
His cultivation was not weak; he had reached the tenth level of the Foundation Establishment realm, dominating the innate stage. He had spent decades at the Foundation Establishment stage and considered himself a strong young man with great potential, only to be killed by a younger individual.
Yang Feilong looked at the resentful man with an expression of extreme coldness.
*Thump!*
The man's body crashed to the ground.
Yang Feilong's seemingly casual sword strike carried sword intent. Killing a tenth-level Foundation Establishment cultivator who only knew how to sneak attack and was ordinary in direct combat, especially when the opponent had fully concealed himself and let down all defenses in preparation for a surprise attack, was incredibly simple!
It was even easier than killing Xiao Han earlier!
Yang Feilong then proceeded to take the man's storage ring. He also didn't let go of the dagger he was holding.
"This dagger is not bad; it's a top-grade lower-tier spirit artifact!" Yang Feilong exclaimed with a hum.
The best treasure he had obtained from killing many people before was only a high-grade lower-tier spirit artifact. This wasn't obtained from people entering from the outside, but rather from a room condensed by formations not long ago.
This was a treasure trove left by Bai Wuchang and Hei Wuchang!
This made it understandable why so many people coveted the treasures of Bai Wuchang and Hei Wuchang!
Even in places that weren't too deep, such treasures could be found.
"Perhaps this high-grade lower-tier spirit artifact dagger was also part of Bai Wuchang and Hei Wuchang's hoard, and this guy managed to get his hands on it!" Yang Feilong said softly, beginning to inspect the man's storage ring. As he did, he couldn't help but gasp.
"Just how many people did this guy kill? The treasures in this storage ring are even more numerous than what I've obtained from killing so many people!"
"Is this a mid-grade spirit artifact longsword?" Yang Feilong's eyes lit up as he took out a longsword from the storage ring.
A mid-grade spirit artifact!
And a longsword at that!
It was perfect for him!
"However, refining a mid-grade spirit artifact is quite difficult! With my current cultivation, I'm afraid it will take a considerable amount of time to refine it! I won't rush to use it; I'll keep it in my body to nurture!" Yang Feilong suppressed his excited thoughts and mused inwardly.
Just as he put the mid-grade spirit artifact into his storage ring.
"Kid, hand over that longsword you just took out!" At this moment, a cold voice rang out.
Yang Feilong looked up, his eyes narrowing slightly, because he recognized the cultivator who appeared before him.
Previously, he had seen this fellow, two formation units away, kill a tenth-level Innate realm cultivator with a single sword strike. The sword technique he used was extremely powerful and carried sword intent.
Yang Feilong didn't know who was stronger between this person and Xiao Tengyun, but this person was one of the strongest opponents Yang Feilong had encountered since entering the formation!
"If you want my treasure, then show me your skills!" Yang Feilong said coldly to the other party.
"You refuse a toast and insist on a penalty!" Xu Fang sneered, his figure vanishing instantly. The next moment he reappeared, he was already beside Yang Feilong, his longsword darting out like a venomous snake's tongue, its cold gleam terrifying!