"I am weak now and cannot stay outside for too long. I was injured by the lightning tribulation while helping you this time, and I may be asleep for a while. Be careful in this snowy forest." Snowflake looked at Wu Heng with a complicated expression, then transformed into a ray of cold light and entered Wu Heng's chest.
Wu Heng stood there in a daze. He never expected that this seemingly cold woman would be injured by the lightning tribulation to protect him, and would unhesitatingly pass on the Great Dao Array Patterns to him. A wave of emotion welled up in his heart.
He sorted through the memory fragments that Snowflake had transmitted to him, and thus gained a preliminary understanding of four of the five major array patterns. Each of the Great Dao array patterns was incredibly diverse and profound.
Unlike ordinary array patterns that require a lot of manpower, resources, and precious spirit stones, the Great Dao array patterns are arrays that can be constructed instantly, which consumes the martial artist's essence. In battle, they can often catch the opponent off guard.
The "Attack" array pattern is a type that enhances combat power. Once mastered, it can dominate the world and destroy mountains.
The defensive array pattern can enhance the user's protection. It is said that as long as the chain is successfully cultivated, one can ignore the attacks of strong people of the same level, and even protect one's life when faced with a full-force attack from a strong person of a whole realm higher.
The array pattern is even more unpredictable and mysterious. Activating the array pattern can shrink the distance to an inch and take a step of a hundred feet. When the cultivation chain is fully mastered, one can even tear space apart with bare hands and walk through the void.
The Sealing Array Pattern is more difficult to comprehend than the previous three. It requires the fusion of thousands of runes and complex formations, which are then instantly condensed and burst forth. Once mastered, it can seal all things and possess the power to swallow mountains and rivers.
As for the "Extinction" array pattern, only the character "Extinction" appeared in Wu Heng's mind, with no other information. This was because Xuehua had not been able to comprehend even a superficial understanding of it, and could only imprint the ancient scriptures she had once seen in her mind and transmit them to him. The "Extinction" Dao array pattern could only be comprehended by Wu Heng himself.
In the Great Dao array pattern, the two characters "Great Dao" require one to personally experience the great mountains and rivers; no one can teach him. As long as one comprehends even a fraction of the Great Dao, the power of the array pattern will increase by one level.
Wu Heng gave a wry smile. To instantly inscribe such complex runes and formations was no easy feat; comprehending the Great Dao was even more difficult. After reaching the third level of the mortal realm, Wu Heng felt the essence in his Qi Sea become much denser, more than double what it had been before. He leaped onto a nearby ancient tree.
He sat cross-legged on a tree branch and began to comprehend the various changes in the Great Dao array patterns. Comprehending array patterns was an incredibly wondrous thing, and for a time, Wu Heng was deeply immersed in it, his mind free of all distractions.
The night passed quickly, and the morning sun awoke Wu Heng. His body was covered in dew that had condensed during the night, and his clothes were completely soaked.
However, just as Wu Heng was about to jump down from the ancient tree, he heard the sound of footsteps crunching through the snow nearby. Seven cultivators with rather tired faces walked out from under the ancient tree. His eyes showed a solemn expression. He wanted to use the dense branches and leaves to hide his figure, but he still accidentally made a sound.
"Who goes there?" The man in his forties leading the group frowned, exuding a murderous aura. The other men and women cultivators behind him also stopped and looked around.
"A master of innate level…" Wu Heng's pupils shrank slightly. Knowing that he could not escape, he simply jumped down from the tree and said, "Everyone, I just stayed here for the night and had no ill intentions."
Seeing that Wu Heng was handsome and only a sixteen-year-old boy with a cultivation level of only the third level of the mortal realm, the middle-aged man finally relaxed his furrowed brows and loosened his grip on his weapon.
"Nonsense! What a coincidence! Uncle Wu Kun, this kid must be a spy sent by Yougu. I'll kill him first!" shouted a young man standing behind Wu Kun. This man was in his twenties, a cultivator at the second level of the Acquired Realm. Although he had not awakened his Dao Soul, his talent was still quite good. He could not be compared to the middle-aged cultivator that Wu Heng killed yesterday.
Wu Heng was furious. He had never offended this young man, yet this man kept threatening to kill him. But the other side had a powerful lineup, and the one named Wu Kun was even a Xiantian expert. Wu Heng was helpless, and that feeling of powerlessness welled up in his heart again.
"Gentlemen, I am merely a mortal cultivator at the third level of martial arts, posing no threat to you whatsoever. How could I possibly be a spy sent by that so-called Yougu?" Wu Heng patiently explained.
"Enough with the nonsense, prepare to die!" The young man who had been shouting earlier burst forth with cyan essence and charged forward.
"Lei Ao, don't be impulsive!" Wu Kun interrupted.
"Uncle Wu, I know what I'm doing. I won't kill him immediately. As long as he tells the truth, that's enough!" Lei Ao's face was full of hostility. In fact, he also thought that Wu Heng was just passing by. But these past few days, they had been chased and killed by the people of Yougu. They had a lot of resentment in their hearts and had nowhere to vent it. Seeing that Wu Heng was only at the third level of the mortal realm, he wanted to vent his anger on this person.
"Damn it, I've never offended you, yet you're always trying to kill me. Do you think I'm easy to bully?" Wu Heng was also furious. He directly punched Lei Ao, who was slashing at him.
"Boom!" The two streams of energy collided, creating a whirlwind and sending snowflakes flying. The two fought evenly, each retreating ten meters, glaring at each other.
Lei Ao was shocked. He felt his arm go numb from the impact, and all his vital energy was shattered by that punch. This person was only a mortal cultivator at the third level, yet he was able to withstand his attack.
Wu Heng sneered. This person had good talent, but his physical strength was no match for his own. He could only barely fight against him with his essence.
"Hmm? This kid actually managed to withstand Lei Ao's palm strike head-on, not bad!" Uncle Wu's eyes flashed with amazement, quite admiring.
The other cultivators looked at Wu Heng with disbelief. This young man, who was only at the third level of the mortal realm, had so easily taken Lei Ao's palm strike.
"Kid, you've got some skill!" Lei Ao laughed, looking relaxed. He believed that although Wu Heng was physically strong, he was still a whole realm higher than him, and Lei Ao was confident that he could defeat him in one move as long as he used his weapon.
Of course, if he knew that Wu Heng had killed a cultivator at the second level of the Acquired Realm yesterday, he certainly wouldn't be as relaxed and carefree as he is now.
Lei Ao brandished a lightning spear, its body bursting with azure lightning. His entire body was enveloped in azure electricity, dazzling and eye-catching. At this moment, the strength of a second-level Acquired Realm cultivator was fully revealed.
"A superior weapon!" Wu Heng secretly compared Lei Ao with the cultivator from yesterday. Clearly, this person was much stronger than the cultivator from yesterday, and his weapon was also superior, unlike ordinary weapons which were easier to deal with.
In the Heavenly Domain Continent, weapons also have different grades, which are divided into common, superior, fine, and supreme. There are also extremely precious soul-connected weapons and sacred artifacts, as well as divine weapons that possess sentience.
"Sigh, looks like that kid's done for. The battle is about to end."
"That Lei Ao guy, he even uses his primordial spirit weapon to deal with a mere mortal cultivator, how boring."
The cultivators traveling with Lei Ao saw him unleash his lightning spear and knew the battle was about to end. They sighed inwardly, having hoped for a more exciting fight, but this had dampened everyone's spirits.
Only Wu Kun's eyes were narrowed into thin lines, and he stood quietly in place without moving.
"Thunder Annihilates the Nine Heavens!" Lei Ao roared, brandishing his thunder spear and slashing upwards. He was enveloped in lightning, his aura fierce, as if he wanted to annihilate Wu Heng in one move.
"Do you want me to destroy your primordial spirit weapon?" Wu Heng sneered without showing any weakness, and with his bare hands, he inscribed a pattern in the void, the complex runes condensing into the character "attack".
The Great Dao Array Patterns are activated, and the attack formation is engaged!
Suddenly, Wu Heng's aura surged, his divine light shining brightly, showing a power that could rival Lei Ao. This was the first time he had unleashed the Great Dao Array, and activating it just once had consumed two-thirds of his essence, but it had also increased his combat power several times over.
"What kind of technique is this, to be able to inscribe array patterns in an instant?" Wu Kun was shocked, and his gaze toward Wu Heng became even more strange.
Wu Heng unleashed a palm strike, creating a strange, turbulent wind that clashed head-on with the thunder spear!
"boom!"
Lei Ao's pupils contracted slightly. He realized that Wu Heng seemed like a completely different person, his aura instantly increasing several times over, unlike an ordinary mortal cultivator at the third level. The thunder spear he was holding with both hands vibrated with a "buzzing" sound from the palm strike, almost causing him to lose his grip on the weapon.
This time, Wu Heng did not retreat first, but Ao Lei was forced back dozens of feet. His hands were numb from the shock, and a sense of horror welled up in his heart. He finally realized that this kid's physical body had become so strong that it was monstrous and could be used as a primordial spirit weapon!
"Monster, he's a monster! He actually dared to take a high-grade primordial spirit weapon with his bare hands..." Wu Kun could no longer hold back. Even he couldn't figure out what kind of method Wu Heng had used. His combat power had increased several times in an instant, and he could even use his body as a weapon.
The other cultivators were also dumbfounded, their jaws dropping in astonishment. Not only was Wu Heng not blasted away in one move, but he was also able to repel Lei Ao and remain undefeated. This was an outcome they had never imagined.
Wu Heng hadn't expected the attack formation to be so powerful, instantly boosting his combat strength several times over. Right now, he was only using the Great Dao formation through the memories transmitted by Xuehua. If he were to comprehend it, it would be even more powerful!
However, using the Great Dao Array Pattern comes at a high price, directly consuming two-thirds of his essence, and he can only use it once a day.
"This is bad. Being too aggressive will surely bring disaster upon myself." Wu Heng thought to himself, forcing himself to cough up a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale.
Wu Heng's performance also dispelled the strong killing intent in everyone. If he was really so abnormal that he could withstand Lei Ao's attack and still be unharmed, then he would definitely be a very terrifying existence in the future. This would make Wu Kun and his group determined to kill him and eliminate any future troubles.
"You brat, prepare to die!" Lei Ao's heart flashed with killing intent when he saw Wu Heng cough up blood.
"Lei Ao, stop! This kid can't possibly be a spy from Yougu!" At this moment, Wu Kun suddenly intervened and pulled the two apart. He was making a plan in his mind. Perhaps keeping this kid alive would be of great use. His method of creating array patterns with his bare hands was simply unbelievable. If he could learn a thing or two from Wu Heng, he would definitely shine in the future.