Red Flower Grandmother had made up her mind to hide in her cave to avoid disaster and not come out, she set up several layers of ambush in the valley before Shi Feiyang arrived.

Shi Feiyang stood on the mountain ridge and asked Zhu Changyuan, "What do you see as unusual in the valley below?"

Zhu Changyuan's clear gaze swept over the forest in the valley below, looking over and over again, and cautiously answered, "Your grandson sees three arrays."

Shi Feiyang nodded, he too had discerned three arrays, "What kind of arrays are they?"

"The grandson can make out the Jia Wood Towering Array and the Eight Gates Inverted Immortal Locking Formation; there is also a Gang Sha Formation that draws on the land's energy to entice the descending of the heavens' energy."

"Correct, many people can set up a Jia Wood Towering Array, but the effect differs from person to person, what's unique about her setup?"

After observing closely, Zhu Changyuan answered, "The Jia Wood Eight Diagrams Array usually comes with Thunder Skill, and it should start from the East; however, her array begins from the South Palace. Jia Wood ascending to the sky, needing fire for its birth, should mainly utilize wood to create fire. The fire energy arises from the south, then turns towards the Central Palace, balanced by earth to harmonize the two energies of wood and fire."

"That's the way it is, Red Flower Grandmother is skilled in using fire. Now that you have seen through this formation, how would you break through it?"

Zhu Changyuan thought and said, "The strength of this formation lies in the transition from Lesser Yang to Greater Yang, with wood and fire aiding each other. If one uses Lesser Yin Gold to counteract wood, it would be overcome by her fire; if one uses Greater Yin Water to subdue the fire, since water can nourish wood, it would inadvertently boost her wood energy, which would then feed the fire, rendering the water ineffective and instead being dried up by it."

The enemy uses wood and fire, and we could counter with metal and water, using metal to suppress wood and water to counter fire, with metal also being able to produce water. However, at this time, it would be a contest of effort between both parties; given they would be relying on their own power to produce metal and water, while the enemy has set up a formation, it is not feasible to forcefully confront them head-on.

"To break this formation, one must utilize earth, even though wood can overcome earth, but earth can produce metal. With the enemy using fire to counter metal, use earth to moderate the fire."

Shi Feiyang nodded in great approval, and then inquired about the other two arrays.

The Eight Gates Inverted Immortal Locking Formation was obviously learned by Red Flower Grandmother from Lady Bao Xiang; this formation is very useful, and Shi Feiyang often uses it but makes adjustments according to the situation when he does.

Zhu Changyuan, skilled in Qimen numerology, had also been taught by Shi Feiyang. The formation set by Red Flower Grandmother was evidently not as ingenious as Shi Feiyang's; she put more effort into small spells, less skillful in the grand scheme.

Shi Feiyang casually questioned, and Zhu Changyuan answered fluidly; whenever there was a difficulty, he would think briefly and quickly provide an answer.

Besides these two formations, there was another one he had not seen before, but Zhu Changyuan quickly grasped its principle and pointed out its flaws.

Having gone through the theory, Shi Feiyang neither confirmed nor corrected but let him go down to practice and validate the theory himself.

Zhu Changyuan conjured two large wings on his back and went down with two Pure Yang Immortal Swords to break the formations.

Shi Feiyang watched as he moved rapidly through the mountains and forests, now casting to release Five Elements Essence Qi, now shaking his wings, fiercely sending out feathered arrows, creating fire here, summoning thunder there.

Red Flower Grandmother, having roamed the world for hundreds of years, still had some tricks up her sleeve; these three formations would also be highly ingenious in someone else's hands. But for Shi Feiyang and Zhu Changyuan, they had a higher and grander perspective. Although they were within her framework, there were many traps and ambushes on a smaller scale.

The most formidable part was her use of one formation's strengths to cover another's weaknesses, then using these weaknesses as bait. When an enemy came to break it, they would fall into another formation's trap.

Because of this, although what Zhu Changyuan theoretically articulated made sense, once he got down into action, he found many new changes and encountered danger several times.

He first went to seize the Central Palace, using Earth Essence Qi to break the Jia Wood Towering Array, as planned, to use earth to generate metal, to overcome Jia Wood, then using Earth to vent Bing Fire, a fierce battle ensued. Suddenly, the Eight Gates Inverted Immortal Locking Formation activated, and it turned out that the Central Palace was the Death Gate of that formation!

Relying on his two large wings for protection, Zhu Changyuan luckily escaped, navigating through the Eight Gates, searching for the Life Gate at the fastest speed to break the formation, and there he encountered the killing grounds of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Formation. Thunder roared in the skies, fire surged from the ground, Gang and Sha grinded against each other, producing myriad thunderbolts.

Shi Feiyang watched contentedly, offering neither help nor guidance, allowing Zhu Changyuan to solve everything himself.

True to form, Zhu Changyuan lived up to expectations; from morning to evening, from being thwarted at every turn and taking hits from everywhere, he gradually found his footing and began operating methodically, targeting the gaps between the three formations.

By midnight, Zhu Changyuan could navigate between the three formations with ease, no longer needing to attack, able to fly wherever he wished.

Shi Feiyang watched with growing amazement; given time, could this child defy the heavens?

Soon after, he remembered this child was cultivated by Zhu Zaiyu and himself together; having some extraordinary capabilities was quite normal, and he felt pleased.

When the eastern Venus star rose, with the change of the Five Elements and the interchanging of the weather and climate, Zhu Changyuan began to break the formations. Inside the valley, fire dragons surged forth, followed by billowing smoke, then ancient osmanthus trees of considerable height began moving, huge volumes of verdant light transformed into massive trees that scrambled and struck wildly, and at twenty-five spots, dust and smoke rose simultaneously with muffled thunder...

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the explosions grew fainter until they vanished completely; the dust that rose to the skies also settled back down to the earth.

Zhu Changyuan flew back to the mountain peak, with a flushed, excited face, and declared, "Fortune favors me, your grandson has broken all three formations!"

He had been nurtured since childhood by his grandfather's side and had developed a very cautious and meticulous nature. This time, fully applying himself for the first time, he broke through three Arrays set by a Sword Immortal predecessor with hundreds of years of Dao Level with relish and gusto, which brought him a great sense of achievement and satisfaction.

Shi Feiyang indeed lavished him with a few words of high praise, "This is also a benefit and value brought to you by Red Flower Grandmother. Let's go, let's break the Prohibition of her cave dwelling next."

He led Zhu Changyuan to the entrance of Red Flower Grandmother's cavern. From the entrance to the interior, there were layers of Prohibition Techniques set by Red Flower Grandmother, which Zhu Changyuan wasn't able to break.

In fact, the cavern door had been sealed with Divine Mud by Red Flower Grandmother, transformed into the appearance of a stone wall, while an alternative cavern door was created beside it. If one entered from that side, there would be passages inside as well, leading to the cavern chambers where one could also encounter a "Red Flower Grandmother," but in the end, it was an extremely formidable Killing Formation.

Shi Feiyang naturally wouldn't be fooled by her. He located the real cavern door, took out Suiren's Drill, and drilled directly through it.

With a "crack" like thunder, the cavern door exploded into smoke and dust. Shi Feiyang instructed Zhu Changyuan to absorb this mass of Earth Essence Qi, as it would be excellent for Qi Refining Formation work in the future.

Entering the passage inside, there were layers upon layers of Prohibition Techniques once again, large Formations intertwined with small Formations, Illusion Arrays, Killing Formations, and the Child Mother Linked Yin Yang Formation, as well as the Red Flower Red Flame Fire Bowl Formation. During they inverted Yin and Yang, confused the Five Elements, twisted space, and displayed a variety of ingenious tactics.

Shi Feiyang led the way, pushing forward using the Five Elements Essence Qi and Suiren's Drill. It took the duration of a meal for them to go from the entrance to the inside of the cavern, breaking through forty-six Arrays in the process.

Zhu Changyuan watched with sparkling eyes. When he had broken the three Arrays earlier, he felt a strong sense of accomplishment, believing that even though he was far from reaching the level of his grandfather and great uncle, at least he could now see their backs.

But upon seeing Shi Feiyang breaking the Arrays, he realized that he was like a drop of water compared to a sea that was his grandfather and great uncle. Not to mention their backs, there were many things he didn't understand, couldn't even make sense of or see clearly, despite witnessing them—it all seemed inconceivable...

If Shi Feiyang had fully relied on the power of Mana and Magical Treasures, Zhu Changyuan might not have had such thoughts, but it was Shi Feiyang's control over the Yin Yang Five Elements Qimen Skill that had reached a realm where he could manipulate them effortlessly and with great precision, exerting force at the most critical moment with a single strike to scatter and break the opposing Prohibition Techniques.

What was even more difficult was that Red Flower Grandmother was still manipulating things from the shadows, casually changing the Arrays and Prohibition Techniques, fixing flaws, essentially pitting them in a ghostly battle of Array wonder...

Zhu Changyuan's eyes began to shine with little stars as he looked at Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang continued his assault until he reached the inner hall of the cavern, where he found many new holes had been dug: east a hole, west a hole, big holes connected to small holes, visible holes intertwined with hidden ones. It was unclear how deep and wide Red Flower Grandmother had dug beneath.

Fortunately, Shi Feiyang had anticipated this move in advance. As soon as they arrived here, he laid the Taiyin Earth Net, sealing off the entire leyline system of Guihua Mountain, ensuring that even if there were tunnels, Red Flower Grandmother would not be able to use the Water Escape Technique to flee, nor could she drill into the earth's core directly; moreover, the moment she attacked the Earth Net, he would immediately know.

Shi Feiyang asked Zhu Changyuan, "She's hiding in the caves below us right now, how would you go about finding her?"

"I can only use Qimen numerology to calculate her location," replied Zhu Changyuan as he calmed his mind and carefully began to deduce where she might be hiding. After a moment, he stopped with a wry smile, "She keeps moving. There are many interconnected chambers below, and even if we calculate her position, she immediately moves to another place."

Shi Feiyang asked, "Do you have any other methods?"

Zhu Changyuan thought seriously for a moment and then shook his head, "This grandson is powerless and cannot think of a way."

Shi Feiyang chuckled, suddenly opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out; he was using Spell transmission.

Although the two were very close, no matter what they said, outsiders couldn't hear it, and after he said a few sentences, Zhu Changyuan's face showed an expression of surprise, and soon he nodded, "This grandson will go right away!" With that, he turned and flew out of the cave, leaving Shi Feiyang behind.

Shi Feiyang sat down on a stone bed, crossed his legs and closed his eyes to nourish his spirit. Approximately the time it took for a meal to pass, he took out a large gourd carved from coral root, which contained True Water.

He opened the mouth of the gourd and with a touch, a droplet of True Water flew out, a droplet that could transform into a lake upon spreading out.

As Shi Feiyang cast the spell, the True Water dispersed, forming three waterfalls, each flowing into the tunnel leading to the inside, roaring as they rushed in.

One droplet was a lake, and three droplets were three lakes, more than enough to fill the place to the brim!

The water surged continuously, from top to bottom, filling every large and small hole.

Down at the very bottom was Red Flower Grandmother, who, seeing the situation, snorted disdainfully. Her cavern had a tunnel leading to the core of the earth, which she had reserved as an emergency escape route. Her plan was to dive into the core of the earth if she couldn't defeat the enemy. Although it was incredibly dangerous, she might be able to use several Mountain Treasures to preserve her life and find an exit, and even if she died in the earth's core, it was better than falling into the enemy's hands!

However, Shi Feiyang had already set up the Taiyin Earth Net in advance. This net, refined by Yu the Great long ago, could increase or decrease its threads, enlarge or shrink its mesh - the largest being the size of several acres. But ultimately, it was a net that was sparse yet allowed nothing to pass through, sinking into the ground and remaining hidden. As the water fell wanting to enter the earth's core, the net began to manifest, cutting off the passage and supporting the water.

Red Flower Grandmother was taken aback. She didn't dare attack the Earth Net and hastily moved to another place, a large cavern where she had set up an extremely formidable trap. Inside, she could Invert Five Elements, warp space, seemingly small but actually spacious enough to accommodate a lot of water.

She went inside the Formation and opened its gate, allowing the water to gush in incessantly.

Watching the relentless flow of water outside, she became worried. After all, unlike those Old Demons in West Kunlun, she didn't have the power to create her own small spatial worlds. However, with the help of the Formation warping space, there was limited space inside, at most enough to accommodate the water of a lake, and it was uncertain if that would be enough...

What she didn't know was that Shi Feiyang wasn't simply flooding the rat's burrow with water; the True Water in the gourd had been refined by him, acting like his "tentacles." Wherever the water flowed, his will would perceive, and as Red Flower Grandmother opened the gate to allow the water in, Shi Feiyang immediately sensed her position. He turned into a streak of light, speeding over through the Water Escape Technique, crossing countless caverns to arrive in front of the Formation gate, and then used the gourd to recall all the water, calmly saying, "Red Flower Granny, here we meet again!"

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