From a loser to an immortal sage

Chapter 182 Deep Within the Spirit Array: Perilous Situation

"Yao'er, be careful!" Wen Chen's voice was tense, almost a shout.

Before I could react, he shoved me away violently.

A dark shadow almost grazed my cheek, the gust of wind it generated stinging my face.

I staggered a few steps, barely managing to steady myself, my heart pounding.

The dark figure moved incredibly fast, darting back and forth through the passage, leaving behind trails of afterimages.

I could barely make out that it was a black monster covered in sharp spikes, its scarlet eyes flashing with a ferocious light, sending chills down my spine.

"It's a Spirit Devouring Beast!" Wen Chen shouted, brandishing his longsword, his sword energy crisscrossing as he engaged the Spirit Devouring Beast in fierce combat.

The passage was narrow and restrictive, which clearly hampered Wen Chen's movements. He was nearly hit by the spikes of the Soul-Devouring Beast several times.

I dared not step forward rashly, for fear of becoming a burden to him.

The roars of the Soul-Devouring Beast were deafening, and the runes in the passage began to flicker erratically, as if they might go out at any moment.

I was anxious. This passage was already strange, and now the Soul-Devouring Beast was causing trouble. The situation was very bad.

Suddenly, a strange fluctuation came from the depths of the passage. I felt dizzy and my spiritual energy began to become disordered.

This feeling...

It's a spirit array!

I looked up suddenly, and there seemed to be a light at the end of the passage. The light flickered, like breathing.

"It's the center of the spirit array!" I was overjoyed. If I could get there, I might be able to find a way to break the array.

But this Soul-Devouring Beast...

I gritted my teeth and, taking advantage of the lull in Wen Chen's fight with the Soul-Devouring Beast, quickly ran towards the depths of the passage.

The surrounding spiritual energy grew increasingly violent, like surging waves constantly crashing against my body.

I felt like I was having trouble breathing, and every step felt like walking on a knife's edge.

The runes on both sides of the passage flickered even more intensely, and the ancient characters seemed to come alive, twisting and deforming before my eyes.

My head is getting dizzier and dizzier, and everything in front of me is becoming blurry.

I desperately tried to calm myself down, telling myself that I couldn't fall down and I had to reach the center of the spirit array!

Just when I was about to give up, the view suddenly opened up, and I finally reached the end of the passage.

This is a vast space, with a huge crystal ball suspended in the center, radiating dazzling light.

Around the crystal ball, countless runes intertwined, forming a complex array.

I took a deep breath, enduring the discomfort in my body, and tried to see the structure of the formation.

However, the complexity of this formation far exceeded my expectations. The runes, like tadpoles, swam before my eyes, dazzling me.

"What... what kind of formation is this?" I muttered to myself, my mind filled with doubt.

Suddenly, a voice rang out behind me: "I never expected you to make it this far."

I turned around abruptly and saw a figure dressed in a black robe standing there. I couldn't see his face, but I could see a pair of eyes that were flashing with a cold light.

"Who are you?" I asked warily.

The man in black robes sneered, "Who I am is unimportant. What's important is..." He paused, his tone turning chilling, "...you will soon become my sacrifice!"

Before the man in black could finish speaking, he suddenly lunged at me.

I quickly dodged, but he still struck me in the chest with a palm strike. A powerful force sent me flying, and I crashed heavily to the ground.

I felt a sweet taste in my throat, and then a mouthful of blood gushed out.

"Cough cough..." I struggled to stand up, but found myself powerless and my spiritual energy was in complete disarray.

Damn it, this black-robed man's strength is far superior to mine!

I looked up at Elder Murong and found him staring at me with a solemn expression, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

I know what he's thinking. He's worried I'll damage the spirit array and wants to forcibly take me out.

But I can't leave!

I must find a way to break the formation!

I gritted my teeth, endured the excruciating pain, and stood up again.

The man in black robes sneered and attacked me again.

I tried my best to resist, but he kicked me away, sending me crashing heavily into the crystal ball.

With a crisp "crack," a crack appeared on the crystal ball.

I was startled. This crystal ball was the core of the spirit array. If it were destroyed, the consequences would be unimaginable!

I quickly checked the crystal ball and found that although the crack was not large, it was spreading.

I was extremely anxious and needed to find a way to fix it as soon as possible!

At this moment, Li Yunfei also arrived.

He thought I would be scared off by the complex changes in the spirit array, but he didn't expect me to boldly venture into the area where the spiritual energy was most violent.

He stared at me with wide eyes, his gaze filled with astonishment.

And I, at this moment, am like a fearless warrior, standing in the center of this raging spiritual energy, searching for the key to breaking the formation.

I sat cross-legged, closed my eyes, and probed the crystal ball with my divine sense, trying to find the source of the crack.

The surrounding spiritual energy surged wildly into my body, making me feel as if my body was being torn apart.

"What are you doing?" Li Yunfei's voice was full of doubt.

I opened my eyes, looked at him, and smiled slightly. "I'm..." I paused, "...breaking the formation!"

My hand gently stroked the cracks on the crystal ball, and a strange power flowed from my fingertips, slowly repairing the cracks.

Suddenly, I felt a powerful force surging from the crystal ball and enveloping me.

A white light flashed before my eyes, and I couldn't see anything anymore.

"Xiao Yao!" Li Yunfei exclaimed in surprise.

My consciousness began to fade, and a deep voice reached my ears: "You... have finally come..."

When the white light faded, I found myself in a strange space, surrounded by countless shimmering runes, like stars in the night sky.

A thought suddenly struck me: Could this be the core of the spirit array?

I looked around, and my gaze finally settled on a rune that was shimmering with purple light in front of me.

The rune was larger and brighter than the others, emitting a strange fluctuation, as if it were the center of the entire space.

A strong premonition welled up inside me: This is the key to breaking the formation!

An excited smile appeared on my face. The raging spiritual energy around me seemed to calm down briefly in response to my discovery, like the calm before a storm, which made me even more certain of my judgment.

But just as I reached out to touch the purple rune, the entire space suddenly trembled violently.

The floating runes scattered wildly like startled birds, and the surrounding spiritual energy became violent again, transforming into ferocious spiritual beasts that roared and pounced on me.

"You're courting death!" I sneered, quickly forming hand seals. Streams of golden spiritual energy surged from my body, transforming into a huge golden shield that blocked my way.

"A mere trick!" I sneered, dodging an attack from one of the giant beasts with a swift movement, and simultaneously slapping another beast away with a backhand.

My movements are agile and graceful, like a butterfly dancing in a storm. Every dodge is perfectly timed, and every attack is incredibly precise.

Li Yunfei stood to the side, staring at me in disbelief.

He thought I would be intimidated by this sudden attack, but he didn't expect me to be so calm and even to have the upper hand.

A complex expression flashed in his eyes—surprise, admiration, and a hint of...

envy?

I ignored Li Yunfei's gaze; all my attention was focused on the battle in front of me.

I kept dodging and attacking, and the spiritual power within my body poured out like a surging river. Every attack contained all my strength.

Just as I was about to defeat the last spiritual beast, a sudden change occurred.

The purple rune suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful suction force pulled me towards it.

I was startled and tried to resist, but found that my body was completely out of my control.

"Oh no!" I cried out inwardly, watching helplessly as I was sucked towards the purple rune.

Just as I was about to touch the rune, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of me, blocking my way.

“You…” I stared wide-eyed at the dark figure in front of me, my heart filled with shock.

"Long time no see, Xiao Yao." The dark figure slowly raised its head, revealing a familiar face, a strange smile curling at the corner of its lips. "Or should I address you... Immortal Venerable?"

I coughed violently, and blood trickled down the corner of my mouth.

This dark figure was actually...

Ghostly Appearance!

He is still alive!

"How did you get here?" I asked through gritted teeth, enduring the excruciating pain in my body.

The ghostly figure chuckled sinisterly, "Of course I'm here to take your life!" Before he finished speaking, he attacked me again.

I quickly dodged, but he still struck me in the chest with a palm strike and sent me flying again.

I struggled to my feet, wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth, and a fierce glint flashed in my eyes.

I refuse to believe that I, a dignified immortal, would be afraid of a defeated opponent like you!

I took a deep breath, mobilized the remaining spiritual power in my body, and prepared to fight the ghost to the death.

Just then, Elder Murong finally made his move.

He knocked back the ghostly figure with a single palm strike and shielded me behind him.

"Xiao Yao, are you alright?" he asked with concern.

I shook my head to indicate that I could still hold on.

"Elder Murong, don't worry about me, go and break the spirit array first!" I said.

Elder Murong hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

He knew that the most important thing now was to break the spirit array, only in this way could he stop the ghost's conspiracy.

He turned and walked toward the crystal ball, beginning to decipher the key nodes of the spirit array.

My job was to keep Ghost Shadow at bay and prevent him from interfering with Elder Murong.

I was locked in combat with the ghost again.

Although I am not as strong as Ghost Shadow, I managed to hold my own against him with my agile movements and tenacious perseverance.

I kept dodging and attacking, searching for the ghost's weakness.

Finally, I seized an opportunity and struck the ghost in the chest with a palm strike, knocking him back several steps.

"Cough cough..." The ghostly figure clutched its chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

I pressed my advantage and attacked him again.

The ghostly figure hurriedly tried to defend itself, but I still forced it to retreat repeatedly.

Just as I was about to defeat him, Elder Murong suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! The spirit array is about to collapse!"

I was startled and quickly looked at the crystal ball.

The cracks on the crystal ball grew larger and larger, and the light it emitted became dimmer and dimmer.

I know that if the spirit array collapses, we will all be trapped here, and may even be devoured by the power of the spirit array!

I must stop all of this from happening!

I took a deep breath, mobilized all the spiritual power in my body, and rushed towards the crystal ball.

I placed my hands on the crystal ball, and a powerful spiritual energy surged from my body and flowed into the crystal ball.

The cracks on the crystal ball began to heal slowly, and the light it emitted gradually returned to its bright state.

"Xiao Yao, what are you doing?" Li Yunfei exclaimed.

I ignored him and continued to channel my spiritual energy into the crystal ball.

I know I must persevere until the spirit array is fully repaired.

As I continuously poured spiritual energy into it, the light on the crystal ball grew brighter and brighter, eventually transforming into a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

The entire space was filled with strange light, and I felt as if I were in a sea of ​​stars.

I felt my body was full of power, as if I could control everything.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the people around me.

They all looked at me in shock, their eyes filled with awe.

A slight smile appeared on my lips, and my heart was filled with pride.

I know I did it!

I have successfully cracked the key node of the spirit array!

“Xiao Yao, you…” Li Yunfei opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say.

I ignored him and looked at Elder Murong instead.

"Elder, the spirit array has been repaired, we can leave now," I said.

Elder Murong nodded excitedly, his eyes filled with gratitude.

I turned around and looked at the ghostly figure.

He looked at me with resentment, his eyes filled with bitterness.

"Xiao Yao, do you think this is the end?" he sneered. "I will be back!" With that, he turned into a black shadow and disappeared from the spot.

I didn't chase after him, but I was no longer afraid of him.

Because I am no longer that useless person who can be slaughtered at will.

I have become a true powerhouse!

A powerful person who can control their own destiny!

I looked ahead, my eyes filled with confidence.

I know that my future is full of endless possibilities.

And all of this began the moment I transmigrated to the world of cultivation.

“Next, we should go find…” I murmured, my gaze falling on a rune shimmering with an eerie light deep within the passage, “the real secret…”