Chapter 1540: Chapter 26: Cloud Sea Sky Confusing Array, Breaking the Formation!

Cross Immortal Gate.

Located on Yunyin Peak within Guangning Prefecture, the peak rises a thousand ren high, shrouded in mist all year round, like an Immortal dwelling, hence the name "Cross Immortal."

For several hundred years, Cross Immortal Gate had always been a local overlord in Guangning Prefecture, producing experts in endless succession, with Second Grade and even Peak of First Grade Martial Arts powerhouses sitting in town generation after generation.

And according to the rumors, Cross Immortal Gate was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Behind Cross Immortal Gate, there was the support of an Immortal blessed land.

Thus, over these hundreds of years, the spectacle of Cross Immortal Gate’s enduring prosperity was formed.

Shen Wenyan looked at the mist‑wreathed Yunyin Peak in the distance, his gaze heavy.

This was an overlord‑level force that had stood within the borders of Guangning Prefecture for several hundred years.

In the past, by high‑end combat strength alone, they could suppress the official authorities.

High‑end combat power was far inferior to that of local Sect forces; this was also a phenomenon Great Xia had been unable to avoid for more than eight hundred years.

In the past, he would never have dared to imagine that one day he could go and level Cross Immortal Gate.

But today, what he had never dared to imagine had become his goal.

Today, their target was aimed straight at Cross Immortal Gate, to trample its gates flat.

"I just don’t know if the Immortal Cave Heaven behind them will make a move!" he said to himself inwardly.

This was also what he worried about most today.

But the arrow was already on the string and had to be released.

Ji Mingzhou and Li Sixiang had both fallen in battle, and Cross Immortal Gate was now at its weakest point in history.

And today’s main force was not him, but Jiang Ning.

His main task today was to clean up the aftermath and add the finishing touch.

Whether they could accomplish everything in a single stroke depended entirely on Jiang Ning alone.

At this thought, a few more threads of unease rose in his heart.

Because by the time they’d reached here, Jiang Ning still hadn’t appeared.

If they pressed forward, it would be hard to conceal their tracks and they would inevitably be detected by Cross Immortal Gate.

"I hope Brother Jiang doesn’t delay too long!" Shen Wenyan muttered inwardly. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

A piercing cry—

At that moment.

A crane’s cry split the Chang Kong.

Shen Wenyan looked toward the direction the crane’s cry had come from.

He saw an Immortal Crane rapidly drawing near.

In just a few breaths, the Immortal Crane had reached overhead.

"It’s the Marquis!!" Zhuge Qingsong said, his expression alight with excitement.

"Brother Jiang has finally come!" Ye Zhengqi also let out a quiet breath of relief.

Shen Wenyan’s worries just now were the same worries weighing on his heart.

To strike at Cross Immortal Gate was no trivial matter, completely different from acting against an ordinary Sect.

Because he also knew that the rumors were very likely true.

Behind Cross Immortal Gate there existed an Immortal Sect.

Though for several hundred years there had never been solid evidence to support this view.

But judging from Cross Immortal Gate’s performance over these centuries, he could be eighty to ninety percent sure.

Therefore, if not for Jiang Ning, he would never have had this idea.

On the other side.

Jiang Ning stood on the crane’s back.

With a sweep of his gaze, everything unfolding below entered his eyes.

Shen Wenyan, Ye Zhengqi, as well as one thousand elite soldiers and more than two hundred elite from the Inspection Office.

As for the Deputy Mansion Master of the Inspection Office, and Jing Wuming, they had followed Residence Envoy Liu Teng to wipe out the Yingtian Alliance’s base of operations.

In his eyes, as for the current Yingtian Alliance, with a powerhouse like Jing Wuming making a move, success was almost certain.

Because in that battle at Zhuge Manor, he had seen that Jing Wuming was very strong.

Even compared to the Nine River Dragon Wang Wenzong, he was not much inferior.

Placed among the ranks of Second Grade Great Grandmasters, he could also be called an invincible existence.

As for Cross Immortal Gate, he would personally take action.

While he pondered, the Immortal Crane descended.

Accompanied by sweeping gales, the Immortal Crane completed the shift from motion to stillness, hovering two zhang above the crowd’s heads.

Then the Immortal Crane slowly landed, and Jiang Ning and Ji Mingyue jumped down from its back.

"Greetings to Dongling Marquis, greetings to the Seventeenth Princess!" The personnel under Shen Wenyan’s command all bowed to Jiang Ning and Ji Mingyue one after another.

At this moment.

Shen Wenyan also stepped forward to greet them.

"Brother Jiang!" he said in a low voice, "Cross Immortal Gate should already be alert."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly and did not say much.

His entire aura was restrained like that of an ordinary person; even Shen Wenyan, a Second Grade Great Grandmaster, only felt that his complexion was pale and his breathing chaotic at this moment, completely unlike the man who yesterday had crushed Ji Mingzhou with a single punch and slain four Great Grandmasters.

Zhuge Qingsong couldn’t help but take a step forward, cupping his hands. "Marquis, if your body is unwell, you can still give this up! Behind Cross Immortal Gate there is, in all likelihood, an Immortal Cave Heaven!"

"It’s fine." Jiang Ning waved his hand, his voice calm. "Ji Mingzhou fell yesterday. Although we have sealed the news tightly, it is only natural that Cross Immortal Gate should sense something!"

As he spoke, he looked toward the direction of Cloud Shadow Peak where Cross Immortal Gate was located.

Mist coiled around the mountain, hiding the buildings completely; nothing more could be seen.

...

On the other side.

Within Cross Immortal Gate, in a great hall deep in the mist, several old men with fathomless auras were seated in council.

On the main seat sat an old man with white hair and beard and a withered face, precisely Cross Immortal Gate’s Grand Elder, Master Yun Yin. His aura was dense as an abyss; with each breath he resonated with the surrounding heaven and earth, clearly another Great Grandmaster who had stepped into Second Grade.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall, and a Disciple burst in in panic. "Report!"

"Speak!" Master Yun Yin said.

"Reporting to Grand Elder, a great army has been seen approaching at the foot of the mountain. The leaders are none other than Dongling Marquis Jiang Ning and Marquis Wen Yuan Shen Wenyan!"

Master Yun Yin’s eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of Cold Light flashing within.

"So he has come after all. The life lamps of the two Sect Leaders were extinguished yesterday—this old man knew then that the authorities would certainly make a move and would not let such a fine opportunity slip."

Then he turned his head to look at a mysterious figure beside him who was shrouded entirely in a gray robe, his tone respectful. "Venerable One, in your opinion, how should we respond?"

The gray‑robed figure’s voice was hoarse, like metal scraping against stone. "Jiang Ning is under a curse, and by forcibly unleashing a forbidden art to slay Ji Mingzhou, his body must be even more weakened. The Mountain Protection Array is the Cloud Sea Sky Confusing Array, bestowed upon you by our Grotto Heaven. Once the great array is raised, even should a First Grade Mixed Element Realm expert step inside, he will be left dizzy and disoriented, unable to find his bearings. In the current world, it is unwise to be too ostentatious. All you need do is hold fast in quiet defense and wait for them to withdraw in vain! In his condition, he cannot last many days under delay!"