Accidentally Reincarnated in Cultivation World-Chapter 341: Plans and Encounter

"So that is all, right?" Yu Xuan asked.

"Yes," Ming Tianmei replied softly.

After extracting as much information as possible from her, Yu Xuan knew there was little more she could provide for now. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

There were restrictions on her, limits that prevented her from speaking about events too far into the future to others.

Only when those events began to surface in the present could she talk about them with clarity.

That alone confirmed many of Yu Xuan’s suspicions.

Still, the variables bothered him.

Yu Zhen was the perfect example.

’Though her information is useful... the question is will it remain accurate?’ Yu Xuan thought.

If the enemies were exactly the same as in her previous timeline, then this situation would be extremely dangerous.

But if that had changed...

Then the board itself is different now.

Nearby, Yu Bo finally gave up on constructing the return gate.

The shattered space stones lay scattered around him like silent mockery.

"When we return," Yu Bo muttered, eyes burning, "I swear I’ll tear any isolated space apart piece by piece."

Yu Hao glanced at him, slightly worried.

"At this rate, he’s going to go crazy."

"But the situation really is dangerous," Lin Fan said gravely.

No one argued.

Without a return gate, their options were limited and all of them were bad.

They could hide and wait for external intervention, hoping the sect would break through whatever was suppressing the gate.

Or...

They could destroy whatever was preventing the return gate from forming.

The second option was absurdly difficult. They didn’t even know what they were facing, let alone its level.

But as the enemies they fought until now were absurdly powerful, whoever held the key to break this restriction would be much stronger than them.

"What do we do now?" Yu Xueqing asked, breaking the silence.

Yu Xuan exhaled slowly.

"There is one plan," he said.

All eyes turned toward him.

"I’ll try to break whatever restriction is preventing our return," Yu Xuan continued calmly.

"In the meantime, you’ll prepare the return gate and build a defensive fortress around it. We don’t know if someone will try to interfere and once you receive my signal, activate the gate and leave immediately. I’ll follow shortly."

"I agree," Ming Tianmei said without hesitation.

"I think this plan is suicidal," Yu Zhen said flatly.

"I disagree as well," Yu Hao added.

Mo Lin, Yu Bo, and Yu Xueqing fell into thought, but Lin Fan was the one who spoke next.

"There’s too much risk," Lin Fan said seriously.

"We don’t even know the enemy’s full strength. If you, the strongest among us blindly investigate or, worse, get caught, then all our chances of returning will vanish. We already know that the average enemy strength is around Tier Four, and there are likely many of them. Facing that alone is a reckless move."

"..."

Silence fell over the group.

No one could deny that Lin Fan’s reasoning made sense.

’What should I say?’ Mo Lin asked internally.

’Obviously no, this kid is strong, but if a true Tier Five intervenes, he might survive. You? I can’t say the same.’ the old grandmother sword spirit replied without hesitation.

"Y-Young Master... I also think this plan isn’t worth the risk," Mo Lin said aloud.

"I think it’s worth trying," Yu Bo countered.

"I agree we should at least attempt something," Yu Xueqing said cautiously.

"But Young Master, how exactly do you plan to handle them?"

Yu Xuan groaned internally at the divided opinions.

Still, as the future leader of the Yu Clan, he listened.

But that didn’t mean he would obey.

After all, the cultivation world ultimately answered to the iron fist!

"You’re worrying too much," Yu Xuan said.

"When did I ever say I’d go in person?"

As he spoke, another Yu Xuan stepped out from behind him – identical in aura, presence, and even spiritual fluctuation.

"Oooo," several of them murmured in realization.

Those who had supported him felt their eyebrows twitch.

So that was it.

They had assumed he was planning to shoulder everything himself out of responsibility.

Turns out, that was not the case at all!

’Safety first, I guess’ Yu Bo thought.

Yu Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Good, then let’s begin, Yu Bo how much time do you need..."

And so the discussion continued.

After all.

In a world where strength ruled, communication was also a key to survival.

***

"This much is enough, I guess," Yu Bo muttered, exhaling slowly.

Over the past three days, he had pushed himself to the brink.

What now lay before them was no ordinary defensive setup – it was a newly devised killing formation, one born from talent, and an almost obsessive focus.

Three Swords Killing Array.

The formation drew upon the sword intent Yu Bo had painstakingly accumulated from three different sword cultivators over the past days.

That intent had been refined into talismans, and interwoven with formation lines so dense that even Yu Bo himself felt a chill when he activated it for testing.

At its core stood Yu Hao.

Not merely as an anchor, but as the living core and controller of the array.

Yu Hao’s terrifying physique, combined with his violent yet righteous power, made him the perfect person to control this formation.

Through him, the array could respond instinctively, shifting between suppression and annihilation the moment hostile intent was detected.

The most critical decision, however, was not the array itself.

It was where it was built.

Instead of erecting the formation above ground, as most cultivators would they had hollowed out an underground chamber, burying the return gate deep.

On top of that, Yu Bo had stacked illusion formations upon illusion formations, bending perception, direction, and even spatial awareness.

To anyone outside, the area was nothing more than barren red earth.

To anyone who tried to intrude.

It would become a grave.

Yu Bo had gone all out.

The others too had helped where they could, placing materials, channeling energy, guarding the perimeter but this masterpiece was undeniably his.

And as a final precaution, Yu Xuan handed each of them a talisman.

Black Thunder Dragon Talisman.

A last resort safeguard.

If something truly unexpected happened then these talismans would buy them precious time and alert him.

With this setup, even multiple Tier Four cultivators would find it very difficult to break through quickly.

Silence settled as the preparations concluded.

Then Yu Xuan stepped back.

"Then I’ll return," he said calmly.

He gave them a brief nod.

Ming Tianmei too didn’t stop him.

Because there are some things he needed to do himself.

Although he had told them earlier that he would be controlling a clone and would need to remain within a certain proximity.

That had never been his true intention.

Not even close.

As he turned away, his eyes flickered with a depth that none of them noticed.

This was not a retreat.

It was the opening move of something far more dangerous.

Because once again, a familiar system notification surfaced before his eyes.

The very same message that had appeared the moment he first entered the gate.

[Skill Fated Encounter is Strongly Activated]

***

Yu Xuan moved toward the direction his vision could not penetrate.

That alone told him enough.

Something was there.

And it was something dangerous.

A grand deception formation, layered deeply enough that even his gaze was being repelled.

When he reached the boundary of the unseen zone, he stopped.

The air here felt wrong, as if space itself resisted being observed. Yu Xuan extended his spirit sense, pushing it outward, probing beyond the veil.

Immediately he felt it being repelled.

"So it really is here," he muttered.

His eyes flashed.

A black and white beam – pure, tyrannical destruction burst forth from his gaze.

It did not scatter, nor did it waver.

It slammed directly into an unseen wall.

BOOM!

The invisible force shattered.

Like glass breaking in reverse, the barrier protecting the area collapsed inward, revealing what lay beyond.

Yu Xuan’s brows rose slightly.

Beyond the broken deception stood a fortress – vast, alien, and oppressive.

Around it swarmed countless figures, their silhouettes warped and monstrous.

Demons.

Many kinds.

Too many kinds.

"Damn it," Yu Xuan sighed quietly.

"I really should’ve studied."

He stepped through the boundary.

The moment he crossed it, the world changed.

Darkness poured in from all directions, thick and suffocating, swallowing the landscape whole. It was not the absence of light, it was something actively devouring it.

At the same time, the fortress stirred.

Alarms were not sounded, but divine sense spread.

The demons turned.

Intent locked onto him.

Yet the darkness did nothing to Yu Xuan.

His vision cut through it effortlessly.

A sword materialized in his hand.

Slowly, deliberately, it began to glow.

A dangerous crimson light bled from the blade, sharp and absolute, carrying an intent so tyrannical it seemed to command the void itself.

In the sea of darkness, only two things shone clearly now.

The red glow of his sword.

And Yu Xuan’s single, unwavering white eye.