Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Honored Guest Elder Token, the Grand Formation is Ineffective!
As the words fell, a half-piece of silver-glowing jade talisman flew out of Gu Zhengfei’s hand.
On the other side, Yuan Shanglong seemed to have anticipated this.
At the moment when Gu Zhengfei’s half-piece jade talisman flew out, a similar piece of silver-glowing jade talisman also flew from his hand.
The two jade talismans instantly joined together in mid-air.
Immediately after, Gu Zhengfei and Yuan Shanglong simultaneously cast a spell towards the jade talisman.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
In an instant, the jade talisman trembled violently.
The entire hall seemed as if some kind of power had been awakened.
Scorching heat rose.
Everyone present felt as if an extremely terrifying force had already locked onto them.
With just a thought, that force could flood down like a mountain torrent, swallowing everyone present.
Is this...
The might of a three-tier grand array?
Even without operating, just a trace of its emanating Qi Mechanism already made these Foundation Establishment cultivators restless.
"Haoyuan, my friend!"
Liu Hongyu, Feng Wanqing, and Qiu Zeyuan all felt that disaster was imminent.
They all looked towards Ji Haoyuan, waiting for his decision.
At this moment, there was still one or two breaths of time before the array would fully operate.
During this interval, perhaps they could still...
"Humph!"
However, before they could think any further, a cold snort from Yuan Shanglong rang in everyone’s ears.
He was already standing at the entrance of the hall at some unknown time.
He was blocking Ji Haoyuan and his group’s final path.
Given his cultivation and strength, holding them for one or two breaths was definitely not a problem.
By then, the three-tier grand array would be fully operational.
They, including Ji Haoyuan, would probably have no place to be buried.
"Yuan Shanglong, aren’t you worried about Daoist Pan’s safety by doing this?"
Finally, Liu Hongyu couldn’t help but speak.
Hearing her words, Yuan Shanglong snorted lightly.
"A turtle in a jar dares to shout.
If Ji Haoyuan really dares to kill a cultivator of the Crimson Sunset Sect, then there would be no need for him and your families to exist in the future."
What a cunning tactic of psychological warfare!
Everyone present felt a chill in their hearts.
Despite the situation, Yuan Shanglong did not forget to stir the pot.
If anyone’s mind wavered even slightly, they might try to stop Ji Haoyuan from killing Pan Yongshan without Yuan Shanglong having to do anything.
Ji Haoyuan also saw through this.
He looked towards the three.
"Three Daoist friends, do you think this person should be killed?"
"Impudent!"
"Stop!"
As soon as he said this, not only Yuan Shanglong, but also all the Crimson Sunset Sect cultivators including Gu Zhengfei and Su Wen Yuan shouted sternly.
After all, Pan Yongshan was one of their Foundation Establishment cultivators.
They couldn’t just sit back and watch him be killed.
"Hehe..."
Suddenly, Qiu Zeyuan’s laughter sounded.
"This person uses our family’s cultivators as cannon fodder, not caring for their safety, settling personal grudges, why shouldn’t he be killed?"
Besides him, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing also quickly came to their senses.
The two women exchanged a glance, and also laughed aloud:
"What Daoist Qiu said is spot on, this person ought to be killed!
Haoyuan, my friend, there’s no need for any hesitation. If we can’t escape here today, having a Crimson Sunset Sect cultivator accompany us in death wouldn’t be so bad either!"
With the words of the two women, although many of the family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators present didn’t say anything, they felt a faint sense of tragic empathy.
After all, who’s to say what happened today wouldn’t happen to them someday?
Yuan Shanglong and Gu Zhengfei both sensed a turn for the worse.
If this continued, even if they could kill Ji Haoyuan and his group today, those family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators present might become estranged from them.
This would be very detrimental for the bigger picture.
With this thought, the two no longer hesitated, fully operating the array, heading straight to obliterate Ji Haoyuan.
Boom!
At this moment, a massive pillar of flame suddenly condensed above the City Lord’s Hall.
Within the pillar, dots of purple light twinkled.
This was the three-tier grand array, the Purple Sun Celestial Fire Array.
When activated, it could condense a thread of Purple Sun True Flame to annihilate the enemy.
It was genuine three-tier power.
Absolutely beyond the defense of any Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"Not good!"
Seeing the pillar of flame with dots of purple light falling towards Ji Haoyuan.
The faces of Liu Hongyu, Feng Wanqing, and Qiu Zeyuan all changed dramatically, their pupils shrinking.
However, Ji Haoyuan, at the center of the attack, showed no change in expression.
Suddenly, a Honored Guest Elder token engraved with the character ’Ji’ flew from his body.
Infused with Magical Power, the token buzzed softly in mid-air, emanating a unique aura.
The originally descending Purple Sun True Flame seemed to sense the aura from Ji Haoyuan’s Honored Guest Elder token, and just as it was about to fall on him, it disintegrated into a shower of sparks and dispersed.
Evidently, the array had recognized Ji Haoyuan’s status as an Honored Guest Elder of the Crimson Sunset Sect.
It abandoned the original attack intended for him.
This scene left everyone present astonished.
Especially Yuan Shanglong and Gu Zhengfei.
Their eyes were fixedly locked on the still hovering Honored Guest Elder token.
In their minds, only one thought repeated.
He is actually an Honored Guest Elder of the Crimson Sunset Sect!
How is this possible?
On the other side, Su Wen Yuan’s expression was equally stiff.
His eyes narrowed.
Clearly, Ji Haoyuan’s move had caught everyone off guard.
To become an Honored Guest of the Crimson Sunset Sect is easy.
But to become an Honored Guest Elder, not anyone could qualify.
Because an Honored Guest Elder is considered part of the higher echelon of the Crimson Sunset Sect.
Apart from the most core secrets, an Honored Guest Elder has the right to participate in their sect’s highest-level meetings.
In a sense, Ji Haoyuan’s current status was higher than most of the Crimson Sunset Sect cultivators present.
Most importantly, with this status, the three-tier array now had no effect on him.
The array mechanism would never act against an Honored Guest Elder of the sect.
Unless a Golden Core True Man specifically ordered it.
Otherwise, the Purple Sun Celestial Fire Array was just a showpiece in front of Ji Haoyuan.
"Phew..."
Gu Zhengfei let out a long breath.
He looked complexly at Ji Haoyuan.
Knowing in his heart that this incident today had truly become troublesome.
If not handled correctly, they might lose an elder-level figure.
The situation had completely spiraled out of control.