Chapter 251: The Confounding Chaos Formation, Fourth Disciple

Chapter 251: The Confounding Chaos Formation, Fourth Disciple

In a cave within the Jade State's mountainous region, three individuals and a snake congregated together.

Jade Little Dragon opened its mouth wide and began spitting out storage bags, its face turning green from the exertion.

To empty the Dai family's treasury, Jade Little Dragon had swallowed numerous empty storage bags. Instead of ingesting the treasures into its stomach, it had swallowed them into these bags.

Shan Haizhou rubbed his hands together excitedly, his eyes gleaming as if he had found a path to immense wealth.

The Dai family used to be a second-rate aristocratic family with deep roots, so their collection of treasures was undoubtedly extensive.

"Brother Shan, I owe you for your help this time. Feel free to take one-third of these treasures," said Xu Yan, patting Shan Haizhou on the shoulder.

He was not a stingy person, and Shan Haizhou had contributed to the destruction of the Dai family.

"No, I couldn't possibly," Shan Haizhou shook his head. "I merely provided some information. Taking a third is too much; I wouldn't be able to live up to it."

"One-tenth, then. Even that would be more than enough for me; I couldn't possibly spend it all," Shan Haizhou said, holding up a single finger.

"Alright, then," Xu Yan agreed without further insistence.

Shan Haizhou took one-tenth of the treasures, while Xu Yan and Meng Chong didn't bother to count the rest, letting Jade Little Dragon swallow them back up.

With such a vast amount of treasure, it was impractical to carry it all on their persons, so Xu Yan and Meng Chong planned to make a trip back to deliver these items to their master and junior sister.

It would also be a good opportunity for the junior sister to refine the spirit herbs into pills, leaving them with only the pills to carry.

It was a pity to leave behind the spirit tools and artifact materials from the Dai family's treasury.

As for the spiritual artifacts within, neither of them was interested, so they didn't pay them much mind.

Meng Chong's face fell as he expressed his regret. "What a shame. Spiritual artifacts can't change size, so when I use the Six-Meter Golden Body, I won't have a suitable knife to wield."

Once he transformed into a six-meter giant, the knives he currently possessed would be too small for him to use effectively.

However, when it came to the Heaven and Earth Overbearing Knife technique, he didn't necessarily need to rely solely on a knife.

Of course, having a spiritual knife in hand would undoubtedly enhance the power of the technique.

Shan Haizhou's mouth twitched at the mention of a six-meter giant; what kind of formidable technique was this?

It completely overturned his understanding of martial arts.

"Spirit Realm... I've never heard of it. It's said that within this realm, one can freely change the size of spiritual artifacts at will," Shan Haizhou shook his head.

His excitement grew as he continued, "Brother Xu, Brother Meng, the Su family has a spiritual mine with an astonishing amount of spirit crystal reserves. Why don't we take it out and give the Su family a little warning?"

Xu Yan frowned slightly. "Spiritual mines are hard to dig out, and it would take quite some time to exhaust them."

The Su family was their enemy, and Xu Yan had no qualms about striking them if it would cause significant losses.

However, it would be challenging to excavate the spiritual mine in a short period.

Shan Haizhou spoke mysteriously, "I know someone who keeps a third-rank Mountain-Swallowing Toad as a pet. With its abilities, swallowing half of the spiritual mine shouldn't be a problem."

Xu Yan's eyebrows rose. "Is this source reliable?"

"Brother Xu, rest assured, it's absolutely reliable," Shan Haizhou assured him, patting his chest.

"The Su family will undoubtedly have heightened their defenses now. We don't need to rush into action. Take your time to gather information, and we'll strike when the opportunity presents itself," Xu Yan said thoughtfully.

"No problem, leave it to me," Shan Haizhou said, thrilled at the prospect.

After agreeing on a means of contact, Xu Yan and Meng Chong left their hiding place, altering their appearances to evade pursuit by the Jade God Sect and the Su family.

Meng Chong even donned a wig to further disguise himself.

...

"Success!"

Fang Hao wiped the sweat from his brow and smiled as he looked at the disc in his hand.

"This money is hard-earned!"

The last disc was the main disc, and the other eight were subordinate discs that could be combined with it.

Fang Hao inserted the eight small subordinate discs into the main disc one by one.

"I wonder what this thing is useful for? That profound pattern seems to be a confounding chaos formation," he mused.

After some thought, Fang Hao's curiosity got the better of him.

However, he was concerned that the set of treasure artifacts he had forged might go out of control or pose unknown dangers.

He glanced at the well in the courtyard.

"Little Ha, come out!"

A gray toad jumped out of the well and squatted on the ground, its lively eyes fixed on Fang Hao.

"Ribbit!"

Its agile eyes blinked at Fang Hao as it opened its mouth and gave a soft croak.

"In a moment, I'm going to test this treasure artifact. If it goes out of control, you must swallow this subordinate disc, understand?" Fang Hao instructed Little Ha, holding up one of the subordinate discs.

If this disc were to be swallowed, the entire set of artifacts would lose balance and exhibit a flaw.

It was the weakness of the entire set.

"Ribbit!"

Little Ha nodded.

Fang Hao took a deep breath and solemnly infused power into the main disc in his hand. A buzzing sound filled the air as the seven small subordinate discs that had been embedded within flew out and landed in seven different locations.

Buzz!

In an instant, the courtyard seemed to disappear and yet remain simultaneously.

The house seemed to have shifted its orientation, and even the well appeared altered.

The once familiar courtyard now seemed confusing, and even Fang Hao himself couldn't distinguish the house's location or the well's position.

Where Little Ha had been squatting, he now saw the forging furnace.

"Something's wrong. Why is the forging furnace over there?"

Fang Hao was stunned. What kind of treasure artifact was this? Why was it causing such phenomena?

He tried to take a few steps forward but found himself disoriented in the courtyard.

Lowering his gaze to the main disc in his hand, he took a deep breath as a formation chart appeared in his mind.

"This should be controllable. The main disc is in my hand, so I should be able to control it," he thought.

"Little Ha, swallow the disc," Fang Hao instructed.

However, after giving the command, he received no response.

Fang Hao's heart sank. Had something happened to Little Ha?

"That's not possible. This disc shouldn't have any offensive power; it only possesses confounding chaos abilities. Perhaps Little Ha simply can't hear my voice," he reasoned.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Hao stepped forward but suddenly froze.

Before his eyes was a well, and a toad squatted on the ground, its lively eyes fixed on a disc as if waiting quietly for instructions.

"Little Ha?"

Fang Hao called out softly, but there was no response.

He lifted his foot and gently kicked the toad, only to find that it wasn't soft but hard, like a stone or a discarded artifact.

"Is it a stone or an abandoned artifact?"

Fang Hao was shocked.

He shook his head, his eyes widening as he stared. Clearly, what he was looking at was Little Ha.

"How is this possible?"

This treasure artifact was incredible! Fang Hao's heart raced as he recalled Li Xuan's words: if he could forge it, it would be an opportunity to change his fate!

"Change my fate!"

Fang Hao took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly. The formation chart appeared in his mind once more.

The main disc was in his hand, but even after he stopped infusing power into it, the strange phenomena persisted. He was searching for a way to halt the artifact's power.

The formation chart flashed through his mind, each line of the formation pattern appearing one by one.

He had finally found a way to stop the treasure artifact.

He raised his hand, pointing his finger at a spot where the lines of the main disc intertwined, and channeled his power into it.

Beneath his feet, Little Ha turned into a discarded treasure artifact.

The courtyard and the house returned to their original positions, and the familiar scenery reappeared before him.

Fang Hao's heart was trembling. This treasure artifact was incredible! What kind of profound pattern was this?

He hurriedly looked towards Little Ha.

"Croak!"

At the same time, a startled frog croaked.

"Big brother, this is my frog!" Fang Hao quickly exclaimed.

The person standing by the well, who had just reached out to grab Little Ha as it jumped up in fright, was none other than that big brother.

...

As Fang Hao successfully refined the formation disc, Li Xuan, who was sitting in a chair and leisurely studying the Grand Canon of Primordial Chaos, suddenly saw the Golden Canon of the Great Dao flip open.

"Your candidate disciple, Fang Hao, has refined the Confounding Chaos Formation disc. You now comprehend the Confounding Chaos Formation and its disc refinement method."

Li Xuan was delighted.

Fang Hao had actually refined a formation disc, and faster than he had anticipated.

"Candidate disciple, so it only feeds back the Confounding Chaos Formation and not the entire Fundamental Formation Dao."

Li Xuan gained a deeper understanding of the feedback from the Golden Canon of the Great Dao.

Without further ado, he took a step forward and, in an instant, appeared in Fang Hao's small courtyard.

Fang Hao was just about to test the formation disc.

Li Xuan silently observed.

When Fang Hao activated the disc and triggered the Confounding Chaos Formation, Li Xuan marveled at the formation. Although it was a minor formation and crudely set up, it was extraordinary.

Ordinary Refining Divinity Humans would have their divine soul power sweep over it, and if they weren't careful, they wouldn't be able to detect any abnormalities.

Of course, this was also because formations had never appeared in the Spirit Realm before, so even a crude formation could escape the detection of a Refining Divinity Human's divine soul power.

"Is this the Mountain-Swallowing Toad?"

Li Xuan took a few steps and appeared before Little Ha, looking at the frog with its lively eyes, clearly indicating a high level of intelligence.

"A third-rank Mountain-Swallowing Toad, seems like it's at its peak?"

Li Xuan was familiar with Mountain-Swallowing Toads, as they were the primary material for refining storage bags. A third-rank Mountain-Swallowing Toad was almost at its limit, rarely progressing further.

A fourth-rank Mountain-Swallowing Toad had never been seen in history.

It was rare for Fang Hao to have raised a Mountain-Swallowing Toad, and one with such high intelligence, too.

After all, Mountain-Swallowing Toads were not known for their intelligence, only being slightly more cunning and adept at seeking benefits and avoiding harm than ordinary frogs.

In the Spirit Realm, most storage bags were made from specially raised Mountain-Swallowing Toads that had reached the first rank before being refined.

As Li Xuan observed Little Ha, he waited for Fang Hao to decipher the formation and deactivate the Confounding Chaos Formation.

It didn't take long, less than a quarter of an hour, for Fang Hao to understand the key to the formation and deactivate it.

Li Xuan smiled, satisfied. "The fourth disciple it is!"

Little Ha, who had been squatting and observing the formation disc, saw Fang Hao fiddling with the disc the entire time, without any signs of anything unusual happening.

Then, suddenly, a stranger appeared before him.

This startled Little Ha.

Mountain-Swallowing Toads, when caught, would often be used for refining storage bags.

Frightened, Little Ha croaked in alarm and was about to jump away.

But a hand caught him.

Fang Hao rushed over, his face tense, and said, "Big brother, this is mine. It's not for sale!"

Li Xuan smiled and put Little Ha down. "A third-rank Mountain-Swallowing Toad is indeed rare, especially one with such high intelligence. If all Mountain-Swallowing Toads had this level of intelligence and could be commanded, I'm sure most martial artists would keep one by their side.

"Instead of using them to refine storage bags."

Mountain-Swallowing Toads couldn't understand commands, so they were useless to keep by one's side and couldn't be used for storing items. That's why they were usually refined into storage bags.

But Fang Hao's toad was an exception.

Little Ha was a bit frightened, jumping onto Fang Hao's shoulder and clinging tightly to his neck, his lively eyes warily watching Li Xuan.

"Little Ha is quite special indeed..."

Fang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and stroked Little Ha, calming his frightened heart, and also introduced the toad's origins.

Fang Hao's father had caught Little Ha by chance in a stone cave and had intended to sell it or have someone refine it into a storage bag.

The young Fang Hao saw that Little Ha had lively eyes and seemed to possess some level of consciousness, so he asked his father to let him keep Little Ha as a pet, and thus, he stayed.

Over the years, Little Ha had been fed and cared for, reaching the third rank.

But he had reached his limit and couldn't progress further.

"Big brother, I've made what you asked for."

Fang Hao pressed his palm onto the main disc, and the scattered subordinate discs instantly flew towards it, merging into the main disc.

"Big brother, what is this...?"

Fang Hao's curiosity was piqued.

"You've refined a formation disc. This is the Confounding Chaos Formation. The profound pattern I gave you is the formation diagram for the Confounding Chaos Formation..."

Li Xuan explained with a smile.

"Formation? Confounding Chaos Formation?"

Fang Hao was shocked to his core. What kind of formation was this? He had never heard of it, and it seemed like formations didn't exist in the Spirit Realm!

"Big brother..."

Li Xuan interrupted him, "You shouldn't call me big brother. I see that you have great talent, and our encounter is fate. I have a unique martial arts technique here..."

Thud!

Before Li Xuan could finish, Fang Hao knelt down with a thud.

"Disciple Fang Hao, greets Master!"

Fang Hao was thrilled, his face flushed with excitement as he knelt on the ground, his head knocking repeatedly.

Little Ha, on Fang Hao's shoulder, also squatted down, mimicking the action of bowing.

"Get up."

Li Xuan nodded, pleased.

He liked Fang Hao's quick wit and intelligence, as well as his ability to seize opportunities.

"Thank you, Master!"

Fang Hao stood up excitedly.

"From today onwards, you are my fourth disciple. You have a senior martial sister and two senior martial brothers above you."

Li Xuan spoke solemnly, "I don't have many rules, but when you meet your senior martial brother, he will tell you about them. Tomorrow, you will move to where I temporarily reside.

"You should prepare yourself."

"Yes, Master!"

Fang Hao replied respectfully.

"Master, what is this unique martial art? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

Fang Hao asked excitedly, his curiosity piqued.

"This is a unique martial art that only I possess. It encompasses refining artifacts, formations, and restrictions. I will teach it to you tomorrow, so reflect on it well and don't disappoint me!"

Li Xuan said solemnly.

"Yes, Master!"

Fang Hao's heart was shaken. Such a profound formation was just one part of this unique martial art?

How powerful was this unique martial art?

"Master, I will prepare to move now, and tomorrow I will follow Master to cultivate this unique martial art."

Fang Hao said respectfully.

"Okay, I will come for you tomorrow."

Li Xuan nodded, taking the Confounding Chaos Formation disc from Fang Hao.

He took a step forward and instantly disappeared from the spot.

Fang Hao needed some time to take care of his affairs, so Li Xuan didn't take him back immediately.

"I should leave a message for Shen Da Shao. My opportunity has come, and I'm off to become a disciple!"

Fang Hao thought excitedly.

(End of Chapter)

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