Chaotic Sword God

Chapter 3851: Destroying the Formation with the Energy-devouring Furnace

“A Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing? A heavenly resource that can assist sword spirits in recovering? I didn’t think there’d actually be something like that!” Jian Chen’s eyes lit up when he heard the sword spirits’ explanation.

Although he already possessed the Primeval Divine Hall, the Source of Life, and the Divine Formation of the Heavens, the twin swords were still his greatest trump card.

After all, they were a pair of powerful weapons that could kill people far stronger than him!

Most importantly, it could be said that the twin swords completely belonged to him. Meanwhile, although the Divine Formation of the Heavens was capable of killing those stronger than him, it only had limited use. It was not his forever.

Moreover, using the Divine Formation of the Heavens came with many limitations as well. The greatest difficulty was assembling enough people. If anything happened to the experts who assembled the Divine Formation of the Heavens, leading to insufficient numbers, it would essentially render Jian Chen’s formation scroll useless.

As a result, if there was a way for the sword spirits to quickly recover, Jian Chen would make every effort to seize the opportunity.

“We both possess bodies of high quality god artifacts with the help of the Spiritsages, but as sword spirits, neither Qing Suo nor I possess the strength that matches our current bodies. Even if we can control them, it’s only barely. If Qing Suo and I were to recover further, then we would be even more compatible with our high quality god artifact bodies.”

“By then, the twin swords will be even more powerful in master’s hand, far more powerful than the Heaven-lifting sword that you’re using right now.” Zi Ying’s voice rang out in Jian Chen’s head, but when he reached there, he paused. After a moment of silence, he continued, “But that way, the backlash from fusing the swords will grow stronger as well…”

“Backlash? With me around, what are you afraid of…” As soon as Zi Ying said that, the Source of Life’s voice of disdain rang out, “As long as you’re not completely killed in a split second, as long as I don’t run out of energy, I can guarantee that you won’t die.”

“I might not be useful when facing enemies, but when it comes to recovery, there are no god artifacts in the world that surpass me.”

When it mentioned that, the Source of Life’s voice was filled with pride.

“If we return to our peak condition, you really wouldn’t be enough. By then, not only will you be able to provide no help at all, but you might even be annihilated.” Qing Suo could not stand the Source of Life’s tone, so she rebuked it mercilessly.

The Source of Life fell silent.

“We are still a long way away from recovering completely. After all, swords of that level aren’t that easy to forge. However, if master can break through to the eighteenth layer of the Chaotic Body, it will be fine even if Qing Suo and I recover some strength,” said Zi Ying.

“Enough. Let’s not talk about these things so distant in the future. I still haven’t obtained the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing after all. The formation in front of me is not that easy to take down,” said Jian Chen. He stared at the formation in front of him in interest as he gradually grew stern.

After a moment of thought, he called the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt out from the Primeval Divine Hall.

“Sect master, have you run into trouble again?” the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt asked, but he did not dare to show any displeasure.

“Thousand Soul Demon Exalt, take a look at this formation,” Jian Chen said to the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt.

By now, the formation had already recovered its disguise, merging with the mud-ridden rock. It was impossible to notice with the senses of the soul or the naked eye.

Jian Chen extended a finger. A strand of sword Qi fell down, exposing the hidden formation. Its defensive powers circulated, emitting a dazzling light that completely nullified his attack.

The Thousand Soul Demon Exalt narrowed his eyes and stared closely at the formation. Only after studying it for a while did he say slowly, “Sect master, this formation is not simple. Not only is it capable of disguising itself and defending against attacks, but it’s also hiding an extremely powerful killing formation inside.”

“The killing formation is so powerful that even if I were in my peak condition, I’d go out of my way to avoid it. I would never try to face it directly.”

The Thousand Soul Demon Exalt’s tone gradually became solemn. He turned towards Jian Chen and said seriously, “Sect master, fortunately, your attacks were only to probe it out, so you didn’t trigger the killing formation hidden inside. Once this formation receives attacks of a certain threshold, the killing formation activates. From what I’ve seen, it would be difficult to survive the formation without the strength of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt.”

“So it’s not that easy to get through this formation!” Jian Chen said to himself. He subconsciously thought of the Divine Formation of the Heavens. It seemed like using the Divine Formation of the Heavens to destroy the formation was the simplest method available.

The Divine Formation of the Heavens was capable of both offence and defence. Not only was it a killing formation of unparalleled might, but it was also a defensive formation.

However, when he thought of the power of the killing formation right in front of him, Jian Chen began to hesitate again.

If he used the Divine Formation of the Heavens, the killing formation would definitely be activated. The Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortal disciples who assembled the formation would without a doubt fall into the trap.

After all, the Divine Formation of the Heavens was incomplete. It could not unleash its full might.

“Perhaps the Divine Formation of the Heavens can block this powerful killing formation, but there’s absolutely no need to take this risk to get through the formation in front of me.” Jian Chen made up his mind. With a flip of his hand, the high quality god artifact he had obtained on the Hall Brilliance Heaven, the Energy-devouring Furnace, appeared in his hand.

The greatest specialty of the Energy-devouring Furnace was to devour the energy of all formations.

If they ran out of energy to support it, all formations, no matter how powerful, would collapse automatically.

“Thousand Soul Demon Exalt, we’ll work together to power the Energy-devouring Furnace and drain all the spiritual Qi that supports the formation!” A vicious light appeared in Jian Chen’s eyes as he directly tossed the Energy-devouring Furnace to the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt.

The Thousand Soul Demon Exalt accepted the Energy-devouring Furnace. His tremendous energy as an Immortal Exalt immediately channelled into the Energy-devouring Furnace, making it erupt with dazzling light. It completely unleashed its might as a high quality god artifact.

He turned the Energy-devouring Furnace at the concealing formation below. As a terrifying suction force appeared, pure energy seemed to condense into a tangible stream of light. It was drawn over at a terrifying rate before entering the Energy-devouring Furnace as an endless flow.

High quality god artifacts could only unleash their full strength in the hands of Immortal Exalts. When the Void-perceiving Ancestor handed the furnace over to one of his subordinates, they could only unleash a fraction of its power.

As a result, the rate at which the Energy-devouring Furnace absorbed spiritual Qi could only be described as shocking. It was far greater than the speed it had demonstrated back then outside the Immortal Rising City.

“The furnace has yet to reach its limit. Sect master, if you add in your Chaotic Force, it can absorb energy even faster,” said the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt.

“Give me a moment. Let me set up a few warning formations in the surroundings.” Jian Chen vanished instantly. He visited the nearby paths and set up numerous formations and spatial barriers along them.

These formations and spatial barriers could not really stop anyone. Their greatest function was to serve as a warning. When someone approached them, Jian Chen would notice beforehand.

After doing all that, Jian Chen returned and pressed his hand against the Energy-devouring Furnace, letting his Chaotic Force surge inside.

In the next moment, the Energy-devouring Furnace shone a little brighter and absorbed the formation’s spiritual Qi even faster.

Jian Chen could clearly sense that bright energy crystals were being condensed one after another inside the colossal space that resembled a miniature world in the Energy-devouring Furnace.

These had all been converted from the spiritual Qi that the Energy-devouring Furnace absorbed.

However, it could only convert a very small portion of the spiritual Qi it absorbed.