After eliminating the Guest Assassin, Wang Xiaoqiang collected the Demon Droplet and continued to disguise himself as a cultivator with the Ninefold Body of the Immortal Venerable to slay the Ghost Cultivators.

He beheaded two assassins in succession yet acted as if nothing had happened.

The intervention of the assassins significantly bolstered the Human Cultivators' forces, driving the Ghost Cultivators to suffer heavy losses and retreat in droves towards the Ghost Territory.

The leader of the assassins, fearing that Wang Xiaoqiang would slip out of White Cloud City, decisively ordered twenty of his men to activate the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formation.

Under the deep blue night sky, twenty streams of Soldier Aura, adorned with runes, rose mightily from the outskirts of Lianyun City, surging skyward and converging like a stream at a point in the center of the sky above White Cloud City. They then dispersed, radiating forty streams of Soldier Aura, which cascaded down like water.

When the forty streams of Soldier Aura descended around White Cloud City, they split into two, turning into eighty streams, which surged up from the ground like a stream, converging at the previous point and then spreading out again, this time to become one hundred and sixty streams of Soldier Aura…

Thus, the rune-bearing Soldier Aura streams continually gathered and dispersed, each time doubling in number. Soon, an arch was erected in the firmament by the Soldier Aura streams, creating a canopy of Soldier Aura.

The Soldier Aura canopy was connected to the ground by streams of Soldier Aura.

Stream by stream, the Soldier Aura, interspersed with flickering runes, possessed overwhelming power.

Finally, the streams of Soldier Aura filled the space, forming walls of Soldier Aura on all sides, encapsulating all of White Cloud City, sealing it impenetrably.

At the same time, the ground of White Cloud City also teemed with rune-laden streams of Soldier Aura, weaving and intertwining like snakes, converging and dispersing like streams, eventually forming a dense net of Soldier Aura, with only palm-sized gaps, resembling a fishing net, through which none could pass—not even a newborn child.

In the end, a canopy of Soldier Aura covered the top, walls of Soldier Aura surrounded from all sides, and below was a net of Soldier Aura. Moreover, the canopy, walls, and net were replete with intermittently flickering runes, possessing formidable power...

Thus the entirety of the space in all directions was sealed by this grand formation, forming a fortress-like cage with White Cloud City at its heart, entrapping all its citizens, native cultivators, students from Yueyang Academy, and Ghost Cultivators within it.

This cage was none other than the "Heavenly Net and Earthly Web" Grand Formation.

The Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formation was the secret weapon of Prince Ann, not usually deployed lightly. To ensure the death of Wang Xiaoqiang, he entrusted the secret of the grand formation to the leading brother.

Once the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formation is established, it is as solid as a fortress. Even cultivators of the Immortal King Realm find it challenging to break through, let alone those at the Immortal Sage Stage, who have no possibility of escape.

"Huh? Something's not right!"

The Ghost Cultivators attempting to flee towards the Ghost Territory collided with the walls of Soldier Aura, rebounding in shock, and cried out as they continued to smash against the Soldier Aura walls.

But no matter how powerful the Ghost Cultivators' cultivation base, they could not breach the Soldier Aura walls.

"What in the world is that? Is the sky falling?"

The citizens of Lianyun City looked skywards, exclaiming in surprise. Being residents of Lianyun City, they had witnessed much, yet never had they encountered such a grand formation. Naturally, they assumed that the sky was about to fall.

"What's going on?"

Senior Brother Fang and the other students noticed something was amiss, and they all looked up to examine the situation from all sides. When they discovered the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formation, they too were stunned.

Though Lianyun City's population wasn't vast, its expanse was significant, comparable to a centuries-old sect, and this grand formation had covered the entire city. Not to mention its power, the sheer magnificence and vastness of the formation alone made people inhale deeply in awe.

Senior Brother Fang immediately used a Communication Talisman to summon the other nine students, and soon, the ten students dispersed to slay Ghost Cultivators regrouped.

As students of Yueyang Academy, though all possessed high cultivation, few had weathered life's storms, like flowers nurtured in a greenhouse. Hence, faced with such a grand formation, some of them were profoundly shocked,

Su Li looked up at the canopy-like "Heavenly Net" above and asked in surprise, "Senior Brother Fang, what, what is that?"

"Someone is setting up a formation!" Senior Brother Fang affirmed, "Whether it is helping us to trap and kill Ghost Cultivators is uncertain!"

Wang Xiaoqiang said, "They are not helping us; they want to kill us!"

"What?" The other nine turned their faces towards Wang Xiaoqiang, their expressions full of shock.

Wang Xiaoqiang knew there was no point in hiding the truth from them, so he said straightforwardly:

"These are the men of Prince Ann who want me dead, but since they've laid down such a massive formation, they likely won't spare you either. After all, this is an assassination, and I am not only a student of Yueyang Academy but also an official of the Empire. Assassinating an Empire official is a serious crime. If even one got away and spilled the secret, Prince Ann wouldn't have it easy either..."

After speaking, Wang Xiaoqiang turned his gaze to Princess Hua Shao.

Princess Hua Shao's expression shifted, though she usually found Wang Xiaoqiang to be frivolous, she believed in the truth of his words, and immediately supported him by saying:

"Wang Xiaoqiang is right. Such a grand formation could not be laid by ordinary bandits or low-level assassins. There must be powerful forces and significant backgrounds involved. Since the other party is resorting to assassination, they will absolutely not spare any of us, including the residents of Lianyun City, Ghost Cultivators, in fact, not a single person within this formation."

The students didn't understand the power struggles and strife at the Imperial Court, but listening to Princess Hua Shao, they preferred to believe rather than dismiss it, especially since their lives were at stake. So soon, Senior Brother Fang turned serious and decisively said, "If that's the case, then let's break the formation, escape this grand formation first..."

With that, Senior Brother Fang waved his sleeve, and a Golden Page flew out from within, about the size of a book page. It grew larger in the wind, glowing golden, and expanded to the size of a mat, then folded itself into a paper boat shape, gleaming brightly, and floated mid-air at waist height...

"Board the boat!" Senior Brother Fang commanded, first leaping onto the Golden Leaf Flying Boat, and the other nine quickly followed suit.

Standing at the front of the Golden Leaf Flying Boat, Senior Brother Fang looked around, his gaze scanning over the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formation, searching for the weakest point in the formation to break through,

After a thorough search, he found that this vast formation was as solid as a fortress, with no flaws.

Determined, Senior Brother Fang steeled himself, and with a thought, he piloted the Golden Leaf Flying Boat eastward.

Soon, the Golden Leaf Flying Boat neared the eastern Soldier Aura wall, about fifty meters from the wall, Senior Brother Fang loudly reminded, "Everyone be cautious, I'm going to use the Golden Leaf Flying Boat to break the formation!!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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