"The thing I feared most has happened! Master, Teacher, I'm going to find the two teachers. You must be cautious, it's best to activate the Protecting Institute Great Formation."

Jiang Chen exhaled deeply, looking resolutely at Jian Cangqiong and another:

"If there is any unusual movement, immediately activate all formations and have the students hide in the rear Defensive Great Formation. Since the opponent has a powerful Integration Path cultivator at the peak of Unity Realm Stage, the Protecting Institute Great Formation might not withstand his steps, and we must prevent him from shattering the formation!"

"What do you mean by this!?"

"Young Jiang, what do you mean...?"

Hu Yiqiu and his companion felt a tremor in their hearts, a look of shock appearing in their eyes.

"Lu Buping probably knows he's being monitored, and intentionally lured those watching him away!"

Jiang Chen's expression was quite solemn: "Since the opponent has a peak Integration Path cultivator, they surely also have a late-stage Integration Path cultivator. It's impossible for them to have a gap in power, right? With their strength, killing the two teachers wouldn't be a problem, but they have confined instead of killing them, so there are only two possibilities!"

Hu Yiqiu and his companion frowned, Jian Cangqiong spoke deeply: "Confined instead of killed! Using them as bait to lure us!"

"Exactly! This tactic is called 'encircle and strike reinforcements' on our Yuan Star. If we indeed send out strong cultivators to rescue them, we might encounter this situation!"

Jiang Chen nodded lightly.

"What's the second scenario then?"

Hu Yiqiu asked quietly.

"Lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

Jiang Chen's expression grew increasingly somber, speaking in a deep voice: "If they're merely using formations to trap the two elders, then hiding somewhere, waiting for us to send people for rescue and then ambushing the academy, that would be troublesome!"

"Ambush the academy!?"

Hu Yiqiu and his companion felt a violent tremor in their hearts, finally understanding why Jiang Chen said to activate the formation after he leaves!

"Lu Buping and Sun Zheqi breaking away from surveillance have already proven their rebellion, and since they've let us know so openly, it's certainly because the other side is prepared!"

Jiang Chen nodded: "By using formations to trap Elder Sang and the other, they must be trying to lure one of you two out, causing the academy's formations to be unmanned, or at least leaving one of the Protecting Institute Great Formation or the internal attack formation without someone to operate them, saving the opponent much effort! And..."

Jiang Chen's eyes filled with worry: "The opponent has a powerful Integration Path cultivator at the peak of Unity Realm Stage, if he directly charges to Southern Maniac Mountain and occupies it, the Protecting Institute Great Formation is instantly useless!"

Huff!

Hu Yiqiu and his companion exhaled heavily.

"Good thing you rearranged the formations, otherwise..."

Hu Yiqiu's eyes showed a lingering fear.

"Although the formations have been rearranged, some formation eyes can't be changed, like the internal formations with the greatest attack and defense that can't move their formation eyes; if the Protecting Institute Great Formation is broken, the other formations inside are almost mere decoration!"

Jiang Chen looked seriously at Hu Yiqiu and his companion: "Master, Teacher, the three senior brothers are by the river on the mountainside. Send them to Jingge Tower to hide and not come out. Master, you may have formation eyes on you, but what's most important is on those three. If anything happens to them, once the formation eyes are destroyed, we won't be able to activate them!"

"Alright!"

Jian Cangqiong and his companion were convinced by Jiang Chen, nodding heavily.

"Kid, if the opponent truly uses the 'encircle and strike reinforcements' tactic, then you..."

Hu Yiqiu's eyes showed deep concern.

"Master, don't worry, since they've set up a Spatial Array for me, let's see whose formation skills are deeper!"

Jiang Chen's mouth curved into a confident smile.

While helping rearrange the academy formations, he had researched all the formations recorded in his dream memory. Although he couldn't say he's completely mastered them now, Jiang Chen has ample confidence in his formation skills.

"Okay, you must be careful!"

Suppressing his worry, Hu Yiqiu exhorted solemnly.

Although he truly wanted to go with Jiang Chen, he knew he couldn't; if he left, and the opponent truly uses the 'lure the tiger away from the mountain,' it could place the academy in peril!

Therefore, he could only trust Jiang Chen to handle it!

"Don't worry. I suspect their plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain is more likely. Master, we should..."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, whispering a few words.

"Alright! Let's do it!"

Hu Yiqiu and his companion simultaneously nodded.

"I'll go send those three to Jingge Tower first!"

Jian Cangqiong exhorted, his figure flashing as he flew towards the mountainside.

"Master, time is of the essence, let's go!"

Jiang Chen spoke softly.

"Alright!"

Hu Yiqiu responded, grabbing Jiang Chen, and their figures swiftly soared into the sky.

Swish!

Suddenly, a rapid blue light flashed across the sky, Hu Yiqiu enveloped entirely by the Great Dao Divine Light, sped towards the academy's southwest.

Jiang Chen sensed that the position of Sang Zhenye and his wife was precisely in the southwest!

"Is that Hu Yiqiu?"

As Hu Yiqiu carried Jiang Chen away, a group of cultivators hidden among the trees outside the academy's mountains raised their heads to look skyward, among them were Lu Buping and Sun Zheqi who had detached from the academy's surveillance!

Glancing at the sky, Lu Buping turned to an elder beside him.

The elder, dressed in hemp clothing, with eyes closed, emitted a profound aura causing ripples in space around him. Strings seemed to spread towards the direction Hu Yiqiu left.

Lu Buping's eyes flickered with jealousy for a brief moment.

The power enveloping the old man is the Primordial Spirit Strength, and this nearly tangible Primordial Spirit Strength is something even typical peak Integration Path cultivators can't achieve!

The Primordial Spirit can be refined starting from the Divine Infant Realm, and this power is only manifested at the Integration Path Stage. It concentrates the body's essence and spirit, and to nurture this power through oneself, one must condense a Great Dao Wheel of Light or Dao Seed.

The function of this power is quite terrifying!

When integrating Primordial Spirit Strength into a Dao Seed, the Great Dao Attack's potency can multiply, for the integration makes it easier for cultivators to master the Power of the Great Dao, allowing fuller exertion of its energy!

In other words, the integration of Primordial Spirit greatly enhances a cultivator's control over the Power of the Great Dao!

The Great Dao is profoundly esoteric, even Saints dare not claim to have fully mastered the Power of the Great Dao they comprehend.

Thus, the Primordial Spirit is a powerful tool for elevating strength at the Integration Path Stage; many at this stage prioritize comprehending the Great Dao and honing their Spiritual Power Realm over refining the Primordial Spirit.

Because upon reaching the Integration Path Stage, Great Dao Comprehension tends to stabilize; if one's control lacks proficiency, even with great strength, they might be defeated by someone of the same realm or a lower realm's genius!

At the Integration Path Stage, the disparity between levels becomes quite chaotic; it's not the level that matters most, but the degree of Primordial Spirit Condensation!

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