Though Lyndon’s aura grew stronger by the second, Gerald simply stood there with his arms crossed, shaking his head the entire time. “You brat…! How dare you look down on my Thunderous Immobilite?!” growled Lyndon who had fully formed an aurablade by now. “While it’s true that the Thunder Sword Technique is rather exquisite, in all honesty, only the final three styles can be considered to be powerful. Despite being a disciple of that sect, you don’t seem to be able to use any of those three styles, or can you? If it’s the latter, then I suggest using the Thunderous Bone-crushing Palm. That, at the very least, is stronger than the attack you’re using!” mocked Gerald as he continued shaking his head. “You d*mned child…! For humiliating me so much, here’s your one-way ticket to hell…!” roared Lyndon as he gathered all the power he had and launched his attack! At that moment, the entire area began quivering and even the slow-flowing rivers on the mountain grew restless! As for the

“Let’s… just give Gerald those holy stones for now! We need to prioritize our lives!” muttered Grand Elder as he shook his head. “Unfortunately, that’s all we can do!” said the others in helpless tones… After handing exactly one hundred holy stones to Gerald’s men, they made it a point to refuse any further guests for the time being… It was two days later when a huge ship docked at Mayberry City’s port. Three old men—who had plain clothes on—could be seen standing at the bow of the ship, their hands behind their backs. “So this is Mayberry City! What a fine-looking place!” said one of the elders cheerily. “Indeed. You know, I remember Great-grandfather saying that before one was able to enter the cultivation realm, the best place to start cultivating was in certain locations within the secular world! Two such locations are Zephyr Island—which is up north in Jay City—and Mayberry City!” replied another old man. It was evident by this point that the three were none other than

Looking back at the three curious men, Saint Darkwind then scoffed, “It’s a unique formation from the Darkwind Sect known as the bone eroding formation! No matter how high his cultivation is, he’ll be pulverized upon entering the formation! In fact, even his soul won’t remain!” “W-we’re pleased to be able to help, Senior…!” declared all three elders, prompting Saint Darkwind to begin laying out his detailed plan… It was sometime later atop the magnificent Mountain Top—that pierced through the clouds and was one of Mayberry City’s main attractions—when experts and all the Morningstars could be seen gathered at the peak. Even the three elders—who went by Zealand, Jordan, and Hundson Weir—were sitting cross-legged there, looking incredibly powerful. After a while, Grand Elder was prompted to say, “Remember, brothers. When Gerald arrives, our focus isn’t to beat him. After we strike him with our strongest attack, we immediately run toward Senior Darkwind’s formation! Keep in mind tha

“Though he’s told you that I acquired the secret techniques in Fyre Cave, I’m sure he didn’t tell you which ones! Since we’re already here, I may as well elaborate! You see, among the secret techniques, one of them specifically dealt with formations!” replied Gerald who was still smiling. “Oh? Do you mean to say that you can break free from my formation? Now that I’d like to witness! I’ve refined my bone eroding formation for centuries, you know? Can you really break free from it? If you manage to do it, I don’t mind letting you in on a secret!” scoffed the unconvinced man. “Deal! Well, here it goes!” replied Gerald as he drew his blade… before yelling, “Skysplit!” Following that, Gerald utilized the Cosmo-Amorphous Sword Technique to strike toward Saint Darkwind! Naturally, this startled the man, though he quickly chanted a spell to form a massive shield made of air before him! To Saint Darkwind’s dismay, the second the blade collided against his shield, it immediately shattered

“However, when you realized that the Weirs had challenged me to a duel, you changed your plans. Since there was a chance that I wouldn’t agree to join forces with you, you made a formation and had those three draw me over so that you could subdue me. Following that, you were planning to learn the secret techniques from me, correct?” interrupted Gerald. Nodding in response, Saint Darkwood then sighed before replying, “Truly a sharp one… That’s exactly how I imagined things to be! I thought that my plan was perfect, too. After all, though your cultivation and martial arts were exceptional, there should’ve been no way for you to use your powers within my formation! Never did I imagine that you’d be able to destroy my formation that easily! You truly are a master of formations!” “Your formation is good, I’ll give you that much. Had it not been for my knowledge of formations and the fact that I had mastered the Velement Method’s Great Transportation, I would’ve surely died to your forma