The Supreme Being Against Heaven

After receiving Shen Subing’s permission—

Pang Shiyuan left Bingqing Hall

and returned to Pang Tao Immortal Mountain.

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In his mind—

the death of his nephew

had to be Shen Qingfeng’s doing!

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Otherwise—

was he supposed to believe that…

“Tan Yun crawled out of his grave and came back to kill?”

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Although Pang Shiyuan knew very well—

that asking Shen Subing to investigate Shen Qingfeng

would definitely make her unhappy—

but—

Pang He was his only nephew!

He… had no choice!

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Of course—

what he did also had a deeper purpose!

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That was—

to divert Shen Subing’s attention

away from Tan Yun’s death!

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At the same time—

he could use the death of his beloved disciple

to complicate the case even further—

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thus reducing Shen Subing’s suspicion toward himself!

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However—

Shen Subing was no ordinary person!

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In her mind—

Pang Shiyuan and Lu Wu

were still the prime suspects!

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While Shen Subing was investigating Shen Qingfeng—

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On the other side…

Tan Yun—

wearing the “Black Turtle Breath Cloak”—

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spent 4 days

traveling across more than 60,000 li

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and entered Huangfu Fang City,

heading straight toward—

the “Myriad Illusion Array Hall”

of the Array Formation Line!

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Inside the hall—

a female disciple looked at the mysterious man before her,

hesitating about how to address him.

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“Esteemed Elder…”

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An aged, hoarse voice came from Tan Yun’s mouth:

“I wish to purchase the best formations available.”

“Both a Mustard Seed Space-Time Formation—and an Illusion Formation.”

“For my disciples’ cultivation.”

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“Yes, Elder! Please proceed to the 5th floor.”

The female disciple quickly bowed,

her attitude instantly turning respectful!

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Soon—

the two arrived on the 5th floor.

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The female disciple said politely:

“Reporting to Elder…”

“The highest-tier formations in our hall are—”

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“A top-grade treasure Mustard Seed Space-Time Formation”

“and the Illusion Formation ‘Return of All Things to Origin,’ also at top treasure grade.”

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“This illusion formation—can be used permanently.”

“Its price is 10 times that of a high-grade magic weapon.”

“Total: 100,000,000 mid-grade spirit stones.”

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“As for the Mustard Seed Space-Time Formation…”

“not only is it permanent—it also has a time acceleration effect!”

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“Cultivating inside for 1 day”

“equals 1.5 days outside!”

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“Therefore, its price is 30 times that of a mid-grade magic weapon.”

“Total: 300,000,000 mid-grade spirit stones.”

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“And…”

“Our hall does not offer discounts.”

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Hearing this—

Tan Yun frowned inwardly.

“Ridiculously expensive…”

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But—

if he were to refine them himself—

it would take far too long!

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In the end—

he replied calmly:

“I understand.”

“I’ll take both.”

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“Yes! Please wait a moment!”

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The female disciple quickly placed both formations into a storage ring

and respectfully handed it over.

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“This is your ring, Elder.”

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Naturally—

she wasn’t worried at all that he might run away.

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“Mm.”

Tan Yun accepted the ring

and began paying.

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After the previous auction—

he had over 42,000,000,000 low-grade spirit stones!

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Later—

after spending some on cultivation in the time tower,

and gaining more from killing enemies—

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he now had about 40,300,000,000 low-grade spirit stones remaining.

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The cost, however—

was 400,000,000 mid-grade spirit stones

(equivalent to 40,000,000,000 low-grade).

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After paying—

he was left with only:

300 top-grade spirit stones
300 high-grade spirit stones

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“Completely broke…”

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But Tan Yun didn’t care.

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“Spirit stones… can always be earned again!”

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After leaving the hall—

he rode his flying sword out of the city.

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The reason he didn’t use a spirit boat—

was because…

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“It might be recognized!”

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After all—

that boat was obtained by killing a disciple of the Holy Soul Line!

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2 days later—

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Tan Yun flew across 300,000 li.

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Then—

he released his spiritual sense,

covering a radius of 380 li.

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After confirming that no one was around—

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he dived into a valley 100 li long at high speed!

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Deep within the mist-covered valley—

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Tan Yun raised his right hand

and released the Primordial Flame, reaching a height of 5 zhang!

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The moment the flames touched the mountain wall—

it melted instantly!

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The fire penetrated inward—

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within just a few breaths—

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a massive cave, 300 zhang wide,

was carved out!

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Tan Yun took out the storage ring—

which contained the 2 formations he had just purchased.

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Then—

he first took out the Illusion Formation — “Return of All Things to Origin.”

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This formation—

consisted of 49 formation pillars.

Each pillar—

was about 1 chi thick

and 10 chi tall.

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The entire structure was pitch black—

engraved with complex, winding formation patterns across its surface!

After saying that—

he pulled the blanket over his head and immediately went back to sleep…

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Of course—

when purchasing it—

the female disciple had also provided a “jade slip recording the installation method.”

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But for Tan Yun—

with his mastery in formations—

“there’s no need to look!”

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“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—!”
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

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With a single wave of his right arm—

49 strands of pale golden spiritual energy shot out from his body!

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Each strand—

like a “golden serpent”—

coiled around a formation base—

before soaring into the air—

—

then scattering along mysterious trajectories!

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“Embed!”

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In an instant—

all 49 formation bases were driven deep into the ground around the cave, 10 chi underground!

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“Activate!”

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Tan Yun flicked his finger—

a strand of spiritual energy shot out—

then split into 49 beams!

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Each beam—

shot into the ground—

connecting to the formation bases!

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In an instant—

a faint “light curtain” surged out from each base!

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“Wooo—!!”

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49 beams shot into the sky—

merging together—

forming a massive dome like an inverted bowl covering the cave!

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In the next moment—

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the area within several hundred zhang—

“changed instantly!”

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It transformed into a lush, dense forest!

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So realistic that—

“it was impossible to tell illusion from reality!”

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Even though Tan Yun stood in front of the cave—

“no one could see him!”

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At the same time—

inside the formation—

he could clearly see the outside world!

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This high-grade treasure formation—

could deceive even a cultivator at the 7th level of the Soul Refinement Realm!

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Even at the 9th level—

or even the “Great Perfection” stage—

without careful inspection—

“it would be impossible to detect!”

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After setting up the illusion formation—

Tan Yun entered the cave—

and withdrew the “Primordial Flame.”

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Then he began setting up—

the “high-grade treasure Mustard Seed Space-Time Formation”!

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Generally—

formations are divided into 2 types:

Those that use formation bases
Those that do not (such as Tan Yun’s God-Slaying Sword Formation)

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For formations that use bases—

the most difficult part is “refining the formation bases”!

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Within each base—

one must inscribe “tens of thousands to trillions of formation patterns”!

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A single mistake—

and the entire base is ruined!

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At this moment—

Tan Yun took out 36 formation bases

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Each one—

3 cun thick
1 chi tall

Blood-red in color—

forged from “spatial meteorite”!

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And covered with tens of thousands of formation patterns!

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“Go!”

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In an instant—

all 36 bases were placed around the walls of the 300-zhang cave!

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“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—!”

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36 strands of spiritual energy shot from Tan Yun’s hands—

into the formation bases!

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Immediately—

“space and time” inside the cave—

began to “distort”!

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Chaos surged—

before gradually stabilizing—

—

forming a “special dimension”!

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Time ratio:

Inside the cave: 1 month
= Outside: 1.5 months

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“Primordial Chaos Qi Condensation Art!”

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Tan Yun sat cross-legged—

forming hand seals—

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In an instant—

the heaven and earth energy outside the cave—

seemed to “flow slowly”

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But in truth—

that was only an illusion!

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In reality—

the energy was “surging violently”!

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Like a raging torrent—

—

pouring into Tan Yun’s body like madness!

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Time passed—

like an arrow!

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In the blink of an eye—

6 months passed outside

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Inside the cave—

9 months had passed!

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Finally—

Tan Yun could “faintly sense”—

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the barrier of the 9th level of the Embryonic Soul Realm!

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His eyes slowly opened—

a determined glint flashing within!

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“This time…”

“I’ll bet everything!”

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“Break through to the 9th level!”

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“Then I’ll leave this place!!”

--Translated by likesnovel--