Demon Immortal
chapter-257

"Liang Tianye! Is this your handiwork!!!?"

Huang Muyang spoke harshly looking at Liang Tianye. Liang Tianye looked at the assembled cultivators with a secretive smile and didn't reply at all. He merely glanced at them as if they didn't matter at all and looked at Huang Muyang directly.

"Now that you have told these idiots what this formation is, allow me to explain the function of this wonderful formation. After all, as the one who set it up, shouldn't I be the one answering such questions?" Liang Tianye asked provocatively and looked at the assembled cultivators.

"Any cultivator or even a living being that dies in there will be considered as a sacrifice by the formation. It doesn't differentiate between a friend and a foe. The only person who can walk out alive after the Third Prison is activated is the controller of the formation. And that would be me," Liang Tianye pointed at himself and smiled at everyone.

"That may not be entirely true," Huang Muyang interrupted causing Liang Tianye to look over. "Any formation can be broken in two basic ways. One is by understanding the underlying principle behind its setup. Another is by brute force. Unfortunately for you, I am here."

"So, why would it matter?" Liang Tianye asked jovially as if he didn't take Huang Muyang seriously.

Huang Muyang's eyebrows rose at that.

"Liang Tianye, you may look down upon these Nascent Soul experts from various sects. You have the capital to be arrogant towards them. But, are you sure you can take on a Spirit Severance being like me?" Huang Muyang asked directly not beating around the bush at all.

"Heh, you do realize that this formation isn't a joke, right? As its controller, I can manipulate this formation at will. With its strength, I can go toe to toe with you easily," Liang Tianye chuckled. "After all, the difference between me and you…"

"You are bluffing!" Huang Muyang spoke suddenly causing everyone to look at him. "It is true that you can use a formation to strengthen yourself. But, can you use this formation to strengthen yourself? I don't think so. Did you think I wouldn't know the actual reason this formation was created in the first place?"

Liang Tianye stopped speaking and looked at Huang Muyang in the eye.

"So, you know even that, huh?" Liang Tianye asked calmly.

"The Three Prisons Sacrificial Formation was developed in ancient times to nurture powerful weapons with sacrifice. Even though most demonic sects later used the formation as tests for their disciples, the underlying motive remained the same."

"The reason the formation was discontinued from usage was because one of the weapons that was being nurtured once took control of the formation and committed a massacre to nourish itself. It didn't leave any of the cultivators alive causing a huge loss to the sect that nurtured that evil weapon," Huang Muyang spoke in a serious manner looking at Liang Tianye.

"I don't think you will use the formation recklessly. If you do so, then the weapon you are nurturing inside will not get enough nourishment from the formation. The sacrificial power accumulated in the formation will be wasted in that way. That would defeat your entire purpose of employing this formation," Huang Muyang spoke confidently and stepped forward.

"The way I see it, you can only hunker down and defend once I take action. So, you are trying to bluff me and confuse me. Unfortunately for you, I know the mechanics of this formation enough to see through your bluff."

Liang Tianye didn't reply immediately. He looked at Huang Muyang seriously as if trying to see his true colors. Tension prevailed in the surroundings as the other cultivators looked at the duo squaring off with a heavy heart.

All of a sudden, Liang Tianye started chuckling. He shook his head in disbelief and looked at Huang Muyang. The moment he laid eyes on Huang Muyang, his laughter erupted again causing everyone to be confused.

Even Huang Muyang didn't know why Liang Tianye laughed suddenly. He was also confused by the behavior of Liang Tianye. He looked at Liang Tianye in displeasure and furrowed his brows. He somehow felt that something was wrong with this situation.

"What are you laughing at?" Huang Muyang asked angrily.

"I am laughing at you. You, who is ignorant of the fact that you have walked into a trap," Liang Tianye stopped laughing and smiled at Huang Muyang sinisterly. "Oh, poor Little Muyang doesn't know that he had stepped into a trap. He still thinks that he is in control. How laughable!"

Liang Tianye switched to a baby-like voice and mocked Huang Muyang. Huang Muyang felt increasingly disturbed seeing Liang Tianye's actions. There was also an anger growing deep in him as well.

He hadn't been called Little Muyang in a long time. The last time someone called him that was when he was in the Golden Hall realm. That was his master. Ever since his master died and he stepped into the Golden Core realm, no one had ever dared to call him Little Muyang in three centuries.

Seeing Liang Tianye mocking him and laughing at him made him angry. But, he was also slightly wary regarding why Liang Tianye was so confident in dealing with him. As for the comment about walking into a trap, he didn't believe it.

This was a sect assignment that came at the last moment. The person who asked him to take a look was one of the core pillars of his sect. And it was a direct request as well. No one would have known that it was him who came. So, he didn't believe Liang Tianye's statement regarding it.

Moreover, he didn't have any enmity with the person who asked him to take a look at this incident. In fact, their relationship was very amicable. The fellow Elder who asked him to come over was very low-key and got along well with everyone. So, he didn't think that person would set him up.

"I can see your mind spinning, Little Muyang! You are wondering how this was a trap huh? Don't worry your pretty head over. I will explain things to you naturally. But, before that, let's get rid of these trash first. They shouldn't be privy to secrets of that magnitude at all," Liang Tianye spoke in a chilling manner and looked at the assembled cultivators.

The moment the assembled cultivators saw Liang Tianye looking at them, they all took a step back involuntarily. The exchange between Liang Tianye and Huang Muyang had both confused and alarmed them. They didn't know what to believe anymore.

Even the Nascent Soul Elders of the various sects felt apprehensive at this moment. Nothing needed to be said regarding Golden Core cultivators who were present. Seeing their apprehensive looks, Liang Tianye smiled at them in a menacing manner.

"I am sorry, you all might think of yourselves as some bigshots in this world. But the truth is, you are just not relevant at all. In this instance, you are all just bait to bring this big fish over here," Liang Tianye smiled in a mysterious manner and motioned his hands up.

"Raise!"

The next moment a hidden formation rose up. It enveloped the entire surrounding region along with all the cultivators from various sects present near the forest inside it. The cultivators who were trapped inside were alarmed by this new development. Even Huang Muyang was taken aback.

Just as they panicked, they saw several Heavenly Demon Sect disciples and elders walk out of another hidden formation that was hiding them all before this. Huang Muyang's heart began to race seeing them standing there.

Earlier, when he probed the Three Prisons Sacrificial Formation, he had checked the surrounding regions with his divine sense as well. However, he hadn't found any clue regarding the existence of this hiding formation. This let him know that this hiding formation was one of the top-tier hiding formations in existence.

Looking at Liang Tianye's confident posture, he began to get a bad feeling. Doubts started sprouting in his heart causing him to worry. Just as he was preparing to unleash his cultivation and break through the formation, he felt a sudden attack from his back. Before he could react, the attack landed on him and injured him heavily.

Huang Muyang turned to look at his attacker and was shocked to his core.

The one who had attacked him was his long-time companion and woman, whose advice he listened to frequently. She was the first one who was brought into his harem of women and had been with him since his early days. He couldn't believe that she would betray him like that. Even the other women by her side were taken aback by this brutal backstab.

"Jing Youlan!!! You!!!" Huang Muyang shouted in disbelief.

"Yes, me!" Jing Youlan sneered at him. "I have been wanting to do this for a very long time. The look on your face was something I had dreamt of seeing for a long time. Did you think I would not retaliate when you humiliated me again and again by taking these hussies to your bed?"

"Sister Jing! How can you say that about us!?" one of the women asked in shock and anger.

Jing Youlan didn't even reply. She vanished from her spot and appeared beside the woman who had spoken out. She grabbed the hair of the woman who had spoken out and yanked her to face her.

"Hmph! You dare call me your sister!!!?"

With a roar, Jing Youlan punched her in the throat. The punch was so strong that it went through the woman's throat causing her to die in seconds. Jing Youlan sneered at the dead body and threw it away.

"Yue-er!!!" Huang Muyang cried in anguish.