Behind him, many figures tried to escape. However, they were unable to get past the light screen.

“How could this be?” A few old men with white hair trembled as they looked at this scene in disbelief.

“Even if he has an array flag in his hand, it is impossible for him to refine this array formation so quickly if it is not the main flag of this region.”

They found it difficult to understand. They had studied the array formation of the Black Rock Ruins for more than a hundred years. They had even spent decades of painstaking effort in this place to repair and fuse the array formation of the Black Rock Ruins. It was not easy to build a camp. How could it be controlled by someone so easily?

“Ugh, a group of brats who have yet to learn the ways of the world actually dare study the formation in this place.” In Jiang Ming’s other hand, the black sword sneered disdainfully. “I was the one who passed down the core runes of these array formations to the few brats who opened up the blessed land. Now that I have this array flag and some additional runes, there is almost nowhere in this Black Rock Ruins that I cannot go. What is the significance of setting up outer array formations here?”

“You’re amazing!” Jiang Ming praised sincerely. Indeed, having an old fox on the team was like having a treasure.

With the help of the black sword, he had saved a lot of effort on this trip.

The black sword suddenly let out a strange laugh. “Hehe, this group of people is quite smart. They used the ruins’ pre-existing array formation to build a protective array formation. Now, this array formation contains quite a number of rare metal and stone materials, and there are also some remaining runes. Give me the array flags and refine them in this array formation. By absorbing the runes and pure materials within, I’ll definitely be able to destroy them!”

Jiang Ming was speechless. However, he still stuck the black sword on the flag and let it have fun.

He had already refined the array flags. As long as they were not too far away, he could completely control and unleash their power. He did not need to hold them in his hands at all times.

The black sword had already impatiently wrapped up the array flags and turned into a black light. With a swoosh, it rushed into the light screen. After a ripple, it directly plunged into the camp and disappeared into the ground with a bang.

Jiang Ming shook his head and took a step forward. The light screen rippled and cracked open. Then, he stepped in.

“Fellow cultivators, it’s time to settle the score!” Jiang Ming smiled.

“Fellow cultivator…” Someone wanted to say something.

Jiang Ming, however, flicked his finger with an indifferent expression. A bright bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the array formation and struck the person.

“I have no choice but to do this today. I hope that everyone can understand,” Jiang Ming said apologetically.

He walked forward step by step. He struck out one seal after another and fused them into the array formation.

Every seal was accompanied by terrifying lightning. One cultivator after another was turned into ashes. Countless screams and pleas for mercy sounded in his ears. However, he did not slow down at all.

Soon, those cries for mercy turned into angry roars and curses. However, in exchange, they were struck by even more terrifying lightning. Gradually, fewer and fewer cultivators were left alive.

Jiang Ming’s gaze was calm. He killed the remaining cultivators who were hiding there. “I’m really sorry, fellow cultivators with extraordinary backgrounds. Your backgrounds are too powerful. I really can’t afford to offend you. Only by killing all of you today can I have a chance of survival.”

The black sword could not help but sigh when it heard Jiang Ming’s words.

A light breeze blew past, and gray dust floated in the air, landing on the ground in a thick layer.

Jiang Ming stood in front of the last few people.

“I’m really sorry. I really can’t afford to offend you.”