Juqiao City.
"Raise the City Protection Array's strength to the maximum."
"But if we do that, the spirit veins within the city will likely dry up even faster."
"We hold for as long as we can."
"Yes!"
Not long after the Inverted Seven Sufferings Great Formation activated, everyone was shrouded within the barrier. Every day, when they raised their heads, they saw the Blood Colored Buddha stretching across heaven and earth, while their ears were filled with low, eerie Buddhist chants.
Under such crushing pressure, the slightest instability in one's state of mind could lead to qi deviation. The slightest lapse in vigilance could see one swallowed by the walls, beams, tables, chairs, or even the stone slabs beneath one's feet!
"Perhaps there is still a path to survival."
Shangguan Yunzhi said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang and Fellow Daoist Mu are both trapped here. The Heavenly Sects absolutely cannot stand by and do nothing. Perhaps before long, some senior in the Deity Transformation Realm will come in person."
"Someone will certainly come."
True Person Yuling muttered, "I only fear that when they come, it will be people from the Heavenly Sword Sect."
"What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Yuling?"
Shangguan Yunzhi paused, then said, "Could it be that what we have encountered this time is related to the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
"Is there even any need to doubt it?"
True Person Xuancheng snorted coldly. "Even if you lent the Myriad Phenomena Sect ten thousand times their courage, they would not dare collude with the demonic path unless they were acting under orders from a patron!"
"How is that possible?!"
Gongsun Baorui said in disbelief, "True Person Xuancheng, have you become muddled? The Heavenly Sword Sect is one of the Three Great Heavenly Sects. How could they possibly cooperate with