Ch. 861Kill the Taotie Evil Beast
Summary of Chapter 861: Killing the Taotie Evil Beast
Key Plot Points and Events
- Gong Qi, trapped within the Heaven-Bearing Pillar, spends three thousand years cultivating, healing, and studying arrays, talismans, and artifact refining.
- The Taotie Evil Beast, also trapped, grows anxious and desperate, attacking the array but failing to escape.
- Gong Qi, now a Grand Perfection Heavenly Immortal, decides to act against the Taotie Evil Beast.
- She uses the Heaven and Earth Soul Trapping Array, Phoenix Binding Immortal Chains, lightning strikes, and the Ice Phoenix Divine Art's Thousand Phoenix Twin Swords and Myriad Swords Return to Soul to destroy the Taotie Evil Beast's Divine Soul.
- After the beast's death, the array's power weakens, and Gong Qi decides to collect its remains for future use.
Character Developments
- Gong Qi's cultivation advances from the early Heavenly Immortal stage to the Grand Perfection Heavenly Immortal stage.
- She gains a deeper understanding of arrays, talismans, and artifact refining due to her prolonged confinement.
- The Heaven-Bearing Pillar recovers more than half of its energy and regains its elegance.
- The Taotie Evil Beast's power wanes over time, and its Divine Soul is ultimately destroyed.
Significant Themes
- Patience and perseverance in cultivation and waiting for the right moment to act.
- The power of arrays and formations, and their ability to trap and control.
- Karma and retribution, as Gong Qi enacts the same methods used against her on the Taotie Evil Beast.
Character Interactions
- Gong Qi and the Heaven-Bearing Pillar Spirit communicate, with the latter initially wanting to help but ultimately deferring to Gong Qi's decision.
- Gong Qi's actions against the Taotie Evil Beast are driven by her desire for revenge and to free herself from the array's confinement.
- The Outer Realm Ferocious Beasts react to the Ice Phoenix's cry, fleeing in terror at its immense pressure.