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At the foot of Juyong Pass.

Within the Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Formation, troops lay concealed while Daoists held their assigned positions. At the very center stood an octagonal altar, where Daoist Zhengqing sat cross-legged.

As Nine-Heavens Loose Immortal, Wen Guang, and thirty thousand soldiers entered the formation together, Daoist Zhengqing opened his eyes. Lightning, clouds, and rain flickered within them, and he could not help laughing. "As expected of a wastrel—so impatient. He thinks he can probe the depths of my Divine Empyrean Sect's grand formation after only two or three attempts. He's giving himself far too much credit."

At each of the altar's eight corners, a Divine Empyrean Daoist sat cross-legged.

One of them was enveloped in clouds and mist. He raised his voice and said, "Nine-Heavens Loose Immortal and Wu Guang have broken through the first layer of clouds and are heading straight for the altar."

Immediately afterward, another shouted, "They have broken through the second layer of clouds and are heading straight for the altar."

"Nine-Heavens Loose Immortal is an Earth Immortal whom Lu Changqing invited from the Four Sages Immortal Domain to guard Great Wu. They say his attainments in formations are extraordinarily high."

Daoist Zhengqing showed no sign of panic. He rose to his feet, the smile on his face growing broader. "But the Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Formation is no ordinary formation. Today, I'll let this Earth Immortal see its might. Then I'll force Wu Guang to surrender his head and see whether your heart aches, whether you regret it!"

As he spoke,

Daoist Zhengqing formed the 'sword' incantation with one hand and the 'scissors' incantation with the other.

The divine sword painted its mark and severed evil.

The mystic scissors clipped apart head and tail.

Within the formation, clouds and