Thus, a mad tug-of-war between harassment and defense unfolded.
Twisted pustules, grotesque eyeballs, and the like continuously sprouted across Li Qingyun's body like wild grass, then exploded and fell away in a frenzy, surging toward the Nine-Faced Hall before him!
And time and again, without the slightest impatience, he promptly drove them away and swept them aside!
The sight was utterly bizarre and spine-chilling!
After enduring this bitterly for nine days, Li Qingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Nine-Faced Hall had at last been completely forged, its inner and outer appearance almost identical to the Nine Constant Hall within Emperor Yin's Palace.
Only its underlying materials were somewhat inferior.
"Almost done. Now I only need to imprint those Eternal Art Evil Warding Runes upon the hall..."
With a thought, he instantly swept away the twisted filth. At the same time, a line of runic script was immediately branded upon the first face of the hall.
Buzz!
The moment that line of Eternal Runes was branded upon it, the entire Nine-Faced Hall suddenly shook violently, as though it were about to shake itself apart.
Li Qingyun's expression darkened, and a fierce gleam flared in his eyes as he shouted:
"Where did these demons and monsters come from, daring to obstruct this Saint's artifact from taking true form!"
This was not the first time he had encountered such a scene. Back when he forged Dao artifacts such as the Immortal Slaying Sword, strange disturbances had constantly arisen.
He raised his hand and sent streams of holy light flying out, forcibly stabilizing the Nine-Faced Hall that was about to fall apart.
Suddenly, an unusual ripple appeared out of thin air upon the hall wall that already bore a line of Eternal Runes.
Some unimaginable existence was peering toward Li Qingyun from