Azure Dragon of the East drew upon the moistening power of Kui Water, White Tiger of the West wielded the sharpness of Xun Wind, Vermilion Bird of the South burned with the ferocity of Bing Fire, and Black Tortoise of the North suppressed all with the weight of Xu Earth.
Bai Xuan's voice suddenly came from all eight directions, cold and stern as iron: "Primordial Lord of Heaven, please enter the formation and break the deadlock!"
His fingertip brushed across the Jade Ruyi. With a sweep of his sleeve, his figure soared through the air like a crane and stepped straight into the Four Symbols Array.
The moment he entered the formation, heaven and earth underwent a sudden change—the place before him was not a battlefield at all, but instead seemed like a clear and serene grotto-heaven. At each of the four cardinal directions stood a Sacred Beast stone statue, its scales and armor gleaming and every detail lifelike. Between them were flying eaves and upturned corners, winding corridors, waterside pavilions, and sparse bamboo shadows. It was quiet and distant, without the slightest trace of ferocity.
Primordial Lord of Heaven proceeded at an unhurried pace, silently pondering, Though this formation is called the Four Symbols Array, it far surpasses the old pattern. Such an illusion, possessing myriad forms and complete spirit and shape, has never been seen in any Four Symbols Array since ancient times.
His figure drifted gracefully as he passed through pavilions and crossed bridges beside the water. If he had not known that this place had been formed from killing intent, he might truly have thought he had mistakenly entered an ancient great power's secluded cultivation paradise.
Buzz—
A faint tremor suddenly arose within the formation, like the soft striking of an ancient bell, its lingering note