Under special guidance, the boundless demonic qi might corrode the foundation of the entire Buddhist formation. This erosion might require some time, but from Lu Xiaotian's perspective, he naturally had to guard against it. Once the formation could no longer be relied upon, Lu Xiaotian would have to find another way to leave this place.
The rolling demonic qi arrived somewhat later than Lu Xiaotian had expected. Boundless demonic qi nearly filled the entire Buddhist formation. Within that overwhelming black demonic qi, the countless black demonic beasts twisted and writhed like ghost demons sealed away for ages, suddenly released at this moment. The savagery and viciousness suppressed for countless years erupted in a short span, making the sight even more terrifying.
"Whoosh, whoosh, roar!" The more than one hundred thousand immortal troops still within the formation contracted their ranks. Under the commands of their respective immortal generals, their weapons clashed together, and the entire formation released a hemispherical immortal-light barrier that enveloped all the immortal troops. At the same time, Jin Shique, who had returned at some unknown point, held his palms slightly aloft. A black talisman depicting crossed blades and swords radiated a strange aura of freezing ice, which merged into the immortal-light barrier. The frightening icy aura pulsed and exhaled unpredictably. Whenever those hideous demonic beasts approached, they seemed to freeze solid, sticking to the surface of the immortal-light barrier.
Amid the boundless demonic qi, the twisted demonic beasts saw that the immortal-light barrier covering the immortal troops offered them no advantage and instead carried an aura they detested. They temporarily gave up harassing the immortal troop formation and charged straight ahead.
"How did your talks with those few Golden Immortal-level ghost demons go?" Palace Master Hanli cast Jin Shique a sidelong glance. As an outsider, Palace Master