Yin Ruins, ninth level.
This place had just gone through a great battle as well. More than a dozen Heavenly Venerates had failed to break through the blockade formed by Star River and the other two Heavenly Venerates. The battle had ripped the already shattered earth apart once more, leaving it scarred beyond recognition.
The aura between heaven and earth was chaotic, violent energy surging and crashing like a storm from the nine heavens.
The dozen or so Heavenly Venerates had unsteady auras and were breathing faintly heavily. Their gazes fell upon the three Heavenly Venerates of the Tianli Sect, their eyes filled with gravity.
The sword formation formed by the three of them had actually withstood the attacks of more than a dozen Heavenly Venerates. They were like a reef that had stood for ten thousand years—no matter how monstrous the waves crashed against it, it could not be moved in the slightest. Star River Heavenly Venerate's power of the star river was terrifyingly powerful.
Not a single Heavenly Venerate could withstand it alone. After battle upon battle, they had still been unable to cross even half a step over the boundary.
However, the three were clearly not having an easy time either. Even their treasured robes had been damaged.
Dangyun and Xuan Qing in particular were pale-faced, exhaustion in their eyes, the swords in their hands trembling.
Even Star River Heavenly Venerate had a flicker of weariness in his eyes. The star river in the sky had already dimmed somewhat. This battle had drained him enormously; to hold back so many Heavenly Venerates, he had already done everything in his power.
Yet the fighting intent around the three of them surged fiercely. There was not the slightest hint of retreat.
The dozen or so Heavenly Venerates were not