Before the Taiyan Sect stronghold.
Zi Luan stood above the Return-to-Truth Main Hall, protecting the Taiyan Sect's Qi practitioners. Li Miaolin and Miaoging stood apart on either side to prevent any further accidents. Que Cai, Xuan Ling, and Xia Weny stood at the front, maintaining a fixed hand seal to suppress the impact of the violent energy on the Taiyan Sect stronghold.
Daoist Tongyu, Luo Feng, Ke Yue, and the puppet Wang Yan stood at the heart of the chaos.
The core of the energy turbulence was precisely where Leng Kezhen had entered Secluded Cultivation to advance. The terrifying backlash from his failed breakthrough had utterly twisted the artifact array he had refined throughout his life, along with the violent spiritual energy stirred up during his attempt to break through, forming a grotesque monster that constantly expanded and warped.
At times, it took the shape of a giant beast piled from shattered artifacts, countless blades opening and closing chaotically as they sliced through the air with teeth-grinding shrieks. At other times, it dispersed into a billowing cloud of pale-gold baleful mist, within which savage demon shadows flickered faintly, radiating a mad intent to devour everything.
Daoist Tongyu's expression was grave, Taiyin energy around him cold and profound.
"Hold the formation for me!"
He called out to Luo Feng, Ke Yue, and Wang Yan. At that moment, Mo Huaiyuan appeared in the distance. Looking at Leng Kezhen, who had gone completely mad, a complicated emotion flickered through his eyes.
Luo Feng moved at once. He held two fingers together like a sword and slashed through the air, and an invisible barrier rapidly spread out from him, enveloping the entire chaotic area.
True Yang Fire blazed around Ke Yue, shooting precisely toward the pollution leaking from the twisted thing. Wherever the beams