Joining Forces

Such terrifying might.

In an instant, it made those Mystic Gate beings who had yet to charge in immediately halt!

That killing intent, that sword intent.

Howling through the air, it was filled with boundless, immense terror!

Let alone entering, even separated by tens of li, hundreds of li, these Mystic Gate beings were so terrified they trembled all over, lacking even the strength to flee!

"Hahaha! Ahahahaha!"

Luohu's long laughter shook heaven and earth.

He sat cross-legged atop the Twelve Grade World Destroying Black Lotus Platform, slowly rising to the peak of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

Four Voids flickered slowly behind him, exhaling white mist.

That dreadful killing aura drained all color from heaven and earth, turning them into an endless blood-red!

"Hongjun! Willow! And those two fence-sitters, Yin Yang and Qiankun! All of you, must die!!"

Luohu's face twisted savagely as he raised a hand and pointed at Hongjun's location.

His voice boomed like thunder, venting the madness and fury within his heart!

Three years, and he had finally comprehended a formation capable of fully unleashing all the killing intent and sword will of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!

He named it, the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!

With this formation, the full power of the four swords could be released!

Its killing force rivaled that of the Earth-Splitting Chisel from ages past!

That Primordial Supreme Treasure!

The Earth-Splitting Chisel!

How could Hongjun and the others possibly withstand it?

As for Hongjun, he and Willow stared at that world-shaking formation, their eyes full of gravity!

The ripples of killing intent emanating from this formation were truly terrifying and dreadful!

"Daoist Hongjun, what formation is this? Such immense killing intent, such immense murderous will!"

After scrutinizing it for a while, Willow could not make sense of it.

He had no choice but to turn and ask Hongjun.

The Jade Disk in Hongjun's hand spun without cease, clearly engaged in divination and deduction.

After a moment, Hongjun's face turned pale.

He suddenly staggered back a step, then hastily formed hand seals to steady himself.

"Daoist!?"

Willow was immediately startled.

But Hongjun raised a hand and waved it off, speaking slowly: "Brother Dao, rest assured, This Poor Daoist is fine. I merely forcibly deduced this formation and suffered backlash from its killing intent."

"Have you deduced the mysteries of this formation?"

Willow nodded, then asked again.

Hongjun nodded solemnly.

Gazing at the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, he spoke word by word: "This formation is called the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. It uses the four killing swords Luohu once wielded as its formation eyes, making it the foremost killing formation of this age!"

"The foremost of this age..."

Willow's pupils contracted slightly as he said slowly: "Daoist, do you know... how to break this formation?"

Hongjun exhaled, the Jade Plate of Creation still spinning in his hand.

He said slowly: "The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation has four formation eyes—the four Voids you and I see. With these four eyes, the killing intent and sword will flow endlessly, eternally unceasing! So if we find ourselves inside the formation, we will inevitably be ground down by the sword will over time. Moreover, the four sword formation eyes shift freely and cannot be broken one by one. Therefore, the key to breaking this formation lies in suppressing and destroying all four formation eyes simultaneously, retrieving the four swords. Only then can the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation be broken."

After hearing Hongjun's words, Willow looked up at the four great Void formation eyes behind Luohu.

After a moment, he said slowly: "It seems we must also invite Yin Yang and Qiankun."

"Indeed!"

Hongjun said gravely: "The four of us must join forces and work together today to break this formation and destroy Luohu! Otherwise, once this formation of Luohu's matures in the future and evolves into the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram, allowing him to deploy it anytime and anywhere, the four of us will surely be picked off one by one, with no chance of survival!"

"True..."

Willow nodded, then said: "This Poor Daoist will go north at once to invite the two of them!"

With that, Willow took a single step and vanished without a trace.

As for Hongjun, he stared at the spot where Willow had disappeared, a flicker of light in his eyes for a moment.

Then he looked toward Mount Sumeru and called out loudly, "Luohu! You think you can rely on this formation to resist the Heavenly Mandate!? What a dream!"

"Then come in! And Willow, Yin Yang, and Qiankun, those three bastards! Tell them all to come!!"

Luohu suddenly formed a hand seal and roared at the top of his lungs.

In an instant, the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation expanded another thousand li.

Immediately, those living beings who had been trembling uncontrollably from the killing intent and unable to retreat were also turned into clouds of blood mist!

"Hmph..."

Hongjun naturally wasn't foolish enough to just walk in.

He only let out a cold snort and muttered to himself, "Let you be arrogant for a while..."

Li Xuan, watching from afar, could only shake his head.

"Luohu, you big fool, what are you waiting for? Willow has already gone to fetch reinforcements, and now only Hongjun is left. Why don't you grab the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, charge down, and chop him to death? Instead, you're staying inside the formation and trash-talking him? Really brainless..."

This was Luohu's last chance.

But Luohu, relying on the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, couldn't see this point.

He was still arrogantly waiting for Hongjun and the other three to gather, so they could come break his Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation...

Li Xuan sighed and continued watching.

Willow went to fetch reinforcements, and it only took about two hours.

Then he saw Yin Yang, Qiankun, and Willow's transformed light streak in.

"Daoist friends."

Yin Yang and Qiankun said to Hongjun, "Is that sword formation truly so terrifying?"

Hongjun nodded. "Two daoist friends, you must not underestimate this formation in the slightest."

Yin Yang and Qiankun nodded slightly.

They also looked toward the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation on Mount Sumeru.

And when Luohu saw that the four had finally gathered, he immediately burst into wild laughter. "Four mangy dogs! All here, are you!? Then come on! Enter my formation! Fight me to the death!"

Qiankun had a hot temper too. Hearing this, he immediately roared in anger, "What a bastard! Am I afraid of you!?"

With that, he was about to enter the formation.

But Hongjun quickly grabbed him and said urgently, "Daoist friend, you absolutely cannot go in like this. The four of us must discuss a plan! Work together! Otherwise, the demon will surely pick us off one by one!"

Qiankun, held back by Hongjun, could only look at him and ask, "Then what plan does the daoist friend have? Just say it!"

Hongjun nodded. "Three daoist friends, this Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation should be broken like this..."

Mumble, mumble, blah, blah, blah...

Li Xuan was hiding far away, and even though his ears were exceptionally sharp, he couldn't hear what Hongjun was discussing with them.

But soon, the four of them finished their discussion.

Yin Yang, Qiankun, and Willow all nodded at the same time. "Good! We'll follow the daoist friend's method!"

Hongjun also nodded with a smile. "With us united, this formation will surely be broken! Fellow daoists, let us enter the formation together and meet the demon!"

"Let's go!"

Qiankun immediately shouted, transforming into a streak of light and shooting forward.

Hongjun and the other two followed, and in the blink of an eye, they entered the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!

Luohu burst into wild laughter. "Good timing! Good timing!!"

As he spoke, he formed a hand seal, and instantly the white mist spewing from the four voids surged several times more violently!

Endless killing intent howled toward the four of them!

And as for the four, Hongjun had the Jade Plate of Creation above his head.

Willow had the Chaos Great Willow Tree above his head.

Qiankun had the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Cauldron above his head.

Yin Yang had the Yin Yang Taiji Diagram above his head.

They actually charged straight through the killing intent and sword intent, and in an instant, they all dove into the four voids at the same time!

They were heading straight for the formation's eyes!

Luohu was shocked for a moment!

He hadn't expected that these four actually understood the only weakness of his Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!

But then, he let out a sinister grin.

He closed his eyes and formed a hand seal.

He began to mobilize all his power.

To fight the enemies within the four formation eyes!