Great Powers Gather, Immortal Slaying Array Rises

Dong Wang Gong's plan regarding Old Ancestor Yin-Yang, while not essential for his own path to enlightenment, was a crucial step in designing his cultivation journey. If successful, it would greatly increase the probability of achieving the Hunyuan realm.

Not only that, but it also related to his combat power after achieving Hunyuan.

The first time he met Hongjun, when the latter invited him to fight devils, Hongjun had personally said he would invite a few fellow Daoists to resist Luohu. In Dong Wang Gong's opinion, those in the Primordial World whom Hongjun would call fellow Daoists could only be Old Ancestor Yin-Yang, Old Ancestor Qiankun, and Great Immortal Yangmei.

But now, the two main characters had arrived, yet the participants of this battle were nowhere to be seen.

Dong Wang Gong felt perplexed but was powerless to change anything, so he could only wait for events to unfold.

On Mount Sumeru, Hongjun and Luohu were locked in a fierce battle. Both were peak Quasi-Saints, their magical powers nearly equal. Luohu might have been slightly stronger, but only by a sliver, and Hongjun could fully compensate with his spiritual treasures.

Luohu let out a roar.

He transformed into the Six Qi Illusory Devil body. This illusory devil divine ability was majestic and imposing. With myriad acres of devilish qi swirling above his head and his feet planted on the summit of Mount Sumeru, he unleashed the Four Immortal Slaying Swords. They transformed into colossal blades tens of thousands of feet long, encircling him, seemingly with the might to look down upon the world.

The same divine ability, previously displayed by Luohu's clone using his vital blood, was like night and day compared to his current true form.

With each inhale and exhale of the six-faced illusory devil, thunderous roars of gods and devils could be heard. The Six Desires Qi was unleashed, forming illusory images of the Six Desires Demon Venerables, each possessing the might of a Quasi-Saint.

Luohu's illusory devil body was covered in malevolent qi, with six faces and twelve arms. It was far more powerful than the three-headed, six-armed child of the Chan Sect in later generations who specialized in destruction.

The six faces, representing lust, form, prestige, speech, touch, and thought, could each execute their own techniques, possessing infinite power and boundless strangeness.

When the Six Desires Qi was unleashed together, the power of various desires, amplified by Luohu's peak Quasi-Saint magical power, could erode the primordial spirit. It was extremely venomous. Hongjun, knowing its danger, unleashed two top-grade defensive spiritual treasures before he could resist it.

Even so, under the impact of the Six Qi, the defenses showed signs of gradual erosion.

With the emergence of the Six Qi Illusory Devil body, Luohu, whose magical power was already slightly superior, gradually gained the upper hand.

With a wave of his hand, the colossal Immortal Slaying Sword was grasped. With another swing, all four swords were unleashed, their four-colored sword light possessing the power to shatter mountains and churn seas.

Hongjun's expression grew solemn. As he retreated rapidly, he continuously waved the Pangu Banner in his hand, drawing Chaos Sword Qi from the nine heavens to confront the Immortal Slaying Sword light.

"Boom!"

The sword qi was deflected and struck the Mount Sumeru below.

Mount Sumeru was the dojo of the Devil Race, protected by an supreme grand formation. Under normal circumstances, even a full-powered Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could not easily damage its rocks.

However, as the two types of sword qi collided, rocks cracked and splattered for tens of thousands of miles. After only a few hundred exchanges, half of the Divine Mountain's peak had been shaved off.

Seeing that Hongjun was only defending, a voice was heard from afar.

"Fellow Daoist, do not panic, we are here to help you!"

As he spoke, a Daoist flew over with a great cauldron hovering above his head, occasionally striking its body with his hand, emitting a resonant, innate profound sound. Another stepped on a treasure diagram, transforming it into a golden bridge tens of thousands of feet long, crossing over. The third's entrance was the most mysterious, appearing out of thin air beside Hongjun, his mastery of the Law of Time and Space reaching the pinnacle of perfection.

These three were Old Ancestor Qiankun, wielding the Innate Supreme Treasure Qiankun Cauldron; Old Ancestor Yin-Yang, stepping on the Taiji Diagram; and Great Immortal Yangmei, who had mastered the Law of Time and Space.

The four stood at the four cardinal directions, surrounding Luohu.

At this moment, the Devil Ancestor seemed fearless. Instead, he laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, inviting help, Hongjun, you are already timid this time. Thus, you are not worthy of being my opponent. The protagonist of this world, the foremost Saint of the Great Desolation, belongs to me."

Luohu spoke these words in an attempt to shatter Hongjun's Dao heart. However, Hongjun had cultivated for countless Yuan Hui, and his Dao heart was already as hard as iron, making it impossible to shake easily. His face was ashen, without the slightest ripple.

"Luohu, today we shall eliminate demons and uphold the Dao!"

"Hahaha, come at me all at once, what do I have to fear?"

Luohu, a generation's Devil Master, was filled with heroic spirit.

Hongjun and the other three exchanged glances, and their bodies moved. Old Ancestor Qiankun raised his hand, and the Qiankun Cauldron spun, scattering innate radiance to protect himself. He reached out, and the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Qian Kun Ruler flew out, striking at Luohu.

Old Ancestor Yin-Yang's Taiji Diagram beneath his feet expanded into a golden bridge, and his divine ability was formed.

Great Immortal Yangmei slightly raised his hand, and spatial rifts appeared beside Luohu. Spatial cutting techniques flew towards him.

Meanwhile, Hongjun continuously waved the Pangu Banner, releasing Chaos Sword Qi to fend off the enemy.

For a time, sword Qi, divine abilities, and spiritual treasures flew everywhere.

Fighting four against one, although his magic power and realm were comparable to Hongjun and Yangmei, and he also possessed a supreme treasure, it was difficult for Luohu, who was as profound as them, to cope.

He pushed the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and the Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus to their limits, yet he was still struggling.

Under the combined efforts of the four great powers, Luohu was repelled.

"In that case, you cannot blame me."

As he retreated, Luohu threw out a formation diagram. The diagram flew into the sky, transforming into an immeasurable form. As it descended, dense fog mixed with boundless killing intent suddenly erupted, engulfing Hongjun and the others, including Luohu himself, forming a massive array.

Luohu stationed himself at the formation's eye and shouted, "Immortal Slaying Sword Array, rise!"

The Four Immortal Slaying Swords beside him flew out and suspended themselves within the great formation according to their positions.

"Hongjun, come and break my Immortal Slaying Array."

With that, the spiritual mist spread, instantly making it impossible to hear or see anything around.

Within the sword array, once the Four Immortal Slaying Swords returned to their positions, they each evolved into a small world, and four gates appeared.

Swords hung above the gates, namely the Immortal Slaying Sword, Immortal Slaughtering Sword, Immortal Trapping Sword, and Immortal Severing Sword. The gates of the small worlds were wide open, and sword Qi could be seen crisscrossing within, sending chills down one's spine.

The Four Immortal Slaying Swords were all Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. When combined with the formation diagram to set up the array, with Luohu presiding over it, even a Quasi-Saint would have their physical body and primordial spirit severed upon entering.

The Daoist scripture says:

Not copper, not iron, nor steel, Hidden beneath Mount Sumeru it once lay. No need for Yin and Yang to be reversed in its forging, How could it lack the quenching of water and fire to hone its edge?

Immortal Slaying is sharp, Immortal Destruction brings death, Immortal Trapping causes crimson light to erupt everywhere. Immortal Severing's transformations are infinite and swift, Great Sages and Immortals bleed and stain their robes. (From Investiture of the Gods)

Millions of miles away, East King Duke had been watching Mount Sumeru. As he observed, various emotions arose within him, from confusion when Luohu and Hongjun fought one-on-one, to astonishment when Hongjun fell into a disadvantage.

Finally, when Old Ancestor Yin-Yang and two others appeared, a faint smile appeared on his face.

As expected, it was these individuals, no different from the legends.

Then, he saw Luohu deploy the Immortal Slaying Array. The sword qi of the Four Immortal Slaying Swords crisscrossed, and boundless killing intent scattered, almost affecting half the Western Continent. He was greatly shocked.

Even from millions of miles away, East King Duke could feel the sword intent upon him.

He had long heard of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array. Seeing it from afar today, he knew the reputation was well-deserved.

This array's main purpose is boundless slaughter, and it is said that only the Four Saints can break it. It is known as one of the three great arrays of the Primordial Era, alongside the later Demon Race's Myriad Stars Array and the Witch Clan's Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Array. This title is indeed fitting.

With East King Duke's current realm, under his spiritual eye divine ability, he could not discern the true nature of the Immortal Slaying Array at all. However, although the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was powerful, he only paid it slight attention. His gaze was more focused on Old Ancestor Yin-Yang.

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