As soon as Heavenly Venerable Duobao entered the gate of the Immortal Slaying Formation, streams of Sword Qi shot down from above. Everything in their path vanished, and there was nowhere to hide from them.
"Pearls of rice dare to shine!" He let out a cold snort. Above his head, five white waves surged, and the five illusory green lotuses they carried immediately shone with dazzling light. Some embodied slaughter, some destruction, some dissolution—all signifying an end. They enveloped the surroundings in a clear, hazy light of deathly stillness, countering the Sword Qi that annihilated all things without budging an inch.
Passing through the gate, he arrived inside the Immortal Slaying Palace and saw Guangchengzi hovering high in the air, a green Immortal Sword hanging above his head.
"Fellow Daoist, why go this far?" Guangchengzi saluted. The Immortal Slaying Sword shuddered, and sparse Green Sword Light appeared. The surroundings grew still, shedding every color until only a hazy gray remained, as if time had stopped flowing.
This suspension of time made the Sword Light seem impossibly swift, as though it were closing in from every direction. It was a wispy green, like a breeze in a dream, yet if it grazed someone, even an immortal would be reduced to ashes.
He felt himself slowing by the moment and dared not be negligent. Four divine swords of different colors flew out from behind him—red, green, black, and white—like a reenactment of Exterminate, Trap, Slaughter.
"Guangchengzi, this is the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation!" His words rumbled like thunder. The four divine swords fused with three illusory green lotuses symbolizing different paths of ending, forming around him a sword formation that shattered Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind.
And that was not all. Another radiance burst from Heavenly Venerable Duobao's Niwan Palace, transforming into