758 The Nine Provinces Barrier

Nearly three hundred Earth Immortals were spread across nine locations, each guarding a Great Cauldron a hundred zhang tall.

Meanwhile, Bi Tianhe was conducting a ritual atop the altar.

As the ritual progressed, the nine Great Cauldrons began to radiate intense light, stirring the heavenly and earthly qi veins they had suppressed.

The treasure light that had originally receded after weathering the lightning tribulation once more transformed into pillars that soared into the heavens.

When the pillars of treasure light reached their peaks, they suddenly exploded and began spreading outward.

The nine pillars extended swiftly, like umbrellas opening.

Just then, a sky-covering swarm of golden beetles suddenly appeared overhead and began gnawing at the spreading curtain of light.

"Quite bold and reckless!" Xu Yi snorted coldly, yet he was not worried in the slightest.

Sure enough, more than thirty Earth Immortals guarded each Great Cauldron.

The moment they saw the beetles, they immediately attacked.

A single spell from each of them completely annihilated the swarm.

Atop the pyramid, the suited figure showed no surprise when he saw the golden beetles being eradicated.

He merely smiled and had no intention of making another move. Just as he was about to continue watching, a pair of crimson eyes, deep as an abyss, suddenly filled his vision.

Then an endless sea of blood spread out, with boundless corpses piled within it like mountains. A fierce killing intent surged into his heart.

It made him feel as though he had fallen into that world, unable to pull himself free.

At that moment, a figure holding a zhanmadao appeared.

His feet stood in the sea of blood, which rose only to his knees, while the towering mountain of corpses reached merely to his waist.

The blood clouds overhead hung above him like a canopy.

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