"Hahaha... Freedom, we're free..."
The next moment, countless Little Demons surged out from the formation eye alongside billowing Demonic Qi.
Little Demons no larger than infants' heads let out joyous yet piercing shrieks.
As the Demonic Qi spread, centered on Ascension Mountain, the vitality of all grass, trees, and living creatures drained away. The earth began to blacken, turning into demonic soil.
"Damn it, we can't let them come out! Otherwise, Mist Concealment Sect will be the first to suffer! Quickly, form the formation with me!"
Having witnessed the changes on Ascension Mountain, Yun Wuxia immediately raised her voice in a shout and was the first to react.
The instant her words fell, an oval mirror Magical Treasure flew from her hand. It swelled in the wind and shot toward Ascension Mountain.
Almost the moment she finished speaking, several companions beside her hurriedly made their moves as well.
In the span of a breath, seven identical oval mirror Magical Treasures floated in the air, encircling Ascension Mountain in a ring.
The surfaces of the mirror Magical Treasures were neither smooth nor bright, yet they all radiated a profound and mysterious power, resonating with one another across the distance.
A vast Dao Qi gathered, circulating and surging between the seven mirror Magical Treasures. It then drew upon the blazing sun overhead, forming a mass of scorching light that illuminated all of Ascension Mountain.
Beneath that brilliant radiance, the Demonic Qi and Little Demons surging up from beneath Ascension Mountain's formation eye were instantly trapped within the ball of light, letting out miserable screams.
Amid those screams, the Demonic Qi met its nemesis and rapidly dissolved.
The Little Demons within reacted swiftly, retreating one after another. Yet before they could withdraw into the formation eye, even more Little Demons surged out from