Half-Step Dou Di Formation-Who in the Entire Continent Could Break It?

Central Plains, a plain somewhere in the northwest.

Demon Flame Space.

Within a world where endless fire haze spread, dense fire haze surrounded a white lotus stretching ten thousand zhang.

As its enormous lotus leaves pulsed,

a man in white, handsome to the point of seeming demonic, emerged from the white lotus.

Compared to last time,

Qing Luo, reborn after death this time, was clearly more emotionally stable than before.

Although

he had died this time as well,

at least he had died at the hands of someone like Nihility Devouring Flame, a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint. His death had been honorable and unexpected.

Last time had been different.

Last time, he had died at the hands of Old Monster Lin, a Two-Star Dou Sheng.

To the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame,

that was unacceptable.

Humiliating!

More importantly, Qing Luo had accomplished the most important task: he had killed Old Monster Lin.

And

Qing Luo had also met the Pill Tower Ancestor.

Moreover, when he self-destructed, he had retained a little trick and conveyed his intent to cooperate to the Pill Tower Ancestor.

That could be considered achieving the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's goal.

In fact,

when Qing Luo split off his origin for the second time and headed to the Pill Tower,

he had already anticipated

that Nihility Devouring Flame would lie in wait for him at the Pill Tower. After all, before Qing Luo died, he had displayed the origin power of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

How could Nihility Devouring Flame's dog nose possibly fail to smell it?

Qing Luo had never been afraid.

Besides, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's origin was currently all an inheritance Qing Luo had received.

How did that saying go?

When it wasn't your money,

you didn't feel bad spending it!

When it wasn't your woman, you could just go all out...

Ahem—

I got sidetracked!

Next,

he only needed to wait for the Pill Tower Ancestor to arrive at the Demon Flame Plains.

Several days later,

the northwestern region of the Central Plains.

Demon Flame Plains!

Desolation and scorching heat were the eternal themes of this plain.

The vast plain stretched for millions of li like an enormous steamer, with indescribable high temperatures blanketing the entire land.

Here,

the air was scorching, the light warped, and enormous ravines spanning dozens of zhang lay like torn scars,

bearing the great terror that came once every thousand years...

Buzz—

All of a sudden,

in a patch of empty space on this plain, ripples nearly solid enough to resemble mist began to spread.

The ripples slowly expanded.

An azure ox, entirely emerald green and wreathed in supreme holy radiance,

pulled Mu Tong, who wore a black-and-white Daoist robe, out from within them.

The moment they set foot upon this desolate land,

as the azure ox and Mu Tong appeared,

a terrifying heatwave hot enough to scorch the respiratory tract instantly rushed at them from every direction.

"Moo—"

The azure ox let out a long sigh.

Its hoof lightly stepped upon the void, and endless emerald radiance spread beneath its feet.

Wherever the emerald radiance passed,

the once dry, barren ground instantly became brimming with life, lush with grass and trees.

Had they not seen it with their own eyes,

no one would have believed that a miraculous oasis stretching ten thousand zhang had grown upon this plain that had been dry for ten thousand years.

Mu Tong jumped down from the ox's back.

He swept a scrutinizing gaze around the area.

"Demon Flame Plains..."

"According to legend, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame is trapped within the Demon Flame Space. The Demon Flame Space emerges once every thousand years, and its location is different each time."

"What does the coordinate the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame gave me mean?"

Before coming to the Demon Flame Plains,

Mu Tong had specifically looked into information regarding the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

He had thought

that the coordinate the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame gave him was related to entering the Demon Flame Space.

Only after arriving did he learn

that this coordinate...

was fucking just the coordinate of the Demon Flame Plains?!

Although nearly a thousand years had passed since the Demon Flame Space last emerged,

there were still more than ten years

until it opened.

Could the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame possibly want me to wait here for over ten years?!

Thinking of a certain possibility,

Mu Tong could not help but frown slightly.

One had to know,

even when most of the Pill Territory had been blown apart, he had not frowned...

Just as Mu Tong's thoughts wandered uncertainly,

the empty space before him, as though it were a curtain concealing something, suddenly twisted and writhed violently.

"This is..."

Mu Tong looked over.

Boom—

Above the cloudless, blazing sky, an illusory Ancient Grand Formation strangely appeared.

The formation stretched for a million zhang,

enveloping the entire Demon Flame Plains. Beneath that illusory Ancient Grand Formation, golden lotuses containing the power of high-level Dou Saints

strangely grew from this long-barren land.

Those lotuses

were right before his eyes, yet they also seemed infinitely far away.

It was as if a curtain separated them, allowing him to see them but not touch them.

However,

merely seeing the countless golden lotuses growing so strangely around him made Mu Tong's mouth twitch. He wanted nothing more than to leave this place immediately.

If the formation here

were activated at full strength, it could even trap and kill a Nine-Star Dou Saint...

Abruptly,

the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation that covered the sky and earth suddenly vanished, and the golden lotuses that had strangely grown across the land disappeared in an instant.

Everything from before seemed as though it had never existed.

Or perhaps

it had been scattered by a gust of wind.

Just as Mu Tong was shaken and hesitating over what had happened,

a familiar figure leisurely strode through the void from the other side of the barren plain.

The newcomer wore white.

He was handsome to the point of seeming demonic, with a milky-white lotus mark between his brows.

If one did not examine him carefully, it would certainly be overlooked.

Mu Tong was no stranger to the newcomer.

It was precisely that young man who had appeared at the Pill Tower earlier: the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame—Qing Luo!

"Hehe, the Pill Tower Ancestor truly keeps his word!"

A light laugh rang out.

With his hands behind his back, white robes fluttering, Qing Luo appeared before Mu Tong with a relaxed expression.

"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, what was that earlier?"

Mu Tong asked, lingering fear still in his heart.

"The Heaven Refining Ancient Formation!"

Qing Luo replied calmly.

The Heaven Refining Ancient Formation...

Upon hearing those four words, Mu Tong thought of a formidable figure who had shaken the continent ten thousand years ago: the Purifying Demon Saint!

He had been a terrifying Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.

There were even rumors

that the Purifying Demon Saint had already taken that step and reached the Half-Step Dou Di realm.

No matter what,

the Purifying Demon Saint's strength was beyond doubt.

Yet even such a figure,

a terrifying existence infinitely close to a Dou God, had ultimately died within the Demon Flame Space.

Before his death, only the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had been by his side.

Although the Purifying Demon Saint's lifespan had been nearing its end, Mu Tong did not believe the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame bore no responsibility whatsoever.

After the Purifying Demon Saint's death, he had gone so far as to set up the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation to seal the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

That also confirmed

part of Mu Tong's suspicions.

"You broke the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation?"

Mu Tong looked at Qing Luo in astonishment.

"What are you thinking? That is a formation laid down by a Half-Step Dou Di. Who in the entire continent could break it?"

Qing Luo teased casually.

Then,

he explained, "Though I cannot break it, I found a flaw within it and can temporarily separate a portion of my origin."

Hearing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame say this,

the vigilance in Mu Tong's heart finally eased.

No wonder...

The two times he had seen the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, it had given him different impressions each time.

Last time, it had been a Two-Star Dou Sheng.

This time,

it was only at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Zun level!

Mu Tong had previously wondered how Old Monster Lin had dared to attack the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Presumably,

when it first entered the Pill Tower, its strength had not differed much from what it was now, which had stirred Old Monster Lin's greed.