Within Qingping Dao Palace.
The Heavenly Demon Sword Master, Daoist Qingxu, and Chi Jinyu all sat cross-legged at its center.
Their minds and wills remotely empowered their respective Precious Swords, using them to refine and control the Circulation of Heaven Star Array.
Gu Yuanqing's strength far exceeded their estimations, so this was their only chance to turn the tables.
Otherwise, they could only flee far away—but if they did, the bitter cultivation of ten thousand years would likely be washed away in vain.
They had spent their entire lives searching for Qingping Dao Palace, and this was almost their sole hope upon the Dao path.
The Heavenly Demon Sword had flaws too severe; its wielder did not even dare undergo the Chaos Heaven Tribulation.
The Demon Purging Sword was too sharp, while the Demon Sealing Sword was too steadfast. Each leaned too far to one side, making it difficult to rely on them to reach the Chaos Heaven Immortal Level, let alone advance further to become Void Immortals or attain the Dao and ascend to immortality.
Only by learning the Demon Subduing Sword Dao and the Heavenly Dao Scripture could all things be united as one and their present shackles shattered!
Besides, even if they wanted to leave now, they still had to be able to leave.
Gu Yuanqing's strength could already be glimpsed from their earlier clash. Even if the three joined forces, they were no match for him. Indeed, without the power of the Circulation of Heaven Star Array, they might not even be able to withstand a single move from him.
Thus, faced with the situation before them, they could only stake their lives on one desperate gamble—succeed, or die trying!
Above the main hall, within that Immortal Painting, the eyes that had once been fixed upon