The defenses of the Heavenly Demon Sword Master and Daoist Qingxu collapsed at the same time. They could only watch as Gu Yuanqing's power surged like a tide into the formation artifacts of their sword formations.
Before such absolute crushing power, even their command of the Way of the Sword Domain was useless.
Daoist Qingxu in particular had been close to refining the core formation artifact of the Demon-Sealing Great Formation, yet Gu Yuanqing's power swiftly covered the area he had originally refined, erasing every trace of his Soul Imprint and turning all his efforts to dust.
They burned their Soul Origin, raising their power to unprecedented heights, yet it was still nothing more than a futile drain of Vital Energy.
The Vital Energy of Chaos Heaven Cultivators was vast, and Qingping Dao Palace was filled with spiritual qi. Yet amid the unceasing clashes and attrition, both their minds and Vital Energy seemed to be running dry.
The pressure they faced was simply too great. At every moment, they had to exert their full strength.
As the power of the Heavenly Demon Sword Domain and Demon Sealing Sword Domain was suppressed, the Person in the Painting's power could no longer hold up alone.
The Seal within the Painting still remained. In terms of level, his power truly surpassed Gu Yuanqing's, but too little power could pass through the seal, far too little to support a confrontation with Gu Yuanqing.
Moreover, once the Heavenly Demon Sword Master and Daoist Qingxu's power was completely suppressed, the fluctuations within the Circulation of Heaven Star Array diminished. As the great formation stabilized, the power that could be transmitted from the Immortal Painting also weakened.
Seeing that nothing could be done, the Person in the Painting began withdrawing his power instead of continuing his struggle