The protective barrier caved inward, countless runes flickering and winking out.
The cultivators of the Primordial Divine Sect shouted, "Hold on!"
But no matter how hard they tried, it made little difference.
The original formation had been laid and perfected by countless generations of Primordial Divine Sect cultivators. After its destruction, the rebuilt formation could not compare with its predecessor, whether in the formation base artifacts or the formation itself.
Moreover, when the formation shattered back then, many of the sect's great cultivators had suffered severe injuries or been annihilated in body and soul. Even after more than two hundred years, the sect had yet to recover.
Gu Yuanqing's cultivation, meanwhile, had become incomparably stronger than before. Merely casting a hand seal now produced power scarcely inferior to what he had once unleashed with a dharma treasure.
With his cultivation perfected, his control over vital energy and his use of power were entirely different.
The power of the North Spring Seal, a divine ability refined through Dao Derivation, also differed enormously from before.
With one side weakened and the other strengthened, his second palm strike shattered the Primordial Divine Sect's formation completely.
Qi Yichen and the sect's elders, attendants, and disciples all slumped to the ground, their faces ashen.
Once, the Primordial Divine Sect had stood atop Heaven's Summit, holding the world beneath its might. Now, it was at another's mercy.
Even after all these years, Qi Yichen still found such a change difficult to accept.
"Will you hand it over or not?" Gu Yuanqing stood in midair, looking down upon them.
Hum!
The Gui Cang Hall rose from the ground and hurtled straight toward Gu Yuanqing.
Gu Yuanqing chuckled, and a North Spring Realm Projection unfurled around him.
World Arrival!
His strength surged rapidly, and the Heaven and Earth