"[Dipper Slaughter Death-Decreeing Thunder Array]? How did you come by it?"
Xu Xuan lifted the dark-gold sword blank and examined it closely. As he channeled his magical power, he saw the position of the Heavenly Canopy Star meet the Dipper Handle. Light arose where the thunder converged, faintly revealing a trace of the true meaning of [interflowing union].
"Reporting to the Sect Leader, Cheng Yan comprehended it from that fragment of [Blazing Splendor]'s blade."
Wen Guang answered respectfully, while Wang Cheng Yan nodded slightly beside him and continued:
"It was also thanks to guidance from Wen Guang and Senior Si Xunyao of the Hollow Sword Gate that I managed to inscribe this artifact array. The name... I came up with it myself."
Xu Xuan tightened his grip on the sword blank and poured altar thunder into it. The Heavenly Canopy Star pattern brightened, resonating with the heavenly gang of the Dipper Handle. Thunder-shock rose and the altar descended, faintly stirring something within.
"Is what [interflowing union] corresponds to... [Tianpeng]?"
Within his consciousness sea, the [Heavenly Canopy Demon-Slaying Diagram] had already merged into his immortal foundation and become part of his inner scenery. Now, it stirred in response, and the figures of the Thunder Department's generals faintly manifested amid the Nine Heavens.
"The three stars of the Dipper Handle correspond respectively to the three followers of shock thunder. When they encounter the altar, they give rise to [interflowing union]. If its venerable position were present, a Heavenly Successive Star would be born. As for the Dipper Bowl, its meeting with altar thunder produces the Tribulation-Patrol Star, corresponding to the venerable position of [tribulation-slaying]."
Tiantuo's voice sounded softly, but Xu Xuan recalled refining that [Star-Rushing Heavenly Star Pill] years ago. It had drawn down the Heavenly Canopy Star's light to strengthen his