As one of Ningchan Cave's upper-ranking cultivators, he had seen, in scenes preserved within certain Moonshadow Stones, how the Heavenly Thunder Army under Zhenwu's command had used the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation to crush those legendary abyssal demon seeds to death.
Most importantly, any living being that died within the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation, whether a demonic beast or a human cultivator, would have its divine soul sealed within the formation flags for all eternity.
The purpose was to deny those powerful demon seeds even the slightest chance of rebirth.
Even those demon seeds that existed only in legend could not break free of the Thunder Sound Banners' seal, let alone an ordinary cultivator like him.
"Boom!..."
Without the slightest hesitation, Xunqi of Ningchan Cave seized Ghost Servant Madam Lu from a distance, then expended his essence blood and essence vitality without restraint to unleash his Life-Bound Divine Ability. His body abruptly transformed into a Fire Luan and shot toward the temple's exit.
"Whoosh!..."
Amid a piercing whistle through the air, Xunqi of Ningchan Cave, now in the form of a Fire Luan, reached the edge of Jiaye Temple in a mere instant.
He needed only to fly another few yards to escape Jiaye Temple and break free of the Thunder Sound Formation.
But how could Xu Taiping, standing atop Jiaye Hall, let him leave so easily?
"Rumble..."
Xu Taiping merely pointed the Thunder Sound Banner in his hand toward Xunqi of Ningchan Cave, and the fighting power of the three Thunder Sound Banners below converged above Xunqi's head with the speed of thunder that left no time to cover one's ears.
"Boom!"
The next moment, an enormous palm condensed from the power of thunder within the formation slammed down at Xunqi of Ningchan Cave.
The palm struck