"Clang, clang...!!"
Amid the successive explosive sword cries, the Sword Qi Wall, which had been on the verge of collapse, not only instantly recovered but also grew a full ten zhang thicker.
At the same time, those nine enormous sword shadows flew out of the Sword Pool one after another, severing the Divine Wood's enormous roots with each slash.
"Clang-!"
The instant the giant tree's roots were severed, the sword gang surrounding the Unburning Sword Palace abruptly transformed into enormous whirlwinds of ring-shaped sword shadows, violently expanding outward and cutting through their surroundings.
"Bang!!!"
Even Heavenly Lord Cangwu and Heavenly Lord Qingmu, powerful as they were, were driven back repeatedly by the collisions of sword qi.
"Boom...!!!"
Finally, amid a tremendous qi explosion, all four of them, including Heavenly Lord Cangwu and Heavenly Lord Qingmu, were hurled backward in different directions by the Unburning Sword Palace's terrifying sword gang.
After steadying themselves again, the four stood shoulder to shoulder in a row.
At that moment, they all looked toward the Buyao Dou Palace overhead, their faces filled with horror.
Finally, Heavenly Lord Cangwu spoke first:
"Could those people have activated even the Buyao Dou Palace's palace-guarding grand formation?"
Heavenly Lord Qingmu said gravely:
"If that is truly the case, we will probably need some time to prepare before we can break through this unburning grand formation!"
Venerable Ziming frowned.
"But news of this place will probably spread throughout the entire cultivation world in just a few hours. When that happens, quite a few old monsters may make their move and compete with us!"
Zhu Li nodded.
"Fellow Daoist Ziming is right. We must settle this quickly!"
After a brief silence, Heavenly Lord Cangwu finally spoke:
"The fact that those people have activated the Buyao Dou Palace's palace-guarding grand formation is