The sudden appearance of the Golden Light Barrier shocked the dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths.
Someone immediately connected it to the strange behavior of the flying swords earlier and cried out:
"An array formation! It's a sword formation! Hurry, concentrate your attacks on one point! We have to break through this sword formation as quickly as possible, or we'll all be in danger!"
"Fellow Daoist Ye, you know more about array formations than anyone here. You decide where we should attack. If we all strike together, surely a sword formation laid by this thief alone can't withstand more than a few blows!" The cultivator surnamed Du turned to a long-bearded elder.
"Exactly! Fellow Daoist Ye, choose a spot quickly..." The others readily agreed.
"Thank you for your trust, fellow Daoists. At first glance, this formation operates smoothly and freely, with no apparent weaknesses. I can't find a weak point in such a short time. Our only option is brute force." The long-bearded elder had swiftly scanned their surroundings with gleaming eyes the moment the sword formation rose, already reaching a preliminary conclusion.
Then the elder raised a hand and pointed. A speck of white light shot from his fingertip and stopped motionless at a spot in the air, flashing brightly enough to be impossible to miss. He continued, "In my opinion, we should attack here!"
The others looked at the white speck, then exchanged glances before taking out their magic treasures and preparing their supernatural abilities. They launched their attacks together.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yu had already flapped his wings and used Thunder Escape to appear before the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine.
Examining the immortal vine up close, he found that it still looked like an ordinary withered vine. On closer inspection, however,