Preparing the Altar Array had taken a long time and consumed immense manpower and resources, but once it was set in motion, the actual demon-slaying had not taken long.
Cheng Xinzhan began the Ritual Platform rite at midnight. By the hour of the Ox, he had already beaten Green Robe's incarnation back into its original form and collected the Dragon Pearl. The stars overhead were still dazzlingly bright.
However, the aftershocks from the collision and mutual erosion of the star rain and Rotten Peach Mountain's four layers of protective restrictions had yet to subside. Tremendous waves of sound and mottled spiritual light continued spreading beyond the mountain, so those watching from outside still did not know the outcome of this battle, which had nearly rivaled a clash at the immortal realm.
And having merely collected Green Robe's Dragon Pearl, Cheng Xinzhan, who had planned well in advance, was still far from finished with tonight's work.
The first thing he needed to do now was subdue the divine light still struggling beneath the star rain in Rotten Peach Mountain's Baleful Intent Cavern.
Cheng Xinzhan did not know where that divine light came from, but sensing its aura made it easy to discover that it shared its origin with the Purple Fire Rotten Peach Baleful Intent. It also closely resembled the Purple Flame Void-Piercing Divine Light Green Robe had used many times before. Thus, it was not difficult to conclude that this must be a treasure Green Robe had obtained in the Baleful Intent Cavern. But the treasure had not yet finished gestating and taking shape; it existed only in a magical form. Now, forcibly activated by Green Robe and drained beyond its spiritual capacity, it had become extremely unstable, transforming into a devastatingly destructive divine light of slaughter.
Cheng Xinzhan naturally