txolops Chapter 239 The Intercepting Sect's Immortal-Slaying Formation
Chapter 239 The Intercepting Sect's Immortal-Slaying Formation
Meanwhile, the battle between the disciples of the Chan Sect and Lingya Xian and Jinguang Xian has also become increasingly precarious.
Unlike Luo Xuan, who still retained a trace of camaraderie with Guang Chengzi and Ju Liusun, Lingya Xian and Jin Guangxian were ruthless and showed no mercy.
The two unleashed their full magical power, displaying their supernatural abilities. Each strike carried the force of wind and thunder, aiming directly at the vital points of the four Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.
Although Manjushri and the others were highly skilled, they could only defend themselves at this moment and had little power to retaliate.
If it weren't for their large numbers and the protection of magical treasures, they would probably have been beheaded long ago.
On the other hand, the situation was relatively stable for the Xiqi army.
The Tai Chi formation covering it is as stable as a rock, capable of completely isolating all violent fluctuations from the outside world.
Outside the formation, the third and fourth generation disciples of the Jie Sect continued to relentlessly bombard the Tai Chi Formation.
However, those attacks landed on the formation, like ants trying to shake a tree, unable to shake its foundation.
With the full force of Huang Long and his disciples, the formation protected the thousands of troops as they retreated slowly and orderly toward Lintong Pass.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the army had moved more than ten miles and was about to leave this battlefield of carnage.
This scene caused the hearts of the Jie Sect immortals, led by Lingya Xian and Jinguang Xian, to tighten suddenly.
Their journey from Jin'ao Island was to avenge their fallen fellow disciples of the Jie Sect.
If we fail to capture the Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect and instead watch the Xiqi army escape safely right under our noses, wouldn't that be a huge joke? How could we possibly face returning to Jin'ao Island?
Thinking of this, Lingya Xian's eyes flashed with ferocity. He let out a sharp roar and forcefully broke free from the entanglement between Manjushri and Samantabhadra, retreating dozens of feet backward.
Then, he turned to the Jie Sect disciples who were still sporadically fighting with the Chan Sect disciples and roared:
"Everyone retreat! Return to your positions immediately and form the Immortal Slaughtering Formation!"
Upon hearing the sound, the disciples of the Jie Sect immediately feinted an attack and retreated.
In a short while, they were standing in a certain direction in an open space in the distance.
When Guang Chengzi, Ju Liusun, and other Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect saw this formation, their pupils contracted slightly, and they instantly understood the other party's intentions.
They knew the power of the Jie Sect's formation, so how could they dare to try to fight it head-on with their bare bodies?
Without lingering in battle, he transformed into several streaks of light and swiftly retreated back into the protection of the Tai Chi Formation.
After all, without the protection of an array, if you were to face the combined attack of the Jie Sect's powerful formation on your own, no matter how high your cultivation level, you would probably perish.
The twenty-odd disciples of the Jie Sect each took their positions, their auras connected, leaving only the core area of the formation empty.
The crowd stood solemnly, their hands forming hand seals as they chanted incantations.
The next moment, the chilling aura left over from the previous battle within a radius of dozens of miles transformed into visible streams of gray-black air, surging and converging towards the empty space in the center of the formation.
At the center of the formation, the air distorted violently, and a chilling crimson light suddenly shone, eventually condensing into a seven-foot-long, blood-red phantom sword.
This sword is not a physical object, yet it exudes a purer and more chilling killing aura than many divine weapons.
The Jie Sect is renowned for its pilgrimage of ten thousand immortals, and its mastery of formations is unparalleled in the primordial world.
All disciples in the sect, whether they are direct disciples or outer disciples, are well-versed in formations, which has almost become a hallmark of the Jie Sect.
The Immortal Slaughtering Array, which Lingya Xian comprehended and presided over, is one of the most powerful ones.
This formation requires twenty-one cultivators to gather and infuse their magical power into the Immortal Slaughtering Sword to unleash its killing power.
Lingya Xian was inherently cruel and ruthless, and he nurtured this sword with the essence of living beings and the murderous aura of the battlefield year after year.
Therefore, the power of this acquired Immortal-Slaying Sword continued to rise, and its sharpness was no less than that of an ordinary innate spiritual treasure.
At this moment, as the twenty-one disciples of the Jie Sect poured their magic power into it, the phantom of the blood-red Immortal Slaughtering Sword became increasingly solid.
Even more horrifyingly, the remains of more than 20,000 Xiqi soldiers on the battlefield all turned into blood vapor, which gathered into a huge blood cloud in the sky.
The next moment, the massive blood cloud poured down and completely disappeared into the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.
"Buzz!"
The Immortal Slayer Sword emitted a terrifying sword cry, its blade surging with crimson light that shot into the sky, dyeing half the sky a grim dark red.
The killing intent locked onto the slowly moving Tai Chi formation in the distance, and the chilling killing aura almost suffocated the Xiqi soldiers within the formation.
Lingya Xian suddenly pointed to the massive Tai Chi formation ahead and roared with all his might:
"Slaying Immortal Sword, go!"
"Sizzle!"
The Immortal-Slaying Sword, which had absorbed endless malevolent energy and essence, transformed into a dazzling blood rainbow and shot towards the Tai Chi Formation.
The next instant, the crimson sword rainbow collided solidly with the Tai Chi formation.
With just one strike, the Taiji Formation protecting the Xiqi army showed cracks and was on the verge of collapse.
Inside the Tai Chi formation, Huang Long and the others were still struggling to maintain their position, but their hearts were already filled with turbulent waves.
With just one strike, the Taiji Formation protecting the Xiqi army showed cracks and was on the verge of collapse.
Inside the Tai Chi formation, Huang Long and the others were still struggling to maintain their position, but their hearts were already filled with turbulent waves.
Although they had sensed the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, they hadn't expected that even this formation couldn't withstand it.
"Senior Brother, what should we do? That Immortal-Slaying Sword was forged with endless essence and blood, making it extremely malevolent. If this continues, the Tai Chi Formation might truly collapse!"
"Exactly. If the situation truly cannot be salvaged, we should first escort Junior Brother Ziya to safety!"
Guang Chengzi's heart sank even further upon hearing their words.
He was well aware of the dangers of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, but the air outside the formation was thick with murderous intent, and the members of the Intercepting Sect were watching him intently. If he rashly withdrew from the formation, he feared that he would immediately invite a bloodbath.
"To retreat now would mean surrendering our backs to the Immortal Slaughtering Sword. Only by holding firm with all our might and pouring all our magic power into the formation could we possibly have a chance of survival."
Once the formation is broken, given the sword's unpredictable and deadly power, neither of us will escape death and annihilation.
The other disciples of the Chan Sect, upon hearing this, knew that Manjushri's words were a prudent strategy.
But the undeniable solemnity in Guang Chengzi's voice forced them to swallow their words.
In fact, everyone had secretly devised ways to break the deadlock beforehand, but the results were all the same: this formation was difficult to break, and this sword was difficult to defeat.
The attack from the Immortal Slayer Sword had already caused cracks to appear on the surface of the Taiji Formation.
If that sword were to strike the physical body, even if one had cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to the fourth level, one would likely still be unable to escape the fate of being annihilated, body and soul.
At this moment, the Immortal Slayer Sword was quietly suspended in the distant array eye, its blood-red light flowing, yet it remained motionless.
No matter how much magic power everyone used, the crack on the Tai Chi formation could not be healed.
Strands of blood energy swirled around the edges of the crack, constantly eroding the array's veins and emitting a faint hissing sound.
Just when everyone thought they could catch their breath, the disciples of the Jie Sect suddenly pressed forward from afar.
The silent, blood-red longsword at the heart of the formation also slowly rose.
"Buzz..."
The sword emitted a low, resonant tremor, like the growl of a ferocious beast awakening from the abyss.
boom!
The deafening roar shook the surrounding area, and the Immortal Slayer Sword once again transformed into a blinding blood rainbow.
This time, the killing intent carried by the sword was even more terrifying than before.