The dark night turned into daylight.
This strange scene attracted all living beings in the Cangyun Sea who were still awake, making them look up at the sky.
At the same time, an ancient voice resounded from the sky.
Like thunder, it instantly spread across the Cangyun Sea.
"Since you seek my assistance, I will lend you a hand. Whether the matter succeeds or not depends on your own destiny!"
Under the radiance of the great sun, the essence of heaven and earth, the Crimson Flame, which couldn't be captured by ordinary eyes, now clearly manifested its figure.
"What is that...?"
Compared to the large sun illuminating the Cangyun Sea, this crimson figure was extremely small.
However, the gazes of all cultivators were irresistibly drawn to it.
Greedy desires surged from within their hearts.
Rationality disappeared as cultivators, like moths to a flame, flew towards the Crimson Flame in the sky.
But before they could get close, their entire bodies were incinerated by the flames.
Flashes of falling signs appeared in the sky like fireworks.
On Wanxian Island, chaos ensued.
"It's the essence of heaven and earth! It's the essence that, after consumption, allows one to merge with the Tao!"
Countless cultivators' eyes turned red, and they murmured incessantly.
In an instant, those who were blinded by desire, like demons, flew towards the sky.
However, when their flight altitude exceeded the statue of the legendary immortal in the transmission square, countless white lights shot out from various statues on the square, turning these intruders into fragments.
Above Wanxian Island, various strange phenomena appeared suddenly.
But the fear of death couldn't completely stop the greed of the cultivators.
The white light continued to shine, and every time it did, it took the lives of several cultivators at least.
Through the eyes of his avatars, Li Fan was also stunned by the cruel yet beautiful scene before him.
Although he had witnessed the essence of heaven and earth more than once and knew of its fatal allure to cultivators, only when this scene unfolded before his eyes did Li Fan realize that he had underestimated its attraction to cultivators.
Bold and fearless, they pressed on continuously.
In the blink of an eye, at least a hundred cultivators had lost their lives.
Moreover, the allure of the essence of heaven and earth continued to increase.
Those cultivators who had steadfastly held onto their beliefs were gradually losing their grip.
At this moment, a colorful shield suddenly expanded from the central core area of Wanxian Island.
In an instant, it covered the entire Wanxian Island.
The seven-colored light, ethereal and flowing, slightly blocked the gazes of cultivators directly staring at the Crimson Flame.
Like a layer of gauze, although they could still clearly see everything happening in the high sky, the desire surging in their hearts finally dissipated slowly.
"The Seven-Colored Immortal Array..." Li Fan gazed at the seven-colored shield, not having time to ponder. His attention was once again drawn to the spectacle in the sky.
And on Wanxian Island, the cultivators who had escaped the disaster and were still in shock had not yet had the chance to discuss with each other. Their minds were once again captivated.
The essence of heaven and earth, the Crimson Flame.
It seemed to have just arrived, illuminated by the shining sun above.
After so long, its figure had finally fully condensed.
Ignoring the ants below, it raised its head and looked at the sun shining in the dark night.
Flames suddenly surged around it, seemingly about to take action.
However, in the sky above, a magnificent Milky Way, composed of countless twinkling stars, suddenly appeared.
Under the extraordinary sight of the stars and the sun shining together, the silver starlight and the fierce sunlight intertwined.
It seemed to form a cage, trapping the Crimson Flame within.
"Lancang River water descends from the sky!"
A carefree and unrestrained laughter echoed through the sky.
Under the cover of the starry river, a thousand feet of river water descended from the sky like a whip, roaring to strike the Crimson Flame.
However, this torrential river water had not yet approached the Crimson Flame when it was evaporated by the scorching heat.
But the river water flowed endlessly, never stopping.
It only slightly delayed the Crimson Flame's movements.
At the same time, all living beings in the Cangyun Sea heard a childish voice of a five or six-year-old boy.
"Life of Tianyang..."
Followed by a strange mechanical sound.
"Not inferior to humans!"
A black and red flame rose into the sky, transforming into a chain of flames that instantly bound the limbs of the Crimson Flame.
Under the burning pure red flames, the black and red chains retreated step by step.
Part of it assimilated into red, while the other part melted into a black ash substance, falling from the sky.
"Not weak!"
"As a human!"
The childlike and mechanical voices resounded through the sky simultaneously.
Full of stubbornness.
The black and red chains suddenly reappeared, returning to their previous form.
They firmly tied the hands and feet of the Crimson Flame.
In the sky, within the radiant star river, a star turned into purple light and fell from afar.
In an instant, it crossed countless spatial barriers and landed on the Crimson Flame.
It did not create the expected earth-shattering impact.
After the purple light approached, it was evaporated into nothingness by the unimaginable high temperature.
It only caused the flames to flicker slightly, and apart from that, there was no other impact.
The Crimson Flame tilted its head slightly, as if mocking.
"Hongxi Daoist friend, Haoxuan Daoist friend, why not take action now!" urged a calm female
voice.
"Boom boom boom!"
Faint rumbling sounds came from the heavens and the earth.
"Mountain!"
A seemingly tiny inverted mountain peak suddenly appeared above Crimson Flame.
The peak, like a needle, pressed down towards Crimson Flame.
"Mountain!"
"Mountain!"
"Mountain!"
...
The voice of a young man echoed one after another.
Upside down mountains simultaneously appeared around Crimson Flame, trapping it in the middle. Behind each mountain, faint shadows of more mountains could be seen.
Upside down mountains descended forcefully.
The immense pressure caused the space around Crimson Flame to distort slightly.
However, all the mountains, as they approached Crimson Flame, were instantly roasted into nothingness by the fiery flames.
At this moment, Crimson Flame faced attacks from the Tianyang Chains, the Falling Starlight, the White Dragon River Water, and the Inverted Mountains simultaneously.
The flames surging around it indicated that it was no longer as relaxed as at the beginning.
So, it prepared to make a move.
"Hit!"
Just then, a stern shout echoed through heaven and earth.
A silver light suddenly appeared and pierced through its chest.
Crimson Flame's body slightly paused.
The flames surged, and the silver brilliance disappeared in an instant.
"Hit!"
Another silver brilliance pierced through its body.
However, it remained indifferent, beginning its counterattack.
Extending its hand, it lightly flicked its finger.
Terrifying red light burst forth, momentarily exceeding the brightness of the sun in the sky.
Amidst the explosion of flames.
The upside-down mountains in all directions were immediately blasted open, tilting and collapsing in disarray.
Dragging the Tianyang Chains, flames surging around its body, Crimson Flame caught hold of the White Dragon River Water with bare hands.
White mist rolled, and the waterfall in the sky seemed to dry up instantly.
A red radiance shot out from Crimson Flame's eyes, colliding with the purple radiance falling from the star river.
Against the trend, like a meteor flying backward, it crashed into the dazzling star river.
The starlight dimmed, heavily impacted.
In an instant, under Crimson Flame's seemingly casual counterattack, the originally imposing combined attack of the five Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords showed signs of collapse.
In the Cangyun Sea, on Wanxian Island.
All the cultivators who witnessed this scene fell silent.
Not long ago, they were still shocked by the earth-shattering magical powers of the Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords.
But at this moment, when Crimson Flame, at the Unity Realm, took action, they understood.
The insurmountable gap between the Unity Realm and the Nascent Divinity Realm.
For a moment, some cultivators' mentality seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
"Five Immortal Lords collaborating, yet they are so vulnerable?"
"Sacrificing the essence of heaven and earth, sacrificing the essence of heaven and earth. The power of a Unity Realm expert is terrifying to this extent. How can one sacrifice the essence of heaven and earth?"
"Ants, we are all just ants..."
...
And there are still some people who maintain confidence in the several Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords of Wanxian Island.
"Be clear-headed, it's not so easy for Immortal Lords like Hongxi to be defeated. There must be a backup plan!"
"That's right, when the essence of heaven and earth appeared, it was under siege, indicating that the Immortal Lords were already prepared. You can rest assured!"
As if confirming these words, above the high sky, under the shimmering starlight, silver-white cubes silently appeared around the battlefield.
"What is that..."
Li Fan was slightly stunned.
He recognized this object; it was the formation crown that Formation Grandmaster Zhang Zhiliang had given him for self-defense when he went out before. In just one crown, there were several hundred formations stacked.
However, near the battlefield between Crimson Flame and the five Immortal Lords, there were densely packed tens of thousands of white cubes!
"I, Zhang Zhiliang, the number one in the Cangyun Sea in formations!"
"Although only at the Yuanying stage."
"Today, I will use my Infinite Formation to assist you Immortal Lords in achieving the Dao!"
Zhang Zhiliang's proud voice echoed like thunder.
"Gather!"
With his low drink, tens of thousands of white formation crowns emitted a faint white light simultaneously.
The world fell silent.
Then, these white formation crowns erupted with terrifying suction.
The spiritual energy of the entire Cangyun Sea was instantly drawn towards the battlefield.
A spiritual energy storm suddenly formed.
Countless spiritual energies almost condensed into liquid droplets, gathering together.
The damaged Tianyang Chains became solid again.
The dim starry river became dazzling again.
The surging White Dragon River Water resumed its mighty flow.
The inverted mountains stood towering once more.
However, the tens of thousands of crowns created by Zhang Zhiliang, using the combined power of the entire Cangyun Sea, had more than just this function.
"Slow!"
Silvery-white threads shot out from the crowns, winding around Crimson Flame like spider silk.
The threads seemed to be intangible, allowing the flames to surge, but they twisted the fine threads.
However, they couldn't be destroyed.
Tens of thousands of threads were tied to Crimson Flame.
Its movements became slightly sluggish.
"Birth and Death!"
White radiance shone on the five Immortal Lords.
Their attacks became even more fierce suddenly.
Moreover, they seemed to have gained a bit of coordination among themselves.
This created a synergistic effect.
On the other hand, Crimson Flame, despite its powerful flame abilities, saw its power weakened with each joint attack by the five Immortal Lords.
"Annihilation!"
From the tens of thousands of white formation crowns, intermittent black radiance, exuding a destructive aura, shot out.
Accurately striking Crimson Flame, it caused the flames around it to flicker rapidly.
...
One after another, different effective formations were continuously manipulated by Zhang Zhiliang.
All the cultivators on Wanxian Island, seeing this scene, were dumbfounded and incredulous.
"Who is this Zhang Zhiliang? I only know the Formation Grandmaster on the island is Gong Boyu?"
"According to what he said, he's only at the Yuanying stage? I think the might of this formation surpasses those several Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords!"
"Master Zhang is indeed recognized as the number one in the Array Pavilion."
"I want to learn formations too."
Li Fan, who had followed Zhang Zhiliang for nearly ten years to study formations, felt even more deeply.
Admittedly, Zhang Zhiliang's ability to manipulate so many crowns simultaneously was largely due to the contribution of the tens of thousands of formation crowns.
However, Li Fan was clear in his heart how difficult it was to simultaneously control such a large number of formation crowns.
It required extremely powerful mental support and unparalleled familiarity with formations.
"Infinite Formation..." Li Fan recalled the small black box that Zhang Zhiliang had given him, and his heart moved.
In the high sky, the battle became increasingly intense.
The purple radiance from the star river kept falling, hitting Crimson Flame directly.
The frequency of the silver radiance, which seemed to come from nowhere, became faster and faster, poking holes in Crimson Flame one after another.
Upside-down mountains, White Dragon River Water, Tianyang Chains.
They continued to revive, entangling with Crimson Flame.
Although the attacks were exceptionally fierce, each time, they only resulted in sparks.
The power of the essence of heaven and earth itself came from the heavens and the earth.
Seemingly endless, never exhausting.
Even with the joint efforts of the five Immortal Lords, it was difficult to cause any substantial damage to it.
They could only slowly erode its strength.
Although Crimson Flame was equivalent to a Unity Realm cultivator, it was still just a manifestation of a law.
Not very proficient in combat, it purely relied on overpowering the opponent.
Although each strike posed a significant threat to the Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords, with the assistance of Zhang Zhiliang and tens of thousands of formations, it could quickly recover from injuries.
In this give-and-take, for a moment, the battle fell into a peculiarly tense state.
Under the radiance of the great sun, in the Cangyun Sea, the normal alternation of day and night was suspended.
Time seemed to be paused, and all living beings stopped their activities, looking up at the six powerhouses in the sky.
The cultivators of Wanxian Island all stared at the battlefield, afraid of missing any details.
Five Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords joining forces against a cultivator at the Unity Realm.
Such a scene was probably a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
There were even many cultivators who opened their recording stones to capture this scene for future study or resale.
Among them, a small group of cultivators felt something was wrong and tried to escape using teleportation arrays. However, they found that all the teleportation arrays had already become ineffective.
So, in a panic, they flew out of Wanxian Island, attempting to escape from the Cangyun Sea.
...
Among the myriad expressions of life, Li Fan, through his avatar, carefully observed this seemingly endless great battle.
Immersed in it, he let time pass by.
One day, two days.
Time gradually slipped away.
In this prolonged battle, the flames around Crimson Flame danced more and more urgently.
Evidently, facing the incessant joint attacks from the five Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords, its responses were becoming increasingly strenuous.
More importantly, the dazzling golden light from the sun and the faint starlight from the brilliant star river, woven together, formed a cage that severed its connection with the heavens and earth.
This prevented it from replenishing its origin energy.
With each attack, it became weaker.
The balance of victory was tilting towards the five Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords.
As a result, their onslaught became even more furious.
Since the start of the grand battle, the spiritual energy of the entire Cangyun Sea had been continuously drained.
The sudden decrease in spiritual energy concentration was keenly sensed by the cultivators.
They couldn't help but feel alarmed.
The battle had reached a white-hot stage.
Li Fan, who was observing the battle on Wanxian Island, suddenly felt something.
He shifted his gaze from the sky and looked towards the Cangyun Sea under the coverage of the great sun.
There, it seemed like something was gradually taking shape.
The information transmitted from the Canghai Pearl inside his main body told him that it wasn't an illusion.
"Zhang, Hao, Bo." Li Fan said each word deliberately, his face showing an expression of surprise.
He initially thought that by using Yufeng Ling Wanxian to attract the attention of the Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords and setting up a trap against Crimson Flame, he had already reached his limit.
But now, it seemed like he still had some moves?
How was that possible?
No matter how fast he cultivated, he couldn't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in just a few years.
Even if Zhang Haobo had reached the perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, he would still be like an ant in this level of battle.
What else could he do?
Li Fan's eyes were fixed on the empty space above the sea.
There, an illusory figure was gradually taking shape.
Gradually, aside from Li Fan, many cultivators also noticed the anomaly.
"Quick, look, what's that?"
"Could it be another Nascent Divinity Immortal Lord joining the battle?"
"This figure seems familiar. Have we seen it somewhere?"
"It's Zhang Haobo, who once controlled Yufeng Ling Wanxian!"
Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Zhang Haobo's figure grew with the wind, and in an instant, it became as towering as a mountain.
"This is..."
"A Foundation Establishment Avatar! He actually shattered his Foundation Establishment!"
"Why? With such a young Foundation Establishment stage, he had boundless prospects!"
Information about the Foundation Establishment Avatar immediately flashed in Li Fan's mind.
The method of peeping into the heavens and earth involves refining a Foundation Establishment Pill.
If building the foundation involves comprehending the laws of extraordinary things in the heavens and earth, forming the Dao Foundation.
Then, the Foundation Establishment is truly the condensation of laws that one comprehends.
The Foundation Establishment Avatar is the explosion of the laws condensed in one's own Dao Foundation, along with one's own physical body.
Forming a body temporarily existing in the heavens and earth, purely formed by laws.
The existence of the Foundation Avatar lasts for less than half a day.
Once it disperses, it means the cultivator's complete death.
Only Foundation Establishment cultivators in desperate situations would use this method, sacrificing their lives in a single strike.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Haobo used it without any reason or hesitation.
What did he intend to do?
All the cultivators on Wanxian Island focused their gaze on this Foundation Establishment Avatar.
A thought flashed in everyone's mind simultaneously.
But immediately after, they dismissed this unrealistic idea.
Did he want to use a Foundation Establishment Avatar to confront a Nascent Divinity?
No one dared to dream of doing such a thing.
However...
Zhang Haobo dares!
His body has reached its limit, resembling a mountain.
Looking at Crimson Flame and the five Nascent Divinity Immortal Lords still fiercely fighting not far away in the sky, an inexplicable expression appeared on Zhang Haobo's face.
Stretching out his left hand, a deep blue water droplet appeared in his palm.
With a mixture of gratitude and nostalgia in his eyes, Zhang Haobo's expression showed a hint of determination.
Suddenly, he pinched the droplet, and the blue water droplet burst open with a loud noise.
Endless blue light emerged from it and was absorbed by Zhang Haobo.
Instantly, the sea below seemed to boil, creating waves without wind.
In the surging waves, countless blue dots rapidly flew towards Zhang Haobo.
His body instantly expanded several times, like a giant standing between the black sky and the blue sea.
His eyes were level with Crimson Flame.
Looking at this familiar figure in front of him, Zhang Haobo said aloud.
"You!"
"Destroyed my hometown!"
"Burned my relatives!"
Pausing for a moment, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"When..."
"Face my sword!"
A dazzling blue light suddenly appeared in the sky between the sea and heaven.
The radiance was dazzling, surpassing even the great sun in the sky.
All the cultivators watching this scene subconsciously closed their eyes.
Zhang Haobo used his body as a sword and slashed forward.
Fearless of life and death, he advanced relentlessly!
"This sword!"
"I've waited sixteen years for this!"
The attacks from the five Immortal Lords intensified like a sudden rainstorm, firmly holding Crimson Flame in place.
In the blink of an eye, a brilliant blue sword light crossed through the spatial barriers and slashed onto Crimson Flame!
Passing through its body, the momentum remained undiminished, flying towards the distance.
Meanwhile, Zhang Haobo had returned to his normal size.
Only his lower body had completely dissipated.
Only the upper half of his body floated in the air.
His hands firmly gripped Crimson Flame, and under the pure heat of the flame's laws, his avatar melted like a candle, gradually dissolving.
Soon, his face became blurred and grotesque.
But he never let go.
Zhang Haobo smiled and said the last words.
"In fact..."
"I lied to you just now."
"I..."
"Still have twenty-seven more swords."
As his words fell, waves surged throughout the Cangyun Sea.
This was not just Zhang Haobo's power but the will of the entire Cangyun Sea.
The sky wanted to burn the sea, but the sea refused to yield.
Therefore...
I have,
The Twenty-Eighth Sword of Cangyun!
The remaining twenty-seven strands of blue light instantly took shape.
It covered the sky, dazzling all living beings.
Aimed at Crimson Flame, locked by Zhang Haobo, the twenty-seven swords arrived in an instant.
Twenty-seven swords, piercing through the body.
On the transparent body of Crimson Flame, blue cracks appeared.
Silently, it watched Zhang Haobo, who still held onto it, already almost completely melted.
Then...
The flames suddenly dimmed.
The red figure gradually became transparent, as if ice melting into water, slowly dissipating.
At the same time, Zhang Haobo, who had only half a head left, suddenly became extremely vigorous.
As if a body made of flames was generated from below the head.
A pressure emerged simultaneously.
The five Immortal Lords were forced to reveal their figures and descend to the sea.
Even the great sun in the sky had to retract its radiance.
Flames danced around, and Zhang Haobo's body eventually took full form.
He looked down at the beings in the Cangyun Sea without joy or sorrow on his face.
A new Nascent Divinity Immortal Lord was born.
On Wanxian Island, there was silence.
All the cultivators stared blankly, finding it hard to believe what they were witnessing.
"Nascent Divinity Immortal Lord, the Nascent Divinity Immortal Lord who cultivated for sixteen years..."
They couldn't help but mutter to themselves.
Even the instigator of all this, Li Fan, looked at the figure in the sky with a shocked expression.
"Actually... really accomplished it?"
The waves in the Cangyun Sea surged, seemingly celebrating the birth of the new Immortal Lord and rejoicing at their escape from disaster.
All eyes of every creature were now focused on the Nascent Divinity Immortal Lord, Zhang Haobo.
Admiration, envy, fear...
Various emotions arose.
...
At this moment,
A black thin line silently passed through Zhang Haobo's chest.
Behind him, a completely ink-colored figure appeared out of thin air.
All the creatures in the Cangyun Sea, upon seeing this ink-colored figure, uncontrollably trembled with fear.
From this, they knew his name.
Ink Slaughter.
Zhang Haobo wanted to turn around in amazement.
But he found that he could no longer move.
His breath instantly weakened.
Zhang Haobo,
Dead!
(End of this chapter)