Time Formation!

This grand, complex formation that could traverse the River of Time, crossing present and future, involves the Cosmic Light Path, and anyone wielding it will suffer from the backlash of the Cosmic Light Path.

Previously, the reason the Moon Sea True Venerable wanted to gather the essence of many prodigies was to form a false body through a secret technique, transferring the backlash of the Cosmic Light Path onto the false body.

Otherwise, the moment she stepped out of this formation, her Primordial Spirit Tribulation would immediately descend upon her.

It could even be, several tribulations at once!

However, Qi Xiu did not have the time or means like the Moon Sea True Venerable to collect the blood of prodigies to forge a false body.

But he also had other methods to exempt from the cost of wielding the Time Formation.

With a flip of his palm, an unadorned, seemingly mutton-fat-like ancient jade of entirely apricot-yellow appeared in Qi Xiu's hand.

This was precisely the piece he had acquired from the Southern Ming Wasteland, from the hands of the Corpse Demon.

This ancient jade seemed ordinary, akin to the fragments sold on mundane street stalls.

But in reality, it possessed extraordinarily powerful divine marvels.

That is the Annihilation of All Laws!

Anything it touches, be it the strongest protective technique or restriction method, or even a Dao Soldier collision, would revert to basic heaven and earth energy, quite domineering.

However, due to its small size, when faced with excessively powerful crushing force, this divine marvel falls short.

Like a rock-solid shield that can fend off frontal attacks but not those coming simultaneously from all directions.

"This ancient jade material is mysterious, even the Sect Master has never seen it before, and its edges are neatly broken, surely part of some magical treasure.

If I could find all its pieces and reforge, its defensive power might surpass my Haotian Mirror.

But now, even though I don't have the complete ancient jade magical treasure, I can use its divine marvels to shield me from the backlash of the Cosmic Light Path..."

With his right hand holding the ancient jade, Qi Xiu's left hand gently lifted as an invisible ripple suddenly spread from his palm.

Whoosh—

Clouds billow mysteriously, plants and trees sway.

In the boundless heavens, the instant the command was given, hundreds of eyes simultaneously lifted, and their gaze piercing as if able to penetrate endless time and space, their hands swiftly forming the Primordial Seal, movements orderly and unified, exuding a chilling sense of power.

Soon after, a hundred avatars soared into the sky, their momentum like a rainbow.

They transformed into streams of pure and peerless Primal Chaos Energy, traversing the skies like wandering dragons.

In an instant, the myriad transformations began to unfold.

Segments of array patterns manifested out of thin air.

The array patterns flickered with strange light, slowly expanding, though slow, they carried an unstoppable momentum.

Looking down from above, a gigantic and extremely complex grand array was gradually closing in. The grand array was like a vast Cosmic Star Map, countless lines intertwined, exuding an ancient and majestic aura.

Within the grand array, light flickered, energy surged.

Each array pattern was like a mighty river, gathering boundless power.

As the grand array continued to close, the whole world trembled because of it.

"Time Formation! Rise!"

With Qi Xiu's long shout, the Time Formation, formed by a hundred external incarnations transformed by the Primordial Chaos Transformation Method, was completely revived.

Wisps of ancient and mysterious aura, like enigmatic mist drifting from the depths of the River of Time, began to gather at the center of the formation.

Initially, that aura was faint, like an ancient whisper, imbued with the sediment and vicissitudes of time.

In the unseen, the gentle flow of water sounded, as if conveyed from distant time and space, faint yet distinctly audible.

As time passed, the sound of water grew closer and louder.

It was no longer a faint whisper but a torrent, beating against people's eardrums.

The sound seemed like countless historical scenes flashing rapidly before the eyes, each sound carrying a story, a legend.

In the end, the sound of water became like the roaring waves of a river, deafening.

The entire space was filled with this magnificent sound, as if between heaven and earth, only this surging sound of water remained.

Upon hearing the roar of the raging waves like thunder, a flash of divine light shimmered at Qi Xiu's brow. Primordial Qi flowed in cloud-like glyphs beneath his skin, gradually covering his body with a jade-like skin exuding the aura of silent annihilation.

Almost in the instant of transforming into ancient jade, the center of the Time Array suddenly collapsed into a massive, bizarrely colorful vortex.

The terrifying suction force, in an instant, swept away everything within the scope of the entire Time Array.

Swish—

In the blink of an eye.

Upon the vast earth, a massive pit appeared out of thin air, its edges intact. From afar, it seemed as if a large piece had been forcibly gouged out of the land.

...

"Dongfang Qing, to kill you, we've even abandoned our own world. If we still can't capture you, then we truly deserve to die bashing our heads against the ground."

In the boundless starry sky, amidst the endless void sea.

Fifteen towering figures draped in black robes and crowned, like fifteen sky-piercing stone pillars, stood in this section of the starry sky. Their faces, shrouded in shadows, were indistinct, save for a pair of extremely cold eyes, fixing deathly on the young Daoist opposite, whose hair was disheveled, Daoist robe bloodstained.

"Hehehe, isn't Dongfang Qing's reputation grand, that I alone could compel all fifteen of you Spirits of Night Travel to come out in full force, even at the cost of losing your own world.

May I ask, who is so generous and so intent on my life?"

Encircled by formidable adversaries, Dongfang Qing remained unafraid, a trace of a free and leisurely smile lingering on his slightly pale face. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

As if this perilous situation was nothing at all.

"Still trying to buy time, we know you're attempting to summon Lei City from afar.

Unfortunately, someone is already standing in the way with a divine artifact on its inevitable path, and by the time it arrives, your soul will have already dispersed into nothingness!

Attack!"

Seeing through Dongfang Qing's plans, the Spirits of Night Travel suddenly moved!

Fifteen Spirits of Night Travel descended like demon gods, emanating a chilling aura.

Suddenly, their robes billowed, and in that instant, it was as if an invisible storm swept through.

Next, an exceedingly dark night surged like a tidal wave, enveloping all around with overwhelming force.

This night was as thick as indissoluble ink, deep and oppressive, rapidly spreading, devouring everything in its path into endless darkness.

The entire universe was shrouded by this dense night, the once twinkling stars instantly dim and dull, as if tightly covered by an invisible hand.

Within this darkness, not a sliver of light could break through, no sound could be heard. Everything fell into an absolute silence, as if time itself had ceased to flow.

In this perpetual night, life was mercilessly suppressed.

All signs of life seemed frozen, devoid of any vitality.

Gazing at the encroaching [Eternal Night] from all sides, thunder light flickered in Dongfang Qing's eyes. He prepared to unleash the "Primordial Heavenly Thunder Skill Canon" to shatter this nightmarish tide, only for a sudden, unbearable pain to erupt from his chest.

Tearing open his robe, a black-red [Swastika] Buddha seal was deeply imprinted into his flesh, its edges crystallized into a bizarre state.

"That young monk got injured by Zhu Shanhe last time. I didn't expect it to be a blessing in disguise, allowing him to advance even further—this time I've truly underestimated them."

Shaking his head, facing the advancing Eternal Night, a look of difficulty crossed Dongfang Qing's face.

If he were at his peak, he could pursue and thrash these fifteen Spirits of Night Travel, scorching them from inside out.

But now, severely wounded, his Primordial Spirit imprisoned by the Demon Magic Seal, his Small World Technique and countless methods inaccessible.

These small deities from outside the domain were given the chance to flaunt their power.

"Dongfang Qing! Perish at the hands of this god!"

Within the Eternal Night, the Spirits of Night Travel revealed their hideous and ferocious faces.

The name Thunder Venerable Dongfang Qing resounded throughout all heavens and myriads of worlds.

If they could slay him today, in addition to the rich reward, their names would echo across all heavens!

Yet just as the Spirits of Night Travel poured all their might, preparing to vanquish Dongfang Qing, a terrifying beam as massive as a supernova pulse blasted through the cosmos.

Following it was an enraged dragon's roar!

"Dare you!!!"

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