Faced with the sudden eruption of powerful evil energy from the "Evil Spirit Gathering Array," everyone in the Spirit Ruins Market instantly felt an invisible pressure bearing down on them. That evil energy, like a surging black tide, carrying a nauseating stench, attempted to devour them.
"Everyone, stay calm and don't panic!" Lin Yang shouted, while quickly circulating his spiritual power and unleashing his strongest defensive spell. A layer of five-colored spiritual power shield formed in front of him, its surface shimmering with light, resisting the black, evil power.
The sword cultivators of the Spirit Sword Sect swiftly formed the "Spirit Concealment Ice-Breaking Sword Formation," a defensive formation that shone brightly, enveloping everyone within it. Sword energy swirled around the formation, like sharp blades, slicing through the oncoming evil power. However, the evil power was too overwhelming; the sword formation's light flickered violently under the impact, and the sword cultivators were also shaken, their blood churning.
The disciples of Wanbaoge hurriedly manipulated their magical artifacts, attempting to weaken the power of the "Evil Spirit Gathering Array." The "Evil-Slaying Pearl" released even more dazzling purifying spiritual energy, fiercely clashing with the evil forces. The "Demon-Suppressing Pagoda" also operated at full power, releasing a powerful suction force, attempting to draw the evil forces into the pagoda. However, the power of the "Evil Spirit Gathering Array" at this moment far exceeded their expectations; the attacks from the magical artifacts could only temporarily alleviate the pressure on everyone, unable to fundamentally resolve the crisis.
"This won't do. We must find the core of the magic array and destroy it!" the Pavilion Master of Wanbaoge said anxiously.
Lin Yang nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping around the magic array, trying to locate its core. Just then, he discovered a huge black crystal at the center of the array, emanating a strong, malevolent aura—the very source of the array's power.
"That's the crystal! Let's concentrate our attack on it!" Lin Yang shouted, pointing at the black crystal.
Upon hearing this, the sword cultivators of the Spirit Sword Sect immediately adjusted their sword formation, concentrating all their sword energy on the black crystal. "Sword Pierces the Heavens!" the sword cultivators roared in unison, unleashing a massive, five-colored sword energy towards the black crystal. The sword energy contained the full power of the sword cultivators, carrying an unstoppable momentum.
However, when the sword energy struck the black crystal, only a shower of black sparks flew, and the crystal remained completely unharmed. Seeing this, the leader of the "Dark Alliance" let out a triumphant laugh: "Haha, you think you can destroy the magic array so easily? This 'Evil Crystal Core' is indestructible; you will all die here today!"
"Don't get too cocky!" Lin Yang snorted coldly, knowing he couldn't back down now. He turned to the Pavilion Master of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and said, "Pavilion Master, is there any way to enhance the power of the magic weapon and break this crystal?"
The Pavilion Master of Wanbaoge pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "I've got it! We can concentrate the power of all our magic treasures on the 'Evil-Slaying Spirit Pearl' and, with its purifying power, perhaps we can break the 'Evil Crystal Core'."
"Okay, let's do it this way!" Lin Yang gave the order decisively.
The disciples of Wanbaoge acted swiftly, channeling the spiritual power of their magical treasures, such as the "Demon-Suppressing Pagoda" and the "Spirit Shadow Tracking Crossbow," into the "Evil-Dispelling Spirit Pearl" through special spiritual power conduction runes. The "Evil-Dispelling Spirit Pearl" shone brightly, its originally gentle purifying spiritual power becoming incredibly powerful, like a miniature purifying sun.
"Launch!" With a command from the Pavilion Master of Wanbaoge, the "Evil-Slaying Spirit Pearl," imbued with powerful purifying spiritual energy, shot towards the "Evil Fiend Crystal Core" like a meteor. The moment the purifying spiritual energy collided with the "Evil Fiend Crystal Core," a dazzling light erupted, shaking the entire space.
The evil power surrounding the "Evil Crystal Core" began to fluctuate violently under the impact of the purifying spiritual energy. The leader of the "Dark Alliance" changed his expression drastically. He realized that the situation was dire and hurriedly waved the black token again, trying to strengthen the defense of the "Evil Crystal Core".
At this critical moment, the members of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce played a crucial role. Taking advantage of the Dark Alliance members' focus on the magic circle, they quietly infiltrated behind enemy lines and launched an attack on the Dark Alliance's command system. They used various interference spells to disrupt the enemy's communication devices, causing the Dark Alliance members to lose contact and fall into chaos.
When the leader of the "Dark Alliance" discovered the unrest in his rear, he was thrown into chaos. He had to deal with the attack from the rear while maintaining the operation of the "Evil Spirit Gathering Array," and he gradually found himself struggling to keep up.
Under the continuous impact, the purifying spiritual power of the "Exorcising Spirit Pearl" finally damaged the "Evil Crystal Core." Tiny cracks appeared on the surface of the "Evil Crystal Core," and evil power leaked out from the cracks, canceling out the purifying spiritual power.
"Keep attacking, don't give them a chance to breathe!" Lin Yang was overjoyed to see cracks appearing in the "Evil Fiend Crystal Core" and immediately ordered everyone to increase the intensity of their attack.
The sword cultivators of the Spirit Sword Sect once again unleashed their strongest sword techniques, raining down sword energy upon the "Evil Fiend Crystal Core." The disciples of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion also manipulated their magical artifacts, continuously unleashing attacks. With everyone's combined efforts, the cracks on the "Evil Fiend Crystal Core" grew wider and wider.
Finally, with a deafening roar, the "Evil Spirit Crystal Core" shattered. As the "Evil Spirit Crystal Core" broke, the power of the "Evil Spirit Gathering Array" instantly dissipated, and the surrounding evil aura quickly receded.
"We succeeded!" the crowd in Lingxu Market cheered.
Seeing the magic array broken, the morale of the "Dark Alliance" members plummeted. Knowing their cause was lost, they scattered and fled. The crowd from the Spirit Ruins Market pressed their advantage, launching a siege against the "Dark Alliance" members.
Under the fierce attack of the crowd in the Spirit Ruins Market, the Dark Alliance's influence at this secret stronghold was completely wiped out. Lin Yang looked at the devastated stronghold, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Although this operation successfully destroyed the "Evil Spirit Gathering Array," it also made him realize that the threat of the Dark Alliance still existed, and the Spirit Ruins Market could not afford to be complacent in the slightest.
"Everyone, clean up the battlefield and gather useful intelligence and supplies. At the same time, intensify the search of the surrounding areas to prevent any remaining 'Dark Alliance' forces from hiding," Lin Yang ordered.
The group acted swiftly, conducting a thorough search of the stronghold. Inside, they found documents detailing the "Dark Alliance's" plans, which outlined their ambition to open the "Abyss of Evil," unleash evil creatures, and ultimately rule the cultivation world.
"It seems the 'Dark Alliance's' conspiracy is even more terrifying than we imagined. We must convey this information to other cultivation forces to jointly prevent the 'Dark Alliance's' next move," Lin Yang said to the leaders of each force.
After completing their cleanup work, the group from Lingxu Market returned with crucial intelligence. They informed other forces in the cultivation world of the "Dark Alliance's" conspiracy, causing a huge uproar. Various cultivation factions declared they would strengthen their defenses and unite against the "Dark Alliance."
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