After Bai Niu came out of the main hall, he looked up at the sky and found that not only was Qing Yunzi nowhere to be seen, but Bai Luchan and the others had also already fled.
But he did not panic. Instead, he calmly reached out and grabbed something in the air, as if he had caught something. He then brought it to his nose and sniffed it, immediately recognizing Qingyunzi's aura.
Immediately afterwards, he stomped his feet hard on the ground, and his whole body shot into the sky like a rocket, soaring straight into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a beam of light and vanished into the void.
When he caught up to the outer reaches of the sky, he did not hesitate to follow the traces left by Qingyunzi.
At this moment, Qingyunzi had already returned to the Qingyun Sword Sect's mountain gate.
However, he had only been sitting down for a short while when a sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in his heart, and an inexplicable sense of tension made him wary.
Just then, a burly man suddenly appeared above the Taoist palace.
The newcomer was none other than the White Ox!
Upon seeing this, Qingyunzi was greatly alarmed. He had not expected the white ox to be so swift and to have come to his door so quickly.
So he hurriedly activated the mountain-protecting formation.
The white ox stood steadily in the void, its eyes deep and indifferent, carrying a majestic air of looking down upon all living beings.
Looking down, it saw that the once continuous and magnificent Taoist palace was now shrouded in a hazy mist.
The mist permeated the Taoist palace, making the entire complex appear and disappear indistinctly.
Clearly, a powerful formation has been activated below to protect this sacred land.
However, faced with such defensive measures, Bai Niu simply smiled, a slight upturn of his lips revealing a contemptuous smile.
It muttered to itself, "Hmph, how could these insignificant tricks possibly stop me?" Its voice revealed boundless confidence and disdain.
Then, it suddenly raised its hand and pointed to the sky, reciting a mysterious incantation in its mind.
As the incantation was recited, the surrounding air began to tremble violently, as if a powerful force was gathering.
Suddenly, the sky underwent an astonishing change.
The once clear sky instantly turned gloomy, covered with dark clouds, as if the end of the world was about to arrive.
A howling wind swept in, bringing a chilling sensation.
At the same time, countless bolts of lightning flashed and darted through the clouds like dragons, emitting a deafening roar.
Each bolt of lightning contained a chilling energy fluctuation, inspiring fear in those who saw it.
After a brief period of buildup, an endless aura of destruction seemed to descend from the sky, enveloping the entire Qingyun Mountain.
This terrifying pressure instilled unprecedented fear in all living things in the mountains.
They huddled together, trembling, some even so frightened that they lost control of their bladder and bowels, emitting a foul odor.
Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from the void.
A bolt of lightning, as thick as a pillar, descended from the sky and struck the great formation below.
This bolt of lightning, like a roaring dragon, slammed into the great formation with boundless power and destructive force.
The great formation trembled violently upon receiving this sudden attack, as if it had suffered a tremendous shock.
Thick wisps of white mist emanated from the great formation, quickly spreading into the surrounding air.
Qingyunzi was shocked by what he saw, and his face turned deathly pale.
Without hesitation, he swayed his body and transformed into a streak of light, rushing into the mountain-protecting formation.
He landed on a Bagua platform, raised his hands above his head, and then a dazzling palm lightning bolt struck out, hitting the flag gate directly.
In an instant, the great formation seemed to be activated and began to operate rapidly.
Countless sword lights flashed like meteors, converging into a powerful force that launched a fierce attack on the lightning that had fallen into the formation.
As the sword light gradually faded, the bolts of lightning lost their power and eventually vanished without a trace.
Unfortunately, the dark clouds in the sky continued to churn, and a constant stream of lightning poured down like a waterfall, showing no signs of stopping.
At the same time, the white ox seized the opportunity, suddenly descended, and directly rushed into the great formation.
Just then, a lucky cloud drifted in from the horizon, and standing on the cloud were Bai Luchan and the others who had just returned.
They happened to witness the astonishing scene of the white bull personally entering the battle, and their eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Sect Leader, what happened?"
An elder asked from the side.
Bai Luchan's expression was extremely grim. He led everyone to the sky above the great formation, but instead of entering immediately, he looked down at the formation from his vantage point.
He could vaguely see the great formation operating rapidly, and he focused his mind on the formation. Before the sword energy could dissipate it, he had already sensed Qingyunzi's aura.
He immediately understood; it turned out that the ancestor was using an array to fight against the people from the outer divine mountain.
Instead of leading people in to help the ancestor, he retreated a distance.
He was also self-aware enough to know that with their strength, going in would only be suicide; they wouldn't be able to help at all and would only be a burden to the ancestor.
The conflict on the side of the ancestors is something that these younger generations can't possibly interfere with...
At this moment, thunder and lightning raged in the sky, accompanied by deafening roars, and countless streaks of lightning flashed across the horizon, illuminating the entire world.
Each bolt of lightning carried a devastating power, as if it intended to destroy everything.
Within that formation, countless destructive forces continuously exploded, intertwining with the sword light within the formation to create a spectacular scene.
These sword lights and destructive forces constantly collided, merged, and then eroded each other, filling the entire space with powerful energy fluctuations.
The white ox raised his hand and gently pointed, and a pure white lotus flower slowly rose from beneath his feet.
The lotus flower radiated a soft light, like a bright moon hanging at his feet.
As he walked forward step by step, the white lotus followed him, and wherever he went, there was peace and tranquility, as if time had stopped flowing.
This white lotus is no ordinary thing; it was carefully selected by the white ox from the lotus pond in Guankong.
After hundreds of millions of years of cultivation, he finally refined it into a superior protective spiritual treasure.
This white lotus has seven petals, each containing boundless vitality and power.
When he activated the magical artifact, a dense layer of white light immediately surged around him, enveloping him completely.
Protected by this layer of white light, those sharp sword energies couldn't get close at all.
Once you get close, you will be instantly dissolved by the misty white light emanating from the lotus and vanish into nothingness.
This allowed the white ox to move freely within the formation, rushing towards the center of the formation without any hindrance.
Along the way, he easily traversed the layers of sword light and destructive power blocking his path, his speed increasing as he drew ever closer to the Bagua Platform...
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