Within three days, the demons conquered most of Yunzhou, and the human race retreated to the last capital in the southernmost part of Yunzhou, defending it to the death.
The Buddhist practitioners of the Guiyuan Sect were the first to arrive. Three hundred of them sat at the city gate, chanting the Vajra Mantra. The lingering Buddhist chants echoed between heaven and earth, and a strong and resolute barrier blocked the demon tribe's 100,000-man army, preventing them from advancing a single step.
The battle situation immediately came to a standstill.
However, the battlefield in Yunzhou was not the only one at a standstill. Beyond the Chongteng Mountains in Cenzhou, Mingzhou, and Chaozhou, the human and demon races engaged in a fierce battle. The demon race used the Tianqing Pohai Formation as a resilient line of defense. Even with the arrival of five of the nine remaining human cultivators who had reached the late stage of the Great Perfection, they were still unable to break the formation.
By the time three days had passed, the winding Chongteng Mountains could no longer contain the overwhelming stench of blood. Humans watched as the demons within the barrier slaughtered each other, throwing the dead into the formation's protective array. Their corpses piled into a mountain, sustaining the Tianqing Pohai Formation through resentment, flesh, and karma.
The head of the Feihua Sect gritted his teeth and said, "If Senior Master Feng Si were still here, the demon clan would never have succeeded!"
The most powerful formation master in the world wasn't Demon Lord Yin Ji, nor was it Xuan Lingzi or Mo Qianqiu, but rather Fairy Feng Si, the Grand Elder of the Feihua Sect. One hundred and twenty years ago, Fairy Feng Si had once broken Yin Ji's Sky-Suppressing Sea Formation, causing her to be captured and nearly die.
However, there are no ifs in the world.
Two days later, with the exception of Venerable Hao Xingzi, who remained at the mountain gate, the last two Venerables of Mount Taihua arrived in Cenzhou. Standing in their way were the armies of the Fifth and Sixth Seas of the Demon Clan. Further north lay the Chongteng Mountains, where the Sky-Suppressing Sea-Breaking Formation was deployed.
The human race was split into two parts by the demon race, facing each other across the mountains and unable to gather together.
The situation is urgent and there is no time for overthinking.
The Demon Dao Palace's forces had largely left the Demon Realm due to the collapse of the withered mountain. Even the majority of the human race's powerful beings were trapped here. If this continued for too long, and the demon race could no longer maintain the Sky-Breaking Sea Formation, humanity would likely lose Yunzhou and the Demon Realm at the same time.
Just as they were at their wit's end, Venerable Huo Mingzi suddenly received a piece of news. He gathered everyone and said, "Although we are now cut off by the Chongteng Mountains and unable to communicate with the outside world, I once refined a magical weapon for my disciples. The natal lamps of our Taihua Mountain are different from the natal flowers of the Feihua Sect. In your Feihua Sect, any cultivator above the Tribulation Crossing Stage can use your natal flowers to leave a message before their death. Is that correct?"
The Feihua Sect elder nodded: "Yes, this is our sect's secret."
Venerable Huo Mingzi said without beating around the bush, "I once refined a jade token for my disciple. If anything happened to him, the token would automatically shatter, and he could tell me about his enemies. But a few days ago, my disciple crushed the token with his own hands and told me an important piece of news."
Luo Jianqing couldn't help but ask, "What did Junior Brother Xiuhen say?"
Venerable Huo Mingzi said, "After learning about the disaster in Yunzhou, Senior Brother Hao Xingzi asked my junior fellow disciple to bring out a secret treasure from Mount Taihua. Fellow Daoists, I cannot reveal what it is, but I can guarantee that it might be able to break this Tianqing Pohai Formation!"
Everyone immediately became excited.
"If that's the case, why don't we quickly have our fellow Daoists in the south break the formation?"
"Yes, since fellow Daoists Wenlongzi and Zhaoxianzi from Mount Taihua have brought valuable treasures, let's break the formation quickly!"
Seeing Huo Mingzi's hesitant look, the Sword Xiao Patriarch of the Divine Sword Sect said, "Don't worry. Although we may not have been united in the past, we still know our limits now. The Divine Sword Sect will never be jealous of the secret treasures of Mount Taihua!"
The head of the Feihua Sect also said, "Indeed, our Feihua Sect is willing to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao and never touch the treasures of Mount Taihua."
"I can also go back to Yuanzong."
"The Yun family is also willing."
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Finally, the Bai family's patriarch said with a strange expression, "I, too, can swear a heavenly oath." Only the Broken Soul Sect remained silent. The sect's Grand Elder hung his head, his face, wrinkled and etched, buried in the shadows, his expression unclear.
Venerable Huo Mingzi glanced at Ancestor Gui Yan, but said nothing. He simply bowed and said, "My hesitation isn't about this, but rather... Senior Brothers Wen Longzi and Zhao Xianzi can't use that secret treasure."
Everyone was in an uproar.
Since it cannot be used, what is the purpose of this secret treasure?
Huo Mingzi no longer concealed the truth, "In the past, only Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi had used that secret treasure. A hundred years ago, he used it to severely injure the Heavenly Demon Venerable, Du Jue Tian Lao. Now Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi is trapped in the Desolate Mountain. There is only one person left in the world who can use that secret treasure."
Huo Mingzi turned his head and looked seriously at the handsome monk standing in the corner.
Luo Jianqing was slightly startled, and the gazes of all the powerful people present turned to him. He looked at Huo Mingzi in astonishment, only to see the latter sigh and say, "Jianqing, only if you activate the 'Nine Lotus Heart Record' can the power of such a secret treasure be fully unleashed!"
Late that night, three black figures quickly crossed the night and rushed into the Chongteng Mountains.
Surprisingly, when the three men passed through the Tianqing Pohai Formation, the formation merely shook slightly, without any other reaction. They flew forward swiftly, concealing themselves in darkness, carefully navigating remote and narrow mountain streams, even choosing to traverse a mountain of demonic beast corpses to avoid patrolling demonic beasts.
Entering the Tianqing Breaking the Sea Formation is the first hurdle, the second hurdle is to avoid these monsters, and the last hurdle is to leave the Tianqing Breaking the Sea Formation!
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