Central Continent, Dragon Concealment Grotto, the Grand Formation.
Ten thousand serpentine dragons soared through the air, surrounding Song Qiyuan — the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal of the Eastern Sea — and forming a massive dragon sphere as large as a mountain.
These ancient poison serpents were clearly formed by the Grand Formation's power, yet they moved with such agility — almost as if they were real! Song Qiyuan mused as he fended off their attacks.
Eliminating these ancient poison serpents wouldn't be particularly difficult. The problem was that once he dealt with them, there would inevitably be more obstacles ahead.
Tens of thousands of ancient poison serpents were physical manifestations condensed from the Grand Formation's power. The only way for Song Qiyuan to strike at the root was to destroy the Grand Formation itself. Otherwise, even if he killed every last serpent, he still wouldn't be able to break free.
A pity that his understanding of the Formation Path was far too shallow. After fighting for so long, he still hadn't detected a single weakness. Song Qiyuan gritted his teeth inwardly.
Immortal Gu Killer Move — Perfect Sphere of Light.
He activated his defensive technique, enveloping his entire body in a spherical pale-yellow light barrier.
No matter how ferocious the ancient poison serpents outside became, they could not penetrate this thin layer of light.
This alone showed the astonishing depth of Song Qiyuan's mastery over the Light Path. But what a pity that what he faced was a super-tier formation — what he needed was knowledge of the Formation Path.
The world of Gu Masters encompassed many different schools. Just as Fang Yuan had recently been countered by the Celestial Court Gu Immortals' Human Path and Faith Path methods, Song Qiyuan was similarly suppressed by the Formation Path.
That said, at the Eighth Transformation level, Gu Immortals could generally draw insights from one domain and apply them to another. Song Qiyuan could indeed use his Light Path methods to simulate the power and effects of the Formation Path. But what he faced was a super-tier Immortal Formation that the Celestial Court had invested enormous resources to construct — a formation capable of sealing and imprisoning the legendary Primordial Desolate Beast, Di Cangsheng!
Unable to find any weakness, Song Qiyuan could only hold his ground and await reinforcements, biding his time for an opening.
At the heart of the Grand Formation, Elder Beifeng controlled the super-tier formation, constantly monitoring the status of every Eastern Sea Gu Immortal trapped within.
A Sixth Transformation Gu Immortal stood at his side — a young man, none other than Elder Beifeng's own grandson, Feng Chanzi.
Feng Chanzi surveyed the images before him and cried out in delight, "Grandfather, this is wonderful! These Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals are completely trapped — there's no way out! We've rendered an enormous service this time. We can definitely redeem ourselves with this merit! I'll finally be able to leave this wretched place, and you, Grandfather, can officially join the Celestial Court!"
But Elder Beifeng slowly shook his head, his gaze heavy and solemn. "Grandson, you haven't truly grasped the situation here. These Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals haven't suffered any real damage — most of them are completely unscathed. They haven't figured out the formation's mysteries, so they've chosen to observe for now, or hold out for reinforcements. But the moment they spot a flaw, their attacks will shake heaven and earth — absolutely terrifying in their ferocity."
Feng Chanzi's face went pale with alarm. "Then — then what do we do? Grandfather, didn't we send for help long ago? Why haven't the Celestial Court's reinforcements arrived yet?"
Elder Beifeng was silent for a moment before he spoke. "How could we possibly know the Celestial Court's plans? For now, all we can do is hold the line with everything we have."
No sooner had Elder Beifeng finished speaking than the entire Grand Formation suddenly began to shudder violently.
"What's happening? Has one of the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals found a flaw in the formation?" Feng Chanzi's face drained of color.
"No — it's that cursed dragon!" Elder Beifeng's expression went white as well.
Dragon Concealment Grotto — it owed its fame to housing the seal of the cursed dragon, Di Cangsheng. Now Di Cangsheng was thrashing violently, trying to turn over, and Elder Beifeng couldn't help but groan inwardly.
Di Cangsheng was no ordinary creature. It had been born from the convergence of the Central Continent's ley lines and the accumulated resentment, hatred, and countless other negative emotions of myriad living beings.
Even while sealed, it would frequently struggle. If it succeeded in turning over, it would trigger a massive earthquake.
One of Elder Beifeng's duties in guarding this place was to prevent the cursed dragon from casually rolling over and triggering devastating earthquakes across the Central Continent, bringing catastrophe upon all living things.
But now, Fang Yuan and countless other Gu Immortals from the Four Regions were rampaging through the Central Continent, and innumerable lives had been slaughtered — generating enormous quantities of resentment, hatred, fear, and other emotions.
Di Cangsheng absorbed these emotions, and its power began to surge rapidly.
The Eastern Sea Gu Immortals' assault on the Grand Formation had naturally drawn its attention long ago.
The cunning Di Cangsheng had initially held back, silently gathering strength. Now it struck with everything it had, catching Elder Beifeng completely off guard.
Realizing the danger, Elder Beifeng hastily redirected the Grand Formation's primary power to suppress Di Cangsheng.
"This Grand Formation has already lost a third of its power ever since that fellow Dragon Duke used it. And my strength has grown by at least a fifth! Old man Beifeng — if you flee now, you might still find a path to survival. Otherwise, once I tear apart this wretched formation, I'll rip you to shreds!" Di Cangsheng roared, its voice rolling like thunder through the vast underground chasm.
"Not a chance!" Elder Beifeng's face was taut with resolve, his fighting spirit unyielding.
"I see the flaw!" In another space within the formation, the Eastern Sea's Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal Qing Yue'an suddenly widened his eyes as his aura erupted like a volcano.
Immortal Gu Killer Move — Mountain Crusher!
BOOM.
A colossal mountain phantom materialized from thin air, then, accompanied by the roar of wind and thunder, slammed down upon the flaw in the Grand Formation.
The Dragon Concealment Grotto's super-tier Grand Formation had already been stretched to its limit by the combined assault of numerous Eastern Sea Gu Immortals and Di Cangsheng. Now, struck hard by Qing Yue'an's attack, it snapped like a taut bowstring.
Pfft!
The formation collapsed. Elder Beifeng instantly suffered violent backlash — he vomited a torrent of blood, his face turning as pale as gold paper. He collapsed on the spot, on the verge of death.
Crack... crack... crack...
A cascade of sounds like shattering glass rang out. The majority of the Immortal Formation was destroyed, leaving only a small core remnant still desperately clinging to its last pitiful defensive position.
The Eastern Sea Gu Immortals' vision shifted dramatically as they broke free.
"I can feel it — the Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu House is right at the heart of that formation core!" Shen Congsheng said, his eyes blazing.
"Charge!" Song Qiyuan threw his head back and roared with laughter, leading the charge himself.
Qing Yue'an hung back, urgently tending to his wounds. Breaching the formation this time had cost him dearly — precisely because he wasn't a Formation Path Gu Immortal and hadn't solved the problem using Formation Path methods, but had simply bashed his way through like smashing down a door with his fists.
Di Cangsheng bellowed in exhilaration, its dragon cry booming like thunder, the sound waves crashing through the grotto and turning the faces of every Eastern Sea Gu Immortal pale.
"Quick — destroy the core!"