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As the flames burned, the scriptures sizzled and dissipated into wisps of smoke.
Upon seeing this, Mu Nanzhi bit her tongue without hesitation, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The essence and blood transformed into a blood mist in the air, resembling a magnificent sunset, carrying the breath of life as it merged into the Bagua formation composed of golden needles.
In an instant, the Bagua formation expanded rapidly, so fast that no one had time to react.
The Bagua Formation shone brightly, its dazzling light illuminating the entire dimly lit secret passage and locking the countless writhing black characters within its confines.
The characters struggled desperately within the formation, twisting and deforming, emitting a silent scream.
However, it could never escape the constraints of the Bagua formation and could only gradually lose its power to resist under the shimmering light.
Wei Changxuan remained hidden in the shadows, his gaze fixed on the blood cauldron that exuded an eerie aura.
My muscles are tense, every cell is waiting for the signal to strike.
When he noticed a subtle change in the airflow within the secret passage, he knew the time had come.
In an instant, he moved, his figure as fast as a black lightning bolt, as swift as a shooting star.
With a light touch of its toes, as if a dragonfly were skimming the water, each contact felt like it was using the earth for leverage, before it sped towards the Blood Cauldron.
Almost at the same moment, the three-eyed boy sensed the approaching danger, and the vertical pupil on his forehead suddenly opened.
A powerful and malevolent aura swept over us like a surging tide, causing the surrounding air to tremble.
The ancient book placed beside the boy moved without any wind, its pages flipping wildly.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of thorny chains of Gu worms shot out from it.
These chains intertwined and tangled, forming in the blink of an eye a vast, all-encompassing net.
It swept towards Wei Changxuan with tremendous force.
The spikes on the chains of the Gu worms gleamed with an eerie green light.
That's a symbol of extreme poison; once hit, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to save you.
At the critical moment, Yan Lingji arrived just in time. Her movements were graceful, like a fairy descending to earth.
The silk fan in her hand unfolded gracefully, and in that instant, it seemed to be infused with boundless power.
In an instant, it transformed into a curtain of fire several feet long.
The fire curtain burned fiercely, and the heat waves rolled and spread rapidly in all directions, causing the temperature inside the secret passage to rise sharply.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Lingji waved her hand, and eighteen poisoned fan ribs shot out from the fan like arrows released from a bow.
With unwavering momentum, the inscription was precisely driven into the body of the tripod.
The powerful impact momentarily halted the Gu worm chains' offensive.
Although this pause lasted only half a breath, it was enough for Wei Changxuan.
Chapter 209 Annihilation! The Core of the Array!
In that fleeting moment, Wei Changxuan had already arrived before the Blood Cauldron like a ghost.
The sword in his hand was like a black lightning bolt, carrying boundless power, piercing straight through the ancient book in the boy's hand.
In an instant, the blood-red Big Dipper pattern on the sword's edge shone brightly, its light dazzling and radiant, like a newly born sun, absorbing all the words in the book.
All that could be heard was a dragon's roar echoing through the heavens and earth, a roar that shook the nine heavens.
As if from ancient times, a divine being, imbued with boundless majesty and power, echoed for a long time in the secret passage.
Immediately afterwards, seven sword-wielding phantoms appeared behind Wei Changxuan. The phantoms were tall and majestic, with a powerful aura. They were none other than the Star Lords of the Big Dipper - Dharma Images!
"Break!" Seven voices exploded in unison, the sound waves rolling like heavy bombs exploding in the secret passage.
The shock made everyone's eardrums hurt.
The sword energy surged like a reversed Milky Way, surging and turbulent, cutting through the cracks in the ground and penetrating the earth's veins.
Those bronze arms that jutted out abruptly from the ground, illuminated by starlight, resembled ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
It instantly turned into dust and vanished without a trace.
The boiling blood instantly evaporated under the powerful sword energy.
Only a faint, nauseating smell of blood remained in the secret passage.
The compass on Jingxin's chest cracked with a "click".
The baby's finger bones inside had turned to ash, as if they had never existed.
As the last wisp of black mist dissipated, the entire secret passage finally returned to calm.
Wei Changxuan knelt on one knee, his sword piercing the three-eyed boy's chest.
Dark purple blood flowed from the boy's vertical pupil on his forehead, his eyes filled with resentment and confusion. He hissed:
"How do you know... the Taiyin Formation's core is...?"
"When Young Master Chai drowned last year,"
Wei Changxuan, panting, drew his sword, watching the boy's body rapidly wither away. His voice was steady and powerful.
"Floating in the lotus pond are copper coins shaped like the Big Dipper."
As he spoke, the tip of his sword gently lifted the jade pendant at the boy's waist.
The jade pendant gleamed faintly in the dimly lit secret passage.
The Chai family crest—a crescent moon surrounded by seven stars—was prominently engraved on it.
It seemed to be telling the untold secrets of this family.
In this turbulent and perilous time,
Everything around seemed to be shrouded in an invisible, eerie force.
Wei Changxuan, dressed in black, stood upright like a pine tree, his robes fluttering in the howling wind.
Asking for flowers
The tip of the longsword in his hand was not yet fully sheathed.
The sharp sword energy emanated as if it were tangible.
It was as if he was announcing to the world the lingering power of his breathtaking battle just now.
While everyone's attention was still immersed in the tense atmosphere of the battle that had just taken place,
A sharp and piercing cracking sound suddenly rang out without warning.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall, majestic bronze cauldron, which seemed to have witnessed countless years and held countless secrets.
At this moment, it seemed as if it were bearing a heavy curse from ancient times; the ancient inscriptions on the cauldron were flowing backward at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It emitted a deep and eerie light.
Those mysterious characters that Wei Changxuan had originally absorbed into his sword using his extraordinary swordsmanship...
At this moment, it was as if a ghost had broken free of its restraints, projecting distorted and illusory beams of light and shadow into the bronze cauldron.
Everyone stared intently, and the interplay and overlapping of these lights and shadows...
A complex star chart was suddenly pieced together – it was the star chart that the Jiuli Holy Sect had painstakingly created over a century!
…………Long.
Chapter 210 Conspiracy!
At this moment, the stars in the picture twinkled, and mysterious lines crisscrossed, revealing the position of each star and the direction of each line.
They all seem to conceal earth-shattering conspiracies and unknown secrets that could overturn the entire martial arts world, making people feel a chill in their hearts.
"Beware of the backlash!" Just as everyone was still immersed in shock and confusion,
A clear, yet anxious shout suddenly broke the oppressive silence.
The group of "643" looked in the direction of the sound and saw Mu Nanzhi with her eyebrows furrowed and her beautiful eyes filled with worry and vigilance.
Before she could think further, she swiftly waved her hand, and three cold beams shot out like lightning.
Three sharp golden needles pierced Wei Changxuan's Baihui acupoint with lightning speed.
The shark silk wrapped around the needle's tail was instantly stretched taut, like a string pulled to its limit.
It emitted a faint yet clear humming sound. And at the other end of the shark silk...
Incredibly, it was connected to Jing Ni's incredibly sharp short blade.
On the short blade, the starlight reflected in the blade, under the pull of this mysterious force, instantly materialized.
Countless twinkling starlight, like nimble sprites, rapidly rose and converged.
A defensive barrier radiating a soft, faint light, resembling the Big Dipper, was erected above everyone's heads.
Each star is like a loyal guardian, radiating a gentle yet steadfast light.
It completely enveloped everyone, protecting them from the unknown dangers that could strike at any moment.
At the same time, the monk Xuanku, who had been silently standing by, suddenly underwent an astonishing change in his aura.
The splattered black blood tumbled and condensed eerily in the air, slowly forming the words "pardon".
These two words seemed to come alive, twisting and struggling in the air, exuding a chilling oppressive force.
On the ground, cracks spread rapidly like a grotesque spider web.
What emerged from it was no longer the awe-inspiring bronze arm of before.
Instead, it was countless wet, putrid intestines wrapped with runes.
These intestines wriggled and twisted on the ground like greedy pythons.
It's so graphic and makes people's scalp tingle and they feel nauseous.
If you look closely, you'll find that each section of intestine contains undigested fragments of martial arts manuals.
The words on the pages, faintly visible in the dim light, seemed to tell tales of past glories and vicissitudes.
"So that's how it is..." Just as everyone was stunned by the bizarre and terrifying scene before them,
Yan Lingji's clear and melodious voice broke the suffocating silence.