nownovels Chapter 179 Heavenly Spirit Retreats
Chapter 179 Heavenly Spirit Retreats
The holy war in the sky raged from day to night, and then from the deep darkness to the dawn of the next day. The fierce battle lasted a full day and night, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fluctuate violently.
The sky, which had previously been a standoff between blue and brown, was now shrouded in an unpredictable interplay of light and shadow by the continuous power.
Gale-force winds howled around the battlefield day and night.
The battle below had been interrupted several times by the terrifying pressure from the sky, but the fighting was still fierce, with countless deaths and injuries.
Ling Tian's robes were torn in many places by the gale. He had been activating the fourfold Ascension Tribulation for days and had repeatedly used his life essence to replenish the spiritual light of the treasure mirror.
At this moment, his blood and qi were already churning violently, and he was only able to hold on by the continuous power of the Azure Nether Mirror and the power of the mountain-protecting formation.
On the other hand, Luo Tianming also suffered a huge loss of spiritual energy, his purple-gold holy robe was shattered, and the Hunyuan Heavenly Spirit Stele was much weaker than when the war started, no longer able to cover the sky and stretch for thousands of feet as it had before.
Luo Tianming was extremely anxious at this moment, his eyes practically spitting fire.
Since obtaining the Central Continent Cauldron, his cultivation has greatly improved. He never expected that the protective array of the Fuyou Holy Land would be so extraordinary.
Even though he could overpower Ling Tian, he still couldn't break through the Fuyao defense line under the protection of the sacred artifact Qingming Mirror, which was enhanced by the Fuyao Mountain Protection Formation.
Once the interstate teleportation array is completed, the Daoist Academy's reinforcements can continuously land through the teleportation array.
The offensive launched by Tianling with all its might will instantly turn into nothing, making the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty even more difficult.
After another round of attack and defense, before the scattered primordial energy of heaven and earth had subsided, faint silver ring-shaped spatial ripples suddenly rose from the ground in the back mountain of the Fuyou Holy Land.
At first, the ripples were very subtle, like ripples on the surface of a lake, but after only a few breaths, the ripples expanded rapidly.
A series of powerful spatial tremors spread along the ground throughout the entire Fuyao Mountain Range.
The spiritual veins of dozens of immortal mountains hummed softly at the same time, and countless spiritual crystals buried deep in the mountains emitted a bright white light, continuously flowing into the core of the great formation.
The interstate mega-teleportation array is finally fully connected.
A silvery-white spatial divine light shot up from the array's core, piercing through layers of clouds and soaring straight into the sky.
That vast fluctuation unique to the laws of space could be clearly sensed even by the two Holy Lords who were thousands of feet in the sky.
Gusts of wind spread along the spiritual veins, causing the branches of the ancient trees in the dense forest below the mountain to bend in unison.
"Not good!" Luo Tianming's pupils shrank sharply, and a low shout echoed through the sky. He knew this was his last chance!
Now that the grand formation is complete, continuing to delay is tantamount to waiting for annihilation.
He immediately made up his mind that he would destroy the teleportation array even if it meant getting injured himself.
"Ling Tian, those who stand in my way will perish along with the Soaring Array!"
Before he finished speaking, Luo Tianming spat a mouthful of blood essence onto the sacred stele, and then his entire being merged with the Primordial Heavenly Spirit Stele, with no longer any boundaries between the two.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a thousand miles converged into a hurricane, and the spiritual energy from all directions poured in like rivers flowing backward, frantically gathering towards him.
The entire northwestern airspace suddenly darkened, with only the Heavenly Spirit Stele shining brightly.
The power of heaven and earth was compressed and condensed into a dark golden giant spear that pierced through heaven and earth, embodying Luo Tianming's cultivation and the sacred power of the ancestral artifact.
The spearhead pointed directly at the teleportation array on the back mountain. Wherever the spear passed, all the wandering spiritual energy along the way was assimilated and annihilated by the blade.
The spearhead slowly sank, and before it even truly struck the mountains, several nearby peaks crumbled under the invisible pressure of the spear.
The rubble, carrying spiritual mist, drifted across the sky, causing the mountains and earth's veins to tremble under its weight, and the protective spiritual light surrounding the teleportation array began to sway in layers.
"Unseal the Heavenly Secret Seal!" Ling Tian made a decisive decision, determined not to let the other side destroy the interstate hub that the entire sect had painstakingly built.
Ling Tian rapidly formed hand seals, the sound of incantations echoing throughout the entire Fuyao Holy Land.
The thirty-six main peaks of Fuyao began to tremble violently, and the entire mountain range burst forth with spiritual light of various colors.
This time, the light did not shoot directly at the Azure Mirror, but instead shot directly into the starry sky.
Beams of light of various colors began to move in a regular pattern, forming the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals Formation, and then the power of the formation was transmitted to the Azure Mirror once again.
The surface of the Azure Nether Mirror instantly burst forth with an unprecedentedly brilliant azure light.
The illusory images of the stars in the sky appeared on the mirror's surface. The sacred mirror was activated by the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs Formation, displaying its sacred power and standing in opposition to the Heavenly Spirit Stele.
Ling Tian and Luo Tianming have both used the true power of the Holy Land!
Upon seeing this, Bixiao immediately withdrew her wandering and restraining actions, merging all her cultivation into the great formation's network to assist Lingtian in harmonizing the mountain's spiritual veins and guiding the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Great Formation to operate.
Ling Tian's injuries were even temporarily relieved by the nourishment of the holy power.
He raised his hand and fused the Azure Mirror with the power of four layers of tribulation, and the Azure Mirror immediately reflected terrifying fluctuations.
As the Azure Mirror was unleashed, the world instantly darkened, and then the light and shadows of the entire world flickered rapidly.
The spiritual veins of the Fuyao Mountains hummed incessantly, continuously replenishing the Qingming Mirror with the spiritual energy accumulated over ten thousand years.
"BOOM!!!"
The dark golden spearhead slammed into the destructive light of the Azure Mirror, and the terrifying shockwave generated by the collision swept across the sky for hundreds of miles.
The high-altitude clouds were cleared away in one go, and the aftershocks shook out deep, bottomless ravines in the vast barren land below.
The spearhead's sharp edge frantically clashed with the holy light unleashed by the Azure Mirror, constantly eroding its spiritual brilliance.
The thirty-six immortal mountains, all connected by the continuous energy supply from the Heavenly Gang, made the holy light of the Azure Mirror grow ever brighter.
Luo Tianming's deadly attack, which spared no effort to expend his life force, was firmly blocked, unable to advance an inch.
As time went by, Luo Tianming's inner energy was rapidly depleted, his purple-gold Daoist robe crumbled into pieces, and blood kept spilling from the corners of his mouth.
The brilliance of the Primordial Heavenly Spirit Stele dimmed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The power of the desperate attack faded, and the giant spear crumbled inch by inch, scattering into countless wisps of light.
Luo Tianming stared at the giant teleportation array behind him, which had stabilized and was constantly absorbing spatial power, his face pale.
The teleportation array was fully operational, and reinforcements from the Dao Academy were still being transported.
If they continue to pester them, the Guardian Alliance's army will only find itself trapped in a pincer attack.
Moreover, he is already injured. If someone of equal cultivation level were to appear from the academy, his chances of survival would be slim.
"withdraw!"
A helpless command resounded through the sky, and Luo Tianming decisively decided to end the battle.
He waved his hand to summon back all the cultivators of the Guardian Alliance. The cultivators of the Guardian Alliance began to disperse like the tide, returning to their respective forces and retreating rapidly towards the Tianling base along the way they came.
They fought and retreated, while the disciples of Fuyao pursued and fought back.
"Kill them to avenge them! Don't let them get away!"
"Chase after them and take revenge!"
"Give me your life!"
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The disciples below were already bloodthirsty; how could they stand by and watch them come and go as they pleased!
Even some of the elders were really enraged and pursued relentlessly.
"Cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage from the Heavenly Spirit Holy Land and the Guardian Alliance, cover the rear! The rest of you, retreat at full speed!" Luo Tianming shouted.
Then Luo Tianming stood on the Hunyuan Heavenly Spirit Stele, waved his hand and took away most of the disciples, while the remaining disciples rushed to the flying boat.
For nearly a century, the Taoist academy has been recruiting disciples extensively, resulting in an army of countless cultivators.
But his Heavenly Spirit Holy Land and the many sects of the Protectorate Alliance are different; the number of cultivators combined is not even as many as the Dao Academy.
Therefore, preserving one's own forces is of utmost importance.
Those cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above are not so easy to kill, so having them cover the rear is the best option.
High in the sky, the spiritual light of the thirty-six immortal mountains gradually receded from the mountains, returning to their original silent state.
The Azure Mirror returned to its usual appearance, and Ling Tian breathed a long sigh of relief, but he did not pursue it.
He knew that without the protection of the mountain formation, he would be no match for Luo Tianming.
The morning light pierced through the smoke of battle and fell upon the earth, while behind it, the teleportation array shimmered with silver light, and the spatial rifts rippled faintly.
Light from the Daoist academy was already appearing from the great formation in the distance; the Daoist academy's reinforcements had arrived.