The voice pierced through the four directions, and instantly, from the distant horizon, countless crimson streams of light converged towards the sky above Gudaotianzong.
Each stream of red light enveloped Gudaotianzong and the surrounding few miles, forming a massive formation in the sky.
Soon, a blood-red barrier appeared, engulfing the area with visible speed. The azure sky instantly turned blood-red, and faint blood-red dots materialized in the air. Everyone within Gudaotianzong smelled a strong scent of blood.
"Such a suppressive feeling, what kind of formation is this..."
Lan Zhaoyue frowned, perplexed by the appearance of the formation and the strange phenomena surrounding them.
At this moment, the formation seemed to have completely solidified, and faint, mysterious runes could be seen flowing across it.
Yu Wenya also looked puzzled, not yet sensing the peculiar nature of the formation.
But suddenly, a Dao Cultivation realm expert from Yuluo Xianggong furrowed his brow and said sternly.
"What's going on? My Great Dao power is being suppressed?!"
As soon as he spoke, the expressions of the other Dao Cultivation realm experts also changed.
"Mine is suppressed too!"
"Mine as well, why is the speed of mobilizing Great Dao power so delayed?"
"What is this formation all about?"
"..."
Seeing their shocked expressions, Mu Xuankong sneered and said.
"Now you're scared, aren't you? With this formation in place, you won't be able to stir up any trouble!"
For the past half a month, he had been preparing this formation with Mo Chenyu, which was his greatest confidence in taking down Gudaotianzong!
The Heavenly Overturning Demon Sealing Formation could suppress the Great Dao power of specific cultivators, greatly affecting their combat strength.
Currently, Mo Chenyu and a group of cultivators from Fulong Xianggong were outside maintaining the operation of the Heavenly Overturning Demon Sealing Formation, while they would deal with Gudaotianzong within.
Upon learning all this, Lan Zhaoyue couldn't help but curse, "To use such despicable means as the dignified Palace Master, it's truly shameful!"
Mu Xuankong, however, sneered, "The winner is king, the loser is a bandit. If you can't even understand this, you shouldn't inherit Linglong Xianggong!"
Then, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He looked at the people of Gudaotianzong, fiercely swung his long saber, and shouted.
"Attack them all! Let's finish them in one go!"
As his voice fell, the seven Dao Cultivation realm experts around him charged out in unison, and he immediately joined them.
Brilliant profound energy lights erupted in the air, and figures carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, all pressed down towards Gudaotianzong.
Everyone held nothing back, showing an intent to annihilate Gudaotianzong in one fell swoop.
"Young Palace Master, you all retreat!"
On Gudaotianzong's side, a group of Dao Cultivation realm experts reminded them, and then also charged out.
Several figures rushed out to meet them, forcefully blocking the assault of the Dao Cultivation realm experts from Xuanming Xianggong.
Instantly, earth-shattering roars echoed in the air, the sky changed dramatically, followed by terrifying aftermaths like roaring mountains and surging seas pouring down. Gudaotianzong was instantly crushed by this fierce wind, and many fragile buildings were instantly pulverized.
Many disciples of Gudaotianzong fled in terror, clearly frightened by the commotion of the battle.
Fortunately, Gu Chen and his group retreated in time and immediately activated the previously updated and upgraded sect protection formation!
"Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation!"
Gu Chen roared, and golden-red light bloomed from him and various parts of Gudaotianzong, rapidly converging in the sky to form a giant golden formation that enveloped Gudaotianzong.
The Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation was a high-level formation provided by Yuluo Xianggong. Relying on the resources at the time of construction and the advantages of the earth veins, it possessed extremely strong defensive capabilities. In critical moments, it could also gather the strength of others to reinforce its defense, making it a highly versatile formation.
With the appearance of this formation, the aftermath of the battle between the Dao Cultivation realm experts above was completely isolated. Otherwise, without Mu Xuankong and his group making a move, the aftermath of this battle alone would have leveled Gudaotianzong to the ground.
"This is the battle of Dao Cultivation realm experts, truly terrifying..."
Gu Chen looked up at the sky, watching the battle between the numerous experts who stirred up the winds and clouds, easily tearing through space, with a look of shock.
As the main operator of the Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation, he could best feel the impact being endured outside the formation. Almost every moment, there were aftershocks that could kill a Venerable realm cultivator pouring down.
Now, outside the Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation, the sky and earth were already in chaos, and the continuous mountain ranges around had been shattered one by one.
Yu Wenya and Lan Zhaoyue, with grim expressions, watched the battle unfolding above, each feeling worse than the other.
Yu Wenya said in a low voice, "No, with that strange formation outside, it won't be long before our side is completely defeated!"
The situation on the battlefield above was extremely unfavorable to them.
Originally, the opposing side had one more Dao Cultivation realm expert than their own, and coupled with this bizarre formation suppressing their strength, even the Snow Vermillion Bird, who possessed considerable power, was still in a state of continuous retreat.
And once any one of their Dao Cultivation realm experts was defeated and had free hands to attack them, it would be truly over.
"What do we do now? Ye Yun is still in seclusion, should we call him out?"
As soon as Lan Zhaoyue made this suggestion, Yu Wenya rejected it.
"No!"
Yu Wenya's eyebrows were tightly knit, and her face was grim. "With his current strength, even if he came out, he wouldn't be able to change the situation."
"At this point, all we can do is pray that that guy can complete his breakthrough as soon as possible."
After all, Ye Yun had indicated in the past that as long as he could complete his breakthrough, he would have a way to deal with Xuanming Xianggong. It was likely that his strength would increase greatly after the breakthrough.
Hearing this, Lan Zhaoyue sighed and looked towards Qingyun Peak.
"You fellow, hurry up. We can't hold on for much longer..."
As it turned out, Lan Zhaoyue's self-awareness was quite accurate. The battle above quickly saw a victor!
The battles between the Dao Cultivation realm experts above were basically one-on-one. Only Xiao Xue, due to her terrifying strength, even with part of her power suppressed, still required two Dao Cultivation realm experts to barely keep her occupied, but it was clearly impossible to defeat her anytime soon.
The problem was that Xiao Xue could remain undefeated through her own strength, but the other Dao Cultivation realm cultivators could not.
With a loud bang, Mu Xuankong unleashed a saber strike. The Great Dao power condensed in this blow directly landed on the Dao Cultivation realm cultivator opposite him.
Instantly, his body, like a meteor, smashed through several large mountains thousands of meters away and plunged deep into the ground, his aura extremely weak.
"The Grand Elder of Yuluo Xianggong is nothing more than this."
Mu Xuankong glanced at the person, shaking his head mockingly, not even considering that he had the advantage of time, place, and formation.
After heavily injuring his opponent, Mu Xuankong did not immediately deliver the finishing blow to avoid a desperate counterattack. Instead, he locked his target onto Gudaotianzong.
Mu Xuankong's figure appeared outside the mountain gate, and he sneered at Gu Chen and the others below.
"At this point, is Ye Yun still going to keep hiding like a coward? If so, I'll just have to destroy you all first!"
Mu Xuankong had not forgotten the purpose of this trip: to destroy Gudaotianzong and kill Ye Yun. Everything else could wait.
Without further ado, he looked at the golden Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation below, directly raised the long saber in his hand, and gathered the profound energy and Great Dao power as vast as the sea.
"Die, ants!"
Mu Xuankong sneered, and the long saber in his hand exuded a strong aura of destruction as it slashed towards Gudaotianzong.
The immense power contained within made everyone in Gudaotianzong feel deep fear.
"Bad, it's about to be broken through!"
Lan Zhaoyue's face changed. She never expected Mu Xuankong to finish the battle so quickly and turn his attention to Gudaotianzong.
Under the nearly desperate gazes of everyone, the boundless saber light drew closer and closer. Many people were so scared that they closed their eyes and waited for death.
This time, even Yu Wenya and Lan Zhaoyue's eyes showed despair. They were truly at a loss. Facing a cultivator of Mu Xuankong's caliber, all their trump cards were as good as useless.
The only thing that might have worked was the chance to be reborn after being killed, but that would also mean the demise of their fellow disciples and Gudaotianzong.
Only the Sect Master, Gu Chen, without hesitation, unleashed his full power, pushing the Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation to 120%. Although this was a great burden on his body, he couldn't care about it anymore!
"You want to kill us? Not so easy!"
Gu Chen roared, golden light blazing from him, and the Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation's light erupted. In a flash, Mu Xuankong's saber strike descended, and the power to destroy heaven and earth was fully unleashed upon the formation.