The burly man seemed to have anticipated Jin Tong's sudden approach, already taking a step back to avoid entanglement. While retreating, he continued to manipulate hand seals, muttering something under his breath.

The other three acted in almost perfect synchronization, their coordination seamless.

Han Li sensed something amiss and quickly called out, "Jin Tong!" A golden light flashed around him, and the Time Domain expanded.

However, before his domain could fully open, the surrounding million-mile sea area was enveloped in a brilliant silver light. A massive formation, laid out who knew when, projected a beam of light from the seabed that soared into the sky.

In an instant, a strange spatial fluctuation emanated from the depths, engulfing the surrounding天地.

Han Li's expression changed instantly. He grabbed Jin Tong, who had just flown back, and golden lightning condensed into an array around them. With a crack of "霹雳," their figures vanished from the spot.

Moments later, in the sea area a mere thousand feet away, a lightning array materialized out of thin air, and Han Li and Jin Tong reappeared. They had failed to teleport away and were still above the seabed light array.

"The space is sealed. The Lightning Array Technique cannot leave," Han Li said, his brow slightly furrowed.

"It doesn't matter; we'll just break through it," Jin Tong said with a grin, unfazed.

However, as soon as her words fell, a dazzling silver light erupted from each of the four cardinal directions.

Han Li looked around and saw the silver mirrors in the hands of the four women in purple robes all emitting a brilliant light. From each mirror, a thick beam of silver light shot out, heading straight for the silver pillar that descended from the sky.

When the four silver beams struck the central pillar, it was as if a thousand mirrors reflected and refracted simultaneously, creating countless silver afterimages that formed irregular light screens. These screens, like shattered mirrors, layered and connected, obscuring the sky.

In the next instant, the shattered-mirror-like silver light screens merged with the seabed light array below, creating a dazzling flash of silver light. The surrounding million-mile area was instantly transformed into a forbidden zone.

Before Han Li and Jin Tong could react, the surrounding scenery began to change.

The clear sky turned to night in an instant. The surrounding space was peeled away layer by layer like stickers on a blackboard, revealing a dark background underneath.

The world around them was plunged into endless darkness, with no light except for the遁光 emanating from Han Li and Jin Tong.

"An illusion?" Jin Tong asked, puzzled.

"It's not an illusion, but a very profound spatial secret technique. We are no longer in the Longyuan Immortal Domain..." Han Li said slowly, his eyes flashing with a faint purple light.

Only then did he realize why his divine sense had failed to detect the great formation earlier.

The great formation was not originally in that sea area. It was summoned to that location with a secret technique at the moment the four Dao Ancestors from the other realm appeared, and then activated by their combined efforts.

"Strange, it seems like we're the only ones within a million miles? Did they make such a big commotion just to throw us here? Although the天地 spiritual Qi is completely cut off, it doesn't have too much effect on us." Jin Tong wrinkled her nose, somewhat puzzled.

"Expand your divine sense a bit further, and you'll find out. This is a prison. If I'm not mistaken, they intend to imprison us here," Han Li said, shaking his head.

Jin Tong did as she was told, and her expression changed slightly.

Sure enough, in the void tens of millions of miles away, a bizarre spatial force had formed a massive spatial barrier, separating them in the middle.

"Surrounding us without attacking, imprisoning us here… could it be to prevent us from going to the Heavenly Court?" Jin Tong said after a moment of pondering.

"The Bodhi Banquet should already have begun. To spare four Dao Ancestors to deal with us at this time, it seems that must be the reason. But it's quite surprising that the Heavenly Court would value a mere Grand Luo cultivator like me so highly," Han Li said with a smile.

Jin Tong scoffed upon hearing this and said,

"You have already severed the three corpses, and you've defeated two of the Heavenly Court's Dao Ancestors, one of whom was even Xuan Yuanjie, one of the seven Sky Sovereigns. You find this level of importance surprising? I'm not surprised at all; I think they're being too careless."

Han Li touched his nose, a sigh escaping his heart.

That was indeed the case. With his current level of cultivation and aura, it wouldn't be strange even if the Time Dao Ancestor came to kill him in person.

"It would be surprising if this place could really trap us," Jin Tong said, cracking her knuckles.

"Let's think of a way to break open this spatial barrier first," Han Li said slowly, looking towards the distant void.

Jin Tong nodded. A golden light flashed around her, and she suddenly shot off into the distance.

A few breaths later, in the dark void tens of millions of miles away, a golden light suddenly erupted. A massive golden beetle appeared, colliding with something and creating a deafening boom.

Then, a surge of silver light erupted in that area. A massive barrier containing a powerful spatial law appeared, rippling with silver waves that stretched out endlessly.

Unable to break through with one strike, Jin Tong's golden light intensified again. She condensed a spiraling, sharp light pillar in front of her and flashed towards the rippling silver barrier once more.

"Boom..."

Another deafening roar sounded, and Jin Tong's huge body was once again knocked back. However, the silver barrier remained rippling with waves, undamaged.

Just as Jin Tong was about to try again, Han Li stopped her.

"This space is a bit strange. Outside this spatial barrier, there seems to be an even greater force connected to it. Brute force alone probably won't break through. Let's calm down and look for any weaknesses," Han Li advised.

Upon hearing this, Jin Tong retracted her golden light and returned to her human form.

After a brief discussion, they split up and carefully examined the spatial barrier in different directions.

……

Outside this spatial barrier was a dark, empty void similar to an extraterrestrial space.

The four Dao Ancestors who had fought Han Li and Jin Tong earlier were now floating outside the barrier, all looking grave and staring intently at the situation inside.

Strangely enough, the barrier appeared pitch black from the inside, but it was perfectly clear from the outside.

"Zishan, do you think they have any chance of breaking the 'Ten Directions Myriad Immortal Array'?" The burly man asked.

"You said it yourself, it's the Ten Directions Myriad Immortal Array. Even if the four of us were trapped inside, we might not be able to break it. At least... don't even think about it for ten thousand years," the tall woman in purple robes replied.

"Dong Li Hu, what... do you think they have the ability to break the formation?" The ugly old woman asked, frowning.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu Yan, one of them is a Devouring Law Dao Ancestor, and the other is a Grand Luo Peak cultivator of the Time Law. Those are figures that even the seven Sky Sovereigns are wary of. It's impossible to overestimate them," Dong Li Hu, the burly man, replied, his expression unchanged.

"What kind of formation is this Ten Directions Myriad Immortal Array? It's a condensation of the power of ten Immortal Domains, with ten Immortal Domains acting as its array foundations. Each Immortal Domain is guarded by dozens of Grand Luo cultivators, hundreds of Grand Unity Jade Immortals, and thousands of Golden Immortals, all working together to activate the barrier formation. If they can still break through it, how will we have the face to return to the Heavenly Court to report for duty?" The old woman named Zhu Yan snorted.

After speaking, she looked into the distance, towards the even more remote void. She saw what appeared to be ten huge skylights opening in the dark sky there.

Through these "skylights," one could see ten different Immortal Domains, each with a different scene. Some were located on mountain peaks, some on islands in the sea, and some in primeval forests… each was unique.

On these mountains and islands, massive formations covering vast areas had been constructed. At the center of each formation stood a massive stone pillar nearly ten thousand feet high, covered in various runes.

The Grand Luo, Grand Unity, and Golden Immortal cultivators that Zhu Yan had mentioned were all sitting around these stone pillars, each manipulating hand seals and chanting incantations, doing their best to maintain the operation of the formation.

Beneath them, circles of silver light patterns continuously rose from the ground, ascending into the air and constantly condensing and shrinking, eventually merging completely into the central ten-thousand-foot-tall stone pillar.

In these ten Immortal Domains, the areas not visible through the "skylights" had天地 spiritual Qi flowing like raging rivers, being consumed at an extremely rapid rate. As a result, many places that already lacked spiritual Qi were experiencing withering forests and drying-up rivers.

With so many people maintaining the formation and such a large consumption of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, such a formation could be said to be unmatched in the world.

Han Li and Jin Tong would never have imagined that they were currently facing an ancient Immortal Formation that combined the power of ten Immortal Domains and tens of thousands of Immortals, not to mention that there were four Dao Ancestor-level experts guarding the perimeter.

At this time, the white-haired man who looked like a child but had been silent suddenly spoke, his voice sharp and shrill:

"Fellow Daoist Zhu Yan, speaking of returning to the Heavenly Court to report for duty… If I remember correctly, the orders we received were to use the power of this great formation to trap him here, and then work together to kill him, right?"

"Fellow Daoist Meng Yuan speaks lightly… Did you not receive news about the previous incident of Xuan Yuanjie being killed? He was a Five Elements Source Dao Ancestor; his power was certainly above ours," Zhu Yan asked, her wrinkles deepening on her face.

"I've already heard about that matter from those who escaped. That Han Li won in a strange way, with the help of that Gold Devouring Immortal, and Xuan Yuanjie… was a bit too careless," Meng Yuan said after a slight hesitation.

"Then do you know that Feng Qingshui almost died at his hands earlier, and there was no Gold Devouring Immortal to help him then?" Zhu Yan said, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes.