Emerging from the West Market, a vast white mist surged forth, carving a path to the heavens. Any Yin soldiers or divine generals obstructing this path were felled, their physical bodies rendered powerless. Following this, countless black miasma spirits shrieked, transforming into black fog that enveloped the surroundings!
Similarly, they continued to clamor, intending to seize Ji Xiang's physical body!
The same actions, the same apprehension, the same arrogance and presumption.
"When judging a person, do not base their strength on their physical cultivation."
Ji Xiang also extended his hand and clenched it forward! This clench birthed a majestic sky, a world devoid of impurity!
Spirits and forms were shattered, from south to north, without interruption or pause. In the instant before their collapse, as the black miasma spirits sensed the "Dao cultivation" emanating from Ji Xiang, they could only let out their final cries, as if to warn their "comrades" who had not yet arrived!
They did not recognize the divine abilities of the Ascension Realm, but they could perceive the "surface strength" that Ji Xiang displayed!
"It's a Golden Core Earth Immortal, run...!"
*Bang!*
The spirits vanished in an instant. Following this, the shattered void rapidly restored itself. The chaotic environment of the world suddenly stabilized, the vulgar and arrogant words that had filled the ears disappeared without a trace. Heaven and earth became exceptionally serene, leaving only the murmuring recitation of the Taishang Jiuku Scripture.
"Now that I am here, you shall all turn to ashes!"
Leaving no one behind, Ji Xiang cleared all the wandering Yin soldiers and generals in the vicinity, turning the area around the Han Jing Factory into a vacuum. He had not visited the Da Gao Xuan Hall, nor did he know its location, but he had previously heard from a senior eunuch of the Shen Gong Jian that it was at the foot of Jingshan Mountain to the north.
The Ming Guang Heavenly Book once again displayed its profound mystery. Ji Xiang roughly visualized the location in his mind, ignited incense at his fingertips, and wrote characters, giving rise to natural flying and profound energy. He then transformed this into a ball of white smoke using the Earth-Walking Divine Art and burrowed into the ground!
When he reappeared, he was already before the gate of the Da Gao Xuan Hall, the two bells at his waist shaking wildly, emitting a frantic jingle!
The Yin energy here was so heavy that it should not exist in the mortal realm!
The balance of Yin and Yang within Shuntian Prefecture was now disrupted, and the Da Gao Xuan Hall was ruined, no longer serving its original function as the central hub of the Zhen hexagram.
*Rumble!* The ground suddenly shook. Ji Xiang watched as the Xuan Hall's mountain gate before him sank several feet into the ground! The three mountain gates tilted askew. The left mountain gate, its foundation shattered, collapsed with a roar, turning into dust.
"This shouldn't be caused by my earth遁, right? Heh..."
Ji Xiang passed through the mountain gate and arrived at the main outer gate of the Da Gao Xuan Hall – the Glazed Gate!
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Before the Wushang Pavilion, Tian Fengyu suddenly felt a sense of unease!
He had inverted Yin and Yang here, using his immense magical power to reverse the positions of the Wushang Pavilion and the Xiangyi Palace, allowing the Jade Emperor to substitute for the statue of Emperor Jiajing, thereby fulfilling the planned role.
"Why do I feel this sense of panic!"
Tian Fengyu's physical body bore many scars and cracks, from which blood flowed profusely.
Like Ji Xiang, this "Tian Fengyu's" divine position and physical body were too frail to withstand immense magical power.
At this moment, Tian Fengyu shook his sleeve, revealing a pile of talismans, all of which he had forcibly purchased from the Han Jing Factory during the day. These talismans were originally Ji Xiang's property. After they were given to the people of the West Market by his superior, there were still many talismans remaining.
He joined two fingers and made a few casual strokes in the void, chanting: "Taiwei Emperor, guardian of the丹房, creator of soldiers, expeller of evil and supporter of righteousness, spreading Yang energy throughout the body, returning to the Huangting, Heavenly Talisman Emperor's might, to deter blades and soldiers!"
"Cut paper into soldiers! Quickly go to the mountain gate and investigate!"
Instantly, these talismans landed and transformed into human form, clad in gilded iron armor, wielding the eighteen types of weapons. In a trance, they also gained flesh and blood, each one a giant nine feet tall. Obeying Tian Fengyu's command, they went to the Glazed Gate to investigate the matter!
Tian Fengyu then conjured his physical essence and blood, dripping it onto two paper figures. These two paper figures manifested their forms, but they were different from the previous ones, appearing more majestic and imposing, and their armor was not of the Song dynasty style.
Forty-nine paper generals flew away, exiting the Da Gao Xuan Gate. The two special paper generals remained, while the remaining forty-seven paper figures arrived before the tightly shut Glazed Gate.
The leading paper general was about to push open the Glazed Gate when suddenly, the Glazed Gate exploded outwards. The surrounding brick walls collapsed with a roar, and a large expanse of white mist surged forward. However, the paper figures were unaffected, as they were formed from magical essence, not true divine generals!
In an instant, hand blades, falling blades, eyebrow-tip blades, phoenix-beak blades; double-hook spears, single-hook spears, ring-chain spears, plain wood spears! Countless weapons struck towards the damaged Glazed Gate, either chopping, thrusting, slashing, or attacking!
A large Yan Yue saber descended from the air with a heavy chop, but it was swept aside by a crimson whisk and smashed to the ground!
"Not divine generals, but transformed by magic? Cutting paper into humans or scattering beans into soldiers?"
From the white mist, a red flag then appeared, and a cold voice commanded it to be waved fiercely at these paper generals!
*Boom!* Half of the light illuminated the dark, high sky, and the Glazed Gate was instantly engulfed in raging flames!
The monstrous fire surged forward, instantly rising dozens of feet from the ground. These paper figures were ignited by the great fire, and the fierce flames burned incessantly. The soaring tongues of fire smashed through the walls, devouring bricks, tiles, and yellow paper. Even Tian Fengyu, far away at the Wushang Pavilion, witnessed this scene!
Outside the Glazed Gate, brilliant light blazed!
"Someone has finally found me. The aura of the arrival is extremely strong, likely an Earth Immortal!"
"But it's too late for them to come now. The exchange is complete. Even if they possessed the strength of a mountain mover to lift both palaces and switch them back to their original positions, Yin and Yang could not be restored!"
"The Sacred Ancestor's divine body is about to descend to the mortal realm. This place has become an Yin land. By returning from Yin to Yang, my Yin realm body can be resurrected using this Yang realm physical body, allowing me to confront this Earth Immortal in my Yang realm form."
"I still have to wait a moment."
At this moment, "Tian Fengyu" sighed, inwardly expressing his dissatisfaction with this physical body. After all, if this physical body had reached the Sixth Divine Ability Realm, he would have known precisely when Ji Xiang appeared at the Glazed Gate.
The Divine Ability Realm possessed incredible divine power, an advancement from the fifth realm, the Manifestation Realm.
Tian Fengyu remained seated, took out a small knife, imbued it with his magical power, and then inserted it into his own neck, gradually cutting open, slicing, and severing his skin, flesh, and even cervical vertebrae!
Stroke by stroke, with immense force, as if to sever his entire head.
As he moved, a large amount of black blood gushed and seeped from his neck and his seven orifices. His entire lower body became a bloodied mess. With such a massive blood loss, this physical body was bound to perish!
The entire ground was also stained pitch black.
"Heh heh... Thirty-six Heavenly Transformations, resurrection from the dead!"
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