At this moment, Nezha's mana had already recovered to ninety percent. He looked outside and felt that this time's event seemed far too easy, almost unbelievable.

However, after considering it carefully and ensuring there were no mistakes, he stepped out of the Mountain and River Map. Just as Taiyuan Jade Girl was about to exchange pleasantries with Nezha, an unusual fluctuation emanated from the direction of the array.

Taiyuan Jade Girl's expression changed, and she immediately took Nezha back to the Array Eye. There, they saw that the milky-white halo was now densely covered in cracks. Taiyuan Jade Girl instantly returned to Taiyuan Saint Mother's body and combined their forces to maintain the array.

Nezha glanced briefly and quickly spotted the problem. No-Life Old Mother must have tampered with the process when absorbing the power of the array. Now that she returned to the Array Eye, the demons within the array activated the traps hidden on her body, creating an internal and external siege that left Taiyuan Saint Mother in a precarious situation.

Nezha observed the array closely. The breach caused by No-Life Old Mother continued to expand, and threads of power broke through the encirclement, converging above No-Life Old Mother's palace. Nezha's expression shifted; he sensed something significant must be there.

Without delaying further, Nezha hastily returned to the palace and rushed toward the place where the black energy was most concentrated. Before he could arrive, he sensed a fluctuation of time emanating from the depths. Activating his Dharma Eye to its fullest, he saw in the depths a pitch-black entity coiled around a mirror, swirling violently. The time fluctuations were originating from the mirror.

Golden radiance began to spread across the surface of the mirror, and the pitch-black entity appeared to be enveloped by it, seemingly about to vanish. Gritting his teeth, Nezha pulled out the Chaos Bell and struck its surface with full force.

The clear chime of the bell swept rapidly across the surroundings, freezing everything in its path. The spreading golden radiance halted immediately, and the black mass that was half-vanished was also frozen. Nezha activated his Rainbow Transformation Technique fully and attempted to snatch the Kunlun Mirror.

However, an inexplicable force began to spread from the black mass, making the treasure mirror just within reach seem thousands of miles away. Nezha's attempt to retrieve the mirror was endlessly delayed by this force.

After five full breaths, the power of the Chaos Bell faded, and Nezha still hadn't touched the Kunlun Mirror, which was just within reach. The activated Kunlun Mirror continued to function as the black mass with its silvery core disappeared first, followed shortly by Nezha, who was clutching the Kunlun Mirror.

The golden radiance of time swept across everything in the surroundings before dispersing completely, and the fluctuations of time halted once more.

...

As a seasoned transmigrator, Nezha had already grown accustomed to the experience of traversing worlds. Of course, this was under the condition that he was the only transmigrator involved. But the current situation was entirely different!

Now, there were three of them!

One was inside that black mass!

Nezha suspected the black mass was likely the entity suppressed beneath the array. As for its silvery core—which Nezha actually recognized—it turned out to be the will of the Late Dao Demon God.

Logically speaking, wasn't the Late Dao Demon God already dead and awaiting absorption by the Primordial?

No, no, no. For beings at the level of Chaos Demon God, the concepts of life and death could no longer define their states. Don't be fooled by the Creation Sword Qi strike from Yuanshi Tianzun knocking him down, the subsequent extraction of his vast origin, and being refined into the Primordial by the Daoist Ancestor. This guy still had the capability to stir trouble.

Nezha's earlier experience of having his preordained outcome delayed was undoubtedly the result of this entity's power. He had likely utilized some sort of extraordinary method to postpone his own disappearance or delay his being refined.

Why did this guy appear here? What kind of methods was he using?

Too many uncertainties clouded Nezha's mind, leaving him utterly baffled.

What concerned him now, however, was not the who or the how but rather: Where am I? When am I?

The surroundings remained shrouded in thick mist. Silver, purple, gray, and other streams of energy swirled through this world. Nezha sensed a primordial aura permeating the environment.

Within his divine soul, the Hongmeng Purple Qi began to reactivate, but Nezha had no time to soothe it.

The black mass was already rushing toward a certain direction in this world at incredible speed, and Nezha could not allow it to run unchecked. He quickly followed. After flying for a while, Nezha felt a formidable fluctuation of mana ahead—there were people!

Nezha hastily shouted, "Watch out!"

His shout was loud and clear. In the distance, three figures were in the midst of setting up an array to seal something. Upon hearing Nezha's shout, they froze. Among them, a youth whose sword moved faster than his mind instinctively turned, catching sight of the incoming black mass. He summoned a Green Treasure Sword and slashed toward the entity.

The sword light was sharp and fearsome, accompanied by a piercing sword whistle. It cleaved through the black mass, splitting it into two halves that surged into the array.

The array the three were constructing hadn't yet been completed; moreover, it was designed to defend from within rather than without. The black mass easily broke through, and the two halves of the black energy inside the array seemed to be part of the same whole. Driven by the silvery light, they rapidly expanded. The array trembled violently, showing signs of collapse.

Nezha had arrived by now, taking in the sight of the three individuals—a young man, an old man, and a middle-aged man. They were none other than the newly ascended Three Pure Ones.

Among the trio, Taiqing, who had been calm and unruffled, abruptly changed his expression and began exerting his full power. Though the Three Pure Ones were formidable, even they struggled to suppress the enhanced demon fusion within the array.

Tongtian, the youthful figure, quickly examined the array and assessed the rapid enhancement of the entity's power. With a grim expression, he said, "Brother, this array won't hold."

He then turned angrily to Nezha and said, "Kid, what were you chasing? Why did it come here to cause trouble?"

Nezha was equally exasperated. Cause trouble? Isn't this just the mess that you three buried yourselves?

Clearly, the youthful Three Pure Ones had yet to achieve sainthood. Fearing he might alter the timeline, Nezha refrained from saying too much, choosing instead to respond vaguely: "How can you blame me? Didn't I warn you to be careful?"

Taiqing and Yuqing remain silent, having already observed that the newcomer's essence was of the same origin as the entity within. They understood what lay within their array better than anyone, and there shouldn't have been another entity of the same origin in this world.

Tongtian, brimming with youthful exuberance, voiced his dissatisfaction and shifted his focus back to the situation inside the array. He was visibly astonished and couldn't help redirecting his attention to Nezha. Could it be that the Three Pure Ones actually had a fourth sibling?

As the youngest of the Three Pure Ones, Tongtian had long enjoyed his role as the family's junior. Secretly, he'd always wanted a younger brother to experience being the elder sibling. Just as he was about to ask something, Taiqing interrupted him.

Taiqing, now in the form of an aged man, spoke with composed authority, though his bearing was leagues away from the grandeur of his Saint Period.

"Daoist Friend, there's no use discussing other matters now. Quickly, come and assist us."

Nezha had been observing the array for some time. Despite being powerful—since it was created by the Three Pure Ones themselves—the design was outdated.

Their current understanding of Daluo Realm formations was vastly inferior to their later mastery during the Saint Period. After studying the array carefully, Nezha managed to enhance the original Three Talents arrangement by incorporating the Four Symbols, enabling the four of them to subdue the rapidly expanding entity within the array.

Still, the entity continued evolving new traits amidst its expansion, rendering the sealing tactic ineffective. It could only buy them some time to deliberate a solution.

Tongtian observed Nezha's profound expertise in array techniques, and his eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Daoist Friend, your mastery of arrays is impressive. We must test your skills thoroughly."

Nezha looked at Tongtian's enthusiastic demeanor, secretly perplexed. What time exactly have I traveled to?

Laozi and Yuanshi both displayed more thoughtful and reserved attitudes. One seemed intent on probing Nezha's origins, while the other focused solely on resolving the crisis at hand.

"Third Brother, now is not the time for such discussions. Let's eliminate this demonic threat first; then we can exchange insights."

The youthful Three Pure Ones evidently shared a strong camaraderie, with Tongtian, lively as ever, heeding his second brother's advice and refraining from speaking further.

Finally, Laozi addressed Nezha: "Daoist Friend, do you have any means to deal with this demon?"

The three brothers were undeniably at a loss against the entity within the array; otherwise, they wouldn't have considered sealing it here.

At this stage, the Three Pure Ones were formed not long ago. Compared with the cultivation hierarchy of later Mystic Sect, their power was roughly in the middle to late stages of Golden Immortal in the Daluo Realm. Nezha, at the early stage of Daluo Golden Immortal, seemed somewhat weaker in their eyes but still reputable enough to sit at their level.

Nezha himself had no idea how to resolve the issue and finally posed the question that had been troubling him all along:

"What exactly is inside this array?"

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