Deng Yin, as a senior martial brother, felt utterly disgraced for failing to subdue Qi Shuming, his junior martial brother. Seething with rage, he vowed to break the array and then kill Qi Shuming, the disciple his senior martial brother valued most.

However, the more frantic he became, the more detrimental it was to himself. The demon fire had once burned over a thousand miniature worlds, but gradually, the range of flames dwindled, shrinking to seven or eight hundred.

Qi Shuming, on the other hand, remained as calm as if he were sitting back fishing, his control over the array growing smoother by the minute. He constantly created new miniature worlds with the array, swarming them towards Deng Yin.

Deng Yin was like a man mired in a quagmire, his movements becoming increasingly difficult.

Suddenly, he heard Shi Feiyang's voice transmitted through the air. It was like an enlightening epiphany, instantly bringing him to his senses. He felt a mental connection and knew that thousands of miles away, at Xiao Han Mountain, Master Jiren of the Divine Nuns had set up a dharma platform and was covertly controlling him with Buddhist powers, muddling his mind. If he continued to challenge the array, he would undoubtedly be courting death today!

Immediately, he left the Annihilation Gate and stopped pursuing Qi Shuming. A flash of blood light shot out, crossing thousands of miniature worlds in an instant. One second he was in the south, the next he appeared in the north. Qi Shuming hastily shone down the Taiqing Divine Light while the array rotated, creating a great number of miniature worlds, intending to trap him there. Yet, by a hair's breadth, the blood shadow flashed and disappeared.

Having researched the Liangyi Dust Formation for over three hundred years, Deng Yin was very familiar with it. While breaking the array was difficult for him, escaping from Qi Shuming was not something the latter could prevent.

"Not good!" Qi Shuming quickly transmitted messages to all other locations and cast spells to twist spacetime on the path ahead of Deng Yin, layering barriers in his way.

Yet the blood shadow's speed didn't decrease in the slightest, and in an instant, it pierced through the barrier, left the Annihilation Gate, and entered the Death Gate to the northeast.

Qi Shuming and Master Can Xia, teaming up from afar, manipulated the gates. Inside the Death Gate, in an instant, 3,600 deadly and desolate worlds were created to trap Deng Yin within the Death Gate.

However, by the time he rushed to the Death Gate, Deng Yin had already passed through it, heading straight for the Northwest Ming Gate.

Inside the Ming Gate were many junior disciples of the Emei Sect, engaged in a duel with devils from the Jiule Palace. If Deng Yin entered, it would be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

Qi Shuming, who had been firm and unshaken, now felt a trace of urgency. While cooperating with Master Can Xia to manipulate the gate of the array, he rushed towards the Ming Gate at full speed.

However, what he didn't know was that Deng Yin had utilized a secret technique to create an external body. He sent a blood shadow hurtling towards the northwest extremely fast, while his true body feigned an attack and turned abruptly to head central, breaking into the Illusion Gate. Bypassing layers of worlds, he headed straight for Spiritual Jade Peak at the center.

This move surprised everyone except Shi Feiyang. The Illusion Gate was located at the center of the Liangyi Dust Formation and was originally the most powerful, capable of endlessly creating miniature worlds. Although it couldn't truly evolve the vast Primordial wilderness from the dust of the Liangyi formation, it was still infinitely profound and far surpassed the other five gates.

Master Can Xia poured all her mana into the Innate One Qi Talisman, urging the Illusion Gate to reveal 36,000 portals, each displaying a world.

Having studied the Liangyi Dust Formation for over three hundred years, Deng Yin moved through the other gates effortlessly, but upon reaching this point, his speed was still impeded.

At this moment, Shi Feiyang hurried back to Ningcui Peak to inform Li Yuanhua and others, "The Blood Demon will be here any moment. You must quickly take the children and find a place to hide!"

Tong Yuanqi, who naturally had a ruddy complexion, said loudly, "We must defend Ningcui Peak! If it falls, the entire array will be broken. We swear to share fate with the Emei Sect!"

Following him, Golden Cicada and others also said in unison, "We swear to share fate with the Emei Sect!"

Shi Feiyang urgently said, "Master Can Xia and I are here to share fate with the Emei Sect! You senior brothers should hurriedly take them to safety! That Blood Demon excels in seizing people's bodies and draining their spiritual energy. For each person struck, its mana increases. We cannot win by sheer numbers. It's very dangerous on Song Mountain; the two elders are in peril. Go help them fight the Jiule Divine Monarch!"

Li Yuanhua asked worriedly, "But what about you, junior brother..."

"Don't worry about me!" Shi Feiyang said. "I have deduced that the Blood Demon has obscured Heaven's Secret and confused all divinations, so although everyone knew he would come these few days, the exact time couldn't be determined. Now that he has arrived, Master Jile and others will also be here soon. My job is to just coordinate with the Sect Leader and Master Can Xia to delay him. You must go quickly!"

Knowing they were utterly powerless before the Blood Demon, especially with someone as weak as Jian Bingru among them, and considering the urgency of the situation, Li Yuanhua and Tong Yuanqi had to make a rapid decision, "Alright!"

"It's very difficult to leave with the entire array fully activated right now. Gather everyone here!"

Shi Feiyang instructed all thirty-odd people, young and old, to stand together. He formed hand seals and cast a spell, utilizing the newly learned Spiritual Light Escape Technique from the 'Shaqing Secret Manual.' He enveloped everyone in the vast Taiqing Divine Light, and as he lifted his hands, Immortal Energy spouted forth. With a flash of light, he transferred everyone away in an instant!

Having sent these people off, only he and Master Can Xia remained on Spiritual Jade Peak. The peak was vast, with Master Can Xia located in a pavilion on another smaller hill.

Shi Feiyang flew over and took out an elixir to feed Master Can Xia, "Senior Sister, hold on for now. I definitely won't let the Blood Demon set foot on Spiritual Jade Peak!"

After speaking, he sensed again and knew that Qi Shuming had already returned from intercepting at the Northwest Ming Gate. There was no time to lose, so he hurried down to the entrance of the treasure repository at the base of Spiritual Jade Peak, and, waving his hand, he deployed the Taiqing Escape Technique to conceal the area with an Illusion Array. He then took out the Heavenly Treasure Mirror to open the repository.

It should have been Qi Shuming, who bore the true command of the Emperor Mansion's Heavenly Talisman of Duoluo, controlling the full Liangyi Six Harmonies Microdust Formation. His mana was strong, and with this true command on his person, operating the Array would have been effortless.

But Deng Yin was very familiar with the Liangyi Dust Formation; even if Qi Shuming was here to preside, he might not be able to trap Deng Yin. Thus, they had Master Can Xia replace him here, while Shi Feiyang pursued and intercepted within the Array.

Master Can Xia was a bit out of her depth, struggling tremendously despite using all her tricks. The Liangyi Dust Formation evolved into countless worlds, all of which had to be manipulated by her will. At this time, she was wholly focused within the Array, making it difficult for her to divide her attention to the outside world. Even without Shi Feiyang's concealment using the Taiqing Immortal Technique, from a distance, one would only see a bare cliff, and even if there were no concealment, she would not have noticed.

Shi Feiyang used the Heavenly Mirror once more to open the treasure repository and burst inside.

Outside, Qi Shuming once again intercepted Deng Yin en route, with both sides clashing in countless small worlds, their battle growing fiercer, and their spells becoming stranger and more unpredictable, with blood light and Sword Qi splashing out in every direction.

Deng Yin knew that Spiritual Jade Peak was the core of the entire Immortal Array; as long as he breached the peak, securing the Innate One Qi Talisman, the Array would truly be broken.

Moreover, he reckoned that Qi Shuming had left quite a few people on Spiritual Jade Peak, where he could carry out a massacre once he arrived: for each person he killed, he could replenish his consumed energy with their fresh blood and soul.

Without the Nine Commandments Immortal Banner to protect himself, the disparity between Qi Shuming and Deng Yin became even more evident. Invisible Sword Energy from the Mysterious Sect's Taiqing was one of the most formidable Immortal Techniques in the Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture, which, at its extreme, should overpower Deng Yin's Blood Shadow Divine Light developed through a fragment of the Blood God Scripture. However, Deng Yin's mana was too powerful; he was also supported by three bursts of Blood Flame above his head.

He originally took away much lamp oil from the Wuhua Family's ancient tomb, which not only could enhance the Purple and Blue Duoluo Fire and the Heart Lamp Flower Lamp but could also replenish the three bursts of Blood Demon Divine Flame above his head. At that moment, as he made his move, he was stronger than when he dueled with Master Ha Ha on Qiao Mountain, capable of burning and demonizing the small worlds produced by the Liangyi Dust Formation. But now, with the great Array in motion, creating endless small worlds continuously, he was suppressed.

However, with Blood Flame supporting the Blood Shadow Divine Light, the power of his blood light fingertips increased, in turn suppressing Qi Shuming's Invisible Sword Energy. Qi Shuming could barely fend him off with all his magical treasures. After a short fight, following another long howl from Deng Yin, his second protective artifact, the Iron Turtle Immortal Shield, was burned by the Blood Flames upon his head, losing its spiritual essence and being pierced through by the Blood Flame Demon Light into a pockmarked piece of scrap iron!

Qi Shuming could only fight while retreating, and at this moment, Lady Xun Lanyin suddenly attacked from the Southwest's Life Gate, joining forces with her husband to block Deng Yin.

Xun Lanyin was also on the level of the Three Immortals and Two Elders, even stronger than the Two Elders of Song Mountain, only second to the Three Immortals of the East Sea. Although Deng Yin was still overpowering the couple, his advance slowed down again. Especially since the Illusion Array kept changing, releasing large amounts of Pure Yang Immortal Fire; he was on the opponent's home ground, and his most powerful three Demon Flames were mainly used to resist the Array's attacks.

He also remembered the message that Shi Feiyang had sent him earlier and wondered where Shi Feiyang could be. If Shi Feiyang could also lend a hand in breaking the Array, it would be an incredible stroke of luck!

However, Shi Feiyang never showed up. Deng Yin no longer charged towards Spiritual Jade Peak, but instead, he turned around and made for the Death Gate in the true south to meet the Red Corpse Divine Monarch.

Qi Shuming's task that day was to completely hold Deng Yin back, to prevent him from wreaking havoc. Seeing the situation, he quickly followed Xun Lanyin and pursued from behind.

Deng Yin was very knowledgeable about the Liangyi Dust Formation, unlike the Red Corpse Divine Monarch and the Jiulei Divine Monarch. Although Deng Yin had briefed them about it before coming here, gun polishing at the last minute wasn't quick enough. The formation shifted and changed endlessly, and they quickly found themselves unable to adapt to the latest changes, both getting trapped in it one after another.

Fortunately, Zen Master Xiao Yue was also proficient in the Liangyi Dust Formation, being personally taught by Master Changmei. As the third disciple, he was more accomplished in this formation than many of his junior brothers and sisters.

He had left Emei Mountain in anger for not accepting Qi Shuming as Sect Leader, wandering to vent his frustrations. He had encountered Bai Guyi, who criticized him harshly, which further enraged him. When he fought and failed to defeat Bai Guyi, he considered it a humiliation. Now, having forged the Heavenly Wisdom and Yin Guang Double Swords, he found Bai Guyi and attacked.

In addition to cultivating the Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture, he had learned Grandmaster Ha Ha's cultivation techniques and, after worshipping under Deng Yin, began to cultivate the Blood God Scripture. Although he hadn't yet practiced the extreme method of skinning, his mana had greatly increased.

His most impressive asset was the set of Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Divine Killing Flags he had traded from Shi Feiyang with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture. Once unfurled, they released a sky-engulfing flame, with thousands of Fire Dragons curling and flying about. The Two Elders of Song Mountain couldn't resist and had to rely on the Array to fight while retreating. Anyway, their goal was the same as Qi Shuming's: to delay as much as possible, waiting for reinforcements.

Zen Master Xiao Yue's familiarity with the Liangyi Dust Formation even surpassed the Two Elders of Song Mountain, but his mana was far less than Deng Yin, and his speed was also slower. The Master of Can Xia had opened the gates for the Two Elders of Song Mountain who were only focused on escaping. He soon found himself unable to keep up, and thinking of the incompetency of the Red Corpse Divine Monarch and the Jiulei Divine Monarch with the formation, he gave up chasing Bai Guyi and turned to find them.

Actually, Zen Master Xiao Yue's speed was normal; it was just that Deng Yin was too fast. With high mana and a deep understanding of the Array, he was also very familiar with navigating between worlds. With a single thought, a flash of blood light would shuttle him through countless small worlds to a place "thousands of miles" away.

Zen Master Xiao Yue had to follow the movement of the Array, carefully avoiding dangerous spots. Naturally, with such cautious movements, his speed was slow.

He quickly found the two Divine Monarchs, whose firepower was extremely fierce, especially the Jiulei Divine Monarch, who was throwing out Yin Thunder like it cost him nothing, able to blast small worlds into dust. Although not very efficient, it could still clear a path.

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