689 Celestial Judgment Gate (2/2)
They loosened their grips and the bird and ferret moved forward at the same time. Suddenly, the animals turned around as if they had detected something.
Whoosh! A burst of cold wind swept them. The bird and ferret helplessly fell to the ground and their vitality inexplicably vanished. Only their eyes were frozen in surprise.
Star of Northern Dipper took in a breath. He struggled to restrain his surprise for he had sensed nothing at all. He did not detect any formations or changes.
What a strange occurrence!
Suddenly, Xi made a soft cry of surprise as if he had recalled something. He said placidly, ”Let's move on. No matter what happens, don't stop moving, turn around, or take any item.”
While speaking, he left a message that would be hard to erase on the ground near the entrance. It was a reminder for Han Guang and Gao Lan once they caught up.
”What?” Star of Northern Dipper wanted nothing more than to stay in place.
Xi did not explain. His body lit up with a golden glow as if he had refined an illusory thirty-three story pagoda with him as the core. The glow was immeasurably divine and effective against demonic intent. His feet were treading on purple clouds at the same time, clouds that hastened life and shunned death. With his head held high, he strode forward with purpose.
Star of Northern Dipper's gaze flickered before his temperament finally regained its cold profoundness. In the end, he chose to follow after Xi.
”Kaboom!”
The swaying mist resulted in rippling green lights. Purple and red clouds soared into the sky as the force of all living beings transformed into a sword.
”Noble Purple Spirit” Cui Qinghe was startled. The shard of Celestial Court seemed to have become someone else's foundation. It had cast numerous protective spells to lay down a grand formation.
This was something completely beyond his expectations when he first entered this place.
”If that is the case, what value do the Ninth Heaven remnants have left?”
Under the leadership of Sima Shi, the officials of the imperial court and the Super Arresters of Six Fan School tried their utmost to respond and resist the grand formation.
Han Guang, a towering figure in a billowing wide robe, hovered in midair like a devil. Operating the grand formation, he made it rain down Sky Thunder.
”If we have half a month's time, we can most certainly cause great harm to the Great Jin Dynasty,” Gao Lan commented, looking impressive in his black robe.
Han Guang said confidently, ”On one hand, we have the three topmost layers of the Ninth Heaven. On the other, we are confronting opponents who may still have powerful reinforcements. What do you think? Which should we choose?”
Gao Lan did not reply and flew straight up the clouds.
Han Guang threw all his strength into activating the grand formation so it would stop or at least delay their enemies. He then followed after Gao Lan.
His greatest desire was to destroy the main force of the aristocratic families of the Great Jin Dynasty like Cui Qinghe. However, he was in the Celestial Court and was unaware of the changes in the outside world. He was worried that there would be Half-step to Dharmakaya masters with divine weapons showing up at the crucial point as reinforcements. There might even be several Dharmakaya masters. Not only would that enhance the difficulty of his plan, but it would also delay their chance of exploring the three topmost layers of the Ninth Heaven.
He should be rational, and thus he decided on the latter!
A simple, towering gate appeared in Meng Qi's sight. Behind the gate was a bloodied execution platform, where illusory True Dragons danced overhead and merged with the dark clouds. The consciousness of the dead was still lingering alongside the piercing sense of malice.
Each of the True Dragons was a powerful immortal or deity. The many consciousnesses that lingered in this place startled Meng Qi's Vital Spirit. He felt a chill that came from deep inside his soul.
A golden lotus flower blossomed, giving birth to the Primeval. Meng Qi managed to stabilize his mind after great difficulty. He found this place to be exceptionally stifling, so much so that he would find it hard to connect with heaven and earth even while using the main ingredient for forging divine weapons.
”How could this be?”
”Since this was a place that meted out death sentences, the Dharma and Logos in the vicinity would naturally have the ability to suppress masters. Why else would they choose this place?” Gu Xiaosang explained with a chuckle. She seemed to have detected Meng Qi's confusion. In her gleaming eyes were two gradually blossoming white lotuses.
”Roar!”
Dragons' Vast Cries resounded continuously, causing Meng Qi to tremble all over. He continued moving forward with great difficulty.
Star of Northern Dipper finally heaved a sigh of relief while traveling down the misty path. ”I didn't expect Longevity Sage to die in this place.”
”Perhaps he discovered something in advance...” Xi said, not answering his companion's doubt.
His reply did not bother Star of Northern Dipper, who added in a low voice, ”Fortunately, we have those two opening up the path and making things much easier for us. I reckon we will be able to catch up to them in no time!”
”Up ahead is the Celestial Judgment Gate. They won't be able to pass through the place so quickly,” Xi said placidly as he stared into the distance.