Vol 18 Chapter 4 (2/2)

Ning had severed his relationshi+p with Ninelotus long ago However…within the deether for thirty thousand years This had a significant i

“If I have the power to protect her, I naturally will Ninelotus issaid

“All I need are these words frohed

“Dongyan, you are far too cautious,” the Xia Eo, but always h your Primaltwin Now that the storm has come and you are unable to avoid it, you’ve already sent all of your clansmen to yourto help out as well?”

Ning was instantly surprised by these words So the real Dongyan Forefather had becoo The Celestial Immortal everyone had met…had merely been a Primaltwin?

“If one’s power is revealed, then one will die all the quicker when the storht, Xiaine some are traitors for the Seamless Gate If a traitor becomes one of the nine commanders…”

Ning nodded, looking towards the Xia Emperor as well

“Of course there are traitors That’s obvious…but what can you do about it?” The Xia Emperor shook his head “The traitors are far too hard to discern; they can even swear oaths to the Dao of the Heavens without being punished for breaking them Many have ine that the traitors we’ve uncovered only make up a small portion of all the traitors”

“They’ve made it to the sides of our Daofathers? They won’t be punished for violating oaths to the Dao of the Heavens?” Ning was shocked

The Xia Eht You are still quite weak; your ht now is to train to prepare for the Empyrean Tribulation and becos which your master has probably not informed you about Once you do becos The Seaine The Seaence abilities and their infiltrating abilities…they truly do leave no seam untouched!”

Ning shi+vered Puzzled, he asked, “But why is it that they can violate oaths to the Dao of the Heavens? That makes no sense”

“Why doesn’t it make sense? Daofathers have all mastered Heavenly Daos and are in control of them; oaths to the Dao of the Heavens are useless when made by them,” the Xia Emperor said “Since oaths to the Dao of the Heavens are useless when made by Daofathers…naturally, there are others for whom they are useless as well However, not just anyone is capable of this…but clearly, the Seamless Gate is!”

“They are able to know of every single Celestial Tribulation”

“They are able to ignore oaths to the Dao of the Heavens”

“They even nust their ranks disciples of the leaders of the Daoist Path and the Buddhist Sangha!” The Xia Ehed “The two leaders of the Daoist Path and the Buddhist Sangha possess unfathomable abilities; they were able to detect some flaws and identify some traitors However…those ones they found most likely only make up a tiny fraction of the total number of traitors”

The Xia Eain “Thus…this is a true ‘tribulation’ for the Three Realms!”

Ning nodded

Right

Even people like hiswith the utmost caution The Seamless Gate…it was far too mysterious, and its abilities were far too unfathoh the Seamless Gate was in control of the laws of Heaven and Earth! They were able to locate any Celestial Tribulation, and oaths to the Dao of the Heavens was useless to them…

“I will naturally be very, very cautious in choosing the nine commanders,” the Xia Emperor said “No matter what, I cannot let one of those positions enter the hands of a traitor However…although there st the eleven thousand, the chances of one of the the top nine are quite low I’ll be extre out-of-place at all, I’ll immediately apprehend them”

Soon, the fifteen days given to the Celestial Immortals to meditate on the Heaven Punisher Formation came to an end

The Skylight Palace The main hall

The Xia E down at his subjects S, he said, “Fellow Immortals, the fifteen days have passed I trust that you have all mastered at least the ‘advanced scroll’ of the Heaven Punisher Formation”

All the Celestial Ihed

The Heaven Punisher Formation was divided into the ‘basic’ level, the ‘advanced’ level, and the ‘complete’ level

The basic level was for Loose Immortals to learn It was very sile day to learn it

Learning the ‘advanced’ level was a bit tougher, but for Celestial Immortals…even the slowest of them would only need two days to master it

Mastering the complete Heaven Punisher Formation, however, was thousands of times more difficult

“Those of you who have mastered the complete Heaven Punisher Formation, come to the center of the palace,” the Xia Emperor said

One person after another began to rise to their feet

Ji Ning and Celestial I to the center An entire group of Celestial Immortals now stood at the heart of the palace

“A total of 359” The Xia Ehed “If there was one ree circle Still…perfection is rare in this world My 359 fellow Immortals…I’d like to ask you to make your preparations now In two hours, I will have each of you attempt to command a thousand Celestial I the Heaven Punisher Formation I’ll test the power of the Heaven Punisher Formations you command, and the most powerful nine will become the nine commanders”

A short while later

The imperial plaza below the palace More than a athered here; one truly could see no end to them

By now, the Loose I for an empty area with a circust thees around this empty area, there stood more than eleven thousand Celestial Immortals as well as the Xia Emperor

“One thousand Celestial Immortals, a hundred thousand Loose Immortals, enter the field!” The Xia Emperor ordered

The pre-selected Celestial Immortals and Loose I manner

“Fellow Immortal Northstar shall be the first one,” the Xia Emperor said

Celestial Immortal Northstar immediately said respectfully, “Yes” He stepped into the eht instantly covered the field, for formation