Chapter 862: Three Thousand Sword Daos (1/2)

“The Great Formation of the Nineheavens Gates?” Lu Yun looked at the grand diagram with shock.

It was grander than he could have ever imagined! Palaces clustered within the diagram, each palace representing a standalone world. There were at least three thousand of them!

It was a formation of three thousand worlds?!

The Great Formation of the Nineheavens Gates wasn’t only used to seal away the mother altar in the Xuan Yuan Tomb, but was also employed to protect the ancestral planet of the human race—namely, the planet of the great wilderness.

Fuxi had once served as Taiyi’s celestial master, and had naturally passed on many of his tricks to the celestial emperor, including his knowledge of formations. That had played an important role in establishing the celestial court, and facilitating Taiyi to becoming the ruler of the great wilderness, making countless connate demon gods his to command.

“Yes, the Great Formation of the Nineheavens Gates!” Taiyi declared proudly. “Fuxi created and set up many of the formations of the celestial court. Only this great formation is this sole emperor’s invention. It is the most wondrous formation of them all since the world’s creation!”

Eyes bright with curiosity, Lu Yun took a close look at the formation’s internal workings.

“...are you sure you want to seal off this area with this particular formation?” he asked with a frown. “My own formations may not be as powerful, but they’ll give you a chance to survive. This formation, on the other hand, will ensure your demise!”

“And you think this emperor fears that?” Taiyi smiled.

“There is already a way to break through this great formation in the future...” Lu Yun offered hesitantly.

“The future is the future. At this current point in time… there is no other formation more suitable for this purpose.” Taiyi shook his head. He’d made up his mind and his figure was fading fast. Before he vanished completely, he asked in an indistinct voice, “After all this time, do you still refuse to forgive me, Tushan?”

“I forgave you a long time ago.” The little fox popped up and shook her head. “It was you who couldn’t forgive yourself.”

“Hahahaha! I see, that was indeed the case. So I’ve been agonizing myself into a corner all this while.”

……

With the final disappearance of the celestial emperor, the last remains of his spirit and soul entered the diagram of the Great Formation of the Nineheavens Gates.

Lu Yun cast out the diagram with a wave of his hand, turning it into a real formation and overshadowing the sea of fire.

Rumble!

Stars trembled and broke out in a unified dirge as melancholy permeated the cosmos.

Soldiers stationed around the ocean of fire cried out in shock and mourning. Residing within the sea of fire all this time, their emperor had truly passed away this time, disappearing from the world without leaving a trace behind.

Under Lu Yun’s guidance and accompanied by general sorrow, the great formation transformed into levels and layers of palaces around the sea of fire. They then converged and shrank in on themselves onto the sun of Taiyi’s body.

In no time, the corpse lost its suncrow form and turned into a real sun star, revolving gently at the center of the great formation.

Rumble!