274: Chapter 274 Lingxiao Palace, Drawing the Sword to Break the Formation

Su Xuanchen formed hand Seals, and the vast star power poured out like the Milky Way, continuously flowing into the myriad things mother qi cauldron. Under the supreme empowerment of the Zhou Tian Star Emperor Scripture, the originally simple patterns on the cauldron were now completely illuminated by brilliant starlight, as if an entire vast Universe and starry sky were engraved upon its body.

Outside, the terrifying spatial storm, capable of instantly shredding a True Immortal's Physical Body into a mist of blood, tore frantically at the Mother Qi barrier.

However, no matter how the storm raged, the myriad things mother qi cauldron remained as steady as Mount Tai, without even the slightest tremor.

The people inside the cauldron couldn't even feel the smallest bump.

Ji Luanxi lay curiously at the edge of the barrier, watching the world-destroying scene outside. Not only was she not afraid at all, but she also pointed and gestured like a sightseeing tourist.

"Wow! Look, husband, that crack looks like a big black snake!" Ji Luanxi exclaimed heartlessly, her beautiful face full of excitement.

Gu Hongchen sat to the side, and although she tried her best to maintain a cold exterior, the shock in her beautiful eyes could not be hidden. She knew well the horror of this spatial storm, yet they were able to travel through it so safely. Su Xuanchen's heaven-reaching methods were simply Heaven-Defying.

As for the Ice Spirit Snow Ape King lying at the bottom of the cauldron, its spine was tingling with cold, and its white fur was almost standing on end.

Its giant crimson pupils stared fixedly at Su Xuanchen's casual and lazy back, its massive body trembling uncontrollably.

"Gulp..."

The Snow Ape King swallowed hard with great difficulty, feeling a wave of after-fear and embarrassment surge into its heart like a tide.

It recalled that not long ago in the Extreme Cold Ice Domain, it had actually been foolish enough to enter a berserk state, attempting to fight for its life against this great immortal before it!

"What on earth was I thinking back then to have such audacity!"

The Snow Ape King frantically slapped its own face in its mind, cold sweat pouring down its forehead like a waterfall, pooling into a puddle at the bottom of the cauldron.

It wasn't until this moment that it understood, with utter despair yet absolute clarity, just how terrifying a chasm lay between itself and Su Xuanchen!

This man could treat a spatial storm capable of tearing apart a True Immortal as if it were nothing, suppressing it with a single hand. If Su Xuanchen had truly intended to kill it back then, let alone stepping on its head, he probably would have only needed a single glance to make this half-step True Immortal-level overlord of the extreme cold perish on the spot, with not even a speck of dust remaining!

"To have dared to confront the great immortal back then was simply seeking death!"

The Snow Ape King wailed in its heart, while simultaneously feeling incredibly lucky that it had surrendered quickly and had been wise enough to cling to such a powerful thigh.

Just as the Snow Ape King was filled with lingering fear.

"Boom!"

The myriad things mother qi cauldron suddenly let out a crisp vibration.

At the end of the endless darkness and the violent spatial storm ahead, a piercingly brilliant white light suddenly appeared!

"We're going out!"

Su Xuanchen shouted and waved his hands.

The precious cauldron turned into a streak of light, directly smashing through the final spatial barrier and plunging into that cluster of blinding white light!

Everyone felt a blur of white before their eyes. After a brief moment of blindness, the deafening sound of the storm's cutting, which had been lingering in their ears, vanished without a trace.

In its place was an eerie yet incredibly reassuring absolute silence.

When everyone slowly opened their eyes and saw the scene before them.

Everyone's breath came to a complete standstill at that moment.

They had finally stepped into the stable void where the Ancient Heavenly Court was located!

What appeared before them was a vast and magnificent scroll that simply could not be described in words.

In the endless void, a continuous stretch of ancient palaces floated.

Although those palaces were dilapidated and covered with the marks of time, every brick, tile, and jade pillar exuded a supreme majesty that had once suppressed the All Heavens and Myriad Realms and made all races submit!

Massive Immortal Islands floated in mid-air, and the bottom of the dried-up Immortal Springs still held faint traces of immortal light. Grand palaces, like sleeping primordial beasts, lay quietly in this silent void.

"This... this is the Ancient Heavenly Court?!"

Ji Luanxi's red lips parted wide, her watery eyes filled with utter disbelief.

She had grown up in her Family and had seen countless luxurious palaces, but compared to the vast ruins before her, those so-called luxury palaces were as shabby as thatched huts in the countryside!

Gu Hongchen also gripped the biluo emperor sword tightly, her chest heaving violently.

"It's too shocking... even though it has turned into ruins, this pressure still makes one want to bow down in worship." Gu Hongchen's voice trembled, her beautiful face full of excitement and awe.

Only Su Xuanchen remained extremely calm.

There was not a ripple in his deep eyes as he scanned the vast palaces with extreme sharpness.

Immediately, Su Xuanchen's gaze bypassed the outer ruins and locked precisely onto the mysterious and powerful sealing Formation hidden within the chaotic mist in the deepest part!

Everyone followed Su Xuanchen's gaze.

Through that flickering barrier of the Formation, they could vaguely see, at the very center of the Heavenly Court Ruins, a supreme palace that was grander and many times taller than all the other palaces!

Above that palace hung a massive plaque exuding an extremely ancient aura.

On the plaque, four large characters were carved in a flamboyant style—

Lingxiao Treasure Hall!

However, what shocked everyone was that on the plaque representing the highest authority of the Heavenly Court, there was a hideous crack that almost split the entire plaque in two!

The moment she saw that crack.

Chang Xiyue, who had been silent, suddenly trembled.

In her eyes, which were usually as cold as an immortal's, a surge of uncontrollable, towering rage suddenly ignited!

"Those traitors... they actually dared to destroy Lady Empress's Lingxiao Treasure Hall!"

Chang Xiyue gritted her teeth, her voice filled with intense killing intent and grief.

The tragic scene of the Heavenly Court's collapse and the betrayal of the Four Heavenly Emperors years ago flashed in her mind again. That crack was like a scar on her heart, now being cruelly torn open once more!

Just as Chang Xiyue was on the verge of losing control of her emotions.

The Snow Ape King, lying at the bottom of the cauldron, stood up in a fawning manner to show off in front of Su Xuanchen.

"Great Immortal! Aunt Xiyue! Please calm yourselves for a moment, let little monkey scout the way for you!"

The Snow Ape King gave a loud shout, its massive body leaping out, directly leaving the protection of the myriad things mother qi cauldron.

Its thick, pillar-like arms swung up, and the terrifying half-step True Immortal spiritual power within its body gathered unreservedly on its fists!

"Open for me!"

The Snow Ape King roared, its fists like two falling meteors, carrying world-destroying power as they slammed hard toward the hidden sealing Formation ahead!

"Boom—!!!"

A deafening, earth-shattering explosion!

The Snow Ape King's terrifying attack, enough to easily shatter a Great Emperor Realm expert, suddenly exploded in the void the moment it touched the edge of the Formation!

Immediately after.

The Formation, which had been hidden in the void, suddenly erupted with piercingly brilliant immortal light!

" Buzz—!"

An incredibly massive Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Array, which completely enveloped the core area of the Ancient Heavenly Court, slowly emerged in the void!

The moment the Formation activated, the phantoms of four massive primordial Sacred Beasts—the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—roared to the sky at the four corners of the Formation!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Four beams of light of different colors, each tens of thousands of feet in diameter, rose from the four eyes of the Formation like four pillars supporting the heavens, shooting straight into the clouds!

The terrifying pressure exuded by these four pillars of light directly enveloped the entire Ancient Heavenly Court!

The Snow Ape King was sent flying by the counter-shock, tumbling tens of thousands of feet through the air before barely managing to steady itself.

It rubbed its numbed arms and flew back to the side of the myriad things mother qi cauldron, its hideous ape face filled with intense wariness and helplessness.

"Great Immortal, did you see that?"

The Snow Ape King explained in a low voice, which carried a deep sense of powerlessness.

"This is the top guardian array of the Ancient Heavenly Court—the Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Array!"

It pointed at the four pillars of light and swallowed.

"This Formation has unparalleled defense and infinite changes! Not only can it absorb external attacks and convert them into its own power, but it also contains extremely terrifying killing methods!"

"This is also the obstacle that little monkey has never been able to overcome for many years!"

Hearing the Snow Ape King's explanation.

Gu Hongchen's expression, as she stood inside the cauldron, was also grave to the extreme.

She closed her eyes and released her Divine Sense to cautiously sense the aura of the Formation.

In just an instant, Gu Hongchen snapped her eyes open, having clearly felt the terrifying power of the Formation.

"What terrifying pressure!"

Gu Hongchen gripped the biluo emperor sword tightly, her palms covered in cold sweat.

"The level of this Formation has definitely surpassed the scope of the True Immortal Realm! Even at my peak, a full-strength strike would probably fail to leave even the slightest mark on this Formation!"

Just as everyone was intimidated by the terrifying power of the Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Array and felt helpless.

Su Xuanchen took a casual step forward.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes, deep as the primordial stars, calmly gazing at the massive Formation ahead.

In the eyes of others, it was an indestructible killing array with infinite changes, but in Su Xuanchen's eyes, which could see through all illusions in the world, it was like an onion with its skin peeled off.

"Interesting."

A smile of great appreciation curved at the corners of Su Xuanchen's mouth.

He saw through the core mystery of this Formation at a single glance.

"Yin and Yang and the Four Symbols, endless cycle of life."

Su Xuanchen murmured to himself, a flash of admiration in his eyes.

"The person who laid this Formation definitely has a level of attainment in the Dao of Formations that has reached the pinnacle. After tens of thousands of years of erosion by time, this Formation's power remains undiminished. It is indeed extraordinary."

For Su Xuanchen to speak a word of praise like "extraordinary," the caliber of this Formation could well be imagined.

However.

Although Su Xuanchen had seen through the Formation, he showed no intention of breaking it immediately. Instead, he stood there quietly observing, as if admiring a perfect work of art.

This made Gu Hongchen, who was standing nearby, extremely anxious.

The phoenix true blood and the Heavenly Court's divine treasury were right before her eyes, separated only by this Formation. How could she have the heart to slowly admire it here!

Gu Hongchen could no longer suppress the intense desire and restlessness in her heart.

Seeing that Su Xuanchen still hadn't moved, she immediately gave a cold shout!

"Zheng—!!!"

A sword chime that pierced through metal and stone, filled with endless killing intent, suddenly exploded!

Gu Hongchen's right hand suddenly grabbed, and a brilliant green imperial light soared into the sky. The biluo emperor sword, containing supreme imperial might, was instantly held tightly in her hand.

The terrifying magic power of the True Immortal Realm within her body erupted frantically without reservation. Her beautiful face was filled with sharp killing intent as she prepared to forcibly break the Formation!