719: Chapter 719 Green Ruyi

"Hum~"

The Lianyue Immortal Palace bloomed with radiant light, and the clear moonlight slowly expanded, completely enveloping the hundred-mile radius at the center of the Black Death Marsh.

Following this, countless Yin spirits gathered toward the center from all directions, one after another merging beneath the shroud of the clear brilliance.

Above the firmament, the three Buddhas situated within the Buddhist light of the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation sensed the abnormality.

"The Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King intends to assault the Formation again; Junior Brothers, be alert!"

"Buddha manifests boundlessly!"

"Senior Brother, do not worry. The Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation restrains Yin spirits; unless she ascends to Ghost Emperor, this is merely a death struggle!"

"That is reasonable. Mind your measure later; do not suppress her too harshly. We must give her the illusion that she is only a step away."

While the three Buddhas were chatting with full confidence, a sudden change occurred below.

The Ghost King Lian Yue clear brilliance tore open a gap, and monstrous Yin Qi surged outward like a tidal wave.

"Hum, hum~"

Yin underworld Qi spiraled upward, and a flagpole of immense size gradually condensed. The banner blotted out the sky and sun, waving without wind.

Countless Yin spirits flew into the banner, transforming into a sliver of profound patterns upon it. With every additional Yin spirit, the Divine Soul pressure contained within the ten thousand soul banner increased by a fraction. After a moment, the Aura emitted by the ten thousand soul banner had reached an extremely terrifying level.

Above the banner, the Nascent Soul Ghost Commander-level Yin spirit ghost cultivators did not enter the ten thousand soul banner Ghost Realm space, but instead arrayed themselves, hovering above the banner. Under the augmentation of the soul banner, each one appeared as if a ghost god had descended into the world.

At the top of the flagpole, the Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King, in a white dress with white hair, held a pure white lotus pedestal in her hand and stood side-by-side with a handsome youth.

"Three Venerables, I have no intention of being your enemy. The Black Death Marsh is yours; let us leave, how about it?"

The Buddhist sect was still useful; the great war in the Southern Border was about to begin, and the Dao Court army still needed them to block it. Ghost King Lian Yue suppressed the anger in her heart, intending to let them off for the time being.

"Fellow Daoist Ghost King Lian Yue! Give up; you cannot get out."

"Buddha manifests boundlessly!"

"Submit to the Buddhist sect, and you still have a path to survival. I hope you will awaken soon."

The Aura of the ten thousand soul banner was terrifying, but the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation was not to be trifled with either; the three Buddhas remained full of confidence.

The Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King did not waste any more words with them. She raised her hand and pointed forward, and a speck of red light suddenly ignited within the pitch-black yin fiend. The red light spread rapidly, and in a moment, it had set the entire ten thousand soul banner Ghost Realm ablaze.

The Avici Karmic Fire, augmented by the power of the Yin spirits, emitted a strange, both righteous and evil Aura, causing the three Buddhas' Divine Souls to sound an alarm.

What shocked them even more was that after the eerie flames spread, the Formation's Buddhist light lost its restraining effect on the Yin spirits. The golden Buddhist light was constantly forced to retreat by the burning Karmic Fire, and there were even signs of it being restrained in return.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom~"

Countless Buddhist temples in the outer circle of the Black Death Marsh exploded simultaneously. Many Buddhist Disciples were covered in Yin Qi; they destroyed the Formation nodes and then transformed into streaks of red light, flying toward the ten thousand soul banner.

All the Buddhist temples were destroyed, and the golden Buddhist light shrouding the entire Black Death Marsh immediately dimmed slightly.

"Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King!"

"You are courting death!!"

Seeing all the Buddhist Disciples possessed right under his nose, and all the Buddhist temples destroyed, the lead Buddha was instantly enraged.

Golden light burst forth from his body, and a massive Buddha statue condensed from the radiance.

The Buddha statue's voice became grand and solemn. He raised his hand to probe the Void Realm in front of him, and a bright green Ruyi Magical Artifact appeared.

"The Buddhist temples are merely trivial details. The Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation is one of our Buddhist sect's supreme Formations. Do you think you can break it with mere despicable means?"

"Wishful thinking!"

As soon as the Green Ruyi appeared, a tremendous invisible pressure surged between heaven and earth, immediately causing the Avici Karmic Fire burning on the ten thousand soul banner to shrink inward by a layer.

While the lead Buddha made his move, the other two Buddhas also decisively struck simultaneously.

Wooden fish, monk's staff, prayer beads, hand bell, incense board, and pure vase—the remaining six Buddhist Spirit Treasures were activated in succession. The seven Spirit Treasures were connected by the Formation, and seven-colored spiritual light spread over the golden Buddhist light.

The seven Spirit Treasures had the Green Ruyi at the core, reaching the High Grade of the fifth rank. It contained an extremely pure Origin Law of Force, capable of suppressing even intangible things like Karmic Fire.

"Hum~"

The world hummed. The massive golden Buddha statue formed by the lead Buddha held the Ruyi and smashed it down toward the Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King and Liu Xuan at the flagpole position of the ten thousand soul banner.

Before the Green Ruyi had even descended, the space around the Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King and Liu Xuan seemed to be suppressed by a terrifying force; not only were they unable to move, but they could not even mobilize the Laws of heaven and earth.

"Clang~~"

A crisp clanging sound, like the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting, rang out. The flagpole of the ten thousand soul banner vibrated violently, the banner rippled like waves, and the Yin underworld Qi rippled and spread, then slowly retracted.

As the main soul of the ten thousand soul banner, Ghost King Lian Yue was shaken by this blow, her body swaying slightly, and she leaned against Liu Xuan with slightly hurried breathing.

"Husband, let us just break the Formation and escape. If we continue to drag this out, my confidence will only get lower."

According to Ghost King Lian Yue's plan, she would take advantage of the three Buddhist monks underestimating her strength to unleash her maximum power the moment she acted, breaking a sliver of a gap in the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation in one go; that would have the highest success rate.

But Liu Xuan had told her to take it slow, wanting not only to take away all the Yin spirits in the Black Death Marsh but also the physical bodies of those possessed Buddhist Disciples.

Too greedy!

The Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation was terrifyingly powerful. Having been struck by the Green Ruyi and witnessing the true strength of the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation, Ghost King Lian Yue's heart could not help but sink. Even with the ten thousand soul banner, relying on herself alone, her confidence in breaking the Formation was now less than fifty percent.

"Not bad, not bad!"

"A Medium Grade fifth-rank ten thousand soul banner can withstand a blow from a High Grade fifth-rank Spirit Treasure without damage; it is truly worthy of being a supreme Divine Soul treasure."

Liu Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then put his arms around Ghost King Lian Yue and comforted her: "Do not worry, Wife! With me here, no one can stop us today."

Having said that, Liu Xuan raised his hand and formed a sword seal, and a five-colored Primordial Flying Sword flew from his fingertips.

"Hum~"

The sound of the sword hummed, and the Yin underworld Qi around the ten thousand soul banner spiraled upward, rising into the air along with the heavenly origin sword and merging into the sword light.

In an instant, a massive Flying Sword with a five-colored Primordial center and an outer layer of Yin underworld Qi thrust straight into the firmament.

"Overestimating your capabilities!"

The massive Buddha statue coldly spat out a sentence, then held the Green Ruyi and smashed it down toward the Flying Sword.

Just when the Green Ruyi and the Yin underworld Flying Sword were about to collide.

Suddenly!

A speck of silver-white lit up on the tip of the Flying Sword, piercing into a spatial rift.

"Hmm?"

Just as the lead Buddha was puzzled, on the other side of the firmament, a spatial rift cracked open in front of the pure vase Spirit Treasure, one of the seven treasures.

"Ding~"

The Flying Sword collided with a layer of glazed white jade spiritual light. The Yin underworld Qi attached to the heavenly origin sword exploded, and along with it, the glazed white jade spiritual light on the pure vase Spirit Treasure also shattered.

With Liu Xuan's casual sword strike, the pure vase Spirit Treasure did not suffer any essential damage, but the entire Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation seemed to have been struck in its fatal weak point. The connection between the seven Spirit Treasures fractured, and the lead Buddha's hand holding the Green Ruyi could not stop trembling.

The Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation was powerful, but the cultivation of the three Buddhas controlling it was mediocre; they were all at the early stage of Soul Transformation.

Once the Formation had a single issue, the High Grade fifth-rank Green Ruyi was not something they could control.