Chapter 1

Ten thousand suns shine brightly, and the mountains roar like dragons!

Under the vast sky and on the earth, a beam of golden light streaked across the ten thousand mountains like a meteor, swiftly passing between two towering peaks. As if awakened by this golden light, the two peaks swayed slightly and closed together like human hands, blocking the golden light. Unexpectedly, the golden light suddenly accelerated and escaped. The two peaks parted again, and with the undulations of the earth, they surged like waves, chasing after the golden light.

Ahead, another majestic peak rose from the ground, piercing through the clouds, and reached out like a giant hand to strike the golden light. The momentum of the golden light was momentarily halted, forcing it to change direction.

"Crack!" A sharp sound of a whip echoed through the ten thousand mountains, overpowering the thunderous rumble of the shifting mountains, piercing through a thousand miles. The mountains responded as if to a command, and the vast landscape trembled, with the ten thousand mountains moving and shifting, sometimes forming rows, sometimes weaving through, converging from all directions to encircle and block the path of the golden light.

As the mountains shifted, the earth experienced a hundred kinds of tremors, and the terrain changed in an instant. Springs gushed forth, air currents collided, and all living things were startled. From a distance, the peaks standing amidst the dust and smoke resembled the horns of some monstrous beast. It was hard to imagine what kind of vicious creature might be hidden in the dust, roaring wildly, causing the heavens and earth to shake, as if it were about to destroy the world and shatter the human realm! The sight was so terrifying that it made one's eyes bloodshot and heart quiver with fear!

The peaks formed a circle, and the golden light darted left and right, unable to break through. Finally, it was surrounded and confined by countless peaks, and it had to hover in mid-air, seemingly observing the movement of the mountains to find a way out!

From above the clouds, the ten thousand mountains split into two teams, moving with the undulations of the earth, continuously circling around the golden light. They dove and rose, appearing and disappearing. The two teams of mountains were like two yin-yang fish, intertwined and moving without end. The ten thousand mountains had actually formed a Taiji yin-yang diagram!

"Using the mountains to form an array, yin and yang to create a trap, truly a grand gesture! To use the mountain whip to such a realm... Senior Qiongqi is indeed of the bloodline of the ancient eight tribes." A calm and gentle voice echoed through the mountains from within the golden light, and then continued, "The ten thousand mountains move, and can even harness the power of the earth! I have heard that the divine artifact Diheng can regulate the earth's energy, shift the earth's veins, and transform the landscape. It seems this array combines the powers of the mountain whip and Diheng! After the destruction of the Dao Sea, how many of the eight great divine artifacts of the Dao Sect have you obtained? Such divine artifacts are truly a pity..."

This person casually revealed the secrets of this astonishing array, speaking in a calm tone without any hint of tension. Especially the final sigh of "pity" ignored the thunderous roar of the ten thousand mountains, echoing far away as if his voice and the roar were in different worlds.

"What a pity! Hmph, the mountain has fallen, and the Dao Sea has been filled. Xiao Xuanhuang! Today, the ancient eight tribes are all present, and we ten demons have joined forces to set this array. With such an array, heh, not only will you not win, but you should quickly think of a way to save your own life... Oh no, the power of the ten thousand mountains can also be escaped? He is about to break out of the array, Chaos, don't just stand there!"

Just as Qiongqi was reveling in his taunts, a powerful ring of magical energy erupted from the Taiji array, and the golden light inside suddenly shot upward, breaking free from the ten thousand mountains' confinement and escaping the array!

As the golden light shot up, the ten thousand mountains that surrounded it were instantly pushed back ten miles by the overwhelming force. The ten thousand mountains all leaned back and then straightened up. From above, it looked as if the ten thousand mountains, which formed a lotus, had bloomed and then closed again.

"Crack, crack, crack..." The sound of the whip continued, and Qiongqi, hidden in the mountains, frantically activated the divine artifact mountain whip, barely maintaining the integrity of the array. However, the force of the magical energy released by Xuanhuang caused the entire array to lose control. Just as he was boasting, he almost had the array broken. In a fit of anger and shame, Qiongqi gritted his teeth and poured all his magical energy into maintaining the array, determined to confine the golden light within the ten thousand mountains.

With the mountain whip activated, the five peaks surrounding Xuanhuang began to grow rapidly toward the sky, and the ten thousand mountains accelerated their movement. The yin-yang fish moved so quickly that they almost merged, becoming indistinguishable, and the pulling force within the array increased tenfold!

The Taiji array had been pushed to its limits by the mountain whip, and a subtle change began to occur!

Xuanhuang, within the golden light, seemed to sense the subtle changes in the array. Mountains and peaks grew upward and moved rapidly, forming powerful wind blades that continuously attacked him, but were all deflected by the protective golden light, leaving him unharmed.

The golden light paused slightly in the air, avoiding the wind blades, and then clung to the mountain wall, rapidly ascending. Just as the golden light approached the peak, about to fly out of the array, a powerful pressure descended from the heavens. A purple divine thunder, as thick as a bucket, roared down from the sky, striking the golden light with a tremendous explosion. The upward momentum of the golden light was abruptly halted, and the force of the ten thousand mountains below surged again, pulling him back into the array.

Looking up, a vast cloud cover, stretching for thousands of miles, appeared, enveloping the ten thousand mountains that formed the Taiji array. In the sky, the clouds boiled and churned, and thunder and lightning continuously erupted, with countless purple lightning bolts intertwining and tearing through the clouds, emitting a terrifying aura that seemed to destroy the heavens and earth! The ten thousand mountains were momentarily shrouded in darkness.

From within the mountains, Qiongqi's voice could be heard cursing, "You damn and stupid Chaos! Are you a woman? Why did you only act now, almost letting this kid break the array!"

"Old mountain cat, what's the rush? If you can't handle it, do you think I'm like you? Hey, Xuanhuang kid, how does my Nine Heavens Divine Thunder taste? Hahaha."

"Um, the yin energy in the thundercloud is dense, not the yang energy of the transformation cloud. Upon closer inspection, it has some of the fluctuations of the destruction cloud. It seems that Senior Chaos is using the Dao Sect's divine artifact, the Summoning Rod, to create such an array. It is said that the Summoning Rod contains various yin and yang divine thunders collected by the Dao Sect's generations of Forgetful Heavens, and when the thunder erupts, it awakens all things! Indeed, it has such a powerful effect!" Xuanhuang's voice, filled with admiration, echoed from within the golden light. Despite the perilous situation, he remained calm and even had the leisure to praise his opponent's divine artifact!

"Xuanhuang kid, you have good insight! Why hide in the golden light like a coward? Let me show you the taste of the Five Thunders!" Chaos's voice carried a hint of admiration.

With a deep shout, five purple lightning bolts, each as thick as a bucket, flashed and exploded, emitting countless purple lightning sparks. They roared and surged from the clouds, like fierce purple dragons, lunging toward the golden light, illuminating the dark sky.

Xuanhuang, caught off guard, could not teleport away in time. The golden light was locked by one of the purple lightning dragons, which silently entered the golden light. Immediately, the other four lightning dragons were drawn in, one after another, entering the golden light. As the fifth lightning dragon entered, the golden light suddenly trembled violently and then exploded, scattering into countless golden rays that disappeared into the air, leaving not a trace of ash or smoke. Xuanhuang did not even make a sound!

"Good!" Four voices of approval, some vicious, some fierce, some gloomy, and some triumphant, echoed simultaneously from the mountains and the clouds. Such a direct hit would surely either kill or severely injure Xuanhuang!

"This brat is gone, huh? Hmm, could he have been reduced to ashes by my Nine Heavens Divine Thunder?" Chaos's voice, though fierce, carried a hint of uncertainty. Could Xuanhuang really have been so easily killed by his divine thunder?

At that moment, a cold and hard voice echoed from outside the array: "No! Your Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is not the true Nine Heavens Divine Thunder of the transformation. It is merely the Nine Abyss Yin Thunder refined in the Summoning Rod, mixed with wind and thunder energy to simulate the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. I could withstand it, let alone him! Chaos, let me into the array!"

Chaos: "Zhu Jiuyin, you want to enter the array yourself?" The vast cloud cover slowly split, and a figure followed a beam of light, jumping into the array from behind the clouds.

Zhu Jiuyin's figure hovered in mid-air, his black robe fluttering in the wind, his long black hair almost touching his heels, whipped by the wind from the Taiji array, obscuring his true face, revealing only a pair of eagle-like, sharp eyes, and a chilling aura.

He coldly surveyed the Taiji array below, which was fully operational, and suddenly moved, raising his arm and shouting, "Heavenly Mirror!"

With his shout, a light appeared in the endless darkness, and a full moon suddenly appeared in the sky, hanging below the cloud array. However, this "moon" was not as white and bright as a real moon; instead, it showed the landscape of the Taiji array, every mountain, stone, grass, and tree, completely ignoring the darkness below the clouds, making everything in the array visible.

Upon closer inspection, the "moon" would sometimes enlarge and sometimes shrink. When enlarged, the entire array of ten thousand mountains was captured, and when shrunk, every branch and leaf of any mountain in the ten thousand mountains was visible, down to the finest detail.

This was the Heavenly Mirror, the foremost of the eight great divine artifacts of the Dao Sect. It now hung below the clouds, resembling a full moon in the dark night sky. The scenes in the mirror changed in size, and Zhu Jiuyin was using its mystical power to search for Xuanhuang!

With this mirror, Zhu Jiuyin coldly hummed, "Xuanhuang, where are you hiding?"

Before he finished speaking, Xuanhuang's voice echoed from somewhere, "Hmm, you've brought out the Heavenly Mirror? It seems all eight divine artifacts of the Dao Sect are in your hands. My revered master, you've really put me in a tough spot... In the Heavenly Mirror, the ten directions. I'm curious, can this Heavenly Mirror find me? Haha."

Xuanhuang's tone was incredibly relaxed, as if this life-or-death array were just a game. Zhu Jiuyin was secretly amazed that he could remain so calm. He quickly moved the Heavenly Mirror to the source of the sound, but only saw a rock explode.

Zhu Jiuyin's brow furrowed slightly. It seemed Xuanhuang had used the rock as a decoy. His face paled further, and after a moment of thought, he decisively said, "Chaos, Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, strike the ten thousand mountains!"

The clouds churned, and lightning flashed. Chaos responded, and dozens of purple lightning bolts descended together, like dragons, roaring toward the ten thousand mountains. The Taiji array was instantly illuminated, and the rumbling did not cease.

The divine thunder shattered the mountains, and as the purple lightning spread across the ten thousand mountains, a massive thunder pool was formed within the Taiji array. Subtle changes occurred in the ten thousand mountains, and the things within them began to interact in mysterious ways under the lightning and thunder.

Zhu Jiuyin knew the moment had come and shouted, pointing to his forehead. A silver light appeared in the center of his