Chapter 24

The Nine Peaks of Tai Xuan were all enveloped under the protective mountain array. Although the surging demonic aura was overwhelming, it was blocked outside, and not a trace could penetrate the great array.

The protective mountain array of the Tai Xuan Sect covered an area of hundreds of miles. The founder of the sect was truly a person of great ability, and the array he set up, even after thousands or nearly ten thousand years, still possessed immeasurable power.

Above Mount Tai Xuan, a faint purple glow flickered, and array diagrams continuously emerged. Although no wondrous effects were visible, they effectively blocked the overwhelming demonic aura that was sweeping down.

In front of the cave dwelling on Cui Ling Peak, when the demonic aura surged and trapped Mount Tai Xuan, Gu Fei became alert and awoke from his meditation.

When he saw the dark, rolling demonic clouds in the sky, Gu Fei was shocked to the extreme. Although the demonic aura did not descend and was blocked outside by the array, a bone-chilling coldness invaded his body. This coldness was many times stronger than the icy chill at the bottom of the Bishui Cold Pond.

Gu Fei was surprised to find that the dew on the surrounding grass had already frozen into crystal-clear ice beads.

In the rolling demonic clouds, it seemed as if countless demonic shadows were drifting. It was a night of eerie terror, with an extreme silence all around, yet it felt as if thousands of devils were howling, making one's scalp tingle and heart race with fear.

"Who is the demon that has come to attack?" As Gu Fei used his powers to dispel the demonic coldness that had invaded his body, a voice filled with righteous energy echoed from the Tai Xuan Hall a hundred miles away. Then, a brilliant white light spread out from the hall atop the mountain, enveloping the entire Mount Tai Xuan in a gentle glow.

The demonic coldness that permeated Mount Tai Xuan was immediately dispelled.

"Six-Path Demon Lord, why have you come to disturb the Tai Xuan Sect?" The voice spoke again, calm and resonant, though not particularly loud, it echoed through the mountains.

"Heavenly Xuan Daoist, why do I need a reason for my actions? I've heard that the mountain-sealing array of the Tai Xuan Sect is wondrous. I want to see if it truly lives up to its reputation or is just a facade."

A voice like rolling thunder echoed from the demonic clouds, and at the same time, the surging demonic aura in the sky intensified. A huge demonic face appeared in the sky, followed by a massive demonic fist, as large as a mountain, smashing down towards the Tai Xuan Hall on the mountain peak with the force of a thousand thunderbolts.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion shook the heavens and the earth. Amidst the thunderous sound, a layer of light suddenly appeared in the air, like a protective dome covering hundreds of miles. The surging demonic aura was blocked outside the light dome, unable to advance any further.

"Roar! This turtle shell is indeed hard." The huge mouth of the demonic face in the air roared repeatedly. The massive demonic fist continuously struck the light dome, and a series of earth-shattering explosions echoed. The light dome in the sky flickered under the impact of the demonic aura, and intricate array diagrams flowed across it.

The earth shook, and the Six-Path Demon Lord, hidden in the demonic clouds, unleashed his demonic might, attempting to directly smash through the Tai Xuan Sect's protective mountain array with brute force, a truly疯狂的举动.

In front of the Tai Xuan Hall, hundreds of Tai Xuan Sect disciples had gathered. On the white jade steps in front of the hall, seven old Daoists stood, all looking up at the sky in shock.

Gu Fei, however, remained seated cross-legged in front of his cave dwelling on Cui Ling Peak. He was equally shocked, his eyes still filled with a hint of fear. It was not the ferocity of the Six-Path Demon Lord that frightened him, but the unusual fluctuations from the Taiji diagram on his chest.

Just as the Six-Path Demon Lord began his attack on the Tai Xuan Sect's protective mountain array, Gu Fei seemed to hear a sigh, a faint sigh that was almost imperceptible.

The source of that sigh was the Taiyin Yin-Yang diagram on his chest, which gave him a chill and made him feel incredibly astonished.

Was it an illusion? It didn't seem so. Since Gu Fei had unblocked his meridians, his spiritual senses had become much more sensitive, and he could not have missed that sigh.

Moreover, as his cultivation improved, he gradually began to notice something strange about the Yin-Yang fish pendant he had obtained from the mysterious underground cave in the Bishui Cold Pond.

Gu Fei discovered that the Yin-Yang fish pendant, which had merged into his chest, not only gathered the essence of the eight directions to accelerate his cultivation by ten times, but also absorbed the essence of heaven and earth itself.

Over half a year, the pendant, which had transformed into a Taiji Yin-Yang diagram on his chest, had absorbed a vast amount of spiritual energy.

No one knew what changes the pendant would undergo by gathering spiritual energy. Even if the immortal body in the cave, which had no signs of life, were to be reborn, it would not know what was happening.

As Gu Fei's thoughts were in chaos and his head was spinning, a bright light suddenly appeared in the sky above the Tai Xuan Hall. It was a magical treasure resembling an ancient mirror. The moment this treasure rose from outside the Tai Xuan Hall, a massive beam of light shot up into the sky, breaking through the array and the layers of demonic aura, piercing into the vast universe. The intense light shone like ten suns in the sky, illuminating the world.

The divine light from the beam of light spread out, and the huge demonic face formed by the surging demonic aura in the sky immediately dissipated under the light. The Six-Path Demon Lord, hidden in the demonic aura, immediately stopped his attack. The rolling demonic clouds rapidly melted away under the divine light of the ancient treasure, revealing a tall, black aura-wrapped demonic figure, which then quickly disappeared back into the demonic clouds.

"It's the Heaven and Earth Mirror, you actually refined the Heaven and Earth Mirror!" A voice of extreme shock echoed from the demonic clouds, and then the surging demonic aura retreated like a tide.

At this moment, the sky seemed to be held in place by the treasure hanging high above the Tai Xuan Hall. The demonic clouds continued to dissipate under the divine light, unable to break free from its confinement.

The disciples outside the Tai Xuan Hall immediately felt a surge of spirit and cheered. The seven old Daoists on the jade steps in front of the hall, who had been tense, finally relaxed.

One of the old Daoists, with a ruddy complexion, looked up at the clear, luminous light in the sky and muttered to himself, "I never thought that Senior Xuan Tian could actually activate the divine treasure left by the founding patriarch. It's truly astonishing."

Feeling the terrifying fluctuations emanating from the Heaven and Earth Mirror, even the seven great cultivators at the Yu Xu stage felt a sense of unease. The thousands of years of heritage of the Tai Xuan Sect would not be credible without a few great magical treasures.

After trapping the Six-Path Demon Lord with the divine light, the Heaven and Earth Mirror began to manifest Yin and Yang. Inside the Tai Xuan Hall, Daoist Xuan Tian, who was controlling the Heaven and Earth Mirror, intended to use its immense power to obliterate the Six-Path Demon Lord.