True Martial World - Chapter 1120: Worldly Array

Master Tianxiao's death left Old Man Ji reeling. Yi Yun had managed to kill Master Tianxiao in such a dangerous situation. He had yearned to kill the traitor himself, but now Yi Yun had done it for him.

What sort of young man was he? Such talent was completely unheard of. It was difficult to even imagine it.

"None of you can stop me from killing who I want to kill. Your lives will soon be mine." Yi Yun's voice sounded like it came from the deep abyss of the netherworld.

Demonblood, Demonfiend, and Liu Ruyi all had ugly expressions but, after hearing Yi Yun’s words, Liu Ruyi’s mouth curled into a sneer. She glanced coldly at Yi Yun and said, "Aren't you afraid that the strong winds from blowing your own trumpet will cut your tongue? Do you think that killing the inconsequential Tianxiao means you are assured victory? So what if he dies? The massive array of Sun Burial Sandsea is on the brink of collapse anyway. It doesn't matter even if he isn’t here to divine a path!"

Liu Ruyi's voice was suddenly filled with killing intent. Her aura grew more sinister as the whip beside her waved about like a giant python.

Yi Yun's strike had only infuriated her!

After he broke through to the Dao Palace realm, his strength had indeed increased by leaps and bounds. However, it was a fool's errand to try and clash with the combined forces of the trio.

In a life-and-death battle, the people from the Seven Star Dao Palace would not fight Yi Yun one-on-one. Next to Liu Ruyi, Demonblood and Demonfiend's auras were also rising. They were no longer like children, but resembled devils.

"Young Master Yi…" Old Man Ji and the two maidservants watched the scene in front of them anxiously. With the three from Seven Star Dao Palace cornering Yi Yun, and each one of them extremely powerful, how could Yi Yun withstand their combined attack? He was already outnumbered.

However, Yi Yun did did not show a hint of panic. He stood composed, with the pure Yang broken sword in hand.

"Young people are rash, so of course he would not know that he's on death's doorstep." Demonfiend thought with an inward sneer. The Seven Star Dao Palace had a combined technique. With their strength, this technique could instantly wipe out Yi Yun.

What a joke. Did Yi Yun really think he had any chance of fighting them alone?

However,…he was in no rush to kill Yi Yun. He had indeed been taken aback by the strength Yi Yun demonstrated. Before exerting all means to kill Yi Yun, he first wanted to expose the punk’s flaws!

"Die!"

Demonfiend suddenly leaped forward. Demonic aura stirred around him as he struck out with both claws, spewing immense energy!

This strike was not aimed at Yi Yun, but at Old Man Ji and the others behind him!

"You killed one of mine in front of me! Now I'll kill one of yours in front of you!"

Demonfiend knew that Yi Yun cared for Ling Xie'er tremendously. If he didn’t, he would not have come to rescue her despite the overwhelming odds. So by killing Ling Xie'er, he could make Yi Yun lose his calm. Or Yi Yun would try to rescue her again and put himself in a vulnerable position!

However, just as Demonfiend attacked, he saw the corners of Yi Yun's mouth curve upwards. The smile of contempt left Demonfiend bewildered.

He suddenly felt that something was extremely amiss. However, before he could give the warning, Yi Yun's broken sword had thrust toward the ground.

Boom!

Like a bolt of lightning hitting the ground, the ground that was already in shambles was instantly enveloped by a powerful Yuan Qi blast. Tiles flew out as the land quaked!

Simultaneously, Liu Ruyi’s group sensed that the space around them was changing. Amid nomological fluctuations, powerful spatial barriers began to entrap them!

"What's going on!?" Demonfiend's attack struck a spatial barrier, but the spatial barrier showed no signs of damage other than a violent tremor.

Yi Yun said, "Don't waste your strength. It's the worldly array of this place."

"World array? Hasn't it already collapsed?" Demonblood looked at Ling Xie'er, who still weakly lay in the arms of the maidservants Xin'er and Yue Xiao.

However, he and his partners came to realize that there was layer after layer of spatial barriers isolating them from the group.

The Heretical God Fire Seed's spiritual body had been tormented to the point of obliteration. How could the massive, decrepit array be activated?

"It should collapse completely after this." Yi Yun said nonchalantly. He had put a great deal of time into studying the divine alchemist's notes, and had fused the Destruction and Chaos laws into the massive array's core. Finally, he had absorbed the Heretical God Fire's core, giving him control of the worldly array. Therefore, he knew it extremely well.

Even as the worldly array faced destruction, he was able to use it to do certain things.

It was because he could use the spatial barriers to protect Ling Xie'er that he did not send her inside the God Advent Tower. If not, he would have risked sending her inside regardless of how violent the spatial fluctuations from the transmission were.

Now, the massive array's powers were nearly depleted. The worldly power that had accumulated had surged into his body and, by expending that energy, he was able to activate the spatial barrier once.

However, once was completely sufficient.

Boom!

Yi Yun's broken sword spewed out a flame-like luster. In his mysterious and strange eyes, the gray flames gently danced.

"All of you can die now." With that said, Yi Yun appeared in front of Demonblood. "Let's begin with you."

"You…" Demonblood's expression changed. Inside the spatial prison, he was isolated from Liu Ruyi and Demonfiend.

They had planned on finishing Yi Yun together, but now, Yi Yun had used the worldly array to force him into a one-on-one battle!

But soon, Demonblood's expression turned ferocious. "What a joke. Do you think you can defeat me in a duel?"

"Yes."

The sword struck out suddenly and instantly traversed the distance between Demonblood and Yi Yun. Before even a moment passed, it had appeared in front of Demonblood!

Yi Yun's Sword Dao was about being indomitable. At that moment, he wanted nothing but murder!

Ling Xie'er's translucent body was evidence of the pain she had suffered. And it was all because of the people from the Seven Star Dao Palace!

"Die!" Yi Yun roared!

"The one who will die is you!" Demonblood bellowed as he struck out with two demonic claws. Fiendish blood gas that was as thick as water lingered around his claws. It stained the surrounding space red and, in the mist, there was the faint wailing of numerous people.

Demonblood practiced demonic techniques, of which killing was the mark of mastery. His hands had been stained by the blood of tens of thousands of warriors. As for Yi Yun, he would become the freshest and most delicious part of that mixture!

But at that moment, the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence appeared under Yi Yun's feet. The Destruction Dao Domain, a Pure Yang Dao Domain, and a Space-Time Dao Domain appeared simultaneously.

Yi Yun’s sword hummed like a dragon's roar as it slashed down like it would render the very sky asunder. Instantly, the world seemed to turn another color as if everything was covered in a layer of dust!

Boom!

After the strike, everything seemed to turn silent!

Demonblood stood silently. He looked forward and suddenly, he spewed out a mouthful of blood. His demonic claws had been severed!

True Martial World - Chapter 1119: Master Tianxiao's Doomsday

As Yi Yun desperately tried to inject Yuan Qi into Ling Xie'er, Liu Ruyi and company were still reeling from astonishment. Master Tianxiao specifically felt like slamming his head into the wall. After enduring for so many days and finally reaching the end, an expert had suddenly appeared and blatantly snatched the Yang spirit from their hands!

"This senior…"

Master Tianxiao was just about to probe when he sensed something that left him dumbstruck.

"You…"

Master Tianxiao sensed a familiar aura. And when he raised his head, that sense of familiarity was confirmed.

"Yi Yun! It's you!"

By that point, Yi Yun had returned to his original appearance. After hearing Master Tianxiao's voice, he looked up and stared coldly at him.

"I was wondering who it was. So it's the little bastard!" Upon recognizing Yi Yun, Master Tianxiao heaved a sigh of relief instead. Although he feared Yi Yun in the past, it was due to having to face him alone. Now, he had three deputy palatial lords from the Seven Star Dao Palace on his side, so what could a junior like Yi Yun do?

Yi Yun was definitely the weakest person to have ever come this far. And he did so only by relying on the Heaven Secrets Compass and jade burial suit. If Master Tianxiao had encountered a mighty figure that made it there on his own merit, he would truly feel like committing suicide to end his long turmoil.

"So that's what you look like. Hehe. Just a boy. To dare snatch something from my Seven Star Dao Palace, you truly have guts!" Demonfiend and Demonblood said coldly at the same time.

To come straight to them like this, Yi Yun was clearly seeking death!

But Master Tianxiao felt his skin turn numb from Yi Yun's cold glare. Despite being amid a sea of fire, he felt cold sweat drip from his body.

This was an effect of Yi Yun's killing intent that had manifested itself!

It hadn't been long since he last met Yi Yun, but now Yi Yun felt like a completely different person. Gray flames crackled in his cold and austere eyes as if they were watching from the deepest abyss.

Master Tianxiao seemed to see seas of blood from hell in Yi Yun's eyes. This feeling suddenly made him think of something unexpected. "Why is his cultivation level…"

Master Tianxiao was shocked to discover that Yi Yun had broken through to the Dao Palace realm in a very short period of time.

How could he accomplish such a great leap in cultivation level so quickly?

But even if Yi Yun had broken through to the Dao Palace realm, he was still no match for the three deputies. It was wishful thinking for Yi Yun to snatch the Heretical God Fire Seed all by himself!

Liu Ruyi and the twins had realized the same thing, too. Killing intent flickered in their eyes, for the more Yi Yun demonstrated his monstrous talent, the more they wanted to dispose of him immediately in order to neuter any future threat.

Suddenly, Yi Yun took out the God Advent Tower from his interspatial ring. The Divine Secrets Trading Company elder, as well as Xin'er and Yue Xiao appeared in the stone temple.

"Take good care of her for me." Yi Yun handed the evanescent Ling Xie'er to the two maidservants.

Xin'er and Yue Xiao hurriedly caught Ling Xie'er, but when they saw the people from the Seven Star Dao Palace, their faces turned pale.

They did not know who they were, but Old Man Ji could immediately tell from the embroidering on their robes. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Seven Star Dao Palace!?"

Old Man Ji reeled in shock and soon, he also saw Master Tianxiao. "It's you! You traitor! You have become a lackey of the Seven Star Dao Palace!"

"Hmph! You darn old man, you are clearly the real traitor to the Heaven Secrets Chapter's. With the three deputy palatial lords here today, your death is inevitable. You will only accompany this little bastard in death by relying on him." Master Tianxiao said with contempt. He refused to believe that Yi Yun could survive in the present situation.

Old Man Ji's face sank. He did not speak any more words of anger, for he could sense the immense auras of the three from the Seven Star Dao Palace. They were extraordinarily powerful.

Yet in such a situation, Yi Yun had handed a young girl to them. Could it be that he wanted to fight the Seven Star Dao Palace?

At that moment, Yi Yun faced the people from the Seven Star Dao Palace. His sword stance was continuously consolidated with the broken sword in hand.

He had no choice but to do so. Ling Xie'er was too weak, so weak that he did not even dare to place her in the God Advent Tower. The transportation involved spatial distortions and trembles. It might very likely cause Ling Xie'er's consciousness to dissipate even more.

"Hahaha!" Demonfiend could not help but laugh loudly. "Why? Do you really think you can fight three deputy palatial lords alone? You have only just broken through to the Dao Palace realm. In our eyes, you are less than nothing!"

Demonblood coldly added, "Senior Brother, what's the point of all this idle chatter with him? When we subdue him, we will use this little bastard for the refinement of pills, making him experience an insufferable existence to the point of him pleading for death…Oh?"

Before he finished his sentence, Demonblood felt an intense killing intent lock onto him. In an instant, Yi Yun struck out!

The tiles beneath Yi Yun's feet exploded as his sword beam shot out like a dazzling bolt of lightning. The sword beam was hot as fire and it instantly reduced the tiles to ashes in its wake. Even the surrounding space was distorted by it.

A terrifying heat wave surged as Master Tianxiao felt an excruciating pain on his face. Immediately, he let out a shrill scream.

Liu Ruyi raised her eyebrows and placed Master Tianxiao to her back as she produced a whip.

When Demonblood and Demonfiend saw this, they were astonished and furious. Yi Yun was truly decisive in his actions!

At the same time, an intense killing intent surged from them. They had to rip this darn Yi Yun's skin and bones off of his body!

Demonblood and Demonfiend roared angrily as they threw their childlike bodies at the sword beam from both sides. Their hands grew long blood-red nails like ghastly claws. They emitted a thick sanguine aura as they clawed at the sword beam.

"Ah! Ah!" Master Tianxiao nearly broke all his bones from the tumble. He trembled as he touched his face, and immediately, he let out a more heart-wrenching cry.

"My face…my face!" His face had been melted off by the sword beam! If this continued, he would be of the same species as the humanoid creatures with mangled facial features. He was already without feet and a hand. Now, with flames burning away his face, it was unknown how many treasures would be needed to restore him. When the time came, the Seven Star Dao Palace might not even be willing to pay that price.

"Yi Yun, you are courting death! Once I capture you, we will refine the Yang spirit and then wipe out the Divine Secrets Trading Company and the Clarity Pool Sword Sect. All of these people will die because of you!" Master Tianxiao shouted. His only wish was that Yi Yun would end up in a state ten thousand times more miserable than his own. He was not afraid of Yi Yun. With the Heretical God Fire Seed's true core still missing, he was still of worth. The three deputy palatial lords would protect him, so his life wasn't in danger.

"Boom!"

Yi Yun's sword beam clashed with Demonblood and Demonfiend's demonic claws. Instantly, the surrounding tiles and structures were reduced to nothing!

With the sword beam being blocked, Yi Yun did not waver his eyes. In the blink of an eye, he rushed forward and struck out again!

But this strike’s target was Master Tianxiao.

"Silence!" Yi Yun's cold gaze seemed to penetrate the sword beam as it landed on Master Tianxiao.

Master Tianxiao, who was still yelling, suddenly turned quiet as if he had choked. A look of terror appeared on his face as he shouted, "Deputy Palatial Lord Liu, save me!"

"You dare divert attention to kill others in front of us?" Demonblood and Demonfiend immediately charged forward. At that moment, they obviously could not let Master Tianxiao die.

Simultaneously, a whip approached Yi Yun silently like a deadly snake.

Against the combined forces of the three deputy palatial lords of the Seven Star Dao Palace, Yi Yun appeared expressionless. His sword beam continued in its trajectory!

Sword of Time!

The sword beam tore through space and time, appearing in front of Master Tianxiao!

Boom!

When the whip struck the sword beam, Liu Ruyi had a drastic change of expression. Her wrist hurt as her whip was rebounded by the sword beam.

When Demonblood and Demonfiend attacked Yi Yun from the sides, their demonic claws swiped down ruthlessly in mid-air. A large black rift ripped through space and descended towards Yi Yun's head.

Yi Yun ignored the attack above him for his sword beam had already obliterated all obstacles to reach Master Tianxiao!

The tiny bit of sword beam was like the entrance to hell. Master Tianxiao had an ashen expression. Having been reduced to basically a human stump, he had no means to resist.

"Ah!"

Master Tianxiao let out a tragic cry as his body exploded apart into countless pieces. These pieces were engulfed by pure Yang flames until, finally, they were reduced to ash that dissipated away.

Master Tianxiao, who had instigated trouble in the Heaven Secrets Chapter and nearly taken full control of it, had died without leaving even scum.

Even at the moment of his death, Master Tianxiao found it unbelievable that the combined forces of three Seven Star Dao Palace deputy palatial lords had failed to protect him.

True Martial World - Chapter 1118: A Hundred Feet Separating Life and Death

"Ling Xie'er!"

All of a sudden, Yi Yun opened eyes that crackled with gray flames. The dim underground space seemed to light up in flames.

"Boom!"

The array barrier above Yi Yun promptly exploded, sending tumultuous Yuan Qi rolling out like typhoons. However, none of Yi Yun's clothes even moved. His imposing stance was gathered as a whole, his eyes were filled with killing intent that coagulated like blood!

"Seven Star Dao Palace! Liu Ruyi!"

Boom!

The pure Yang broken sword appeared in Yi Yun's hand as he vanished from his spot!

After breaking through to the Dao Palace realm, Yi Yun's speed had reached a horrifying level!

A Golden Crow shrieked as a pair of gigantic wings appeared behind Yi Yun. As the wings flapped, Yi Yun's body seemed to be enveloped by a ball of flame. He hurtled like a meteor towards Ling Xie'er's location.

Although the mystical land was a chaotic space, Yi Yun could easily sense Ling Xie'er's location after fusing with the Heretical God Fire Seed. Unfortunately, the connection between Ling Xie'er and the Heretical God Fire Seed was almost severed…

…

Amid loud rumbling noises, the entire stone temple was quickly collapsing. The massive array was quickly reaching the point of complete destruction and, if this carried on, the underground world might end up forever buried under the desert.

Liu Ruyi had an ominous, foreboding feeling. How could a worldly array be destroyed so easily?

"Any undue delay might invite trouble. Senior Brothers, let's join forces and dissipate this girl. As for Yi Yun, the massive array is collapsing. He probably won't be able to survive in this underground. And even if he were fortunate enough to escape, he would just end up in our hands." Liu Ruyi said as she looked at Ling Xie'er.

"Hehe, alright." The two childlike deputy palatial lords exchanged looks and, one after the other, injected blasts of Yuan Qi.

With Ling Xie'er already in such an evanescent state, she was surely finished if two blasts of Yuan Qi were injected into the Soul Locking Whip.

The duo struck out almost simultaneously, and their Yuan Qi quickly linked up.

Boom!

When the Yuan Qi was injected into the Soul Locking Whip, Ling Xie'er's body quivered slightly. Her last vestiges of willpower were dissipating as her body turned blurry. At that moment, she was like a phantom in a dream. At any moment, she could transform into countless dots of light and vanish into the wind.

At the same time, the flying Yi Yun felt his heart sink. The Heretical God Fire Seed residing in his dantian emanated a baffling sense of melancholy. It nearly made Yi Yun's heart stop beating.

Ha—!

Yi Yun let out a roar as infernos swept his surroundings like a storm. All the spatial barriers around him were broken by the immense blast. Having broken through the distorted space, Yi Yun rushed straight for Ling Xie'er!

Break!

Ka-cha!

Yi Yun slashed apart the final spatial barrier and, in an instant, finally arrived in the stone temple.

The first thing he saw was Ling Xie'er's fading phantom image. She was about a hundred feet away, and mere moments away from collapsing into light dots. He then saw the cause: the Soul Locking Whip that held onto her tightly like a devil's tentacle!

A sinister black gas drifted through the Soul Locking Whip and towards Ling Xie'er. It was the Yuan Qi produced by Demonfiend and Demonblood. It gathered and took the form of a ferocious ghost about to completely swallow Ling Xie'er.

A distance of hundred feet, but also an instant, separated life from death!

"Get lost!"

The sword beam radiated like the dazzling sun as it tore through all obstacles. It traversed space and shot through the ferocious ghost's Yuan Qi embodiment.

Peng!

With a loud explosion, the Yuan Qi embodiment exploded completely! The sword beam did not lose its momentum, continuing its trajectory towards Liu Ruyi and company.

Liu Ruyi's pupils constricted as she immediately retreated. At the same time, she waved her hand and struck at the sword beam.

However, the moment her Yuan Qi made contact with the sword beam, her expression changed drastically.

Her immense Yuan Qi was like paper in front of the sword beam. It couldn’t withstand it at all!

She was not the only one. Demonfiend and Demonblood were also surprised when they made contact with the sword beam. Only through combined force were the three of them able to withstand the sword beam.

As for Master Tianxiao, he did not even touch the sword beam. Just seeing the sword beam coming at him made all his hair stand up. An intense feeling of death and danger enveloped him.

Who was it!?

What terrifying opponent had appeared at this moment in time!?

There were many factions that had come to Sun Burial Sandsea. Liu Ruyi and company believed that a mighty figure from another faction had found the underground world and was attempting to steal the Yang spirit right out from under them.

As the sword beam began to fade, a ball of fire as bright as the radiant sun landed in front of Ling Xie'er.

Sou!

The sword beam flashed again, and Liu Ruyi felt a stabbing pain in her soul sea. Her Soul Locking Whip emitted the sound of fracturing metal, as though it was straining under a heavy burden. It was being cleaved apart by Yi Yun's strike.

Although the Soul Locking Whip was not a supreme treasure, it was still of excellent quality. But against this person’s sword beam, it was as soft as tofu.

Cha! Cha! Cha!

The sword beam flashed one last time, causing the already broken Soul Locking Whip to be diced into countless segments!

Ling Xie'er's body began falling like a feather.

This was her spiritual body. After being tortured for such a long time by the Soul Locking Whip, an evil item made to torment souls, she was already fading away.

Yi Yun took a step and crossed space. In a flash, he appeared in front of Ling Xie'er. Opening his arms, he embraced Ling Xie'er.

The instant he touched Ling Xie'er, Yi Yun's heart sank. He could not feel any weight from her body!

Ling Xie'er's once clear and bright eyes had already lost their luster. She looked at Yi Yun in a daze, but there was a hint of satisfaction.

She could sense that her true essence was already in Yi Yun's body. Together as one with Yi Yun, he could finally bring her true body out of this land in the future.

She moved the corners of her mouth slightly, in a bid to reveal a smile. However, she had lost all her strength. Slowly, her eyes closed…

Her flame of vitality was nearly extinguished. As Yi Yun hugged the body that was as light as a feather, he immediately felt a heart-wrenching pain.

Because he had fused with the Heretical God Fire Seed's core, this was a pain that came from their blood connection.

"Xie'er, I will make you wake up. Definitely." Yi Yun said softly. He stretched his hand out towards Ling Xie'er's glabella. Gently, he eased her knitted brows.

At the same time, the pure Yuan Qi that the Azure Wood Divine Tree had previously absorbed was injected back into Ling Xie'er's body through Yi Yun's fingertip.

After breaking through to the Dao Palace realm, he could expend whatever energy from the array that he had not completely absorbed into Ling Xie'er's body.

She had been trapped in the array for years, making her extremely weak to begin with. Then she endured torment that damaged her to the core. And damage to the soul or consciousness was difficult to treat. Even with Yi Yun's Azure Wood Divine Tree support, which allowed him to constantly inject Yuan Qi essence into her, Ling Xie'er's already translucent body seemed incapable of absorbing Yuan Qi. Most of it just ended up evaporating into nothingness…

True Martial World - Chapter 1117: Nine-Treasured Dao Palace

Although Yi Yun did not know what cultivation level the divine alchemist had attained, he was certain that he exceeded the level of Divine Lord!

How could such immense power not blast a junior to pieces?

Fortunately for Yi Yun, he had the Azure Wood Divine Tree that could accommodate everything. Also, the Heretical God Fire Seed was completely willing to work with him in the fusion.

This made Yi Yun achieve a miracle! His cultivation level was rising at an unimaginable speed.

Dao Manifestation realm of perfection!

Flames blazed, rising towards the sky as Ancient Fey phantoms seemed to form above the leaves' surfaces. They were roaring or galloping.

Yi Yun felt like his body was about to explode. Despite having all sorts of advantages and nomological insights that allowed him to make this breakthrough, being able to raise his cultivation level by several subrealms was still an astounding feat.

He was already at the Dao Manifestation realm of perfection and there was nowhere for the energy to go. If he continued accumulating it, the consequences would be unthinkable.

If this were any other time, Yi Yun would have chosen to stop and release the excess energy from his body, allowing it to naturally dissipate.

However, in this moment, Yi Yun had no intention to stop. The opponents he faced were the deputy palatial lords of the Seven Star Dao Palace. He only found his strength insufficient and needed to make one breakthrough after another!

All that lied above the Dao Manifestation realm of perfection was establishing the Dao Palace!

The energy he had gathered was already sufficient to establish the Dao Palace. However, it was very dangerous to establish it without the accumulation of time required in the Dao Manifestation realm of perfection!

"I'll risk it!"

Yi Yun gritted his teeth, and the four nine-leaf Dao fruits in his dantian began to narrow the gap between them as they gradually fused together!

The first step of establishing a Dao Palace was to fuse the Dao fruits. If Yi Yun was not careful in doing so, especially in his present situation, his dantian might end up exploding!

"Xie'er, help me!"

Yi Yun muttered inwardly as the Heretical God Fire Seed in the Azure Wood Divine Tree suddenly blazed in an extremely quiet manner, as though it did not produce an inkling of heat.

The body of Ling Xie'er, who had been trapped by the Soul Locking Whip, was translucent. Her flame of vitality was like a candle in the wind, easily extinguishable at any moment.

Yet suddenly, her lashes trembled lightly. Her eyes gradually opened, revealing that they lacked any luster as she looked at Liu Ruyi and company quietly.

"Oh? This girl still remains conscious?" Liu Ruyi said with a frown.

"Heh heh, it's probably a momentary recovery before her death. It’s already extremely impressive for a mere sentient projection to last so many days. If it were a human warrior, just a few days under the Soul Locking Whip would have resulted in excruciating pain from the soul being ripped apart. All they could do is plead for death." Demonfiend said with a chuckle, his voice sending shudders down the backs of others.

"Deputy Palatial Lord Demonfiend is right. The pain of the Soul Locking Whip is not something ordinary people can withstand. But the more it is so, the more it indicates how much of a treasure the Yang spirit is. Congratulations to all of you for obtaining such an impressive treasure. The Seven Star Dao Palace will grow in power and become a mighty faction in the Yang God Empyrean Heaven," said Master Tianxiao by the side in a fawning fashion.

He had already been roasted till he resembled a dried up peach core. However, he did not dare mutter any of his grievances. Thankfully, the girl was about to be vanquished, so he had finally endured it to the end.

But at that moment, Master Tianxiao suddenly felt something. He looked at his compass and realized that there was something strange happening to it.

Suddenly—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The underground world began to rumble like there was an earthquake.

They even sensed that the inferno array Ling Xie'er had used to trap them had turned unstable.

"Oh? It seems like problems have surfaced in the array?"

Master Tianxiao was more than a little flustered as he quickly attempted to divine with his compass. However, the hexagrams were in chaos. He had no way of knowing what had happened. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"What are you panicking for!?"

"This girl is the core of this world after all. Refining her will naturally induce instability in the array. It seems clear that this girl cannot last any longer." The elder, Demonblood, licked his lips. He seemed rather disheartened that he could not torture Ling Xie'er any further.

The quaking of the array continued but the trio did not pay it any mind. It continued for two hours before finally coming to a halt.

"Is she dead?"

Just as Demonblood was about to check Ling Xie'er's vitals, there was a sudden boom! The ground beneath them ruptured as molten metal spewed out from the ground!

"What's going on!?"

Demonblood struck out with a large palm, holding back the erupting molten metal. As for Liu Ruyi, she appeared beside Master Tianxiao to protect him.

Although she did not really care if Master Tianxiao died, he still had some use in locating the Heretical God Fire Seed's true body.

"Why does the array appear like it's collapsing?" Liu Ruyi asked anxiously.

Liu Ruyi was right. At that moment, Yi Yun had fused with the Heretical God Fire Seed in the core of the massive array. He was in the final stages, and had used the Dao of Primordial Chaos to open up the Life and Death locks to the massive array. With pure Yang breaking pure Yang, it resulted in the massive array that had been running for hundreds of millions of years in a dilapidated state to finally be pushed to the brink of collapse!

"Dao Palace, condense!"

Yi Yun bellowed as all his veins protruded. His vessels were about to crack as the four nine-leaf Dao fruits in his body reached the final stages of condensation. The faint embryonic form of a Dao Palace began to fill Yi Yun's entire dantian.

Yi Yun's eyes burned with gray flames as he felt his dantian about to explode. But with the Azure Wood Divine Tree's ability to hold in all forms of power, Yi Yun was able to forcefully absorb all the energy in his body. Not a single bit was wasted.

In order to prevent his energy from leaking, Yi Yun sealed all the pores on his body, even if they were bleeding! At that moment, he truly looked like a demonic god!

Yi Yun had only been cultivating for less than sixty years. In all his breakthroughs, he had never once made such a huge leap in cultivation level!

The amount of blood on his body increased to the point that it formed a blood shell. The embryonic form of the Dao Palace within his body was constantly flickering and, when the energy condensed to an extreme, he heard a loud rumble as though something had shattered. The Dao Palace that had filled the entirety of Yi Yun's dantian suddenly contracted!

In just a few seconds, the Dao Palace shrunk by ten times. Its originally phantom state suddenly turned translucent and solid, like it was made of crystal or glass.

Dao Palace established!

The Dao Palace was in the shape of a pagoda but each level had nine edges. It was the Supreme Nine-treasured Dao Palace!

Just like how mortals constructed pagodas, the number of edges represented the pagoda's treasured state. For example, there was the Wishful Eight-treasured Pagoda or the Petite Six-treasured Pagoda.

A warrior's Dao Palace was similar, with the highest form being the Supreme Nine-treasured Dao Palace!

And from the rooftop of the Dao Palace hung four glass beads. These were left behind by the four Dao fruits.

Upon seeing the tiny Dao Palace floating in his dantian, the bloodied Yi Yun let out a long roar. At once, all the blood encrusted on him shattered. He had finally broken through to the Dao Palace realm!

True Martial World - Chapter 1116: Fusion

Yi Yun's expression changed drastically when he sensed that Ling Xie'er's spiritual energy was already extremely weak.

The Heretical God Fire Seed was in front of Yi Yun. Although it was trapped in the massive array, the fire wisp was constantly flickering, to the point that it looked like it could be snuffed out at any time. However, it was also impossible for it to be extinguished.

As for Ling Xie'er, she had said that she could not take it any further. That meant that the Heretical God Fire Seed’s true core was fine, but the girl's spiritual body was about to be obliterated.

Ling Xie'er was naive and innocent. Her personality was no different from a true girl. If her spiritual body were to die, then Ling Xie'er would truly be dead. Only the Heretical God Fire Seed would remain.

"Xie'er, where are you?" Yi Yun asked hurriedly.

Ling Xie'er's frail voice responded intermittently after a long period of time. "Brother Yi Yun, it's best you leave quickly. These people want to harm you…"

Yi Yun's heart leaped. It was the people from the Seven Star Dao Palace!? Had they captured Ling Xie'er?

The Heretical God Fire Seed's true power lie inside the gray flame. But Ling Xie'er, who was just a sentient projection, lacked combat strength.

"Xie'er, tell me. Where are you? What did they do to you?" The look in Yi Yun's eyes had completely chilled.

However, Ling Xie'er did not answer Yi Yun's question. She said intermittently, "Brother Yi Yun, I was too dumb…I was planning on trapping them…but never expected them to end up trapping me instead."

"Brother Yi Yun, ever since I became sentient, I have been in this massive array for hundreds of millions of years. Only when you came was I able to speak a few words with you. If I count carefully, I have only spoken a few dozen sentences in my entire existence. My life has been long, but it has also been very short…"

"I might be dying. Brother Yi Yun, the name you gave me is something I like a lot…"

Ling Xie'er's voice gradually weakened. Her final long statement felt like it was the last spurt of activity before death.

Such words stabbed at Yi Yun's heart.

He had been so immersed in his cogitation that he was unaware of what happened around him. He never expected that so much would occur during this period of time. Ling Xie'er had definitely left the massive array in order to protect him. She had risked herself to trap the people from the Seven Star Dao Palace but ended up being captured.

She was a young girl that lacked experience, so how could she ever match the Seven Star Dao Palace?

"Liu Ruyi, you sure are perverse!"

Yi Yun gritted his teeth as he exclaimed, "Xie'er! Xie'er!"

However…even when Yi Yun sent his perception deep into the gray flame, Ling Xie'er's voice no longer sounded.

Crackle!

The gray flame seemed to emanate a bout of sadness at that instant.

Immediately, Yi Yun felt like his heart was being grabbed by a hand that squeezed it ruthlessly!

"Xie'er!"

Yi Yun's fists clenched so hard that his fingernails lodged deep into his flesh. The scene of him conversing with Ling Xie'er seemed to suffuse before his eyes.

"Do you have a name? Then I'll give you a name…why don't you go by Ling Xie'er in the future?"

Human warriors would casually kill for their own interests. They would scheme in mystic realms and murder others to seize their belongings. In order to achieve their goals, they would slaughter countless beings. As for Ling Xie'er, he had barely interacted with her, but she had protected him in such a manner.

The Heretical God Fire Seed ended up possessing the kindest and purest personality in the world.

"Ling Xie'er…" Yi Yun looked up as his face suffused a terrifying killing intent!

"Seven Star Dao Palace! I'll definitely charge your gates one day and wipe you all out!"

Yi Yun looked at the Heretical God Fire Seed. He had only planned on cracking the array appropriately and leaving with Ling Xie'er but now…

"Xie'er, can you hear me? I planned on bringing you along with me after cracking the array but your spiritual body is trapped. I need your power to kill the ones trapping you." As Yi Yun spoke, his figure flashed as he flew towards the samsara wheel.

With the worldly array there, no one could approach the samsara wheel other than Ling Xie'er. But now, Yi Yun's feet burned with roaring flames as the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence in his hand flew into the array.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence and the six-divisioned wheel of samsara collided, sending out powerful shock waves, as though the world was being ruptured. The entire underground world began to tremble.

Yi Yun stood in this shock wave, entering the core of the impact. After entering the massive array, he stretched out to hold up a gray flame.

This was the God Fire that was born from the Sinkhole. Years ago, the divine alchemist had merged his Empyrean Cleansing Flame with the Heretical God Fire Seed until eventually, the Empyrean Cleansing Flame was devoured by the Heretical God Fire Seed, turning the Heretical God Fire Seed into the strongest flame in the world.

Such a powerful flame was not something even a Supremacy could do anything about. Even a Divine Lord would have to be extremely careful and would show no confidence in refining it, much less one at Yi Yun's mere Dao Manifestation realm.

But now, Yi Yun held it in his palm.

It was surprising that a flame that could emblaze the Universe did not cause any harm to Yi Yun's hands.

More surprisingly, the Heretical God Fire Seed turned quiet in Yi Yun's palms. It was like a pixie jumping in the night, sending a sense of warmth into Yi Yun's body.

"The divine alchemist used this worldly array to refine the Elixir of Resurrection. Today, I'll use my body as a cauldron to be the vessel of the Heretical God Fire Seed!"

Sou!

As though it had intelligence, the Heretical God Fire Seed entered Yi Yun's body.

At the same time, the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence and the samsara wheel fused completely. The blood-red samsara wheel spun at Yi Yun's feet as his aura constantly increased. In the deep depths of his eyes that resembled the night, two flames ignited.

The flames were not red in color but gray. They constantly jumped, giving Yi Yun the appearance of a demon god that walked out of hell.

Power, I need power!

Yi Yun was acutely aware that he could not defeat the deputy palatial lords of the Seven Star Dao Palace. He needed his strength to grow to the limit.

The Heretical God Fire Seed flew into Yi Yun's dantian, fusing with the Azure Wood Divine Tree. At that moment, the tree seemed to give birth to a sun in his body. All its branches turned fiery red. It began to grow swiftly, its trunk rapidly thickening. New branches grew as new leaves sprouted along the branches and constantly extended forward!

These leaves were in various shapes and sizes. No two leaves were the same. They were like tiny cauldrons, flying swords, or eight trigrams…Each leaf vein was engraved with the truth behind the Great Dao.

In that moment, Yi Yun deeply felt that the Heretical God Fire Seed had completely fused with him. It had infused all its power into his dantian!

This was the worldly power from the Sun Burial Sandsea that had been gathered for hundreds of millions of years.

With so much concentrated power, Yi Yun directly broke through to the late stages of the Dao Manifestation realm!

However, this was far from the limit of this immense power!

True Martial World - Chapter 1115: Cracking the Array

Ling Xie'er had finally gained sentience after hundreds of millions of years. Now she was about to be killed, and have her true body refined by the enemy.

Ling Xie'er kept struggling as her face revealed a look of pure terror.

If her true Heretical God Fire Seed body were here, she would have no need to fear these people. However, just her sentient projection alone had no combat strength!

"Stop wasting your strength. Do you think a mere sentient projection can resist me? Even a Divine Lord's separated soul upon death could not resist my Soul Locking Whip, much less you!" Liu Ruyi said as she injected a blast of Yuan Qi into the whip.

As a result, the Soul Locking Whip emitted an extremely cold and sinister aura. Ghastly wails could be heard as Ling Xie'er's body tightened.

"Ah!" Ling Xie'er immediately exclaimed in shock.

"Deputy Palatial Lord Liu, how long must the Yang spirit's sentient projection be whipped before it’s destroyed?" Master Tianxiao mustered his courage to ask. He had had enough and only wished to leave as soon as possible.

Liu Ruyi's eyes flashed a look of satisfaction. "This Soul Locking Whip of mine is an ancient treasure I obtained from a ruin. It is specifically used to vanquish souls. Were it a human's soul, it would be very easy to wipe it out. This Yang spirit took form from a heavenly treasure and created a sentient projection over hundreds of millions of years. But even so, she will not be able to last too much longer. At most, it will take a few days. Both of you should take turns with me using the whip so that we can constantly lash at her. We must not stop for even a moment."

The two childlike deputy palatial lords immediately nodded. They bared sinister smiles when they looked at Ling Xie'er.

"After refining this Yang spirit, we will search for Yi Yun and then use him as one of the companion herbs." one of the children said sinisterly.

Master Tianxiao glanced at Ling Xie'er as well. He yearned for the girl to perish at that very moment. Then, his suffering would be considerably lessened.

But now that they had the Yang spirit in hand, Yi Yun would definitely not be able to escape the Seven Star Dao Palace's three deputy palatial lords. Master Tianxiao was finally at ease.

"Ah! It's so painful! Ah!"

Ling Xie'er's petite body flailed as she let out shrill screams. However, Liu Ruyi and company were unshaken by the torment the girl was suffering. Instead, they responded by sending more Yuan Qi into the Soul Locking Whip.

"Am I going to die…?"

Ling Xie'er felt complete despair. She wanted to beseech Yi Yun to help her, but she also knew that he was no match for the trio in front of her.

If she were to call out to Yi Yun, it would only serve to harm him.

The pain reached deep into her bone marrow. The torture her soul endured was unbearable. She wished she could immediately faint but knew that it would only result in her being obliterated faster.

Why am I so useless…I wanted to subdue the trio but end up falling for their scheme…

"Oh? This girl sure is tenacious. It has been six hours. Not only has she not been tortured to death, her soul hasn't even weakened much. Senior Brothers Demonfiend, Demonblood, it's your turn!"

Liu Ruyi wiped the sweat from her forehead and handed over control of the Soul Locking Whip to the two childlike elders.

"Hehe, I have been longing to try my hand at this."

Demonblood licked his lips and took over the Soul Locking Whip. "It appears this lass can last another eight or nine days. Fine, don't die too quickly, or it will only be boring for me."

As Demonblood spoke, he began powering the whip. His voice left Master Tianxiao's heart shuddering when he heard it. That old man was truly perverse.

…

Days quickly passed but Yi Yun was unaware of what Ling Xie'er was experiencing. He was immersed in his rumination and was no longer aware of how much time had passed.

Unknowingly, he was surrounded by scrolls. And around him floated countless runes and text that were detailed on the scrolls. They were shimmering like fireflies as they danced around him in the air.

Yi Yun seemed to have fused with these texts, existing in the same region of space.

As he held the scrolls, he felt as though he had seen every step the divine alchemist had taken back when he was setting up the massive array. Then, he saw the world change with time. As hundreds of millions of years passed, the massive array began to fuse with the worldly formation. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The greenery that originally existed was wiped out by the pure Yang Yuan Qi, and the entire continent was baked into a desert. And the cause of all of this lied in the array.

Yi Yun seemed to experience countless years with the piece of land. When he jolted awake, he finally understood everything.

"So that's how it happened…The divine alchemist had not only reached the peak of alchemy, he also gained insights into the Dao of Life and Death. As such, he used his alchemy as a foundation and the Life and Death array as a supplement, hoping to rewind the samsara of Life and Death, thus saving his daughter that had passed away years ago. However, he still failed in the end."

"The core of the massive array is the six great divisions in the wheel of samsara!"

Yi Yun had watched the six-divisioned wheel of samsara for quite a while. The Dao of Life and Death was also the Dao of Birth and Destruction!

Yi Yun cultivated in Primordial Chaos and Major Destruction. The former gave birth to everything in the Universe, while the latter led to the death of everything in the Universe.

The Dao of Life and Death was, after all, also a part of the Great Dao of Supremacy, Chaos and Destruction!

"I can substitute the Dao of Life and Death with my Chaos and Destruction. As for the pure Yang formations of the world, I have a nine-leaf pure Yang Dao fruit. And for the final alchemical methods, I can attempt to crack them with my Desolate Heaven technique!"

"After all, it is a massive array that has existed for hundreds of millions of years. With the four nine-leaf Dao fruits in my dantian, I refuse to believe I can't crack this array!"

Yi Yun went to the front of the massive array's core. His eyes were sparkling like stars.

Only Yi Yun was simultaneously proficient in the three laws—Life and Death, alchemy, and pure Yang.

Although Yi Yun's cultivation level wasn't high, he was still the best candidate to crack the array!

"I wonder if it's possible…"

Yi Yun raised his hands and a black vortex gathered in between them, forming into a huge black wheel.

The wheel that had demonic and divine phantoms in it was none other than Yi Yun's 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence.

The 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence that represented destruction wasn't enough. With a thought, Yi Yun produced a wisp of nebulous Primordial Chaos out from the World Tree in his body, fusing it into the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence's core!

Just a wisp of the nebulous Primordial Chaos was as heavy as a mountain. It could crush lands and separate seas.

However, when this wisp of nebulous Primordial Chaos completely fused with the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence, the Great Dao of Birth and Destruction was complete.

Yi Yun concentrated as he watched the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence merge with the divine alchemist's six-divisioned wheel of samsara.

Before all else, the Dao of samsara was one of the Great Dao. If he did not possess higher Chaos and Destruction laws, it would have been extremely difficult to resolve it.

The wheel of samsara slowly merged with the Birth and Destruction wheel. At that moment, Yi Yun happened to see the gray flame still trapped within the wheel of samsara.

That was Ling Xie'er's fire source.

Over the past month, Yi Yun had been engrossed in pondering over the divine alchemist's notes. He had not noticed Ling Xie'er around him, so where could she have gone?

Yi Yun saw that the gray flame was flickering unstably on the wheel of samsara as though it was going to collapse at any time. This left Yi Yun confounded.

What's wrong!?

Yi Yun could no longer be concerned with the fusion of the wheel of samsara and the wheel of Birth and Destruction. He sent his perception into the Heretical God Fire Seed and asked, "Xie'er, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Yun was already 60-70% confident that he could crack the array and free Ling Xie'er. But now, he realized that Ling Xie'er could be in trouble!

After Yi Yun asked the question, he did not receive any response immediately. Only after nearly a minute did he hear a weak and staccato voice.

"Brother Yi Yun, I might not be able to take it any further…"

Yi Yun's eyes flashed! It was Ling Xie'er!

True Martial World - Chapter 1114: Entrapping Array

"Be careful!"

The journey through the underground left Liu Ruyi and company feeling high-strung. The monsters there were so powerful that any single one could wipe out a large sect. The girl in front of them was obviously abnormal. It was even possible that she was not human.

"Retreat! Attack when possible!"

Liu Ruyi and the two children were immediately on high alert. Meanwhile, Master Tianxiao was looking at his compass in a daze. Perhaps due to the appearance of the girl, the compass began reacting strangely.

Could it be…

Master Tianxiao looked at Ling Xie'er once again. He was proficient in anthroposcopy, so he could sense the aura of the God Fire's within her.

This left him overjoyed.

"Deputy Palatial Lord Liu, capture her!"

Master Tianxiao suddenly exclaimed.

He discovered something extremely special. Ordinary people had worldly luck, be it good or bad, flowing within their bodies. However, the girl was a blank slate. Although she looked like a living person, she possessed a qualitative difference from ordinary people.

Therefore, Master Tianxiao was certain that the girl was not human, but a spiritual body that had taken form.

For a spiritual body to take human form in such a land, combined with the fire aura that exuded from her body, she was very likely the Yang spirit taken form.

"She's the Yang spirit! There was really no effort wasted searching for it!" Master Tianxiao said agitatedly.

"It's her?"

Liu Ruyi and company were somewhat surprised. But immediately, the two childlike deputy palatial lords reached out their hands to grab Ling Xie'er.

"Regardless, capture her first!"

"Capture her and refine her away. When we return to the palace, we will earn great merit!"

Ling Xie'er turned lightly pale when she saw two large palms materialize and reach for her. Instantly, she transformed into a fire wisp and rapidly flew downwards.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ruyi's eyes lit up.

"She's truly the Yang spirit! Chase after her!"

Alongside the crashing waterfall, a fire wisp raced down.

Liu Ruyi and company followed closely behind. From the moment they came to the underground world of the Sun Burial Sandsea, they encountered only terrible things. But now, they finally had a reward in sight.

As for Ling Xie'er, she could sense the quartet's pursuit. She cast her gaze forward.

At that time, although Ling Xie'er was a spiritual body, she was confident that she could trap the group if she were careful, since she had fused with the massive array.

Sou!

Ling Xie'er flew into a cave.

"There's a cave here." Liu Ruyi and company instantly reached the cave's entrance.

"This Yang spirit is deliberately leading us in." Master Tianxiao hesitated for a moment before speaking.

He was already scared out of his wits from the strangeness and peril the underground world posed. Even if the Yang spirit was in the cave, he was considerably apprehensive.

"So what if it's deliberate? This place is already run down. Her past master is no longer around. We just need to be careful when entering," said one of the childlike deputy palatial lords.

"Master Tianxiao, divine the path and lead the way," said Liu Ruyi. "Don't you try any tricks. If we obtain the Yang spirit, we will naturally bring you out with us and reattach your arm and legs. In the future, your Heaven Secrets Chapter will be able to rely on our Seven Star Dao Palace."

The color in Master Tianxiao's face drained as he cursed inwardly. The people from the Seven Star Dao Palace were ruthless in their dealings. They actually intended for him to lead the way despite him losing all his strength.

However, Master Tianxiao did not dare refuse. The Yang spirit had been found and he was not of much use. The three deputy palatial lords of Seven Star Dao Palace could abandon him at any time.

Master Tianxiao divined the path with his compass, leading the way to the stone temple.

"There doesn't seem to be any danger," said Master Tianxiao.

Master Tianxiao was calculating the luck that determined survival. If the place was extremely dangerous, his luck would be extremely low, which likely meant death.

Boom!

After they entered, they heard a loud boom behind them.

Liu Ruyi and company turned around immediately and saw a massive metal door close.

"This!"

The runes on the metal door flickered as Liu Ruyi raised her sword to stab at it but was rebounded by a beam of light.

And there was a dead end in front of them.

"We have been trapped," said one of the childlike deputy palatial lords in frustration.

Liu Ruyi stared at the door for a moment before turning to look at the cave.

"No need to fret. The Yang spirit has disappeared so there's probably some trick to this cave. If we search around we will definitely find a way out," said Liu Ruyi.

There were no humanoid monsters here, nor were there ancient creatures. Being trapped was not a setback in terms of danger.

Furthermore, with the Yang spirit at hand, their mission would soon be completed.

"Master Tianxiao, hurry up and divine a path," ordered Liu Ruyi.

"The array in this cave should be able to trap them. Unfortunately, I'm unable to control the evil creatures outside the array. If only I could lead them into the cave…"

Ling Xie'er muttered to herself and returned to the lake to watch Yi Yun studying the scroll.

Yi Yun was sitting there in a highly concentrated state. There were runes flicking around him constantly as he used his fingers to draw in mid-air.

Yi Yun originally thought of studying the array, but as he gained more understanding of the scroll, he began engaging in the array techniques and alchemical skills recorded in it.

The divine alchemist had reached the peak of alchemy. So his scroll was a rare treasure for Yi Yun.

Time passed without him knowing it.

Day after day, and soon almost a month had passed.

One day, Ling Xie'er sat by the fiery river's bank. Her fair feet were dabbing in the river, sending red molten liquid splashing out. It formed a stark contrast to her porcelain-like feet.

"This youth sure is persistent!"

Ling Xie'er cocked her head and looked at Yi Yun. He had been sitting there without moving for a month. She did not know if he had figured out anything from his studies. He had already finished reading the black scroll left behind by the divine alchemist, but at the divine alchemist's level, how could a junior understand a notebook he left behind?

As Ling Xie'er was pondering over the matter, she suddenly heard a crisp sound, as though a barrier screen had shattered. Spatial transmission waves immediately rippled over.

"Oh? They have broken out of the cave's restraints?" Ling Xie'er's eyes flashed. She was rather shocked; however, she immediately understood that the cave had existed for hundreds of millions of years. Even if the array was extremely secure in the past, it was almost defunct after all these years. Of course it would be unable to trap Liu Ruyi and company completely.

Ling Xie'er glanced at the motionless Yi Yun before disappearing into the lake and appearing in front of the stone temple.

At that moment, Liu Ruyi and company had been transported out and had arrived in front of the stone temple.

It could be said that they looked extremely pathetic. Much of their energy had drained after being trapped in the cave for a long period of time.

They immediately saw the girl standing in front of the massive stone temple.

"Yang spirit!"

The childlike deputy palatial lord's eyes flashed after seeing the Yang spirit once again after a month.

Seeing the four appear, Ling Xie'er turned and ran into the temple.

"Again?"

Liu Ruyi's eyes were filled with greed, anger, and viciousness.

They quickly entered the stone temple, where they saw Ling Xie'er standing by a statue.

"Yang spirit!" Liu Ruyi's eyes gleamed as she extended her hand to grab at the girl.

Suddenly, Ling Xie'er leapt backward and emitted a blinding, fiery light. The stone temple's ground immediately lit up with numerous esoteric runic patterns.

These runic patterns were carved by the divine alchemist. There were also some that had naturally formed after the massive array had fused with the world it was in.

As the massive array's core, Ling Xie'er was one with the array. Although she posed no physical threat, she was able to control the array.

Seeing the fire-red runic patterns at her feet, Liu Ruyi immediately withdrew her attack and retreated.

However, all the runic patterns had lit up simultaneously. In response, the entire temple was inundated by an inferno.

The temple instantly turned into a massive cauldron, trapping Liu Ruyi and company in its flames.

Boom! Boom!

The two childlike deputy palatial lord combined their forces but failed to break through the barrier, preventing them from escaping the inferno.

"Ah! Ah!" Master Tianxiao constantly wailed. He suffered the most from the inferno. His weak protective Yuan Qi could not shield him. Even his hair had been burnt off, much less his beard. If this continued, he felt like he would be cooked to a crisp.

As for Liu Ruyi and the other two, they were able to withstand the flames. For them, it was only maddening that they could see the Yang spirit, but were trapped and could do nothing to obtain it.

"Yes, this is good. When Yi Yun realizes that he can't crack the array, he will leave," said a satisfied Ling Xie'er as she gave a delighted clap.

Since she was a part of the massive array, she didn’t suffer any damage from it. She was free to come and go.

However, at that moment, Liu Ruyi's eyes suddenly glinted with a sinister beam of light. She wiped across her interspatial ring and immediately produced a whip. It struck at Ling Xie'er with flashing runes.

Ling Xie'er's expression changed drastically as she attempted to transform into a fire wisp to escape the area. But the whip quickly vanished and, in the blink of an eye, appeared by her side, fastening her tightly.

"Indeed! You are just a sentient projection. All you have is your sentience and not your core. This whip of mine happens to lock onto sentient projections and spiritual bodies," said Liu Ruyi coldly.

Despite appearing pathetic after being trapped for a month, they had been constantly searching for Ling Xie'er's weakness.

Ling Xie'er was an innocent girl after all. Although she controlled everything in the vicinity, she was incomparable to Liu Ruyi and company in terms of craftiness.

Ling Xie'er struggled but, without her true body around, she was no match for Liu Ruyi.

"This Soul Locking Whip of mine is specially made to torture souls. It beats out the soul from a person's body and slowly obliterates it. You are but a mere Yang spirit, yet you did not try to escape and instead trapped us. As long as I annihilate your spiritual body, you will lose your consciousness, naturally rendering this entrapping array useless."

"If your spiritual body is here, your true body must be here too." When we obtain your true body and refine it, you will become the property of the Seven Star Dao Palace." As Liu Ruyi spoke, she curled the corners of her lips, revealing a diabolical smile.

When Ling Xie'er heard that, her face turned pale. This woman wanted to obliterate her consciousness! To the group, it was already sufficient to capture her fire source.