Third sword attack.
Fourth sword attack.
Fifth sword.
David slashed at the formation with his sword, each slash stronger than the previous, leaving deep marks on the formation.
The cultivators of the Hall of Light did their best to defend the grand formation, but David’s sword was too fast and too powerful, and their spiritual energy was being drained at an obvious rate.
“This can’t go on!” The deputy hall master rushed to Holy Light Heavenly Venerate’s side, his face ashen. “That grand formation won’t last much longer! We have to take the initiative!”
Holy Light Heavenly Venerate gritted his teeth, a glimmer of madness flashing in his golden eyes.
“Convey this order: activate the grand formation! All disciples, follow me into battle!”
“Yes!”
The golden light curtain slowly opened a little.
Thousands of Bright Temple cultivators rushed out of the mountain gate, golden holy light flashing on their bodies, dyeing the entire sky golden.
They formed a battle formation and charged towards the three hundred Qingyun Cave disciples.
Master Yuxu stood at the front of the Qingyun Cave procession, his old face expressionless as he watched the cultivators approaching from the Hall of Light.
“Form the formation.” The sound was not loud, but it was clearly heard by every Qingyun Cave Heaven disciple.
Three hundred disciples from Qingyun Cave Heaven immediately acted simultaneously.
They quickly arranged themselves into a large Bagua formation with Jade Void True Man as the center.
In each of the eight directions of the Bagua Formation, there was an elder at the Golden Immortal level, and three hundred disciples were scattered at various points of the Bagua Formation, each injecting their spiritual power into the formation.
The Bagua Formation rotated slowly, and blue spiritual light radiated from within the formation, condensing into a giant Bagua phantom in the sky above the formation.
Within the illusory image, eight trigrams—Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui—light up simultaneously, each containing the power of Daoist principles.
This was the sect’s strongest formation in Qingyun Grotto Heaven—the “Eight Trigrams Celestial Evolution Formation”.
It is said that this formation was left behind by the ancestors of the Daoist sect. This formation is extremely powerful and can trap enemies whose cultivation level is one major realm higher than the person who created it.
Qingyun Cave had not used this formation for tens of thousands of years because it had never encountered an enemy worthy of using it.
Today is the first time.
The cultivators from the Bright Hall rushed into the range of the Eight Trigrams Celestial Evolution Formation.
In an instant, the world changed color.
Within the illusory image of the Eight Trigrams, eight laws of Daoism appeared simultaneously, with blue spiritual light suppressing the golden holy light layer by layer.
The Qian Hexagram, which represented heaven, released a powerful roar that crushed the Bright Hall cultivators at the forefront into charred rubble.
The Kun hexagram represents the earth. Suddenly, the ground cracked and split, swallowing tens of Bright Hall cultivators into the ground.
The Zhen trigram represents thunder. Purple lightning struck down from the sky, each strike taking the life of a cultivator from the Hall of Light.
The Xun trigram represented wind, and the blue storm hit the Bright Hall cultivators so hard that they swayed from side to side and were unable to stand straight.
The Kan trigram represents water. A powerful flood crashed from the void, swallowing the monks of the Temple of Light and drowning their holy light.
The Li Trigram represented fire, and blue Dao flames burst out from the void, burning the cultivators of the Bright Hall to ashes.
The Gen Trigram represented a mountain, and huge mountain peaks descended from the sky, crushing the Bright Hall cultivators into mincemeat.
The Dui trigram represented a swamp, and a swamp appeared beneath the feet of the Temple of Light monks, trapping them and preventing them from escaping.
The simultaneous eruption of the eight laws of Daoism rendered the cultivators of the Bright Hall completely powerless to retaliate.
Holy Light Heavenly Venerate’s face turned pale as he witnessed this scene.
Thousands of his disciples, in the face of the Tianyan Bagua Formation, were like a flock of sheep to be slaughtered, one-sidedly slaughtered by three hundred Qingyun Cave disciples.
If this continued, it wouldn’t be long before all of his disciples were wiped out.
“Everyone retreat! Get out of the formation range!” Holy Light Heavenly Venerate shouted.
The Bright Hall cultivators retreated in despair, but the reach of the Eight Trigrams Celestial Evolution Formation was too wide. No matter how fast they retreated, they couldn’t avoid the formation’s attacks.
In a short span of time, just a split second of an incense stick’s worth of light, the Hall of Light had lost hundreds of disciples.
Holy Light Heavenly Venerate’s eyes turned red.
He raised his golden scepter, and the glowing rock at the top of the scepter radiated dazzling holy light, condensing into an enormous ball of golden light, which he then blasted towards the Eight Trigrams Celestial Evolution Array.
The golden ball of light collided with the Bagua illusory image, producing a deafening roar.
The illusory Bagua image shook violently for a moment, but quickly returned to stability.
Jade Void True Man stood in the formation, looking at Holy Light Heavenly Venerable, his old face expressionless.
“Holy Light Heavenly Venerate.” His voice was calm. “The Eight Trigrams Celestial Evolution Formation is a formation left by the ancestors of the Daoist sect. With your cultivation at the fifth rank of the Golden Immortal Realm, you cannot break it.”
FAQ Novel
Q: What weapon does David wield in this confrontation?
A: David draws the Dragon Slayer Sword, emanating chaotic purple flames.
Q: How does the ‘Holy Light Canopy’ protective array fare against David’s attack?
A: The powerful array, meant to withstand Golden Immortal attacks, shows cracks after David’s strike.
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