The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

Liu Chengfeng then took out the array plate from his waist, injected Dao power into it with his fingertips, and the two characters "Zhu Tian" on the array plate lit up, faintly echoing the array patterns on the stone gate.

At this moment, the Seven Lives Taoist lightly twirled his fingertips, and the pointer on the bronze compass lit up again, its resonance with the light patterns on the stone gate becoming increasingly clear.

He turned to look at the cultivators present, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable appeal.

"Fellow Daoists, the Dao-Demon Twin Formation needs to be broken with the 'Yin-Yang Harmony' technique. Although we can locate the core of the formation, we lack sufficient Dao power to activate the method to break it."

"This formation requires a large number of cultivators to exert their powers together, using their magic to neutralize the demonic energy within the formation with the power of the bright moon, in order to completely dismantle the restriction."

These words immediately caused a stir among the cultivators.

Some people looked hesitant.

"But if the transmission of Dao power is met with a backlash from the restrictions, wouldn't that be courting death?"

The white-haired old cultivator from the Flowing Cloud Sect stepped forward first and bowed to the Seven Lives Daoist.

"Senior Seven Lives is a top-tier array master, and I trust him! The Flowing Cloud Sect is willing to send ten people to fully cooperate!"

With the major sects taking the lead, the other cultivators no longer hesitated.

Although the Green Wood Sect lost three members, the remaining disciples still gritted their teeth and joined.

Meanwhile, many core cultivators from the Dao Alliance and the Heavenly Sword Sect stepped forward, and in a short while, more than a hundred people gathered and stood in a circle around the stone gate.

Ye Yang stood on the west side with Xue Yan, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and whispered to Xue Yan.

"When you are transferring your magic power, stay focused and withdraw your power immediately if anything seems amiss."

After hearing Chen Hao's instructions, Xue Yan immediately nodded and said.

"Rest assured, Dao Ancestor, I understand!"

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the Seven Lives Daoist and the others nodded to Su Mo and Liu Chengfeng.

Su Mo carried the peach wood array ruler and drew pale golden array patterns under everyone's feet. The array patterns were connected end to end, forming a huge "spirit gathering array".

Liu Chengfeng then tossed the Xuanzhen Pearl into the air. The pearl scattered and transformed into more than a hundred streams of light, landing in the palms of each cultivator.

This is a "force guide bead," which can stabilize the transmission of Dao force and prevent mutual collisions.

"Everyone, use the guiding beads as a guide to inject your Dao power into the Spirit Gathering Array, and obey my commands!"

The Seven Lives Taoist's voice was loud and clear, and the bronze compass floated in the center of the spirit-gathering array.

"When circulating your cultivation technique, the power should not be too forceful; it should be injected smoothly like flowing water!"

After hearing this, the cultivators all did as instructed.

Immediately afterwards, various kinds of Dao power overflowed from the guiding beads in his palm and flowed into the array patterns under his feet.

In an instant!
Countless spirit-gathering arrays lit up instantly, converging scattered Dao power into a thick pillar of light that surged toward the bronze compass.

Ye Yang then activated the "Mysterious Origin Return to One Technique".

As countless cyan-gold Dao forces were injected into the formation, the compass suddenly emitted a soft hum, and a layer of cyan-gold light appeared on the pointer.

Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Seven Lives Daoist, who turned to look at Ye Yang.

"Ye Daozu's Dao power actually contains the rhyme of 'Dao and Demon coexistence,' which is quite compatible with this formation."

soon.

With the concerted efforts of the three array masters.

The transmission of Dao power lasted for two hours, and the pillar of light in the Spirit Gathering Array became more and more solid, but the light patterns on the stone door remained stubborn.

The grayish-white aura only slightly diminished.

Seven Lives Taoist looked up at the sky and addressed the crowd.

"Today, the yang energy is too strong, and the demonic energy of the restriction is too powerful. We need to wait for the bright moon to rise and use the power of the yin to neutralize the demonic energy before breaking the formation."

The group had no choice but to pause and rest their breaths by the stone gate.

Ye Yang walked to the Seven Lives Daoist's side and looked at the array patterns on the compass to deduce the formation.

"Fellow Daoist, the key to this formation is hidden in the left eye of the tomb-guarding beast. Should we destroy the key to break the formation first?"

The Seven Lives Taoist nodded.

“Exactly. When the moon rises, I will use a compass to guide the pillar of light directly to the center of the formation. At that time, Dao Ancestor Ye will need to use his Dao power to stabilize the pillar of light and prevent it from being devoured by demonic energy.”

The period was not peaceful.

At midnight, several blood-red figures quietly approached; they were remnants of the demon race.

These people wanted to launch a sneak attack while everyone was recuperating.

Bloodflame was the first to notice and charged forward with the Blood Demon Sword in hand.

"You fiends, how dare you cause trouble here!"

Ye Yang unleashed a beam of cyan-gold sword light from his fingertip, instantly shattering the demonic energy protecting the leading demonic cultivator. The other cultivators also joined the attack, quickly wiping out the remaining demons.

"The Demon Realm is indeed not peaceful."

Liu Chengfeng put away the Xuanzhen Pearl.

"After breaking through the formation and entering the tomb, everyone must be even more careful."

Finally, a layer of silvery light appeared on the horizon, and a bright moon slowly rose into the sky.

The moonlight shone on the stone gate, and the originally fierce gray-white aura faded away as if ink had been mixed with water, and the light patterns became dim and without luster.

The Seven Lives Taoist suddenly stood up, and the bronze compass floated in front of the stone gate.

"The bright moon has arrived! Everyone, channel your full power into your Dao!"

The cultivators activated their techniques once more, causing the pillar of light in the Spirit Gathering Array to surge several times over. Under the control of the Seven Lives Daoist, it resembled a golden dragon, rushing towards the array's core in the left eye of the Tomb Guardian Beast.

"boom!"

The moment the beam of light collided with the light pattern, the stone gate shook violently, the dim red light in the eyes of the tomb guardian beast was extinguished instantly, and the grayish-white aura dissipated completely.

"Give it your all! The key to the formation has been breached!"

Su Mo held the peach wood array ruler and pointed it at the array eye. A star pattern flew out from the ruler and embedded itself in the pillar of light.

Liu Chengfeng also threw out all the Xuanzhen Beads, which formed a small array of breaking formations around the array eye.

"break!"

"Crack!"

Soon, several crisp sounds rang out.

The light patterns on the stone gate shattered completely, and a crack appeared in the relief of the tomb guardian beast from its left eye.

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Seven Lives Taoist.

"The formation has been broken! Everyone retreat, beware of the lingering force behind the door!"

Everyone quickly retreated, and saw the dark stone door slowly open inward, with an aura mixed with Daoist charm and demonic energy surging out from behind the door.

The interior was not dark, but rather glowed with a faint bluish-black light, through which a long passageway could be vaguely seen.

The passageway was covered with ancient runes, and faint traces of the legacy still lingered between the runes.

"Finally...it's open!"

Some cultivators clenched their fists excitedly, their eyes filled with anticipation.

The Seven Lives Taoist put away the compass and addressed the crowd.

"The situation inside the tomb is unclear, with a mixture of Taoist and demonic auras. You should all travel in groups and not act alone."

Ye Yang glanced at Xue Yan beside him, then looked at Seven Lives Daoist. "Senior, I and the Flying Heaven Sect disciples will go ahead to scout the way. Will you all follow later?"

The Seven Lives Taoist nodded.

“Very good. Dao Ancestor Ye is very powerful. With you paving the way, we can feel more at ease.”

Ye Yang, carrying the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword, was the first to step through the stone gate.

In the dim, bluish-black light, the runes on both sides of the passageway seemed to come alive, slowly flowing around him.

He could clearly sense that these runes contained the inheritance of the ancient Taoist and demonic dual cultivation, and each one was like a miniature array, waiting for future generations to comprehend it.

Bloodflame followed closely behind, warily surveying its surroundings.

“Dao Ancestor, this passageway is very strange. The runes seem to be watching us.”

The other cultivators followed suit, with the Seven Lives Daoist leading the way. Looking at the runes lining the passageway, his eyes were filled with astonishment.

"These runes are actually the handwriting of the 'Yin Yang Array Master'. To be able to see them today makes this trip worthwhile."

The faint sound of water and a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy could be heard at the end of the passageway.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, knowing that there must be even greater opportunities ahead, but also unknown dangers.

Ye Yang slowed his pace, his cyan-gold Dao power flowing around his body, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

"The atmosphere ahead is complex, everyone be careful."

A faint bluish-black light swirled within the passageway.

The three array masters from the Heavenly Sect had already been captivated by the ancient runes on both sides.

Su Mo carried the peach wood array ruler and moved slowly along the runes. The tip of the ruler would occasionally touch the stone wall, and with each touch, the star patterns on the ruler would light up, replicating the veins of the runes.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the lingering aura of the formation in the air, a smile involuntarily playing on his lips.

"Senior brother, great news!"

"This rune can actually use 'Dao patterns as the bone and demonic patterns as the veins' to twist two opposing forces into one, which perfectly makes up for the deficiency of 'Yin-Yang transformation' in our sect's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Chengfeng was overjoyed and took out a Xuanzhen Bead, then scattered the bead around the runes.

The bead floated in mid-air, emitting a faint buzzing sound, and then recorded every engraving mark and every wisp of energy of the runes.

He brought his hand close to a string of black, glowing runes, his fingers tracing the lines in the air, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"I only knew that the demonic formations were unpredictable and ruthless before, but today I have seen the wonder of their combination with the Taoist formations. If I can comprehend them thoroughly, I can use this 'Soul Devouring Pattern' wrapped with three layers of 'Spirit Gathering Dao Patterns' to retain the power of the demonic pattern while avoiding its backlash. It has truly broadened my horizons!"

The Seven Lives Taoist carried the bronze compass at the back, its needle constantly revolving around a complex "twin talisman".

He would occasionally raise his hand to adjust the compass markings, muttering calculations under his breath.

"The Yin-Yang Array Master was able to achieve the Dao through the dual cultivation of Dao and Demon, which relied on this principle of 'mutual integration rather than confrontation'."

"When I broke the Dao-Demon Twin Array before, I only thought about separating the power of the Dao and the Demon, and I went astray..."

Before he finished speaking, the compass suddenly emitted a clear chime, the pointer and runes resonated, and a pale golden array intent surged into his body.

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Seven Lives Daoist, clearly indicating that he had made a breakthrough in his deductions.

Meanwhile, the other cultivators could no longer contain their desire for the treasure.

On the stone platform to the right of the passageway, several "Netherworld Spirit Ginseng" with a faint blue luster are emitting a rich spiritual energy, and their tendrils are entwined with a faint demonic mist.

This is a rare treasure that can nourish both the Dao foundation and the demonic veins at the same time; ordinary cultivators would be unable to look away from it.

A disciple of the Zixia Sect rushed forward and reached out to pluck the fruit, but was stopped by a cultivator from the Qingmu Sect.

"This spirit ginseng grows in the direction where my sect's disciples perished, and rightfully belongs to us!"

"Why should it be? Whoever gets it first gets it!"

While the two were arguing, other cultivators took the opportunity to reach for a "fragment of demonic iron" on the stone platform. The fragment was hot as soon as it was touched, but he held it tightly in his palm, his face full of greed.

Ye Yang's gaze fell on a stone wall deep in the passageway.

Embedded there was a fist-sized "Mysterious Origin Crystal," inside which the cyan-gold Daoist aura and dark purple demonic aura intertwined and flowed, faintly resonating with his perfected "Transformation Vein Mysterious Origin Daoist Canon."

Next to it was a palm-sized "magic jade talisman", the patterns on which were somewhat similar to the runes on the dragon blood bronze.

He raised his hand and a surge of cyan-gold Dao power flowed out, gently enveloping the crystal and jade talisman, and storing them in his storage ring with unhurried movements.

Blood Flame stood guard beside him, and seeing that he had accepted the treasure, a look of utter entitlement appeared in his eyes.

In his eyes, what the Dao Ancestor valued was rightfully his.

Meanwhile, cultivators from other sects nearby noticed that this Dao Ancestor Ye seemed to have obtained some extraordinary treasure.

They all turned their attention to it, wanting to snatch it, but dared not make a move.

Just as everyone was either comprehending the formation or seizing treasures and gaining something, the passageway suddenly began to shake violently!
The rubble fell from the top with a rustling sound, the runes on both sides suddenly lit up with a blinding light, and the originally calm airflow became violent, mixed with terrifying demonic energy and lightning.

"what happened?!"

Someone cried out and grabbed the stone wall, nearly dropping the ginseng they had just obtained.

The Seven Lives Taoist suddenly looked up, the pointer of the bronze compass spinning wildly, pointing towards the thick fog at the end of the passageway.

"Oh no! Has the restriction deep within the tomb been triggered?"

Before the words were finished, a deafening roar came from afar, and the thick fog seemed to be parted by an invisible hand.

Immediately afterwards, a towering black shadow slowly rose up.

The figure was surrounded by black lightning, each bolt of lightning accompanied by a sharp sound that tore through the air. Demonic energy surged from his body like a tide, turning the entire passageway dark purple.

He wore a tattered demon crown, his face blurred, but one could feel the killing intent surging in his invisible eyes. It was the phantom of the Thunder Tribulation Demon Ancestor that they had seen before!

"You juniors, how dare you trespass into my tomb and steal my inheritance! You're courting death!"

The phantom spoke, its voice booming like thunder, making everyone's eardrums ache.

He slowly raised his right hand, and black lightning gathered in his palm, forming a huge demonic hand that slammed down on everyone with earth-shattering power!

"Quickly form ranks and resist!"

The Seven Lives Taoist reacted the fastest, raising his hand to toss the bronze compass into the air. The compass unfolded, transforming into a pale golden defensive array pattern.

Su Mo and Liu Chengfeng followed closely behind, their peach wood array ruler and mystic array bead lighting up simultaneously, star patterns and rune arrays intertwining, adding two more layers of barrier outside the defensive array.

But before the demonic hand could land, the array patterns began to tremble violently.

Just as the giant hand struck down...

A cold glint flashed in Ye Yang's eyes. He raised his hand and grasped the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword, pouring all his azure-gold Dao power into the sword. The dragon patterns on the sword surged.

Immediately afterwards, a snow-white sword light hundreds of feet long shot into the sky and crashed head-on into the demonic palm.

"boom!"

For a moment.

Countless cyan-gold and black-purple lights collided, and the enormous impact caused the passageway to shake again. Ye Yang was shaken back two steps, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but he still shouted in a deep voice.

"This phantom is formed from the remnant soul of the Demon Ancestor. Although it is not a physical entity, its power can break through defenses!"

"Everyone, don't scatter! Use the Spirit Gathering Array as a base and work together to fight!"

The cultivators then snapped out of their shock and began to channel their Dao power into their magic power, attempting to neutralize the demonic energy of the Thunder Demon Palm.

But the power of the Thunder Tribulation Demon Ancestor's phantom far exceeded everyone's expectations; its demonic palm slowly pressed down...

In an instant, crisis loomed. (End of Chapter)