Immortals of the End Times

Within the Tiannan Secret Realm, Zhao Wuji stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the wind.

Golden light shimmered in his double pupils as he gazed at the array patterns that blotted out the sky above his head.

The layers upon layers of array patterns are not usually visible.

But within his double pupils of vision, it was impossible for it to hide; it moved like a living creature.

Each array pattern gleamed with a dark, ghostly light, weaving together into a dense, intricate net in the void.

"This formation"

Zhao Wuji's eyebrows furrowed. Even with his outstanding skill in array formation, he still couldn't fully decipher the mystery within.

The array patterns sometimes resembled a coiled dragon, and sometimes a galaxy hanging upside down.

In the instant the gaze is locked, the image of countless stars in the sky is created.

The immense and overwhelming pressure caused even his Golden Core realm spiritual pressure to freeze.

Suddenly, a thought struck him: "Something's not right!"

With his divine sense combined with the tree heart, he swept across all directions, and profound insights into array formation techniques flashed through his mind like lightning.

"A vast and all-encompassing net, forming its own little world."

This is clearly one of the most profound levels of array formation techniques.

It can construct a miniature world with profound array patterns, achieving a mysterious effect similar to the "Pot Heaven Technique" that opens up a new world!

"Could it be the person who set up the formation?"

Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately made a hand seal and chanted an incantation.

The spiritual patterns constructed by the array technique burst forth from his fingertips, intertwining with the golden light emitted from his double pupils, transforming into two dazzling pillars of light that blasted towards the great array.

In an instant, the array patterns trembled violently as if struck by lightning.

However, the deeper one went, the more the array patterns seemed to multiply wildly, as if they were living things.

Each broken array pattern splits into countless finer golden threads, weaving a new net of heaven and earth in the void.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhao Wuji's forehead, and the array patterns reflected in his double pupils were like a torrential downpour. Even with his array-setting skills, he was gradually unable to keep up with the speed of the array's evolution.

"Break it for me!"

He let out a low shout, and the array formation runes suddenly transformed into a giant axe that split the heavens and cleaved towards the array's core.

This is a profound "Formation Breaking Technique" in the art of array formation. The spirit patterns are shaped like a heaven-opening axe, and few array formations or restrictions can withstand the power of such spirit patterns to break through the formation.

"Boom!"

Just as the first layer of restrictions was about to be broken, the array patterns of the entire formation suddenly trembled violently, emitting a roar like that of a primordial beast.

Countless array patterns, like venomous snakes turning on their prey, instantly shattered the spirit axe. The recoil force sent Zhao Wuji staggering back three steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"What a magnificent and inescapable formation!"

Zhao Wuji wiped away the blood, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

He suddenly made a hand seal and unleashed the first Heavenly Pot Technique.

A ripple transformed into the entrance to the Pot Heaven space, suddenly appearing.

A fierce and incomparably domineering aura surged forth from the entrance in an instant.

Xiang Yu's true head burst forth from the sky, his black hair dancing wildly like a monstrous dragon!

"King Xiang, help me!"

With a long roar from Zhao Wuji, Xiang Yu's true head flew up and spun above his head, its murderous aura soaring into the sky.

Those two scarlet double pupils suddenly opened, like two blood moons in the sky.

"break!"

His double pupils blazed with blood-red light, and wherever his gaze fell, the void cracked inch by inch like glass, revealing a spiderweb-like spatial fissure.

His gaze pierced through layers of array patterns, revealing countless intricate and profound restrictions in his eyes.

Thousands of golden patterns intertwined like a net covering the sky and the earth.

Each one contains terrifying power capable of suppressing mountains and rivers.

But under the gaze of the double pupils, these array patterns were analyzed layer by layer as if peeling away layers of an onion.

The reversal of the three elements at the core of the formation, the flow of spiritual energy in the seventy-two earthly directions on the periphery, and the nested changes of the nine palaces and eight trigrams.
"I see!"

Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his hands moved in a series of hand seals, appearing and disappearing like phantoms.

With the blessing of the Overlord's fortune, the array formation spirit patterns transformed into a blood-red battle halberd, its body wreathed in dark, malevolent energy, and its tip emitting a blinding blood-red light.

"Open it for me!"

The halberd streaked across the sky like a blood-red meteor, precisely piercing the weakest point of the formation where the three elements converged.

"Click——!!"

Amidst a deafening roar like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart, the first layer of restrictions crumbled.

Countless golden array patterns scattered and flew in all directions like broken chains, turning into specks of golden light and dissipating in the void.

However, before Zhao Wuji could rejoice, a monstrous black wind suddenly erupted from the gap in the broken array!
The gale was as black as ink, and as it howled, it emitted a mournful roar like the wailing of ghosts and gods.

Each strand contains terrifying power that can devour and destroy the soul.

"Hey!"

The protective aura of Zhao Wuji's purple-gold unicorn robe was torn apart instantly like paper, and his body, which was comparable to a level five magic weapon, was scratched with streaks of blood.

Even more terrifying, the pitch-black air currents mixed in with the wind burrowed into the seven orifices like venomous snakes, rushing straight to the Purple Mansion, causing the sea of ​​consciousness to feel as if it were being pierced by a thousand needles, and the soul to be shaken!
"This wind... it can actually corrode the soul and harm the body?! It's somewhat like a soul-devouring gale!"

Zhao Wuji's pupils suddenly contracted, and the golden light in his double pupils surged.

His palms flew like phantoms, forming hand seals, and two completely different winds suddenly rose around him.

"Connect to the Netherworld! Ride the Wind!"

A chilling wind swept across the left, as if a dark cave had been opened, and the power of the soul transformed into countless black winds, devouring and crushing all the soul-corroding black energy.

A powerful spiritual wind surged on the right, like a reversed Milky Way, taming the violent gale into a spiraling energy.

Where the two winds converged, they actually tore a rift open in the dark, all-encompassing wind!
"Whoosh!!"

Zhao Wuji's figure suddenly became ethereal, disappearing into the rift like a god in the wind.

With his clothes fluttering, he had already passed through layers of fierce winds and entered the core of the first formation.

But in the eye of the storm, the void rippled like water.

A crystal-clear pearl floated in the void, its surface shimmering with a chilling, eerie black light that seemed capable of devouring souls. It emitted layers of wind walls, forming an obstruction.
"This bead... is a treasure used to suppress the core of the formation!?"

Zhao Wuji's eyes were strangely bright. In an instant, he transformed into a gust of wind, passing through layers of wind walls. His five fingers, like hooks, seized the shimmering pearl at the center of the formation.

The moment the precious pearl left its position, the raging black winds around them suddenly froze, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating into the void.

"This is."

His double pupils suddenly contracted, and the cold touch from the pearl between his fingers made his blood freeze.

That familiar soul-devouring power was exactly the same as the soul-devouring gale encountered in the Nine Heavens!
Looking up, beyond the broken array patterns, there were even more layers of restrictions stretching out like an insurmountable chasm.

Each array pattern gleamed with a chilling, dark light, weaving together in the void to form a sky-covering net.

Amidst the howling winds, eight more similar formations could be vaguely seen higher up, each more terrifying than the last.

"The Southern Secret Realm"

Zhao Wuji's pupils constricted sharply, and a thunderous roar exploded in his mind, "Could it be a world-shaking array modeled after the Nine Heavens outside?!"

The moment the thought arose, it spread through my mind like wildfire.

If that's true, what kind of extraordinary cultivation must the person who can set up such a formation possess?

But what earth-shattering secrets are hidden deep within this secret realm?
What is the purpose of setting up this secret realm, modeled after the Nine Heavens of the outside world?
"boom!"

Suddenly, a fierce wind and thunder raged high above the Tiannan Secret Realm, causing Zhao Wuji's robes to flutter wildly, and the precious pearl in his hand to emit a dazzling, eerie light.

The gale-force winds swept across his face like knives, and deep within his double pupils were reflected the swirling energy within the pearl, as if it were the very essence of the Soul-Devouring Gale!
"Nine Heavens"

He closed his five fingers, and the precious pearl trembled in his palm.

His divine sense swept over the outermost eight-layered array that had not yet been deciphered. Each array pattern was like a chain, forming a magnificent sky.

The outermost turbid yellow array was exactly the same as what was seen at the Golden Summit of Wudang.

"Crack!"

Xiang Yu's true head suddenly roared in his mind, his domineering aura erupting like a volcano.

Zhao Wuji shuddered and suddenly looked up, using the power of Xiang Yu's true head's eyes that could see through illusions to gaze at the outermost turbid yellow array.

Within the array, half a blurry face appeared, its single eye coldly looking down, originating from the same ferocious single eye outside the Nine Heavens!
"Is someone imitating the practice of raising the Heavenly Dao in captivity?"

He was shocked and quickly formed a hand seal, causing the array's spiritual runes to weave into a net in the void. His double pupils pierced through the array barrier, clearly seeing a feather fan formed from bewitching clouds floating at the second array eye.

The third layer consists of thunderous spears intertwined with lightning, advancing layer by layer until the ninth layer, the core of the formation, is the blazing sun that burns the sky.

"This kind of imitation method"

Zhao Wuji's pupils suddenly contracted.

The entire Tiannan Secret Realm is essentially a miniature replica of the Nine Heavens!
"Boom!"

The breach in the first layer of the formation suddenly twisted and contracted, like a giant jaws of an abyss abruptly closing.

A dark, fierce wind swept across the sky like an angry dragon, carrying a deadly aura that could devour souls and destroy spirits, tearing the void open with spiderweb-like cracks.

"Yin wind and fierce wind, heed my command!"

Zhao Wuji's heart stirred, and he gripped the pearl tightly with his five fingers like hooks, using the Wind Control Technique in conjunction with the Netherworld Communication Technique to activate it.

The crystal-clear bead trembled violently in his palm.

"Certainly!"

A loud shout exploded like a thunderclap!

Two completely different wind forces collided violently under the guidance of the precious pearl, transforming into a spiraling energy of yin and yang, forcefully pinning the rampaging Soul-Devouring Gale to the void.

In an instant, the entire space seemed to be pressed down by an invisible hand, and even the surging array patterns froze!

Zhao Wuji observed for a moment, then looked at the refined pearl in his hand.

With a flick of his sleeve, the pearl transformed into a stream of light and disappeared back into the array's core.

He has already refined this precious pearl.

If he wants to take it out, he can do so at any time through the Tiannan Secret Realm, where it will have a magical effect similar to the Soul-Devouring Gale.

"It seems that breaking through the eight layers of array behind it will not be easy."

Zhao Wuji stared at the layers of array behind him and suddenly chuckled.

"Although it is not an easy task, if we can break through the nine layers of array in this Tiannan Secret Realm, it may be like passing the test of the 'Minor Nine Heavens' in advance, and at least we can gain a lot of experience."

These treasures at the heart of the formation, which seem quite similar to the perils of the Nine Heavens, will also be helpful in the future.

The Soul-Devouring Wind Pearl in the center of the formation trembled slightly, as if responding to this crazy idea.

"it is good!!"

Zhao Wuji looked at the intricate array patterns above his head, "Then let's begin!"

The Heavenly Dao Single Eye, the core of the fifth divine thought in his sea of ​​consciousness, slowly opened and suddenly summoned Xiang Yu's true head.

The blood-moon-like double pupils shone brightly once more.

Countless array patterns flowed over the mountains like clouds, sometimes cascading into deep valleys, sometimes resembling waterfalls, creating a magnificent and awe-inspiring spectacle that left visitors breathless.

However, under the lock of the double pupils, the flow of numerous clouds and mists gradually slowed down, and array patterns emerged.

"boom!!"

The second layer of the array cracked like glass under Xiang Yu's double pupils, and countless bewitching clouds poured out like a flood breaking through a dam.

Zhao Wuji felt a sudden white light before his eyes, his consciousness felt as if it had fallen into a sea of ​​cotton wool, and even his double pupils' vision was shrouded in a hazy mist.

The surrounding scenery was distorted and shifting, as if I had fallen into a dream from which I could not wake up.

The mesmerizing clouds surged like a tide.

Each wisp of cloud seemed to possess a spirit, entwining around his seven orifices, his skin, and even seeping into the depths of his consciousness.

In an instant, countless illusions appeared before his eyes.

The bloody battles of the past in Tiannan, the image of Wang Jiahua Qingshuang being captured by Wang Wujiang, the lonely figure of Li Shiyu on the dragon throne of Xuan Kingdom...

Scenes from the past flashed by like a revolving lantern, then quickly twisted and deformed, turning into countless fragmented pieces, attempting to disrupt his Dao heart.

"A mere illusion dares to confuse my Dao heart?!"

Zhao Wuji snorted coldly, and the Heavenly Dao Single Eye in the core of the fifth divine sense deep in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly opened!

"Om!!"

A cold and merciless gaze descended from the void, like the heavens looking down upon all living beings, instantly piercing through the layers of illusions that bewitched the bewitching clouds.

He suddenly made a hand seal and cast the Dream Marriage Technique.

In an instant, all the illusions vanished as if from a dream.

The mesmerizing, drifting clouds, like snowflakes, melted and dissipated quickly under the blazing sun!
"Om!!"

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the third Yin Pearl suddenly trembled violently.

The third group of tadpole-like characters, which were half-lit and half-dark, suddenly began to brighten rapidly, like a reversed galaxy.

As the progress steadily increased from halfway through, the mystery was suddenly solved, revealing the ancient seal script characters for "Zhao Yun".

In an instant, thousands of cloud-like characters emerged from the void, resonating in unison with the enchanting, flowing clouds that rushed towards them.

"So that's how it is! The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Technique: Cloud Summoning Technique."

Zhao Wuji was suddenly inspired. His palms moved as if he were embracing the moon and holding a ball, and the spiritual patterns of the Cloud Summoning Technique flowed and formed a ring between his ten fingers.

But all the clouds in the sky, like rivers flowing into the sea, were swallowed up and absorbed by the cloud ring in his palm.

Those bewitching clouds that could confuse the minds of Golden Core cultivators were now as docile as lambs, condensing into a feather fan phantom within the cloud ring.

"Congeal!"

He made hand seals using the Dream-Marrying Technique and the Cloud-Summoning Technique, and grabbed the feather fan.

The moment the fan shadow touched the ground, the second array eye opened with a roar.

A pure white feather fan emerged from the center of the array, its ribs as clear as ice crystals, while its twelve feathers shimmered with a mesmerizing glow.

It is the [Bewitching Fan] that is the origin of the Bewitching Clouds.

"Shh!"

The moment Zhao Wuji's five fingers gripped the fan handle, the Bewitching Fan suddenly unfolded as if it had a spirit!

The twelve feathers on the fan burst forth with boundless radiance. With a gentle flick, it was like a celestial sword parting the clouds, forcefully tearing open a ladder to heaven through the bewitching, flowing clouds.

At the end of the cloud ladder, there was a third layer of array.

“Boom!!”

Countless purplish-black lightning snakes darted wildly among the array patterns, each bolt of lightning seeming to wield the brush of the heavens, carving profound trajectories in the void.

Under the light of lightning, the entire sky resembled a spread-out net of lightning, exuding a chilling aura of destruction.

"I see."

Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed like lightning as his fingertips traced the flowing cloud-like characters on the fan ribs.

The tremor emanating from the Bewitching Fan resonated with the Cloud Summoning Technique in his sea of ​​consciousness, instantly making him understand the secrets of this treasure.

This fan can not only control the bewitching clouds, but also hides the secret of the third layer of array operation!

As the fan gently turned, the trajectory of the third layer of the Thunder Array appeared as clear as lines on the palm of one's hand.

The movement patterns of those raging lightning snakes were now clearly visible.

"In the third layer of heaven, this fan seems to be able to predict some of the lightning trajectories within the third layer of the array."

He was shaken, and suddenly remembered the many mysteries of breaking the formation.

"There are also the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques. The Netherworld Connection Technique combined with the Wind Control Technique can easily break through the Soul-Devouring Gale, while the Dream Marriage Technique combined with the Cloud Summoning Technique is of the same origin as and counters the Bewitching Clouds."

"Nine Heavens, Nine Heavens"

Zhao Wuji looked at the remaining seven layers of array with surprise in his eyes, "Nine Heavens, could it be that it also needs to be broken with the corresponding Earthly Fiend Technique?"

Could the powerful figure who established this Tiannan Secret Realm have also come into contact with the Earthly Fiend Technique?

Or perhaps he simply used his own understanding of the Nine Heavens to refine its perils into a key to heaven, attempting to unravel the mysteries of the Nine Heavens, or perhaps to replicate the universe itself?

"Boom!!"

The third layer of the array's lightning serpent suddenly went berserk, seemingly in response to his conjecture.

Amidst the intertwining purple lightning, glimpses of an even higher layer of bone-chilling rain and soul-burning blazing sun could be vaguely seen.
Each layer is more terrifying than the last, yet each layer also holds hidden opportunities!
"What a great handwriting!"

The veins on the back of Zhao Wuji's hand holding the fan bulged, and a hint of surprise ignited in his eyes.

If that's true
This secret realm is clearly a stairway to heaven forged by someone with supreme divine power!

And the identity of this powerful figure
He suddenly looked up, and the core of the Heavenly Dao Single Eye shone brightly in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The double pupils pierced through layers of arrays, and in a daze, it seemed as if they saw...
Outside the nine-layered array that replicated the sky, in the murky yellow mist
A single, indifferent eye is surveying this replicated world!
"Who exactly is this person?!"

(End of this chapter)