Primordial Era: A man at the mouth of the Guanjiang River marries the Third Holy Mother.

Kunlun Mountain, the main hall of Yuxu Palace.

Above the Nine Dragons Incense Carriage, the heavy Jade Purity Immortal Light slowly receded, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable gradually calmed the surging sage Daoist aura within his body.

Below the steps of the main hall, the Antarctic Immortal, holding a dragon-headed cane, bowed respectfully with trepidation.

The Taoist Ran Deng stood to the side, his face pale, his Taoist robe still faintly emitting the scorched, burning heat of the glass.

"Reporting to Master, a great calamity has occurred at Fire Cloud Cave."

The Old Man of the South Pole swallowed hard, his voice lowering.

Yuanshi Tianzun slightly raised his eyelids, his voice devoid of any emotion: "Chen Changsheng interfered?"

"That's right." Daoist Ran Deng hurriedly stepped forward and took over the conversation, "That junior relied on the power of the Eastern Emperor Bell and the God-Slaying Spear to force us back. The outer layer of sealing restrictions that I and Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta set up were also shattered by him with a single blow from the Eastern Emperor Bell."

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun's expression darkened slightly, and the air in the hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.

The avatar had just been dispersed by Chen Changsheng, and now this kid had ruined the carefully planned blockade of the Fire Cloud Cave. The face of the Chan Sect was being trampled on.

"However... Master, something's strange!"

Sensing the anger of the Primordial Heavenly Lord, the Taoist Ran Deng quickly raised his voice and explained at breakneck speed.

"Although the restrictions set up by the disciples have been broken, the Fire Cloud Cave remains unsealed!"

"On the contrary, an extremely terrifying ancient formation has risen around the Fiery Cloud Cave at some unknown time!"

"Chen Changsheng unleashed the full power of the Eastern Emperor Bell upon that grand formation, but it didn't even create a ripple. Instead, it was bounced back by the formation's recoil!"

The once calm and composed expression of the Primordial Celestial Venerable changed completely in that instant.

"What did you say?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable suddenly sat up straight, and his vast divine consciousness surged within the hall.

"The Eastern Emperor Bell is one of the three innate treasures created at the beginning of time, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities, and capable of suppressing the primordial chaos. Even a half-step Primordial Realm cultivator, wielding the Eastern Emperor Bell at full power, couldn't break through that formation?"

The Antarctic Immortal nodded quickly: "Absolutely true! This disciple saw it with my own eyes. It was a strange, hazy light curtain, belonging to no known school of formations in this world. Even the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta was dumbfounded!"

A brief silence fell over the main hall.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable closed his eyes slightly, his fingertips rapidly calculating within his sleeves.

The secrets of heaven are shrouded in chaos.

The direction of Fire Cloud Cave seemed to be completely obscured by a thick fog. Even with his saintly abilities, he could not figure out the true origin of that formation and who set it up.

But one thing is certain: it was neither the work of the Chan sect nor the method of the Western sect.

Unable to figure out the reason, Yuanshi Tianzun was not angry at all. On the contrary, a hint of pleasure slowly appeared on his tense and majestic face.

"Great...this is truly heaven's help!"

Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but chuckle, his voice echoing throughout the empty Jade Void Palace.

"I was originally thinking that if it was just an ordinary restriction set up by you, it would be broken sooner or later by the combined forces of the Jie Sect and the Heavenly Court."

"Now look what's happened! Some reclusive ancient powerhouse has secretly set up this incredibly dangerous formation, saving me a tremendous amount of trouble!"

Daoist Ran Deng asked hesitantly, "Master, if the one who attacked in secret is an enemy rather than a friend, will it affect the grand plan of our Chan Sect?"

"idiot."

Yuanshi Tianzun glanced at him coldly, his tone extremely contemptuous.

"Who cares who set up the formation, who cares if they're friend or foe!"

"If we can keep the three human emperors firmly within the Fire Cloud Cave and completely sever the connection between the Fire Cloud Cave and the Great Shang Dynasty in the human realm, that will be my greatest help!"

"Once the human race's destiny is completely locked up by this strange formation, Emperor Xin's fate as emperor will immediately crack. At that time, the phoenix of Xiqi will cry out on Mount Qi, and taking over in accordance with the will of Heaven will be an indisputable trend!"

The Old Man of the South Pole and the Daoist Burning Lamp exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with reassurance. They both bowed deeply, saying, "Our Master is wise!"

However, as soon as Yuanshi Tianzun finished speaking, his eyebrows suddenly twitched.

boom!

Between heaven and earth, a fierce and domineering azure sword light soared into the sky from the shore of the East Sea, tearing through the layers of void of the Thirty-Three Heavens, and roared towards the Fire Cloud Cave in the Central Region of the Primordial World.

That unbridled killing intent could not be found in anyone else in the Three Realms except for the one on Jin'ao Island.

"Reaching the heavens?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable stood up, his gaze piercing through the endless void, directly locking onto the azure sword light.

"Third brother, oh third brother, you finally couldn't sit still anymore."

A mocking sneer played on the corners of Yuanshi Tianzun's lips, his eyes filled with amusement as he watched a spectacle unfold.

"The formation that Chen Changsheng can't break, are you, as the grandmaster, planning to personally avenge your grand-disciple?"

"I, this Saint, will see if your Immortal Execution Sword can break through this ancient, seemingly out-of-nowhere formation!"

With a wave of his sleeve, the Primordial Celestial Venerable conjured a clear water mirror in the void, instantly revealing the scene above the Fire Cloud Cave in the hall.

Chapter 742: Western Schemes! Observing the Circumstances, Tongtian Descends.

The Western Paradise, Mount Sumeru.

At the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, the sounds of chanting filled the air, and golden Bodhi tree leaves swayed gently in the breeze.

The Taoist Zhunti and the Taoist Jieyin sat facing each other.

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, standing on a golden lotus platform, revealed his form from the void and landed solemnly in front of the two.

"Disciple Mahasthamaprapta greets the two leaders."

Zhunti Daoist gently brushed the Seven Treasures Tree in his hand and smiled warmly, "Mahasthamaprapta, how is the matter of the Fire Cloud Cave going? Have Dipankara and the Antarctic Immortal completed the enchantment?"

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta clasped his hands together and sighed, "Reporting to the Master, things have taken a dramatic turn."

The guide's gaunt face twitched slightly as he slowly opened his eyes.

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta dared not conceal anything and immediately recounted the events that had occurred in front of the Fire Cloud Cave.

From Chen Changsheng's powerful arrival to Donghuang Zhong shattering the outer layer of restrictions, and then to the mysterious and unpredictable Primordial Gray Formation forcefully repelling Donghuang Zhong, every detail was meticulously observed.

Upon hearing these words, the smile on Zhunti Daoist's face instantly froze.

"A mysterious ancient formation?"

Zhunti Daoist rubbed his ears and looked at Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva with a face full of suspicion.

"Great Power, stop talking nonsense. Although Chen Changsheng is arrogant, the Eastern Emperor Bell in his possession is a genuine innate treasure."

"With his immense magical power at the half-step Primordial Realm, unleashing a supreme treasure attack, even a peak Quasi-Saint would be utterly helpless against such a powerful array. How could that array not even show a single crack?"

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta said bitterly, "Every word I said is true. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it. That formation was ancient and vast, exuding an aura that did not belong to the present primordial world, and it was extremely domineering."