Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

The formation resembles an inverted giant bowl, mostly silent, except at night when it continuously draws upon the spiritual energy of the stars.

Occasionally, however, the great array's light barrier would tremble violently, accompanied by an extremely muffled roar or explosion from within—

That was the trapped alligator dragon unleashing a powerful divine attack on the formation.

Each tremor made the outer disciples tense up.

Some oblivious cultivators were drawn to the commotion and came to investigate, but upon seeing the iconic cloud patterns of the Cloud Sea Azure Sea Sect,

The disciples outside the formation immediately changed their expressions and left without looking back.

Cultivators from other domains might not know what the cloud patterns represent, but surely the cultivators of the Purple Sun Domain know?

The Ziyang Domain was originally the back garden of the Yunhai Cangming Sect.

All the Core Formation forces have intricate connections with the Holy Sect. Which force would dare to provoke them when the sect's disciples are engaged in a collective activity?

They don't really think that only these disciples are nearby, do they?

Those Core Formation cultivators and instructors had already arrived and were watching from above.

If an unexpected situation were to occur, given the sect's methods, the arrival of a Nascent Soul cultivator would be a matter of a moment. Is 60,000 miles really that far?

Hunting a Core Formation level demon beast is a test of patience.

Within the grand formation, seven thousand disciples took turns attacking, relying on the formation's power to weaken its demonic energy.

On the spirit boat, a thousand elite disciples used the power of the spirit boat to maneuver and fight.

When the three days were up, the moment Qin Tianjun opened his eyes, a flash of sword light seemed to appear in his eyes.

He only said two words: "Action."

Centered around seventeen sword cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, a team of nearly five hundred sword practitioners, like unsheathed swords, silently entered the massive formation covering a hundred miles.

The array itself is a self-contained world. Beneath the starlit dome, the faint veins of array patterns can be seen deep within the earth.

The spiritual energy was guided and suppressed by the formation, suppressing the towering black energy and raging waves in the central area.

The team landed on a low hill about five miles from the river in the eastern part of the formation.

The top of the hill had been leveled, forming a wide platform, around which more than ten hidden auxiliary formations had been quietly set up—clearly the work of Fairy Linglong.

She mobilized part of the array's power, combined with the power of the stars at night, and managed to create a relatively safe place for the sword cultivators within the array.

"A third-tier sword-wielding magic weapon, its sharpness is too overwhelming."

Qin Tianjun gazed at the dark golden Jin Hong sword and calmly explained,

"Without an array to conceal its aura, once it begins to infuse spiritual power, it will be immediately detected by a third-tier demon beast."

Who can withstand a third-tier monster's counterattack when it's at its peak?

Only by exhausting its magical power and sharpness can we be certain of a successful strike.

The plan is simple: gather everyone's strength here, unleash the full power of the Golden Rainbow Sword, and deliver a fatal blow.

Qin Tianjun took the initiative, suspending the Golden Rainbow Sword in the air above the center of the platform.

He pointed his fingers like a sword, and a pure and extremely sharp sword energy was injected into the sword, causing the longsword to emit a clear and melodious dragon's roar.

Immediately afterwards, the five hundred sword cultivators attacked at the same time, their sword energies of different colors and attributes flowing like rivers into the sea, converging on the golden rainbow sword!

Qin Tianjun unleashed his sword intent, forcefully controlling the massive amount of various sword energies and transforming them all into the power of the Golden Rainbow Sword.

The sword's light grew brighter and brighter, and it began to slowly expand, transforming into a huge sword-shaped phantom.

By the end of the first day, the phantom of the Golden Rainbow Sword had expanded to over a hundred feet, resembling a golden sword-shaped mountain hanging above everyone's heads, its aura causing ripples to spread across the surrounding formations.

Almost all of the five hundred sword cultivators were pale-faced, having exhausted most of their magical power, and had to take turns meditating to recover.

Qin Tianjun simply took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to use his own sword intent to control the enormous phantom sword... compressing it inward!

This was an extremely mentally taxing process. Under his control of sword intent, the hundred-zhang sword shadow was ultimately compressed to twenty zhang!

Although the size has decreased, the sense of destruction that has been condensed to the extreme has actually increased several times!

"His metal-type celestial spiritual root, coupled with his 'Nine Swords Spiritual Body' and his natural affinity and control over swords... truly terrifying."

Lin Zhao observed with narrowed eyes while recovering his spiritual power.

But he had a vague feeling that Qin Tianjun's true strength was probably more than that.

The process was repeated the next day. After everyone had recovered some of their magical power, they continued to infuse the sword energy.

The area inside the formation was not peaceful; in the distance, towards the main battlefield...

The roars of the monsters and the muffled sounds of their supernatural powers bombarding the formation continued to echo, sometimes even causing the ground to tremble. Giant waves of black, foul-smelling river water would surge onto the shore and approach the hill.

Qin Tianjun once again compressed the expanding sword shadow...

This "injection-compression" cycle lasted for a full nine days.

Lin Zhao had lost count of how many times her magical powers had been restored.

The battle within the formation intensified. The River-Overturning Crocodile Dragon seemed to sense a deadly threat brewing somewhere, but was unable to detect it due to the formation's influence.

Its resistance grew increasingly frantic. Several times, it surged toward this direction with towering, turbid waves, sometimes coming within a few miles of the hill!

Fortunately, the power of the great formation was still concentrated on it, and with the spirit boat's desperate restraint and the formation's cover, the attack was blocked.

"At the early stage of the third-order Core Formation, the Dharma Domain theory can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of twenty miles."

However, under the suppression of a third-tier high-grade grand formation, it can currently only affect a radius of five miles around it at most.

A disciple skilled in formations analyzed, panting, "We still have room to maneuver within this hundred-mile-long formation, but... it's becoming increasingly dangerous."

Meanwhile, on the third-tier spirit boat.

Pei Yue's eyes were bloodshot, but he stared intently at the monster's movements displayed on the screen in front of him.

The formation team and the sword cultivator team can take turns resting, but the spirit boat he commands is a nail driven into the front of the demon beasts, and cannot be relaxed for a moment!

"How much longer until the sword cultivator team arrives?"

A disciple asked in a hoarse voice, his voice tinged with barely suppressed anxiety.

"It's been thirteen days! They've just stayed there, without making a single move!"

The attack and defense of a Tier 3 spirit boat rely on high-grade spirit stones, but sects don't leave many on the spirit boats.

Currently, we can only rely on a massive amount of low-grade spirit stones and a small amount of mid-grade spirit stones to sustain ourselves, which consumes a huge amount of resources.

Pei Yue said decisively, "Wait!"

His gaze swept over the young, weary faces in the control room. "I've been on the battlefield, I know. Sometimes, some opportunities only come once in a lifetime."

Taking action before the optimal time will render all previous efforts futile.

Everyone fell silent. Over the course of thirteen days, Pei Yue had won everyone's trust with his formidable battlefield insight and decisive command.

Apart from the five hundred sword cultivators, the entire massive battlefield operation was almost entirely carried out under his command.