How can simply creating a sect make you invincible?

The Xuanhuang Continent was once enormous, but for some unknown reason it was shattered, eventually forming three places: the first is the present-day Xuanhuang Continent, the second is the Demon Realm, and the last is the Spirit Realm.

The Xuanhuang Continent and the Demon Realm are of comparable strength, but due to the incomplete laws and scarce spiritual energy in the Spirit Realm, only the strongest can enter the Saint Realm.

If the Spirit Realm weren't located to the side and rear of the Xuanhuang Continent, it would have been swallowed up by the Demon Realm long ago. The Demon Realm had to pass through the Xuanhuang Continent to swallow the Spirit Realm, which is why the Spirit Realm has remained peaceful. Compared to the Demon Race, humans are like food, which is very beneficial for cultivating demonic arts.

The powerful beings of the Spirit Realm and the Xuanhuang Continent looked down on this place, making it seem like an abandoned land.

Meanwhile, in the spirit world...

"My lord, you've arrived."

"Hmph! If I hadn't come soon, when would you have caught that remnant of Youlan? I heard she's already escaped twice. You're all useless."

"My lord, it's not that we're incapable, it's just that that witch is too strange. Every time we're about to catch her, she suddenly disappears, as if she's hiding in a spatial dimension. She's escaped like that both times."

"Hmph! If it weren't for knowing she's rather strange, you would all be beheaded by now."

"Sir, now that you're here, do you have any good ideas? If not, I suggest we don't alert her. She's hiding in Xiaokang City up ahead. If she gets away again, it will be difficult for us to find her next time."

"Do I need you to teach me how to do things? In a moment, inform the city lord to seal off the entire city. This time, I asked the Grand Preceptor for a formation plate called the Dragon Imprisonment Formation, and I even made a solemn pledge to the King that I will definitely capture this remnant of Youlan. If we fail this time, we will all die."

Meanwhile, in Xiaokang City...

In a small courtyard, a young girl was meditating and cultivating.

When she slowly opened her eyes: "Sigh! I still can't break through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. I still don't have enough spirit stones. But I've been constantly hunted down by the people of the Shangwu Dynasty, so I haven't had any time to earn spirit stones properly. At this rate, when will I be able to avenge my father and mother?"

The girl's name was Xia Nianqiu, female, 17 years old, the little princess of the Youlan Dynasty. (The dynasty has been destroyed.)

Su Nianqiu was once the youngest princess of the Youlan Dynasty, which was destroyed by the neighboring Shangwu Dynasty.

Ironclad armor breached the city walls, rivers of blood flowed. Cold blades swept across the entire royal city, turning the once prosperous metropolis into a living hell, a scene of utter desolation.

The king was beheaded and his head displayed to the public; the queen was dismembered. His three elder brothers and two elder sisters all met tragic ends.

Before the Shangwu Dynasty attacked the royal city, she was a newborn and the enemy did not know of her existence. In the end, her mother sent a nanny to take her out of the palace. When she was 12 years old, the nanny, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, died of old age due to insufficient lifespan. From then on, there was no one left in the world to protect her.

When the Shangwu Dynasty stormed the palace, they discovered that a newborn remnant of the Youlan Dynasty and a nanny had gone missing. The Shangwu Dynasty had been sending people to search for their whereabouts for years, and the nanny's portrait was posted all over the major cities.

For over a decade, her nanny had led her through a life of constant hiding and fleeing. As she grew older, her appearance became recognized. After her nanny's death, she was caught twice by her pursuers. Due to her unique physical condition, she could escape each time she was about to be caught by using her special spatial abilities. However, each time she used this talent, her body would become very weak.

In front of the city lord's mansion.

An elderly man with white hair reaching his shoulders, dressed in a gray Taoist robe, stood with his hands behind his back. His triangular eyes gleamed with a sinister and cold light. He was the patrol elder of the Shangwu Dynasty who was in charge of this purge of the remnants of Youlan.

The old man's sharp gaze swept across the entire small town, his voice icy, carrying an undeniable, ruthless command: "City Lord, immediately seal off the entire Xiaokang City! Lay a tight net, not even a fly should be allowed to escape!"

Lord Xiaokang, standing to the side, was tense, not daring to relax in the slightest. He bowed respectfully, his tone both respectful and firm:

"Rest assured, my lord! All four city gates, east, west, south, and north, have been thoroughly guarded by my personal guards, with layers of defenses to ensure that not a single leak can be made."

"As long as you give the order now, sir, every street and alley in the city will be guarded, and we guarantee that no one will be able to escape!"

Upon hearing this, a satisfied sneer flashed across the old man's gloomy face, and he calmly made a promise:

"Very good. You have done your job well. Once I capture and kill the remnants of Youlan, I will definitely report this great achievement to the court and ensure your career advancement and cultivation improvement."

Lord Xiaokang was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. It is my honor to serve you."

The old man waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back.

The old man raised his hand and flipped it over. An ancient, dark array plate, covered with dense and mysterious runes, rose from his palm and hovered steadily a hundred feet in the air. The array plate shimmered with a deep, dark spiritual light, its patterns glowing brightly, exuding a terrifying aura that imprisoned all things and suppressed all living beings.

The next second, the old man's ten fingers flew, quickly forming complex hand seals, and a continuous stream of powerful spiritual energy poured into the array plate.

"Dragon-Trapping Formation, activate!"

A low shout reverberated throughout the heavens and earth.

Om-!

A deafening roar suddenly erupted, and dazzling dark spiritual light burst forth from the sky. The crisscrossing array patterns spread in all directions like chains, and in an instant, a giant magic array covering the entire Xiaokang City was formed.

The entire Xiaokang City was completely alarmed!

The people coming and going on the street, the vendors setting up stalls along the street, and the cultivators relaxing in the courtyards were all shocked. They subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked up in horror at the terrifying array that covered the sky and blocked out the sun.

The dark, oppressive light of the array made the air stagnant, and a chilling, murderous aura swept through the streets and alleys, making people feel cold all over and unable to breathe.

The entire city was filled with fear, their eyes brimming with terror, their bodies trembling involuntarily, and an overwhelming sense of panic and unease rising in their hearts.

"What...what kind of formation is this?"

"The oppressive force is terrifying; it's making it hard for me to breathe!"

"What terrible thing happened? Why was the entire city suddenly locked down?"

"Judging from this formation, it's a high-level imprisonment and killing array. Could there be some serious criminal hiding inside the city?"

A cacophony of panicked chatter filled the streets and alleys. Everyone was terrified and anxious, and no one knew the reason behind this sudden lockdown.

In a secluded courtyard of a residential house in the city, Xia Nianqiu suddenly froze.

Her instincts honed from years of being a fugitive made her incredibly sensitive to killing intent and the power of confinement. The instant the formation was complete, the terrifying pressure that locked down heaven and earth and isolated everything made her feel uneasy.

Her heart sank suddenly, her face turned deathly pale, and extreme fear and coldness welled up in her eyes.

"Oh no, they're coming for me!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Nianqiu's figure blurred, and her spiritual power instantly circulated within her body. She subconsciously tried to activate her innate spatial ability to break through the void and escape from this small town.

But in the next instant, an immeasurable and domineering force of confinement enveloped his entire body.

The Dragon-Trapping Array overhead completely locked down the entire space of Xiaokang City, sealing off the surrounding airspace layer by layer. The spatial power that had originally allowed her to escape from this desperate situation was now completely sealed off, unable to be mobilized at all. The surrounding space was as hard as iron, with no gaps for escape.

She looked up at the boundless, pitch-black array above her, at the terrifying array barrier that isolated heaven and earth, and instantly felt despair.

"What should we do?"

"No, I can't die like this."

He then immediately went into the house, changed into a set of slightly faded clothes, and disappeared into the courtyard.

In front of the city lord's mansion, the gray-robed old man's cold voice rang out again: "City lord, this is a portrait of the remnants of Youlan. Have your men guard every street and alley. The rest of you, follow me."

"Please rest assured, sir, I will arrange for people to guard every street corner."