A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

Wherever the divine light reached, the void solidified, the Great Dao hummed, and the heavens and earth and the Great Dao of the void within a radius of millions of miles reacted and changed in the predetermined direction.

This change means... the void will no longer be passable! Everything will gradually be imprisoned beneath the Nine Li Diagram!

On Elder Yanyue's side.

She stood before the Hall of Holy Light in the center of the holy land, with dozens of elders and deacons of the Yao Guang Holy Land behind her. These people were all staunch supporters of Yao Guang and recognized the Holy Maiden's faction's right to hold power.

Several days earlier, they had already been secretly informed of the true plan before the Holy Lord of Yaoguang.

It was precisely for this reason that Yan Yue dared to force Yao Guang Sheng Zhu to abdicate.

There was nothing they could do. They didn't want to oppose the Holy Lord, but what could they do when their disciples who had gone to Donglai Immortal Mountain for their internship returned?

Of the disciples sent by the Yao Guang Holy Land to Donglai Immortal Mountain, more than 80% or 90% became Lin Xiu's supporters after returning. They firmly supported Lin Xiu and, even more so, the Yao Guang Holy Maiden chosen by Lin Xiu.

Thus, they formed the "Holy Maiden Faction," preparing to fight a fierce battle with the "Holy Son Faction" and the "Ruthless Faction" within the Yao Guang Holy Land! To reclaim the rightful place of the Yao Guang lineage!

The Ruthless Ones are traitors and foreign enemies!

The Holy Son faction are two-faced and capitalist roaders!

Only their faction, led by the Holy Maiden, are staunch supporters of the orthodox Yao Guang lineage!

Today, they will purge the court of corrupt officials and eliminate all potential threats from Yao Guang! They will restore peace to Yao Guang!

These elders of the Holy Maiden Sect each held a golden array flag in their hands, embroidered with the unique totem patterns of the Jiuli Dynasty. These were array artifacts personally crafted by the previous sages of the Jiuli Dynasty, and together with the Jiuli Diagram itself, they could unleash terrifying sealing power!

"The time has come, fellow Daoists, please take your positions!"

Elder Yanyue looked up at the scroll of the Nine Li map unfolding in the sky, took a deep breath, and slammed the main battle flag in his hand into the ground!

"Buzz!~"

As the battle flags were planted in the ground, the ground of the Yao Guang Holy Land trembled violently.

The next second, a beam of crimson-gold light shot into the sky from where the array flag was inserted. The beam of light spread out in the air and transformed into countless golden array patterns that flew in all directions!

Behind Elder Yanyue, more than ten elders of Yaoguang dispersed and flew to other main halls, inserting the array flags in their hands into the array eyes of their respective locations!

These array points were arranged according to the array diagram that Lin Xiu obtained from the Jiuli Dynasty. The distribution was extremely meticulous. Although they appeared scattered, they actually corresponded to the numbers of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. Each array point was located at the intersection of the dragon veins of the Yao Guang Holy Land, echoing the Jiuli diagram in the sky.

"boom!"

As the array flags entered the array's core, dozens of crimson-gold beams of light shot into the sky simultaneously, weaving together in the air to form a massive golden net!

Then... under the watchful eyes of the ruthless lineage, the golden net suddenly rushed towards the Nine Li Map in the air!

"presumptuous!"

"Fellow Daoists, let's join forces to stop them!"

The ruthless lineage's king and several powerful figures wanted to intervene. Although they couldn't discern the specific function of the formation, they could guess it was intended to deal with them! They absolutely couldn't let it take shape so easily!

However... at the same time, Elder Yanyue made his move.

The Nine Li Diagram unleashed waves of imperial might, easily eliminating the ruthless lineage's attempts to obstruct them.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the Ruthless Clan, the golden net representing the many dragon veins of the Yao Guang Holy Land collided with the Jiuli Diagram and quickly merged into it!

In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, the Great Dao solidified, and the void ceased to exist!

This... is the real lockdown!

Normally speaking, although the Jiuli Map is powerful, it is ultimately an external object and cannot be completely compatible with the terrain of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

However, the dozens of array points set up by the Holy Maiden's faction have essentially turned every inch of the Yao Guang Holy Land into part of the Nine Li Map! With the internal and external forces working in tandem, the entire space will be completely locked down!

Unless the Nine Li Diagram is broken... no living being can leave the Yao Guang Holy Land!

......

Once the formation was complete, the scene inside the Yao Guang Holy Land changed abruptly.

At this moment, all the palaces, mountains, and streams were enveloped in a faint golden light.

Those ruthless cultivators who were originally hiding in various places were horrified to discover that the divine power within their bodies was being suppressed by some invisible force.

That's one of the effects of the Nine Li Dynasty's grand formation. Unless a cultivator is recognized by the Nine Li Diagram, they will be greatly suppressed within the formation's range!

The ruthless king felt his realm being suppressed, and his wrinkled face twitched uncontrollably.

"Fine! I admit it, Li Daoqing, I underestimated you!"

"However, I won't just sit here and wait to die!"

"Everyone, assemble!"

"Blood sacrifice! Forcibly bring out the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron!"

The ruthless king of the lineage acted decisively and shouted loudly.

He knew all too well that only imperial weapons could fight against imperial weapons.

The Ruthless Clan has relinquished some of their control over the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron due to negotiations with Li Daoqing, and is no longer able to freely use it.

Fortunately, he had a backup plan!

Unable to use it freely under normal circumstances? Then let's use abnormal circumstances!

.......

"Om~"

A black imperial cauldron mark appeared between the brows of the ruthless king. As the imperial cauldron mark leaped out, the Great Road within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers trembled violently!

Previously, the king of the Ruthless lineage could directly summon the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron using this Emperor Cauldron Mark.

But now, having given a portion to the Holy Lord of Yaoguang, he has lost the right to do so.

However... if you're not qualified, then you'll have to risk your life!

"Pfft!~"

The ruthless king slammed his palm into his chest! He then spat out a mouthful of crimson-black primordial blood. The crimson-black blood landed on the cauldron-shaped mark, causing the dragon patterns on it to suddenly light up.

Seeing that the Ruthless One lineage had opened the game, the remaining powerful figures of the Ruthless One lineage no longer hesitated. They simultaneously spat out their blood essence, injecting their own bloodline and the essence of the powerful figures of the Ruthless One lineage into the cauldron-shaped mark.

Sensing the blood of a cultivator who had practiced the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, the mark on the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron trembled violently. The dragon patterns on the cauldron seemed to come alive one after another, with ferocious dragon heads emerging from the cauldron and rushing fiercely towards a certain hall in the Yao Guang Holy Land!

A short while later...

"Clang!~"

The cauldron stood firm in the void, and a terrifying imperial might emanated from the ground!

The next second, the ground in the center of the hall suddenly cracked open! The dome of the hall was also blown off! A black beam of light shot out from the ground!

Within the pillar of light, an ancient cauldron, entirely black, leaped out. The cauldron was entwined with patterns of real dragons, which seemed to be alive as they slowly swam across its surface, each movement accompanied by a deep dragon roar.

Accompanied by the black dragon's roar, thick black light also spewed from the mouth of the Emperor Cauldron. Wherever the black light passed, the void collapsed and the laws were annihilated.

Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron!

Although both the Yao Guang lineage and the Ruthless lineage are considered descendants of the Ruthless Emperor, the Yao Guang lineage mainly cultivates the Yao Guang Scripture and other scriptures of the Yao Guang sages, while the Ruthless lineage mainly cultivates the Devouring Heaven Demon Art and other Ruthless techniques.

If it really comes down to a desperate blood sacrifice, his ruthless lineage still has the upper hand!

After all, the ancestors of Yao Guang at most continuously worshipped the Emperor Cauldron, but in terms of affinity with the bloodline origin and the scriptures they cultivated, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron was still more compatible with his Ruthless lineage!

"Hahaha!"

The ruthless king laughed loudly several times, pouring his boundless divine power into the cauldron like a river.

The black gold cauldron trembled violently, and the dragon patterns on its body lit up one by one. A terrifying aura, no less powerful than that of the imperial weapons in the sky, suddenly erupted!

"Follow me and activate the Imperial Weapons! Bombard the Nine Li Map!"

"As long as we can blast open a gap! As long as we can break through, we'll be free!"

At the command of the Ruthless Ones lineage king, dozens or even hundreds of Immortal Ones and Immortal Twos of the Ruthless Ones lineage simultaneously launched an attack, injecting their divine power into the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron.

........

As the cultivators of the Ruthless lineage exerted their combined strength, the black dragon patterns flowing across the cauldron seemed to come alive, raising their heads and roaring in unison!

Soon, under the control of the ruthless lineage king, the imperial might of the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron condensed into a tangible black dragon shadow, carrying the force to tear apart heaven and earth, and crashed violently into the Nine Li Map that stretched across the sky!

"Break!"

The ruthless lineage's kingly aura was quite formidable, and the power unleashed by the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron was also terrifying.

Under normal circumstances, a King leading a group of powerful beings at the second level of the Immortal Realm to activate an Imperial Weapon is definitely greater than Elder Yanyue leading a group of powerful beings of the same level to activate an Imperial Weapon.

However........

Despite the violent tremor caused by the attack, and the flickering divine light of the continuous mountain and river phantoms within the scroll, the Nine Li Map ultimately withstood the blow.

Beneath the Nine Li Diagram, the 108 array eyes set up at different locations in the Yao Guang Holy Land simultaneously erupted with endless dragon energy and golden light, blocking this terrifying attack!

The ruthless king's face darkened.

"Is it due to the geographical advantage of the Yao Guang land?"

"But, Yao Guang, don't forget, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron itself... is Yao Guang's advantageous position!"

With a fierce determination, the ruthless king spat out another mouthful of dark red blood!

This time, he sprayed his blood essence onto the cauldron wall!

At the same time, more than ten powerful figures from the Ruthless lineage behind him followed suit, pouring their own essence and divine power into the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron without reservation!

In the blink of an eye, the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron expanded to a size of ten thousand feet, and then... it crashed into the Nine Li Diagram once again!

"Boom!~"

With a deafening roar, the sky shattered!

The violent shockwave swept in all directions, directly blowing away several palaces within the Yao Guang Holy Land.

The Nine Li Diagram trembled violently, and the illusory image of the earth flowing within it flickered uncertainly. The golden array covering Yao Guang was battered by the black dragon shadow and seemed on the verge of shattering.

"Pfft!~"

Struck by this blow, Elder Yanyue's face turned pale, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

As the powerful figure from the Ruthless lineage said, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron itself was his advantageous position.

On the one hand, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron belongs to the same lineage as the Ruthless People, making it easier to use, and it can unleash even greater power when activated with essence blood.