Chapter 1038: Ice Sphere
Chapter 1038: Ice Sphere
Abundant Snow Mountain.
"Grand array, activate!"
Yu Xuan pondered repeatedly before finally making her decision.
Although the Ascension Alliance's invasion was like wildfire, and Azure Cloud Dao Monarch's strength seemed to surpass Myriad Star Dao Monarch's, he was, after all, an ascended cultivator!
Even if they succeeded for a time, once the Dao Monarchs in other Immortal Domains reacted, they would likely be besieged.
What's more, over the countless millennia prior, the North Star Immortal Palace's righteous cause had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
In such a struggle for supremacy, without a certain level of strength, a fence-sitter's fate would only be to be cleared out by both sides first.
Now that she had decided to join the North Star Immortal Palace, she immediately ordered the grand array to be fully activated.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xuan smilingly activated the grand array directly, isolating inside from outside.
A blizzard enveloped the surroundings, with countless ice phoenixes, ice flood dragons, and ice beasts soaring within it.
"You all are. . ."
The Immortal surnamed Jin from the Blazing Blade Sect said, shocked and enraged.
"Hmph. . . these ascended ones will eventually be trampled underfoot by us. Could it be that you've decided to abandon the light for darkness, becoming accomplices to evil?"
Star Vortex Child sneered, "Regarding today's matter, I will naturally report it in detail to the Palace Master and the Supreme Elder."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of these Immortals immediately changed, and then they offered a bitter smile and cupped their hands, "We naturally look to the Immortal Palace as our leader. . ."
In truth, they were all fence-sitters, but with the current situation pressing them, they were naturally forced to make a decision.
Their stance was, in fact, equivalent to their backing forces taking a stance.
After all, these minor forces only had one or two Immortals each.
Just then, the sounds of dragons and phoenixes intertwining grew mighty outside.
Two terrifying fluctuations of magic power swept in, causing the expressions of many Immortals to change repeatedly.
Fang Xi glanced, scoffing internally.
The North Star Immortal Domain was a remote corner within the True Immortal World. Immortals with truly boundless futures had long since departed to pursue the path of a Dao Monarch.
Those who remained were naturally substandard, like Shadow Immortal, who was merely a Ghost Immortal.
And the one surnamed Huo from before was merely a God Immortal.
Such God Immortals and Ghost Immortals could not continue cultivating after breaking through to the Immortal realm; they couldn't even achieve the completion of the magic power laws for the first step of He Dao.
Their combat power was considered at the bottom among all Immortals.
The last time they fought the Dragon Mountain Five Friends, Shadow Immortal was also beaten the worst.
Of course, even if God Immortals and Ghost Immortals had weak magic power, if they cultivated some powerful secret arts, or wielded True Immortal-grade puppets, Dao artifacts, and so on, they could still display decent combat power; it was just difficult for them to break through their realm.
Although Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce had quite a few Immortals, at least half of them were of this caliber.
'At most, there might be one or two patriarch-like figures hidden away, but they'd only be at the second or third step of He Dao. . . In peaceful times, that would naturally be sufficient, but now, it's a bit. . . '
Fang Xi looked at Yu Xuan, really wanting to say something fitting for the occasion: 'Miss, times have changed. . . '
However, at this moment, he forcibly restrained himself.
His divine consciousness, observing the outside world, carried a strange emotion.
As early as he heard the first intertwining of dragon and phoenix cries, he had already discovered that familiar faces should be arriving!
At this moment, heaven and earth boomed, and countless phoenix seal characters flew in like snowflakes, crashing into the grand array, shattering countless ice beasts, and even forming towering ice and snow tornadoes that pierced through heaven and earth.
Under the nine wind pillars stood two figures.
It was precisely Feng Huang and Ao An!
"So it's Fellow Daoist Feng!"
Xu Qing had met Feng Huang before, and considering them to have a tenuous acquaintance, he braved himself to step forward: "Today is a joyful occasion for my Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce, as our new sect master has transcended the tribulation and become an Immortal. Would the two of you care for a drink?"
"Hmph, less nonsense!"
Ao An let out a long howl: "We, who have achieved immortality, have experienced countless tribulations. Such paltry tricks need not be displayed to embarrass yourselves. . . I only ask one thing: Are you willing to surrender to the Ascension Alliance and kill Star Vortex Child?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Qing's expression immediately became extremely grim.
"Alas. . . given the situation, we can only defend with the array."
Yu Xuan clearly knew what caliber of Immortals her side possessed, and what caliber the ascended cultivators of the Ascension Alliance opposite them were.
Ascended Immortals were mostly renowned for their combat prowess in Dao; this dragon and phoenix were both existences at the second step of He Dao.
Even if they went out to fight in a group, it might very well turn into a scene where the two Immortals on the opposite side brutally beat up all the other Immortals!
With a raise of her hand, array flags flew out, and at the same time, a divine thought spread: "These are the array flags for the 'Nine Heavens Ice Sphere Array'; this array requires. . ."
She gave a few pointers, all on the crucial techniques for operating the array.
Although the Immortals were not Immortal Array Masters, as long as they had a slight understanding, injecting their magic power according to the instructions was not difficult.
Whoosh!
Fang Xi received a snow-white small flag, and hearing the instructions, merely smiled, likewise injecting a wisp of his own magic power.
He had joined the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce originally to freeload.
Later, out of gratitude for the karma of them providing cultivation methods and secret manuals, he had helped with some matters.
Previously, stepping forward to resist the Dragon Mountain Five Friends already counted as exhausting his benevolence and righteousness.
Activating the array once more now would completely sever the karma.If the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce could hold out, he could continue to stay and freeload.
If it couldn't, then he shouldn't be blamed for running away.
Whoosh!
When more than ten Immortals combined their efforts, along with the ninth-rank supreme-grade 'Nine Heavens Ice Sphere Array', how terrifying was its might?
In the void, the blizzard suddenly intensified tenfold, carrying an even deeper chill that seemed capable of freezing nascent souls!
Countless snow-white threads converged, transforming into an ice and snow giant whose aura rapidly surged, quickly reaching the True Immortal Perfected stage, and then the Jade Platform realm. . .
Eternal profound ice condensed to form its body, covered by a layer of ice crystal armor. Within the armor, countless immortal secret talismans swam like spirit fish.
The ice and snow giant let out an enraged roar, and visible sound waves converged, like a surging tide!
As the waves impacted, wherever they passed, the ice and snow tornadoes disintegrated!
"Good, I've long heard that Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce is one of the prominent merchant guilds in the North Star Immortal Domain; their sect-protecting grand array is indeed extraordinary. . ."
Ao An praised, as purple dragon seal characters gathered in his hand, and the Law of Time was invoked, transforming into a purple Dao Seed.
The surrounding environment instantly became illusory, as if the long river of time itself was subtly stirred.
The invisible waves instantly solidified in place, as if time had been brought to a standstill.
But upon closer inspection, one would find that the shockwave was still advancing, only its speed had been slowed to an almost stagnant degree.
The Law of Time was originally supreme among many laws in terms of might!
A Jade Platform True Immortal cultivating such a law would definitely possess combat power far surpassing that of an ordinary Jade Platform Immortal!
Beside him, Feng Huang, clad in silver-white armor, her eyes flickering with silver light, suddenly reached out and grabbed.
Whoosh!
Above Abundant Snow Mountain, a section of the void suddenly collapsed directly, and a terrifying void storm swept away a mountain peak, revealing fragmented array-setting implements.
This Phoenix Ancestor was actually an Immortal Array Master!
At this moment, as she continuously struck, several array foundations collapsed under the fluctuations of void power.
Although the operation of the 'Nine Heavens Ice Sphere Array' had not been completely halted, it had already caused a slight disharmony in the combined magic power of the many Immortals.
"Oh no. . . a ninth-rank Immortal Array Master?"
Yu Xuan's expression changed: "Thankfully, when this array was first set up, this situation was already anticipated. Not only do we have several sets of spare array flags, but also other preparations!"
She took out the grand array's restriction token and input her magic power.
Amidst the turbulent currents of collapsing void, array patterns appeared directly in the void, one after another.
Upon a bare flagstaff, countless threads converged, surprisingly re-weaving into an array flag!
"An artifact with an undying attribute?"
Seeing this, Fang Xi couldn't help but smile: "That's rare indeed. . ."
As foundational pillars, several important array eyes here had actually been refined with the 'Law of Undying', allowing them to quickly recover even if destroyed.
"A self-recovering array is indeed not simple. . ."
Feng Huang spoke, her voice like ice that had not melted for ten thousand years: "It's just that the grand array operates like flowing water. . . even if it can recover after its foundation is destroyed, that trace of disharmony will not immediately disappear. . ."
Chirp!
Before her words faded, an incomparably massive phantom of a silver-white phoenix suddenly appeared behind Feng Huang.
The phoenix let out a high cry, and terrifying void power mixed into the array, causing it to momentarily halt for a ten-thousandth of a breath.
Roar! Roar!
As a cultivator of the Law of Time, Ao An was extremely sensitive to the grasp of temporal sequence and naturally would not miss such a combat opportunity.
He formed hand seals, and behind him, a purple dragon phantom, ten thousand zhang tall, appeared.
Dragon and phoenix intertwined, their two Dao Seeds drew close to each other, rotating rapidly like a Taiji symbol.
Time and Void!
Merged as one, they formed the Universe!
At this moment, their fusion carried a trace of the might of the Grand Dao of Time and Space!
It was a pity that the Grand Dao of Time and Space had long been occupied by an unknown, terrifying Dao Venerable. Once a Dao Monarch attempted to merge with a Dao Seed of Time or Void, they would instantly perish, dying a truly horrible death.
Boom!
Even if it was just a trace of the Grand Dao's might, the invisible ripples sweeping past the ice and snow giant still caused it to instantly crumble.
Above Abundant Snow Mountain, every Immortal's face turned pale, and the array flags in their hands exploded into ashes.
Snow mountains collapsed one after another, and the perpetual falling snow of Abundant Snow Mountain surprisingly vanished completely at this moment.
"Grand Dao. . . such might is already close to that of a Dao Child at the fourth step of He Dao."
Star Vortex Child, witnessing this scene, turned pale: "If they had used this move earlier, I would surely have died without a burial place. . ."
Yu Xuan's pretty face was filled with resentment, and Fang Xi acutely sensed that at this moment, a trace of it was directed towards Star Vortex Child.
It seemed this woman harbored no small amount of resentment in her heart!
She even began to entertain thoughts of defecting.
As a merchant, knowing how to adapt to circumstances and being flexible was essential.
'However, this secret art is indeed powerful; it subtly contains a trace of integrated laws, the essence of the Grand Dao of Time and Space. . . '
'These two Monster Race Ancestors are also quite formidable; perhaps one of them alone could defeat the likes of the Dragon Mountain Five Friends. . . '
Fang Xi mused internally.
At this moment, Ao An's voice rang out: "Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce has sided with the North Star Immortal Palace, making them enemies of my Ascension Alliance. Not a single cultivator in the Chamber will be spared!"
This cultivator, after all, had been enslaved by the North Star Immortal Palace for many years, and had long accumulated a great deal of wrath.
The Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce had truly walked into the muzzle of a gun.
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Xuan, who had originally been wavering, immediately hardened her expression, released her 'Myriad Layered Puppets', and cried out: "Everyone, unite to face the enemy! My Yu family still has an Old Ancestor in seclusion, undertaking a death retreat. I will cast a secret art to invite our Old Ancestor to emerge!"
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