Endless streams of air converge continuously, forming a misty vapor like a sea of clouds.
A burst of light continues to bloom and fade amidst the mist, with each new bloom after a bursting breaking becoming even more blazing.
For a moment, the entire realm is shrouded in a vast sea of clouds like a fairyland, where the sky's light and the shadows of the clouds intermingle in an eternal dance.
If an unsuspecting person were to stumble upon it, they would certainly feel as if they had entered a fairyland!
Chen Yun, Naihe, Hehe and Zhuli Haha all have serious expressions, knowing what will happen next.
The Buddhist monk Ci Xian, Li Ming, and a group of cultivators who have not yet ascended to immortality and were unaware of the situation, upon hearing the middle-aged man's slightly sharp voice, all realized the seriousness of the problem as well.
In contrast, the ordinary people present looked clueless, with no understanding of what was going on.
After the sharp voice of the middle-aged man faded away, another voice resonated within the misty heavens and radiant light, filled with rage but restrained, "Chen Pu the young brat, you have destroyed my entire clan in Xingxiuhai, slaughtered my elder brother's Yinshan Sect. Have you ever considered that this day would come?"
As the words fell, all the light before their eyes seemed to dissipate.
The universe seems to have plunged into an endless abyss of darkness.
It makes one feel as though time and space don't exist, nor can one perceive the life of all things.
As if, returning to the void.
Chen Yun didn't rush to respond and didn't immediately summon the artifact that had been laid with the Nine Palace Eight Trigrams array.
He was carefully observing the situation, trying to see if Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist had really laid out the One-Qi, Two-Elements, and Four-Images array.
Perhaps feeling confident, Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist gradually materialized their figures from the void.
Xie Wu Yang, dressed in black Daoist robes, had one hand clasped behind his back, and his face was shrouded in a somber expression.
Gou Teng Daoist wore a robe adorned with starlight, his hands hanging loose at his sides, and his eyes were not the usual black and white of a human but took on the color of stars.
As the two figures emerged, the surrounding environment began to change drastically.
Stars of light emanated from unknown places, spreading in all directions and projecting downward.
Wherever the starlight was projected, instantly, it became resplendent with light, revealing substances such as land, mountains, oceans, and deserts that are characteristic of the normal world.
Furthermore, a blue curtain was pulled up in the sky.
Upon it, stars were scattered like jewels.
A glance revealed a total of one hundred and eight.
It matched the Zi Wei Xing Chen number.
Suddenly, the entire world shook violently!
Along with this violent tremor, all the stars dissipated into nothingness at once.
In their place were Chen Yun, Naihe, and Hehe, who had fallen into a desolate seaside area.
Meanwhile, Zhuli Huanhe, Ci Xian the Buddhist monk, Li Ming, and those ordinary people had all mysteriously vanished from sight.
Chen Yun knew that these people who had not yet attained immortality had not vanished, but had instead been transported to other places by Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist with the help of their array power.
After all, the upcoming war between immortals was crucial.
Although Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist belonged to the less conventional schools of Taoism, their Taoist arts were still from the orthodox school. Naturally, they dared not challenge the dignity of the heavenly court and could not attack ordinary spirits.
Therefore, they moved away the likes of Zhuli Huanhe, Ci Xian the Buddhist monk, and Li Ming, leaving only Chen Yun, Naihe, and Hehe on the battlefield.
Or, the array is easier to move those who have not yet ascended to immortality, while moving immortals is a bit more challenging. That's why Naihe and Hehe were left aside, apart from Chen Yun.
At this moment, Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist landed one after the other on the ocean before them.
Xie Wu Yang looked at Naihe and Hehe without a change in his expression. "Gentlemen, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you promise not to give him any assistance, I will release you immediately."
Gou Teng Daoist didn't speak. He stared at Naihe with some uncertainty, as if he was trying to discern something.
Naihe scoffed coldly, "The affairs between you and the Chen true master are indeed unrelated to my brothers and me. I can promise you that I will not interfere in Chen true master's matters..."
Hearing this, Xie Wu Yang was overjoyed.
Who would have thought that Naihe, pointing at Gou Teng Daoist, continued speaking. "I have had a grudge with Gou Teng the old man before. Today, we happened to run into each other. How about we settle that grudge together? Can you also just stand by and watch?"
Xie Wu Yang's expression changed.
Gou Teng Daoist, however, let out a cold laugh, "Who do you think it is? Turns out to be you, the skeleton demon!"
Naihe showed no sign of being angry, his gaze calm as he looked ahead, "It's me. What are you going to do about it?"
Gou Teng Daoist's tone was gloomy, "Not so hasty. Wait for me to deal with Chen Pu the young brat. You will then taste the torture!"
Upon seeing that Gou Teng Daoist had a grudge with Naihe, Xie Wu Yang immediately revealed his sinister intent. "It seems you, this traitor, have a grievance with my younger brother. In that case, today the Daoist of mine and Gou Teng Daoist will certainly settle it with you and Chen Pu the young brat!"
Chen Yun laughed dryly, "Xie Wu Yang, you and Gou Teng are too confident. Do you really think that fighting two against three will win?"
Xie Wu Yang was taken aback, and he looked at Gou Teng Daoist with a glance.
In the next moment, they both erupted into peals of laughter.
"Ha ha, ha ha!" Xie Wu Yang laughed uncontrollably and shook his head repeatedly, "Chen Pu the young brat, Chen Pu the young brat."
Gou Teng Daoist laughed uncontrollably as well, "Ha ha, you really think that we two are unaware of the Earth Immortals and Middle-stage Human Immortals at your side? Whether they will assist, we truly did not know before, but since we dare to come to you, naturally we have taken this situation into account."
Chen Yun crossed his hands behind his back and said indifferently, "Oh? Do you have some great method that can allow you to defeat three with two?"
Naihe and Hehe were silent at this moment.
However, a hint of mockery flashed in their eyes by accident.
Xie Wu Yang slightly triumphantly pointed to the surrounding environment, "Do you know where you are?"
Chen Yun said, "I'm not sure, I only know that this is my hometown where my heart feels at peace. Therefore, I feel very at ease."
This is where my heart finds peace, it is my homeland?
Even Naihe and Hehe fell into deep thought upon hearing this profound statement.
Even Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist couldn't help but show admiration for this sentence filled with philosophical thoughts.
It's clear that they hadn't expected Chen Yun's thought level to be so high.
"Don't try to outwit me with mere words!" Xie Wu Yang snorted coldly, "I'll tell you, this is within the One-Qi, Two-Elements, Four-Images array."
Indeed, it is the One-Qi, Two-Elements, Four-Images array.
Chen Yun's gaze flickered slightly, pretending to know nothing as he asked, "Oh? What is the One-Qi, Two-Elements, Four-Images array so special about? How can two of you from less conventional schools think you can beat three with just two of you?"
"You impudent youth! Who do you call a heterodox path?" Gou Teng Daoist roared with anger, "The great Taoist arts I practice come from the true school of Kunlun. Even though I have not been admitted to the halls of the Kunlun orthodox school, the Taoist practices I cultivate are indeed from the orthodox school. How dare you call me a heterodox?!"
It's clear that Gou Teng Daoist is very concerned about the label of "heterodox."
In contrast, Xie Wu Yang, who practiced the true Taoist arts of the Mao Shan Sect, did not appear very angry. After all, he is indeed a heterodox practitioner.
Instead, Chen Yun remained calm and derided the other's identity, "You are just an earth immortal obtained from a vine on the top of Kunlun's Pavilion. You dare to steal the true teachings of my ancestor Xiwangmushi under the door of my Master Wang Mo. How dare you be so self-satisfied and claim to be a true disciple? Alas, even if I were to call you a heterodox, I would be doing you an honor! If I didn't call you that, you would be an evil demon outside the law!"
Gou Teng Daoist was so angered that he turned crimson and heated, becoming so enraged that he rolled up his sleeve and laughed in anger, "You brat Chen Pu! You brat Chen Pu! Today you dare to be so disrespectful to me. I will make sure you have no place to bury your bones!"
Saying this, his body surged with starlight as if he were about to launch a fierce attack on Chen Yun immediately.
Chen Yun slightly raised the corner of his mouth, knowing that he was intentionally provoking Gou Teng Daoist to anger and make him lose his composure.
Now that he had successfully enraged the opponent, he couldn't help but feel secretly elated.
In this case, as soon as Naihe and Gou Teng Daoist start fighting, Chen Yun's chances of winning will become greater.
However, what no one expected was that Xie Wu Yang, despite having a lower cultivation than Gou Teng Daoist, had an exceptionally open-minded and free-spirited temperament.
He slowly spoke, "Brother, whether it's the orthodox Taoism or the heterodox, or even the evil demons and outsiders, haven't you all cultivated to become immortals? Why hold onto such a grudge over status?"
Gou Teng Daoist suddenly woke up, bowing deeply towards Xie Wu Yang, "Brother, you are correct."
Chen Yun felt somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look at Xie Wu Yang.
He really didn't expect that the Yinsi elder's mental state would be so profound.
Naihe and Hehe couldn't help but raise their eyes to Xie Wu Yang as well.
Xie Wu Yang calmed Gou Teng Daoist's emotions and then looked at Chen Yun, "You just asked me what is special about the One-Qi, Two-Elements, Four-Images array. I can tell you that this array draws upon the creation of heaven and earth, invades the subtle machinations of yin and yang. Once activated, it can evolve into a space indistinguishable from the real world where you see land, mountains, rivers, deserts, and even the sky with stars above. All of this power is at my disposal. Therefore, within this realm I have almost reached the level of Earth Immortals in cultivation; I may be slightly inferior to true Earth Immortals. But regardless of what happens now that there are two Earth Immortals in my realm, and your party has only one Earth Immortal. Dare I ask how should you like to respond to my great array?"
Gou Teng Daoist laughed loudly again, "You skeleton spirit, if you didn't recognize me before, that's fine. But now that you do, Brother and I will definitely team up to beat you into oblivion to eliminate future dangers!"
The slightly triumphant expressions of the two looked like they had already won.
However, after the two said this, Chen Yun, Naihe, and Hehe burst into fits of laughter.
"Ha ha," Hehe, who had not spoken until now, burst into a fit of laughter, "Do you really think we have no preparation?"
Naihe also couldn't help but laugh, "So funny! So funny! Xie Wu Yang the child, Gou Teng the child, you two are truly laughable!"
Xie Wu Yang was taken aback, frowning and not understanding, "What are you laughing at?"
Gou Teng Daoist also looked puzzled, "Can you really break my brother's One-Qi, Two-Elements, Four-Images array?"
Naihe and Hehe did not respond but just laughed and shook their heads, shaking their heads and looking towards Chen Yun.
Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist followed the gaze of the two and looked towards Chen Yun.
At this moment, a square plate made of a piece of foreign celestial iron that appeared in Chen Yun's palm, seemingly without notice.
This square plate was the size of a palm, with the nine-palace eight-trigrams carved on it.
Upon seeing this, Xie Wu Yang and Gou Teng Daoist changed color dramatically.
They had already faintly realized what this was!
(The end of this chapter)
