Chapter 1407 : A Helping Hand in the Shadows
At this moment, he activated the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram to shield himself while summoning various spiritual treasures to withstand the onslaught of attacks. Then, he frantically fled toward the 7 Mysteries Blessed Land.
The 7 Mysteries Blessed Land was a top-grade sanctuary, within which a supreme eighth-grade Heaven-Opening Grand Formation had been established.
Once he retreated into the blessed land and relied on the grand defensive formation, even a Half-Step Celestial Immortal and 3 Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage joining forces would struggle to breach the formation in a short time.
At that moment, the 7 Mysteries Daoist employed the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram as his formation vessel, channeling his spiritual power to activate it. Instantly, 8 golden dragon phantoms soared into the sky, their roars shaking the heavens as they formed a grand celestial formation. The surrounding spiritual energy churned violently, and even the distant stars seemed to dim in response. The Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace watched coldly, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes. With a flick of his sleeve, a crimson talisman appeared in his palm—the legendary Flowing Fire Divine Talisman. As he infused it with power, raging flames surged forth, transforming into a fiery phoenix that blotted out the sky. The scorching heat distorted the very space around them. The 2 supreme techniques clashed in mid-air, golden light and crimson flames intertwining in a cataclysmic explosion. The shockwaves rippled outward, causing even the distant mountains to tremble. Had it not been for the protection of the grand formation, the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace would have been forced to retreat.
The Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace and the 3 Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection realm naturally understood this as well. They unleashed their full power without respite, striving to completely seal off the escape routes of the 7 Mysteries Daoist.
Amidst such a fierce battle, the 7 Mysteries Taoist was unexpectedly forced into a situation where he couldn’t break through the encirclement for the moment.
"If this struggle continues, I fear I won't make it back to the blessed sanctuary before falling at the hands of these few."
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Patriarch Qixuan's expression grew increasingly anxious.
He found himself unable to shake off the crowd; instead, they were herding him further away from the Qixuan Blessed Land.
Under such circumstances, even if he could temporarily preserve himself with the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram, should he fail to return to the 7 Mysteries Blessed Land, he would likely meet his end in battle despite all efforts.
Beside them, within the Yin Yang Void Mirror, the brows of several individuals furrowed slightly as they witnessed this scene.
Seeing this, Qing Ji couldn't help but speak up, "Should we intervene?"
"I'm afraid that won't work." Lyra shook her head before speaking. "3 Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage, plus a Half-Step Celestial Immortal—charging headfirst would be tantamount to seeking our own demise."
Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly before letting out a soft sigh. "We shall conceal our identities and extend assistance from across the rift in the void. Whether he escapes this calamity shall depend entirely on his own fortune."
"All of you, lend me your strength. Let us jointly activate the Fiery Prison Heavenly Halberd."
As the words fell, the 4 immediately concealed themselves within the void, then jointly summoned the Flaming Prison War Halberd.
In the blink of an eye, the Infernal Prison War Halberd materialized from the void, piercing through dimensions with its boundless aura of slaughter as it struck toward a cultivator at the Great Perfection stage of the Earth Immortal realm.
The Earth Immortal at the Great Perfection stage they had chosen was an existence who had opened 6 layers of heavenly domains, making him the weakest among their group.
At this moment, their combined strike, fueled by the Netherflame Halberd refined with baleful energy, possessed enough power to threaten even a perfected Earth Immortal.
The Sky Prison Clan!
At the sight of the Flaming Prison Halberd, the several figures besieging the 7 Mysteries Elder shuddered faintly, their expressions shifting. The 1 who had been ambushed hastily scrambled to evade.
A name commands respect like a tree casts its shadow. The Clan Lord of the Celestial Prison Clan, whose might shakes the Immortal Realm, stands as 1 of the supreme powerhouses in the Western Qi Divine Abyssal Sea.
Although he was confident he could block this sneak attack from the Sky Prison clansman without suffering a single scratch.
But he was even more worried that after forcibly blocking this strike, the next move would be a fatal blow from the Heavenly Prison Clan Lord. Thus, he immediately retreated in a fluster.
"Now!"
In that very instant, the 7 Mysteries Taoist seized a fleeting chance at survival.
In but an instant, the 7 Mysteries Elder abruptly unleashed a dazzlingly brilliant spirit talisman.
This talisman, known as the Whirling Feathers Celestial Evasion Talisman, was engraved with an authentic-grade divine ability, making it a treasure talisman of world-creation supreme treasure rank.
But when this talisman was activated, the 7 Mystics Taoist transformed into a ray of escape light and shot away, instantly breaking through the encirclement.
It is done.
Seeing the 7 Mysteries Taoist flee, Eldrin (Person Name) did not hesitate in the slightest. He channeled the Yin-Yang Void Mirror to envelop the Infernal Prison War Halberd and vanished instantly into the endless void.
It was only then that the man realized he had been deceived, and an expression of humiliated fury surfaced on their faces.
"Heavenly Prison Flame Sovereign, do not let this old man catch you, or I shall tear you to 10 1000 pieces."
Meanwhile, Eldrin emerged beyond the Endless Void with Lyra and the others.
Eldrin dared not reveal himself, continuing instead to conceal himself within the void through the Yin-Yang Void Mirror as he stealthily made his way toward the Paradise of Returning Ruins.
Witnessing this scene, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but shudder with lingering fear as she remarked, "How perilous! Those individuals earlier each wielded Void-Sundering Treasures (Magic Treasure)."
"If we had been any closer, or hesitated even a moment longer, I fear we would never have escaped."
Eldrin also nodded, his expression grave as he said, "The Yin-Yang Void Mirror's grade is still somewhat low."
"To contend directly with the Void Treasures of these supreme blessed lands, it must at least be elevated to a Superior Heaven-Sundering Treasure."
If blessed lands were to be graded, they could be divided into powerful blessed lands and ordinary blessed lands.
In an ordinary blessed land, having just 1 Earth Immortal at the early stage would be considered the bottom tier in terms of strength. If a blessed land possessed 2 or 3 Earth Immortal Patriarchs, or even 1 at the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm, it would already be regarded as quite formidable.
A blessed land like the Azure Stream Ancient Sect, which possessed a Sixth-Level Earth Immortal and even a high-grade Heaven-Opening Treasure, ranked among the pinnacle of ordinary blessed lands.
Within the ranks of powerful blessed lands, there are also 3 tiers. Blessed lands like the 1000 Dragon Lake belong to the third tier, as they possess only a single late-stage Earth Immortal.
Those slightly stronger ones, blessed lands with more than 3 Earth Immortals at the late stage or 1 at the great perfection stage, could be considered second-tier.
Such as the Gale Valley blessed land of the Dark Roc clan, the 7 Mysteries blessed land of the 7 Mysteries Daoist, and before breaking through to the Taiyi Foundation, the Glazed blessed land and the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Sea were all roughly at this level.
The highest tier of blessed lands, the first echelon, consists of factions like the Flowing Fire Star Palace and the Leaf-Ruins Divine Sea—those possessing Half-Step Celestial Immortals.
Generally speaking, blessed lands at the second tier, possessing Earth Immortal Perfection, all maintain a spatial-opening treasure of the space attribute as their foundational heritage.
Although eighth-tier spatial treasures were rare, for a top-tier blessed land with a Perfected Earth Immortal, they were not entirely impossible to find.
As long as they were willing to pay a hefty price, they could always acquire an Eighth Heaven-Opening Treasure.
Although most of these spatial treasures were not of high grade, having only been refined into middle to lower eighth-rank World-Creating Treasures, they were indeed unparalleled artifacts for preserving 1's life.
What Eldrin had sensed moments earlier were no fewer than 4 or 5 space-attributed Heaven-Sundering Treasures. The most formidable among them was in the possession of the Lord of Flowing Fire Star Palace—a supreme-grade Heaven-Sundering Treasure.
The remaining few were merely mid- to low-grade Heaven-Sundering Treasures.
The few of them used Heaven-Splitting Treasures to seal the void, cutting off Daoist Qixuan's path of retreat. Had Eldrin and the others not been positioned at a distance, they would have long since been forced to emerge from the void.
After all, Eldrin's current Yin-Yang Void Realm was merely a low-grade Heaven-Opening Treasure, far from sufficient to contend against a top-grade Heaven-Opening Treasure of that caliber.
At this thought, Eldrin spoke up, "After returning, I will swiftly advance the Yin Yang Void Mirror to a mid-grade World Creation Treasure."
"If I don't elevate this treasure into a top-grade World-Initiating Artifact henceforth, I shall avoid the master of the Flowing Fire Star Palace like the plague whenever our paths cross."
At this point, Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly as he continued, "During the battle moments ago, the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace crossed blades with the 7 Mysteries Ancestor multiple times, yet failed to strike him down."
(End of Chapter)