Chapter 1713 : Breaking the Myriad Heavens Formation

Chaotic Ancient Beasts often possess combat prowess within the primordial chaos that surpasses even Celestial Immortals of the same cultivation realm.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of Celestial Immortals, eroded by the chaotic torrents, dared not unleash their full power without reservation. Within the chaos, they could only exert 60 to 70 percent of their true strength.

Thus, a ninth-rank, superior-grade Chaos Ancient Beast could often withstand the siege of several late-stage Celestial Immortals. Even if multiple Great Perfection Celestial Immortals joined forces, they might still fail to slay a single ninth-rank, superior-grade Chaos Ancient Beast.

Slaying the primordial Chaos Beast proved so arduous, which only served to highlight the staggering value of this Ninth-Level Ancient Ark.

The 20-4 Heavens Grand Formation was a super array established with 20-4 Innate Treasures as its core. Relying on the Taixu Mountain Range and the super formation laid within, its defensive power was nearly second only to the various superior cave heavens of the Qingcang Immortal Domain.

But at this moment, faced with so many ninth-order ancient ships, even the legendary 20-4 Celestial Realms Formation—reputed to be unbreakable by any below the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm—had already begun to tremble violently.

Especially that ninth-grade, superior-class ancient ship, whose world-obliterating cannons each unleashed a strike comparable to a full-powered blow from a late-stage Celestial Immortal, exerting pressure far greater than the combined might of the other 8 ninth-grade ancient ships.

Fortunately, this Annihilation Cannon was merely a top-grade ninth-rank Great Yin Annihilation Cannon, not a superior-grade Innate Annihilation Cannon that had integrated 9 strands of innate qi.

"Otherwise, its power would double, enough to blast through this 20-4 Heavens Grand Formation with a single strike."

Within the grand formation, the Pure Yang Saint Son could not help but comment upon seeing this scene.

The others also nodded in agreement. Upon hearing this, the 7 Mysteries Elder stroked his beard and remarked, "Primordial Qi is far too precious. When Celestial Immortals seek to refine their physical forms, pursue the Great Dao, nurture their Dao Fruits, or even cultivate various immortal treasures and divine abilities, they all consume vast amounts of Primordial Qi."

Hence, few could spare the effort to accumulate surplus Primordial Qi.

Even if a few mighty Celestial Immortals cultivated to the Ancient Immortal realm and no longer required Primordial Qi, resulting in some surplus of it in their possession, amassing 9 strands in 1 go would likely be no easy feat.

Hearing the words of Elder Qixuan, everyone gave a slight nod.

Even with a foundation of 3 Great Perfected Ones, the amount of innate qi condensed during the breakthrough to the Celestial Immortal realm typically amounts to a dozen or so strands.

To cultivate to the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm, a Celestial Immortal mighty 1 must achieve Grand Completion in at least 1 of the following: Innate True Body, Innate Dao Fruit, or Innate Dao Principles.

To master a Celestial Immortal foundation, 1 requires not only fortune, insight, and profound accumulation, but also 9 strands of Primordial Qi.

To cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm, 1 must refine the physical body, Dao Fruit, and Dao Principles to the innate Great Completion stage. Only then can 1 achieve the Innate Perfected Body.

This alone required 20-7 strands of Primordial Qi. Factoring in the Innate Primordial Treasure and divine abilities, the required amount would double—demanding at least 50 to 60 strands of Primordial Qi.

In addition, the various resources consumed during the breakthrough process—immortal pills, miraculous medicines, and rare treasures—would require replenishing the expenditure of several dozen strands of Innate Qi.

It could be said that for a Celestial Immortal of great power to cultivate to the 9 Tribulations Ancient Immortal realm—when 1 no longer lacks Primordial Qi—it would require the consumption of at least several 100 strands of Primordial Qi.

Thus, even the ancient immortals and great powers of the celestial realm often possessed only a modest amount of Primordial Qi in their possession.

Within the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, there were nearly 1 100 mighty beings who had reached the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm. However, the overwhelming majority of these late-stage Celestial Immortals had never succeeded in elevating their Natal Innate Treasures to the upper-grade.

The reason lies within is that the innate qi is insufficient.

In truth, among the nearly 1 1000 Celestial Immortals within the Vast Azure Celestial Realm, the overwhelming majority remained stagnant at the early or middle stages precisely due to insufficient Primordial Qi.

Thus, without venturing into the Chaos, they could never obtain sufficient opportunities for breakthroughs. However, the power of early and mid-stage Celestial Immortals was inadequate, and rashly stepping into the Chaos posed grave dangers.

With this thought in mind, Chen Qiyuan couldn't help but remark, "Only a supreme ancient sect like the Great Luo would possess enough surplus Primordial Qi to cultivate a Ninth-Rank, Superior-Grade Primordial Annihilation Cannon, I presume?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Wuxun shook his head and remarked, "A ninth-grade supreme innate Annihilation Cannon indeed possesses extraordinary power against Celestial Immortals, but for the Great Luo Ancient Sect, it's nothing more than a white elephant."

"With this primordial qi, it would be better to preserve it for nurturing a few more Primordial Ancient Treasures, or bestow it upon exceptionally gifted true disciples to help them swiftly breakthrough to the Heavenly Immortal Perfection or Ancient Immortal Realm."

Chen Qiyuan pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Such colossal cannons were suited for breaking through barriers and annihilating sects, but ill-suited for eliminating individual foes. Moreover, their power was truly insignificant to the Great Luo Ancient Sect.

While the Celestial Grotto might covet this item immensely, few possessed the capacity to spare such vast quantities of Primordial Qi, and even fewer would be willing to expend it on this object.

Hence, within the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, there appeared to be not a single Innate Annihilation Cannon of the ninth-rank, superior-grade.

At this thought, he suppressed his inner musings and spoke, "Now that the demons and gods have joined forces, dwelling on this is pointless. We should focus on reinforcing the formation first. Once Eldrin emerges from seclusion, we can plan our counterattack."

As the words fell, everyone began pouring their full strength into maintaining the formation, resisting the onslaught of the demon and god races.

This time, the demon and god clans launched an all-out assault. Countless colossal cannons bombarded incessantly, while millions of demon immortals and divine beings relentlessly drained the grand formation, erupting into an unprecedented battle of magnificent intensity.

Thus suppressed by the Annihilation Cannon for over 3 100 years, the supreme powerhouses of the demon and god clans finally steeled their resolve.

"Esteemed colleagues, show no quarter."

High above in the firmament, the Scourge Ape Imperial Scion suddenly spoke.

He brandished the Primordial Chaos Staff in a crushing descent, then with a flick of his sleeve unleashed the ancient and unadorned Heaven-Rending Talisman.

In an instant, the Heaven-Rending Divine Talisman erupted with primordial light capable of destroying heaven and earth. Its unparalleled power surged through the cosmos, striking toward the 20-4 Heavens Grand Formation.

At almost the same moment, the Divine Son of Qingyang flicked his sleeve and unleashed a dazzlingly brilliant Minor Chaos Thunder Pearl.

In an instant, the Chaos Divine Thunder capable of annihilating all existence erupted. Even the faintest trace of Chaos power, insignificant as it seemed, unleashed an unprecedented light of immortal extinction.

With their combined strength, supplemented by the World-Ender Cannon's perfectly timed full-power strike, they finally shattered the 20-4 Heavens Grand Formation, breaking off a significant corner of the vast array.

In that very instant, the 5-Colored Immortal Phoenix seized the opportunity.

With a mere flick of her sleeve, she summoned the dazzling 5-Colored Heaven-Suppressing Stone, its unparalleled power dominating the cosmos and halting the restoration of the 20-4 Heavens Grand Formation.

Sun Qian also unleashed his full power, the 6 Ren Odd Beads in his hand enveloping the area and completely suppressing the 20-4 Heavens Great Formation.

"Charge in."

The Son of Qingyang spoke, then charged forward at the forefront alongside the 3 protagonists of the Heavenly Tribulation—the Golden Crow of the Solar Emperor, the 5-Colored Immortal Phoenix, and the Son of the Verminious Calamity—storming inside together.

Close behind followed the 9-Tailed Celestial Fox, the Peacock Fairy, the Imperial Son of Suanni, the Imperial Son of Bifang, along with 5 Forbidden Imperial Sons of the Divine Clan, and Sun Qian from the Eternal Life Sun Clan.