NOVPUBThe conglomeration of dark forces slowly yet extremely quickly moved about. When they came close to each other, they swallowed each other up and reformed into new shapes.
And in the very center of this ocean of darkness, those ancient clouds of darkness that had settled for tens of thousands of years emitted a breath that made even Li Ping’s heart tremble.
These ancient conglomerates were truly like terrifying ancient exotic beasts, quietly residing in the depths of the ocean of darkness.
"It is indeed the power of a true immortal. The energy contained in each cloud here, once it bursts forth, far exceeds the full force of a blow from the Immortal Realm."
"What magnificent strength!" Li Ping marveled inwardly.
Li Ping also noticed that the device used by the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals to extract the power of darkness was essentially absorbing the clouds that were floating freely in various parts of the ocean of darkness.
Moreover, it seemed that the Alliance could distinguish between the sizes of the clouds, refraining from touching those larger congregates. Their targets were mostly the smaller, free-floating individuals.
"You see it clearly now," Mo Rubing’s voice interrupted Li Ping’s train of thought.
Li Ping came back to his senses from the shock and took another careful look.
Indeed, he discovered traces of array techniques around these conglomerates.
However, before he started to decipher them, Li Ping asked a question first.
"In my previous derivation results of the Floating Star Crossing Formation, there were four secondary formations."
"The golden chains that lock onto and capture beyond the Star Sea of the Immortal Cultivation World; the Eye of the Heavenly Beast that serves as an observatory; the Ocean of Darkness that escapes the suckling force of the Ruins of Immortality, which is the Gathering Spirit for Immortality Formation. What’s the last one?"
With the help of Mo Rubing’s mask, Li Ping was just staring at Mo Rubing himself.
Mo Rubing shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "How would I know that?"
"The Great Formation, was almost all built by Xuanyuan Big Brother by himself. We only got the chance to be up close and seeing it after he had completed the construction of the formation. Different Law Kings are responsible for different areas. I’m just a bit familiar with this place."
Li Ping did not find any loopholes in Mo Rubing’s words.
But he also did not easily believe them.
Setting aside this matter for the time being, Li Ping focused on analyzing the formations here.
After all, he truly wanted to meet the legendary King of Mystic Sky himself.
"The formation is somewhat old, and it deviates a bit from the style passed down in the Xuanhuang World."
"It seems there are also traces of being triggered, could it be that a fight has taken place here?"
"It’s only considered an outlier. It’s not particularly complex. It doesn’t even reach the threshold of an Immortal-level formation."
After observing for a while, Li Ping reached such a conclusion.
"Will casting spells here provoke an outbreak of the power of darkness?" Before breaking the formation, Li Ping cautiously asked Mo Rubing.
Mo Rubing, not surprisingly, scoffed: "Have you ascended to the Realm of True Immortality? Don’t worry about these things."
"If you can provoke an outbreak of the power of the true immortal here, then the first thing I should do is run away immediately."
With Mo Rubing’s reply, Li Ping no longer had any reservations.
One by one, the hidden formations in front of him separated and arranged themselves. They interlocked and combined, then separated again.
Shortly after, Li Fan found the flaw in the formation here.
"This way."
Leading the way in, they did not trigger any countermeasures from the formation.
"That was efficient, you do have some skill," Mo Rubing praised, rather impressively.
The scene within the formation seemed no different from before they entered.
However, judging by Mo Rubing’s expression, it seemed they hadn’t gone the wrong way.
"This place, is where the original central control formation of the Gathering Spirit for Immortal Formation is located."
Following Mo Rubing’s words, Li Ping scanned his surroundings.
The ancient dark forces from the outside world were absorbed here,
Turning into wisps of Qing smoke, vanishing without a trace.
"There are no remnants of true immortal forces, the essence of the energy is deeper within the formation." Li Ping mused.
"The power section of the Ascension Formation, once sealed, cannot be entered again. But the main control area is not sealed."
"Be careful," Mo Rubing continued to lead the way deeper into the interior with ease.
Li Ping carefully walked and observed his surroundings, committing every detail of the array technique to memory.
Although only a small part of the array was exposed on the surface, with his current level of mastery over array techniques, he could glimpse its essence and deduce its origin.
"Interesting, there are traces of a fight," he muttered to himself.
Mo Rubing, leading the way in front, suddenly halted.
He looked towards a corner of the array.
Li Ping, too, noticed the slight damage to the array and discerned a sword light amidst the traces.
"Immortal Realm," Li Ping judged, alertness rising sharply.
"And no weak Immortal Realm at that," Mo Rubing added.
He then quickened his pace, continuing to navigate towards the inner parts.
Visually, it seemed as if their position relative to the ancient aggregates in all directions hadn’t changed at all.
But Li Ping could distinctly feel that, even with the aid of Mo Rubing’s demonic face, the surrounding environment was becoming darker and darker.
"Deep Dark Sea."
The familiar, all-encompassing sense of pitch blackness once again surged over him.
Here, within this darkness, the suffocation was even greater compared to the outer dark.
Li Ping could feel the operation of his cultivation base was being hindered. Even the essence of source power could not avoid it.
When the darkness swallowed the last vestige of light, and he could only barely sense his surroundings with the help of Mo Rubing’s demonic visage,
Li Ping suddenly felt that Mo Rubing ahead abruptly stopped moving.
A cold breath faintly wafted over.
Li Ping took slow steps forward and discovered the reason for Mo Rubing’s stillness.
Not far ahead, a skeleton lay quietly.
Or perhaps, it was more accurate to say an empty husk.
It was unknown how long it had been dead, yet the facial features were still vivid, clearly showing the shock and disbelief of the person’s face before their demise.
And though the body appeared still full, it was in fact hollow inside.
Nothing was left.
"Immortal Realm," Mo Rubing communicated to Li Ping through his demonic face attachment.
"Moreover, his clothing looks somewhat familiar," Mo Rubing suddenly revealed a hint of killing intent.
"Great Taoist Sect, Fang Dinge."
After closely observing for a while, Li Ping identified the person’s identity from the records on the Tablet of Creation seen before.
"So, it was here," Li Ping realized suddenly.
At the same time, the sense of caution in his heart surged unprecedentedly.
"Who is this person?" Mo Rubing asked succinctly.
"Your era’s Sect Leader of the Great Taoist Sect, thousands of years later, during the time of the Great Calamity."
"In pursuit of the Law Transmission, who is now the creator of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, six Immortal Realms acted at that time, all disappeared without a trace. Neither the living nor the dead were found, yet the Law Transmission survived."
"At that time, the Law Transmission was only at the Realm of Unification," Li Ping briefly explained the sequence of events to Mo Rubing.
"The six Immortal Realms died here?" Mo Rubing lost his composure.
He retreated slightly, his expression somber. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"I hope it’s not what I’m thinking," Mo Rubing muttered to himself after a long while.
"Did Law Transmission use the power of this Gathering Spirit for Immortality Formation to kill those six Immortal Realms?" Li Ping asked.
"If that’s the case, it would actually be the best outcome," Mo Rubing’s voice came hauntingly.
"I’m afraid of the True Immortal Remains coming back to life."
