Remould the Glory of Sword Art

Violent winds roared, and the array symbols fluttered!

Deng Baiyi held the main array symbol in both hands, a streak of bright red appeared between heaven and earth, reflecting in her eyes like fierce flames!

Singeing wind burst forth from her clothes.

Deng Baiyi's feet left the ground, she hovered on that scorching wave, standing in front of the Green Radiant Array—

The Everlasting Spring Formation lay entirely before her eyes.

Countless trees shuddered under the impact of the furious waves.

The second wave surged tumultuously!

"Array, activate!"

A decisive and ruthless expression flashed across Deng Baiyi's eyes.

She raised her hands, her fingers split open, and blood spread forth—

With a loud bang!

Along the shoreline of the Carp Tide River, within the cold and damp air, suddenly appeared millions of intensely hot red shadows, which, following Deng Baiyi's gesture of bringing her hands together, collided, setting up a fiery red barrier!

"What formation is this?"

The Taoist disciples looked up, their faces puzzled as they stared at the unfamiliar woman floating in the air.

This array was unheard of!

The second wave of the tide fiercely struck the grassy iron walls of the Everlasting Spring Formation—

Countless plants roared and cried out!

Under the watchful eyes of dozens.

The wall of vegetation that rose from the ground was washed into an extremely exaggerated curved arc!

The tide was repelled by the vegetation, then it rejoined the next wave of attack with even more ferocious force, under the demon enchantment of the Erosion Sun Swamp, this wave burst forth with a soul-stirring tidal roar, as if it would devour everyone's souls!

Just as Deng Baiyi had predicted earlier! The array patterns of the Everlasting Spring Formation were limited in strength, simply relying on these patterns, it couldn't withstand a true tide!

Just the second wave almost collapsed the forming Everlasting Spring Formation!

The spirit of the plants had reached their limit.

At this moment.

A soaring fire shadow streaked across the sky!

The third wave arrived almost at the same time as the second!

Deng Baiyi completed the summoning of the formation at this moment.

The sky-covering tide was held back by a searing hot, blood-red barrier!

Since ancient times, water and fire have not mixed!

Using the Everlasting Spring Formation to confront the Tide Sacrifice, even though it could block it temporarily, the momentarily retreated water would turn into a stronger tide!

In such situations... blocking is not as good as burning!

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

Countless blood-red fire shadows appeared before the great tide, and for a moment, the raging wave that fell like a giant's clap was burned by the high temperature, exploding in the air—

Countless scalding vapors swept and spread!

"Did it hold?"

The Taoist disciples looked baffled.

The Array Pattern Masters from the City Lord's mansion were also stunned.

This third wave was completely intercepted by the grand formation controlled by Deng Baiyi... to be precise, it was perfectly resolved!

Phoenix Fire, capable of annihilating everything, was the best "weapon" to solve this great tide!

But the large formation extending along the banks of the Carp Tide River, actually couldn't be considered the "Nine Bright Phoenix Fire Refining Illusion Formation" anymore—

Xie Xuanyi originally taught Deng Baiyi a formation that could only be set up in a small area.

The array patterns Deng Baiyi laid out now encompassed along the riverbank, extending the area far beyond tenfold.

She had modified the array patterns.

She had also modified the formation's crucial points.

The Daoist scriptures left by Da Sui Sword Palace were naturally perfect... The complete Nine Bright Phoenix Fire Formation was actually much larger than the one Deng Baiyi had set up now, but Xie Xuanyi had deliberately made changes in order to ambush Jia Liu.

If it could be changed once, it could be changed a second time.

Thus, Deng Baiyi "smartly" made a second modification... Although she was a genius in array formation, her cultivation time was still too short after all, and her experience and knowledge were too shallow. Such significant modifications naturally decreased the power of the formation.

But it must be said.

This revised formation that appeared over the surface of Carp Tide River, although its engravings were bizarre, was surprisingly effective!

There was also a blessing in disguise.

Deng Baiyi's "modification" had caused the entire formation's aura to change, and not a single Array Pattern Master from the Taoist community, Jiang Family, or City Lord's Mansion could recognize the origins of this formation!

Previously, everyone had doubted her origins.

But now...

Everyone thought that this strange young woman must be the favorite disciple secretly taken by a master of array patterns.

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The entire heavens and earth were filled with a fiery red color.

Rolls of muffled thunder sounded.

Xie Xuanyi sat in front of the Daoist furnace hall, a delicate reed sword swaying like a grass leaf stuck before him.

He seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but in fact, his Divine Thought already enveloped the entire hall!

Dao Jiu opened nearly a hundred doors.

Under the scourging of the furnace fire, these doorways appeared faintly within the flames—

And the sound of muffled thunder meant that at this moment, the entire Secret Realm was having its structure disrupted by array patterns, to be reorganized once again!

Opening the doors at such a moment most easily invited "guests"!

"They've arrived!"

Xie Xuanyi suddenly opened his eyes.

Dao Jiu also squinted his eyes.

Footsteps sounded from the doorway directly in front of him—

A woman wearing a loose robe and with a gaunt face cautiously peered out her head.

Xie Xuanyi directly raised his arm.

A "hum" of Sword Sound!

The Reed Sword shot up from the ground, turning into a stream of light, and shot directly toward the old woman!

Her pupils contracted as she hastily raised both hands to parry, while a sharp explosive sound burst forth from her throat.

"Xie Zhen! It's you again!"

The brilliance of the Reed Sword shot out, and as it neared the old woman's face, it was suddenly entangled by thousands of silver threads!

This three-foot space, at some point, had been filled with invisible silver threads!

A huge figure suddenly burst out from behind the old woman, shining with golden light and stomping the ground with booming sounds, like a wild ox, forcibly tearing through the silver threads and charging toward the Flying Sword, grasping it directly in its palm without regard for the sword's edge!

"Return!"

Xie Xuanyi, expressionless, lightly gestured with two fingers.

The Flying Sword did not linger in battle, returning instantaneously into its sheath.

The next moment, three familiar figures slowly walked out from the doorway.

Chu Man, the old woman, and the Flesh Buddha, all bearing some injuries... clearly, they had suffered some hardships at the periphery of the Bai Ze Secret Realm. Upon stepping out from the doorway and seeing the magnificent and majestic Hall of the Daoist Furnace, they were all taken aback.

They were amazed by the spectacle of the "Daoist Furnace"!

"Xie Zhen, are these your friends?"

Dao Jiu spoke with interest.

It was not in vain that he had opened all the portals, directing every outer entrance towards himself.

The three friends of Xie Zhen had impressive realms, and their aura was similar to those cultivators who had stepped into this place in the past!

Dao Jiu liked such "cultivators."

The voice of Dao Jiu echoed throughout the great hall.

The expressions of the three changed once again, if they were not mistaken... was this figure suspended in the air the Artifact Spirit of this furnace?!

To take human form and to speak, what kind of realm was this?

Chu Man's expression darkened as she gripped the guqin cloth, already prepared to flee again... The Artifact Spirit likely possessed the combat power of the Yin God Realm, and if this opportunity had already been subdued by Xie Zhen, then their entry here spelled nothing but certain death!

"Indeed, what joy it is to have friends come from afar."

Xie Xuanyi signaled with his eyes, smiling as he welcomed them, "Now that you're all here, no need to rush off!"

Dao Jiu smiled slightly and waved his hand to close all the portals!

"???"

Chu Man instinctively stepped back but found herself stepping into empty air!

The portals were closed!

"Three of you, there's no need to worry."

Dao Jiu saw what these three feared the most.

He said warmly, "Xie Zhen merely arrived here a step ahead of you... For now, he is not yet the master of this 'Furnace'."

Following that, he communicated the rules for obtaining the "Furnace" to Chu Man and the others using Divine Thought!

"Kill all the others to obtain the 'Furnace'?"

The three were startled once again.

The next moment, Chu Man was the first to retreat... The portals had vanished, and she hadn't yet had the chance to observe this great hall.

The guqin cloth was tugged away mid-air; she floated back several dozen meters, creating some distance between herself, Xie Xuanyi, the old crone, and the Flesh Buddha.

After Dao Jiu announced the rules.

Chu Man clearly realized that her two fellow Evil Cultivators were absolutely untrustworthy!

Should there be sufficient benefit!

They would not hesitate to stab her in the back!

An interesting scene ensued...

The old crone and the Flesh Buddha exchanged glances and made a similar choice.

The three of them stood in three different directions, each forming a tactical position.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi silently watched this scene.

In his anticipation, Dao Jiu's closing of the portals meant the three would join hands to attack him.

Reality proved more ironic than expectation.

These three had traveled together, seeking treasures in the Bai Ze Secret Realm.

Yet, at the moment of life and death, none dared trust each other!

"Xie Zhen, your three friends are quite interesting."

Dao Jiu remarked, "They remind me of some 'old friends' from hundreds of years ago."

Those Demon Cultivators who stepped into this great hall back then were just the same.

Supporting each other one moment.

Then quickly changing their expressions, fighting until the end... not leaving a single survivor.

"Interesting? The more interesting stuff is yet to come."

Xie Xuanyi chuckled.

He looked towards Chu Man and called out loudly, "Miss Chu, the gift I sent you, are you satisfied with it?"

Chu Man was taken aback.

"Has Miss Chu forgotten? That day you helped me into your room, saying in this lifetime you hate Evil Cultivators the most, wishing you could flay them alive!"

Xie Xuanyi said coolly, "Now that the plan in the Secret Tomb is nearly complete, what are you waiting for? Kill these two... and this 'Furnace' will be the Imperial City's greeting gift to the Prince!"

The two Evil Cultivators were terrified.

Chu Man shouted angrily, "Xie Xuanyi, what nonsense are you spouting! Stop trying to sow discord!"

Though she said this.

But the next moment, the guqin issued a soul-cleansing sound, truly aimed at the Flesh Buddha!

"Chu Man! You crazy woman!"

The Golden Body Buddha was already on guard; he took out the Divine Soul Treasure given to him by Chu Lin, barely resisting the blow.

The ground shook.

The Golden Body Buddha charged at Chu Man with a life-threatening ferocity, while she, expressionless, plucked rapidly, releasing hundreds to thousands of musical notes in rapid succession!

Humming, humming!

The Divine Soul Jade in the Buddha's hand was instantly shattered by the barrage of sound—

His entire Soul Sea was also torn apart by the music, and as he charged, his Purple Mansion shattered, eventually crashing heavily into the great hall!On the other side.

The old crone, seeing the situation turn sour, began to run; she was fully aware that the chance at the "Furnace" had nothing to do with her from the start... At that moment, she turned towards the exit of the great hall, but unfortunately, Xie Xuanyi didn't give her that opportunity.

The old crone turned into a streak of rainbow light bursting out.

Xie Xuanyi reacted faster than she could act, stepping ahead to intercept the rainbow light.

Without even drawing his sword, he simply executed an unadorned knee strike, sending the Mechanism Master crashing backward into Chu Man's torrential sea of Divine Soul Fury!

"No!"

The old crone's eyes widened, her pupils bursting with countless blood vessels.

Her body was shattered by the sound wave, her clothes exploding open, and suddenly a blood light emerged, tiny as a baby and monstrous in form!

Through and through.

The old crone was merely a vessel for Mechanical Techniques.

The "true self" controlling the mechanisms hid within the belly of the old crone...

If the old crone encountered a powerful enemy she couldn't defeat and there was no escape, then she would employ the "Turtle Breath Technique" to feign death.

Unfortunately, the one she faced was Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi had long seen through the old crone's oddity—

The blood infant screamed as it charged at Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi advanced instead of retreating, pushing out with his thumb the sheath of the Reed Sword.

A streak of cold light flashed by.

Rustle rustle rustle!

Countless silver lights burst between heaven and earth!

Sword Qi and mechanical silver threads densely filled the space in an instant... in just a moment... hundreds to thousands of mechanical threads were cut to pieces by the Sword Qi!

The one that charged towards Xie Xuanyi was also sliced open along with it.

The blood infant rapidly collided with the Sword Qi threads laid down by Xie Xuanyi—

And then there was no after.

Xie Xuanyi watched the scattered remains of the "Mechanism Master," slowly sheathing his sword.

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(I have something tomorrow morning, so the update time will shift a little, tomorrow's first chapter will be released in the afternoon.)