Volume 1 Chapter 43: Xuantian Sword Formation
The sky above Taixuan Mountain was dark and gloomy, the sun nowhere to be seen. The atmosphere was eerie and ominous. On Songxian Ridge, a kaleidoscope of colors filled the air, a breathtakingly beautiful sight. Ao Xue and Cang Yue stood in mid-air, their heads topped with a purple dragon and a fire phoenix, shining brightly together. Not far away, the five-colored immortal orchid was also radiating a powerful glow, joining forces with the two women to launch a full-scale attack on the three serpent spirits.
Above, in the six giant eyes of the three-headed spirit snake, a strange blood-colored glow flickered, appearing especially mysterious in the dim light. As the purple dragon and fire phoenix attacked, the three-headed spirit snake let out a furious roar, and a powerful gust of air descended from the sky like a whirlwind. At the same time, another one of the three-headed spirit snake's heads, which had never been opened before, suddenly spat out an extremely cold and mysterious ice, forming a white light pillar that seemed to have the power to destroy heaven and earth, and it immediately clashed with the burning fire phoenix.
The purple dragon of Ao Xue, together with the five-colored light of Wǔ Cǎi Xiān Lán, attacked the blue nine-heaven mysterious fire. The two sides clashed again, and the sky was filled with colorful lights flying horizontally, the five-colored gas clusters scattered in all directions like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, chaotic yet dazzlingly brilliant.
And then Cang Yue's Fire Phoenix, flapping its wings with a fierce blaze, shot towards the white light pillar like an arrow of light. The two different colors and properties of the powerful True Essence collided in an instant. A deafening roar shook the entire Tai Xuan Mountain. In the midst of the roar, only two beams of light, one red and one white, were seen clashing against each other in mid-air. Just for a moment, the blood-colored phoenix suddenly dissipated, and the white light pillar shot towards Cang Yue. Cang Yue's body trembled, her eyes dimmed, and the Xiao Yue Sword took her body to rapidly dodge seven times before landing near the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid.
On this side, the purple dragon roared and charged towards that mass of cyan-blue Nine Heavens Profound Fire. In an instant, they collided with each other. Only to see in mid-air, a surge of purple light, the purple dragon spinning like the wind, stubbornly resisting that Nine Heavens Profound Fire which could melt everything. And closely following after, the five-colored pillar of light also instantly collided with that cyan-blue pillar of light, both sides going all out against each other. The sound of the impact was deafening, accompanied by a dazzling display of light that filled the entire sky, like shooting stars breaking apart and emitting beautiful rays of light. The ferocious and powerful pillars of light retreated and advanced, fiercely competing with each other. Only to see in mid-air, Ao Xue's body shuddered, her mouth opening to spit out a mouthful of blood, her face instantly becoming pale and lifeless. And that purple dragon on top of her head also instantly transformed into a stream of purple light, returning back into the body of the divine sword Purple Shadow.
The sky, the five-colored light burst forth suddenly, only to be suppressed by the Nine Heavens Profound Fire in an instant. Due to the double defeat of the Purple Dragon and Phoenix, the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid fell into a predicament once again, being forced back step by step by the three-headed Spiritual Snake. Time slowly passed, the rotating five petals of the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid also slowed down, and the five-colored light gradually dimmed. Everything seemed to have reached its end, the strong and weak were clear, with almost no room for maneuver left. At this moment, the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid subtly released a very fine thread of five-colored light, taking the heavily injured bodies of Ao Xue and Cang Yue along with it as they moved downwards.
The sky, the three-headed spirit snake let out a loud roar, as if it was gloating over something. Its enormous body suddenly sank down even further, and the bloody aura instantly enveloped the entire Taixuan Mountain. Everyone present was shocked and panicked at this moment, unsure of what would happen next. If the three-headed spirit snake only wanted that five-colored sacred orchid, then there wouldn't be a problem. But if it got the five-colored sacred orchid and, in its excitement, turned around to attack the people of the Six Institutes, then that would be terrifying.
With the strength it has shown so far, I'm afraid that all of us here combined would be no match for it and can only flee for our lives. At that time, the number one sect in the cultivation world, the Tianjian Institute, would be destroyed by a single demon spirit, which would be a shameful thing to say out loud. By then, the face of the entire cultivation world would also be lost.
The sky, three-headed spirit snake with six huge eyes, gazed at the colorful immortal orchid, revealing a hint of complacency and greed in its eyes. Its body was slowly approaching the colorful immortal orchid. On Mount Tai Xuan, everyone could only watch as the three-headed spirit snake approached, without any way to stop it. Among them, the most anxious were undoubtedly Xuan Yu, Jing Yue, and Yu Wu Shuang. Because Ao Xue and Cang Yue were still with the immortal orchid, if the orchid was swallowed by the three-headed spirit snake, they would likely be the first to die.
Although the three of them were extremely anxious, they didn't dare to go forward and rescue. Because they all knew one thing, that is, if things went wrong, not only would they fail to save the two women, but they would also provoke the three-headed spirit snake, and at that time, everyone present would be in trouble. At this moment, apart from praying in their hearts for the heavens to bless the two women, there was nothing else they could do, and that feeling was actually very unbearable.
Just as everyone thought that things were already set in stone, a strange and mysterious whistling sound suddenly echoed through the sky. The many masters on Taixuan Mountain were all drawn to the strange whistling sound, and they all looked up at the sky. In the sky, a five-colored light was shining brightly, emitting an incredibly powerful aura that spread out in all directions. Upon seeing this, everyone was taken aback, initially thinking it was the Five-Colored Mystic Lotus that had emitted it. However, upon closer inspection, they realized it wasn't the Five-Coloured Mystic Lotus after all. This was because the five-colored light was above the Five-Coloured Mystic Lotus, forming a stark contrast with the latter, making it clear at a glance that they were different.
At the same time as this dazzling light appeared, countless sword shadows formed a vast sword net in the sky above Taixuan Mountain. The tens of thousands of sword shadows flew rapidly through the air, bringing with them an ear-piercing whistle that spread throughout the surrounding hundred miles, creating a majestic and terrifying scene. In the sky, a five-colored cloud floated into view, upon which stood a figure shrouded in a halo of five-colored light. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Li Changchun, the headmaster of Tianjian Academy.
The ground, everyone saw Li Changchun and suddenly understood. Everyone reacted, this sudden appearance of light, the sudden appearance of a sword shadow, was actually the Xuantian Sword Formation of the Tianjian Institute, which shook the cultivation world. The five-colored light in the sky was also the fifth-ranked Tianling Divine Sword on the divine soldier spectrum. Amidst the surprise and cheers, the masters of the six institutes focused their attention on Li Changchun in the sky, wondering who would be more powerful, this Xuantian Sword Formation that shook the seven realms or the enormous and boundless three-headed spirit snake.
In the air, Li Changchun's hands were clasped together in front of his chest, forming a sword seal, and his lips were slightly parted as he was casting a mysterious spell. On top of his head, the Heavenly Spirit Sword was spinning rapidly, emitting dazzling five-colored lights that spread out in all directions with a powerful aura. In the sky, countless sword silhouettes crisscrossed each other, forming a dense sword net that launched a full-force attack on the three-headed spirit snake. Countless magic swords shot towards the three-headed spirit snake, carrying the five colors of cyan, red, purple, gold, and blue lights. The dazzling sword light formed a strange five-colored light curtain in the sky, which instantly enveloped the three-headed spirit snake with an eerie glow, making the originally somewhat dim light suddenly much brighter.
Above, the three-headed spirit snake was attacked by the Xuantian Sword Array and suddenly let out a loud roar, appearing extremely angry. It was seen that its entire body suddenly burst forth with a layer of black light, repelling all the flying swords. The powerful light was filled with an aura of evil, circulating around its body like flowing light, tightly protecting its body. Its huge eyes scanned Li Changchun once, and in the blood-red, enchanting gaze, there was an extremely ominous intent. It was seen that the three-headed spirit snake's three enormous heads shook, and in a heaven-shaking roar, the Nine Heavens Xuantian Fire which had been attacking the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid suddenly turned around and shot towards Li Changchun. In mid-air, only the blue-green light pillar, accompanied by high temperatures that could melt everything in the world, rushed towards Li Changchun.
Li Changchun gazed at the light pillar with a diameter of ten zhang, feeling the overwhelming aura, and his heart couldn't help but be shocked. He let out a loud roar, and suddenly his hands parted in front of his chest, the sword technique in his hand changed, and the Tianling Divine Sword on his head burst forth with radiance, aiming at the incoming light pillar and shooting out a five-colored beam of light. At the same time, the flying swords dancing in the sky instantly converged, forming a dragon made up of swords, emitting a five-colored glow, looking like a real dragon from afar. The sword dragon was nearly a hundred zhang long, its body radiating a flowing glow, under the leadership of the Tianling Divine Sword, it confronted the powerful Jiutian Xuanhuo.
Two flashes of dazzling light collided, starting a frantic contest. In mid-air, the two beams of different colors confronted each other, neither giving in, both trying to overpower the other with all their might. On the ground, everyone was cheering for Li Changchun, hoping he could repel the three-headed spirit snake.
At this time, when everyone's attention was focused on the battle between the three-headed spirit snake and Li Changchun, the temporarily forgotten five-colored immortal orchid suddenly underwent another strange transformation. The five-colored immortal orchid in mid-air was forced to descend by nearly a hundred feet due to the powerful strength of the three-headed spirit snake, and it was now far away from the three-headed spirit snake above. When Li Changchun launched the Xuantian Sword Array, diverting the attention of the three-headed spirit snake, the five-colored immortal orchid took advantage of the opportunity to break free from the attack of the three-headed spirit snake. The five rotating petals suddenly accelerated their rotation. Unlike before, this time the rotating petals of the five-colored immortal orchid not only rotated on their own but also brought along Ao Xue and Cang Yue, who were in mid-air, rotating together with them.
Only the five-colored immortal orchid's five petals were flashing with green, red, purple, gold, and white. On the petal that was flashing with a green glow, a dazzling light suddenly shot out, enveloping Ao Xue's entire body in a layer of green light. As it quickly rotated, another petal that was flashing with a red glow also emitted a brilliant light, enveloping Cang Yue's body in a red glow, along with the other four petals rotating together. The scene was extremely strange and bizarre, instantly catching the attention of someone on the ground.
On the ground, Yu Wushuang's gaze shifted slightly, and she suddenly discovered that around the five-colored immortal orchid, the originally seriously injured Ao Xue and Cang Yue were now rotating along with it. This made her feel both shocked and puzzled. Glancing at Xuan Yu Zhenren beside her, Yu Wushuang spoke up: "Xuan Yu, Sect Leader, look quickly! Ao Xue and Cang Yue are actually spinning around that five-colored immortal orchid. Is this a good or bad omen? How could such an extraordinary thing happen suddenly? Today, everything here is truly strange and astonishing, it's really shocking."
Xuanyu Zhenren and Jingyue Dashi both shifted their gaze to Aoxue, their bodies involuntarily trembling as they exchanged a shocked glance. Xuanyu Zhenren glanced at Yu Wushuang and whispered, "This situation is too bizarre, I don't know what will happen in the end, can only pray for divine protection." Today's events here are all unexpected, no one can guess the final outcome. We can only watch quietly as the strange changes unfold, to see how the battle between Changchun Zhangjiao and the three-headed spirit snake ends.
Yu Wusong and Xuan Yuzhen's voices were not loud, but they also attracted the attention of many people around them. Those people all looked at the five-colored immortal orchid and the proud snow cicada. When everyone saw this strange scene, many people suddenly exclaimed in surprise, with a hint of envy and shock in their tone. Looking again at the battle above and the strange scene below, it formed a striking contrast, making everyone's eyes wide open in shock and amazement.
The three-headed spirit snake had already sensed the change in the five-colored immortal orchid, which made it extremely furious. It couldn't believe that after traveling thousands of miles and spending half a day exerting itself, it still hadn't obtained the five-colored immortal orchid, only to have Snowy and Cang Yue snatch the advantage. How could this not enrage it? The six giant eyes of the three-headed spirit snake flashed with bloody light, and the Nine Heavens Mystical Fire in its mouth suddenly intensified, accelerating its approaching speed.
In mid-air, the sword dragon that had been resisting the Nine Heavens Profound Fire was now being forced to retreat step by step at an astonishing speed. The entire head of the sword dragon was slowly being melted by the Nine Heavens Profound Fire, which was starting to spread throughout its body. Li Changchun's face changed drastically as he couldn't believe how formidable the three-headed spirit snake was - its Nine Heavens Profound Fire had actually melted away the sword dragons emitted by the Xuantian Sword Array! As he watched the pillar of light formed by the Nine Heavens Profound Fire swallowing his own sword dragon at an astonishing speed, Li Changchun's shock was indescribable. In the sky, the Nine Heavens Profound Fire had instantly devoured more than half of the sword dragon's body, leaving only a half-severed dragon tail that was still struggling desperately.
Everyone on the ground couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, partly because they were worried about Li Changchun and partly because they felt terrified of what was to come. If Li Changchun couldn't even withstand those three spirit snakes with his Xuantian Sword Formation, then the situation would likely become dire. If those three spirit snakes were to get angry, it's likely that only a few out of the thousands of people here could survive.
In mid-air, Li Changchun's sword technique was withdrawn, and his body instantly moved away from the three-headed spirit snake's nine heavenly mysterious fire by fifty zhang. Looking at that enormous creature, Li Changchun's face turned solemn, and his body rapidly dodged left and right in mid-air. His right hand grasped the Heavenly Spirit Sword on top of his head, and he began to execute a very mysterious and strange sword technique. All around, five-colored lights quickly gathered, and an aura of destruction that could destroy heaven and earth instantly enveloped the entire Taixuan Mountain, making everyone feel the power of this move in their hearts.
Above, the three-headed spirit snake retreated from Li Changchun. Just as it was about to act and put the five-colored immortal orchid in its mouth, it suddenly felt a strong aura rising beneath it. The snake's head flicked back, and its huge eyes stared at Li Changchun in mid-air. He was already enveloped by a dazzling five-colored light, which made him invisible. The five-colored radiance was expanding wildly, filling the entire dark Tai Xuan Mountain with a layer of five-colored light in just an instant. Around them, the constantly rotating Xuan Tian Sword Array split into five groups, each with a uniform color: blue, red, purple, gold, and green. The five-colored swords formed a pentagonal formation, their tips pointing at the three-headed spirit snake, shining with dazzling brilliance.
Suddenly, a loud roar came, and the sound of shaking heaven and earth was heard: "Tianjian Jiuzhuan Ninth Zhuan - Mietian Zhuan!" As the voice spread out, five dazzling lights suddenly shot out from the five-colored light ball in mid-air, instantly rushing to the sky. Five lights formed five divine dragons in the air, each riding the clouds and fog, rolling around in the air. At the same time, Li Changchun's body appeared in mid-air, his whole body bursting with purple light, the Tianling Shenjian sword in his hand flying rapidly towards the sky, a powerful and astonishing howl, accompanied by an atmosphere of destroying everything, suddenly burst out a dazzling white light column from the Tianling Shenjian, shooting straight into the clouds.
Li Changchun's eyes shot out a brilliant divine light, his right hand exerting its full strength to slash out with his sword. The dazzling white light pillar that was hundreds of meters long above him suddenly attacked the snake head of the three-headed spiritual serpent. In the air, five divine dragons let out a thunderous roar in unison, each carrying a set of flying swords as they shot towards the three-headed spiritual serpent. The entire scene was grand and shocking, with colorful lights filling the sky and dancing about, forming a beautiful and rare flower that bloomed in the air above Taixuan Mountain.
Three-headed Spiritual Snake, three huge heads simultaneously opened wide, three thunderous roars shook the heavens and earth, suddenly resounded above Taixuan Mountain. The entire Taixuan Mountain was constantly trembling, that frightening scene made everyone stunned by the Three-headed Spiritual Snake's power. Such a powerful being, how could it be dealt with by ordinary people? Everyone looked at the Three-headed Spiritual Snake in terror, only to see its three mouths open wide, one red, one black, and one white beam of light respectively shot out from each of its snake heads. Those three beams of light all attacked Li Changchun, in an instant the red beam of light collided with Li Changchun's white beam of light. The other two beams of light, one black and one white, encountered those five Divine Dragons, fiercely clashing with each other.
The sky was filled with a dazzling red glow, and the white light was piercing to the eyes. The colorful lights were like the twinkling stars in the Milky Way, emitting beautiful rays of light. A powerful force struck, and the deafening thunderclap shook the air, making the entire Taixuan Mountain seem as if it had been plunged into a turbulent stormy sea, constantly swaying back and forth. The feeling was so terrifying, so unreal, that it made one completely unable to believe it.
Just as Li Changchun exerted his full strength to unleash the final move of Tianjianjiu, the powerful force of Mietianjue, which could destroy heaven and earth, collided with the three beams of light emitted by the three-headed spirit snake in an instant. The entire sky was shrouded in a mysterious scene. At this time, while everyone was watching the mysterious battle, the colorful immortal orchid was also undergoing tremendous changes.
Only to see the two, Ao Xue and Cang Yue, who had been spinning around each other, suddenly stop and stand still, facing each other from a distance of fifteen or sixteen zhang. The flower petals that were flashing with blue light suddenly flashed once more, and after a burst of strong light, the entire flower petal flew towards Ao Xue, instantly transforming into a ball of blue light that enveloped her within. In just an instant, the blue light disappeared into Ao Xue's body. On the other side, Cang Yue also encountered the same thing, as the flower petals flashing with red light ultimately transformed into a powerful spiritual energy that was completely absorbed into her body.
Due to the disappearance of these two flower petals, the glory of Wú Cǎi Xiān Lán instantly weakened a lot. Compared to the countless flowing lights and colors above, it didn't seem dazzling at all. In mid-air, áo Xuě and Cāng Yuè, dressed in white, danced with their divine swords shining with different glows on top of their heads, making them look like celestial maidens descending to the mortal world, exceptionally shocking. The two faces that were breathtakingly beautiful, at this moment, seemed so holy and carefree, ethereal as fairies.
Everyone on the ground was shocked by the strange scene of the two women. They never thought that the two would have such good luck, and in front of so many strong enemies, even a powerful creature like the three-headed spirit snake did not get the five-colored immortal orchid, but they unexpectedly got a share of the heavenly fate. The young disciples of the six institutes looked at each other with envy in their eyes, secretly sighing in their hearts. But Yu Wushuang and Xuan Yuzhen, the two institutes' doors, were extremely excited, showing great excitement. However, just as everyone was shocked and excited, the five-colored immortal orchid suddenly changed again.
Only the remaining three petals of the colorful immortal orchid were seen, which were white, purple and gold in color. After rotating for a certain number of days, they suddenly stopped rotating. The meter-long petal that shone with a purple glow suddenly flew out of its original orbit and headed towards Ao Xue. Another petal that shone with a white glow flew towards Cang Yue. The two glowing petals rotated automatically at a distance of one zhang from the two women's bodies. The sacred white light and the mysterious purple light simultaneously enveloped the two women, rotating rapidly. As the rotation speed continued to accelerate, the silhouettes of the two women slowly hid in two extremely dazzling balls of light, one purple and one white. It was unknown how many times the two balls of light rotated before they slowly shrank and finally transformed into two rays of light that covered the bodies of the two women.
As the light faded, the figures of the two women slowly appeared in the eyes of the people. At this time, everyone was surprised to find that both women had something more on their bodies. Only to see that Ao Xue's body suddenly appeared a purple armor with flowing light, just like the legendary heavenly gods, those heavenly generals wore war armors, very beautiful. The purple light flashed with mysterious aura, fully revealing Ao Xue's moving body. With her absolutely beautiful face, she was like a goddess of war, shining with mysterious purple light, standing quietly in the air. On the other side, Cang Yue's body had a white armor, which also showed off Cang Yue's slender and beautiful figure perfectly. The holy and flawless white war armor matched Cang Yue's ethereal face, truly not inferior to Ao Xue.
Everyone on the ground was stunned, staring blankly at the two women, shocked by the sudden turn of events. At the same time, the last remaining golden petal of the Five-Colored Divine Orchid flew back to its main body, rapidly rotating around it. A brilliant golden light enveloped the orchid's main body, making it impossible to see what was happening inside. As it continued to rotate, everyone's attention refocused on it, with people speculating about what other unexpected changes might occur. Meanwhile, Ao Xue and Cang Yue exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with deep friendship as they stood guard on either side of the rotating Five-Colored Divine Orchid, protecting it.
As the rotation accelerated, that golden light had already surpassed all the lights above it, just like a sun rising in mid-air, exceptionally dazzling. The sky turned golden at this moment, and the colorful clouds around him put on a layer of golden halo, very mysterious.
At this time, the battle between the three-headed spirit snake and Li Changchun had also reached its final stage. Only to see Li Changchun's full-strength sword, sandwiched with an extremely powerful white light column, suddenly clashed with the three-headed spirit snake's Nine Heavens Profound Fire. The two incredibly powerful forces collided instantly, and a fierce explosion filled every gap in the sky. After the intense light, the light column composed of the Nine Heavens Profound Fire shattered instantly. In contrast, Li Changchun's full-strength sword, which formed a light column, also disappeared simultaneously. This confrontation was evenly matched. However, the other two light columns of the three-headed spirit snake easily shattered the attack composed of the five divine dragons, and the layered glow scattered in mid-air.
Li Changchun's body shook, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale. Looking up at the five divine dragons above, being forced to retreat by the three-headed serpent's black and white light pillars, Li Changchun's eyes were filled with extreme shock. After glancing at the three-headed serpent's triumphant gaze, Li Changchun straightened his waist, and his entire body's energy gathered once more. Suddenly, he threw his divine sword towards the sky, his two hands continuously intersecting and rotating above his head, and in an instant, the heavenly divine sword burst forth with a powerful radiance once again.
At the same moment, the five divine dragons in the sky seemed to have received some kind of summons and surrounded the divine sword, rotating non-stop. In just an instant, the five rotating divine dragons disappeared from view. Immediately after, a gigantic dragon with a body that shone with five-colored light suddenly appeared in mid-air. The giant dragon's body was at least two hundred zhang in length, although it couldn't compare to the three-headed spirit snake, but the powerful and overbearing aura emanating from its body was astonishingly shocking.
Everyone on the ground stared blankly at the sky. The five-colored divine orchid's flashing golden light, along with the heavenly spirit sword's transformed dragon, shone together in mid-air, forming two mysterious spectacles. Above, the enormous three-headed spirit snake, with six giant eyes gleaming with an eerie blood-red glow, quietly gazed at the suddenly appearing giant dragon, as if it too had sensed some aura, its entire body coiled together, looking exceptionally cautious.
On the top of Taixuan Mountain, all the wonders at this moment are tied to the hearts of every single person under the six institutes. Whether the Xuantiangjian sword formation can defeat the three-headed spirit snake has become a question in everyone's mind. Because this battle is extremely crucial, it may be related to the survival or extinction of the entire Tiangong Institute. And what kind of situation will arise from the final transformation of the five-colored immortal orchid, no one knows, but every person is filled with anticipation. How all of this will end in the end, no one can predict, perhaps within expectations, or perhaps beyond expectations.
