Chapter 650: The Eternal Choice

Chapter 645 – Eternal Choice

Inside Cong Yun Immortal City, the cultivators were in an uproar when they saw this.

Fortunately, since the last time the Ten Thousand Immortal Island was plundered by the Five Elders’ Association in a surprise attack, the protection level of the rebuilt Cong Yun City was to be higher than that of an unusual State Immortal City, and was enough to be comparable to that of the central several states. After the light on the surface of the protective array flowed, the rift disappeared in an instant.

The crowd could not breathe a sigh of relief, the second fire flow with the protective light shield collided together again. This time, the intensity was even greater than before, and the cloud city shook slightly, as if it was about to fall from the sky in the next second.

What made the crowd even more chilled was that this black flowing fire did not completely disappear after bursting. Instead, it left behind a black gelatinous sticky substance that wriggled and corroded the protective grand formation. Even from a long distance away, one could hear the nuisance sounds coming from the periphery of the formation.

“Although Cong Yun City’s [Tian Yuan Transformation Formation] is strong, it won’t last long.” Li Fan, in his capacity as a formation master, quickly made a judgment.

While the formation was in a stalemate with the black gelatinous goo, countless more black streams of light kept flying and smashing towards Cong Yun Immortal City. Although from the Heavenly Dignity Elephant, a purple aura was emitted, knocking down some of these streamers. However, more of them still bombarded inexorably on top of Cong Yun City.

All of a sudden, Cong Yun Immortal City was truly like a leaf fluttering in the storm, precarious.

Right at this moment, Immortal Monarch Hongxi finally displayed his determination as the leader of a state.

Only to see him transform into a giant in the sky and earth, he shot out to stop the countless black streams of fire while ordering in a cold voice, “Turn on the entire [Transformation Formation] of the Sea of Clouds. Draw on the surrounding nodes with all your might to ensure that Cong Yun City is in the best condition!”

With that, he punched out a spell seal and flew towards the highest point of Cong Yun City.

With these words, Cong Yun City was abruptly quiet for a moment. The vast majority of cultivators did not yet understand the meaning of Immortal Monarch Hong Xi’s words, but the few who did understand the meaning were all pale in that instant.

Li Fan also narrowed his eyes as he looked at Hong Xi, who was showing determination, and secretly sighed in admiration, “Good courage!”

Having studied formation for several lifetimes, Li Fan was very clear about the general protection system of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. For each town and city, protective spell formations would be constructed. Within a state, with the central Suspended Sky City as the core, these hundreds of small protective spell formations, in turn, formed a medium-sized spell formation that spanned the land of a state.

And within the territory of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, these medium-sized spell formations in all of the states would combine to form an incomparably large and horrifying formation that covered nearly half of the Xuan Huang Realm.

Layers and layers of power were infinite!
The types of protective formations of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance changed every five hundred years. Previously, on a certain sunken island, I had seen the [Ten Thousand Miles Mountain River Formation] that had been used before. And now, the one used by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was the [Tian Yuan Transformation Formation].

Although the protective ability, compared to the Ten Thousand Miles Mountains and Rivers Formation was a bit weaker, it had a function that could not be replaced.

That was to draw in the essence of the living spirits within the formation to strengthen the effectiveness of the formation!
Therefore, Immortal Monarch Hongxi’s meaning was just as obvious.

To turn the Tian Yuan Harmonization Formation with all its might, and to draw in the essence of the living souls on the surviving islands in the Cong Yun Sea. To maintain the safety of the formation in Cong Yun Immortal City.

Rationally speaking, there was no problem with this choice. After all, in front of this catastrophe, other than the current Cong Yun City which could still barely withstand it, the rest of the islands were all destined to be turned into flying ashes in an instant. Using the lives of those destined to die soon to strengthen the formation might even give the cultivators in Congyun City a chance of survival.

But ……

Being exterminated by the Spirit of Heaven and Earth and being put to death by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s own people were, after all, two different things.

Nor was anyone capable of doing such a cold-hearted thing, treating the lives of their compatriots as nothing.

Therefore, after Immortal Monarch Hongxi’s words continued to spread, the cultivators of the Cursive Formation Hall remained silent and motionless.

As for Hong Xi himself, he also seemed to have no courage to repeat the order, looking grimly at the protective light shield that was about to break apart, and did not give another order.

“I will and help you out.” A brilliant light flashed in Li Fan’s eyes as his doppelganger flew into mid-air and shouted in the same high voice, “What are you still waiting for? Now that it’s a matter of life and death, you can just carry out the orders! All the consequences will be borne by Lord Hongxi and me!”

Hong Xi looked at Li Fan with some surprise.

As for those cultivators of the Strategizing Formation Hall, they also looked at each other, clenched their teeth, and were finally forced to make up their minds.

A spell seal flew to each node of the [Heavenly Yuan Transformation Formation], and the light on the protective shield steeply increased.

It was as if time had steeply come to a standstill, and in the next moment, it seemed as if an infinite amount of essence was rushing in from all directions. In an instant, the purple light shield was like a substance. The impact of the black flowing fire was easily resisted.

There was no longer a violent vibration, but an incessant muffled sound.

The crisis was temporarily lifted, but the faces of the surviving cultivators in Cong Yun City did not have much excitement. This was because along with the huge enhancement of the [Heavenly Origin Transformation Formation], were the wailing and cursing sounds that rose and fell on the light curtain. There was also the faintly visible horrifying scene of humans being sucked dry of all their essence and turned into skeletons in an instant.

It was truly like a purgatory on earth, chilling one’s heart.

“Although we can protect our safety for a while, it’s not a long term solution. The connection with the headquarters has been broken, staying here is just waiting to die.”

“I want to go out and meet this Heaven and Earth Spirit. I’ll leave this place to you!” Immortal Monarch Hongxi, however, ignored the horrifying sights roaming the sky and transmitted his voice to Li Fan.

He then looked at the location where the black meteorite fell from afar and took a step out.

His figure flashed continuously, and in an instant, he had disappeared from sight.

Immortal Monarch Hongxi’s departure caused the originally calmed down crowd of cultivators to once again become terrified. Fortunately, Lord Secret Envoy was still present, so they were still able to maintain a bit of peace of mind.

Li Fan, on the other hand, was coldly staring carefully at the center of the sea of Cong Clouds as he waited patiently.

Time passed slowly, and when the first waves of black streams of fire were all resisted, the crisis of extinction seemed to have passed. The waves of the Cong Yun Sea gradually subsided, and the only thing that remained was the black gelatinous substance that was still sticky and adhered to the protective light shield, telling the signs that the calamity had once existed.

This unusual calmness was quite a bit like a mountain rain.

Li Fan also sensed a hint of something wrong.

“Black Flame isn’t there?” Sensing the rapid return of Immortal Monarch Hongxi’s aura, Li Fan’s gaze swept across the dome of the sky and then to the deep sea.

At the bottom of the sea, there seemed to be some kind of terrifying disaster brewing.

Boo!
A water bubble suddenly surfaced on the surface of the sea. It was followed by the corpse of a fish that seemed to have been cooked, turning its stomach and floating up.

And then, in an instant, the entire Sea of Cong Clouds seemed to boil.

Countless bubbles continued to churn, accompanied by the corpses of countless sea creatures.

(End of chapter)