Yellow Court Daoist

Zhao Rongshan was yet to respond when Zhao Rongsan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "This humble general volunteers to break the array and slay the demons!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingfeng looked towards Zhao Rongsan with delight on his face, "Excellent! Dispatch General Rongsan with five hundred Heavenly Soldiers to vanquish the Evil God quickly!"

"Understood!"

With a face full of tough flesh, Zhao Rongsan loudly complied. He immediately led the five hundred Heavenly Soldiers, rushing directly below the Cloud Sky to the Undying Country.

Seeing this, Zhao Rongshan laughed and said to Lu Qingfeng, "My younger brother has always been reckless and doesn't understand the intricacies of arrays. But once he enters the formation, he can also induce some changes, revealing the reality and illusion of this array. At that time, this humble general will enter the fray to assist, and it should not be difficult to break the array."

Zhao Rongshan did not stop his younger brother from going into battle.

Once one enters the array, they become a part of the game. Even though he was proficient in arrays and also commanded Heavenly Soldiers, figuring out the reality and illusion of the array from within and successfully breaking it was clearly not something Zhao Rongshan was confident about. Hence, his younger brother Zhao Rongsan volunteering for battle was perfectly in line with his intentions.

"General Rongshan's abilities are most certainly trusted by this general."

Lu Qingfeng said with a smile.

His eyes looked towards the array below, and a mysterious expression flickered in the depth of his eyes, and he said no more.

But then, in the Undying Country.

"Hey!"

"Evil God, come out and face your death!"

As soon as Zhao Rongsan steadied himself, he roared aloud. Clad in golden armor and wielding a Mountain Opening Saber, with five hundred Heavenly Soldiers arrayed behind him, he truly carried a formidable and heaven-shaking presence.

His voice thundered across the nation, reverberating strongly.

The Moon Worship Evil God did not show himself, but instead, dark clouds gathered from all directions, and an eerie aura prevailed. Illusions appeared layer upon layer, and countless dark shadows flew out from them.

In an instant.

They charged towards Zhao Rongsan.

"Pretending to be gods and ghosts!"

Zhao Rongsan stood proud, commanding the formation to change while shouting towards the ground with a thunderous voice: "Halt!"

Like a thunderclap in a clear sky.

Centered around Zhao Rongsan, it was as if a giant wave had been lifted, aiming to shatter all the evil spirits around.

"Excellent skill!"

Witnessing this from above, Lu Qingfeng exclaimed in approval.

Hearing this, Zhao Rongshan laughed and said, "My younger brother has trained in the Thunder Skill, and this 'Thunder Roar' has already mastered its core essence, making it the nemesis of evil spirits."

Lu Qingfeng nodded continuously.

This 'Thunder Roar' magic gate was indeed extraordinary. It had probably reached the Sixth or Seventh Level; among Mahayana True Immortals, it was considered quite impressive, a trump card technique.

However, to use this technique to deal with the Moon Worship Evil God, it probably was still lacking a bit in fire control.

Continuing to watch.

The five hundred Heavenly Soldiers changed the Great Array into overlapping Arhats, with shields outward and spears in hand, their whole bodies flickering with thunder. Following Zhao Rongsan's shout, the five hundred Heavenly Soldiers also bellowed ——

"Kill!"

With that cry, thunder converged, lightning and thunder emitted from the tips of their spears, creating a net of thunder that spread rapidly in all directions above ground and below heaven.

However.

Amidst Zhao Rongsan's bellowing.

Countless ghostly shadows charged out from all directions, seemingly endless. Under their relentless onslaught, Zhao Rongsan's 'Thunder Roar' and the thunder net woven by the five hundred Heavenly Soldiers were quickly shattered.

Ghostly shadows descended.

Heading straight for Zhao Rongsan.

"This is——"

In the heaven above, Zhao Rongshan, witnessing this scene, furrowed his brow, and after a moment his expression shifted dramatically, he exclaimed in shock, "This is the 'Thousand Layer Treasure Pavilion' change within the Treasure Intricate Array, taking a thousand layers of time and space and condensing them into one layer of the Earth Realm. Once trapped, with time and space interweaving, one faces enemies on all sides, utterly impossible to withstand."

As Zhao Rongshan's words ended.

Endless figures continued to emerge from all around, engaging in ceaseless entanglement. If this went on, Zhao Rongsan would eventually be utterly exhausted.

Especially among them were the occasional appearance of supremely strong evil corpses, the hardest to defend against.

"Third brother, do not panic."

"I am here to assist you!"

Seeing Zhao Rongsan struggling to cope, Zhao Rongshan gave a meaningful glance, and immediately, the second-in-command, Zhao Ronghai, understood. With a loud shout, he charged downwards, joining the battle. This Zhao Ronghai was also impressive; at the same level as Mahayana Third Realm, he wielded the method of Yin Thunder, causing the surrounding ghostly shadows to retreat, temporarily relieving some pressure.

But in the next moment.

He too fell into the array.

Zhao Rongshan's eyes emitted a Xuan Light, and his ears were slightly red as if he was rapidly deriving a solution, seeking to decode the array below. Half a moment later, seeing that Zhao Rongsan and Zhao Ronghai were about to falter, Zhao Rongshan finally entered the fray.

"Second brother, third brother, attack Qian Three and Kun Four immediately."

At these ringing words.

Zhao Ronghai and Zhao Rongsan both moved; the former formed seals with both hands, summoning Yin Thunder that covered the sky. The latter reached into his robes and grasped four Divine Thunder pearls, flinging them towards the upper left position together.

Boom!

A rumbling sound!

The world thundered, the Great Array resounded.

It seemed at that moment, the whole Undying Country was shaking. And at this time, Zhao Rongshan also descended into the array, holding a sword that drew thunderous activity, Divine Fire arose suddenly. At first glance, it appeared to be a torrent, but it had already spread out along the numerous spacetime fissures of the array, without missing a single layer.

In the next moment.

The Great Array was about to be lifted.

"This is——"

"About to break the array?"

Meng Huo, Zhou Bie, Zhuge Jun and other Seventh Grade Heavenly Generals accompanying them, observing the battlefield below, all raised their eyebrows. Even the Four Great Merits who followed the army, Zhang Jingshan, Gongyang Ye, Mu Yunzhou, Shen Lanqing also showed a change in expression and looked down together, without shifting their gaze.

Only the Five Demons of the Green Fox Cave, now the Five Great Ambassadors in the Divine General Mansion around Lu Qingfeng, each wore either a calm, solemn, or disdainful look, as if they had discerned some inside information.

As for Lu Qingfeng——

"Meng Huo, Zhou Bie, Zhuge Jun... you must swiftly join the formation and lend the three Zhao Generals a helping hand!"

Lu Qingfeng issued the command.

Upon hearing this, Meng Huo and the other nine generals, along with three other Eighth Grade Heavenly Generals who had joined the Divine General Mansion with the three brothers Zhao Rongshan, felt their hearts skip a beat. Before they could harbor any doubt, they saw that within the formation below, the sky filled with thunder and flames was already surging violently, reversing through layers of time and space, threatening to blast the Zhao brothers into dust.

"Not good!"

Zhao Rongshan's expression changed drastically, realizing that there were changes in the intricate formation he had not yet understood. In a moment of urgency, he quickly regrouped with his second and third brothers and their five hundred Heavenly Soldiers, to defend together. Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead, only once within the formation did he truly experience the immense pressure.

At this time,

Meng Huo and the twelve generals leapt into the formation, joining up with the three Zhao brothers. Although they were newly advanced True Immortals for less than twenty thousand years, those with higher cultivation talent, like Meng Huo and Zhou Bie, had already reached the Mahayana Second Realm, the Tribulation Crossing Realm. The rest were also top-notch responsive True Immortals, each with their own methods.

Once in the fray,

it actually relieved much pressure from the Zhao brothers. However, even so, the formation was unpredictable, and breaking through remained difficult. Moreover, as time passed, the formation seemed to be revealing even more bizarre changes. Layers of time and space constantly shifted, as if the 'Thousand Layer Treasure Pavilion' was dividing the battlefield.

Unknowingly,

the fifteen Heavenly Generals and five hundred Heavenly Soldiers on the field were being isolated, to be broken individually.

Lu Qingfeng had foreseen this from the start and promptly gave orders.

Before the formation changed,

he ordered the Four Merit Officers to enter the fray and imparted the pivotal mechanisms.

As the four of them entered,

the formation changed, and clouds of mist rose, dense with ghostly energy. Shouts and cries of battle resonated, and from within the depth of the fog, it seemed a myriad of troops were arrayed for battle, ready to kill their way through.

Zhao Rongshan saw that his second and third brothers had already disappeared from his side, as well as the other twelve Heavenly Generals. Suddenly, with deafening battle cries around him, shock finally showed on his face, "Within the Thousand Layer Treasure Pavilion, there's also the change of the 'Martial Arts Performance Map'?!"

He peered into the depths of the fog.

Indeed, he saw golden horses and iron cavalry, like a cold river entering a dream, charging from all directions, nearly impossible to resist. Even his own abilities were suppressed, his might rendered useless.

Escaping from the formation was out of the question.

"I've been careless!"

A bitter taste filled Zhao Rongshan's heart.

Skilled in arrays and just joined the Divine General Mansion, he intended to show off his skills in front of the Capturing God General to gain attention. Unthinkingly, he had miscalculated on his first battle.

In a moment,

he was filled with embarrassment, annoyance, and regret.

With a quick shift of thought, not daring to linger, he tried to comprehend the formation while fighting against the soldiers emerging from the mist.

Gradually overwhelmed,

the complexity of the formation was unfathomable.

Zhao Rongshan thought about how he had entered the formation and hadn't even seen the face of the person in charge of the main formation, feeling even more ashamed and bitter.

Suddenly at this point,

he heard four booming sounds from the depths of time and space. The mist dissipated instantly, the troops retreated, the space shattered, and the figures of the Heavenly Generals and Heavenly Soldiers around him came into view. At the source of the four booms, four figures appeared in the sky.

Zhao Rongshan looked up and immediately recognized: "The four merit officers?!"

These four were none other than the four merit officers of the Divine General Mansion.

Their cultivation had barely crossed the tribulation, far inferior to the three brothers. Originally, he thought they held the merit officer positions merely because they were disciples of the Capturing God General and ranked higher than the Second Grade Heavenly Generals. But now, seeing the four were able to discern and disrupt the formation, he felt a strange sense of shame.

Flushed and embarrassed, he then heard the lead merit officer named Zhang Jingshan cry out, "Hurry out of the formation!"

Not daring to hesitate,

he quickly flew out of the formation.

"Thank you, the four esteemed ones."

Zhao Rongshan and his brothers, together with Meng Huo and the other generals, flew out of the formation. They thanked Zhang Jingshan and the other merit officers before coming to Lu Qingfeng and, with shame on their faces, declared, "We are ashamed for failing to break the formation and disappointing the General. We are willing to accept punishment!"

Zhao Ronghai, Zhao Rongsan, Meng Huo, and the other generals also came forward, bowing to admit their fault.

"This formation is of the 'Intricate Array' type, subtly containing the dual variations of 'Thousand Layer Treasure Pavilion' and 'Martial Arts Performance Map'. Even a top-notch True Immortal could get lost and struggle within the flow of time and space, unable to escape. For the generals to have survived this long inside the formation is already commendable."

"There is no fault."

Lu Qingfeng waved his hand,

indicating the generals to rise, his eyes, however, turned toward the Undying Country below.

He saw the patterns below dispersing and gathering again, harboring countless dangers, with armies lying in ambush like a ferocious man-eating beast. Unknown before, but now, after entering the formation for a probing, he finally understood the dangers.

The generals looked on, their eyebrows furrowed.

If they couldn't break through this formation, they wouldn't even be able to see the face of the Evil God, let alone capture it. And if they were to return now, the entire Divine General Mansion would likely become a laughingstock in the future.

"Five Generals, do you have a strategy to break the formation?"

Lu Qingfeng turned his head towards the Mad Ape, Wu Ying, and the other four of the Five Great Ambassadors. The five ambassadors exchanged glances, their expressions unchanged. The ghost vine, with skin like dried wood, wearing a black robe, chuckled, "Although the formation is mysterious, it is as easy as turning the palm for us five brothers to break it. Just wait, Great Three Kings, as I, Ghost Vine, will go ahead and shatter the formation!"

Ghost Vine's confidence was astounding.

Zhao Rongsan showed signs of displeasure upon hearing this. However, Zhao Rongshan, looking at the Soul Binding Supervision Envoy 'Ghost Vine', noticed an unfathomably deep vital force within him, endless and inscrutable, knowing he was no ordinary being.

With focused gaze,

Ghost Vine soared into the formation.

The mist was swirling, and in mere moments—

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

The formation shattered, and countless vines danced in the air, absorbed into Ghost Vine's body.

He had truly broken the intricate formation.

The next moment, from within the Undying Country, a figure emerged slowly, a middle-aged man in a red robe looking both alluring and rugged, making his appearance.

In his hand, he held a Court Treasure Fan.

The Heavenly Generals above looked down, their eyes fixed—

"The Moon Worship Evil God?!"