Finally, under Li Mu's unremitting efforts, most of the damaged fire-attribute spiritual plants were effectively saved, though many were beyond recovery due to severe injuries, but overall, the losses had been minimized.
Li Mu looked at the spiritual field gradually regaining vitality, feeling a slight sense of relief, but then his expression turned solemn.
Li Mu's gaze swept across the Seal Grand Formation, and under his Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, its state was clearly presented before his eyes.
Great Array of Extreme Fire Burning the Sky (Sub)
Rank: Eighth-rank Saint-grade Formation.
Characteristics: Draws fire and gathers Yang, Extreme Fire Burning the Sky, power of fire and flame, incomparably scorching, burning the sky and destroying the earth.
Status: Gathers the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, a sub-formation of the Ninth-rank Divine Formation - Chaotic Sealing Domain Great Array, the outer Restrictions have been broken, and fire power is beginning to leak out.
Using the Origin of the Earth Core Divine Fire, it gathers the power of Extreme Fire, collects the heat of Earth Flame, forming the Eighth-rank Formation - Great Array of Extreme Fire Burning the Sky, which, combined with the other six sub-formations, jointly constructs the Ninth-rank Divine Formation - Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation.
This formation gathers vast Extreme Fire and scorching power, capable of burning everything and sealing other domains.
The outer formation of the Seal Grand Formation had suffered considerable damage; if not repaired promptly, it could cause a chain reaction, shaking the Foundation of the entire Sealing Boundary Grand Formation.
Time was pressing, and Li Mu no longer hesitated.
He fully circulated the Chaos Dao Scripture, and his Chaos Dao Body emerged.
His Divine Thought enveloped the entire Great Array of Extreme Fire Burning the Sky, meticulously analyzing the damaged areas of the formation, the fluctuations of the array patterns, and the flow of energy.
Li Mu formed hand seals, summoning three Heavenly Fires: Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, Yin Yang Lightning Fire, and Earth Vein Heavenly Fire, preparing to use his Divine Thought as a guide to manipulate the three Heavenly Fires to repair the damaged formation.
The spiritual form of Yin Yang Lightning Fire was a green and blue intertwined flood dragon, the spiritual form of Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire was a Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix, and the spiritual form of Earth Vein Heavenly Fire was a crimson Fire Dragon.
Their flames, enveloped by Chaos magical power, were filled with excitement, appearing scorching and pure; clearly, the current environment made them excited.
Li Mu rapidly formed hand seals, and Chaos Qi surged, condensing the power of the three Heavenly Fires into a terrifying torrent of energy.
Under Li Mu's control, this torrent of Heavenly Fire, like a surging Fire Dragon, moved along the damaged areas of the Seal Grand Formation.
Every time it passed a damaged spot, it would precisely strike the broken array patterns, like a spiritual snake flicking its tongue, reconnecting them and re-engraving the patterns.
The originally dim array patterns began to glow brightly again.
Time flew by; Li Mu expended more than half of his true essence, and all damaged areas of the Seal Grand Formation were repaired.
The previously dim array patterns now shone with dazzling light, and the boiling sea of fire within the Sealed Land gradually returned to calm.
Seeing this, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
Without hesitation, his figure flickered, and he flew out of the Seal Grand Formation.
Outside the formation, Li Mu bid farewell to Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Yun Yi, Fang Yunjian, and others, then swiftly rushed to the Ten Thousand Stars Sea Region to support the garrison of the Nether Water Seal Grand Formation.
Li Mu rode the wind, his figure transforming into a streak of light, occasionally using a teleportation array artifact, rushing to the Nether Water Sea Domain at the fastest possible speed.
The destruction of the Great Array of Extreme Fire Burning the Sky caused considerable losses to high-grade spiritual plants in large areas of spiritual land.
If more severe losses occurred in the Sealed Lands of the Nether Water Sea Domain and the Extreme North Spirit Domain, Li Mu would have nowhere to cry.
In fact, Li Mu was more concerned about the situation of the Seal Grand Formation in the Extreme North Spirit Domain.
The Nether Water Great Formation had Azure Moon True Dragon guarding it, plus the cooperation of three Dragon Guard Puppets, so it should be able to hold out until he arrived.
The Seal Grand Formation in the Northern Spirit Domain was different; it only had three Dragon Guard Puppets and no Seven-rank True Spirit guarding it, only the garrison composed of the Sky Profound Sword Sect and other Sects and Family forces.
If it weren't for the fact that it was conveniently on the way, Li Mu would have wished to rush to the Extreme North Spirit Domain first.
Soon, Li Mu arrived at the Nether Water Sea Domain.
The sea surface was turbulent, thunderclouds gathered, and the heavens and earth changed color.
He immediately sensed that a shocking battle was underway deep beneath the sea.
The blood-colored sea and the azure true water collided and intertwined, forming a breathtaking scene.
Facing the Mahayana Realm blood Dao expert, Azure Moon True Dragon, controlling the power of the true water protective formation, and the three Dragon Guard Puppets, along with Xiao Shuang and their support, were struggling considerably.
The Mahayana Realm blood Dao Law Domain and Azure Moon True Dragon's water-attribute Divine Ability fiercely clashed at the bottom of the sea.
The entire Nether Water Sea Domain seemed to be divided into two: one side filled with slaughter and destruction in blood-red, the other with tranquility and life in azure.
The two forces collided violently in the deep sea, and the resulting energy fluctuations made the entire Nether Water Sea Domain tremble.
Li Mu unleashed his Divine Ability - Void Shattering Water, crossing a thousand zhang of deep sea, his figure appearing directly at the center where the two Law Domains intertwined.
He opened a Chaos Law Domain around his body, forming a protective shield to resist the surrounding rampant energy Shock.
"Master!" Azure Moon True Dragon exclaimed with delight upon seeing Li Mu's figure.
"Elder Li!"
"Master Li!"
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Sword Elder - Haishuang, the Void Refining Cultivators of the Eight Great Families, and other Cultivators from the Sky Profound Sword Sect and other Sects cast surprised glances at Li Mu.
Within the Mahayana Blood Sea Domain, the Blood Clan Lord - Blood Origin, stared at the suddenly appearing Li Mu, a hint of solemnity appearing on his face, for the appearance of this Human Race Cultivator had not been within his perception, which made him feel a trace of tension.
Blood Origin's gaze was as dark as an abyss, staring coldly at Li Mu, and he snorted: "Putting on an act, a mere Body Integration Cultivator, courting death!"
Before his words finished, Blood Origin's figure flickered, instantly transforming into a streak of blood-light, shooting towards Li Mu, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived before him.
"Blood Serpent Devours Soul!" Blood Origin waved his hands, and immediately, countless blood-red snake-shaped energies surged from his body, rushing towards Li Mu like a tide.
These blood snakes were not physical entities, but were condensed from pure bloody Trickery, containing powerful corrosive, toxic, and defiling Dao Intent, overwhelming and chilling.
Li Mu decided to finish the battle quickly.
He circulated his true essence, and the Chaos Law Domain expanded accordingly.
With the activation of the Time-Space Wheel Sutra, his figure instantly vanished, leaving the range of the blood Dao Law Domain, and reappeared before Blood Origin.
Li Mu's hand revealed a Five Elements Dao Sword, and he unleashed the Qing Ming Sword Skill - Qing Ming Illusion Destruction.
"Qing Ming Illusion Destruction, one sword formless, myriad things return to silence."
As Li Mu's low and powerful sword chant echoed, the Five Elements Dao Sword drew a brilliant sword trajectory in the air, splitting space in two, leaving a cyan illusion filled with destructive power, directly striking Blood Origin's body.
Seeing this, Blood Origin's pupils suddenly constricted.
He had been prepared, yet he still hadn't expected a mere Body Integration Cultivator to be able to unleash such a terrifying evasion Divine Ability, breaking through his blood Dao Law Domain so easily, nor had he anticipated the terrifying power contained within this sword strike.
As the Blood Clan Lord, Blood Origin naturally wouldn't sit idly by.
Within the Blood Sea Domain, blood Qi surged, instantly condensing into a massive blood-colored demonic claw, carrying monstrous resentment and an arrogant power, meeting the cyan sword light.
"Blood Demon Hand!"
Blood Origin roared, and the blood-colored demonic claw fiercely struck out, instantly colliding violently with the cyan sword light, erupting in a deafening roar.
Two completely different forces instantly touched, creating a violent explosion; the Mahayana Blood Sea Domain, the entire deep sea, paused.
However, in this destructive collision, the cyan sword light subtly gained the upper hand.
Not only was it not swallowed by the blood-colored demonic claw, but it gradually eroded the claw's blood color.
Finally, a crisp sword cry rang out, and the blood-colored demonic claw was split in half by a single sword, fiercely cleaving his body, transforming into a sky full of blood rain, and re-merging into the blood sea.
Blood Origin reformed from the blood sea, staring intently at Li Mu, a hint of trepidation flashing in his eyes.
He had never imagined that he, a dignified Mahayana Cultivator, would suffer a loss at the hands of a Body Integration Cultivator.
The power of that cyan sword light surpassed his imagination.
If he hadn't reacted quickly and used his blood escape just now, he would probably be severely injured at this moment.
Blood Origin felt a lingering fear, which also intensified his killing intent.
"Hmph, I underestimated you, Body Integration Cultivator."
Blood Origin snorted coldly, his tone full of killing intent: "However, you think you can defeat me like this? You're too naive!"
Saying that, Blood Origin fully mobilized his blood domain, preparing to unleash even more powerful means.
If he didn't deal with Li Mu quickly, today's battle would likely not end well.
Li Mu didn't bother with idle chatter, he urgently needed to deal with this demonic Cultivator and quickly rush to the Extreme North Spirit Domain.
Li Mu fully circulated the Chaos Dao Scripture, Chaos Power surged within him, and his Chaos Dao Body manifested.
Chaos Qi enveloped his body, and his cultivation aura soared to its peak at this moment.
His eyes became chaotic, and he stared at Blood Origin with an otherworldly demeanor.
The next moment, Li Mu instantly vanished from his original spot, reappearing inside Blood Origin's Blood Sea Domain, above Blood Origin's head.
The Five Elements Dao Sword in Li Mu's hand once again shone with dazzling light.
This time, he was preparing to unleash the fourth form of the Qing Ming Sword Skill—Qing Ming Annihilation Slash.
"Qing Ming Annihilation, one sword severs spirits, myriad things perish!" Li Mu chanted softly, the sword body hummed, and the entire world seemed to fall silent, leaving only the sound of this sword chant.
Immediately after, a more condensed and terrifying cyan sword light erupted from the sword tip, like lightning tearing through the Void Realm, directly pointing at Blood Origin's body.
Blood Origin's soul was terrified; he dared not take it head-on, directly unleashing the Mahayana Realm escape Divine Ability - Blood Body Disintegration Great Art.
In an instant, his figure transformed into a mass of blood mist, scattering within the Blood Sea Domain, condensing into countless Blood Origin Clones, dispersing to try and avoid this fatal blow.
The power of this sword strike was too astonishing; even a Mahayana Cultivator like Blood Origin could not completely avoid its edge.
The cyan sword light, like a tracking hawk, ignored Clone after Clone of Blood Origin, precisely locking onto Blood Origin's Origin aura.
Wherever the sword light passed, the Blood Sea Clones were annihilated, as if completely obliterated by an invisible force.
However, within the Blood Sea Domain, Blood Origin's Blood Origin Clones seemed endless.
Even though the cyan sword light was incomparably powerful, it was difficult to completely annihilate all of Blood Origin's Clones for a while.
Every time a Clone was destroyed, new blood Qi would surge in the blood sea, rapidly condensing into new Clones, like an inexhaustible spring, endlessly regenerating.
As the Sword Qi dissipated, Blood Origin's true body was revealed.
"You think a mere sword strike can kill me? Hahahaha, Body Integration Cultivator, you're still too green!" A Blood Origin Clone appeared before Li Mu, laughing wildly.
At the same time, Clone after Clone of Blood Origin moved like specters around Li Mu, sometimes condensing, sometimes dispersing, releasing waves of illusory Qi, attempting to disturb Li Mu's mind and prevent him from pinpointing the true body's location.
"Is that so!"
Looking at his arrogant demeanor, Li Mu's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.
Under his Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, Blood Origin's true body had nowhere to hide.
That previous sword strike had severed a good portion of his blood Dao Origin; he must be in pain.
Just a few more sword strikes, and his blood Dao Origin would be completely severed, leaving him no chance of recovery.
"Take another sword strike from me!" Li Mu chuckled softly.
"Qing Ming Absolute Intent, one sword returns to nothing, myriad spirits perish, strike!"
Before his words finished, Li Mu chanted the sword incantation, and the Qing Ming Sword Intent, the Five Elements Dao Sword in his hand, seemed to come alive.
The sword body condensed an extremely terrifying, all-returning-to-nothing killing intent, surging forth.
The world seemed to be enveloped by endless coldness at this moment, and the light on the Five Elements Dao Sword was no longer merely cyan, but had integrated the chaotic colors of black, white, and gray.
That was a terrifying Sword Intent that transcended the Five Elements and surpassed all things.
Sensing this terrifying Sword Intent, Blood Origin's face completely changed.
He clearly felt the destructive power contained within this sword strike, a power capable of annihilating all his Blood Origin Clones and even directly threatening his Origin power.
"Who exactly are you!"
Blood Origin hastily summoned his bloody Dao Artifact—the blood demon orb, and fully activated its power to resist this terrifying blow.
Under Blood Origin's full activation, the blood demon orb erupted with unprecedented terrifying power.
The bloody demonic patterns flowing on its surface released monstrous blood Qi and resentment, forming a blood-colored shield that firmly protected Blood Origin within.
The blood demon orb was a holy artifact of the Blood Clan, containing endless bloody and resentful power, capable of devouring the Qi and blood of living beings to enhance the wielder's cultivation and power.
Under Blood Origin's full activation, the Blood Sea Domain condensed by Blood Origin was elevated by several Realms.
Endless blood power surged within Blood Origin's body, and the vast Blood Sea Domain rapidly contracted.
The blood demon orb, like a black hole, frantically devoured all the surrounding blood Qi and Blood Origin.
The blood shield became substantial, and the power of the Blood Sea Domain was elevated by several levels.
The Qing Ming sword light arrived in an instant, like the first ray of dawn, piercing through endless darkness and Chaos, directly targeting Blood Origin's Origin.
"Pfft!" With a dull thud, the Qing Ming sword light and the blood-colored shield collided fiercely in the Void Realm, erupting in dazzling light and violent energy fluctuations.
The bloody demonic patterns on the shield's surface rapidly dimmed under the impact of the sword light, as if being eroded by an invisible force.
Blood Origin's face became extremely grim.
He could clearly feel that the shield formed by the blood demon orb, which he had fully activated, was gradually being weakened by Li Mu's sword strike.
That chaotic Sword Intent, transcending the Five Elements, was like a sharp blade, cutting through every inch of space within the shield.
"No! This is impossible!" Blood Origin roared in horror.
He could not understand why a mere Body Integration Cultivator could possess such powerful Sword Intent, even capable of threatening the life of a Mahayana Cultivator like himself.
The facts were laid bare: the blood demon orb's shield was collapsing at a visible rate under the Qing Ming sword light.
Blood Qi churned within Blood Origin's body.
He desperately tried to maintain the shield's stability, but everything seemed so powerless. (End of Chapter)
