As the Eternal Demonic God's words fell, the aura of the two Demonic Gods suddenly became sharp.
The Black Vulture Demonic God gently waved his hand, and the black ocean of Devouring Yuan Demonic Ants behind him immediately boiled, as if pulled by an invisible force, beginning to converge orderly in one direction, forming a thick black torrent, pointing directly at the entrance of the Three Realms Passage.
"Ant Mother, heed my command! Ant Swarm Formation, devour the spiritual light, isolate the Chaos!" The Black Vulture Demonic God formed a hand Seal, his Divine Thought reaching directly into the soul of the Devouring Yuan Ant Mother.
As the Black Vulture Demonic God's command fell, the massive "Ant Mother" Devouring Yuan Demonic Ant, hidden within the torrent, its body far exceeding that of ordinary Devouring Yuan Demonic Ants, like a moving small mountain, emitted an even richer blue light, which was the sign of its powerful drive to condense the ant swarm.
Instantly, the entire ant swarm seemed to be activated by an invisible force; their connection became tighter, and their actions more coordinated and unified.
Led by the Ant Mother, the Devouring Yuan Demonic Ant swarm quickly adjusted its formation, forming a giant, circular array emitting black ghostly light, surging towards the Two Realms Passage, completely covering it, like a massive cork, tightly blocking the vast and boundless Two Realms Passage opening in the Void Realm.
The circular array formed by the Devouring Yuan Demonic Ant swarm emitted a heart-palpitating dark aura; the spirit-devouring power within their bodies, under the Ant Mother's command, converged into powerful energy fluctuations, continuously devouring all Yuan Qi and spiritual energy present in the Two Realms Passage, completely cutting off the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation's access to spiritual power.
At the same time, this scene was also occurring in the Immortal Spirit Realm and the Spirit Realm.
Immortal Emperor-Tianfeng was seated on his Phoenix carriage, surrounded by colorful auspicious clouds and scorching Phoenix flames. His gaze was like a torch, penetrating through layers of Void Realm, looking directly at the Two Realms Passage, under the operation of two Immortal Officials.
The massive Devouring Yuan Demonic Ant swarm, as one, blocked the Three Realms Passage, cutting off the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation's access to spiritual power.
In the Spirit Realm, the Shadow Demon Generals, the Grey Vulture Clan, and several Great Vehicle Dao Lords, following the command of the Black Vulture Demonic God, appeared at the boundary passage where the Three Realms converged in the depths of the Nine Nether. Their goal was equally clear—to use the Devouring Yuan Demonic Ant swarm to block the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation from the other side, a triple 鎖, ensuring that the Two Realms could no longer draw any spiritual power from the Three Realms, directly bypassing the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation's seven sub-formations.
Time flew by, and three years passed in a flash. With the blocking of the Three Realms Passage, the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation soon reacted. The originally stable circulating formation power became chaotic and dim due to the lack of spiritual power replenishment. The Chaos Power filling the entire Grand Formation's internal space trembled slightly, as if being slowly squeezed by an invisible force, about to reach its limit.
"What's going on?"
In the Chaos space, Li Mu, who was in seclusion recovering and preparing to refine his next protective Dao Artifact, was immediately awakened.
Li Mu suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of surprise and uncertainty flashing within them. He immediately released his Divine Sense, quickly perceiving the subtle changes in the surrounding environment, and his complexion instantly changed drastically.
The Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation's current state was extremely unstable, as if it was about to disintegrate from the inside out. The stable barrier, which should have been woven from Chaos Power and the spiritual power of various realms, now resembled a torn net, full of holes. The Chaos Power within it raged, and the Chaos Origin rapidly flowed away, forming a strange and dangerous unstable state.
"This... who did this? Was it caused by me borrowing the formation's power to refine artifacts?" Li Mu was horrified. The importance of the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation was immeasurable. Once it collapsed, the balance between the Three Realms would be completely broken, the Three Realms Passage would be fully opened, and the Demon Abyss forces would sweep in.
Li Mu's Great Vehicle Dao Lord-level Divine Thought fully expanded, and soon, he reached the end of the three passages where the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation converged. He immediately discovered that the situation there was even worse than he had expected, and not as he had worried.
Instead, someone had made a grand move, blocking the spiritual power supply of the Three Realms Passage, fundamentally and completely dismantling the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation.
"It's over! It's too late!"
Li Mu's complexion changed again and again, and he suddenly thought of something, becoming somewhat flustered.
The blocking of the Three Realms Passage led to chaotic formation power, and its sub-formations also became unstable. The seven nine-rank divine objects suppressed by the seven sub-formations would also fully awaken.
The seven nine-rank divine objects of Five Elements and Yin and Yang, whose spirituality was forced into dormancy and suppressed for myriad years, now sensing the loosening of the Seal, their terrifying power contained within would inevitably surge out, thus, the seven Secret Realms would also be completely destroyed, and the Spirit Realm would face an unprecedented catastrophe!
Li Mu was extremely anxious, however, such a grand move was no longer something he alone could resolve. Even if he notified the Xuantian Sword Sect, it would probably not be able to prevent the current crisis.
At this moment, every minute and every second was crucial. He had to convey the message as quickly as possible, even if it could only buy the Spirit Realm a glimmer of hope.
The next moment, Li Mu's figure flickered, and he directly used the escape Divine Ability, disappearing into the Chaos space.
Not long after, Li Mu appeared at Sword Asking Peak of the Xuantian Sword Sect.
"Elder Li, you've finally come out of seclusion. You must have gained a lot from this seclusion..."
Perceiving Li Mu's arrival, Chen Qingxuan appeared immediately, smiling as he looked at Li Mu and greeted him.
"Thank you, Dao Lord, but I have an urgent matter to report right now." Li Mu's expression was anxious as he interrupted Chen Qingxuan's pleasantries, directly stating, "Currently, the Spirit Realm is facing an unprecedented major crisis. We must immediately convene the Sect's high-level members to discuss countermeasures."
"Elder Li, don't panic. The Sect Master has returned to the Sect. It's a good time for us to go to the deliberation hall immediately." Chen Qingxuan saw Li Mu's serious expression, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart, so he quickly said.
Their figures flickered, transforming into two streaks of sword light, flying towards the deliberation hall.
Not long after, they appeared in the deliberation hall. Chen Qingxuan directly pushed the door open and announced loudly, "Sect Master, Elder Li has an urgent matter to report!"
Inside the hall, Old Man Xuantian was discussing Sect affairs with several other Elders. Hearing Chen Qingxuan's voice, they all looked up.
"You must be Elder Li! The entire Sect is very satisfied with your contributions, this Sect Master..." Old Man Xuantian saw Li Mu beside Chen Qingxuan and greeted him happily.
"It is I, Li Mu pays respects to the Sect Master!" Li Mu took a deep breath, rudely interrupting him.
Seeing Li Mu's anxious expression and his words being interrupted, Old Man Xuantian immediately realized that it was not a time for casual conversation, and quickly asked with concern, "Elder Li, why are you so flustered?"
Li Mu cut straight to the chase, telling everyone about the blocking of the Three Realms Passage, the imminent danger to the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation, and the crisis of the seven nine-rank divine objects in the seven sub-formations of the Seal Grand Formation about to awaken, explaining everything in detail.
As Li Mu's words fell, the entire deliberation hall fell into a deathly silence. Everyone was too shocked by the sudden crisis to speak.
"Elder Li, is this true!"
Old Man Xuantian suddenly stood up from his seat, staring at Li Mu in disbelief and questioning him.
"Of course, if the Sect Master doesn't believe it, you can enter the Sect's Forbidden Land—the Seven Great Sub-formations—the Extreme Gold Secret Realm to see for yourself!" Li Mu quickly replied.
Upon hearing this, Old Man Xuantian's figure swayed and he directly disappeared from the deliberation hall. With a few "whooshes," Chen Qingxuan, Li Mu, and a group of Sect Elders all followed closely behind.
Not long after, everyone arrived at the Xuantian Sword Sect's Forbidden Land, Burial Sword Peak, activated the protective formation of the Extreme Gold Secret Realm, and directly entered it.
The next moment, a powerful sharp metallic Qi rushed towards them. At the formation's core, the nine-rank divine object, the golden flame holy crystal, was flickering at a heart-palpitating frequency. Gusts of golden malevolent hurricanes furiously swept out from the center of the Extreme Gold Secret Realm, stirring up circles of golden ripples. These golden ripples quickly condensed into violent hurricanes, carrying space-tearing sharp metallic Qi, raging within the Secret Realm.
"This... is this a sign before a nine-rank divine object awakens?" An Elder's face was pale, his voice trembling as he asked. He had never seen such a terrifying divine object anomaly.
"How could this be! What terrifying golden malevolence!"
Chen Qingxuan's expression changed drastically. Even though he was already in the Mahayana Realm, facing this terrifying power released from the golden flame holy crystal, he couldn't help but feel a pang of fear.
Qiu Yuanhong immediately looked at Li Mu, asking for help, "Elder Li, your formation art is unparalleled. Can you suppress the awakening of this golden flame holy crystal?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gazes simultaneously turned to Li Mu, full of expectation.
"The awakening of the seven nine-rank divine objects is caused by the blocking of the three passages of the Sealing Boundary Grand Formation. At present, we certainly cannot act in the Demon Abyss and Immortal Spirit Realm, however, if the passage on the Spirit Realm side can be unblocked as soon as possible, there should still be a glimmer of hope! If it's too late!" Li Mu said with a solemn expression.
Before Li Mu finished speaking, Old Man Xuantian shot into the sky, his figure paused in mid-air, his gaze like a torch, sweeping over the crowd below, and he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the fate of the Spirit Realm now hangs by a thread. The blocking of the Three Realms Passage will trigger the full awakening of the seven nine-rank divine objects, and the Sealing Boundary Grand Formation will be completely broken. That will be an unprecedented disaster for the Spirit Realm. We cannot sit idly by; we must take the initiative!"
"Qingxuan, Wuheng, Xuanming, let us go first, you all notify the other Sects to come to our aid quickly!"
Before his words fell, Old Man Xuantian summoned the Xuantian Sword. With a flash of sword light, he had already shot into the sky, speeding towards the Three Realms Passage outside the domain, his figure instantly disappearing from everyone's sight.
Chen Qingxuan, Feng Wuheng, and Qi Xuanming, the three Dao Lords, followed closely behind.
"There's no time to lose, we must also act quickly. Elder Liu, you go to Taiyi Sect. Elder Xiao, you go to Great Buddha Temple..." Qiu Yuanhong assigned the Elders one by one.
The Elders all accepted their orders and, in a blink of an eye, flew off in all directions on their swords.
Soon, only Qiu Yuanhong and Li Mu remained in the Secret Realm.
"Elder Li..." Qiu Yuanhong looked at Li Mu, unsure how to speak, but the anxiety and anticipation in his eyes were evident. In the entire Xuantian Sword Sect, no one could surpass Li Mu in the art of formations. Therefore, he truly didn't know how to arrange Li Mu.
"Elder Qiu, please go ahead and be busy. I will inspect the seven Secret Realm sub-formations as quickly as possible, and try every means to delay the awakening of those seven nine-rank divine objects, doing my utmost to postpone the breaking of the Sealing Boundary Grand Formation!" Li Mu's expression was exceptionally solemn, and he solemnly promised Qiu Yuanhong.
Li Mu was not optimistic about whether Old Man Xuantian and the others could timely resolve the issue of the blocked Sealing Boundary Grand Formation passage. Even if they did, it would already be too late.
At present, Li Mu only wanted to rescue and transplant the sixth and seventh-rank spiritual plants cultivated in the seven Secret Realm spiritual lands into the Painting World Treasure Mansion as quickly as possible before the Sealing Boundary Grand Formation was broken, saving as many as he could.
"Then I'll entrust everything to Elder Li. I will depart immediately to contact the Eight Great Families and work together to overcome this unprecedented crisis." Hearing Li Mu's promise, a heavy stone in Qiu Yuanhong's heart slightly dropped. Before his words finished, his figure had already transformed into a streak of light, speeding towards the distant sky on his sword.
Gazing at Qiu Yuanhong's gradually receding back, Li Mu took another deep breath, then turned around, closed his eyes, and concentrated, using his powerful Divine Sense to comprehensively scan the situation of this spiritual land.
Li Mu's expression was uncertain, clearly, the current situation was far more complex than he had anticipated.
"Master, what happened? I didn't touch anything without permission..." At this moment, the Green-Eyed Golden Ape carefully flew to Li Mu's front. Its face was filled with unease and panic; the sudden change in the Extreme Gold Secret Realm had greatly frightened it.
"This matter truly has nothing to do with you; you don't need to blame yourself." Li Mu opened his eyes, quickly comforted it, and then gestured, "You should enter the Treasure Mansion to avoid the limelight for now!"
Immediately, before the Green-Eyed Golden Ape could react, Li Mu's finger moved slightly, a flash of light, and the Green-Eyed Golden Ape was taken into the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
At this time, time was pressing, and Li Mu dared not delay in the slightest. After putting away the Green-Eyed Golden Ape, his figure flickered and he flew into the spiritual land within the Secret Realm, looking at a dazzling expanse of golden spiritual plants, and the spiritual field's protective formation, which was swaying precariously under the blowing of the golden malevolent spiritual wind.
Li Mu immediately summoned the Painting World Treasure Mansion Spirit—the Colorful True Dragon.
A brilliant light streaked across the sky. The Painting World Treasure Mansion Spirit, the Colorful True Dragon, roared out from Li Mu's body, its scales shimmering with multicolored spiritual light, its Dragon eyes 炯炯有神, as if it could perceive all things in the world.
"Immediately open up a spiritual field and help me quickly transplant these high-grade spiritual plants into the Painting World Treasure Mansion. Time is pressing, hurry!" Li Mu spoke rapidly, and as he spoke, with a thought of his Divine Sense, he directly separated a large amount of spiritual field, enveloping the roots of many high-grade gold-element spiritual plants with spiritual power to reduce damage during the transplanting process.
"As you command, Master!"
The Treasure Mansion Spirit, the Colorful True Dragon, opened its large mouth, and a surging spiritual power gushed out from its mouth, transforming into a brilliant pillar of light that directly shone upon the spiritual field separated by Li Mu, swallowing it into its belly.
At this moment, a golden spiritual field within the Painting World Treasure Mansion expanded on its own, rapidly taking shape. Its soil was fertile and full of vitality, covering the spiritual field filled with spiritual plants that it had swallowed.
Qinglin, the Azure Dragon, seemed to have received the news early. Its massive Dragon body appeared above the spiritual field. With a gentle wave of its Dragon claws, countless streaks of azure spiritual light shot from its fingertips, precisely enveloping the root systems of many high-grade gold-element spiritual plants, preserving their spirituality and restoring their damaged roots.
One person and two Dragons cooperated tacitly, quickly transplanting large areas of high-grade spiritual plants.
As time passed, the dazzling golden spiritual plants within the spiritual land in the Secret Realm gradually decreased, while large areas of spiritual fields within the Painting World Treasure Mansion were filled with golden spiritual plants, full of vitality.
Li Mu's expression remained solemn, but a glimmer of hope flickered in his eyes. (End of this chapter)
