Three years passed like a white steed flashing across a gap, gone in a blink of an eye. In this deep Nether Water Sea Domain, Li Mu and his beast companions barely left the secluded valley, dedicating themselves entirely to setting up Formations, with each day filled with tension and busyness.
During these three years, Li Mu, relying on his profound Formation attainments and deep understanding of various Materials, successively constructed the Concealing Heaven and Gathering Breath Array, Earth Fire Severing Water Array, and Void Spirit Isolation Array.
He sometimes ventured deep into the seabed to personally explore the terrain and find the most suitable Formation nodes; other times, he sat in the secluded valley, closing his eyes to concentrate, communicating with heaven and earth through his Divine Sense, guiding the flow of spiritual energy, and ensuring that every Formation pattern was precisely imprinted into the Void Realm.
The Concealing Heaven and Gathering Breath Array, centered on the secluded valley, cleverly utilized the complex surrounding terrain and spiritual energy flow to create hidden spaces. These spaces seemed to exist independently of the world, making it difficult even for the sensitive spiritual nature of the Heaven One Divine Water to penetrate this layer of "mist" meticulously woven by Li Mu and detect their presence.
The Earth Fire Severing Water Array, on the other hand, utilized the immense power of the submarine volcano's magma, connecting the volcano and the secluded valley with an invisible "fire line." This fire line not only severed the connection between the Heaven One Divine Water and the Nether Water Sea Domain but also, at critical moments, could unleash terrifying Earth Fire power, completely isolating all water spirit power, leaving the Heaven One Divine Water isolated and helpless once its external support was cut off.
As for the Void Spirit Isolation Array, it was one of Li Mu's most satisfying creations.
Li Mu used an eighth-order Void Realm crystal obtained from the Sky Void Demon Emperor as the core to create a closed space independent of the outside world. Within this space, all energy fluctuations were perfectly isolated; even the massive energy fluctuations generated when the Heaven One Divine Water was subdued could not leak out a single bit, thus ensuring the secrecy of the entire plan.
However, this did not guarantee a foolproof capture of the Heaven One Divine Water.
Deep in the seabed, the Heaven One Divine Water had absolute home-field advantage. Simply releasing the azure sea tide sound dew as bait might not catch the wolf but instead lose the 'child.'
Therefore, Li Mu added a Restriction trap to strengthen the binding power of the azure sea tide sound dew. If the Heaven One Divine Water wanted to obtain this azure sea tide sound dew, it would have to personally enter the fray. At the same time, Li Mu tightly linked the binding Formation with the three major Formations—the Concealing Heaven and Gathering Breath Array, the Earth Fire Severing Water Array, and the Void Spirit Isolation Array. These three Formations acted like three sturdy defensive lines, echoing each other, forming an impenetrable net.
Once the Heaven One Divine Water forcefully broke through the azure sea tide sound dew's Restriction, the Concealing Heaven and Gathering Breath Array would instantly activate, completely concealing the space around the Heaven One Divine Water and severing its connection with the outside world.
Next, the second line of defense—the Earth Fire Severing Water Array—began to function. The magma power from the submarine volcano was guided to the secluded valley, forming a blazing wall of fire. This wall of fire not only completely cut off the connection between the Heaven One Divine Water and the Nether Water Sea Domain.
When the Heaven One Divine Water attempted to break through the wall of fire, the third line of defense—the Void Spirit Isolation Array—quietly activated. This closed space, independent of the outside world, instantly enveloped the Heaven One Divine Water, perfectly isolating all energy fluctuations. Next, it would be time for the Chaos Sealing Spirit Formation to appear and seal its spiritual essence.
Time passed day by day, but Li Mu did not slacken due to the initial success of the Formation setup. When contending with a peerless spiritual object like the Heaven One Divine Water, any minor error could lead to complete failure.
Therefore, Li Mu immersed himself daily in the practice and deduction of Formations, having Xue'er and the others cooperate in setting up and activating the Formations, striving to perfect every detail.
Months later, Li Mu ensured that every step was deeply ingrained in his mind and that the Formations linked seamlessly.
"It's time!"
Li Mu waved to Xue'er, Xiao Jin, and the Azure Moon True Dragon, signaling the beast companions to restrain their spiritual auras and prepare, awaiting that crucial moment.
Upon hearing this, the beast companions suppressed their excitement and nervousness, restraining their spiritual auras, and silently dispersed around the secluded valley like ghosts in the night.
Seeing this, an indescribable sense of pride and anticipation surged in Li Mu's heart, knowing that the goal of subduing the Heaven One Divine Water was now within reach.
Li Mu took a deep breath, activated a binding Formation disguised as a deep-sea cave, then took out the jade box containing the azure sea tide sound dew from his tianxuan ring, carefully placing it into the Formation's eye.
Li Mu cautiously released the spiritual restraint on the azure sea tide sound dew. The spiritual liquid in the jade box seemed to instantly come alive, emitting a faint blue light, accompanied by the melodious sound of the tide, gently echoing in the secluded valley.
This sound was like an ancient summons and a deep-sea whisper, carrying an irresistible temptation, slowly spreading into the depths of the Nether Water Sea Domain.
Li Mu's figure flickered, disappearing from his original spot, and concealed himself in the deepest part of the Concealing Heaven and Gathering Breath Array. Using the Formation's power, he perfectly blended his aura with the surrounding environment, as if becoming a part of this secluded valley.
Li Mu waited quietly, releasing a small wisp of Divine Sense to monitor the Formation eye containing the azure sea tide sound dew, feeling both nervous and expectant.
As time passed, the sound of the tide became clearer, as if some mysterious power was guiding it, awakening the creatures in the depths of the Nether Water Sea Domain one by one.
Finally, a powerful spiritual fluctuation came from the depths of the seabed; it was the Heaven One Divine Water's reaction after sensing the azure sea tide sound dew.
The Heaven One Divine Water, the overlord of the deep sea, was slowly approaching the secluded valley. Its figure flickered in and out of sight in the deep seabed, like a giant water Dragon, traversing through the darkness. As it approached, the surrounding seawater seemed to boil, stirring up surging waves.
However, the Heaven One Divine Water did not immediately appear but cautiously lingered outside the secluded valley, seemingly testing something.
Li Mu knew that he absolutely could not make any unusual moves at this moment, or all his efforts would be in vain. He suppressed the fluctuations in his heart, sealed his Divine Sense and five senses, not revealing a single trace of aura.
Xue'er and Xiao Jin had long followed Li Mu's instructions, sealing their five senses and Divine Sense, silently waiting for the Heaven One Divine Water to trigger the trap, and preparing to set up the Formation according to Li Mu's instructions, as practiced countless times.
Time passed bit by bit. The ninth-order Heaven One Divine Water possessed extremely high intelligence, almost comparable to a Human cultivator. It lingered outside the secluded valley, not rushing to appear, but with an almost cunning caution, tried various methods to break the Restriction on the azure sea tide sound dew.
First, it released wisps of water spirit power, as fine as silk, attempting to silently infiltrate the Restriction and directly extract the azure sea tide sound dew. However, as soon as these water spirit powers touched the Restriction's light curtain, they vanished without a trace, like mud oxen entering the sea.
Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the Heaven One Divine Water's eyes, clearly not expecting such a powerful Restriction to be guarding it.
Unwilling to fail, the Heaven One Divine Water tried again, stirring the seawater with spiritual power to form surging deep-sea giant waves, attempting to break through the Restriction with brute force. But, as soon as the deep-sea giant waves touched the Restriction's light curtain, they were dissolved by an invisible force, turning into nothingness.
The Heaven One Divine Water was repeatedly frustrated, its figure trembling slightly in the seawater, clearly developing a deep apprehension towards this Restriction.
However, the temptation of the azure sea tide sound dew was simply too great. For the Heaven One Divine Water, this was almost equivalent to an opportunity for perfect spiritual recovery. It seemed to have made some kind of decision, spiritual power surging, preparing to personally enter the fray.
The Heaven One Divine Water revealed its spiritual body, transforming into a streak of light, rushing directly towards the Restriction. Just as it was about to touch the Restriction, it suddenly paused, as if sensing something terrifying, and its form once again concealed itself in the seawater.
This repeated several times, and the Heaven One Divine Water still couldn't make up its mind. The spiritual light of its divine water body flickered, like light interwoven with hesitation and longing, clearly engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
But in the end, the Heaven One Divine Water could not resist the temptation. It let out a low roar, and its figure surged forth again. This time, it no longer stopped, but directly broke through the Restriction's light curtain, arriving before the azure sea tide sound dew.
The Heaven One Divine Water's water body condensed, and its deep eyes gleamed with greed. It unleashed a powerful spiritual current, erasing the Restriction patterns that bound the azure sea tide sound dew, preparing to swallow it.
However, just as the Heaven One Divine Water destroyed the binding Restriction patterns and prepared to take further action, a sudden sense of crisis surged into its heart. It suddenly looked up, only to see the surrounding space seemingly solidify at that moment. Powerful spiritual fluctuations surged from all directions, firmly locking onto it.
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The Heaven One Divine Water was about to devour the tempting azure sea tide sound dew when a sense of crisis, chilling to the bone, instantly pierced its Divine Sense. It suddenly realized that the surrounding space seemed to be twisted by an invisible force at that moment. Powerful spiritual fluctuations surged like angry waves from all directions, firmly locking it within an invisible cage.
At this moment, the Concealing Heaven and Gathering Breath Array in the secluded valley suddenly activated. The space around the secluded valley seemed to be enveloped by a mysterious mist. The Heaven One Divine Water found its connection with the outside world completely severed. It tried to break through this mist with its water spirit power, but found that its spiritual power in this space seemed to be suppressed by an invisible large hand, unable to exert its due power.
The Earth Fire Severing Water Array followed closely. The magma power from the submarine volcano was instantly activated, transforming into a blazing wall of fire, stretching between the Heaven One Divine Water and the Nether Water Sea Domain.
The terrifying heat contained within that wall of fire, even for a peerless spiritual object like the Heaven One Divine Water, evoked a natural fear. It tried to bypass the wall of fire but found its movements restricted by a certain force, making it difficult to escape the confines of this flame for a time.
Just as the Heaven One Divine Water was caught in a dilemma, the Void Spirit Isolation Array quietly activated. A closed space, independent of the outside world, instantly enveloped the Heaven One Divine Water, perfectly isolating all energy fluctuations.
Within this closed space, the Heaven One Divine Water found its connection with the outside world completely severed. Even its powerful spiritual fluctuations could not penetrate these barriers. Under the Linkage of the three great Formations, the Heaven One Divine Water realized it had fallen into a meticulously laid trap.
The Heaven One Divine Water let out an angry roar, attempting to break through these layers of confinement by consuming its own Origin.
"Formation activate!"
Just then, Li Mu leaped out, and the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk was sacrificed, instantly covering the entire sealed space, enveloping the Heaven One Divine Water within it.
Immediately after, Xue'er, transformed into the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, the Green-Eyed Golden Ape, the Ink Jade Rock Lizard, the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, and others, all sacrificed their Natal Dao Artifacts, integrating them into the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk.
The Chaos Zhenyuan Disk floated in mid-air, its swirling artifact patterns becoming increasingly brilliant and dazzling, exuding a heart-palpitating pressure. The beast companions all manifested their true forms, surrounding the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk. They sacrificed six Natal Dao Artifacts, like stars adorning the disk surface, creating a miraculous resonance with the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk.
Xue'er, in her Nine-Tailed Sky Fox form, gently swayed her nine snow-white tails. Her eyes were tightly closed, and she chanted incantations. The Nine Yin Cold Pearl slowly rotated above her head, releasing circles of extremely cold aura, echoing the Yin power within the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk.
The Jin Gang Dragon Snake Staff, projected by the Green-Eyed Golden Ape - Xiao Jin, shimmered with golden light on its body, with dragon and snake shadows faintly visible. Streams of golden spiritual power surged into the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk like a torrent, providing solid power support for sealing the Heaven One Divine Water.
The Ink Jade Rock Lizard formed hand seals, continuously injecting spiritual power into the earthy-yellow square seal. The artifact patterns on the square seal swirled, merging with the Earth power within the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, forming an indestructible barrier.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix soared, its body ablaze with raging flames. Its fiery feathers unleashed countless flames that transformed into fire snakes, coiling around the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, intertwining with the Yang power within the disk, forming a scorching sea of fire.
The Azure Moon True Dragon and the Azure Jade Ginseng King also refused to be outdone, each integrating their Green Dragon Scale Dao Sword and Green Wood Staff into the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, contributing their strength to sealing the Heaven One Divine Water. The Dragon Scale Dao Sword contained incomparably sharp water Sword Qi, resonating with the water Origin power within the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk; the Green Wood Staff, on the other hand, released vibrant vitality, merging with the wood power within the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, providing a continuous supply of life force to the sealed space.
Under Li Mu's control, the speed of the artifact patterns swirling on the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk accelerated further, gathering the Yin and Yang and Five Elements power, rapidly transforming into a Chaos Absolute Domain.
Li Mu's Chaos Dao Body appeared, surrounded by crimson Chaos Qi, like a deity who had walked out of ancient times, majestic and inviolable. He swiftly formed hand seals, and intricate and mysterious spiritual runes leaped from his fingertips, transforming into streaks of light that merged into the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk.
The Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, under the furious infusion of Li Mu's Chaos True Essence, became even more brilliant with its swirling artifact patterns, rapidly generating a large amount of Chaos Power from the primordial era, exuding heart-palpitating fluctuations. On the disk surface, the Yin and Yang diagram slowly rotated, and the Five Elements power intertwined into a net, jointly constructing a Chaos Absolute Domain, firmly trapping the Heaven One Divine Water within it. (End of Chapter)
