A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Chapter 1106: Joining Forces

Qi Mozi could sense the tension in the air, and he stepped in to play the role of mediator as he said, "There's no need for such hostilities, everyone. All of us are here with the common objective of hunting for treasures in this place. There are no personal vendettas here, so why the animosity?"

"These devilish creatures were sent to wreak havoc in our Immortal Realm, and for their transgressions, they've been trapped here for over a million years. Are we just supposed to believe that they don't harbor any resentment and are to be trusted?" Lei Yuce scoffed.

"What do you think should happen here then, Fellow Daoist Lei? Should we all engage in a battle to the death here? Those who perish naturally won't be able to secure any of the treasures in the place, but what about the survivors? What chance will they have of bypassing this Almighty Sword Array? Oh, silly me, I almost forgot that you were from the Almighty Sword Sect, so that won't be a difficult task for you, will it?" Qi Mozi mused with a smile.

An enraged look appeared on Lei Yuce's face in response to Qi Mozi's blatant attempt at sowing dissension.

Sure enough, hesitant looks appeared on the faces of Wyrm 3 and the others upon hearing this.

"Don't listen to him, everyone! These devilish creatures are not to be trusted!" Wen Zhong urged with tightly furrowed brows.

"When it comes to treachery, I'd say that we have much to learn from you humans," the White Bone King sneered.

"I already told you that there's no point in trying to settle things peacefully. Let's just fight them and get it over with," the Copper Lion King harrumphed coldly, while the Blood Hand King and the Turtle Back King remained silent.

The Eagle Nose King also remained silent as he gave the Copper Lion King a cold glare, and a fearful look immediately appeared on the latter's face.

Right at this moment, Xiong Shan suddenly said, "Please pardon my interjection, but while we're standing here bickering about whether we're going to fight or not, there's someone already inside the sword array right now. If we allow them to get to the palace first, not only will all of the treasures inside slip through our grasp, the old devil in the palace will most likely be released as well, and I'm sure that's not a desirable outcome for any of us."

A concerned look appeared in Lei Yuce's eyes upon hearing this. At the moment, almost everyone in the Eon Pagoda was already gathered here, so it wasn't difficult to deduce the identity of the person in the sword array by process of elimination.

If anyone else were in the array, Lei Yuce wouldn't be overly concerned, but there was a very good chance that the person in the array was Han Li, who he had always found to be unfathomable, and that was a very unsettling thought for him.

Most importantly, he absolutely could not allow the array diagram for the Almighty Sword Array to fall into Han Li's hands.

With that in mind, Lei Yuce heaved a faint sigh as he acquiesced, "In that case, let's set our differences aside for now and work together to bypass the array."

Qi Mozi turned his gaze to the Eagle Nose King, as if to ask for his opinion on the matter, and the latter said, "I'll leave it up to you, Fellow Daoist Qi Mozi."

"We would be more than willing to join forces, it's just a matter of whether this is an agreeable arrangement to all of you," Qi Mozi said.

Lei Yuce turned to Wyrm 3 and the others upon hearing this, and no one raised any objections to the idea.

"As a gesture of sincerity, I've already ordered all of their subordinates to stay far away from this place, so how about you display some sincerity in exchange as well?" Qi Mozi asked.

"What do you suggest?" Lei Yuce asked.

"The Almighty Sword Array comes from your Almighty Sword Sect, so surely you have some insights on how to break the array, right?" Qi Mozi asked.

"I'm afraid not. The complete version of the sword array has already been lost to our sect for countless years, so we'll have to figure out how to break the array after we enter it," Lei Yuce sighed.

Qi Mozi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, clearly skeptical of his claims.

"If you don't believe me, then there's nothing I can say to convince you. If you wish to do so, you can go in ahead of us and try to break the array," Lei Yuce said as he spread his hands open in a resigned manner.

"It's fine. In that case, let's enter the array together. I'm sure that once you're in the array, you'll have no choice but to dedicate your full effort to breaking it," Qi Mozi said with a smile.

"Of course. Once I've entered the array and had a chance to assess its internal workings, I'm confident that I'll be able to unravel it," Lei Yuce replied with a nod.

With that, everyone split up into the two groups and arranged themselves in front of the sword array.

"After entering the array, make sure you move around as little as possible. The more you move, the more aggressively the sword array will attack you," Lei Yuce said to Wyrm 3 and the others through voice transmission.

No one displayed any outward reaction to this, but it was clear that they had all heard the warning.

Qi Mozi took a derisive glance in their direction, then declared, "Enter the array!"

Everyone sprang into action upon hearing this.

Right as they were about to enter the array, Lei Yuce suddenly grabbed onto Su Anqian's hand as he urged, "Stay close to me."

Su Anqian's heart skipped a beat at this sudden gesture of intimacy, and her cheeks were suddenly feeling a little hot.

Everyone had only just entered the sword array when they were forced to descend to the ground by a burst of invisible pressure.

Before they had a chance to figure out what was happening, the entire surrounding area had already descended into complete chaos.

Bursts of thunderous rumbling rang out as heaven and earth tumbled violently, and it was impossible to see anything aside from patches of hazy, yellow light, and the suffocating, yellow clouds up above.

Having entered the array together, Su Anqian and Lei Yuce were still able to see each other, but they were no longer able to see or detect anyone else.

The gravitational force in the environment seemed to have increased in potency by at least tenfold, making even standing a rather strenuous task.

They could see a pillar of yellow light rising up into the sky from the ground nearby, piercing straight into the cloud above, and situated within the pillar of yellow light was a giant stone sword.

"It looks like the array has been established upon a foundation of earth law powers, so it's not going to be easy to unravel it," Lei Yuce remarked.

"What does that mean?" Su Anqian asked in a puzzled manner.

"In itself, the Almighty Sword Array is an attributeless array, and it can give rise to different phenomena in accordance with the law powers imbued within the flying swords used to set up the array. This is why I said that I'll only be able to figure out how to unravel the array once I've entered it myself," Lei Yuce explained.

"In that case, how do we unravel the array?" Su Anqian asked.

"Sword arrays are supposed to be controlled by cultivators, yet this one is able to function without anyone presiding over it, so it's most likely the case that the array diagram is being used to serve as the core of the array. Hence, the fastest way to unravel the array would be to find the array diagram and displace it," Lei Yuce replied.

Right at this moment, a dull thump suddenly rang out from above.

It was an extremely deep and dull sound that had come from within the yellow clouds in the sky.

Lei Yuce and Su Anqian reflexively looked up to find that there was a majestic heavenly gate up above, and it was slightly ajar to reveal a narrow opening.

Through the opening, a massive, yellow vortex could be seen, and it was releasing terrifying earth law power fluctuations.

Su Anqian was just about to say something when the vortex within the gate began to flash erratically, following which bursts of yellow light erupted out of the opening between the gates before raining down from above.

These bursts of light transformed into numerous giant, yellow swords that were over a hundred feet in length, and they came crashing down upon all parts of the sword array with tremendous power.

Two of the giant swords were descending toward Lei Yuce and Su Anqian, and even before it had fallen upon them, it was already giving off a sense of asphyxiating pressure that made them feel as if the sky were falling upon them.

"Look out!" Lei Yuce yelled out in alarm as he hurriedly positioned himself in front of Su Anqian before raising his hands to the sky.

A circular array that was several hundred feet in radius instantly appeared beneath his feet, and it was glowing with radiant, golden light, while massive sword projections emerged from it like spring bamboo shoots after heavy rainfall before rising up into the heavens.

A string of resounding booms rang out as the sword projections that had risen up from the ground clashed against the two giant swords descending from the sky.

The pair of giant swords were tearing through the opposing sword projections with ease as it plummeted out of the sky with mountainous force, and a stunned look appeared on Lei Yuce's eyes upon seeing this.

So this is the power of the true Almighty Sword Array?

Right at this moment, a layer of water law power fluctuations spread through the air from beside him amid a flash of blue light.

A blue light barrier had appeared around Su Anqian, and her palms were joined in front of her own chest with a longan-sized bead clasped between them. Blue springwater was currently following out of the bead before revolving around her slender hands, and her eyes were gently shut as her entire body was basked in hazy, blue light, giving her the captivating appearance of a breathtaking celestial maiden.

All of a sudden, her eyes sprang open as she raised her palms up to the heavens, and the blue springwater flowing around her hands erupted into the air, then swelled drastically in size to form an enormous wave that swept toward the pair of descending swords.

Opposed by the torrent of rising water, the two giant swords were still descending out of the sky, but they had been slowed down significantly.