I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2292: 1045: The Great Immortal Gate Calamity (Part 3)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
Could this Sixth Rank Artifact truly be so brittle? Despite its primary function being calculations and formations, the thought couldn't help but cross Chen Mobai’s mind.
However, he quickly noticed something unusual.
The Sixth Rank Heavenly Calculation Bead had shattered into precisely one hundred and eight shards.
This number was an exact match for the Tian Gang Terrestrial Evil.
“Initiate the Sky Curtain Ground Network!”
The void resonated with a voice carrying Chen Mobai’s profound relief. Simultaneously, the one hundred and eight fragments of the Sixth Rank Heavenly Calculation Bead erupted with a dual radiance of silver and gold.
Resembling a swirling vortex of bicolored threads, the light expanded and then converged, completely encircling the Death God positioned atop Gathering-Immortals Peak.
At some point, Qian Xing’s form had manifested once more. He stood across from the Death God, framed by the interwoven gold and silver beams that obscured the heavens.
“The Celestial Stars Earth Luo Star Formation?”
The Death God observed the shimmering fragments of the Sixth Rank Heavenly Calculation Bead. They glowed like astral bodies as they descended around Gathering-Immortals Peak. Realizing the formation was beginning to tighten around him, he recognized the technique from the Purple Cloud Galaxy and spoke in surprise.
“It hasn't reached the Cycle of Celestial level yet, but it is more than enough to imprison your avatar,” Qian Xing replied with composure.
The ultimate form of the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation was actually a Seventh-tier Array from the Purple Cloud Galaxy, representing the zenith of the Star Path. Beyond his mastery of the Illusory Great Dao, Qian Xing had spent a millennium of focused Cultivation deepening his knowledge of the Star Path.
Under his guidance, the Immortal Gate’s Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation surged with a level of power unseen for thousands of years. This wasn't just the array's inherent strength; it was fueled by Qian Xing’s thousand-year accumulation of the Great Dao.
“Your talent for formations exceeds my own. However, without reaching the Cultivating Void stage, your attempts to wield Sixth Rank power are as fragile as building castles in the air.”
As the Death God finished speaking, he manifested a sickle in his grip once more and struck at the Qian Xing before him.
Unsurprisingly, Qian Xing was cut down again.
Yet, almost instantly, an unscathed version of Qian Xing stepped out from the void to face the Death God again.
The Death God’s expression did not flicker as he raised his weapon again. In a mere heartbeat, he had slain Qian Xing over a hundred times.
Chen Mobai, however, noticed a change. The speed at which Qian Xing reappeared was beginning to lag, and the newly formed illusions were becoming increasingly translucent.
“You are merely at the Spirit Transformation Stage, after all. You lack the ability to truly turn the illusory into reality. Every time I strike you down, your primordial spirit withers. Eventually, you will be too feeble to maintain the formation.”
With those words, the Death God swung his sickle again, executing Qian Xing another ten times in rapid succession.
“I shall use my very life to bind you!”
Qian Xing reappeared with unwavering resolve. At that moment, the entire Earth Element Star began to vibrate faintly.
The massive reserves of power stored by the Immortal Gate over millennia began to flood into the area, channeled through the Sixth Rank Heavenly Calculation Bead.
The Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation began a relentless contraction, centering on the space occupied by Qian Xing and the Death God.
The seal would be finalized once the one hundred and eight fragments merged back into the Heavenly Calculation Bead. However, if the process completed, Qian Xing would be entombed within the seal alongside the Death God.
“Old Ancestor, he is already trapped in the array! You can withdraw now!”
Chen Mobai, whose expertise in formations was second only to Qian Xing’s, realized the danger and shouted urgently.
“Pure Yang, keep my words in mind. The future of the Immortal Gate is now entrusted to you.”
Qian Xing simply shook his head. He sent a sound transmission to Chen Mobai, repeating the sentiment with heavy emphasis.
Even if it was just an avatar, the Death God possessed the power of the Void Refining Realm. A Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator could not hope to stop him through normal means.
As the person closest to the Void Refining stage, Qian Xing understood the terrifying nature of that realm better than anyone. Without his self-sacrifice, the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation would never hold the Death God.
“A senseless sacrifice!”
The Death God shook his head in disdain. His previously stationary figure began to ascend toward the sky.
Suddenly, a suffocating wave of dark Death Qi erupted from his robes, manifesting as countless black hands. these palms slammed into the shrinking shards of the Heavenly Calculation Bead.
The Death God was using raw, overwhelming power to forcibly halt the closure of the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation.
The Earth Element Star groaned and trembled. The collective power of an entire planet was being contested and held at bay.
“I will show you the meaning of true power!”
As the Death God spoke, the dark hands emerging from his cloak began to push the boundaries of the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation outward, inch by agonizing inch.
Zzzzz!
The onlookers watched as streaks of silver and gold lightning sparked and hissed. This was the outward sign of the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation, under Qian Xing’s desperate control, trying to force itself shut.
Yet the Death God’s strength was simply too vast.
Despite the resistance, the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation continued to be pushed back from Gathering-Immortals Peak, expanding slowly against Qian Xing's will.
“If I can force you to move even an inch, then my death today is an honorable one.”
Qian Xing spoke calmly as he witnessed the scene.
The Death God said nothing, but he radiated a sense of confusion. He could no longer detect any emotional ripples from Qian Xing.
Why was this? Did the man still have a hidden card to play, or had he simply succumbed to total despair?