Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! Chapter 479 Sun Dao
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Bai Zihan anticipated that he would unlock it, similar to how he had accessed the sect's treasury.
Yet, the Azure Sun Ancestor showed no sign of intending to do so.
"Our sect's ancestral formation guards it. The Sect Leader alone holds the core key. Absent that-no one can unlock this gate."
He dipped his head a bit.
"Truthfully, not even us four could compel it open."
A subtle trace of hope lingered in his tone.
Wen Haoyu had escaped.
Lacking the key-
Maybe this single treasure might remain safe.
If this much endured, he clung to the possibility of reviving the Azure Sun Holy Sect.
After all, no other treasure could match this one, which formed their genuine foundation.
This very factor explained why, even aware that exposure of the experiment would brand them heretics and spark relentless pursuit like Demonic Cultivators, they persisted in abductions and trials.
He was convinced the Sun Dao held the secret to ultimate power, ensuring victory over any foe in the world upon success.
Bai Zihan eyed them, sensing sincerity in their words. Even if deception hid there, it mattered little to him.
Bai Zihan fixed his gaze on the enormous formation.
"Grand Elder, shatter it!"
Bai Ren's lips twisted into an immediate grin.
"Looks like that's our only option."
He advanced, the Saint-Grade Sword slung loosely over his shoulder.
With curiosity, he inspected the formation.
"Wonder how tough you really are."
Slash!
A relaxed sweep.
Sword light arced ahead like a curving moon.
It impacted the formation-
And scattered.
The arrays quivered faintly.
Then steadied once more.
Bai Ren blinked in surprise.
"Oh?"
He cocked his head a touch.
"Fascinating!"
The Half-Qilin failed to heal from his sword's strike, yet this formation showed minimal disturbance.
Another slash followed.
This one with greater force.
Blade light thundered like a plummeting star.
Boom!
The underground chamber shook fiercely.
Dust cascaded from above.
The formation glowed more intensely-
Without a single fissure.
Witnessing this, the Azure Sun Ancestor's eyes gleamed.
They trusted that ultimately, not even the mightiest in the Desolate Heaven Empire could breach their Sect Ancestral Formation.
Bai Ren's eyes sparkled too.
He chuckled lightly.
"Excellent!"
His aura intensified.
Bai Ren tightened his hold.
"Can you withstand this too?"
This instance-
He unleashed fully.
Qi converged as his presence swelled.
"Fate Severing Slash!"
A devastating blow potent enough to slay the Half-Qilin.
The four Immortals attempted to erect their barrier, yet sealed Qi prevented it.
Bai Zihan, meanwhile, showed no concern.
Given Bai Ren's prowess, collateral harm posed no threat to him.
BANG!
Bai Ren's strike collided violently with the formation.
The clash endured seconds before Bai Ren halted. The formation persisted, suggesting his effort fell short.
For a moment-
Silence reigned, and the Azure Sun Ancestors exhaled in relief.
Then-
Crack!
A slender split snaked through one golden rune.
The Earth Immortal's face paled.
The split expanded.
Resembling ice fracturing under strain.
The golden arrays blinked unstably.
Bai Ren's grin broadened.
"Ah! Found you."
The formation crumbled like fragile glass.
The huge gate burst inward, shards of spiritual light showering the chamber.
Intense heat erupted outward in a surging wave.
The four Immortals reeled backward on instinct, their blocked meridians barring Qi circulation to counter the abrupt force.
Bai Zihan advanced steadily.
Bai Ren strode alongside, his sword still vibrating softly.
The four Immortals trailed shortly after.
Powerless to intervene-
But driven to witness the conclusion.
Within the chamber-
Right at the core-
Floating suspended-
Lay the Sun Dao Fragment.
It resembled a tiny sun.
A fiery orb of golden brilliance, spinning leisurely, releasing pulses of blistering heat that warped the space nearby.
The air rippled fiercely.
Even from several dozen meters distant, it felt like immersion in a blazing forge.
Luckily, an enclosing formation tempered the heat.
Without it, even a Void Formation Realm cultivator's spiritual Qi would evaporate instantly.
Most Great Ascension masters would falter enduring beyond moments without invoking complete defenses.
The emanating heat overwhelmed.
Commanded.
Relentless.
Like an authentic sun barring all approach.
The four Immortals' breaths labored.
Sweat beaded on their brows at once.
Their skin flushed from the onslaught.
Thankfully, though barred from defensive arts, their Immortal physiques endured.
Else, death awaited.
Yet amid that dread heat-
Bai Zihan remained composed.
His robes rippled mildly against the scorching surges.
His face betrayed no alteration.
The searing intensity capable of liquefying premium artifacts-
Failed to tint his skin.
This stemmed from his body, forged into a Primordial Chaos Body and hardened by days of extreme temperatures.
Thus, facing the Sun Dao stirred little sensation in him.
The Sun Dao's heat flowed over-
And faded.
Akin to sunlight gracing a mountaintop.
Innocuous.
"So this marks the source of the Sun Dao Fragment extraction."
Bai Zihan murmured with delight.
Indeed, he grasped why they harvested mere fragments instead of employing it intact.
The potency-
It proved authentic.
He recognized it as a paramount treasure beyond prior encounters.
Potentially outshining even Bai Ren's Saint-Grade Sword.
Yet, for present utility, the Sun Dao Fragment served merely as a warmer, whereas the Saint-Grade Sword offered a wieldable tool to conquer the Empire.
However, mastering a prize like the Sun Dao Fragment could yield might eclipsing a Saint-Grade Sword's possession.
Evidently, he knew subduing it demanded effort.
The Azure Sun Holy Sect had experimented for years solely on extracted slivers.
Hence, commanding the Sun Dao bordered on unattainable.
Still, that underscored the supreme treasure's vast power.
"I claim this!"
Bai Zihan proclaimed.
He moved to claim the Sun Dao too.
The Earth Immortal Ancestor lunged ahead, the searing heat gnawing his flesh notwithstanding.
"Young Master Bai-please hold!"
His voice strained yet pressing.
Bai Zihan's gaze turned to him.
The Earth Immortal gulped. "The Sun Dao defies storage in a ring"
He inclined slightly, compelling endurance against the burden.
"Insertion would overwhelm the inner space. All contents would incinerate, ring included."
He pressed on.
"It's no common fire. It consumes space outright. Even spatial layers and time-locked vaults fail to contain it." Bai Ren's brows rose subtly.
The Earth Immortal hastened to clarify,
"Deception isn't our aim! Previously, we tried sealing a fragment shard in a superior storage relic."
"It held three breaths. Then the space imploded, erasing all within"
Should Bai Zihan insert the Sun Dao Fragment and lose his items, fault would land on them.
Their caution aimed to avert misconception and affirm total yielding.
Preemptive notice could foster minimal favor over later reprisal.
The Sun Dao spun steadily aloft.
Its glow sharpened faintly, as though echoing Bai Zihan's purpose.
Golden illumination swept the walls, heating the dark spiritual stones to glow.
Bai Zihan regarded it steadily.
He accepted their caution without question.
He already detected the surrounding space's volatility. The air thinned, twisted and bent by perpetual blaze.
A standard storage ring-
Would surely fail.
"Appears challenging."
Bai Zihan whispered. Yet for such a gem, it scarcely qualified as trouble.
"Looks like you four must transport it to my quarters."
Bai Zihan addressed the Immortals with a grin.
If storage proved impossible, then enlist bearers-and conveniently, four fit individuals stood ready.
"Huh?"
Confusion and alarm gripped the four as Bai Zihan's words sank in, though they soon grasped his earnestness.
They glanced warily at the Sun Dao.
It could sear all it contacted. Even confined by formation, could they bear it?
The quartet eyed Bai Zihan, hoping he might reconsider.
"I trust you won't decline for your sakes!"
