Chapter 1220

And when these two fire formations, one above and one below, appeared, even the previously unflappable Dan Tower Ancestor's expression instantly turned ugly.

"Haha, you damned thing, who would have thought? The Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon, that old thing, personally set up the great formation that sealed me back then, and now it ends up being used by me. Over these thousands of years, I have already grasped its mysteries; now, within this demonic fire space, who below a nine-star Dou Saint can stand against me?!"

As this ancient formation that shrouds heaven and earth slowly emerged, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire couldn't help but burst into loud laughter toward the sky.

Now that he possesses this Refining Heaven Ancient Formation, within this demonic fire space he is virtually an invincible existence.

How could these trash, whose strength is at most six-star Dou Saint, be a match for him who has the formation's support?

"Now we're in big trouble."

Upon seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, their hearts surging like stormy waves, their gazes filled with horror as they stared at it.

At this moment, that sky-covering fire formation was like two fire disks occupying the entire space, one above and one below, enveloping this heaven and earth.

And the Dan Tower Ancestor, the Hun Demon Elder, and the other six clan elders were like ants within those two huge disks, appearing to have no weight at all.

Such a terrifying formation, just its aura alone, is who knows how many times stronger than the Heavenly Net Demon-Sealing Formation previously deployed by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall!

And at the same time, they could feel that this huge formation emerging from the sky and the magma sea below, as long as it leaked a little energy, could easily slay them.

"He can actually control the great formation set up by the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon?!"

After a long while, the Hun Demon Elder, having come to his senses, stared in disbelief at the changes above and below, his tone also tinged with despair.

Because he knew that their Dou Qi strength was already far inferior to that of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, and now the opponent also had the great formation left behind by the former peak expert, the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon, making it impossible for them to escape from this formation no matter what.

"What should we do now?"

Just as the former fell into despair, the one beside him, having nothing else to do, simply refined the Hun Feng that had participated in the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within his body on the spot, then immediately ran over and asked.

Although he had already resolved the residual Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within his body, the severe injuries still left him extremely weak.

As for his severed arm, it would require going out before he could think of a way to restore it.

"We can only act according to the situation; the best outcome would be if we could find a way out. As for the origin of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, we definitely won't be able to obtain it this time."

Hearing this, the Hun Demon Elder shook his head helplessly, his tone filled with a lack of confidence.

"Haha, wanting to leave now is already too late. This time, I will refine all of you here into my fire slaves, and together we will go out to conquer the Dou Qi continent!"

However, just as the Hun Demon Elder's words left his mouth, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, situated high in the ten-thousand-zhang sky, somehow heard them clearly and immediately burst into wild laughter, gazing down at the crowd below.

Accompanied by the former's words, the Hun Demon Elder below instantly had his face turn gloomy.

From the tone of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, it was clear that this time they intended to keep them all here, not letting a single one escape.

And while the Hun clan and others were despairing ahead, Gu Xun'er on the other side, after scanning the fire formation that completely surrounded them, turned her pale and exquisite face toward Gu Nanhai and said: "Elder Gu Nanhai, you are the strongest among us; what should we do now?"

"I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Gu Nanhai shook his head with an ugly expression and spoke despairingly: "This demonic fire space was constructed by the peak pure expert, the Lotus Demon Saint, of the continent's early days. This person is said to have been the closest to the Dou Emperor realm of that era; the seal he constructed, even now on the Dou Qi continent, likely no one can forcibly tear it open and break in without external aid."

Even the clan chief is no exception.

Having said that, Gu Nanhai remained silent for a long time before finally uttering the last sentence.

At this moment, his aged face showed no other expression, only endless gloom.

"Damn the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon, why bother setting up this formation for nothing? Does this mean we can only wait to die here this time?"

Upon sensing the despair in Gu Nanhai's tone, Xiao Yan instantly clenched his fists unwillingly, his gaze fixed tightly on the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire above, whose expression was extremely arrogant.

At this moment, he hated the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon who had laid down this Refining Heaven Ancient Formation; you say you sealed the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, so just seal it—why go out of your way to cause trouble by laying down this nefarious thing?

Now it's fine—you've trapped them all here to die!

However, just as everyone fell into despair, the Dan Tower Ancestor glanced at those present and then said: "That brat has already disappeared; if we want to survive now, we people can only cooperate, unite as one to deal with this Pure Lotus Demonic Fire—you guys think about it yourselves."

"That brat?"

Upon hearing this, the Hun Demon Elder and the other six clan members instantly had a question arise in their minds; only Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, and a few others could faintly guess who the Dan Tower Ancestor was referring to.

However, after the Hun Demon Elder couldn't figure it out, he immediately turned his attention to the matter at hand.

After all, joining forces with the Dan Tower Old Monster is their only hope of getting out.

Thinking of this, he promptly turned his gaze toward the distant Dan Tower Ancestor and said in a low voice: "No problem, but old monster, how are we to join forces?"

Regarding the Hun Demon Elder's agreement to join forces, the Dan Tower Ancestor also felt no surprise.

After dealing with him, he promptly turned his youthful face toward the other major families, and his aged voice echoed across the sky: "How about it? Now that the Hun clan has agreed, what do you think?"

"Fine, we'll follow your lead."

Hearing this, the people of the other major families exchanged glances and then quickly agreed.

After all, they knew that fighting alone made escape impossible, so the only way was to set aside grudges and unite against the enemy, which gave them a sliver of hope.

As for the remaining few non-bloodline Dou Saint cultivators, they naturally nodded in agreement, clinging to the Dan Tower Ancestor's thigh.

After all, their strength is even weaker; if they don't unite with these people, they'll only die faster!

Seeing that everyone had no objections, the Dan Tower Ancestor also nodded in satisfaction.

Then he said in a low voice: "The Refining Heaven Great Formation divides into heavenly and earthly sides; the former is stronger—Gu Nanhai, Huo Yao, and Yao Wan Gui, you three follow me to handle the heavenly formation, while the earthly formation will be left to the rest of you."

"Good!"

As soon as his words fell, everyone nodded in agreement with the Dan Tower Ancestor's allocation.

Even the Hun Demon Elder was no exception.

After all, at this time he had no leisure to consider too much; the escape route through space had already been erased by the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, and if they didn't unite to resist, they would all be refined into fire slaves of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

Although joining forces against the enemy, because they lack a six-star Dou Saint on their side, their overall strength is somewhat lower than that of the Dan Tower Old Monster's side.

But with Hun Mie Sheng, a half-step five-star existence, plus the earthly formation being considerably weaker than the heavenly formation that old monster faces.

Thus, when calculated, they are not at a disadvantage.

And after agreeing to the Dan Tower Ancestor's plan, the Hun Demon Elder promptly beckoned the elders of the Lei and Shi clans, shouting loudly: "Come over quickly, don't scatter, or you'll easily be picked off one by one!"

"Whoosh"

Hearing the former's shout, the elders of the Lei and Shi clans immediately nodded, after arranging for their juniors Xiao Xie, their bodies flashed and they appeared behind the Hun Demon Elder.

Of course, after the Hun Demon Elder summoned the Lei and Shi clan members, he then began calling out to the other non-ancient-force Dou Saint cultivators to gather around.

Although those Dou Saints were somewhat displeased with the Soul Devil Old Man for previously letting the Dan Tower Old Ancestor face the enemy alone, hoping to reap the benefits, at this moment nobody wanted to quarrel, and they all hurriedly gathered around.

After all, preserving one's own life is the most important right now.

While the Soul Devil Old Man was calling people to gather, the Dan Tower Old Ancestor was not idle either, immediately summoning Gu Nanhai and the other two.

As for Gu Xun'er and Hun Feng, they could have helped a bit, but because of Gu Xun'er's earlier act of killing eight hundred enemies while damaging herself one thousand, they both lost their combat strength and can now only hide behind and watch.

"Hmph, you bunch of ants still think you can stop a chariot with your arms? Though I utterly hate that old coot, if the grand formation he painstakingly set up in his lifetime could be broken by you misfits, then I wouldn't have been trapped in this godforsaken place for thousands of years."

Seeing the actions of the Dan Tower Old Ancestor and the Soul Devil Old Man, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire in the high sky instantly sneered repeatedly.

At the same time, killing intent began to surge in his eyes; he no longer bothered with idle talk, and his hand seal suddenly shifted— the great formation that enveloped heaven and earth, like a millstone, began to slowly rotate with a rumbling boom.

Meanwhile, as the two heaven-and-earth formations slowly rotated, the heavenly and earthly energy within the Demonic Fire space instantly became extremely violent.

Next, those non-bloodline cultivators with only one-star Dou Saint strength, as well as the younger generation of the ancient clans, turned pale on the spot and then spat out a mouthful of blood.

"This formation hasn't even launched an attack yet, and we, the weaker ones, can already barely withstand it— the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon truly lives up to his name!"

Due to his weakened strength, Hun Feng couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood; afterwards he glared hatefully at the upper and lower formations, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

However, having said that, he couldn't help but glare hatefully at Gu Xun'er.

If it weren't for that crazy woman draining her own essence blood to deal with him, he wouldn't be this weak; and when Gu Xun'er saw him looking over, she didn't hold back, directly glaring back at Hun Feng.

After all, if this guy hadn't blocked her path to find Xiao Yan, she wouldn't have been forced to drain her own essence blood, leaving her now as weak as being unable to truss a chicken.

"Refine Heaven Ancient Formation, refine heaven as slaves!"

While Gu Xun'er and Hun Feng were locked in a stare-down, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire hanging in the sky on the other side let out a fierce shout; instantly, boundless milky-white flames erupted from behind him, turning into countless fire pillars that poured entirely into the upper and lower formations.

"Boom!"

With the influx of the strange fire, the heaven and earth within the Refine Heaven Ancient Formation violently shuddered in an instant.

Next, milky-white rings of light shot swiftly from the edges of the upper and lower formations toward the center.

Finally, under the horrified gazes of the others, those rings converged into a hundred-foot-tall milky-white light pillar that pierced through the upper and lower formations.

Within that light pillar lay a destructive force so terrifying that even the Soul Devil Old Man and the Dan Tower Old Ancestor dared not touch it.

"Refine!"

At the instant the light pillar linked the two formations, a grim smile suddenly appeared on the handsome face of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

Then his finger jabbed downward violently, and in a moment both heaven and earth formations shuddered fiercely.

Immediately after, two milky-white light pillars, like geysers, shot forth instantly from the midst of the formation, tearing wildly through the huge light pillar that ran through heaven and earth.

Naturally, the targets of these two light pillars were the strongest among them—the Dan Tower Old Ancestor and the Soul Devil Old Man!

"Quick, everyone attack together, hold nothing back— the more of us die, the greater the chance of total annihilation!"

Seeing this ferocious attack, even the Dan Tower Old Ancestor, a six-star peak Dou Saint, couldn't help but flash a hint of fear on his youthful face.

Following that low shout, a drop of half‑azure, half‑gold blood flew from his fingertip and instantly expanded to a size of several hundred zhang.

At the moment that drop of blood appeared, others were astonished to find that it not only emitted a tremendous energy fluctuation, but also exuded a rich medicinal fragrance that continuously diffused outward.

Beside him, Gu Nanhai and Yao Wanyi, along with the third person, also dared not hold back; ignoring their own injuries, they solemnly unleashed powerful dou qi, tightly following the half‑azure, half‑gold blood light cluster as they rushed forward to meet the milky‑white light pillar descending from the sky.

Meanwhile, beneath the Dan Tower Old Ancestor and his companions, the Soul Devil Old Man and his group likewise exerted all their strength, almost simultaneously unleashing dou techniques, cooperating to meet the other erupting light pillar.

"Boom! Boom!"

As the dou techniques of the upper and lower troops collided with the light pillars, a heaven‑shaking, earth‑rending explosion instantly burst forth and spread.

Below, the milky‑white magma sea was directly shaken by waves of energy, blasting out a colossal pit hundreds of thousands of zhang deep!

And the magma within was violently shoved tens of thousands of zhang away.

"Hahaha, you stubborn little ants still think you can block my attack? Refine Heaven Ancient Formation, refine them for me!"

In the sky, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, upon seeing the light pillars make contact, instantly spat blood in unison; the people whose bodies were blasted away by the fierce force had their eyes flash with a rich red glow, their expressions wildly mad, and as they laughed explosively, they both slammed their hands downward.

In an instant, two light pillars shot forth again from the central massive light pillar within the formation, then streaked across the sky at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye they caught up to the blood‑vomiting, backward‑flying Dan Tower Old Ancestor and the Soul Devil Old Man and his companions, colliding violently with both sides' forces in the two skies!

"Rumble—"

The next moment, far above in the sky, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire gazed at the milky‑white energy ripple; with the impact point as center, it rapidly spread to tens of thousands of zhang outward, and he couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh wildly.

Now that the enemy is defeated, no one can any longer stop him from breaking free!

"My lord, it's good that you noticed in advance that the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire was about to set up the formation, so you hurried to the exit of this Demonic Fire space and dug a small hole for us two to hide in. Otherwise, if we fell into that formation, our fate would probably not be good."

Meanwhile, while the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire was laughing maniacally, inside the gap it had temporarily patched, there was a piece of ground that had been painstakingly dug out by someone.

This spot is about two meters high and less than one meter wide.

Therefore Lin Feng could only tightly hold Yun Yun, pressing their bodies together, barely managing to squeeze inside.

Fortunately, since they are already an old married couple, Lin Feng has examined Yun Yun's entire body—including the narrow passage below—countless times, so there's no need to worry about this.

Otherwise, Yun Yun would probably prefer to go out and face the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire head‑on rather than stay in here.

"Hehe, it's just this piece that the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire tore apart with tidal force, plus that guy made a temporary patch. Otherwise, even if I possessed the Dragon‑Phoenix physique, I still couldn't dig out this little niche to let us two avoid being encircled by the Refine Heaven Ancient Formation."

Hearing Yun Yun's words, Lin Feng looked at the formation bulwark less than ten centimeters ahead of him and felt a bit relieved as he spoke.

They had originally been far away, quietly watching the six great ancient clans and Xiao Yan's lot fight until they were bloody and battered.

But when Lin Feng saw the Dan Tower Old Ancestor appear, he suddenly thought that the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire might, in an unfavorable battle, use the Refine Heaven Ancient Formation left behind by the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon.

So he hastily pulled Yun Yun over here, with the idea of giving it a try, to see if they could dig a little depression to escape the encirclement of the Refine Heaven Ancient Formation.

As it turned out, he hadn't expected that because this place had been torn apart by the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire earlier, and was a temporary patch made by the Fire itself, Lin Feng actually managed to dig out a depression.

However, this depression won't last long; once the tidal force recedes and the original spatial barrier restores itself, his little niche won't be able to hold.

Meanwhile, Yun Yun saw that after the formation's residual waves faded, the two teams led by the Dan Tower Old Ancestor and the Soul Devil Old Man, under the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire's control of the Refine Heaven Ancient Formation, now had only a few survivors left.

As for the weaker elders of the Stone and Thunder clans, as well as the other non‑ancient‑force Dou Saints, they were killed outright by the earlier light pillars.

After all, the Soul Devil Old Man and the Hall Master of the Soul Hall themselves are overwhelmed, so they certainly have no energy to manage these people.

Moreover, they are not the type to sacrifice themselves for others.

Of course, among these people, the most miserable was none other than Hun Feng.

With his various methods, he originally still had a chance to survive.

Unfortunately, due to his severe injuries, he who was hiding behind the Soul Demon Old Person and the Hall Master of the Soul Hall could only watch helplessly as that energy light pillar swallowed him after seeing the two people in front escape; he could do nothing else, including escaping.

However, although Hun Feng, Elder Lei and Elder Shi, etc., had died physically, their souls did not drift out; instead, their whole bodies ignited with thick milky-white flames, sealing everything inside them.

Moreover, the temperature of that flame was not only extremely high, but it also contained a purifying power that directly cleared the memories of the souls of those few people; then, strand after strand of fire cats began to coalesce into round fire beads within their minds.

"Ah, it seems that due to my intervention, the combat strength in the current scene is much weaker than in the original work. Even when facing the attack of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, I am unable to withstand this crisis at the cost of heavy injuries as in the original."

"In the recess, Lin Feng, after clearly seeing the situation inside the formation, involuntarily shook his head and muttered."

However, although he felt sentimental, he would not give rise to any boring pity.

Because strictly speaking, most of the people here are his enemies or potential enemies, and thus not worthy of his sympathy.

Especially Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er—he would rather they were dead.

However, Lin Feng gazed at the Soul Demon Old Person and the Hall Master of the Soul Hall, who, instead of choosing to dodge, endured serious injuries and forcibly blocked the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire attack for the juniors behind them as the Old Ancestor of the Cinnabar Pagoda, filling him with helplessness.

If that old man weren't so stubborn, he would be much happier.

However, everyone has their own character and persistence; although he greatly disliked the Old Ancestor of the Cinnabar Pagoda blocking those attacks for Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, he did not become angry about it.

After all, as long as his own strength is strong enough, Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan are nothing more than ants before his eyes.

"Hahaha, Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon, do you think this can imprison me forever? I am a heaven-and-earth divine object, naturally protected by heaven and earth; you cannot stop me from leaving!"

Having defeated those blocking him ahead, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire now acted like a madman, constantly laughing loudly to the sky.

After thousands of years of seal, his originally twisted character had become even more extreme; now that he could finally break free, how could he not be overjoyed to the point of losing himself?

"Holy shit, there's a situation!"

Meanwhile, as the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire laughed loudly in excitement within the Refine Heaven Ancient Formation, Lin Feng, hiding in the spatial recess on the other side, suddenly clapped his hand over his forehead.

Because, at the instant those words of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire reached him, the strange light cluster left by the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon in his mind suddenly began to tremble at an astonishing frequency.

In that trembling, it seemed as if something was about to awaken.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Yun Yun, who was close beside Lin Feng, quickly noticed something wrong with her man; her pretty face instantly flashed a hint of panic, and she anxiously asked. (End of chapter)