Chapter 1188: It Crumbles Without Being Attacked!

"Cloudmist Heaven is ultimately part of Everlasting Heaven; these World Tree Dao Patterns are similar, with over ninety percent overlap! Hahaha!"

Mingzhen Elder's excited voice echoed throughout the hall.

Anshang Old Ancestor and the others had no displeasure about this; on the contrary, they greatly appreciated Mingzhen Elder.

Moments later, Mingzhen Elder's hands continually shifted as he deduced the corresponding patterns; in an instant, black light burst forth, and countless lines ceaselessly intertwined before him, appearing chaotic yet hiding profound secrets.

Xuanji Holy Lord's beautiful eyes flashed.

I have to admit, Mingzhen Elder's formation talent is truly heaven-defying!

He had entered a mysterious state; the long hair on his body floated out, his ugly face alternating between sighs, excitement, and confusion, his expression constantly shifting.

"What a pity, the formations beyond Cloudmist Heaven are profoundly mysterious, but I have no time to study them."

"This temporal power is truly wonderful! And that dream power—these formations are simply marvelous, astonishing to the heavens!"

"I still need to continue probing Cloudmist Heaven's Dao Patterns to fill the gaps in the ones I control."

Mingzhen Elder muttered to himself, weaving patterns on one hand while summarizing and pondering on the other.

Unbeknownst to them, half a day had passed.

Mingzhen Elder slowly opened his eyes, bowed respectfully to Anshang Old Ancestor, and said, "Thank you, Old Ancestor; my understanding of Everlasting Heaven's patterns has deepened once again."

Anshang Old Ancestor nodded, saying, "Not bad, not bad. In the coming time, Everlasting Heaven and Cloudmist Heaven will continue to press against each other; given the current situation, Cloudmist Heaven is sure to lose. When that happens, Cloudmist Heaven will surely reveal a weakness—this is our opportunity."

Mingzhen Elder said, "If I could enter Cloudmist Heaven and further probe the patterns, I would certainly be able to make up all the deficiencies."

Anshang Old Ancestor said, "After I contact Yunlan Potian, regardless of whether he agrees, our Deceit Hall will definitely enter Cloudmist Heaven."

The many elders present nodded.

They absolutely would not allow Cloudmist Heaven to fall back into the hands of the Spirit Martial Emperor!

We must destroy it at any cost!

This would perfectly help Mingzhen Elder comprehend the remaining patterns.

Anshang Old Ancestor snorted coldly and said, "I hope Yunlan Potian knows the times; his heavenly domain is now as precarious as a stack of eggs. If the Spirit Martial Emperor steps into that domain, he will surely bloodbath Yunlan Potian's forces."

"The good news now is that Qichun Jing is seriously injured; I don't know if he'll fight wounded this time. If we get the chance, we can completely eliminate this menace, Qichun Jing!"

Hearing this, Mingzhen Elder felt somewhat excited.

Cloudmist Heaven now is no longer impregnable; it has already been crushed by Everlasting Heaven's overwhelming momentum, revealing cracks.

Thus, Yunlan Potian's idea of sealing his own heavenly domain collapses without being attacked.

Meanwhile, inside Cloudmist Heaven.

Yunlan Potian stood in the hall wearing a golden robe, his worry evident.

He never expected that the power outside Cloudmist Heaven would be inferior to Everlasting Heaven's momentum.

He summoned Xiaonan over.

Not long after.

A little girl in plain clothes ran over, a butterfly dancing on her shoulder, her fair, pink-cheeked face breaking into a cute smile as she asked, "Cloudmist Senior, is there any news about big brother?"

Yunlan Potian shook his head.

Xiaonan's expression immediately dimmed a bit.

Yunlan Potian sighed and said, "Xiaonan, I'm in danger now. Bad people outside want to scheme against us. Can you still produce some of that radiant power?"

Xiaonan looked blank and said, "I'll try."

She didn't know that this radiant power was exactly the source of the temporal and dream powers outside.

For ages, Yunlan Potian has been deceiving her, drawing that terrifying power to weave a dreadful grand formation to resist outside invasion.

Xiaonan gritted her teeth, her face turning somewhat pale; after half a day, she barely managed to squeeze out a trace of power.

"Pfft!"

In her small palm appeared a five-colored orb of light, shining brightly.

She looked pitiful, sticking out her tongue apologetically, "Cloudmist Senior, sorry, I seem only able to produce these light orbs."

She also felt this light orb was too small, far less than what she had produced before.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, she lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes with her other hand.

Suddenly, Xiaonan felt dizzy; her small frame staggered, almost falling.

Yunlan Potian grabbed her, "Are you okay, Xiaonan?"

Xiaonan forced a smile, pretending to be grown-up: "I'm fine, just a bit dizzy. Sorry, Cloudmist Senior; I'll give you some more power in a few days."

Yunlan Potian frowned; this power was far too little!

Given that Everlasting Heaven's momentum is pressing down, he needs as much power as possible.

But he also knew that after ages of draining her power, her condition had deteriorated.

During this time, Xiaonan would often unintentionally lie in a corner and snore loudly asleep.

Even she herself couldn't notice it!

When asleep, she often would call out the name "big brother."

Upon waking, Xiaonan always embarrassedly wipes her drool, then forces a smile: "Oh dear, Cloudmist Senior, I've been feeling really sleepy lately."

Yunlan Potian always rubs her little head and says, "It's fine."

He knows Xiaonan's body is somewhat special, including her memory being unlike ordinary people's.

Although countless ages have passed, to Xiaonan it feels like only a day.

She constantly forgets many things.

Yunlan Potian looks at Xiaonan with some sorrow; he also dares not press her too hard.

Just because.

He senses that within Xiaonan's body lies an incredibly terrifying mark.

He had once tried to investigate, but he discovered a strong killing intent; from then on, he dared not press too hard, otherwise he would release the power of that mark, and he feared he would be slain!

Xiao Nannan was as kind as a child, but that mark was clearly not something benevolent!

At this moment.

Xiao Nannan whispered, "Senior Yunlan, Xiao Nannan is a bit sleepy."

Yunlan Potian smiled and said, "Go to sleep."

Xiao Nannan immediately ran off, running toward the Long River Sword Sect.

She liked two places the most.

One is the site of the Long River Sword Sect's guardian spirit sword; the other is the Profound Scale Butterfly Ruins shrouded above the Cloud Mist Heaven.

In the Long River Sword Sect's grounds, that spirit sword once bore the Dao Resonance left by Lu Xuan.

Meanwhile, the Profound Scale Butterfly Ruins was an illusion constructed by Yunlan Potian, who drew Xiao Nannan's power over endless ages.

This illusion claimed to be a realm of heaven and earth, seizing the authority of the Cloud Mist Heaven to achieve his supreme dominion.

Suddenly.

An ancient voice entered Yunlan Potian's ears: "Yunlan Potian, I am An Shang; I think we can talk."

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