The Scorpion Daoist, Yuan Ling, and his sister, the Golden-Haired Fairy, arrived at the Qianxing Plain and were shocked by the miraculous sight before them.

They had both visited the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain in the past, but since the area was infested with the Myriad Cold Centipede, they had never landed there. Shi Feiyang had turned the Qianxing Plain into a Medicine Garden, transplanting many strange blossoms and exotic trees from the entire Western Continent. Gazing at the rows of Immortal Trees and patches of vibrant flowers and unusual plants, they were utterly astounded.

The Golden-Haired Fairy exclaimed with a sigh, "We've also planted many Immortal Trees and peculiar plants on our island, and it stands out among the Forty-Seven Islands. I thought that was as splendid as any Grotto Heaven in the world could be, but I never imagined there could be such a magnificent place on Earth. If we could cultivate here, even if I had to exchange ten lifetimes for the chance of one, I would be more than willing."

"That's out of the question," the Scorpion Daoist shook his head. "You saw the intensity of the Heavenly Fire and the earthquakes just now. After this great battle, this place is likely to become a ruin. Even if it remains intact, the lord of the Everlasting City wouldn't simply hand it over to someone else, unless our Forty-Seven Islands come together and take this land for ourselves." He paused and then said, "Let's hurry and find the Spiritual Medicine. Once we've found it, we leave. I have a feeling that today's events won't go as smoothly as our divinations indicated. Even if the Great Demon like the Cold Centipede is nearing its doom, it won't be so easily defeated."

He led his sister through the forest and sea of flowers, flying low and swiftly, and soon they found Tianpeng Valley.

When they saw the many centuries-old Spiritual Medicines in the valley, they were so excited they almost became disoriented and demonized on the spot: "At least eight hundred years old Polygonum multiflorum! Ginseng over a thousand years old! Yellow Ginseng over two thousand years old! And there's Queen Mother Grass, my goodness, such a large Queen Mother Grass!"

The Golden-Haired Fairy was just as overwhelmed, her voice trembling as she spoke, "Quick! Quick! Take it all, root and all, we can't let others discover it and share the bounty!"

The two were about to split up to start harvesting when suddenly a bright light appeared above them, followed by dazzling rings of light at their feet.

"Not good! Sister, quickly move away from there!" The Scorpion Daoist urgently leaped to dodge, but the rings moved too fast, chasing after him.

He leaped away to a far distance in two bounds only to see the rings of light still closely following him. In a panic, he released his Flying Sword, controlling it to maneuver quickly around the valley. His mana was not insignificant, and utilizing the Heavenly Scorpion Sword, he and the sword transformed into a black light, zipping around like lightning, dodging the light rings' illumination.

When he had finally stabilized himself a bit, he saw that his sister had not managed to evade and was enveloped by a ring of light. He yelled urgently, "Go! Go quickly!"

The Golden-Haired Fairy, trapped by the light ring, felt a pressure on her body; she knew it was a prohibition from an Array. Desperate, she released her Flying Sword, aiming for Body and Sword Combined to smash through, but the sunlight falling down seemed tangible, like copper walls and iron barricades on all sides. She furiously urged her Flying Sword, but it was like a fly trapped in glue, unable to escape in any direction—instead, the prohibition tightened further, and the sunlight inside grew increasingly intense.

Seeing that things were not looking good, the Scorpion Daoist released the Blue Scorpion Hook, which spun and flew toward the light column ensnaring his sister, only to spark a flurry of Mars upon contact and be repelled back!

He expended his True Qi and cast spells, controlling the Blue Scorpion Hook to continuously spin and dance around the light column, slicing like cutting into a massive gold pillar. The blue hook whirled, constantly slicing and grinding, creating a spray of sparks raining down like star showers. After hundreds of rotations in just a moment, his mind lapsed for a split second, and his vision flashed—suddenly, he too was ensnared by a ring of light.

He exclaimed in shock, trying to escape using Body and Sword Combined, but found himself trapped within the light ring. The sunlight descending from above grew denser and faster, rapidly turning from a ring of light into a column of light.

The Array had now projected two huge convex lenses in the sky, which looked like strange eyes when seen from below—each lens focused a concentrated beam of sunlight into a column, trapping the brother and sister within.

The Scorpion Daoist and the Golden-Haired Fairy, both formidable Independent Immortals, though belonging to lesser-known factions, truly possessed some fear-inducing spells and Magical Treasures. Now confined within the light columns, even at full strength, their mana couldn't break them out, so they hastily used their spells and Magical Treasures in an attempt to escape.

The Golden-Haired Fairy produced a small flag shrouded in black mist. This item had been crafted by luring monks with some Cultivation from the Buddhist faith, killing them, and refining their Essence Blood and souls. With a wave, it could release Ghost Arhats, whose power rivaled that of the Divine Demons cultivated in the Demon Sect—unique and effective, it had brought down many Sword Immortals with Dao Levels and mana exceeding hers.

However, Shi Feiyang had based the Array on True Sun Essence to specifically counter all Yin and evil beings. As soon as her flag was exposed under the sunlight, what was originally shrouded in black mist began to emit white smoke and then burst into flame. The Golden-Haired Fairy screamed and threw it aside in panic.

The Scorpion Daoist pulled out an Iron Bowl filled with blue-black Poison Sand. He channeled his True Yuan into the bowl while casting spells, reciting several spells, and then flung the Poison Sand outward.

Under the increasingly concentrated sunlight, the Poison Sand had only made it into the air before it too ignited, scattering in all directions as Star Fire, turning to Tribulation Ash before even hitting the ground.

Both of them plunged into deep despair, biting the tips of their tongues in quick succession, spitting out Essence Blood, and mixing it with the True Yuan of their entire bodies to bolster their Mana as they attempted to flee. However, their Spell glows, whether escape lights or Prohibition Lights, had only just risen when they were obliterated under the sunlight.

Above their heads, the convex lens's focal length kept elongating and, at the same time, dropped lower and lower, until it almost resembled the shape of an eyeball, suspended in the air staring intently at them. The focused sunlight shot down fiercer and fiercer, the light column that enveloped the two began blazing white to the point of being blinding, their clothes started to catch fire, and their accessories began to melt away.

At first, they were able to barely hold on using Fire Control Spells, but their clothes soon turned to ash, and stripped naked, they pinched seals and casted Spells under the intense sunlight, enduring the agony. But their endurance did not last long; smoke began rising from their bodies, turning black, and then igniting into flames.

Scorpion Daoist cursed aloud, "That Demon Dragon has such a venomous tactic!"

Golden-haired Celestial Maiden screamed, "He deserves to be executed by the Nightless City Lord!"

"Ah—" They let out screams of agony, and once again, they tried Sword Control for a final attempt, but soon they could no longer wield their Flying Swords. The flesh, tendons, and bones on their bodies rapidly burnt, turning them into two fiery figures, and amidst their struggles and howls, they subsequently turned into piles of Tribulation Ash within moments.

As the sunlight dissipated, the two large "eyeballs" in the sky returned to their original focus and finally merged completely into the air, as if they had never existed, and the sunlight returned to normal.

On the ground, only the Scorpion Daoist's Flying Hook lay silently next to the Immortal Mushrooms, flashing with a blue glow and emitting a biting cold radiance.

At this time, the various demon evils from the Forty-Seven Islands invaded en masse, breaking into the Bright Realms using various means; enemies appeared everywhere. Xiong Man, Jin Xunu, Yuan Hua, Lin Han, Shi Sheng, and others all engaged in fierce battles with the enemies.

These enemies varied considerably in power. Tianren Palace encountered the Island Masters of White Rhombic Reef and Black Xun Island, who, along with their children, family members, and Disciples—a group totaling over sixty people—forced their way in to attack. Both Island Masters had achieved the level of Independent Immortals and possessed several powerful Magical Treasures. Lin Han and Shi Sheng went forth to confront the enemies with swords in hand.

Lin Han had been cultivating the Dao for some years, having grown from a little boy he was when first met in Qingtian to a graceful young man. Though his face still held traces of youthfulness, his demeanor was very upright and steady. Practicing the Cultivation Technique taught by Shi Feiyang meticulously, he made steady and substantial progress.

Seeing the incoming enemies, he stood on the platform in front of Tianren Palace, observing the number of adversaries and estimating their strength. Shi Sheng had already achieved Human Sword Unity, turning into a streak of silver light and darting into the enemy lines with constant sprays of starlight in his wake. The foes shouted and released Flying Swords and flying knives.

More than ten streaks of sword and Dao light stopped the Taibai Split Light Sword; the sparkling sword light reappeared, and Shi Sheng resumed his material form to launch a rapid assault, brandishing a sky full of silver brilliance, an impressive sight indeed.

Fearing for Shi Sheng's safety amidst the enemy's encirclement, Lin Han waved his hand and released the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword.

The Immortal Sword transformed into a Vermilion Sword Rainbow and shot away more than twenty feet, locking onto the Black Xun Island Master and hurtling straight at him.

The Island Master, named Divine Monarch Xu, wielded an Immortal Sword enveloped in swirling black Qi, forged by collecting the Evil Qi of black miasma. It carried an evil aura and curses; a mere scratch from its Light Energy, a tiny drop of blood, and the Evil Qi would invade the body immediately, corroding flesh and bones, affecting the mind. The curses would cause the flesh to ulcerate, bringing indescribable suffering; either the Evil Qi would drive a person mad until death, or the curses would cause all the skin to rot away, ending in agonizing wails.

Usually, he roamed the South Sea relying on this Immortal Sword, leaving many Sword Immortals hesitant to offend him. Today, however, facing the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword, it met its nemesis. The Vermilion Sword Rainbow flew towards it, and the black sword, as if terrified, let out a fearful cry, shaking violently as if attempting to flee.

Divine Monarch Xu expelled True Qi, urging the black sword to advance and intertwine with the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword, quickly getting entangled by the Vermilion light. With Lin Han's remote gesture, the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword spouted flames, and swirled with brilliance—the black sword was broken into many sections with crunching sounds, its attached curses and Evil Qi utterly burnt away by the Nanming Leaving Fire!

Shocked, Divine Monarch Xu saw Lin Han remotely wielding the sword to pierce his throat, the attack came with incredible speed. Unable to evade in time, he was fortunate that the White Rhombic Reef Master used her Flying Sword to block it, saving his life.

The White Rhombic Reef Master engaged in a swordfight with Lin Han. Her Flying Sword was of inferior quality compared to Divine Monarch Xu's and looked even more lackluster as a result, quickly falling at a disadvantage. Angered, she sacrificed a Treasure Bead, created from the essence of Gui Water mixed with Moonlight Cold Soul, the Treasure of her Cave, embodying Yin and water, explicitly counteracting all Fire Attribute Flying Swords and Magical Treasures.

However, what she faced today was an Immortal Sword personally refined by the Dharma Master many years ago which had been further nourished and refined by Lin Han with the Mysterious Sect's Artifact Refining techniques as per Shi Feiyang's guidance. It was no ordinary Fire Attribute Flying Sword. The bead met the sword tip and burst forth a massive amount of steam and cold light, yet the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword blazed with scorching Nanming Leaving Fire. After a momentary stalemate, the bead began to boil, steaming and hissing with white mist.

The White Rhombic Reef Master, concerned for her Magical Treasure, hurriedly pinched her seals to retrieve it when suddenly, there was a sharp "pop" and the bead exploded into fragments!

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