Chapter 1798: Fast Entry

The core of this lotus lamp was polished from a star’s core. True Lord Cangxi became famous after acquiring it and winning a battle, which is how the title ‘Cangxi’ originated," Miaozhan Tian stated solemnly. "What I just did was unleash this destructive power completely and without reservation through the Eye of Truth. It will certainly shake the Upside-Down Sea!"

The power of the Divine Fire meteors, combined with Miaozhan Tian's own amplification, resulted in an effect far beyond simple addition. Their combined might surpassed any grand divine ability previously unleashed by the Illusory Sect.

While the Illusory Sect cast wide-area spells through the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, Miaozhan Tian, after comprehending the laws of this realm, decided to follow suit.

He also took a precaution: if the Eye of Truth wasn't used, the dozens of meteors would likely be intercepted by Qianhuan.

A single grand move wiped out hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers on Silver Pearl Island!

Bai Ziqi had always prided himself on his astuteness, but this was the first time he felt he had no use in a confrontation of this magnitude.

To his surprise, Miaozhan Tian immediately instructed him: "After the Divine Fire descends, I will battle Qianhuan. You must protect this true body of mine!"

Bai Ziqi responded with a solemn "Yes."

The dozen or so "Divine Fires" in the sky were rapidly approaching the ground. They streaked across the sky, bringing with them a vivid and ominous premonition.

Miaozhan Tian then closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, with his five centers facing upward. The iron lotus lamp floated steadily before his chest, motionless and radiating a vibrant light.

The Eye of Truth in the sky vanished. The barrier protecting the group also changed, shifting from purplish-red light to golden light.

From a distance, the barrier appeared as a gigantic lotus platform!

The Heaven Palace team's combat intensity, however, suddenly increased.

The original Eye of Truth barrier could incinerate most invading ghost soldiers, with only a few ghost generals managing to survive. However, the new barrier did not possess this function. Clearly, Miaozhan Tian had withdrawn all his divine abilities to concentrate on controlling the lotus lamp.

As a result, every attack from the evil spirits landed squarely on the Heaven Palace team! Facing enemies like a surging tide, the Heaven Palace team formed several defensive circles and fought, their pressure soaring.

"Hold the line!" Bai Ziqi commanded. "Hold for thirty breaths!"

Looking up, everyone could see the dozen or so streaks of flame piercing through the thick clouds and mist, scorching half the sky.

Within thirty breaths, the heavenly fire would surely descend!

After traveling another dozen yards, He Lingchuan finally saw the scene at the bottom of the cliff.

It turned out that the cliff face below had been hollowed out, and a magnificent gate tower had been built there!

The gate tower stood six zhang (twenty meters) tall, with massive pillars, upturned eaves, and intricately carved beams. The craftsmanship was exceptionally exquisite.

It was, however, quite old.

Moss clung to the stones, climbing plants draped the pillars, and even a few black bats hung upside down from the exquisitely carved main beam, seemingly fast asleep.

It was very damp here. The stones were covered with traces of moss-like plants, resembling fossilized gray, white, and green ice flowers.

On both sides of the gate tower, there was a monstrous carved relief serving as a guardian beast, carved from the original mountain rock.

He Lingchuan looked and saw that one of the guardian beasts was shaped like a gigantic *hui* (mythical serpent)!

The other beast's identity was unknown. It had bulging eyes, large ears, a pointed, monkey-like snout, and a thunder god's mouth. Its four limbs were ape-like, with a long tail, and a pair of bat wings on its back.

It was in a seated posture, crouching on a stone platform, looking down at the group. Its mouth was slightly open, revealing a mouthful of fangs.

"A Wind-Thunder Beast from Thunder Peak Plateau!" Madam Zhu exclaimed. "These creatures are good at controlling lightning and fly very fast. Other monsters are at a disadvantage when fighting them."

Dong Rui also commented, "Could True Person Qianhuan's second dharma idol be a Wind-Thunder Beast? That's an excellent choice."

Qianhuan's gigantic *hui* dharma idol was clearly a power-type combatant. If this Wind-Thunder Beast was his second dharma idol, what weakness of Qianhuan's true self would it compensate for? What was the opposite of agility?

Just then, He Lingchuan suddenly heard Madam Zhu's spiritual message: "Oh no, look at the sky!"

Given her usual calm demeanor, for her to utter the words "Oh no," the situation must be grim.

He Lingchuan and the others looked up at the sound. Although the sun shone brightly in the sky, the clouds were as thick as cotton candy. Yet, through the gaps in the clouds, over a dozen points of light shone even more brightly than the sun!

They were falling from high altitude, menacingly trailing long, greenish-white fiery tails. Anyone who dared to look directly at them felt a sharp pain in their eyes.

Looking at the size of these great fireballs, He Lingchuan inwardly knew things were bad.

In at most another fifteen breaths, these things would crash to the ground. If their group was still standing in the open wilderness then...

As they collectively looked up, others naturally followed suit, gazing skyward. Elder Liu, startled, his face turning pale, no longer cared about the risk of exposure, and roared, "Rush into the tower! Quick, get inside!"

They were only about two hundred zhang in a straight line from the large gate tower ahead.

The Illusory Sect disciples watched the impending disaster with wide eyes. Hearing his urgent command, they immediately channeled their true energy and dashed towards the gate tower.

At this moment, they moved like wind and lightning, each demonstrating their unique divine abilities.

The Ghost Ape leaped down, transforming into its true form. It grabbed Dong Rui, and then casually scooped up three more Yangshan disciples.

Tall, long-legged, and an excellent jumper, it reached the main gate tower in three bounds, and ducked low to slip inside.

Wanqi Feng and the others were no less impressive.

The Illusory Sect cultivators transformed into various streaks of rainbow light and shot forward.

While running, Luo Xie grabbed two companions beside him and powerfully flung them forward.

His arm strength was immense. Two men, weighing around a hundred catties each, were thrown over ten yards by him, landing very close to the gate tower.

Luo Xie himself, however, fell behind.

They were outer disciples who had not yet learned escape techniques or more agile movement abilities. Now, they had to rely on the explosive power of their own legs.

But just then, a strand of spider silk shot out from ahead, directly pulling him forward.

Luo Xie felt a blur before his eyes, his body became light, then suddenly heavy, as someone pressed down on his shoulder.

He turned his head and saw He Lingchuan smiling at him.

"Island Master He?" Luo Xie was somewhat surprised by the sudden help, as their only previous connection was descending into a mine.

It was traditional for immortal sects to be aloof, and for individuals to only sweep the snow from their own doorsteps.

Then he realized he was already standing in front of the gate tower, a single step away from stepping inside.

Others rushed past the two of them.

"Step back, step back!" Elder Liu roared. "Close the gate!"

Everyone collectively took a few steps back. Looking up, they saw one gigantic fireball after another streaking across the night sky, trailing long, greenish-red wakes.

Each fireball had a diameter of at least twenty zhang (sixty-six meters), emitting a dazzling light due to the intense heat.

It was a scene of purgatory descending upon the human world, yet it was also incredibly magnificent.

"Meteors!"

The first great fireball was about to hit the ground. As fate would have it, it was heading straight for the gate tower.

Its overwhelming momentum made everyone instantly feel that disaster was imminent.

At such a critical moment, as He Lingchuan watched the meteor plummeting towards them, he surprisingly asked Luo Xie, "Are you alright?"

"..." Luo Xie felt embarrassed.