Chapter 1079: Great Change

"Careful!"

The Nine-Life Mystic Turtle was on guard. The seals here and the stone gate seals originated from the same source, forming a single, integrated system. The Flood Dragon King slowly advanced, using every method at his disposal to pass through layer after layer of restrictions.

The closer they got to the crystal, the more astonishing the true dragon's might became. The Flood Dragon King's clan possessed true dragon bloodline. He performed a secret blood essence art, coating his body with blood seals to prevent the seals from backlashing, then forcibly broke through the restrictions to approach the crystal.

Upon lightly touching it, the crystal felt cold and exceptionally hard. He did not act rashly, but carefully sensed it, confirming that neither the seal nor the crystal showed any abnormalities. He then retreated to the entrance of the ancient hall, exchanged a glance with the Nine-Life Mystic Turtle, and summoned his golden spear.

"Bang!"

The golden spear struck the crystal. The crystal remained completely unharmed.

In an instant, an unexpected change occurred. The ancient hall trembled, and a crack appeared in the ground beneath the crystal pillar. It expanded rapidly, threatening to reach their feet in the blink of an eye. Within the fissure, the ancient prohibitions formed a vast curtain, subtly showing fine cracks. A sudden violent tremor struck, causing the crystal to vibrate.

As the two demons were about to continue attacking the crystal pillar, the crystal suddenly flared with blinding light, and an unparalleled dragon's might descended upon them. Simultaneously, an incredibly powerful suction force erupted from within the ancient prohibitions.

The sudden turn of events startled the two demons.

"Rumble!"

The suction force rushed out of the stone hall, causing the poisonous lake to surge inward and spread in all directions instantly.

Overwhelmed by the dragon's might, they had no time to employ any techniques; they didn't even get a chance to unleash the Phoenix Plume before being instantly sucked into the crack in the great curtain.

***

At another poisonous lake, the Grand Witch Priest and Old Demon Fang were working together to decipher the ancient divine pattern prohibition. Beneath the stone platform, there was originally a tunnel.

They reached the end of the tunnel and witnessed a shocking scene. A fiery red divine furnace hovered in mid-air. The furnace was densely covered with ancient divine pattern prohibitions, clearly an ancient relic of the Witch Clan.

Inside the divine furnace, a faint flame, on the verge of extinction, emitted a hint of warmth.

The moment they saw the divine furnace, the Grand Witch Priest and Old Demon Fang were dumbfounded. These were divine pattern prohibitions they had never seen before, harmonizing with the natural world and inspiring awe.

For generations, Witch Clan cultivators had searched for countless years, scouring almost every inch of the Canglang Sea and the nearby storm belts, yet found nothing, as the path of divine patterns had been lost.

They could only cultivate human cultivation methods, and the only remaining Witch Clan art was perhaps the Witch Gu technique, though many of its secrets had also been lost.

Now, they finally saw a glimmer of hope!

After their initial euphoria, they realized that the divine patterns on the furnace were incomplete, likely due to the furnace's power diminishing, which caused the patterns to become indistinct.

Old Demon Fang's figure flickered repeatedly as he charged towards the divine furnace, but he was intercepted by the Grand Witch Priest.

"These ancient divine pattern prohibitions wouldn't appear here without reason; they are very likely some kind of seal," the Grand Witch Priest said gravely. "Although we are mortal enemies with the human race, our foundations are both in the Inner Sea. We prosper or suffer together. If we release a great demon, we won't be able to escape unharmed. Countless ordinary people cannot leave the Witch God Continent, and if a great catastrophe is unleashed, blood will flow like rivers! We must not act rashly!"

Old Demon Fang snorted coldly, clearly impatient.

The Grand Witch Priest stared intently at Old Demon Fang.

Finally, Old Demon Fang yielded. They collaboratively worked to decipher the ancient divine pattern prohibitions, but their progress was slow. Each time they acted, they meticulously observed the fluctuations of the ancient prohibitions, only proceeding once they confirmed there were no anomalies.

Each time a prohibition was broken, the divine furnace reacted, exerting immense pressure.

The Grand Witch Priest activated divine patterns and Witch Clan secret arts, using his Witch Clan bloodline to alleviate the furnace's hostility.

To their delight, each time the divine furnace reacted, a divine pattern was activated. The two of them were completely engrossed, committing every ancient divine pattern prohibition firmly to memory, which they could later use to comprehend the Great Dao of divine patterns.

Just then, the divine furnace suddenly hummed, and the flames within it surged, turning a fiery red.

"Crack!"

The earth cracked open. A great curtain of ancient prohibitions appeared, and then an equally immense suction force erupted. The two, who were fully resisting the divine furnace's power, were sucked in without any chance to resist.

***

On Mount Yitian, three Grand Cultivator level experts were besieging the ancient demon, while the elder from the Four Sages Palace prepared the Demon-Suppressing Stele and simultaneously darted towards the fissure.

Qingzhu remained motionless, seemingly calm, but in reality, a fierce struggle was occurring within her body. The demon soul's resistance was extremely strong, preventing Qingzhu from focusing on anything else.

The ancient demon frantically pushed towards the fissure. The demonic prohibitions he had left on Demon Qingzhu showed no reaction, no matter how he tried to activate them. Either his main body had tampered with them, or Qingzhu's true soul had used some method to suppress them.

To be outmaneuvered by his own main body was truly exasperating.

The ancient demon knew very well that he had only just recovered this much power by devouring three Nascent Souls, and it could not last indefinitely. Once the Demon-Suppressing Stele was restored, or if Lady Li led people to repair the altar, his fate would certainly not be good.

"Stop him!"

The Demon Lord and others attacked with full force.

"Boom! Boom!"

The battle was incredibly fierce. The sky and earth grew dim, the ethereal light was obscured, and the ground was ravaged.

Within the fissure, the great curtain's crack was embedded in the altar and seals set up by the Four Sages. On the altar was an exceptionally complex grand formation, which Demon Qingzhu had secretly set up after the Four Sages Palace removed the Demon-Suppressing Stele and the ancient prohibitions' power weakened.

The grand formation was operating, strangling the altar like iron shears.

The elder flew to the side of the grand formation and, following Qingzhu's instructions, began to dismantle it.

The altar vibrated, and fragments flew off, but it was not yet completely damaged. It required the combined efforts of the ancient demon and Demon Qingzhu to unleash its full power. At this moment, Demon Qingzhu was suppressed by Qingzhu's main body, leaving only the ancient demon himself.

The ancient demon endured the heavy attacks, employed a secret technique, forcibly activated the unrefined Nascent Soul power within his body, and even burned his life source. He roared skyward, gathering all his true demonic energy, and fiercely struck the grand formation.

The elder was startled, and he swiftly dodged.

The true demonic energy poured into the grand formation. At the same time, a powerful impact also erupted from within the great curtain, coordinating with the ancient demon's clone.

An astonishing fluctuation erupted. The altar cracked, and the seals, overwhelmed, dimmed and showed weaknesses.

The ancient demon cackled wildly.

The next moment, an unexpected change occurred. After the seals were broken through, an immense suction force suddenly erupted from within, catching the Demon Lord and others off guard and directly pulling them into the great curtain.

The ancient demon's clone, the elder, and Qingzhu were also not spared.

In an instant, the fierce battle subsided. Moreover, the suction force was not limited to this area; the entire great curtain fissure was affected.

***

In the ancient hall on the precipice, after the elder left, he sealed the ancient hall. Two descendants of the Four Sages Palace were left there, not daring to leave half a step.

Fissures appeared, the precipice cracked open, and huge rocks crashed down. This was the source.

Their Grand Ancestor had not returned, and the two were anxious. The boy went to report to the Grand Ancestor, while the girl stayed to guard the ancient prohibitions. Both were also swept in by the suction force.

A great change was about to begin.

"Rumble!"

A section of Mount Yitian actually collapsed!

From deep within the secluded valley, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted, causing the entire valley to shake violently and incessantly.

Outside the Spirit-Suppressing Domain, the various demon kings and Nascent Soul Patriarchs exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what was happening inside.

King Nine-Phoenix had initially thought the undertows in the poisonous pool might be normal, but now she realized that unexpected changes must have occurred on Mount Yitian.

She flew out of the Spirit-Suppressing Domain, turned to look at Mount Yitian, her expression fluctuating uncertainly.