Chapter 1312: Seven Water Sky-Confusing Formation

As they spoke, everyone entered the Abyss Ruin and arrived at the mist sea where the Immortal Gate was located. Deep within the mist sea, several Nascent Soul cultivators from Sin Abyss were guarding the area.

Around the vortex, the mist fluctuated faintly. Between the wisps of mist, countless fine grey lines crisscrossed, appearing and disappearing; this was precisely the Heaven Net Soul Lock Array personally set up by Immortal Fairy Qiuzhi. This array blocked the area above the vortex to prevent Old Devil Ye from returning. However, the Heaven Net Soul Lock Array's coverage and power were limited. They had come this time to gather all the masters from the Northern Star Realm and set up a vast formation to completely seal off this space. If Old Devil Ye dared to leave the Sin God Palace, they would surely be able to trap him with this new formation.

Before that, they also wanted to try if they could activate the Immortal Gate like Old Devil Ye.

Qin Sang flashed to the edge of the vortex, activated his Heavenly Eye divine ability, and gazed into its depths. The infinitely dense mist was boundless; even with his divine ability pushed to its limit, he could only see a chaotic expanse. Next, Qin Sang and the others took turns probing. After many attempts and exhausting all their methods, the Immortal Gate remained unresponsive, so they had to give up.

“Let's set up the Seven Water Mist Heaven Array!” Daoist Master Zhen Yi spoke. “Once the formation is complete, we will guard this place in shifts until the Purple Palace emerges, ensuring Old Devil Ye doesn't slip through…” Everyone agreed.

Setting up the Seven Water Mist Heaven Array to seal the Immortal Gate was to trap Old Devil Ye inside, like catching a turtle in a jar. Before the Purple Palace closed, Old Devil Ye would be unable to leave by passing through its immortal array. Additionally, if anything changed, they could also use the Seven Water Mist Heaven Array to buy time.

Daoist Master Zhen Yi took out various array artifacts, all of which had been urgently refined over the past month. Then, Daoist Master Zhen Yi, King Yu, True Master Cang Hong, Demon Lord Tong You, Qing Jun, the cultivator surnamed Lu, and Immortal Fairy Qiuzhi—seven people in total—each took out a jade bottle. The jade bottles were of different colors, each containing one of seven rare spiritual waters. It took the combined efforts of the five major factions to gather these seven spiritual waters for setting up the Seven Water Mist Heaven Array. Although Qin Sang was powerful, his cultivation was still inferior to that of an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, making him unable to control the spiritual waters, so he was assigned to stand guard. Most of the spiritual array's artifacts were crafted by Qing Jun, and she was to preside over the array.

Qing Jun flew into the air above the vortex. With a flick of her jade-like fingers, various array artifacts flew in all directions; they appeared rather chaotic and successively vanished into the mist. “Junior Brother, deactivate the Heaven Net Soul Lock Array,” came a voice transmission. Upon hearing it, Qin Sang and the cultivator surnamed Shan, among others, began to work, deactivating the array, and flashed out of the mist.

Whoosh! Qin Sang took out the Eighteen Devil Banners. They transformed into towering banners three zhang tall. Blazing demonic flames converged before Qin Sang, forming a black flood dragon, which coiled, ready for battle. Qin Sang turned, watching Qing Jun and the others' actions.

After the Battle of Yu City, Qing Jun had left alone to handle some matters. She returned a few days later, looking as usual and not appearing injured. Daoist Master Zhen Yi and the others flew to Qing Jun's side.

After a series of actions, the seven individuals simultaneously opened their jade bottles and poured out the spiritual waters. These spiritual waters possessed diverse properties: some emitted bone-chilling cold, surpassing even profound ice; others were as scorching as magma; some were vibrant with life. Qing Jun and the others swiftly conjured various complex runes, integrating them into the spiritual waters.

Before long, with a series of loud bangs, the spiritual waters burst into mist, then all disappeared, merging into the surrounding mist. From the outside, everything appeared normal. Qing Jun and the others flew away from the vortex, glanced back, and silently formed a hand seal. In an instant, the mist sea changed dramatically. Dense mist billowed, and the entire vortex vanished into thin air before them. Everyone could feel that the mist here was different from elsewhere; it was essentially an illusion formed by spiritual waters, possessing astonishing power. If they had stumbled into it without understanding the Seven Water Mist Heaven Array, even an unattended array would likely have given them considerable trouble.

“The spiritual array is complete!” Qing Jun nodded slightly and handed everyone a token to control the spiritual array.

“I need to find a secluded place to help Fellow Daoist Cold Lizard heal recently,” Lu Boyuan stepped forward and said, “and this place is suitable, so I'll guard it for the next two years. True Master, please pay close attention to this area. If Old Devil Ye breaks out, I fear I may not be able to stop him alone.” True Master Cang Hong was delighted and nodded repeatedly. “Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu. I will always have people stationed in the Abyss Ruin to assist you.”

After the others discussed it, they set the rotation schedule. Immediately, everyone dispersed. Some continued to stay in the Abyss Ruin; since the Sin Abyss had finally opened to them, they naturally wanted to explore it thoroughly.

Qin Sang also wanted to visit the Heavenly Corpse Sect's main altar to see if he could find anything he had overlooked. Just as he flew out of the mist sea, he was suddenly called out to. “Fellow Daoist Qin, please wait!” A person flew over from a distance.

Qin Sang recognized the person's face and immediately understood. He smiled and said, “So it's you, Fellow Daoist. I regretted not being able to meet you properly within the great array last time. I'm glad to finally meet the true person. Have you come to blame me?” The person was none other than Judge.

Judge's expression turned bitter. “Fellow Daoist Qin, you jest. I was blind and overestimated my abilities. I was completely convinced after suffering defeat at your hands on the battlefield. This time, firstly, I wanted to witness your impressive demeanor, and secondly, I have an impudent request.”

Seeing Judge's straightforwardness, Qin Sang found it awkward to mock him further. He took out the Dead Jade and asked, “Have you come for this item?”

Judge's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly. “Nothing escapes your discerning eyes, Fellow Daoist Qin. This Dead Jade is crucial to me; I must use it to control my corpse array. Although I can refine a new one, it would consume an enormous amount of effort and time. Now that peace talks between the two realms have concluded, and this Dead Jade is of no value to you, I hoped to reclaim it from you. Of course, whatever demands you have, Fellow Daoist Qin, I will do my best to fulfill them.” Judge spoke earnestly. His second primary soul had been killed, severely weakening his strength. He had also used his cherished collection of many years for compensation. Refining a new primary soul had already overwhelmed him greatly; if he were to refine a new Dead Jade, he would likely have no hope of surviving his next heavenly tribulation. Thus, he could only shamelessly come begging.

Qin Sang pondered silently. The Dead Jade was indeed of little use to him. This person was from Sin Abyss and was proficient in the Path of Corpses, making him quite useful.

“It's not difficult for you to reclaim the Dead Jade, Fellow Daoist,” Qin Sang said. “I am currently looking for fire-attributed spiritual materials to refine a magic treasure. If you can find a few types, I will return the Dead Jade to you…” Judge looked at the list Qin Sang threw to him, and a bitter smile touched his lips. Each of these spiritual materials was exceptionally precious, and the time it would take to find them would likely be no less than refining a new Dead Jade. Qin Sang observed his expression, paused, and said, “If this is difficult for you, Fellow Daoist, you can help me with a few other matters, and the conditions can be appropriately relaxed.”

Judge's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and he hastily said, “Please speak, Fellow Daoist!”

“I am looking for a Core Formation cultivator who is proficient in the Path of Corpses,” Qin Sang explained. “However, this person's corpse refining techniques are different from others'; he inherited the Heavenly Corpse Sect's legacy. It would be best to start by investigating the Heavenly Corpse Sect.” Qin Sang then led Judge and flew towards the Heavenly Corpse Sect's main altar.

“The Heavenly Corpse Sect?” An expression of surprise appeared on Judge's face.

Qin Sang's heart stirred. This person indeed knew something.