Chapter 1934: The Forging of the Haoran Sword

Xu Yang's direct intervention never disappointed those who relied on him. In the dungeon space, once all the soul power had been completely devoured by Xu Yang's External Heavenly Eye, the crisis was finally resolved.

Not long after, the members of Xu Yang's team, who had been sealed by their respective formation powers, gradually began to awaken. Previously, the high priest's formidable soul power had suppressed them, forcing them into a state of slumber. Now that the high priest had been annihilated by Xu Yang's incredibly powerful force, they naturally no longer felt the terrifying mental lock around the formation and quickly regained their conscious awareness.

Upon seeing Xu Yang appear, the team members cheered excitedly.

"Hahahaha, I knew you'd come to save us! With you here, Boss, no matter how arrogant that high priest was, he couldn't escape his demise. Wait, where is the high priest?"

Long Kun's flattery was practically innate. He hadn't even clearly observed his surroundings before a classic string of compliments spontaneously left his mouth. He simply couldn't help but get excited whenever he saw Xu Yang.

Just as he finished speaking, Long Kun and his companions realized a crucial detail: the exalted high priest seemed to have vanished. Xu Yang smiled and shook his head.

"How could the high priest stand against my power? He has already been turned to ashes in my hands. You no longer need to feel any apprehension; from now on, you are completely safe."

Hearing Xu Yang's words, a great weight was lifted from the hearts of the sealed companions. With a gentle wave of Xu Yang's hand, all the sealing formations instantly dissolved into nothingness. At that very moment, Xu Yang also gently waved his hand, dispelling the Wheel of Reincarnation mark in his palm.

Since the high priest had been completely eliminated, there was no longer any need to use the power of the Samsara Mirror, a supreme divine artifact, to handle the subsequent situation. After breaking free from their confinement, everyone gathered before Xu Yang. Before they could even begin to praise him, Xu Yang suddenly noticed the peculiar stone wall material surrounding the dungeon space.

"Strange, have any of you noticed that within this dungeon, all soul aura fluctuations seem to be greatly weakened? Logically, my mental power should be able to cover depths of more than ten meters below ground. Yet, this prison cell can completely block the soul auras of everyone within the imperial palace. This is inherently incredible."

Hearing Xu Yang's observation, his companions seemed to notice the issue for the first time and all agreed. Xu Yang nodded at this point.

"Boss, you don't have some special idea, do you? Are you perhaps thinking of claiming this prison cell for yourself?"

Xu Yang burst out laughing, shaking his head as he replied, "How could that be? It's just that the special material used to construct this dungeon might be of greater use to me. Currently, my Vast Righteous Sword only exists as a sword spirit and hasn't been forged into its complete form with the best materials. It seems all the materials within this prison cell could meet my needs."

Upon saying this, Xu Yang directly summoned the Soul Origin of the Qiankun Cauldron from within him. Entrusting such an important matter to it for an on-site inspection was indeed more reliable. After the Soul Origin of the Emperor's Cauldron appeared, it was immediately astonished by the unique material properties of the place.

"Congratulations, Master! This kind of stone material is extremely rare, seen only once in tens of thousands of years, and it is the finest soul-suppressing raw material. If we can compress and integrate all the materials here and use them to forge the body of the Vast Righteous Sword, I am confident that the Vast Righteous Sword can become a Heaven-Grade Divine Artifact, just like those other swords."

Hearing the words of the Emperor's Cauldron's Soul Origin, Xu Yang immediately revealed a satisfied smile.

"Don't worry, this is effortless for me."

Xu Yang then stamped his foot, and the powerful Law of Earth began to rapidly circulate within his soul world. All the earth-attributed energy in the surroundings quickly transformed under the influence of Xu Yang's mental power. The originally vast dungeon space quickly underwent a drastic transformation under the influence of Xu Yang's mental power. What was once a closed space transformed, under Xu Yang's personal intervention and mental influence, into a highly concentrated, massive stone entity. Xu Yang effortlessly re-integrated it and sealed the special material within his body, entrusting it to the Emperor's Cauldron for processing.

In this way, the forging of the Vast Righteous Sword was finally advanced on the schedule. According to the Emperor's Cauldron, the sword spirit of the Vast Righteous Sword was too powerful. To forge it into a complete, main divine artifact, it would require 81 days of tempering. Xu Yang didn't have a strict timeline for this; he simply nodded and entrusted the entire matter to the Soul Origin of the Emperor's Cauldron.

After resolving all matters here and successfully rescuing his companions, Xu Yang did not hesitate further. Using his powerful Eternal Sword Dao, he directly cleaved an opening at the very bottom of the dungeon, connecting it to the surface, and released everyone. It was at this exact moment that the surrounding Ten Ultimate Desolate Array finally ceased its operation.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the successful return of Xu Yang's team, and Xu Yang himself didn't remain idle. Upon returning to the surface, he immediately infused the ten Martial God-level experts within the formation with the most potent life force essence from his own body, helping them recover to their peak state in the shortest possible time. After all, he couldn't let them waste so much life essence for nothing.

It's worth noting that the Martial Gods from the Changyun Heavenly Sect, being companions who had shared life and death with Xu Yang, had no complaints. However, the few "living fossil" martial artists all looked dissatisfied. One old fellow even grumbled a few words, actually complaining that Xu Yang had taken too long to break free from the prison. No sooner had the old man's words fallen than he was met with the unified mental lock of Xu Yang's companions, making the Martial God-level old fellow gasp sharply in fright.

"Apologize to Xu Yang immediately and retract what you just said! I'm telling you, don't think that just because you're old and powerful, we'll be afraid. If it weren't for our boss, you good-for-nothings would have long perished on this battlefield. Considering you were also supplying life force to this formation earlier, we won't pursue this matter further. We advise you to behave yourselves."