Chapter 2119: One Hundred Thousand True Immortals (Part 1)

Although Zhang Xuan didn't understand the opponent's references to "Sword God Heavens" or "Freedom Heavens," he was sure they were related to the God Realm. Moreover, the opponent, who had initially been full of killing intent, clearly changed their attitude after seeing the jade pendant. This indicated they recognized the treasure and might even know Luo Ruoxi.

"No comment!"

The skeleton sat down, motionless, as if it had once again become an unconscious pile of bones.

Knowing that further questions would not yield any answers, Zhang Xuan had no choice but to withdraw.

Returning to the path he had taken, space shifted, and he reappeared above the altar.

"Let's go back!"

Although the divine energy he obtained was not pure, he had still achieved his goal. Following the method given by the opponent, there was still a chance to successfully purify it.

Two hours later, he returned to the Star-Seizing Palace.

Han Jianqiu and the others were waiting anxiously. Seeing the two return, they quickly looked over.

"Wu Chen, prepare the altar!"

Knowing that explanations were useless, Zhang Xuan gave the order and imparted the ritual method.

After reading the method, Wu Chen's eyebrows furrowed. "This ritual method might not be so easy to achieve!"

"What method?" Han Jianqiu asked, looking over.

"One hundred thousand True Immortal realm experts must participate in the ritual simultaneously, and they have to open their souls without any defenses... This is very difficult to achieve!" Wu Chen shook his head. Opening one's soul without any defenses was akin to opening one's door to an enemy, putting one's life in someone else's hands. Even a slight mistake could lead to one's soul scattering and being lost forever. Even though the person before them was the Sect Leader of the Four Sects, a role model and idol for countless young people in the Firmament, it was still impossible to get so many people to do this simultaneously.

People are inherently selfish; to be selfless towards others, especially ten thousand of them... who could guarantee that?

"It's not easy, but we must try, no matter what!" Zhang Xuan looked at Han Jianqiu, Kui Xiao, and the others. "Have the disciples and elders from the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, Seven Star Pavilion, and Myriad Beasts Gate all arrived?" Before entering the Temple, knowing he would face the mysterious Temple of the Gods and the powerful Master Kong, he had instructed Han Jianqiu and the others to gather all their sect members here. By now, it had been over a month, so they should have mostly arrived.

"They have all arrived and are ready to be dispatched by the Sect Leader!" Han Jianqiu nodded. "However... the number of those above the True Immortal realm is not 100,000; it's only about... 20,000!"

The biggest problem now wasn't whether 100,000 people could act with one mind, but rather... that it was simply impossible to gather 100,000 True Immortals in such a short time! Although the Four Major Sects had countless experts, those who could reach the True Immortal realm were, at the very least, the most powerful core disciples or inner elders! Even sects like Lingyun Sword Pavilion, with thousands of years of heritage and extremely strong hidden powers, along with their vassal forces and controlled towns, could only muster about 20,000 True Immortals!

100,000... was truly difficult to achieve. It was even questionable whether such a number existed across the entire continent.

"Twenty thousand?" Zhang Xuan's expression darkened. He and Wu Chen hadn't been in the Firmament for long, so their knowledge of the total number of experts was limited. He had been more concerned about how to unite everyone, but only now did he realize that the biggest problem wasn't that; it was... where to find so many True Immortals! A True Immortal in the Firmament was already equivalent to a Great Sage expert in the Master Teacher Continent! Finding tens of thousands was already difficult; 100,000... that was simply too hard!

"Sect Leader, something's wrong..." As everyone was frowning, Elder Zhao Yue rushed over from outside.

Zhang Xuan looked over.

Zhao Yue was somewhat urgent. "Outside the Star-Seizing Palace, in the ocean, a dense swarm of Saint Beasts and Immortal Beasts has appeared! Their numbers are so vast that I fear even the combined forces of the Four Major Sects might not be able to resist them!"

"Saint Beasts? Immortal Beasts?" Zhang Xuan was startled. He and Du Qingyuan quickly flew up and looked into the distance. Sure enough, the sea surface was completely covered.

Crabs, shellfish, squid, hairtail fish, mantis shrimp, snails... countless in number.

"I'm hungry..." the little yellow chick on his shoulder muttered, smacking its beak.

"..." Zhang Xuan.

In fact, his scalp was also tingling. The sheer number of these Saint Beasts and Immortal Beasts was immense; if they truly surged forward, the Four Major Sects would indeed be unable to resist them.

"Master, we have summoned all the combat-capable life forms from the ocean..." As he wondered about the creatures' intentions, a cry rang out. Immediately, everyone saw three gigantic flood dragons emerge from the seabed, along with a massive sea turtle.

They were precisely his four beast pets!

Earlier, he had instructed the four of them to gather all the experts from the ocean to counter the attacks from Master Kong and the Temple of the Gods. He hadn't expected them to arrive at this very moment.

"What perfect timing!" His eyes lit up, and Zhang Xuan was so excited he almost burst out laughing.

It was truly like offering a pillow to someone sleepy. He was just worrying about not being able to gather 100,000 True Immortals, and now these mantis shrimp, squid, and others had arrived; perhaps their numbers would be sufficient.

Thinking this, he could no longer hold back and asked, "How many experts at the True Immortal realm and above are there in total?"

"Reporting, Master, there are about 40,000 marine life forms at the True Immortal realm and above!" the large shark replied.

"Only forty thousand?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

This number was already quite high; after all, the Four Major Sects combined only had about 20,000. No wonder marine life, when gathered, possessed strength comparable to the entire continent. The sheer number of these True Immortal experts was something no single sect could resist. Even the Six Major Sects combined might not be able to contend with them.

But even with this number, adding the 20,000... it was still only 60,000. There was still a shortfall of 40,000 from the target of 100,000.

"It's still not enough. What should we do?" Wu Chen looked over.

"Indeed, it's not enough..." His brows furrowed into a knot. Zhang Xuan scanned his surroundings, and moments later, he instructed, "Gather all cultivators from the various sects and from the ocean who have reached the peak of the False Immortal realm!"

"Understood!" Although they didn't know what he intended, no one dared to defy the Sect Leader's command. Han Jianqiu, Qin Yuan, Kui Xiao, and the others hurried off to carry it out.

An hour later, an untold number of cultivators and marine life forms had gathered near the sea surface.

"The ratio of False Immortals to True Immortals is roughly ten to one. This means the Four Major Sects can probably gather around 200,000 False Immortals, and the ocean roughly 400,000! And about one-eighth of those reaching the peak, that's roughly 80,000!" Han Jianqiu approached and reported the numbers.

"Around eighty thousand?" Zhang Xuan nodded. "The number is a bit small, but... it should be enough!"

Unsure of the Sect Leader's intentions, Han Jianqiu was full of questions. "Sect Leader, why are we gathering so many cultivators, and what do you need us to do?"

Zhang Xuan looked over. "Find me 100,000 formation flags!"

"One hundred thousand?" Han Jianqiu was startled and looked at Sect Leader Kui Xiao. "I definitely can't find them all; I'll have to rely on you..."

"Alright!" Sect Leader Kui Xiao said no more. He turned and disappeared into the crowd. Before long, he returned and handed over a storage ring. "Here are 100,000 formation flags!"

The Seven Star Pavilion possessed countless treasures, and there were innumerable experts in the Firmament capable of setting up formations. Therefore, formation flags were very plentiful, and finding 100,000 was not too difficult.

"Thank you!" Facing the impending crisis that threatened the entire Firmament, more words were useless. With a flicker of his body, Zhang Xuan flew straight upwards, rising higher and higher until he reached an altitude of over 10,000 meters. There, he suddenly flicked his wrist.

*Whoosh!*

Countless formation flags streamed downwards, scattering like a grand rain of flags from the sky.

"This..." Han Jianqiu and the others stood rooted to the spot, too shocked to speak. This was especially true for the numerous marine creatures and the disciples from the Four Major Sects. Normally, when setting up a formation, flags were inserted one by one. Even then, it was easy to make mistakes and introduce various errors. Someone who could deploy ten flags at once was considered a Formation Grandmaster, and over twenty was a Great Formation Grandmaster... Yet, this person had deployed 100,000 flags at once... Before this, they wouldn't even have dared to dream of such a feat! Even the most powerful Great Formation Grandmaster in the Forsaken Continent surely couldn't achieve this!

"Let's see what kind of formation it is. If it's a simple one, that would be fine..." An elder skilled in formations muttered to himself within the crowd.

As he spoke, the formation flags landed on the ground and in the ocean.

The young man in the air gently stepped down. The formation activated, immediately stirring up dazzling, seven-colored lights that swirled like peculiar ripples across a radius of several hundred kilometers.

"This is... the Seven-Colored Spirit-Locking Formation! One of the continent's top formations..." "Not only that, it seems to also contain Spirit Gathering Formations, Quieting Formations, Concealment Formations... it's countless, at least dozens of types!" "Such a massive composite formation... completed in an instant?"

The crowd was no longer merely surprised; they were terrified. The difficulty of a composite formation far exceeded that of a regular one. Each additional formation multiplied the difficulty. For dozens of formations to be instantly combined into a super-formation covering hundreds of kilometers... This kind of ability was far beyond the realm of imagination.

"Perhaps only a god could accomplish this..." Du Qingyuan murmured to herself.

Although she was already astonished by the young man's strength, witnessing this scene firsthand still left her speechless. No wonder the Spirit God was fond of him... He was indeed powerfully inhuman!

After completing all this, Zhang Xuan felt somewhat fatigued.

It looked simple, but it was incredibly difficult. If he hadn't broken through to the Pseudo-God realm and comprehended a super cultivation technique like 'If Heaven Has Emotions', the formation might not have even fully activated before he would have collapsed from the sky due to mental exhaustion.

He took a few deep breaths, circulated his Heaven's Path True Qi, and made some adjustments. Zhang Xuan then returned to the formation and, with a flick of his wrist, over a dozen corpses of Pseudo-God realm experts appeared before everyone. These were precisely the ones he had slain during this period.

"Break!" With a gentle squeeze, *Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!* The numerous corpses simultaneously exploded. Although they exploded, their power was controlled and not very great; it was merely to quickly disperse the power within their bodies.

*Zzzzt!* In the blink of an eye, the accumulated cultivation of the dozen-plus Pseudo-God realm experts dissipated, completely enveloped by the grand formation before them.