Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 540 Calculation
On the surface, Chen Chong feigned shock and disorientation to lower the guard of the ancient holy king, but deep down he cleared his mind of all distractions and sensed the continuous activation of the great formation with absolute calm.

Although this grand formation is designed to connect the two protective formations, it will still touch the two protective formations during the attack, thus causing a backlash.

In other words, these three great formations are about to clash violently, creating an opportunity for the ancient clan's quasi-emperor and his army to descend upon Ziwei Star.

Chen Chong had to activate his backup plans at this crucial moment to maximize their effectiveness, so he had to remain still and wait for the right opportunity.

Finally, after the aura of this great formation reached its peak, the figure of an unparalleled emperor faintly appeared in the void. Although his face was not visible, his supreme power was enough to shake the heavens and cover the stars.

This emperor wielded a divine blade, causing the protective array of the Lingguan Holy Land to slash away, unleashing a power akin to splitting the heavens and earth. If not for the protection of the Ziwei Star protective array, not only one Ziwei Star, but even a hundred or a thousand would have been unable to escape its fate.

At that moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang in Chen Chong's ears: "Do it!"

Chen Chong acted decisively, immediately activating the techniques he had previously left in those runes.

But to his surprise, the array contained not only his backup plan, but also various array patterns that erupted from other areas, affecting and interfering with this world-shaking array.

Under the influence of these array patterns, the direction of the supreme emperor's divine blade was changed. Instead of striking the Spirit Observation Holy Land, it directly cleaved towards the Purple Star.

Under this attack, Ziwei Star should have been reduced to ashes, but there was a protective array personally set up by Wuji Tianzun inside Ziwei Star.

Even the Spirit Observation Holy Land, including the Spirit Void Quasi-Emperor, can only indirectly manipulate a portion of the power of this great formation. This is enough for them to firmly establish themselves as the number one holy land on Ziwei Star and to block the four Quasi-Emperors and their armies from advancing in the starry sky.

After all, this grand formation was primarily designed to protect Ziwei Star itself from destruction, not to protect the human race on Ziwei Star. It was already quite an achievement that they could even leverage a portion of its power.

But now, the attack of this world-shaking array has been directed towards Ziwei Star. In this life-or-death moment, the protective array will be directly activated and autonomously revived to launch a counterattack.

Suddenly, another figure appeared in the void, dressed in Daoist robes, whose face could only be seen from any angle. This was clearly the Purple Star Guardian Array autonomously reviving, directly condensing the form of the former Limitless Heavenly Venerable.

The illusory image of the Limitless Heavenly Venerable formed the Star River Seal and directly confronted the illusory image of the ancient emperor wielding the divine blade. Instantly, the earth and sky were overturned, and a terrifying wave came, plunging the entire Ziwei Star into turmoil.

Under the counterattack of the Ziwei Star Guardian Array, the array, painstakingly constructed by these ancient clans, began to crack and collapse. The Great Saints, Saint Kings, and Saints who were in charge of the array's operation at its core were also silently shattered along with the array, turning into ashes.

It can be said that this round of clashes directly resulted in the near annihilation of all ancient clan forces that had infiltrated the Purple Star, from those above the Saint level, leaving only one in ten survivors.

The ancient holy king's eyes widened in fury: "Chen Chong, what have you done?"

He considered himself quite knowledgeable in the art of array patterns, having received guidance from the quasi-emperor ancestor who designed this grand array, but he couldn't discern the methods left behind by Chen Chong.

This situation naturally filled him with anger, shock, and fear. After all, if he hadn't come to the outer edge of the formation in pursuit of Chen Chong, he would have been reduced to ashes and died just like those ancient clans deep within it.

They had been plotting for years, working together from both inside and outside, but now they had been outmaneuvered and suffered heavy losses, almost losing all their hard-earned wealth. "You should ask, what did we do?"

At this moment, three figures quietly appeared, the leader of whom was none other than the Holy Master of Lingguan! Of course, this was only an avatar with combat power similar to his main body. Chen Chong had seen this avatar before, so he was not surprised.

But the other two figures shocked Chen Chong, because they were actually the two fellow disciples who had been suppressed in Xuanyu by the Holy Master of Lingguan and could never rise again!
After many years, they had all grown old and seemed to have, like him, damaged their life essence. However, their cultivation had reached the peak of the Saint King realm.

The avatar of the Holy Lord of Spiritual Observation no longer concealed his aura, and his powerful presence shocked everyone present.

The ancient holy king said, "Yun Xian, you have actually become a Great Sage!"

Although it was just an avatar, Yun Xian's aura was stronger than that of the ancient clan saints he had seen. Therefore, the saint king did not have the strength to resist and turned around to try to escape.

The Holy Lord of Lingguan stretched out his hand and brought it down. Instantly, a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky grabbed the Holy King and crushed him into a pulp.

The Holy Master of Lingguan turned around and said, "Junior brothers, I would like to ask you two to take the time to go to other holy lands and sects as quickly as possible to help them eliminate the spies exposed within their ranks and prepare for war with the highest level of preparedness."

He took out a jade token and continued, "This is the token that Elder Lingxu made with them. If you hold this token, they will believe you."

"The ancient clans have suffered heavy casualties, with most of them destroyed due to the backlash of the great formation. However, there are still many remnants of their forces in other parts of Ziwei Star. After you visit a few more holy sites, they will definitely intercept and kill you, so you must be careful."

"This matter concerns the survival of our human race. Even if you die, you must ensure that the message reaches us."

The two men accepted the jade token and said in unison, "We are deeply grateful for our senior brother's kindness in allowing us two sinners to shoulder this heavy responsibility. For the sake of humanity, we will risk our lives to atone for our past sins."

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "Go, I will await your news."

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Chen Chong couldn't help but ask, "How could those two senior brothers..."

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. At most half a day, the ancient army from outside Ziwei Star will arrive. We must hurry. The great purge within the Holy Land should have already begun. We should set off immediately to help my main body completely stabilize the situation."

With that, he grabbed Chen Chong and flew towards the Spirit Observation Holy Land. Although they were on their way, all the ancient clans they encountered along the way were killed by this avatar.

Chen Chong said, "What's the deal with this great formation? Did you already know about its existence, so you sent those two senior brothers and your avatar to destroy it, triggering this collision, and using their combined strength to eliminate them?"

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "They can use all sorts of methods to infiltrate us, so why can't we send people to infiltrate them?"

(End of this chapter)