The comet remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing heavenly tribulations.

Qingwei Daoist stepped forward, his expression solemn, and said, "This man is the Old Man of Zhuyin. The Xuan Yin Beast Gathering Banner in his hand is extremely vicious. It is made by taking the essence and soul of three hundred and sixty-five kinds of ancient ferocious beasts and combining them with ten thousand years of Xuan Yin Qi. Once it is activated, all the beasts will roar, and it can set up a Xuan Yin Soul Refining Array, which will refine the immortals who fall into the array into pus and blood to nourish the beast souls in the banner."

Just as Song Yi was about to speak, the old man of Zhuyin said again, "Heavenly Star Lord, I know you are a person listed on the Investiture of the Gods, and your true spirit is immortal. Therefore, this formation still needs those Taoist priests to break it!"

After a moment's thought, Song Yi said, "It's not difficult for us to break this formation. Let me go there myself and see how good it really is."

The old man in the candlelight naturally wouldn't stop him.

This Mysterious Yin Gathering Beast Banner was crafted using superior Asura magic. Its array is fierce and ingenious, secretly incorporating the art of the Zhou Tian (a system of celestial circulation). Even a Golden Immortal could be trapped inside.

At that moment, Song Yi rode in his carriage and headed straight into the formation.

Upon entering the great formation, one sees a surge of malevolent energy, with countless enormous, mountain-like ferocious souls lurking within. These are all ferocious beasts from the prehistoric world before the Investiture of the Gods, whose strength is no less than that of immortals.

Seeing dozens of ferocious beasts with glowing red eyes roaring and charging towards him, Song Yi remained calm and simply held them up with one hand.

"rise!"

A delicate golden pagoda flew out from his palm and hovered above the carriage canopy.

In an instant, thousands of golden rays cascaded down like a waterfall, transforming into an indestructible light curtain that protected the entire carriage.

The malevolent spirit pounced on the golden light, making a "crunching" gnawing sound. The golden light trembled slightly, but remained resilient and unbreakable.

Song Yi toured the formation, taking in the operation of the formation, the flow of evil energy, and the arrangement of malevolent spirits, before slowly leaving the formation.

"What does the Star Lord think?" Daoist Qingwei hurriedly stepped forward.

Song Yi sighed softly: "The Asura Divine Power created by the Styx Master is truly extraordinary. This Profound Yin Soul Refining Array is based on the celestial constellations, replacing the stars with fierce souls, and secretly conforms to the 365 cycles of celestial circulation. It is truly wondrous."

"What should we do?" The sect leaders all looked worried.

"I am the Star Lord of the Dipper, and I am well-versed in the principles of the movement of the stars in the heavens." Song Yi's gaze swept over everyone, and his voice was slightly deep. "But there is still one difficulty in breaking this formation."

"Those 365 ferocious beasts were formed from extremely yin and malevolent energy, which cannot be subdued by ordinary magic. It is necessary to sacrifice the flesh and blood of living people to the formation to counteract and neutralize some of the malevolent energy in order to break their foundation."

Back when the gods were conferred, the Ten Deadly Formations set up by the Ten Heavenly Kings of Jin'ao Island were far more ferocious than this Profound Yin Soul Refining Formation.

The Chan Sect also used the method of sacrificial arrays at that time, using people to dispel the evil energy in the Ten Deadly Arrays, and only then were they broken one by one.

However, this method greatly violates the natural order, and its use will inevitably lead to backlash.

Later, when the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void were trapped in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, the three flowers on their heads and the five qi in their chests were cut off by the Hunyuan Golden Bucket. This cause and effect may have been involved.

Upon hearing this, the surroundings immediately turned cold, and many sect leaders of the immortal path fell silent.

A moment later, a True Person from the Northern Profound Sect said with emotion, "The old demon of Candle Yin and the White Bone Daoist occupied the spiritual veins of my immortal mountain and killed my sect's elders and disciples. How can this hatred be forgiven? Very well, I will perform the ritual!"

Having said that, he suddenly summoned a three-foot-long jade ruler, his natal magic weapon, and then transformed into a stream of light, resolutely rushing into the Profound Yin Soul Refining Array.

"Brother Yuyang!"

The immortals cried out in alarm, but it was too late to stop them.

Before long, the baleful aura within the formation surged violently, and countless ferocious beasts, like sharks that had smelled blood, swarmed forward.

A heart-wrenching scream rang out, and Master Yuyang, along with the jade ruler, was instantly torn to shreds, turning into a cloud of blood mist that rushed into the black banner.

Just then, Song Yi pointed with one hand, and the golden pagoda shone brightly, capturing a wisp of the remaining divine soul from the formation before the evil energy could completely devour it.

They are all from the same lineage of the three religions. Although it is difficult to achieve immortality, one can still enter the Heavenly Court and become a god.

"Fellow Daoist Qingwei, now is the time!"

Song Yi shouted sternly, while simultaneously transmitting his thoughts to point out all the flaws in the formation's operation and the location of its key points.

The Taoist Qingwei's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared, "Old demon, prepare to die!"

He then transformed into a sword beam and charged into the formation.

In an instant, the treasure light within the great formation soared into the sky, colliding violently with the black evil energy, and the mournful cries of ferocious beasts were heard incessantly.

After an unknown amount of time, a sword's cry suddenly came from the depths of the black mist.

Clang!

Behind Qingwei Daoist, the sword box opened wide, and two astonishing sword rainbows, one purple and one green, shot into the sky!

The purple and green swords transformed into two long, graceful dragons in mid-air, intertwining and twisting together!

"Sizzle!"

A sound like tearing silk rang out, and the great formation shattered with a deafening roar!

The menacing Xuan Yin Beast Gathering Banner was severed in half by the sword energy and fell to the ground.

The old man of Zhuyin at the heart of the formation didn't even have time to scream before he was cut in two by the purple and green swords!

Song Yi stood atop the carriage, pointing forward with one hand. The exquisite golden pagoda once again burst forth with dazzling golden light, and a massive suction force arose out of thin air, suppressing and gathering the broken banner and the scattered remnants of the ferocious beasts.

He then turned to the remaining demons and roared, "Setting a five-hundred-year duel between the Dao and the Demons is the best solution at present. If this indiscriminate slaughter continues, the Heavenly Court will surely intervene. At that time, your fate will be nothing more than being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison to await execution by the Thunder Department!"

The group of demons looked at each other, pondered for a long time, and finally dared not act rashly again. They left behind a few harsh words and then turned into demonic light and fled into the sky.

After the matter was concluded, Song Yi politely declined the earnest invitations from the various immortal sect leaders to stay and boarded the imperial carriage.

As the steed's hooves created clouds, the chariot rose into the clouds and mist, transforming into a dazzling streak of light, and sped straight towards the Heavenly Court.

After passing through the majestic and vast South Heavenly Gate, Song Yi, familiar with the route, first went to the Imperial Horse Stable to properly return the magnificent Xuan Guang Yu Heng palanquin. Then, without stopping, he headed straight for the Tian Shu Mansion to deliver the imperial decree.

Within the Heavenly Pivot Palace, celestial energy swirled.

Venus stroked his white beard, his gaze sweeping over the group of somewhat reserved young men and women behind Song Yi, and exclaimed, "These disciples from the lower realms have quite good aptitude, with inner spiritual brilliance. Given time, many of them will probably be able to attain the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit."

"Heavenly discerning eye! These are all personally selected by the leaders of sects such as Shu Mountain. They are all intelligent and quick-witted talents. With a little training, they may be of great use."

Song Yi responded with a smile and then proceeded to recount in detail the conflict between the Daoist and Demonic sects at Wuyi Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Venus nodded solemnly and said, "You handled this matter extremely well. The Lord of the Styx has been entrenched in the Netherworld Blood Sea, coveting the power of reincarnation, and has never taken the Heavenly Court's decrees seriously. If the Asura Demonic Sect were to truly seize the destiny of the mortal realm, it would be a major threat to our Heavenly Court."

At this point, Venus softened his tone, stroked his beard, and smiled, "Your contribution to the mortal realm this time is indispensable. I will report this matter to the Great Heavenly Venerable later. At that time, Heaven's grace will be boundless, and you will be richly rewarded!"

"Thank you for your help, Heaven!" Song Yi bowed respectfully.