Daily Divination: A Sneaky Undercover Agent in the Demonic Sect

Chapter 101 Fierce Battle

The array base in the east corner is made of green wood and stone, with vine-like runes wrapped around it, mainly suppressing life force.

The formation in the southwest corner is dominated by Crimson Fire Crystal, with flame runes swirling around it, devouring demonic energy and primarily refining and purifying it.

The western corner is based on gold essence stone, densely covered with sword-shaped runes, exuding a sharp and murderous aura, mainly for sharpness and slashing.

The North Corner Formation is made of Xuanbing Jade, exuding a chilling aura and primarily causing slowness and delay.

The southeast corner is formed by a formation of yellow dragon stones, which is heavy and stable, mainly for stability and suppression.

Five beams of light surged from the five corners of the formation toward the center, converging on a circular stone platform several meters high.

At the top of the stone platform, a demon-suppressing pearl the size of a millstone floated in mid-air, its light shimmering and illuminating the surrounding area for miles, suppressing all the nearby demons.

This is the spatial node connecting the Demon Sealing Gorge to the outside world. It is because of the existence of this formation that these demons are sealed here.

But the surrounding area was filled with dark, swarming monsters.

Countless demonic creatures of various shapes surrounded the great formation. Some spewed black demonic energy, some tore at the edges of the formation with their claws, and some rammed their bodies against the light barrier.

The black demonic energy surged towards the great formation like a tide, attempting to completely corrode and destroy it.

However, the great formation also repels these demonic creatures. Every time the demonic energy comes into contact with the edge of the formation, the corners of the formation will light up, suppressing, burning, freezing or shattering the demonic creatures.

Those monsters that got too close were struck by the light and instantly turned to ashes.

The demon-sealing array and the demons are mutually weakening each other.

How long the formation can hold out depends on whether the number of monsters can be exhausted.

But more and more monsters continued to arrive from all directions, joining the siege.

Although the light of the great formation was still dazzling, it was becoming increasingly dim, and the runes on the five corners of the formation were also flickering slightly under the erosion of demonic energy.

This is the ultimate goal that the trial disciples must face: to clear the demons besieging the formation, repair the eroded corners of the formation, and stabilize the Five Elements Demon Sealing Formation once again.

Even if it cannot be completely repaired, it should at least be maintained for two years, waiting for the next trial to arrive.

If the great formation is destroyed, the demonic energy of the Demon Sealing Gorge will leak out, and the entire Cloud Mist Mountain will be plunged into a catastrophe.

The five corners of the Five Elements Demon Sealing Formation correspond to the foundation of the five elements and also to the division of responsibilities among the five major forces.

The eastern corner was built on a foundation of green wood stone and was repaired by independent cultivators brought by the Heavenly Dao Alliance. These independent cultivators had diverse cultivation techniques and could dabble in various attributes.

The main material of the southwest corner formation is Crimson Fire Crystal, which is under the responsibility of the Tai Xuan Sect. Their cultivation methods are based on pure Yang Qi, which is most compatible with the fire attribute.

The array in the west corner, engraved with sword-shaped runes, was naturally handed over to the Spirit Sword Sect, renowned for its sword control.

The southeast corner is under the jurisdiction of the Yin Corpse Sect.

The Heavenly Demon Sect was responsible for repairing the North Corner Formation.

Once all five corners are repaired, the grand formation can maintain stable operation for over a hundred years.

However, unexpected situations arise in every trial. For example, teams may break up halfway through, or materials may be lost along the way.

Monsters have breached the defense zone and destroyed the base of the formation.

Therefore, very few trials have been able to repair all five corners of the formation; most can only barely maintain it, and it loosens again after twenty years.

At this moment, Shen Li and the others looked at the large number of demons besieging the formation in the distance, and their hair stood on end and their backs felt cold.

Before entering the trial, they already knew that there were many demons in the Sealed Demon Valley, so many that they could easily wipe out all the teams, but seeing them with their own eyes now, they truly felt the shock and terror.

A dark mass of demons surrounded the Five Elements Demon Sealing Array, their numbers far exceeding expectations.

The demonized ironback wolf pack repeatedly charged at the edge of the formation, disregarding casualties. There were far more wolves here than they had encountered in the Deadwood Forest.

Hundreds of demonic poisonous insects and scorpions crawled around the formation, constantly spewing venom in an attempt to corrode the formation's spiritual light.

The horde of corpse demons stood a short distance away, riding on broken magical artifacts, bombarding the light barrier of the great formation wave after wave.

There is another type of monster I've never encountered before, called the Claw-Splitter.

These monsters were extremely ferocious. They hunched over, and the sharp claws on their forelimbs gleamed with a dark light. Like scimitars, they pierced into the light barrier of the formation and tore it outward with force.

Furthermore, worm-like monsters kept emerging from the ground, attempting to damage the foundation of the formation.

In mid-air, demonic bats and demonic flying ants swooped down from the sky, shrieking as they crashed into the array's light barrier. Even as they were burned to ashes by the array, they continued to charge forward, disregarding casualties.

The light of the great formation flickered under the attacks of these demons, and the runes at the five corners of the formation shimmered erratically.

Whenever the light dimmed slightly, more monsters roared excitedly and charged even more fiercely.

They sensed that the cage that had imprisoned them for countless years was loosening, and that with just a little more effort, nothing could stop them from breaking out of the Demon Sealing Gorge.

Attacking and destroying the formation to escape this cage is the instinct of demons, just like their instinct to kill all living beings.

The edges of the formation were already covered with a thick layer of monster remains and ashes, but more monsters were pouring in from all directions.

Staring at this shocking scene, it took a while for everyone to calm down.

Duanmu Yao took a deep breath, her voice cold and resolute: "Let's charge together, target the north corner of the pentagram."

The chilling tone in his voice was palpable.

This is the fate of all those who undergo the trials; the formation is the only way out, and if they cannot break through it, they will be trapped here forever.

Upon hearing this, everyone simultaneously summoned their magical artifacts, and the Three Powers Returning to One Formation activated instantly.

Group A, arranged in a triangular formation, charged forward, directly confronting the first wave of monsters, their old adversaries: a pack of demonized ironback wolves, numbering about thirty or forty.

As Cui Youliang, who was at the front, unfurled the Soul-Summoning Banner, black energy surged on its surface, and in an instant, more than a dozen ghostly spirits roared out from the banner, immediately slowing down the movements of the wolf pack.

Taking advantage of the situation, Lu Yunhe threw out the Xuan Tie Flying Shield. The shield spun and grew larger in the air, like a swirling iron wall, instantly smashing several demonic wolves into pieces.

The pack of wolves roared angrily and continued to crush the group.

The group was very familiar with the wolf pack and handled it with ease.

Shen Li, who was covering the rear of Group A, launched the second wave of attacks. His Purple Bamboo Flowing Light Sword slashed out like a bolt of lightning, killing a large number of demonic wolves.

At this moment, Duanmu Yao's cold voice rang out: "Don't linger, advance towards the North Corner!"

Zhou Ziheng's Group B immediately followed suit, with the three of them simultaneously activating their magical artifacts, which, like meat grinders, shredded the several demonic wolves that had surrounded them.

Immediately, the Three Talents Return to One, and Jin Mengxue led Group C to break into the wolf pack from the side, instantly killing the five demonic wolves.

But there were just too many monsters, and not just the dire wolf.

Just as Group C was charging in, three Cracked Claw Demons pounced on Jin Mengxue.

Sensing danger, Linghu Xiaozhi let out a low growl, and its golden figure flashed through the crowd, using its body to block the attack.