Only Liu Wuxie could expend such a vast amount of resources to create so many immortals.

"Break through!" Endless streams of liquid poured from the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron into the desolate world. The demonic flames tempered the low-grade immortal artifacts and immortal pills, refining them all into pure essence.

The moment they entered the desolate world, the entire world began trembling. Liu Wuxie's cultivation also surged, jumping directly from the fifth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm to the seventh-level Heavenly Immortal Realm and achieving two breakthroughs in succession.

The instant Gan Xingzhou and the others arrived, their eyelids twitched violently as a strong, ominous feeling surged through them.

After two consecutive breakthroughs, Liu Wuxie's combat strength could now rival a fifth- or sixth-level High Immortal Realm expert. That meant he no longer needed to fear Gan Xingzhou's group.

An invisible current surged around Liu Wuxie as countless spatial fragments gathered from the surroundings. Although his cultivation continued to rise, he remained stuck at the seventh-level Heavenly Immortal Realm and couldn't advance any further. The laws of the desolate world also began to approach perfection.

All of the immortal pills and immortal stones Liu Wuxie had obtained from the vault came from the celestial realm. Now, the desolate world's evolution had drawn even closer to the celestial realm.

The sight of so many life-and-death tribulations descending at once looked terrifying beyond description.

After countless immortal runes nourished Nightmare City, its aura also grew even more powerful. Radiant emerged as well and began absorbing the surrounding energy.

The other elders and ordinary disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Sect also benefited from it. All the upper echelons had reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm, and not a single Heaven Gaze Realm cultivator remained among them.

"Quick, kill Liu Wuxie!" Meng Zhi yelled the moment he arrived, quickly forming the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array to surround Liu Wuxie.

Gong Gong and Jiao Ba also rushed into the battlefield to assist Liu Wuxie. As for Leng Zizhen, Gu Yue, and the others, their cultivation was too low to take part in a battle between high immortals. If an ordinary heavenly immortal even approached the battlefield, the laws of high immortals would crush them.

"This is weird. Why hasn't the ascension force descended with so many people reaching the Immortal Realm?" The immortals who emerged from the Sacred Astral River Scroll looked around, doubt filling their eyes.

"It is indeed strange. The surrounding world seems different from before." More people noticed the tremendous changes in the world and began wondering if it had something to do with the light curtain that had flown out of the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

The Heavenly Sealing Array had sealed off the four astral domains and isolated the entire mortal realm.

"Liu Wuxie, what have you done?! Why can't I sense the celestial realm?!" Gan Xingzhou roared after realizing that something had gone terribly wrong. He discovered he could no longer contact the celestial realm.

"The ascension force has vanished! We can no longer ascend to the celestial realm!" After so many battles had pushed the Skyfall Realm to the verge of collapse, it was no longer suitable for immortals to enter seclusion. Many immortals had originally planned to ascend to the celestial realm, only to realize they could no longer summon the ascension force to guide them.

"What happened here? Can anyone tell me what's going on?!" More immortals began panicking, wondering whether they would remain trapped in the mortal realm for eternity.

"The Heavenly Sealing Array! You actually set up a Heavenly Sealing Array to sever the connection between the celestial and the mortal realms!" Meng Zhi yelled. He clearly possessed an extraordinary status, or he would not have recognized the Heavenly Sealing Array.

Even an immortal venerable couldn't create such a spiritual array, but for an immortal emperor like Liu Wuxie, it wasn't too difficult.

"You're right. I've severed the connection between the two realms, and now we can fight without restraint," Liu Wuxie replied, openly acknowledging that he had sealed off the mortal realm.

"I see! You purposely stalled for time in the Sacred Astral River Scroll!" Gan Xingzhou finally understood that everything had been part of Liu Wuxie's scheme, and they had all fallen for it.

"Looks like you're not entirely stupid!" Liu Wuxie replied with a faint smile, answering their questions as he continued his breakthrough.

"Stop wasting words with him. As long as we kill him, we'll be able to shut the Heavenly Sealing Array!" Meng Zhi yelled and immediately activated the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array. Once they killed Liu Wuxie and slaughtered everyone in the Heavenly Dragon Sect, they would be able to shut down the Heavenly Sealing Array.

Han Feizi and Song Ling's cultivation continued to rise, faintly showing signs of reaching the high levels of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. That was especially true for Fiery and Gu Yu. As divine beasts, they advanced so rapidly that few cultivators could compare to them.

Liu Wuxie naturally had his reasons for nurturing so many immortals. The Heavenly Dragon Sect needed protection, and the Heavenly Sealing Array could not afford the slightest mistake.

Liu Wuxie transformed into a streak of light and charged out, throwing a punch that shook the world. Nine different powers crushed down on Gan Xingzhou's group like nine colossal mountains. An overwhelming force swept across the sky, halting the rotation of countless planets as innumerable buildings vanished one after another.

"What a terrifying punch!" The immortals who had retreated into the distance were left speechless after witnessing the sight.

The moment the Sacred Astral River Scroll shattered, its laws began nourishing the entire Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. Now, the laws of the entire astral domain had grown increasingly firm and far stronger than before. Even battles between immortals could no longer cause massive destruction across the astral domain.

"Divine Mystic Yin Needle!" Liu Wuxie unleashed two attacks in succession, sending a needle shooting through the sky.

The Divine Mystic Yin Needle easily pierced through several immortals, encasing them completely in ice and turning them into ice sculptures. They were ninth-level Heavenly Immortals, yet before Liu Wuxie, they were no different from livestock, and he slaughtered them effortlessly.

Gong Gong and Jiao Ba instantly became bystanders. They couldn't even find an opportunity to intervene in the fight.

The Divine Mystic Yin Needle continued its massacre, and the number of casualties rose rapidly.

Gan Xingzhou's heart bled. The Divine Mystic Yin Needle was a long-lost immortal art known for its heaven-defying power, and its ability to pierce their defenses so easily proved its reputation.

"Use the trump card!" Meng Zhi yelled. He knew they could no longer afford to wait.

Upon hearing that they were about to use their trump card, Liu Wuxie's expression turned solemn.

Jiao Ba began forming seals, and a small, hovering mark of the Heavenly Coffin appeared above his palm.

Gan Xingzhou immediately reached into his clothes and pulled out a triangular talisman. Ordinary talismans were rectangular, which made triangular talismans exceedingly rare.

Across the entire celestial realm, only one person could produce such a uniquely shaped talisman.

"It's really him!" Boundless murderous intent erupted from Liu Wuxie the moment he saw the triangular talisman. When he saw the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array, he had already formed a rough idea of the mastermind's identity, and the triangular talisman now confirmed it further. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Liu Wuxie, die!"

The Divine Mystic Yin Needle continued shuttling through space, further increasing the casualties on Gan Xingzhou's side. In the blink of an eye, only ten of the twenty-five people remained.

"Everyone retreat at once!" Liu Wuxie roared, ordering Gong Gong, Jiao Ba, and the others to withdraw. The triangular talisman possessed unimaginable power, and Nightmare City had already activated its strongest defense.

Once the triangular talisman exploded, its power alone could destroy the entire Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain.

The triangular talisman expanded rapidly, unleashing a powerful force that imprisoned Liu Wuxie.

Others didn't recognize it, but Liu Wuxie knew exactly what it was. This was a talisman at the level of an immortal king, and it could crush him as easily as an ant. No matter how Liu Wuxie struggled, he couldn't break free from its suppression.

"Liu Wuxie, you can die now!" Gan Xingzhou swiped his hand through the air, detonating the triangular talisman and unleashing a powerful ripple that formed a shockwave sweeping across heaven and earth.

Scorching energy evaporated the surrounding space, turning everything within a radius of ten thousand meters into primal chaos. The entire ninth heaven transformed into a world of darkness as countless meteorites vanished.

A fierce, tearing pain ripped through Liu Wuxie's body. His physique, which had attained unity with heaven and earth, had already reached its peak. Even so, he still couldn't withstand the suppression of a talisman at the level of an immortal king.

Deathly energy began crushing down on Liu Wuxie, leaving him vulnerable.

"Husband!"

"Wuxie!"

"Big Brother Liu!" Various cries rang out from Nightmare City. Everyone wished they could rush out and trade their lives for Liu Wuxie's.

Gan Xingzhou's eyes bulged with fury, and his features twisted viciously. The talisman also drew energy from their bodies, and activating it required a vast amount of High Immortal Realm laws. Only by pooling their power together could they activate the talisman.

Liu Wuxie's eyes were devoid of emotion, showing neither sorrow nor joy. He could feel nothing and allowed the searing waves to rush toward him.

Just as Liu Wuxie was about to die beneath the immortal king's talisman, a massive coffin descended from the sky and enveloped the talisman.

Jiao Ba had made his move. His sole mission for staying behind in the mortal realm was to help Liu Wuxie survive this calamity.

Meng Zhi turned to look at Jiao Ba, shocked. "Y-You're the descendant of Great Immortal Panwu!" He had never expected to encounter Great Immortal Panwu's descendant in the mortal realm.

"That's right. I'm a descendant of the Great Immortal Panwu," Jiao Ba replied. He didn't bother hiding it, since all of them would die here. Once he resolved the immortal king's talisman, their deaths would be certain.

"Damn it! Damn it all!" Once the Heavenly Coffin enveloped the immortal king's talisman, it gradually absorbed the immortal king's laws, preventing them from harming Liu Wuxie in the slightest.

At this rate, Gan Xingzhou's group wouldn't even inflict serious injuries on Liu Wuxie, let alone kill him. Without the suppression of the immortal king's talisman, the cultivators of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain felt their bodies lighten considerably.

Just moments earlier, the pressure had nearly caused them to explode. Even though the Heavenly Coffin was merely a phantom, it still contained immense power.

"Attack together! We have to kill Liu Wuxie even if we perish with him!" Meng Zhi said through gritted teeth.

At his command, the remaining ten immortals charged toward Liu Wuxie together, intending to perish with him. They began swelling as they prepared to kill him through self-detonation.

"Blow him up and tear apart the Heavenly Sealing Array! This way, we'll be able to summon the ascension force and return to the celestial realm!" Gan Xingzhou roared.

The self-detonation of a high immortal contained unimaginable power, and it would surely tear the Heavenly Sealing Array apart.

Han Feizi and the others wore grave expressions. They gathered around the Heavenly Sealing Array at once to keep it operational.

Meanwhile, Jiao Ba had already completed his mission, and with his current cultivation, he had no way to contend with high immortals.

Gong Gong acted swiftly, his witcher energy morphing into a Witch Wheel Blade that descended upon Gan Xingzhou's group. However, Gan Xingzhou's group had already resolved to die, so they didn't bother retaliating against Gong Gong's attack.

With a loud rumble, Gong Gong successfully knocked several of them back, but he couldn't stop Gan Xingzhou, Liang Hong, and a few others. Those he had sent flying charged forward once more, completely heedless of their lives.

Liu Wuxie summoned the Divine Mystic Yin Needle again. At that exact moment, a high immortal exploded, unleashing a terrifying ripple that sought to blast Liu Wuxie away.

Blood gushed from Liu Wuxie's mouth. Even he had no way to evade the self-detonation of a high immortal. The detonation caused the Heavenly Sealing Array to shake violently, opening a crack in the sky as the ascension force descended through it.

"Keep self-detonating! Even if we can't kill him, we have to force him to enter the celestial realm!" Meng Zhi roared like a madman. After all, Liu Wuxie would inevitably become a disaster if he remained in the mortal realm.