For two whole days, the Shu King went out every day with his entourage, distributing Light Gathering Stones on the streets.

To prevent corruption, he arranged for people from his mansion and the local militia to handle these tasks.

After finishing house-to-house visits, the Shu King felt his legs were no longer obeying him.

Fortunately, cultivators can fly, scatter, and use their thoughts to distribute Light Gathering Stones like scattering flowers.

If it were ordinary people, they probably wouldn’t finish such a large workload in a month.

On the third day, the solar eclipse Long Fei mentioned seemed to have arrived.

Worried that demonic spirits might cause trouble, the Shu King led people straight to Long Fei’s mansion.

He thought Long Fei was busy with some countermeasures, but unexpectedly, this elder brother was calmly drinking tea with his wife.

With a troubled face, the Shu King approached and complained to Long Fei, "Brother, is this solar eclipse you mentioned really going to happen?"

Long Fei smiled and asked him to sit down, asking, "Have all the Light Gathering Stones been distributed?"

"Yes, all done!"

The Shu King nodded quickly and boasted, "Although your brother isn’t good at making money, I’m quite adept at dispersing wealth."

Long Fei nodded and said, "Since they’re all distributed, sit down and relax; you won’t have to worry about the following matters."

Picking up a cup, the Shu King went to get some tea to drink.

His mind wondered how such a bright sun could suddenly go dark.

He suspected that Long Fei might have made a miscalculation.

Just as he was murmuring, the sun had risen high in the sky.

Sunlight illuminated beneath, casting shadows on their feet.

Suddenly, a dark shadow covered half of the sky, prompting the Shu King to look up in surprise.

Above the sky, the sun indeed became darker.

A shadow continuously moved to cover the sun, truly resembling a celestial dog devouring the sun bite by bite.

The Shu King was choked by the tea in his mouth, stood up, and exclaimed repeatedly, "It has arrived, it really has arrived!"

Finally, the matter discussed for three days in Shu State City reached its conclusion.

Everyone was amazed, surprised, and worshipful, taking out the Light Gathering Stones given by Long Fei as if they could truly save their lives.

In a valley under Mount Shu’s Main Peak, red mists surged into the sky, quickly spreading toward Shu State City.

The mist emitted from a cavern, like an underground leak, spewed out rapidly and instantly enveloped the entire mountain peak and Mount Shu in a layer of red mist.

The Resonant Bell on Mount Shu rang, and all disciples gathered at the square outside the main hall.

They raised their heads, incredulous at the scene before them.

Qi Shuming and the elders also came out, their expressions tightly focused on the sky.

"A solar eclipse, Yin and Yang reversed. Not good, very not good!"

The Third Elder Yuanyuan Master shook his head repeatedly, clutching his fingers.

Every now and then, streaks of sword light flashed across the sky as Bearded Immortal Li Yuanhua and Miles of Flying Rainbow Tong Yuanqi hurried back with disciples, their bodies infused with blood mist. They urgently reported to Sect Leader Qi Shuming, "Sect Leader, we are in trouble. There are tens of millions of demonic beasts attacking from all sides at the foot of the mountain. Also, unknown blood mists have spread across the mountain. These strange blood mists are capable of devouring people’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Please activate the Mountain-Defending Great Formation immediately, or all the disciples will be doomed."

Neither of them had ever been as panicked as they were now.

Qi Shuming and the elders, as well as the disciples, sensed a hint of impending disaster. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Qi Shuming cast a golden talisman, which quickly adhered to Ningbi Cliff on Qixia Peak.

This golden talisman was roughly one meter long.

Upon attachment to the mountain peak, a Mysterious Light began to rotate around the entire mountain.

The Yin-Yang Dust Grand Formation was activated, with this talisman serving to operate the entire formation—a Primordial Unity Taiqing Talisman to stabilize the array.

Legend has it that it was crafted by the Supreme Daoist, but was shattered during the Divine Enthronement War, leaving only a fragment.

Even a fragment bears the handiwork of a Saint.

The talisman’s power was evident immediately, as the blood mist surrounding Qixia Peak was dispelled in an instant.

A voice coldly sounded from the valley below, "Old bastards of Mount Shu, all of you wait for the ancestor to emerge. When the ancestor is free, you’ll all be turned into my Blood Spirits."

It was a sinister Divine Sense transmission.

The disciples were all deeply frightened.

Qi Shuming stared at the direction of the blood mist, his expression tense, and said, "Is this blood mist heading to Shu State City?"

His wife, Xun Lanyin, sorrowfully said, "The Demon Race is wreaking havoc; the Human Realm is bound to face a catastrophe."

Qi Shuming said, "This Blood Demon is leveraging the trend of Yin-yang reversal this time, using these blood mists to devour the essence blood of mortals. If allowed to proceed, Mount Shu will also face peril."

Xun Lanyin said, "But our master went to the Ascending Immortal Road; we can’t control the Blood Demon with our strength. How can we completely disperse such vast blood mists?"

Other elders were equally puzzled, unsure of how to manage the situation.

Qi Shuming’s son, Qi Jinchan, looked at the sky and said, "Father, mother, look quickly. These blood mists are spreading with the darkness, likely fearing sunlight. If there is sunlight, these blood mists should be able to be dispersed."

Qi Shuming nodded, "Our Mount Shu’s Haotian Mirror can illuminate one small region, but it can’t save the entire city."

Xun Lanyin said, "Saving even one person is worthwhile, husband, act promptly!"

Without hesitation, Qi Shuming quickly manifested a golden mirror.

The mirror was adorned with painted birds, insects, and fish, subtly emitting an ancient charm.

Qi Shuming tossed it into the air, and the mirror transformed into a golden ray, piercing through the layers of blood mist, reaching a height of over ten thousand meters.

During the solar eclipse, the high-altitude area remained golden.

The Haotian Mirror, facing the sun, reflected a golden ray straight down toward the blood mist.

A series of muffled reactions echoed.

Where the light reached, the blood mist disintegrated, swept clean by the sunlight reflected from the Haotian Mirror.

Looking from below Shu State City, it seemed as if another sun had suddenly appeared.

In the sky above Shu State City, a bright area spanning several miles emerged.

Everyone was stunned, watching as the sun in the sky was nearly completely obscured by a shadow.

The blood mist from Mount Shu also completely covered the sky above Shu State City.

Only this bright area was not submerged in darkness and blood mist.

Bird corpses continued to fall from the sky.

Someone was hit on the head and, upon picking it up, found the birds had turned into piles of bones.

In the city, towering trees over a hundred meters tall were instantly withered by the blood mist.

The blood mist descended, poised to engulf all the city’s residents.

Long Fei’s voice suddenly echoed throughout Shu State City, "Everyone listen, quickly take out the Light Gathering Stones and chant the incantation with me!"

Only then did people remember that earlier, the Shu King had distributed Light Gathering Stones to every household.

A crowd hurriedly retrieved these items and chanted in unison with Long Fei, "Taihua Light Come!"

The four words resonated throughout the city, instantly igniting each Light Gathering Stone, emitting golden rays across the city.

The descending blood mist met these rays and was immediately vaporized and dispersed.

Looking around, the city appeared to transform into a sea of golden light, facing off against the sky’s darkness and blood mist.