Chapter 1091: Sealed Devilish Beings

"At this point, it's only right that all of you know the truth. I do indeed know a little about this seventh level of the Eon Pagoda. As all of you are already aware, this pagoda is a prison in which many fugitives are being held captive, and the fugitive on this seventh level is an almighty devil, one that's far more powerful than all of the other fugitives we've encountered so far," Lei Yuce explained.

"There were even Great Encompassment Stage beings among the fugitives that we've already encountered, could it be that this one is a Dao Ancestor?" Lan Yan scoffed, clearly skeptical of Lei Yuce's words.

"The founding father of our Almighty Sword Sect participated in the sealing of this devil, and according to the records left behind by him, even if that devil isn't a Dao Ancestor, he's not far away," Lei Yuce replied with a grim expression, and Lan Yan's flippant smile slowly faded upon hearing this.

"The founding father of the Almighty Sword Sect once came to this place as well? Could it be that he was familiar with Immortal Lord Tai Sui?" Han Li asked.

"I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that question," Lei Yuce replied with a shake of his head.

Han Li didn't say anything, but internally, he was feeling a little skeptical, and he couldn't tell if Lei Yuce actually didn't know, or if he was simply withholding this information.

"Could it be that the devilish being that you're referring to is the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity, the one who was said to have used the entire Golden Origin Immortal Region as a blood sacrifice?" Su Anqian suddenly asked.

"That's right. I'm sure you must be well aware of his existence, Celestial Maiden Su," Lei Yuce confirmed.

"Our Heavenly Water Sect has records of that catastrophic calamity," Su Anqian replied as her complexion paled slightly.

"Would you care to elaborate?" Han Li asked.

"Many of you aren't from the Golden Origin Immortal Region, so you won't be aware of this event. Countless years ago, going all the way back to the era where our Immortal Realm was in direct conflict with the Devil Realm, our Golden Origin Immortal Region once endured a major catastrophe.

“An almighty devilish being by the name of the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity descended upon the Golden Origin Immortal Region and created a vast devilish array to slaughter the entire immortal region. Over half of all of the living beings in the Golden Origin Immortal Region at the time perished to that array, and it was only broken by a Dao Ancestor from the Heavenly Court.

“To this very day, the Golden Origin Immortal Region is still yet to recover from that ordeal, and even the mere mention of the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's name is considered to be taboo," Su Anqian sighed.

"I see," Han Li mused as a contemplative look appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't help but wonder if this Dark Heavens Devilish Deity had anything to do with the Night Sun Empire.

"Truth be told, the emergence of the Tai Sui Immortal Manor wasn't a coincidence. According to the records of our sect, the immortal manor most likely emerged as a result of the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's attempts to break the seal that he's confined within, and Wen Zhong and I have come here with the objective of fortifying the seal.

“The seal has a total of five cores, each corresponding to one of the five elements, and that golden altar was the metal-attribute core," Lei Yuce added.

"Does that mean that one of the cores of the seal has already been destroyed?" Lan Yan asked in an uneasy manner, and grim looks immediately appeared on everyone's faces upon hearing this.

"That's right. As long as the five cores are intact, there's no way for the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity to escape, but now that one of them has been destroyed, if the other cores are destroyed as well, then there's a very good chance that the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity will be able to break free from his seal.

“If that happens, not only will all of us lose our lives here, the entire Golden Origin Immortal Region will be subjected to another disastrous calamity, so make sure to proceed with caution from here onward and do not destroy any more cores," Lei Yuce said with a solemn expression, and everyone nodded in response.

"What do we do now? Do we keep going?" Lan Yan asked.

"Yes, but before we leave, I'm going to attempt to repair this array. This array is the foundation of the metal-attribute core, and even though it's been destroyed, the energy within it still hasn't completely dissipated, so if I can repair it, perhaps it can still function partially as intended," Lei Yuce replied, then crouched down to examine the array on the ground.

Wen Zhong also stepped up to help him, and after a brief discussion, the two of them quickly began working on the array.

Han Li and the others weren't familiar with the array, so they couldn't offer any help.

Close to a day passed by in a flash, and Han Li and the others were all in a state of seated meditation when they felt a burst of formidable array fluctuations sweep through the air, prompting them to rise to their feet.

The golden array on the ground had already been repaired, and a thick pillar of golden light rose up from it before vanishing into the ceiling of the cave above.

The array then slowly ceased operating at Lei Yuce's behest, and the pillar of golden light quickly faded away.

"Thankfully, the damage wasn't too severe, and we were able to repair the array," Lei Yuce declared with a faint smile.

"Will it still be able to serve its original purpose?" Lan Yan asked, seemingly quite fearful of the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity.

"I'm not sure, we can only hope so," Lei Yuce replied. "Let's get out of here, we've already been delayed here for far too long."

Lei Yuce swept a sleeve through the air as he spoke, releasing a burst of golden light that swept up some nearby rocks before piling them onto the golden array.

At this point, everyone had already mostly recovered from their injuries, and they were eager to continue onward.

......

After walking through the cave for a long time, they finally arrived at its entrance.

Outside the cave was a platform that was several thousand feet in size, and there were jagged rocks all over the ground, as if this place were situated halfway up a mountain.

Upon arriving at the edge of the platform, everyone peered into the distance, but they were unable to see anything but dense, gray mist.

Xiong Shan peered into the distance for a while, then suddenly slashed his golden longsword through the air to release a massive streak of golden swordlight.

The streak of swordlight possessed tremendous power and should've been able to glide through the air for hundreds of kilometers, but to everyone's surprise, it was only able to travel several thousand feet before exploding violently, as if it had struck a wall.

"There's a restriction here," Xiong Shan murmured to himself.

"Save your energy, everyone. The restriction outside this mountain is connected to the foundation of the entire Eon Pagoda, so unless you possess the power to destroy the entire pagoda, you won't be able to break this restriction by force," Lei Yuce said.

Han Li released his spiritual sense to scour the surrounding area upon hearing this, only to discover that his spiritual sense was so severely restricted here that he wasn't able to release it very far at all.

Hence, everyone had no choice but to fly their way up the mountain.

After flying for close to ten thousand feet, Wyrm 3 suddenly stopped in her tracks, and everyone else immediately did the same.

They followed the direction of her gaze to discover what appeared to be a man-made stone staircase, leading up the mountain in a winding fashion, at the base of which was a flat cliff.

"Let's go take a look," Lei Yuce said, then flew over to the stone staircase, followed immediately by everyone else.

Upon descending onto the cliff, Han Li looked around to discover that there was nothing of note in the surrounding area aside from the stone staircase.

Thus, everyone began to scale the staircase, making their way up toward the mountain summit.

After advancing for several thousand feet, they arrived on an even larger cliff, standing upon which was an antiquated blue palace that had been constructed along the face of the mountain.

Ahead of the palace was a plaza that was several thousand feet in size, and its mirror-like surface resembled that of a lake, with what appeared to be a cloud of blue mist hanging over it, giving it a rather illusory appearance.

Lan Yuanzi's brows furrowed slightly at the sight of the cloud of mist.

"What's wrong?" Lan Yan asked.

"I can sense some water law power fluctuations in the air... I think this is most likely a water-attribute illusory array," Lan Yuanzi mused.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and he began to carefully examine the surrounding area with his Infernal Devilish Eyes.

Thanks to his Infernal Devilish Eyes, he was able to see a series of vortexes within the cloud of mist, exerting both forces of attraction and repulsion upon one another to form a very special energy field.

After peering into the mist for only a short while, Han Li felt his eyes begin to grow moist, as if water vapor were creeping into them, and he looked around in a perplexed manner, only to discover that Lei Yuce and the others were nowhere to be seen.

A wry smile appeared on his face upon seeing this. Only now did he realize that they had already stepped into the illusory array from the moment that they reached the top of the staircase.

After taking a moment to compose himself, he began channeling his Spirit Refinement Technique, attempting to use his tremendous spiritual sense to forcibly break the illusion.

However, as soon as he did this, the surrounding environment was instantly transformed.

The vortexes that he had spotted earlier suddenly began to revolve far faster and more violently than before, and they were crashing into one another like a cluster of tornadoes.

At the same time, the sound of loud, crashing waves rang out, and Han Li discovered that he had appeared above a vast, black sea.