Chapter 1368: Suspicions

A hint of surprise flashed through Gu Huojin's eyes upon hearing this, but he quickly settled back into his composed facade and remained silent.

The fact that he wasn't denying any of this created another stir among everyone present.

All of a sudden, Zhen Shiyin, the red-robed elderly man standing with True Lord Cang Wu, suddenly interjected, "What is this Three Thousand Daos Divine Array that you speak of, Palace Master?"

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to him.

There were many people who were internally displeased with the Heavenly Court, but given Gu Huojin's unmatched power and authority, no one dared to openly oppose the Heavenly Court, so it came as a shock to everyone that Zhen Shiyin dared to directly interact with the Reincarnation Palace Master at a time like this.

"It's an array capable of both destroying worlds and creating worlds," the Reincarnation Palace Master replied.

"What's that supposed to mean? Can you elaborate?" Zhen Shiyin asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Three Thousand Daos Divine Array is an array capable of incorporating all of the laws of the world. Once the array is activated, the entire world will be destroyed, returning everything to chaos. The wielder of the array will be able to draw upon its power to overcome the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao, mastering the laws of chaos, said to be the origin of all laws, to become an entity that transcends beyond the Heavenly Dao.

“From there, they'll be able to create a new world that they will be the absolute ruler of," the Reincarnation Palace Master explained.

The entire Jade Pond Paradise had fallen into a stunned silence, and this was no surprise, considering the astonishing revelation that everyone had just been met with.

All of the Heavenly Court Dao Ancestors were just as astonished as everyone else, while Gu Huojin remained as calm and unflustered as ever.

Zhen Shiyin turned to Gu Huojin with a horrified expression as he asked, "Is the Three Thousand Daos Divine Array how you plan to overcome the Heavenly Dao?"

Everyone instantly turned to Gu Huojin upon hearing this.

"That is the only way to transcend beyond the Heavenly Dao, isn't that right, Fellow Daoist Gu?" the Reincarnation Palace Master answered before Gu Huojin had a chance to speak.

"Are you telling the truth?" Zhen Shiyin asked as he turned to stare intently at the Reincarnation Palace Master.

"In order to activate the Three Thousand Daos Divine Array, two prerequisites must be fulfilled, the first of which is that there must be an extremely vast energy supply, and that's why the Heavenly Court has been plundering spirit materials from all of the immortal regions over the years," the Reincarnation Palace Master said.

"And what's the second prerequisite?" Zhen Shiyin asked.

"That would be to gather as many types of law powers as possible, and that's something that the Heavenly Court has also been secretly working on. I'm sure all of you are aware of what happens to the fugitives captured by the Immortal prison. On top of that, the Heavenly Court has also been constantly collecting treasures that contain special law powers for the same purpose," the Reincarnation Palace Master replied.

All of the banquet attendees seemed to have been convinced by the Reincarnation Palace Master's story, and they collectively turned to Gu Huojin with mixed emotions in their eyes.l

Dao Ancestor Bai Yun could see that the tide of public opinion was quickly turning against their favor, and he hurriedly yelled, "That's pure nonsense! How could there possibly exist an array that's capable of destroying an entire world? As for the law powers extracted from the fugitives in the Immortal Prison, that's done as a punishment, and their law powers are used to refine immortal treasures.

“The materials with special law powers that are collected by the Heavenly Court are also used to refine certain special treasures to be used to oppose the Reincarnation Palace. Do not be fooled, everyone!"

"That's right! The Reincarnation Palace is constantly seeking to wreak havoc and dissension everywhere, and it's now attempting to do so in the very heart of the Heavenly Court!" the red-faced elderly man yelled.

"Fellow Daoist Bai Yun, I've also always been curious about why your Heavenly Court has been extracting the law powers of its fugitives, and my investigation tells me that those extract law powers have not been sent to the Hundred Refinement Peak, where the Heavenly Court refines immortal treasures. Instead, they've been sent elsewhere," Zhen Shiyin said.

Dao Ancestor Bai Yun turned to him with a cold look in his eyes upon hearing this.

"At this point, I am unable to continue placing my trust in the Heavenly Court. I have no intention of taking any part in this conflict, so please excuse me now," Zhen Shiyin said as he cupped his fist in a parting salute, then turned to fly out of the Jade Pond Paradise.

The Reincarnation Palace Master and the Devilish Monarch exchanged a glance with one another, and the latter raised a hand, upon which the devilish army parted to allow Zhen Shiyin safe passage.

As opposed to actually departing, Zhen Shiyin chose a safe place to stop nearby, and many of the banquet attendees quickly began to follow his lead, flying their way to safety.

True Lord Cang Wu and the azure-haired Dao Ancestor exchanged a glance with one another, then also followed suit, and in the blink of an eye, most of the cultivators in the Jade Pond Paradise had departed, leaving only less than a third left.

Dao Ancestor was both alarmed and infuriated to see this, but with no instructions issued by Gu Huojin, he didn't dare to try and keep anyone from leaving by force.

Meanwhile, Chen Ruyan and Yin Ming remained firm in their positions, standing in the paths of the devilish and primordial armies.

With most of the banquet attendees gone, the Heavenly Court's forces were placed at even more of a disadvantage.

"How impressive that you were able to weaken the Heavenly Court's forces by so much just through a few words," the Devilish Monarch remarked through voice transmission.

"You're far too kind, Devilish Monarch. I was only revealing the truth. If it weren't for Gu Huojin's heinous ways, there's no way I would've been able to convince anyone," the Reincarnation Palace Master replied.

"You've done well, Palace Master. Leave the rest to us," the Devilish Monarch said, then swept a sleeve through the air, and the devilish army immediately began to march forward, with their collective footsteps producing a thunderous rumble.

The primordial army also began to advance, and the encirclement was shrinking by the second.

......

A burst of lightning erupted out of the palm of Han Li's hand, and plumes of smoke began billowing out of the orifices of Meng Yuan's head.

Regardless of whether this final curse of Meng Yuan's was nothing more than a furious diatribe or an actual curse, Han Li had no interest in hearing it to its conclusion.

Moments later, Meng Yuan's aura completely faded away, and Zi Shan and Dong Lihu exchanged a grim glance with one another.

As a safety precaution, Han Li sent the Essence Fire Raven into Meng Yuan's already charred black head, then tossed the head back onto his headless body, which instantly erupted into silver flames.

"You two are next," Han Li said as he turned his gaze to Zi Shan and Dong Lihu.

"Looks like we have no choice but to engage him in a direct battle. If we prove to be no match, then just incinerate everything in this Ubiquitous Myriad Immortal Array. There's no need to worry about me," Dong Lihu sighed.

Zi Shan was silent for a moment before nodding in response.

Dong Lihu swept both hands through the air, and bursts of formidable law power fluctuations instantly surged out of his body as a series of massive mountain projections appeared behind him.

"Han Li, do you dare to oppose my fist head-on?" Dong Lihu roared.

"Sure, show me what you've got," Han Li said with a faint smile as he released his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, and it transformed into a sword spirit child before flying away to the side.

In the next instant, he launched himself at the oncoming Dong Lihu while releasing a golden spirit domain that encompassed both of them.

Countless golden ripples were sweeping through the entire spirit domain, and Dong Lihu instantly felt as if he were advancing through treacle, with his progress slowed down significantly.

However, he refused to back down as he clenched his fist tightly and threw a punch at Han Li.

The mountain projections behind him began to dissipate, transforming into bursts of golden light that surged into his arm, then flowed into his fist, and it began to glow with blinding, golden radiance.

At the same time, numerous vast mountains in several immortal regions were suddenly completely depleted of their spiritual qi before exploding without any warning.

This punch of Dong Lihu's was imbued with the power of over a hundred mountains.

A hint of excitement and battle intent surfaced in Han Li's eyes upon seeing this, and his five time law treasure manifestations behind him flew into his body, while a burst of destructive, five-elemental power took shape in his fist.

He threw an almighty punch forward, releasing a gargantuan, golden fist projection that struck Dong Lihu's mountainous fist, and both instantly exploded violently upon impact.

A burst of incredibly violent power swept through the surrounding area, creating countless spatial rifts, but unfortunately, all of them were extremely small and only lingered for a moment before fading away.

The resulting shockwaves sent both Han Li and Dong Lihu flying back tens of thousands of kilometers, following Han Li launched himself at the latter once again.

Meanwhile, Dong Lihu was looking on with an astonished expression and a trembling arm.

He had lost to Han Li in a pure clash of strength.

Right at this moment, a sharp, whistling sound rang out.

A bow had appeared in Zi Shan's grasp, and she had just fired an arrow of purple flames in Han Li's direction.

The arrow was racing through the air at an astonishing speed, and in response, HanLi swept a sleeve through the air, sending countless ripples surging out of his Mantra Treasured Axis to oppose the arrow.

However, the arrow was somehow able to remain completely unaffected by his time law powers, and it passed through the golden ripples en route to Han Li's heart without even the slightest bit of deceleration!