286: Has the sky cracked open?

Chu Guhong had been interrupted while Cultivating, and he was already displeased. Seeing a Disciple acting so uncomposed at this moment, his brows furrowed even deeper.

However, upon hearing the following words, he could no longer sit still. He stood up and immediately said in a deep voice, "What is there to panic about! Did the Soul Tablet shatter?"

"No... it hasn't completely shattered!" The Disciple, scolded by him, shuddered and hurriedly shook his head.

"If it hasn't shattered, why are you shrieking like a ghost!"

Chu Guhong felt a weight lift from his heart, but immediately, anger surged up, "Making such a fuss, what kind of decorum is this!!"

He was about to wave his hand to shoo him away, but the Disciple hurriedly added.

"But Sect Master! The Soul Tablets of the Vice Sect Masters haven't shattered, but they are close! The Soul light upon them is dim to the extreme, covered in cracks, and it looks like they are about to..."

"What!" Chu Guhong stood up abruptly, his expression instantly turning incredibly ugly, "Close to shattering? You mean, severely injured and on the verge of death?"

"Ah, not quite. The Soul Tablets later recovered slightly and have now stabilized, but the cracks remain, and the Soul light is extremely faint."

The Disciple was cautious, trying his best to explain the full situation.

"You!" Chu Guhong pointed at the Disciple, trembling with rage. Who taught such a fellow to speak in such breathless gasps!

"Is there anything else!" he asked impatiently, "Finish speaking all at once!"

"No, nothing else." The Disciple shook his head like a rattle-drum; even if he were slow-witted, he could see that the Sect Master was on the verge of a volcanic rage.

"Then what are you still standing there for! Get out!" Chu Guhong roared, the sound wave causing the pillars in the hall to tremble slightly.

The Disciple felt as if he had been granted an amnesty and scrambled out, crawling and running.

The hall returned to silence, but Chu Guhong could no longer remain calm. He paced back and forth in the hall, his face as dark as water.

"The Soul Tablets cracked, which is a symptom of having been on the brink of death. It seems they encountered a tough opponent this time, but I don't know who this person is! This is completely disregarding our Luo Huang Immortal Sect!"

"Fortunately, Ling Canghai and Feng Qingyang should have ultimately escaped, otherwise the Soul Tablets would not have stabilized." Chu Guhong let out a long sigh, his tensed heartstrings relaxing slightly.

"As long as they didn't perish, that's good, that's good..." Immediately, a trace of irrepressible joy quietly appeared on his face.

If the two had perished outside, it would be a disaster for the Sect. But if they were only severely injured, then it was fine.

Moreover, since the two were injured so heavily this time, would it affect their Foundation?

"Heh heh heh..." A low and gratified laugh echoed in the empty hall.

Chu Guhong seemed to have already seen Ling Canghai and Feng Qingyang, with damaged Foundations and their paths of Dao severed, no longer able to pose any threat to him. The supreme power of the Luo Huang Immortal Sect would completely fall into his hands alone!

He even wanted to roar up at the sky, thanking that unknown "Fellow Daoist" for clearing away all obstacles for him!

But just as he was getting carried away. "Ah!!" A scream erupted uncontrollably from Chu Guhong's throat.

His complexion suddenly turned as pale as paper, and blue veins bulged on his forehead! This was because a severe sense of weakness and tearing pain, originating from his life Origin, swept through his entire body without any warning!

He felt as if his Golden Core had been gripped and squeezed tightly by an invisible force, and the power of his Origin, which he had arduously condensed, was flowing away and dissipating at a terrifying speed!

At the same time, the Essence Blood throughout his body seemed to have been ignited, rapidly evaporating and withering, bringing waves of bone-deep chill and emptiness.

His Divine Soul felt as if it were being cut by knives, sending waves of tearing pain and unbearable dizziness.

"What is going on! What is happening to me!?" Chu Guhong was inexplicably terrified. He desperately operated his Cultivation Technique, attempting to stabilize his Origin, and steady his Essence Blood and Divine Soul, yet it had little effect.

The feeling of loss and decline was so real and overbearing, as if a higher-level force was forcibly stripping away everything he had!

He staggered and grabbed the jade pillar beside him, his fingertips turning white from the force, and cold sweat instantly soaked the clothes on his back. His originally dignified face was twisted in pain, and his eyes were filled with suspicion, fear, and confusion.

"Who is it? Who is plotting against me! Is it Ling Canghai or Feng Qingyang? No, they don't have this ability! Could it be that mysterious Golden Core expert who killed Qin Wangchuan? But what kind of evil technique is this, to be able to directly injure my Origin from such a great distance!!"

Countless guesses tumbled through his chaotic mind, but he could not find a reasonable answer. This kind of unknown attack, which acted directly upon his Foundation, was more terrifying than any open confrontation with swords and spears.

Fortunately, this nightmarish state only lasted for half an hour before it came to an abrupt end.

When the inexplicable power of deprivation finally receded like a tide, Chu Guhong was almost exhausted, collapsing onto his prayer mat and gasping for breath.

At this moment, he introspected his body and was horrified to discover that his Golden Core had dimmed by nearly a circle, and his Origin was severely depleted. Moreover, nearly thirty percent of his Essence Blood had been consumed, and his Physical Body felt waves of weakness. His Divine Soul was also heavily damaged, and the range of his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense had shrunk significantly. His overall strength had likely dropped by thirty to forty percent!

His face was as pale as a ghost, his lips cracked, and his heart was shrouded in a huge shadow. "Who exactly is it? To use such a vicious secret technique? And what is their purpose? Is it targeting me personally, or the entire Luo Huang Immortal Sect?"

Countless questions arose in his heart, and a strong sense of foreboding pressed down on him, making him almost unable to breathe.

However, the more he feared something, the more likely it was to happen. Boom— An hour later, Chu Guhong, still closing his eyes to heal, was suddenly awakened by a deafening roar.

He even felt the entire Qi Huang Peak shake violently! The pillars of the hall roof emitted creaking sounds of being unable to bear the weight.

Chu Guhong's expression changed in shock several times, then he forcibly interrupted his healing, suppressed the weakness in his body, gathered the little remaining mana he had, flickered his figure, and transformed into a red rainbow, rushing out of the hall.

The next moment, he was already standing on the high platform of the plaza outside the Qi Huang Hall. Below, countless Sect Disciples were panicking as they rushed out from various halls and Immortal Caves. They all looked up together toward the direction of the mountain gate, their faces filled with fear and confusion.

They saw that the Third-Rank Grand Array "Nine Phoenix Burning Heaven Array," which had shrouded the entire Luo Huang Immortal Sect for thousands of years and had always been as solid as a fortress, was now, as if by a pair of invisible giant hands, forcibly torn open, creating a hideous and huge crack a hundred zhang long!

The crimson-gold Formation patterns at the edge of the crack flickered and twisted wildly, then collapsed with a boom, emitting a heart-trembling shattering sound. Through the crack, one could clearly see the sky outside, and... that deep darkness sweeping across the sky, making one's Soul tremble!

"The... the sky has split open?!" "It's not the sky that has split open, it's the Sect-protecting Formation... it has been broken!!!"

"How is that possible, this is a Third-Rank Grand Array! Even if an Immortal Master descended, it would be impossible to destroy it like this!" "Look outside quickly, why has the sky turned black, that is... Oh no!!"

The exclamations of the Disciples merged into one. At this moment, they could not believe that the greatest reliance for their Sect's survival had been torn apart so easily!

Boom—!! Immediately, under the gaze of countless terrified eyes, the crack spread and expanded rapidly like shattered glass. Finally, accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, the entire light curtain of the Formation shrouding the mountain gate shattered with a boom! It turned into crimson-gold light fragments flying across the sky, just like the desperate emotions of everyone in the Luo Huang Immortal Sect. Immediately after, a scene that would make everyone unforgettable and shatter their minds, fiercely burst into view.