An Qinglin sent Yan Zhaoge into the depths of the sea with a stream of white cloud qi, shooting towards Jade Sea City.
As Yan Zhaoge entered the sea, even with the protection of An Qinglin's cloud qi, he could still feel the scalding heat of the seawater as though it was being boiled at this moment.
The Flame Devil who had come to obstruct An Qinglin was precisely the Flame Devil King Cheng Huang who had been constantly pursuing Yan Zhaoge earlier.
While Yan Zhaoge had not taken out the Flame Devil Emperor's ring at this moment, this Flame Devil King still had a fresh memory of Yan Zhaoge's aura-qi fluctuations.
After detecting that it was Yan Zhaoge, Cheng Huang instantly let out a violent, enraged roar, his eyes instantly turning red as he chased after Yan Zhaoge.
While An Qinglin was rather taken aback, she still immediately helped Yan Zhaoge block Cheng Huang.
The sword light streaked across the sky, but it wasn't bright. Instead, it was hazy, like clouds and mist, like a swamp.
Boundless sword lights swept out and transformed tempered steel into something soft, and it vividly displayed the profundities of the Sword Dao's flexibility, tenacity, and boundless variation.
While An Qinglin was injured, Turbid Wave Pavilion's direct lineage martial arts were exceedingly proficient in defence, the strength of which could be said to be on par with Infinite Boundless Mountain's martial arts.
Right now, An Qinglin did not seek to gain merit, but only to not make any mistakes. Sword after sword, she diverted and borrowed power, every single sword blocking the berserk attacks of the Flame Devil King Cheng Huang.
It looked like she was treading on thin ice, but it was actually safe. Cheng Huang was unable to break through her sword momentum for a while.
With An Qinglin's help, the pressure on Yuan Zhengfeng was greatly reduced, and he almost immediately switched from defense to offense.
It was just that Yuan Zhengfeng still had to be careful of his opponents turning to attack Jade Sea City.
The battle here fell into a stalemate for a short period of time.
An Qinglin's face was pale. She was injured. She could hold on for a while with the special characteristics of her martial arts, but she couldn't fight for long.
Within the sea, Yan Zhaoge glanced back. Seeing that An Qinglin had blocked the Flame Devil King Cheng Huang, he relaxed.
Turbid Wave Pavilion's supreme Turbid Wave Martial Scripture, the Flowing Cloud Illusory Sword recorded within was ranked alongside Broad Creed Mountain's Limitless Heavenly Sword, Jade Sea City's Jade Sea Formless Sword and the Heavenly Thunder Hall's Divine Sky Lightning Mother Sword as the Four Great Sword Arts of the Eight Extremities World.
At the same time, it was also the sword technique of the current Eight Extremities World that was most proficient in defence.
Although An Qinglin was injured, she could hold on for a while if she focused on defense.
The white cloud penetrated straight into the depths of the sea, sending Yan Zhaoge outside Jade Sea City.
Gazing over, Yan Zhaoge saw that the spirit patterns of the great formation on the outskirts of Jade Sea City were already in tatters, on the verge of shattering.
The terrifying tsunami that he had felt from afar was the result of the severe damage to the Azure Sea Limitless Array.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge approach, Jade Sea City hurriedly let him in.
A stream of water arose, sweeping Yan Zhaoge downwards. Yan Zhaoge stood still, not bothering with pleasantries, "City Lord Song still hasn't left seclusion?"
The face of the Jade Sea City Elder who had received him was also filled with worry as he swivelled his head to look in the direction of the central great hall of the inner city.
Over there, there was a faint radiance of resplendent golden light. It was majestic, but its aura was a little dim and weak, as if it was about to run out of steam.
"We were originally already about to succeed, but the grand formation was nearly broken earlier, the massive impact having affected the City Lord's side. The current situation …" This Jade Sea City Elder's voice was rather bitter.
Beside him, Song Chao sat in the meditative position, his body bearing injuries that were not light. Those were injuries that had been caused by the battle with the Flame Devils that had rushed in earlier.
Song Chao smiled bitterly, "Junior apprentice-brother Yan, it wasn't easy for you to get out. Why did you still run back here?"
Yan Zhaoge said, "I am very ashamed. That Flame Devil King that I drew away has finally returned here."
Song Chao said, "Junior apprentice-brother Yan, please don't say that. This Flame Devil King returning should be because that even more powerful Flame Devil has come. If not for you drawing him away for a long time earlier, before your clan's Heaven Equalling Senior had arrived, my Jade Sea City would probably already have fallen."
The other Jade Sea City martial practitioners by the side all nodded in agreement as well.
Looking at Yan Zhaoge, their gazes contained gratitude, admiration, and even doubt.
They had not thought that Yan Zhaoge's breakout back then had actually really been able to draw away a Flame Devil King. Even more unexpected was that Yan Zhaoge had been able to deal with the Flame Devil King while still remaining safe and sound.
This had really toppled their understanding of the world.
If it was said that he had been protected by An Qinglin, An Qinglin should have long since come to Jade Sea City. Therefore, An Qinglin had clearly only just returned to reinforce the Inner East Sea.
For such a long time earlier, how exactly had Yan Zhaoge been dealing with the Flame Devil King?
This caused everyone to be unable to understand it no matter how they thought about it, also casting a mysterious halo over Yan Zhaoge's eyes.
Looking at the golden light that shot out from within the great hall, Yan Zhaoge sucked in a deep breath, asking, "From the looks of it, City Lord Song doesn't seem to be seeking a breakthrough in his cultivation base. Instead, it seems like he is forging a treasure."
His gaze swept past Song Chao and the others, "It's a Sacred Artifact?"
Broad Creed Mountain had originally already known that they wanted to forge a Sacred Artifact, even having provided the Unfalling Ghost Rock. Now that the matter was already laid out before them, Song Chao and the others naturally wouldn't deny it.
"That's right. Our clan has already reached the final stage of forging the Sacred Artifact, the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword. Yet, we have met with such a great tribulation." Song Chao sighed, "My father is currently one with the Sacred Artifact. If the Sacred Artifact does not succeed, my father will be hard pressed to extricate himself from it. If the forging of the Sacred Artifact fails, my father will also immediately suffer heavy injuries, being unable to resist the Flame Devils."
Gazing at the golden light, Yan Zhaoge said slowly, "Due to the urgency of the matter, I have a presumptuous request. Forgive me for saying it straightforwardly. Can you send me into your clan's central great hall?"
"I might be able to lend you a hand."
As his words left his mouth, the people of Jade Sea City were all taken aback.
At this critical juncture of life and death, while many sectarian views could be discarded, the forging of a Sacred Artifact could only be done by Martial Saints. Even Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters would not be able to interfere in it.
It was also because Yan Zhaoge had previously restrained the Flame Devil King Cheng Huang, accomplishing an inconceivable miracle, that his authority still remained. Otherwise, people would simply feel that his mind was abnormal.
Yan Zhaoge's expression was heavy, "Three things. The first is to send me into your clan's central great hall."
"The second is for my Grand Master to send an aura condensed from the power of our clan's Sacred Artifact, the Clear Qi Robe, into the central great hall."
"The third is …" Yan Zhaoge surveyed their surroundings, "Reverse your clan's Jade Sea Limitless Grand Formation, its power pouring into the central great hall!"
Looking at the solemn expression on Yan Zhaoge's face, Song Chao and the others were all shocked.
A Jade Sea City longtime Elder murmured, "The grand formation is currently damaged. If it is reversed, it would directly shatter."
Yan Zhaoge nodded, "That's right."
However, in the current situation, they could only cut off all means of retreat.
The Pavilion Lord of Turbid Wave Pavilion, An Qinglin, was injured, not able to withstand a protracted battle. As time dragged on, the situation would become even more dire.
The Jade Sea Limitless Grand Formation that was already damaged beyond compare, as long as a single Flame Devil King attacked it now, it would also immediately shatter.
However, this grand formation belonged to Jade Sea City at the end of the day. It was not good for Yan Zhaoge to say anything more, quietly waiting for Jade Sea City to make their own decision.
Fortunately, the higher echelon bigwigs of Jade Sea City did not hesitate, instantly coming to a consensus as they looked at Yan Zhaoge, "Alright, let's go all out."
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