(Throughout Kellen the Great's life, there were numerous battles, big and small.)
Among all these battles, the most difficult to break through is the Divine and demonic array.
Many of them originated in the early days of chaos. After being refined and fine-tuned by successive gods and demons, they have become invincible peak formations.
They were not set up for the purpose of killing.
But... Later, the gods and demons ingeniously applied these peak formations to the tumultuous times of the gods and demons.
We can imagine how many divine and demonic soldiers were killed by these divine and demonic arrays in the great upheavals, becoming nameless and sacrificed heroes on the battlefield.
-- Excerpted from the classic work "Shentu: Ancient Arrays of Gods and Demons" by Xuefeng, a master of the study of ancient methods of gods and demons in the World of Creation)
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Kellen has been a stubborn person since she was a child. No matter how much the Fire Root Ancestor tried to dissuade him, in the end, Kellen was stubborn over the Fire Root Ancestor. Besides, Diting did not say much, which was tacitly consented. So it was finally agreed that the Fire Root Ancestor would enter the hall with Kellen.
It was only strange that Kellen's stubbornness was so similar to the temperament of her daughter who had been lost for many years. The more alike they are, the more the Fire Root ancestor rejoices. And of course he would be glad to have a proud nephew like Kellen!
According to the words of the Fire Root Ancestor, the Thirteen heroes of the Spirit Fire are to stand guard in front of the main hall. So the thirteen disciples, sitting cross-legged in lotus, with their hands clasped together, formed the "Eight Trigrams Condensed Fire Array" in a circle on the white board square in front of the hall.
The Eight Trigrams Fire Formation originated from the Fire God Ancestor of the primordial chaos. This array is formless and infinite; it can be practiced by one person or by ten thousand people. The size of the array and the power of the fire array are determined by the number of people who cast the spell and the power of the spell. The more people there are, the greater the magic power will be, and the larger the scale of the formation will be.
This formation aims to subdue demons and burn ghosts into spirits. Once any demon or demon breaks into the formation, it will be hard to escape. However, gods and spirits other than demons and ghosts can freely enter and exit the array as long as they have the right mind. That is to say, the fire array imprisoned the demon, but the demon subduer could not be imprisoned or burned by the fire array.
With a string of ethereal, crisp sounds, the clear and cold ringing in the ears. Thirteen disciples had closed their eyes and sat down to rest. Between the six combinations of fingers, the yin-Yang illusion fire suddenly formed a disc shape. This immortal and illusory sound came from the six directions of the hand.
In an instant, the black and white flames in the six fingers intertwined and grew larger and larger. The fire of the Burning ghost and the Blazing demon suddenly became powerful, and the spiritual light shone upon the thirteen true spell-casting bodies. Suddenly, there was a deafening roar of the fire dragon on the white board square, and the thirteen disciples simultaneously raised the Yin and Yang Li Huo in their hands above their heads and instantly pushed them into the center of the earth in the center of the circular array.
The roar never ceased. Thirteen streams of fire, black and white intermingled, Yin and Yang intermingled, like black and white intermingled fire dragons, at the same moment, landed on the center of the center of the formation and met their heads. At the center of the earth where the thirteen yin-yang flames met, a huge, billowing fireball of black and white was gradually formed.
With a hissing sound, it was like a small thunderbolt suddenly crashing into the white board square in front of the hall. Looking closely, streaks of black fire and white shadows suddenly flew out from the upright yin-yang fireball at the center of the earth, and the hissing sound never ceased. Even more strangely, the crackles were actually the sounds of black and white flames colliding to the ground!
In the blink of an eye, on the circular formation in the center of the square where the thirteen disciples were sitting, there sprang up clusters of black and white yin-yang fire. The hissing sounds were still heard, and the black and white fire shadows were still flying around and falling at will.
"Boom!" With a muffled explosion, black and white fireworks shot up into the sky. A large, black and white fireball at the center of the earth was suddenly sucked into the ground. A fire-free Yin-yang Taiji diagram spread out in an instant, extending exactly to the thirteen people sitting down, forming a 13-zhang circle of Xuanhuo array.
The flames in the array reached the sky, and the black and white yin-yang fire, each in one color, gradually formed a huge, rapidly spinning Dharma wheel. The mysterious divine fire, though it had a blazing power, burned on the thirteen sorcerers, but it seemed to have no effect of burning. But at this moment, if any demon intrudes, there will surely be no bones left, and it will be reduced to ashes.
At the same moment, the eight directions of Qian South, Kun north, Li East, Kan West, Dui Southeast, Zhen Northeast, Xun Southwest, Gen Northwest flashed. The fluorescent floating Eight Trigrams seals are already arranged in the direction of the Yin-Yang Lihuo array, and they also form a circle of eight trigrams. But the outer seal of the Eight Trigrams is much wider than the inner yin-Yang Lihuo. The circumference of the Eight Trigrams seal is as large as eighty-eighty-sixty-four zhang!
From a distance, at the entrance of the grand hall, there was already a shining Taiji 八卦图. The difference is that in this picture, the two poles of Yin and Yang, black fire and white flame, are so intense that not even a mosquito can fly in. Since it is impossible to break through the fire array, it is undoubtedly even more difficult to enter the Hall of Cleansing Spirits!
"Ningxiang, come here." The Fire Root Ancestor was already reaching out his hand to Ningxiang, and the kindness on his face would not allow Ningxiang to refuse.
"Grandpa." Ningxiang came over and took the hand of the Fire Root ancestor.
"Ningxiang, walk into the center of the fire array right now. With this fire array for protection, Grandpa can rest assured." The Fire Root ancestor smiled and looked at Ningxiang, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Grandpa, I won't!" Ningxiang pouted her lips, but her big eyes were fixed on Kellen, not leaving her eyes for a moment or even a second.
"Be good! The hall is haunted by evil spirits. It's not fun at all. Besides, it's very dangerous. Life is important. Be good, go in quickly." "Fire Root Ancestor said gently. In fact, he was very anxious in his heart. At this imminent critical moment, he did not know whether the Washing-spirit King Yama in this hall was alive or dead.
"Grandpa, I am not." At the moment, Ningxiang, though speaking to the Fire Root ancestor, had her eyes fixed on Kellen. The words "I don't" seem more like they're meant to Kellen.
"Huh?" Don't think I don't know why Diting is following you. Do you know how much trouble you've caused? If I tell this to Mugu Immortal, you..." Before the Fire Root ancestor could finish speaking, he saw Ningxiang already standing in the center of the fire array.
"Grandpa, you go. I'll wait for you in this fire array!" Ningxiang was well-behaved, fearing that the misdeeds she had caused would be discovered by the immortal Mugu. Since the Fire Root Ancestor was threatening this matter, how could Ningxiang not comply? He had no choice but to go to the fire array obediently. And, looking back at every step, with eyes never leaving Kellen.
Kellen looked at Ningxiang's reluctant expression and felt pity in her heart. He couldn't bear to abandon the lovely girl either, but he knew very well that the Fire Root Ancestor's array was naturally powerful and could protect Ningxiang without any problem. There was nothing he could do. Even though he couldn't let go of it in his heart, he still wanted to keep Ningxiang in this fire array.
After all, there must be a life-and-death battle in the hall, and with Ningxiang by his side, there is no guarantee that something will not happen. A feeling of reluctance to let go made Kellen's eyes tingle and moist. So much so that Kellen dared not look at Ningxiang again. The magic sword in her hand was clenched even tighter. He said, "Ghost, sit still and wait for us to come back."
Ningxiang glared fiercely at Kellen, apparently, this was not what Ningxiang wanted to hear. At the same time, Kellen also heard Ningxiang's cold "HMPH". This "hum" seemed to carry disdain, more like coquetry. One "hum" was enough to show Qingningxiang's dissatisfaction with Kellen, so Kellen, upon hearing this "hum", felt a chill in her heart.
The door opened, one of the four doors of the Hall of the Washed Spirits opened. Not pushed open, but shaken open by Kellen's force. At that very moment, a sudden change occurred...
"Pop!" A deafening sound of breaking doors and Windows was heart-wrenching. All the doors and Windows of the Washing-Spirit Hall opened at the same time. These doors and Windows, of course, were not pushed open by people, but were forced open by the array of demons, ghosts and sorcery!
Clumps of thick fog of demonic energy, like a sudden mountain flood. In the blink of an eye, it broke through the doors and Windows and enveloped Kellen, Diting and the Fire Root Ancestor, almost at the same moment, being devoured by the surging demonic energy.
In the black smoke of the demonic air, there was no discerning direction at all. With a stretch of the hand, an arm was invisible. Kellen had never experienced any demonic array or sorcery before. At this moment, she suddenly realized that the mysterious array she was trapped in was truly extraordinary!
The cries of the ghosts never cease. The cries were old and young, shrill and muffled. There are wailing cries, and there are humming howls. Whoosh whoosh, like wind, like arrows. A rustling sound, a swaying shadow.
Suddenly, an umbrella, an umbrella that comes out of the blue, an umbrella that doesn't open; An umbrella as black as lacquer and as sharp as a sword. Without any warning, it pierced through the wind and the fog and pierced Kellen's chest. A chill throbbed back. The first thing that came to Kellen's mind was not the strange umbrella that had shot people in the dark, but the suspicion that she was now trapped in the ghost array!
"Clang!" A cry from the clash of swords, the greenish sword shadows had already cut through the darkness. No one can describe the speed of the sword, no one can see the moves of the sword. Like a bolt of lightning in the heavens, the deadly umbrella was gone, but Kellen looked around with composure.
"Swoosh!" " The sound pierced through the ears, and strange umbrellas, like flashes of swords and spears, attacked stealthily. Kellen leaped up and down, and the greenish sword light had already broken through the void, opening up a secluded plank road. "Clanging, clanging" rang out, and the umbrellas were already broken into four or five pieces. Strangely enough, even the ghost couldn't escape the blade of the demon-slaying sword. Yet these strange umbrellas can resist the blade of the sword!
Kellen groped warily. I vaguely remembered that the front door of the hall was right in front of me, and I had already gone through the door. However, Kellen herself did not know that she had entered the hall. And even less did she know what kind of perilous array lay within the hall. Just a loud shout, "Listen!" And he shouted, "Ancestor of the Fire Root!" When no one responded, he stopped Shouting.
Knowing that Shouting would be of no use, the devil's array would stir the heart, only breaking the array would be the right thing, so he stopped Shouting.