This Celestial Fire is absolutely beyond the capabilities of a mortal to handle.
In front of the White Cloud Cave, the yet intact mountain collapsed instantly when struck by the Celestial Fire.
Inside the cave, the Sky Fox was both surprised and delighted, thinking it had an ally helping it out of trouble. However, as the old lady leaned on her cane and walked out of the cave with the posture of a dragon and the pace of a tiger, she was met unexpectedly by an inverted river of fire.
As the Saint Witch who wreaked havoc on the world a millennium ago, possessing ten thousand years of cultivation, how could she not recognize this was a disaster brought by Celestial Fire?
Being the Saint Witch, the old lady's shadowed eyes swept aside, spotting a girl in a black dress transcending tribulation not far away.
She recognized this girl as none other than the Nine-Life Profound Cat, with whom she had formed a grudge years ago.
No matter how deep the grudge, why would you come to someone else's doorstep to transcend tribulation?
Furthermore, could this little cat truly think that an old senior practicing Earthly Fiend sacred arts would be afraid of a mere hint of Celestial Fire?
The Saint Witch sneered coldly, taking a step forward ready to curse the little wildcat. But suddenly, the scene before her eyes changed, and the area around the White Cloud Cave transformed into the scenery of her worshiping the moon seeking the Way in front of an isolated grave in the wilderness years ago.
The old lady frowned and saw her children, who had met with violent death due to her early evil deeds, at a distance.
Her son had been shot in the leg by a hunter, clutching his wound and loudly calling for his mother to rescue him.
On the other side, her daughter Hu Mei was also forced into her original form by a Zen master, about to be executed on the spot.
The Saint Witch's expression changed. She knew this was an illusion triggered by the emotions within her heart.
Yet her resolve remained firm. Realizing her situation, she thunderously rebuked, "You two, having died, still return to trouble my mind! Do you think you can fool me? Rest assured, once I find who is mocking me, I will surely..."
Before her words were finished, she noticed a child of about eight years old had appeared in the illusion. The child was wearing a small apron and holding a tiny toy axe, slicing towards her from twenty yards away...
This child?
The Saint Witch was initially puzzled, but when the axe grew with the wind into a giant first-sun axe, her expression changed drastically.
This was no seven or eight-year-old child, but rather a sworn enemy aiming to take her life!
Outside White Cloud Cave, the thunderous sound of the formation passing through twenty-six layers sliced the illusion array, completely engulfing the old vixen.
Yet, from the lingering dust, a Ghost Head Divine Saber flew forth, aiming straight at Xu Qing with his great first-sun axe in hand!
Xu Qing frowned; even with the twenty-six layers of the Heavenly Axe, dealing with this thousand-year-cultivated Sky Fox wasn't enough.
The four-sided lean banner surrounding the illusion flickered, and Xu Qing's figure disappeared.
As the Ghost Head Divine Saber descended, its bloodthirsty aura carved a trench over a yard deep in the prison of the White Cloud Cave, forged by the Upper Realm.
Even knowing the White Cloud Cave's integrity was less than one-tenth due to the shattered restrictions, Xu Qing was amazed by the profound magical power of the old vixen.
This secret art of Earthly Fiend attack is indeed formidable.
"So it's you! Not seeking trouble from you, you've come to me!"
The old lady's face turned visibly grim upon seeing Xu Qing; this young lad in cunning was not much inferior to her in her prime.
However, the difference in realms between them was like that between heaven and earth. No matter his abilities, he could not breach this chasm.
Xu Qing chuckled lightly, as the Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword at the center of White Cloud Cave began to tremble.
At the same time, the formation disc from Five Elders Temple, overseen by Master Jingxu, shone brightly.
Golden Light Array, Nine Luminaries Demon-subjugating Array, Five Thunders Demon-vanquishing Array...
Arrays specifically designed to subdue demons exploded beneath the old vixen like a plethora of fireworks celebrating the New Year.
"..."
The Saint Witch hadn't witnessed such shameless tactics before. To lay traps all along the path to her own doorstep, she hadn't seen such wickedness in all her years!
"The Five Thunders True Method, Daoist Golden Light Array, who are you really?"
Xu Qing responded only with a faint smile.
Meanwhile, Xuan Yu, having used the incense of the Cat Immortal Hall, survived the Celestial Fire tribulation, and the Yin Fire rising at his feet dissipated completely.
Xu Qing looked on as the formation disc neared its breaking point, finally revealing his own aura.
The aura of Undying Bone zombies surged skyward, a hundred times stronger than Xuan Yu's, causing Celestial Fire to burst forth.
At the same time, purplish-black Yin Fire surged into Xu Qing's body through the Yongquan point on his sole.
Xu Qing grunted, almost losing his footing. Had the heavens consumed too much and mistaken him once more today?
The Saint Witch sensed the thousand-year corpse monster's aura. Dodging the formations that couldn't harm her essence but still troubled the fox, she laughed sardonically:
"So you're a corpse monster. Are these formations laid by your master? Your master doesn't dare face me, sending a mere corpse monster instead..."
The old vixen, adept in Earthly Fiend secret arts and unafraid of evil techniques, only...
Yet before she could stabilize her thoughts, the young man standing in the distance suddenly enveloped himself in a holy radiance.