Chapter Twelve: Locking Heaven and Earth

  Through the branches and leaves of the trees standing at this moment, Xia Qi saw a mountain about a dozen miles away, which was different from all the peaks of the Flame Mountain Range before. This mountain had no trees, no weeds, and was actually bare!

  This mountain peak is quite different from others, it's bare and not very high, or it can be said that a big hill is more suitable!

  The entire hill was barren and devoid of any grass, and the land was a deep crimson color. The scorching heat waves could be clearly felt even from a distance, making one wonder if the crimson-colored earth was not actually a piece of iron that had been scorched by fierce flames!

  The hills undulated, but amidst the haze, Xia Qi could also see several human figures, struggling to walk on the fiery red land, and some even sat cross-legged on the ground meditating!

  "This arduous and painful cultivation, the strength of this Fire Devil Palace is probably not ordinary!" Xia Qi's heart was slightly surprised, so far away, he already felt the heat wave hitting his face, it was simply unimaginable, on the land where the heat wave originated, cultivating there must be unbearable!

  "Stay put here! Wait for me to set up the formation, then you can come over carefully yourself!"

  Jian Wu Xie Leng let out a cold shout, his eyes scanning the area, and the seven elders had already surrounded the circular red land of about one square mile! In the blink of an eye, the seven Yuan Ying period experts had occupied the seven directions!

  Jian Wu Xie was just at the last gap, and he saw him like a gust of clear wind. His whole body seemed to have floated directly over, and in an instant, he had already set foot on the red soil. Xia Qi saw Jian Wu Xie seem to frown slightly.

  Immediately afterwards, Jian Wuxie's hand revealed eight small flags!

  The Eight Gates of Heaven's Great Array Flags!

  This banner, which is said to be able to isolate all sounds, has achieved its effect of being useless at this moment!

  The true yuan poured in, and the eight trigrams flag suddenly appeared long, in an instant, the eight trigrams flag had transformed into a table-sized object, fluttering in the wind, rustling loudly! This made the seemingly layered doors on the eight trigrams flag appear even more mysterious and eerie!

  "The Eight Gates of Heaven lock up heaven and earth!"

  A low shout, Sword Without Evil's large hand waved, and the eight-sided array flags instantly shot out in all eight directions!

  A banner flew across the sky, leaving a trail of brilliant light. This anomaly immediately startled some fire demon palace disciples who were cultivating in Flame Mountain, and they all looked up at the sky!

  "Hmmph!"

  A group of Fire Spirit Palace cultivators were still in shock at the sudden appearance of the dazzling light in the sky when, suddenly, a buzzing sound that seemed to pierce through their souls reached their ears, making them feel dizzy and on the verge of fainting!

  At this moment, the Fire Spirit Palace cultivators who were originally watching the excitement suddenly sensed that something was off and began to make a commotion, with many people rising into the air to survey their surroundings and investigate the situation!

  Of course, the number of cultivators who can rise into the air is only a few, and most are stepping on the treasure, shining brightly, floating in mid-air! Such a cultivator is obviously a foundation-building cultivator!

  Moreover, on the ground, there were some cultivators with flushed faces and labored breathing, who were completely unable to fly and could only stay on the ground, dazedly looking around at their fellow sect members in the sky. Such cultivators naturally had not even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, still being in the Qi Refining stage!

  "For the time being, stop killing people, capture them all, and don't let a single one escape!"

  The cultivators of the Fire Spirit Palace who were flying in the sky had already seen strangers appearing in all eight directions, and immediately let out a loud shout. Some people even quickly rushed towards the Fire Spirit Palace to report the news!

  Unfortunately, the Fire Spirit Palace disciples reacted a bit too late. Seven elders of the Three Xiao Sword Sect and even the sect master himself arrived, setting up a massive array that isolated all sound. How could this group of cultivators possibly escape to report back?

  "Bang......!"

  Having received Xue Wuyi's instructions, the seven elders knew that the grand formation was complete and they no longer had any reservations. They transformed into seven streams of light and charged into Huoyan Mountain, directly attacking a group of panicked Fire Demon Palace cultivators who were trying to escape!

  The huge gap in strength makes this battle without any suspense!

  The Fire Demon Palace disciples in the sky fell down one by one, crying out tragically under the hands of the seven elders, like raindrops falling from the sky. In just a blink of an eye, they all tumbled to the ground and fainted!

  "Heavens! What kind of people are these? They actually dare to attack the rear mountain of Huo Mo Palace?"

  "Hurry! Hurry and report the news!"

  "How daring! This group of people won't live to see the dawn! They've attacked the rear mountain of Huo Mo Palace, with such a huge commotion, they'll never be able to escape the pursuit and killing by the palace's masters and elders!"

  All of this happened in an instant, and by the time a large group of monks fell from the sky like raindrops, the Qi-refining stage cultivators on the ground finally came to their senses, one after another letting out terrified shouts.

  "Boom!"

  Terrified screams, chaotic fleeing, under the wave of a hand by that enchanting woman in pink long dress from San Xiang Jian Zong, a fire dragon condensed in mid-air, with one dive, all the rapidly fleeing, terrified Qi Refining stage cultivators were directly knocked unconscious!

  "Echo sister, this move to control the fire is truly impressive! Such a powerful and intimidating flame dragon, condensed with just a wave of her hand, and yet, as if it were an extension of her arm, a group of Qi-refining cultivators were left unscathed, merely knocked unconscious. I'm really envious, sister!"

  The woman in the pink long dress gathered a group of Qi-refining cultivators, while the woman in silver armor next to her spoke in a charming voice, with a hint of shock in her words.

  "Mei Si sister is smiling, her San Xiao sword technique, within the sect, except for the Sect Master, no one can compare to it! My little sister's this move, can only be easily used in a place like Flame Mountain where the fire attribute spiritual energy is dense, if it were elsewhere, how easy would it be?" The woman called Hui Yin smiled slightly, her entire body floating in mid-air, the wind blowing her thin red skirt that was as light as a cicada's wing, her slender and beautiful figure, faintly visible.

  "That's true, the Flame Mountain Range has an extremely dense fire-attribute spiritual energy, which is a blessing for those with fire-attribute spiritual roots. No wonder most of the people from Qin State with fire-attribute spiritual roots have joined the Fire Demon Palace." Elder Wu also came over and nodded in agreement.

  "Hmph, it's just a mountain range with fire-attribute spiritual energy, the Echo Fire Spiritual Root is not here, and even if I were to cultivate in the Three Xiao Sword Sect, wouldn't my speed be incredibly fast as well?" Jian Wuxie walked over, saying coldly.

  While Jian Wu Xie and his group were talking, Xia Qi also walked out from the dense forest in the distance, quickly walking towards Jian Wu Xie's group.

  Just now, the three swordsmen of the San Rong Sword Sect took action, with lightning speed and wind-like movements. In an instant, they had already taken control of the situation, leaving Xia Qi staring in shock! At this moment, Xia Qi walked towards Huo Yan Shan, but his mind was thinking of a countermeasure.

  So perfectly controlled the Flame Mountain, without alarming the Fire Demon Palace at all, which was somewhat beyond Xia Qi's expectations. It seems that if you want to bring the Fire Demon Palace into it, you need to make some moves!