Trying to play the game of persuasion in front of them?

Ridiculous!

In the center of the formation, Lu Chong's face was slightly pale, a trace of bright red blood at the corner of his mouth, still not wiped away.

Listening to the serene discussions of his fellow junior brothers around him, a gentle smile seemed to appear on his face, but it only lasted for a moment before disappearing, replaced by a stern and solemn expression.

Lu Chong looked up and gazed intently outside the great array, at the figures engulfed in demonic qi and power above, his brows furrowed tightly, a trace of conflict emanating deep within his eyes.

In the palm of his right hand, a Communication Jade Token was constantly shining with faint spirit light as he rubbed it repeatedly.

He raised the hand holding the jade slowly and then put it down, going back and forth several times, unable to decide to infuse Primordial Power to initiate it.

"Jiang... If Daoist Monarch Taixuan has finished his matters over there, he will surely send a message on his own. Since there's no news now, it's clear he's still dealing with other important affairs."

"Before we set out, Master had ordered, in case of encountering Daoist Monarch Taixuan, to not interfere with his choice, just to assist at necessary moments. The Guardian Array should be able to hold out for a while. Until the critical moment, there's no need to disturb him rashly."

"What if it's exactly the key moment of comprehending the Great Dao, or in the middle of a battle, a single distraction..."

At this thought, Lu Chong's eyes darkened slightly, and he put the jade back into the Storage Bag.

Then he looked down, his gaze sweeping over the faces of his fellow junior brothers, resolved and said in a deep voice:

"Fellow junior brothers, the people of the Demon Sect and Demon Clan have always harbored the intent to destroy our True Martial Sect. The current situation is disadvantageous. It seems today, we must have a decisive battle with them."

The heavy and solemn words echoed within the formation, instantly spreading an aura of solemn murder intent in their hearts.

All the True Inheritors of True Martial Sect shuddered simultaneously, unconsciously clenching their fists and nodded heavily:

"Slaying demons and eradicating evils is the duty of our True Martial Sect, today is the day!"

"We shall follow Senior Brother's orders!"

Watching his excited fellow junior brothers, Lu Chong couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic determination, ready to face death. In the past, he always presented a calm persona, but now at the brink of doom, he finally fully unleashed the repressed impulsive heart buried deep within.

"Nothing but death! Heavenly Phoenix, even if Lu falls here today, I must take you down with me!"

His gaze pierced through the light screen of the Guardian Array like a sharp arrow, aiming at the slender figure shrouded in demonic power. Lu Chong fiercely wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, gritted his teeth, and his body tensed up.

After a brief silence, the members of True Martial Sect immediately sprang into action; apart from Lu Chong, four of the remaining six people maintained the Guardian Array's operation, buying time.

Among the other two, one was severely injured with Primordial Power nearly depleted, only able to focus on stopping blood and healing wounds to save his own life.

The last Luo True Inheritor stood still in place, only lifting his head to cast a deep, inexplicable gaze at Lu Chong after the other senior brothers had entered the array nodes, continuously infusing Primordial Power to sustain the array's operation.

Noticing his gaze signal, Lu Chong was initially taken aback, then slightly moved, opened his mouth as if wanting to say something, but it stuck in his dry throat, and finally the words turned into a soft sigh.

Instead, Luo True Inheritor seemed quite indifferent, grinning at Lu Chong, then nodded slightly once more with no hesitation, immediately sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing his eyes to focus, forming a Mysterious Seal with his hands slowly in front of him.

Buzz buzz!

In an instant, a wave of dense Primordial Power spread from this True Inheritor's body. An almost solid Great Dao Embryo howled out, spiraling above his head, emanating mysterious waves, slowly compressing and condensing towards the center.

All other Great Dao Embryos circled around, transforming into the Power of the Great Dao, pouring into it.

It turns out, he intended to forcibly condense the Dao Origin of his comprehension in such a perilous environment, striving for a breakthrough in cultivation, advancing into the Vientiane Realm in one go!

However, such a bold and risky move was almost an act against the heavens.

The Great Dao Embryo under his control had not yet reached a state of Perfection Realm, with some minor defects. Without receiving any inheritance support, forcing a breakthrough not only had an extremely low chance of success, but failure would deal him severe backlash, rendering his cultivation realm significantly reduced.

Currently, with demons surrounding them outside the great array, a severely injured person falling into encirclement would undoubtedly meet a miserable end.

Luo True Inheritor was naturally aware of these circumstances, but still didn't hesitate much before deciding to fight to the death, capturing that ray of hope thin as spider silk for his fellow senior brothers!

After all, as long as he could successfully control the Dao Origin, smoothly advancing in cultivation, True Martial Sect would have two Daoist Monarchs of the Vientiane Realm!

At that point, he could fight the Demon Sect Daoist Monarch to the death, and the Heavenly Phoenix Lord from the demon clan would stand no chance against Lu, the Daoist Monarch Dayuan!

Once they manage to slay the Heavenly Phoenix Lord, the remaining Demon Sect and Demon Clan members present would pose no threat at all, collapsing at the first blow!

This was their only chance to break the stalemate!

And Lu Chong had obviously realized this layer, so even though he felt uneasy, he didn't voice any dissuasion, merely taking the time to consume spiritual medicine for healing, while keeping his unblinking eyes on Luo True Inheritor, constantly attentive to his state in case of failure to make a timely intervention to reduce the damage caused by the backlash to the latter.

Meanwhile, outside the great array, in the void.

Seeing no movement from within the Guardian Array for a long time, the expression on the face of the Demon Sect Daoist Monarch grew increasingly gloomy.

As time passed, the Heavenly Phoenix Lord gradually lost patience too, casting a sidelong glance at him, seemingly saying casually:

"Heh heh, Daoist Monarch Black Soul, it seems these naive True Martial Sect fellows have completely ignored your goodwill."

Upon hearing this, a cold snort instantly emanated from Black Soul Daoist Monarch's nose, his deep black eye sockets flashing an extremely dangerous gleam, responding sinisterly:

"The lord is right, it seems my painstaking effort, they just cannot appreciate it. Tsk tsk tsk, I originally didn't want to cause this boundless massacre, but alas, some people simply court death, truly making it difficult."

Though his words were full of murderous intent, his face, old as the gnarled roots of an aged tree, wore an expression of lamentable compassion, coupled with the thick black mist constantly erupting from the Small Tower behind him, together with the faintly audible shrill howls emerging from it, creating an extremely eerie and sinister scene.

"Since they won't listen to reason, then I can only use another method to let them realize just how insignificant they are before the Vientiane Realm."

A sinister gleam surged in those ink-black pupils, as Black Soul Daoist Monarch's gaze sharpened, a dry, thin arm, almost devoid of flesh and blood, extended from within his large robe sleeve, pointing abruptly at the still spirit-illuminated Guardian Array below!

Swish swish!

With his gesture, the black mist streaming from the Small Tower immediately emitted a rushing tidal noise, then shook violently.

The eerie wailing within the mist magnified abruptly!

One after another, Black Evil Primordial Power, thick almost to the point where it couldn't disperse, suffused wildly, interweaving and coalescing madly, condensing within just two breaths into a pitch-black, evil energy-laden sharp longsword!

A fierce, murderous aura surged wildly from the sword tip, where ever it passed, Heaven and Earth Primordial Power dispersed, space shattered, and an extremely deathly silence swept across the void!

This Black Evil Long Sword was extremely saturated with the Dao Origin of the Dark Dao, seemingly capable of even devouring the surrounding light.

Moreover, it carried incredibly potent Divine Soul Power, where merely a glance by a Nirvana Realm True Monarch might provoke the violent divine soul aura backlash, gravely injuring the mind!