As Gu Zhan charged in,

it was like a piece of white cloth being cut open, the gap instantly spreading to the sides, or a drop of red ink falling onto the paper, quickly spreading, then shrinking, and spreading again, repeatedly.

Gu Zhan was surrounded by a dense crowd,

his two blades in hand hacking wildly, his figure already unseen, replaced only by flashes of blade shadows raging within the crowd. In the three-zhang radius centered around him, bodies rapidly piled up, soon paving a Second Floor.

At that moment, in front of the grand hall,

Song Lingjun wore a grave expression, as a disciple ran in hastily to report: "Sect Leader, there’s no one... There’s no one at the mountain’s base, and we haven’t found any Beidou Bang members on the mountain. It seems... it seems... Gu Zhan is here alone!"

Song Lingjun’s eyes brightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you sure?"

"I’m sure," the disciple said, "If the Beidou Bang had sent many, we wouldn’t be unaware!"

A trace of joy appeared on Song Lingjun’s face. Immediately, he pulled out a signal flare from his robe and shot it into the sky, then looked towards Patriarch Wu and the others, saying in a somber tone: "Fellow Daoists, this brat Gu Zhan is audacious enough to come alone to our Danyang Sect. This is a great opportunity to kill him, let’s all strike together!"

Patriarch Wu and the others were taken aback,

they had thought, like Song Lingjun, that Gu Zhan was leading a group of experts for a decapitating strike, never expecting him to dare enter the Danyang Sect gates alone.

"If we don’t strike now, when will we?" Song Lingjun said gravely, "I’ve already notified him; we must hold Gu Zhan until he arrives, don’t let this kid escape!"

As soon as he finished,

Song Lingjun swung his sword towards the sky, releasing a burst of Sword Qi, and exclaimed, "Disciples of the Danyang Sect, hear my command, form the Mountain Protection Array!"

In that instant,

the ground shook, terrifying airwaves reaching skyward, connecting heaven and earth, causing the entire square to tremble. Within the gates of the Danyang Sect, massive boulders suddenly flew out, densely packed,

the smallest weighing around twenty to thirty thousand jin, all suspended in the air, moving along a specific path, overwhelmingly grand and shaking all directions, like a mountain flood erupting, like a vast sea striking the sky, rumbling loudly.

At the same time,

countless Danyang Sect disciples began forming arrays centered around the massive boulders, with experts standing atop them, rapidly advancing towards Gu Zhan.

Song Lingjun looked towards the experts of each sect and said: "Rest assured, fellow Daoists, this is our Danyang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array. Just follow those boulders, our disciples are controlling them, there will be no friendly fire!"

"Since that’s the case, fellow Daoists, why wait, kill!"

Patriarch Wu shouted and led the charge towards Gu Zhan.

"Charge together!"

Immediately, Patriarch Yu followed suit in the charge.

In an instant, another siege formed,

but this siege was far stronger than the last. This time, experts from each sect took action, with five Grandmasters, over a dozen Grandmasters, and countless Great Cultivators!

In the center of the square,

Gu Zhan stood atop a pile of corpses, looking at the sky full of dense boulders, operating like stars in the void, with Danyang Sect disciples relying on these boulders, completely sealing him within.

This was the Danyang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array,

like the Water Control Array in Canglan City!

"Gu Zhan, since you seek death, let me fulfill your wish!"

In an instant,

Song Lingjun’s killing intent surged; he rushed into the array, transforming into a stone man in an instant. At the same time, one by one, the Danyang Sect experts pushed the boulders, converging rapidly, instantly forming a giant stone man over ten zhang tall, stomping towards Gu Zhan, as if with the power of the heavens!