Chapter 26: The Abyssal Canyon

Before this horned humanoid creature lay a colossal beast like an island—an insectoid beast with a carapace. It had a triangular head gleaming with a bronze luster, as if cast from metal. Its ferocious maw revealed sharp teeth, and most striking were its sixteen blade-like legs.

The insectoid beast exuded a vast aura, streams of gray energy constantly flying into its body. It was enormous, its body alone being ten thousand zhang long.

"Good child." The horned humanoid opened its mouth.

Whoosh!

The terrifying insect, ten thousand zhang long, rapidly shrank into a tiny speck and flew straight into the horned humanoid's mouth.

"Ancestor."

"Master."

Two figures instantly flew over—one was a bald man in black robes, the other a woman with dazzling golden hair. Both were Celestial Immortals and showed extreme reverence. They knew well how powerful and fearsome this horned humanoid was. He was the true ancestor of the entire Shaoyan clan. Even though the Zhuanshui clan was a tribe with a god, the Shaoyan clan never bowed, fighting them for endless ages, all because of this ancestor behind them!

"Come, let's go to the Chenyu Mountains." The horned humanoid's expression was grim. "I want to see who dares touch my things."

"Yes." The two Celestial Immortals replied respectfully.

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When Ji Ning pulled the fiery red copper pillar, Mysterious Ancestor, who had been silently watching from a distant tower, was sitting cross-legged. Suddenly his expression changed drastically, his eyes wide with terror. "The Endless Furnace? Who's moving the Endless Furnace? Could it be Ji Ning? This, this…"

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Within the ten-thousand-mile formation set up by Whitewater Marsh in the Chenyu Mountains.

The five Celestial Immortals had been patient within the formation, but the moment Ji Ning pulled the fiery red copper pillar—

"Not good."

"It's the Endless Furnace."

"It must be Ji Ning."

Chixin Celestial, Jinzhong Celestial, Jingyu Celestial, Kemu Celestial, and Huoba Celestial all changed expression.

The Endless Furnace was extremely important. If the Celestial Immortals were the pillars of the Shaoyan clan, the Endless Furnace could be considered another pillar. Its secrets were unknown even to the Sanxian and Earth Immortals, but every Celestial Immortal in the clan knew of it and had left their mark on it.

As soon as someone tried to open the furnace, they would immediately know.

"No wonder Ji Ning didn't attack us. He discovered the Endless Furnace, probably when he destroyed that area earlier."

"Quick, go stop him."

"We can't let him open the Endless Furnace."

The five Celestial Immortals hesitated no longer. Chixin Celestial waved his hand, storing the other four, then vanished into thin air, leaving only a portable immortal mansion in the sky.

Although Uncle Bai's formation attacks and Mu Zishuo's Seven Whirlwinds of Wind and Thunder were powerful, they hadn't broken the portable immortal mansion.

"Boom~~~"

After a series of attacks,

The five Celestial Immortals had long since left, leaving only the portable immortal mansion fallen to the ground.

"Hmph." Qingqing appeared beside the mansion, grabbed it, and began forcibly refining it, while shouting, "The five Celestial Immortals slipped away. What do we do?"

"Let them go. We're in the Shaoyan clan's lair; they can't just let us stay here. They'll attack again." Whitewater Marsh was calm.

Both Qingqing and Whitewater Marsh immediately sent a telepathic message to Ji Ning.

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Deep underground.

Ji Ning, now a three-hundred-zhang giant, stood on the fiery red rock wall, rapidly pulling the massive copper pillar. Boom~~~ With each upward pull, the pillar rose nearly two hundred zhang. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Ji Ning pulled quickly, the pillar emerging steadily. "Let's see how long this pillar is and what's inside this fiery red rock wall."

In Ji Ning's view, once he pulled out the pillar and exposed a large hole, his divine sense could penetrate and investigate.

"Hmm?" Ji Ning frowned.

He sensed spatial fluctuations, very powerful ones.

"It's a great teleportation." Ji Ning was certain.

Several dozen li away, within the earth and rock, Chixin Celestial, Kemu Celestial, Huoba Celestial, and the other two appeared simultaneously, furious. Surrounding them was a massive five-colored mountain, which rumbled as they charged toward Ji Ning, crushing all obstacles. As they neared,

"Attack."

Chixin Celestial commanded.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~ Five enormous chains, like flood dragons, tore through everything and instantly struck at Ji Ning, who was pulling the fiery red copper pillar.

"Hmph." Ji Ning sneered. "Three heads and six arms! Thousandbull Sword, Su River, emerge!"

Besides the two arms pulling the pillar, Ji Ning grew four more arms. A Thousandbull Sword hovered above his head, and the vast Su River appeared, wrapping around and binding everything. The five flood dragon-like chains seemed to sink into a quagmire, while Ji Ning's four arms, brimming with immense power, completely suppressed them.

"Kill!"

"Stop him!"

Seeing the Shaoyin Demon-Subduing Formation insufficient, the five Celestial Immortals temporarily abandoned it. Their goal now wasn't to capture Ji Ning but to stop him from pulling the pillar. So they unleashed spells, treasures, and formations.

Vines emerged like giant snakes, coiling toward Ji Ning.

A massive fire phoenix appeared, charging at Ji Ning.

A high-hanging golden bell rang, sending ripples toward Ji Ning.

"Is that all?"

Ji Ning ignored them, even more excited. "The moment I pull this pillar, the five Celestial Immortals teleport here. They were trapped in the formation, so how did they know I was pulling it? There must be some prohibition or mark on the pillar that lets them know instantly."

"Their frantic阻拦 shows they don't want this pillar pulled out." Ji Ning guessed.

Whatever the enemy feared, he would do.

Ji Ning let the spells and treasures strike him.

"Bang bang bang~~~"

The surrounding earth and rock exploded, the force sweeping in all directions. Within a thousand li, everything turned to ash. The earth split for ten thousand li, from deep underground to the surface, forming a massive abyssal canyon nearly ten thousand li deep. After all, the soil and rock were ordinary. Under the aftermath of the five Celestial Immortals' attacks, how could they withstand it?

Such was the might of Celestial Immortals!

The mere aftermath of the battle between five Celestial Immortals and Ji Ning created a ten-thousand-li abyssal canyon!

Ji Ning took the attacks, even letting the vines wrap around him, dismissing them.

With his fifth-level Eight-Nine Arcane Art, these attacks were mere tickles. If he weren't holding the pillar, he would have torn the vines apart. Even before his breakthrough, he could break them, let alone now with increased strength.

And now he held the pillar. To bind and pull him away, the vines would have to pull the pillar too!

"Retract!" Jinzhong Celestial roared.

The golden bell produced a tremendous suction, trying to draw Ji Ning in.

Ji Ning still held the pillar, pulling upward.

To suck me in? Only if the pillar is pulled out first! The bell's suction actually helped him pull faster.

"We can't stop him."

"Our attacks don't faze him, not even the vines. He's focused on pulling the pillar." Jinzhong Celestial sent urgently. "What do we do?"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

The pillar rose steadily, each pull nearly two hundred zhang. Ji Ning pulled so fast that in the short exchange, he had already pulled out over ten thousand zhang. But the pillar was too long.

"Don't attack him." Chixin Celestial sent orders. "We bind the pillar, attack the pillar, and try to stop it from rising."

"Good."

"Yes, stopping the pillar is enough."

The Celestial Immortals had panicked, seeing Ji Ning frantically pulling the pillar, and only thought to attack him, forgetting that stopping the pillar was the same.

The five Celestial Immortals ignored Ji Ning and flew toward the top of the pillar. They wanted to teleport but Ji Ning's divine sense had sealed the space, so they had to fly, which took about as long as teleportation.

In that time, Ji Ning pulled out another ten thousand zhang, but the pillar was so long—he had earlier seen it was three thousand li long.

"Stop!" Kemu Celestial controlled countless vines, wrapping them around the pillar, creating immense resistance.

"Halt!" Jinzhong Celestial directed his divine bell, sending waves of force at the pillar's top.

"Stop!"

Huoba Celestial, Chixin Celestial, and Jingyu Celestial all attacked the pillar's top, trying to push it down.

"Hahaha…" Ji Ning felt the pressure from above but laughed heartily. With the five Celestial Immortals no longer attacking him, all six of his arms pulled the pillar.

Ji Ning's strength was immense.

With six arms working together, even five Celestial Immortals couldn't suppress him.

In moments, Ji Ning pulled out another ten thousand zhang.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The fiery red rock wall beneath Ji Ning suddenly rumbled, as if something was pounding it. Countless runes appeared on the vast wall, their light flickering.

"Not good. Ji Ning has pulled out too much of the pillar; the suppression runes are becoming unstable." The five Celestial Immortals were frantic.

"Ji Ning is too strong. The five of us can't suppress him."

In strength, with the fourth level of the Star-Picking Hand activated, Ji Ning's power was overwhelmingly above the five Celestial Immortals.

In treasures, each of Ji Ning's six hands held a pure Yang ultimate treasure.

How could the five suppress him?

"What now? If this continues, there will be big trouble." Jinzhong Celestial panicked.

"Haha, I knew something was off. The more you fear, the more I want to pull it out." Ji Ning saw the countless runes on the fiery red rock wall, their light surging, and heard the clanging sounds, growing more expectant.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, the five Celestial Immortals and Ji Ning sensed spatial fluctuations above.

It was a great teleportation!

"The ancestor is here." The five Celestial Immortals showed joy.

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