Xiong Shan kept chanting as he held the hilt of the golden sword with both hands and slowly inserted it into the hole in the white jade altar.
A "chi chi" sound of friction could be heard.
As soon as the sword was inserted into the altar, the entire altar shook and a dazzling white beam of light shot straight into the sky.
At the same time, the Immortal Origin Stones inlaid in the black stone pillars under Han Li and the others suddenly burst into bright light. Abundant spiritual power flowed out and overflowed the lines on the stone pillars like water.
The ten black stone pillars trembled at the same time and lit up with dazzling black light. All of them turned into a beam of light that shot into the sky.
In the sky, the clouds that were already scattered were stirred into pieces by this light. A layer of gray light curtain that was visible to the naked eye emerged from it. It was like a big pot that was placed upside down on the entire Sword Tomb Forbidden Area.
Xiong Shan, who was on the high platform, showed a trace of inexplicable excitement in his eyes when he saw this.
His original low chanting suddenly turned into a loud shout. His voice was like thunder, exploding in the Nine Heavens!
All of a sudden, golden light flickered on the grey light screen, condensing into numerous golden threads that intertwined and swam about.
At the same time, in the entire Sword Tomb, the trembling sound that resembled a wasp's wings became louder and louder.
Han Li looked around and found that in the area he was in, the hundreds of flying swords were shaking violently at the same time. It seemed that they were struggling to break free from the shackles of the tomb.
Due to the extremely fast speed and great amplitude, a continuous fan-shaped afterimage appeared on the tomb.
Through his spiritual connection with the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, Han Li felt an intense sense of fear. His flying swords were the same as all of his other flying swords. They seemed to be intensely fearful and wished to escape the forbidden area of the Sword Tomb.
When he thought about how he cultivated the Golden Lightning Bamboo in the human world and how he refined a total of 72 Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, an inexplicable feeling arose in Han Li's heart.
On his long path of cultivation, apart from the small bottle, these Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords were probably the ones who had accompanied him the longest, gone through life and death with him, and never left him.
At this moment, these Life Origin Flying Swords that were connected to his soul were facing the situation of having their brand erased and Sword Origin extracted. Besides feeling anxious, he even felt slightly guilty.
He couldn't wait to rescue his flying sword and leave this place.
The Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords in the middle of the formation seemed to sense their master's helplessness, and their vibrations grew even more intense, faintly revealing a hint of solemnity.
Han Li seemed to have read some of the flying sword's intentions.
It was a kind of absolute determination that they would rather die than live in dishonor. If he could not rescue them, then they would rather collapse themselves than erase their spiritual sense imprints and integrate into other flying swords.
Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the sky.
Han Li immediately looked up and saw that all the golden threads on the grey light curtain in the sky had stopped swimming, and had all gathered into countless golden sword shadows.
These sword shadows were of different shapes and postures. Some swords were straight, some swords were curved, some were shaped like ancient rulers, and some were shaped like pointed awls …
Moreover, their sizes were also different. Some were hundreds of meters long and looked like a large ship, while others were less than an inch long and looked like embroidery needles.
Han Li's eyesight was amazing, and upon closer inspection, he found that even the smallest sword shadow was complete with runes, and not the slightest flaw could be seen.
With the appearance of the huge Sword Shadow Formation, the sharp Sword Qi in the entire forbidden area of the Sword Catacomb skyrocketed by dozens of times. The grass on the ground was almost all crushed into powder in an instant, and the air seemed to be filled with a murderous aura.
Han Li and the other ten inner sect elders standing on the black stone pillars looked at the scene in front of them, and their expressions changed slightly, and they were amazed in their hearts.
The three teams stationed in each region all had solemn expressions on their faces as they stood firmly in place. They didn't even dare to move a single inch, afraid that they would be affected by the Sword Qi and end up in a miserable state like the clones of the blades.
While Han Li was amazed, there was a sense of doubt in his heart. He vaguely felt that the scene in front of him seemed to be a bit familiar.
At this moment, scattered throughout the grassland, the elders who looked up at the sword shadow formation seemed to be hit by a powerful invisible force, and they let out a muffled groan at the same time, and looked away one after another.
Even Mo Xie only looked up for a dozen breaths, and he felt an unbearable pain in his sea of consciousness, and he reluctantly looked away.
Although Han Li had also been hit by the impact, he was naturally unaffected by it with his powerful spiritual sense, and he only blinked slightly before continuing to watch.
At this moment, Xiong Shan's voice suddenly sounded in everyone's mind, "A word of warning, fellow daoists, the Sword Qi contained in this Thousand Edge Spirit Convergence Sword Formation has a great impact on one's spiritual sense, so it's useless to look at it any longer."
After hearing this, everyone naturally did not dare to covet the profundity of the formation, and they did not dare to try to pry into its secrets.
However, a strange light suddenly lit up in Han Li's eyes, and he came to a sudden realization.
He had obtained a Myriad Sword Diagram in the immortal's estate in the Vast Glacial Realm, and the evolution and aura of the sword formation in it were surprisingly similar to the sword shadow formation in front of him.
In some areas, it even seemed to be more profound than this formation.
He couldn't help but feel delighted, and he hurriedly began to carefully comprehend the sword shadow formation in the sky.
Moments later, Xiong Shan's explosive roar suddenly sounded out from the Sword Altar, and it was like a huge bell that shook the entire grassland.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Immediately afterward, a series of explosions that sounded like firecrackers rang out incessantly.
The densely packed tombs exploded one after another, and the over 1,000 flying swords that were stabbed into them all broke free from their control, transforming into a chaotic expanse of sword Qi that flew in all directions.
All of them charged forward, and they seemed to be trying to fly out of the forbidden area.
The 30 teams that were guarding the sword formation immediately took action and unleashed their abilities to control these flying swords.
In the eastern part of the grassland, a flying sword wrapped in raging flames, with flames surging wildly all over its body, whistled straight up into the sky, directly burning the surrounding air to the point of making a "Pi Pi" sound.
The three teams that were responsible for this area chanted at the same time upon seeing this, and they joined forces to summon a huge water dragon under the command of three Grand Ascension Stage cultivators. The water dragon coiled around the flaming sword and quickly pulled it back.
In the southern part of the grassland, a huge earthy yellow sword that was about three feet wide and eight feet long reflected an earthy yellow halo. Not only did it not soar into the sky like the other flying swords, but the tip of the sword pointed to the ground, and with a whistling sound, it spun wildly and drilled into the ground.
The three teams that were stationed here were already prepared. Under their casting, the ground in this area had already turned blue and black, and the entire ground was as solid as a rock. No matter how the huge sword drilled, it could only set off a large number of sparks, and it could not drill in at all.
After Han Li's 72 Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords escaped, they immediately gathered together like a swarm of bees. Their bodies flickered with golden lightning, and they were about to rush towards Han Li.
However, at this moment, the world was filled with chaotic sword shadows that filled the sky. If one didn't pay attention, they wouldn't be able to see the intentions of these flying swords.
"Quickly stop those flying swords!" Seeing this, Zhu Feng immediately ordered.
Ye Feng and the other three teams didn't dare to be negligent. They all used their magic to guide the surrounding Spiritual Qi, turning it into a huge cage made of blue Spiritual Qi, and enveloped the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.
The flying swords had only flown for a few dozen miles when they were immediately enveloped by the blue cage from above, stopping them in their tracks.
"Zzt, zzt, zzt …"
The sound of flowing lightning rang out, and the 72 Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords shone brilliantly with a golden light at the same time. Electric arcs burst out like a huge golden thunder ball, and countless golden electric arcs shot out, directly tearing the green cage into pieces.
Han Li could sense this. He could even vaguely feel a bit of anger when the Divine Devilbane Lightning on the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords erupted.
However, there was nothing he could do now. He could only cast spells to control the flying swords in his area like the others.
"A bunch of trash." Seeing this, Zhu Feng on the black stone pillar couldn't help but curse.
He grabbed in front of him with one hand, and several huge seals appeared out of nowhere in the air, enveloping the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and forcibly pulling them back.
Xiong Shan seemed to have expected the counterattack of these flying swords. He only looked at them a few times at the beginning, and then completely ignored them.
In next to no time, the flying swords that were fleeing everywhere were suppressed one after another, but there were still some flying swords that were unwilling to be controlled and constantly tried to break free, whereas most of the flying swords could only struggle and fly in a small area, colliding with each other and constantly emitting clanging sounds of metal colliding with stone.
Han Li steadily controlled the flying swords in his area, but his mind kept recalling the Million Sword Diagram.
With this as a foundation, he could comprehend the sword shadow diagram in the sky with twice the result with half the effort. Very soon, he saw many tricks and gained some understanding, but after all, there was too little time, and he was still far from comprehending it completely.
At this moment, Xiong Shan, who was on the high platform, suddenly stopped chanting. His figure swept, and he suddenly rose from the ground, rushing straight to the sky in the east.
After flying to the area where Qi Liang was, he rolled up his sleeve and grabbed in the air. A huge golden handprint reached out from the void, grabbing a silver-white flying sword in his hand.
The silver-white flying sword immediately struggled wildly. Silver light shone brightly around it, surging out like water bursting out, turning into hundreds of silver sword shadows that rushed in all directions, trying to push the golden handprint away.
However, the golden handprint was tightly clenched, and no matter how the silver sword shadows attacked, it did not loosen at all.
Seeing this, Xiong Shan raised his other hand, and like a knife, he condensed another golden handprint in the air and swiped at the silver flying sword fiercely.