After receiving confirmation, Xu Taiping casually glanced at the back of Xu Ziyan’s head and noticed a large bump there.

“Very effective.”

Seeing Xu Taiping’s puzzled expression, Lin Buyu thought he didn’t believe her and added another sentence.

“I can see that.”

Xu Taiping responded inwardly with a complex look in his eyes.

“About the Blade of Immortal Slaughter, Sister Buyan, are you sure you don’t know anything about it?”

“It should be similar to that long spear from before, a demonic weapon. I haven’t heard specifics, but given how confident that demonic lord was about breaking the Golden Scales Formation, it should at least be a second-tier demonic king weapon.”

After confirming once more, Xu Taiping finally stopped hesitating and exchanged a glance with Lin Buyu.

“We’ll have to proceed with our plan.”

He communicated this to Lin Buyu in his mind.

Lin Buyu nodded subtly, then looked up at Xu Ziyan.

“Senior Sister, there’s something I need to confirm with you privately.”

Her eyes were filled with eagerness as she spoke to Xu Ziyan.

“Let’s talk inside.”

Xu Ziyan agreed without much thought.

“Sorry to trouble you, Senior Sister Ziyan.”

Watching the two enter the room one after the other, Xu Taiping felt a pang of guilt.

But thinking of the Blade of Immortal Slaughter, his expression turned serious again.

According to Sister Buyan, demonic weapons are divided into five tiers: first-tier demonic god weapons, second-tier demonic king weapons, third-tier demonic general weapons, fourth-tier demonic ghost weapons, and fifth-tier demonic soldier weapons.

Although second-tier demonic king weapons are not as terrifying as demonic god weapons, their power is at least at the Heaven-tier spiritual treasure level. Each demonic king weapon possesses a unique demonic god power, which ordinary cultivators cannot resist once unleashed.

So, their only option now was to use all the power of the Golden Scales Formation to repel the white-haired demonic lord before the demonic god weapon could be summoned. Then, they would lead the disciples of the Sixth Peak into the cellar with strong restrictions.

This was the only way they could think of to save themselves after learning that the white-haired demonic lord intended to use the Blade of Immortal Slaughter to break the formation.

However, this plan had a problem: once they hid in the cellar, the restrictions might prevent them from being transmitted out when the formation activated.

This was why they hadn’t chosen the cellar as a hiding place earlier.

But now, they had no choice.

“If we can’t get out, we’ll have to stay in there for sixty years, which is not a good thing.”

Looking at the overcast sky, Xu Taiping muttered to himself.

His Ghost-Sealing Talisman still needed Fairy Lingyue to resolve.

“Rumble…”

At that moment, Xu Taiping suddenly felt the ground beneath him tremble violently.

It was like the legendary earth dragon turning over.

Although the other disciples of the Sixth Peak noticed it, their attention was on the demonic cultivators above, so they didn’t pay much attention to the ground.

Always alert, Xu Taiping immediately thought of the Blade of Immortal Slaughter.

“Could it be that the Blade of Immortal Slaughter is emerging from underground?”

A bad premonition surged in his heart.

Just then, Xu Ziyan and Lin Buyu walked out of the room one after the other.

“Taiping, we need to find a way to retreat to the cellar.”

Without stopping, Xu Ziyan said seriously to Xu Taiping.

Hearing this and seeing the slight smirk and the hint of pride in Lin Buyu’s eyes, Xu Taiping realized that Lin Buyu’s “persuasion” had worked.

“At your command, Senior Sister.”

Xu Taiping didn’t waste words and bowed to Xu Ziyan.

At that moment, the ground beneath them trembled violently again.

Simultaneously, Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu heard the excited thoughts of the demonic cultivators above—

“The sacrifice is complete, the Blade of Immortal Slaughter is emerging.”

“Good thing we found some cultivators as sacrifices in time.”

“Once the Blade of Immortal Slaughter appears, the formation will break, and these people will die.”

“The youngest female disciple is mine, don’t fight me for her!”

“Then I’ll take the youngest male disciple.”

Hearing the increasingly vulgar thoughts of the demonic cultivators above, Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu’s faces grew darker.

“Senior Sister, we can’t wait any longer.”

Lin Buyu looked coldly at Xu Ziyan.

“Mm.” Xu Ziyan nodded. “Follow me to control the formation. I have a way to combine the power of the Golden Scales Formation and the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation. We can catch those demonic cultivators off guard.”

Xu Ziyan was actually in a clear state of mind, but Lin Buyan had implanted a divine thought related to the Blade of Immortal Slaughter in her.

…

The formation adjustment went smoothly.

Because the disciples of the Sixth Peak had absolute trust in Xu Ziyan, no one questioned her decision. In about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, they had adjusted the Golden Scales Formation.

“After exhausting the power of the Golden Scales Formation with a full-force attack, we’ll switch to the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation. Use its flying technique to escape to the cellar entrance. During the process, do not hesitate.”

After everything was set up, Xu Ziyan instructed everyone through a sound transmission talisman.

“According to those demonic cultivators, the Blade of Immortal Slaughter will emerge in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.”

Xu Taiping exchanged a glance with Lin Buyu.

Lin Buyu nodded slightly and then transmitted to Xu Ziyan:

“Senior Sister, no need to wait any longer, let’s act.”

Xu Ziyan nodded upon hearing this, then fixed her gaze on the demonic cultivators above.

When the demonic cultivators controlled several demonic flood dragons to attack the formation again with a “boom,” she suddenly drew her sword with a “swish.”

“Boom!”

As the long sword was drawn, golden light surged from the formation eyes around the courtyard, and the darkened sky suddenly became as bright as day.

“What are these cultivators trying to do?”

Under the night sky, the white-haired demonic lord, who was trying to control the Blade of Immortal Slaughter with his soul, was startled by the sudden brightness of the Golden Scales Formation.

“Boom!”

Before he could think further, the Golden Scales Formation suddenly switched from defense to offense. Under the control of several female disciples of the Sixth Peak, golden light converged into a golden kylin wielding a giant sword, slashing at the demonic cultivators and demonic flood dragons.

The suddenness of the attack, combined with the fact that the demonic flood dragons had not yet recovered their demonic energy, resulted in two of the three demonic flood dragons being injured, and the leading demonic cultivator being cut in half at the waist.

“Bang!”

As the kylin prepared to follow up, the white-haired demonic lord swung his hand down, severing the golden kylin wielding the giant sword.

Even the white-haired demonic lord was forced to retreat several steps by the kylin’s slash.

However, he could see that this was the Qingxuan Sect disciples’ desperate move. With the formation eyes removed, the Golden Scales Formation’s spiritual power would soon be exhausted, and each slash would be weaker than the last.

“If I hadn’t summoned the Blade of Immortal Slaughter in advance, you might have succeeded.” He snorted coldly, then raised his arm and shouted:

“Blade of Immortal Slaughter!”