Chapter 671 - 678: A Miraculous Survival

A glance at the others showed their faces had long turned a deathly purple, their lips completely drained of color.

Their cultivation had also dropped to the Golden Core Stage.

A shadow of death seemed to hang over everyone.

But no one dared to let their guard down.

Their eyes were fixed on the array. Any thought of ascension was long gone; their only hope was for the array to succeed.

At the very least, their sacrifice would not be in vain!

The array gradually began to light up, but everyone understood that the energy required to fully activate it was far more than this. At the very least, their combined power was not enough!

The realization plunged them all into despair.

Song Wanning’s expression also grew heavy. She paid no mind to the wounds she received from the monsters.

But the state of the others made her deeply anxious.

Her attacks grew faster and faster.

Everyone was starting to lose their composure.

Early Stage Golden Core, Late-stage Foundation Establishment... Early-stage Foundation Establishment... Qi Refining Tenth Level...

Third Level of Qi Refining...

The cultivation of Yun Yangzi and the others regressed at a frantic pace, leaving them with only a final shred of energy to desperately hold on.

The array grew ever brighter, almost fully lit. But just as it was on the verge of completion, their cultivation was completely drained.

In that instant, everyone plunged into despair. It was so close.

Hope had been right within their grasp...

The light in their eyes died in an instant, replaced by endless regret and pain.

Yet even then, the array did not stop draining and crushing them.

As a result, their bodies rapidly withered. Like wilting flowers, they aged in an instant.

"Dad!"

Baili Shang cried out in alarm, forced to watch helplessly as the Demon King and the other seniors met their fate, all while enduring his own pain to keep fighting the monsters before him.

A shadow of despair seemed to fall over everyone’s heart.

But just as everyone had lost hope, Song Wanning’s figure suddenly shot forward.

She rushed resolutely into the very center of the array, and in the next moment, all the different energies within her body erupted.

The array, which had been on the verge of collapse, was instantly filled with vitality and began to absorb energy frantically.

She stood in the very center of the array, a truly shocking sight, like one of the Heavenly Gods descending to the mortal world.

And the Demonic Qi, Yin Qi, and fiendish energy radiating from her stunned everyone even more.

"Wan Ning!"

Baili Shang cried out. When he realized what Song Wanning intended to do, his eyes instantly welled up with tears again.

’Is Song Wanning planning to sacrifice herself to the array?’

After all, her power alone could never be enough to sustain the array until it was fully activated.

Xuan Yan was also shaken, staring at Song Wanning in astonishment.

But there was nothing they could do except quickly kill the monsters before them to create a safe, undisturbed space for Song Wanning.

Song Wanning stood in the center, her eyes filled with fearlessness.

’These people are all here because of me!’

’So I have to be responsible for them!’

’That’s why, in this desperate situation, I have to be the one to step up.’

’Even if it’s just to buy a little more time, it’s worth it.’

"Wan Ning!!!"

"Song Dao You!!!"

Seeing Song Wanning’s actions, the others, who were already on the brink of death, grew so frantic their eyes turned bloodshot.

Originally, only their sacrifice was needed, but now, Song Wanning had joined them.

She could have saved herself at the last moment and escaped from here...

"Why must you do this..."

They looked at her with bloodshot eyes, their hearts filled with endless regret and emotion.

Song Wanning’s cultivation also regressed rapidly. Like a deflating balloon, the energy in her body dissipated at an alarming rate.

But a smile touched her lips. "Since I was the one who gathered you all here, I will not stand by and watch you die!"

"Even if we are to die, I will die before you do!"

A smile played in Song Wanning’s eyes.

’I’ve always been one to repay sincerity with sincerity, and I would never betray the kindness of others.’

’Death isn’t frightening. I’ve been prepared for it since the day I first stepped onto the path of cultivation.’

’To be reborn and to have my revenge—that was already a tremendous stroke of luck.’

’For me, that is enough.’

’If I have any regrets, it’s that I failed the Heavenly Dao’s trust and made a mistake at the final step.’

She looked up at the sky as her cultivation plummeted past the Golden Core Stage and then rapidly to the Foundation Establishment Stage...

But she still felt no fear. Instead, her gaze was defiant as she stared into the depths of the passage.

’Even if I can’t deal with the Wooden Sculpture World Heavenly Dao myself, it doesn’t mean I’m afraid.’

As the last shred of energy was wrung from her body, her cultivation instantly dropped to zero.

But the array was still just a tiny bit away... from completion.

Looking at the tiny gap in the center of the array, Song Wanning’s expression held a trace of regret.

’It still failed!’

Song Wanning sighed in resignation.

"Big Sister!!"

"Wan Ning!!"

"Song Wanning!!!"

Several cries of alarm rang out at once.

Song Wanning looked down to see the little ones, Baili Shang, and Xuan Yan all staring at her, their faces filled with heartache.

Almost instantly, her black hair turned white, and her skin began to sag, covered in wrinkles.

At her age, if she hadn’t been a Cultivator, she would have long since become a wrinkled, white-haired old woman.

So, she simply smiled, unconcerned, and gave a small wave.

The others who had been drained by the array looked up. They exchanged glances and began to smile through their tears.

As if awaiting judgment, they quietly waited for death to come.

But just then, everything changed.

Song Wanning’s energy had been completely absorbed, but the wisp of Immortal Qi within her remained untouched.

When she could no longer provide any energy, the array unexpectedly began to draw out the Immortal Qi.

The array, which had been just shy of completion, instantly fused together and, faster than the eye could see, burst with a dazzling light.

BOOM—

With a massive bang, it was as if an explosion had gone off. Countless rays of light shot out in all directions.

The Array Patterns surged violently, flinging Song Wanning and the others away.

THUD—

Song Wanning was thrown to the ground, coughing up mouthfuls of blood in a heart-wrenching fit.

The others fared no better; they too were sent flying to the ground, bleeding profusely.

Everyone stared in shock as the array began to operate, watching as the seal within it gradually blurred...

At the Heavenly Abyss in the Immortal Realm, Mo Yang Immortal Venerable’s heart leaped into his throat.

The seal began to shake violently. The monsters within stirred, howling and roaring in a frenzy—

The nearby guards sensed something was wrong and hurried over.

"Immortal Venerable, has something happened?"

The group was extremely tense. Looking at the turbulent seal, they were nearly scared out of their wits.

As guards, they knew that if the monsters broke out, they would be the first to die!

Against so many monsters, they stood no chance. The creatures could wear them down and kill them through sheer attrition!

Mo Yang Immortal Venerable’s expression remained unchanged. "It is nothing," he said calmly.

He gestured with his eyes for the others to withdraw, remaining alone to guard the seal.