Myth Beyond Heaven

Once again, the two swords clashed midair, creating a terrifying explosion.

However, this time, it was the skeleton that got sent flying. Its entire arm was shattered into pieces by the impact.

Yun Lintian didn't let this opportunity slip away. A Golden Crow flame immediately ignited on the Heaven Piercing Sword as he chased after the skeleton and swung the sword at its head.

Boom!

The sword struck the skeleton's head, and the Golden Crow flame on it immediately engulfed the entire skeleton.

Yun Lintian used the impact to spin in the air, delivering a powerful kick to the skeleton's head. With a bang, the skeleton exploded into countless fiery fragments before reducing to ashes.

Yun Lintian landed on the ground and quickly scanned the surroundings. The waves of energy had inexplicably disappeared entirely. Everything returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.

"What was that?" Yun Lintian felt confused. Was this considered a trial?

"Look…" At this moment, Gui Xuan pointed to the ground.

Yun Lintian followed his finger and saw several seals depicting various kinds of fierce beasts. Some of them were still glowing with a strange light.

A bright white light illuminated the tip of the Heaven Piercing Sword as Yun Lintian waved it over the ground to get a clear look at the seals.

Suddenly, Yun Lintian could see scattered skeletons lying all around him. Some of them were humans, while others were beasts.

Yun Lintian felt goosebumps all over his body again just by looking at this scene. He was completely clueless at the moment.

"Path… of… beasts." Gui Xuan spoke slowly. His adorable expression turned serious.

"Path of Beasts?" Yun Lintian frowned deeply.

According to the myth, there were six paths of reincarnation—The Path of Hell, the Path of Hungry Ghost, the Path of Beasts, the Path of Demons, the Path of Humans, and the Path of Heavens... It seemed he was standing on the Path of Beasts right now.

"So, was the earlier one the Path of Hungry Ghosts?" Yun Lintian appeared to have a moment of understanding. Perhaps the so-called trials referred to the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

"Where should we go?" Yun Lintian asked while maintaining his guard.

Gui Xuan pointed ahead and said. "Go… Fine."

"Fine?" Yun Lintian didn't quite understand what Gui Xuan wanted to say. "You mean it will be fine?"

Gui Xuan nodded vigorously.

Yun Lintian had complete faith in Gui Xuan's intuition. He didn't think about it any further and cautiously moved forward. He made sure to avoid the skeletons on the ground in case they gave him a jump scare.

Yun Lintian kept moving for a long time until there were no more skeletons around him, and the seals had also disappeared.

However, the fog appeared to thicken. He had to crouch down in order to see the ground clearly.

Roar—

All of a sudden, a ferocious roar echoed through the air. It wasn't a beast's roar but a demon's roar.

"Path of Demons?" Yun Lintian immediately thought of this and felt a chill crawl up his back.

He tightened his grip on the Heaven Piercing Sword and scanned the surroundings as best he could. Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything beyond a meter away from him.

"Hmm?" In the next moment, Yun Lintian felt as though he was being stared at by a viper. However, as a formation master himself, he quickly recognized this sensation. Clearly, he was now standing inside a massive formation.

Yun Lintian waved his hand, scattering a cluster of divine stones onto the ground around him. He then used the sword to inscribe the word "light" on the ground.

Buzz—

Instantly, all the divine stones shone brightly, illuminating the ground.

Yun Lintian quickly seized the opportunity to scan the ground, attempting to comprehend the formation. Soon, he saw various strange runes scattered all over the place. What surprised him was that he could recognize all the runes. They were the ancient runes from the Myriad Formation Scripture!

Yun Lintian heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, breaking the formation wasn't difficult for him.

Roar—

Another ferocious roar echoed through the air, jolting Yun Lintian back to reality. Yun Lintian quickly threw another batch of divine stones and lit them up.

"Demon, heaven, human…" Yun Lintian's mind raced as he read the runes on the ground.

A moment later, his eyes sparkled as he spoke. "I see. It's the Three Realms Formation."

The Three Realms Formation was considered to be both an offensive and defensive formation. It could easily confuse people's minds and trap them in the formation for eternity.

Yun Lintian didn't solve the formation right away; instead, he continued to ponder it further. Whoever set up this formation was clearly well-versed in the Myriad Formation Scripture. If he had not studied it before, it was impossible for him to break it.

"Who is it?" Yun Lintian wanted to know the identity of the person. Perhaps it was the high-ranking officer from the Netherworld.

"Forget it." Yun Lintian shook his head. It wasn't the time to think about it.

He took a deep breath and retrieved several formation stones. Yun Lintian carefully engraved ancient runes on each stone. It took him a full hour to prepare a thousand formation stones.

Yun Lintian rose from the ground and hurled the formation stones around him one by one. He seemed to be randomly throwing them, but the stones clearly formed a pattern.

After throwing over a hundred stones, Yun Lintian poured a cluster of divine stones onto the ground below him and uttered. "Disperse."

Instantly, the formation stones on the ground lit up and connected with each other.

ROAR!

An angry roar reverberated through the area. Yun Lintian could hear the anxiety in its voice. Obviously, his method was working effectively.

Yun Lintian started to advance and place more formation stones around. He continued to repeat the process until he reached the edge of the formation.

He carefully placed the final formation stone on the ground, and his expression turned solemn.

Yun Lintian's aura surged as he thrust the Heaven Piercing Sword into the ground.

Bang!… Bang! Bang! Bang!

In that instant, the formation stones exploded one after another, all the way back to the first formation stone at the far end.

"Roar!" A ferocious roar echoed once more. This time, Yun Lintian could see a massive silhouette looming above his head. It seemed to be in the shape of a demonic creature.

The demonic creature struggled as if in pain before slowly disappearing…