Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1298 Divine Qi Entrusted to the Golden Register

As soon as the vast spiritual light entered their bodies, it merged with the divine energy of the four True Man Chonghua. Bright spots of light immediately appeared inside their bodies, and the shimmering meridians and star essence could be vaguely seen.

High above Tianji Peak, several constellations appeared in each of the four cardinal directions, flashing briefly in turn.

Chonghua and the others all followed the path of the divine form, and all cultivated the "Divine Register Sect" of the orthodox Xuanjiao "Mysterious Refinement of the Heavenly Body".

The usual practice of cultivating the divine form involves the god going beyond the heavens to find a form that matches "my god," then gradually stealing its power, and finally replacing it with one's own god, thereby transcending the world.

However, the "Divine Register Sect" of Xuanjiao is different. As a great sect that has been passed down since ancient times, Xuanjiao has created various images of gods, immortals, spirit officials and heavenly generals through the worship and consultation of predecessors in the sect, and even through self-sacrifice.

These deities reside in the heavens, devoid of self and emotion, existing only in physical form. True men who have received ordination from the Xuanjiao (a school of Taoism) can entrust their divine energy to these ordained divine forms, using their power for their own purposes.

If one continues to cultivate in this way, after the Dharma is perfected, the divine image will be integrated into one's body. Then, one can rely on this divine position to establish oneself and remain one, and no one else can borrow from it.

The Tianji Sect was originally a branch of the Xuanjiao Sect. The descendants who practiced this method could only occupy some scattered deities that were not orthodox. However, it is gradually gaining momentum. The many deities worshipped by the "Shenlu Sect" are also gradually surpassing it. If it continues to develop, it is possible that it will replace the old mainstream.

However, based solely on their current cultivation, the four True Immortals could not borrow much of the Heavenly Monarch's divine power. Therefore, they used the Star Constellation Ritual to achieve the unity of Heaven's will and the human heart by using the Heavenly Peak as a guide. With the help of the Heavenly Secrets Sect's secret treasure, the Heavenly Secrets Disc, buried beneath the peak, they transformed the divine image from illusory to real, thus temporarily possessing a small portion of the Heavenly Monarch's abilities.

As they unleashed their magic and activated their secret rituals, the Tianji Mountain was filled with the sounds of mysterious bells and clear chimes. The misty clouds emanated from the mountain pillars, rising and swirling outwards.

This caused clear light to flow around the mountain peak, layer upon layer, gathering towards the summit, then transforming into clear dew that sprinkled down onto the four people. Meanwhile, earth fire was ignited at the foot of the mountain, blazing upwards like a furnace refining treasures.

Amidst the fusion of water and fire, and the convergence of yin and yang, four figures shrouded in golden light could be seen slowly rising above the clouds, reaching a height of nearly three hundred meters in one breath.

Then the mist slowly dissipated, and when you looked again, you could see four celestial beings shrouded in golden light standing on the four sides of Tianji Peak.

Each immortal lord has a different appearance, but they all have solemn faces and eyes like lightning. They have wide sleeves and high collars, with cloud ribbons flowing behind them. Their robes are decorated with mountains, rivers, stars, mysterious patterns, and profound principles. They are surrounded by ethereal auspicious clouds and colorful golden rays, making their huge figures appear and disappear, making it impossible to see their full appearance, which adds to their sense of being unfathomable.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of the Federation forces involved in the attack.

They saw that on the summit of Tianji Mountain, there were immortals and gods standing on all four sides, their bodies radiating light. Those who did not know what was going on were all shocked.

"What is this? A kind of illusion?"

Some people immediately tried to turn off their cochlea and boundary markers, but even so, the scene in front of them was still clearly visible, so they couldn't help but wonder if it was a lighting effect.

However, among the many fighters present, some were eventually able to see that something was amiss.

On the airship, Briggs said in a deep voice, "No, that's not a lighting effect, it's a spiritual phenomenon."

"Spiritual manifestation?"

Lily stretched out her hand to shield herself from the violent gusts of air that were blowing her hair around, and tried to open her eyes to see.

Her father was also a martial artist and published a martial arts magazine, so he was very familiar with the data and analysis of spirit forms. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are spirit forms really that numerous?"

Briggs said in a deep voice, "Ordinary spiritual beings can't do this, but it's hard to say about the Xuanjiao sect that originated in the Eastern Continent. This sect is one of the oldest national sects in the world, and with some rituals, it might be possible." He sighed, "This attack is indeed not so simple."

He could tell, and other fighters could certainly make accurate judgments as well.

When assessing the combat power of a spirit, the larger its size, the stronger its strength.

Of course, the spirit form can be expanded outward according to the fighter's own will, theoretically by several times, but that is meaningless except for the visual effect and will not increase the strength much. The original strength will remain the same.

However, they felt an indescribable sense of oppression emanating from the four real people, so it can be basically concluded that this was not something that was deliberately mysterious.

If that's the case, then the power it possesses is extremely terrifying. Even if it hasn't broken through to the upper level of power, it has already exceeded the scope of ordinary Throne Fighters.

Currently, federal airships are clearing out the strongholds in all directions, and the closest airship to Tianji Peak belongs to the Giant God Plant Company.

The company's throne fighter, Klaus Field, is currently aboard this airship.

He had a receding hairline, his hair was combed back, he was very thin and tall, and his handsome appearance had a touch of wickedness.

He had just destroyed a city at his feet, and when he looked up and saw the scene before him, his eyes gleamed with interest and a dangerous light.

He then leaned slightly forward, extending one arm outward, fingers spread, muscles bulging, and a large ball of light appeared in his palm. Upon seeing this, the airship captain immediately notified all personnel to prepare for another gust of air.

After a moment of preparation, Field unleashed the spiritual energy towards the location where Master Longxian was standing.

At this moment, countless eyes were focused on this place, and many people wanted to see the consequences of this attack.

However, things didn't go as planned. It seemed that they had already entered the inner circle of the ritual, and the spiritual impact was weakened after it reached the far end. When it arrived at the divine image of the Dragon Manifestation True Man, it only touched the golden flames on the outside and then disappeared after only a tiny ripple.

This is undoubtedly due to the powerful field created by the ritual, which greatly weakens the power of the spiritual impact.

Even so, it still hit the target in the end, and some of its power remained, but it seemed to have been completely unshaken. This is enough to show that the huge divine image was not just for show, but a real force.

Fortunately, it seems that these four people cannot go too far from Tianji Peak, otherwise, it would be hard to say what would happen next.

In another direction, Igor squatted on the edge of the airship platform, his two slender hands hanging down in front of his knees, staring intently at the divine image of Gao Xuzhen ahead.

Suddenly, he leaped forward and charged towards Gao Xu Zhenren.

In everyone's sight, a purplish-red light shot forward in an instant, but just before it collided with the divine image, it suddenly turned around and circled around it, seemingly both provoking it and searching for a weakness.

Compared to the enormous divine image, his figure looked almost like a firefly, but his speed was incredibly fast, and in an instant, he created halos of spiritual light around the divine image.

Just then, the deity seemed to notice the scene. He opened his eyes, which had been slightly closed, and slowly raised his hand. With a gentle wave of his long sleeve, he moved very slowly. Even an ordinary person could see it clearly, but Igor seemed unable to dodge it and was touched by the edge of his palm.

Then a bright light burst open in the sky, and Igor crashed to the ground with a bang, followed by a cloud of smoke and dust.

He was slapped across the face!

The people in the airship behind them met the cold, emotionless eyes of the divine minister, and their breath caught in their throats as if their hearts had stopped beating.

Meanwhile, the three Throne Fighters from the Federation—Durant, Van Turner, and Crosal—also witnessed this scene.

As official figures of the Federation, they were different from the Throne Fighters outside; they knew the specific details and plans, so they were not surprised at all.

With his hands in his pockets, Van Turner said, "That's exactly what Ran Ming said beforehand."

Ran Ming had informed them beforehand that, backed by the main hub of the Tianji Peak constellation, once the secret ritual was activated, combined with their own secret techniques, the four of them would greatly increase their strength, and they would be able to withstand even several times the number of people of the same level.

Although the four True Immortals could not possibly leave the inner circle, they did not need to. They only needed to delay until the Celestial Master returned from beyond the heavens, at which point the Federation's operation would be declared a failure.

Cassian's voice then came through the communications channel: "Gentlemen, would you like to inform the combat personnel at the front of some information?"

Durant said in a deep voice, "No need, let's proceed according to plan. Let them go up and try it out first."

"Okay, sir."

At this time, as the administrative center was continuously destroyed, airships from all directions had formed an encirclement around Tianji Peak.

Among them, the Primitive Sect and the New Light Sect destroyed the most administrative centers and brought the most manpower.

At this moment, the leaders of both religions could sense that even with the disruption of so many ritual nodes, the power of the secret ritual had not been reduced in the slightest, and could even be said to be almost useless.

In addition to the thirty-six administrative centers, the secret rituals of the Heavenly Secrets Sect also include seventy-two scenic spots. However, if one were to go to the seventy-two scenic spots again to fight, it would take too long.

Moreover, the seventy-two scenic spots are all geographical wonders. If they were all destroyed, the geographical environment of the entire continent would suffer great damage, which the Federation would not allow. Therefore, after discussing it, they decided to abandon this approach and instead use other methods.

Both the Primitive Church and the New Light Church brought a large number of followers and a large quantity of ritual items, specifically prepared for the current situation.

The two religions' airships began to disperse, stopping at intervals, with believers continuously landing on the ground and placing ritual items on them. Soon, the believers on the airships and on the ground began to chant loudly, led by some kind of religious music.

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(End of this chapter)