In total, five thousand immortals from ten clans were arranged in a majestic formation around the altar. 

Lu Yun took some time to consider his options. It would be one thing if the five thousand were loosely stationed around the structure. He could’ve used the Sugato Sword to wipe them out in a single attack.

However, they were arrayed in a battle formation that amplified their strength many times over. As things stood, they could erase him from existence with a single strike. Anyone in a position to enter the central world was at least a void-ascended immortal, or an immortal who’d integrated a formation of heaven and earth into themselves.

“Strange, this battle formation is ever-changing and in continuous motion, as if it’s gone through a great deal of trial and error and withstood the...