She could tell at a glance that the energy gathering around Lan Jue and the others was faith. Faith was the purest form of energy.
It had no impurities, and was the easiest to absorb and improve.
Of course, on the other hand, if one lost faith, then one's cultivation would decline instead.
The Pontiff's Citadel relied on this energy to improve themselves.
The reason the Pontiff had never been able to reach a higher level was because of the amount of faith he received.
Most of the people who believed in the Pontiff's Citadel were concentrated in the Western Alliance.
The Northern Alliance and the Eastern Alliance each had their own characteristics.
But the faith Lan Jue and the others were absorbing came from the entire human race!
It was a blessing from the heavens.
If it weren't for the livestream, if it weren't for the blood and passion of the Bloodiron Khans and Star Division, how could they have attracted so much faith?
Only the purest, most sincere faith could be gathered. Neither time nor space could stop the flow of faith.
Zhou Qianlin, the Queen of Heaven, was the starting point of faith. The faith of the people of the Western Alliance had been transformed by her presence.
In this moment, all faith was focused on the Banishing Strategy, on the Paragons who had sacrificed their lives for humanity.
They had seen with their own eyes the fall of Paragons in battle. The main cause of their deaths was self-sacrifice.
They had sacrificed themselves in order to inflict serious damage on their enemies.
Paragons were a far cry from ordinary people. To most, they were a legend. If it weren't for the fact that Paragons often showed their faces in public, many would have doubted they even existed.
Very few had ever witnessed the true power of a Paragon. Until this battle, they had seen it with their own eyes. The Paragons had relied on their own power to hold their own against the aliens. They had become the main force in the fight against the aliens.
Their hearts were one, their will was a fortress!
The Clockmaker pointed out the crux of the matter.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers began to pray for the Banishing Strategy. Farther away, those who hadn't yet entered this state joined in.
The four of them continued to grow under the influence of the pure and intense power of faith.
Moreover, they did not need to worry about their bodies being unable to take it. With the existence of the Celestial Eradication Sword Formation, which was a bottomless pit, they could absorb as much energy as they wanted.
For a moment, the nine-colored light in the Fairy Slaying Sword Formation became stronger and stronger. The Fairy Slaying Sword Formation's diagram appeared clearly in everyone's mind.
Li Ke floated next to the Pharmacist. To his surprise, a small portion of the faith was directed at him.
He tried to retreat, but the nine-colored light around the Pharmacist held him in place.
The power of faith flowed into his soul. Li Ke felt as if his soul was being nourished. It was an indescribable comfort.
It had been a long, long time since he'd been captured by the alien planets.
The Pharmacist's face grew calm. In her eyes Li Ke's body was becoming more solid, no longer ethereal.
Humans were selfless creatures. When they saw the Pharmacist standing next to them, they tacitly accepted that he was part of the Sword Formation. Faith fell upon him.
It was a blessing in disguise for Li Ke.
The first to break through was Lan Jue. Without any warning, he felt as though a window had opened in front of him. Far off in the distance, he could see the endless expanse of space before him. It was as though countless beings had gathered in front of him.
It was as if the universe had become rich and colorful. What he saw, what he felt, was completely different from before.
His will spread out in all directions.
The Infinite!
Was this what it felt like to be in the Infinite?
Compared to the trouble he'd felt when he'd first broken through to Nirvana, this time he felt refreshed.
Due to the breakthrough in his cultivation base, the problems brought about by burning his own body were all swept away. His soul became solid once again, and his energy core also underwent a qualitative leap. It was no longer a solid body, but a strange gaseous state that floated within his chest. Furthermore, it could faintly reflect the nine-colored halo outside his body. It was extremely wondrous.
What surprised Lan Jue even more was that something in the universe seemed to be calling out to him, and then these beings gathered in his direction.
They were fragments of memories. After a simple analysis, Lan Jue understood that these fragments belonged to the great ancient being he'd inherited, the Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety's spirit.
A beam of purple light separated from behind him. It was the silhouette of Great Emperor Ziwei. However, at this moment, his eyes looked much more spirited than before. They were dignified and arrogant, and there was even a unique celestial aura present in them.
This was the real Great Emperor of the North Pole!
Although it was still only a fragment of his soul, the aura of the Great Emperor was clearly stronger.
But even the Great Emperor of the North Pole could not help but look at the Immortal Banishing Sword Formation in front of him. He still had some lingering fear of the First Killer of the Heavenly Path.
In terms of cultivation level, the Great Emperor of the North Pole was slightly weaker than the Primeval Lord of Heaven and Taishang Laojun. If he had been here in person, the Immortal Banishing Sword Formation might not have been able to kill him, but it would still have been troublesome.
After Lan Jue's breakthrough, the second to do so was Zhou Qianlin.
The moment Zhou Qianlin broke through, celestial music filled the space. The moving melody reverberated in the air, and faint white halos emanated from her body. The white halos spread out and silently connected to Lan Jue, Lan Qing, and the Pharmacist. The four of them became one, and the connection between them became even closer.
Originally, the amount of faith they absorbed was slightly different. The one who absorbed the most was Zhou Qianlin.
But now that her Domains were adjacent, the amount of faith they absorbed became exactly the same.
The image of a water droplet quietly appeared on Zhou Qianlin's forehead. Behind her, she also separated her dharma.
Her dharma, however, had changed without her noticing.
A white veil hung from her head, and she stood atop a lotus. In one hand she held a willow branch, and in the other she held a pure white bottle.
Even though it was only a phantom image, it still shocked everyone when it appeared.
Guanyin, it really was the Bodhisattva of Mercy.
Zhou Qianlin's dharma had undergone such an earth-shattering transformation after reaching the Infinite. It was incredible. Her title as the Queen of Heaven, Guanyin, was now well deserved.
Both Lan Qing and the Pharmacist changed at the same time.
Behind Lan Qing, Vairocana's dharma separated from his body. His merciful will bloomed, and the three great Buddhas of the past, present, and future shimmered. Lan Qing's breakthrough was also completed under the awe of the Banishing Sword Formation.
As Lan Qing's eyes opened and closed, golden light swirled around him. Faint Buddhist chants filled the air, and his entire body was enveloped in a golden light.
The Pharmacist's change was even more dramatic. Her dharma had always been herself, but now that she'd broken through to the Infinite, it seemed to have absorbed something. She couldn't tell what it had been, but it was now a dark red.
It was the exact opposite of Lan Qing's golden red.
Suddenly, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appeared behind the dark red figure. Countless ghosts lingered, and shadows flickered.
"Until hell is empty, I vow not to become a Buddha!"
The eight words rang out like a great bell, and all of the ghosts vanished. The Dharma Idol of the Alchemist became solemn and dignified. It clasped its hands together and wore a kasaya. It was none other than the legendary Almighty Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!
All of these changes happened in a very short period of time.
Lan Jue and the others' dharma became the Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Myrtle, Vairocana, Guanyin, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
They were the greatest of the ancient Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Of the four, Vairocana was the strongest.
The other three, however, were more or less equal.
Behind the four dharma images, the energies of the universe converged upon them. The Banishing Strategy grew brighter and brighter.
Despite their ascension to the Infinite, the four of them did not feel the pressure of universal protogenia. This was not because of Zhou Qianlin's Guanyin Domain, but because universal protogenia did not suppress them.
The nine-colored light of the Banishing Strategy was the primordial energy that was born when the world was created. Even the immortal qi of the Violet Monarch's immortal realm was melted by this primordial energy, much less universal protogenia.
At the very least, the ripples of universal protogenia could not affect the primordial energy at their current level.
This was truly a blessing in disguise!
The four of them could not have imagined that the Strategy they had sacrificed themselves to achieve such a miraculous turn of events.
The Banishing Strategy was slowly taking shape, and it was progressing beyond their original plan.
They had thought that once the Banishing Strategy was complete, they would have a chance to slay Monarch.
But now, after the Celestial Slaying Sword Formation absorbed a large amount of power of faith, it began to rise continuously. Now, it was no longer a question of whether it could be completed, but to what extent it could reach when it was completed. This was the number one killing formation in the Heavenly Dao!
When Lan Jue sensed the change, he spoke to the Wine Master. "Have everyone retreat to Angel. There shouldn't be any problems.
The Banishing Strategy will be complete soon. Monarch's death is certain. "
The Wine Master breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally over.
But even as he breathed a sigh of relief, sorrow welled up in his eyes.
Too many people had died in this battle.
Satan was dead. The Pontiff was dead. The Terminator, the Keeper, the Bookworm, the Pauper, Jueti, the Photographer, Neptune and Huali were all dead.
Even the two Gods of Wine who had come to help had perished.
Skyfire was coming to an end. It would erupt at twenty-four o 'clock on Sunday night.
At the same time, the Legend of the Dragon King would be activated.
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