The beast's roar within the main hall abruptly ceased, but low sobbing sounds could still be heard, as though a ferocious beast was lurking in the shadows.
Various Sword Intents gradually converged, no longer breaching the Array's barrier.
The Zhi Mountain Temple returned to tranquility.
A wild wind swept through, causing the White Bone Bodhi Tree to continuously shed skulls.
"Phew."
Daoist Bai Shuo opened his eyes, his entire body soaked in sweat.
His exposed flesh showed varying degrees of mutation, and only after regaining consciousness did the Taiyi Sword Body suppress the mutations, allowing them to gradually heal.
It wasn't necessarily the commotion from the main hall that made it hard to keep a stable Mental Realm; in fact, the occasional Sword Sounds had repeatedly pulled him back from danger.
"Why, why won't it work?"
Daoist Bai Shuo shook his head helplessly, spitting out a scorched Elixir Pill from his mouth.
