CHAPTER 107 — The Immortal Array Awakens
The cavern trembled as the Abyssal Ancestor's shadow pressed harder against the fragmented sky. The pressure seeped even underground, squeezing the air from the chamber until the array plates themselves throbbed with strain.
Lin Xuan lifted his spear. Solar fire cascaded down the shaft like molten gold, illuminating the dark chamber as if a second sun had risen underground.
The Sect Master stood beside him, face unchanging even as the crackled abyssal voice echoed like a doom-prophecy.
"Lin Xuan," he said quietly, "We cannot allow the Ancestor's gaze to lock onto this place."
Lin nodded.
"Then let's activate the array."
The Sect Master extended his hand toward the suspended Saint-grade formation plates.
"Brace yourself. This array requires more than strength—it requires precision. If even one fragment is mismatched…"
"It will explode," Lin finished. "I know."
He stepped forward.
He wasn't afraid.
He was ready.
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1. Feeding the Array—Solar, Lightning, and Spatial Law
Lin placed his palm on the core formation disk.
Instantly, dozens of array plates vibrated, each emitting a unique harmonic frequency.
The Sect Master moved to the other side, shielding the chamber from abyssal resonance.
"Lin," he warned, "let the array drink slowly."
Lin inhaled and entered his cultivation state.
Inside his sea of consciousness, his binary suns ignited—one blazing gold, the other a swirling corona of tribulation lightning. The solar system hummed around him, planets spinning in perfect balance.
He guided threads of law outward.
Solar law first.
A beam of gold shot into the array, illuminating the formation like dawn.
Then lightning law.
White-blue arcs crackled, filling the room with ozone.
Finally, space law.
A subtle distortion rippled outward, stabilizing the array's expansion.
The Immortal Ascension Array began to turn.
The plates rotated like celestial bodies orbiting a central star.
Runes long dormant flickered to life.
For the first time in centuries…
The Immortal Array awakened.
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2. The Ancestor Pushes Back
A roar erupted from the sky—so powerful the sect shook from the foundations up.
> "YOU DARE HIDE MY PREY!"
The Ancestor's voice ignited every abyssal creature within hundreds of miles. Outside the sect, corrupted beasts and demonic cultivators went berserk, rampaging mindlessly.
On the main peak, elders struggled to contain the chaos.
Elder Feng spat blood.
Mu's frost barrier cracked.
Wen's blade vibrated from the sheer pressure.
Bai snarled and unleashed his tribulation-lightning spear arts, anchoring a defensive quadrant almost single-handedly.
Dragon-Bai roared with draconic majesty, dispersing abyssal mist with each breath.
But the sky only darkened further.
The Ancestor extended a single abyssal tendril through the crack—
A tendril big enough to crush mountains.
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3. The Array Activates—Not as a Barrier, but a Beacon
Inside the sanctuary, the Sect Master's face contorted in realization.
"This is wrong."
"What is?" Lin asked, still channeling law.
"The array… it isn't a defense mechanism."
He touched a formation node and flinched. "This is a summoning array."
Lin froze.
"Summoning what?"
The Sect Master swallowed.
"Immortal reinforcements."
Lin blinked.
"Immortals? As in—ascended beings?"
"Yes."
He pointed at the core plate. "This array calls upon Cloudsky's ancient guardian—a slumbering Immortal Spirit."
Lin's eyes widened.
"That would help us."
The Sect Master grimaced.
"It would—if it weren't damaged."
He pressed another node. "This array… only summons if the core remains intact. And Elder Qiu's sabotage nearly destroyed it."
Lin's expression turned sharp.
"So what now?"
The Sect Master exhaled long and slow.
"Now we pray that your power is enough to fill in the missing pieces."
Lin smirked faintly.
"Then it's a good thing I'm overqualified."
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4. Lin Imposes His World on the Array
Lin closed his eyes.
Inside his mind, the solar system flared brighter, the planets aligning in resonance.
He extended his will—
And did something no cultivator in history had ever done.
He anchored the array to his inner world.
The laws of his budding cosmos flowed through him—
Solar law strengthened every plate.
Lightning law stabilized the formation core.
Spatial law linked fractured rune lines.
Even the vine-heart sapling pulsed in sympathy, lending a portion of life force.
The Immortal Ascension Array turned again—
This time perfectly.
The Sect Master stared, speechless.
"Lin… what did you just do…?"
Lin opened his eyes.
"Rebuilt the formation using my world as the framework."
"That's—" The Sect Master struggled to find words. "That's impossible. No mortal realm should be stable enough for such a feat."
Lin shrugged.
"Mine is."
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5. The Immortal Spirit Answers
The chamber exploded with golden radiance.
A tear in space opened at the center of the array.
Not an abyssal crack—
A celestial portal.
A figure stepped halfway through.
Tall.
Armored in ancient immortal warplates.
Eyes blazing with pure solar essence.
The Immortal Spirit spoke with a voice that resonated across every peak:
> "Which disciple of Cloudsky dares summon me?"
The Sect Master knelt. "Honored Guardian, it is I—Master of the Cloudsky Sect—requesting aid against an abyssal assault!"
The Immortal Spirit's gaze shifted to Lin.
"And who is this one who carries the light of two suns?"
Lin met his gaze without flinching.
"A cultivator who refuses to die."
The Immortal Spirit's expression flickered in surprise.
Then approval.
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6. The Abyssal Ancestor Responds
A terrible shadow slammed against the heavens.
The Abyssal Ancestor roared:
> "YOU WILL NOT SUMMON AN IMMORTAL IN MY PRESENCE!"
The crack in the sky widened abruptly.
A colossal abyssal claw forced its way through—
Big enough to blot out half the horizon.
The Immortal Spirit scowled.
"Bold worm."
He raised a hand.
BOOM.
A golden shockwave collided with the abyssal claw.
Black and gold collided violently—each strike leveling mountains below.
Lin felt the pressure crush his ribs, but he held firm.
The Spirit looked at him again.
"Your world calls to me, child. It is young… but vast. It is incomplete… yet overflowing with potential."
Lin's heart skipped.
"Will you help us?"
The Immortal Spirit smiled grimly.
"I will. But understand this—if the Abyssal Ancestor forces his body through this crack, not even I can save your sect."
Lin tightened his grip.
"Then we stop him before he arrives."
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7. The Battle of Heavens and Abyss
The Immortal Spirit stepped fully into the mortal realm.
The Celestial Portal behind him collapsed—the array exhausted from anchoring even a single moment of immortal power.
The Immortal Spirit and Lin stood side by side at the sanctuary entrance.
Above them—
The Abyssal Ancestor's claw extended farther, tearing reality apart.
Below them—
Cloudsky Sect burned and fought for survival.
The Sect Master raised his sword.
Lin lowered his spear.
Dragon-Bai roared.
The Immortal Spirit declared:
> "Then let this world witness a battle worthy of legends."
And Lin whispered:
> "And let the Ancestor witness why he should fear me."