The shattering and wailing of the Demonic Lord origin gradually quieted. That existence condensed from the universe's utmost dark side had already disintegrated, transforming into the most primordial chaotic energy, thoroughly purified by Xiao Qi's Guardian Sword and Green Lotus power. The evil aura pervading the grand hall was swept away, replaced by a post-calamity tranquility and faint vitality.
However, Xiao Qi hovering in the air, gazing at where the demonic source had dissipated, his brows did not completely relax. After deeply merging with the World-Purifying Green Lotus origin, his perception had touched the subtle levels of heaven and earth's laws. He clearly realized that the Demonic Lord as one embodiment of the universe's dark side, its "existence" concept could not be so easily thoroughly "eliminated." What was just purified was its will and most power condensed in this realm, but that origin concept representing "evil" and "oblivion," perhaps still had an extremely weak, nearly instinctive "residual echo" scattered in the gaps between heaven and earth's laws. Like embers after a wildfire, if not properly handled, who could guarantee it wouldn't reignite under specific conditions countless years later?
Thoroughly destroying its concept was perhaps beyond his current ability. But, he could... permanently seal it! Using this realm's righteous energy, the Green Lotus origin, firmly locking its residual echo, never to cause harm again!
His gaze swept across the messy but already purified grand hall below, landing on those broken runes of the original "Nine Heavens Demon-Sealing Array" that were gradually dimming and collapsing due to the Demonic Lord's demise. These runes were left by ancient great powers. Although eroded by demonic energy for a hundred years, their foundation remained, containing powerful sealing power.
A thought rapidly formed in his heart.
He slowly raised both hands. The glass-like green light flowing around his body became bright again, reflecting off the World-Purifying Green Lotus phantom behind him. A vast and gentle will spread out, mobilizing the remaining righteous path's light power in this world.
"Heaven and earth's righteous energy, heed my command! Demon-sealing seals, reassemble your forms!"
With his low and majestic chant, those Nine Heavens Demon-Sealing Array rune fragments that were originally disintegrating and dissipating, as if pulled by invisible hands, stripped from walls, ground, and void one by one, transforming into dots of golden flowing light, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, gathering toward the front of Xiao Qi's palm!
These rune fragments struggled and twisted, still bearing traces of demonic energy erosion, but under the washing of Xiao Qi's incomparably pure Green Lotus origin power, those traces were rapidly purified and stripped away, revealing the runes' originally ancient, solemn golden bodies.
Countless rune fragments danced, collided, and combined in the air, emitting fine and dense humming sounds, as if reconstructing a lost musical movement. They no longer arranged according to the original Nine Heavens Demon-Sealing Array diagram, but under the guidance of Xiao Qi's will, began to re-construct in an even more mysterious trajectory even more compatible with the Green Lotus purification dao!
At the same time, the World-Purifying Green Lotus phantom behind Xiao Qi gently swayed. The twelve grades of lotus petals unfolded, shedding endless green light rain. This light rain was not simple energy, but law fragments containing purification and creation origins. They were like the most skillful craftsmen, merging into those dancing combining golden runes, plating them with an eternal green glow, changing their fundamental nature, making them transform from simple "sealing" toward a direction兼具 "sealing and suppressing" and "purification"!
A brand new, never-before-seen array prototype began to slowly emerge in the void before Xiao Qi's palm. Its core was no longer some array eye artifact, but... a miniaturized, lifelike twelve-grade Green Lotus imprint! This imprint slowly rotated, radiating a gentle and eternal purification dao rhyme.
"With Green Lotus as foundation, taking righteous energy as source, forge... World-Purifying Demon-Sealing Great Array!"
Xiao Qi gave a clear shout, both hands suddenly pushing forward!
That brand new array condensing countless purified demon-sealing seals and Green Lotus origin, as if possessing life, transformed into a flowing light, instantly sinking into the void bottom layer where the Demonic Lord origin had dissipated before, imprinted at the deepest part of heaven and earth's laws!
Om—!!!
The entire Demon Palace's grand hall, no, the entire region polluted by demonic energy for a hundred years, lightly shook!
An invisible formless, yet clearly perceivable by all beings, warm and solid "barrier" quietly formed, with that Green Lotus imprint as core, enveloping this space. On the barrier, countless tiny golden runes and green lotus shadows endlessly circulated, radiating heart-easing sealing and purification power.
The moment this "World-Purifying Demon-Sealing Great Array" formed, those residual echoes of the Demonic Lord's final concept scattered in the gaps between heaven and earth's laws, like caught by an invisible giant net, let out soundless screams, were forcibly pulled and compressed, finally being firmly sealed at the very core of that Green Lotus imprint!
The Green Lotus imprint's light circulated, like an eternal furnace, beginning to continuously, extremely slowly... purify that sealed Demonic Lord concept residual echo. This process might take a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even longer, but ultimately one day, this final ember would also be thoroughly purified, returning to nothingness.
From then on, the Demonic Lord not only had form and spirit destroyed, but its final trace of existence was also permanently sealed, with no chance of reappearing.
Xiao Qi felt that incomparably stable "World-Purifying Demon-Sealing Great Array" connected with heaven and earth's righteous energy, slowly letting out a breath. Although his face was even paler, the burden in his eyes was finally lifted.
He did it.
Not only did he slay the Demonic Lord, but he also left an eternal guardian for this world. Using Green Lotus to suppress the demon, protecting all beings.
Inside the grand hall, all was peaceful. Mu Xue and the others gazed at that slowly rotating Green Lotus array imprint, feeling the vast and gentle sealing purification power within, and the last trace of haze in their hearts also completely dissipated.
True peace had descended.