Under normal circumstances, the twelve Grand Elders would have charged at Lu Yuan together, hoping to eliminate him during the vulnerable period of his breakthrough to the Second Heaven of the World Realm. Who could have expected that the massive explosion generated by Lu Yuan's breakthrough would actually blast away both Xuan Yuanqiang and Xu Xingfeng, both in the Third Heaven of the World Realm?

This feat was clearly on par with the Destiny Seven Sons. What an earth-shattering, world-creating explosion that was!

Lu Yuan was now proving with his strength that he truly belonged to the ranks of the Destiny Seven Sons. The twelve Grand Elders standing nearby were truly shocked; this level of innate talent was terrifying!

Lu Yuan stood right at the epicenter of the world-creating explosion. Meanwhile, within his personal space, the aftershock of the explosion continued to spread outward, but at the center, the turbid was beginning to sink and the clear was beginning to rise.

The heaven and earth that existed before the initial Chaos transformation, although possessing both heaven and earth, were fundamentally the heaven and earth of the Zhong Central Imperial Court. But after this process—first the Chaos transformation, then the opening of heaven and earth—the realm thus created was no longer that of the Zhong Central Imperial Court; it was entirely his own, a realm controlled by his will, vastly different from before.

In the Sword Space, heaven and earth had materialized. Above his head, a wondrous object shone, substituting for the sun.

If one truly achieved the Eighth Heaven of the True Realm, they would indeed place a true sun, or at least a small sun, within their personal world; this current circular object acting as the sun was simply insufficient. On the earth below, several mountain peaks had appeared, not overly large, with short rivers meandering around them, and so forth.

This was the opening of heaven and earth. Heaven and earth appeared, light, mountains, rivers, and vegetation—the plants at this stage were transplanted from the outside world.

Finally, he had reached the Second Heaven of the World Realm. The next step was to charge toward the Third Heaven of the World Realm, the Time Realm.

Once he reached the Third Heaven, the concept of the flow of time could be introduced into the Sword Space. And once he broke through to the Fifth Heaven of the World Realm, the Creation Realm, he could create all manner of living beings within the Sword Space, including plants and animals.

The plants then would no longer be transplanted from outside but would be self-generated, making the Sword Space a place of birdsong and fragrant flowers. If he reached the Eighth Heaven of the World Realm, the True Realm, the achievement would be even more astonishing: he could expand the Sword Space into a Sword Minor Thousand World.

Of course, that was not the immediate concern. Should he first savor the power of the Second Heaven of the World Realm?

After the creation of heaven and earth, Lu Yuan felt that the original Chaos had separated into pure and turbid energies. With the splitting of heaven and earth, he now felt that his entire body—his speed and strength—was significantly faster and greater than before.

Speed benefited somewhat from the pure energy, and strength benefited somewhat from the turbid energy, but it was not limited to that; reaching the Second Heaven of the World Realm also brought a substantial increase in magical power. The World Realm was itself the final major stage.

Each ascent to a new heaven was exceedingly difficult. However, once a new heaven was reached, the transformation was earth-shattering and unimaginable.

After this advancement to the Second Heaven of the World Realm, Lu Yuan felt his strength had increased immensely. This feeling of surging power was exhilarating!

Lu Yuan opened his eyes and observed the surrounding situation: the twelve Grand Elders were encircling him! These twelve Grand Elders consisted of five at the First Heaven of the World Realm, five at the Second Heaven, and the two at the Third Heaven, Xuan Yuanqiang and Xu Xingfeng.

Twelve in total. The twelve Grand Elders had watched Lu Yuan’s breakthrough.

One of them, a Grand Elder named Du Yun, spoke, "What are we afraid of? He has just reached the Second Heaven of the World Realm.

We have five Second Heaven Grand Elders and two Third Heaven Grand Elders; we should still win." "Indeed, we have a full twelve Grand Elders. Twelve against one—I refuse to believe we can't defeat Lu Yuan," snarled Ling Chou, the old rival of Taishi Kong, his voice thick with deep hatred for Lu Yuan.

"Form the array!" Xu Xingfeng roared, "We shall form the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array!" It was said that in the era of the Ancestral Dragon, there existed the legendary Twelve Golden Men Array, which was named 'Twelve' yet encompassed all things, containing every manner of weapon. A remarkable predecessor of the Sword Gate had obtained fragments of the Twelve Golden Men Array and used them to create the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array.

This array was exceptionally powerful, practically the foremost array of the Sword Gate. With Xuan Yuanqiang and Xu Xingfeng as the core eyes of the array, the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array took shape.

Once the array was formed, sword energy surged wildly throughout the formation, and boundless killing intent rushed toward Lu Yuan. After forming the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array, Xuan Yuanqiang and Xu Xingfeng were filled with confidence because this array was simply too formidable.

In the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array, each elder occupied a position corresponding to one of the twelve Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai. Paired with the sword techniques derived from the Iron Law of Time, this maximized the Iron Law's potential, making it far more terrifying than when exerted by an individual.

Although this formation was fundamentally the Sword Gate’s premier array, its requirements were excessively high: every participant needed the strength of the World Realm, and at least six individuals needed to grasp the Iron Law of Time to fully unleash its power through the framework of the Twelve Golden Men Array. When a single Iron Law is exerted to its extreme, the result is terrifying.

Lu Yuan, and anyone Lu Yuan had encountered before, only managed to extend time when using the Iron Law of Time. But now, once the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array was formed, it didn't just extend time by a margin; it essentially brought time to a near standstill—the destructive power of this array was utterly horrifying.

Nearby, many observers from the Sword Gate had gathered to watch this fierce battle, with some even coming all the way to the commercial city. "Heavens, it's the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array." "I thought Lu Yuan had a decent chance, but I never expected them to deploy the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array." "The Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array can push the power of the Iron Law of Time to its absolute limit; within the array, time basically stops flowing.

If time stops flowing, one cannot even react." "Lu Yuan is doomed." "Yes, it will be hard for Lu Yuan to win." When the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array was first unleashed, Lu Yuan was indeed momentarily stunned. What a dangerously sharp sword technique; the Sword Gate certainly possessed formidable treasures.

However, Lu Yuan immediately activated Floating Life, Like a Dream (Fusheng Ruomeng). While time was suspended by the array, Lu Yuan himself, within the state of Fusheng Ruomeng, was also suspended.

Thus, in the initial moments, countless attacks struck Lu Yuan, but in reality, they were only striking Fusheng Ruomeng. Lu Yuan immediately realized that while the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array was monstrous, it had a prerequisite: it consumed immense magical power.

Since they couldn't land a hit on him, their power was being wildly depleted without effect. He didn't need to counterattack right away; he only needed to wait until their magical power was exhausted, at which point the array would naturally collapse.

And now, he could use the Sword Dao Gourd to absorb the surging sword energy. Where else could he find such high-quality sword energy?

He needed to nurture the Sword Dao Gate of the Sword Dao Gourd before his battle with the Son of the Sword. Xuan Yuanqiang, Xu Xingfeng, and the other ten initially surrounded Lu Yuan with the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array.

Time within this formation was practically frozen; killing Lu Yuan should have been easy. They thought they had finally succeeded after slaying Lu Yuan once, but they immediately discovered another Lu Yuan.

Fusheng Ruomeng! It was Fusheng Ruomeng again!

So, they continued to attack Lu Yuan relentlessly. They had naturally heard of Fusheng Ruomeng's reputation and had even witnessed it before, but they hadn't paid it much heed.

But now, they realized that Fusheng Ruomeng was truly terrifying. Lu Yuan was clearly immobilized by the time-stasis of the Twelve Grand Elders Sword Array, allowing them to attack freely.

Every one of them struck Lu Yuan, yet they found they were only hitting phantoms; none could strike the real Lu Yuan. This was Lu Yuan being suspended by stopped time, yet they still couldn't land a blow!

Was Lu Yuan's Fusheng Ruomeng truly this powerful? The more they fought, the more they felt something was wrong.

They had attacked many times; every Grand Elder had struck at least ten or twenty sword blows, yet not a single sword had truly wounded Lu Yuan. This was Fú!

Shēng! Ruò!

Mèng! Was this truly a mere technique?

How could such a technique exist?