Chapter 493: Intercepting the Pill

"I'll trap them; you go quickly and take the Taiyi Pill." Feng Tiandu, ignoring everyone's words, turned to Qi Tianxiao, who had been standing by all along.

The recent battle in the spirit domain had nothing to do with Qi Tianxiao; although he was very powerful, he hadn't been of much help.

"Senior Brother, why not kill these people first, and then we can take the pill at our leisure?" Qi Tianxiao's eyes flashed coldly as he transmitted his voice.

"Let's first obtain one or two Taiyi Pills. Although these people are trapped by me, killing them won't be easy. Let's take the pill first; delay may lead to变故!" Feng Tiandu replied via voice transmission.

"Understood." Qi Tianxiao nodded, his figure shooting out like lightning, lunging toward the golden puppet.

During the time the others had been fighting, the puppet had already covered a considerable distance, now less than a hundred zhang from the golden throne on the high platform.

Midair, Qi Tianxiao waved his hand, and a gray light shot out—a strange gray flying sword.

Chi chi chi!

The flying sword blazed with gray light, suddenly transforming into dozens of gray light threads that stabbed toward the golden puppet's back.

But at that moment, the golden patterns on the ground flared brightly. With a boom, a pillar of white flame erupted from the ground, coalescing into a wall of fire blocking the way.

A terrifying, scorching aura emanated from the white fire wall, causing the nearby void to twist and deform.

As soon as the gray light threads touched the white fire wall, they were incinerated and vaporized, dissipating into wisps of blue smoke.

Seeing this, Qi Tianxiao's expression changed slightly, and his charging figure came to an abrupt halt.

The golden puppet seemed oblivious to all this, continuing to step forward toward the golden seat.

Qi Tianxiao's gaze shifted to the middle-aged man seated on the golden throne, and a thought suddenly struck him.

"Could it be that the puppet is offering the Taiyi Pill to that living corpse?"

At this thought, a hint of anxiety flashed in Qi Tianxiao's eyes.

If the pill were given to that strange living corpse, who knew what might happen.

But with his mastery of the Law of Corrosion, he was somewhat suppressed by this scorching flame, and currently, he saw no good way to break through.

As he deliberated, the golden puppet drew closer and closer to the golden seat.

Forty zhang...

Thirty-five zhang...

Thirty zhang...

Qi Tianxiao's pupils contracted slightly, beads of sweat as large as soybeans oozing from his forehead, his thoughts racing. Suddenly he slapped his waist with one hand, and a white light flashed in his hand as a white ring materialized.

A flicker of pain flashed in his eyes, then he waved his hand and tossed the white ring out, while his other hand swiftly formed a hand seal.

The white ring instantly emitted a dazzling white light, rapidly expanding several times in size and spinning at high speed, with countless runes surging out.

Light converged at the center of the ring, abruptly forming a white vortex, from which waves of spatial power emanated.

...

At this moment, outside the Taiyi Hall, cultivators from various factions had each found a spot of open ground to sit and wait.

The stone gate entrance remained open, shining with bright white light that made it impossible to look directly at it.

Cultivators from various factions occasionally glanced at the white stone gate, a flicker of greed flashing in their eyes, but no one acted rashly.

Not long after Han Li and the other ten Golden Immortals entered the stone gate, the remaining cultivators of the Cangliu Sect arrived, led by a pale-faced scholar.

After some discussion, those outside reached a temporary agreement: if any cultivator from any faction attempted to enter the stone gate, they would be jointly besieged by all others.

Among the cultivators of various factions, the Cangliu Sect was the strongest, with four Golden Immortals present. In addition, there were several True Immortals, making them the faction that had preserved its strength most completely throughout the entire Minghan Immortal Mansion expedition.

Next was the Fuling Sect, which also had three Golden Immortals.

The only ones left were Yun Ni and a thick-browed middle-aged man from the Zhulong Dao. The two had intentionally or unintentionally stood together, forming a triangular opposition with the Cangliu Sect and the Fuling Sect.

At that moment, among the Fuling Sect group, the dark-faced Golden Immortal and the pale-faced Golden Immortal exchanged a quick glance, their eyes flickering.

"Fellow Daoists, it seems that matters inside will not conclude anytime soon. Sitting here idly is boring. This mountain range may hold other treasures. How about we leave a few people to guard this place and go explore the mountain range together?" the dark-faced Golden Immortal of the Fuling Sect suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, the others frowned slightly, strange expressions appearing on their faces.

They had been ordered to guard the outside; the situation inside the Taiyi Hall was of utmost importance. How could they have leisure to explore any mountain range?

"Not interested. If your Fuling Sect wants to go, go ahead by yourselves," the pale-faced scholar of the Cangliu Sect said indifferently, a glint of sharpness in his eyes.

Yun Ni and the remaining Golden Immortal of the Zhulong Dao did not speak, but clearly had no intention of leaving.

"Very well, then we'll go on our own," the dark-faced Golden Immortal shrugged, stood up with the pale-faced Golden Immortal, and together they flew off into the distance, their figures soon disappearing from sight.

Yun Ni watched their receding figures, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

The two flew forward for a distance, beyond the perception range of everyone, then immediately stopped and found a secluded spot to land.

The black-faced Golden Immortal flipped his hand and produced an object, which was unmistakably a white ring.

The two simultaneously formed hand seals to activate it, and the white ring immediately radiated bursts of white light, rapidly expanding in size.

Soon, a white vortex also emerged within the white ring.

The two figures shot forth, transforming into a black and a white beam of light that plunged into the vortex.

After the two flew into the white ring, countless cracks instantly appeared on its surface, and then with a 'crack' sound, it shattered, scattering into specks of fluorescent light.

…

Inside the great hall, Qi Tianxiao hung in midair, forming a hand seal and pointing forward.

Not far before him, within the white ring, light flashed, and a black and a white beam shot out, instantly transforming into the black and white Golden Immortals.

Han Li and the others, seeing this from afar, immediately darkened their expressions.

After the two flew out, countless cracks also appeared on the white ring, which then shattered.

'Sect Leader, Grand Elder.' The black and white Golden Immortals, seeing their surroundings, slightly changed their expressions and bowed to Qi Tianxiao and Feng Tiandu.

'No need for formalities. I summoned you here to use your Sun-Moon Chaotic Cave technique to help me break through this wall of fire,' Qi Tianxiao said at once.

'Understood!'

Knowing the urgency, the two asked no further questions. They immediately flickered to stand on opposite sides, chanted incantations, and waved their sleeves, causing black and white light to emanate from their bodies.

From the black and white light, each emitted a fluctuation of law power.

Han Li's eyes flickered slightly. These two law fluctuations were very peculiar, completely different from the Five Elements laws he was familiar with.

The law within the white light was upright and bright, like a blazing sun hanging high, illuminating the earth.

The law within the black light was dark and obscure, yet without any cold or evil intent.

'Could it be some law related to yin and yang...' Han Li speculated inwardly.

'Uncle, you're not really trapped by these chains, are you?' Just then, Jin Tong's voice suddenly rang in Han Li's mind.

He turned to look at Jin Tong, who was struggling fiercely, the sharp claws on its limbs flashing with golden light as it viciously cut at the black chains.

But these black chains were extremely tough; no matter how it struggled, it was useless. So Jin Tong looked at Han Li with its big eyes, pleadingly.

Han Li's eyes flickered a few times, but he said nothing.

'Uncle, you really have a way to break free? Hurry and let me out, let me go kill that old zombie!' Jin Tong, seeing this, was overjoyed and immediately transmitted its voice.

'Quiet! The situation is not yet clear. Wait a little longer,' Han Li quickly transmitted back to calm Jin Tong.

Although these Cell-Separating Law Chains restrained his immortal spiritual power, he could still use the power of the Time Law. Breaking free from the chains was not impossible, but now was not the right time.

While Han Li and Jin Tong were communicating telepathically, the black and white Golden Immortals shouted softly, formed hand seals, and the black and white light on their bodies shot forth, turning into a black and a white pillar of light that struck the white wall of fire.

The black and white pillars of light intertwined, rapidly merging, and in an instant transformed into a black and white chaotic cave.

The two rapidly formed hand seals, and the two law powers also intertwined with each other.

Boom!

The black and white chaotic cave suddenly expanded in size, and the two law powers simultaneously increased by nearly double, striking the white wall of fire with great force.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart stirred. This was the first time he had witnessed such a phenomenon.

When two disparate law powers combined, their might actually increased simultaneously.

This made him realize something, seemingly a key point in the application of law power, but under the current circumstances, he couldn't think too much about it and could only ponder it slowly later.

As Han Li's thoughts churned, the black and white chaotic cave spun rapidly, and the white wall of fire roiled violently. Waves of scorching flames, as if sentient, converged toward the chaotic cave, trying to incinerate it, but the light it emitted grew even brighter, rapidly penetrating deep into the wall of fire.

After a few breaths, with a 'boom,' the white wall of fire was pierced through by the black and white chaotic cave, and a black and white passage appeared on the wall of fire.

At this moment, the golden puppet was less than fifteen zhang from the high platform.

Seeing this, Qi Tianxiao immediately transformed into a gray light, shot through the black and white chaotic cave, and rushed toward the golden puppet like lightning.

He shouted softly and raised his hand to wave.

A thick gray light shot forth—it was the gray jade ruyi—which instantly expanded dozens of times to the size of a house.

On it, countless liquid-like gray mists roiled, interspersed with gray runes, making gurgling sounds as it struck down toward the golden puppet's head.

The black and white Golden Immortals flickered and also shot through the black and white chaotic cave, rushing toward the golden puppet.

They shouted softly, and a black and a white rainbow light shot forth—two triangular great banners.

One banner was pure white, embroidered with a blazing sun pattern at its center, emitting dazzling white light that was impossible to look at directly.

The other banner was pitch black, embroidered with a moon pattern, emitting a faint, clear radiance. Though not as bright as the white banner, it exuded another kind of vast aura.

The two formed hand seals and pointed repeatedly, and the two great banners rumbled and shook, instantly transforming into a black and a white enormous light mass. Within them, black and white light roiled, and in the center of each light mass hung a sun and a moon, radiating immense pressure.

The two light masses rolled, emitting a thunderous roar, and struck the golden puppet from left and right.