Chapter 494: Slaughter

At that moment, the golden puppet suddenly turned its head, its wooden pupils reflecting the incoming attack. Golden light burst from its body, and golden lightning patterns emerged.

A loud crackling sound arose as thick golden lightning bolts appeared, countless lightning runes leaping within them, exuding a powerful law force.

Then, the golden puppet slowly but swiftly raised an arm and punched fiercely into the void.

A thick golden lightning bolt shot out, with countless lightning runes tumbling within it, striking the gray jade ruyi.

A thunderous boom!

The jade ruyi trembled violently, spinning back through the air. The dense gray light on its surface was torn apart by the golden lightning, and its spiritual light became somewhat scattered, as if its spirit had been damaged by the golden lightning.

The golden puppet also shook violently, stumbling back several steps before steadying itself. The golden lightning on its body became chaotic and weakened considerably.

Seeing this, the black-and-white Golden Immortals rejoiced and made hand seals.

The black-and-white mass spun around, transforming into a black hand and a white hand that grabbed down toward the golden puppet, seemingly about to seize it.

At that moment, an unexpected scene occurred!

A figure flickered beside the golden puppet, and two gray-white figures shot over like ghosts. They were the gray-white statues standing on either side of the hall, now seemingly come to life, with earthy yellow spiritual patterns appearing on their bodies.

Dense earthy yellow light emanated from the two statues, also mixed with rolling law fluctuations!

Each of the two gray-white statues held a yellow war blade and suddenly slashed diagonally into the air.

Two enormous earthy yellow blade beams shot out silently, crossing to form a giant cross.

Sawtooth waves appeared on the blade beams, which were extremely sharp and emitted heavy law fluctuations. Where they passed, the void twisted violently, as if about to be torn apart by the blades.

Two thunderous booms!

The black-and-white hands immediately collapsed, reverting to a black-and-white banner that rebounded.

The two gray-white statues, with yellow light flickering around them, stood motionless like two towering peaks.

Seeing this, Qi Tianxiao and the other two showed a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Han Li and the others also changed expression.

At that moment, a series of sharp whistles sounded, and all the gray-white statues on both sides of the hall shot out, landing in the center. There were forty to fifty of them, surrounding Qi Tianxiao and his companions.

“Anyone who steals the elixir shall be killed!” the forty to fifty statues shouted in unison, their voices deep, like metal scraping.

The huge sound waves spread, causing the entire hall to buzz and tremble.

Rolling sound waves converged from all directions, and visible ripples appeared in the void, engulfing Qi Tianxiao and the other two.

The three trembled, pain showing on their faces.

At that moment, dense earthy yellow light appeared on the dozens of statues, quickly connecting with each other, forming yellow lines crisscrossing. In an instant, a huge yellow chessboard phantom took shape, enveloping the three.

Each yellow line emitted a law fluctuation as heavy as a mountain.

As the yellow lines intersected, waves of law fluctuations superimposed on each other.

Enveloped by the yellow chessboard phantom, Qi Tianxiao and the others felt their bodies grow heavy, as if countless peaks were pressing down on them. Even with their Golden Immortal cultivation, they could not move a muscle, and their expressions changed.

The dozens of puppets, having trapped the three with their technique, swung their weapons.

Rumble!

Countless huge blade beams and sword beams rained down, slashing toward the three.

At the same time, the golden patterns on the ground brightened suddenly.

With a bang, streams of white flame surged out from within, quickly engulfing the entire yellow chessboard, turning it into a world of fire.

Rolling waves of scorching heat spread out, distorting the void. Even Han Li and the others in the distance felt an unbearable heat.

The series of lightning-fast changes caused Han Li and the others to change expression again.

However, beyond their shock, there was more schadenfreude in their expressions.

“How miserable… Uncle, lucky you didn’t let me out. Rather than that, it’s safer here,” said Gold Devouring Beetle with lingering fear.

Han Li did not reply, his eyes faintly flickering with blue light, lost in thought.

Feng Tiandu’s pupils contracted sharply.

Although he wanted to go to their aid, he could not leave after deploying the chain cage.

Watching the sea of fire, a trace of regret flashed in his heart.

Had he known there were so many powerful restrictions and puppets here, he should have waited longer and let Luo Qinghai and the others test the waters first.

But greed had gotten the better of him. Now, the Fuling Sect had been pushed to the opposition of everyone, with no chance of reconciliation. Moreover, they had to face these powerful restrictions and puppets, caught in a dilemma with no easy way out.

At that moment, a spot in the sea of fire rippled slightly, and a gray light shot out, flying back to land near the hall entrance, revealing Qi Tianxiao’s figure.

He was now completely charred, most of his hair burned off, his face deathly pale, and two streams of blood at the corners of his mouth. He looked utterly wretched.

After landing, Qi Tianxiao staggered a few times before steadying himself, a look of fear in his eyes.

The white sea of fire in front fluctuated and rapidly diminished, soon sinking entirely into the ground and disappearing.

On the ground lay a black banner and a white banner, their spiritual light dim, clearly heavily damaged.

The other two black-and-white Golden Immortals of the Fuling Sect were nowhere to be seen, their physical bodies, Nascent Souls, and storage artifacts apparently reduced to nothing by the white flames.

Only these two immortal artifacts, being extremely tough, had survived.

Seeing this, Feng Tiandu’s face turned ashen.

Qi Tianxiao, having personally experienced the terrifying power of the white flames, was not surprised but gritted his teeth hard.

Han Li and the others drew in cold breaths, inwardly shocked by the power of the white flames.

Before long, the earthy yellow light on the dozens of gray-white statues dissipated, and the yellow chessboard phantom vanished as well.

The gray-white statues each turned and walked back to both sides of the hall, soon returning to their original positions and standing still, as if nothing had happened, and did not pursue Qi Tianxiao.

The golden puppet continued walking forward, soon reaching the golden seat. It raised a hand, and the silver elixir flew from its hand to the mouth of the living corpse.

Everyone watched helplessly as the living corpse slightly opened its mouth, and the green elixir flew in, then entered its body.

After the green elixir entered its belly, a layer of soft green light soon appeared on the living corpse, flickering gently.

After a few breaths, the green light dissipated, and the living corpse’s aura became slightly stronger.

Han Li and the others, captivated by the eerie scene, showed surprise in their eyes.

At that moment, another chi dragon on the alchemy furnace opened its mouth slightly, emitting a five-colored radiance.

Almost simultaneously, another chi dragon opened slightly, also emitting a five-colored radiance.

Rumble!

Outside the hall, patches of golden clouds appeared in the sky, rolling and churning, forming a huge golden vortex.

A terrifying aura fluctuation emanated from the golden vortex, extremely heavy, even more massive and heavy than the previous time.

Everyone in the hall felt as if a great stone were pressing on their hearts, their breathing becoming difficult. Although they had experienced the elixir tribulation once before, they still couldn’t help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Feng Tiandu, who had deployed his domain, bore the brunt of the impact. It felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his chest, his face turning pale, and the black domain he had released fluctuated.

Seeing this, Luo Qinghai’s eyes flashed with a glint. Blue light burst from his entire body, then transformed into countless blue waves that surged violently against the black domain.

With a tearing sound, a gap was torn open in the black domain.

Seeing this, a blue light appeared beside Luo Qinghai’s hand, shot out through the gap, and vanished in a flash.

Feng Tiandu suddenly turned his head and waved both hands.

Two masses of black light, each the size of a human head, shot out, with countless runes leaping within them, merging into the domain.

The entire black domain brightened suddenly, stabilizing and repairing the gap.

At the same time, waves of black light pressed in, suppressing the blue light around Luo Qinghai once again.

Luo Qinghai sneered, quickly forming hand seals and chanting a few low incantations.

The blue light on his body shifted slightly, transforming into a substantial blue mass, with countless water ripple shadows flickering on it, protecting his body.

“Luo Qinghai, what did you just do?” Feng Tiandu asked coldly, looking at Luo Qinghai.

Luo Qinghai showed an enigmatic smile, did not answer, and continued making hand seals. The blue mass around him grew brighter.

Although he could not isolate the Cell Separation Chains, the black light within the domain could no longer invade him.

A cold light flashed in Feng Tiandu’s eyes, and he was about to act.

At that moment, as the golden vortex spun, two masses of silver light like silver droplets emerged from the vortex.

Electric threads coiled around the silver droplets, continuously emitting a sizzling sound, then fell down, striking the golden dome of the hall.

A dazzling silver light suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire golden hall.

The runes throughout the hall lit up again, emitting a sky full of golden light, blocking the dazzling silver light falling from above, intertwining with each other.

Everyone was instantly enveloped by silver and golden light, their vision turning white, unable to see anything.

…

At that moment, at the entrance of the stone gate in the canyon, a blue light suddenly shot out, shattered with a crack, and transformed into a blue light screen.

Seeing this, everyone in the canyon changed expression and stood up.

The blue light screen rippled like water, then condensed into a clear image, showing the scene of the two black-and-white Golden Immortals of the Fuling Sect entering the hall.

“This is…”

“Well! Those two said they were going to explore the mountain range, but they secretly sneaked in!”

“The Fuling Sect has broken faith!”

The crowd in the canyon was furious, turning their gazes to the only remaining fat Golden Immortal elder of the Fuling Sect.

The elder’s expression changed, but as if prepared, his body spun like a top.

With a whoosh, his body transformed into a mass of green light and fled into the distance.

The people present frowned but did not give chase. They turned to look at the stone gate entrance, exchanging glances with each other.