Only then did the white-haired old man abruptly turn his head to look. He saw three people wearing strange masks standing at the open door of the hall.
The leader of the group held a golden longsword in his hand. The runes on the sword shone brightly and shone with a dazzling golden radiance.
"Who are you?" The white-haired elder had a stern expression as he shouted sternly.
Lin Jiu only sneered and did not reply. He flicked his wrist, and the golden longsword swept out horizontally.
Clang …
There was a sharp sound, and a long and narrow golden sword gleam flew out from the sword. It suddenly extended and swept towards the white-haired elder.
When the elder saw this, he did not dodge. Instead, he stood in front of the cauldron and blocked it.
He waved his hand, and his wide sleeve fluttered violently. A purple-gold lightning snake that was more than ten feet long immediately darted out and collided with the sword gleam.
Boom! There was a thunderous sound.
The purple-gold lightning snake suddenly exploded and turned into thousands of tiny electric arcs that scattered in all directions. The golden sword gleam also disintegrated and broke into countless sword gleams that shot out in all directions.
Bang, bang, bang!
A series of explosions sounded continuously, and countless rocks flew in all directions. The entire stone hall was instantly blown into pieces.
Before the dust settled, another sword gleam appeared. This time, it was Han Li who attacked.
He held a silver-white flying sword in his hand. He tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and flew into mid-air. He then slashed at the white-haired elder.
This sword was obtained from a mission of the Anicca Alliance. It was a Dharma treasure that was forged with the Galaxy Astral Silver. Although it was far inferior to the Green Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, it was suitable for temporary use.
In terms of cultivation level, he did not want to be in the limelight.
After all, he had helped Lin Jiu and Lin Jiu escape here, and it was considered a meritorious deed. Since he was hiding his abilities, the two of them naturally could not say anything.
The silver flying sword glowed brightly, and hundreds of continuous silver sword shadows connected in the sky. It was like a huge silver waterfall that poured down on the white-haired elder.
"Quick!"
The old man shouted in a low voice. He raised his hand and spread his fingers. A thumb-sized bead in his palm suddenly shone brightly and instantly expanded a hundred times. It turned into a faint golden shield with beast patterns and blocked above his head.
At the same time, a purple and gold lightning whip had appeared in his other hand, and he suddenly swung it towards his left side.
A series of "Pa Pa Pa" sounds, like raindrops hitting banana leaves, came from the beast pattern shield.
Golden light constantly flashed on the surface of the shield, and a series of crisscrossing sword marks appeared on it, but it still managed to barely block all the sword shadows.
On the other side, there was a loud rumble of thunder in the direction where the Thunder Whip was flying. Two majestic purple-gold lightning snakes intersected with each other and flew towards Lin Jiu, blocking his path.
"Hehe, die!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded above the white-haired old man's head.
Lin Seventeen, who was wearing a rat mask, suddenly appeared out of thin air like a ghost. He held a pitch-black spear with both hands and stabbed it towards the white-haired old man.
There was a "whoosh" sound.
Below the five-colored alchemy cauldron, the blazing flames suddenly surged up, and a fire dragon leaped out from the flames and pounced towards Lin Seventeen with its claws and fangs bared.
A terrifying heatwave rushed towards Lin Seventeen!
When Lin Seventeen saw this, he retracted the tip of his spear and changed from a stab to a hack. He waved the spear in mid-air and created a large number of densely packed black spear shadows that smashed towards the fire dragon. At the same time, he used the momentum to retreat.
"Boom!"
The moment the spear shadow and the fire dragon collided, it immediately exploded. A ball of red and black light burst out in the air like a blazing sun, flashing with dazzling light.
This series of attacks seemed to take a long time, but in fact, it was completed in an instant.
The white-haired old man took on all the attacks from Han Li and the other two without taking a step back. Instead, he continued to protect the alchemy cauldron behind him.
Lin Seventeen flew backwards and landed a few hundred feet away. He was not affected by the attacks. After thinking to himself that he was lucky, a sneer appeared on his face under the mask.
With a twist of his wrist, the black spear made a beautiful arc in the air. Then, the tip of the spear turned around and stabbed into the ground with a "zeng" sound.
The white-haired old man held the Thunderous Whip in one hand and stood there with his other hand behind his back. He scanned the three of them with vigilance.
The beast inscription shield that was damaged by Han Li had been put away by the white-haired old man. He kept his free hand in his sleeve and a golden talisman that was covered with spiritual inscriptions appeared in his palm.
Han Li's eyes narrowed as he stared at the old man. When he saw that the old man was about to say something, Han Li immediately waved his hand.
The silver sword in his hand immediately flew out and turned into hundreds of silver sword shadows that flew towards the white-haired old man.
After the hundreds of silver sword shadows flew for a few hundred feet, they suddenly flashed and turned into countless small sword qi that enveloped the white-haired old man.
When the old man saw this, he had to stop chanting and throw the Thunderous Whip in his hand.
The purplish-gold light on the Thunderous Whip suddenly lit up and a dragon's roar could be heard.
Immediately after, the purplish-gold light on the whip surged and turned into a dragon that was hundreds of feet long. Its body was wrapped in purplish-gold lightning. Its body twisted in the air and the dragon's tail wantonly swept across the sky, releasing a sky full of lightning.
Accompanied by a series of crackling sounds, the sword shadows and sword qi that Han Li shot out were all swept away by the purplish-gold lightning dragon.
Although the lightning on the surface of the purplish-gold lightning dragon was mostly depleted, after the old man made a series of hand signs, the lightning surged again and whizzed towards Han Li.
When Han Li saw this, a trace of panic flashed across his face, and he flew back.
At this moment, there was a loud sound of something tearing through the air!
A golden sword light that was over three hundred meters long, carrying the peerlessly sharp power of the Laws of Metal, chopped down with unstoppable force. The sword qi that erupted from it even split apart the clouds in the sky, creating a rift that was like a natural chasm in the middle.
The person holding the sword was naturally Lin Jiu. At this moment, he was hovering in the sky, and his entire body was enveloped in a layer of golden light. His body also exuded an indescribable sharpness, as though he was a peerless sword that could split mountains and seas.
As Han Li retreated, his gaze swept across Lin Jiu, and his heart skipped a beat.
It seemed that this person was undoubtedly Xiong Shan.
The white-haired elderly man raised his hands with all his might in the face of the oncoming golden sword Qi, and the purplish-golden dragon immediately gave up on its pursuit of Han Li. It abruptly turned around, and lightning erupted all over its body as it opened its mouth to bite the golden sword Qi.
Clang …
There was a slightly muffled sound, and the purplish-gold dragon was split in half by the golden sword light. Then, it collapsed and turned into a dense purple electric net that covered the sky.
After the golden sword light slashed down, although it did not directly collapse, its sharpness was greatly reduced. Then, it was blocked by the purple electric net, and it could not descend any further.
Just as the white-haired old man was about to do something, the ground behind him suddenly shook, and a huge crack appeared. Then, a black spear shot out from the crack and smashed into the alchemy cauldron.
Clang! An enormous clang resounded, and it shook the nearby space to the point waves of ripples arose.
The alchemy cauldron seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and it was immediately sent flying. It whistled across the sky and smashed into the ground more than a thousand feet away. It rolled for a long time before stopping.
The cauldron was made of an unknown material, and it did not suffer any damage from the attack. However, the five-colored radiance on it flickered a few times before it finally faded away, and the cauldron returned to its original golden color.
When Lin Seventeen saw that the old man seemed to be protecting the alchemy cauldron with all his might, he wanted to destroy the cauldron to distract the old man. Now that the old man was fighting with Han Li, he secretly stabbed the black spear into the ground, and he succeeded in one fell swoop.
The white-haired old man suddenly turned his head, and when he saw the golden alchemy cauldron rolling on the ground, his expression changed drastically, and he let out a shrill cry.
"No …"
When Han Li and the other two saw this, they could not help but freeze on the spot.
"My 10,000 years of hard work have been destroyed today.
Since I can't refine the pill, I will bury all of you with me. All of you must die, all of you must die … "The resentment in the old man's eyes became more and more intense, and he seemed to have completely lost his mind.
With a flip of his palm, he took out a dark red pill and put it into his mouth. However, he did not swallow it. Instead, he chewed it with his teeth and swallowed it.
A sense of foreboding welled up in Han Li's heart upon seeing this.
"Oh no!
This is the Burning Nascent Soul Blood Pill … "Lin Jiu's expression changed, and he exclaimed.
As soon as he finished speaking, the white-haired old man chuckled creepily. The color of his skin gradually darkened, and soon, it became dark red like a pig's liver.
His deep-set eyes became brighter and brighter, and there were even specks of golden light shooting out from them.
"Be careful, my friends. This person has consumed a forbidden pill that can burn the essence and blood of the Nascent Soul. In a short period of time, his cultivation level will increase tremendously. It is not impossible for him to cross the threshold and attain the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal!" Lin Jiu leaped back and warned them.
When Han Li and Lin Jiu heard Lin Jiu's warning, they hurriedly retreated.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss …"
Accompanied by a strange sound, the white-haired old man's body began to emit faint red steam. He looked like a crab that was about to be steamed.
With a "whoosh", the white-haired old man's figure suddenly disappeared.
There was only a cloud of red mist that had yet to disperse at the place where he had originally stood, drifting upwards slowly.
However, in the next moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Seventeen, who was hundreds of feet away. The figure raised his fist and punched at Lin Seventeen's face.
Lin Seventeen was caught off guard and did not have time to raise his fist. He could only raise his hand to block his face.
"Bang!"
He only felt a tremendous force like a mountain crashing down on his head, and he felt a burning pain in his palm. He didn't manage to block much of the force, and the back of his hand was heavily pressed against the mask outside his cheek. His whole body was sent flying, and he fiercely crashed into the black cliff on the side of the valley more than ten thousand feet away.