After the silver-bearded man appeared, apart from Ouyang Kuishan and the other Golden Immortals, everyone else on White Jade Peak, including Taoist Huyan and Yun Ni, had a change of expression.
The inner elders and direct disciples on the surrounding steps, as well as the people on the square, seemed to be at a loss. Obviously, most of them did not know the identity of the silver-bearded man and his group, nor did they know what was going to happen next.
Han Li's expression darkened. While he cursed his bad luck, his mind was racing.
Even though he didn't know exactly who had arrived, with his experience, he was able to discern that this silver bearded man's identity was absolutely not simple, and his strength was probably on par with the number one Dao Master of the Serpent Dragon Path, Bai Liyan.
Even the reason why Ouyang Kuishan and the other Golden Immortals dared to suddenly attack Bai Liyan was probably related to this person. Otherwise, he could not figure out why Ouyang Kuishan and the others did this.
Although Baili Yan was the first Dao Lord of Torch Dragon Path and the person with the highest cultivation level in the entire sect, he spent most of his time in seclusion and did not care much about Torch Dragon Path. The ones who actually controlled the sect and benefited from its resources were actually the other Golden Immortal Dao Lords. There was no conflict between the two parties on this point. Instead, the latter had to protect the former.
Although he seemed to be trapped, he was not hurt at all. As long as he had a moment to breathe, there was a good chance that he could break out of the formation. By then, even if Ouyang Kuishan and the others joined forces, they would not be a match for Bai Liyan.
However, after the silver-bearded man appeared, the situation was completely different. Han Li could even faintly sense the slight change in the expressions of Ouyang Kuishan and the others.
But in the end, all of this had nothing to do with him. He did not want to be the fish in the moat.
However, under the current situation, he could not act rashly. He could only act according to the situation.
As he pondered, his gaze swept past the people in the sky one by one. He wanted to see something from these people.
However, when he looked at the people behind the silver-bearded man and saw a Youth who was holding a folding fan, he felt a sudden "boom" in his head and a sharp pain.
Han Li couldn't help but lower his head and massage his temples with his palms.
The Youth was handsome, and he wore a silver robe embroidered with flowers, birds, fishes, and insects. He looked extremely gorgeous.
He gently waved a white jade folding fan in his hand, and a warm smile hung on his face. His gaze seemed to be casually looking down from the sky, but when it came to the ant-like crowd in the square below, it only swept a glance over, and directly turned to the white jade platform.
Han Li rubbed it for a while, and it seemed to ease, but he did not raise his head to look at that person again. However, a trace of imperceptible anger flashed in the depths of his eyes.
"Xue Ying greets Palace Master." At this moment, Xue Ying, who was seated on the other side of the lecture platform, suddenly opened her mouth and spoke to the silver-bearded man.
The crowd burst into an uproar.
Xue Ying, the Vice Palace Master of the Northern Chill Immortal Palace, addressed him as Palace Master, so his identity was naturally obvious.
He was the current Palace Master of the Northern Chill Immortal Palace, Xiao Jinhan.
Xiao Jinhan only nodded slightly, and then looked down at the golden cage below, just in time to meet the gaze of Baili Yan, who was in the cage.
The former's lips curled into a slight sneer, while a cold light flashed in the latter's eyes.
On the platform, YuYang Zi and Mo Fuzi looked at each other and saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes. They both moved away from the center of the platform, which was a place of trouble.
The rest of the crowd also retreated with the two of them, leaving the center of the platform completely empty.
"Palace Master Xiao, due to the internal conflict of the Torch Dragon Path, I, as an outsider, couldn't interfere.
Now, it seems that the Northern Chill Immortal Palace also wants to participate in this matter. You should at least give everyone here an explanation, right? "Palace Master Luo Qinghai looked up at the people of the Immortal Palace and spoke slowly.
"Baili Yan is a wanted criminal of the Samsara Temple by the Heavenly Court, and I have been ordered to arrest him.
Does Fellow Luo think this reason is enough? "Xiao Jinhan said coldly.
After saying that, he waved his hand, and a golden light flashed and flew into the sky. It was a golden scroll.
The scroll flashed and unfolded, and there were large golden characters written on it. The content was just as Xiao Jinhan had said, it was an arrest warrant for Baili Yan.
Hearing the name of the Samsara Temple, many Genuine Immortals of the Torch Dragon Path were at a loss. They didn't know what it was, and even YuYang Zi didn't know what it was. Only Mo Fuzi and Luo Qinghai's eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible surprise.
The former sent a telepathic message to Hu Yan I, saying "sorry", and then flew out of the range of the white jade platform.
With a wave of his sleeve, he summoned the giant inkstone, landed on it, and drove it away. He didn't want to have anything to do with this place.
The latter's eyes twitched slightly, and after taking a deep look at Baili Yan, he fell silent, but he didn't seem to want to leave.
YuYang Zi and the others were not stupid. Seeing this, they knew it was not a good idea to get involved. They all turned into streams of light and flew away.
Only a few people couldn't resist the curiosity in their hearts. They flew hundreds of miles away, then stopped and watched from afar.
The people of the Northern Frost Immortal Palace, including the silver-bearded man, didn't stop them.
"Ouyang Kuishan, do you really want to betray me?" Baili Yan looked at the eight Golden Immortal Dao Masters who imprisoned him and asked in a deep voice.
Red flames surged on his body, setting off waves of shocking heat. The golden chains on his body were constantly burning, but for some reason, the golden chains didn't seem to move at all. There were no signs of them being melted.
Ouyang Kuishan and the others were obviously not relaxed either. Everyone's foreheads were covered with a fine layer of sweat. No one dared to relax at all. They made hand seals and tried their best to stabilize the cage formed by the golden chains.
"Fellow Baili, although the Torch Dragon Path is powerful, it is difficult to compete with the Immortal Palace. They have the Heavenly Court behind them!
What do we have?
We can't watch the entire Torch Dragon Path perish with you, "Ouyang Kuishan took a deep breath and said.
"What about you guys? Do you think so too?" Baili Yan looked at the 36 Vice Dao Masters behind these people and asked.
When these people heard this, they lowered their heads and didn't want to look at him.
At the same time, the thousands of people on the surrounding steps fell into an awkward situation.
They didn't know what the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace was talking about, but with their knowledge and experience, they could roughly guess what was going on.
Many people immediately thought of leaving. After all, they did not want to be involved in a battle between Golden Immortals. However, although the people from the Immortal Palace in the sky seemed to be calm and looked like they were watching a show, their eyes swept down from time to time, as if there was a sharp light on their backs.
Han Li, who was among the crowd, glanced at the people of the Immortal Palace in the sky from time to time. No one knew what he was thinking.
Qi Liang also became silent. It was obvious that the matter at hand was not something he, a Perfected Immortal, could participate in.
The entire platform suddenly fell silent. Everyone became silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became oppressive.
"Ouyang Kuishan, what are you waiting for?" Xiao Jinhan suddenly said. His voice wasn't loud, but it was filled with an unquestionable majesty.
Ouyang Kuishan and the others didn't respond. They held the golden chains in one hand and began to make hand signs with the other.
A formidable wave of energy fluctuations charged skywards from the bodies of the ten Gold Immortals to spread across a radius of 50 kilometres. Everywhere it went, space would ripple like the surface of water and the scenery there became somewhat blurry.
The golden cage was in the middle of the wave. Its surface flashed with golden light and thin golden lines condensed on it. They were like countless densely packed tentacles that extended towards Baili Yan.
At this moment, in the southwest direction, behind a grey-robed elder who was controlling the golden chains, a snow-white light suddenly shone. A huge snow lotus shadow emerged from the void.
Ouyang Kuishan saw this scene from the corner of his eye and was shocked. He shouted:
"Yun Ni, don't …"
Before he finished speaking, the snow lotus shadow flashed with light and a jade-like snow-white palm suddenly reached out and hit the back of the Golden Immortal Daoist Master.
A sparkling bead condensed in the palm. The moment it approached the Golden Immortal Daoist Master's back, it suddenly exploded, stirring up a whistling wind and releasing a dazzling snow-white light.
The grey-robed elder had already spent a lot of energy controlling the great formation chains. The golden-haired man and the black-veiled woman were mainly on guard against Daoist Huyan. They didn't expect Yun Ni to make such an unwise move.
Caught off guard, he only had time to release a protective spiritual light. He couldn't summon any magic treasures and was hit on the back by the palm.
There was a "bang" sound.
The spiritual light on the elder's body suddenly dissipated and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was like a kite with a broken string. He was involuntarily thrown forward and slammed into the golden cage that trapped Baili Yan.
Although his hand was still tightly gripping the golden chain, his other hand that was forming an incantation gesture had already relaxed.
In the next moment, the golden cage's surface trembled and Baili Yan let out wild laughter that shook a thousand kilometers. His eyes shone with scarlet light and shot out two seemingly solid scarlet beams.
At the same time, the aura on his body greatly increased!
High up in the sky, Xiao Jinhan snorted coldly, and then he suddenly waved his hand downwards. His wide sleeves fluttered without any wind, and then a golden talisman flew out from within. It rippled with the fluctuations of the Laws, and it shot straight towards the golden cage like an arrow of command.
When Daoist Huyan saw this, he wordlessly raised his hand and shot out an azure ball densely covered in talisman characters. At the same time, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence.
Almost at the same time, the golden-haired man who was originally blocking in front of Yun Ni waved his hands, and the golden wheel behind him suddenly soared into the sky. It spun rapidly and went straight for the ball. As for the black-veiled woman, her figure turned into a black shadow and rushed toward Yun Ni.
Daoist Huyan's eyes widened and his hair and beard stood on end. He suddenly formed an incantation gesture and softly uttered, "Quick!"
As soon as the azure ball came into contact with the blood, the dense golden patterns on its surface suddenly brightened and blurred before it disappeared. The golden wheel that the golden-haired Youth had summoned couldn't catch up to it.
In the next moment, the azure ball suddenly appeared near the golden talisman. The golden patterns on its surface instantly reached a peak in brightness and directly exploded.
Where the azure light exploded, a huge azure cloud rose and turned into an incomparably majestic and turbulent wave of Qi that swept in all directions.
Before the azure cloud could disperse, a golden light suddenly streaked across the ground.
The golden talisman repeatedly flashed with light and unexpectedly continued to fly towards the golden cage, completely unharmed.
Just as it was about to land on the golden cage, a transparent sword-light that couldn't be seen with the naked eye suddenly appeared in the void. Like a gurgling stream of water, it struck the golden talisman without any deviation.
There was only a soft 'pu' sound.
When practically no one noticed, the flowing sword-light had already disappeared without a trace.
The golden talisman that had been struck by it had unknowingly deviated from its flight path. Although it was still falling straight down, it was impossible for it to land on the cage.
All of this seemed to take a long time, but in reality, only an instant had passed.