Mortal: I became invincible after becoming sworn brothers with Han Li.

After pondering for a moment, Li Yunfan suddenly patted the storage bag at his waist, and nine small blue flags flew out from it. Then, he made a hand seal and pointed at the flags, and the nine flags immediately emitted a dazzling blue light.

"disease!"

With a soft shout, the small flags scattered in all directions with a "whoosh," precisely planting themselves in nine different locations near the low hill under his divine control.

He flipped his hand and took out a white array plate several inches in size. He poured his spiritual power into it and made a few strokes with his fingers. The surface of the array plate flashed with white light and floated up from his hand on its own.

Seeing this, Li Yunfan cast several spells at it in succession. The array plate immediately emitted a buzzing sound and shot out a white beam of light as thick as a bowl into the sky.

The next moment, a light blue beam of light suddenly shot out from nine directions near the low mountain. The ten beams of light, nine blue and one white, converged in the air, and then a layer of blue and white light curtain rose from the ground, enveloping the entire low mountain.

However, this was not the end. After Li Yunfan made a series of dazzling hand seals, the blue and white light screen flashed, the void rippled a few times, and the light screen disappeared from sight. In its place, a verdant mountain forest appeared out of nowhere.

Li Yunfan closed his eyes slightly and used his divine sense to examine the array he had set up. Seeing that there was no fluctuation, he opened his eyes and showed a satisfied expression.

"With this Profound Light Spirit-Trapping Array, even a Core Formation cultivator wouldn't be able to break through immediately. Even if a Core Formation cultivator does come here, this array will buy me some time to escape!"

The "Mysterious Light Spirit Trapping Array" he set up was modified by Xin Ruyin from an ancient array, and it was a defensive trapping array. Even if a Core Formation cultivator broke into it, it would take some effort to break the array, but it could only block Core Formation cultivators below the mid-stage at most. If it was a late-stage cultivator, it could only withstand two or three attacks before being completely destroyed.

Moreover, the formation also has some anti-flying effects. Even if a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator enters, he can only be a few feet off the ground and will be suppressed by the formation, causing his speed to be reduced by 30% for no reason...

When he arrived at the cave, he did not detect the aura of a level-five demon beast in the eastern region. It seemed that the demon beast that the Chan family wanted to kill was in the western region.

However, it's always better to be safe than sorry. To prevent any accidents, he still set up his strongest defensive formation outside the cave.

Just as he turned to return to the abandoned cave, he suddenly glanced back at the formation, then waved his hand and released ten leopard-shaped beast puppets. With a thought, the puppets' eyes flashed green, and they each ran into the nearby forest, hiding their forms.

Li Yunfan nodded and walked into the abandoned cave, heading towards the stone hall where the cold cave was located.

Although the Xuan Guang Trapping Spirit Array is a defensive trapping array, it has no offensive means, which is why Li Yunfan released the puppet to act as an attacker.

Upon arriving at the Cold Cave Stone Hall, Li Yunfan once again took out several dark green array flags and set them up outside the entrance of the Cold Cave. These were the same magic crystal locking arrays he had used to capture the Yellow Spring Poison Fire earlier!

Just to be on the safe side, he also released three more beast puppets to guard the perimeter of the cave entrance.

The spirit fire he was about to collect was an innate flame that already possessed rudimentary intelligence, so he naturally had to treat it with caution, otherwise it might escape again due to momentary negligence.

After arranging everything, Li Yunfan took a deep breath and jumped directly into the icy cave...

Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Chan family at Panling Mountain in Jiangzhou, the head of the Chan family and several family stewards were sitting in chairs discussing something.

"How's the manpower gathering going?" asked the dignified head of the Chan family, sitting in the main seat.

"Sixteen Qi Refining cultivators and two Foundation Establishment cultivators have arrived..." said a man with a beard.

The head of the Chan family frowned, then asked again, "Have any messages been sent back from the disciples who were assigned to keep an eye on the demonic beasts?"

"Three days ago, that disciple sent word that the two demonic beasts were still in the cave, but the female beast's cries were becoming more frequent..." said a man with a scar on his face who looked fierce.

"In that case, there isn't much time left before the female beast lays her eggs... Continue to intensify the recruitment efforts and make sure to recruit all the necessary personnel within half a month!" The head of the Chan family pondered for a moment, and then gave the order to the stewards.

At this moment, a man in his thirties, with a somewhat pale face, suddenly spoke.

"Patriarch, why insist on summoning rogue cultivators? With the strength of our Chan family, we can easily send our own disciples to assist in slaying the demon. Why waste spirit stones to invite those rogue cultivators?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Chan family glanced at the other stewards and saw that they all had a hint of doubt on their faces. So he stopped hiding it from them and spoke up.

"This matter is a secret set forth by the two patriarchs, and we shouldn't have told you about it originally. However, now that the demon-slaying is imminent, it's alright to tell you. But this matter must not be told to anyone, especially those rogue cultivators!"

Upon hearing that it was the ancestor who made the decision, the group's expressions changed, but driven by curiosity, they stayed.

"This time we are to kill two level-five demonic beasts. The male beast is at the peak of level five and is about to enter level six. It is difficult for the two elders to defeat them alone, so we need several Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators to form an array to assist the elders in killing the demons."

"Although this formation is extremely powerful, it can cause considerable harm to the person who sets it up. If the formation is broken, they will suffer a severe backlash, which may damage their very foundation."

"Although the Chan family is not weak, it cannot afford such losses. It would be better to spend some spirit stones and let those rogue cultivators do it. Even if they have grievances afterward, would they dare to oppose the Chan family?"

After hearing the words of the Chan family head, the Foundation Establishment managers finally understood and praised the ancestor and family head for their wisdom.

Those rogue cultivators who wanted to earn spirit stones were completely unaware that they had been tricked by the Chan family, and were still gloating over the spirit stones and magic weapons that were about to be obtained.

After the stewards left, the head of the Chan family pondered for a moment before getting up and walking towards the back of the main hall.

After passing through the side hall and corridor, they arrived at a secret room deep within the Chan family compound. They bowed respectfully to the door of the secret room and said...

"Ancestor, the Qi Refining cultivators have been mostly gathered, but the Foundation Establishment cultivators are still more than half short... According to the message from the disciple in charge of guarding the demonic beasts in the Ironwood Mountains, the female beast will lay her eggs in about twenty days!"

"Understood. Tell them to gather Foundation Establishment cultivators as soon as possible. If they haven't gathered enough by the time they need to, select a few less talented disciples from the clan to fill in... We absolutely cannot let this delay our demon-slaying!"

As soon as the head of the Chan family finished speaking, a calm voice came from the secret room. There was no emotion in his tone, as if he did not care about the lives of his juniors.

Upon hearing the patriarch's words, the head of the Chan family frowned. Just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, the man's voice rang out again.

"Alright, I know I don't want to lose any disciples in the clan, but this matter is extremely important to my Chan family. Even if we lose a few disciples, it doesn't matter. We can just give them some compensation later."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

The head of the Chan family sighed inwardly, bowed once more before facing the secret chamber, and then turned and left.