Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Even so, they were still shocked by its terrifying power.

Lin Xuan raised a pale golden spiritual light to protect his body, but he could still feel the scorching airflow and the lingering numbness in the air.

When the lightning dissipated, all that remained was a shocking, charred crater more than ten meters in diameter, with tiny arcs of electricity still flickering along the edges of the crater wall, emitting a "sizzling" sound.

Around the deep pit, of the original survivors of the seventh team, only Lin Xuan and a few others remained.

Just when everyone thought they were going to die together, cough... cough cough... a violent cough came from the center of the pit!

The next moment, a disheveled figure, surrounded by an almost completely dim earth-yellow spiritual light, struggled to leap out of the pit and landed heavily on the ground. It was Song Yuan!

He was now in a pitiful state; his once radiant robes had turned into charred rags, barely covering his body. His right arm was twisted unnaturally, clearly broken.

His face was ashen, his aura weak, and the spiritual energy around him was less than half of what it had been at its peak. Clearly, he had paid an extremely heavy price to survive the devastating blow from the landmine.

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed inwardly, "As expected of a cultivator who has managed to fight his way up to the late stage of Qi Refining among rogue cultivators, he certainly has a lot of trump cards to protect himself. To actually survive a 'landmine' that is comparable to a full-force attack from a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, is it a high-grade magic robe?"

Song Yuan slumped on the scorched earth, the excruciating pain from his severed arm nearly causing him to faint, and his spiritual power was reduced to only 30%.

He gazed at Lin Xuan, who remained calm in the distance, a flash of extreme resentment crossing his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it, replacing it with a weak and pleading expression.

"Lin, Fairy Lin," he said in a hoarse voice, his breath barely audible, the dim, earthy-yellow spiritual light around him flickering, making him appear utterly miserable, "Save me, I'm willing to give you half of everything in my storage bag, including the Chamber of Commerce's most precious Ice Heart Jade Marrow."

As he spoke, he used his only remaining left hand to push the blood-stained storage bag forward with great difficulty, adopting an extremely humble posture.

However, his eyes were fixed on Lin Xuan. He remembered that his conflict with Zhao Kun was caused by Lin Xuan's words. Now he was seriously injured, but Lin Xuan was unharmed. He felt an overwhelming killing intent rising in his heart.

Lin Xuan stopped, his gaze calmly falling on Song Yuan's seemingly miserable but actually taut body, and then sweeping over the almost undisguised madness and killing intent in his eyes.

She shook her head slightly, a faint hint of mockery playing on her lips.

"Captain Song," her voice was cold and clear, unusually distinct in the chaotic battlefield, "Now that things have come to this, why put on this show? The main reason for your conflict with Zhao Kun is that you were too greedy. Otherwise, how could they have so easily sided with Zhao Kun? It's all your own fault. If you weren't greedy, you wouldn't have ended up being abandoned by everyone."

Song Yuan's pleading expression froze instantly, transforming into utter ferocity and madness! "You little bitch, shut up, you're dead!"

Knowing his disguise had been completely exposed, he roared and slammed his left hand on the ground, using the force to launch himself into the air. A condensed yet ruthless earthen spike, accompanied by a whooshing sound, shot straight at Lin Xuan's face!

"Stubborn and obstinate."

Lin Xuan, however, was prepared, and his sigh carried a hint of decisiveness.

With a light flick of her wrist, five talismans were instantly activated. A first-grade high-ranking [Fire Separation Talisman] formed a dazzling golden fireball at its core, while two [Flowing Fire Talismans] surrounded it with swirling flames, increasing its power. Finally, two [Wind Control Talismans] with swirling azure light helped it take shape. The five talismans formed a magic array in the air, within which spiritual energy flowed continuously, attracting scattered spiritual energy from the surrounding area. The power emanating from the array instantly increased to a level comparable to the late stage of Qi Refining.

【Rune Array - Fiery Dragon Soars to the Sky】

The immense spiritual power and array were all unified, instantly transforming into a blazing fire dragon several meters long. Its eyes were lively, and waves of heat rolled out as it let out a silent roar. With a wave of Lin Xuan's left hand, it pounced straight at the incoming earth spikes and Song Yuan behind it!

The earthen cones melted away like ice and snow in front of the fire dragon. Song Yuan's expression changed drastically. Ignoring the stinging pain in his meridians, he frantically squeezed out the last 30% of his spiritual power.

A thin yet solid layer of earthy yellow spiritual light instantly covered his entire body. At the same time, he pushed off with both feet, using the force to lift himself up, attempting to use his late-stage Qi Refining stage control over spiritual power to achieve short-distance flight, narrowly avoiding the fire dragon's initial attack trajectory.

"She's only at the fourth level of Qi Refining! With such a powerful spell, she can only unleash it once!" Song Yuan roared inwardly. As long as he could dodge this attack, he would have a chance to catch his breath, or even counterattack!

However, just as the ferocious fire dragon was about to brush past him, he did not notice that the seemingly ordinary black jade ring on Lin Xuan's right hand was emitting a scarlet spiritual light.

This ring is a secret magical artifact passed down through the Lin family. The white jade ring is used for transmitting information and issuing warnings, while the black jade ring was crafted to work in conjunction with a talisman array to control spiritual power.

"Roar!" The fire dragon, which had been losing momentum, let out an even louder roar as it was pulled by the black jade ring on Lin Xuan's right hand. Its massive body drew a scorching arc in mid-air that defied common sense, and its forward momentum suddenly turned into a soaring flight! Its speed increased dramatically, and it instantly caught up with Song Yuan, who had nowhere to get a foothold in the air!

"No!" Song Yuan only had time to let out a desperate and unwilling wail before he was completely swallowed up by the dragon head containing terrifying fire elemental power.

The dazzling red light shone brilliantly in the air for a fleeting moment, then quickly dimmed and dissipated. After the blinding light faded, only a few wisps of falling ash and a scorching aura remained in mid-air.

The talisman array is a combination of the way of the talisman master and the way of the array, and it is very profound.

Lin Xuan is not only a first-tier low-grade talisman master, but also quietly advanced to a first-tier low-grade array master a year ago.

The Lin family has a history of three hundred years and possesses three major second-tier inheritances: spiritual plants, formations, and talismans.

The spiritual plants and formations were left behind by the first Foundation Establishment ancestor who founded the Lin family. The second Foundation Establishment ancestor lived for more than two hundred years. He not only upgraded the talismans to the second tier, but also combined the talismans and formations to create more than ten powerful talisman formation inheritances.

However, the threshold for learning rune arrays is extremely high. One must possess the dual identity of a rune master and an array master at the same time. The array master, in particular, has extremely demanding requirements for talent.

Lin Xuan was mediocre in the art of talismans, but he had some talent in the art of formations.

However, the formation is extremely difficult, and she only became a formation master in the last year. After becoming a formation master, Lin Xuan returned to her family and was taught several types of talisman formations by her elders for half a month.

This [Rune Array - Fiery Dragon Soaring] is the most powerful one she has mastered, and it is also her greatest reliance in defeating late-stage Qi Refining cultivators with her fourth-level Qi Refining cultivation!