Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

The Lin family's [Five Elements Wood Formation] has now seized control of the nearby wood-attribute spiritual energy, causing it to lose its greatest innate ability. This means there is now an opportunity to kill it.

The patriarch nodded to the elders who were looking at him, and everyone understood. If things couldn't be done, the Lin family wouldn't force it.

"Trapped!" The clan leader changed his incantation again.

Suddenly, countless green vines sprouted from the formation, coiling around the blue-eyed ape like serpents.

These vines were not only incredibly tough, but also contained a rich spiritual energy of the Wood element, and they actually wanted to trap the Azure Ape.

However, the Azure Ape, as a second-tier demon beast, possessed strength far exceeding everyone's expectations.

It moved nimbly among the vines, snapping off strands of green with a flick of its claws. The vines could not trap it.

A knowing glint flashed in Lin Zhao's grandfather's eyes. He took out a shimmering talisman, a second-tier talisman called the [Phantom Light Splitting Talisman].

"point!"

【Splitting Light and Shadow Talisman】! "Buzz!" A strange buzzing sound rang out, and a dazzling silver light suddenly burst forth! Within the silver light, ten solid figures, as real as real people and radiating the spiritual power fluctuations of the ninth level of Qi Refining, and fifty illusory figures with slightly weaker auras, around the seventh level of Qi Refining, surged forth like a tide!

It is actually a waste for a second-tier talisman to be used by a Qi Refining cultivator. It can only unleash its true power in the hands of a second-tier cultivator or a second-tier talisman master.

Sixty figures attacked simultaneously, their various magical lights weaving into a net of light. The green-eyed ape couldn't distinguish the real from the fake, and could only frantically swing its claws in attack.

"Now is the time!" Clan Chief Lin Shanhe seized the opportunity and suddenly pressed down the main battle flag in his hand.

The Five Elements Wood Array was operating at full power, and the absorbed Wood spiritual energy transformed back into vines.

The vines coiled around the limbs and torso of the blue-eyed ape. Unable to break free due to the interference of the shadow and illusionary forms, the ape was finally enveloped by the vines.

Just as the blue-eyed ape was temporarily trapped, the former clan leader, who had been observing the situation quietly, finally made his move.

The old man in gray took out an ancient array plate, which was covered with mysterious runes.

The array plate shattered in mid-air, instantly transforming into a massive rune array.

"Rune Array: Azure Flame Dragon"

In the center of the rune array, a giant dragon composed entirely of azure flames slowly emerged. The dragon's body was ten zhang long, and every scale was burning with azure flames, instantly filling the air with a scorching heat.

The massive body circled around the vine-wrapped blue-eyed ape, raining down blue flames that ignited all the vines.

Most terrifyingly, these blue flames seemed to have a life of their own, spreading along the vines that were trapping the blue-eyed ape.

The fire-wood-fire principle was on full display at this moment; the vines not only did not burn in the flames, but instead became the best fuel!

"Aww!"

The blue-eyed ape let out a piercing scream. Blue flames spread along the vines to its body, scorching its fur and flesh.

It struggled desperately, but the more it struggled, the tighter the vines wrapped around it, and the more fiercely the flames burned.

The air was thick with the acrid smell of burning fur, and the massive body of the blue-eyed ape writhed violently in the flames. The formidable physique of this second-tier demonic beast was as fragile as paper before this unique Azure Sun Flame.

The Azure Flame Dragon circled once in the air, then suddenly swooped down with the power to incinerate everything!

The dragon crashed into the blue-eyed ape, causing it to explode and disintegrate into a raging inferno that completely engulfed the ape and the vines that bound it.

The temperature in this azure inferno was terrifyingly high, and the air was distorted and deformed under the intense heat. The resilient vines were not burned; instead, they danced wildly in the azure flames as if they had come to life, transmitting the flames to every inch of the blue-eyed ape's skin.

Seeing that the green-eyed ape was about to turn to ashes in the flames, clan leader Lin Shanhe dared not be careless in the slightest.

He knew the power of a second-tier demonic beast; a single talisman array wouldn't be enough to kill it. His hand seals changed again:

"Mountains and Rivers Imprint!"

The spiritual energy of the entire formation converged wildly, condensing into a massive phantom mountain in the air. This great seal slowly pressed down towards the green-eyed ape in the flames.

however--

"roar!!!"

In his desperate situation, the blue-eyed ape's eyes instantly turned crimson, and a blinding blue light erupted from its body. It had entered a berserk state.

Perhaps due to the influence of the Black Fiend Spirit Vein, many of the demonic beasts in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range are able to enter a berserk state.

In its berserk state, its power surged, the vines binding its body snapped inch by inch, and even the azure flames burning around it were temporarily forced back by this violent power.

Just as the Mountain and River Seal was about to descend, the green-eyed ape stood upright and slammed its palms down with a world-destroying force towards the mountain phantom in the air.

"boom--!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the Mountain and River Seal was forcefully propelled away, exploding into countless rays of light in the air.

It slammed its claws into the ground, unleashing its innate demonic art, Earth-Splitting Claw Strike. Ten sharp claw gusts tore through the nearby flames, heading straight for the formation.

At the same time, it roared to the sky again, and the sonic attack of the Green Ape Howling at the Moon was like a tangible blade, crashing into the formation along with the claw wind.

"Defend with all your might!" Lin Shanhe shouted.

Twenty-five late-stage Qi Refining cultivators simultaneously channeled their spiritual power into the formation, causing the light barrier to fluctuate violently and barely managing to withstand the frenzied attack. However, everyone was pale-faced, clearly having expended enormous energy.

The freed blue-eyed ape did not continue its attack, but instead made an unexpected move.

Its body swirled with a blue light, and its charred flesh began to heal at a visible speed. This was its innate ability—instant regeneration! However, after using its innate spell, its magical aura diminished significantly.

"Again!" Clan Chief Lin Shanhe's eyes gleamed with excitement as he shouted.

Without the support of the surrounding wood-attribute spiritual energy, the green-eyed ape could only use its own magic power to perform its innate secret techniques. If it continued to use them like this, it would run out of magic power in just a few uses.

The Five Elements Wood Formation activated once more, and countless vines burst forth from the earth, once again entwining around the green-eyed ape.

The grandfather released a second-tier talisman again, and his figure appeared, surrounding the green-eyed ape. But this time, the ape had learned its lesson and skillfully dodged the vine attacks while continuously attacking the illusion.

Grandfather smiled slightly, and another talisman appeared, along with 60 more figures. The green-eyed ape was caught off guard, its movements momentarily halting. In that split second, the newly sprouted vines once again entwined around it.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but look at the previous clan leader, who did not disappoint, as the second array plate roared out.

The Azure Flame Dragon reappeared, climbing up the vines. The Azure-Eyed Ape tried to break free, but this time it was powerless to simultaneously contend with the vines' restraint and the flames' attack.

When it finally broke free from the vines and flames, half of its body was charred black, its left eye had become a black hole, constantly oozing black blood, and its life force had plummeted.