Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

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When Su Mu stepped into the fifth layer of the ice field, there was no one around. The Nascent Soul cultivators had obviously all rushed into the center.

He remained calm and composed, raising his eyes to survey the imposing, massive stone platform in front of him, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"This is the Cold Li Terrace? It does share the same name as the Cold Li Master of the Little Extreme Palace."

This platform is hundreds of feet long and wide, and over thirty feet high, with a stone staircase of hundreds of steps leading straight to the top.

The entire stone platform is built of ancient gray boulders, and its outer layer is firmly wrapped in a layer of shimmering white light.

The closer one gets to the center, the more intense the blue, cold light within the protective shield becomes. Amidst the flashing lights, it occasionally refracts a few streaks of dazzling golden light, clearly indicating that there is some unusual activity deep within.

"It seems Wan Tianming and his group have already started pulling the cauldron."

Without further hesitation, Su Mu lightly touched the ground with his toes and his figure disappeared into the light barrier. Instantly, a bone-chilling cold swept over him, and blue cold light swept around him like a snake.

However, with his extremely powerful physical body, he didn't even bother to activate his protective spiritual light, so this bit of cold air couldn't have any effect on him at all.

Near the center of the platform, a small, raised altar comes into view.

On the altar, seven golden lights pulsed violently, which were the golden silkworms brought by Wan Tianming and his group.

At this moment, they spat out golden threads and probed into the deep hole in the center of the altar that emitted a faint blue light, their bodies shaking violently as if they were enduring a tremendous pulling force.

Beside the altar, Wan Tianming, Tian Wuzi, and Mu Tengzi stared intently at the golden silkworm, their expressions tense and strained.

Behind the three, a snow-white dragon several meters long and a strange, semi-transparent giant tortoise were quietly coiled up, facing off against the three bearded men who were watching the show from the side.

"Wan Sangu's Cold Dragon, Tian Yuanzi's Separated Tortoise!"

Su Mu's gaze lingered on the tortoise for a moment longer. The tortoise's aura was clearly stronger than the cold dragon beside it. In truth, it was thanks to his Water Element Purification Blood Pill.

The bearded man and his companions noticed his figure at that moment, and their faces immediately lit up with joy.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Tang has finally arrived! Now we're even more confident!"

Before the words were finished, the light on the golden silkworms on the altar suddenly dimmed, and the golden threads in their mouths snapped.

"It's crashed! Hahaha..."

As Wan Tianming and the others' expressions changed drastically, Qing Yi clapped his hands and laughed, his face full of schadenfreude.

Manhuzi and Jiyin also burst into loud laughter, looking extremely happy.

Su Mu hadn't expected to encounter such a good show so soon after arriving, and couldn't help but let out a cacophony of laughter.

Wan Tianming's face turned ashen. He was already furious, and being mocked so blatantly by the demonic cultivators made him turn around and glare at them fiercely.

But the bearded man was not afraid at all. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and glared back, his aura not weakening in the slightest.

"What? Sect Leader Wan, do you want to start a fight here?"

The bearded man sneered, his face full of provocation. At this moment, the demonic path had the upper hand and was confident.

"Walk!"

Wan Tianming's expression shifted between light and dark, before he finally let out a cold snort, turned around, and left without looking back, even abandoning the remaining golden silkworms on the altar.

Tengoko and Mufuko, who were following behind him, also looked rather grim. They left the place without saying a word.

"These guys probably won't give up easily. Let's keep watch at the entrance to prevent them from launching a sneak attack."

Su Mu spoke calmly, then summoned several Yin spirits from the White Bone Demon Banner, ordering them to guard the entrance.

He knew perfectly well that Wan Tianming had left a fossilized beast here to keep watch, but he didn't expose it. Instead, he hoped that things would get as chaotic as possible later.

Qingyi and Jiyin exchanged glances and each released their own Green Thorn Bird and Heavenly Corpse to guard the area.

"Alright, good disciple, stop dawdling! Quickly release the Blood Jade Spider; retrieving the cauldron is the priority!"

After Han Li habitually collected all the remaining golden silkworms on the ground, Ji Yin showed a hint of impatience on her face and turned to Han Li to give him an order.

Han Li dared not delay. He wiped his hand across the spirit beast pouch, and a crystal-clear blood jade spider appeared.

Seeing this, Ji Yin smiled with satisfaction, and with a flick of his hands, two fiery red pythons, each over five zhang long, crashed to the ground.

He flicked two black pills with his fingers. After the giant python swallowed them, it immediately coiled around the cave entrance, transforming into two fiery ropes that tightly gripped the Void Heaven Cauldron inside the cave.

After making numerous preparations, everyone's attention turned to Han Li, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Seeing this, Han Li mustered his spirits and ordered the Blood Jade Spider to spin silk, thus beginning the formal pulling of the cauldron.

The bearded man spat out a beam of blood, which inflicted a berserk spell on the Blood Jade Spider.

With Han Li's slightly grim expression, the Void Heaven Cauldron was slowly pulled upwards, causing the entire altar to tremble violently.

But as soon as the cauldron was lifted a little, Su Mu suddenly sensed that the Yin spirit aura at the entrance had completely dissipated.

"They're here!"

With a sudden thought, he summoned a twelve-zhang-tall white bone demon god from the white bone demon banner, making it stand majestically in front of him, firmly protecting him behind him.

"They're here!"

With a sudden thought, he summoned a twelve-zhang-tall white bone demon god from the white bone demon banner, making it stand majestically in front of him, firmly protecting him behind him.

At this moment, the others in the arena also noticed the commotion, their expressions changed in unison, they cursed under their breath, and each of them unleashed their magical treasures and supernatural powers.

Manhuzi directly released a leopard-shaped spirit beast covered in yellow spots from his spirit beast pouch. This beast was five or six zhang tall, with a vertical pupil between its eyebrows, in which a faint yellow light flickered.

"A mutated spirit beast, a three-eyed leopard!"

Su Mu glanced at it a few more times, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Mutant spirit beasts are even rarer than wild and exotic species, and if they awaken special supernatural abilities, they are even more extraordinary.

The three-eyed leopard before them had awakened a special petrification ability.

However, he only glanced at it a few times before turning his gaze to what was behind him.

Several streaks of rainbow light appeared in an instant, and Wan Tianming and his two companions, who had returned, suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Let's do it!"

Before the righteous people could speak, the bearded man roared and urged the three-eyed leopard to launch the first attack.

He had long wanted to fight Wan Tianming, and now that Su Mu was by his side, the demonic path had the upper hand, so he had no more scruples.

Suddenly, the three-eyed leopard's vertical pupil between its eyebrows blazed brightly, and an extremely condensed yellow beam of light shot out, heading straight for Wan Tianming's face.

The bearded man unleashed his full power to activate the Heaven-Supporting Demon Art, instantly covering his body with fine golden scales. With a wave of his hand, a gigantic golden hand that blotted out the sky condensed and fiercely grabbed at Wan Tianming, intending to crush him in his palm.

Wan Tianming's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly released the Frost Dragon to defend himself, and at the same time, he made a hand seal. Thousands of golden swords appeared behind him and shot towards Su Mu and the others like a torrential rain.

On the other side, Tian Wuzi controlled the Li Turtle to spew out a cloud of white, icy air. Wherever the air passed, the space seemed to freeze. Qing Yi's flock of Qingji Birds was frozen stiff in no time and fell into a disadvantageous position.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tian Wuzi summoned a long ancient treasure. The ruler flashed with spiritual light and then set up a spatial seal, trapping Qing Yi inside.

Qing Yi remained completely calm. With a chuckle, he took out a magical brush, and with a flick of the brush, lifelike ink-wash spirit beast phantoms shot into the sky, shattering the spatial seal inch by inch.

Ji Yin and Mu Tengzi were already locked in battle. Under Ji Yin's control, Tian Du Corpse was fearless and its flames burned fiercely, constantly clashing with the vibrant green willow branch in Mu Tengzi's hand. The sounds of magical weapons colliding were endless.

Su Mu stood leisurely beside Han Li, not taking the initiative to attack. He only occasionally activated the twelve-zhang-tall white bone demon god in front of him to block all the residual waves of magic that splashed around, ensuring that Han Li would not be accidentally injured.

He glanced coldly at the scene and saw Wan Tianming wielding a huge flying sword to defend against the barbarian's fierce attack. He immediately sneered and made his move.

The White Bone Demon Banner trembled violently in his hand, and green, evil flames shot into the sky from between the banners, with countless ghostly faces baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

Su Mu held the banner and gently brushed it towards Wan Tianming, and a sinister and evil fire instantly wrapped around the other's body.

Wan Tianming felt his nascent soul tremble, his whole body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, and the evil fire clung to his bones and was difficult to extinguish.

He was shocked and furious, and hurriedly used the Heavenly Net True Technique to forcefully suppress the abnormality in his body, but in doing so, he revealed a slight flaw.

How could the bearded man let such a good opportunity slip by? He threw a punch, sending Wan Tianming flying.

Wan Tianming staggered to regain his footing, his spiritual energy surging within him, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he stared intently at Su Mu, and coldly shouted, word by word:

"Tang San, you've already chosen your own death!"