To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

In Fallen Phoenix Valley, Gu Fan surveyed the surrounding terrain, buried the array plate, and then planted the array flags one by one.

Once everything was ready, he held a three-foot-long flag in his hand and whispered, "Charge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light spread out from the array plate, and thousands of golden light spots gathered from all directions into the array, like countless fireflies floating in mid-air.

Such a dazzling scene stirred Li Fengyi's childlike spirit, and she pointed her finger at a point of light.

"Don't touch it," Gu Fan quickly warned.

But it was too late. The light spot shattered instantly when my finger touched it, and I felt a sharp pain in my fingertip.

"Hiss—" Li Fengyi gasped and withdrew her finger, a tiny wound was oozing blood.

"These points of light are formed from the gathering of metal elemental energy. They are extremely sharp and should not be touched lightly," Gu Fan explained.

Li Fengyi immediately dared not underestimate these specks of light, and grinned at Gu Fan, sticking out her tongue.

Having cultivated her body for several years, she was well aware of her physical strength, but the light spot could still easily cut a wound, demonstrating its power.

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from a tree not far away, getting closer and closer.

Gu Fan looked up and saw a figure resembling a nimble cat appear, followed by a lizard with crimson eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Cai Xuan, come over here!" Gu Fan called out.

Cai Xuan had clearly spotted Gu Fan as well, shouting as she ran, "Run! The monster behind me is getting stronger and stronger; it's almost at the second tier!"

"It's alright, just come over here."

Although Cai Xuan didn't understand what Gu Fan meant, she still chose to believe him. An elegant yet lazy mythical beast appeared behind her and landed on Cai Xuan.

With the blessing of the Dharma Image, Cai Xuan's speed suddenly increased, and he finally rushed into the range of the Dharma Array.

But such a burst of energy clearly took a toll on her, leaving her looking slightly pale.

The lizard-like monster followed closely behind, its massive body causing the ground to tremble slightly as it ran, its long pink tongue darting out like a sharp blade.

With a wave of his command flag, Gu Fan instantly caused the glowing lights hovering above everyone's heads to converge and transform into a golden beam that struck the lizard's tongue.

With a scream, the lizard's long tongue snapped off.

Gu Fan used the same trick again, and beams of golden light fell like sharp swords, instantly piercing a fist-sized blood hole in the lizard's head.

The lizard crashed to the ground and died.

This astonishing scene left everyone speechless.

Cai Xuan stared at the fireflies in disbelief, muttering, "What kind of formation is this?"

"A second-tier formation, the Taiyi Golden Light Formation," Gu Fan replied solemnly.

The Taiyi Golden Light Formation is the formation he can master at this stage and is most suitable for the current situation.

Once activated, this formation continuously draws upon the spiritual energy of the metal element, condensing into an incomparably sharp golden light that may not be impenetrable even to the scales of a third-tier demon beast.

The drawback is that the speed of gathering metal element spiritual energy is not fast. After it is exhausted, you can only wait to gather it again. If the metal element spiritual energy is not strong at the place where the formation is set up, the power of the formation will be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Fallen Phoenix Valley is adjacent to the Wilderness Mountain, where spiritual energy is quite abundant, so there is no need to worry about it.

Just then, the blood-red sky suddenly shook.

Cai Xuan said happily, "It must be that the elders have discovered that we are trapped and are coming to rescue us."

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

After the formation changed, Gu Fan examined it with his Myriad Manifestations Eye. Although he couldn't discern what the formation was, the number of formation pattern hubs far exceeded the number of second-tier formations he knew.

If this formation were to reach the Three Realms, even a Golden Core cultivator would need a very long time to forcibly break it.

Cai Xuan was puzzled, but still looked at the blood-red light screen with anticipation.

After that, one disciple after another from the three sects arrived, and many of the demonic beasts that followed fell under the Taiyi Golden Light Formation.

Within a few quarters of an hour, the ground was soaked with a layer of demon blood.

"Why hasn't Meng Wei arrived yet?" Gu Fan frowned, wondering.

If he were eliminated, it would be a good thing, but based on Gu Fan's understanding of him, it shouldn't be that easy for him to be eliminated.

"Haha, I knew my junior brother would have a way!"

As Gu Fan was thinking, he heard Meng Wei's bold voice.

Behind him followed Wu Chengdao, Red Nose, and several Lingxiao Sect disciples.

Gu Fan was immediately relieved: "Senior brother, you've finally arrived! I thought you'd been eliminated."

"Trying to outmaneuver me isn't that easy!" Meng Wei said smugly. "I did encounter two members of the Spirit Transformation Sect shortly after entering the valley, but they were beaten so badly by my whip that they were howling in pain."

After saying that, Meng Wei leaned closer to Gu Fan and whispered, "That big guy who came with me is not to be trifled with. I was being chased by a boar demon when I ran into him, and he cleaved the boar demon in two with a single halberd strike. I couldn't have done that!"

Gu Fan smiled helplessly and said, "We've already fought."

After saying this, ignoring Meng Wei's surprised and suspicious gaze, he cupped his hands to Wu Chengdao and said, "Fellow Daoist, we meet again."

Wu Chengdao casually cupped his hands in greeting, then squinted at the golden sea of ​​light above his head. He sensed an incomparably sharp aura from it, and immediately leaped into the air, inserting his arm into the sea of ​​light.

"Sigh!" Just as Li Fengyi was about to stop him, she saw Wu Chengdao pull his arm out without changing his expression, his forearm visibly red.

"Good stuff." Wu Chengdao's eyes gleamed. "If I refine my body in this golden light, it will definitely allow my Dharma Body to advance further."

Gu Fan coughed lightly, pointed to the surrounding jungle, and advised, "Fellow Daoist, let's think about how to deal with the current situation."

Wu Chengdao frowned and looked around, only to see a series of blood-red demonic beasts emerging from the jungle.

The Bloodthirsty Pill not only catalyzes the bloodline of the demon beasts but also strengthens their bloodthirsty instincts. Even if the group does not gather here, they cannot escape the demon beasts' search and hunt.

No one knows exactly how many demonic beasts the Xuan Snake released into Fallen Phoenix Valley, but there were nearly twenty in sight.

Half an hour had passed since Gu Fan released the signal flare, enough time for disciples from all over Falling Phoenix Valley to arrive, but there were only about thirty people here.

The others were either teleported out of the valley on the first day, or most likely perished in the beasts' bellies.

Wu Chengdao held his halberd in his hand, stepped forward, and shouted, "Where are the disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect!"

Several disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Here we are!"

"Follow me to slay demons!"

Wu Chengdao leaped up with his halberd and slashed down at the nearest ferocious tiger beast.

Behind him, the disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect roared and unleashed their magical bodies, charging towards the horde of demonic beasts.

"How can we let the Hundred Refinements Sect have all the glory!" Meng Wei laughed loudly, grabbed his steel whip, and charged towards the horde of demonic beasts, riding the lightning.

The disciples of the Lingxiao Sect responded enthusiastically.

"How can we allow demonic beasts to run rampant in the Beast Mountain Realm!" Cai Xuan shouted, immediately releasing his Dharma form.

The other disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect, needless to say, hunt demons in the mountains every day, and fighting with demonic beasts is already commonplace for them.

In an instant, the disciples of the three sects joined forces to fight against more than a dozen demonic beasts that had broken through to the second tier.

Everyone present was a top-tier Qi Refining disciple from the three sects, all at the late stage of Qi Refining. They had made extensive preparations for the martial arts competition, possessing a wealth of talismans, pills, magical artifacts, and secret techniques.

The disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect used their Dharma bodies for defense, while the disciples of the Spirit Cloud Sect unleashed their magical artifacts and spells. The Dharma bodies of the Spirit Transformation Sect displayed their unique abilities. Although the demon beasts had reached the second rank, their bloodlines had been forcibly enhanced, and they could not cooperate. They were immediately suppressed by the disciples of the three sects.

Gu Fan was in charge of managing the formation. Whenever the disciples of the three sects were in danger, he would command a golden light to fall and severely injure the demonic beast.

In this way, nearly twenty demonic beasts were killed.

Just when everyone thought they could catch their breath, they heard rumbling vibrations coming from all directions.

More demonic beasts, drawn by the blood energy, are rapidly approaching.

Everyone immediately seized the opportunity to swallow the pills and quickly restore their magical power.

"What are you looking at, fellow Daoist?" Wu Chengdao asked, noticing Gu Fan's unfocused gaze.

Gu Fan pointed to the demon blood on the ground: "Fellow Daoist, don't you think this demon blood... is a little less?"

"Too few?" Wu Chengdao's gaze sharpened.

He was so engrossed in the battle that he hadn't noticed anything amiss until Gu Fan reminded him.

A thin mist had appeared in the air at some unknown time, but it was barely noticeable because the sky had been stained blood red.

Gu Fan took out the jade box from his storage bag, revealing the Blood Transformation Divine Blade Talisman treasure inside.

The moment the talisman touched the blood mist, it trembled immediately, and wisps of blood mist surged into the talisman.

After absorbing the blood mist, the talisman shone even brighter, radiating a blood-red light with abandon.

"I know what this formation is."

Gu Fan looked up at the blood-red sky and solemnly said, "This is the Asura Blood Transformation Array. This array will continuously absorb the blood essence of the living beings within it. Within a day, all the living beings within the array will be sacrificed."

"We have magical powers protecting us, so we can resist for a while. These demonic beasts have already been killed, and their blood essence has naturally been refined by the great formation."

"What should we do then?" Wu Chengdao was also somewhat surprised.

Although he had a trump card to save his life, he only used it against strong enemies and never thought he would fall into a situation where he was caught in the middle.

Moreover, there were many disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect present, and he could not stand by and watch them die.

Gu Fan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said solemnly, "This formation was originally created by the demonic path to refine magical treasures. Therefore, there must be someone presiding over the formation at its core. Otherwise, even if the formation patterns are similar, the formation would not be able to smoothly switch from the Heavenly Net Formation to the Asura Blood Transformation Formation."

"Let's find the person who set up the formation; perhaps we can try to destroy it."

Wu Chengdao raised his halberd and urged, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Just then, the tremors of the ground grew closer, and a second wave of monsters appeared, surrounding everyone.