I rely on learning to achieve immortality.

Zhao Cheng's sudden attack caught both Xu Zhou and the other two off guard.

The white-bearded cultivator had just reached out to help his junior brother when he was suddenly attacked, leaving him greatly alarmed.

But Xu Zhou's reminder still gave him a moment's notice.

Seeing the white light approaching, he made a decisive move. He waved one hand to try to activate the golden shield talisman in his sleeve, while pointing with the other hand, intending to use the magic he had cultivated for many years to repel Zhao Cheng in front of him.

However, in that split second, Zhao Cheng's outstretched hands suddenly changed...

It transformed into a strange hand gesture.

In an instant, the white-bearded cultivator's vision went black, and he was struck as if by lightning.

It felt like someone had smashed a heavy sledgehammer into his forehead; a sharp pain shot through his head, instantly disrupting all his movements.

That momentary lapse in concentration determined life or death.

A white light quickly touched his forehead, instantly piercing through it.

The white-bearded cultivator's body stiffened instantly, lost his support, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Senior Brother Jiang!"

Xu and Zhou both exclaimed in surprise.

Another cultivator in green robes roared in fury, "Zhao Cheng! You actually attacked your senior brother and betrayed the sect!"

Xu Zhou's eyes narrowed slightly: "Senior Brother Kong, be careful! This person is not Zhao Cheng."

When the other party first entered the exploration formation, Xu Zhou did not notice anything unusual and assumed that it was really Zhao Cheng.

But as it approached, a sweep of his divine sense sent a chill down his spine.

Something's wrong with his breathing.

Unfortunately, it was discovered a little too late.

"It's a disguise technique, a very sophisticated one!" The green-robed cultivator also realized the reason.

Xu Zhou nodded.

Such superb disguise skills are far beyond what Xu Zhou could learn in his rudimentary form.

Even though he had used his divine sense to investigate, it had taken him several breaths to discover it. By the time he tried to warn the white-bearded cultivator, he had already met his end.

"I see."

"No wonder even with Senior Brother He's skills, they still died at your hands."

By this point, the green-robed cultivator was well aware of the other party's identity.

Without a doubt, the "Zhao Cheng" in front of us can only be the evil cultivator who killed the sect's disciples in the past, Song Wubai!

Seeing that his identity had been exposed, Song Wubai couldn't help but glance at him: "You actually saw through my disguise?"

The green-robed cultivator snorted coldly, and with a flick of his wrists, several talismans were thrown at the opponent.

Since the other party was no longer pretending, he was unwilling to talk to him and simply took action.

However, Song Wubai remained calm and composed in the face of his attack.

"I was originally planning to save some money."

"Now it seems we have no choice but to use it."

He released a magical artifact with one hand to defend himself, while taking out a talisman with the other, into which he continuously poured his magical power.

As magical power gathered, the spiritual patterns on the talisman shimmered, and a faint aura of power slowly spread out.

The green-robed cultivator sensed the oppressive aura and felt a chill run down his spine.

"A near-second-tier talisman! How do you have one?"

His face was filled with shock. He dared not be negligent and immediately patted his storage bag, summoning all the defensive talismans inside in an attempt to resist the power of the near-second-tier talismans.

Upon seeing this, Song Wubai couldn't help but sneer slightly.

"Too late!"

The talisman was activated, and the spiritual patterns on it were instantly dyed dark green, transforming into a thick green smoke that rushed towards the green-robed cultivator.

The green-robed cultivator tried to resist, but found that the talismans he released had no effect on the thick smoke, and even the magical artifacts he released could not dispel it.

"fall!"

With a sharp shout, the dark green smoke instantly bypassed the defense and struck the green-robed cultivator accurately.

The green-robed cultivator swayed, almost unable to hold on.

However, he did not immediately lose consciousness and managed to keep himself upright.

"poison?"

"How could there be a poison talisman?"

Song Wubai curled his lip and said, "What is there that you can't do? You are all ignorant and don't know the methods of my Yin Soul Sect."

The green-robed cultivator collapsed, unable to withstand the corrosive effects of the poison, and fell unconscious.

Song Wubai took a few steps forward, intending to deliver a finishing blow and kill the green-robed cultivator completely.

Just then, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

He immediately turned around and released an iron shield magic weapon to block the bombardment of a beam of emerald light.

Boom!

Although it was blocked, the magic weapon vibrated, and a crack actually appeared on the iron shield.

Song Wubai immediately sensed something was wrong.

"What is it?"

Before he could even see what was happening, a second and a third beam of spiritual light struck him in quick succession.

His expression changed drastically, and he quickly retreated several steps before barely managing to avoid the danger.

But then, inspiration struck like rain.

One after another, without any gaps, they kept striking him from all sides.

For a moment, he was forced to leave no room to retaliate.

After finally managing to dodge the flash of light in front of him, he finally looked up and saw the scene in the distance.

His expression immediately turned to one of astonishment.

Five towering sacred trees stand tall.

The young cultivator from before was now standing in the center of the spirit tree, in front of the central spirit tree.

Around him, four other spirit trees emitted a dazzling light, and beams of emerald green light burst forth from their branches.

"Array Master!"

Song Wubai's expression changed slightly.

He had previously thought that Xu Zhou was just an ordinary cultivator who was not good at fighting; otherwise, he should have joined the attack when the green-robed cultivator attacked.

But seeing the scene before him, he knew perfectly well that the other party hadn't made a move yet, but had gone to set up an array.

Seeing that the formation was complete, his opponent had become his biggest problem.

Song Wubai snorted coldly, but did not panic.

Years of experience fighting others have enabled him to remain calm at all times. Even when bombarded by his opponent's brilliant attacks, he can calmly find opportunities to dodge and retreat while fighting.

Although it was a bit tricky, he remained confident.

The near-second-tier talismans in his hand were not limited to the poison talismans he had used before.

Before defecting from his sect, he stole quite a few things from his master's residence. The life-saving items he possessed were far more abundant than those of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

Find an opportunity and unleash another card. Even if the opponent has a powerful array formation, they will find it difficult to withstand.

"In just ten breaths, I can use the 'Extreme Yin Ice Claw' talisman to kill this person instantly."

He reached into his robes, and his magical power continued to gather.

Five breaths.

Three breaths.

Two breaths...

Just as he was about to activate the talisman, the spirit wood behind Xu Zhou suddenly lit up with a dazzling light.

Previously, this particular spiritual tree had remained silent, with the other spiritual trees emitting their spiritual light. But now, it made a sound, and the pressure it released immediately made Song Wubai's scalp tingle.

"not good!"

He immediately gave up gathering his magical power and subconsciously tried to dodge, but for some reason, he had a premonition that he could not avoid it.

Then, the spirit tree resonated.

A beam of emerald light, several times stronger than before, crashed down!

Boom!!!

This blow caused mountains to crumble and rocks to split, sending dust flying everywhere!

The spot where Song Wubai was originally standing was blasted into a pit more than ten feet deep!

The air surged and kicked up all the dust around it.

Xu Zhou stood still, staring intently at the deep pit.

He did not make any further moves.

He himself wasn't sure if the attack had actually hit.

He had been using small bursts of spiritual energy to constantly restrain his opponent, actually to familiarize himself with their dodging patterns. Only when his divine sense finally detected a gap in their evasion and locked them completely in place did he unleash this sudden attack.

However, Xu Zhou had a feeling that something was wrong.

When Song Wubai ambushed the white-bearded cultivator, although he used the method of spitting out spiritual light, the gestures he made resembled a spiritual attack.

If the other party also possesses supernatural abilities, they are very likely to sense something at a crucial moment.

Xu Zhou immediately prepared to activate the second round of spiritual light in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

But as the dust settled, his movements paused slightly.

Amidst the dust and smoke, a figure slowly emerged.

The other person's clothes were torn and he looked disheveled, but he did not fall down.

A tattered talisman on his chest was slowly turning to ashes.

Xu Zhou's pupils suddenly contracted.

"He's still alive."

It's not just that he didn't die.

There wasn't even any serious injury.

Song Wubai glanced down at the tattered talisman on his chest, a flash of ferocity crossing his eyes.

"Kid..."

All that could be heard was Song Wubai's voice, filled with gritted teeth: "He actually broke my substitute talisman!"

Xu Zhou did not reply.

The attack he just unleashed was the killing move of the Five Fiends Formation, its power comparable to a casual strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, the consumption is also high.

This attack depleted much of the life essence of the five spirit trees that formed the Five Fiends Formation, and it will take many years to recover.

At this moment, he could feel that with that attack, the stability of the Five Fiends Formation had decreased significantly.

At most, one more killing blow will cause the formation to collapse.

Without the formation, he had absolutely no chance of winning against Song Wubai and was doomed to die!

Xu Zhou's fingers trembled slightly, but he immediately suppressed his shock and forced himself to calm down.

He snorted coldly, manipulating the formation to continue emitting small bursts of spiritual light, and said in a cold voice, "Since the first attack missed, I can always try again."

Since things have come to this, we can only bluff for now and then wait for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

Song Wubai dodged several beams of spiritual light, then shouted, "Wait!"

His gaze was equally cold as he turned to look at Xu Zhou and said:

"Hey kid, stop right there!"

"Don't think that just because I was caught off guard earlier, I can't defeat you. Let me tell you the truth, I still have a genuine second-tier talisman."

"If you push me too far, I'll just fight to the death."

Xu Zhou pretended not to care, only slightly twitching his fingertips.

Another beam of spiritual light pressed down directly.

Song Wubai dodged several more beams of spiritual light, anger rising in his eyes.

But he didn't dare to fight desperately; that attack had truly frightened him. If he didn't persuade the other party now, he might really die here.

He kept thinking to himself how to persuade the person in front of him.

"This kid's speed in setting up the formation is so fast, and its power is so great, it's something I've never seen before."

"Among those in the Qi Refining stage of the Golden Flame Sect... there are definitely not many who can do this."

His eyes flickered slightly, and suddenly he was startled, wondering if it could be this person.

His tone suddenly became playful, and he laughed wildly, "I'm just a fugitive with a worthless life. If I die, I die. It doesn't matter."

But as a genius of the Golden Flame Sect in array formations, it would be a pity if you died here.

You agree, right, Juan's fate.