My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

In the blink of an eye, the purple-gold spear pierced through the body of the colorful-winged spirit bird. The spirit bird let out a shrill scream and its body fell straight to the ground.

Jun Anshi raised his right hand toward the falling spear, and the power of time around him flowed again, trying to recall the spear.

Just as the spear was halfway back, Jun Anshi suddenly felt a powerful resistance.

It wasn't that someone was attacking her, nor that she lacked spiritual power; rather, it was that the power of time she applied to the spear encountered some kind of interference.

With the power of time blocked, the spear lost control and plummeted straight to the ground.

Oh no! It's the spear that Master gave me!

Jun Anshi felt a sense of foreboding and his expression changed instantly. He immediately led his disciples and ran quickly toward the direction where the spear had fallen.

The spear fell vertically, its tip deeply embedded in the ground, while the shaft stood upright, gleaming golden in the sunlight.

The moment the spear hit the ground, a faint light suddenly shone across the ground, and a hidden array was instantly activated.

At the four corners of the formation, four transparent deer-shaped phantoms slowly coalesced.

The bodies of the four Dao Spirits were transparent, and one could see the light flowing within them—pure power of the Great Dao, so dense that it was almost tangible.

The formation was quickly completed, and the four Dao Spirits were awakened from their slumber by the power of the formation.

They opened their eyes, looked around, and then scattered and fled.

Wood Spirit faces north, Time Spirit faces east, Emptiness Spirit faces south, and Returning Spirit faces west.

Four streaks of light pierced through the forest and disappeared into the horizon.

Just as the four Dao Spirits fled, that ethereal voice echoed in the sky above the forest.

After listening to the content of the voice, Jun Anshi made a decision instantly.

With a wave of her right hand, a force of time pulled the purple-gold spear from the ground, and the spear flew back into her hand.

The gun was covered in dirt but undamaged. She breathed a sigh of relief and gripped the spear tightly.

Then, she turned to look at the disciples behind her.

"I'm faster. Just now, a Dao Spirit left in the direction of the east. I sensed the aura of time on it. That's a Time Spirit. I'll go after it."

Go after the Dao Spirit who fled in the north; that way, you'll be closer.

You also have communication devices on you. If you encounter danger or clash with cultivators from other forces, tell me immediately, and I will return at any time.

Not only do the leaders of the seven teams have communication devices, but the disciples of each team also have their own dedicated communication devices.

However, this communication is limited to the disciples within the team, facilitating communication and message transmission within the team.

After Jun Anshi finished speaking, he didn't delay any longer. With a flash, he activated the power of time around him to the maximum and quickly chased after the direction in which Dongfang Shiling had fled.

Without hesitation, the other disciples immediately followed Jun Anshi's instructions, forming small teams and chasing after the direction in which the Northern Wood Spirit had fled.

The four Dao Spirits possessed extremely strong Dao auras, which remained clearly discernible even after they had fled a great distance.

The other forces in the vast forest, despite never having seen the Dao Spirits before, somehow knew their locations clearly and abandoned their explorations to chase after the nearest Dao Spirit.

In an instant, the entire vast forest was engulfed in a fierce battle for Dao Spirits.

......

Gu Changyuan stood atop a towering tree, his divine sense already focused on Jun Anshi.

Since he and Jun Anshi happened to be in the vast forest, he wanted to check on the girl's condition.

As soon as I locked my gaze on it, I happened to see four Dao Spirits escaping from the formation.

Emerald green wood spirit, silvery white ethereal spirit, purple-gold ethereal spirit, dark blue returning spirit—four streaks of light pierced through the forest, rushing off in four different directions.

Gu Changyuan raised an eyebrow slightly. He hadn't expected that this girl had accidentally triggered a special level in the secret realm.

Seeing that Jun Anshi had sent the other disciples to chase after Mu Ling, while he himself went to chase after Shi Ling alone, Gu Changyuan nodded slightly.

With a flash, he disappeared from the treetops and darted through the trees, heading towards Jun Anshi's direction.

During his journey, he created three clones.

The first clone changed direction and rushed northwards, where the Wood Spirit had fled, to check on the situation of the other disciples and ensure that they would not encounter any dangers beyond their ability to cope while pursuing the Wood Spirit.

The second and third clones then headed towards Kongling and Huiling respectively to investigate the situation of the other two Dao Spirits.

The Dao Spirit, which contains the seed of the Great Dao's origin, is as rare as the Supreme Bone, and in some aspects, it is even more so.

Given how good these things were, Gu Changyuan's goal was naturally to acquire them all.

He moved swiftly among the trees, his figure like a ghost, each step precisely landing on the cracks in the space without making a sound.

In no time, he arrived near Jun Anshi, landed on a branch of a large tree, concealed his presence, and quietly watched the chase below.

Jun Anshi is currently tracing the residual time essence of the Time Spirit.

The Time Spirit Deer leaps through the forest, leaving behind remnants of the laws of time with each landing.

Sometimes it's a slow-motion zone, where the movement of grass blades becomes as slow as slow motion; other times it's a fast-motion zone, where falling leaves accelerate instantly, hitting the ground in the blink of an eye.

These traps are extremely troublesome for ordinary cultivators, who can easily fall into them if they are not careful. However, for Jun Anshi, who possesses the Time-Sequence Dao Body, the fluctuations of the Time Law are as clear as daytime in her perception.

She effortlessly detected every point of the power of time, deftly dodging it without slowing down in the slightest.

The chase lasted for about half a cup of tea's time. Although the Spirit Deer was extremely fast, the distance between Jun Anshi and it was constantly closing.

At the same time, cultivators from other forces also caught wind of the situation and gathered from all directions.

They might not know exactly what the Time Spirit Deer is, but its aura of time law, so dense it was almost tangible, was enough to drive any cultivator mad.

Soon, the Spirit Deer was forced into a relatively open clearing in the forest by the group of cultivators.

It stood in the center of the open space, its four hooves lightly treading the ground. Its purplish-gold body gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the sunlight, the light on its body flickering like a beating heart.

The surrounding cultivators approached from all directions, some holding magical treasures, some chanting incantations, and some secretly setting up trapping formations.

They were wary of each other, yet they tacitly surrounded the Spirit Deer.

The Spirit Deer looked around, its eyes showing no panic, only a faint indifference. It raised its right foreleg and gently touched the ground.

An invisible ripple spread out from beneath its hooves, instantly enveloping the entire open space.

The Time-Slow Zone—a powerful force of time slowing enveloped all the cultivators present.

Those figures that were just approaching suddenly slowed down drastically.

Someone is taking a step, but their foot hangs in mid-air, unable to land; someone is opening their mouth as if to say something, but their voice is drawn out into a low and strange buzzing sound.

Only when Jun An is there, the power of time flows around him, canceling out the power of the time-slowing area.