Xue Jiao and Golden Spirit Bird barely managed to hold off the injured Black Giant Ape, and the others had no time to pay attention to anything else. If a giant Demon Python were to join in, the barely stabilized front line of the group would instantly collapse.

"In this critical situation, it's necessary to hide one's true strength, but hiding too much can also mean missing opportunities," Xi Ying's voice echoed in Yuan Ming's Sea of Consciousness.

"I understand," Yuan Ming said.

"I'll leave this to you all!" He told Long Chong, Qiong Yun, and the others, as he took the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear in his hand and charged towards the hundred-zhang-long Demon Python.

By the time he reached the forefront, the Demon Python had also closed in.

Its head, as big as a house, was raised high, with a dark crimson snake tongue spitting out from its gaping mouth, and two Poison Fangs on each side revealed the openings of two poison glands, spraying directly at Yuan Ming.

One could see the rolling Poison Liquid spewing out like a flood, corroding the air in mid-air and making a "puff puff" sound, emitting large plumes of purple smoke.

The surrounding demon beasts that couldn't dodge in time were tainted by the poison liquid, and their skin dissolved and bones melted, turning them into a pool of blood.

Seeing this, other demon beasts scattered like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow, fleeing to both sides.

But Yuan Ming remained still, getting submerged in the billowing poison smoke.

In his hand, the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear released a splendid light, forming a shield that protected him within, blocking all the poison liquid outside. A streak of purple light slashed across the Demon Python's head.

The Demon Python's head was torn open, its neck slashed with a wound about a zhang long, and blood gushed out.

The Demon Python's head thrashed wildly, letting out an earth-shattering screech as its massive tail swept over like a black wall with a whoosh.

Yuan Ming was startled and quickly thrust his spear out, clashing with the python's tail.

The python's tail was pierced through, leaving a bloody hole, but Yuan Ming was also sent flying by the overwhelming force.

The Demon Python's thick body suddenly turned into illusions, wrapping around Yuan Ming's body with exceptional agility, pressing hard with muscles as strong as refined iron.

A "crack" sound rang out lightly!

Yuan Ming's body was crushed into a patty, and a large amount of blood splattered everywhere.

The hundred-zhang-long Demon Python let out a smug cry, biting towards Yuan Ming's corpse, intending to swallow this detestable person and vent the hatred in its heart.

At that moment, its vision suddenly fractured, and Yuan Ming's shattered body disappeared without a trace; everything that had just happened seemed to be nothing but an illusion.

Meanwhile, thick purple-black vines shot through the surrounding poison smoke, unaffected in the slightest, tightly wrapping around the Demon Python's body, binding it into a zongzi, and even attempting to pierce the python scales and drill inside.

The Demon Python was shocked and enraged, its body abruptly rolled, and it effortlessly tore apart all the purple-black vines.

Yuan Ming's figure appeared in mid-air, waving his hand, and the Star Power on the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear burst forth, transforming into a Star Light falling down and piercing through the Demon Python's body, nailing it to the ground.

A fierce light flickered in the Demon Python's eyes, its body twisting violently, and it managed to break free from the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, but its wound was enlarged to several times bigger, and blood gushed out.

"A good opportunity!" Yuan Ming's eyes lit up with joy as his Divine Sense enveloped downwards, casting the Illusion Technique once again.

Within the Stealing Heaven Tripod, the Divine Sense of the first soul also descended, assisting the main soul.

The Demon Python's gaze became dazed, its movements momentarily stagnating again.

A shadow of purple-black shot out from the ground, it was Hua Zhi, who flashed once and entered the Demon Python's wound.

The broken vines nearby, like living creatures, shot out and drilled into three separate wounds on the Demon Python's body.

It didn't take long for the Demon Python to break free from the illusion, suffering unbearable pain within, and its gigantic body rolled and twisted on the ground, unintentionally crushing many demon beasts to death.

Long Chong and the others saw this and felt both shock and joy.

"That powerful wave of Divine Soul just now, could it be that Yuan Ming is..." Golden Cloud Fairy's gaze flickered as she looked over.

With the Demon Python suppressed by Hua Zhi, Yuan Ming immediately charged towards the Black Giant Ape with his spear, joining with Xue Jiao in forcing the already flame-injured Black Giant Ape to retreat repeatedly.

Although the two Level 4 Demon Beasts were held back, more and more demon beasts were pouring into the valley, and as the group fought and retreated, the situation became increasingly dire.

Daoist Qian Bao looked at the increasingly numerous demon beasts in the front, then turned to ask, "Golden Cloud Fairy, how much longer will it take for you to finish?"

"Almost there!" Golden Cloud Fairy replied with a frown, her eyes never leaving the Three Immortals Hall.

At this moment, the attacks coming from the Silver Ancient Mirror became more and more fierce, and the three-colored light shield was showing signs of faltering; but to completely break through, it clearly still needed some time.

Just then, there was a sudden disturbance from beneath the ground.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong Ling, watch out for the ground!" Golden Cloud Fairy's eyes flashed with Golden Light, her expression drastically changing as she warned.

Zhong Ling and the others were startled and were about to leap into the air, when the ground, entangled like a tangle of roots by the Ten Thousand Wood Formation, suddenly cracked, forming a huge fissure that tore the Great Array apart.

Zhong Ling and the other two, while sitting together, were suddenly overturned by a massive force.

From the rift in the ground, suddenly shot out more than a dozen dark red thick roots, like more than a dozen dark red spears, piercing towards the three of them.

On Zhong Ling's waist, a green wooden token shone brightly, turning into a suit of Green Vine Wood Armor that protected her entire body.

The dark red roots stabbed at her body, the Green Vine Wood Armor barely blocked for a moment before instantly collapsing.

However, that brief moment was enough for Zhong Ling, who summoned two pairs of nimble wings on her back, which whisked her away rapidly, dodging the pursuit of several other roots.

Zhong Ling narrowly escaped disaster, but Baili Zhui and Hua Ping were not so lucky; Baili Zhui was pierced in the chest by a dark red root, which then also skewered his Banyan Wood Spirit Beast, impaling them together.

Hua Ping fared similarly; his Flower Demon Spirit Beast stepped forward to block the attack from the front, but another dark red root came around from behind and directly pierced through Hua Ping's Protective Treasure Light.

A streak of red light shot from the tree root into the bodies of Baili Zhui and Hua Ping, and immediately, a blaze rushed out from their chests, turning them to ashes in the blink of an eye.

The ambush by the dark red tree root was abrupt, with everyone fighting their own battles, they couldn't even react, let alone come to the rescue.

"Brother Baili, Brother Hua!" Zhong Ling's heart was wrung with pain, but she did not recklessly rush forward to seek revenge.

This tree demon that appeared underground was extremely powerful, definitely a Level 4 Demon Beast; to rashly charge down now would be a death sentence.

As the underground position was lost, the area before the Three Immortals Hall descended into chaos, and even the likes of Daoist Qian Bao and Tu Sheng began to consider retreat.

At this moment, the silver ancient mirror behind the Golden Cloud Fairy suddenly flared with light, emitting a scintillating silver radiance that bathed the entire valley in its glow.

A green pillar of wind shot out from the ancient mirror, rapidly expanding dozens of times in size, transforming into a towering column of wind that enveloped the whole valley.

The wind roared like the tide, and the valley was instantly filled with flying sand and rocks, accompanied by the sound of rolling thunder.

Yuan Ming and the others were caught up in the wind column, tossed about like leaves in a storm, completely powerless to resist, and the same was true for the demon beasts in the valley.

Loud cracks of thunder rang out within the wind column, countless small and large green Wind Blades swooped down like locusts, spinning and slashing at the three-colored light shield.

The three-colored light shield trembled violently, only holding for two or three breaths before it completely collapsed, bursting apart and dissipating into countless sparkles that vanished into thin air.

The green wind column stopped and quickly dissipated, leaving the main body of the Three Immortals Hall exposed to the air.

Yuan Ming, Long Chong, Daoist Qian Bao, and the others rushed towards the Three Immortals Hall with joy.

Halfway in flight, Yuan Ming turned back to summon Lei Yu. At that moment, Hua Zhi had also killed the hundred-zhang Demon Python, draining it into a dried husk, and burrowed from the ground back to Yuan Ming's side.

The aura of Hua Zhi had once again grown stronger, reaching the Peak of third-level, approaching the brink of breaking through to the Level 4 Realm.

"Let's go," Yuan Ming said, leading the two spirit beasts, and proceeded towards the Three Immortals Hall.

The demon beasts seemed to have been spurred on as well, becoming even more frenzied and recklessly charging at the group, trying to prevent them from getting close to the Three Immortals Hall.

Although the giant black ape had been killed by Yuan Ming and Xue Jiao, several massive figures of demon beasts were rushing over from a distance, all of them were powerful Level 4 Great Demons.

Tu Sheng twisted his wrist, revealing a fist-sized, somewhat worn brown copper bell in his palm, which seemed to have a layer of aged yellow earth around it, giving it a considerable heft.

He held the copper bell in one hand while chanting resonated from his mouth.

As the chanting filled the air, the brown copper bell emitted a series of trembling sounds, suddenly expanding into a bell over a dozen zhang tall.

Tu Sheng clenched his fist, enveloped in a yellow halo, and hammered the giant bell with his fist, creating a deep 'dong' sound of a bell.

Rings of brown halos spread out, enveloping all the approaching demon beasts.

Suddenly, the bodies of the demon beasts became heavy by tens or even hundreds of times, pressed to the ground and unable to move, giving the group the opportunity to land in front of the Three Immortals Hall.

"Earth Splendor Island Master actually allowed you to bring the Thick Earth Bell. You've really helped us out this time," Daoist Qian Bao said joyfully.

"Quick, open the entrance to the hall, I can't hold on for much longer," Tu Sheng said, landing with the giant bell and sweating profusely, urging the others.

Seeing this, the Golden Cloud Fairy waved her hand, and a three-colored Jade Talisman attached itself to the gate of the Three Immortals Hall. The spirit light on the heavy gate quickly faded, and the door creaked open a crack.

She put away the silver ancient mirror, kicked open the gate, and flashed into the hall.

The others immediately followed suit, rushing into the hall.

Tu Sheng also put away the Thick Earth Bell and flew into the Three Immortals Hall.

Without the suppression of the Thick Earth Bell, the demon beasts outside regained their freedom, howling relentlessly at the Three Immortals Hall but not daring to rush in; the Level 4 Great Demons did the same.

...

In front of the grand hall, there was a long passage, its depths invisible to the eye.

Yuan Ming's brows twitched; the space was permeated with an invisible Forbidden, preventing Divine Sense from spreading out.

With countless demon beasts outside, and several terrifying Level 4 Great Demons, the group promptly sprinted deeper into the passage.

"Everyone calm down, those demon beasts have not pursued us," the Golden Cloud Fairy said.

Hearing this, everyone looked back and saw silence; indeed, no demon beasts were there.

"It seemed to me that those demon beasts stopped once they reached the entrance of the great hall, as if they didn't dare to step foot inside," Long Chong remarked.

"Could it be that there is something more terrifying than demon beasts here that is preventing them from entering?" Qiong Yun said, hesitantly.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and turned to look at the Golden Cloud Fairy.

This woman had used the silver ancient mirror to break the light shield outside the Three Immortals Hall and opened the hall door with a three-colored Jade Talisman. She certainly knew a lot about this place.

"Rest assured, there is no danger inside the Three Immortals Hall," said the Golden Cloud Fairy briefly, without further explanation, and continued onwards.

Yuan Ming's gaze flickered subtly as he stepped forward to follow.

Seeing this, everyone else quickly kept up.

With the demon beasts behind not giving chase, the group felt their raised hearts drop slightly, and began to take notice of their surroundings.

The corridor was constructed of golden material, resplendent and luxurious, adorned with dragons and phoenixes, showcasing the grandeur of the Immortals.

However, apart from the ostentatious patterns, meticulously carved murals, and reliefs, there were no treasures to be found here.

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