Zen Master Xiao Yue stood on high ground, surveying the surroundings and saw four fairies attacking from all sides, attempting to break the formation; he recognized all four of them!

To the east was Luo Ziyuan from Bai Hong Cave on Heng Mountain.

To the north was Xiao Shi from Shaoyang.

To the west was Sai Feiqiong, known as Xiong Man.

To the south was Zhu Ping, the previous escapee and Island Master of Qingmen Island.

Besides them, there were Lin Su'e, a Plum Blossom Fairy and disciple of Xiao Shi, along with two junior disciples from the Emei Sect, Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu, who had previously been with Ling Yunfeng.

It turned out that Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu had been previously lured by Zen Master Xiao Yue using magic to another place, heading straight to a Demon Cave, where they coincidentally encountered Lin Su'e.

Lin Su'e broke through Zen Master Xiao Yue's magic and asked them, "That place used to be the hideout of the Old Demon Cha Shuangying from the West Sea, left abandoned after Xuanyuan Dharma King's departure to Central Earth. Ever since Xuanyuan Dharma King was expelled from Central Earth after being defeated by Jile Perfected and Master Ying Mu and fled back here to re-establish his Sect, no one is allowed within a three thousand li radius. Who bewitched you to head there on your own?"

Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu hadn't even seen Zen Master Xiao Yue's face and did not understand how it happened, unable to clarify the reason.

Along the way, they encountered Zhu Ping, who was seeking help far and wide. Upon explanation, Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu, upon hearing about Ling Yunfeng's fate, felt a chill over their bodies as if the sky had fallen.

At last, Lin Su'e contacted her master, Xiao Shi, using magic to inform her of the incident.

It was fortunate that the Three Women from Min Mountain were visiting friends on West Sea White Rainbow Island; otherwise, Lin Su'e wouldn't have been there. They were all shocked upon receiving the news.

Luo Ziyuan, due to her relationship with the Emei Sect, couldn't ignore such an incident. Since she was getting involved, Xiong Man couldn't stay out of it either.

Considering that Zen Master Xiao Yue held positions in three different sects and possessed profound mana, Xiong Man also contacted Deng Bagu who had come to the West Sea to duel with the Shaoyang God Monarch. The four teamed up for the rescue.

Among the four, Luo Ziyuan and Deng Bagu had the highest mana. With Deng Bagu possessing the Snow Soul Pearl, she volunteered to enter the formation to rescue them, while the others cast spells from the outside to break the formation.

Zen Master Xiao Yue, seeing these people, also felt apprehensive, knowing that Luo Ziyuan had the highest mana and Zhu Ping was the weakest. He rushed to the southern side to deal with Zhu Ping first.

Zhu Ping was accompanied by Lin Su'e, Wu Wenqi, and Yu Yinggu, four people in total, striving hard to attack the Fire Cloud.

Suddenly, the originally inward-attacking Demon Fire burst out, turning outward, ejecting flames in the form of long dragons!

The four women used their Flying Swords to slice through the fire dragons while protecting themselves with their Magical Treasures and trying to disperse the flames.

However, the Sanmei Demon Fire summoned by Zen Master Xiao Yue was extremely fierce. Among the four women, only Zhu Ping and Lin Su'e could barely shatter the fire dragons, while Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu were entangled by the fire dragons, caught within them.

Following that, a huge monk appeared within the flames, more than a hundred zhang tall, dressed in a kasaya—it was Zen Master Xiao Yue. He extended a large flaming hand, grabbing all four of them, and with a strong squeeze, aimed to crush and dissolve them.

The Magical Treasures of Zhu Ping and Lin Su'e were quite attractive; one displayed a large amount of green duckweed around her body while the other manifested countless Plum Blossoms, fluttering throughout the sky.

When Zen Master Xiao Yue's large hand came down, the two expanded the range of the duckweed and plum blossoms significantly, forcibly holding it back. Zen Master Xiao Yue tried grasping what felt like two iron walnuts and couldn't completely hold on.

Following that, Lin Su'e let out a soft cry, waving the plum blossom in her left hand. With her right hand, she formed a sword gesture and cast Sword Control—sword Qi shot out from among the fluttering plum blossom petals.

Zen Master Xiao Yue didn't expect this young girl to still possess some magic. Unable to eliminate her in his haste, he didn't linger. His two sky-covering hands separated, covering all four women, and with a low shout, he shifted them all inside the Fire Formation.

In an instant, the four were engulfed in a sea of fire, surrounded from all sides by endless Demonic Flame, and numerous fire dragons and fire demons swarmed towards them.

Zhu Ping quickly called for everyone to link their sword lights together, gathering their Magical Treasures as well, striving to resist.

Zen Master Xiao Yue, having shifted the four women into the Fire Formation, felt that among the remaining three, Xiao Shi was the weakest and decided to bring her in as well.

He had just left when Deng Bagu arrived!

The formation at that point enveloped a range of over a hundred li, the internal space even larger.

As the master of the formation, Zen Master Xiao Yue was privy to everything happening within; however, Deng Bagu's Escape Skill was exquisite, her movements like lightning. Additionally, before arriving, she had Xiong Man cast a spell to covertly suppress Zen Master Xiao Yue's Primordial Spirit.

However, back then above Yuan River, Shi Feiyang had a grand battle with the three sect hierarchs of the great demon cults. Deng Bagu received four Formless Divine Demons from the Western Demon Cult.

Afterward, Shi Feiyang explained the pros and cons to her. Seeing that she was willing to nurture and cultivate them, he passed on the refinement techniques to her.

These four demons, named Formless, were intangible and formless during their Flying Escape. They did not possess strong combat abilities by themselves, far less than embodied divine demons. However, they could silently infiltrate one's mind, influence their sanity, or even directly snatch away their Primordial Spirits, making them extraordinarily hard to guard against.

Zen Master Xiao Yue held formidable Mana, and even he could not be directly overpowered by these four demons in terms of mental control. However, he was agitated at this moment, and his own demons were chaotically flying and dancing around the formation. Thus, he unknowingly fell into a trap. Although it only caused him mental confusion without any physical harm, it sufficed. Deng Bagu could fly and escape freely within his formation without him noticing!

It was fortunate that Deng Bagu arrived swiftly. Lin Su'e and her group felt as though they were in a furnace, surrounded by intense flames, even the Sword Light Treasure Qi couldn't prevent the scorching pain on their faces.

It wasn't just the fire; what was more fearsome were the numerous demons within the flames, capable of draining Essence Blood and snatching souls from a distance.

Had Deng Bagu not arrived, it would have taken only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea for all four of them to fall victim.

It was only Deng Bagu, with her high level of Mana and protected by the Snow Soul Pearl, who could move freely in this place.

She had already rescued Du Fangheng; now she came over and saved Zhu Ping and her group, gathering everyone together.

Standing under the cold light of the Snow Soul Pearl, Zhu Ping and the others felt a refreshing chill as the oppressive heat quickly receded, and they came to realize the true terror of this Demon Formation.

Trembling with fear, they asked Deng Bagu, "Fellow Daoist, how can we get out?"

Deng Bagu, petite and dressed in black, her face expressionless, said, "We can't get out now. We must wait for my senior sisters. Just wait a bit longer."

Outside, Xiong Man and the other three were attempting to break the formation.

Zen Master Xiao Yue was attempting to drag Xiao Shijiumei into the formation, but Xiao Shijiumei was not defenseless. Wielding a Green Jade Staff in one hand and controlling a sword with finger gestures in the other, she resisted Zen Master Xiao Yue's attacks.

Her Green Jade Staff, tied with a thumb-sized Green Jade Gourd that contained vapor refined from elites from the Four Seas, was released at this moment, turning into a vast mist around her, enabling her to swiftly counter Zen Master Xiao Yue's successive Spells.

Luo Ziyuan, a ruthless person, held a Najie Ring in her hands—an Ancient Treasure. Normally worn on her finger as a colorful translucent circle, it was unremarkable when released but could suck in all the Fire Dragons, Fire Demons, and Fire Yakshas, vanishing them as soon as they entered the ring.

With this treasure, she obliterated a large amount of Demon Fire and went to look for the main banner used for the formation.

Elsewhere, Xiong Man did the same, braving fire and smoke to search for the formation banners.

Almost simultaneously finding the formation banners, Luo Ziyuan trapped a banner with the Najie Ring, and Xiong Man pinned another with a Yin Yang Treasure Wheel. The Heavenly Evil Demons on the banners violently counterattacked, bringing with them a host of flames and demons. Both were repelled by the spells of the two women. The demons could not overcome them, and with the banners restrained, they had to fly off to inform Zen Master Xiao Yue.

Zen Master Xiao Yue continued his fierce attacks on Xiao Shijiumei. Though he had the upper hand, as Xiao Shijiumei was only defending, he could not immediately overcome her.

While they were locked in combat, suddenly two demons flew towards him and latched onto his body. A psychic connection established, they first broke Xiong Man's covert spell that controlled his Primordial Spirit.

Only then did Zen Master Xiao Yue realize that the enemies were about to seize two formation banners. He suddenly had an epiphany: what was he doing here, entangled with Xiao Shijiumei!

He hurried back to the center of the formation, only to meet face to face with Deng Bagu, who also held a formation banner.

Zen Master Xiao Yue roared, unleashing two Flying Swords and three Magical Treasures, followed by a barrage of Taiyin Divine Thunder, Heavenly Evil Thunder, and Blood Flame Demon Thunder, while mobilizing numerous Fire Dragons and Fire Demons to swarm forward.

With his all-out desperate effort, boosted by the power of the formation, Deng Bagu was unwilling to confront him head-on, wrapping her True Qi in a cluster of Ice Soul Divine Light and sent it directly over.

The formation banner, an object cultivated by Zen Master Xiao Yue over many years, originally responsive to his will, was now enveloped within the Ice Soul Divine Light and unresponsive to his commands, meeting his own assaults, and exploded with a thunderous sound, instantly shattered!

At that moment, engulfed in flames and smoke, Deng Bagu left!

Furious to the core, Zen Master Xiao Yue quickly pursued.

Deng Bagu released the Snow Soul Pearl, transforming it into her own figure to lead Zen Master Xiao Yue away. She had already refined a Second Primordial Spirit, housed within the Snow Soul Pearl, a transformation far beyond ordinary external body techniques.

As Zen Master Xiao Yue's rage overtook his Meditative State, he got remotely controlled by the Formless Yin Demon conjured by Xiong Man; his own demons also clouded by rage. Not only did he fail to break the manipulation a second time, he, along with his own demons were secretly controlled by the Formless Divine Demons due to his anger. He failed to recognize Deng Bagu's tactics and chased after a fake figure.

Deng Bagu, having received a signal from Xiong Man, knew that the formation had lost three banners. Although not completely broken, it had started to show flaws.

She led Du Fangheng and Zhu Ping along with others through a gap and directly flew out.

Her transformed figure, leading Zen Master Xiao Yue on a chase, when close to being caught, suddenly reverted back to a dazzling bead, spraying intense white frost light all around. Within the frost light emerged many fist-sized Cold Thunders, striking fiercely at Zen Master Xiao Yue like a swift storm!

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