Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"Amitabha..." Abbot Liansheng glanced at the three figures who had appeared near the pillar of light, then sighed helplessly, a bitter smile appearing on his face, "We've even lured out these two demonic beasts... It seems this treasure is not meant for our Buddhist sect."

He suddenly had the urge to back out, but seemingly still clinging to a sliver of hope, he decided to continue observing.

What if he's really lucky and the treasure ends up in his hands?

As the Buddhists often say, nothing is absolute; as long as something exists, there is hope.

All the groups then turned their attention to the pillar of light, eagerly awaiting the appearance of the treasure.

While we were waiting, two more auras of varying strengths approached from different directions.

This is what those two people look like; they should be reclusive cultivators of the Land Immortal Realm who live in seclusion somewhere in the Eastern Xuan Continent.

One was an elderly man in a blue robe carrying an ancient sword, and the other was a man in a bamboo hat with a bamboo flute tucked into his waistband.

Upon their arrival, they immediately sensed the tense atmosphere, especially after noticing the presence of Bai Luan and her two companions, as well as the fire phoenix and black dragon on the nearby cliff.

The two wisely chose to do something similar to Abbot Liansheng, each finding an inconspicuous corner to stand in.

For a time, within a radius of dozens of miles centered on the pillar of light, various forces occupied their respective areas, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.

After carefully observing everyone present, Bai Luan turned to Hei Tu and Elder Mo Ya, and whispered, "The moment that thing appears, Mo Ya, immediately use your divine soul technique to incapacitate them as much as possible!"

"I will seize that item as quickly as possible, and once I have it, I will flee immediately without the slightest hesitation!"

"Good!" An eerie light flashed in the old man's eyes as he nodded. "Don't worry, I will spare no effort, even at the cost of my own life force, to ensure that crow's cry reaches its maximum effect!"

All three of them knew very well that, in a one-on-one situation, they had no fear of either side in this place.

But now they are surrounded by wolves, especially those two demonic beasts whose strength may far exceed expectations. If they get entangled, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Another half hour passed, and everyone's attention was firmly focused on that huge pillar of light.

The light from the pillar began to dim slowly!

In a few breaths, the pillar of light had completely disappeared, and the next moment, a dazzling golden stream of light shot up from the depths of the earth!

Beneath the golden light, the outline of what appeared to be a jade pendant could be faintly seen.

The moment it appeared, the auras of several groups of people surged into the sky.

"Mo Ya, now's the time! Make your move!!"

Bai Luan let out a clear shout.

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the old man, who had been preparing for some time, and his withered chest suddenly swelled up. Above his head, space distorted, and a two-foot-tall phantom of a raven suddenly burst out from his sea of ​​consciousness!

As soon as the phantom of the crow appeared, it suddenly opened its beak.

"Croak~!!!"

A sharp caw of a crow covered an area of ​​hundreds of miles!

In that instant, whether it was the fire phoenix and the black dragon on the cliff top, or the Lotus Blossom Abbot shrouded in Buddhist light, as well as the other two reclusive experts, all their movements froze in the face of this sudden attack on their souls!

At that moment, everyone's eyes went blank, as if they had lost consciousness.

In the short three breaths that Elder Moya had bought for himself, Bai Luan's figure had already disappeared. She reached out with one hand to grab the jade pendant that shot into the sky and was covered in golden light!

When she held the jade pendant in her hand, the immense energy it contained almost burst through her palm. But at that moment, an uncontrollable ecstasy instantly appeared on Bai Luan's face.

"Got it! Let's go! Quickly!"

Without hesitation, she shouted at Black Butcher and Old Man Moya beside her, and at the same time, she raised her left hand, and the pink bell that had been tied to her wrist flew out and instantly transformed into a semi-transparent bell.

The giant bell swallowed Bai Luan and the other two into it.

"clang!"

With a single chime, the large bell shone brightly, transforming into a streak of light that hurtled northwards.

However, at the very moment the bell rang...

"cracking--!!!"

A furious phoenix cry resounded, like thunder from the heavens!

This cry also woke up everyone else present!

The phoenix's eyes were burning with boundless rage, its golden pupils fixed on the fleeing bell.

"Chase!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the fire phoenix suddenly flapped its wings, and with a "boom," towering flames erupted from its seventy or eighty-meter-wide fiery red wings, illuminating half the sky in crimson.

It transformed into a streak of crimson gold, hurtling after the direction the great bell had flown away! Wherever it passed, the air distorted, the clouds evaporated, leaving behind a trail of scorched flames.

Following closely behind the Fire Phoenix, the Black Dragon went even further, letting out an angry roar as a thick cloud of water vapor rose around it once more, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

Its enormous body rode the dark clouds at an astonishing speed, closely following the fire phoenix. Two beams of light, one red and one black, chased after the large bell ahead.

The head monk Lian Sheng's eyes flickered. He glanced at the relic in his hand, then at the three terrifying auras that were rapidly receding. Finally, he sighed and shook his head.

"Enough, enough! With my strength, even if I could catch up, I wouldn't be able to obtain that treasure! I should return to Kasyapa Temple first and make preparations. This Eastern Xuan Continent is truly about to change!"

He glanced at the two rogue cultivators at the Land Immortal Realm not far away, nodded to them, and then transformed into a golden light, returning towards the direction of the Western Regions' Kasyapa Temple.

"What!? Should we follow them!?" The old man in the blue robe carrying the ancient sword frowned and looked at the man in the bamboo hat beside him.

"Follow? What good would it do? If we're not careful, we might end up with our heads separated from our bodies. It's not worth it. Look, that old bald monk is gone. Let's go back. Come on, I'll treat you to a drink when we get back!" The man in the bamboo hat with a bamboo flute tucked into his waistband looked at the departing Abbot Liansheng with a bitter smile on his face.

The two men prepared to turn and leave.

Suddenly, an even more vast aura swept in from the eastern horizon!

Its overwhelming pressure caused the two of them to feel a tremor in their souls.

"How is this possible? The intensity of this aura... is even stronger than that black dragon and the fire phoenix from before?!"

The two looked up abruptly and saw a figure that had appeared in the void at some point.

The person who arrived was Xia Jin, who had come from the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

He glanced around and frowned after sensing several lingering traces of the place.

Of course, his gaze soon fell on the old man in the blue robe and the man in the bamboo hat who had not yet left.

"Where are the others?" Xia Jin asked, her voice filled with domineering authority.