A god-level alchemist, starting by manually crafting forbidden pills.

Luo Fan suppressed the turmoil in his heart and dared not stay in the palace any longer.

He took each step cautiously, afraid of disturbing the man in black.

Only after leaving the main hall and returning to the long corridor outside the palace did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Luo Fan composed himself and prepared to return the way he came.

Just then, the Great Dao Furnace in the sea of ​​consciousness began to tremble violently once again.

The cold fire of the secluded spring, the millennium-old jade marrow, and the white dew jade bamboo once again emitted a faint glow.

Especially the Jade Bamboo of White Dew, its bluish-green glow is becoming increasingly intense.

"Could it be that the treasure isn't inside the palace, but outside?"

He sensed carefully and discovered that the summoning did not come from the main hall, but from behind it.

Following the direction of his senses, Luo Fan hugged the wall and circled around to the back of the main hall.

This is an open space, completely empty except for a huge magic circle carved into the ground.

The magic circle is in the shape of a six-pointed star, with nine fist-sized black crystals inlaid around its edge.

A dark red light flowed within the crystal, faintly exuding an evil aura.

"Is this a spirit-trapping array?"

Luo Fan frowned.

The Spirit-Trapping Array is a type of confinement array, typically used to seal away powerful entities.

This magic array looks ancient, and the power it contains is extremely strong.

If Luo Fan hadn't been familiar with formations, he probably wouldn't have recognized it.

"What exactly is sealed beneath the Spirit-Trapping Array?"

Luo Fan's doubts deepened.

The Great Dao Furnace was shaking more and more violently, as if urging him to break the formation quickly.

He took out a formation-breaking talisman from his storage ring.

This is the highest-grade array-breaking talisman he possesses, capable of breaking most mid-level arrays.

He affixed the formation-breaking talisman to the center of the spirit-trapping formation and took a few steps back.

hum-

Countless golden runes merged into the spirit-trapping array.

A ray of spiritual light rose from the center of the formation. Luo Fan hesitated for a moment before stepping into the light.

When he reappeared, the scene before him completely stunned him.

The bottom of the cave is a huge space.

In the center of the space, a giant, lifelike dragon, entirely golden in color, was coiled up!

The dragon was ten zhang long and was composed of pure metallic energy.

Every scale on its body shimmered with a metallic luster.

The dragon's eyes were closed, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

"This is... a metal-attribute innate spiritual root—the Golden Scale Dragon Soul?!"

Luo Fan gasped in shock.

No wonder the spiritual energy of the Zhengyang Sect is so rich; it turns out that the Golden Scaled Dragon Soul is here!

Innate spiritual roots automatically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transform it into corresponding attribute spiritual energy.

With the Golden Scaled Dragon Soul here, the spiritual energy of the Zhengyang Sect naturally far surpasses that of other sects.

Moreover, this golden-scaled dragon soul is extraordinary, comparable to the best among metal-attribute spiritual roots.

It not only contains abundant spiritual energy.

The Zhengyang Sect is also using its own abilities to accelerate the absorption of the earth's vein power to nourish the sect.

"No wonder that man in black robes was in seclusion here; this is an excellent place to heal."

If he can refine this golden-scaled dragon soul, his strength will surely increase dramatically!

Luo Fan was in a dilemma; it would be extremely difficult to avoid alerting the Zhengyang Sect.

Even if the Zhengyang Sect couldn't detect it, it couldn't be hidden from that man in black robes.

Got it!

The man in black robes was seriously injured, so he could first set up a protective array to isolate the probe.

The vibrations generated by extracting spiritual roots will cancel out the formation.

Then, the slight, insignificant tremor would be mistaken for an earthquake.

I never imagined that the problem was with the spiritual vein.

Luo Fan immediately made a hand seal.

Using several pills as a guide and the power of the five elements as an aid, a magic array was set up.

Once the magic array had isolated everything around him, Luo Fan finally looked at the Golden Scale Dragon Soul.

Ok?

He frowned.

Nine black chains were found wrapped around the Golden Scale Dragon Soul.

The other end of the chain is connected deep underground.

That was achieved by using demonic means to forcibly imprison this golden-scaled dragon soul!

Luo Fan understood.

Why did he always feel uncomfortable despite the rich spiritual energy of the Zhengyang Sect?

It turns out that the golden dragon soul was corrupted by demonic energy, and the spiritual energy it produced also carried a trace of demonic nature.

"What a Zhengyang Sect! They really are the lackeys of the demonic path."

If word gets out that the prestigious number one sect of immortals is actually a henchman of the demonic path, the entire Eastern Spiritual Domain will be shaken.

If that's the case, then we shouldn't let them get away with it.

Luo Fan made a hand seal.

The Great Dao Furnace flew out from between his eyebrows, hovering in mid-air and emitting a powerful suction force.

Roar--

The Golden Scaled Dragon Soul let out a low roar, trying to break free from the chains.

Unfortunately, it had been corrupted by demonic energy for a long time, its power was greatly reduced, and it was powerless to resist.

Luo Fan, however, did not realize that this spiritual vein seemed to desperately want him to save it.

"Take it!"

He activated the Great Dao Furnace with all his might.

Click click click click!

The immense pulling force shattered the nine chains, accompanied by a resounding dragon roar.

The golden-scaled dragon soul, having broken free from its restraints, circled a few times before automatically flying into the Great Dao Furnace.

Both of them entered Luo Fan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Rumbling--

The entire underground palace shook violently, as if it might collapse at any moment.

"What's going on?!"

"Did the earth shake?"

All the disciples of the Zhengyang Sect were awakened by the sudden tremor and rushed out of their houses.

In just a brief moment, the violent commotion vanished completely.

It seems to be just their illusion.

Sikong Jue, who was cultivating in the secret chamber, suddenly opened his eyes, his expression changing drastically.

"There's something wrong with the ley lines!"

He flashed out of the secret room.

Meanwhile, in the guest courtyards of Peach Blossom Temple, Qingyun Sect, and Xuantian Sect.

Fairy Yunxi, Liu Linglong, True Man Qingyang, and Venerable Xuanming all appeared, their brows furrowed.

"Could it be that the spiritual veins are unstable?"

A look of doubt flashed in Qingyang Zhenren's eyes.

"What's wrong with the spiritual veins of the Zhengyang Sect?"

Master Xuanming also looked solemn.

The spiritual veins are the foundation of a sect; if they malfunction, the entire sect will be affected.

At this moment, inside the underground palace.

Luo Fan was forming hand seals, mobilizing the power of the five elements within his body.

"The Five Elements evolve into Heaven, and the Earth's veins return to their origin!"

Five-colored light intertwined and flowed, transforming into a phantom golden dragon, replacing the golden-scaled dragon soul.

Luo Fan exhaled a breath of stale air.

The golden dragon spiritual root he temporarily created could only last for three days at most.

Three days later, the spiritual root will completely collapse, and at that time, the Zhengyang Sect will suffer a great loss of spiritual energy.

Three days is enough time; once they leave the Zhengyang Sect, they will be safe.

Just as Luo Fan was about to leave, the black-robed man suddenly appeared behind him the instant he turned around.

Immediately, Luo Fan was terrified, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he dared not breathe.

At that moment, the man in black robes was staring at him, but after a short while, he looked around.

The man in black robes had clearly discovered the signs of infiltration. This time, the voice that came from the man in black robes was not hoarse, but like heavenly music.

"Who is so audacious as to deceive my senses?"

The man had one hand behind his back.

There was no demonic aura surrounding her; all that remained was her fair and delicate skin.

Both the voice and the hand impacted Luo Fan's soul.

It was simply because the voice was so similar to Senior Sister Bai's, and so were her eyes.

What is the connection between this man in black robes and Senior Sister Bai?

He would never believe that the man in black robes was Bai Jie.

Before Luo Fan could think too much, he saw the man in black robes suddenly turn around and walk towards him.

His eyes reflected the image of the black-robed man with his palm outstretched, surrounded by a terrifying demonic aura.

Then he saw the demonic energy in his palm gradually approaching his chest.

Luo Fan didn't dare to move, his clothes soaked with cold sweat.

He could hear his own heart pounding.

the other side.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

boom! boom! boom!

A series of urgent knocks woke everyone at Peach Blossom Village.

"Who is it? It's so early in the morning, can't a person get some rest?"

Ji Kun opened the door, and dozens of Zheng Yang Sect disciples were standing outside, with Chi Ou leading the way.

"By order of the sect leader, search all courtyards. Everyone, assemble in the courtyard!"

The red gull's eyes held undisguised hostility.

"Search? On what grounds are you searching us?"

Xiong Chumo said angrily.

"Just because this is the Zhengyang Sect!"

Red Gull snorted coldly, "Last night, someone infiltrated the forbidden area and stole the spiritual vein. The sect leader has ordered that all outsiders must undergo inspection!"

"What?!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Stealing a spiritual vein is a serious matter!

"We rested in our room all night, how could we possibly have stolen the spiritual vein?"

Lu Qingdai said in a deep voice.

"Whether it is or not, you'll only know after searching."

The red gull waved its hand, "Search!"

"Let's see who dares!"

The voice of Fairy Yunxi came from inside the house.

The next moment, she pushed open the door and stepped out, followed by Liu Linglong. "Where's Sikong Jue? Tell him to come see me!"

Fairy Yunxi's expression was icy, her gaze sharp as a knife as she swept over Chi'ou and the others.

"Sect Leader Yunxi, the Sect Master is dealing with important matters and is unable to attend to you."

Chi Ou remained neither humble nor arrogant, saying, "We hope Sect Leader Yunxi will cooperate; otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."

"Fine, I'd like to see just how impolite you are."

Liu Linglong stepped forward, a cold smile playing on her red lips. "A bunch of filthy soldiers, how dare you act so presumptuously here!"

Her golden aura swept outwards.

Red Gull's face was stiff, but he still braced himself.

"The sect leader has ordered a search of all courtyards. Anyone who resists will be killed without exception!"

"What a fine 'kill without mercy' approach!"

Yunxi scoffed, "I'd like to ask Sikong Jue, where does his Zhengyang Sect get such arrogance?"