A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Lin He, Xin Ruyin, and Xiao Mei were currently inside a thin layer of bluish-white light.

Xin Ruyin stared at Lin He with disbelief in her beautiful eyes. She had naturally witnessed Lin He's unexpected killing of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator using a level-four spirit beast.

Such strength is something even an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't achieve, but Lin He did it. Although there was a reason for the sneak attack, it's enough to prove that Lin He's current strength has surpassed that of an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Xiao Mei looked on with admiration and exclaimed, "Young Master Lin's strength is extraordinary. He can take down all the enemies in one fell swoop!"

Lin He shook his head and said, "That fat old man is fine, the Jade Mantis is enough to deal with him, but that dull-looking old man with the dove-like face has unfathomable cultivation and can control magic weapons. In the previous battle, he destroyed many of my magic weapons. I think he must be a Core Formation stage cultivator."

"Core Formation stage?" Xiao Mei's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, then she shook her head and said, "That's impossible! Although Young Master Lin is very strong, if the other party is truly a Core Formation stage cultivator, how could they possibly fight on equal terms with Young Master Lin?"

"I think the opponent didn't come in person, but rather used some means to prevent him from fully exerting the strength of a Core Formation stage cultivator, which is why I was able to fight him for a while."

After just one exchange, Lin He had already made some guesses. Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. At this moment, Lin He suddenly said, "Look, they've entered the formation!"

As soon as the Xu family patriarch and the fat old man landed, Lin He immediately activated the Reversed Five Elements Formation. A cloud of mist swirled around them, even interfering with divine sense, making it impossible for people to discern directions.

"What can a mere illusion array do to me?"

Seeing this, the fat old man felt relieved. The Xu family patriarch even mocked him. Then he pointed at the golden sword in front of him, and a golden light shot out. The surrounding clouds and mist were immediately shattered by the golden light. The illusion array could not withstand it at all and was broken in an instant.

After the clouds and mist dissipated, a thin layer of bluish-white light curtain was revealed, and Lin He, Xin Ruyin, and Xiao Mei were inside it.

"Hmph, brat, how dare you set up an array in front of our Tianxing Sect cultivators? You're just showing off your skills in front of an expert. You're going to die today."

The fat old man was now much bolder, after all, he had an ancestor by his side. He raised his hand and released a top-grade fiery red flying sword, which struck the bluish-white light screen hard, causing the light screen to tremble incessantly.

Seeing that the attack was effective, the fat old man smiled smugly and was about to put in more effort to completely break through the light barrier when the Xu family patriarch suddenly frowned, as if he had noticed something. As if to verify his conjecture, he pointed at the golden sword, and a golden light shone out. The bluish-white light barrier, which was already teetering on the brink of collapse, was even more fragile in the face of the magic weapon's attack and was quickly shattered by the golden light.

The fat old man couldn't help but shout "Good!", but the Xu family patriarch secretly thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

Just after the bluish-white light curtain disappeared, a thicker five-colored light curtain appeared. This five-colored light curtain was extremely solid, and no matter how the fat old man commanded the flying sword to attack, it did not budge. It was incomparable to the previous bluish-white light curtain.

The Xu family patriarch frowned, but still wanted to make a final confirmation. He brandished his golden sword, and a dazzling golden light shot out, striking the five-colored light barrier hard. A series of muffled thuds followed, and the five-colored light barrier was shattered. However, something strange happened: many more light barriers appeared behind the five-colored light barrier. The golden light broke through seven light barriers before its spiritual power was exhausted and it disappeared. But clearly, this formation was infinitely mysterious and difficult to break for the time being. Moreover, these broken light barriers were slowly healing.

"It's actually the Reversed Five Elements Formation!" The Xu family patriarch didn't try again; instead, his face darkened as he uttered the formation's name. The fat old man beside him turned even paler upon hearing this.

"Is that the infamous Lesser Forbidden Array—the Reversed Five Elements Array?"

"The formation he set up, which was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, was able to withstand an attack from my magic weapon without being destroyed. Apart from this formation, I really can't think of any other formations."

Although the Xu family patriarch frowned, he did not seem very worried. Instead, he explained, "Although this Reversed Five Elements Formation is powerful, it does not have the ability to actively kill enemies. Forcibly breaking the formation will only waste our magic power. Now we just need to wait for the enemy to reveal a weakness."

The fat old man was somewhat skeptical and wanted to confirm it for himself. He tried to fly to Lin He's head on his fiery red flying sword, but it was all in vain. No matter how he flew, he just kept spinning in the same spot.

The Xu family patriarch gave him a mocking look, then stopped making a move and instead sat down leisurely to wait. Although the fat old man was unwilling, he had no choice but to sit down as well.

Lin He looked at the Xu family patriarch, who was not making any reckless moves within the formation, and couldn't help but secretly praise him. Although the other party was an enemy, he was, after all, a cultivator from the Tianxing Sect. His mastery of formations was indeed remarkable, as he had seen through the weakness of the Reversed Five Elements Formation at a glance.

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin frowned and said, "This person's skill in formations is not low. He saw that the Reversed Five Elements Formation has no ability to actively kill enemies, so he is not afraid to do so. Instead, he is deliberately delaying the time, waiting for the formation to weaken before suddenly breaking it. At that time, we will definitely be defeated."

Lin He nodded. Maintaining the operation of the Reversed Five Elements Array requires a continuous consumption of spirit stones, and they are mid-grade spirit stones. More importantly, he also needs to control the array with his divine sense. Although it is not much, the continuous control will consume a lot of divine sense. He will suffer a great loss when he fights later. You should know that whether it is controlling the array, commanding the spirit beast, or even controlling the magic weapon, it all requires the consumption of divine sense.

"We can't wait any longer. We must take the initiative now to have any chance of winning."

Xin Ruyin looked worried upon hearing this. She had originally planned that the other party would be trapped in the formation and make a series of random attacks, expending a lot of physical and magical energy, before Lin He could finish the job. However, the other party was also quite skilled in formations and actually saw through the flaws in the formation, choosing to preserve his strength.

Xiao Mei's abilities were weak, and she couldn't offer much help, so she could only watch anxiously from the sidelines. Seeing this, Lin He comforted her.

"Don't worry, I have my reasons for taking the initiative."

After saying that, Lin He moved and activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots, quickly disappearing from the great formation. Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei were surprised to find that their divine senses had been disturbed.

Xin Ruyin seemed to understand something and quickly said, "Xiaomei, put away your divine sense and don't investigate. Plug your ears, close your eyes, don't look at anything, don't listen to anything, just do as I say, understand?"

Although Xiaomei didn't understand the reason, she followed Xin Ruyin's example and plugged her ears, closed her eyes, and shut out her consciousness.

Lin He, who had entered the formation, naturally noticed Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei's actions, and nodded with an appreciative expression.

"In this way, I can also fight the other side without restraint."