A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Tian Buque looked gloomy and glared at Lin He. He had originally planned to take Dong Xuan'er away in the chaos, but Lin He reacted so quickly and immediately stopped him. His black rope was also a powerful top-level auxiliary magic weapon, but it was destroyed here as well.

"Kid, I told you she'd come with me sooner or later, and you can't stop me."

"Really? Did you see that young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect over there? You don't want to become like him, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Buque's pupils contracted. "Don't think you're guaranteed to win just because your cultivation is a minor realm higher than mine. You'd better survive first. Elder Lin, make your move!"

An aged shadow flew out from behind Tian Buque in an instant. An old man with white hair suddenly grabbed at Lin He in the air, and a large cyan hand flew over.

The cyan hand was imbued with the powerful magic of this early-stage Core Formation cultivator. As soon as it reached above Lin He's head, Lin He and Dong Xuan'er realized that they had been locked onto by the attack and could not escape. They could only take the blow head-on.

Dong Xuan'er's face turned deathly pale, her expression filled with despair. Faced with an attack from a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, she truly had no idea how to defend herself.

Although Lin He's face was ashen, he remained calm. He took out the spirit beast pouch from his waist, and the next moment a miniature figure in earthen yellow appeared—it was a miniature monkey.

The little monkey was not afraid at all when it saw the large blue hand coming towards it. Instead, it was inspired to fight. It roared and its body suddenly grew taller. In a short time, it became a giant ape several meters tall!

The giant ape raised its hands to the sky and actually managed to hold up the giant blue hand!

Dong Xuan'er looked on incredulously at the sight. Meanwhile, Elder Lin snorted coldly and pointed at the cyan hand. Instantly, cyan light flashed, and the pressure of the cyan hand suddenly increased.

Ape One immediately felt immense pressure and quickly used its most proficient Rock Armor Technique, covering its body with a thick layer of rock armor.

At the same time, Lin He behind him quickly took out the Azure Fire Blade and emitted streaks of azure light to relieve the pressure on Yuan Yi. With the two of them working together, although it was difficult, they temporarily withstood the azure hand.

Seeing his attacks repeatedly blocked, Old Lin felt his face burning with embarrassment. He snorted coldly and finally used his magic weapon.

This was a small cyan flag. After it was released from my hand, it immediately grew larger. Terrifying wind blades were forming on the cyan flag, and an immense pressure descended immediately.

Lin He had seen Senior Brother Lu wield the Azure Dragon Flag before, but compared to Elder Lin, it was nothing.

Seeing the power of the wind blades behind Elder Lin, Tian Buque was also very satisfied, but he quickly reminded him,

"Elder Lin, it's alright if that boy dies, but that woman can't die. She's someone Elder Yun specifically asked for, so there can't be any mishaps."

Old Master Lin nodded and said, "Young Master, rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

With a casual grab, Elder Lin conjured another large cyan hand, intending to capture Dong Xuan'er first before dealing with Lin He, to avoid accidentally injuring her.

The cyan hand came crashing down like Mount Tai, and was about to land on Dong Xuan'er when a red ring suddenly appeared. The ring slammed down on the cyan hand, and the once imposing cyan hand vanished into thin air.

Immediately afterwards, a stunningly beautiful woman in white appeared in mid-air; it was none other than Nangong Wan!

"Mid-stage Core Formation!"

Nangong Wan made no attempt to conceal her cultivation level at this moment, releasing the spiritual energy fluctuations of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator without reservation, which caused Elder Lin's expression to turn solemn.

At this moment, Elder Lin also withdrew his other large cyan hand. He could no longer be distracted by dealing with Lin He and had to focus all his attention on dealing with Nangong Wan.

"Young Master, I will hold this woman off."

As they were talking, Elder Lin flew into the air. Nangong Wan also glanced at Lin He, and seeing him nod, she felt relieved and flew into the sky. Soon she started fighting with Elder Lin.

Core Formation stage cultivators fight with great coordination, flying to the air far from the ground; otherwise, the aftershocks of their battle would kill the lower-level cultivators on both sides.

After seeing Nangong Wan and Elder Lin fly into the sky, Lin He turned to Tian Buque and said, "It seems that you are also the young master of some demonic sect. In that case, I would like to ask you for some pointers."

After saying this, the ape beside him let out a low growl. Although it was huge, it was fast and soon arrived in front of Tian Buque.

"Hmph, you have helpers, but I don't?"

Tian Buque waved his hand and took out a bronze-armored corpse in the late Foundation Establishment stage from his storage bag. This refined corpse had a blank expression and no intelligence, but because of the special refining method, its body was tough and it quickly started fighting with Yuan Yi.

Lin He was not surprised at all. As the second son of the Hehuan Sect Master, it would be strange if the other party did not have a powerful trump card.

With a thought, Lin He summoned eight giant ape puppets, which opened their mouths wide and emitted eight thick beams of light that shot straight toward Tian Buque. Then, with a flick of his wrist, five blood-red throwing knives flashed away.

"A trivial skill!"

Tian Buque took out a tortoise shell shield. All the beams of light that hit the shield only left white marks. This tortoise shell shield was actually a top-grade defensive magic weapon with outstanding defensive capabilities.

Relying on this shield, even late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators could hardly harm Tian Buque. Seeing the tortoise shell artifact easily block the puppet's attack, he was quite pleased with himself.

"Kid, don't waste your energy, you can't break my shield."

Not necessarily.

As soon as Lin He finished speaking, five blood-red throwing knives appeared mysteriously behind Tian Buque. The first knife quickly struck the tortoise-shell shield, and the entire shield surface shone with an earthy yellow light, deflecting the knife.

At this moment, the second and third throwing knives fell simultaneously, and the entire earthen-yellow light began to tremble violently. By the time the fourth throwing knife appeared, the tortoise shell shield's defensive capabilities had been greatly weakened, and it directly pierced through the shield. The fifth throwing knife took the opportunity to pass through the hole and headed towards Tian Buque's brow!

"How could that be?"

Tian Buque's expression changed drastically, but fortunately he reacted quickly and managed to turn his head away. At that moment, the fifth blood-red flying knife grazed his face, leaving a trace of blood.

"Very well!" Tian Buque roared in anger. "You dare to hurt me? Then pay with your life!"

Enraged, Tian Buque took out a miniature bell. Under the stimulation of his magic, the bell immediately expanded, and then the giant bell vibrated, emitting a powerful sound wave. This sound wave was invisible, but Lin He felt dizzy just from hearing it. He was unsteady on his feet as if he were drunk, and felt lightheaded. He didn't want to think about anything or do anything.

Fortunately, Lin He had practiced the Great Evolution Technique. Although he had not yet mastered the second level, he quickly returned to normal after circulating the Great Evolution Technique.

At this moment, a black dagger had reached his brow. Just as the sneak attack was about to succeed, Lin He reached out and grabbed it without thinking. He accurately and forcefully seized the black dagger, and no matter how Tian Buque tried to control it, he could not retract it.

"Your soul was struck by my mind-controlling spell, how could you recover so quickly?"

"Hmph, sonic waves that can impact the soul? You think you're the only one who can? Sarutobi!"

With a swift movement, the ape took a large step, and then opened its massive maw, releasing a golden sound wave. Upon hearing this sound, Tian Buque felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow; blood uncontrollably flowed from his ears and nose, and he became dazed, clearly indicating that his soul had suffered a significant impact.

Ape Yi's large, fan-like hand suddenly slapped out, and Tian Buque was slammed to the ground, looking like he was on the verge of death.

This scene not only shocked the cultivators of the seven sects, but also the cultivators of the Yan family and the Ghost Spirit Sect.