A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

"Good, very good!" Wang Tiangu immediately understood that he had been tricked. He looked down at Lin He.

"You, a mere mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, actually possess an external avatar at the early Core Formation stage. That truly surprises me. But you don't think that will allow you to defeat me, do you?"

Lin He controlled Lan Chou's attack, abandoning the already useless earth-yellow flying sword, which finally helped Nangong Wan. However, this could not be hidden from the Nascent Soul cultivator in front of him. Thinking of this, he immediately walked to Nangong Wan and the others without saying a word, but his meaning was already very clear.

Wang Tiangu's words shocked everyone, and they all looked at Lin He with suspicion, especially the avatar of the early Core Formation stage beside Lin He.

Dong Xuan'er looked at Lin He with an expression of admiration, seemingly forgetting the danger she was in.

Nangong Wan feigned surprise, while Fairy Ni Chang and the Yan family patriarch were genuinely astonished. The Yan family patriarch even wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Wang Tiangu.

"Young friend, your incarnation..."

"Fine, it seems you intend to put up a stubborn resistance. Then don't blame me for bullying the weak!"

Wang Tiangu seemed to be getting impatient. He took out a treasure shaped like a claw. As soon as the claw appeared, it immediately became enormous, like a giant claw reaching down towards the sky.

The giant claw blotted out the sky, leaving the four people below with no way to avoid it and forcing them to take the hit head-on. At the same time, an extremely terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation appeared. Before the giant claw even landed, cracks began to appear on the ground, spreading out like a spider web. Everyone felt the earth shake violently, making it almost impossible for them to stand.

Such power caused Nangong Wan and the other three to change their expressions drastically, and they all unleashed their magical weapons to fight back.

The four magical treasures—the red ribbon, the Yin Spirit Blade, the Vermilion Bird Ring, and the Golden Rain Sword—flew out and quickly collided with the giant claw.

However, the next moment, the expressions of Lin He and the other three became extremely ugly. No matter how powerful their magical weapons were, they could not stop them at all and could only watch helplessly as the giant claw continued to fall.

"An ancient treasure!" The Yan family patriarch, with his keen eye, immediately recognized it and exclaimed, "That claw is definitely an ancient treasure, and an offensive one at that!"

Nangong Wan and Fairy Ni Chang felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this, while Lin He's expression turned extremely grim. He had even prepared for the worst and was about to release all the dozens of level-four spirit beasts from his personal space.

Just as Lin He was about to make a move, a golden wheel suddenly flew out. The golden wheel was clearly no ordinary object, and it slammed hard into the giant claw.

Strangely enough, the giant claw, which had been unstoppable, shrank back immediately after being smashed and was retrieved by Wang Tiangu.

Upon seeing the crack appearing on the ancient claw artifact, Wang Tiangu's expression darkened, and he said loudly, "Who are you, fellow Daoist? Since you've made your move, why don't you show yourself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a short, beautiful girl, who looked like a little girl, appeared opposite Wang Tiangu.

The young woman, however, adopted a haughty and pretentious manner, saying, "Fellow Daoist Wang, you truly have a bad memory. Don't you recognize me?"

"Wen Min!" Wang Tiangu suddenly realized something, his expression changing drastically. "You...you are the Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect!"

"Hmph!" Wen Min sneered, "Fellow Daoist Wang just attacked my Hidden Moon Sect members mercilessly, so I must retaliate in kind. We can't let anyone look down on my Hidden Moon Sect!"

After saying that, the golden wheel flew over again. How could Wang Tiangu dare to compete with this Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect who was in the mid-Nascent Soul stage? He didn't care about Wang Chan's cries for help below. He immediately took out a small flag, which transformed into a cloud and carried him away at high speed.

"Flying Cloud Banner? Hmph, Wang Tiangu, you're not escaping today!"

Surprisingly, Wen Min did not chase after him immediately. Instead, she looked at Wang Tiangu's back with a mocking expression.

Wang Tiangu was puzzled as he was about to escape, but he did not slow down at all.

Just then, an old man dressed in yellow suddenly blocked their way.

"Ah...you are...Old Ghost Linghu!" At this moment, Wang Tiangu realized that the other party had been prepared all along, and that this was all a trap, a trap set specifically for him.

Linghu Patriarch chuckled and suddenly grabbed Wang Tiangu with his large hand. The move was so sudden that Wang Tiangu had no time to dodge and was caught. Just as he was about to break free, a golden wheel crashed down from above. In this way, the two mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators joined forces to fight Wang Tiangu.

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The crowd below was already somewhat numb from the shock of the series of astonishing events.

First, Nangong Wan, Fairy Ni Chang, and the Yan family patriarch joined forces to fight against Wang Tiangu. When they were no match for him, Lin He's avatar came to their rescue. Then, the four of them fought against Wang Tiangu. Just when they were about to be defeated, a Nascent Soul cultivator who looked like a young girl appeared. It turned out to be Wen Min, the Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect. Wang Tiangu was no match for Wen Min and was about to escape when he was forced back by Linghu Patriarch of Yellow Maple Valley.

There's so much information here that many cultivators who don't know the situation are completely baffled.

However, Lin He saw it all clearly. He subconsciously glanced at Nangong Wan, who gave him a mischievous smile.

"So this is the backup plan Wan'er was talking about."

Not only did the Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect personally intervene, but he also summoned Ancestor Linghu.

"Hehe, Wang Tiangu is in for a lot of trouble now."

Leaving aside Lin He's thoughts, the Yan family patriarch, who had been watching the battle from the sidelines, specifically went to Yan Ruyan's side. He patted Yan Ruyan's shoulder and said meaningfully,

"Yan'er, have you understood?"

Yan Ruyan's beautiful face was now as pale as paper. She nodded and said, "Yan'er understands now. This is all a trap, a scheme set for Wang Tiangu, a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

The Yan family patriarch then asked, "What else have you understood?"

"This..." Yan Ruyan was somewhat puzzled, wondering if there was anything she hadn't thought of.

"This trap was set for Wang Tiangu, but if our Yan family really joins forces with the Ghost Spirit Sect, what do you think the outcome will be?"

Upon hearing the reminder from the Yan family patriarch, Yan Ruyan's face turned deathly pale. "With two mid-Nascent Soul cultivators joining forces, no one in my Yan family can escape unscathed."

"Now you understand, right?" The Yan family patriarch said earnestly, "The Yan family was able to escape annihilation this time thanks to your two grandmasters who informed you in advance. Otherwise... I know you have some resentment towards them. You think that if it weren't for them, the Yan family wouldn't be in this situation now, right? Actually, quite the opposite. If it weren't for them, the Yan family would have already been wiped out."

Yan Ruyan trembled. "Ancestor, I consider myself clever, but I still lack experience. I need to listen to your teachings more often in the future."

The Yan family patriarch shook his head and said, "I'm old now, how much longer can I teach you? It's time for you to find yourself a master!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruyan had a sudden realization and quickly said, "Yan'er understands!"

The fierce battle in the sky had already concluded; Wang Tiangu's physical body was destroyed, and his nascent soul escaped on a sword.

With this, the rebellion at Yanjiabao was finally quelled completely.