Mountain Venerable and Sea Immortal

The setting sun, like blood, spilled across the scorched earth of Lingxian Valley in Moshan.

Lin Yan slightly extinguished the flames at his fingertips, and a condensed golden light, like a lock, precisely sealed the meridians of Hai Lan and Su Chen. Their former arrogance and ruthlessness vanished, leaving only a pathetic state as they collapsed to the ground, their resentful gazes fixed on Lin Yan, yet they lacked even the strength to raise a hand in resistance. Yun Xi sheathed her sword, her white robes fluttering lightly. With a flick of her fingertips, she dispelled the demonic blood splattered around her, and a trace of relief finally appeared in her clear, cold eyes.

"Clean up the mess and settle the wounded." Lin Yan's voice was calm and steady, drowning out the lingering sobs in the valley. "Take the two rebels back to the main peak and await Elder Wudao's judgment."

Chen Dagang responded in a deep voice, took two steps forward, and lifted Hailan and Su Chen like two broken rag dolls. His muscular arms bulged with veins, displaying brute strength. Ye Qing made a hand seal, and a pale blue spiritual light enveloped the trembling surviving outer disciples, setting up a simple defensive barrier. Yi Azhu's palm circulated a warm green light, and gentle healing spiritual energy continuously covered the wounds of the injured, stopping the bleeding and relieving the pain, gradually calming their cries.

Just as Lin Yan turned around to call everyone to set off, a sudden, violent tremor came from the storage ring on his finger. An uncontrollable surge of spiritual energy broke through the ring's restrictions. Before he could even raise his hand to investigate, two beams of spiritual light had already broken through the air and were suspended in mid-air!

On the left, the Sea-Viewing Inkstone stands silently in mid-air. Its originally simple and unadorned inkstone body now ripples with layers of surging, deep blue light. Within the inkstone pool, it seems as if the tides of the ocean are rising, emitting a deep hum. On the right, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl floats up. Its shimmering blue body flows with graceful light, radiating warm spiritual waves. It precisely connects with the aura of the inkstone, and the two treasures resonate spontaneously. The clear and melodious sound penetrates the valley and echoes for a long time.

Lin Yan and Yun Xi's expressions changed simultaneously, and they subconsciously became alert and on guard. They never expected that these two treasures would break free of their storage rings and emerge into the world on their own.

In the blink of an eye, the resonance intensified, the inkstone scattered blue light across the sky, and the Dingyuan Pearl rippled with spiritual waves. The two spiritual lights merged and converged, transforming into a thick two-colored beam of light, which crashed towards the deep underground fissure in the valley!

The lingering evil black energy above the crack instantly melted away upon contact with the pillar of light. Loose surface pebbles fell away in a flurry, revealing large areas of obscure and ancient ancient Guixu restriction patterns on the rock wall! The patterns gleamed with a faint suppressive golden light, and in the center was a broken gap, the mark of the restriction forcibly broken when Hailan colluded with demons to wreak havoc on Lingxian Valley. Strands of pure Guixu spiritual energy were constantly leaking out from the gap, and it was this spiritual energy that completely activated the guardian instincts of the Yanzhu and Erbao treasures, causing them to spontaneously emerge and resonate.

Lin Yan was shocked and instantly understood the reason: the inkstone and the Dingyuan Pearl were originally a set of treasures for suppressing the veins, which were specially made to seal the restrictions of this branch of the Guixu land. Hai Lan destroyed the valley and broke the restrictions, which touched the restrictions of the treasures and allowed the two treasures to break free on their own and reveal the secret of the underground seal with the power of resonance!

However, this two-colored resonant beam of light, which shot straight into the sky and could be seen for hundreds of miles, along with the abundant spiritual energy of the ancient treasure, could not be concealed at all, and had completely exposed the abnormality of this place.

"Damn it! This strange phenomenon will surely attract the attention of all the major sects in the surrounding area!" Yunxi immediately drew her sword, her expression extremely solemn.

Before she could finish speaking, sharp and piercing sounds of air being torn apart came from all directions. In just a few breaths, Mo Shan Ling Xian Valley was completely surrounded. Four completely different and powerful auras pressed down, instantly freezing the already tense atmosphere.

On the east side of the valley entrance, flames rolled, and red-robed cultivators stood in formation. Lie Cang, a deacon of the Burning Heaven Sect, held a fire fan, his gaze fixed on the two treasures, the Inkstone and Pearl, in mid-air, his eyes filled with greed. He shouted sternly, "The treasures of Guixu! You young upstarts from Laoshan, hand them over immediately, and I'll spare your lives!"

To the west, amidst the clouds, rows of azure swords gleamed, their sword aura piercing to the bone. Shen Qinghan of the Qingyun Sect hovered in the air on his sword, his brows furrowed, and coldly declared, "Heavenly treasures belong to the capable. Laoshan's monopolization of this opportunity is against the will of Heaven. Today, the five sects shall share it!"

In the woods to the south, with her flowing sleeves fluttering and a gentle spiritual aura emanating from her, Su Wanli of the Water Moon Pavilion led her group out slowly. Her tone was soft yet carried an undeniable pressure: "This treasure guards the Guixu Spirit Vein and cannot be kept by any single sect. We request that you hand it over, young friend, so that all sects can discuss how to dispose of it."

In the shadows of the dense forest to the north, black mist surged, and a malevolent aura soared to the sky. Mo Tu of the Blood Fiend Sect was surrounded by a raging evil wind, and his sinister laughter was piercing: "The righteous path is hypocritical. No need for further words. Kill them, and all the treasures will belong to my Blood Fiend Sect!"

Before the words were even finished, Lie Cang swung his Fire Fan wildly, unleashing swarms of blazing fire crows that nearly ignited the air with their scorching heat. Shen Qinghan drew his sword, sending dozens of sharp blades piercing the sky to form an impenetrable sword cage; Su Wanli waved her jade hand lightly, condensing water-elemental energy into a lock, attempting to bind Yanzhu; Mo Tu's body exploded with blood mist, his ten fingers like hooks, aimed straight at Lin Yan's face.

Attacked from all sides, their murderous intent fully revealed.

"Set up the formation!"

Lin Yan gave a low shout.

Yunxi's figure flashed, her longsword unsheathed, and a snow-white sword light spread out in the air. She unleashed a continuous barrage of "Laoshan Flowing Cloud Thirteen Styles," each strike precisely hitting the tip of the Azure Cloud Sword Qi. Amidst the bursts of sparks, she forcefully blocked the rain of swords a few feet away. Shen Qinghan snorted coldly, and the Azure Rainbow Sword suddenly accelerated, its momentum like waves, each wave higher than the last, forcing Yunxi to retreat step by step. Several faint marks had already been swept across her white robes by the sword Qi.

Instead of retreating, Chen Dagang advanced, his earth elemental power surging, dark yellow rock armor appearing on his body. His fists, imbued with the force of a mountain-shattering blow, rammed head-on into the flock of blazing fire crows. Each punch sent fire crows exploding, sparks flying everywhere. But Lie Cang's cultivation far surpassed his; a pillar of fire crashed down upon him. Chen Dagang crossed his arms to block, his rock armor cracking instantly. He groaned, spitting out a mouthful of blood, yet he still stood firmly in front of the wounded.

Ye Qing's fingertips flashed with magic, and his Azure Wood spiritual energy grew wildly like vines, weaving layer upon layer of spiritual leaf shields in front of him to withstand the sudden attack of the Water Moon Pavilion's water blades. Su Wanli's eyes turned cold, and her water spiritual energy suddenly transformed into ice spikes, piercing the leaf shields one after another. Ye Qing gritted his teeth and exerted his strength, his Azure Wood energy surging again, clashing head-on with the Water Moon Pavilion's magic, his spiritual energy violently fluctuating around him.

Yi Azhu stood guard at the back, her palm glowing with a continuous green light of life. She healed the injured disciple's pulse while constantly raising a water spirit shield to block the flying fire and sword energy. Even with her breath coming in short gasps, she did not retreat an inch.

Lin Yan stood in the center, his inkstone resonating with the Dingyuan Pearl in mid-air, as a massive amount of Guixu spiritual energy surged into his body. His eyes narrowed slightly, and innate dan fire rose from his fingertips, intertwining with the power of water spirit to form a blue-gold dual-colored spiritual light.

"The inkstone calms the sea, fire dispels evil spirits!"

He raised his hand and pointed, and several thick blue beams of light shot out from the inkstone, shattering Mo Tu's blood claws head-on; at the same time, the spiritual light of the Dingyuan Pearl spread out, forming a water wave barrier that weakened the blazing fire wave layer by layer.

Enraged by this, Mo Tu unleashed a torrent of bloodthirsty energy, condensing it into a ten-foot-long blood-red blade, which he slashed down from the sky, shouting, "Die!"

Lin Yan neither dodged nor evaded. The Dan Fire and Water Spirit merged into a single point in his palm, and he suddenly unleashed: "Dan Fire draws in the Spirit, the inkstone weighs a thousand pounds!"

Blue and golden light exploded, the blood blade shattered inch by inch, and Mo Tu was sent flying backward, spitting blood. For the first time, fear appeared in his eyes.

However, the experts from all sides did not retreat; instead, they tightened their encirclement.

Knowing that further delay would lead to defeat, Lin Yan immediately shouted in a low voice, "Unite the inkstone beads and charge!"

The inkstone and the Dingyuan Pearl suddenly merged, and a violent blue-white beam of light swept out, instantly blasting a gap in the defensive line of the Burning Heaven Sect disciples at the valley entrance.

"Walk!"

Yunxi Sword slashed through the Qingyun pursuers, Chen Dagang broke through the wall of fire, Ye Qing protected the wounded, and Yi Azhu covered the rear. The five of them, enveloped in the spiritual light of their treasures, soared into the air and sped towards the main peak of Laoshan.

"Chase them! We absolutely cannot let this treasure fall into the hands of Laoshan!"

Lie Cang, Shen Qinghan, Su Wanli, and Mo Tu successively unleashed their fury, four streaks of spiritual light piercing the sky and relentlessly pursuing them from behind.