On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

At this point, Zhao Fan's worries reached their peak, and he immediately took out a concealment talisman from his storage bag to add a layer of protection for himself.

Thinking to myself, I must not be discovered by these four people, otherwise it might turn from one against three into four against one.

"Fellow Daoist, I snatched this from a mere youth; we have no connection whatsoever with him."

Seeing the person in the mist reacting so strongly to the magical artifact, the woman surnamed Lin quickly began to explain.

"As for where that kid is, we really don't know."

"Since you don't know, then go die!"

The explanation did not earn his forgiveness; instead, it provoked an even fiercer attack.

The two figures moved even faster, rushing towards the three of them again and again.

Each impact caused numerous cracks to appear in the three people's defenses.

Each time a figure disappears, a new figure will reappear from the mist in the blink of an eye.

The three of them tried their best, but could only barely hold on.

For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand.

However, as the splashing sound came from the pool again, another figure emerged from it.

A third figure immediately joined the attack on the three.

This put immense pressure on the three of them, and their three magical artifacts were almost unable to withstand the impact of the three figures.

"Let's give it our all!"

The three exchanged glances, realizing that in this situation, their only option was to fight for their lives.

The woman surnamed Lin took the initiative, and eighteen array flags flew out in unison and planted themselves within a few dozen feet around the three of them.

"Fire Formation, activate!"

As the angry shout rang out, red spiritual energy array patterns on the ground connected with each other, instantly forming a complex array.

"You two, quickly get to the center of the formation!"

With such a large formation, the woman surnamed Lin was satisfied with maintaining it alone, and immediately spoke up to remind the two people next to her.

The two nodded simultaneously and, following the woman's directions, entered the center of the formation.

The three exerted their power simultaneously, causing flames to shoot into the sky, which actually evaporated the surrounding mist, making it impossible for the three figures to get close for a while.

In fact, as the flames grew more intense, the surrounding mist began to show signs of dissipating.

"Haha, if you had made your move from the beginning, you might have had a chance of survival. Now, it's too late."

A voice came from within the mist again, but the person showed no sign of urgency as the mist gradually dissipated.

As soon as he finished speaking, a fourth figure emerged from the pool.

The four figures stopped their attack and instead each took a position, absorbing the surrounding mist.

In just a few breaths, the fog dissipated completely.

The four figures quickly solidified, transforming into four pure white humanoid puppets.

Seeing that it seemed safe outside, the three of them did not hesitate and fled down the mountain.

With the support of the formation, the three of them nearly doubled their speed, and within a few breaths they had escaped nearly a hundred feet.

At that moment, a barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the three of them's path.

The barrier had a faint blood-red hue and appeared to be only a thin layer.

However, after the two collided, the formation maintained by the three people immediately collapsed.

The three of them were also knocked back several feet by the force of the recoil.

In particular, the woman surnamed Lin, who was in charge of the formation, suffered a strong backlash as the formation shattered. She spat out a mouthful of blood, became extremely weak, and was on the verge of fainting.

Seeing this scene before him, Zhao Fan, who was hiding in the tree hole, was greatly shocked.

Even three cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining were unable to break through this barrier!

Moreover, it appears that the barrier covers a very large area, and that I am inside it.

If I can't open the barrier, will I be trapped here and die?

Thinking about what Zhang Tie had just said, Zhao Fan's heart grew heavier and heavier.

As the formation was broken, the old man was the first to stand up, and he took the golden longbow back into his hand.

"Let's work together and break this thing!"

"No!"

The woman surnamed Lin, barely supporting herself on the ground with her hands, tried to stop the old man.

"This is the Blood Refining Array, which absorbs the life force of those within it. If the array cannot be broken, you will suffer a backlash from it. Only by removing the four array eyes can the array be broken."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately changed direction and shot an arrow at a white puppet not far away.

If we're talking about the core of the formation, then these four incredibly conspicuous puppets are undoubtedly the core.

This arrow was extremely powerful and fast, flashing a golden light in the air before accurately striking the puppet's face.

A violent explosion rang out, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.

Seeing that he had hit his target, the old man was overjoyed; he was quite confident in his attack.

This bow is a top-grade magic weapon; its power is generally difficult for even those at the peak of Qi Refining to withstand.

However, when the smoke cleared, the old man's eyes widened in disbelief.

The puppet was injured; half of its head had been shattered by the blow.

However, white mist surged out from the surroundings and quickly flowed into the puppet's wounds, and the shattered head began to heal visibly!

This attack, already the strongest among the three, still had little effect.

"I said you have to stay, so you have to stay!"

The voice from the mist rang out again, but this time it came from the very center of the pool.

As the sound rang out, a figure enveloped in blood-red light flew out of the pool.

The figure landed, and the crimson light gradually subsided, transforming into a middle-aged man.

This man was Zhang Tie, who had previously chased after Zhao Fan.

At this moment, Zhang Tie's appearance had changed drastically. Except for his face, his entire body was covered with a layer of blood-red liquid that was constantly writhing like blood plasma.

After landing, Zhang Tie didn't linger. He flashed and headed straight for the three of them.

The blood on his body transformed into a long spear in his hand, which he thrust straight at the woman surnamed Lin.

His goal seemed very clear from the beginning: to deal with the woman surnamed Lin.

The old man and the scholar stood on either side, determined not to let Zhang Tie take the initiative easily.

One man flung out his whisk, which swept towards Zhang Tie, while another man unleashed several wind blades in Zhang Tie's inevitable path.

However, Zhang Tie's blood was strangely peculiar. When it came into contact with the whisk, his body seemed to pass right through it, just like real blood.

The subsequent wind blades were the same; these wind blades pierced through Zhang Tie's body, leaving bloody holes, but they did not stop Zhang Tie in the slightest.

In the blink of an eye, the blood hole was covered by the blood flowing from his body, and healed as before.

The spear in his hand was now in front of the woman surnamed Lin.

Just then, the scholar's red umbrella flew out quickly, positioned between Zhang Tie and the woman surnamed Lin, blocking the blood-red spear in his hand.

The spear shattered instantly upon encountering the red umbrella, turning into a spray of blood.

But in the next moment, the splattered blood plasma instantly transformed into arrows, shooting towards the woman surnamed Lin behind the umbrella.