On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

With the big man's intervention, the pressure on Su San and the old man instantly increased significantly.

Under the burly man's fists, the two were immediately in grave danger.

Looking at the other stream of blood and energy behind him, Su San shouted.

"Fellow Daoist, if you continue to seek only to protect yourself, you too will likely face death!"

Zhao Fan heard these words clearly, but there was nothing he could do about it.

If he were to go out, he would probably be the first to die.

"I hope you will not make a mistake. At this time, only the blood and qi of two people are needed. Once the blood coral matures, I will open the formation and let you leave."

Fearing that the hidden person might make a move, Zhang Tie immediately tried to reassure them.

Zhao Fan didn't believe a word Zhang Tie said, but he really didn't dare to move. At this moment, with the Concealing Talisman and the Netherworld Mirror, they couldn't see his cultivation level.

If they could see that I was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, they certainly wouldn't mind erasing it easily.

Moreover, if he were to reveal the grudges between him and Zhang Tie, he would face certain death as well.

Seeing that the hidden person made no move, Su San felt only despair.

Just then, he heard Zhao Fan's voice.

"Fellow Daoist Su, with my strength, there's not much point in me going out to help you."

Hearing the voice beside him, Su San was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what it meant.

He never expected that the last person to hide would be Zhao Fan.

However, Zhao Fan was right. With his Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation, coming out at this moment would be of no use whatsoever.

However, Su San suddenly had a new idea.

If only the life force of two people is needed, and if Zhao Fan is forced out, their deaths might give him a chance to survive.

However, this idea only appeared for a brief moment before he quickly rejected it.

Even if Zhao Fan were brought out, the two of them would definitely not mind killing one more person. Besides, they still had the Blood Shadow Wolf cub that the big man wanted, so he would never let them leave.

Thinking of this, Su San couldn't help but smile bitterly and secretly communicated with Zhao Fan telepathically.

"Fellow Daoist, please hide well for now. If our combined blood and energy are sufficient to nurture that blood coral, then once the great formation breaks, you should flee quickly."

"I only hope that after you leave, you can inform the Su family of my death."

Hearing the telepathic message, Zhao Fan felt incredibly heavy-hearted, yet helpless.

That's how it is in the cultivation world; if you can't even survive yourself, how can you help Su San?

It's all because my cultivation level is too low. If he were also in the late stage of Qi Refining, the three of us working together might have a chance.

But he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhao Fan helplessly looked up at the nearly dissipated vortex in the sky.

Within the whirlpool, the last wisp of air surged into the pool.

Presumably, that blood coral is nearing maturity, just needing some nourishment and warmth.

"If you, fellow Daoist, are unwilling to come out, then don't blame me!"

Seeing that Zhao Fan did not react at all, the old man became even more ruthless and swept his whisk directly towards the tree where Zhao Fan was.

Seeing this, Zhao Fan was startled and jumped out of the tree hole.

Seeing this, Su San immediately reached out to stop the old man.

The vines on his hands wrapped around the old man.

The old man never expected Su San to attack him. He was caught off guard and was pulled backward by Su San, flying away.

Upon seeing this, the burly man immediately darted forward and threw a punch at the bound old man.

The blood-red fist imprint, carrying immense power, struck the old man squarely in the chest.

The old man's chest immediately caved in, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. He was sent flying backward, crashing into several large trees along the way before finally coming to a stop.

At this point, the old man was only exhaling and not inhaling, and it was clear that he was not going to survive.

"you……"

The old man stared at Su San with wide eyes, uttered only one word, and then fell silent.

As the old man died, the Blood Refining Array was operating at full power, and in just a moment, his life force was completely drained, leaving only a skeleton.

Now, seemingly having absorbed enough vital energy, the Blood Refining Array actually stopped operating.

A large amount of blood energy gathered above the pool, forming a blood-red dark cloud.

Then, a bloody light appeared in the pool and shot straight into the sky through the pool.

The blood-red clouds in the sky were also drawn by this light and surged into the pool.

Zhang Tie and the big man were both drawn to the commotion in the pool and turned around to look.

A glint of greed flashed in the big man's eyes. He immediately abandoned his pursuit of Su San and headed straight for the pool.

Zhang Tie wasn't in a hurry. He simply controlled the white puppets in the four directions and rushed forward with them, while he looked at Su San.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you going to take a look? Be careful he doesn't take all the Blood Coral Essence."

Zhang Tie curled his lip, looking at Su San with disdain.

"Without me, he can't get the Blood Coral Essence. It's not too late to kill you first."

In just a short while, Su San had already been seriously injured. Now was the perfect time to easily subdue Su San and use his life essence to improve his demonic arts.

In the distance, Zhao Fan was still invisible. He saw the puppets in the four directions being removed, and he was overjoyed. He immediately sent a telepathic message to Su San.

"Fellow Daoist Su, the array's core is now gone. Once the barrier is broken, you can escape!"

Upon hearing Zhao Fan's telepathic message, Su San's eyes lit up.

"Since you're forcing me like this, don't blame me for risking my life!"

With his right hand behind his back, Su San quietly took out a crimson talisman from his storage bag.

This is his biggest trump card, a top-grade Crimson Fire Talisman.

He swung his left hand forward and shouted.

"Let's do it!"

Having said that, all the vines on her body detached and began to wrap around Zhang Tie.

At the same time, he activated the top-grade Crimson Flame Talisman with his right hand and headed straight for the barrier behind him.

At this moment, Zhao Fan, who was hidden in the shadows, also made his move, and his spiritual power surged wildly toward the Youxuan Mirror.

A series of pale blue streaks of light enveloped Zhang Tie in the mirror.

Zhang Tie hadn't taken Su San's backup plan seriously.

These entanglement and binding tricks were completely ineffective against his demonic powers.

However, he did not expect that Zhao Fan's magic weapon was so special. The light it released was like ribbons that tightly wrapped around him, and for a moment he could not break free.

With a loud explosion, a huge hole was blasted open in the barrier.

Su San and Zhao Fan fled out of the cave at the same time.

However, halfway there, Zhao Fan's eyes fell on the dead old man's storage bag.

Zhao Fan had a deep impression of the longbow the old man had used before.

Seeing this opportunity, Zhao Fan couldn't resist reaching out and grabbing the old man's storage bag.

At this moment, Zhang Tie finally broke through the restrictions and slashed a bloody blade at Zhao Fan.

Guided by spiritual power, just as he got his hands on the storage bag, Zhang Tie's blood blade flew over, heading straight for Zhao Fan's face.