"There he is!"

It was only at this moment that everyone saw Yun Xiao’s true form and guessed his real intention, which was to prevent Lu Yanji from falling to the ground and suffering a second injury.

Lu Yanji, who was held in Yun Xiao’s arms, appeared extremely hideous at this moment, with a huge gash on his chest still bleeding profusely, seemingly ready to give out and stop breathing any second.

From the blood that splattered out, Yun Xiao could sense a faint familiarity, which belonged to the special aura of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Lu Family.

It was precisely because of this Lu Family bloodline that Lu Yanji had not died under a single slash of that golden saber, but once the blood ran out, the only outcome waiting for Lu Yanji would still be death.

Puh puh puh...

Yun Xiao wasted no time, his fingers like the wind as he pressed down on multiple acupoints on Lu Yanji’s chest one after another, causing the gushing blood to calm down almost instantly.

"Bastard!"

In just a few breaths, Mu Shiyi finally came to his senses, realizing he had been caught fighting with a mere clone, a fact that likely had the human cultivators below laughing their teeth off.

In fact, at this moment, the human cultivators watching below had no mind to mock the Heavenly Spirit’s earlier actions; they were all worried about their own impending fate.

The strongest of the human group, Lu Yanji of the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, was not an opponent for that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit even for one exchange. If it really went berserk, it was doubtful anyone present could escape its clutches.

Including Yun Xiao, no one seemed to be a match for that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. Since Lu Yanji’s defeat, the fate of these human cultivators was already on the edge of life and death.

Whoosh!

The speed and reaction of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit were unmatched. After a brief moment of fury, its form transformed into a golden saber, sweeping across the sky towards Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji, an impressive momentum.

"If you don’t want to die, don’t resist in the slightest!"

Yet, at this moment, a somewhat inexplicable shout erupted from the mouth of the ragged boy, puzzling everyone.

The cultivators were all trying to figure out how to escape, so why was that boy telling them not to resist at all? Wasn’t that surrendering oneself to death?

"Don’t listen to him, everyone run!"

One of the cultivators, clearly frightened out of his wits by the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, saw it heading for Yun Xiao and instinctively thought this was the perfect chance to escape, immediately shouting and rushing towards the outskirts.

Shing!

Unfortunately, just as that person took a few steps, a flash of golden light pierced through his back, leaving him with no room for reaction.

Bam!

The heart of the cultivator pierced by the golden light was clearly beyond saving. His eyes flickered with an extreme unwillingness, but he eventually fell powerlessly to the ground.

Shing shing shing!

Right after that person’s death, several more sounds of breaking wind followed, and more cultivators met similar fates, each pierced through the chest by a golden light, rendered lifeless.

Since the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had been exposed by Yun Xiao in front of a large crowd, it couldn’t allow any human cultivators to leave alive.

As a Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, dealing with a low-rank human cultivator didn’t even require its true body to fight; merely a golden light was enough to claim a human life.

Even a Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm expert couldn’t evade a casual attack from the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. Perhaps only a true Lingyun Realm expert could barely withstand it for one or two breaths.

"What should we do?"

Seeing those lifeless bodies fall, many people felt their hearts sink to the bottom. Seeing the attitude of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, anyone who tried to escape would die, but even staying meant grim prospects for their fate.

At this moment, many recalled Yun Xiao’s earlier shout. Until now, they started realizing that the boy probably wasn’t speaking without cause.

As everyone was deep in thought, the golden saber of the Gold Attribute Holy Spirit had already swept through the sky, fiercely chopping towards Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji.

If this saber landed, likely two powerful figures of Lianyun Mountain would be split into four, never to breathe again.

Swish!

However, at this moment, from the hall behind Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji, a blinding light suddenly emerged, and coincidentally, it directly fell upon Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji.

Under the dazzling light, in the next instant, all the onlookers saw that the light retracted to the hall and vanished in an instant, along with the disappearance of Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji’s figures.

Swipe! Swipe Swipe! Swipe Swipe Swipe!

The next moment, from the huge palace, beams of dazzling light successively targeted the cultivators belonging to Lianyun Mountain and some friends and companions who were on good terms with Yun Xiao.

Whether it was the young genius Ye Ku and Si Mo, or the elder guardians Feng Qi, Yun Qiuxian, and the life-or-death companions like Ling Wan and Xue Ningxiang, they were all enveloped by the white light.

"Damn it, stay with me!"

Seeing his previous targets disappear and many others being enveloped by the light, seemingly about to vanish like Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji, the anger of the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was extraordinary.

From the Golden Light Saber, streaks of golden light suddenly struck out, attempting to save those human cultivators before the hall’s light could take them away.

Unfortunately, even though the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was fast, the speed of the hall’s light was undeniably faster, and in the end, the golden light hit nothing, only circled the hall and returned to the front of the hall.

"Everyone, do not resist!"

At this time, many people instinctively thought of Yun Xiao’s loud shout just now, especially Nie Xiaosheng of the Shenxiao Sect, who immediately restrained all his Meridian Qi.

Swipe!

At the same time, a beam of light erupted from the hall, instantly enveloping Nie Xiaosheng, and then his figure disappeared completely.

Moments later, the ordinary human cultivators who had restrained their Meridian Qi were also enveloped by the light and disappeared from the outside space.

No one doubted anymore that Yun Xiao’s loud shout had not been in vain; it seemed that the magical palace could only capture people under the premise that the outside cultivators did not resist, which might be considered a kind of instinct.

Seeing that staying outside would inevitably lead to annihilation by the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, almost everyone restrained their Meridian Qi, and were finally enveloped by a beam of light and absorbed into the Refining Treasure Hall. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Although Yun Xiao and the outsiders did not have deep friendships, he did not wish these human cultivators to die at the hands of a Strange Spirit.

Moreover, there were many Meridian Refining Masters who had reached the Heavenly Rank Low Level, all of whom could contribute greatly, even if they lacked character. If they were wiped out by the Strange Spirit, the human side would fall into an extremely awkward situation.

In a mere moment, the entrance plaza of the Meridian Refining Master Guild was devoid of human figures, with only a few cold, desolate corpses telling of the fierce battle that had just occurred.

"Bastard! Damn it!"

Compared to the many human cultivators who entered the Refining Treasure Hall, the only survivor outside was the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, whose entire aura was incredibly furious, seemingly about to explode in rage the next moment.

Roars of unwillingness emanated from the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, and the next moment, his whole body emitted a golden light, and a giant golden saber fiercely struck the walls of the huge palace.

Bang!

A loud noise rang out, but the invincible Gold Attribute Heavenly Spirit returned empty-handed. Even the powerful strike that could split an ordinary palace in two was directly neutralized when the palace light flashed.

The powerful golden saber failed to even leave a mark on the palace as if it was made of Nine Heavens Mystic Iron, making the Gold Attribute Heavenly Spirit instantly realize that with his own strength, it was impossible to break it open in the short term.

"Hmph, I don’t believe you can stay in this turtle shell forever!"

The Gold Attribute Strange Spirit, having failed to cut through, next transformed into Mu Shiyi’s human form and stared at the gigantic palace for a long while, finally letting out a cold snort.

Evidently, under that slash, although the Gold Attribute Heavenly Spirit couldn’t break the palace, he could sense a slight weakening in the palace’s defensive energy.

Now that Yun Xiao, Lu Yanji, and the others have entered the palace, it has also cut off their last route of retreat; as long as the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit guards the outside, they’re not afraid of those guys escaping.

If this palace truly had no flaws and could supply energy endlessly, the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit would indeed have no way to deal with it.

But now, knowing that powerful attacks can deplete the palace’s defensive energy, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit knows that those human cultivators who entered the palace can only live a few more days.

He believes that given time, he will certainly be able to completely break through those energy defenses, and by then, when this mysterious palace turns into an ordinary hall, how could it withstand a strike from his golden saber?

It’s just that those human cultivators who entered the palace, apart from Yun Xiao himself, didn’t realize this. They only knew that inside the palace, their lives might be temporarily saved.

In an instant, the entire Lianyun Mountain fell into a bizarre silence!