The surroundings were pitch black, and waves of chaotic qi were constantly sweeping around.
A colorful figure appeared at the entrance of the "hole," and the aura surging around it seemed particularly powerful.
When Chen Yun saw a humanoid figure with a serpent's tail, he knew that the person must be Long Zhan Tian.
To his surprise, he didn't know what secret method Long Zhan Tian had used. Even though the distance was only about one hundred and ten steps, he couldn't see her face clearly.
Chen Yun looked unafraid and furrowed his brows, "Long Zhan Tian, why did you attack me and my friend Niu?"
The chaotic qi currents made a rumbling sound, and Chen Yun's voice broke through the layers of wind and sounded clearly throughout the surrounding darkness.
He didn't act rashly. The illusion technique displayed by Long Zhan Tian just now seemed ordinary, but it even ensnared Niu Daliang. It could be said that it was very powerful.
Furthermore, as Yan Feng had spoken of this woman, Chen Yun knew that she was not to be trifled with and harbored some caution towards Long Zhan Tian.
"Why did you attack us?" Long Zhan Tian had her hands behind her back and spoke arrogantly, "I came here to collect precious artifacts. When did it become your turn to find them? The guarding beast was killed by me. Why should you get anything?"
The woman's tone of voice was different from that of a common woman. Instead of being gentle, it was filled with an air of domineering.
Chen Yun stared at the other person's face, "Long Zhan Tian, the cold killer essence was not something for you to take. That's why I had Brother Niu go fetch it. If you had declared it beforehand that we and Brother Niu were not to take this essence, we wouldn't have touched it. But you remained silent while we were getting the cold killer essence and then attacked us in secret, wanting to harm us. Is that too unreasonable?"
When he spoke, he had already activated his spiritual power and uttered a stable and grand voice from his mouth.
Meanwhile, he focused his gaze on Long Zhan Tian's face, trying to use the power of his spiritual soul to pierce through the fog and see what expression Long Zhan Tian had at that moment.
Unfortunately, even with the power of his spiritual soul, the other person remained as indistinct as Lushan Mountain enveloped in mist, with no clear true appearance to be seen.
Chen Yun is now a half-step immortal and has developed his own unique style. His demeanor during his words conveyed an air of elegance.
"Humph!" Long Zhan Tian let out a cold snort, and an invisible force began to pass through.
Ni Dalu felt a jolt in his heart again, as if his soul had been struck by lightning, with a buzzing sound filling his head.
"You're still trying to sneak attack over there! Do you really not take me seriously!"
Chen Yun shouted angrily, and once again used the power of his spiritual soul to break through Long Zhan Tian's moves.
He realized now that although Long Zhan Tian's cultivation seemed to be at the late stage of the human realm, in reality, it was somewhat similar to his own situation. Long Zhan Tian had also refined a spiritual soul image, but had not yet broken through to the realm of the earth spirit.
That's why he became even more cautious.
His greatest advantage when facing someone was his spiritual soul.
Now that there is someone with a similar situation to his own, this advantage no longer exists.
In other words, if Chen Yun had not used the spiritual soul energy of Bai Niujiao earlier to refine a spiritual soul image, he would definitely have been injured by Long Zhan Tian's spiritual soul attack today, just like Niu Daliang.
Injury to the spiritual soul is far more terrifying than injury to the physical body!
"I can harm whoever I want," Long Zhan Tian narrowed her eyes slightly, seemingly annoyed that Chen Yun had broken her attacks repeatedly. "You, this little Taoist, think you can compare with me just because you've refined a spiritual soul? Very well, let me show you... how the path to the Yellow Spring is truly walked!"
As she said the last sentence, her voice became cold and stern.
"I still don't know how to get there, could you please teach me?" Chen Yun laughed heartily and said coldly, "Go ahead and display your powers. Let's see if I'll be afraid of you!"
"Hahaha! Hahaha!" As Long Zhan Tian spoke, the small bell hanging at her waist tinkled softly, a sound that stood out prominently against the roaring winds of chaotic qi. "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Today, I will show you how to write the character for 'fear'!"
Long Zhan Tian called out three times for "good," and her aura had completely changed.
If before she showed dominance, now she exudes a ruthless aura!
Before Chen Yun and Niu Daliu could take any action,
The entire world seemed to be spinning.
Everything around seemed to be swirled into a massive vortex, as if pulled by some unseen mighty force.
And Chen Yun and Niu Daliang were precisely at the center of that vortex!
As soon as this vortex appeared, it began to rotate violently, grinding all matter into powder!
It seems that if Chen Yun and Niu Daliang cannot find a way to get out of this place, they will also be crushed to pieces.
However, Chen Yun didn't move at all; instead, he held back Niu Daliang who was preparing to act. It seemed that this massive material vortex was nothing to him.
"I didn't expect you, this little Taoist, to have some insight. You know that what I am currently performing is still an illusion, but unfortunately for you, you will no longer be able to resist my power from now on! You... can go and die!"
In the midst of this series of harsh declarations.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew up inside the rapidly spinning material vortex that Chen Yun saw.
Following that, a section within it suddenly burst apart, scattering into infinite misty water vapor that obscured vision.
In just a few breaths, these vapors transformed into a massive, snow-white fox.
The fox, though seemingly cute and naive, revealed sharp teeth as soon as it opened its mouth, akin to a blade.
It charged at Chen Yun and Niu Daliang suddenly, as if intending to swallow them whole!
This isn't a phantasm technique!
But it's real, tangible killing!
The huge snow-white fox rushing towards them, though appearing to be made of mist, was something Chen Yun knew could be transformed from intangible to tangible with the power of the spiritual soul. Even a hair empowered by the spiritual soul's power could become a blade that cuts through iron. If they were really swallowed by this fox, it would be like being thrown into a meat grinder, with their physical bodies being torn into shreds!
"Brother Niu! Attack!"
Facing such a thrilling and dangerous scene.
Chen Yun let out a loud roar and leaped out, holding a seven-part treasured tree in his hand. A colorful light, accompanied by the sound of a clashing lotus, shot out.
Niu Daliang, despite his cultivation being much weaker than Chen Yun and Long Zhan Tian's, was still a demon in the human realm. His actions were incredibly quick, and he directly lifted his three-pronged spear, straightening towards Long Zhan Tian and charging forward!
"Hmm, this artifact is rather interesting," Long Zhan Tian said, somewhat surprised.
Before her voice had even finished, the colorful light and the clashing lotus had brutally pierced the entire body of the white fox.
Following that, the white fox then exploded with a loud bang, turning into countless droplets of water that fell from the high altitude, looking like it was raining.
A rain of droplets from the heavens!
It almost soaked the sky!
Chen Yun of course knew the power of spiritual soul attacks.
Naturally, he had to first break through the illusionary white fox that turned intangible into tangible to harm others.
Qing!
A metallic sound rang out as Niu Daliang's three-pronged spear struck Long Zhan Tian.
Little did anyone expect that her body was as hard as refined steel.
When the three-pronged spear struck, only a faint spark of red appeared.
It didn't even cause the slightest harm to her!
"Useless!"
Long Zhan Tian looked down on the shocked Niu Daliang with disdain, raised her right hand into a fist, and struck him hard on the forehead.
Niu Daliang cried out in agony and fell into the depths of the cave, his fate unknown!
"Could it be that Niu Daliang is no match for her?"
Chen Yun was surprised and finally realized that Long Zhan Tian was indeed not someone to be trifled with.
However, he didn't feel any fear either. He continued to use his seven-part treasured tree to strike out from a distance.
A series of colorful lights rippled, white mist mixed with countless lotus flowers, as if the Milky Way had cracked, surging wildly towards Long Zhan Tian.
"Hand over your artifact to me, and I might spare your life!"
Long Zhan Tian still appeared relaxed and carefree.
She simply pushed out with her hand, and the endless water screen disintegrated into countless droplets of water the size of marbles, some of which contained colorful light, meeting the lotus attacks released by the seven-treasure magical tree.
The collision between the two in mid-air immediately caused the force to dissipate entirely.
Chen Yun never imagined that he was so proud of his seven-treasure magical tree, which failed to even release the essence of his artifact or treasure, and its power was instantly neutralized.
Although a significant portion of the power released by the seven-treasure magical tree was dispersed by the chaotic stream of spiritual qi, the fact that Long Zhan Tian could effortlessly dissipate the remaining small portion with her own strength was enough to show her formidable power.
This is an incredibly powerful enemy!
So powerful that among the enemies Chen Yun has encountered, only Gu Tang Dao Ren might have a slight edge in victory!
Despite being secretly startled, Chen Yun showed no sign of begging for mercy, "You want my artifact? Then you'll have to pick it up from my dead body!"
As he said this, he frantically infused the power of his Golden Dan into the seven-part treasured tree, attempting to unleash even more powerful force.
This time, Long Zhan Tian dared not be complacent.
She reached out and took down the bell from her waist.
A copper bell that shone with a green light!
The copper bell emitted an unusual glow, giving off an impression of extreme solidity.
Even more terrifying was the swirling sea of lotus flowers unleashed from the seven-part treasured tree, covering the sky and earth in a mad rush.
"Don't think of harming me!"
Long Zhan Tian spoke with calmness, gently shaking the bell.
The bell released a protective blue aura around her immediately.
The torrent of lotus flowers unleashed by the seven-part treasured tree was unable to approach her!
At the same time, there was an enormous explosion behind!
"Boom!"
The light was blindingly bright!
The blinding light was due to Niu Daliang, who had somehow managed to burst out of the cave again and plunged his trident forward fiercely.
Unfortunately, this strike was also blocked by the clear light emitted by the bell.
Chen Yun and Niu Daliang attacked from both the front and the back, yet they couldn't even come close to her body?
Chen Yun could clearly feel that the bell in Long Zhan Tian's hand was an extremely powerful defensive treasure.
The defense was so strong that it might not be inferior to his own wind god banner, and perhaps even surpass it!
"Wasting resources! You use such precious treasure in this way? It would be better given to me to command!"
While the blinding light blocked their attacks.
Long Zhan Tian reached out and precisely grabbed the seven-part treasured tree.
Chen Yun felt a massive force coming from her, and he couldn't break free.
"Long Zhan Tian clearly has the same cultivation as I do, but her physical strength seems to be stronger than mine. She is truly formidable!"
At this moment, Niu Daliang, whose attack had failed, launched another fierce assault.
He swung his three-pronged spear as if in a violent storm, each strike carrying a stronger momentum and energy than the previous one, as if trying to penetrate the blinding light.
Long Zhan Tian let out a cold snort and brought out another three-foot-long green sword with her free hand, slicing towards Niu Daliang!
Clank! Clank! Clank!
The green sword struck the three-pronged spear repeatedly, producing an ear-piercing clanging sound. The surroundings were filled with blinding white light.
The power of a immortal fight was too formidable. Even the residual energy from the weapons clashing had stirred up a terrifying airwave, destroying everything around them into a pile of rubble.
Long Zhan Tian was handling two things at once and her other hand suddenly exerted force.
Crack!
Chen Yun felt a cracking sound as his left hand bones were torn apart.
The seven-treasure magical tree in his hand was suddenly snatched away by an invisible force.
If he didn't let go, his left arm's limb would certainly be torn off!
Without the slightest hesitation, he allowed the other party to break his left arm.
Or rather, Chen Yun used the skill "Disarticulation" to actively separate his arm from his body.
"Brother Niu! Retire!"
Chen Yun lightly exclaimed.
Although Niu Daliang didn't understand what that meant, he quickly disappeared from view with a swift move.
The next moment, the seven-treasure magical tree and Chen Yun's left arm arrived at Long Zhan Tian's front.
Long Zhan Tian was overjoyed, thinking that she had succeeded in obtaining the treasure.
Little did she know, even though the arm was torn off.
The seven-part treasured tree suddenly surged out with an even more terrifying sea of lotus flowers.
In an instant, Long Zhan Tian was swallowed up by the torrent of lotus flowers without any preparation.
Chen Yun moved his left shoulder slightly, and the severed hand with the seven-treasure magical tree flew back and automatically attached itself.
"You want to steal the seven-part treasured tree?"
Is my artifact so easy to steal?
Chen Yun calmly looked towards the direction of the surging lotus flower torrent, wanting to see if his surprise attack had killed Long Zhan Tian.
