With a muffled thud, Ji Wenwen was sent flying by a punch, smashing into a pile of ruins in the distance with a whistling sound.
The ferocious power of the physical body was displayed to its fullest at this moment.
Tempered by death qi for thousands of years, the strength of this physical body was no less than that of a third-realm martial artist. Although it had only just crossed that threshold, it was absolutely not to be underestimated.
A coldness appeared on Ji Yuan's face. The small pagoda above his head trembled slightly, emitting brilliant rays of light that repelled the spears formed from death qi.
Then, several beams of light swept out, drawing several death qi spears into the pagoda and grinding them down at an extremely fast speed, transforming them into pure spiritual energy.
"Retreat!"
He let out a low cry, and he and Lin Yubai retreated, having no intention of attacking.
Firstly, the two were still injured and had not yet recovered to their peak state. Secondly, they did not want to interfere and chose to stand by and watch.
The situation was already very clear. Although not everything Ji Wenwen said might be true, Zhu Wudang was indeed problematic. He had always harbored ill intentions and was secretly plotting other schemes.
"Form the array!"
Just as Ji Yuan and Lin Yubai were contemplating, a voice suddenly rang out.
The four people who had followed Ji Wenwen were now surrounding Zhu Wudang. Spiritual light erupted from their bodies, connecting them and releasing powerful fluctuations.
The auras of the four were indistinguishable from ordinary people, with no trace of cultivation on them. However, the spiritual light they emitted was comparable to cultivators in the middle stage of the Spirit Sealing Realm in terms of power.
On the other hand, Zhu Wudang, the surging death qi from his body, had fluctuations comparable to cultivators in the late stage of the Spirit Sealing Realm!
"It seems their cultivation has been weakened by some power."
Lin Yubai said in a deep voice.
Whether it was Zhu Wudang or Ji Wenwen's group, they had no cultivation left and were relying solely on spiritual light and death qi to fight.
However, although these two types of power were very strong, they were not as flexible as magical power and had great limitations.
"It is said that ancient cultivators practiced pure spiritual power, which later gradually evolved into the current magical power."
Ji Yuan's eyes flickered, and part of his attention was focused on the four people.
The spiritual power displayed by the other party was different from what they condensed from spiritual energy. It seemed to contain some kind of substance.
It was also with the augmentation of this unknown substance that the spiritual power possessed by these people could match the magical power that any mid-stage Spirit Sealing Realm cultivator had painstakingly cultivated, in terms of sheer power.
Boom!!!
As the two watched from the sidelines, a pile of ruins exploded. Then, with flashes of spiritual light, Ji Wenwen, who had been sent flying earlier, soared into the sky and crashed to the ground like a meteor.
Within a radius of more than twenty feet, the ground trembled, and cracks rapidly spread outwards.
The woman was enveloped in spiritual light, exuding an aura comparable to the late stage of the Spirit Sealing Realm. With every move, spiritual light shot out, transforming into streaks that tore through the air.
Within ten feet, spiritual light and death qi intertwined, constantly dissolving each other. The released fluctuations destroyed everything within range.
With Ji Wenwen's addition, the pressure on the other four was greatly reduced. From being completely suppressed, they were now in a stalemate.
However, no matter how hard they fought, neither side could defeat the other. Even the most fatal attacks only managed to send them flying.
Even though Ji Wenwen and the other four had focused on refining death qi for a long time, attempting to expel a wisp of heavenly punishment power from their bodies, their physical bodies had become far sturdier than magical artifacts through the tempering of death qi.
Not to mention Zhu Wudang, who had specifically accumulated death qi to temper his physical body to be comparable to a magical treasure.
"I implore the two fellow daoists to lend a hand and jointly suppress this person from the Samsara Hall. We will surely reward you handsomely afterward!"
Ji Wenwen suddenly cried out, hoping for the two in the distance to help.
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan's expression flickered slightly. After a moment of thought, he slowly nodded.
Beside him, Lin Yubai immediately turned into a bolt of lightning. In just two or three breaths, he crossed a distance of more than ten feet and appeared behind Zhu Wudang.
Although he already knew that the other party's physical body was incredibly sturdy, almost comparable to a magical artifact.
He still had a desire to see just how sturdy it was.
So, Lin Yubai formed a hand seal, and lightning flashed around him, condensing into a Dharma seal that struck Zhu Wudang's back with great force.
Clang!!!
A sound like a deep bell echoed. A strike that could shatter hundreds of pounds of refined iron only caused the opponent to stagger and move forward two or three feet.
Under the might of this Dharma seal, there was no visible injury on his back, only tattered clothes that turned to ash.
However, as the death qi surged, new clothes condensed to fill the hole that had been created.
"Go!"
Ji Yuan let out a low cry, and the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda above his head shot out.
At its fastest speed, it arrived above Zhu Wudang, and then descended rays of brilliant light, beginning to absorb the surging death qi from the opponent's body.
Seeing this, the person immediately let out a roar. The death qi in his body violently vibrated, desperately resisting the devouring power that appeared above him.
If Ji Wenwen and the others had not appeared, he would have been happy for his body's death qi to be completely devoured. But now, if the death qi were allowed to be devoured, he would have no power to use.
Relying solely on the strength of his physical body, he would ultimately be suppressed.
"Get lost!"
Zhu Wudang's roar sounded, and then boundless death qi condensed in his hand, forming a thick spear. With a flash, it was hurled at the small pagoda above his head.
Despite the obstruction of countless rays of light, the spear still broke through layers of resistance, carrying immense power, and fiercely struck the pagoda body, which was several inches thick, sending it flying.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan quickly changed his hand seal. Then, with a thought, the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda in mid-air immediately turned and landed steadily above Lin Yubai's head.
Threads of light descended, and waves of pure spiritual energy surged, allowing him to wield them at will.
With an inexhaustible supply of spiritual power, he couldn't help but grin, and denser lightning erupted from his body.
He pointed a finger at the lightning beads in front of him, and countless bolts of lightning poured into them. Then, a heart-stopping fluctuation immediately swept out.
There was no earth-shattering momentum, only the eruption of countless bolts of lightning.
A lightning bead slowly descended, and countless lightning strikes hit Zhu Wudang's body. Even though the man's physical body was as sturdy as a magical treasure, he was still staggered by the strikes, and his death qi was constantly being refined amidst the thunderous roars.
"Suppress!"
Ji Yuan suddenly let out a low cry, his hands becoming a blur of afterimages as he continuously formed various hand seals.
The Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda immediately shot out, growing to several dozen feet in size as it flew. A dark opening appeared at the bottom of the pagoda, and it plummeted down from the heavens.
Rumble!!!!!!
With a sound that shook the earth, the seven-story pagoda, several dozen feet in size, smashed onto the ground, trapping Zhu Wudang inside!
"Quickly pour spiritual energy into this pagoda!"
Ji Yuan's expression shifted, and he immediately let out a shout.
As his voice fell, Ji Wenwen and the others, without hesitation, sent out streaks of extremely pure spiritual energy, transforming into dazzling streaks of spiritual light that poured into the body of the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda.
In an instant, a brilliant light rose, enveloping the entire pagoda body, which was several dozen feet tall, and illuminating an area of dozens of feet in a kaleidoscope of colors.
Clang clang clang!!!!!
From within the pagoda, dull thuds soon echoed, as Zhu Wudang, trapped inside, tried to shatter the pagoda and escape.
Seeing the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda shaking, Ji Wenwen and the others immediately increased the infusion of spiritual energy. Especially seeing the death qi being refined and eliminated from his body, they were even more determined to use the pagoda to completely suppress him!
With five people pouring spiritual energy into it regardless of the cost, Ji Yuan only needed to maintain partial focus and keep his hand seals going. He did not need to consume his own magical power or the spiritual energy accumulated within the pagoda.
Most of his focus was now concentrated on the depths of the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda.
Ji Yuan absorbed a small amount of spiritual energy from the five people, refined it, and then separated out a wisp of pure spiritual energy and a tiny amount of extremely pure substance.
This substance, only the size of a grain of rice, contained extremely pure life force, a power far above vitality.
Based on his estimation, it would require a massive amount of vitality to extract even a tiny amount of life force from it.
This was no longer an ordinary power, but a manifestation of the Dao, one of the most fundamental forms.
Just as Ji Yuan was contemplating the specific uses of this object, it seemed to be drawn, and slowly floated towards the core of the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda, a blood-red elixir.
It was the inner core of a fourth-tier ancient exotic beast, the Scarlet Feather Evil Tiger, and it was currently the core of this pagoda. Although it had been repaired, there was still a noticeable scar on its surface.
Beneath this scar was a wound that almost split the entire demon core in half.
However, after previously absorbing the life force of the cave dwelling monster and refining it bit by bit, this scar had begun to show signs of repair.
Under the nourishment of a large amount of life force, the originally dim luster of the demon core gradually became brighter.
At this moment, a speck of life force merged into it, and the scar visibly repaired a little!
Although it was only a tiny bit, it still made the aura of the demon core more robust, and the power of the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda seemed to have increased.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan's spirits immediately lifted. He had been searching for a way to repair this demon core's scar all along. It was only after previously, with Zhou Lianying and others, absorbing a large amount of life force in a cave dwelling with the Spirit Devouring power that he realized that the most direct way to repair the demon core was to provide a massive amount of life force and nurture and mend it bit by bit until it was as good as new.
Taking a deep breath, his gaze fell on Ji Wenwen and the others. He never expected that their spiritual energy would contain life force, which could quickly mend the damage to the demon core.
For a moment, numerous thoughts flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, contemplating how to obtain more life force.
Just as he was pondering, the Xuan Tian Spirit Devouring Pagoda suddenly let out a soft hum. A large amount of spiritual energy gathered within it, as if nurturing something.
With such an anomaly, the pagoda's power seemed to increase. The speed at which it refined death qi became faster and faster, even causing Zhu Wudang, who was suppressed within, to let out roars of shock and anger.