"Brother Bai, the place they are in is where the earth energy gathers, with a strong earth nature."

Qi Yan crouched in the bushes with his junior brother, looking stealthy:

"What should we do now? Let's wait until they are both weakened and reap the benefits."

Even the words he spoke were typical of an antagonist's lines.

"The one named Guan is no match for the hawk-nosed guy. He got distracted, giving someone the chance to stabilize his physical body with the Divine Soul, took a hard hit from the Soul Drawing Technique, and now shows signs of defeat!"

Bai Qi saw clearly that no matter how resilient a warrior is, once controlled by the Lord of Magic for a powerful move, it's hard to turn around and pull off a counterattack.

"Senior brother, that old man is using something from our Wild Grass Mountain lineage... The deity he's visualizing and imitating is the 'Five Demons'."

Lv Nan whispered.

"He actually is! Five Demons Soldiers and Horses, Profound Yin Soul Capture! It's the method for refining Yin Soldiers and summoning ghost deities!"

Qi Yan took a close look, frowning:

"Why has this person cultivated such a sinister aura? He's clearly deviating from the essence of 'expelling evil with the North Pole, commanding the ten directions'.

Maoshan orthodoxy once had a top-grade inheritance scripture known as the 'Six Caverns Altar Deity Precepts and Spirit Cultivation Sutra'.

It was about observing the black laws, visualizing Grand General Tianpeng, capturing ghosts and demons, sealing the altar, and refining into Yin Soldiers and Demons.

When it's time to use it, the altar is raised, and the soldiers and horses are like clouds, invincible.

It's said that a Maoshan Daoist with great divine techniques can command 300,000 Yin Soldiers with a wave, directing the Five Routes Demons in all directions, truly possessing boundless magical power!

"The thick earth nature, the earth energy gathered, and there's a faint presence of evil qi! Senior brother, there might be a big demon hiding!"

Lv Nan, holding the compass, suddenly said.

"The imbalance of the Four Elements, the emergence of a treasure, will surely attract competition from all sides... We must be careful, let's move to another place and try our luck."

Qi Yan pondered briefly, shaking his head as he spoke.

Even though he was in the Third Realm of Dao Skill, he had not yet reached the level of wandering deity by day and night. The swordsmanship and talismans he learned were not refined enough to face the hook-nosed old man.

Even with his junior brother, the outcome would still be the same.

As for Brother Bai? 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Qi Yan only knew he was at the Second Training Level.

Even though he and his junior brother Lv Nan had fought alongside him.

But in the fierce battle against the Alien Evil Monarch, it was mostly relying on the Big Flood Dragon to hold the front.

"That burly practitioner at Third Training Great Success ended up having his soul drawn by the hook-nosed elder. Brother Bai...probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight back."

Qi Yan thought to himself and decisively decided to retreat.

No matter how great the treasure, one's life must be intact to enjoy it.

Boom!

Just as he was about to persuade Bai Qi and quietly retreat with his junior brother Lv Nan, a strong tremor suddenly came from below. The damp earth tossed like a shaken carpet, continuously surging upwards in waves.

"Senior brother..."

Lv Nan, holding the compass, staggered underfoot, almost falling headfirst, turning into a rolling gourd.

A thick and fierce evil aura condensed into a large black cloud, covering the mountains and forests within several miles.

Qi Yan's eyes narrowed in shock as he exclaimed:

"A millennium climate big demon! Wuyan Python!"

The sturdy mountain body seemed like soft tofu being broken open, as a massive python with gleaming blue scales emerged from it, slithering underground and moving along.

It was like an earthworm magnified thousands of times!

Even the most solid rocks would disperse and disintegrate like mist under its pressure, shattering instantly as it rolled through.

"Wuyan Python? Isn't this kind of demon said to be born only with the Earth Root Mountain Range?"

Bai Qi's eyebrows raised. "Can a millennium climate Wuyan Python really thrive in a five-hundred-mile mountain path?"

More remarkably, it managed to evade Master Ninghai Zen's attempts to capture it multiple times?

One must know, once the Inner Pill of the Wuyan Python forms, it becomes a top-grade earthy magical artifact material.

Its value could be worth a fortune.

"Tonight coincides with the wuxing disorder amongst the Four Elements. This Wuyan Python must have been attracted by the precious light... Hey, Brother Bai, what are you doing?"

Seeing Bai Qi abruptly stand up, his eyes blazing with a posture ready to charge into the battlefield, Qi Yan looked completely astonished.

"Brother Qi, you and Junior Brother Lv, stay here, don't move. Let me stretch out, I'll be back soon."

Qi Yan immediately grew anxious, wanting to hold Bai Qi back:

"Brother Bai, the Third Realm of Dao Skill requires at least a day-wandering level expert! There's also a practitioner with Third Training Great Success and a millennium climate Wuyan Python!

None of these, you can handle..."

Bai Qi's eyes flashed. He had already verified with the Divine Seed of Dragon Tactics and Tiger Strategy.

The one named Guan could at most block a punch powered by the Divine Seed of Nine Oxen and Two Tigers.

The hook-nosed elder couldn't even shake the hardened mindset forged by the Art of Flood Dragon Subduing Yellow Springs.

The vast heart sea extinguishing distractions is the best counter to such sinister Daoist skills.

As for that python?

It's just a matter of two punches.

"Brother Qi, you don't understand.

Right now, I'm terrifyingly strong!"

Bai Qi strode proudly towards the chaotic battlefield, feeling a sense of fulfillment akin to an old farmer during the harvest.