However, the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King blocked Zhang Dongyuan and Zhang Junhai.

Although Zhang Dongyuan had the Blue Abyss Sword in hand, the Great Demon had no intention of engaging them in a decisive battle.

The Great Demon’s body became ephemeral at this moment, dissolving and transforming into a sky full of falling leaves, merely impeding Zhang Dongyuan and Zhang Junhai’s progress before departing.

Affected by this obstruction, Zhang Dongyuan and Zhang Junhai’s figures were dragged by the ancient secret ritual of Inverted Heavenly Gang into the twisted Void.

Even some of the leaves scattered by the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King could not return to its body and were also sucked in.

It could only reassemble some of its leaves into a massive butterfly form.

However, in the distance, Hong Jie held a Talisman Decree. As its radiance flowed, it burned into ash. The pale smoke did not rise straight into the sky but instead coiled along with the distorted Void, rapidly being drawn back.

The real world of nature, after being twisted, quickly returned to normal.

Only a single point was left, spiraling and contracting in mid-air into a dazzling star, as if the Heavenly Gang itself had fallen to earth.

Inverted Heavenly Gang, such an ancient secret ritual... Lei Jun and his master, Yuan Mobai, steadied Dragon Tiger Mountain, feeling astonished.

To the current Celestial Master Mansion, it was an extremely ancient legend, mentioned only in the records of the Daoist Canon.

Witnessing it with their own eyes now, they couldn’t help but feel a profound sense of absurdity.

This legend, belonging to the Heavenly Palace and the era of the Ancient Talisman Sect, was now being used by cultivators from the Refinement Sect and the Alchemy Cauldron Sect to attack their Dragon Tiger Mountain.

However, to the Ancient Talisman Sect, the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion, after the Daoist Rite of Reformation, might also be seen as somewhat heretical.

As for who was truly inverting whose Heavenly Gang, it was impossible to say...

Under the Inverted Heavenly Gang, Zhang Dongyuan and Zhang Junhai were trapped in a chaotic Void.

But the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King and Hong Jie had no intention of pressing their advantage to attack.

Once the secret ritual was active, they dared not approach the space that had condensed into a star.

Otherwise, they too would be swept into it.

For now, it’s better left alone.

Even with the Blue Abyss Sword in Zhang Dongyuan’s possession, he would not be able to break out in a short time.

However, the duration of this secret ritual was limited, and Hong Jie and the others also needed to act quickly.

It’s a pity that too few were trapped. The Celestial Master Mansion might still have other reinforcements... Hong Jie felt a pang of regret, but she couldn’t afford to dwell on it. She quickly moved with the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King toward Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The Taiyi Primordial Tower and Qingxiao Manor still maintained their inverted states.

At this moment, Fu Dongsen separated from the North Abyss Divine Spear and entered the Taiyi Primordial Tower.

The Taiyi Primordial Tower burrowed deep into the ground, arriving directly below Dragon Tiger Mountain!

Conversely, Qingxiao Manor hovered above the clouds, floating in the Void above Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Though the two seemed separated, at this moment they clearly began to manifest the power of another type of Ritual Instrument.

Lei Jun wielded the Celestial Master’s Sword and slashed, but his attack struck the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King.

The Thousand Leaves Butterfly King’s form dissipated; it seemed some leaves were shattered and burned by the lightning, but numerous leaves immediately regrouped.

It did not engage Lei Jun and the others in a fierce battle, merely seeking to delay them.

Qingxiao Manor had risen higher than the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven, suspended above the clouds. Seeing this, Lei Jun quietly gathered the Primordial Magnet Force around him. He was ready to summon the Seven-Star Sword, his mind already calculating the trajectory and probability of shooting down Qingxiao Manor despite the enemy’s obstruction.

However, after carefully sensing the opposing Ritual Instrument, Lei Jun’s eyes flashed subtly, and he temporarily delayed summoning the Primordial Magnet Flying Sword.

Qingxiao Manor hung above, while the Taiyi Primordial Tower sank below.

Although it delved deep into the earth veins, Dragon Tiger Mountain, under the protection of its Mountain Defense Array, was currently an integrated whole. Normally, it would be difficult to shake Dragon Tiger Mountain even by attacking from the earth veins.

Fu Dongsen, Rong Guangchen, and the others did not plan to rely on the combined power of the Taiyi Primordial Tower, Qingxiao Manor, North Abyss Divine Spear, and Thousand Leaves Butterfly King to launch a direct assault on the Celestial Master Mansion.

This battle was never simply about attacking the mountain and breaking through its gates.

What they wanted was the Altar of Wanfa Sect!

The Taiyi Primordial Tower, deep underground, shone brightly.

Qingxiao Manor, high above, also emanated a diffuse radiance.

In the next moment, the space between the two treasures distorted once again.

Countless streams of Tao Pattern Essence circulated, and the positions of the two great treasures unexpectedly reversed once more.

The Taiyi Primordial Tower mysteriously returned to the heavens.

Qingxiao Manor, taking its place, was reburied underground.

The powerful twisting force shook the cosmos and bore down upon Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Ancestral Court.

Lei Jun landed inside the Altar of Wanfa Sect, assisting his master, Yuan Mobai, in stabilizing the Mountain Defense Array.

But both of them sensed simultaneously that, under the opponent’s forceful twisting of space and reversal of heaven and earth, another mysterious power was infiltrating Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The artistic conception of its laws felt both familiar and foreign.

Inside the Altar of Wanfa Sect, both the Heavenly Palace Chapter Tablet and the Sun Jade Seal vibrated.

They were all influenced by this mysterious power. This power originated from the legacy of the Ancient Talisman Sect.

The opponents, using both hard and soft tactics in a two-pronged approach, finally caused Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Mountain Defense Array to begin to shake and disintegrate.

Master and disciple exchanged a glance.

Lei Jun then looked towards a specific location on the mountain.

Yuan Mobai said, "Zhong Guang and the others have already retreated to the back of the mountain with Yao."

"My Junior Sister Apprentice will be back soon, but there’s still no news from my Senior Sister Apprentice," Lei Jun said softly. "That so-called Emperor has not yet appeared."

Yuan Mobai declared, "Ancestors of generations past, please forgive us, your disciples, for the disturbance today."

The Taiyi Primordial Tower descended from the sky, aiming to land directly on the Altar of Wanfa Sect.

Although Qingxiao Manor had not surfaced, it still exerted its influence from underground.

The Altar of Wanfa Sect began to tremble.

An unprecedentedly brilliant light circulated within the Altar of Wanfa Sect, bursting forth with intense radiance.

The Taiyi Primordial Tower, which was about to land upon it, was forcibly pushed upward again.

Qingxiao Manor, beneath, also trembled.

This was not due to the manipulation of Lei Jun and his master, but rather the forceful and unstable power erupting from the Altar of Wanfa Sect itself as it resisted the external intrusion.