Upon Wan Qi Hong's arrival, Thunderbolt Ancestor and the other three simultaneously fell silent for a moment, their expressions changing several times before settling on slight smiles.

"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Wan Qi's great reputation. Seeing you today, it truly lives up to the name," one of them said.

The smile on Su Zimo's face looked extremely sincere, as if he was genuinely pleased by Wan Qi Hong's appearance.

The smile on Thunderbolt Ancestor's face was somewhat stiff. "Haha, I have always heard that Fellow Daoist Wan has been in lone cultivation in the temple, attempting to break through the mid-stage bottleneck. Now that you have emerged, did you find any breakthrough opportunity?"

"There's no talk of an opportunity. It's just that the other fellow daoists in the temple had urgent matters to deal with, and it happened that I just came out to clear my mind and took this chance to deal with this matter. Now that my senior brother is waiting for my report, we should cut the idle talk. I wonder if you have found any forbidden breaking method?" Wan Qi Hong straightforwardly asked.

Seeing the other three people casting their gazes on her, Golden Dawn Fairy repeated what had just been discussed, and Wan Qi Hong nodded noncommittally, turning back to study the forbidden spell outside the Immortal Mansion.

Seeing this, Golden Dawn Fairy and the other three exchanged glances, also remaining silent, while casually inspecting the forbidden spell in front of them and whispering instructions to the Core Formation Cultivators they had brought with them.

Meanwhile, hidden behind a rock a hundred yards away, lay a black-brown Poison Scorpion Demon Insect, its eyes flickering with intelligence as it watched over the area.

The Second Split Soul of Yuan Ming was currently hidden inside this Poison Scorpion.

The Soul Burying Abyss was too dangerous, so Zuo Qinghui could not come in person and had to temporarily seal his mana, sending the Second Split Soul to inspect the situation.

"I didn't expect so many Nascent Soul cultivators would come. It seems this Immortal Mansion is quite significant," the Second Split Soul thought.

With so many Nascent Soul cultivators working together, breaking the Immortal Mansion's external forbidden spell should be a trivial issue; the rest was just a matter of time, and Yuan Ming's escape looked promising.

But then he faced a new issue—once these powerful Nascent Soul cultivators entered, Yuan Ming would undoubtedly be discovered by them.

In the main hall of the Immortal Mansion's square, Yuan Ming, through his Second Split Soul, had learned about the situation outside and secretly lamented.

Imagine when those Nascent Soul cultivators joyfully break the forbidden spell and enter, only to find a Core Formation Cultivator, who had been here long before, his predicament would be predictable.

By then, even if he hadn't done anything or discovered anything, it would be his word against theirs.

Yuan Ming's thoughts raced, and a moment later, he summoned the Stealing Heaven Tripod, placing both the Hua Zhi Vajra and all items too sensitive to be seen into it. He also collected the fragments of shattered stone from the right eye of the mural youth to prevent others from becoming suspicious.

After doing all this, he quietly sat cross-legged in the palace.

…

Outside the Immortal Mansion, Wan Qi Hong observed for a moment and then spoke again, "Though this forbidden spell is exceptionally exquisite, its current power is not so formidable. Since I am here, let's not wait any longer. If the five of us join forces, we can definitely break it."

Already somewhat impatient, Thunderbolt Ancestor and the others voiced their agreement upon hearing Wan Qi Hong's initiative.

However, Su Zimo seemed to have other ideas, "Breaking the spell is naturally good, but besides us, there are so many Loose Core Formation Cultivators around. Since Fellow Daoist Wan has come, why not join us in clearing the area to prevent lost opportunities?"

"Afraid that the Loose Core Formation Cultivators will snatch away the opportunities? Fellow Daoist Su, you really are regressing the more you live. Please feel free to clear the field; I will not participate," Wan Qi Hong shook his head, firmly refusing.

Seeing Wan Qi Hong's refusal to take the lead, Su Zimo awkwardly smiled and dropped the topic of clearing the field.

Seeing that no one else had objections, Wan Qi Hong immediately opened his mouth and expelled a Golden Rainbow Small Sword, which grew to its normal size in the wind. Then he waved his hand to cast a spell, and instantly, dozens of sharp Sword Shadows slashed down, striking the Spirit Light Sky Pillar encasing the Immortal Mansion.

At the same time, the other Nascent Soul cultivators made their moves.

Thunderbolt Ancestor clapped his palms together, and instantly, thunder exploded, followed by his hands fiercely pulling apart, dazzling electric lights emerging from his palms. In just a moment, they formed two head-sized pale blue Thunder Balls, which he threw, smashing into the Spirit Light Sky Pillar.

Golden Dawn Fairy, on the other hand, flipped her slender hand over, and a Golden Scroll appeared in her palm. As she recited the spell, the Golden Scroll immediately released countless golden characters the size of fingers, which rushed like a torrent towards the Spirit Light Sky Pillar.

In comparison, Dugu Feng's actions were much quieter; he simply silently pointed a finger, and a pitch-black long sword flew out of his sleeve, silently striking the Spirit Light pillar.

As for Su Zimo, he did not make a move himself but merely tapped his Storage Bag, summoning seven half-human, half-beast Core Formation stage refining corpses. At his command, the refining corpses charged forward, their beast claws and steel teeth tearing out dozens of black lights, all striking the Spirit Light Sky Pillar simultaneously. The light dimmed considerably, the effect actually better than that of the others.

Seeing this, surprise flashed across the faces of Thunderbolt Ancestor and the other two. Even Wan Qi Hong turned his head to glance at Su Zimo.

"Hehe, just some trifling skills, please forgive the lack of impressiveness," Su Zimo said with a chuckle.

Thunderbolt Ancestor snorted coldly, turned his head away, and paid no more attention, while Dugu Feng looked thoughtfully at the seven Core Formation refining corpses, appearing quite interested. Golden Dawn Fairy, however, frowned and looked at the refining corpses with evident disgust in her eyes.

As for Wan Qi Hong, his gaze only lingered on the refining corpses for a moment before suddenly shifting to Fang Dafu, who stood behind Su Zimo.

Fang Dafu, sensing that he was being watched, was startled and quickly looked up, but by then Wan Qi Hong had already turned his head away. After a brief search and seeing that no one else seemed to notice him, Fang Dafu felt somewhat uneasy and perplexed.

Under the joint assault of five Nascent Soul cultivators, the light of Spirit Light Sky Pillar was visibly diminishing, with successive harsh attacks continuously colliding and causing waves of conflict.

Eventually, with a crisp "crunch," the Spirit Light Sky Pillar completely shattered, revealing the Immortal Mansion that had been enveloped by it to everyone present.

Wan Qi Hong took the lead and flew toward the Immortal Mansion immediately, and Thunderbolt Ancestor and the others quickly followed suit.

The Second Split Soul hesitated briefly before detaching from the Poison Scorpion and vanished in a flash into Yan Sijing's body.

With the shattering of the Spirit Light Sky Pillar, the nearby area was awash with surging spirit light, and with various energies colliding, the chaos was extreme. No one noticed the actions of the Second Split Soul.

The Second Split Soul, now inhabiting Yan Sijing's body, did not suppress her consciousness. Despite her complex emotions, she failed to notice the extra presence of Soul Power within her.

As they approached, the purple light emitted by the Immortal Mansion seemed to intensify, and when they reached the front door, they found a high-hung plaque of purple gold on it. Oddly enough, the plaque was completely blank, devoid of any inscriptions.

Being Nascent Soul cultivators, Wan Qi Hong and the others were puzzled by this situation but were not intimidated. After closely inspecting the Immortal Mansion, they attempted to extend their Divine Sense into the building only to discover that even the Divine Sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator could not penetrate the Purple Jade Stone Bricks of the Immortal Mansion.

So they could only push open the great doors of the Immortal Mansion and quickly entered, only to be surprised to find an enormous hall paved with jade stones beyond the doors. The walls of the hall were fitted with countless moonlight stones, whose soft radiance illuminated the hall, reflecting the vibrant murals on the walls—and also revealing the figure of Yuan Ming sitting in the center.

Yuan Ming, seeing the surprised expressions of the five Nascent Soul cultivators, feigned shock before hurriedly getting up and bowing to them.

"Junior Yuan Ming, at your service, esteemed seniors," he said.

After Yuan Ming introduced himself, the leading Wan Qi Hong glanced at him then immediately shifted his gaze, looking around the hall.

Fang Dafu, who had a clear view of Yuan Ming's face, paused for a second, then a look of hatred flashed in his eyes as he walked over to Su Zimo and whispered a few words.

Su Zimo gave Yuan Ming a couple of looks, but his expression remained unchanged, and his Divine Sense swept across the hall.

Pi Xiu also recognized Yuan Ming and quietly whispered something to Golden Dawn Fairy.

On the other side, Yan Sijing, seeing Yuan Ming, also showed a look of surprise. However, being in a low spirit, she soon turned her gaze away, showing no further reaction.

"Who are you? A Core Formation junior, why are you here?" Wan Qi Hong, after scanning the hall with his Divine Sense to no avail, focused his gaze on Yuan Ming, enveloping him in an intangible pressure.

"Junior Yuan Ming, a Loose Cultivator from Spirit Wind City. Half a month ago, along with some fellow Daoists, I came to the Soul Burying Abyss to hunt Fierce Beasts. An anomaly occurred, and a red light emerging from the ground enveloped me; when I regained consciousness, I found myself trapped here. Do the esteemed seniors know where this place is?" Yuan Ming asked, his face slightly pale as he spoke quickly.

Since discovering the Nascent Soul cultivators outside, he had anticipated the current situation and had been rehearsing this conversation repeatedly, making sure his tone and expression were utterly convincing, without any flaws.

Wan Qi Hong stared into Yuan Ming's eyes, who met his gaze squarely, his eyes clear and devoid of any fear.

Wan Qi Hong soon averted his gaze, turned, and walked away, no longer paying attention to Yuan Ming.

Seeing this, the other Nascent Soul cultivators present reacted differently.

"This place is an Immortal Mansion that has appeared in this era. The red light that enveloped you was the forbidden light emitted by the Immortal Mansion when it appeared. It took us half a month to break the outer prohibition of the mansion and enter here. You accidentally entered the Immortal Mansion and survived; consider yourself fortunate," the Golden Dawn Fairy explained with a slight smile.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, I didn't expect to meet you here. Don't worry; this is Golden Dawn Fairy, a Nascent Soul Elder from the Spirit Talisman Sect. You're a cultivator from Spirit Wind City; Elder Jin Xi will ensure your safety," Pi Xiu's voice rang simultaneously in Yuan Ming's ears.

"I see, thank you for the information, senior," Yuan Ming glanced at Pi Xiu and then bowed to Golden Dawn Fairy.

"Now, tell us the full reason why you were trapped here without holding anything back," Golden Dawn Fairy continued.

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