Three figures drifted out. The ten elders in purple robes, who had been trying to figure out a way, were startled to see them appear, then immediately broke into laughter.

This saved them a great deal of effort.

They had assumed breaking the formation would be easy, that the two formation-breaking talismans they brought would suffice. They hadn't expected the grand formation of Tianyuan Pavilion to be so strange, layer after layer appearing once one was pierced, with no telling how many remained.

They had never encountered such a situation and were at their wits' end when Li Muzhan and the others delivered themselves right to their doorstep. The three stepped out of the formation, surrounded by the ten purple-robed elders who watched them with menacing eyes. Especially the injured elder, who was spitting blood, his gaze burning like twin torches.

Li Muzhan said calmly, "Zixing Hall?"

"Li Wuji?"

Li Muzhan nodded, "It seems you're looking for me! Tianyuan Pavilion has never held a grudge against Zixing Hall; why involve them here?"

"Who told you to be a disciple who came from Tianyuan Pavilion!" The injured elder gritted his teeth, staring fixedly at him, "We won't spare anyone connected to you!"

Li Muzhan narrowed his eyes, observing them, then suddenly smiled faintly.

Bai Mingqiu's heart was like ice and snow, reflecting all things with perfect clarity. Seeing Li Muzhan's expression, she knew he was genuinely enraged and prepared to kill.

She stepped forward, "Master, Junior Brother, let me handle this!"

"Good." Long Jingyue also wanted to see the power of the fully mastered Taishang Yuqing Jing. Legend held that mastering the Taishang Yuqing Jing allowed one to roam the world freely. Having witnessed Li Muzhan's cultivation and swordsmanship, she wasn't entirely confident in the Taishang Yuqing Jing.

Bai Mingqiu's clear eyes turned, her bright gaze slowly sweeping over the elders, finally settling on the injured one. "I will experience the supreme techniques of Zixing Hall!"

"A pity for such a beautiful young girl!" The elder spitting blood was short and stout, round in build, with a simple appearance that now seemed vicious. "Infatuated with this brat, you seek death yourself. I shall grant your wish!"

He took two large strides and suddenly punched out, almost a sneak attack.

The other nine elders shook their heads inwardly. With a beautiful girl like Bai Mingqiu, another person might have felt pity and hesitated to strike ruthlessly, but Elder Eighteen was not one of them.

Elder Eighteen had been harmed by women before and held a particular aversion to beautiful ones, believing all beauties possessed venomous hearts, sent by Heaven to harm men, and must be eliminated quickly.

Li Muzhan and Long Jingyue frowned but said nothing more, waiting to see how Bai Mingqiu would respond.

Bai Mingqiu's feet rotated slightly. She lightly raised her left hand and pointed a finger at him. With a soft "Chi" whistle, while evading the punch's wind, her finger force arrived.

"Bang!" The elder staggered back a step, his face flushed as if drunk, reeling back two more paces.

"Chi!" Bai Mingqiu pointed a second time.

"Bang!" The elder swayed like a tumbler, retreating another two steps. "Bang!" Following the third finger, he was finally forced down.

"Bang!" The elder fell backward, looking up at the sky, hitting the ground solidly like a falling stone, clearly having lost all control.

Li Muzhan clapped his hands and smiled, "Senior Sister has excellent finger techniques!"

All three of Bai Mingqiu's strikes hit his heart's position, accurately striking the same point, magnifying the power like water dripping on stone, allowing her to crush him in one sequence. He was both admiring her skill and concealing the existence of her Ice Soul Divine Sword to prevent it from being spread.

Long Jingyue’s bright eyes widened in surprise. Previously, she couldn't gauge her depth, but now she saw she was already this formidable.

Bai Mingqiu turned back, smiling faintly, cold and noble, which made Li Muzhan's heart skip a beat. Her untainted, pure posture was exceptionally moving, like a celestial fairy.

"Bai Mingqiu, is it?" A gaunt elder said gravely, "We underestimated Tianyuan Pavilion."

He had been holding a formation-breaking talisman earlier, but now his hands were empty, and his mood was terrible. Seeing Bai Mingqiu's profound cultivation, he considered the situation and realized they couldn't defeat her in a one-on-one fight.

He turned and waved his hand. Two more elders stepped forward, the three standing shoulder-to-shoulder before Bai Mingqiu. She smiled faintly.

Li Muzhan scoffed, "Master sees now, this is the style of Zixing Hall—ganging up, never adhering to honor."

"Such old age, yet so shameless," Long Jingyue shook her head. "How can a sect like this earn respect?"... No wonder Zixing Hall is so powerful yet has such a poor reputation, failing to gain widespread trust!"

Li Muzhan shook his head, "They stop at nothing to achieve their goals, which makes them harder to deal with. Master, you must be cautious of them."

"I understand," Long Jingyue nodded slightly. "You be careful too!"

Li Muzhan smiled, "We shall see what they are capable of!"

He took two steps forward to stand before Bai Mingqiu, smiling at the crowd, "Why don't you all come at once? Don't waste my time!"

The gaunt elder’s expression became serious. He slowly waved his hand, and the remaining six stepped forward, surrounding Li Muzhan and Bai Mingqiu, preparing to rush them.

They hadn't expected Li Muzhan to be at Tianyuan Pavilion; their prior intelligence indicated he was still at Mingjing Sect. That's why only ten people were sent to Tianyuan Pavilion, which they thought was more than enough. A small place like Tianyuan Pavilion couldn't stir up trouble, and if others struggled with the protective grand formation, it wouldn't stop them.

With one unexpected setback after another—the grand formation unbreakable and Li Muzhan present—they sighed that luck was against them and that they would have to risk their lives. Yet, they were still full of confidence, not believing Li Muzhan could truly turn the tide.

Li Muzhan snorted lightly, "Senior Sister, watch my finger technique."

As he spoke, he lightly flicked his left index finger. With two crisp "Chi" sounds, two purple-robed elders clutched their necks and collapsed.

Through mutual teaching, while helping Bai Mingqiu perfect the Taishang Yuqing Jing, Li Muzhan had also mastered it. However, he integrated it into his Tianji Jue rather than transferring it wholly to the Taishang Yuqing Jing. He had fully grasped the essence of the Taishang Yuqing Jing; without the legacy of the Star Envoy, the Tianji Jue would be inferior to the Taishang Yuqing Jing, as the latter possessed certain esoteric methods that were subtly superior to the Tianji Jue.

His finger lightly swept out, and invisible sword energy directly sliced across the two elders' throats, killing them instantly. His expression remained placid, but killing intent surged within him like a tide.

"You..." The faces of the remaining seven elders turned ashen. They hadn't expected Li Muzhan to be so terrifyingly powerful. Seeing him flick his hand again, they hurriedly thrust their palms forward.

The seven palms gathered their winds, striking down like a furious wave. Li Muzhan shook his head and pointed one finger out. With a "Chi" sound like tearing silk, his finger force, like a drill or a cone, pierced through the seven palm winds, knocking one elder down.

Blood spurted from the elder's throat as he fell backward, his face a mask of confusion and disbelief.

Li Muzhan's gaze swept over them coolly. The hearts of the remaining six elders turned cold. Li Muzhan was outrageously strong; they lost their confidence. Even though there were six of them, they felt like sheep thrown into a wolf pack. A mere glance from Li Muzhan's indifferent eyes made them feel ice-cold all over.

Li Muzhan turned his head, "Senior Sister, only at this level is it truly mastered."

"Mm, understood," Bai Mingqiu nodded slightly, pointing her right finger. "Chi," a streak of finger force shot out. The six elders thrust their palms.

"Bang!" Bai Mingqiu stepped back, frowning as she looked at them.

"Bang!" "Bang!" Two elders flew backward, spitting blood from their throats, finally landing heavily.

Bai Mingqiu pointed another finger, and two more elders flew out, landing heavily. The remaining few realized that Li Muzhan had attacked covertly; he had subtly flicked his hand under his sleeve while Bai Mingqiu was executing her move, leading to this result.

"Ah..." The last two elders pulled two jade pendants from their robes and crushed them, roaring upward at the sky. Suddenly, two streams of power descended from above.

Li Muzhan's brow twitched. He was most familiar with this power—it was pure Star Power. It seemed they had used some secret art.

Bai Mingqiu also sensed something amiss. She pointed two fingers out—"Bo, Bo," like small pebbles dropping into a deep well. The two elders took the strikes head-on without yielding, coldly staring at Bai Mingqiu.

Bai Mingqiu frowned. It seemed this secret art was indeed potent. Unbelieving, she pointed two more fingers out—the "Chi, Chi" sounds were somewhat shrill.

"Bo, Bo!" Two muffled sounds followed. The two elders curled their lips in disdain, glaring at her coldly, utterly dismissing her finger force; they didn't even sway.

The two streams of power descended violently from the sky, pouring endlessly into their bodies. As their power surged, so did their confidence.

"Hmph!" Two muffled sounds echoed. The two glared at Li Muzhan in disbelief.

Li Muzhan slowly retracted his right hand, smiled, and shook his head. The two men's confidence had soared, causing their focus to spiral out of control. Their entire attention was fixed on Bai Mingqiu, and they failed to notice that while Bai Mingqiu was executing her strikes, Li Muzhan had secretly pointed two fingers as well, and those two strikes landed precisely where Bai Mingqiu had struck before.

The power descending from the sky was Star Power. To Bai Mingqiu, it was dense and domineering, capable of resisting her finger force. To Li Muzhan, it was common, as he used Star Power himself.

The Star Power the two obtained from the secret art could not compare to the refined Star Power Li Muzhan had cultivated over time. Their power was fierce and dominant but lacked purity and density. Therefore, their Star Power, meeting Li Muzhan's, was like an ordinary blade against a precious sword, piercing into their bodies without any resistance.

They glared at him in unwillingness, clutching their chests, but what gushed from their mouths was blood, an endless flow that choked their voices.

"Hoo... hoo..." They pointed at Li Muzhan, seemingly cursing him for his sneak attack, but Li Muzhan watched them with a gentle smile as they slowly fell.

Long Jingyue shook her head, "Wuji, they still don't seem convinced!"

Li Muzhan laughed, "Using their own methods against them! Master, these are good things!"

His figure flashed, sweeping past the ten elders. Ten jade talismans appeared in his hand, which he handed to Long Jingyue. "These are Zixing Hall's Earth Evasion Talismans; they have marvelous uses."

"Earth Evasion Talismans?" Long Jingyue looked at them suspiciously, taking one to play with in her hand.

Li Muzhan smiled, "With these, you can perform feats like shrinking the ground to an inch, reaching anywhere within a mile instantly!"

The jade talisman in his hand suddenly glowed, and then he vanished from his spot, reappearing a hundred meters away, arriving almost instantaneously, a few steps faster than even superior lightness skill.

Long Jingyue's eyes sparkled brightly. "Such potent Earth Evasion Talismans!"

Li Muzhan flashed again, appearing before her, and offered the remaining talismans, "Master, take these."

"All for me?" Long Jingyue smiled charmingly.

Li Muzhan replied, "They are of little use to me."

"Then I won't refuse!" Long Jingyue accepted them without hesitation, laughing, "With your lightness skill, they are indeed of little use, but for us, these are life-saving items!" The key to these jade talismans was their ability to pass through structures; they offered little advantage on flat ground, but if one was on one side of a mountain and needed to reach the other instantly, they were the most vital for escape.

Bai Mingqiu had been frowning in deep thought, replaying the previous engagement, analyzing gains and losses, becoming more engrossed the more she thought, unable to pull herself away.

Long Jingyue laughed, "Qiu'er's cultivation is formidable; Wuji, you can rest assured now!"

Li Muzhan nodded, "Senior Sister has excellent comprehension; she will only grow stronger. Master, you all still need to guard against Zixing Hall; they are determined to eliminate me."

"This trouble is massive!" Long Jingyue shook her head. "Wuji, what do you plan to do?"

"I have no choice but to use force," Li Muzhan said with a smile.

Long Jingyue frowned, slowly nodding. This was an unsolvable knot; it was either their death or the Zixing Hall's demise. Unless Zixing Hall was severely wounded, they wouldn't stop. Fortunately, they had Mingjing Sect.

Li Muzhan looked up at the sky. The surging Star Power was still pouring down continuously. Li Muzhan's brow twitched, and he walked towards the two fallen elders.