Li Yundong cast a swift glance around, only to see that most of the cultivators were concealed within the darkness, revealing no shape, merely launching their magical artifacts from a distance. Clearly, they wished to keep their true identities hidden, lest they draw unwanted attention should they actually obtain the Earth Origin Spirit Elixir.

Under the night sky, Huangshan's Tiandu Peak instantly erupted into chaos. All manner of magical artifacts rained down like stars and drizzle from the heavens.

Even Li Yundong, for all his might, could not withstand the overwhelming deluge of artifacts hurled at him all at once. A thought flickered in his mind, and he instantly recalled his Primordial Spirit, causing the incoming artifacts to strike empty air.

Yet, he was suddenly struck by a familiar voice shouting loudly from outside, "Yundong! Watch out!" Li Yundong turned ashen with shock: "Chan'er?

Why is she here? This is reckless, utterly reckless!" Soon, Su Chan’s shrill scream followed: "Ouch!

Don't hit me!" The sound quickly faded into the distance, as if she had instantly fled far away. Some cultivators shouted loudly, "Catch them!

Let's see if Li Yundong hands over the Earth Origin Spirit Elixir!" Li Yundong erupted in fury. His Primordial Spirit immediately exited his body again, transforming into the three-headed, six-armed Manifestation of the Wrathful King, and he slammed a massive Hand Seal in the direction the voice had come from!

With a deafening boom, the cultivator who had intended to seize Su Chan let out a series of agonizing cries and then fell silent for good. At this moment, Zhou Qin leaped several times, quickly arriving on the roof of the alchemy chamber, standing beside Li Yundong’s Primordial Spirit, and asked anxiously, "Master, are you alright?" Li Yundong glared at her, shooting her a fierce look: "Why are you here?

I told you to stay at home!" Zhou Qin faltered, about to reply, when Ziyuan floated up beside them and said rapidly, "Now is not the time to dwell on this; it is partly my fault too! We must first figure out how to handle the current situation!" While the three of them spoke, many more cultivators manipulated their magical artifacts and spells, blasting toward Li Yundong from all sides.

Li Yundong no longer dodged. He formed the Nine-Grade Rebirth Seal with one hand, his six arms waving ceaselessly, appearing like a Thousand-Armed Buddha.

In an instant, he unleashed countless Hand Seals before him, blocking the relentless, wave-like assault of artifacts and spells, one after another. A cultivator hidden in the darkness yelled out, "Li Yundong!

Hand over the Earth Origin Spirit Elixir quickly, or the sheer number of us will exhaust you to death!" Li Yundong scoffed angrily, "Trying to gang up on me? Fine, bring it on!" With that, he sent another palm strike toward the source of the voice.

But this person had clearly learned from the fate of the one before. After speaking, he instantly shifted his position.

Li Yundong’s dazzling golden Hand Seal shot out like a stone sinking into the sea, meeting no resistance whatsoever. However, soon after, another tempestuous surge of magical artifacts and spells assailed him.

The night wind roared, fireballs danced, and the flying swords of every sect flashed like lightning, attacking without restraint. For a moment, Tiandu Peak was brilliantly illuminated by a dazzling array of strange lights, making the surroundings bright and clear.

Facing the combined assault, Li Yundong remained calm and unfazed. His two hands held the Great Hand Seal, while the other four rapidly formed the Nine-Grade Rebirth Seal, warding off the tidal wave of attacks.

Once he completed chanting his mantra, he roared out, and the Immovable Vajra Samadhi Great Hand Seal, which is described as being immune to the Eight Winds, slammed forth before him. With a thunderous crash, a ring of Vajra Arhats, shimmering with golden light, instantly manifested around him.

These Vajra Arhats, glittering with gold, either sat cross-legged or stood with palms pressed together. They chanted Sanskrit scriptures, forming a swirling golden wall that securely enveloped Li Yundong and the others.

The external magical tools and artifacts struck this barrier, sending ripples of golden energy outward, but they could not breach this golden rampart. From a distance, it appeared as if countless meteors were relentlessly bombarding a single sphere of golden light atop Tiandu Peak, causing the earth to shake and resounding with continuous roars.

Zhou Qin stared wide-eyed at the scene before her and exclaimed, "Master, what spell is this?" Ziyuan, who was well-versed, quickly interjected, "Is that the Great Hand Seal? Impossible, how could it be so powerful?" Li Yundong said gravely, "This is the true Mantra Great Hand Seal.

Now is not the time to discuss it. You two must take the Earth Origin Spirit Elixirs and leave; I will hold them off." Ziyuan immediately refuted him firmly, "No!

If we move with the Elixirs, they will instantly turn their attention and pursue us. Besides, haven't you noticed that none of these cultivators dare reveal their identities?

How do you know how many are still hidden in the darkness waiting to strike?" Li Yundong gritted his teeth, "Then what do we do?" Ziyuan pondered briefly and asked, "How many Earth Origin Spirit Elixirs are there left?" Li Yundong stated while maintaining his Hand Seals, "Wan Zhenyuan refined four Spirit Elixirs in one furnace. He took one for himself, leaving three!" Ziyuan was shocked, "Four elixirs from one furnace?

Wan Zhenyuan is formidable!" Li Yundong snarled with teeth clenched, "Formidable is an understatement! He is clearly set on ensuring I die!

To throw the remaining three Earth Origin Spirit Elixirs to me—humph, how generous, what a scheme!" Zhou Qin cried out indignantly, "That wretch is treacherous and malicious! Throwing this hot potato to you at a time like this is meant to harm you!

Master, what should we do? Should we just throw this hot potato to someone else?" Ziyuan was startled and immediately declared, "Absolutely not!!" Li Yundong also laughed angrily, "What nonsense!

Since he dared to throw it, I dare to catch it! I want to see who can snatch the Earth Origin Spirit Elixirs from my hands!" Zhou Qin said nervously, "But Master!

The enemy is hidden while we are exposed. We cannot advance, nor can we retreat, and we don't even know how many enemies there are—what are we to do?" As she spoke, the surrounding magical artifacts hammered the golden wall formed by the Vajra Arhats like a violent storm, ceaselessly.

The once radiant Vajra Arhats slowly began to dim, and some sections were already blasted into fragments. Some cultivators instantly rejoiced and shouted loudly, "He’s about to collapse!

Put more effort into it!" Li Yundong clenched his jaw so hard his teeth grated. With a great shout, the hands that had finished forming the Immovable Root Seal rapidly formed another Āṭana Seal, as he intoned the mantra: "Om!

Lu Ji Suo Wa La La Zha! Ji Li!" This shout shook the sky, and instantly, a great, shimmering golden Buddha manifested above Li Yundong’s head.

This Great Buddha sat upon a fiery lotus pedestal, surrounded by seven halos of multicolored light behind it. Its hands were crossed, the two thumbs pointing straight up with the tips touching; the middle sections of the two index fingers stood upright, and with the tips of the index fingers pressing against the thumbs, a gentle radiance continuously flowed from its palms.

The Vajra Arhats, who had shown signs of failing, immediately blazed with golden light upon contact with this radiance. The wavering golden wall instantly became impregnable, its stability even surpassing its former strength.

The chanting of these Vajra Arhats grew immense, like ten thousand Buddhas paying homage. Sounds of their recitation echoed across Tiandu Peak, even drowning out the explosions from the spells and artifacts.

After stabilizing his position with one move, Li Yundong looked at the continuous stream of attacking magical artifacts and laughed angrily, "Do you think I lack magical artifacts? Six Harmonies Sword!!" As his voice fell, the Six Harmonies Sword flashed from behind him and darted into the mid-air, instantly condensing into a single point of starlight.

However, after a moment, this single point of starlight expanded into two points, then three, countless points of starlight, which then descended as a torrential downpour of swords! The Six Harmonies Sword instantly split into innumerable sharp blades in the air, fiercely attacking the cultivators hidden in the darkness all around.

It was with the Six Harmonies Sword that Yan Fang had once held off numerous enemies at Mount Gezao, leaving them powerless to retaliate. Now, in the hands of the more powerful Li Yundong, the sword’s might was even greater than before!

The surrounding cultivators were struck dumb with terror as the endless torrent of the Six Harmonies Sword approached. Not a single one had anticipated that Li Yundong, facing so many assailants, could actually counterattack!

For a moment, they were caught completely off guard, sent stumbling and falling! Ding Nan stared blankly, stuttering, "Master, w-what spell is that?

Li, Li Yundong is too formidable, isn't he?" Zheng Yuan’s eyes flashed brilliantly. He watched Li Yundong with extreme vigilance and stated, "That is the Āṭana Seal from the Mantra Great Hand Seals.

Look how much the hand gesture of that Boundless Longevity Buddha resembles a lotus? The power of this seal lies in its ability to increase ferocious Buddha-nature!

Damn it, this fellow has grown stronger again! If he truly obtains these three Earth Origin Spirit Elixirs, combined with the Six Harmonies Sword he already holds, the cultivation world will truly belong to him!

We must stop him!" Ding Nan continued staring fixedly at the majestic Li Yundong, muttering instinctively, "How do we stop him?" Zheng Yuan’s gaze flickered. He glanced briefly at Olba, then suddenly smirked cruelly and said to Ding Nan, "Go, drag her out, and use her to exchange for one Earth Origin Spirit Elixir.

Let’s see how Li Yundong reacts." Ding Nan gasped in shock, "Me? Here?" "Nonsense, are you deaf?" Zheng Yuan’s eyes were glued to Li Yundong, as if trying to discern a flaw in every movement and expression, yet Li Yundong, despite being surrounded, was holding his own against the multitude, thanks to his vast True Essence and mastery of the Mantra Great Hand Seals.

Ding Nan was no fool. She naturally understood that whoever stepped forward at this moment would immediately become the focus of Li Yundong’s angry attacks.

Even if Li Yundong relented, she herself would instantly become the next target for all the cultivators present once she secured an Elixir. This was certainly a situation where sticking one's head out meant death, and shrinking back meant death too!

Ding Nan cursed inwardly, but on her face, she managed a pleading smile: "Master, isn't this a bad time? What if..." Before she could finish, Zheng Yuan abruptly whipped his head around, glaring at Ding Nan with terrifying, sinister eyes, and said coldly, "Do you want to die?

Didn't you hear what I said?" Ding Nan was terrified by Zheng Yuan's expression. She suddenly realized: faced with the immense temptation of the Earth Origin Spirit Elixir, Zheng Yuan could no longer maintain his veneer of hypocrisy and composure.

This cold, cruel, ruthless, and savage Zheng Yuan was his true self! Ding Nan’s heart turned icy.

She suppressed the surging waves of anger and shock within her, forced a smile toward Zheng Yuan, and then dragged Olba out into the open. Ding Nan stood beneath the Immortal's Cave entrance, looking up at the magnificent Li Yundong above the alchemy chamber, and at the intimately close Zhou Qin beside him.

She wept silently in her heart: Why me? Why is it always me who has to do these things?

Why does she always get to stand above me in glory? Why?

Zheng Yuan, seeing Ding Nan standing nearby, staring blankly at Li Yundong, irritably hissed through his teeth, "What are you spacing out for!" Ding Nan shuddered. She gritted her teeth, looked up, and shouted toward Li Yundong, "Li Yundong!

Stop immediately! Otherwise, I will kill her!"