After the chaotic battle began, I finally got a chance to catch my breath. The third meridian in my body had recovered the best, because I had poured almost all my resources into it. It had recovered by about a third. The first meridian had still retained some energy after its earlier depletion, so it had recovered by roughly twenty percent. The second meridian was in worse shape, with only enough energy to cast the Spirit-Gathering Technique a few times. After all, the Spirit-Gathering Technique was considered a very low-consumption spell.
To make the greatest possible use of my spells, I had to strike where it mattered. Li Ciyin and Jiang Ruoyin were both protecting me at my side, so their depletion was not severe; they still had about half their primordial power remaining. The Blood-Rage Lotus absorbed energy rapidly, and in the past two days it had already converted and recovered most of its energy, regaining a certain amount of combat power. Thus, I aimed this attack toward Huangyang Emperor's side.
The strength of his side varied greatly, but there were many of them, and some wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob the Taoist temple. So while heading toward the Taoist temple, I also intercepted these demon immortals!
With the cooperation of the Spirit-Gathering Technique, Jiang Ruoyin, and Li Ciyin, I continually held back the demon immortals charging toward the Taoist temple. After all, the ethereal bodies of all the immortals who had undergone Liberation by Violence during the Tribulation Transcendence stage were hiding in the Taoist temple's formation, recovering. Now that the grand formation had been breached, they were under attack, including Luo Fengzhi's ethereal body, which had also hidden itself in the Taoist temple!
The entire Taoist temple sat in a valley whose scenery