There was only one of these special talisman treasures refined from a true treasure, and a Golden Core Elder had bestowed it on her. If the mission failed, even if she survived, she would face severe punishment upon returning.
After paying such a price and gaining nothing, the elder would surely fly into a humiliated rage. When that happened, her Dao path would...
Thus, despite holding the upper hand in the battle, the scar-faced female cultivator and her three companions dared not relax at all. Their minds remained stretched taut.
Precisely because they were so tense, they failed to notice Liu Yu, Tang Tianbao, and the others watching them.
Otherwise, with the spiritual perception of cultivators at Foundation Establishment peak, they would have sensed something amiss if anyone watched them for even a little too long.
"Roar!!"
The black tiger puppet, twenty feet tall at the shoulder and forty feet long, let out a roar that shook the mountain forest.
Light flickered in its crimson eyes. Its legs bent slightly as it prepared to leap at the four cultivators.
However, the three Heavenly One Sect cultivators providing support remained intensely focused, watching its movements at all times. They had already prepared for this.
"Hah!"
Just before its intent to attack became apparent, a white-robed female cultivator gave a low shout. Her slender, fair hands instantly formed seven hand seals.
Beneath the black tiger puppet, dozens of ice-colored vines broke through the earth and grew rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, they wound around its two thick hind legs.
The vines climbed upward, one after another, binding its pillar-like hind legs tightly.
From afar, they resembled two pillars of ice, and the vines continued spreading upward.
Entanglement Spell.
Liu Yu's thoughts stirred.
The Entanglement Spell was merely an ordinary first-tier