A Hair's Breadth

Upon hearing this sound, the light that had been fading away in Yuan Jinsheng's body within the pit gradually began to shine again.

The Imperial Advisor was somewhat surprised to see that this group of people seemed completely unaffected by the Execution Stone.

But seeing that the great formation was about to be completed, he did not stop refining it. He only glanced at it before turning back to continue what he was doing.

Once Annihilation Immortal appears, everything before him will be nothing but ants, to be dealt with at will.

The cultivators within the Green Jade Lotus, seeing his utter confidence, knew perfectly well that the grand formation he was currently activating was certainly not a good thing.

A cultivator who had been observing the surroundings suddenly seemed to notice something, pointing to the large pit in the middle and exclaiming in surprise:

"It's Fellow Daoist Yuan!"

Everyone looked closely in the direction he pointed and saw Yuan Jinsheng looking very disheveled in the pit.

At the same time, they noticed that the damned imperial advisor not only didn't stop when he saw them, but actually accelerated the hand Hand Seals he was making, which made them anxious.

Although they didn't know the purpose of the large formation in front of them, they could guess what good things these people could possibly come up with.

That definitely needs to be interrupted!

So the ten cultivators immediately took action.

Several powerful Law Technique shot out from the azure light barrier, hurtling towards the direction of the Imperial Preceptor.

However, once these Law Technique left the barrier of the Green Jade Lotus, they were immediately and frantically absorbed by the surrounding Execution Stone!

By the time they reached the Grand Preceptor, most of the Law Technique had been absorbed.

The Imperial Advisor didn't even glance at them; he simply waved his right hand, and all the Law Technique were scattered.

Seeing that their Law Technique were ineffective, the three Nascent Soul Cultivator immediately launched a Divine Sense attack.

Unexpectedly, the Execution Cultivator hiding behind the great formation knelt down and clutched their heads in anguish after being attacked by the Divine Sense of three Nascent Soul Cultivator.

But the Imperial Preceptor remained seated on the ground, perfectly fine. The three Nascent Soul felt as if their Divine Sense attacks had struck a completely mindless rock, leaving no trace.

Divine Sense attacks are only effective against the Divine Sense.

Even if the opponent had a higher cultivation level, it would be impossible for the three Nascent Soul cultivators to remain so calm and composed when they joined forces; they didn't even sense the slightest clash of their Divine Sense.

Upon seeing this, the ten cultivators' expressions turned solemn.

Although they possessed the Green Jade Lotus, allowing them to move freely within the Execution Stone Mine.

However, this was only limited to the area bounded by the Green Jade Lotus. Outside of that area, the Execution Stone Mine remained a significant threat, restricting their movements.

In this situation, let alone capturing these wicked creatures, they can't even save people.

The lives of those mortals can be disregarded, but if they fail to save Fellow Yuan Jinsheng Jingsheng and his son this time, they will lose face immensely.

But seeing that the Grand Preceptor's grand formation was about to be completed, they dared not step in rashly.

If the attack succeeds, those involved don't know what dangers they will face.

Moreover, their Spiritual Power is limited, and in this environment, the energy they consume cannot be replenished on the spot.

And so the situation remained deadlocked.

The Grand Preceptor, who had just been interrupted, chuckled inwardly upon seeing this. Knowing that they were wary of his grand formation and dared not engage him in close combat, he paid no further attention and continued to Hand Seals to activate the formation.

Just now, as he stopped, the red threads that were about to converge in mid-air and the two streams of energy below paused for a moment, and then began to slowly retreat.

He continued to Hand Seals incantations, and the ten strands of red silk and the greenish-yellow aura stopped their retreat and began to move forward slowly again.

Seeing that they were just a hair's breadth away from merging together, the ten cultivators became anxious and couldn't help but take action again.

However, as before, their attacks were useless except for briefly disrupting the Grand Master's operations.

If they conserve their strength now, they can get close to the Grand Preceptor after the battle is over, and perhaps even have a fighting chance.

Now, separated by the great formation, all the Law Technique have been depleted by the Extermination Execution Stone, making it a losing proposition.

With the grand formation about to be successfully activated, the ten cultivators were extremely anxious.

Finally, one of the Golden Core cultivators resolutely addressed the other nine cultivators:

"I'll go and confront this scoundrel! Fellow Daoists, please lend me a hand!"

With that, he stepped out of the azure light barrier and, taking advantage of his abundant Spiritual Power after emerging, quickly rushed towards the Imperial Preceptor within the formation!

Seeing this, the other nine cultivators quickly attacked the Imperial Preceptor, delaying his formation.

The Golden Core cultivator had only been charging for a short time when he felt the surrounding Execution Stone frantically draining his power. He was powerless to resist and could only endure the strange feeling of his Spiritual Power being drained and the increasingly heavy and tired feeling in his body, while making the most of the time to attack the location of the Imperial Preceptor.

But when he finally reached the Imperial Preceptor and raised his hand to strike him, his attack suddenly missed.

The imperial advisor standing before him suddenly vanished into nothingness under his close-range attack!

He immediately looked up and around, only to find that the Imperial Advisor had appeared at the other end of the great formation.

He immediately turned and lunged, but missed again!

After several rounds of this, the Golden Core cultivator's Spiritual Power was greatly depleted, and he began to feel somewhat powerless.

However, the Grand Preceptor's formation was also delayed, and he was unable to complete the final step despite the intermittent progress.

Thus, even the Imperial Advisor began to grow impatient.

He turned to look at the group of Execution Cultivator who had collapsed to the ground due to the Divine Sense attack of the Nascent Soul Cultivator, and his eyes showed disdain.

A bunch of useless people.

Unable to rely on them, he simply stopped the formation and raised his hand to begin gathering power towards the Golden Core cultivator.

Previously, when he was being hunted outside, he was unable to mount much of a counterattack because he didn't have many of the Execution Stone on him.

But things are different now.

This place is full of Execution Stone; this is his territory!

A fist-sized dark magic orb condensed in his palm. Jiang Sisi, who was holding the Green Jade Lotus, only needed to glance at it to instinctively feel that if their Azure Lotus Sect's Azure Green Jade Lotus were hit by this attack, it probably wouldn't last long!

So she immediately sent a message to those around her explaining the situation.

Upon hearing this, the nine cultivators involuntarily retreated a few steps, ensuring they could withdraw at any time to minimize the risk of attack on the Green Jade Lotus.

Although the Imperial Preceptor did not know the origin of the azure light barrier that the group of cultivators were relying on, he did not intend to waste time attacking the timid cultivators now.

Once the dark orb had finished charging, he waved his hand, and the orb hurtled straight toward the Golden Core cultivator who had entered the formation!

The Golden Core cultivator raised his hand, attempting to resist with Law Technique, but all Law Technique was absorbed by this dark orb.

As the magic orb hurtled towards him like a dark, bottomless abyss, the Golden Core cultivator felt a wave of despair.