Medicine Field

Five immortal birds were imprinted on the curtain of light, which erupted in a dazzling glare.

At the same time, five kinds of runes flowed and formed a gate of light below.

The gate was no more than a zhang in either height or width, and it was still shrinking.

In other words, the gate would close again in a matter of moments. If he wanted to get inside, he had to hurry.

Yet those people were eyeing him like tigers watching their prey, giving him no chance to enter.

Rumble!

A muffled boom came from the void, and the entire space trembled violently.

All the cultivators looked up and saw that the altar overhead had vanished.

That was the way out of this place, and now it had completely closed.

Clearly, once this formation was opened, there was no leaving through the sky. Anyone who wanted to leave this space would have to find another way.

Boom!

The nests around the giant mountain shook, and flames of every color surged out, taking the form of enormous phantom immortal birds that circled near the nests.

The bone fragments and remaining blood in the nests were actually burning at this moment, transforming into the phantom immortal birds.

These were the remaining powers of those immortal birds, manifesting for the last time.

If their primordial rune bones had been present, the manifestations here would have been more distinct.

Runes could clearly be seen changing within those phantoms.

These were the evolutions of several Precious Techniques, allowing people to comprehend them quickly.

There were still several Venerables beside the Vermilion Bird's nest. Now that the Vermilion Bird Precious Technique had manifested, they too could comprehend and cultivate it.

Beside the giant mountain at the center, some deities looked up at the sky, while others examined their surroundings, watching for changes.

The expressions of those people all changed, and they naturally made some guesses.

After exchanging glances, they chose to rush toward the gate of light at the same time.

Lei Chong naturally moved to stop them. He had already paid so much; how could he let them get ahead of him and snatch his opportunity?

He had also taken in every change happening around him.

He had already learned the five Precious Techniques, so he naturally saw what was happening within the phantoms and knew what had occurred.

Pfft!

Blood trickled from the corner of Lei Chong's mouth. There were too many opponents, and a streak of golden light struck him in the chest, sending his blood and Qi surging.

Their cultivation realms were also high, and the arts they used were terrifying. Fortunately, his magic immunity offset some of the damage.

Even so, he felt utterly miserable.

Boom!

Seeing Lei Chong injured, these people attacked even more frenziedly. Violent shockwaves swept out and echoed throughout the entire space.

Before long, he suffered several more heavy blows, and his face turned deathly pale.

Fortunately, his physique was powerful, and he managed to withstand the attacks.

But he was still in great discomfort, and his body began to sway.

Behind him, the gate was also shrinking. It probably would not be long before it vanished.

Lei Chong was waiting for his chance. Before the gate closed, he intended to dash through it and shut these people out.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Seeing the gate gradually shrink, the deities grew anxious. Their attacks became ever more violent as they tried to kill Lei Chong quickly.

The pressure on Lei Chong grew, and he suffered more and more attacks.

Pfft!

Lei Chong was sent flying, spraying a mouthful of blood.

Those people held nothing back. They raised their palms and struck at him, their enormous hands blotting out the sky and making the entire space tremble.

Lei Chong gritted his teeth inwardly. He had to use that move.

"Stop." A soft shout rang out, and a figure rushed over, placing herself directly in front of Lei Chong.

A stone bead floated before her, giving off gentle fluctuations.

The newcomer was none other than the Witch. She had tried to follow Lei Chong earlier, but he had been too fast, and she had only just arrived.

The stone bead was also suppressed, however. Unless its power erupted completely, it could only unleash strength at the Venerable level.

The Witch was very powerful, having reached the peak of the Array Formation Realm. With the stone bead as well, she feared no one present.

Moreover, the Witch held a special status and a high position in the Heaven Severing Sect, so many major powers would give her some face.

But at a time like this, these people cared nothing for that. Whoever stopped them from entering the formation would be met with their merciless attacks.

Hum!

At Lei Chong's urging, countless runes poured out of his body and turned into sword rays outside it, enveloping him at their center.

Golden sword light soared into the sky, slashing at the several palms overhead.

Pfft!

The terrifying sword light swept past, cutting the great hands until blood poured from them. In the blink of an eye, the terrifying palms high in the sky were reduced to a pile of bloody pulp.

Clang!

But among those great hands, one was especially unusual. It was golden all over, and the sword light rang against it with a metallic clang.

It belonged to a middle-aged man with short hair, who stood over a zhang tall. The skin all over his body was like brass, far harder than that of some vajras.

He was a deity of the Western Sect, and its members called him a vajra. He had the strongest physical body here, and his overall strength was also the greatest.

With the formation currently inside Lei Chong's body, he still could not sever the bones in the man's hand, but much of its flesh had already been reduced to ash.

Boom!

The battered hand descended and struck the Witch and the stone bead. Violent power ran rampant, sending the Witch flying backward.

The blood and Qi inside the Witch surged, but fortunately she suffered no real harm.

Whoosh!

While the sword light swept through the surroundings, Lei Chong seized the Witch and brought her through the gate of light, then recalled his spirit body.

Hum!

The gate of light slowly closed, completely sealing them off from the outside.

At the instant the gate closed, he had brought the Witch inside. Otherwise, if he had left her outside, those people would surely have taken her to task.

Those people were so furious that the Witch might even have lost her life there.

Of course, it was more likely that the stone bead would have forcibly taken her away.

Lei Chong had originally wanted nothing to do with these cultivators from the great sects, but the Witch had rushed in front of him of her own accord, trying to save him from those people.

Though he had a plan of his own and did not need rescuing at all, the Witch had already intervened, and he could not act as if nothing had happened.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The instant the gate of light closed, several figures rushed over and frantically attacked the spot, trying to break through where the gate had been.

Yet it did not budge, and all their efforts were wasted.

"Are you all right?" The Witch turned to look at Lei Chong.

Lei Chong's face was pale, and blood was still flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"I'm fine. But you, did you rush over here to get yourself killed?" Lei Chong looked the Witch over, his gaze slightly complicated.

The corners of the Witch's lips curved up slightly, and a natural charm emanated from her. "I, the Witch, have unmatched talent. Who could hurt me?"

Lei Chong curled his lip. If not for the stone bead in her hand, a slap from each of the people outside would have been enough for this Witch to suffer.

"Let's go. Something has changed outside, so they'll definitely be able to get in too. But we have a head start, and we have to seize this chance." Lei Chong took the lead and walked forward.

He had offended those deities and had to increase his strength as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, once those people got in, both of them would be in serious trouble.

The two of them sped along the mountain path toward the summit. When they passed the mountainside, the sight around them immediately drew their attention: it was a broad medicine field.