Shen Wuchen said in a deep voice, "Alright, then let's go and meet up with the fellow cultivators who arrived earlier to discuss countermeasures."

The group nodded and followed Leng Qianjue towards the eastern forest. Before long, they arrived at a secluded valley, where dozens of cultivators were sitting cross-legged. Upon seeing the group, they all rose and bowed.

The leader was a middle-aged man who cupped his hands and said, "I am Li Yun, a disciple of the Li family. I greet all the seniors and the seal holders."

Everyone nodded, and Leng Qianjue asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, didn't you detect any demonic spirits here?"

Li Yun shook his head: "How could we not have noticed? But it seems they deliberately left us behind to attract more like-minded people."

He sighed, "They know how important the Nine Dragon Seal is to us, so they've deployed enough troops, just waiting for us to fall into their trap."

Mo Bai clicked his tongue and said, "Even demon spirits know how to use open schemes now."

Everyone gave him a speechless look. What kind of time is this to be joking around?

Shen Wuchen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Our comrades who are here to provide support will be arriving soon. We need to formulate a plan as soon as possible to purify the Nine Dragon Seal and break the deadlock."

At this moment, a whooshing sound came from afar. Everyone looked up and saw dozens of figures flying rapidly towards them, which were their comrades who came to provide support.

They quickly landed in the valley. Leading them was an old man with white hair. He clasped his hands and said, "I am the Grand Elder of the Immortal Mountain Fox Clan. Beside me are the Elders of the White Tiger Clan and the Silver Wolf Clan."

Rong Jiaojiao looked at the group of demon cultivators with curiosity. They were all at the Celestial Master level, and there was no indication that they were any different from human cultivators.

Among them were several handsome men and beautiful women with outstanding looks.

Not only Rong Jiaojiao, but also Lin Xiaoman and Mo Bai looked on with curiosity.

Rong Jiaojiao tried to sense the old man's cultivation level, but couldn't detect it. She only felt that his cultivation level was as vast as the ocean.

The old man noticed Rong Jiaojiao's probing, turned his head and nodded slightly to her, giving her a kind smile.

Rong Jiaojiao felt embarrassed. She had only probed about half a foot away from his body, but she hadn't expected the old man to be so perceptive.

The old man's gaze swept over the crowd, finally settling on the five seal holders, including Rong Jiaojiao. He nodded slightly and said, "The Nine Dragon Seal is of great importance. I have come to assist you on the orders of the Demon Lord."

Leng Qianjue stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you for your help, Elder Fox Clan. Right now, the Demon Spirit is using the 'Absolute' Seal as bait to lay a trap. I wonder if you have any good strategies?"

The fox clan elder stroked his beard in contemplation, but before he could speak, the silver wolf clan elder beside him suddenly sniffed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "Something's not right... there's a bloody smell coming from underground!"

Rong Jiaojiao also shouted loudly, "Everyone be careful, there's danger!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the ground beneath everyone's feet suddenly shook violently!

Blood suddenly seeped from beneath their feet, instantly coalescing into a crimson teleportation array.

"Oh no! It's a teleportation array!"

Just as Lu Qiaozi of the Starry Sky Sect issued his warning, the blood beneath everyone's feet transformed into a massive crimson vortex.

The pungent smell of blood assaulted our senses, accompanied by chilling screams.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Leng Qianjue shouted sharply, and dozens of talismans flew out from his sleeve, exploding in the air to form a spiritual energy barrier.

Everyone tried to intervene, but it was too late.

Countless evil cultivators and demonic spirits emerged from the formation, and a great battle was about to break out.

Mo Bai took the lead, his blood-red broadsword slashing out horizontally, the blade energy like a rainbow piercing the sun, cutting the three demonic wolves that pounced first in half.

Thick, black blood splattered on the ground, corroding and emitting wisps of white smoke. "Perfect timing!" He grinned, his body surging with blood energy, and the cold light on his blade intensified.

Lin Xiaoman formed hand seals, and golden runes flowed in her palms, transforming into a huge net of light that enveloped the demon horde.

The demons touched by the light net let out a shrill scream, and their bodies began to disintegrate and dissipate.

But there were too many demons. As soon as a clearing was made, new demons would swarm in from all directions.

Rong Jiaojiao had a large number of Heavenly Thunder Talismans in her hands. Knowing that she could not waste her spiritual power at this moment, she decided to attack with the talismans first.

He also instructed Yue Ling: "Collect those demonic spirits that have no power to resist, purify them as soon as possible, and eliminate them. Then I can use my divine soul power freely."

As Rong Jiaojiao gave instructions to Yue Ling, she scattered a large number of talismans. Wherever the talismans passed, the demonic spirits turned into black smoke and dissipated.

Zi Ling also continuously spewed out lightning and fire above Rong Jiaojiao's head, burning large areas with each burst.

Yue Ling happily agreed, "Don't worry, Master. I will not only accept those you killed, but also those killed by others."

Therefore, a jade bottle floated in front of Rong Jiaojiao's chest, constantly drawing the demonic spirit into the jade bottle.

Within Rong Jiaojiao's secret realm, faint spiritual energy was rapidly purified by the Moon Spirit, erasing the spiritual energy and leaving behind pure energy particles of varying sizes.

Yue Ling transmitted her voice: "Master, these are all low-level demonic spirits and evil cultivators. They are consuming your spiritual power. There must be some conspiracy behind this. Please be careful."

The others naturally noticed the problem as well, and remained extremely vigilant throughout the battle, retreating as they fought, trying to escape the range of the Blood Fiend Teleportation Array.

However, no one knew about the Blood Fiend Teleportation Array. This Blood Fiend Teleportation Array could actually teleport in the opposite direction. Just as everyone was about to leave the area covered by the Blood Fiend, a beam of blood-red light shot into the sky and instantly enveloped everyone.

When the light faded, everyone was shocked to find that they and dozens of other Celestial Master level experts had been easily teleported to the Blood Pool Altar on the mountain.

At the center of the altar is the Nine Dragon Seal, which reads "Absolute".

The surrounding blood pool was an eerie dark red, with viscous bubbles churning on its surface. A foul stench wafted through the air, and dark shadows could be faintly seen swimming within the pool.

Meanwhile, countless powerful evil cultivators and demonic spirits watched them intently from all sides.

Shen Wuchen ordered, "Rong Jiaojiao, you go and purify the Absolute Seal. We'll break this Blood Fiend Teleportation Array."

"yes!"

Rong Jiaojiao, Mo Bai, Lin Xiaoman, Jun Yuangui, and Qi Lan responded in unison.

Everyone held back, and sword light, lightning, talismans, spells, and all sorts of spiritual light shone forth.

The four Nine Dragon Seals in front of Rong Jiaojiao merged into a huge phantom of a Demon-Suppressing Stele. Mo Bai, Jun Yuangui, Lin Xiaoman, and Qi Lan also each summoned a Nine Dragon Seal, cast spells, and integrated their respective Nine Dragon Seals into the Demon-Suppressing Stele.

Rong Jiaojiao changed her magic technique, and the Demon-Suppressing Stele slowly rose into the sky. Rong Jiaojiao softly shouted, "Purify!"

In an instant, the Demon-Suppressing Stele emitted a soft light, enveloping the Absolute Seal. The light surged like a tide over the distorted black patterns on the surface of the Absolute Seal, but suddenly froze when it touched the core of the demonic energy.

Suddenly, the blood pools around the altar boiled, and hundreds of bone hands burst from the ground, tightly binding everyone's ankles.

Mo Bai roared, and as his blood-red longsword slashed, black rain splashed up. The broken bones instantly reformed, transforming into a ferocious bone dragon that soared into the sky.