He channeled his spiritual energy into the jade pendant, and instantly the pendant shone brightly, emitting a dazzling white light.

With a "poof," some of the phantoms vanished like bubbles.

However, this move provoked an even stronger backlash.

Suddenly, a pillar of black flame shot out from the ground, soaring into the sky and severing the passage.

"Not good!" Gan Feng's expression changed: "This is demonic flame! We're trapped!"

The group was trapped at both ends of the passage, and the situation was critical.

Xiao Feng frowned, thinking to himself, "No, I have to find a way to protect everyone."

"I'll give it a try!" Xiao Feng said in a deep voice. "Everyone, step back!"

After saying that, Xiao Feng formed a hand seal, and his immortal power surged like a tide.

He uttered a low shout: "Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor!"

A pale blue light emanated from Xiao Feng's body, and streams of water appeared out of thin air, swirling around him.

These water streams quickly coalesced, forming a huge water curtain.

Xiao Feng pushed with both hands, and the water curtain rushed towards the pillar of flames.

With a deafening roar, the water curtain collided with the pillar of flame, sending up countless water vapors and sparks.

Xiao Feng gritted his teeth and continuously channeled his immortal power to support the water curtain.

Just as the pillar of flame was about to break through the water curtain and strike everyone, Xiao Feng suddenly opened his eyes and unleashed a powerful force.

His body was enveloped in surging immortal power, his hair moved without wind, and he seemed to have transformed into a water god.

"Break!"

Xiao Feng roared, and the water curtain suddenly surged, rushing towards the pillar of flames like a tsunami.

With a loud "boom," the pillar of flame was dispersed by the water curtain, turning into countless sparks that dissipated in the air.

However, this attack also exhausted Xiao Feng's strength.

He coughed up blood, his body swayed precariously, and he was about to collapse.

"Senior Brother Xiao!" the Huayun Sect disciples exclaimed and quickly gathered around.

"Let's all help Senior Brother Xiao recover!" a disciple shouted.

“Yes, if we work together, we can definitely help Senior Brother Xiao!” another disciple chimed in.

Everyone reached out and transferred their spiritual energy to Xiao Feng.

Nourished by the spiritual energy of the crowd, Xiao Feng slowly opened his eyes, and some color returned to his pale face.

However, before he could fully recover, the surrounding demonic flames surged even more violently, as if enraged by the previous impact, and rushed madly towards the group.

The black demonic flames licked the stone walls of the passage, making a sizzling sound, and the sulfurous smell in the air became even more pungent.

At this critical moment, Xiao Feng suddenly widened his eyes and pointed to the center of the demonic flames, exclaiming, "Look! That's the Bifang Fire Seed!"

However, a layer of demonic flame shield surrounded the fire, preventing everyone from getting close.

Xiao Feng frowned, thinking to himself, "This is troublesome. I need to find a way to break through this shield."

Just then, Gan Feng, despite his exhaustion, turned his gaze once again to the demonic flame shield surrounding the Bi Fang fire seed.

Gan Feng slowly stood up and began pacing around the shield.

His gaze swept over every inch of the magic runes like a radar, not missing a single detail.

"The arrangement of these magic runes seems to follow a certain pattern."

Gan Feng thought to himself.

If we can find the key nodes, we might be able to break through this shield.

Suddenly, Gan Feng stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening sharply.

At the bottom of the shield, he discovered a unique magical rune.

The magic rune shimmered with a faint blue light, quite different from the black light of the other magic runes.

The blue magic pattern presents a peculiar spiral shape, resembling a blooming lotus flower.

Although its light was faint, it gave people a feeling of vitality, which contrasted sharply with the lifeless black magic patterns around it.

Gan Feng held his breath and carefully observed the peculiar magic rune.

He noticed that the blue "lotus" would tremble slightly whenever the black demonic flames surged.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng forced his weakened body to approach and asked, "Gan Feng, have you found anything?"

Gan Feng excitedly said, "There must be something strange about this blue light magic pattern; it might be the key to breaking the shield."

Xiao Feng nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the shield, his brows furrowed.

This blue light magic pattern was completely different from the other black magic patterns. Xiao Feng recalled the various secret techniques he had learned in the Qing Sect and wanted to find a way to resonate with this blue light magic pattern.

Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through Xiao Feng's mind.

He remembered a kind of immortal technique, which was injected into Xiao Feng's mind when the Fifth Elder and the others imparted immortal power to him last time. It could project one's own consciousness into special demonic patterns, and perhaps he could find out more about it.

This method is extremely risky; a slight misstep could lead to getting lost in the world of magic runes, but for now, there seems to be no other choice.

Xiao Feng took a deep breath and made up his mind, saying, "Gan Feng, I have an idea. Although it's a bit risky, it's worth a try."

Gan Feng looked at Xiao Feng curiously and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Xiao Feng briefly explained his plan. After listening, Gan Feng's expression changed slightly, and he said worriedly, "This is too dangerous! What if your consciousness gets trapped in the magic runes?"

Xiao Feng gave a wry smile: "We have no choice but to take a gamble now. You stay outside and keep watch. If I do anything unusual, pull me back immediately."

Gan Feng hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.

Xiao Feng adjusted his breathing and slowly placed his palm on the blue light magic pattern.

He closed his eyes, concentrated, and began to cast his magic spell.

As immortal power was injected, Xiao Feng felt as if his consciousness was being drawn by a force, slowly sinking into the depths of the demonic runes.

The surrounding scenery gradually blurred, and in its place appeared a world of blue light.

Just then, the magic runes on the shield suddenly shone brightly, and the entire space was enveloped in a dazzling blue light.

Gan Feng and the other Huayun Sect disciples had to close their eyes to avoid being injured by the bright light.

However, not long after, a powerful backlash surged from the magic runes.

Xiao Feng felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and intense pain instantly spread throughout his body.

His body trembled uncontrollably, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth again.

This backlash was like thousands of tiny needles, piercing every inch of his skin and causing him unbearable pain.

With a loud "boom," Xiao Feng was violently thrown away by the force and crashed heavily to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Gan Feng and the disciples of Huayun Sect hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiao Feng up.

Xiao Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with difficulty. His face was as pale as paper. He said weakly, "The backlash of this shield is stronger than I imagined. Simply injecting immortal power is not enough to break it. We need to find another way."

Gan Feng helped Xiao Feng sit up and asked worriedly, "Brother Xiao, are you alright? This backlash was terrifying! It felt like it was going to tear a person's soul apart!"

Xiao Feng shook his head with a wry smile: "It is indeed powerful. I feel that all the meridians in my body have been injured. This shield was probably left behind by an ancient powerful being. Our strength is still too weak."