Gongshu Yuan said coldly, "It's good that you know your place. Today, I will kill you with this finger!"

With his middle finger pointing at Lan Hua, a surge of Yuan energy, mixed with the power of heaven and earth, rushed towards Lan Hua.

The latter felt as if he were a grain of sand in a river, lake, or sea, with no autonomy whatsoever amidst the enormous waves before him.

Under immense pressure, Lan Hua once again unleashed the Nine Heavens Moon-Grabbing Technique, merging over two hundred invisible arrows into one, transforming it into a single invisible arrow imbued with powerful offensive capabilities.

Although the invisible arrow was powerful, the energy released by Gongshu Yuan's finger was even greater. The two were not on the same level at all. The invisible arrow was destroyed in a single exchange, and the arrow continued to rush towards Lan Hua.

"Red Rose!"

With a thought, Lan Hua summoned the Qiankun Bowl, which enveloped her.

However, the Venerable One's strength was too terrifying. Lan Hua was worried that the Qiankun Bowl was no match for him, so she quickly summoned a Binding Character.

The character "困" (trapped) emitted a dazzling golden light, instantly shattering into fragments under the terrifying attack, its remaining power concentrated on the Qiankun Bowl.

The Qiankun Bowl shone brightly, its intense light clashing fiercely with Gongshu Yuan's attack. A huge crater was blasted into the ground, and Lan Hua and the Qiankun Bowl were thrown far away.

Lan Hua was almost stunned by the attack.

This is only a single finger strike, yet it already possesses such terrifying power. If this person were to unleash their full power, I would have no chance of escaping.

"Red Rose, how are you?"

Hongmei replied, "That old hag is very powerful. Even if she uses 50% of her strength, she still can't protect the Qiankun Bowl!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Hua felt her heart sink to the bottom of the sea. For the first time in her life, she felt so close to death, so powerless and helpless.

Gongshu Yuan exclaimed, "I didn't expect you to have a celestial artifact. It's a pity it's a damaged one, otherwise it would have been quite a task for me to kill you!"

"You killed my Yan'er, and I'm afraid this immortal artifact played a part in that, didn't it?"

Lan Hua refused to yield, disdainfully saying, "Gongshu Yan is merely at the peak of the Celestial Realm; why would we need to use a celestial treasure to kill him?"

"You underestimate me like this? Then I'll take your life with another flick of my finger!"

Gongshu Yuan flicked her finger again, unleashing a surge of immense spiritual power that far surpassed the previous attack.

Despite Lan Hua's full power to enhance the Qiankun Bowl, the barrier erected by the latter was still shattered by this finger strike, sending Lan Hua flying.

Another huge crater appeared on the spot.

Lan Hua coughed up a mouthful of blood, unwilling to die like this, and planned to fight back.

However, the opponent was a Xuan-level Celestial Being, and Lan Hua only had one chance.

"Even if I die, I'll make you bleed!"

Lan Hua drew the Yuehua Bow to its fullest extent, her Yuan Power surging forth, drawing the power of heaven and earth towards her. Her black and white Yuan Spirit power transformed into an invisible Yin-Yang arrow, pointing towards the sky.

The power of the primordial spirit, empowered by a myriad of arrows, reappeared, and a boundless rain of arrows rushed towards Gongshu Yuan with earth-shattering force.

"Interesting, they're actually going so far as to use their primordial spirit power!"

Gongshu Yuan extended a finger once more, unleashing an unparalleled burst of energy to meet Lan Hua's barrage of arrows.

The arrows were suddenly met with tremendous resistance, and their firing rate slowed down instantly, even showing a tendency to be controlled.

Lan Hua's eyes turned cold instantly. Naturally, he didn't expect to be able to hurt her by clearing a path with ten thousand arrows. He drew his bow again, and a ball of red primordial spirit flew out of his body and landed on the invisible arrow.

He planned to take advantage of Gongshu Yuan's defense against the arrows clearing the way, and use his primordial spirit to self-destruct and seize the opportunity to escape.

The invisible arrow, empowered by the primordial spirit, shot towards Gongshu Yuan with lightning speed.

The latter was slightly startled, "Good lad, you actually have two primordial spirits. It's no wonder that Gongshu Yan died at your hands!"

Gongshu Yuan then formed her palm with her fingers, unleashing a powerful force that sent ten thousand invisible arrows flying, scattering in the sky like shimmering light.

Then, he struck out with his left palm, and his Yuan energy transformed into a wall of energy, blocking the Red Lotus Primordial Spirit hundreds of feet away.

boom!

A huge mushroom cloud rose up, annihilating everything within a ten-mile radius.

Despite her severe injuries, Lan Hua quickly summoned the Flowing Cloud Boat, using its dazzling light as cover as she flew away into the distance.

"It's in the way!"

Gongshu Yuan channeled her power once more, unleashing a surge of immense Yuan energy that forcefully suppressed the mushroom cloud. The ground was damaged again, violently shaking and churning, cracking open with countless fissures, resembling the end of the world.

"Trying to run?"

Gongshu Yuan flashed behind Lan Hua and pointed again. Given Lan Hua's current state, she would definitely explode and die on the spot.

Just then, an unparalleled blade of energy slashed down, its target aimed directly at Gongshu Yuan.

"Hmm? Venerable level?"

The blade's energy is extremely strong and yang, indestructible, and contains terrifying power.

If Gongshu Yuan wanted to continue killing Lan Hua, the incoming blade energy would be enough to seriously injure her.

However, no strong person would allow themselves to be seriously injured and exposed to an enemy stronger than themselves for the sake of an ant.

Left with no other choice, Gongshu Yuan changed her fingers into a palm and struck out with a blazing palm force that clashed with the blade's energy.

boom!

The terrifying shockwave destroyed everything within a radius of more than ten miles. The Flowing Cloud Boat was out of control and was thrown out, with Lan Hua crashing heavily to the ground.

Gongshu Yuan was caught off guard and, due to the attacker's superior cultivation, was forced back several hundred feet.

Lan Hua stumbled to her feet and looked into the distance.

A young man, dressed in a blue robe, was seen calmly looking at Gongshu Yuan, holding a magic sword in his arms and a blade of grass in his mouth.

Gongshu Yuan said angrily, "Who are you, esteemed one, and why are you interfering in my affairs with this brat?"

"Gongshu Yuan, you old hag, you don't recognize me, but I do recognize you!"

"The dignified Deputy Hall Master of the Owl Gate's Mechanism Hall, and the third ancestor of the Gongshu family, has resorted to bullying the weak. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the entire Heavenly Realm?"

Gongshu Yuan snorted, "The hatred of annihilating his clan is enough to warrant any punishment!"

"Who exactly are you? Why are you interfering?" Gongshu Yuan continued to press.

The young man in blue laughed and said, "I am Tan Mingyue. I was just passing by when I saw you bullying the weak, so I drew my sword to help you!"

After saying this, Tan Mingyue did not forget to show off the immortal sword in his arms. Although it was not drawn from its body, its sword aura was already visible.

Gongshu Yuan snorted, "If you don't want to be enemies with the Owl Sect, then step aside. Otherwise, not only will the Mechanism Hall come after you, but the Owl Sect will too!"

Tan Mingyue chuckled, "You old hag, who are you trying to scare?"

The Mechanism Hall only has two Xuan-level experts. Even that Gongshu Ancestor is no match for me, let alone you, a Venerable who has only recently entered the Xuan-level!

Besides, if the Xiaomen were going to stand up for your Gongshu family, they would have wiped this kid out long ago. Why would they need to do it now?

"Venerable Tan, are you really going to protect this kid?"

Gongshu Yuan suddenly lowered her stance and spoke much softer, but the anger in her heart did not subside at all.

Tan Mingyue flashed and appeared in front of Lan Hua, laughing, "Of course, I'll see this through to the end. Since I've already intervened, I won't allow you to harm him!"

"Okay, okay!"

Gongshu Yuan was furious and exclaimed three times, "Even though my cultivation is inferior to yours, I will still fight you!"