Dark clouds rolled and thickened above everyone's heads, with occasional thunder rumbling from the depths of the clouds, creating an atmosphere of impending storm. However, the cultivators below were already used to it, as the passage to the mountain's grand formation was taking shape.

Boom! Boom!

A few muffled claps of thunder suddenly exploded in everyone's ears, and the thick leaden clouds began to slowly part, revealing a misty passage in the middle. At the end of the passage was the cultivation holy land that countless people dreamed of - Sage Hill. It is said that Sage Hill is rich in spiritual energy and has countless strange peaks and mountains. Whether you join a major sect or become a rogue cultivator, you will not be restricted in your cultivation due to the lack of spiritual energy!

At this moment, the mountain-ascending formation passage was fully opened. Many of the cultivators who had been absent-minded just moments before couldn't help but look towards the passage, their longing evident in their eyes. As the passage opened, a few people flew through the air, heading straight for the mountain-ascending passage. However, after flying into the air, these people stopped for some unknown reason, looking around, leaving everyone puzzled.

"Walk!"

Li Sisui and Leng Rushuang were hiding to the side. The moment the mountain passage took shape, Leng Rushuang's crisp voice rang in their ears. Before Li Sisui could make any move, he was pulled into the air by Leng Rushuang. The two of them turned into a streak of red light and shot towards the mountain passage above them. Their speed was so fast that it was breathtaking!

The sudden appearance of the red light instantly attracted everyone's attention. Upon seeing this, the leader of the Divine Firmament Palace immediately roared:

"Wanted criminal has appeared! Form ranks immediately!"

Before the words were even finished, screams of several cultivators could be heard from afar. They were blown to the head by the red light that struck first, and died instantly. Blood mist burst out in mid-air, like quietly blooming roses, adorning the dim sky. The sudden deaths of these people completely disrupted the pre-rehearsed formation, causing the formation speed to drop significantly!

The leader of Shenxiao Palace looked anxious, his veins bulging, and he cursed angrily:

"A bunch of idiots! Form a defensive formation immediately! We can't let her get away!"

Leng Rushuang's attacks were swift and decisive. With lightning speed, she rushed into the crowd, and with a swift stroke, she killed several cultivators in quick succession, blowing their heads off. Then, her speed increased again, heading straight for the mountain passage above her!

Even the inexperienced Li Sisui could see the flaw, so how could Leng Rushuang ignore it? The fact that such a remote mountain array would attract so many climbers already made Leng Rushuang alert. When she got closer, she saw that the group of cultivators had no interest in the passage above them and their eyes were darting around, clearly waiting for someone!

As the passage opened, Leng Rushuang saw a group of cultivators spreading out in an orderly fashion, subtly forming an encirclement around the passage. Their positions echoed each other, resembling a large formation. Leng Rushuang had already guessed the situation quite accurately. Facing so many well-prepared cultivators, the longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it would be. Leng Rushuang made a decisive move and headed straight for the passage!

Seeing Leng Rushuang's red ribbon swirling and flying, and several cultivators being blown off their heads before they could even react, Li Si felt a great weight lifted from his heart. It seemed that what he could discover, Leng Rushuang had already seen long ago. These people were not people who were focused on climbing the mountain at all; they must have come because of the Flying Flower Sect's wanted notice!

Leng Rushuang's cultivation surged forth, and her speed reached its limit. Like a streak of strange light, she pierced through the dim sky. Just as she was about to approach the passage, she suddenly seemed to have bumped into some transparent barrier. The strange light was blocked, and the light dissipated, revealing a shocked Leng Rushuang and her companion!

How could that be!

The formation speed couldn't possibly be that fast. Moreover, in order to prevent the formation from being accelerated, Leng Rushuang even wasted time by killing several cultivators. How could she possibly still be able to form a large formation?

The two looked closely and realized that the great formation at the entrance of the passage was slightly different from the formation set up by Shenxiao Palace. Even the usually composed Leng Rushuang showed a hint of panic. The red ribbon in her hand grew stronger in the wind and rushed straight towards the transparent barrier!

Boom!

The transparent barrier rippled like water, creating layers of waves. Although it was not broken, the people in the formation could no longer maintain their concealment and all revealed their true forms. There were about a hundred cultivators wearing Daoist robes with the character "Tian" on them. In the center of the formation was an old man with white hair and beard, who was presiding over the formation with his eyes closed!

It turned out to be a group of cultivators from Tianyin Valley!

Leng Rushuang's all-out attack failed to break the formation, and her heart sank. The mountain formation had a time limit for activation, and it would disappear when the time was up. It was unknown when it would be located again. Moreover, she was surrounded by so many cultivators. Now, apart from the mountain passage above her head, which offered a glimmer of hope, she was basically powerless to turn the tide!

"Haha, Brother Wenzhu is indeed a brilliant strategist, having laid an ambush here so early, otherwise we would have truly failed at the last minute!"

The leader of Shenxiao Palace spoke from below, his voice strong and clear. The so-called Brother Wenzhu was the Valley Master of Tianyin Valley. Unexpectedly, the capture of Leng Rushuang had alarmed the top of the Five Mile Slope Pyramid!

The white-browed old man slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light gleaming within them, and spoke calmly:

"It was the Palace Master's foresight in using over a hundred guides that allowed us to pinpoint the exact location of the mountain-climbing formation. Otherwise, I would have been helpless without the necessary resources!"

This person actually called the other person the Palace Master, so he must be the Palace Master of Shenxiao Palace. The two were completely dumbfounded. They never expected that at this critical moment, they would encounter a cultivator at the top of the Five Mile Slope Pyramid. If it were anyone else, they might be able to handle it for a while, but these two were conservatively estimated to be at least at the first level of the Transformation stage, and there were nearly two hundred cultivators around them. How could they possibly fight?

With a resolute look in her eyes, Leng Rushuang glanced around for a moment and realized that there was no way to break through the top of the formation in the short term. The most urgent task was to get out of the formation first and then make further plans. With this in mind, Leng Rushuang let out a long roar and pushed her speed to the limit again. However, this time the direction was no longer the passage above her head, but she shot to the side!

"Not good! Watch out, they might escape from both sides! Activate the trapping formation!"

Amidst the Palace Master of Shenxiao Palace's voice filled with shock and anger, Leng Rushuang crashed into another transparent barrier, stopping her in her tracks. However, this transparent barrier was clearly much thinner than the one above her head before. Before Leng Rushuang could gather her strength to break through it again, the thin barrier began to thicken at a visible speed, causing Leng Rushuang's mood to plummet once more!

"This formation... should be the Yin-Yang Dragon Trapping Formation!"

After failing to break through the barrier again, her conjecture was finally confirmed, and Leng Rushuang blurted it out.

"As expected of the once-in-a-century genius of the Flying Flower Sect, he actually recognizes this formation. It seems his mastery of formations is quite impressive!"

The Two Elements Dragon-Trapping Formation consists of Shenxiao, who embodies Yin, and Tianyin, who embodies Yang. One Yin and one Yang, this is the Two Elements. The biggest feature of the Two Elements Dragon-Trapping Formation is that it becomes stronger when it encounters a strong opponent. It can gather the scattered spiritual energy of the formation into a single point. This is why Leng Rushuang failed to break through the barrier twice with all her might before!

How could she possibly break through when she was fighting against more than two hundred cultivators, two of whom were of equal strength?