"Deputy Sect Leader, the mountain protection formation has consumed 3,600 top-grade spirit stones, which is already the Qinglian Sect's income for a whole year. If the thunderbolt doesn't dissipate, I'm afraid..." said the elder who maintained the mountain protection formation with a worried look on his face.

Although the mountain protection formation has been turned on all the time, under normal circumstances, it only maintains the lowest loss operation, and only requires one top-grade spirit stone per day. However, once it encounters a strong external force and is automatically activated, it will consume a large amount of the spirit stone's energy. Three thousand six hundred top-grade spirit stones, even if the Qinglian Sect is besieged by other Baimai Immortal Sects, it will consume about this much in one day. However, the thunderbolt above their heads has never dissipated, which makes the elders who maintain the mountain protection formation unable to sit still any longer.

"Be patient!" Deputy Sect Leader Qiu consoled him, "The spiritual stones consumed are too high. You are allowed to use the stock, but the mountain protection formation must be kept activated at all times. No mistakes can be made!"

The elders who maintained the mountain protection formation could only sigh and leave angrily when they saw Deputy Sect Master Qiu's firm attitude. Deputy Sect Master Qiu returned to the house and looked at the giant black egg that had not changed at all, and couldn't help but sigh;

"Just consuming a few spirit stones makes you sigh so much. Why has the Qinglian Sect had a hard time these years?" Elder Xu frowned.

Hearing the question from the Grand Elder, Deputy Sect Master Qiu was filled with mixed feelings. For so many years, the Qinglian Sect's ranking had been falling, and Deputy Sect Master Qiu was exhausted. He had not been able to improve his peak King-level strength for hundreds of years. In the end, all he could say was reduced to one sentence. He whispered, "The Qinglian Sect's ranking in Baimai Xianzong has fallen to ninety-eighth place!"

Elder Xu was silent. He knew that the Qinglian Sect's ranking in the Baimai Immortal Sect had been declining. But before this retreat, the Qinglian Sect was still ranked 82nd. This time it actually dropped more than ten places. According to this trend, in the next Baimai Competition, the Qinglian Sect might be removed from the Baimai Immortal Sect. This is something that no one in the entire sect can accept.

"If he can break through to the king level, let him go to the next Hundred Meridians Competition!" Elder Xu said, pointing at the huge black cocoon in front of him that was formed entirely of calamity energy.

Deputy Sect Master Qiu showed a hesitant look on his face. According to him, many disciples had gained something in this Ginseng Fruit Secret Realm, and almost all of these disciples had cultivated the Green Lotus Heart Sutra to the peak of the fifth level. They had been holding back and not making a breakthrough just to accumulate foundation so that they could become king-level powerhouses when they broke through this time. Although Xu Feng could become a king-level powerhouse when he broke through the fifth level from the fourth level, in terms of cultivation time and foundation, he could not be compared with these disciples who had been in the Green Lotus Sect for more than ten years or even dozens of years. Even Deputy Sect Master Qiu was more inclined to choose these disciples for the candidates for the Hundred Meridians Competition.

"The Saint Son Competition will be held in a few days. At that time, the Saint Son of Qinglian Sect will be selected to represent the sect to participate in the Hundred Meridians Competition. It would be better to see who is stronger in the Saint Son Competition so that they will have a better chance of winning the Hundred Meridians Competition!" Deputy Sect Master Qiu hesitated.

Elder Xu glanced at Deputy Sect Master Qiu. This man was capable but lacked courage. He was a king who only cared about maintaining the status quo. If the Qinglian Sect was not so troubled by internal and external troubles, he could have ensured the prosperity of the Qinglian Sect as the Sect Master. Unfortunately, he was good at maintaining the status quo but not at making progress. Over the past thousand years, the Qinglian Sect has been ranked among the top three in the Baimai Immortal Sect and is now on the verge of falling out of the Baimai Immortal Sect. It can be seen that Deputy Sect Master Qiu is not a good candidate to be the Sect Master.

"Forget it. I don't have many years left to live. I just need to guard the last stop for Qinglian Sect. The rest depends on luck!" Elder Xu sighed in his heart.

It is no secret that the Grand Elder does not have much time left to live, and external items are no longer effective. He is just trying to hold on. If there were not a mysterious sect leader who was away traveling, the Qinglian Sect would never be so peaceful and leisurely at this moment.

At this moment, the black cocoon in front of Elder Xu, which was completely condensed by the calamity energy, began to move. The original black shell-like existence began to fluctuate violently like the surface of the water. Ripples appeared out of thin air, and the originally restrained calamity energy began to spread wantonly. Elder Xu's face changed drastically, and he shouted in a low voice: "Retreat!"

Deputy Sect Leader Qiu and Elder Long reacted a little slower, but after being reminded by Elder Xu, they also quickly left the hall. The calamity energy is like poison to any cultivator. Once infected, at the very least it will affect their luck and cause constant minor illnesses and disasters, at the worst it will turn them into ashes, and their body and soul will be destroyed forever. Xu Feng was wrapped in the calamity energy at this time. If Elder Xu had not been knowledgeable and recognized that Xu Feng was practicing a technique that utilized the calamity energy, he would probably have been destroyed by humanity at this moment.

"Seal this place and do not let even a trace of the calamity energy inside leak out!" Elder Xu said in a deep voice immediately after seeing Deputy Sect Master Qiu and Elder Long coming out.

Deputy Sect Leader Qiu had a serious expression on his face. He then pointed out several elders and said, "Set up the Four Elephants God-trapping Formation!"

Several elders showed surprise on their faces. The Four Symbols God-Trapping Formation was only effective against peak king-level beings. Even an emperor-level warrior, once trapped in the formation, would be trapped for half a cup of tea. But now they had to set up the formation to deal with a peak immortal disciple who had not yet broken through!

"Yes, sir!" Although the elders had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to disobey the order of Deputy Sect Master Qiu. Soon, the elders took out array plates and distributed them around Elder Long's cave. In just a few breaths, a complete Four-Elephant God-Trapping Array appeared! Roar~ Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise! Four huge phantoms of divine beasts appeared around Elder Long's cave, emitting bursts of underground roars. A huge net with a diamond-shaped grid, under the claws of the four phantoms of divine beasts, trapped Elder Long's cave. After a while, wisps of black aura emanated from Elder Long's cave, and when they touched the grid of the formation, they reacted violently, just like a drop of ink dripping into clear water, and began to spread out along the grid of the formation. "Tribulation, tribulation energy..." An elder's face changed drastically, and he subconsciously retreated, unable to help but shouting loudly. At this time, Xu Feng's tribulation power level had reached five thousand tribulations, which was much higher than the power of ordinary tribulation energy. Even the Four Symbols God-trapping Array that could trap an emperor-level powerhouse was easily eroded by the tribulation energy of five thousand tribulations. It seemed that in a moment or two, the entire Four Symbols God-trapping Array would be corroded by the scattered tribulation energy.

"Everyone, leave here!" Deputy Sect Leader Qiu said solemnly. All of a sudden, all the elders scattered like birds and beasts, not daring to stay here any longer.

"Elder Xu?" Deputy Sect Leader Qiu looked at Elder Xu with a wry smile. Faced with such a terrifying calamity, even he had no good solution and could only place his hopes on the Grand Elder.

"Haha, this disciple of Elder Long is really amazing!" Elder Xu smiled on his wrinkled face, took out a clay pot from his arms, and threw it into the air. In an instant, the clay pot, which was only the size of a palm, quickly expanded to more than three meters high and floated high above Elder Long's cave.

A brilliant golden light bloomed from the earthen jar, and dragon shadows slowly emerged on the surface of the originally simple jar;

“The Nine Dragon Jar of Merit is a top-grade magic weapon. It can trap all things in the world and integrate them into itself, without being affected by cause and effect!” Elder Xu said calmly, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.

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