The newcomers were experts from the Immortal Talisman Sect, led by Sect Master Fu Shengyuan, with a group of protectors behind him.
Fu Shengyuan was furious, "You wicked creature, I will surely destroy your soul!"
With a wave of his right hand, he unleashed a wind blade talisman, and countless scythe-like wind blades roared as they charged toward the evil spirit.
Unfazed, the evil spirit moved its countless tentacles, forming an impenetrable barrier in front of it.
The wind blades were sharp, cutting open the tentacles and causing the evil spirit to scream in agony.
Just as the wind blades were about to stop, several tentacles pierced through them and slashed at Fu Shengyuan.
Fu Shengyuan's expression changed slightly, realizing that the evil spirit was incredibly powerful.
More than a dozen guardians behind him attacked together, and several layers of defensive talismans appeared to stop the tentacles.
"Five Thunder Talisman Formation!"
As Fu Shengyuan shouted, many guardians simultaneously cast spells, and a huge talisman appeared above the evil spirit.
The runes radiated a silvery glow, dazzlingly brilliant.
Beneath the giant talisman, dark clouds rolled in, and the faint rumble of thunder could be heard.
The evil spirit was startled.
Lightning strikes are the nemesis of the soul. Even with the protection of the physical body, one dares not take a direct hit, let alone when it is a soul body.
boom!
Several bolts of lightning, each as thick as a person, struck down upon the evil spirit.
A hint of fear flashed in the evil spirit's eyes, and it hurriedly dodged, leaving several deep craters in its wake.
Knowing the power of the Five Thunder Talisman Formation, the evil spirit suddenly severed its tentacles.
Some tentacles shot towards Fu Shengyuan and the other guardians, while others rushed towards the talisman array in the sky to block the falling lightning.
While everyone was resisting, the evil spirit erupted with foul energy, rushing towards one of the guardians like a reversed tornado.
"Guardian Zhao, be careful!"
Knowing the power of this move, Protector Zhao quickly retreated. Fortunately, Fu Shengyuan intercepted him halfway through, thus saving his life.
Seeing a gap in the talisman array, the evil spirit hurriedly tried to escape.
Fu Shengyuan tried to give chase, but it was too late; the evil spirit was incredibly fast.
Looking at the deep trench left in the ground by the evil spirit's attack, Fu Shengyuan was slightly shocked. He thought to himself that the evil spirit's strength was too astonishing. Its escape today would have endless consequences.
Zhou Kai approached Fu Shengyuan and said weakly, "Master, the evil spirit has escaped. What should we do next?"
"Have all the disciples exited the consciousness space?"
Zhou Kai respectfully replied, "Everyone has withdrawn. As for those who didn't have time to withdraw..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Kai's eyes were already filled with tears, and he choked up, unable to say anything more.
Fu Shengyuan sighed deeply.
"Alright, let's go outside first and talk about it then!"
Zhou Kai looked into the distance, trying to find the person who had shot the arrow to save him, but Lan Hua had already slipped out of his consciousness space during the battle between the two sides.
As soon as her soul returned to its place, Lan Hua felt a cold sweat break out all over her body, a sign of her weakened soul.
Although his journey through the consciousness space greatly enhanced his mental strength and allowed him to accumulate sufficient mental reserves, he also consumed a significant amount of his divine soul in order to save people.
Fortunately, he will recover after a day of rest.
"Kid, you're back!"
"Your spirit is weak, were you beaten by a Soul Nightmare?" Helian Kuang asked with ill intent.
Lan Hua shook her head, "The evil spirits and souls that appeared in the consciousness space have harmed many people!"
"What? How could an evil spirit appear in the consciousness space?"
Helian Kuang was taken aback.
Lan Hua could tell that he was quite concerned about the affairs of the Immortal Talisman Sect.
"I don't know, I suspect it's a mutation, a mutation of the soul!"
This was just Lan Hua's guess; he didn't know for sure either.
"Senior, I'll head back now to check on the situation within the sect and see if the evil spirit has been eliminated!"
Let me know as soon as you have any news!
Lan Hua nodded, first returning to her small, dilapidated house, then opening her palm.
A transparent bead appeared in the palm of the hand; it was the Consciousness Bead. A low stone mound appeared on the ground.
"Master, your mental strength has increased significantly!"
Hongmei's initiative to show concern for him surprised Lanhua.
Lan Hua smiled slightly, "This trip has been quite fruitful, well worth it!"
Hongmei said, "This bead in your hand should be able to stabilize your soul!"
"As for that stone pillar, it's no ordinary object; it seems to be a celestial artifact!"
"A celestial artifact?"
Lan Hua was taken aback. "This broken thing, could it be a celestial artifact?"
Hongmei said, "To be precise, it's a broken stone that has lost its immortal essence and artifact spirit!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Then, can this broken stone become a celestial artifact again?"
"Yes, as long as the immortal energy is gathered again and the artifact spirit is introduced, it can return to the ranks of immortal artifacts!"
Lan Hua sighed, "That would be too difficult. Never mind, let's just keep it for now!"
Suddenly, Lan Hua remembered that she had something on her body, a small incense burner that she had taken from the Yin Luo Sect's patriarch.
"Red Rose, what is this thing? Do you know?"
Lan Hua, holding the incense burner, asked.
"This is... a top-grade spiritual artifact!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this small furnace should be able to condense pure elemental energy!"
Lan Hua was taken aback. "Being able to condense pure Yuan energy, no wonder that dead eunuch Gao Qiqiang had Yuan energy from the Demon Suppression Tower. So that's how it came about!"
Yuanli is different from spiritual energy. Spiritual energy cannot be directly used by the human body. It can only be transformed into Yuanli through cultivation techniques before it belongs to oneself.
During the conversion process, some spiritual energy will always be wasted, which is the issue of conversion rate.
Even if the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique is incredibly powerful, it cannot completely transform it.
However, Yuanli is different. The human body can absorb Yuanli without any obstacles and without any harm to the body.
Lan Hua was overjoyed. If she could use this furnace, she would have more protection and her cultivation could progress faster.
"Red Rose, is there a way to use this small stove?"
Hongmei didn't speak, but a beam of light emanated from Lanhua's palm and covered the small stove.
A moment later, the light disappeared, and a mantra appeared in Lan Hua's mind.
Hongmei said, "Just place this furnace in a place with abundant spiritual energy, and then use the incantation I taught you, and the small furnace will start operating!"
"In addition, this furnace also has the function of absorbing elemental energy, which can absorb any elemental energy and transform it into pure elemental energy!"
Lan Hua was overjoyed, "Could this be the Star Absorbing Technique?"
At this moment, inside the Immortal Talisman Hall.
Fu Shengyuan was in a bad mood.
This mental trial has caused such a big incident, which is a significant blow to the Immortal Talisman Sect.
More than ten disciples were killed, their souls were directly destroyed, and more than forty other disciples suffered varying degrees of damage to their souls.
After some disciples' souls returned to their original bodies, they either became mentally impaired or went mad.
What troubled him was that some of his disciples came from prominent families who had high hopes for them.
Now, few are dying, and many are suffering from dementia, which is hard for him to accept and he doesn't know how to explain it to those aristocratic families.
Many elders and protectors also looked heartbroken.
Because many of the victims were disciples from the inner court, and were their personal disciples.
"Elder Zhang, is there any news about the evil spirit that invaded the consciousness space?"
Third Elder Zhang Zhi hurriedly said, "We are still investigating. This evil spirit can enter the consciousness space, so its hiding place must be not far from Twin Saints Mountain!"
Fu Shengyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Find it! You must find it for me!"
Suddenly, Fu Shengyuan's expression changed slightly, and he murmured, "This aura... could it be that people from Donglang have arrived?"
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