The appearance of this purple phosphorescent fire caused a stir throughout Yinshan Village.
More than a hundred cultivators appeared outside the house.
They squinted and looked up.
Because of the mist, they didn't know how high the purple phosphorescent fire was.
They guessed the appearance of the purple phosphorescence simply because of the scattering of purple light.
Of course, even though everyone was incredibly excited and eager to fly up and find out what was going on, few people dared to make any rash moves.
They surely understand the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
But after a dozen seconds, someone finally couldn't hold back and rode the wind up from the roof.
The next instant, an armored figure emitting black smoke chased after it.
The person who rode the wind glanced back and immediately unleashed a flying knife magic weapon to attack downwards.
Unexpectedly, the armored figure remained motionless, allowing the flying knife to land on him.
"Clang!"
The throwing knife struck the armor, sending sparks flying.
The black-armored figure suddenly raised his hand.
"call!"
A powerful suction swept over him, pulling the cultivator who had been riding the wind down, and the black-armored figure grabbed him by the neck.
"Well......"
The monk's eyes bulged out, and his eyeballs were bloodshot, indicating that he was enduring great pain.
"Snap!"
With a crisp sound, a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining perished on the spot.
Those who witnessed this scene gasped in shock.
“That’s… a puppet?” Manli’s expression hardened as she murmured.
She realized that the black-armored figure was a puppet, possessing terrifying power comparable to a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining.
The cultivator who controlled this puppet, though only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, had the confidence to look down on those at the late stage of Qi Refining thanks to this puppet.
Chen Yi also noticed the man's location, which was precisely at the key point of the great formation.
"It was him?"
His expression hardened.
This person is the one who set up the grand formation.
The fact that he didn't take action himself, but instead let a puppet do it, further confirmed Chen Yi's suspicions.
However, soon someone else stepped forward.
This time it's a Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator!
He sneered, "You cowardly rats who only know how to manipulate puppets! I'm determined to have this purple phosphorescent fire!"
After saying that, he flew into the sky.
The man flew more than ten meters but did not see the phosphorescent flames. He estimated that the purple phosphorescent flames were on a cliff at least a hundred meters high.
He was puzzled as to why phosphorescent fire would appear at such a high place.
"Why think so much? We'll know once we get our hands on it." He tossed his head sharply and sped up a bit more.
The next instant, the armored golem moved, still using a palm technique with extremely strong suction.
"roll!"
With a wave of his hand, the Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator unleashed dozens of fireballs like a peacock spreading its tail.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The armored golem was instantly hit by several fireballs.
Immediately afterwards, fireballs continued to appear, engulfing it in flames.
As the flames subsided, the surface of the puppet's iron armor faintly glowed red.
"Creak!"
The puppet suddenly opened its mouth, and a fierce beam of fire shot into the air.
The Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator couldn't dodge in time and let out a scream. His protective aura and clothes were completely burned away, and his hair and skin melted away.
Fortunately, the storage bag was not damaged, and he quickly took out the healing medicine and swallowed it.
But the other party clearly had no intention of letting him go...
"Whoosh!"
Just as the puppet finished spewing flames, a large number of souls poured out of its mouth.
"ah!!!"
The rogue cultivator screamed in terror.
In the next instant, these souls passed through the cultivator's body.
His action of taking the medicine stopped abruptly, and his expression became blank.
"Bang!"
He then fell from a great height, crashing heavily to the ground without uttering a sound, clearly having lost consciousness...
"A decent shell."
Inside the wooden house, the cultivator behind the puppet had a slight smile on his lips.
This was a man with somewhat effeminate features, and long hair that cascaded down to his waist.
“Look, there seems to be something new in that purple light,” Yu Qian keenly noticed the change in the phosphorescent fire.
Chen Yi nodded and said, "Red, there's a touch of red in this purple light!"
"This phosphorescent flame is transforming into a red color!"
Many people noticed this scene.
The cultivators who were initially wary of the puppets were now eager to make their move.
"Everyone, that person is controlling puppets and isn't very strong himself. How about we join forces to take him down and then compete for the Earth Phosphorous Fire?" Several cultivators at the ninth and eighth levels of Qi Refining suggested.
"Great idea!"
Many people agree with this.
After all, the puppet controlled by that person was too abnormal. If it were a one-on-one fight, probably no one present could be his match.
However, if multiple people work together, as long as some of them can restrain the puppet, the puppet's master will be isolated and helpless!
Chen Yi, however, was not interested.
He instructed the two women not to get involved.
The two were very obedient.
After all, Chen Yi's performance over the past two days was enough to convince them.
"With so many people, even if that guy has a powerful puppet, he can't handle it, right?" Yu Qian asked curiously.
Chen Yi thought to himself: How could a disorganized group possibly defeat a ruthless person who has set up a great bone formation?
However, he didn't say anything explicitly, but simply watched quietly.
At this point, attempting to seize the phosphorescent fire would be unwise. Although a dozen or twenty cultivators were working together to deal with the puppet, there were still hundreds of others eyeing it covetously...
At this point, whoever dares to make the first move will become the target of everyone's criticism.
Soon, the group of cultivators who had joined forces broke out into a great battle with the puppet.
One group restrained the puppets, while the other group charged towards the wooden house.
The light of various spells burst forth in the darkness.
"puff!"
Several cultivators were torn to pieces by the puppets.
The person inside the wooden house finally couldn't sit still any longer and came out.
He sneered, "A bunch of rabble!"
In the next instant, he sent several people who were close to the wooden house flying, at an incredible speed.
"What kind of movement technique is that?" The surrounding cultivators all stared wide-eyed.
They saw that this person's figure was like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, he sent those people flying.
The effeminate man licked his long, thin fingernails, which were stained with someone's blood...
"boom!"
His aura, surpassing even the tenth level of Qi Refining, was unmistakable!
Those who were besieging him widened their eyes: "He, he's hiding his cultivation level! He's not at the ninth level of Qi Refining?!"
"What... what level of cultivation is this?"
Although this person's cultivation level has not reached the Foundation Establishment stage, it is much stronger than that of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator!
The effeminate man's smile appeared even more sinister.
With the blessing of the "White Bone Devouring Spirit Array", his cultivation level is not the tenth level of Qi Refining, but the eleventh level of Qi Refining!
Add to that the armored puppet, and he's practically invincible below the Foundation Establishment stage!
"You will all become sacrifices, so that the phosphorescent fire may turn red even faster!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the red light scattered through the mist intensified even further...
"What's the meaning?"
The expressions of the cultivators who were besieging the area changed.
"A sacrificial offering? He's an evil cultivator!" someone realized.
In the current cultivation world, there are several types of evil cultivators.
One type makes a living through fraud, swindling victims out of their entire fortune or even driving them insane; another type specializes in taking lives, finding pleasure in torturing and killing living beings; and yet another type adheres to the belief in evil gods, a major characteristic of which is the sacrifice of others to satisfy their own selfish desires.
This heretical cultivator looks like the third type...
"Years of planning, all for this moment! Hahaha! Let the blood stain this village, and contribute to the restoration of my sect!"
The cultist opened his arms and laughed wildly.
He didn't notice that a figure moved inside the wooden house in the distance.
"Chen Yi?"
Wu Lingyao and Yu Qian looked towards the door, only to find that Chen Yi's figure had suddenly disappeared from their sight.
His speed was certainly not as great as disappearing instantly; he was able to do that by using an external object.
"An invisibility talisman?" Yu Qian was slightly taken aback. "What does he want to do?"
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