"Boom!"
With a burst of explosive sound, Xu Que teleported in a flash of lightning, charging towards the second elder.
"Not good, retreat quickly!"
The other people panicked and, no longer caring about their shock, immediately channeled their inner true essence, fleeing at the fastest speed, their figures incredibly disheveled and wretched.
After running for a while, Elder Liu's expression changed again. He widened his eyes and exclaimed in shock, "This is bad, the mountain path ahead is blocked by the Black Tortoise, we can't get away."
Several people suddenly panicked.
If you can't win, so be it, but now there's not even a way out.
Could it be that after painstakingly cultivating for hundreds of years, it all ends here today?
"No way, that little bastard is merely at the Foundation Establishment stage. We, on the other hand, are at the Golden Core stage and are esteemed elders of our sects. We absolutely cannot fall at his hands." Someone, driven to desperation, suddenly burst out with a strong desire to survive and shouted loudly.
The rest of the people seemed to be awakened, regaining some composure:
"That's right, that little brat suddenly increased his strength, he must have used some secret technique. As long as we hold out until the true essence in his body can't sustain him, we can kill him."
"What?"
"But he's so fast, we can't hold out for long."
"Right, this kid is doing all this just to protect Panshan Village. As long as we control the lives of those mortals, he's doomed."
"So it turns out that the mortals of Panshan Village are his leverage. Let's join forces and charge over. No matter how fast he is, he's still just one person. Let's see how many he can save."
Several individuals, truly deserving of their status as elders of various sects, could all be considered old foxes. They quickly found a method, stepped on their flying swords, and immediately changed direction, heading towards Panshan Village.
Xu Que was initially taken aback by their actions, but then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he thought to himself with amusement:
"It seems this group of people isn't too foolish after all, to think of using the villagers of Panshan Village to threaten me."
What a pity... So many people have already died just by approaching the Eight Desolations and Four Symbols Formation. If I rush in now, wouldn't I be walking right into a trap? But this is good too, it saves me from wasting my true essence power to hunt them down one by one.
Thinking of this, Xu Que couldn't help but slow down, laughing loudly at the people behind him, "Why are you all running so fast? In a hurry to reincarnate?"
The muscles on the faces of several elders twitched, their expressions extremely grim.
Given their status and position, they were quite well-known throughout the entire Fire Origin Nation.
But now, being hunted and mocked by an unknown junior at the Foundation Establishment stage, even a Buddha would be angry; it's no wonder to be upset.
Elder Liu's face looked grim as he said, "Fellow Daoists, don't be hasty. He's trying to provoke us into retreating. Now that the Four Divine Beasts are outside the formation, it's at its weakest. As long as we charge into Panshan Village, that little brat will have to kneel and kowtow to us."
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Xu Que heard this from behind and immediately burst into laughter.
Elder Liu is truly a talent!
To be honest, if it weren't for Elder Liu stirring up trouble and causing confusion today, everything Xu Que did wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
More importantly, at this critical moment, Elder Liu unexpectedly delivered a perfect assist by personally leading his fellow cultivators to their deaths, almost moving Xu Que to tears!
He felt that Elder Liu was not just talented, but could almost be described as a close confidant.
It's just that the little cotton-padded jacket is still the little cotton-padded jacket, but those who deserve to die still have to die!
"Hehe!"
A sly glint flashed in Xu Que's eyes as he decided to play along and tease them a little.
Immediately, he stepped on the lightning again, speeding up to chase after the group.
At the same time, with an expression of "anger" on his face, he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Stop right there, don't force me to use the Heaven-Destroying Earth-Shattering Divine Dragon Ten Thousand Buddha Fist's Demon-Sealing Slash. Even I am afraid of this move."
He made up a move that sounded quite formidable.
Elder Liu and the others were startled, their expressions suddenly changing dramatically!
After witnessing Xu Que's terrifying "Nine Transformations of the Dragon Soaring," the group had long been like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow.
"We guessed right, the mortals of Panshan Village are his weakness, otherwise he wouldn't be so furious. Let's rush over quickly."
Elder Liu let out a loud roar, and the other elders immediately quickened their pace towards Panshan Village.
They knew very well that only by capturing the villagers of Panshan Village could they control Xu Que.
"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for successfully showing off, rewarded with twenty pretentious points."
Xu Que was very satisfied with the performance of this group of people. Listening to the system's reward notifications in his mind, he pretended to be "furious" as he chased after them, while secretly enjoying himself.
In the blink of an eye, Elder Liu and the others rushed to the sky above Panshan Village.
Faced with the barrier of the formation's light screen, they did not slow down, each forming a spell gesture as they charged towards the grand formation.
Countless flames surrounded them, and with a flick of their fingertips, a towering blaze cleared the path, surging towards the barrier.
"Once inside, immediately capture those mortals, charge!"
Elder Liu took the lead, raising his arm and shouting with great vigor.
The other elders also showed cold smiles on their faces, already beginning to imagine the scene of threatening Xu Que with the villagers' lives and torturing him in every possible way.
Xu Que stopped not far behind the group, a brilliant smile spreading across his face. Waving his hand, he shouted loudly, "Old bastards, have a safe journey. Hope you get a good reincarnation next time, won't be seeing you off."
Several elders were momentarily taken aback.
What's going on?
What did that guy just say? Have a safe journey?
Oh no, why do I have a bad feeling about this?
"Boom—!"
Before they had time to react, the flames in front of them collided with the formation barrier and suddenly dissipated.
Immediately, a tremendous pulling force emanated from the barrier, as if a monstrous beast had opened its giant maw, dragging them directly inside.
"No!"
Elder Liu suddenly realized, his eyes widened, and he shouted out in terror.
But it was all too late!
The Eight Desolations and Four Symbols Formation is reputed as "All who dare to enter shall be killed without mercy"!
This sentence is not a joke.
Previously, this group of people was only outside the formation. Xu Que actively manipulated the formation disk to summon the Four Divine Beasts to attack them, but the power was always limited.
But now these few Golden Core stage elders have entered the formation themselves, which is tantamount to walking into a trap!
The Eight Desolations Four Symbols Formation not only includes the four symbols, but its power also manifests in the eight desolations!
After a few elders were recognized by the formation as intruders, they were instantly engulfed by it. The scene before their eyes twisted, transforming into a series of terrifying desolate lands.
They fell into an illusion, their cultivation sealed by the formation, walking with mortal bodies across eight desolate lands.
There are dry, scorching deserts, swamps teeming with poisonous insects, and also the icy, snow-covered lands of hunger and cold..
Everything is as real as it is illusory!
After the cultivation of several elders was suppressed, how could such aged bodies endure such torment?
Before they even reached the third wasteland, their spirits had already collapsed. With a thud, they fell to the ground, dead!
"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for successfully leveling up. Current realm: Fourth level of the Core Formation stage."
"Boom!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for killing a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, earning fifty thousand experience points and one Golden Core."
"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for killing a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, earning fifty thousand experience points and one Golden Core."
"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for killing a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, earning fifty thousand experience points and one Golden Core."
"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for killing a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, earning fifty thousand experience points and one Golden Core."