Chapter 2502: Four Directions Gather, Cooperate to Break the Ban

The black mist, as if made of paper, was torn apart by hundreds of silver lightning bolts. These lightning bolts struck the black skull, splitting it into pieces.

Hundreds of silver lightning bolts then streaked towards the middle-aged man, seemingly intent on pulverizing him.

The middle-aged man was greatly alarmed. He quickly conjured a small, gleaming black shield. After performing an incantation, the black shield instantly expanded, but it too was shattered by the dense silver lightning.

Spirit treasures simply couldn't withstand Wang Mengbin's attacks. After he advanced to the Void Refinement stage, the power of his lightning spells had significantly increased.

As the void rippled, a massive golden hand appeared out of thin air, striking towards the hundreds of silver lightning bolts.

After a deafening roar, the hundreds of silver lightning bolts and the golden hand annihilated each other, and powerful air currents stirred up hundreds of towering waves.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, isn't it unseemly to bully the weak?"

A somewhat hoarse male voice rang out. A golden light shot out from beneath the sea, revealing a portly old man in a golden robe, with a round face and small eyes, exuding an overwhelming aura of malevolence.

This was True Monarch Jinsha, an early Void Refinement stage cultivator.

"If I truly wanted to kill him, would Fellow Daoist Lin have had a chance to save him?" Wang Mengbin scoffed. Though both were at the early Void Refinement stage, he possessed the Five-Colored Divine Lightning, and his Dharma Idol was considerably more refined, so he had no fear of True Monarch Jinsha.

"This is not a place for you to linger. Do you intend to profit from the chaos? Get out immediately, or face death!" True Monarch Jinsha stared coldly at the group of rogue cultivators. Even if there were rare treasures, they belonged to the Heavenly Fiend Sect and the Wang family. Others trying to take advantage of the situation were simply dreaming.

"Heh, Fellow Daoist Lin, you speak with such arrogance. One might think this sea region belongs to your Heavenly Fiend Sect."

A woman's voice, full of disdain, drifted from the horizon. A white streak of light flew in from the distant sky. Soon after, the white streak stopped.

As the light dissipated, a giant white crane with a slender neck and golden talons was revealed. A voluptuous young woman in a white dress stood on the back of the giant white crane. The young woman in the white dress had a melon-seed face, cherry lips, a delicate nose, skin as white as snow, and a beauty mark at the corner of her mouth.

This was Song Yunfeng, a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator. She was Song Yunlong's elder cousin, but she only possessed a triple spiritual root, whereas Song Yunlong was a spiritual body user.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, how about we first drive away the Heavenly Fiend Sect members?" Song Yunfeng transmitted her voice to Wang Mengbin. They were both immortal cultivation families affiliated with Zhenhai Palace, sharing the same interests. At critical moments, they should unite and cooperate.

Wang Mengbin nodded. The Wang and Song families held no mortal enmity towards each other, and cooperation would benefit both.

True Monarch Jinsha's expression turned grim. Wang Mengbin alone was already troublesome, and with Song Yunfeng's arrival, it became even more problematic.

"What a lively scene! It seems a treasure has appeared here, drawing so many people." A resonant male voice came from the horizon.

No sooner had the voice faded, a red streak of light flew from the distant sky. Soon after, the red streak stopped, revealing the figure of Liu Tianyan.

Upon seeing Liu Tianyan, Wang Mengbin and Song Yunfeng's expressions stiffened, while True Monarch Jinsha's face showed delight. He moved his lips slightly, transmitting a message to Liu Tianyan.

"You should leave this place. Don't even think about taking advantage of the chaos. When we retrieve the treasure, if any of you appear within a hundred miles, you will be killed without mercy." Liu Tianyan's face was filled with murderous intent. A surge of crimson flames erupted from his body, spreading in all directions and emitting astonishing heat.

The rogue cultivators exchanged glances, and eventually left. This was not something they could get involved in, at least not for now.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Song, will you leave yourselves, or shall we escort you out?" Liu Tianyan said in a deep, cold voice.

"Hmph, I've long heard of Fellow Daoist Liu's profound cultivation. I'd like to ask for some pointers myself." Song Yunfeng naturally wouldn't retreat. Opportunities like this were rare and hard to come by. Perhaps this was her chance for a significant breakthrough in cultivation.

Wang Mengbin didn't waste words. With an incantation, countless silver electric arcs surged from his body. A silver light shot skyward, transforming into a shimmering silver giant phantom. His Dharma Idol was refined to two-tenths, keep in mind he was only at the early Void Refinement stage.

True Monarch Jinsha's eyes were filled with apprehension. Also at the early Void Refinement stage, his Dharma Idol was only refined to a little over one-tenth.

Song Yunfeng also activated her Dharma Idol. A colossal female phantom appeared high in the sky, her Dharma Idol refined to a little over two-tenths.

Liu Tianyan's brows furrowed deeply. His expression then softened as he said, "Alright, let's just let bygones be bygones. It's better to resolve enmity than to deepen it. We haven't even seen the treasure yet, so let's first work together to break the formation. Otherwise, if more Void Refinement cultivators arrive, we'll be in trouble."

It was unwise to fight to the death before even seeing the treasure. The longer they delayed, the more Void Refinement cultivators would arrive, putting them at a greater disadvantage.

Wang Mengbin was somewhat surprised. Was Liu Tianyan really being so agreeable? They dared not agree rashly; who knew if Liu Tianyan would suddenly strike with lethal force?

Just then, a green streak of light flew in from the distance. It was the Peng bird puppet, with Wang Ruyan standing atop it. Before Wang Changsheng refined the True Spirit's essence, he had placed the Peng bird puppet in a secret chamber, allowing Wang Ruyan to use it at any time.

"Ancestor, you've arrived!" Wang Mengbin was both surprised and delighted.

"A Level Six puppet beast!" Both Liu Tianyan and True Monarch Jinsha simultaneously showed apprehension in their eyes. A regular early Void Refinement cultivator would find it difficult to withstand a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, but a Level Six puppet beast could. Level Six puppet beasts could not summon Dharma Idols, but with their formidable defensive power, destroying one was much harder than killing a Void Refinement cultivator.

Song Yunfeng's beautiful eyes showed surprise. The Wang family's puppet beasts were somewhat renowned in this sea region. While Level Five puppets were manageable, as the Song family could also acquire them, Level Six puppet beasts were unavailable. Could it be that Wang Changsheng had refined this Level Six puppet beast himself?

"Alright, I'll be frank. How about we cooperate to break open the restriction? If we keep delaying, more Void Refinement cultivators will arrive, such as those from Zhenhai Palace. If you wish to hand over the treasure to them, I have no objection." Liu Tianyan said meaningfully. Everyone had selfish motives. If they could take the treasure for themselves, who would willingly hand it over?

Wang Ruyan and Song Yunfeng exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and agreed.

The five of them then dove beneath the sea, leaving the Heavenly Fiend Sect disciples to guard the surface.

Deep beneath the sea, a black light barrier isolated the seawater within a three-hundred-mile radius, forming a vast empty space. A young woman in a black dress with picturesque features was activating her Dharma Idol, attacking a dense blue light barrier. On the surface of the blue light barrier, there was a miniature azure flood dragon, which continuously swam around the barrier. Two humanoid corpse puppets spewed corpse flames, attacking the blue light barrier.

"Flying Dragon Cultivator?" These four words appeared in Wang Ruyan's mind. When Wang Changsheng soul-searched Liu Yunlan's Nascent Soul, he discovered that the Liu family had been searching for the Flying Dragon Cultivator. This individual was an Integration stage cultivator, rumored to have entered the Xuanling Heavenly Venerate's immortal abode and brought out many treasures. If this was indeed his secluded dwelling, it would be wonderful.

"Don't just stand there, let's work together to break the restriction!" Liu Tianyan urged. With an incantation, ripples spread in the void above his head, and a shimmering red giant phantom appeared out of thin air. The others also activated their Dharma Idols one after another, attacking the blue light barrier.