In Tianji City, on a wide street, there was a continuous roar and a blaze of fire. A pot-bellied, golden-robed old man fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto a blue pavilion and creating a huge crater.
The golden-robed old man coughed up a large mouthful of vital blood, his face turning pale. Before he could even catch his breath, a five-colored flying Chaos Beast descended from the sky, its sharp claws heading straight for his head.
The golden-robed old man quickly made a hand seal, and a wave of crimson flames swept out to meet the beast.
He summoned five shimmering golden flying daggers, which merged into a single massive golden blade and slashed towards the five-colored Chaos Beast.
The crimson flames hit the five-colored Chaos Beast as if tickling it. A five-colored spiritual light burst forth from the beast's body, causing the flames to dissipate instantly. The golden great blade struck the five-colored Chaos Beast, leaving behind a faint, almost invisible gash.
The five-colored Chaos Beast's sharp claws easily penetrated his protective spiritual light, then pierced through his head. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of his body and was swallowed by the five-colored Chaos Beast.
The five-colored Chaos Beast flew off into the distance, leaving the area.
Not long after, a round black object moved. It was a pangolin, but it was curled into a ball, making it impossible to spot without close observation.
Inside the pangolin, the five individuals, including Wang Yingjie, gathered together.
Wang Yingjie held the Golden Engraved Pearl in his hand, which emitted a dazzling golden light.
"There's a magic array to the southwest, but I don't know if it's a teleportation array," Wang Yingjie said.
According to the cultivators from the Murong family, their main force was on its way and could arrive at any time. If they left Tianji City and immediately encountered a Golden Immortal cultivator from the Murong family, it would be a dead end.
The best option was to find the control hub and teleport away. Failing that, finding a random teleportation array would also allow them to leave.
There were too many restrictions and many Chaos Beasts within the city, preventing them from openly searching for a control hub or a random teleportation array.
"Let's go take a look, but be careful," Wang Qingshan said.
Wang Yingjie nodded. With a quick hand seal, the pangolin puppet beast's body curled into a ball and rolled along the street, not moving very fast.
An hour later, the pangolin puppet beast rolled into a patch of weeds and became motionless.
Soon after, a four-colored flying Chaos Beast flew overhead at high speed.
Half an hour later, the pangolin puppet beast rolled out of the weeds and continued along the street.
Along the way, Chaos Beasts passed by periodically, forcing the pangolin puppet beast to stop. Fortunately, the puppet beast had no living scent, and when curled into a ball, it could easily be mistaken for a rock.
Two days later, the pangolin puppet beast appeared at the foot of a steep peak. There were many buildings from halfway up the mountain, and a street with numerous buildings at the base.
Wang Yingjie held the Golden Engraved Pearl, his brows deeply furrowed.
"There's a five-colored Chaos Beast on the mountain top; I don't know its cultivation level. If it's a Golden Immortal-stage puppet beast, we're in trouble," Wang Yingjie said with a frown.
"Where is the magic array?" Wang Qingshan asked.
"It's near there; we need to lure it away," Wang Yingjie replied.
"Use this Beast Transformation Talisman to lure it away. We'll then activate the array and see if it's a teleportation array," Wang Qingshan said.
Wang Qingshan took out a shimmering blue talisman. The talisman's surface bore the image of a blue falcon, which they had obtained from a Beast Spirit Sect cultivator.
Wang Qingshan gently flicked his wrist, and the blue talisman flew out of his hand. With a hand seal, the talisman's spiritual light greatly intensified, transforming into a blue falcon with a late-stage True Immortal cultivation.
Wang Yingjie made a hand seal, and a large opening appeared in the abdomen of the pangolin puppet beast. The blue falcon flew out, heading straight for the mountain.
A rumbling sound echoed, and a massive burst of blue light illuminated the sky, highly conspicuous.
Soon after, a blue falcon flew out from the mountaintop, descending towards the base.
A five-colored Chaos Beast resembling a fierce tiger swooped down from the mountaintop at an incredibly fast speed.
The blue falcon was even faster, flying almost skimming the ground. The five-colored Chaos Beast leaped up and pounced on the blue falcon. The blue falcon spread its wings, rapidly ascended, and flew high into the sky, evading the five-colored Chaos Beast.
The blue falcon opened its mouth and spat out a blue sound wave, destroying numerous houses in its path.
The blue sound wave swept past the Chaos Beast's body, doing no harm, as if merely tickling it. This, however, greatly annoyed the five-colored Chaos Beast.
The five-colored Chaos Beast tangled with the blue falcon. The blue falcon reacted nimbly, rapidly ascending to evade the Chaos Beast. Whenever the five-colored Chaos Beast seemed about to give up, the falcon would unleash a spell to attack it.
Seizing this opportune moment, the pangolin puppet beast burrowed underground and reached the manor on the mountain top. Inside a mostly collapsed blue pavilion, it located a magic array.
The Immortal Essence Stones on the array had been depleted of energy. Wang Yingjie quickly replaced them with a fresh batch and released dozens of Dragon-Eating Ants, directing them onto the array.
The array shook violently, countless array patterns lit up brightly, and a dazzling golden spiritual light shot up into the sky.
After the golden spiritual light dispersed, the Dragon-Eating Ants had vanished.
"It's a teleportation array! They're not dead yet," Wang Yingjie exclaimed excitedly.
"No good, that Chaos Beast is back!" Wang Qingshan said with a frown. This was a Golden Immortal-stage five-colored Chaos Beast, and they were no match for it.
He raised his right hand, and a small golden pagoda flew out, instantly enlarging to cover the five-colored Chaos Beast. This treasure was acquired from another immortal.
Wang Yingjie shook his right hand, and three shimmering blue jade rulers appeared in his grasp. With a flick of his wrist, the three jade rulers flew out, landed on the ground, rapidly rooted and sprouted, growing into three towering, luxuriant trees.
The five-colored Chaos Beast raised its claw and easily swatted away the golden pagoda.
Two of the blue trees surged towards the five-colored Chaos Beast, their numerous branches weaving into large blue hands that slapped at the beast.
With a dull thud, the five-colored Chaos Beast remained unharmed. Its massive body crashed into one of the towering trees, which shattered into pieces, turning into emerald green crystals.
A dazzling golden light flared, engulfing the figures of Wang Qingshan and the other four.
The five-colored Chaos Beast tried to intervene, but the blue falcon descended from the sky and pounced on it.
It pushed off with its hind legs, leaped up, and crashed into the blue falcon.
A sharp, mournful cry echoed as the blue falcon's body shattered into pieces, turning to dust.
As the golden light dispersed, Wang Qingshan and the other four had also vanished.
Outside Tianji City, a massive golden ship flew from the distant horizon and stopped near the city. Murong Zhengxian stood on the deck, his expression grave.
"Tianji City, I've finally waited for it. Let's go in and take a look," Murong Zhengxian said.
With a hand seal from Murong Zhengxian, the golden ship flew into Tianji City.
Trillions of miles away, a golden light flashed in the vast, open grassland. Wang Yingjie and the other four appeared, their faces full of vigilance.
Wang Qingshan spread his spiritual sense wide. Finding no other cultivators, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"We're safe for now. To be cautious, let's still travel by puppet beast," Wang Qingshan suggested.
Wang Yingjie summoned the pangolin puppet beast. They entered its body, and the puppet beast burrowed underground, disappearing from sight.
More than a month later, Wang Qingshan and the other four returned to Haoyang City. Wang Mengbin breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing their safe return.
"Ancestor Qingshan, you're finally back! Fellow Daoist Gao has been asking me about your whereabouts," Wang Mengbin said.
The Gao family disciples had been inquiring about the whereabouts of Wang Qingshan and the others from Wang Mengbin, their intentions unclear.
"Is Fellow Daoist Gao a member of Gao Shuyao's clan?" Wang Qingshan asked.
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