Immortal Road.

A huge flag stood alone in the sky, with overwhelming pressure radiating in all directions, making the few people who had just walked out of the cave feel as if they couldn't raise their heads!

"Tongtian Lingbao, how can it be so powerful without anyone controlling it?"

Lin Fan took a deep breath and looked around.

"No need to look for it. The Penglai Saint Lord is sitting in the big flag. He must have this treasure firmly in his hands. Otherwise, how can he suppress the Red Lotus Ancestor?"

Zhang Yunxi held a fluorescent white crystal in her hand, and the subtle ripples in space protected the few people. She signaled them to lower their heads and hide carefully to avoid being discovered from above.

"Also, don't use pupil skills casually, as it can easily cause a disorder in your vital energy and be detected by the powerful soul!"

Lin Shan withdrew his starry eyes in embarrassment. He had not dared to look at the water-dividing flag just now. He just looked around the basin and found that there were dense forests of luck on the top of the mountain. It was obvious that the Penglai disciples had surrounded this place.

He was probably afraid of being affected by the Red Lotus Ancestor, so he stayed far away and kept a safe distance.

Brother Ji was eager to try, and the colorful feathers on his tail twitched and stretched.

"I really want to try and see if the innate magical power I just activated can get the treasure from him!"

"Don't be impulsive."

Lin Shan and Lin Fan were secretly sweating.

Zhang Yunxi's face looked extremely bad. She felt that letting these three people in, each one more irritable than the other, did not seem to be a good thing.

"I warn you again, until the Red Lotus Patriarch is rescued, you should stay still. The Penglai Saint Lord is sitting right above your head!"

"I know, I know."

The two of them held down the chicken's wings and two claws with their four hands, and tied up its iron beak with a cloth bag, then followed Zhang Yunxi and sneaked towards the lake.

The closer you get to the lake, the louder the noise.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire is fighting against the Tongtian Magical Treasure. The binary heavy water is dripping, extinguishing the flames every moment. The fight between the two sides has reached a fever pitch.

"The famous Red Lotus Karma Fire will grow stronger with each killing. It will also slowly fade away over time without the support of karma. This kind of fire cultivated with karma is indeed powerful, but its disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, it is very dependent on endurance."

Several people sank to the bottom of the lake and saw the huge red lotus that stretched as far as the eye could see. It spread out over hundreds of miles and occupied all the land. At this moment, sparks exploded on every petal, making crackling sounds like firecrackers, exactly the same as what they had heard from the interstellar pager.

"This is the Red Lotus Ancestor overdrawing his own lotus essence, burning to support the Red Lotus Karma Fire, to prevent being wiped out by the Penglai Saint Lord."

Zhang Yunxi led them all the way to Lianxin and called out softly.

An old, transparent shadow emerged in response and looked at the person who came with a smile.

"Ancestor, here I come!"

When Lin Shan saw the Red Lotus Ancestor again, he felt genuinely close to him. He pushed Lin Fan and Brother Ji over and introduced them to him again.

Lin Fan was rather reserved and simply greeted him.

Brother Ji’s mouth was tied, so he could only whimper and tilt his neck to say hello.

The Red Lotus Patriarch stretched out his big hand and patted them:
"Good, very good, these kids are thoughtful."

"What's your current situation, ancestor? How long can you hold on?"

Lin Shan was a little worried about its condition, because what he saw and heard along the way were very bad, and he couldn't help feeling anxious.

"It's OK. My real body is sealed at the bottom of the lake. I can't use my own strength to resist. I can only rely on the Red Lotus Karma Fire to defend myself."

"This Penglai Saint Lord is no simple man. He knows that if he acts rashly, I will most likely use him to break the seal!"

"So we use the method of wearing down the opponent. This so-called overt plot has no solution and can only be passively resisted."

"The key is that binary heavy water is also strange water. It hates and kills the strange fire. They cancel each other out and are disadvantageous to me."

Zhang Yunxi took over the conversation.

"Now that the ancestor and the Penglai Saint are fighting each other from a distance, we must take advantage of this opportunity to quickly break the seal. The first thing to do is to escape!"

As she spoke, she took out the substitute Gu in her hand. The insect was originally timid, mainly because it was afraid that the chicken would eat it.

When he saw Brother Ji's iron mouth was tied up, he suddenly became bolder and started to curse as usual.

"Let me go. If you have anything to say, talk it over nicely. I will cooperate at any time. Don't use force. That is barbaric behavior."

"Aren't you from the barbarians?"

Lin Shan came up and gave it two slaps first! Let this guy be quiet and stop making noise and disturbing the people above.

Zhang Yunxi was unexpectedly in a good mood at this time. She stroked the little bug gently and told it not to move.

"We really need your help. It would be best if you could cooperate. Now we want you to imitate the aura of the person in front of you. I wonder if you can do it?"

As expected, the substitute Gu would only respond to soft actions and not hard ones. Upon hearing this, it straightened its body and poked its head out to look around.

"That's right! I am not unreasonable. Who does the fairy want me to imitate?"

"Look at your feet."

The huge red lotus opened slightly, and the whole lake surged. The shadow of the Red Lotus Ancestor responded with a smile.

"it's me."

"scare!"

The substitute insect shuddered and shrank suddenly, and quickly shook its head to indicate that it was not possible.

"A sixth-level plant spirit? Isn't this difficult for me?"

"How can that be difficult for you?"

Lin Shan looked displeased and stepped forward, pointing at the guy.

"Back in the Tomb of the Ancient Witch, you were able to imitate the great elder of the Witch Clan Holy Land, so why can't Ancestor Honglian do the same?"

"It's too big. I'm just a small insect. I can't imitate it. No way."

"Why can't you do it? I see that you can imitate your cultivation and aura so vividly. The Yuan Shen stage is no problem for you. Hurry up and be quick!"

"No, its main body spreads out over hundreds of miles. How can you ask me to change it for you?"

Lin Fan came over carrying Brother Ji and threatened him fiercely.

"See? If you don't cooperate, this chicken will eat you!"

"Oh oh oh~~~"

Although the chicken brother had his mouth tied, he still cooperated and called out twice~
I almost scared the substitute Gu to death!
"Oh no"

"enough!"

Zhang Yunxi waved her hand to stop these funny guys, bent down with a pleasant face, and gently stroked the insect. The substitute Gu blinked its big eyes in comfort and began to peek again.

"I don't need you to replace the Red Lotus Patriarch's body. You just need to imitate his aura. I will use illusion to fake the rest."

"Oh, that's right. That's not impossible."

Lin Shan and the other two looked at this scene with hatred and sneers. They didn't expect that this Gu would be different for different people.

After being comforted with kind words, the Substitute Gu quickly took action, collected some of the Red Lotus Ancestor's aura, and began to imitate the brewing spirit.

The crowd watched for a full quarter of an hour.

I saw the ripples of water spreading out, and another Red Lotus Ancestor appeared in front of me. The key point was that no matter his appearance or expression, every move was completely natural, exactly like the Red Lotus Ancestor!
He could even talk to them in the Red Lotus Ancestor's voice:
"You three little brats, come here!" Lin Shan, Lin Fan and Brother Ji were stunned for a moment, then they all walked up to them.

"how?"

"Ahahaha, nothing. Just a joke."

The substitute Gu instantly gave in, which was comparable to the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.

Zhang Yunxi asked the Red Lotus Patriarch next to him how he felt?

"Well, not bad."

Ancestor Honglian sensed it from all angles, closed his eyes for a long time, and gave his full affirmation!

"Even if someone is very familiar with me, I'm afraid they won't be able to spot any flaws in a short period of time. This is enough to confuse the enemy outside!"

The substitute Gu quickly stepped forward to claim credit:
"Are the fairy and senior satisfied? Then when will they let me go back?"

"go back?"

Zhang Yunxi looked at it in surprise.

"You can't go back now. You have to pretend to be us for a while. You can go back after this is over."

"How long will you be pretending?"

"When I break the seal, that will be the end."

Next, the Substitute Gu was brought to the center of the lotus heart by the Red Lotus Ancestor, and then it used all its strength to stimulate its own aura to create the illusion of being suppressed.

Zhang Yunxi prepared a variety of props, including counting chips, formation plates, formation flags, ropes, bells, jade beads, etc.

Under her instructions, Lin Shan and Lin Fan each received a pile of things, and as required, they planted the formation flags at equal intervals in a circle along the lake!
Brother Chicken was kept by the side to prevent it from causing trouble.

Then, the jade beads were buried in the soil in strips of three to six equal parts, and all the formation flags were connected and tied tightly with a whole rope!

She took the counting sticks and began the final deduction.

The Red Lotus Patriarch watched quietly, without moving a muscle. It was obvious that he had great trust in Zhang Yunxi. Even though the battle with the Penglai Saint Lord over the lake was dangerous, he did not urge her in the slightest.

Lin Fan asked Lin Shan quietly, his eyes full of surprise.

"She knows a lot, even formations and magic. Could she be a formation master?"

"how could I know."

Lin Shan was also a little confused. Wasn't Zhang Yunxi a specialist in alchemy? How could she have more than one skill? Could someone really learn everything at once?
He was holding the bell that had not been hung up yet, and the enhanced panel identification showed it.

【Breaking the Ban Bell】

Quality: Magical weapon

Introduction: A set of magic weapons for breaking prohibitions, a total of 108 pairs, using music to break the internal structure of various prohibitions, including but not limited to spiritual prohibitions, legal prohibitions, blood prohibitions, magic prohibitions, demon prohibitions, dark prohibitions, and sea prohibitions.
Enhancement required: 64 points

One hundred and eight pairs, that is, two hundred and sixteen magic weapons. This is the largest set of magic weapons he has ever seen!

But this is nothing considering his current worth, it’s just a rarity.

But if you count the hundreds of formation flags and thousands of jade beads that have just been laid out, plus the formation plate in his hand, the combined cost is enormous!

This was the first time he had seen such a large number of formation-breaking tools, which showed that sufficient preparations had been made to break the seal for Ancestor Honglian.

After the calculation is completed.

"The location is fine, everything is ready, next we will hang up the ban-breaking bell!"

Lin Shan and Lin Fan followed his instructions and did some hard work, tying the bell to the appropriate place on the rope.

Finally, Zhang Yunxi took out three fist-sized pills, two yellow and one red, emitting a pungent aroma. As soon as the surging spiritual pressure appeared in circles, she forcibly suppressed it, and then handed it over and entrusted it to the Red Lotus Patriarch:

"You can take the medicine now, and prepare to break the seal!"

The old ancestor responded and nodded to Lin Shan and the other two to reassure them. He swallowed all three pills, turned around and turned into a streak of light, disappearing into the red lotus below.

As Zhang Yunxi crossed her hands, the double-layer array plate made a slight "click" and the misty red fog slowly emerged around her, condensing into an illusion that imitated the appearance of a giant red lotus.

The real body of the Red Lotus Ancestor had shrunk rapidly at this moment and disappeared from the bottom of the huge lake!
The battle above the lake was still going on, and the Penglai Holy Land was still kept in the dark. The substitute Gu was sitting in the center of the lake, and at this moment he felt a sense of emptiness under his seat.

"Don't be afraid. We are all in the same boat now. You just need to sit here firmly and don't show any fear!"

Zhang Yunxi's voice transmission reached its ears, and the substitute Gu closed its eyes tightly and did not move.

The noise at the bottom of the lake was already deafening!
Ancestor Honglian took the forbidden pill and gathered his last bit of strength to break through the barrier. The mighty lake water swept away everything, and the turbid mud instantly blurred his vision.

Lin Shan, Lin Fan and others held up the spiritual light and stood where they were, watching the heart-wrenching scene!
The formation blocked the upwelling mud flow, ensuring the lake was clear and undetected. Then the Broken Mirror Bell rang slightly, assisting the ancestor in breaking the ban.

All the auras below were cut off, and while the formation maintained the illusion, it was also able to firmly isolate all movements from the Yuanshen period, which was enough to show the high grade of this formation!
The ground under my feet was vibrating constantly, the soil was loosening and bubbling continuously, and then the heat gradually dissipated the dryness and coldness of the red lotus fire.

Until the lake bottom cracked on a large scale and countless underground lava suddenly erupted!

"Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff"

The formation blocked the backflow and directly submerged everyone below. Brother Ji quickly flew to Zhang Yunxi's feet to avoid it. A faint red light was propped up around the substitute Gu. This was the defense method left by the Red Lotus Ancestor.

The sound of rattling chains spread out from the underground abyss.

Lin Shan and Lin Fan quickly lay down in the crack of the ground and lowered their heads.

I saw a figure moving around, tied up tightly with nine chains, and the other end was tied to nine bronze pillars, which were deeply inserted into the earth's core and were moving outwards!

The lake water was boiling like purgatory, and the magma was flowing everywhere like a python. The roots of the Red Lotus Ancestor grew wildly from deep in the earth, and the black lotus stems were entwined with the lava and rushing upwards. Sparks flew wherever they passed, and red light flashed like a rotating galaxy.

A low roar accompanied the riot. The earth's lungs spewed poisonous fire under the conduction of the bronze pillar. The red lotus karma fire was actually retreating step by step. The ancestor had no choice but to draw some power down from the lake. The weight of the binary heavy water had actually acted on the formation at the bottom of the lake!
Zhang Yunxi said nothing, but just manipulated the formation plate. The abacus chips beside her were almost smoking from being moved by her!
The Red Lotus Ancestor underground was still struggling hard. Nine bronze pillars were lifted up by the violent force and pulled out inch by inch. The earth whimpered and the core of the earth cracked deeper. A nine-zhang-tall condensed blood lotus broke out of the ground!

The soul pressure spread and the lake water boiled.

The spirit of plants and trees!

The original spirit of the Red Lotus Ancestor appeared in person, and the lotus petals unfolded layer by layer, revealing a crystal clear bud at the core.

The moment it opened, several bronze pillars were finally uprooted!

“Hua La La La La~”

As the chains shook, a powerful voice suddenly came from the Tongtian Lingbao Water-Dividing Flag in the sky.

"Not good, this monster is trying to escape, the Nine-barrel Spirit Suppression Ban set by the ancestor has been broken, elders and disciples, please pay attention, activate the sixth-level formation!"

"Follow the command of the Holy Lord."

The dense and dense roars shook the sky.

A layer of eggshell sky extended, suddenly covering the entire secret realm of red maple forest, scattering bits of golden debris.

A middle-aged man stepped out from the water-dividing flag. His eyes were as sharp as torches and could pierce through the abyss. He immediately saw through the formation at the bottom of the lake.

His gaze shifted from the Substitute Gu and locked onto the Nine-foot Red Lotus that was rapidly rising with nine iron chains and bronze pillars.

"How dare you, monster!"

(End of this chapter)