Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

Following the crow to the end of the steps, a dilapidated building came into view, which looked like some side hall of the Iron Mountain Sect.

The group went inside and looked around for a while, but found nothing unusual.

"There's nothing special about it. Why did Brother Crow bring us here?" Li Hu looked at the empty side hall and couldn't help but wonder. However, after entering the side hall, the crow mysteriously disappeared, so they couldn't find the crow to ask him anything.

"Heh, I think it's better if there's nothing special about it. It'll also allow us to relax and rest." Lu Yunshi stretched and walked to a dusty chair.

"Senior sisters and senior brothers, you can search first. I'm a little tired, I'll rest for a while."

Seeing Lu Yunshi's exhausted expression, Lu Yunxi wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she didn't speak and let Lu Yunshi sit and rest.

Lu Yunxi had no objection, and so did the others. If it weren't for Lu Yunshi, none of them would have survived, let alone any one of them.

After a short rest and swallowing a few pills, the five began to move around in the hall. However, the side hall was not very large and was quite empty.

There were only a few chairs and a few furnaces. As alchemists, Lin Min and the other three could tell that the furnaces were alchemy furnaces, but what use were they to them in their current situation?

"That formation doesn't seem to last much longer. Soon, the Iron Mountain Sect's way out will be opened." Lin Min looked at the runes in the air that were still being bombarded by some force with complicated eyes.

For just a few people, the formation being broken was actually a good thing, as they could escape along the way, just as Tang Busan had said before.

But if what the formation is suppressing really comes out, do you think we can escape so easily?

Lin Min naturally didn't know what it was, but she felt it might be an even greater danger, so until now, she hadn't even considered taking a look.

"Lin Min, how much longer do you think we can hold on?" Zhao Han suddenly walked to Lin Min's side and sighed.

Lin Min didn't know how to answer this question, and Zhao Han naturally didn't really want to know the answer either.

After all, the road ahead is uncertain, and living even a second longer is a blessing.

"Why are you so depressed at such a young age?"

A very aged voice suddenly rang out in the hall, and everyone's expression changed. They immediately looked around warily. Li Hu remained silent for a while before shouting.

"Senior, there's no point in hiding in the shadows and scaring people."

"Hiding in the shadows? Hahaha..." The voice laughed twice, then said, "You kids are not strong enough to see me, yet you say I'm hiding. I, Zhang Tieshan, have always acted with integrity and uprightness. When have I ever hidden myself? Fine, fine, I'll show you what I'm made of."

As soon as the words were spoken, a phantom figure suddenly appeared on the largest and most luxurious chair above the main hall.

Upon seeing the figure, a glint flashed in Lin Min's eyes. "A soul body? Senior, you...?"

At the same time, everyone also thought of the name the other party had mentioned.

Zhang Tieshan?

Is there any connection between the Iron Mountain Sect and these two?

"You're right, I am indeed the sect leader of the Iron Mountain Sect, and now I'm a dead man?" the figure said nonchalantly. Then, before anyone could react, he chuckled slyly and continued.

"But the issue now is not whether I live or die, but whether you want to live or not."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Li Hu, even more decisive, stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

“Senior! Of course we want to live. If you know anything, please tell us quickly. We will pay our respects to you now. If you have any last words, we will definitely take care of them for you when we get out.”

Li Hu's kneeling attitude, which occurred without a frame, stunned everyone, even Zhang Tieshan remained silent for several seconds.

“You’re quite a special kid.” Zhang Tieshan coughed twice to ease the awkward atmosphere, then looked at everyone. “The solution is actually very simple. See those runes in the sky? Go and kill whatever’s inside them, and all the disasters will be eliminated.”

"Huh? Us?" Li Hu stood up from the ground, his expression puzzled. "Senior, have you been dead for too long and gone mad?"

"You're out of your mind!" Zhang Tieshan shouted angrily, then suddenly sighed. "I'm not making this up. After that child became a spirit, the power within him was extraordinary, reaching the level of a calamity-level spirit. If it hadn't been sealed in time, not only this Tieshan Sect, but all the inhabitants within hundreds of miles would probably have been polluted to death."

Upon hearing the words "Disaster-level Alien Spirit," Lin Min and the others' expressions changed. They were secretly relieved that they had suppressed their curiosity and not gone to take a look, otherwise they would probably be queuing up on the Bridge of Forgetfulness by now.

Disaster-level alien spirits, alien spirits above high-level alien spirits.

The levels of alien spirits are divided by the five major races, but the classification of alien spirits is not entirely based on the strength they possess. The extent to which they can influence other living beings is also a factor in the classification.

Disaster-level spirits possess strength roughly between the early and late stages of the Mountain Moving stage. They have the ability to influence the environment, and more inferior and superior spirits will gradually appear around them. They will use their power to continuously transform spirits, spreading the power of spirits layer by layer, causing the death and transformation of many living beings.

"No, uncle, you know that's a calamity-level alien spirit, but do you know what we are, little shrimps?" Li Hu pointed his thumb at his nose. He considered himself to have some self-awareness and dared not act recklessly like this.

“If I send you, you will naturally have a chance.”

As he spoke, Zhang Tieshan's soul became slightly more ethereal, but his voice continued.

"His skills have all been weakened by the formation. He no longer has the strength of the Mountain Moving Realm. At most, he is only at the peak of the Spirit Gathering Realm. With the few of you, it is possible to deal with him."

"All the high-level alien spirits in the Iron Mountain Sect are now due to his power. If we can eliminate him, those alien spirits will lose a lot of power in a short time. This time will be enough for you to leave."

"Easier said than done." Zhao Han muttered, frowning. It was as if they could accomplish something so easily with just a few words.

At this moment, Lin Min suddenly stepped forward and asked a question.

"Senior, before we came in, we met an old man who gave us some spiritual herbs, saying that they could be used to repair the formation. Is that true? If so, what should we do?"

"It's no use."