Only three seconds? He's already the Lord of All Realms, so it doesn't matter.

"Form ranks!"

Seeing that the two were handling the situation relatively easily, the green-robed priest gave a command, and more than ten temple guardians gathered around him.

Everyone took out a bronze mirror from their pockets and aimed the mirror at the bright sun in the sky.

When the sunlight shone on the ancient bronze mirror, it lingered for a moment before reflecting off and projecting its light onto the blue-robed ritual performer at the center of the formation.

He immediately detonated several talismans, from which a strange blue light emanated, absorbing the incoming radiance and condensing into a giant spider web in mid-air.

Ye Xuan stared at the spider web in the air, and when he extended his senses, he clearly encountered obstacles.

At the same time, each attempt to break through would cause a jolt in their senses. This restraint was not strong for their own senses, but it might be strong for their physical bodies.

Ye Xuan simply gave up resisting, letting his hands hang down at his sides, quietly watching the spider web in the sky envelop them.

The spider web binds the two people, drawing their strength from them and gradually numbing them.

Chen Qinghe, whose cultivation level was only at the Qi Refining stage, found it extremely difficult as soon as he encountered the spider web, and fine beads of sweat covered his forehead.

Ye Xuan used his own spiritual power to attach a layer to him, which relieved some of the pressure, but as time went on, it was ultimately of no use.

"..."

Seeing this, the green-robed priest waved his hand, and the eerie mist in the center of the formation dissipated.

"Sir, what's going on?"

One of the temple protectors closest to him asked, not understanding why this lord withdrew his formation at the crucial moment. Clearly, if only half an hour had passed, the two people on the ground would have had their spiritual energy drained and fainted.

Who knew that the man in the green robe was confident of victory and told the others to put away their bronze mirrors.

"They are already fish on the chopping block; there's no need to apply any more magic."

After saying that, he jumped down from the roof and slowly walked up to Ye Xuan and the other person.

Among the dozen or so people on this trip, one who was quite familiar with the ritual said:

"Sir, you've fallen back into your old habits!"

Taking advantage of a lull in the fighting, the group huddled together. "Tell me in detail," one of them said.

"Not long ago last month, I went on a mission with this gentleman in green robes to hunt bird demons in the mountains."

The protector who had spoken paused, thought for a moment, and then continued:

"This man is strong-willed and has always disdained tactics of bullying the weak with the many."

There were clearly five people traveling together, but he insisted on going into battle alone, resulting in the bird demon escaping while on the verge of death...

"If we hadn't had a backup plan, we would have been severely reprimanded by the High Priest!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the people around him cast approving glances, and one of them couldn't help but remind him:

"Then shouldn't we go and try to stop them? This order is no ordinary one!"

Just as everyone was about to set off, they were determined to delay the ritual performed by the man in green robes and deliver a heavy blow to Ye Xuan and his companion.

But the protector who spoke first stopped him, saying, "I don't think there's any need to panic."

"Previously, the bird demon lived in the mountains and forests, and was able to escape by relying on the terrain."

"This false immortal is already at his last gasp, and with more than ten of us, why should we fear his dying counterattack?"

Some people in the crowd wanted to say something, but considering that the green-robed priest was of a much higher status than them, they could only swallow their words. After all, they were going to live and die together on this journey, and if something really happened, they wouldn't be alone on the road to the underworld...

During the exchange between the Dharma protectors, the monk in the green robe also arrived in front of Ye Xuan.

"This seat is the one in the royal ancestral hall, adorned in blue robes, and stands tall and majestic."

Throughout my life, I have acted with integrity and uprightness. If you are willing to kneel before the image of the immortals and repent, perhaps you may be allowed to rest in peace.

Repentance? Ye Xuan's expression faltered slightly, and he instead attacked the pain that Ye Xuan had boasted about.

"Is bullying the few considered fair and just? Besides, you are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, while I have a Qi Refining child with me."

Yan Gaosong frowned upon hearing this. "Hmph, you think you can defeat me in a one-on-one fight?"

"certainly."

Ye Xuan said firmly, and Yan Gaosong gradually suppressed the anger that was showing on his face.

"Very well! Then I will give you a fair chance, and show you what true immortality is, and what it means to be a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

He immediately distanced himself from Ye Xuan. Although he remembered that the high priest had said before they set off that this person's cultivation was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, which was equivalent to his own, he had already had his spiritual power drained and was at the Perfection Realm. Yan Gaosong did not take him seriously.

Upon hearing this, the other guardians, though puzzled, dared not question the decision of the green-robed priest. They simply shifted their positions quietly, tightening the encirclement to prevent the two from escaping.

Chen Qinghe nervously grabbed Ye Xuan's clothes, her little face full of worry.

Ye Xuan gently patted the back of his hand, signaling him to step back a few steps. Then he stood up on the asphalt pavement of the street and looked at Yan Gaosong not far away.

"OK."

Ye Xuan took a step forward, his aura receding. Yan Gaosong could now confirm that he didn't have much power left, at most 20%, no more than 20%...

Without exchanging many words, Yan Gaosong launched the first attack!

A magical artifact resembling a leather whip appeared in his hand, with sharp spikes on its body. It was two zhang long and was being activated with spiritual power, heading straight for Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan neither dodged nor evaded, but simply unleashed a palm strike. His palm was filled with the swirling of blue and white energy, and faintly accompanied by the sounds of wind and thunder.

A whirlwind of blue light swept out and collided with the whip that Yan Gaosong was swinging.

When the two collided, the whip naturally became more powerful, instantly scattering the weak blue whirlwind, and the remaining whip force attacked Ye Xuan.

He had no choice but to keep using his movement techniques to dodge and weave, finally managing to put a two-meter distance between himself and Yan Gaosong before stopping.

Yan Gaosong's eyes were full of disdain. Although it was still a somewhat unfair victory, so what?

A win is a win, and a loss is a loss!

"Have you changed your mind? If you are willing to go before the statue of the deity now to repent..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Gaosong opened his eyes wide, staring in disbelief at the changes in Ye Xuan not far away.

Suddenly, his simple Taoist robe began to circulate with a blue and white aura, and the radiance grew stronger and stronger, gradually enveloping his entire body.

An invisible suction force emanated from his Taoist robe, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a hundred feet was frantically surging into his body!

Before Yan Gaosong could have any other thoughts, the blue and white aura that lingered on his Taoist robe gradually dissipated.

Ye Xuan unleashed his full spiritual power, revealing that he had returned to his peak state!

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing that his cultivation had returned to its peak at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, Yan Gaosong panicked. He hurriedly tried to fly back to the position of the array eye in mid-air, but a voice came from behind him.

"Didn't you choose the one-on-one option?"

Having said that, a tiny white light once again appeared at Ye Xuan's fingertip. Within that light, and in Yan Gaosong's unblinking gaze, a slender willow branch could be vaguely seen swaying in the breeze...