As for the one hundred mages in front, they came from a relatively weak small tribe. The wealth they obtained should be enough to meet their needs.

The woman in the green dress looked normal, as if she didn't hear what Ku Yao and the others said, but her eyes narrowed slightly inadvertently, revealing a look that seemed like she was neither drunk nor present, and yet she was distant.

Ku Yao and his companions looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to shut up and stop expressing their opinions.

After a full quarter of an hour, the nearly 100 monks still climbed to one-third of the top of the mountain. At this time, the woman finally gave the order:
"You two will each send a hundred tribesmen to participate in this operation, and remove the remaining restrictions. Before we can fully control the entire mountain, no one is allowed to enter this place without permission."

"Yes, sir. We will follow Master Le's instructions in everything." The two leaders were delighted and quickly conveyed the instructions to their relatives and disciples in their respective tribes through telepathy.

Then, another two hundred monks stepped into the mysterious peak without hesitation. Like tigers descending from the mountain, they frantically searched for any possible treasures.

"It seems that these are all we have. My magic power can no longer sustain. Activate the restriction." In a corner of Huanglong Mountain, the old man surnamed Ma's voice sounded low and firm.

"Oh! What a pity. Not a single great master of the Mulan people fell into the trap." The bald-browed man sighed, seeming to feel a little regretful about the result.

However, just as he finished speaking, a loud "boom" sound gradually spread from the top of the mountain to the entire mountain, and every part of the top of the mountain began to tremble.

This sudden change caused the faces of the 300 monks who were searching for treasure on the top of the mountain to change suddenly. Without any other commands, they immediately scattered and rushed in all directions.

Among them, three Jindan stage cultivators, relying on their powerful cultivation base, escaped at an incredibly fast speed and flew dozens of feet away in almost an instant.

However, no matter how fast they were, they could not escape the coverage of the formation in a short period of time.

All kinds of colored lights flickered on the mountain peaks, and the fog that had dissipated around them spread out again. In a blink of an eye, thick green fog rolled up and covered the sky, turning the vast area with Huanglong Mountain as the core into a sea of ​​fog again.

Faced with the scene before them, the tall and thin monk and Ku Yao's faces suddenly became extremely ugly, even turning ashen.

The green-shirted woman sitting on the back of the giant beast still had eyes as cold as ice, and her brows were not even wrinkled at all.

"It turns out that this was an elaborate conspiracy. It's really a pity. If we hadn't asked Brother Gu to take action at the beginning, perhaps we could continue to hide our identities and play a greater role." The woman surnamed Le stared for a moment and uttered cold and ruthless words.

“Master Le, our colleagues in there…” Ku Yao clenched his fists, stared at the sea of ​​fog, and said with gritted teeth.

The Jindan stage cultivator who had just led the team to charge into battle was his most respected descendant. Unfortunately, he was trapped in the enemy's formation and his life or death was uncertain.

In his anxiety, the leader couldn't help but want to rescue them.

"Don't waste your energy. With the strength of the other party's Nascent Soul stage cultivators, it is a piece of cake to deal with several Jindan stage opponents in the large formation. They must have already met with an accident." The green-shirted woman glanced at Ku Yao and said in a flat tone.

"If that's the case, Master Le, let me be the vanguard in breaking the formation! I will release the essence of the fire spirit and destroy the formation in one fell swoop. Then I will kill everyone in the formation one by one!" After Ku Yao's face changed several times, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he said firmly.

"Fire Spirit Essence? All right. Since you have made up your mind, I will let the giant rhinoceros assist you in completing the task. However, it is best to save your Fire Spirit Essence for the critical moment. In addition, be sure to pay close attention to the young monk who eliminated Mr. Tianku. I suspect that he is the mysterious figure who destroyed the physical body of Master Mu of the Tianfeng tribe. If this is true, the other party's magical powers are extraordinary, and he is good at using the weird and unpredictable blue magic flame. If you are not careful, you may suffer from his ambushes." The woman nodded slightly and warned with a serious look.

"That practitioner who ruined Master Mu's life? We learned that he is good at the legendary Thunder Escape Technique, and this seems to be true." The tall and thin mage's face turned stern after hearing this, and there was even a hint of fear in his eyes.

“Master Wen, facing this kind of practitioner who is good at close combat, your skills seem quite awkward. You must be alert and don’t confront him easily. Let me deal with him. The ‘Soft Wind Technique’ that I practice is definitely not inferior to the opponent’s Thunder Escape in terms of speed. Even if the opponent’s magic flame and golden arc are powerful, they will not be able to take effect as long as they are not allowed to get close. As for other magical powers, he is only a practitioner in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, how can he be compared with me?” The woman said with a look of lightning and a hint of pride in her tone.

"That's great. Let Master Le handle this person. Master Le once had a fierce competition with the Tuwu people's 'Saint Tianlan', and that person is naturally no match for her." The tall and thin mage felt relieved after hearing this. It was obvious that he had full confidence in this green-shirted woman.

"Hmph, Saint Tianlan!" The woman, who was originally as calm as water, suddenly became extremely gloomy when she heard the name of Saint Tianlan.

Hearing this cold snort, the tall and thin mage couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Only then did he realize that Master Le had always been ashamed of his defeat by Saint Tianlan and was extremely disgusted when others mentioned this matter.

"This...actually..."

The tall and thin mage hesitated and tried to change the subject, but the woman in green suddenly waved her hand and her face regained its cold expression:

"Okay, the most urgent thing right now is to break the formation. No need to say anything else. Let's start setting up the formation and attack!"

"Yes, sir!" The tall and thin monk felt relieved and answered respectfully.

……

"thump"

In the depths of the pitch-black sea of ​​fog, a headless body of a Jindan-stage mage fell heavily to the ground.

A figure flashed in the thick fog not far away, and Chen Yun, with green light emitting from his whole body, appeared there silently. He glanced at the corpse in the distance, stretched out his hand, and a green light swirled over the corpse and then flew back into his hand.

He walked forward a few steps slowly, picked up the mage's storage bag, and after a careful inspection, a look of disappointment appeared on his face. There were still only some worn-out items in the storage bag, and no clues about spiritual arts were found.

Chen Yun frowned, remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly.

At this moment, the sound of passionate war drums suddenly rang out outside the sea of ​​fog, and several powerful spiritual power fluctuations rose into the sky from the war drums.

Immediately afterwards, a low beast roar like thunder shook the heaven and earth, causing the green mist in the sea of ​​fog to churn involuntarily.

Chen Yun looked calm as he observed the changes around him calmly. Then he raised his head and looked out of the fog, his eyes flashing with a thoughtful gleam.

However, after a moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of sarcasm. There is a problem with the service, please try again later. The bald-browed man sighed deeply, and then turned to ask the old man surnamed Ma with concern: "I never thought that the Mulan people were so cautious. Although we successfully eliminated these magicians, from the current situation, it seems that we have not been able to damage their foundation. Then the next battle will be mainly a head-on confrontation. Brother Ma, you just used the magic weapon 'Hidden Sky Flag' to cover half of the mountaintop. I wonder if your magic power can still support it?"

The old man surnamed Ma stroked his beard and replied calmly: "I deliberately retained some of my magic power. Although I may not be able to completely defeat the enemy by then, it should not be a problem to entangle a Mulan master."

The bald-browed man breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "That's good. Fellow Daoist Chen and I will deal with the other enemies together. Fellow Daoist Bu should have recovered some of his strength. I have ordered my monks that if the situation is urgent, they should also send Brother Bu, who is recuperating, to fight."

The old man surnamed Ma nodded slightly to show his agreement: "This is the only way for now. But the giant beast may be quite troublesome, and we can't be distracted to take care of other things. It may be difficult to deal with it with the Jindan stage cultivation." He used his spiritual sense to sense the huge beast outside the formation from afar, and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

The bald-browed man coughed and said helplessly: "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we have limited manpower, so we can only let the Murong brothers use the forbidden formation to restrain it for a while. The thunder attribute skills they practice are the most powerful among the Jindan stage cultivators. Even if the behemoth is so tenacious, I believe it will produce some effect." There was a hint of uncertainty in his tone, and it was obvious that he was not very confident in this plan.

The old man surnamed Ma could only reluctantly accept this plan and said worriedly: "This is the only way."

At this moment, a green light suddenly flashed in the green mist, and then a dazzling beam shot out from it. After circling for a while, it seemed to sense the presence of the two people and rushed towards this side.

"My two fellow Taoists, it seems that the Mulan people are really planning to launch an attack. Are you ready to meet the enemy?" The green light gradually dissipated, and Chen Yun's figure appeared, and he asked the two with a smile.

The bald-browed man smiled and recounted the previous plan in detail to Chen Yun.

Chen Yun frowned slightly when he heard about the giant beast, but then immediately relaxed his brows and said, "This giant beast is indeed quite threatening. It is a species that only appeared in ancient times. It is really puzzling where the Mulan people got this giant beast. Let's do everything according to Brother Lu's advice."

The bald-browed man chuckled and said respectfully, "This time we will have to rely on Brother Chen's magical powers."

Chen Yun touched his nose and responded calmly: "This matter concerns the safety of the entire Tiannan region. Chen will naturally do his best. However, I am afraid that the enemy is too strong, and I am afraid that I am willing but unable to do it!"

Now that he has demonstrated his strength, Chen Yun will no longer be too modest at this moment. There is a problem with the service. Please try again later.

"Chen really doesn't deserve such a favor. My limited magical powers are far less profound and vast than you two imagine. I hope you can maintain a rational and objective understanding of Chen's strength." Chen Yun turned his gaze to the old man, the corners of his lips slightly raised, revealing an intriguing smile.

"Haha, no matter what, Brother Chen is definitely not an ordinary early-stage cultivator. His magical powers are far stronger than mine and Friend Ma. This battle... Oh, those Mulan people seem to have launched an attack." The bald-browed man also intended to improve his friendship with Chen Yun, but his face suddenly changed halfway through his words, his tone took a sharp turn for the worse, and his eyes quickly looked into the distance.

Following the bald-browed man's words, Chen Yun and the old man immediately became alert and turned to look in the direction of the army of mages.

In the direction of the army of mages, a faint red light could be seen, and a red glow like a burning cloud covered the sky. In the red glow, dozens of huge fireballs like the scorching sun were gradually forming.

"What on earth is this?" The old man surnamed Ma obviously saw such a scene for the first time, and asked in surprise.

"This is the spiritual formation performed by the mages. This formation allows many mages to replace the traditional formation flags and array plates and quickly form a magic formation. However, it usually requires a high-level mage to preside over the formation to exert its power. Judging from the size of these fireballs, it is very likely that the mage who was good at fire-attributed techniques yesterday was controlling them." The bald-browed man explained solemnly.

"Spiritual Art Array!" The old man surnamed Ma repeated the word in a low voice, with a trace of surprise still on his face. Although he still had many questions to ask, considering that it was not the right time, he temporarily held back and stopped asking.

"The three of us should enter the formation as soon as possible to look for opportunities. Before fighting with the opponent's Nascent Soul cultivators, we should kill as many low-level mages as possible." Chen Yun retracted his gaze and said calmly.

"good idea!"

The old man and the big man agreed with this.

So the bald-browed man gathered several other Jindan stage cultivators, explained everything to them one by one, and then led everyone to jump into the fog, including Ying Ning.

Chen Yun secretly sent them a message to give them some instructions.

Afterwards, Chen Yun's figure disappeared in the fog.

……

At this moment, outside the fog, some Mulan tribe mages were divided into dozens of teams, arranged in mysterious formations. They held bright red fire-attributed magic weapons in their hands, raised them high, and cast spells to gather the surrounding fire-attributed spiritual energy.

A hundred feet above their heads, dozens of huge fireballs were swirling and spinning, releasing extremely hot temperatures, making the mages below feel dry-mouthed and dizzy. However, they still gritted their teeth and persisted, their whole bodies soaked with sweat. (End of this chapter)