"Time is short, let's begin too," Su Yueze said to Chai Jingyuan and the other two, seeing Li Xuan shoot up into the sky. Then, he moved and immediately shot towards a ball of spiritual light that Li Xuan had mentioned earlier.
Although these balls of spiritual light flew rapidly in mid-air, Su Yueze and the other three had locked onto them after Li Xuan's guidance. Now, there was no need to search again.
At this moment, Li Xuan looked at a ball of spiritual light in the left corner and instantly mobilized the full power of his physical body to grab it with one hand.
Whoosh!
As if sensing Li Xuan's capture, this ball of spiritual light instantly shot far away. Seeing this, Li Xuan's lips curved slightly. During his earlier divine sense perception, Li Xuan had discovered that this ball of spiritual light was the same as those other balls of spiritual light that he could not see through.
However, wherever this ball of spiritual light passed, the other balls of spiritual light would shift their trajectories, as if encountering an emperor and not daring to be presumptuous in its presence. Li Xuan naturally noticed this.
Li Xuan believed that the contents within this ball of spiritual light would definitely not be inferior to those in the other balls of spiritual light. It was even highly possible that it was the Lingxiao Nine Treasures Aperture.
And the current actions of this ball of spiritual light further strengthened Li Xuan's initial thoughts. Then, he moved, and the Carefree Steps were instantly unleashed, rapidly shooting towards this locked ball of spiritual light.
"Phew, I'm exhausted! I didn't expect capturing this thing to be more tiring than fighting a battle," Song Wuwen said as he landed, having already captured the ball of spiritual light Li Xuan had pointed to, complaining about his exhaustion. His words were met with slight nods from Su Yueze and the other two.
Clearly, from the difficulty of the capture, Su Yueze and the other three knew that the contents within the current balls of spiritual light must be much stronger than those in the previous ones.
"Look, why is Fifth Brother chasing that ball of spiritual light relentlessly?" He Xidong said, looking at Li Xuan in mid-air with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Perhaps, the contents of this ball of spiritual light are making Fifth Brother very eager," Su Yueze replied, looking up and thinking.
"I hope Fifth Brother hurries, time is running out," Chai Jingyuan said with some worry after glancing at the clock.
At this moment, Li Xuan, who was closely pursuing the ball of spiritual light, willed his mind. The spiritual energy within his body intertwined and instantly formed a spiritual energy barrier, intercepting the ball of spiritual light in front of him. Then, four confinement formations quickly appeared around it, locking it firmly within.
"Now, let's see how you escape!" Li Xuan said with a relaxed smile, watching the ball of spiritual light dart around within the barrier. Then, Li Xuan directly extended his left hand and grabbed the ball of spiritual light.
However, when Li Xuan grabbed the ball of spiritual light, a tremendous force almost shook his left hand away.
Seeing this, Li Xuan immediately channeled all his strength into his left hand. Li Xuan's physical body was now extremely powerful. The ball of spiritual light, which had been struggling violently, was finally held firmly in Li Xuan's grasp after he increased his effort.
However, the intermittent surges of immense power also made Li Xuan inwardly astonished.
Buzz.
The moment Li Xuan grasped the ball of spiritual light, a buzzing sound echoed from high in the sky. The surrounding beams of light instantly transformed into a hundred streams of spiritual light, each shooting into the bodies of everyone present.
As this spiritual light entered his body, Li Xuan immediately felt a vast amount of spiritual energy surge within him. This spiritual energy then rapidly flowed to his dantian and finally settled down.
Li Xuan found that with the appearance of this spiritual energy, his depleted spiritual power was instantly restored. Moreover, Li Xuan had an illusion that as long as he absorbed this spiritual energy, he would not be far from a breakthrough.
"Fifth Brother, you finally succeeded," Song Wuwen said, looking at the ball of spiritual light in Li Xuan's hand.
"Yes. Fifth Brother, why did you keep chasing just this one ball of spiritual light? With your discernment, you could have chosen another," He Xidong echoed, nodding, and then asked in confusion.
Li Xuan smiled upon hearing this and said, "If we give up when faced with difficulties, is that something we should do? Moreover, didn't I succeed?"
"That's true. Hmm, Fifth Brother, you can put this ball of spiritual light into your storage ring. The power on it will naturally be sealed. And once you leave this Azure Sky Illusion, this thing will lose its momentum, and you can open it then."
Su Yueze nodded and then looked at the ball of spiritual light still struggling in Li Xuan's hand.
"That simple? Alright. I'll give it a try." Li Xuan was stunned and nodded only after seeing that the balls of spiritual light in the hands of Su Yueze and the other three had disappeared. He willed his mind and instantly put the ball of spiritual light in his hand into the Prison Suppressing Ring.
Just as Li Xuan was about to ask when they would leave, a pulling force instantly assailed him. In the blink of an eye, Li Xuan and Su Yueze and the others all vanished from the Azure Sky Illusion.
Hmm?
At this moment, as Li Xuan placed the ball of spiritual light into the Prison Suppressing Ring, among the eight beams of light in the main peak square of the Azure Hall, An Batian slightly frowned, then immediately relaxed, a smile appearing on his lips.
"Huh? We're out." After the dizziness in his mind disappeared, Li Xuan looked around. Finding himself back in the main peak square of the Azure Hall, he spoke.
"Yes. Generally, after the acquisition of the balls of spiritual light concludes, the Azure Sky Illusion will also close. Following this will be the challenge of the Seven Sages and Ten Virtuous Ones. I wonder if anyone will challenge those individuals this time."
Su Yueze, standing beside Li Xuan, nodded slightly, then shifted his gaze to the sixteen figures standing in front of the seven major areas, and slowly spoke.
"Challenging them... I'm afraid, no one will," Li Xuan replied, also looking up. The overwhelming aura emanating from those sixteen figures made even Li Xuan feel a trace of reverence.
Seeing this, Su Yueze smiled and said, "But before that, let's first think about how our Seventh Peak's Holy Son will be decided."
As his voice fell, Su Yueze and the other three all shifted their gaze to the last seat of the Seven Sages.
Although Su Yueze and the other three, along with Li Xuan, had become newly appointed elders due to the reopening of the Seventh Peak's gates, it did not affect the five of them becoming the Holy Son of the Seventh Peak. This special status was permissible due to the extraordinary circumstances.
For a moment, all five fell silent.