Only to see, in the depths of the altar, there was a vast underground space, churning with red light and flowing with scarlet magma everywhere.

The magma had gathered into a dark red lake, emitting billowing scorching smoke. At its very center floated a massive black rock, upon which stood eight black rock pillars.

Each rock pillar was riddled with dense cracks, within which seemed to flow scarlet magma, shimmering with flickering light. Embedded in the rock pillars were golden chains, all converging from the surrounding pillars towards the center of the rock.

There, a gaunt man with disheveled hair, as thin as a skeleton, was kneeling on the ground.

He was completely naked, so emaciated that he was practically just a layer of pale skin draped over a few slender bones. The eight golden chains pierced through his chest, abdomen, shoulders, and arms, firmly locking him in place.

Beneath the man, the ground was engraved with ancient runes, emanating waves of powerful sealing force.

Han Li's gaze darkened as he looked at the dim black hole, suddenly experiencing an illusion as if he were staring into a bottomless abyss of desire.

He shook his head, casting aside these distracting thoughts. Then, his eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but murmur in surprise.

For some reason, he felt that this formation was a little strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was so odd about it.

Just then, the gaunt man suddenly raised his head and met his gaze. On his ghostly pale face, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up, revealing a row of snow-white teeth in an exaggerated, somewhat bizarre smile.

Han Li was startled and immediately activated the Refining Spirit Art, but found nothing amiss, which put him at ease.

Everyone was so shocked by Han Li's earlier frenzy that no one noticed a wisp of black mist silently escaping from the edge of the black hole. After drifting near Lei Yuce and the others, it suddenly vanished.

Seeing that the crisis brought by Han Li had been resolved, Dao Yin Zhenren refocused his attention on the altar.

"Troublesome… In that case, let's put an end to it once and for all!"

He sighed and his gaze became exceptionally sharp again. He raised a hand and grabbed the yellow seal floating in the void.

A flash of blood light appeared in Dao Yin Zhenren's palm, and a drop of essence blood fell on the surface of the seal, immediately seeping into it.

Then, he began chanting rapidly. The inscriptions on the bottom of the seal flashed with yellow light, and waves of incomparably thick earth-attribute Law power emanated from it.

Dao Yin Zhenren used the blood refinement method to forcibly refine the restrictions within the seal and then began to fully activate the Five Elements Annihilation Formation.

The five immortal artifacts suspended high in the sky shone with unprecedented brilliance. The five people responsible for assisting in the activation of the formation, including Lei Yuce, had the Law power within their bodies pouring out like water being swallowed by a whale, absorbed into the formation.

At the same time, the layer of five-colored light covering the outside of the altar rapidly contracted, soon only enveloping the area within a few zhang of the altar.

Then, everyone witnessed an astonishing scene.

Within the light curtain, the already dilapidated altar, at the moment of being enveloped by the five-colored light, was like a scroll that had decayed for a thousand years, turning directly into a cloud of dust and dissipating at the slightest touch of the wind.

At the same time, the large hole on the altar also began to shatter and expand. The black mist that poured out of it, once entering the range of the light curtain, would directly turn into powder and dissipate like the altar.

"This is the true power of the Five Elements Annihilation Formation. Everything it covers returns to dust…" Qi Mozi murmured.

The five-colored light sphere slowly sank into the large hole in the altar, enveloping the black rock floating on the magma lake, along with the stone pillar restrictions and the gaunt man on top.

Within the light curtain, the black rock also began to gradually melt and be annihilated into powder, but the emaciated man whose body was pierced by eight golden chains had his gray hair in disarray and his face full of contempt. His body, however, did not immediately disintegrate.

Han Li stared intently at the emaciated man. Sensing his gaze, the man suddenly turned his head. This time, he made a face at Han Li.

Dao Yin Zhenren's expression tightened as he saw this. He pinched a hand seal and mobilized his immortal spiritual power to the extreme, unleashing it like a tidal wave.

The divine lamp talisman immediately erupted with golden light and burned with a "whoosh."

In the void, the talisman quickly turned to ashes, leaving only a solid mass of golden flame, which flew into the lamp of the Time Lamp and merged directly with the flame on the wick.

The flame of the Time Lamp trembled visibly, and then an extremely powerful wave burst forth from the lamp.

At the wick of the lamp, a golden lightning bolt entwined with flames flashed suddenly, instantly flying out of the lamp like a flying knife and crashing directly into the five-colored sphere.

With a loud "boom!"

Within the five-colored sphere, golden light surged, instantly merging with the five-colored light, completely obscuring the space within.

Within the large hole in the altar, various colored lights scattered, and the sounds of explosions were continuous. The sealing stone pillars, the golden chains, and the gaunt man were all submerged in the light, disappearing without a trace.

After a long time, the momentum within the five-colored sphere subsided, the light dissipated, and the void within was completely annihilated. Everything had disappeared, turning into a void.

With a soft "poof," the five-colored sphere, like a dream bubble, shattered on its own, creating a ring-shaped rainbow in the void before disappearing.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth. After sealing you for so long, I can finally annihilate you completely."

Dao Yin Zhenren watched this scene, his tense expression finally easing, and he let out a long breath, swaying slightly.

Lei Yuce and the other five were greatly relieved and sat down, panting heavily. After barely taking a pill, they continued to activate the restriction and control the surroundings.

Most of the Law power within their bodies had been absorbed, and their immortal spiritual power had been greatly depleted, which could be considered a significant loss of vitality. Fortunately, the result was not bad, and they finally completely eliminated that old demon.

"You were having a great time destroying the seals and snatching treasures all the way here. Now it's time to repay…" Dao Yin Zhenren turned his gaze to Han Li and the others, and said slowly.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd changed slightly.

Dao Yin Zhenren was a Da Luo cultivator, and he also possessed the Time Lamp. If he were to perform that five-colored sphere神通 again, the vast majority of these people would definitely have no chance of resisting.

Qi Mozi's gaze darkened, and his eyes moved back and forth between Dao Yin Zhenren and Han Li, as if he was calculating how to avoid conflict with the former and how to eliminate the latter, who was a potential endless threat.

Jiao San frowned and stood with Hu San. Both of them looked preoccupied.

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts and their minds were in turmoil, a sudden change occurred!

Dao Yin Zhenren took a step forward, about to walk towards Lei Yuce and the others, when a flash of white light suddenly appeared in his lower abdomen. A nearly transparent, narrow blade abruptly pierced out from it, bringing with it a spray of blood.

Dao Yin Zhenren's eyes widened in fury. He turned his hand and slapped towards the person behind him.

However, the figure behind him, having succeeded with his attack, had already retreated rapidly, dodging the palm strike and standing firm again in the distance.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden turn of events, all looking at the person with puzzled expressions.

Lei Yuce exclaimed in disbelief, "Wen Zhong, what are you doing?"

Wen Zhong, standing far behind Dao Yin Zhenren, heard this rebuke, and his usually composed face immediately became distorted. His eyes seemed to be filled with resentment.

His attack was so bizarre. It not only caught everyone off guard but also did not reveal any killing intent when he attacked, nor did it stir up the slightest spiritual power ripple.

Dao Yin Zhenren had just consumed a large amount of true essence to use the Five Elements Annihilation Formation to kill the demon. His mind was at its most relaxed after being extremely tense. In addition, he did not suspect Wen Zhong at all, which led to the success of the attack, causing him to be seriously injured.

"Haha… What am I doing? What do you think I'm doing? I want to kill this shameless old Daoist who is full of favoritism!" Wen Zhong's expression was manic, and he laughed incessantly.

"Why? Are you crazy! He is our sect master, and even more so, our teacher…" Lei Yuce still couldn't understand and said angrily.

"Since he is both your and my teacher, why did he only pass on to you even a Heavenly Sword Formation that has already been passed down in disorder? Beside you, Lei Yuce, I can only ever be a shadow that is obscured by the light. I can only ever be an accompaniment. It's so unfair. I'm not willing, I'm not willing…" Wen Zhong repeated "I'm not willing" over and over again, his voice hysterical.

"Wen Zhong, you…" Lei Yuce couldn't hide the pain in his expression and said.

Dao Yin Zhenren's face was pale, and his expression was even more unsightly. The transparent crystal knife pierced the position extremely sinisterly. He slowly pulled out the transparent crystal knife that had pierced his dantian and spat out a mouthful of blood, indicating that he had suffered no minor injury.

Lei Yuce saw this, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes. He was about to continue scolding Wen Zhong to wake him up, but Dao Yin Zhenren stopped him.

"I have long known that Wen Zhong has grievances in his heart, and I have spoken to him about it privately. I originally thought that I had resolved the knot in his heart, but I didn't expect that he still harbored resentment, which gave that demon an opportunity to take advantage of." Dao Yin Zhenren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said.

"Master, what are you saying?" Lei Yuce asked in confusion and surprise.

"The demon cultivates the Law of Mind Demons and is best at mobilizing the ghostly places of the human heart, infinitely amplifying the gaps within them. At this moment, Wen Zhong seems to have fallen into his path." Dao Yin Zhenren sighed and said.

Han Li's heart trembled when he heard this, and he seemed to realize something.

"Haha, haha… Happy, happy, this knife today finally relieves the hatred in my heart for so many years!" Wen Zhong's laughter became even more manic, and his face became even more ferocious.