Chapter 425 Wooden Chest

The Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation was a secret that the Crimson Firmament Sect did not pass down.

Under the joint efforts of these hundreds of elite disciples, although the power they displayed was less than one percent of the Scarlet Firmament Sect's grand formation, the battle prowess they displayed on Lu Houde's three Great Evolution Realm experts was enough to overwhelm Xu Han and the others.

Everyone had already planted a deadlock between themselves, so they naturally didn't have much to say at this moment. A great battle was about to break out.

Xu Han met Lu Houde, Yan Zhan met Hu Man'er, and Ning Zhumang met Xing Zhen.

For a moment, within the barrier activated by the sword command, flames howled, and sword shadows shone like rays of light.

One had to know that these four people were all elders of the Crimson Firmament Sect. Although they were both experts of the Great Evolution Realm, their cultivation levels were slightly higher than those of ordinary Great Evolution Realm experts. This was the advantage of being from a famous sect. Whether it was the gifts they received from the sect or the cultivation methods they cultivated, their strength was much stronger than that of cultivators in the same realm in a certain sense.

Of course, regardless of whether it was Yan Zhan or Ning Zhumang, one of them came from the Devil Heaven Sect, which was one of the three sects, and the other was the head of the Great Zhou's number one sect, the Exquisite Pavilion. Whether it was cultivation methods or cultivation realms, compared to the three of them, they were all at a disadvantage.

Although under the support of the Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation, Yan Zhan and Ning Zhumang's strength had greatly increased, they were still able to barely cope.

But in comparison, Xu Han was not so lucky.

Regardless of whether it was a fortuitous encounter or the foundation he obtained, Xu Han believed that he was not inferior to any cultivator. However, he was only at the Heavenly Hunt Realm after all. He was two whole realms inferior to Lu Houde. From the very beginning, this kind of battle was not fair at all. Moreover, with the support of the Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation, Lu Houde's cultivation had almost reached the half-step Immortal Realm. In his hands, Xu Han only had the ability to resist and did not have the ability to retaliate.

Under the sight of Baiyu Xi, Xu Han's face was already ashen. His clothes were shattered, and some of his exposed skin was covered in scorched marks.

Strangely enough, even though Lu Houde hated Xu Han to the bone, he had stopped repeatedly despite killing Xu Han several times.

Xu Han blocked a roaring fireball with his sword light and retreated several zhang. At this time, Ning Zhumang and Yan Zhan were also defeated by the Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation and retreated to Xu Han's side.

Similarly, neither Hu Man'er nor Xing Zhen chose to kill the three of them at this moment.

Xu Han's heart sank when he saw the three of them walking over with a sinister smile. "Looks like the Crimson Firmament Sect wants to torture us before they kill us," he said.

However, when he said this, Yan Zhan was like a mouthful of blood. He said, "They don't have such thoughts. They want to force Master Wei to take action."

"Huh?" Xu Han was stunned. He raised his sword and stood up. He looked coldly at the three people slowly walking towards him. He was not in a hurry to make a move.

He was waiting for Yan Zhan to finish.

"The barrier created by the sword command can only withstand the true essence fluctuations of cultivators below the Earthly Immortal Realm. Therefore, the party who initiated the sword command cannot send out an immortal unless …"

"Unless we have an immortal to attack first." Ning Zhumang also stood up at that time. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and took Yan Zhan's words.

"Smart." Yan Zhan smiled faintly at him.

"We cannot let them succeed." Hearing this, Xu Han also came back to his senses.

Although his grudge with the Crimson Firmament Sect was extremely deep, in the final analysis, the thing the Crimson Firmament Sect wanted the most from them was the Golden Crow True Fire in Master Wei's hand.

The real purpose behind this sword command was clearly Master Wei. Although Master Wei had recovered quite a bit from that great battle, Xu Han did not think that Master Wei, who was no match for the Sect Leader before, would be able to fight against him at this moment.

"Of course not." Yan Zhan was right. Master Wei had saved his life. Previously, because of the battle outside the Royal City, Master Wei was seriously injured. He already felt guilty, so he was naturally unwilling to let the other party succeed.

At that time, the three of them exchanged glances and saw a strong determination in each other's eyes.

As for Lu Houde and the others who were walking over, they naturally heard the conversation between the three of them very clearly.

However, there was not the slightest fear or unease on their faces. Instead, the smile on their faces was stronger than a single breath.

"Do you think that old man will watch you die, or will he come to save you?" Lu Houde suddenly stopped ten feet away from Xu Han and the others and said with a sinister smile.

Naturally, Xu Han and the others did not waste any time talking to him. At that time, the three of them activated their true essence and sword intent. Xu Han was even prepared to release the demonic beast's true spirit. Master Wei's condition was truly not optimistic. Xu Han did not want him to take this risk.

When Lu Houde saw the three of them acting like this, his eyes immediately lit up with a cold light.

At that time, one of his hands reached out and shouted, "Array up!"

At that time, the hundred plus disciples behind him all responded, and raging true essence flowed out of their bodies and condensed into the air above the palm that extended towards Lu Houde.

As a result, the phantom of a divine bird bathed in fire suddenly appeared. It let out a loud and long cry, causing the heavens and earth to instantly quieten down.

The Vermillion Bird Divine Bird's body became even more solid and enormous as the true essence of the surrounding disciples poured in. In just ten breaths of time, it had turned into a size of ten zhang.

It spread its wings, and Xu Han and the others were instantly enveloped in that shadow. The power contained within the Divine Bird's body was also extremely boundless, and under that pressure, Xu Han and the others faintly felt that their breathing was blocked.

When the divine bird had condensed, Lu Houde felt that he was confident of victory.

He glanced at the courtyard behind Xu Han and the others and asked coldly, "What, aren't you going to make a move?"

"It doesn't matter. I'll go find you after I kill them!"

With that, he waved his hand and the giant Vermillion Bird let out a long cry, rushing towards Xu Han and the others.

Naturally, Xu Han and the others weren't the ones who were surrendered. For a moment, the golden sword shadow, the cold iron chain, and the white lion spirit were all summoned by the three of them and charged towards the divine bird.

However, the power of the divine bird was truly beyond their expectations. With just a slight touch, the things they summoned were burned to ashes under the divine bird's wings.

Regardless of whether it was the Frost Iron Chain or the white lion phantom, they were both True Spirits of Yan Zhan and Ning Zhumang. They were connected to the Heart God. At this moment, the two of them who had been defeated all turned pale and spat out a mouthful of blood from their mouths.

Although Xu Han was fine, seeing the divine bird's overwhelming attack, Xu Han finally gritted his teeth and was about to summon his demonic beast True Spirit to fight against it.

"Sigh …"

But at that moment, a long sigh came from all directions.

Xu Han's eyes narrowed as he saw a pitch-black object rapidly falling from the Vermillion Bird's head.

That thing's speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived at an altitude of less than ten zhang above the Vermillion Bird's head.

Xu Han recognized that thing…

At that time, the wooden chest on Master Wei 's back…

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