Among the five tamed beasts, only the Azure Jade Ginseng King had undergone the Seven-rank True Spirit Tribulation, while the others had all reached the sixth-tier, possessing outstanding Aptitude, several times stronger than ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivators.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix even had the Aptitude of a Seven-rank True Spirit, but it had not yet grown to the point where it needed to undergo the True Spirit Thunder Tribulation.
The Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon was at the sixth-tier Peak, only one step away from undergoing the True Spirit Thunder Tribulation.
With their combined strength, using the Five Elements Grand Formation formed by five six-tier spirit treasures, it was more than enough to deal with a Void Refining Great Power.
What Li Mu was worried about was himself; he had to face a Void Refining expert while also dividing his Primordial Spirit to participate in the formation of the five tamed beasts.
If there was even a slight mishap, it would be like an old man eating arsenic, seeking his own death.
For safety, the only option now was to use the Painting World Treasure Mansion, a seven-tier Immortal Cave Magic Treasure, to fight the enemy.
However, the Painting World Treasure Mansion was currently in the process of upgrading, and using it to trap an enemy would incur too great a cost, affecting its advancement.
At the same time, the Painting World Treasure Mansion contained a large number of Advanced spiritual plants, and using it to trap a Void Refining Great Power would likely result in incalculable losses.
Li Mu took a deep breath, his mood a little heavy; unless it was absolutely necessary, he was still unwilling to use the Painting World Treasure Mansion to trap an enemy.
...
Time flew by.
The Earth Element Spirit Ship rapidly shuttled through the air like a streak of light, with two swift shadows, one black and one red, pursuing closely behind, refusing to give up.
Half an hour passed, and the thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones powering the Earth Element Spirit Ship were almost completely depleted.
"His Spirit Ship is failing! Die!"
Yin Jiong Old Ancestor was overjoyed, increasing his speed again.
With a wave of his large hand, he released a black demonic blade, fiercely slashing towards the Spirit Ship ahead.
Just then, five Spirit Swords of different colors flew out from the Spirit Ship, quickly merging into one, transforming into a Five Elements Giant Sword, and arrived swiftly.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, the black demonic blade and the Five Elements Giant Sword collided fiercely.
Although Yin Jiong Old Ancestor's black demonic blade was only a sixth-tier demonic artifact, it was propelled by a Void Refining Old Ancestor, and its power was enough to rival a higher-tier Magic Treasure.
The Five Elements Giant Sword, on the other hand, was hastily formed by five six-tier Spirit Swords, and Li Mu's Cultivation Base was not yet sufficient to fully unleash their power.
However, this did not mean that the collision of these two Magic Treasures would be weakened.
On the contrary, the two blades and swords crashed fiercely together, generating a huge energy fluctuation, and the air was drawn out, forming a massive vacuum vortex.
The entire sky paused, as if about to shatter, and powerful forces spread out, instantly destroying the mountains, trees, and everything below.
The Earth Element Spirit Ship was also sent flying far away.
The Five Elements Giant Sword instantly disintegrated, and the sword spirits were severely wounded by the black demonic blade, sent flying out and scattering into five streaks of light in various directions.
Yin Jiong Old Ancestor was overjoyed, urging the black demonic blade, wanting to press the attack and cleave the Spirit Ship in half while he had the advantage.
Xue Ming Old Ancestor, who was behind him, was not to be outdone, following closely.
His Blood Origin Law Domain transformed into a large hand, reaching out to grab the Earth Element Spirit Ship, intending to drain the blood essence of the people and tamed beasts within the Spirit Ship.
However, at this moment, a miraculous scene occurred: the Spirit Ship seemed to be enveloped in a Years Domain of time acceleration, abruptly descending rapidly towards the mountain range below, while the black demonic blade and the blood-colored large hand both experienced a stagnation in speed.
The attacks of the two Void Refining Old Ancestors also missed.
Inside the Earth Element Spirit Ship, Li Mu held the six-tier spirit treasure, the Time Luck Spirit Turtle, pouring a large amount of Spiritual Power into it to activate its Magic Treasure characteristic, "Instant Reversal of Time," which altered the flow of time in a specific area, making it either faster or slower.
Li Mu was currently using this to make the attack speeds of Yin Jiong Old Ancestor and Xue Ming Old Ancestor extremely slow, thereby dodging their attacks.
"Years Treasure!"
Seeing this scene, Yin Jiong Old Ancestor and Xue Ming Old Ancestor exclaimed in unison.
"Xue Ming, who exactly did you provoke!" Yin Jiong Old Ancestor glared at Xue Ming Old Ancestor, questioning him with an unfriendly tone.
"I don't know! I just took a fancy to those tamed beasts!" Xue Ming Old Ancestor replied somewhat awkwardly, the greed in his eyes undisguised.
"Never mind that, that kid is only a Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet he has so many precious treasures on him.
As long as we kill him, all these treasures will be ours!"
"I want that Years Treasure!" Yin Jiong Old Ancestor replied with determination.
Before his words faded, Yin Jiong Old Ancestor's figure flickered, controlling his demonic blade, and chased after the rapidly falling Spirit Ship.
Xue Ming Old Ancestor transformed into a streak of blood and followed closely behind.
Suddenly, the Earth Element Spirit Ship vanished into thin air in the Void Realm.
Li Mu revealed himself, standing in mid-air, surrounded by five tamed beasts: the Azure Jade Ginseng King, Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Green-Eyed Golden Ape, and Ink Rock Flood Lizard.
Each tamed beast held a six-tier spirit treasure in its hand, while Li Mu himself had a pair of Thunder Wings spread behind him, grasping a turtle shell Spiritual Artifact in one hand and forming a sword incantation with the other, controlling the five six-tier Spirit Swords around him.
The five tamed beasts, one holding a fire cauldron, one stepping on a wooden staff, one standing on a golden rod...
Below, there were also hundreds of fifth-tier Puppets forming a Puppet army, arrayed and ready for battle, a truly magnificent sight.
Seeing this scene, Yin Jiong Old Ancestor and Xue Ming Old Ancestor were slightly startled.
However, they were both Void Refining Old Ancestors who had lived for thousands of Years, and seeing the kid's stance, their eyes were filled with more sharpness and killing intent; their resolve to eliminate this child became even stronger.
Yin Jiong Old Ancestor sneered, his figure instantly transforming into a black shadow, and as he brandished the black demonic blade in his hand, streaks of black blade light tore through the Void Realm.
Xue Ming Old Ancestor followed closely, unleashing his Blood Origin Law Domain as soon as he made his move.
Li Mu's eyes narrowed; facing two Void Refining experts, he could not afford any carelessness.
His Divine Thought Cultivation Technique, the Star Cloud Contemplation Method, was pushed to its limit, activating his Divine Thought, Gathering Star Condensing Spirit, and generating countless thoughts.
The next moment, the Thunder Wings behind Li Mu instantly spread open, his figure transforming into a flash of instantaneous lightning, dodging.
A powerful electric force erupted from his body, and the fifth-tier Thunder Spirit Talisman Book in his pocket activated several fifth-tier thunder talismans; the Time Luck Spirit Turtle was activated again - Instant Reversal of Time;
The five six-tier Spirit Swords, controlled by Li Mu's Sword Domain, formed an array on their own, piercing towards the two Old Ancestors, each sword carrying powerful Sword Qi and might...
The Azure Jade Ginseng King, Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Green-Eyed Golden Ape, and Ink Rock Flood Lizard, the five tamed beasts, attacked simultaneously, releasing their Natal Spirit Treasures, pouring all their Spiritual Power into them, and attacking the two Old Ancestors.
With the support of Li Mu's Spirit Control Contract Seal's Artifact Seal Soul Fusion Technique, they quickly condensed into a Five Elements Grand Formation.
The Puppet army below suddenly parted, fearlessly charging forward, unafraid of death.
The sudden burst of attacks startled the two Void Refining Old Ancestors.
However, the huge difference in Realm allowed them to easily handle Li Mu's attacks.
The time Domain activated by the Time Luck Spirit Turtle was easily offset by the Yellow Springs Law Domain and Blood Origin Law Domain released by the two, and their speed remained undiminished.
Xue Ming Old Ancestor waved his hand, unleashing a sea of blood, which transformed into streaks of blood shadows, easily resisting Li Mu's thunder talismans and the attacks of the six-tier Spirit Swords.
Puppets disintegrated and withered under the impact of the blood shadows.
The only power that Xue Ming Old Ancestor feared, the Five Elements Grand Formation, was also evaded by him by transforming into thousands of blood shadows, constantly dodging.
"Kid, if you don't have any other tricks, then die!"
The black shadow that Yin Jiong Old Ancestor had transformed into arrived with his blade, aiming directly for Li Mu's face.
Li Mu returned a faint smile, completely fearless.
Yin Jiong Old Ancestor's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to abandon his attack and dodge.
However, the next second, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted head-on, and he didn't even have time to dodge.
With a "whoosh," Yin Jiong Old Ancestor, along with his blade, vanished from his original spot.
Seeing this scene, Xue Ming Old Ancestor was startled.
His blood shadow flickered, and he was about to flee.
However, at this moment, the five six-tier Spirit Swords in the sky seemed to be guided, merging into one, and sharply cleaved downwards.
"Boom!" With a loud bang.
The Five Elements Giant Sword fiercely slashed at Xue Ming Old Ancestor's escape route, forcing him back several feet.
Xue Ming Old Ancestor revealed his figure in a disheveled state.
However, to his horror, he had fallen into the formation Domain of the Five Elements Grand Formation.
The powerful Five Elements Formation power instantly bound and corroded his body and Primordial Spirit, rendering him unable to break free!
"No!"
Xue Ming Old Ancestor screamed in terror, his face instantly turning ashen white as snow.
He had experienced the horror of the Five Elements Grand Formation, that feeling of being trapped in endless Five Elements power, like being devoured by thousands of giant beasts, the experience of being powerless to resist was etched into his memory.
Now, once again trapped within the Five Elements Grand Formation, he was driven to the brink of despair!
"Where's Yin Jiong! Where did you send Yin Jiong!"
Xue Ming Old Ancestor propped up his Blood Origin Law Domain to resist the Five Elements Formation power, looking at Li Mu and urgently questioning him.
Seeing Xue Ming Old Ancestor finally fall into the Five Elements Grand Formation, the huge stone that had been weighing on Li Mu's heart finally fell, and he let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Facing two Void Refining Old Ancestors, Li Mu had expended all his mental energy, countless calculations, numerous deductions, every second hovering on the edge of life and death, and now, it was finally settled.
"You go first! Your companion will soon join you!"
Li Mu looked at Xue Ming Old Ancestor and replied.
Before his words faded, he again formed a sword incantation with both hands, fully unleashing his True Essence.
In the sky, the five six-tier Spirit Swords emitted a "humming" sword cry, responding to Li Mu.
The next moment, they swiftly gathered like thunder, the five swords merging into one, transforming into an incomparably sharp giant sword, flying into the Five Elements Grand Formation with earth-shattering momentum, and slashing towards Xue Ming Old Ancestor.
The sword light flashed and disappeared, instantly piercing through Xue Ming Old Ancestor's body.
Xue Ming Old Ancestor's face showed an expression of disbelief, unable to imagine that he would actually fall at the hands of a Nascent Soul kid.
His Blood Origin Law Domain could no longer be maintained, and his body and Primordial Spirit were subsequently corroded and completely dissolved by the Five Elements Formation power.
A set of blood-colored Magic Robes, a storage ring, and several fifth and sixth-tier Spiritual Artifacts fell down.
Li Mu reached out and grabbed the spoils of war into his nine storage spiritual pearl.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he hastily put away the five six-tier Spirit Swords, Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, Little Gold, Little Wa, and the others into the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion Space, the earth cracked, mountains collapsed, forests were destroyed, and the entire Treasure Mansion Space rumbled.
Discovering that he had been captured into the Immortal Cave Magic Treasure Space, Yin Jiong Old Ancestor immediately became anxious, frantically hacking at the Immortal Cave boundary wall with his demonic blade, intending to break through this Immortal Cave Space and escape.
It was too terrifying!
A mere Nascent Soul Cultivator not only had a Years Spirit Treasure but also hid an Immortal Cave supreme treasure!
He was completely screwed by that Xue Ming fellow!
Yin Jiong Old Ancestor wielded his demonic blade with all his might, eager to break through the treasure and escape.
If Xue Ming couldn't hold on, and that kid came back, relying on the power of this Immortal Cave Magic Treasure, there was a very high chance he would fall.
The Treasure Mansion Spirit of the Painting World Treasure Mansion naturally would not let Yin Jiong Old Ancestor have his way.
The Five Elements Spirit Mountain radiated Five Elements Spiritual Power, manifesting a hundred stone giant statues, vine wood dragons, Fire Phoenixes...
From all directions, they furiously suppressed Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor.
Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor stubbornly propped up his Yellow Springs Law Domain and fiercely engaged in a battle of attrition with the Immortal Cave Spirit, disregarding his injuries, only seeking to open a gap in the Immortal Cave boundary and escape the Immortal Cave Space.
However, at this moment, Li Mu and the five tamed beasts appeared in the Treasure Mansion Space, and a Five Elements Giant Sword condensed, fiercely striking the black demonic blade.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, caught off guard, Yin Jiong Old Ancestor was sent flying, far from the Treasure Mansion boundary wall.
Looking at the state of the Treasure Mansion boundary wall, Li Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he arrived in time, and the boundary wall had not suffered too much damage.
Li Mu released his Divine Sense, and his expression immediately turned ugly.
To resist Yin Jiong Old Ancestor's destruction of the boundary wall, the Painting World Treasure Mansion had no energy to care for the spiritual plants he had painstakingly planted in the space.
Just as he had estimated, the vast majority of spiritual plants had been violently destroyed, and the Yellow Springs filth poured out by Yin Jiong Old Ancestor's Yellow Springs Law Domain had even deprived many Advanced spiritual plants of any chance of salvation.
Li Mu's eyes were bloodshot, and his heart ached as if bleeding.
These spiritual plants were something he had spent immense effort and energy collecting over the Years.
Now, they were all completely destroyed!
"Master!"
The injured Green-Eyed Gibbon flew to Li Mu, lowering its head with a look of shame.
"Six-Arms, what were you doing! How could you let him destroy the spiritual plants like this!" Li Mu glared at the Green-Eyed Gibbon, questioning him with a pained heart.
"It was my incompetence, little one.
He... he was determined to escape and didn't entangle with me at all.
The Treasure Mansion Spirit, to avoid damage, also had no energy to protect the spiritual plants," the Green-Eyed Gibbon explained aggrievedly.
"Ying!" A five-colored small snake appeared out of thin air in front of Li Mu, whimpering aggrievedly.
It was very displeased that Li Mu had suddenly brought in such a brute.
Its home had been torn down, and it almost died too!
Feeling the emotions of the Treasure Mansion Spirit, Li Mu could only helplessly put away his blame towards them, glaring at Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor with a furious expression, preparing to vent his anger on him.
"How did you get in! Where's Xue Ming! Did Xue Ming escape!"
Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor held his demonic blade, looking at Li Mu with an uncertain expression, urgently questioning him.
"I sent him to Hell.
You'll go down to join him too!"
"Kill!"
Li Mu snorted in anger, revealing his Five Elements Dao Body.
The Five Elements True Spirit fully controlled the Painting World Treasure Mansion, injecting Five Elements Spiritual Power into it.
The Five Elements Spirit Mountain in the center of the Painting World Treasure Mansion suddenly shook, releasing vast Five Elements Spiritual Power that filled the entire Treasure Mansion Space, pressing down on Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor.
Responding to Li Mu's call, the five tamed beasts simultaneously released their Natal Spirit Treasures, quickly forming the Five Elements Grand Formation again.
In the Painting World Treasure Mansion Space, Five Elements Spiritual Power was abundant, and the power of the Five Elements Grand Formation increased several times.
Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor had no space to escape and was instantly enveloped within the Five Elements Grand Formation.
Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor's Yellow Springs Law Domain was shattered by the Five Elements Formation power not long after it was propped up.
The powerful Five Elements power, like a hurricane, scoured his body, stripping away his water origin, scorching his fire origin, scraping his golden origin...
In less than ten breaths, Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor's body was reduced to a black skeleton, which then turned into ashes.
To compensate for the losses, Yin Jiong Demon Ancestor's Primordial Spirit was captured and suppressed by Li Mu using a soul gathering bottle.
