At this moment, the white hurricane on the opposite side and the sea of ​​fire around it had disappeared, leaving only the old man with a Taoist temperament.

The old man surnamed Ma held the Bagua diagram tightly in both hands, staring coldly at the huge and terrifying fire dragon, and threw the scroll in his hand upwards without hesitation.

This treasure suddenly turned into a dazzling ray of light, rising rapidly into the sky, and disappeared among the white clouds in an instant, as if it had crossed the boundary between heaven and earth and reached the distant horizon.

Looking at the scene before him, Ku Yao was stunned and couldn't help but open his mouth to speak.

However, at this moment, he felt an extremely violent fluctuation of spiritual power suddenly appear above his head, and then, strands of colorful spiritual light fell from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely large Bagua pattern suddenly emerged in the rosy glow, covering an area of ​​several dozen feet in radius, pressing downwards without reservation.

Faced with such a situation, Ku Yao's face suddenly changed. Without time to think, he immediately pointed at his spiritual beast, the Fire Dragon.

The huge dragon immediately raised its head and chest, and a beam of hot red light spurted out of its mouth, accurately hitting the bottom of the Bagua pattern.

Although the huge formation paused for a moment, it continued to fall as if nothing was seen.

At this moment, Ku Yao's face had turned as pale as paper. He clenched his fists and swung them violently. Countless fireballs as big as fists emerged from his palms and shot densely into the sky.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yun couldn't help but be shocked.

These fireballs were not the result of fire bombs activated by a large number of talismans, but were released instantly by relying on his own profound cultivation.

From this we can see that the spiritual arts practiced by the mages are indeed extraordinary, far exceeding the ordinary five elements Taoist arts, and are more suitable for actual combat applications.

Just as Chen Yun was secretly speculating, numerous fireballs hit the bottom of the huge formation like meteors, but they failed to have any effect. The huge Bagua pattern was still as stable as a rock.

Instead, it descended rapidly at an astonishing speed, enveloping the unprepared Ku Yao and Fire Dragon like a small city.

At this moment, all the monks and mages present could no longer detect any movements of Ku Yao, except for seeing a huge formation slowly rotating in the air.

The old man surnamed Ma who failed in the attack did not feel happy about it. Instead, he looked worried. He sat cross-legged on the ground, constantly making hand gestures with his hands. The soft white light on his body kept flowing and shining.

At the same time, the huge formation diagram echoed it from afar, with rosy clouds of light all around, and at the same time, bursts of rumbling thunder were heard from inside.

The Bagua pattern began to flicker, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

"Mr. Tian Ku, is Master Ku safe? If the situation is critical, we don't need to stick to the one-on-one rule. We should unite and do our best to rescue Master Ku from the diagram. It is really unexpected that this Yuanying stage cultivator actually possesses such a strange ancient treasure!"

The tall mage witnessed this scene, a trace of worry appeared on his face, and he turned to ask the man in black beside him respectfully.

"Haha! No need to worry too much. Although the 'Taixuan Bagua Diagram' refined by this ancient cultivator is an ancient treasure of infinite power, the user has not yet fully mastered its use. He is only using the powerful spiritual power of the Bagua Diagram to forcibly trap the enemy. At this rate, he will not be able to trap fellow Daoist Ku for long."

"This barbaric way of driving the formation will undoubtedly consume a lot of his mana. This person is really stupid! But it's no wonder. In this remote place, how many people know the correct way to use this kind of precious ancient treasure?"

The man in black sneered in a low voice and answered in an unclear tone, his words full of contempt for the monk from Tiannan.

After hearing what the man in black robe said, the tall, thin-faced mage heaved a sigh of relief and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​having the mages behind him rush forward collectively.

The bald-browed man and his group of people who were watching the battle below had complex expressions of joy and sorrow on their faces.

The moment they saw the Bagua shape trapping the opponent's mage at the beginning, they couldn't help but get excited.

However, as strange sounds were heard from the Bagua Formation from time to time, and the old man surnamed Ma was sitting on the side with a serious expression, casting a spell with his hands clasped together, they realized that the competition was not over yet, and the seniors felt a little disappointed.

In fact, the old man himself also felt it was very difficult!

This treasure was a treasure he had just obtained. In the past, he only used it to fight against cultivators in the Jindan stage.

Once someone falls into this magic weapon, they will lose the ability to resist. No matter how he mobilizes the various restrictions in the diagram, he can easily annihilate the opponent.

However, this magician named Ku Yao was trapped in the formation diagram, and was able to temporarily resist the attacks of lightning and fire with his own magical powers, and he also continued to drive large fire dragons to violently spray at the restrictions of the formation diagram.

This required him to continuously inject spiritual energy into the formation diagram in order to stabilize its operation.

At this time, the battle in the sky stopped temporarily. Except for the occasional roar of the huge diagram in the rosy clouds, the people watching the battle were silent for a while. The bald-browed man and others had more and more worried expressions on their faces.

Chen Yun stood alone, looking up at the sky with an expressionless face, but he was communicating with Yin Yue in his mind.

"This Daoist friend Ma is really wasteful. He is so eager to activate the Taixuan Bagua Diagram. You know, this is an ancient treasure that is as powerful as the 'Purple Sword Dou'."

Yin Yue sighed repeatedly, as if she felt deeply regretful that this formation failed to exert its due strength.

"Taixuan Bagua Diagram! You actually know about this ancient treasure?"

Chen Yun's face remained expressionless, but deep down in his heart he was asking through his spiritual consciousness.

"Of course, this Bagua map is also a famous ancient treasure from the ancient times. It's just that this one seems to be just a crude imitation. Otherwise, even if it can't fully display the true magical power of the Bagua map, it is enough to trap the opponent firmly. The mana consumption of a real top-grade Bagua map should not be so great."

Yin Yue replied quickly.

"A crude imitation can produce such an amazing momentum. I wonder how magnificent the real top-grade formation diagram would be. However, you once mentioned that the power of the Purple Scepter is not inferior to this treasure. Could it be that the ancient treasure also has a special secret to activate it?"

Chen Yun was full of doubts and couldn't help asking again. "Regarding the magic weapon Zixiaodou, the operation process is actually not that complicated. You only need to inject enough spiritual power to use it smoothly. Moreover, the restriction on it - Yuyang True Fire, can be mastered as long as you have patience and think about it a little bit." Yin Yue replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Chen Yun remained silent. He didn't say anything more, but his eyes flickered and he looked up at the sky again.

However, after just two glances, he frowned and whispered to himself, "This is not good."

Immediately afterwards, a deafening noise came from inside the formation.

The Bagua pattern that was originally suspended in the air suddenly began to twist and vibrate violently, and then countless beams of blazing red light gushed out in all directions, causing the entire formation to instantly become fragmented and dilapidated.

Just as everyone present was shocked by the scene before them, a dull roar was heard from a corner of the formation.

A ball of blazing flame rushed out from there, heading straight into the sky more than ten feet high, and then the flames gradually dissipated, revealing a face as red as blood, and the fire dragon under his feet, which was originally more than ten feet long, but now had shrunk to its original length, looking listless.

At the same time, the condition of the old man surnamed Ma was not optimistic either. He looked pale and his eyes were dull.

However, the old man gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and gently waved it towards the already dilapidated formation diagram. The incomplete Bagua pattern suddenly shone brightly and soared into the sky.

After a while, the formation diagram turned into a scroll and fell to the ground, and was caught steadily by the old man.

The old man's face turned ugly after he scanned the scroll with his consciousness. The object in his hand was in tatters, like a broken sieve. It was obviously beyond repair.

"It is really a pity! If Fellow Daoist Ku Yao had not appeared in such a hurry, but had chosen to continue to support himself in the scroll for a while and not use the fire attribute energy. Then the cultivator would most likely have lifted the blockade of the formation diagram by himself due to the lack of mana in his body. However, Fellow Daoist Ku Yao has also lost a considerable amount of essence, so that neither of them can gain an advantage." The black-robed man said with regret. The tall mage was slightly stunned after hearing this, and after looking down for a moment, he showed an expression of confusion on his face.

The old man surnamed Ma's face turned pale and uncertain. He was reluctant to throw away the scroll in his hand. Finally, he put it into the storage bag, and then glared fiercely at Ku Yao opposite him.

When Ku Yao saw the old man's appearance, he snorted coldly, stepped on the fire dragon, and flames ignited on his body again, and the red light appeared again.

"Master Ku, please stop fighting. How about we end this battle in a draw? Both of you have used up all your magic power now. If you continue fighting, it will be difficult to tell the winner." The tall mage suddenly shouted loudly in the sky, stopping Ku Yao's actions, and at the same time spoke to the Tiannan monk where the bald-browed man and others were.

The bald-browed man was slightly surprised to hear this, but after exchanging a glance with Gu Shuangpu, he nodded in agreement:

"Okay, let's end this competition here."

After hearing the words of the tall mage and the bald-browed man, the old man surnamed Ma was unwilling to give in, but he also knew that it was useless to continue fighting. So he had no choice but to control the escape light and return to the ground.

Ku Yao on the opposite side was also in a bad mood. He retracted the fire dragon under his feet and flew back into the sky angrily.

As soon as the old man surnamed Ma returned to the ground, the bald-browed man naturally stepped forward and said a few words to comfort him, which finally calmed the old man's emotions a little.

However, at this moment, the black-robed man on the mage's side whispered a few words to the tall old man, and then the black-robed man actually flew down lightly.

He stopped at the place where a fierce battle had just taken place, and then glanced gloomily at the many monks present.

"I will handle the next battle. Let me make it clear in advance that this is a battle of life and death, and you don't need to expect anyone to withdraw halfway." The man in black robe said in a hoarse and unclear voice, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

The black-robed man's remarks were so arrogant that naturally the bald-browed man and Gu Shuangpu's expressions changed suddenly, with sparks of anger flashing in their eyes, but in the end, the two did not dare to step forward to fight.

After all, they all knew that the two Nascent Soul cultivators who had died before were killed by these mysterious magicians. Even if they were full of confidence, they would inevitably hesitate when faced with a matter of life and death.

"Let me meet this fellow Taoist." Chen Yun said in a flat tone.

"Oh, Brother Chen, are you planning to go into battle in person?... Brother Chen, please be careful. If you encounter any danger, the three of us will immediately come to the rescue."

When the bald-browed man saw Chen Yun volunteering, he was surprised at first, but then he felt relieved and appeared to be concerned.

Chen Yun smiled slightly after hearing this, and did not say anything more. A green light flowed on his body, and his figure turned into a green light and rushed straight into the sky.

In a flash, the green light was approaching the man in black robe, and the light gradually dissipated. Chen Yun stood there with his hands behind his back and an indifferent expression.

The mysterious man in the black robe had flickering eyes as he looked Chen Yun up and down carefully. As he observed more deeply, his eyes gradually became colder, and his eyeballs even turned from black to green, revealing an extremely strange color.

The light in Chen Yun's eyes suddenly shrank, and then he asked without any warning:
"Are you a demon or a ghost?"

"Haha! Do you think I'm not human?"

In response to Chen Yun's question, the man in black robe was not angry, but instead answered with a sneer.

At the same time, black gas like ink began to emanate from his body, accompanied by the shrill sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling. The surroundings were suddenly filled with a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere, as if he was in the netherworld of hell.

"So you are a human being, that's good. It seems that you should be an evil practitioner who practices the way of demons and ghosts." Chen Yun exhaled lightly, his face still calm.

"Hmph! Young man, you talk too much. There is no need to test me anymore. Once I eliminate you, you will no longer have to worry about guessing."

The hoarse voice of the man in black robe sounded, and at the same time, the black air on his body expanded instantly, making his figure blurred in the black air.

"I have lost my patience to continue to tangle with you. Now please surrender your life obediently."

The black-robed man let out a creepy laugh in the dark air, and quickly formed a seal with his hands. His body suddenly grew more than twice as large, and his seemingly ordinary figure turned into a giant two meters tall in the blink of an eye.

Although the details cannot be seen due to the obstruction of the Yin Qi, the horns and fangs can be seen faintly under the damaged black robe. (End of this chapter)