Chapter 0160: Deterrence toward the Small Fry

"What are you guys talking about?"
Goka noticed something unusual about Fengli and Yan Shi, and asked.
The two glanced at each other and spoke out their guesses. Immediately, Goka frowned, "Are you saying that the person who resisted the Thunder Pillars is the black-robed person that the Yun Sect Master is looking for?"
"Not bad, that day he took away the rare treasure under Jiujie Mountain." Fengli nodded.
"This is a bit tricky." Guhe pondered for a moment and said, "This person is probably the bodyguard hired by the seventh-rank alchemist. If we make a move against him..."
For a moment, all three of them fell silent. They knew what a seventh-grade alchemist meant. With just one call from him, there would be numerous strong helpers at the Douhuang and Douzong level. Even the entire Jagma Empire would struggle to resist.
“那就这么放过他了？”严狮皱着眉峰。
“若要出手，便只能趁现在，否则，等丹雷渡了过去，我们怕是很难留住他们。”古河目光闪烁，脑海中回荡着云韵的身影，说道：“若是能趁现在他硬抗丹雷的时机，让他们无暇他顾，说不定能趁机重伤他，将其擒下。”
```html“Hmm…” Feng Li hesitated for a moment. After all, the last time, this person nearly killed him and Yun Ling together with that mysterious spiritual pillar. If he angered the other party again, and they came back for another round, he didn't know if he would have the chance to escape with his life.```
“干了！”严狮拍了拍胸膛，发出闷雷般的声音。
这一下，两人的目光都汇聚在了风黎身上，风黎想了想之后，答应了下来。
After all, this time there was the restraint of the thunderbolt, and judging from its appearance, it was like a blood man under the ravages of the thunderbolt, and it may not be able to unleash the terrifying attack like last time.
"Then let's go!"
As soon as the voice fell, the three of them spread out illusory fighting wings behind them and turned into three streams of light, rushing towards the blood man in the valley.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Nalan Palace was focused on watching the rolling thunderclouds in the sky, waiting for the next thunder to strike. Suddenly, there came three breaking winds in the distance. Three streams of light filled with killing intent were seen rushing towards him.
"If Your Excellency hands over the strange object that disappeared from the mountain, we will leave, otherwise, don't blame us for interfering with this alchemy." Gu Hei shouted.
Nalan Palace was slightly surprised to see that it was the three of them. Fortunately, he was now a blood man and couldn't see their faces clearly, or else his identity would be exposed.
“阁下当初抢了我等机缘一走了之，连个交代都没有，怕是说不过去吧？”严狮那粗犷的声音传了出来。
"Overestimating one's own abilities!"
见他们三人杀机四溢，纳兰宫顿时冷笑一声，此时可不比当初被四名斗王追杀的时候了，且不提他精神力已经有了极大的提升，当初被几人追得仓促不已，如今他却是花了正正一天的时间，在此处至少布置了七八道五级灵阵，说是固若金汤有些言过其实，但绝对不是他们三个小小斗王能够闯得进来的。
"I advise you to leave immediately, otherwise, you will suffer the consequences!" Nalan Palace deliberately changed his tone, his voice echoing like thunder in the valley.
However, the three people seemed to ignore his warning as they flew towards him from three different directions with their powerful qi gathering, searching for the right opportunity.
"Boom!"
天空中银白色的雷霆已经积蓄到了顶峰，一声震慑心神的恐怖雷霆轰然坠落，众人眼前闪过一道白光。
"Great opportunity! Right now!"
With a low drink from Guhe, the three people's fighting spirit suddenly surged and rushed out. They all took out their strongest fighting skills and collided with Nalan Palace one after another.
For a while, the thunder and qi attacks blocked the space where Nalan Palace was located. The momentum was extremely terrifying, and the loud noise lasted for a long time in the valley. The wind pressure uprooted the trees with shallow roots.
“哼！既然你们找死！那就怪不得我了！”
纳兰宫冷哼一声，双手合十，刹那间，整个山谷都开始发出剧烈的颤抖，一些巨石直接脱离了山体滚落而下。
"Boom!"
三座极其巨大的阵法拔地而起，自云雾之中显露而出，无数广光纹交织纠缠，光纹之繁复足以令人眩晕，纹路交汇之处，闪烁着星芒，而那大阵的力量，便是由这些数不胜数的节点符文所散发而出。
三座大阵出现的刹那，三人脸上顿时浮现出一抹震惊与惊慌，显然，三人未曾料到会出现这一幕。
还不等三人有所反应，其中一座大阵便将他们三人笼罩而进，当大阵将三人覆盖之时，他们惊恐地发现，周遭的空间竟然变得粘稠起来。一股庞大的力量自四面八方挤压而来，令得三人想要动弹都极其困难。
"Run!" Wind Li shouted.
The three of them quickly activated their Qi wings, but no matter how vigorously they flapped them, their speed was surprisingly slow. In the blink of an eye, they were barely able to move, as if the air had solidified and trapped them within it.
"How is that possible!?"
Wind Lijian's face changed drastically. The opponent's formation couldn't be so strong! How could it have gained such formidable power in just one year's time, that even the three of them couldn't break free from it, no matter how hard they tried?
“噗噗噗噗噗……”
第二座大阵来临，无数剑雨落下，古河几人赶忙催动斗气，在周身凝聚出一道斗气光罩，抵挡剑雨。顿时，天空之上爆发出延绵不绝的闷响。
"Ah!"
The wailing of the wind was piercing as countless sword rain ravaged the sky. Wind Li was the first to falter, as a sharp sword shattered the light shield and then sliced off his left arm at the shoulder, causing blood to gush out from the severed wound.
"Feng Li!" Guhe and Yanshi exclaimed in anger and shock.
But then it was their turn, the light shield shattered repeatedly, and the sword rain left countless wounds on the two of them.
And at that moment, the thunder and the three men's fighting spirit attacks arrived in front of them, gathered in the third great formation, enveloping them in an instant, and their figures disappeared.
大阵化为一只十数丈的拳头，与那雷霆与斗气悍然撞击在了一起。
"Bang!"
然而，那堪比斗宗一击的雷霆，竟然直接将那大阵给轰碎而去，带着无可匹敌的气势，与三道斗气攻击一起勐然噼向了被云雾所笼罩的山体。
```htmlAt this moment, the three of Guhe discovered that the power that had locked them had loosened, and the sword rain inexplicably weakened a lot.
"Run away quickly!"
In the face of life and death, the three burst out with unprecedented power. After paying a great price, they broke free from the shackles and immediately fled far outside the valley.```
"Buzz!"
"Devouring Hand!"
From the mist, Nanlan Palace's cold voice came out. Then, a black giant hand stretched out from the mist, blocking the thunder and fighting spirit attacks. Then, it fiercely clenched, under the destruction of the Devouring Hand, the thunder shattered into countless lightning arcs without leaking any energy, and the three attacks were even more unable to withstand a single blow in front of the Devouring Hand, simply crumbling after a collision.
After dealing with the biggest threat, Dan Lei, Nanlan Palace turned its attention to the three people fleeing outside the bone.
"Hmph! You came, so you have to leave something behind!"
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Nalan Palace snorted coldly, then with a wave of his hand, another great formation appeared from the void, blocking in front of the three. As the great formation emerged, the three instantly felt their souls shivering.

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Guhe's face was bitter and he never expected that this person had set up so many formations, and the power of each formation was not weaker than an attack from a fighting emperor.
He was really confused. He never expected to provoke such a terrifying opponent. If he had known earlier, he would not have had the intention of pleasing Yunyun and the greed to capture this person.
大阵凝聚出一只恐怖的龙象巨兽，在其奔腾之下，天地都仿佛其而颤抖。
"Here goes!"
三人见状，躲无可躲，只能一咬牙，连忙支撑起受伤的身体，将斗气催动到了极致。三道斗气洪流汇聚，与那龙象巨兽硬撼在了一起。
纳兰宫目光闪烁，轻轻勾了勾手指，在这冲撞之下，三人顿时喷出一口鲜血，倒飞而回。
"Boom!"
又是一股强烈的飓风自身后刮过，如一柄重锤一般，将三人横扫，直接甩出了山谷的范围。
“滚！在敢踏进山谷半步，休怪我取尔等性命！”纳兰宫的声音滚滚而来。
看着三人狼狈的身影，纳兰宫眼神澹漠，若不是看在古河曾为妹妹诊治过的份上，刚才那龙象大阵便能要了三人的命。
这次放了三人一马，若是之后还不开眼，那就别怪他不客气了。
三人咳出满手的鲜血，连忙借着这股力量，逃离山谷附近，回到飞行魔兽之上。
“古河大师！”
“狮王！”
“风前辈！”
众多斗灵围拢而来，赶紧将三人扶住，古河动作迅速地从纳戒之中拿出三枚疗伤丹药，分发给严狮与风黎服下，三人脸上的萎靡之色这才有所缓解，只是脸上仍然缺了几分血色，看样子，就算有着高品级的丹药，也得恢复一段时间了。
"Hurry up and go!"
Gasping for breath, Guko waved his hand as the flying wyvern let out a cry and swiftly flew away into the distance.
The other strongmen, who had initially harbored selfish intentions, were horrified at the sight of Guko and his companions' predicament. They abandoned their attempt to take advantage of the situation and urged their flying mounts to quickly flee from this dangerous place.
```htmlAt once, the onlookers were clear-minded, fearing that after resolving Danlei's troubles, Nalan Palace would come out to bring them bad luck.
Nalan Palace glanced at them indifferently and ignored them, preparing to deal with Danlei wholeheartedly. However, when he looked up, the thunderclouds, unlike before, were not thickening but dispersing gradually.```
```html“Could it be... the elixir was successfully refined?” Nalan Gong's eyes suddenly lit up, but then he showed a hint of regret. If only this Dan Thunder could last for another joss stick's time, then his refining body technique would be on the verge of completion, and his physical body would surely be able to condense into an incorruptible golden body.```
It's just a pity that he still lacks a bit of experience.
This is also inevitable. If his flesh is strong enough to resist the thunderbolt, he would have broken through now. However, this thunderbolt is too powerful. If he really takes it hard, he may be struck to death by two thunderbolts.
Nalan Palace shook his head with some regret, about to come down, but suddenly felt that countless people had entered the maze that he had set up, and even some familiar faces - including the group of Jialiebi.
对此，纳兰宫嗤笑一声，他这迷阵足以让得他们这些“探宝”之人迷失在山谷中转圈，除非他撤去阵法，否则，永远也别想出来。
Ignoring these insignificant roles, Nalan Palace descended into the ruins. After wiping away the bloodstains, the palace changed into a clean outfit. With a wave of her hand, the Tianyuan Cauldron buried in the ruins was uncovered and retrieved back into Nalan Palace’s possession.
"Swoosh!"
Nalan Palace's figure suddenly disappeared and reappeared next to Concubine Ya in the next moment.
"How is it?" Nalan Palace asked eagerly.
Concubine Ya shook her head with concern, "She hasn't come out yet."
```htmlNalan Palace couldn't help but worry in his heart. Besides successful refining, could it also be the destruction of the pill? Could it be a failure in refining?
"Come in!"
Just at this moment, a hoarse voice came from within the cave.```
纳兰宫与雅妃对视一眼，而后便走进了山洞，在穿过弯曲的隧道后，两人终于来到了洞室中，只见黑袍人全身都藏在黑袍之中，让人看不清喜怒。
“老先生，如何？”刚一见面，纳兰宫便忍不住问道。
“幸不辱命，炼制成功了。”一只手自黑袍之中探了出来，三个玉瓶正躺在其手中：“都在这了。”
雅妃正准备接过，可黑袍人突然将手撤了回去，让得雅妃一愣。但很快，纳兰宫便明白了其暗示，当即取下腰间的天源鼎，一挥手，天源鼎便迎风暴涨，落在了洞室中央。
"The Divine Fire is contained within this cauldron."
The figure in black robes circled around the Tianyuan cauldron, his palm touching its surface. After a long while, a hoarse laugh echoed in the chamber.
"It seems that you have good luck, as you were able to obtain the first-ranked Chaos Holy Cauldron on the Tian Ding List. I heard that only the souls of the Imperial Realm can move it. I wonder how you managed to bring it into your embrace?"
"The old man has good eyesight, and I am lucky to have stumbled upon it," said Nalan Gong, modestly.
"Take it, the larger one is the marrow pill, the smaller one is the spirit pill." The black-robed man waved his hand, and three jade bottles shot towards Nalan Gong.
Nalan Palace took the jade bottle and poured out the Heart Nourishing Pill, calling out to the soul of Mud Pill Palace: "Old crazy man, help me see if this pill is okay!"
After a moment, the old crazy man said, "It's edible!"
And then, he fell silent, not speaking a word, as if disappearing in the mud ball palace. It can be seen that they were a little dissatisfied with exchanging the different fires, playing a little temper. But they also understood the importance of the matter and did not stop it.
Received a positive answer, Nalan Palace finally breathed a sigh of relief, put the pill back into the jade bottle, and then put it into the storage ring.
"Young friend is cautious." The man in black robe said with a smile.
"I'm truly sorry, but it concerns the life of my younger sister. I have to be cautious," said Nalan Gong, bowing in apology.
"Okay, I got it. Release the flame," the black-clothed person said, waving their hand without any displeasure.
"Here?" Nanlan Palace was somewhat surprised.
"Understood."
Nanlan Palace's expression changed slightly: "Does the old master intend to refine the strange fire here?"
"Correct." The black-robed man nodded.
Nalan Palace remained silent for a moment, but did not discourage him, bowing solemnly, saying: "Elder, take care."
Refining the strange fire is a life-threatening experience. If you are not careful, you will be buried in the strange fire. No one knows whether the black-clad man can survive.
Na Lan Gong held the hand of Ya Fei and led her out of the cave, then waved his hand and the Tianyuan Cauldron flew towards him, and the wind rage dragon flame source shot out from the cauldron.
"Roar!"
刹那间，异火本源上燃烧起极为炽热的火焰，一声若有若无的龙啸之声响彻而起，原本暗沉的洞室被这火光照耀得犹如白昼。
而纳兰宫则眼睁睁地看着那异火将黑袍人笼罩，其身上的黑袍被火焰烧尽，一张熟悉的脸庞被火焰吞没。
纳兰宫眼神突然波动了一下，有着一丝疑虑涌上心头，眼看着火焰充斥了整个洞室，朝着他席卷而来，他再也顾不得许多，拦腰抱住雅妃娇柔的腰肢，将风行九影催动到了极致，在隧道之中留出三道残影，瞬息间便是掠出了山洞隧道……