"Brother Han, what do you think? Although Daoist Hanli has some valid points, I still have some concerns. To be cautious, how about you and I move forward together? As for Daoist Long, I understand she has some ties with the Xiaoji Palace, so we should be careful," the gray-robed monk transmitted to Han Li.
Han Li's heart tightened, his eyes shifted, and he glanced sideways at the monk, who was smiling slightly at him.
As he quickly pondered the truth of the monk's words, a loud rumble suddenly came from the Void Spirit Hall above the Xuanyu Cave, causing the entire cave to tremble as if struck by a strong force.
Everyone's faces changed.
If they were at the top of the Xiaoji Palace's giant mountain, they would see a giant ice phoenix, about thirty zhang long and as white as jade, circling outside the mountain's protective light screen. With a flap of its wings, a gust of cold wind swept through, condensing a hundred-zhang ice mountain from thin air. The phoenix then released the ice mountain from its claws, causing it to crash onto the light screen with a thunderous roar.
Countless white beams of light flashed and burst. The previously solid light screen twisted bizarrely but ultimately did not break. Even so, the giant mountain trembled under the impact, and some less sturdy buildings on the mountain crumbled and collapsed.
This giant phoenix was the transformed silver-robed woman.
Infuriated by the loss of low-level Ice Sea demon clan members, she, being a cold attribute heavenly spirit beast, disregarded the outer ice cold barrier array and tore through space to attack the Xiaoji Palace's protective barrier.
Her sneak attack caused chaos among the cultivators within the mountain, but the high-level cultivators of the Xiaoji Palace were not about to let her continue her assault.
As the demon phoenix's white light flashed and began to condense another ice mountain, a silver rainbow and a ball of white light flew out from the light screen below, revealing Bai Yaoyi and the gray-haired elder.
Before they got close, Bai Yaoyi gave a delicate shout, and two silver flying swords slashed towards the phoenix. The gray-haired elder's face darkened as he rubbed his hands together, releasing a crystal-clear jade bottle from his sleeve that grew larger in the wind.
The bottle glowed with spiritual light, emitting a roaring sound from its mouth, making it seem extraordinarily mysterious.
Seeing this, the phoenix's pale green eyes flashed, and with a sudden flap of its wings, it summoned more than ten giant ice spears, each over ten zhang long, which shot towards the two.
The gray-haired elder snorted coldly, making a gesture with his hands. The jade bottle trembled, spewing out more than ten streams of black and white light, which wrapped around the ice spears in a flash.
It was unclear what magic the light had, but the ice spears shrank rapidly upon contact, turning into chopstick-sized sticks before being sucked into the jade bottle by the black and white light.
The phoenix's eyes flashed with surprise, but without hesitation, it transformed into a boundless snowstorm, enveloping the two in an overwhelming attack.
Bai Yaoyi and the gray-haired elder were not to be outdone, and their silver rainbow and black-and-white aura met the phoenix head-on.
The top of the mountain echoed with rumbling sounds as wind and snow collided with spiritual light. However, curiously, the beautiful woman and other elders of the Xiaoji Palace did not appear to assist, likely busy managing the protective formations or engaging other high-level demon beasts.
