Fang Yu and Chen Daotian were both taken aback.

Looking at the man's face which harbored a sinister smile.

Chen Daotian suddenly realized and said, "Brother Yu, I have a feeling that we've fallen into a trap."

The man looked at Chen Daotian as if viewing an idiot and swept him with a glance, saying, "Congratulations, you're right."

Chen Daotian shouted,

"Heh, I've been itching to throw some punches."

The man, with a faint smile, said:

"You probably don't realize how much danger you're in... Upon entering Ancient Life Hall, don't even think about leaving... No matter what kind of cultivator you are, here in Ancient Life Hall, you'll be beaten back to your original form."

"Beaten back to original form?" Chen Daotian did not understand what he meant.

The man snapped his fingers.

With a crisp sound.

Outside the hall, over a dozen experts suddenly appeared.

By the aura they emitted, it was clear they were powerful cultivators.

The man bowed with cupped hands and said:

"My name is Song Cheng, the Chief Disciple of Ancient Life Hall... My master has already told me, should any esteemed guests visit, I must entertain them well..."

"Is this your idea of entertaining?" Chen Daotian rolled his eyes in response.

Song Cheng let out a chuckle.

"It seems you were the first one to make a move, weren't you?"

Chen Daotian: "..."

Fang Yu nudged Chen Daotian and said, "I told you, not all problems can be solved with force, now do you believe it?"

"..."

Chen Daotian was speechless and then said, "Brother Yu, stop making fun of me at such critical times, what do we do now?"

Fang Yu maintained his smile.

His gaze fell upon Song Cheng and the experts outside the hall, and he said:

"Your master, he took my master away... I've specifically brought the Mandala Flower for an exchange. So, shouldn't you show some sincerity for the exchange?"

Song Cheng replied with a cold stare:

"Sincerity? In the territory of Ancient Life Hall... Everything must be done according to our rules."

Watching Song Cheng's confident demeanor, Fang Yu said with a light smile, "I wonder where such confidence comes from."

"Because this is—Ancient! Life! Hall!"

As he uttered these three words, Fang Yu felt strong confidence emanating from him.

His gaze swept over Song Cheng, who was merely of Upper Class Yellow Rank, comparable to Chen Daotian, but certainly no match for Chen Daotian who cultivated the Dark Scripture.

So where did his confidence come from?

Seeing that they had not spoken, Song Cheng continued in a calmer tone:

"I know you all are cultivators... and furthermore, of Heavenly Rank strength... But, what of it?"

Chen Daotian was taken aback.

Clearly, they were fully prepared.

Any cultivator who can stand in the world and exist for a long time has their own laws of survival.

Ancient Life Hall had its method.

"My master is a doctor. To protect himself, he naturally had some means... Did you not feel the surrounding spiritual energy to be strange when you entered Ancient Life Hall?"

Upon hearing this.

Fang Yu's brows furrowed slightly, as the Leaving Dust Energy dispersed around him.

With his eyes and ears open to all sides.

After carefully perceiving his surroundings, Fang Yu had a thought and said, "So it turns out to be a large array formation."

Song Cheng was stunned for a moment and then said:

"You actually know? Are you an Array Master?"

Fang Yu smiled and said, "I know a little."

To his surprise, Song Cheng smiled even more triumphantly and said, "Since you're an Array Master, then I won't beat around the bush... This formation was laid down by a senior fifty years ago. Over these fifty years, countless people have stayed trapped within this formation, dying with resentment. Among them were not a few Heavenly Rank experts, including those of Xuantian and Tyrant Heavenly Rank!"

Upon hearing this.

Chen Daotian was momentarily stunned.

Fang Yu said, "The Five Elements Sealing Spirit Formation, a Heaven Rank Array, is set up by an Array Master of Great Heavenly Position or above, covering a maximum range of one thousand meters and taking at least a month to inscribe. The effect is simple and crude; any cultivator who enters the Five Elements Sealing Spirit Array will have their spiritual energy sealed by the formation."

Song Cheng looked at Fang Yu with a complex gaze, saying:

"You know quite a lot... Indeed, within a thousand meters of Ancient Life Hall, the Five Elements Sealing Spirit Array has been deployed. The moment you entered this great hall, the array had already been activated... In other words, you're no longer cultivators... Hahaha!"

With those words, he burst into wild laughter.

Chen Daotian's face slightly changed.

Attempting to harness the Inner Essence within his body, he found it was utterly empty—his Spiritual Energy was indeed sealed.

"You! Despicable, shameless!" Chen Daotian cursed.

Song Cheng stood with his hands behind his back.

"Hand over the Mandala, and I will consider begging our master for mercy to spare your lives."

Hearing this.

Fang Yu chuckled lightly and said, "No wonder Song Gusheng dares to capture my master..."

"Impudent, how dare you address my master by his name?"

"You really are stupid. Aren't names meant to be called by others?"

"You——"

He realized he couldn't outtalk Fang Yu.

So, he simply waved his hand, and the experts outside swarmed in.

"Stubborn fools, let's give you a taste of suffering first!"

Just as those experts were about to rush in, Chen Daotian swung out a fist!

Boom!

Song Cheng's face changed dramatically, completely unexpected, and was punched in the face by Chen Daotian.

Bang, he flew backward.

A woeful scream escaped him.

Song Cheng shattered a table into pieces.

His face turned ghastly pale as he raised a hand, pointing at Chen Daotian in disbelief: "You..."

Chen Daotian scratched his head and said:

"This Five Elements Sealing Spirit Array is a good thing; indeed, no one can use Spiritual Energy... but, did your master not tell you! That I and Brother Yu are both top-notch Martial Artists?"

Upon hearing this.

Song Cheng's body shook tremendously.

Those experts who were about to break in all stopped in their tracks, not daring to move forward even half a step.

Indeed.

The Inner Essence cannot be used, but Inner Strength can.

This is the advantage of breaking through to Innate from a Martial Artist.

Coincidentally, Chen Daotian had not only just broken through the Yellow Rank, but his Inner Strength had not yet fully transformed into Inner Essence, and prior to this, he had been practicing Chen Family's Martial Art.

Relying solely on these foundational physical qualities, Chen Daotian could crush them!

Fang Yu laughed:

"Some people really don't know they're lost until seeing their own coffin... Daotian, loosen his bones. Until Song Gusheng comes out to see me."

"Alright!"

Chen Daotian had long ago found Song Cheng displeasing to the eye.

He swaggered over.

Song Cheng, frightened, retreated and hoarsely screamed to the outside: "What are you all dazed for, stop him, all of you, stop him!"

Chen Daotian smashed his fist onto a nearby table.

Boom!

The table turned into fragments.

"Let's see who's asking for death?"

This bared-teeth moment, the aura erupted, immediately scaring those people.

With the strength of the flesh alone, he could shatter a table.

Such power was not something they could withstand!

Chen Daotian's arms were veiny, his muscles bulged, and when his strength burst forth, it was even more terrifying.

With a big grab.

Song Cheng was picked up like a little chicken.

"Let's go!"

Chen Daotian showed no mercy and threw Song Cheng out.

Boom!

Song Cheng screamed miserably, crashing against the wooden door, which was also smashed in with a hole.

"You, you, you——"

Just at this moment—

A figure skimmed over the rooftop, landing on the house directly in front, gazing down below, and said: "I heard the owner of the Mandala Flower has arrived?"

It was a Cultivator!

A Cultivator who could use Inner Essence?

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