At this moment, five elders had already rushed toward An Lin and set up an extremely powerful defensive formation.
An Lin was the key to breaking the seal on the divine dao. The elders had already failed once due to their negligence, and An Lin had almost died as a result. They couldn't let the High Priestess get her way again!
Meng Zhi was clearly enraged. Divine light erupted from her pure golden eyes, dyeing the entire sky a golden color as if they were imbued with some kind of mighty power of heaven and earth.
Her domain of extreme frost instantly extended for close to ten kilometers, and all of the Vermilion Bird Sect disciples within its range were frozen into ice sculptures.
She closed in on An Lin with each step she took.
"Do you think I can't kill you just because you have someone protecting you?!"
She raised her staff high into the air and was just about to attack.
Kacha …
The sound of something shattering spread out.
Meng Zhi was struck by some kind of backlash, and blue blood seeped from the corners of her lips.
Many people could see that the projection of the Ice Matriarch had already begun to crack.
The Holy Flame also reverted back to its original shape and began to burn.
All of the Vermilion Bird Sect disciples erupted into raucous cheers upon seeing this.
Meng Zhi turned toward the Ice Matriarch with a bitter expression on her face.
She knew that if she were to use her power against An Lin now, she wouldn't be able to maintain the projection of the Ice Matriarch. She didn't have the power to summon the Ice Matriarch a second time …
"So be it …"
A faint sigh could be heard.
Meng Zhi turned around and flew toward the Holy Flame instead of toward An Lin. The light from the Divine Dao Box behind her became brighter again.
The lightning bird seemed to have been drawn back to the Divine Dao Box.
"Is she going to give up?" Elder Ji asked with anticipation in his eyes.
Chen Xinran was originally standing in front of An Lin, but crimson flames erupted from his body upon seeing Meng Zhi's plight, and he transformed into a flaming meteor as he flew toward Meng Zhi.
"I'll leave the rest to you," Meng Zhi said in a cold voice.
Close to ten Return to Void Stage snow maidens arrived before Meng Zhi before unleashing a series of terrifying ice spell techniques to impede Chen Xinran and the other elders.
Meng Zhi arrived at the spot where the lightning bird had been standing just a moment ago, and a pillar of faint golden light soared into the sky.
"I will replace the dao of lightning with my body."
She looked at the Ice Matriarch's projection with a hint of determination on her face.
In an extremely distant space, golden flames engulfed thousands of miles, and the divine radiance of ice and snow illuminated the heavens.
The Empress looked at the golden pillar of light beside the Holy Flame and let out a soft sigh. She seemed to be feeling helpless and regretful at the same time.
The cracks on the Ice Matriarch's body slowly healed, and she nodded at Meng Zhi.
Due to the fact that she had forcibly used her own power to replace the lightning spirit's power, the terrifying backlash was relentlessly corroding Meng Zhi's body. Cracks began to appear on her snowy skin, from which blue blood began to seep.
"High Priest!" Countless snow maidens stared at Meng Zhi with grief on their faces. Their emotions transformed into power, causing the surrounding temperature to drop even further.
Meng Zhi's aura was growing weaker and weaker, but the Holy Flame sealing power was becoming more and more fearsome.
The Ice Matriarch extended her hand toward the Holy Flame again, squeezing it into a white ball of light before guiding it into the Flame-Sealing Disc.
Countless Vermilion Bird Sect elders and disciples pounced toward the holy flames, but they were all kept at bay by the powerful snow maidens.
An Lin gritted his teeth as he stared at Meng Zhi. Never would he have thought that Meng Zhi would use her own body to replace the lightning spirit.
As such, he really didn't know what to do to stop Meng Zhi. After all, there was simply too much of a disparity between their powers …
An Lin had only joined the Vermilion Bird Sect for a few days, but an indescribable sense of rage and indignation welled up in his heart at the sight of the Holy Flame that had been protecting the sect for so long being snatched away.
He pulled out a seventh-grade immortal pill from his storage ring before swallowing it.
This was the Spirit Regeneration Pill that Yang Yuan had given him. It had extremely potent regenerative properties when consumed during severe injuries, as well as the ability to enhance one's life force. It was only thanks to the Chaotic Alloy Brick that he managed to escape from Meng Zhi's hands. Even so, he was still struck by the shockwaves of the attack and sustained severe injuries.
He had to make sure that he was in his best condition. He couldn't give up yet!
He quickly activated his Evergreen Technique, and the immortal pill's effects were completely activated as it continued to heal An Lin's injuries.
The white ball of light materialized by the Holy Vermilion Flame was sent into the Flame-Sealing Disc by the Ice Matriarch.
The temperature on the battlefield above the divine tree suddenly plummeted.
All of the sect disciples felt as if they had lost something in their hearts.
Some of the more vulnerable disciples stared up at the Flame-Sealing Disc in the sky before bursting into tears.
Xu Xiaolan's fists were clenched tightly as her body trembled uncontrollably. If it weren't for the fact that An Lin was holding her back, she would have most likely charged toward Meng Zhi with all her might.
The Ice Matriarch began to dissipate, and the six immortal spirits all returned to the Divine Dao Box.
At the same time, the Flame-Sealing Disc began to fly toward Meng Zhi.
Meng Zhi caught the Flame-Sealing Disc, and her features were extremely pale, but her eyes were extremely bright.
"The hope of our tribe lies here. I've finally succeeded …"
A forlorn smile appeared on her face as she threw up another mouthful of blood. Her body was like a flickering candle in the wind, and it looked as if it could fall at any moment.
"High Priestess!" A snow maiden flew toward Meng Zhi to support her.
"It's not over yet. I still have things to do." Meng Zhi's golden eyes were a little dim, but boundless divine light began to erupt from her scepter, as if it was trying to squeeze out every last shred of her power.
"Holy Land Spatial Gate, open!"
An unparalleled power erupted from the scepter, striking at a certain part of the void. In the end, it tore open a circular spatial door with a diameter of 100 feet.
Everyone could see the vast expanse of white snow and ice within the spatial gate.
A series of translucent snowflakes even drifted into this space from within the spatial gate.
"Mission accomplished, retreat!"
Meng Zhi's voice reverberated throughout the entire space, and the morale of the surviving snow maidens was greatly boosted as they began to retreat toward the spatial gate.
"I'll cover your retreat!"
A paramount voice sounded. Immediately afterward, the area within a radius of over a kilometer around the spatial gate was enshrouded by a deep blue frosty energy, transforming it into a restricted area.
An elder of the sect was chasing after a snow maiden, but he didn't even have a chance to react before he was struck by the terrifying frosty energy and instantly transformed into an ice sculpture.
"Elder Song Yang!" Zhu Yuanzhou roared with grief and indignation.
Elder Song Yang was a Soul Formation Final Stage powerful being, but he couldn't even last a single second after coming into contact with that frosty energy.
Most of the snow maidens had retreated into the area enshrouded by the frosty energy before charging toward the spatial gate.
Tens of thousands of Vermilion Bird Sect disciples looked on with dejected expressions. Some of the core disciples couldn't resist the urge to charge into the area of death, but they were all held back by the rational people around them.
Only Return to Void Stage mighty figures were allowed to enter!
Meng Zhi heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing the spatial gate, and she passed the Flame-Sealing Disc to a Holy Palace Leader beside her. "Qing Li, take it back to the Holy City safely!"
She closed her eyes and fell unconscious as she spoke.
"High Priestess!"
Qing Li's expression shifted slightly as she held onto Meng Zhi.
Many snow maidens began to pass through the spatial gate, and Qing Li enshrouded Meng Zhi with a spell technique as she prepared to enter the spatial gate.
However, right at this moment, a burst of pure yang power descended from the sky, piercing through the frosty energy domain within a radius of over a kilometer before crashing into the spatial gate like a sharp sword.
"Boom!"
The monstrous power tore open a passageway in the frosty energy domain, instantly incinerating a dozen or so powerful snow maidens in its path. The flames then formed a golden passageway that led directly to the massive spatial gate.
"We haven't lost yet, give chase!"
Grand Elder Situ Feng's voice sounded from afar, and countless sect disciples were reinvigorated.
"Give chase!"
Tens of thousands of sect disciples roared in unison as they activated the spell formation in a frenzy, and boundless flame power pulverized the surrounding snow and ice.
Hundreds of powerful sect disciples surged with battle intent and rushed in the direction of the Space Gate.
Qing Li's expression shifted as she led Meng Zhi and over a hundred snow maidens into the spatial gate.
Aside from the ten Holy Palace Leaders, almost all of the surviving snow maidens had already passed through the spatial gate.
Fifteen elders and more than fifty extremely powerful core disciples broke through the defenses of the Holy Palace Master and chased after him, beginning to enter the Realm Gate of the Holy Land.
Grand Elder Chen Xinran and two Return to Void Stage elders unleashed the power of the sect's spell formation to hold off the ten Holy Palace Leaders.
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan followed the sect army into the spatial gate.
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