The nine sacred mountains were majestic and heavy. Ancient trees towered into the sky and strange rocks rose abruptly. It could be called a magnificent sight.
At the foot of the mountain, Ye Fan looked at Jiang Hanzhong and said, "I only have one condition. Let all six of them go." Here, he pointed at Liu Yiyi, Zhang Ziling, Lin Jia, and the others.
Liu Yiyi and Zhang Ziling revealed anxious and worried expressions. They signaled Ye Fan to leave as soon as possible. But they couldn't express it with words because they were surrounded by knights.
Zhou Yi, Lin Jia, and Wang Ziwen didn't expect that Ye Fan would first think of sending them away at this moment. Li Xiaoman was also startled. She stared at Ye Fan who was not far away.
"They can't help at all. There's no point in staying." Ye Fan stared at Jiang Hanzhong and said, "You just want to use them to test the skeletons on the mountain. There's no need to sacrifice innocent people."
"You are indeed loyal. Unfortunately, you don't have the qualifications to negotiate with us." Jiang Hanzhong indifferently glanced at the people not far away. He didn't say anything. Obviously, he didn't plan to let them go.
Not far away, Zhou Yi, Li Xiaoman, and the others all changed their expressions. They could naturally guess what the Jiang Elder was thinking. He would definitely kill them and not let them leave alive.
Ye Fan picked up a mountain rock that weighed more than ten kilograms. He weighed it in his hand a few times. Then, he swung his arm and threw it towards the mountain. It was hard to imagine how strong he was. The mountain rock drew a beautiful trajectory and directly rushed from the foot of the mountain to the summit. It heavily smashed into the pile of skeletons.
"What are you doing?!" Ji Yunfeng, the elder of the Ji Family, was enraged.
"Don't you want to test the skeletons on the sacred mountain? I'll do it for you. There's no need for living people to go up."
Xu Daoling, the elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land, immediately darkened his face and said, "Who allowed you to act rashly?"
Jiang Hanzhong also revealed his killing intent. He held the brocade box in his hand. Specks of light flickered on it. It seemed to be made of wood but not wood. It seemed to be made of jade but not jade. It was not gorgeous. It was overflowing with an ancient aura. There was no terrifying energy fluctuation, but it gave people an extremely dangerous feeling.
Ye Fan had the illusion that it was like a world and not a box. It seemed to be able to contain everything, including the mountains, rivers, and earth.
Boom!
At this moment, a violent tremor came from the Sacred Mountain. It was as if some huge monster had been angered. Countless rocks tumbled down, breaking many trees.
"The bones are going down the mountain!" Many knights cried out in alarm. They saw countless white bones crawling down from the Sacred Mountain. Their speed wasn't very fast. The vast expanse of whiteness made people's scalps go numb.
"Look what you've done!" Jiang Hanzhong was furious. He glared at Ye Fan with undisguised killing intent.
"You'll get the same result if you send someone up!"
"Hurry up and make a decision. What do you want to do? Do you want to continue harvesting the divine medicine?" Xu Daoling, the elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land, had an ugly expression.
Ji Yunfeng, the elder of the Ji Clan, had a solemn expression. He said, "There's no need to hide anymore. Take out all of our forbidden treasures and force our way forward. We must climb up the Sacred Mountain and harvest the divine medicine."
The Jiang family's elder's face was pale. He glared at Ye Fan and said while holding the box in his hand, "This forbidden artifact can let my Divine Power Spring flow nine times and recover my cultivation instantly. I have nine chances to attack."
Ye Fan was startled after hearing this. He sighed in his heart. This old man could actually use divine abilities. If he had really risked his life just now, he would have died without a doubt.
A strange stone the size of a fist appeared in the hand of the Jiang Clan's elder. It was completely black, and there were countless patterns carved on it. It had a natural rhythm to it.
"This is a forbidden treasure personally refined by a supreme elder of the Ji Clan. It is imprinted with countless patterns and can temporarily condense the 'power of the heavens'. It will allow me to attack nine times."
Ye Fan was shocked. The Clan of the Ancients had such a profound foundation that they could use such a treasure to temporarily recover their divine energy in the forbidden area.
The elder of the Yaoguang Sacred Land held a green jade leaf the size of a palm. It was also full of mysterious and complicated patterns. They were very smooth, just like the natural texture of a leaf.
"In order to come to the forbidden area to harvest the divine medicine, a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Sacred Land personally refined this treasure. It will allow me to attack three times."
Jiang Hanzhong did not believe it at all. He sneered and said, "Impossible. The Yaoguang Sacred Land is not weaker than the Clan of the Ancients. How could they be so careless and use such a defective forbidden treasure to enter the forbidden area?"
The elder of the Ji Clan also looked cold. He said, "Brother Xu, there's no need to hide now."
"Although I only have three chances to attack, this forbidden treasure contains the divine energy of a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Sacred Land. It can be used twice."
When Jiang Hanzhong and Ji Yunfeng heard this, they immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. This dark green leaf could be called a precious treasure.
The three elders gathered together and had a short discussion.
Ye Fan listened on the side and understood that the so-called forbidden treasure was a great treasure specially refined for entering the forbidden area. These sacred lands and the Clan of the Ancients were powerful and had profound foundation. He could not help but ask, "Why don't you prepare more forbidden treasures?"
"What do mortals like you know!" Jiang Hanzhong's expression was not very good. He had the urge to kill. Because of Ye Fan's reckless actions, the bones on the sacred mountain were all climbing down.
Xu Daoling glanced at him and said, "To refine such a forbidden treasure, the materials needed are unimaginable. It can definitely be refined into a powerful 'great treasure'."
"There's no time to waste. Let's go now!" The elder of the Ji Clan, Ji Yunfeng, urged.
Ye Fan was forced to walk at the front. The three elders followed closely behind him. Behind them were the cultivators and Li Xiaoman's group.
The sacred mountain was lush with vegetation and strange rocks. It could be considered beautiful, but no one would pay attention to these things. In this life and death situation, everyone was sweating profusely.
Just when they were halfway up the mountain and still far from the peak, they felt an evil aura. All the wild beasts roared.
"I … I'm getting old!" a rider shouted in fear.
At this moment, many people aged as if they had gone through ten years of time. Many middle-aged people had white hair on their temples.
"If we go any further, we will die!" someone shouted. Many people were shaken.
"What are you panicking for?!" Jiang Hanzhong turned around and shouted, "If we succeed, all of you will have a great fortune."
At this moment, Ye Fan's appearance did not change. The three elders also did not show any signs of abnormality. The forbidden treasures in their hands emitted a strange aura to protect them. Other than that, Zhou Yi, Liu Yiyi, Wang Ziwen, and Li Xiaoman who were at the back also did not show any changes.
"Why are they not affected?" Jiang Hanzhong's eyes were filled with surprise.
Ye Fan immediately thought of many things. That day when they appeared at the peak of the sacred mountain, nothing terrible happened. It was only when they walked out of the forbidden area that many people began to age.
"Could it be related to the nine dragons pulling the coffin?"
Below, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and the others were also discussing in low voices.
"It's most likely related to the nine dragon corpses and the ancient bronze coffin. Perhaps in the process of crossing the star field, our bodies were contaminated with their aura."
"The evil in the abyss can't do anything to the bronze coffin. Didn't we see with our own eyes a creature bound by iron chains roaring angrily in the middle of the night …"
The youngest rider in the group could not bear the loss of his youth. He shouted in fear, "Elder, we can't go any further …"
"Useless thing, what's the use of keeping you!" Jiang Hanzhong held the spear in one hand and pierced through him. Blood splattered everywhere as he was flung dozens of meters away and fell heavily to the ground.
The others kept quiet out of fear, not daring to say anything.
Through the luxuriant vegetation, they could already vaguely see the peak of the mountain. And it was also at this time that the skeletons on the mountain arrived in front of them and were about to collide with them.
"Elder, quickly use the forbidden weapon, or else we won't be able to hold on!" At this moment, everyone had aged a few years again. Some of the savage beasts were already weak.
The mountain was covered in snow and countless skeletons. All the skeletons were crawling, making people's scalps go numb. A demonic aura blew down along with the mountain wind, causing many people to let out miserable screams.
Something horrifying happened. Many of the riders' flesh and blood began to wither. Many of them aged twenty years in an instant. There was now a group of white-haired old people at the scene.
"I'll make the first move!" Ji Yunfeng took out the strange black stone and held it in his palm. In an instant, black light spread out.
"Boom!"
An extremely powerful and terrifying fluctuation spread out from Ji Yunfeng's body. It was as vast and unfathomable as the ocean, rolling out in all directions. This was his true strength.
Ye Fan's heart trembled. The Ji Clan's elder was too powerful. He felt that he was like a duckweed while the other party was like a vast ocean. There was no way to compare them.
"Is this his true strength?"
If they met under normal circumstances, Ye Fan would undoubtedly die. The difference between the two was like heaven and earth. The difference in strength was too great. A casual attack from the other party was enough to turn him into dust.
A Heaven Luo Umbrella rushed out from Ji Yunfeng's body, stirring up gusts of violent wind. The trees and rocks were shaken into ashes. The densely packed white bones in front of him were also turned into dust in an instant.
"Quickly charge up!" Ji Yunfeng shouted. He rushed to the front. The Heaven Luo Umbrella shook violently, opening up a hundred meters of pure land. All the white bones were crushed and blown far away by the astral wind.
With a flash of light, the Heaven Luo Umbrella flew back. Ji Yunfeng's body trembled. His divine power source had dried up. The strange black stone in his hand had an additional crack, indicating that he had already used up one chance. He could still attack eight more times.
"Hurry up!" Jiang Hanzhong and Xu Daoling both shouted. Time was too tight. They had to seize the opportunity and advance quickly.
Suddenly, a shout came from behind. Li Xiaoman, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and Lin Jia took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quickly rushed down the mountain. Several white-haired knights were no longer agile and could not stop them.
"Ye Fan …" Liu Yiyi and Zhang Ziling shouted towards the top of the mountain.
"Hurry up and leave. Don't worry about me!" Ye Fan saw the two hesitating and bellowed down. Zhang Ziling clenched his teeth and suddenly turned around. He pulled Liu Yiyi's hand and left without looking back.
Several white-haired knights hurled their spears, which almost pierced through the two of them. The spears brushed past them and stuck into the ground, trembling.
"I'll chase after them!" Some knights were about to ride their beasts down the mountain.
Jiang Hanzhong shouted, "Don't pay attention to them. Hurry up and rush up the mountain. We can't waste this opportunity created by using the divine power source." At this point, his eyes emitted two sharp rays of light. He stared at Ye Fan and said, "You better behave yourself. If you dare to try to escape, I'll turn you into ashes immediately."
At this moment, Li Xiaoman was at the forefront, closely followed by Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and Lin Jia. The four of them disappeared in the blink of an eye. Soon after, Zhang Ziling and Liu Yiyi also disappeared into the forest, disappearing without a trace.
They grasped this rare opportunity. It was impossible for the people on the mountain to pursue them at this critical moment. The six of them finally broke free from the control and escaped down the mountain.
Ji family's elder Ji Yunfeng sneered, "It's not that easy to survive. The moment you walk out of the forbidden zone, almost everyone will die of old age and turn into ashes."
White bones were everywhere on the mountain. Countless skeletons struggled to climb down the mountain. This time, it was Jiang Hanzhong's turn. He held the brocade box in his palm and a terrifying aura instantly filled the air. The energy fluctuation he emitted was extremely frightening. It was as if a million mountains were pressing down at the same time, causing people's hearts to tremble.
Ye Fan felt a chill from head to toe. To him, existences of this level were like gods in the clouds. They were difficult to fathom and simply couldn't be measured.
Just like this, Jiang Hanzhong, Ji Yunfeng, and Xu Daoling took turns to attack. Finally, they approached the peak of the Sacred Mountain. They were less than two hundred meters away from the summit.
At this time, miserable screams came from behind. People fell down one after another. After approaching the summit, many knights' life force rapidly disappeared. Many of them died of old age.
"This won't do. We can't hold on any longer!" At this moment, although Jiang Hanzhong, Ji Yunfeng, and Xu Daoling had the forbidden weapons in their hands, their appearances had already aged a lot. Their bodies were a little crooked.
"If this continues, we will die for sure. We won't be able to approach the summit."
"Retreat, all of you retreat." Xu Daoling shouted, making those knights retreat. The original plan couldn't be carried out anymore. The people they brought with them couldn't be of any use at all.
Jiang Hanzhong stared coldly at Ye Fan. He held the brocade box in his hand, and his whole body shone with divine light. A vast ocean-like power surged out and imprisoned Ye Fan in an instant. Afterward, he took out a sealed jade bottle and broke the restriction on the spot. A black light instantly entered Ye Fan's body.
"Puppet brand?" Ji Yunfeng asked.
"That's right. I'm not at ease with this brat. If he destroys the divine medicine after reaching the summit, or if he swallows it himself regardless of everything, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?" Jiang Hanzhong patted Ye Fan and said, "Let's go!"
Then, he turned to the other two and said, "Now, we will cooperate with him with all our strength and send him to the summit. We must pick the divine medicine."
"Okay!" Xu Daoling nodded.
Ji Yunfeng said, "We can still attack nine times in total. We can take the risk of being annihilated and advance another hundred meters. We should be able to sweep away all the dried bones and send him to the summit."
The closer they got to the summit, the denser the demonic aura became. Even though the white bones had been cleared, the three elders were still aging rapidly. Even Ye Fan couldn't resist it and turned from a teenager to a young man.
At this moment, several hundred ancient characters were vibrating in Ye Fan's heart. They reverberated like a great bell, shattering the black light that rushed into his mind and thoroughly expelling it. The puppet brand didn't have any effect on him at all.
Ye Fan was drenched in cold sweat. He was almost crippled at the last moment. The Jiang Family's elders were too sinister. There were no signs at all. At that time, he didn't have the slightest ability to resist at all. Now, he pretended to be controlled and listened to the three people's words. He walked with large strides toward the summit.
"Take this with you!" Xu Daoling tossed over a Pristine Jade Bottle and said, "This bottle can hold a large mountain and has its own space inside. After picking the divine medicine, use it to collect the divine spring."
When they were still several dozen meters away from the summit, the three elders cleared away all the dried bones and stopped. They didn't dare to take another step forward. At this point, they were in danger of being annihilated at any time and had long since aged beyond recognition.
Ye Fan could feel his life slipping away. By the time he reached the top of the mountain, his hair was as white as snow, and he looked incredibly old.
"That's …" At this moment, his expression stiffened. There was a peerless beauty standing quietly on the sacred mountain. At this moment, she suddenly turned around and looked at him.
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