"Reporting to Lord Chi Rong... Silver Fox appeared in the Black Mountain Immortal Territory. We were delayed a bit while trying to capture him, and Senior Brother Wang was slightly injured." Gong Shutian remained in a bowing posture, not rising, as he spoke to the alien man.

"Oh, did you catch him?" The alien man, referred to as Chi Rong, raised an eyebrow and asked.

"This... Silver Fox received assistance from a demon, allowing him to escape..." Gong Shutian was interrupted by Chi Rong's "Waste" before he could finish speaking.

The expressions of Gong Shutian and the other two changed slightly, and a hint of anger flashed deep in their eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Forget it... the time is already very late. The time for the appearance of the Mantra Gate ruins is limited, so don't delay the main event. I'll settle things with you after this matter is over. Depart immediately." Chi Rong coldly glanced at the three and said.

"Yes." The three secretly breathed a sigh of relief and responded simultaneously.

Chi Rong waved his sleeve, and a large expanse of rolling flames roared out, interweaving and churning in front of him. In an instant, it transformed into a colossal fire dragon-shaped spirit boat, carrying the four of them as it turned into a red streak of light, speeding straight into the Misty Illusionary Smoke, disappearing from sight.

Less than an incense stick's worth of time after their departure, several streaks of escaping light flew from the direction of Illusionary Smoke City, and after a few flashes, landed on the edge of the swamp.

As the escaping light subsided, three men and one woman appeared.

The one leading them was a middle-aged man, extremely tall, nearly half again the height of ordinary people. His skin was a bronze color, his features were distinct, and he wore a set of golden armor covered by a purple-gold patterned cloak. He looked imposing and dignified, and was none other than Su Liu, the person in charge of Jukun City.

"Hmph, a few out-of-town dragons trying to stir up trouble on our territory..." A hint of displeasure flashed across Su Liu's face as he said disdainfully.

"Speaking of which, although they belong to the Heavenly Court like us, we've always kept to ourselves. They didn't even inform us this time, which is indeed a bit excessive. But why should Brother Su be angry about this? With our Four Alliance Immortal Regions joining forces this time, how could we let that treasure fall into the hands of others?" Behind him, a man in a white Confucian robe lightly waved a folding fan and said casually.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao Zhen is right. This Illusionary Smoke Swamp is our territory. As the saying goes, 'A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.' No matter how much they stir, they won't be able to make big waves." A charming woman wearing purple palace attire with a red mole between her eyebrows spoke.

This woman was the current City Lord of Illusionary Smoke City, and also the Dao Companion of the Black Earth Immortal Palace Lord. Her cultivation was not very high, only late-stage Golden Immortal, but her status in the Four Alliance Immortal Regions was not low.

And Zhao Zhen, whom she mentioned, the man in the Confucian robe, was the Supervising Immortal Envoy stationed in Zeyuan City in the Fuze Immortal Territory.

There was also a short, hunchbacked bald old man who had been watching the swamp with his hands behind his back, not participating in the discussion.

"Senior Lu, we previously fought separately to try to enter the Mantra Gate ruins, and all ended in failure. Now that we've decided to join forces, we need to be honest with each other. Are you really confident in finding the space node?" Zhao Zhen closed his folding fan and asked the short old man.

This old man was none other than Lu Wuliang, the current Palace Lord of the Yuanjing Immortal Palace.

"Rest assured. I wouldn't have spoken to you if I didn't have absolute certainty. You all know how to break the space node afterwards, so don't be too stingy with your strength when the time comes." The old man said slowly in a low, hoarse voice.

"With Palace Lord Lu's words, I feel much more relieved." The charming woman covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Alright, we've said enough. Let's set off." Su Liu glanced at the old man and suddenly spoke.

Having said that, five-colored electric light surged around him, and his figure suddenly rose from the ground. With a flash, he escaped into the Illusionary Smoke Swamp.

Seeing this, the other three also burst forth with their escaping lights and chased after him.

...

At the same time.

Hundreds of thousands of miles away, above a swamp, wisps of Misty Illusionary Smoke were thick and unyielding. A massive stone staircase of several hundred steps floated in the void.

On the stone staircase, there were several men and women wearing blue cloaks, slowly ascending the steps.

The one leading them was quite tall, with a graceful figure. Her skin was light blue, her hair was emerald green and curly, and she wore a fine-scaled soft armor. Her gait was light and charming, swaying gracefully, making her look like a supple and alluring snake, captivating the eyes.

Following behind her was a burly man as tall as an iron tower, with a door-sized giant sword on his back, and a sallow-faced, dry-lipped, consumptive-looking old man.

The burly man kept his eyes forward, his expression solemn, seemingly a bit nervous, while the consumptive-looking old man was much more relaxed. His cloudy old eyes roamed back and forth, brazenly scanning the blue-skinned woman.

Suddenly, the blue-skinned woman stopped and turned around.

Her flawlessly beautiful face was full of coldness, and in her slender eyebrows were a pair of golden vertical pupils. The gaze cast from them was full of intense killing intent, landing on the consumptive old ghost.

"Take away your dog eyes. Don't force me to kill you before the mission is even executed." The blue-skinned woman said coldly.

The consumptive old ghost immediately felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, freezing him in place. The fear did not come from the words, but from the strange light that suddenly erupted in the vertical pupils of the blue-skinned woman when she spoke, giving a soul-stirring feeling.

"Yes... yes, Immortal Bi She... I... I wouldn't dare..." The consumptive old ghost said intermittently.

"Immortal Bi She, isn't our Yi Robe Society usually accustomed to forming pairs to carry out missions? Why are there three of us this time?" The burly man asked.

Hearing this, the blue-skinned woman's expression suddenly softened, and she revealed a charming smile, saying, "If it weren't for needing that old lecher's ability to arrange spatial formations, I would have brought you along for this mission."

"Fairy, please don't joke." The burly man's expression stiffened, becoming even more nervous.

Seeing this, the blue-skinned woman seemed to find it amusing, and the smile on her face became even more enchanting.

The consumptive old ghost saw this, his face bitter, and he sighed inwardly.

...

At the mountain gate of the Mantra Gate ruins, Han Li and the others were busy working on the ground in front of the gate. A small pile of silver crystals was stacked on the ground to the side, along with formation flags, formation disks, and other items.

Shi Chuan Kong was currently carving a silver formation several tens of feet in size on the ground. While carving the formation, he instructed Han Li and the others to insert the silver crystals, formation flags, formation disks, and other items from the side into the formation.

With the four of them working together, progress was rapid.

Before long, a dazzling and complex silver formation was completed.

"You all step back a distance." Shi Chuan Kong walked into the silver formation and said to Han Li and the others.

Hearing this, the three stepped back a distance to the side.

Shi Chuan Kong nodded, then rapidly made a hand seal and pointed.

With a "whoosh," the spirit patterns on the surface of the silver formation lit up in circles, and it immediately began to hum and operate, radiating bright silver light.

Countless heaven and earth spiritual Qi crazily gathered towards the silver formation, and the silver light emitted by the formation quickly became dazzlingly bright. After swirling around, it transformed into a silver cloud mist several tens of feet in size.

Countless silver runes rolled and surged within it, and intense spatial fluctuations emanated from it.

Shi Chuan Kong's body floated up, standing above the silver cloud mist, his whole body enveloped in a dazzling silver glow. The spiritual light flickered, as if he were a deity.

He chanted incantations, and suddenly a silver token appeared between his fingers. The surface of the token shone with silver light, one side with a silver moon pattern, and the other side with an ancient "Kong" character. Waves of spatial law emanated from the token.

Shi Chuan Kong tossed the silver token out, and it landed in the silver cloud mist below. At the same time, he made a hand seal and chanted incantations.

The silver cloud mist immediately rolled violently, then poured into the token like a tide.

The silver token's size immediately grew wildly, transforming into several feet in size, and it radiated dazzling silver light. Especially the silver moon pattern and the ancient Kong character became even brighter and more dazzling, and the spatial law fluctuations it emitted were almost doubled in intensity.

Seeing this scene, Han Li and the others showed surprise on their faces.

They didn't just stand by and watch, but each circulated the immortal spiritual power in their bodies, ready to act.

Shi Chuan Kong chanted incantations, and with a flick of his fingers, he pointed at the silver token.

Five silver lights flew from his fingertips and disappeared into the token.

The silver token spun around, and after a sharp whistling sound, a silver crescent moon several feet in size flew out of the token, rotating and slashing at the white light screen.

Without the expected earth-shattering sound, the silver crescent moon directly merged into the white light screen upon contact.

A muffled sound like an explosion came from within the white light screen, and the entire light screen shook violently. At the same time, a layer of silver crystal light appeared on the surface of the light screen, revealing a strong spatial fluctuation.

The silver crystal light flickered violently at this moment, but quickly returned to calm.

Seeing this situation, Han Li's eyes flickered slightly.

This layer of silver crystal light seemed to be the spatial restriction in the white light screen's formation, and Shi Chuan Kong's attack was indeed effective.

A hint of joy also flashed across Shi Chuan Kong's face. He shouted in a low voice and rapidly made hand seals with both hands.

The silver token shone brightly, and sharp whistling sounds of "swoosh" and "swoosh" did not stop. Silver crescent moons continued to fly out from it, all slashing at the silver crystal light.

A series of low, muffled sounds came out, and the silver crystal light flickered violently, quickly becoming dim.

However, the consumption of magic power to activate the silver token seemed to be extremely large, and Shi Chuan Kong's face quickly turned pale. Fortunately, the silver cloud mist constantly涌 from the silver formation poured into the token, maintaining the token's spellcasting.

After such a frantic attack for a while, the silver crystal light finally tore apart and shattered. With a loud noise, it turned into specks of spiritual light and disappeared.

The white light screen also fluctuated violently at this moment, and it had thinned by nearly half.

"Hurry up and act! I've only temporarily defeated the spatial restriction, and it will soon recover again!" Shi Chuan Kong shouted suddenly.