“With their strength, nothing unexpected should happen inside, right?” Han Li guessed.

At that moment, the void near the Time Tower rumbled, and a spatial hole appeared. Three figures shot out from within, namely Jiao San, Li Qima, and Qu Lin.

The three looked somewhat disheveled, and were clearly all injured to varying degrees. Jiao San in particular was covered in blood from the waist down, but fortunately none of them were in mortal danger.

"Fellow Daoist Han, it's good to see you're alright… We were separated from you earlier, and I was worried something might have happened to you. Now it seems that was unnecessary," Jiao San said with a delighted expression upon seeing Han Li, letting out a light breath.

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Jiao San. I merely escaped by chance. You should rest for a moment, as this is not a place to stay for long," Han Li nodded to Jiao San, and spoke thus.

Li Qima and Qu Lin also relaxed upon seeing that Han Li was unharmed. They immediately sat down cross-legged, trying to stabilize their injuries as quickly as possible.

...

Jin Yuan Mountains, Green Silk Hollow.

It was dusk, and in the ancient village nestled among the lush green mountains and forests, every household was busy preparing the last meal of the day. Wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys of the low village houses.

The village chief and a few of his familiar old comrades were sitting at a low table in front of his house, sipping on coarse homemade wine, waiting for the old woman in the house to bring the snacks to go with the wine.

Suddenly, with a loud "boom"!

The entire land of Green Silk Hollow shook violently. The wine table in front of the old village chief jumped, and much of the wine spilled from the chipped wine bowls on it.

"Oh dear, how long has this been going on? Won't they let people live?" The old village chief quickly steadied the wine pot and wine bowls, complaining.

"These immortals come and go, why don't they just mess with themselves? Why do they have to mess with us? What exactly are they doing?" A dark-skinned old man sitting across from him couldn't help but say.

"Uncle, I heard that some treasure appeared in Green Silk Hollow. Many immortals came before, but later many disappeared. The remaining people sealed it off, and now no one can pass through," a slightly younger middle-aged man said.

"Who cares what they're doing, as long as they don't ruin our spring water," the old village chief said worriedly.

As the men were talking, another loud "boom" came.

Little did they know that the current brief silence was their last moment.

...

Inside White Head Valley, the sound of roaring would ring out from time to time, and the earthquake was becoming more and more frequent.

In the depths of the valley, the huge rocks stacked in a "人" shape were surrounded by cultivators wearing Tongtian Sword Sect attire. At this moment, all of them had nervous expressions on their faces, and their eyes were all staring at the space below the two rocks, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Just then, a layer of silver light ripples suddenly rippled in that space, and five or six figures emerged from it.

The people around, after seeing the faces of these people, suddenly relaxed, and one by one clasped their fists and saluted:

"Welcome back, Old Ancestor…"

The people who appeared in the silver light were none other than Lei Yuche and others.

Dao Yin Zhenren's face was still a little pale, and he had an anxious expression on his face. In addition, Lei Yuche and others did not look good. The people waiting here immediately knew that something was wrong.

"Chen Chuan, how did you do what I asked you to do beforehand?" Dao Yin Zhenren glanced around and asked.

"Reporting to Master, according to your instructions, it was arranged more than half a month ago. This disciple has checked it twice, and it is foolproof," a slender man with a black long beard stepped out and said with clasped fists.

"Give me the Dragon Tooth Key, then you can retreat," Dao Yin Zhenren said with a frown.

Chen Chuan frowned slightly, wanting to ask but not daring to disobey his master's orders. He had no choice but to turn his palm over and take out a crescent-shaped blood-colored jade pendant, holding it with both hands and handing it to Dao Yin Zhenren.

"Master, you are too seriously injured, let this disciple do it," Lei Yuche said with a solemn expression.

"Shi brother, do we really need to use this thing?" Chen Chuan looked at Lei Yuche, clasped his fist at him, and asked.

"The Demon Execution Plan failed, the Divine Lamp could not be retrieved, and the Time Tower has been lost. If we delay any longer… the prisoners sealed inside will rush out of the secret realm. At that time, the entire Jin Yuan Immortal Domain will probably suffer a catastrophe," Lei Yuche said in a deep voice.

"Activating the Dragon Tooth Extermination Formation requires someone to activate it in the formation. Once the formation is activated, it will begin a chain explosion after ten breaths. Although the main power will be released into the secret realm, the remaining power will also destroy nearly ten million miles of mountains and rivers. Half of the Jin Yuan Mountains are destined to be buried with it. In your current state, do you have the confidence to escape safely?" Dao Yin Zhenren asked with a frown.

"Master, don't underestimate this disciple. I still have the power to protect myself. You should leave first," Lei Yuche showed a smile. After he finished speaking, his eyes fell on Su Anqian.

"Senior Dao Yin, is there really no other good solution besides this method? The foundations of our Tianshui Sect and your Tongtian Sword Sect are both in the Jin Yuan Mountains. This will definitely be affected. Moreover, what about the thousands of creatures in such a vast area? Wouldn't they suffer this disaster in vain…?" Su Anqian frowned and couldn't help but ask.

As soon as she said this, everyone, including Chen Chuan, fell silent. Obviously, they all had this question.

Dao Yin Zhenren's face showed a hint of hesitation, and finally he sighed faintly and said:

"You don't know, we are in a dilemma now, and we have to do it…"

"Forget it, let me explain. This Dragon Tooth Extermination Formation was arranged at the request of the Heavenly Court. It does not come from Jin Yuan Immortal Palace, but directly from the Heavenly Court's decree. They asked us to directly destroy the entire secret realm. In order to protect the Jin Yuan Mountains, we ventured into the secret realm, wanting to kill the Black Heaven Demon Ancestor and take back the Time Divine Lamp…" Lei Yuche took over the conversation and said.

Su Anqian's expression changed slightly when she heard this. She also knew the weight of an order from the Heavenly Court.

"Originally, as long as the plan was successful, we could have used the Time Divine Lamp to gradually suppress the demons in the Time Tower. Unfortunately, it failed, and now we have no choice but to use the Dragon Tooth Extermination Formation," Lei Yuche continued.

"Once the demons sealed in the tower escape, the Heavenly Court will inevitably intervene personally. At that time, it will not be as simple as killing demons. Our Tongtian Sword Sect may be difficult to protect, and the Tianshui Sect may also be held accountable. In this case, some sacrifices are inevitable," Dao Yin Zhenren sighed.

As soon as he finished speaking, another roar came from the entire valley, and the earthquake was even stronger than before.

"Damn it, the Time Tower is probably about to collapse, we must act immediately, and we must not delay," Dao Yin Zhenren's expression changed, and he said.

"Please Master take everyone away, leave the formation to this disciple," Lei Yuche said with clasped fists.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you, be sure to return safely," Dao Yin Zhenren said without hesitation when he saw his firm expression.

With that said, he handed the crescent-shaped jade pendant to Lei Yuche.

The latter received it in his hand, stroked the complex secret patterns on it, felt the warmth from it, and nodded heavily with a slight light in his eyes.

"Take care." Before leaving, Su Anqian looked back at Lei Yuche and said.

Lei Yuche showed a smile and nodded again.

After that, Dao Yin Zhenren took the rest of the people and left White Head Valley, flying away all the way.

Su Anqian glanced at the small mountain village shrouded in cooking smoke and twilight in Green Silk Hollow, and sighed softly in her heart.

After everyone left, Lei Yuche flew up, suspended in the high sky, clasped his hands together, held the Dragon Tooth Key in his hands, and the sound of chanting resounded.

Along with the sound of his chanting, the entire White Head Valley began to tremble continuously, and thick semi-circular stone pillars broke through various parts of the valley, and began to extend continuously from the ground and the mountain walls.

In a short while, the entire valley was like countless sharp bones growing out, with hundreds of black stone pillars popping out.

These stone pillars were engraved with circles of dense and strange runes, the color was dark red, containing an unspeakable burning sensation and bursts of suppressed spiritual power fluctuations.

Lei Yuche held the jade pendant in his hand, feeling the surrounding aura, and couldn't help but feel a little parched.

However, time was tight, and he couldn't help but think about it any longer. He had to harden his heart, change his hand gestures, and throw the Dragon Tooth Key out.

I saw that the blood-red light on the Dragon Tooth Key lit up, flew high, like a curved blood-colored crescent moon hanging above the valley.

Above the blood moon, flashes of light flickered, and the circles of runes on the stone pillars below also flickered with the light flashing on and off.

"Open!" Lei Yuche chanted for a while, separated his hands, and let out a shout.

With this order, the curved blood-colored crescent moon suddenly burst into blood-red light, and suddenly flashed, directly shattering and turning into countless blood-colored crystal lights scattered, and floated towards the stone pillars in the valley.

I saw these crystal lights sprinkled on the stone pillars, and the runes on the pillars lit up one circle after another.

"Ten breaths, nine breaths, eight breaths…"

Lei Yuche silently counted his breaths, and his figure shot up and rushed towards the outside of the valley.

Immediately afterwards, there was another escape light in the valley, choosing another direction and shooting away.

In the light, Xiong Shan was driving the golden long sword, and the speed was not weaker than Lei Yuche.

"Four breaths, three breaths…"

"One breath…"

"Boom…"

A roar that shook the sky rose, and red light soared into the sky in Green Silk Hollow. Countless wolf tooth-shaped beams of light continued to rise from the ground, and the land within a neighboring thousand miles shook violently, as if the earth was shaking, and the entire area was lifted up.

Immediately afterwards, the lifted land was swept by a layer of red light, and all the mountains, forests, soil and wood on it instantly turned into powder.

The entire Yuliang Village, all the villagers were torn apart by the sweeping gale before the red light approached, and all the buildings in the village, all traces of existence, were erased in an instant.

Almost half of the Jin Yuan Mountains began to collapse in bursts of roars. The city walls, villages, towns, and immortal sects built on it were all destroyed, causing countless casualties.