Upon hearing Li Nanzhu's suggestion, Feng Weilan and the others didn't hesitate for a single second!
"Good! Little Junior Sister, follow my lead!" Feng Weilan immediately and precisely called out the coordinates of three concealment nodes. "Three zhang to the left front, one inch to the right of the earth vein intersection, there's a concealed Zhen position node. Two zhang and seven feet directly ahead, half a foot beneath the dry bones, is the Li position node. One and a half zhang to the right, inside that crack in the black scorched rock, is the Kan position node! These three nodes must be triggered simultaneously; the error cannot exceed half a breath!"
Li Nanzhu's gaze narrowed as she focused all her attention.
The three-flame control method was something she had long since mastered to perfection; it was practically an instinct etched into her soul!
"Ready!" Li Nanzhu barked in a low voice, her eyes sharp.
"Now!" Feng Weilan stared intently at the three positions and shouted sternly!
"Go!"
With a flick of her fingertips, Li Nanzhu sent three talismans turning into red, blue, and yellow threads of light as fine as gossamer. They shot toward the three concealment nodes Feng Weilan had pointed out with a speed that was nearly impossible for the naked eye to track, hitting them with absolute precision!
At that moment, everyone's hearts rose to their throats. Upon the high platform, Feng Qingping even subconsciously took half a step forward, her fists clenched tight!
Almost at the same instant, the three flashes of talisman light sank into the scorched ground!
Buzz—!
A low but clear hum resonated!
The three points struck by the talisman light suddenly flared with blinding radiance. The three beams of light connected instantly, forming a small triangular light array!
Following that, with the triangular light array as the center, the large area of blood-colored runes nearby lit up like a sequence of ignited fuses before quickly dimming and disintegrating.
A winding, safe path just wide enough for one person to pass through was clearly revealed. On either side of the path, the residual runes still emitted a dangerous red glow, but within the path itself, the way was clear.
"It worked!" Duan Xianxing was the first to cheer!
"Beautiful!" Jiang Yifan couldn't help but praise as well.
Feng Weilan let out a long breath of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead. The gaze he turned toward Li Nanzhu was filled with wonder and gratitude. "Little Junior Sister, well done!"
Li Nanzhu's small face was slightly pale; it was clear that the move just now had consumed a significant amount of her divine sense, but her eyes sparkled with excitement. "We did it! Let's hurry!"
The five of them didn't delay, immediately advancing quickly along the safe path. Feng Weilan and Li Nanzhu worked in close coordination, guiding the direction and warning of traps, while Duan Xianxing and Jiang Yifan protected the flanks, and Zhu Yinxi brought up the rear.
However, after advancing several dozen zhang, Li Nanzhu suddenly halted, her brow furrowing slightly.
"Little Junior Sister, what's wrong?" Zhu Yinxi, who was right behind her, noticed immediately and asked in a deep voice. The other three also stopped, alertly scanning their surroundings.
Li Nanzhu didn't answer right away. Instead, she looked back behind them.
The red-blood demonic wolves hadn't taken the opportunity to pounce. Instead, they were pacing restlessly outside the safe path, letting out low growls. Their crimson eyes were fixed on the group, but they seemed blocked by an invisible boundary, not daring to take a single step across.
"Something's not right..." she murmured. "These demonic wolves... it doesn't seem like they're simply afraid of the traps. It's as if they're... waiting for us to go deeper? Or waiting for us to trigger an even bigger problem?"
Thinking of this, Li Nanzhu suddenly looked up at Jiang Yifan. "Fourth Senior Brother! Do you have... any magic tools that can capture or temporarily bind demonic beasts from a distance? They don't need to be powerful in terms of damage, but they must be sturdy enough to trap them for a short while!"
Though Jiang Yifan didn't understand why, he didn't hesitate to nod. "I do!"
He quickly pulled several items from his storage bag: several golden-glowing demon-binding nets and a few small, hooked metal spirit-suppressing rings.
"Once activated, these demon-binding nets can turn into spiritual nets to trap enemies, and the spirit-suppressing rings can lock an animal's demonic power when thrown. However, they can't trap them for long, especially against tier 3 demonic wolves," Jiang Yifan explained quickly.
"That's enough! We don't need much time!" Li Nanzhu's eyes lit up as she quickly distributed the demon-binding nets and spirit-suppressing rings to the other four. "Quick! Everyone, take one! We won't wait for them to attack. We'll act now—catch as many of those demonic wolves as we can and drag them into the safe path to kill them!"
The group was stunned for a moment before instantly grasping Li Nanzhu's intention!
Duan Xianxing was the first to react. "You mean these demonic wolves might be reinforcements for the later stages? If we clear them out now, things will be easier later?"
"Very likely," Jiang Yifan said gravely. "The design of this illusion is interlinked. There's no reason to leave a pack of demonic wolves here just for show. It's highly probable that once we go deeper, they'll be triggered by some mechanism to flank or encircle us from behind! Now that the path is open and they don't dare enter the trap zone, it's the perfect chance for us to strike!"
Zhu Yinxi was concise. "Let's do it!"
No sooner said than done!
The five of them immediately turned around to face the demonic wolves pacing outside the safe area!
"Watch me!" Duan Xianxing was the first to strike. With a flick of his wrist, a demon-binding net turned into a golden light, shooting toward the nearest demonic wolf.
The demonic wolf clearly hadn't expected him to take the initiative. Unable to dodge in time, it was instantly enveloped tightly by the large net formed from the golden light, falling to the ground as it struggled and howled!
"Roar!" The other demonic wolves were startled, baring their teeth and growling, but they still didn't dare step into the trap zone.
"Good chance!" Jiang Yifan and Feng Weilan struck at the same time, their spirit-suppressing rings and demon-binding nets thrown with precision. Zhu Yinxi tapped his jade flute, and a blast of icy spiritual energy arrived a split second later, slowing down one of the wolves and creating an opening for Li Nanzhu's demon-binding net.
With the five of them coordinating perfectly, they were practically catching one with every throw!
These demonic wolves were, after all, creations of the illusion with limited intelligence and relatively fixed attack patterns. Facing this unorthodox long-range capture tactic, they were thrown into complete disarray.
Though they struggled with all their might, the magic tools produced by Jiang Yifan were of exceptionally high quality. How could they be so easily broken?
"Pull!" At Li Nanzhu's command, the five of them exerted force simultaneously, violently dragging the bound demonic wolves toward the edge of the safe path—right into the areas filled with the spirit-slaying restriction traps!
The moment the demonic wolves were dragged into the trap zone, the blood-colored runes on the ground flared to life!
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
Amidst shrill screams, several demonic wolves were pulverized into blood mist by the spirit-slaying restrictions erupting from the ground without any suspense.
"Haha! It works! Keep going!" Duan Xianxing shouted excitedly.
The five of them followed the same pattern, "fishing" the demonic wolves from the periphery one by one and then using the illusion's own traps to easily slaughter them. Their efficiency was incredibly high, and they faced almost zero risk themselves!
Upon the high platform, the expressions of the various sect leaders and elders suddenly became quite colorful.
Bu Qingwei's hand, which had been stroking his beard, paused as he couldn't help but chuckle. "This Li Nanzhu truly manages to use such inconceivable methods."
Immortal Venerable Ling Xiao's face darkened as he let out a cold huff. "Opportunism! This is completely improper!"
The original design of this first stage, the Spirit-Slaying Gobi, was for the team to painstakingly break the array and find a safe path. Then, the wolf pack would take the opportunity to attack fiercely, requiring the team to fend off the wolves while cautiously advancing, testing their comprehensive abilities in array breaking, defense, and progression.
Who would have thought Li Nanzhu would exploit the geography of the safe path and trap zones to play a game of "long-range wolf fishing"? This was simply breaking the stage mechanics!
To think the rules they had spent three days studying could be bypassed like this—didn't that mean the efforts of those three days were in vain?
For a moment, the expressions of several sect leaders became rather complicated.
Feng Yi remained calm, but the smile in the depths of his eyes deepened slightly.
Behind him, Mu Wenyan couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head. Feng Qingping's lips curved upward uncontrollably, her eyes filled with relief and pride.
As she watched Feng Weilan and Li Nanzhu coordinating seamlessly in the water mirror to quickly clear the demonic wolves, the heavy stone in her heart finally dropped.
Although the array-breaking method Feng Weilan used seemed like a "textbook" standard solution—slightly tedious but solid and reliable—being able to successfully crack it was a good thing!
And Li Nanzhu's subsequent "clearing" behavior was a stroke of genius, directly nipping the potential future threats in the bud!
"Well done!" Feng Qingping praised silently in her heart.
Within the illusion, the five members of the Five Elements Dao Sect were having a great time "fishing," quickly clearing out all the demonic wolves that dared to approach.
of the original pack of nearly twenty demonic wolves, only four remained, no longer posing any threat whatsoever!
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