The Daoist in black was naturally the Sect Leader of Xuanzhen Sect, Li Xuan Ye.
The duel between Li Buyi and Wang Haichan was a major event that would decide the future direction of the sect for hundreds of years, so Li Xuan Ye needed to give it his utmost attention.
Li Xuan Ye had been cultivating for hundreds of years and had only barely managed to refine the Godslaying Bell. The Xuanzhen Mountain itself.
This divine artifact was too powerful, and Li Xuan Ye could barely control it. Moreover, he could only wield it while staying within Xuanzhen Mountain.
However, while presiding inside Xuanzhen Mountain, he was able to establish a profound resonance with Li Buyi through the divine techniques of the Godslaying Bell.
Li Xuan Ye could see what he saw and hear what he heard.
The process of Li Buyi being killed by Gao Xuan was something he saw very clearly.
The distance between the two sides was too great, and Li Xuan Ye could only watch his junior brother perish under Gao Xuan's gun, unable to help.
Having witnessed Gao Xuan's skills, Li Xuan Ye knew that competing in magic was not the way to defeat him.
The only way to kill Gao Xuan was to lure him inside and use the Godslaying Bell against him.
As for the other disciples of Xuanzhen Sect, they were all arranged in the lower layer of the array.
Thousands of inner sect disciples, dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and a few Golden Core cultivators—all the cultivators of Xuanzhen Sect operated the array together, helping Li Xuan Ye conserve a lot of power.
The power of the Godslaying Bell was immense, and each strike would cost Li Xuan Ye ten years of life.
Moreover, the range covered by the Godslaying Bell was limited.
For a Nascent Soul powerhouse like Gao Xuan, as long as he escaped beyond a hundred miles, the Godslaying Bell would pose almost no threat.
Thus, although Li Xuan Ye could operate the Godslaying Bell, he had never truly used it in his life.
It wasn't until Gao Xuan attacked, meeting all the right conditions, that Li Xuan Ye decisively activated the Godslaying Bell.
Li Xuan Ye lightly struck it, and the Godslaying Bell sealed off the inside and outside, forming its own world.
Within the Godslaying Bell, no matter how capable Gao Xuan was, he would not be able to escape.
Outside the Godslaying Bell, even those two Nascent Soul True Monarch girls could not come in.
Shui Qingbo and Yuanbao realized something was wrong when an enormous bell toll echoed through the heavens and the earth.
The two, several miles away, were still numbed and weakened, their Nascent Souls stirred up and on the brink of explosion.
Shui Qingbo and Yuanbao were both shocked; Yuanbao hastily activated the Five Elements Wheel, transforming it into a Five-Colored Light Wheel to protect herself and Shui Qingbo.
Even the Five-Colored Light Wheel continued to shake under the bell's tolls, the Five-Colored Divine Light flickering constantly.
Yuanbao's face turned pale—how could this Godslaying Bell be so formidable?
She had already cultivated the Innate Five Elements Magnetic Divine Light and refined the Five Elements Wheel, thinking there would be none who could match her under the heavens.
Yet, against the Godslaying Bell, she couldn't withstand it.
The Five Elements Wheel could hold up, but it had trouble blocking the sound of the Godslaying Bell.
Under the bell's tolls, both Yuanbao's and Shui Qingbo's Nascent Souls trembled violently, on the verge of shattering if it continued.
Even more terrifying, Yuanbao discovered that the entrance to Xuanzhen Mountain was completely sealed. Her divine sense could no longer feel Gao Xuan's presence.
"What should we do?"
Yuanbao was a bit flustered. After all, she was only a seventeen-year-old girl; although her power had skyrocketed, her experience and wisdom remained at a seventeen-year-old level.
Shui Qingbo didn't know what to do either. With Xuanzhen Mountain sealed, what could they do?
Just now, Gao Xuan had told them to leave immediately if anything unexpected happened. But to just leave Gao Xuan behind, she couldn't do it.
Despite being anxious, Shui Qingbo was at a loss. Her power had surged to the Nascent Soul level, but she hadn't mastered any powerful magic. As for magical artifacts, she only had the Vermilion Bird Ring and the Taiyi Celestial Spirit Wheel.
Two spiritual artifacts combined couldn't compare to the Five Elements Wheel. The Profound Sun Sword was even beyond her control.
Shui Qingbo said to Yuanbao, "We can't leave like this. Junior Sister, try to see if you can open a passageway. Let's bring Senior Brother out."
The Godslaying Bell was so formidable, Gao Xuan was surely in danger inside.
With someone giving advice, Yuanbao was slightly rejuvenated in spirit. Although the residual effects of the Godslaying Bell had not entirely dissipated, it didn't affect her as much anymore.
She pointed her finger at the Five Elements Wheel, which spun swiftly and struck towards Xuanming Mountain.
Yuanbao wasn't striking aimlessly; she targeted the position which Gao Xuan had just entered through.
Though the entrance was sealed off, hitting here was still correct.
The Five Elements Wheel spun rapidly and suddenly crashed down, striking the mountain wall of Xuanzhen Mountain.
With a thunderous boom, the Five Elements Wheel was directly bounced back, while the surface of Xuanzhen Mountain remained unscathed.
Instead, the enormous reverberating sound from the Five Elements Wheel striking Xuanzhen Mountain left Yuanbao dizzy and disoriented, making it difficult for her to control the Five Elements Wheel for a while.
Once she regained her senses, she retracted the Five Elements Wheel.
Although the Five Elements Wheel was not damaged, Yuanbao and Shui Qingbo felt somewhat desperate.
For, despite the Five Elements Wheel's full-force strike, it hadn't left a trace on the mountain.
In normal circumstances, the power of the Five Elements Wheel would have shattered half the mountain peak with such a blow.
Yuanbao couldn't believe it and said, "Xuanzhen Mountain is too strange!"
Shui Qingbo, pondering, said, "Xuanzhen Mountain must be the body of the Godslaying Bell. That's why it's so impregnable, and the Five Elements Wheel can't damage it."
"What should we do then? Senior Brother is still trapped inside," Yuanbao was truly anxious.
Shui Qingbo could only shake her head helplessly; with Xuanzhen Mountain sealed off, she couldn't think of any means.
She knew in her heart that both she and Yuanbao were hastily formed Nascent Souls, lacking the experience and wisdom to tackle such a problem.
Moreover, the Godslaying Bell was so miraculous. Even if it were Wang Haichan and the others, there would be no good strategies.
Unwilling to give up, Yuanbao activated the Five Elements Wheel again, striking several more times. Xuanzhen Mountain remained unscathed, but her eyes and ears bled from the shock.
Her intimate connection with the Five Elements Wheel meant that some of the intense recoil was fed back to her, which Yuanbao couldn't endure.
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