At this critical moment, a white light flashed and grabbed the middle-aged cultivator, pulling him back to the lakeside.

Just as the middle-aged cultivator was saved and brought back to the shore, the Flame Rat entered the circle formed by the other four Fire Cloud Sect cultivators and started to attack the middle-aged cultivator relentlessly.

The body of the middle-aged cultivator below the knees had already been burnt to ashes. The intense pain nearly caused the leader of the Fire Cloud Sect to faint from the pain. The middle-aged cultivator laid on the ground, and saw that the Flame Rat had already entered the encirclement.

Gritting his teeth, the middle-aged cultivator shouted, "Set up the formation!" Then, he waved his hand and a crescent-shaped water elemental magic tool flew into the air. After doing all this, the middle-aged cultivator took out a jade bottle and placed a few pills in his mouth.

The Fire Cloud Sect disciples who were rejoicing at the middle-aged cultivator's rescue, upon hearing the middle-aged cultivator's shout, immediately released the water type magic tools in their hands, and instantly set up the Frozen Nine Heavens Formation.

At the same time, the Flame Rat that was following the middle-aged cultivator crashed into the Frozen Nine Heavens Formation.

The entire formation shook violently. The five water attribute magic tools in the air were knocked back and forth by the Flame Rat, while the five cultivators who were commanding the magic tools felt as if they had suffered a heavy blow and could not help but take a step back.

The Flame Rat discovered that its surrounding environment had changed. It was no longer the familiar place where fire energy surged and filled the sky but was instead filled with ice and snow and the cold wind howled. Extremely unadapted to environmental changes.

Furthermore, he could not even find the repulsive middle-aged cultivator's Flame Rat. As the Flame Rat collided, the five water attribute magic tools in the air were shaken to the point of being on the verge of collapse. The five cultivators on the ground retreated again and again, a trace of blood flowing out of the corner of their mouths.

The middle-aged cultivator gritted his teeth and said, "Junior Brothers and Sisters, please hold on for a moment longer." Junior brother Tai, quick! "

The young cultivator took out a fist-sized bead that emitted a cold aura. In this fiery-hot place, Fang Yunlong could still feel the cold aura emitted from the bead.

The young cultivator muttered an incantation as he continued to practice the technique on the bead. Following the movements of the young cultivator, the Fire Cloud Sect s of the five were present.

It became colder and colder, and the fiery red ground was gradually covered with a layer of frost. Even the nearby magma gradually solidified, turning into a thin layer of red ice.

At this moment, the Frozen Nine Heavens Formation formed by the five magical equipment gradually stabilized with the help of the bead. The Fire Cloud Sect's five cultivators also stabilized their bodies as their Spiritual Strength frantically entered the artifacts in the air.

Within the Nine Heavens Ice Formation, the sound of Flame Rat s hitting each other could still be heard, but it was obvious that it was no longer a threat to the Fire Cloud Sect practitioners.

Seeing that the formation had stabilized, the young cultivator nodded his head in satisfaction and shouted in a stern voice, "Swift!" The bead next to the young cultivator suddenly flew to the top of the formation made out of the five magical artifacts, emitting an even more blinding white light.

At this moment, the Nine Heavens Ice Formation seemed to have received a powerful reinforcement as cold air suddenly surged. The Flame Rat's fiery red fur was covered with a layer of white frost and its speed started to slow down.

He even felt like he was moving in place. Based on the current situation, it was estimated that not long later, the Demonic Beast of the fourth level would be frozen into an ice cube like the other Demonic Beast.

Fang Yunlong wrapped himself with the ice and fire blanket, and carefully observed the change from an extremely hot to an extremely cold one, secretly guessing at the bead that the young cultivator took out. This should be a magical equipment bestowed by the Nascent Infant Period Cultivator s of the Fire Cloud Sect, it was indeed not a small matter.

To think that this magic tool would be able to emit such a powerful cold energy beside the magma lake, causing the fire attribute spiritual energy of the magma lake to only be able to firmly guard the small island.

When the Fire Cloud Sect cultivators saw that the Flame Rat was trapped within the array, and had difficulty walking forward, they all revealed expressions of joy.

The middle-aged cultivator lying on the ground had already stopped bleeding at this moment and had started to heal. His face had also recovered a little bit. The middle-aged cultivator raised his head and said to the young cultivator, "Junior Brother Tai, thank you for saving me."

It turned out that when the middle-aged cultivator was about to fall into the magma lake, the young cultivator rescued him. At that time, the other cultivators also wanted to save the middle-aged cultivator. This was not because of kindness in their hearts, but because they were afraid that the middle-aged cultivator would perish.

Everyone could not escape the attacks of the Flame Rat in their anger. However, the other three cultivators were powerless, they did not have any suitable water type magic tools to rescue the middle-aged cultivator above the magma, and they were not fast enough to pull him back to the shore before the Flame Rat attacks again.

The young cultivator smiled, "Senior Brother Zhong, there is no need to be courteous. Saving others is saving oneself, moreover, without Senior Brother Zhong, we would not be able to complete the mission of the Ancestor. It's a good thing that I have a top-grade family heirloom, the Ice Silkworm Silk, in my hands.

The middle-aged cultivator sincerely said, "No matter what, Senior Brother, I am very grateful to Junior Brother Tai." After the middle-aged cultivator finished speaking, she turned around and said to the other three cultivators, "Junior Sister Ding, Junior Brother Yu, Junior Brother Xiao, I'm heavily injured right now.

After this battle, I'm afraid I won't be able to lead you towards the mountain peak. I will hand over all our spoils to Junior Tai in a bit and let Junior Tai lead you guys. I hope you all will cooperate well with Junior Tai to bring honor to my Fire Cloud Sect. "

The words of the middle-aged cultivator caused the other four to stare in shock, as if they were considering the meaning of his words. Yu said, "Senior Zhong, what is the meaning of this? We have made such a rich victory this time.

When he returned to the sect, the ancestral master's reward would definitely be extraordinary. Senior Brother Zhong is heavily injured, and Junior Brother Tai is leading us. We have no objections, but Senior Brother Zhong, it's better for you to move with us. "

The middle-aged cultivator gave a bitter laugh, "Junior Brother Yu, it's not that you don't want to move with me, but with my current condition, I'm afraid I will be a burden to you.

You all should hurry up and go to the top of the mountain, along the way, find other concealed places, and search for more Spiritual Herb s. Only by doing so, can we achieve our Fire Cloud Sect's goal for this trial. "

The cultivator surnamed C shook his head: "Senior Zhong is wrong. The reason we were able to complete the mission assigned to us by our ancestor was entirely because of Senior Zhong risking his life to lure the Flame Rat. How can we abandon Senior Zhong and just leave?"

The cultivator surnamed C's words resonated with the other cultivators. The female cultivator said, "Senior Martial Brother Zhong, with your strength, even if you're injured, you are still stronger than me. Why separate from us? Moreover, you have a lot of experience."

The middle-aged cultivator sighed and said, "I have made up my mind. There is no need to say more. I myself know of my own situation. The pure fire Spiritual Strength released by the Flame Rat has been rampaging about in my body the entire time, and I had no choice but to use the Spiritual Strength in my body to suppress it.

He couldn't even unleash half of his power. Furthermore, I hope you all can understand that you all represent the Fire Cloud Sect. If it's because of me, you all couldn't obtain more Spiritual Herb, then I can only blame myself for dying a hundred deaths. "

When everyone heard the middle-aged cultivator's words, they all went silent. For a moment, they didn't know what to say. After a long time, the young cultivator said, "Senior Zhong, junior is very impressed with today's matter. I have offended you in the past, so I hope senior Zhong will forgive me."

With that, the young cultivator bowed deeply and continued, "However, isn't it too dangerous to leave Senior Martial Brother Zhong by himself?"

"The middle-aged cultivator nodded, seemingly very satisfied with the young cultivator's performance." Junior Tai, don't worry, I have already thought about it. After Red Leaf Valley leaves, I will hide my body and directly go down the mountain.

As long as I enter the entrance hall at the inner circle, I will be able to safely leave the Proving Ground. My only worry is that the four of you will be carrying so many Spiritual Herb treasures.

You must be careful, only by personally handing these Spiritual Herb to the ancestor will the mission be completed. At that time, the few of us will have no problem reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. "

Everyone looked at each other and finally nodded their heads, accepting the middle-aged cultivator's suggestion. The middle aged cultivator nodded his head in satisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed and he anxiously said: "Not good, be careful of the Flame Rat s escaping!"

As if trying to verify the middle-aged cultivator's words, the Flame Rat in the Nine Heavens Ice Formation formed a transparent red ball around its body. The Flame Rat, on the other hand, seemed to be inflating as it continued to grow larger, from a few inches in size.

It had already become several feet big, and it looked like it would continue to grow bigger. As the Flame Rat grew bigger, the transparent ball around its body also became bigger.

The other four people were shocked and quickly focused their attention to control the water element magic tools in their hands. The young cultivator's hand techniques were constantly hitting the bead in the air.

However, as if everything they had done was for nothing, the Flame Rat still continued to grow larger. The Flame Rat was about to break out of the formation.

The young cultivator's expression changed as he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood onto the bead in the air. The bead was dyed blood-red.

After receiving the blood essence of the young cultivator, the bead emitted an even more blinding white light, and suddenly spewed out a stream of cold air that covered the Nine Heavens Ice Formation.

The bead was indeed an extremely powerful special artifact. With a flash of white light, it covered the Flame Rat in the Nine Heavens Formation.

Instantly, it transformed into an ice cube. The Flame Rat in the ice quickly returned to the size of several inches like a deflated balloon. It lied on the ice without any signs of life.

Spitting out fresh blood, the young cultivator sealed the Flame Rat with a round bead. With a pale face, his body shook and he fell backwards. The female cultivator surnamed Ding beside him quickly helped him up and asked with concern: "Junior Brother Tai, are you alright?"

The young cultivator took out a pill and placed it in her mouth, "Thank you for Senior Sister Ding's concern. I'm fine, I just used a bit too much of my essence and mana. This Frozen Ice Pearl is indeed not something a Qi Condensation disciple can use its full power."

Seeing the Flame Rat freeze to death, the Fire Cloud Sect Cultivator finally heaved a sigh of relief. Everyone's mana was somewhat insufficient to fully control the magic tools to maintain the Nine Heavens Demesne just now. Seeing that their great enemy had finally been defeated, smiles appeared on their faces.

Just when the female cultivator Ding was helping the young cultivator inquire about his injuries, the middle-aged cultivator, the one surnamed Yu, and the one surnamed C sat down tiredly on the ground.

Suddenly, a white light flashed and beheaded the two cultivators surnamed Yu and C. Following that, with a light shout, the word "fight" appeared in the air and stabbed towards the young cultivator.