Ji Yuan did not reveal himself immediately, but continued to walk through the void.
He passed through spirit fields and arrived above the central manor, where everything came into view as he looked down.
The large manor was divided into several areas.
There were courtyards for rest, places for processing spirit herbs, and a core for refining them into pills.
In an inconspicuous corner, however, lay a layer of concealed formation.
As Ji Yuan's divine sense swept over it, he immediately discovered a cultivator of the Third Realm within.
As an important industry of the Lihuo Sect, this place not only cultivated a large number of precious spirit herbs.
It was also one of their important sources of pills.
This place gathered most of the Lihuo Sect's alchemists, who specialized in refining pills for their own use and for sale.
If nothing else, these alchemists alone were of great value.
If they were lost, the Lihuo Sect would not be crippled, but it would be close.
After a glance around, Ji Yuan emerged from the void and appeared directly above the manor.
He released his aura without reservation, no longer hiding anything.
Instantly, a powerful spiritual pressure descended, causing those below the Second Realm to prostrate themselves on the ground.
Even cultivators in the mid-to-late Second Realm trembled under this spiritual pressure, their spiritual energy becoming stagnant.
"Who?!"
An indignant roar sounded, and then a figure shot up from the corner of the manor.
It was a handsome young man dressed in a luxurious brocade robe, with two circular blades with sharp edges circling around him.
As soon as this person appeared, his spiritual energy surged out and poured into the circular blades beside him.
In the blink of an eye, the circular blades were engulfed in roaring flames, and as they spun, they resembled two giant fire wheels.
The handsome young man did not hesitate, casting hand seals and controlling the two giant fire wheels beside him, which flew towards the figure above.
Even though they were still about twenty zhang apart, Ji Yuan could already feel waves of scorching heat sweeping towards him.
With a thought, Ji Yuan made no outward movement. A soft light flashed from his spiritual heaven, and then a small pagoda, several inches in size, appeared.
As soon as this pagoda appeared, it immediately cast down rays of clear light, shielding him within.
Regardless of the raging flames, he was as if immune to all arts, and even the scorching heat was blocked out.
Then Ji Yuan stepped lightly, and a great sun rose behind him.
White clouds drifted, and a great sun hung in the sky, filling the heavens and earth with golden light.
Golden lotuses bloomed, and wherever the radiance shone, the power of all spells was greatly reduced, and the void was completely sealed.
The Azure Sky Rises with the White Sun!
Golden Lotuses are Sown in the Void!
With both phenomena manifesting simultaneously, Ji Yuan's aura surged by a significant margin!
His cultivation realm did not change, but he was already not weaker than a late-stage Third Realm, or even a peak Third Realm cultivator!
As a dark lotus appeared on his shoulder, his aura completely surged to the peak of the Third Realm!
The spiritual energy within him churned like a vast ocean, and his terrifying spiritual might seemed capable of deterring all things in the world.
Ji Yuan looked down, then pressed his palm downwards. The great sun behind him sank, and a mountain-like pressure descended.
The two giant fire wheels immediately collapsed under this pressure, turning into countless sparks that fell to the ground.
The circular blades, originally enveloped in flames, let out a mournful cry under this pressure, as if they were about to shatter at any moment.
The handsome young man's expression changed, and he continuously changed his hand seals, trying to withstand this immense pressure.
However, how could Ji Yuan give him such an opportunity?
The spiritual energy within him surged out, causing the power of the Azure Sky Rises with the White Sun phenomenon to surge.
"Profound Sky Great Hand Seal!"
Ji Yuan muttered to himself, and a complex rune appeared in his palm.
With the surge in his cultivation realm, some of the techniques recorded in the Profound Sky Dao Scripture could finally be unleashed.
In the next moment, surging spiritual energy gathered, and with the flashing of a complex rune, it transformed into a hand seal several zhang in size.
As the hand seal formed, Ji Yuan's spiritual energy was consumed by nearly two-tenths.
This was equivalent to nearly half of a typical cultivator's total spiritual energy!
As the hand seal descended, the surrounding void distorted, and dense cracks appeared.
Upon seeing this, the handsome young man's expression changed drastically, and he could no longer think of counterattacking.
He quickly withdrew his hand seals and then conjured a round bead.
He fiercely struck his chest and spat out a mouthful of vital blood, enveloping the round bead before him.
In the blink of an eye, a layer of hazy light swept out, covering an area of about one zhang.
After the handsome young man finished, the Profound Sky Great Hand Seal descended with immense pressure.
RUMBLE!!
A loud roar echoed through the heavens and earth!
In an instant, the hazy light protecting the handsome young man was shattered, and the round bead was directly destroyed.
The might of the Profound Sky Great Hand Seal, combined with the power unleashed by the collapsing artifact,
immediately struck the handsome young man, directly knocking him down from mid-air, his body falling like a falling star.
With a deep thud, more than half of the manor below was destroyed, leaving only a deep pit.
Although the handsome young man was not directly annihilated, he was severely injured.
He wanted to get up and counterattack, to find an opportunity to escape.
However, as soon as he made a move, the spiritual pressure emanating from the great sun descended, making his body difficult to move.
Then golden lotuses fell and entered his physical body, sealing all his cultivation and realm.
In a mere moment, the once-proud early-stage Third Realm cultivator had become a prisoner.
From Ji Yuan's appearance to the handsome young man's attack, and then to the end of the battle.
It had only been about ten breaths, and many people in this world had not yet reacted.
At this moment, Ji Yuan stood in the air, surrounded by brilliant golden lotuses, with a great sun shrouded in mist behind him.
A radiant spiritual might swept out from him, enough to suppress cultivators below the Third Realm with his aura alone.
The more than thirty disciples of the Lihuo Sect had pale faces, like white paper, and prostrated on the ground in fear, not daring to make any move.
Golden lotuses fell, entering the bodies of these disciples and sealing all their cultivation and realms.
Then countless streams of clear light descended, binding the people and ascending to the heavens.
In the high sky, the Profound Sky Spirit Devouring Pagoda, which had been suspended above Ji Yuan's head, had grown several zhang large.
A black hole appeared at the bottom of the pagoda, and the Lihuo Sect disciples bound by the clear light were swallowed one by one.
And this included the handsome young man who had been severely injured in the previous strike.
After suppressing all the disciples and elders of the Lihuo Sect within the Profound Sky Spirit Devouring Pagoda.
Ji Yuan's gaze swept over the remaining people, and then he said in a deep voice, "Harvest all the spirit herbs planted in the spirit fields, collect all the seeds of the spirit herbs, and send them here quickly."
"If there is the slightest slack, or if you harbor any improper thoughts..."
"Die!"
His voice echoed through the heavens and earth, filled with terrifying pressure, causing the people present to dare not harbor any other thoughts.
As his voice slowly faded, Ji Yuan descended from the high sky, and the phenomena he had displayed also dissipated in an instant.
He walked into the remaining half of the manor that had not been destroyed and his gaze fell upon the alchemists.
These were not disciples of the Lihuo Sect. Most of them had been captured from outside through various means, and only a small portion were cultivated by themselves.