er, who seemed to be of high status. After Gudong explained, the two nodded repeatedly.“These are my two younger cousins, they just happen to be on patrol duty, they can take you to a place to rest.”"...“What do you mean” Kong Tianji and the dan saint woman beside him both changed their expressions. “Clan leader, wasn’t it agreed that we were only inviting them to refine pills” Kong Rou didn't expect things to suddenly turn out like this. She instinctively wanted to stop her clan leader because this action was essentially luring Lu Xiaottian in, which would be a great disrespect to a fifth-rank Dan Saint.

Kong Rou, as the Saint of Alchemy, didn't want Lu Xia Tian to be treated this way. However, things had progressed to a point where she was no longer able to stop them.

"It means exactly what it says. A small number of strong Kongying clan members indeed possess the ability to resist that strange aura within the Shenmo Dead Realm, but the vast majority still rely on this special and stable environment."

Once this secret realm is broken, very few will be able to escape. The rest will surely die. If it comes to this, don't blame me for speaking plainly.

Lu Xiaotien remained calm and collected. The Kongying Clan possessed formidable strength, even though he hadn't met their patriarch, Kong Tianji, before. Lu Xiaotien had made certain assumptions beforehand. The other party displayed a degree of goodwill, and several members of the Kongdong clan treated him with utmost respect along the way. However, if Lu Xiaotien had been satisfied with this superficial reverence, he would have died countless times under the pursuit in the Immortal Realm. There was no way he could have become stronger through battles and survived to this day.

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Since he was already here, Lu Xia Tian wasn't afraid of the other party turning against him at any moment. "Our Kongying Clan has already established a solid foundation in this region. Even if Dongfang Dansheng is as strong as a Xianjun-level expert, perhaps even slightly weaker, I alone can hold him back. Such threats are useless against me." Kong Tianji's eyes flickered for a moment, then he smiled calmly. "Clan Leader, what exactly do you want to do" Kongrou took a deep breath. Although her cultivation had reached the Yuanshen realm, she was at the bottom of this realm. Relying on her status as the first alchemist in the Kongying Clan, Kongrou's voice held considerable weight within the clan.

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This would even leave her in the dark. Kongyan and Kongtong have an extremely close relationship with her, so there's a high probability they wouldn't know about this either. That means this move is most likely a decision made by Kongtian alone.

Although she didn't think Lu Xia Tian had the ability to break out of here and cause huge losses to the Kongying Clan, it was even more outlandish. However, Kong Rou was quite puzzled by Kong Tianji's actions.

Even if Lu Xia Tian couldn't break out from here, it wouldn't be wise to lure the other party here rashly in the absence of a deep hatred between the two sides. It would not be a good thing for the Kongying Clan either.

"Kong Rou, originally I wanted you to come and learn from the Eastern Dan Saint's alchemy skills. However, things have taken a turn. It seems the Eastern Dan Saint wants to spar with me first before starting to refine pills. But it doesn't matter, it just delays things a little. There are some twists and turns, but the outcome won't change."Kong Tianji gently pushed, a soft yet irresistible force came upon her, forcing Kong Rou to retreat continuously. "Eastern Dan Saint, I don't want to fight you, I just want you to stay and refine pills, and I'm willing to offer a very sincere reward."

"You are also very safe here. Even if the Immortal Realm couldn't find you for a while, as long as Dongfang Dansheng stays here to cultivate his alchemy, there is no need to come to blows.""Safety is just what you think. Since the Immortal Realm could send people to chase you to Miefa Devil Pool, this space of yours is not some idyllic paradise. The Kongying Clan has lived here for a long time but has become like frogs at the bottom of a well." Lu Xiaoxiao was too lazy to say anything more. Behind him, a giant tree phantom began to grow slowly.

With a rumble, an inexplicable aura resonated with the giant tree phantom behind Lu Xia Tian. The strange vibration caused Kong Tian Ji's face to change dramatically.

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"This is, damn it, how could you possibly affect the fluctuations of energy from the exterminating devil pool outside" He was confident that his cultivation base wasn't inferior to Lu Xia Tian's, but at this moment, facing such a technique, he also felt a sense of wonder.

"Strictly speaking, you're not wrong. The Kongying Clan has been operating here for generations, and it poses no problem in imprisoning me. However, it can't contain the aura of deathly decay emanating from the Miefa Demon Pond."

Lu XiaTian spoke, his body retreating backwards, blending into the shadow of the giant tree. He directly vanished from the sight of Kong Tianji and Kong Rou.

“Chief, what do we do” Kong Rou didn’t agree with the Chief's actions, but given that Lu Xiaoteng was already enraged, she could only stand with Kong Tianji at this time.

"Since the Eastern Saint refuses to accept it, there's no other way but to make him understand that leaving from here is unrealistic."

Kong Tianji's face darkened completely. This matter was indeed a last-minute decision he made.

I thought that with my overwhelming power, Lu Xiaotian would be subdued, even if he felt unhappy. After all, when one is in a weaker position, they should submit. But I didn't expect Lu Xiaotian to be much tougher than I imagined.

Now that he's backed into a corner, with the other party already making a move, he can only fight back. With a slight movement of his divine sense, a giant cauldron appeared before him.

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Hidden under the shadow of a giant tree, Lu Xia Tian was slightly startled. The giant cauldron's shadow was quite similar to the Void Heaven Cauldron he had refined before in terms of aura.

It seems that the appearance of a celestial portal in the small space where the previous battle took place was not accidental.

> Boom! With the impact of this massive cauldron, the entire giant tree phantom began to shake and distort. After enduring several attacks, the giant tree phantom did not make any counterattacks; it merely strained to defend itself.

"What's going on" At the same time that Kong Tianji and Lu Xiaoteng clashed, the fluctuations of the two powerhouses' fight were not completely restrained. Some still spread to the outside world, sensed by strong individuals like Kongyan and Kongtong.

"It's the aura of the clan chief, how come they're fighting again" Kongtong looked puzzled. "Damn it, there's a storm forming outside, what's going on" Soon, besides the fluctuations of the magical battle, an astonishing deathly and decaying aura was forming a vortex outside the space where the Kongying Clan resided, either violently colliding with this space or infiltrating it without any gaps.

“This Dragon Clan friend, since you came with the Eastern Dan Saint, do you know what his intentions are”

Kongtong asked the dragon monster who controlled the Three Saints of Fulong, his voice now laced with a hint of murderous intent.

“I have no idea what intentions they had. Eastern Dan Saint didn't want to come at all; he was entirely invited by you. Even if Eastern Dan Saint were foolish, he would never start a conflict on your territory.”

Before you ask me anything, you better figure out what that so-called chief of yours is up to.

Perhaps it's too late. Once you start, there will be no turning back. Your ancestral land might get a hole poked through it by the Eastern Holy Alchemist.

The Dragon Clan Elder yawned. He appeared more composed than Lu Xiaoteng, completely unconcerned about their situation. Kongtong and Kongyan's faces changed dramatically. The clan leader hadn't informed them of this meeting, leaving the two caught off guard. However, their rationality remained intact, at least for now. It seemed highly likely that what Kongtong had said was indeed the truth.

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