The dragon-shaped aura surrounding the Qinglong Cauldron and the golden light shield floating down from it showed signs of dissipating.

Moreover, the three flying swords reversed direction and attempted to bypass the Qinglong Cauldron, aiming to kill Jiang Feng from other directions.

"Protect the Immortal Master!"

Xiao Zhan shouted, simultaneously throwing three colorful flags to mages from the Yun Gui Sect, instructing them to manipulate the array and help Jiang Feng resist the flying swords.

Xiao Zhan knew that if Jiang Feng died, the Great Tang would be lost. Even if he survived, he would become a puppet of the Lin Family. By then, it’s very likely that they would mobilize all civilians and troops to excavate the entire Underground Palace under the Lin Family’s pressure.

And doing so would surely cause countless deaths.

Although he was a rebel, he felt compassion for the common people and was filled with a desire for power.

Jiang Feng did not lose his composure.

The three flying swords couldn’t penetrate the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense, so they chose to bypass it and attack from other directions, which relieved him slightly. He suspended the Qinglong Cauldron above his head and then fully drew the Dragon Bone Bow, spreading his spiritual sense over the distant mountaintop.

There he saw three elders seated in a triangle, with a small table between them. On the table was an Eight Trigrams Diagram, above which three small swords hovered.

They cast magic on the three small swords, allowing the flying swords fired to change positions freely while continuously gathering power.

"Hm!"

Seeing this scene, Jiang Feng snorted coldly, ignoring the flying swords coming from three directions, fully drawing the Dragon Bone Bow, and shooting all the arrow shadows at those three men.

"Whiz whiz whiz!"

"Whiz whiz whiz!"

Jiang Feng shot three arrows and then three more, repeatedly, relying on speed and power.

"Clang!"

The three flying swords pierced through the array defense and Xiao Zhan and others’ barriers, shooting together at the golden light shield that emerged from the Qinglong Cauldron and enveloped Jiang Feng completely.

"Awoo!"

A dragon-shaped aura surrounded the light shield.

The dragon statue atop the Qinglong Cauldron began to move at this moment, and bursts of dragon roars seemed to emanate from within.

The defense power of the golden light shield increased dramatically at this moment.

The Cyan Snake King had mentioned that the Qinglong Cauldron fused with the Five Elements Array, allowing free entry and exit from the Underground Palace. But he didn’t know that the Qinglong Cauldron’s function wasn’t just to unlock restriction arrays; it’s even more crucial for forming defense.

The Five Elements Array was like a key.

A key to unlock the restriction array.

Also, a key to activate the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense power. Jiang Feng had never truly engaged the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense power, thus couldn’t discern its actual strength before.

Even when trapped by Mo Changlin’s Blood God Curse, Jiang Feng hadn’t fully showcased the Qinglong Cauldron’s defensive capabilities.

At that time, he was waiting for the Blood God Curse’s further assault. Unexpectedly, the Cyan Snake King, for the legacy of the Cyan Snake Demon clan, fought with his life to help him break free from the curse’s shackles and directly killed Mo Changlin.

Later, as his cultivation advanced, he had less opportunity to invoke the true defense of the Qinglong Cauldron.

Only now did the world appreciate how strong the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense truly is.

"Clang!"

The three flying swords struck the golden light, but it remained unmoved. The dragon carving atop the Qinglong Cauldron came alive at this moment, circling around the Qinglong Cauldron. The dragon-shaped aura on the golden light became increasingly formidable, even extending dragon claws to grasp the three flying swords.

Making the three flying swords tremble and show signs of collapsing.

At this moment, Jiang Feng completely relaxed; he utilized all his strength to relentlessly bombard the three men with the Dragon Bone Bow.

Previously, he used the Qinglong Cauldron to block the three flying swords, knowing that once he fully activated the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense, the three flying swords couldn’t harm him at all.

Thus he disregarded everything, launching all arrow shadows towards those three.

"Not good!"

The three felt immense resistance.

The three small flying swords on the table violently trembled, showing signs of dropping, and the spiritual power on the Eight Trigrams Diagram leaked continuously.

Simultaneously, the arrow shadows Jiang Feng shot penetrated the light shield above them; the three faced a formidable enemy, raising their hands to cast a talismanic seal.

The three small flying swords hovering over the Eight Trigrams Diagram fell to the table, causing the flying swords impacting the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense to melt like snow and inexplicably disappear—an indication of magic cessation and imminent collapse.

As it turns out, the real flying swords.

Are the three small swords above the diagram.

"Puff puff puff!"

The arrow shadows broke through the resistance.

Penetrated the defense light shield and talismanic seal, pierced through the palms of the three.

"Rise!"

The three shouted loudly.

The dropped flying swords sprang up, expanding in size against the wind, forming an impregnable Sword Qi Shield to block the incoming arrow shadows from Jiang Feng.

"Retreat!"

An elder shouted.

The three collectively manipulated the flying swords, forming a circular sword aura to envelop themselves, then driving this power, sped southwards.

"Whiz whiz whiz!"

Jiang Feng shot arrow after arrow.

Until he realized he could no longer harm them, he ceased.

His spiritual sense still covered that mountaintop.

He saw the blood left by the three, with spiritual fluctuations in the blood, and couldn’t help but feel joyful, rushing towards that mountaintop.

"Chase."

Xiao Zhan thought Jiang Feng would pursue the victory, charging with the Purple Bamboo Forest Cultivators enthusiastically.

"Whew!"

Jiang Feng used spiritual power to collect the blood left by the three swiftly returning.

"Ah, uh, go back, don’t let anyone in."

Xiao Zhan looked dumbfounded as Jiang Feng returned to the Dragon Capital, soaring back to the Imperial City; he immediately led the Purple Bamboo Forest Cultivators back too.