413: Act in time

Half an incense stick of time later, the power of the Ancient Restriction in the nearby Void Realm intensified once more, emitting a dazzling spiritual light.

Sky-filling thunderbolts, all-consuming flames, various massive boulders, and endless fierce winds attacked the group of Cultivators from all directions.

"Heavenly Yaochi Water Control Formation!"

Seeing this, Li Xue gave the order. She took out a water-blue Formation Plate, then her jade-like hands formed mysterious hand seals, activating the plate.

The other dozen or so Yaochi Disciples stood in different positions, chanting incantations and performing various hand seals.

Soon, Li Xue and the other Yaochi Disciples became interconnected, instantly forming a mysterious Formation.

In an instant, endless streams of water-blue energy appeared around them, transforming into a sky-covering barrier of water ripples, barely blocking many of the surrounding attacks.

"Taixuan Formation!"

Li Guanshan also directly led over a dozen Taixuan Disciples to set up their Formation.

They released a sky full of profound light, attacking in all directions.

Seeing this, the Cultivators from the other Holy Lands also deployed their respective Holy Lands' unique Formations.

Thus, an area spanning several miles was enveloped by several Formations, barely withstanding the fierce assault from the surrounding Ancient Restriction.

Deafening explosions rang out continuously, and nearby spirit trees were reduced to ashes by the powerful residual shockwaves of spiritual energy.

At that moment, the power of the surrounding Ancient Restriction suddenly intensified again, its dazzling spiritual light illuminating an area of several dozen miles.

"Not good! The power has increased again!

It's already reached the might of the mid-stage Body Integration Realm!"

Zhao Wuyuan said with a grim expression.

Previously, with the Ancient Restriction at the power of the early-stage Body Integration Realm, they could still hold on a bit with so many people setting up Formations.

But once it escalated to the power of the mid-stage Body Integration Realm, they wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

Crack! Crack!

A series of crisp cracking sounds kept ringing out.

"Not good, the Formation is breaking!

We can't hold it!"

"Be careful!"

"No..."

"Damn it, this Ancient Restriction is insane!

How did it get stronger again!"

...After some Formations shattered, many Cultivators were directly struck by the powerful attacks, instantly suffering severe injuries and crying out in agony.

The neatly arranged group of Cultivators was instantly scattered into disarray.

The Cultivators from the Holy Lands fared better, pulling out various trump cards to barely withstand the surrounding Spells.

However, many Cultivators from smaller Cultivation Families were not so lucky. Unable to produce any powerful trump cards, they were directly blown to ashes.

"Fellow Daoists!

We must tighten our Formation, otherwise we won't last much longer!"

Seeing everyone's continuous defeat, Zhao Wuyuan stretched out his hand, releasing another wave of Crimson Sun Thunder before shouting loudly.

"If anyone has a trump card capable of breaking space, now is the time to use it!

This is not the time to hold back!

Only by cooperating can we survive this crisis!"

Hearing Zhao Wuyuan's words, the other Cultivators moved closer together, regrouping into a tight cluster.

"I have a spatial-type Talisman, I'll give it a try!"

A Young Master from one of the Cultivation Families took out an ancient spatial Talisman, circulated his spiritual energy to activate it, and a powerful spatial fluctuation suddenly spread outwards.

"Such a powerful spatial fluctuation! There's hope! It seems we can leave this place!"

"Sigh! This expedition to the Mysterious Fruit Forest was a real loss. We didn't find many spirit fruits and even wasted quite a few trump cards."

"Indeed, what's going on with this Jade Pool Holy Land?

Why is the power of the Ancient Restriction inside this Mysterious Fruit Forest so strong?

Could it be they intend to harm us?"

"Fairy Li, can you explain what's going on with your Jade Pool Holy Land?"

Many Cultivators looked at Li Xue and the others with displeasure.

"Fellow Daoists!

The anomaly in the Mysterious Fruit Forest truly has nothing to do with our Jade Pool Holy Land.

Otherwise, we wouldn't be trapped here either; we could simply leave!"

Li Xue explained somewhat helplessly.

What exactly happened in the Mysterious Fruit Forest?

She wanted to know too!

And why hasn't the Saintess returned yet?

Could it be she's already captured Young Master Su and is so overjoyed she forgot about them?

Saintess! Please come back soon!

Your Senior and Junior Sisters are almost at their limit!

"Fairy Li makes a fair point.

It probably isn't related to the Jade Pool Holy Land. They wouldn't trap their own Disciples, would they?"

"Forget it, let's just get out of this place first!"

"Right, even if we can't teleport out of the Mysterious Fruit Forest, we should at least leave this immediate area to avoid the brunt of the attack!"

...Hearing this, the other Cultivators stopped focusing on the Yaochi Disciples and turned their attention to the Young Master from the Cultivation Family.

They saw that the ancient spatial Talisman he had taken out had just flashed with a powerful surge of the power of the Law of Space before crumbling into dust and dissipating.

Not even a spatial rift, let alone a spatial channel, was opened.

"Did it succeed?"

"No, the space around us seems to be sealed by the Ancient Restriction. It's impossible to leave this place!"

"We're doomed, completely doomed!

I thought we could temporarily break space and leave this place, but now you're telling me space is sealed?"

...The other Cultivators also took out various Talismans capable of breaking space or even random teleportation, but none of them had any effect.

"Everyone, what should we do now?

Do any of you have a good plan?"

Zhao Wuyuan looked at the other Saints from the Holy Lands and asked directly.

He was out of ideas now and couldn't contact the Elders outside the Mysterious Fruit Forest either.

He was purely relying on his life-saving trump cards to withstand the nearby Ancient Restriction.

But these trump cards wouldn't last much longer.

"We can only keep defending. What else can we do?"

"Perhaps this surge in the Restriction's power will only last for a short while. After it passes, it might weaken.

Then we can seize the chance to leave!"

The other Saints from the Holy Lands replied directly.

Another half an incense stick of time passed. The group's defense grew weaker and weaker. As various trump cards were exhausted, looks of despair flickered across their faces.

At that moment, a white spiritual light exploded in the distance. Following a violent explosion, the nearby Ancient Restriction abruptly ceased, and the Spells attacking from all sides dissipated mid-air.

"???

What happened?

The Ancient Restriction's attacks have stopped!"

"Great! I thought we were done for!

That was way too close!"

"What happened over there?

Could it be reinforcements from outside have arrived?

Let's go take a look!"

Many Cultivators immediately flew towards the site of the explosion... Meanwhile, elsewhere.

"As expected, Tree Demons were manipulating the Ancient Restriction nearby."

Su Yun looked at a huge crater not far away and stated.

After he and Leng Xirou returned to the outskirts of the Mysterious Fruit Forest, they sensed from afar that a group of Cultivators was besieged by the Ancient Restriction. Therefore, he took action and eliminated the hidden manipulator nearby—a Tree Demon at the Integration Stage, Tenth Layer Realm.

"It's a relief that Senior Sister Li and the others are safe."

Liu Ruoxi let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they returned in time. Otherwise, Senior Sister Li and the others definitely wouldn't have lasted much longer.