Stop grinding, I'm really just a free spirit.

Chapter 87 "Fanshan Seal"? A low-budget version of "Tianfan Seal"...

Previously, although they were fearless, their attacks were scattered and they fought independently.

Like a pile of loose sand, they surged in from all directions at the same time. Although the quantity was astonishing, they lacked any order or structure.

But things are clearly different now.

The gap on the left flank had barely appeared when the mandrill swarm's attack focus began to shift rapidly.

The mandrills on the front line are still charging forward, but their strength has clearly weakened, as if they are feinting and holding the line.

Meanwhile, on the left and right flanks, especially after Lü An was dragged away, the pressure on the gap that had not yet been fully closed suddenly increased.

The number of mountain demons surging towards Duan Heisi and Miao Wuniang has more than doubled. What were originally just a few that slipped through the net have now become a continuous black torrent.

"These mandrills actually know how to concentrate their forces to attack the breach, feign an attack to tie down the front, and break through the weak point on the flank..."

Chen Bai felt a chill run down his spine.

He was almost certain that there was a unified will directing this group of mandrills.

"Similar to the queen ant in an ant colony..."

His spiritual sense quietly probed out, spreading around the distant mine, trying to capture that faint, elusive aura.

But this time, the aura completely disappeared, as if it had anticipated his investigation, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Just as he was distracted in his investigation, a series of intense tremors suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet.

It wasn't the rustling sound of gravel being trampled, but rather a duller, heavier thud.

He looked up.

From the depths of the mandrill horde, a dozen or so black shadows, much larger than ordinary mandrills, were rushing toward his battle line.

Although these shadowy figures still resemble one-legged mandrills, they are noticeably larger than their companions and each has its own distinct characteristics.

Their appearance was like a fuse being lit, and the attack of the hundreds of mandrills in front suddenly changed, turning towards this side.

"Huh!? What's going on?"

Chen Bai's expression changed drastically, and in a flash, he understood.

The other party has already discovered my location.

"I never imagined that the mastermind behind this would be so cunning..."

The defense in this direction mainly relied on the Taoist arts and magical artifacts of several outer disciples... It is worth noting that Xue Zhen was among them.

However, they were already at their last gasp.

Several muffled groans rang out in succession.

Several low-grade embryonic breathing magic artifacts were knocked off the bodies of those alien beings!

"Damn it! Where did all these early-stage Nascent Soul demons come from?!"

Xue Zhen looked on in disbelief, and his third arm almost gave way.

The swarm of mandrills seized the opportunity and poured in.

Chen Bai finally stopped holding back.

He extended his right hand, and a blue flame shot out from his dantian.

Lingya Xiaoliu spread its wings and flew into the air, its feathers formed from condensed blue flames shimmering with iridescent light.

"Ah—"

It let out a clear cry and swooped down toward the direction where the mandrills were most concentrated.

The power of the Six-Si Spirit Fire is incomparable to that of ordinary fire, and coupled with the strength of the Six-Si Spirit Crow, it is already close to the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Wherever it passed, blue flames cascaded down like a waterfall.

It radiated a scorching, burning heat, as if one were flowing through a stream of lava.

Those tiny flames, when they landed on the mandrill's fur...

"laugh!"

Then came a series of explosions.

The skin, flesh, tendons, and bones were instantly charred and withered, even the bone fragments were burned into brittle charcoal dust that crumbled at the slightest touch.

Moreover, once you are touched by these blazing blue flames, they are like maggots that gnaw at your bones, making it difficult to escape.

In just this one strike, dozens of one-legged mountain demons perished. Even the two alien mountain demons that charged ahead were caught off guard and were burned by the Six-Snake Spirit Fire, screaming in agony.

"go!"

At the same time, Chen Bai flipped forward, shouted an order, and summoned a magical artifact from his dantian.

It was a small seal, entirely crimson, with a knob shaped like a small mountain and the body covered with copper-colored patterns.

It swelled with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant seal about ten feet in diameter, hanging in mid-air, casting a shadow that enveloped several strange mountain demons below.

It was the magical artifact he had previously crafted at "Crimson Forge Residence," forged using "Red Copper Essence" as a secondary material—

"Fanshan Seal"

Red copper belongs to fire, and fire is the mother of earth.

Fire and earth are mutually generative. This seal blank is made primarily of "earth vein essence" and, during its refining process, it is infused with "red copper marrow," a mid-grade first-level material.

After the seal was made, it was not only more solid than ordinary ritual implements, but also had a faint luster of copper and iron clashing, with fine red lines flowing around the edges.

It is also a purely offensive weapon.

It is virtually indestructible, with a powerful and fierce force. It does not rely on clever tricks to win, but simply crushes everything with its gravity and hard body.

The Fanshan Seal is clearly more effective against such a large number of spirits that are individually weak.

Chen Bai spread his palms wide, and his true qi surged out, causing the weight of the Fanshan Seal to suddenly double, making it comparable to a real small mountain.

"fall."

He simply pressed down, and the Fanshan Seal crashed down with a bang.

A deafening roar suddenly resounded.

Stone fragments flew everywhere, and bursts of blood mist exploded.

The originally rugged, gravelly ground was now completely flattened, leaving a square mark several meters wide.

More than ten one-legged mandrills were crushed into mincemeat by the Fan Shan Yin, before they could even let out a scream.

Even those few mutated mandrills, despite their thick skin and tough flesh, had no choice but to take the attack head-on when faced with an attack that was not even in the same league as the former, and were not much better off than the former.

"Ah! Ah!"

The exertion from earlier had dimmed the flames on Xiao Liu's body, clearly indicating that he wouldn't be able to use that move again for a while.

But it still managed to spew out streaks of blue fire, only the thickness of a finger, turning the intruding one-legged mountain demons into screaming fireballs.

At this moment, the critical situation of hundreds of mountain demons attacking at once had been relieved.

Chen Bai's expression was stern, but he did not relax in the slightest.

"Just now, I unleashed the 'Mountain-Turning Seal,' and a single strike depleted nearly half of my vital energy. Its power is not bad; it can be considered a low-powered version of the 'Heaven-Turning Seal'..."

The thought flashed through his mind, and he realized that the mastermind behind this probably wouldn't let things go so easily.

So, after glancing at Xue Zhen and his companions who were being attacked by the alien mountain demons, they...

"Boom—"

Chen Bai activated his fetal breathing, manipulating the "Fanshan Seal" to rise again.

It was as heavy as a small mountain, lying in front of him.

Chen Bai's gaze turned slightly cold. He raised his palm to his chest and suddenly pushed it horizontally to the left.

The "Fanshan Seal" also swept across the air in sync with his movements.

"Bang!"

The seal slammed into the side of the mandrill swarm, instantly sweeping away another row of mandrills, splattering blood mist.

With just one smash and one sweep.

The number of mandrills in Chen Bai's direction suddenly decreased, and he single-handedly sealed off most of the gap that had just been torn open.

Meanwhile, Xue Zhen and his companions were still locked in combat with several strange mountain demons.

He immediately felt the pressure lessen, and several outer disciples expressed their gratitude to him.

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist!"

"Thanks to you, fellow Daoist..."

Xue Zhen, slightly out of breath, watched him warily, clenching his fists without uttering a word.

Chen Bai only gave a faint smile, "You're welcome, it was nothing... The situation on the other side is critical, I'll go over there first."

As he spoke, he saw Xue Zhen's ashen, sour face and thought to himself with sarcasm:

"Xue Zhen, I still have a great gift to repay you for..."

He raised the Fanshan Seal again and hung it in front of him.

Using the cover, he quietly retrieved the corpse of the alien mandrill lying at his feet.