The white-haired elderly man immediately turned to discover three masked figures standing at the entrance of the stone hall.

They were led by a deer-masked figure that was holding a golden longsword, which was giving off dazzling golden light.

"Who are you?" the white-haired elderly man questioned with a cold expression.

Qilin 9 offered no response, merely slashing his golden longsword through the air with a cold smile on his face.

A sharp screeching sound rang out as a streak of golden swordlight erupted out of the sword, sweeping directly toward the white-haired elderly man.

Instead of taking evasive measures, the elderly man threw himself in front of the pill cauldron without any hesitation.

He then swept a sleeve through the air to release a purplish-golden lightning serpent that was around 10 feet in length, which clashed against the golden swordlight with a rumbling thunderclap.

The purplish-golden lightning serpent instantly exploded into countless tiny arcs of lightning that sprang forth in all directions, while the golden swordlight was also destroyed, split up into countless tiny fragments that flew through the surrounding air.

A string of loud booms rang out incessantly as countless chunks of rock flew in...