The water droplet in front seemed unremarkable, but if one looked closely, they could see the surging river water contained within it.
Although its cold Qi was powerful, it was clearly unable to freeze such a vast amount of river water.
As the Toad Demon thought of this, panic began to rise in its heart.
It had only recently emerged, so how could it encounter such a profound Cultivator?
Hadn't it been said that the Cultivators of this generation no longer possessed much strength?
Then what was going on with the one in front of it?
Or was it that the information it had heard before was all false, and the Cultivators of this generation were all profoundly skilled?
The Toad Demon's mind raced with wild thoughts, but it quickly calmed down, no longer bothering to spray cold Qi, and turned its head, preparing to flee.
It didn't know the power of this thing, but when it flew over, it felt a sense of impending death. Now, seeing its cold Qi rendered ineffective, the Toad Demon immediately lost the will to resist, wanting only to escape this place.
The Toad Demon moved its four limbs, and in the next moment, it leaped far away.
However, the water droplet behind it, without the resistance of the cold Qi, greatly increased its speed.
Only a sharp whistling sound could be heard, and faintly, the sound of surging waves continued to echo.
As the Toad Demon heard the sound approaching, it instinctively looked back, and then saw the water droplet continuously enlarging before its eyes.
Immediately after, a tremendous force swept over it.
All of the Toad Demon's Demonic Qi was instantly dispersed, and its body was smashed deep into the ground.
"Resolved?"
He Xiuyuan quickly arrived and, after a careful look, saw that the Toad Demon in the small hole was dead beyond dead.
Upon seeing this, He Xiuyuan let out a heavy sigh of relief.
This demon was truly formidable!
This demon was similar to the demons he had encountered before; their size didn't seem particularly large, nor were they the type with overwhelming Demonic Qi, yet their Dao cultivation was so profound.
He thought back to the demons he had encountered previously.
At that time, it was fortunate that he hadn't engaged those demons, otherwise, it would have been difficult to guarantee that some profoundly skilled ones wouldn't have emerged from among them.
He Xiuyuan secretly reminded himself.
Then, after retrieving the water droplet, he examined it carefully. There were no stains on the water droplet, but thinking of putting it back into the wine gourd, He Xiuyuan still used Yushui Technique to thoroughly clean the water droplet.
Although it seemed somewhat comical to use water to clean a water droplet, after cleaning it, He Xiuyuan felt much better.
"Fellow Daoist, are you not injured?!"
After He Xiuyuan put the water droplet into his wine gourd, Qingxiao Daoist quickly arrived from a short distance away.
Seeing He Xiuyuan unharmed, he felt a sense of relief.
After he had dealt with the demon on his side, he rushed over here without stopping, worried that He Xiuyuan might have encountered a demon he couldn't handle.
"I'm fine, I barely managed to deal with that troublesome demon just now."
He Xiuyuan replied, looking at the arriving Qingxiao Daoist.
Upon hearing this, Qingxiao Daoist couldn't help but look around, seeing the surrounding giant rocks in a mess from the Toad Demon's tongue, and the unfrozen ice, the corners of his mouth twitched.
This was the battleground just now?
He Xiuyuan's Dao cultivation was actually so high!?
Looking at the widespread mess, although he hadn't seen the actual battle, Qingxiao Daoist could already infer that He Xiuyuan's Dao cultivation was extremely profound.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a huge commotion.
Especially when the golden characters appeared earlier, that scene was even more terrifying.
"I didn't expect, Fellow Daoist, that your Dao cultivation is so profound, you even slew this demon."
Qingxiao Daoist thought of this and cupped his hands to He Xiuyuan, sighing with emotion.
He Xiuyuan, hearing this, thought Qingxiao Daoist was complimenting him, and quickly said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. My cultivation time is still short, and my Dao cultivation is just ordinary."
His few years of Dao cultivation did not warrant such praise from Qingxiao Daoist.
Qingxiao Daoist, seeing He Xiuyuan's humility, also felt a great increase in goodwill and smiled and nodded to He Xiuyuan. Qingxiao Daoist had no idea that He Xiuyuan at this moment didn't have such a deep understanding of Dao cultivation and truly felt his Dao cultivation was just average.
And the array core nearby still needed Qingxiao Daoist to guard it, so Qingxiao Daoist couldn't stay here long. Therefore, Qingxiao Daoist nodded to He Xiuyuan and left a message.
"Fellow Daoist, you should find a place to sit and rest first. If your assistance is needed, this humble Daoist will certainly call upon you."
After Qingxiao Daoist finished speaking, he turned and hurried back to the array core.
"These two or three years of Dao cultivation are indeed too low."
Seeing Qingxiao Daoist turn and leave like that, without continuing the conversation from before, He Xiuyuan sighed in his heart.
He only thought that Qingxiao Daoist agreed with what he had just said.
But thinking about it, two or three years of Dao cultivation was indeed not high.
If it weren't for his water droplet, he really wouldn't have been able to defeat the Toad Demon just now.
Additionally, the consecutive use of decrees just now had nearly exhausted He Xiuyuan's Spiritual Qi.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately returned to his previous spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to restore his Spiritual Qi.
Meanwhile, some demons and evil spirits that had been continuously attacking these array cores, after a brief assault, retreated as swiftly as a tide.
Although the battle at the valley entrance was some distance from these demons, the appearance of the golden characters and the confrontation with the boiling Yin Qi still made these demons feel immense pressure.
Now that the valley entrance had calmed down, and there was no movement of Yin Qi within the valley, it was clear that the Cultivator had won the battle just now.
Since the Cultivator had won, if they continued to fight here, it would be dangerous.
Although they coveted the Yin Qi of this place, they were not brainless. After some consideration, they all retreated, not daring to linger.
A moment later, the surroundings of Qiuyun Valley finally calmed down, free of demons and evil spirits.
Qingxiao Daoist sighed in relief upon seeing this but still kept everyone on alert.
If nothing happened tonight, they would need to continue absorbing Yang Qi tomorrow to restore the grand array.
Only then could it continue to suppress the Yin Qi of this place.
And He Xiuyuan, feeling the surroundings calm down, also began to recover with peace of mind.
As the distant morning sun slowly rose, specks of yellow light could be seen gradually merging into the grand array, allowing it to slowly recover.
"This Biluo Temple seems to have quite a bit of research in the area of grand arrays."
He Xiuyuan, who had already recovered, stood up and looked at Xiu Ming and the others in front, murmuring to himself as he felt the grand array beneath his feet.