All the disciples were slowly beginning to come to the realization that their sect was being invaded by an extremely powerful force!
Grand Elder Chen Xinran harrumphed coldly and spoke in a voice like thunder, "It certainly requires guts to invade our sect for our holy flame, but do you think guts is all you'll need to invade our Vermilion Bird Sect!?"
Boom!
A huge red spell formation appeared on the canopy of the divine tree, completely sealing the space around it in a radius of a few dozen kilometers.
Countless disciples had their energy drawn from their bodies, which then converged toward the spell formation.
A gigantic crimson phoenix materialized from the spell formation, and it obscured the entire sky with its gargantuan wingspan.
Boundless flames poured forth from the phoenix's body, making the air around it shimmer and warp before these flames gushed toward the inky rift in the sky like a scorching wave.