In the center district of the mountain.

The people from the Dragon's Blood Lineage were trapped between the Guardian Spirits and Zhao Yan's forces. Zhao Yan's group was being really crafty with their offensive, launching long range attacks while staying just far enough to keep the Guardian Spirits from turning on them. This proved to be extremely problematic for the Dragon's Blood Lineage, and they struggled embarrassingly. 

With a sly smirk, Zhao Yan watched Li Wuyuan and his team arduously defend as he commented, "Why bother with these pointless struggles, Li Wuyuan? Just hand over your Spirit Resonance Golden Dew and your team can still leave here intact. This is just the beginning of the Spiritual Resonance Cave, you'll still have plenty of opportunities to earn more later on. Going down here is an irrational choice."

He had planned to persuade Li Wuyuan and his team into giving up. After all, these folks from the Dragon's Blood Lineage...