Just then, the stone was moved.
But because Mo Qingcheng was wearing an invisibility cloak, no one could see her, including Zi Linling.
"Huh? No one's behind this stone!"
"It seems Miss Zi was mistaken!"
"Does that mean Fairy Qingcheng is already dead?"
"I knew it. Her throat was cut, how could she still be alive."
"Exactly! The body is still lying there!"
"It's likely that Third Miss Zi was just playing a joke on us."
...
The crowd murmured, but no one blamed Zi Linling.
The embarrassment Yue Wudi had anticipated naturally did not occur.
Perhaps this was the charm of beauty!
But Zi Linling frowned.
She trusted her senses.
Moreover, Mo Qingcheng's aura still lingered here.
This indicated that Mo Qingcheng had indeed been here before.
So, where was Mo Qingcheng?
Zi Linling's mind raced.
From the moment she found Mo Qingcheng to the moment she stood here, it had only been ten breaths.
And during those ten breaths, she had kept this area locked with her divine sense.
There had been no spiritual energy fluctuations here at all.
This meant Mo Qingcheng had not moved.
If she hadn't moved, and no one could be found, what was going on?
What had she overlooked?
Zi Linling stared intently at where Mo Qingcheng had been standing, lost in thought.
And Mo Qingcheng, being stared at by Zi Linling, had her heart pounding with anxiety.
But she didn't even dare to breathe, and could only stand there motionlessly.
Although the invisibility cloak could conceal, it had one drawback.
That was, it couldn't bump into anything, nor could anything bump into it.
Otherwise, it would be exposed.
Go, she couldn't!
The dangerous aura was definitely not to be trifled with!
Stay, she couldn't.
If this continued, she would be exposed sooner or later.
What to do?
What to do?
As Mo Qingcheng repeatedly asked herself, she also kept seeking help from Yue Wudi.
Yue Wudi also frowned.
He had felt the dangerous aura that Mo Qingcheng had spoken of earlier.
But if it were to leave here under the lock of that aura, it was not impossible.
As long as Mo Qingcheng's aura disappeared, the powerful being's lock would lose its target.
However, this would require him to completely control Mo Qingcheng's body.
It had been fine before, but it was difficult now.
Because his aura was already being targeted by the Heavenly Dao.
Once Mo Qingcheng's aura was no longer a cover, he would face a lightning tribulation within moments.
Although, with his speed, he could control Mo Qingcheng's body to escape the Soul Severing Cliff before the lightning tribulation struck.
But doing so would make him permanently marked by the Heavenly Dao, becoming its enemy.
After all, the Heavenly Dao was supreme and would not tolerate being provoked twice by the same being.
And becoming an enemy of the Heavenly Dao would result in him being absolutely forbidden from controlling Mo Qingcheng's body ever again, and his divine soul's aura would never be allowed to appear on the Tianyuan Continent.
This would be a devastating blow to him, who could not leave the Tianyuan Continent temporarily.
It would also be detrimental to his plan of devouring Mo Qingcheng.
Therefore, the only option now was to wait.
And to hope that Zi Linling would not discover the secret of the invisibility cloak.
Unfortunately, Yue Wudi, like Mo Qingcheng, had miscalculated.
If it were Zi Linling from twenty days ago, she would definitely not have guessed that Mo Qingcheng was invisible.
But it so happened that Zi Linling had spent ten days absorbing the entire library of the Zi family into her mind.
And in the Zi family's library, coincidentally, there was an ancient text.
Coincidentally, this ancient text contained information about invisibility talismans and invisibility cloaks.
Even more coincidentally, the powerful being secretly observing Mo Qingcheng disdained Zi Linling as an "illiterate."
So, he threw a pebble.
The pebble landed precisely on Mo Qingcheng's head.
"Hiss~"
Mo Qingcheng gasped.
Of course, the powerful being had controlled the force perfectly.
It had revealed Mo Qingcheng's presence without causing her any harm.
The powerful being's objective was very clear: to let Zi Linling handle Mo Qingcheng herself.
And as Mo Qingcheng felt the pain, the effect of the invisibility cloak was broken.
Thus, her entire person suddenly appeared before the crowd.
Zi Linling looked up towards a certain spot, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.
Wanting to help her, yet unwilling to be discovered by her, who else could it be but Ye Lingyuan?
Although Ye Lingyuan's pebble was a bit superfluous, she had to acknowledge his intentions.
Of course, she would not say thank you.
Those two words were redundant between them.
Zi Linling looked at Mo Qingcheng with a half-smile and said, "Mo Qingcheng, signing a contract and then not fulfilling it is unacceptable! Since Fairy Qingcheng dislikes Nine Absolutes Peak, then the Soul Severing Cliff is also a good place!"
Then she looked at the onlookers around her and smiled faintly, "I'll have to trouble everyone to clear some space for us!"
With a beautiful woman's smile, everything could be discussed.
"No problem!"
The onlookers agreed in unison and quickly stepped back.
Soon, the area that had been a "viewing platform" was cleared into an open space of ten zhang in radius.
And Zi Linling and Mo Qingcheng naturally found themselves in the center.
Zi Linling coldly sneered, "Fairy Qingcheng, please!"
Before Mo Qingcheng could reply, she continued, "Oh, right! Fairy, you can no longer claim that title, since you've been disfigured!"
Mo Qingcheng was startled and instinctively asked, "How did you know?"
Zi Linling smiled without speaking.
Ancient texts recorded: Demonic energy entering the body would result in a ruined appearance, but individuals from the demon realm were an exception!
Others might not recognize demonic energy, but she did.
Combined with her mastery of medicine, which had reached the pinnacle,
She could tell the other person's physical condition just by sensing their aura.
Although she hadn't spoken, Mo Qingcheng's question was an implicit confession of her disfigurement.
This was undoubtedly another large stone dropped into the water.
"Disfigured? No wonder Fairy Qingcheng has been wearing a black cloak since she appeared!"
"Still Fairy Qingcheng? She's probably become an ugly monster now."
"What a shame, such a beautiful woman, to be disfigured!"
"I wonder what she looks like now, if..."
"Stop thinking, aren't you afraid of throwing up your dinner?"
...
Few offer help in times of need, many trample on the fallen.
People are accustomed to stepping on those who are down and flattering those in power.
Therefore, they spared no effort in verbally abusing Mo Qingcheng, the former Fairy Qingcheng.
Zi Linling sneered; she was already accustomed to the callousness of the world.
These people, who could ruthlessly trample on Mo Qingcheng today, would just as readily trample on her tomorrow.
Therefore, all she could do was cultivate diligently and stand at a height they could never reach, deterring them from speaking rashly.
But Mo Qingcheng did not have her composure and insight.
Therefore, Mo Qingcheng became angry.