“Where is Master?”
Bai Shengyi and Qin Si had originally intended to head north first, but before leaving, they saw Qinglan Daojun at a disadvantage and seemingly in a precarious situation, so they came back.
Bai Shengyi didn't see Qinglan Daojun, but her attention was immediately drawn to the green mist within the black resentment. She leaped forward, about to rush over, but sensed danger. With a backflip, she narrowly dodged a sharp sword light.
“Yun Youyue!”
Bai Shengyi stared coldly at the woman before her and turned to Qin Si, saying, “A’si, that green mist is Master. I’ll hold off Yun Youyue here. You go help Master first.”
Qin Si grunted and immediately moved forward. However, he hadn't gone far before Liu Tianyun blocked his path.
“Qin Si, long time no see,” Liu Tianyun said meaningfully. “My clone’s cultivation was insufficient before, and you always ruined my plans. Today, my true self is here. I advise you to be sensible and leave quickly.”
The seductive red lotuses erupted with a sharp killing intent.
Qin Si, however, was completely unaffected by this killing intent.
His red robes fluttered in the wind. Qin Si raised his eyebrows and let out a disdainful scoff, “Is that so? If you want me to leave, you’ll need the ability to do so.”
“You were my defeated opponent back then. Do you really think you can stop me now?”
As Qin Si’s words fell, the space before Liu Tianyun cracked inch by inch, revealing a massive rift that directly pulled Liu Tianyun in. At the same time, Qin Si’s face turned pale, and he was also pulled into the rift along with Liu Tianyun.
Bai Shengyi, who had been paying attention to her surroundings, couldn’t help but frown with worry at the sight.
“Hiss!”
Yun Youyue’s sword stabbed Bai Shengyi’s arm, and she sneered, “You’re a sword cultivator, aren’t you? It seems, Bai Shengyi, you’re nothing special! At this rate, you still want to help Qinglan Daojun!”
Bai Shengyi raised her hand and touched her arm. The wound immediately healed.
She suppressed her worry for Qin Si and looked up, coldly retorting to Yun Youyue, “I think I’m doing just fine like this. On the other hand, Yun Youyue, you look truly ugly right now!”
“Shut up!” Yun Youyue snapped!
Bai Shengyi laughed, “Even if I shut up, it won’t change the fact. Look at your spiritual energy, look at your face, it’s ugly and dark, tsk tsk!”
Bai Shengyi wasn’t lying. Once Yun Youyue used her spiritual energy, whether it was breaking some seal or not, countless black spots would appear on her face, and Yun Youyue’s spiritual energy had turned black.
Bai Shengyi’s two “tsk tsks” completely broke Yun Youyue.
“Nonsense! My cultivation to sainthood is a gift from the Heavenly Dao!” Yun Youyue roared, “Bai Shengyi, die for me!”
Her long sword condensed her immense rage and killing intent, pressing down on Bai Shengyi from the sky like a colossal mountain.
Bai Shengyi was already struggling due to the vast difference in cultivation levels between her and Yun Youyue, but she remained unfazed. Seeing that Yun Youyue had gone berserk and was unable to focus on anything else, she immediately released Yue Miaomiao from the contract space and then turned, positioning the Heavenly Mechanism Sword horizontally before her, precisely blocking the sword strike.
“Pfft!”
Bai Shengyi’s qi and blood churned, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, but a smile couldn’t help but appear on her face.
“Is this the power of the Saint realm?”
“Definitely not,” the Reincarnation Brush couldn't help but say. “Your Saint realm cultivation was likely boosted through some method, making you inferior to even powerful Void Breaking realm cultivators.”
The Primordial Chaos Paper drifted onto the tip of the Reincarnation Brush and rustled, its voice conveying, “Rong Ku is correct. Her cultivation was forcefully raised by relying on others’ luck. If the Lord uses the Starfall Emperor Realm, they will be able to see it.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Shengyi joined her fingers and wiped them across her eyes. In the next instant, the Yun Youyue before her transformed – still human, yet not quite. Crimson golden light mixed with densely swirling black and gray resentment, various colored spiritual lights and auras seemed to be forcefully crammed into Yun Youyue’s body, as if she would explode at any moment.
“Starfall Emperor Realm!”
Yun Youyue looked at Bai Shengyi’s eyes, her jealousy and hatred unmasked, “Once I kill you, the Starfall Emperor Realm should be returned to its rightful owner!”
This was originally her opportunity, yet because of Qian Ying and Qing Lan’s favoritism, it had become Bai Shengyi’s eyes!
Bai Shengyi dodged Yun Youyue’s sword, and the Heavenly Mechanism Sword slashed down a slender “river” in mid-air.
The river water was calm, shimmering with ripples.
“You’re becoming more shameless,” Bai Shengyi said, slightly tilting her sword tip towards the “river.” “Fifth Sword of Spring Hong, Yuanshi!”
The “river” seemed to come alive and immediately flowed, encircling Yun Youyue.
It looked so harmless that Yun Youyue didn’t pay it any mind and held her sword, intending to break out. But the moment she touched the river’s surface, Yun Youyue let out a scream.
“What did you do! My hand!” Yun Youyue looked at her hand, which had instantly shrunk to the size of a toddler’s, making it impossible to even hold her sword. She looked up abruptly, staring intently at Bai Shengyi.
Bai Shengyi was also not feeling well.
Her internal spiritual energy was scarce. Although the spiritual energy here was much denser than in other parts of the secret realm, it was inexplicably very mixed, causing her spiritual energy recovery to be extremely slow. Moreover, Yuanshi, as the new Spring Hong Sword Art she had comprehended, demanded a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.
It could be said that the previous strike had drained Bai Shengyi of all her spiritual energy.
But facing Yun Youyue’s questioning, Bai Shengyi stood steadily, even smiling as if nothing had happened.
“A gift for you.”
Bai Shengyi thought to herself, I’m truly a kind person, I just love giving gifts.
“Bai Shengyi!”
Yun Youyue, unable to deal with the “river” for the moment, let out a helpless roar.
Bai Shengyi sneered, “It’s no use calling my name anymore.”
Although she also wanted to seize this opportunity to kill Yun Youyue, Bai Shengyi knew that the situation of Master and Qin Si was more important now.
Bai Shengyi stopped looking at Yun Youyue and instead walked into the golden-black formation.
She didn’t study formations much, but as soon as she entered, she understood why Qinglan Daojun was trapped in the center.
This formation utilized the void-like characteristic of the Void Beast’s core, coupled with the formation’s inherent overwhelming resentment, which clashed with Qinglan Daojun’s innate spiritual physique. Thus, no matter which direction Qinglan Daojun tried to escape, it was impossible.
The resentment was too heavy, and Bai Shengyi felt extremely uncomfortable, yet she sensed the Dark Spirit within her stirring.
“You want to go out?” Bai Shengyi asked.
The Dark Spirit’s voice was clear, “…Eat…want to eat…”
“Shengyi, let it go out and eat,” the Reincarnation Brush muttered. “The Primordial Chaos Paper said that this resentment is converted from spiritual energy. As long as there is spiritual energy, the resentment will continue. If this goes on, it’s likely to construct an even more terrifying formation with the other three areas.”
Bai Shengyi’s heart skipped a beat, “In that case, shouldn’t we hurry to the north to see?”
The formation had now become three areas. If the northern area also became one…
Thinking of this, Bai Shengyi immediately released the Dark Spirit, while she herself searched for Qinglan Daojun within the formation.