Bai Shengyi arranged to meet Bai Yuyue in the capital the day after tomorrow, so after leaving the Song Family Auction House, Bai Shengyi hurried to the capital without stopping.
However, she didn't know if it was due to the Song Family's intervention, but she hadn't encountered any of the Jiang family chasing her on the road for the past two days.
"Master, Big Brother has fallen asleep again. Can I keep you company?" The tip of the Qingmeng Teng gently brushed Bai Shengyi's index finger, and it said in a sweet, soft voice, "Little Teng Ye likes Master the most."
Seeing the green tea vine that hadn't appeared for a long time, Bai Shengyi couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
"Then I'll trouble Little Teng Ye."
Qingmeng Teng immediately replied, "It's not trouble, I like Master. But Master, this place is so strange."
"What's wrong?"
"The spiritual energy here is not right. Master, be careful."
As soon as Qingmeng Teng's voice fell, the sunset behind Bai Shengyi seemed to plummet from the sky. Darkness fell, and the surroundings became silent.
"Little Teng Ye?"
Bai Shengyi called out, but she didn't hear Qingmeng Teng's reply.
She instinctively reached for the vine bracelet on her wrist, only to find that the bracelet had disappeared at some point.
Bai Shengyi immediately became alert. Could it be the Jiang family?
The Starfall Emperor Ring emitted a light blue and silver-white halo, and the barrier in the air became completely visible in her eyes. Even among the various colorful spiritual lights, the strands of gray threads could be clearly seen.
"I forgot, the Starfall Emperor Ring can break all illusions." A gloomy voice came, and a man in black appeared out of thin air in front of her, with a familiar woman by his side.
"Qing Buli, Bai Murong," Bai Shengyi murmured softly.
When did these two get together?
Bai Murong stepped forward elegantly, her lotus-like steps graceful, and said gently, "Buli, you should hurry up and act. My third sister is full of schemes, lest she escape later."
Her willow-like eyebrows were curved with a smile, making her appear gentle and lovely.
"She can't escape," Qing Buli said with a somber expression. "Bai Shengyi, hand over the Starfall Emperor Ring, and I can give you a quick death."
"Are you kidding?"
Bai Shengyi sneered, summoned the Samsara Brush, and attacked first. In an instant, both Qing Buli and Bai Murong disappeared into thin air.
Spatial Shift!
This was something only Yuan Ying stage cultivators could achieve. How could these two do this?
Before Bai Shengyi could think carefully, the hair on her back suddenly stood on end. Bai Shengyi retreated rapidly, flicking the Samsara Brush backward, drawing a dark blue fire shadow!
"Sizzle..."
A strange cry came, and an unknown spiritual beast, so dark that it was indistinguishable from the night, was burned and rolled on the ground.
After repelling the spiritual beast with one move, Bai Shengyi dared not relax, because more black spiritual beasts simultaneously pounced from the darkness!
The spiritual energy surrounding these spiritual beasts was entwined with gray threads, making them look very ominous.
Bai Shengyi instinctively avoided these areas, using the Starfall Emperor Ring to scout the weakness of the barrier while resisting the attacks of these spiritual beasts.
But even though her movements were relatively fast, she was still bitten several times by these spiritual beasts. The gray threads swiftly drilled into Bai Shengyi's body through the wounds, and then a burning pain, like smoke and fire, spread from the wounds to her dantian.
"Damn it! What is this thing!"
Bai Shengyi was shocked!
Even though she decisively used the Ten Directions Netherfire to burn the wounds, she could still clearly feel the obstruction and disappearance of her spiritual energy.
"Bai Shengyi! Stop struggling! Just accept the feeling of being useless before you die!"
Bai Murong, who had somehow recovered her cultivation, rushed towards Bai Shengyi with a spiritual sword. Bai Shengyi blocked with her brush, only to see the sword instantly change its form, turning into a sharp arrow that shot into Bai Shengyi's left arm.
"Puchi!"
Blood splattered.
"Oh dear, I didn't aim properly." Bai Murong covered her lips and smiled softly, then beckoned the arrow back into her hand. "Bai Shengyi, aren't you surprised? You have this day too."
Bai Shengyi stumbled and fell to the ground, but the more dangerous it became, the clearer her mind grew. The familiar feeling in her dantian reminded her of when she had just transmigrated.
"I was measured to have a廢靈根 (waste spiritual root); was it your doing?" Bai Shengyi coldly raised her head, staring fixedly at Bai Murong.
Her gaze was as clear as a bright mirror, as if she could see through Bai Murong completely, startling Bai Murong into taking two involuntary steps back.
Sensing that she had actually retreated, Bai Murong's gentle expression twisted for a moment.
"So what if it was me? Who told you to block my path! Clearly, I am the most talented in the Bai family, and the most doted on by Grandpa, but because I am an adopted daughter, everyone expects you to inherit the Bai family's medicinal scripture. How can that be?"
"Since you are going to die today anyway, I'm not afraid to tell you. Bai Shengyi, not only did I cripple your spiritual root, but I also deliberately lured you into the Eastern Yue Jungle when you were a child, and I deliberately stole your life-saving grace."
As Bai Murong spoke, she thrust her sword at Bai Shengyi again. Bai Shengyi wanted to fight back, but Qing Buli was waiting nearby. She didn't know what he had put in his hand that he slapped onto Bai Shengyi, making her movements even more sluggish.
Bai Murong easily stabbed Bai Shengyi twice more.
"But you just had to survive! And recover your spiritual energy, and hook up with so many young masters of noble families! Bai Shengyi! Why didn't you just die back then!" Bai Murong's face was contorted, losing all trace of gentleness.
But Qing Buli, beside her, did not seem to mind at all. His usually expressionless face showed a hint of a smile, which was incredibly perverse.
"Heh heh..."
Bai Shengyi also laughed. She looked at the man and woman in front of her, and slowly curved her lips. "If you have the guts, then stab me to death! Bai Murong, you're just a coward. If you can't kill me in reality, do you think you can kill me in this so-called illusion?"
Bai Murong's actions paused.
"As expected of Bai Shengyi, you figured it out so quickly." Qing Buli slowly stepped forward.
"Buli," Bai Murong frowned, clearly displeased with Qing Buli's praise for Bai Shengyi.
However, Qing Buli understood her well, placating her with a glance.
Qing Buli said to Bai Shengyi expressionlessly, "But you are wrong. Although this is not reality, it is not an illusion either. You will die."
Bai Shengyi's heart sank slightly.
Qing Buli was not lying.
She could clearly feel that after being stabbed several times by Bai Murong, without spiritual energy to support her, if it weren't for her mental power, she would have fainted long ago from so much blood loss.
Wait... mental power! How could she forget about this great killer of hers?
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Qianxiao Peak.
Qin Si was discussing matters with Chui Ming and Qian Ying, who had just returned, when his expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong, Senior Brother?" Qian Ying asked.
Qin Si frowned tightly and said in a deep voice, "Ayi is in trouble!"
Before Bai Shengyi left, he had specifically left a wisp of his divine sense on her. But now, that wisp of divine sense could no longer be sensed.
"Qian Ying, you and Chui Ming keep an eye on the matters of Jian Feng. As for the thorns that cannot be suppressed, I will deal with them when I return. I'll go check on Ayi first!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already left.
"Chui Ming, you might not know this yet, but my Senior Brother and Bai Shengyi..."
Before Qian Ying could finish speaking, a Daoist boy ran in from outside to report, "Venerable Sir, there is a cultivator from Fu Zhuan Peak outside requesting an audience. She says she is a friend of Uncle-Master Bai, her name is Xun Meng, and she has important matters to report to you."
Qian Ying said in surprise, "Xun Meng? From the Xun family? Let her in."
She then said to Chui Ming, "Chui Ming, I'll talk to you later."
"Ao wu, it's fine, no rush." Chui Ming transformed into his original form, coiled on the ground, and said lazily with his eyes closed.
Xun Meng soon arrived. She didn't look around but directly bowed to Qian Ying and said, "Venerable Sir, please go and save Shengyi! Shengyi is in great danger!"