"I don't know."
Thinking of the woman who tormented her, the pain of that day seemed to strike her. Chu Xiyin couldn't help but shiver.
It truly hurt too much.
"Yin'er, don't forget, you are a spirit cultivator. This minor injury has frightened you to this extent?" Su Xianrou was somewhat disappointed, wishing she could be angry at her. She would have to bear the Xuanxin Sect in the future, and she had to overcome this setback herself.
"Mother."
Chu Xiyin bit her lip tightly. She hadn't lacked experience outside, but the pain of her divine soul being whipped was a thousand times worse than any previous injury.
It felt like her soul was being slowly torn apart.
"Yin'er, do you really not know who injured you?" The immediate priority was for Su Xianrou to avenge her daughter. Anyone who dared to harm her daughter would not be let off by Su Xianrou.
Chu Xiyin shook her head, her eyes filled with hatred. "Mother, she concealed her cultivation. She wore a strange bell that could deflect all of Cheng Shan's magical artifacts and spiritual energy, leaving her unharmed."
Su Xianrou frowned. What kind of magical artifact could deflect spiritual energy back to its source?
She had never heard of such a thing.
"Mother, she might be from the Renyan Sect. The magical artifacts on her are the same as those of the Renyan Sect." When Chu Xiyin uttered the words "Renyan Sect," she gritted her teeth. She was determined to make these people pay.
"Are you sure?"
Su Xianrou trusted her daughter the most. If her daughter had reached this conclusion, she already believed more than half of it.
The Renyan Sect had been acting cruelly lately. First, they killed her spirit beast, and now they had attacked her daughter. It seemed they had long been intent on taking over the Xuanxin Sect.
Well done, Renyan Sect. Your ambitions are quite large.
"Mother, she took my blood." Chu Xiyin tightly gripped Su Xianrou's arm, a flicker of fear in her eyes. Hadn't Mother said that there were very few people in the world who could discern the problem with her blood? "She said my blood had an intoxicating scent, and she could tell my blood was special."
"How is that possible?" Su Xianrou was greatly alarmed. Her daughter's blood had been suppressed by her own magical artifact. Even the most powerful cultivator should not have been able to discern it.
"It's true. She said she would extract my blood to study." Chu Xiyin was on the verge of tears. The fear of approaching death washed over her, causing her to tremble.
Feeling her daughter's unstable emotions, Su Xianrou immediately hugged her. "Yin'er, don't worry. Once you obtain the Yun Ling Flower, no one will be able to pry into your constitution."
A look of longing appeared in Chu Xiyin's eyes. She had to get the Yun Ling Flower as soon as possible.
"You should prepare well now. In three months, I will have your junior brother, Su Qian, accompany you into the Hengtian Secret Realm." Su Xianrou was determined. With Su Qian protecting her daughter, she would surely be safe.
As for the one who tormented her daughter, she would seek them out herself.
Upon hearing Su Qian's name, Chu Xiyin's eyes flickered with a mixture of fear and excitement.
...
"Who are you?"
Chu Lingwei looked at the young man before her warily, her Illusory Silk Ribbon appearing in her hand. If the young man dared to move, her Illusory Silk Ribbon would strike his forehead.
"I told you, my name is Bei Chenfeng." The young man sat on the tree with his arms crossed, looking at the girl standing in the river with a playful glint in his eyes.
This girl seemed not to have heard his name.
Interesting.
"Get lost."
Chu Lingwei frowned slightly. Feng Ming had told her that there was a formation in this river, and she had come to investigate.
As soon as she stepped into the river, her spiritual energy was suddenly sealed. At this moment, the young man appeared silently, forcing Chu Lingwei to be on guard.
"If I leave, you won't live for more than an hour." Bei Chenfeng leaped lightly to the bank, clicking his tongue twice, shaking his head regretfully. "Do you know why your spiritual energy is sealed?"
Chu Lingwei remained silent. This young man was not simple.
"I can get you out?" Bei Chenfeng looked at Chu Lingwei, who had a stern expression, with amusement. Although she had transformed into a young woman, these small tricks were futile before him.
What a heavenly water spirit root. What was most crucial was that her spirit root had been reshaped.
Reshaping a spirit root. This method made him very curious.
"What are your demands?" Chu Lingwei scoffed lightly. Falling into the river was her carelessness. However, this person before her would not kindly save her.
Bei Chenfeng burst into laughter. What a clever little girl.
"I've taken a liking to your little fire-spitting beast. Give it to me, and I'll get you out." Bei Chenfeng pointed at Feng Ming, who was anxiously pacing by the riverbank, and said with a smile, "Look at it, it's useless. Why don't I roast it and eat it?"
When Feng Ming heard Bei Chenfeng's words, its entire body trembled violently. This man wanted to eat it.
It was simply terrifying.
It considered itself a divine beast, but at this moment, it had no doubt about this man's capabilities.
Chu Lingwei rolled her eyes. Feng Ming was only as big as two adult palms. It wouldn't even be enough to fill his teeth.
"It's my spirit beast. How could I let you eat it?" Chu Lingwei could see that this young man was purely toying with her. He probably wouldn't save her for now.
Relying on oneself was better than relying on others. She had to find a way to leave here herself. Chu Lingwei shifted her entire focus to the strange river water.
Just an hour ago, Feng Ming had sensed a formation in this river. When Chu Lingwei used her spiritual energy, she was sucked into the river, losing all her spiritual power and unable to move her legs.
In reality, if she had entered her spatial dimension, she could have easily escaped.
However, since she had come here, Chu Lingwei wanted to rely on her own abilities. Otherwise, constantly depending on her space would not allow her to grow.
Without spiritual energy, she couldn't activate her magical artifacts. Chu Lingwei thought of countless methods but couldn't find a way to leave this small river.
"With your current cultivation, you can't leave this river at all. Look over there, what is that?" Bei Chenfeng's smile widened as Chu Lingwei ignored him. He loved to tease young girls.
Chu Lingwei was frustrated and followed Bei Chenfeng's gaze. Some white bones, almost corroded away.
These were human bones, likely from spirit cultivators who had fallen into this river.
"Do you know how they died?" Bei Chenfeng asked with a touch of solemnity. "They all starved to death."
Chu Lingwei's heart stirred. Spirit cultivators starving to death meant that not a single one who fell into the river had escaped. This showed that the river was far more dangerous than she had imagined.
Feng Ming, perched on the riverbank, heard Bei Chenfeng's words and its small body stiffened. It fell to the ground.
It had led Wei Wei to her death.
Chu Lingwei: "..." Did it need to act so humanly? A spirit beast that was frightened? Wasn't that clearly revealing its uniqueness to others?