Elder San, using a secret technique, gleefully entered Li Shuang's sea of consciousness.
His first priority was to search for the aura of the Yellow Spring Incantation.
Li Shuang had already used the Yin Moon Stone for cultivation, and since this Yin Moon Stone had been meticulously refined by him, Li Shuang was now effectively within his grasp.
He only needed to find the power of the Yellow Spring Incantation to devour Li Shuang's divine soul and completely seize everything she possessed!
Elder San unrestrainedly released his divine soul, searching for the location of the Yellow Spring Incantation's energy.
Li Shuang seemed completely unresponsive, allowing Elder San's divine soul to rampage through her mind.
Soon, a hint of joy appeared on Elder San's face.
He found it.
He found the power of the Yellow Spring Incantation.
Elder San rushed over, ecstatic.
He had simultaneously initiated his secret technique, preparing to completely devour Li Shuang's divine soul in one fell swoop.
However.
The moment his divine soul touched the Yellow Spring energy, Elder San suddenly froze.
Why did it feel like...
...something wasn't quite right!
This was indeed the power of the Yellow Spring Incantation, no doubt!
But, it seemed to be mixed with something else.
Still!
It shouldn't be a big problem.
Elder San proceeded with his secret technique as originally planned.
He opened his gaping maw, intending to use the power of the Yellow Spring Incantation to corrupt Li Shuang's entire divine soul.
Just when he thought everything was going smoothly.
Elder San looked up and suddenly saw a vast, majestic river.
Before his consciousness dissipated.
His only thought was.
What...
...is this?
The river was vast and boundless.
In comparison.
The Yellow Spring energy, cultivated from even a supreme secret technique like the Yellow Spring Incantation, was merely a flickering firefly, unable to compete with the bright moon.
What exactly...
...was going on?!
Elder San would never know the truth.
No matter how powerful he was.
He had first been beaten to near-death by Lin An and others, and now, like a lamb to the slaughter, he had forcibly entered Li Shuang's sea of consciousness, which was no different from seeking death.
No one knew.
That Li Shuang's greatest strength lay in her sea of consciousness.
The existence of the Heaven and Earth Furnace was beyond the prying eyes of others. But its very presence was a stabilizing force.
Elder San's divine soul couldn't even break through the barrier forged by the Cycle of Samsara Incantation; even if it had, it was destined to be suppressed by the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Elder San's aura instantly vanished.
"First kill of Elder San rewarded with 100,000 points." The voice sounded again.
Li Shuang's points on her token immediately jumped to 141,000!
This was an incredibly high score; in the next cycle, her starting point would be the third floor of Langya Palace!
Li Shuang quickly opened her eyes.
Around her, some disciples from the second floor were slowly gathering, their eyes glowing red, flickering with an eerie light.
The moment Li Shuang opened her eyes, the red glow in theirs vanished instantly, and they dispersed.
Li Shuang snorted coldly.
Good thing she acted quickly.
Otherwise, if these second-floor disciples seized the opportunity, they would likely devour her completely.
The current Langya Palace was a huge slaughterhouse where the strong preyed on the weak, with no humanity left at all!
The battle on the third floor was still ongoing.
But the entire Langya Palace was already suspended in the air, connected by the Thousand Silken Net. On the second floor, the threads of this net stretched out forcefully in all directions, frantically absorbing energy.
Li Shuang's pupils constricted abruptly!
Now was the time!
She no longer concealed her power, releasing the full force of the Cycle of Samsara Incantation.
The vast River of Hades reappeared in the human world.
The Cycle of Samsara Incantation seemed to be the bane of the Thousand Silken Net; its threads vibrated wildly, unable to smoothly absorb energy any longer.
First floor.
Chains extended in all directions, attempting to absorb the life force of demonic beasts and other disciples of the Langya Sect.
The disciples lurking among them, however, swiftly took action.
Within the Ascension Array, their people occupied many array nodes. The moment the array activated, they desperately moved away from these nodes.
The operation of the array immediately halted to some extent.
The water-attribute disciples immediately began to cast spells, flooding the array!
These spiritual marrow were crucial for connecting the array.
But!
This kind of spiritual marrow was most susceptible to water attacks! If submerged in water, the efficacy of the spiritual marrow would be lost.
Yan Lie and others furiously pounded on the chains, hoping to break a few of them.
This, they believed, should prevent Langya Palace from absorbing external energy!
"There are traitors!" The first-floor disciples of the Langya Sect looked over with cold expressions.
These people with red-glowing eyes immediately surrounded everyone tightly!
At this moment.
Langya Palace, just like before, split into two halves!
This indicated that.
This cycle, too, was coming to an end!
This time.
They had broken one-third of the connecting chains, and the Ascension Array was directly rendered inoperable.
This proved.
That the collective effort had indeed made a difference!
Second floor.
Li Shuang firmly held back the numerous threads.
The threads couldn't extend too far, so they couldn't absorb the energy of mountains and trees anymore.
However.
The main body of the Thousand Silken Net on the third floor still valiantly carried the entire Langya Palace upwards.
Finally.
Everything was still destroyed by the heavenly tribulation.
The sixth cycle ended.
Everyone was soon reborn in the plaza.
This time.
Everyone was quite excited.
This was their first attempt at trying to change the plot.
And the facts proved that their actions could indeed have some effect.
The first and second floors of Langya Palace were practically under their control.
Now!
Only the last third floor remained!
As long as they could ascend to the third floor and restrain the main body of the Thousand Silken Net, they could change the plot of the entire sect ascending!
"Sister Shuang!"
Everyone immediately gathered around, "Are we about to succeed?"
They still had four chances left.
The number of attempts was already low, but they were all filled with anticipation.
With Li Shuang, they might not necessarily lose even with only four chances!
Li Shuang looked calm: "Whether we can succeed is uncertain. I think we should still..."
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly soared into the air the next moment.
Everyone, inexplicably excited, began tossing her up and down.
"We are still very far from victory," Li Shuang tried to reason.
Below, there was only the sound of cheering.
Li Shuang: "..."
Never mind.
This was their first achievement; let everyone be happy for a while.
Lin An's mood had clearly improved a lot.
After everyone had settled down, he slowly said, "Are you leaving with the points, or using ten points..."
"Start the next round! Start the next round!" everyone said impatiently.
"Continue to the next cycle." Lin An calmly finished his sentence, then looked at Li Shuang: "I didn't expect you to actually be able to enter the third floor."
Li Shuang said with a calm expression, "Standard procedure."
Lin An: "..."
He also couldn't understand why Li Shuang sometimes seemed so composed and other times was irritatingly boastful, making him want to hit her.
But...
He endured!