In Cang Yuan, will this transmission formation at the mountain gate disappear?
The answer is no.
The exit of the copy is the exit of the copy; no matter how players court death inside the Dome Palace, it will always be there waiting for you.
But now it was gone.
This point, Xu Yuan felt he should have been able to think of.
Whether it was because they had discovered a powerful spy preparing to lock down and beat the dogs within the mountain gate, or because of an external enemy's invasion nearing the city, this transmission formation located at the palace entrance would have inevitably been forcibly shut down.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuan asked aloud,
"Old Man Luo, do you have a way to decipher this formation and forcefully start it up?"
When his will-spirit linked to the Sky-Peering Formation a moment ago, he had not sensed any powerful attack formations at this mountain gate, so forcefully starting it should not trigger other formations…
"No way."
The Saint's Remnant Soul obliterated Xu Yuan's thoughts with a single sentence.
"…." Xu Yuan.
The Saint's Remnant Soul spoke with a brazen voice,
"If it were someone who is proficient in formations, forcefully starting this transmission formation wouldn't be difficult, but unfortunately, old chap, I don't know how."
Xu Yuan felt this elder was unreliable, "You've lived for over ten thousand years, have you been sleeping in the Soul Ring all this time?"
The Saint chuckled, not at all in a hurry, "That's not entirely true, I have been awake for about a thousand years, but most of that time I spent studying cultivation techniques.
I've had little interest in the Formation Path since I was young.
"Alright, enough about me, what do you plan to do now?"
"…."
Xu Yuan was quiet for a few moments, gazing at the jade stone-built majestic mountain gate, and uttered one word,
"Wait."
Wait for Tianyan to be killed, the mountain-protecting great formation to close on its own.
"Wait?"
The Saint's Remnant Soul sounded somewhat amused, then leisurely said, "Actually, large sects like the Qionghua Sect usually have a contingency plan to avoid being unable to leave a legacy when they are destroyed.
This mountain gate should have other secret transmission formations, but such places are typically only known to the upper echelons of the sect…"
"Old Man Luo, you can stop probing," Xu Yuan interjected.
"…."
The Saint's Remnant Soul, not embarrassed at being figured out, brazenly replied,
"Alright then, it's just me being talkative.
But, young Xu, if you're planning to wait, it might take quite a long time."
"What do you mean?" Xu Yuan frowned.
The Saint's Remnant Soul raised a hand and pointed at the great formation overhead, chuckling and saying,
"The madwoman we just saw is clearly not in her right mind.
Are you expecting her to operate the formation and stop it?"
Xu Yuan's expression shifted,
"The mountain-protecting great formation needs to be manually controlled to close?"
"Of course."
"…"
After a brief silence, Xu Yuan glanced at Ran Qingmo, who was staying quietly by the side.
After a second of eye contact, Ran Qingmo thought for a moment and answered,
"Mr.
Luo didn't lie to you…
Normally, after a sect's mountain-protecting great formation is completely activated, it needs the unanimous consent of the sect heirs or the Elders Council to close."
As the words fell,
The Saint's Remnant Soul continued with a smile, explaining,
"If you think about it, the reason is obvious.
If a formation were to shut down automatically upon failing to detect enemies, then it would be far too easy to breach."
Xu Yuan was silent, asking in a low voice,
"How long will it take for the formation to disappear?"
The Saint's Remnant Soul, controlling the Sky-Peering Formation to scout the various active formations within the Dome Palace, replied,
"Not too long, if the space here has sufficient Origin Qi, in at most five to eight years these formations will all be worn out, considering they are all antiquities over twenty thousand years old."
"…." Xu Yuan's eyelid twitched.
Five to eight years?
Sure, to you, an age-old entity, that's not long, but if he stayed here for eight years, the Dayan Empire outside would probably be thrown into complete disarray.
Thinking about this, Xu Yuan looked back at Ran Qingmo.
Ran Qingmo also looked at Xu Yuan, seemingly hesitant to speak.
She thought of the Tianyuan Sword Sect.
According to Tianyan's prophecy, there were only a little over two years left until the destruction of the Tianyuan Sword Sect.
The Saint's Remnant Soul did not care about these matters at all, still smiling as he said:
"Xu kid, why not take this opportunity to consider switching to the cultivation technique I've improved?
It took me more than a thousand years to refine it after studying the Yantian Art and other peerless techniques."
"If you cultivate it, with my guidance and your talent, in five years' time, you could at least reach Integration Body, and if you're quick about it, even becoming a Great Grandmaster is within reach."
His words were tinged with seduction.
Xu Yuan didn't speak after hearing this but gave the crummy old man a meaningful glance and then chuckled softly.
I'll leave you to figure out what that means.
"….."
The Saint's Remnant Soul kept a steady face but felt a chill as if his thoughts were completely seen through.
Without exposing the other party's ulterior motives, Xu Yuan simply said softly:
"No, we must get out."
Quickly regathering his thoughts, the Saint's Remnant Soul coughed lightly and asked:
"Cough, Xu kid, didn't you come here for the opportunity?
Once Tianyan is killed by that madwoman, wouldn't this place be safe?
"I just looked through the Sky-Peering Formation and saw that some areas of Qionghua Sect's training rooms and spiritual medicine gardens are still operating.
You have the Saintess Soul Key, so you can move about freely in many places, why the haste to leave?"
The protagonist dies too soon.
Before his death, he was still entangled in squabbles with a bunch of minions and had no qualification to be involved in the Prime Minister's Mansion's plans.
The Saint's Remnant Soul that had always followed him was naturally completely unaware of this as well.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan had no intention of explaining to the old man but instead asked:
"Old Man Luo, to use the Transmission Formation, one must possess both Origin Qi and Will-spirit simultaneously, correct?"
Upon hearing this, the Saint's Remnant Soul immediately thought of the madwoman from before and sensed a sliver of unease.
He asked sternly:
"Xu kid, what are you planning to do?"
Xu Yuan looked calm as he responded:
"Kill that woman in red.
She has the Sect Leader's Token."
If she's killed, the Sect Leader's Token will drop, and then it could be used to control the mountain's protective Formation.
The Saint's Remnant Soul immediately objected:
"Kid, that woman is at Mortal Transcendence, First Grade!"
Xu Yuan looked back at the soul with a smile and said:
"Old Man Luo, didn't you just say not to be constrained by cultivation ranks?"
The Saint's Remnant Soul tried to dissuade him: "That's between Primordial and Mortal Transcendence.
You're merely Seventh Grade, she could shatter you with a single breath."
"But I have you, don't I?" Xu Yuan said with a grin.
The Saint's Remnant Soul stared at Xu Yuan, every word deliberate:
"In the presence of such a powerhouse, I can't protect you at all."
Xu Yuan waved his hand dismissively:
"No need to worry, I have my confidence.
Let's head back."
"Confidence my ass!
That's a Mortal Transcendence!"
It was the first time the Saint's Remnant Soul cursed.
Now that the heart demon contract was still in place, if Xu Changtian was intent on seeking death, he too would have to pay the price here.
Xu Yuan smiled and said:
"Old Man Luo, trust me this time.
At worst, I'll just be an addition to your funeral."
"….." The corner of the Saint's Remnant Soul's mouth twitched.
After a long silent standoff,
The Saint's Remnant Soul, knowing he couldn't persuade him, sighed and said:
"You, how do you plan to kill her?"
Xu Yuan replied calmly:
"If what you said is right and that madwoman, as a soul body, can use the Formation Path, then there must certainly be a body producing Origin Qi for her."
///127///
"Do you know where that crazy woman's body is?"
"Um, I have some guesses."
"…."
The Saint's Remnant Soul revealed a thoughtful look.
As a powerful entity who had come a long way, he was acutely aware that the biggest chasm between Mortal Transcendence and the Primordial was not the Origin Qi or physical constitution, but the domain of the Dao, a place of mysterious and ghostly unpredictability.
If that crazy woman couldn't use her Dao domain…
A mentally unstable First Grade undergoing Mortal Transcendence, that girl named Tianyan, with the might of the Yantian Art, should be able to fight the crazy woman to a mutual defeat.
Then, by leveraging the Formation, it wouldn't be impossible to kill that crazy woman.
With a feasible plan in mind, the Saint's Remnant Soul felt slightly relieved and gave the young man a deep look, saying,
"Kid, tell me the truth, what are your chances?"
Xu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Fifty-fifty, I guess."
The Saint's Remnant Soul rolled his eyes.
This kid, it's like he didn't say anything at all.
Xu Yuan, however, was rather helpless; what he said was the truth.
Many things required risking one's life, and the probabilities were inherently fifty-fifty.
After a pause, he asked with a smile,
"Old Man Luo, are you going to help or not?"
"…."
The Saint's Remnant Soul was so frustrated he felt itchy in his teeth.
He wanted not to help, wishing the heart demon knot and prohibitions would just untie themselves.
After a long while,
The Saint's Remnant Soul uttered only two words:
"As you wish."
Seeing this, Xu Yuan slightly smiled and glanced at Ran Qingmo who was beside him:
"Alright, Ran Qingmo, let's discuss our plan for what comes next."
"…"
"…"
"…"
…
A quarter of an hour later,
Relinking his Will-spirit into the Sky-Peering Formation, Xu Yuan quickly located the battle site of Tianyan and the woman in red.
The situation was as before; Tianyan stood her ground, acting as an artillery battery, while the crazed woman in red flitted about within her own Dao domain.
The only difference seemed to be that the young girl Tianyan's cold face had gained a bit more color.
Seeing this scene, Xu Yuan glanced at Ran Qingmo:
"Remember what I just said."
Ran Qingmo, also connected to the Sky-Peering Formation, nodded slightly,
"Um…."
After a pause, she added,
"Be careful…"
"Don't worry."
Xu Yuan chuckled, and then with a deep thought, a flash of white light passed, and his figure disappeared at the gateway of the mountain.
Regaining consciousness, Xu Yuan looked around.
This was a palatial hall, wide and magnificent, with a high platform standing at the end of the hall, below which sat hundreds of decaying meditation cushions facing a large Formation that was exerting an impressive pressure inside the hall.
Xu Yuan roughly surmised that this place was likely the Dao ground where the elders of the Qionghua Sect elucidated the Tao and resolved doubts in the past.
Without any pause, he headed at full speed towards the entrance of the hall.
This was the closest transmission point to Tianyan and the crazed woman in red.
Due to the Saintess's soul key, the formations within the hall did not obstruct him much, and he ran smoothly out of the hall.
And as soon as he was out,
Xu Yuan immediately felt that the Origin Qi between heaven and earth was extremely chaotic.
Looking up, his pupils suddenly constricted.
A mass of pink mist pressed down on the lower half of the sky like a covering shroud.
Without the enhancement of the Sky-Peering Formation, he couldn't see the situation inside.
He could only see the streams of residual energy shooting out, reducing the once flourishing palaces to flat ground!
The emitted pressure made Xu Yuan subconsciously clench his fists and stop in his tracks.
"Xu kid," the Saint's Remnant Soul suddenly spoke.
"What's up?" Xu Yuan took a deep breath.
"It's not too late for you to turn back now."
Observing Xu Yuan's halt, the Saint's Remnant Soul immediately began persuading earnestly, "Given the scale of their fight, this already decaying mountain-protecting Formation will undoubtedly suffer further loss and will probably break within a few months.
There's no need for you to risk…."
"Do you think I would believe you?" Xu Yuan interrupted the old man's words.
The Saint's Remnant Soul spoke earnestly, "I'm not joking."
"Heh," Xu Yuan.
The Saint's Remnant Soul clicked his tongue, "Tsk…
Really, if I had known you were so eager to go out, I wouldn't have told you that the Formation could last that long."
Xu Yuan laughed and said in a low voice,
"Enough, remember to protect my soul."
The Saint's Remnant Soul was silent for a moment, then asked,
"Xu kid, are you certain that crazy woman won't attack you?"
Although he had repeatedly asked before coming, he was still somewhat uneasy.
The fact that a single Saintess's soul key could prevent that crazy woman from attacking him willingly was so bizarre he had never seen anything like it in his long life.
Xu Yuan pondered for a moment and nodded,
"Most likely not.
Appearing so close, she should have already noticed me."
The Saint's Remnant Soul seemingly resigned himself and said,
"The old man concedes.
Go ahead…"
Upon this, Xu Yuan chuckled and, with a flash of his body, quickly flew towards the mass of pink mist in the sky.
In an instant,
Xu Yuan's brow shimmered with a cherry blossom mark as he arrived at the edge of the pink mist.
If not for Old Man Luo using Soul Power to protect him, merely the vibrations in the air here would have been enough to shake him to death a hundred times over.
Calming his mind and circling the pink mist several times, Xu Yuan's heart finally settled.
The crazy woman not only did not attack him proactively, but she even intentionally controlled some of the stray shockwaves that came from the mist, altering their course.
Hesitating for a moment, Xu Yuan tentatively pressed his palm gently against the mist.
Instantly,
A surge of confusion and affection bombarded his mind, but it was immediately washed away by a cool wave sweeping that stray emotion clean.
First came a hand, then a foot, half a body, and the whole body, As Xu Yuan gradually entered into the pink fog.
No sooner had he stepped in than his heart suddenly froze.
A woman appeared abruptly in front of him.
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Clad in a red dress with her hair disheveled, he could only faintly make out her lifeless eyes.
They looked at each other, silent.
Amid the surrounding whispers,
a faint murmur like the buzz of a mosquito entered Xu Yuan's ears.
"…thank you…"
It was very light, and without the enhancement of Soul Power, Xu Yuan wouldn't have been able to hear it clearly.
But this unexpected voice immediately put Xu Yuan at ease.
Thank you.
It seemed his judgment was correct.
However, if this woman in the red dress could communicate, perhaps there would be no need to proceed with the original plan.
Without any hesitation, Xu Yuan slightly cupped his hands towards the madwoman in the red dress and said softly,
"Senior, may I borrow your Sect Master Token…"
"Kill you!!!
Want the token?
I'll kill you…
can't…
kill!!!"
Before he could finish speaking, a surge of killing intent flickered in the eyes of the madwoman in the red dress, and then her figure disappeared from his sight.
Following that.
Boom!!!!
Simultaneously, a violent tremor came from afar, Xu Yuan raised his hand to block the wind pressure, his robe flapping loudly, while he sighed softly in his heart.
It appeared that the madwoman indeed couldn't communicate.
After a two-second silence,
a slightly breathy, pleasant female voice came through:
"Xu Changtian, what…
haha…
what are you doing here?"
It was Tianyan.
This woman still had the strength to communicate with him.
Xu Yuan glanced around, but saw neither Tianyan nor the Qionghua-like structures made of fog.
However, he did see those lightly-dressed, gracefully dancing ladies, with their slender waists and twisting figures…
Very lifelike.
Fortunately, these ladies seemed completely oblivious to him, Xu Yuan; forming from the fog, they flew off in one direction.
Following these seductive women composed of fog, Xu Yuan spotted Tianyan's petite figure.
The distance was considerable, but with the enhancement of Soul Power, Xu Yuan could see her quite clearly.
Tianyan's golden eyes were like those of a deity, with halos swirling and a faint golden light surrounding her, keeping the pink fog at bay.
After a moment's hesitation, Xu Yuan transmitted his voice with the enhancement of the Saint's Remnant Soul,
"Hey, little sis, do you want to live or die?"
Tianyan paused for a few seconds, and her voice came again:
"Why…
why doesn't that crazy woman attack you?"
She didn't understand why this crazy woman wasn't attacking him, especially since Xu Changtian had willingly entered the arena.
Xu Yuan stood at the edge of the fog, watching the scene play out, and chuckled:
"Cut the crap and answer my question."
आयुर्वेद विशेषज्ञ ने बताया डायबिटीज खत्म करने का राज़
इस आसान प्राकृतिक उपाय ने मुझे दिलाई डायबिटीज से राहत
Boom!!!
No sooner had he finished speaking than another vibration came from the other side, and the golden light around Tianyan visibly shook.
Tianyan's voice transmitted:
"You…
huh…
what do you mean?"
"I can save you," Xu Yuan said earnestly.
"You…
you're willing to save me?"
Tianyan's voice sounded somewhat amused, but after a two second pause, she said softly,
"What…
what do you want me to do?"
Xu Yuan smiled at her words; he enjoyed talking to intelligent people.
He retrieved a jade box from the Sumeru Ring, wrapped it in Soul Power, and tossed it towards Tianyan.
Under the precise control of the Saint's Remnant Soul, the box quickly reached Tianyan's hands.
Tianyan bit her lip and said softly,
"This…
this is the Enchantress Divine Flower?
What do you intend to do?"
"Eat it."
"Ah?" said Tianyan.
Xu Yuan's voice was calm:
"The effect of the Enchantress Divine Flower takes an hour to manifest; in that time, I have a way to kill that madwoman."
To kill the woman in the red dress, he needed Tianyan's help, but if he broke the formation outright, Tianyan would likely escape once free from its constraints.
He had to tie her down before that could happen.
"No…
Impossibly!"
Tianyan outright refused while panting.
The Enchantress Divine Flower, a bewitching herbal essence; eating it directly would affect her, even in a normal state, let alone now that she had been enchanted by the madwoman's formation.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan shrugged and started walking away,
"Well then, little sis, enjoy yourself.
Goodbye."
As Tianyan fended off the relentless attacks of the woman in the red dress, she watched the bastard walk away, fell silent for two seconds, clenched her fists, and exclaimed,
"How can I trust that you want to kill her?"
"….."
Xu Yuan stopped in his tracks and replied with a chuckle through the transmission,
"I want something from her body."
"How…
How can I trust you?"
"You don't have to trust me.
After all, she's not attacking me.
If worst comes to worst, I'll just forget about the object and let my dad come fetch it later,"
Xu Yuan's tone was carefree, as if the matter didn't concern him at all:
"I'll give you five seconds to decide."
"Five, four, one…."
"Wait!"
Tianyan's voice, filled with indignant teeth-clenching:
"I…
I'll eat it!"
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High-end medicinal ingredients often require the most simple ways of consumption.
Initially, Xu Yuan was worried that Tianyan would play a trick on him by swallowing without chewing, using prime energy to wrap around the Enchantress Divine Flower, but Old Man Luo directly told him that the Enchantress Divine Flower melts upon entering the mouth.
He also took the opportunity to enlighten him that the Joyful Powder could incapacitate a Saint invisibly and tastelessly because of the medicinal strength of the Enchantress Divine Flower, its main ingredient.
However, used alone, the Enchantress Divine Flower has no aphrodisiac effect; it merely causes long periods of hallucination.
To create the Joyful Powder, additional ingredients, like the Spiritual Liquid, need to be mixed in.
After eating the Enchantress Divine Flower, Tianyan immediately sent a message to Xu Yuan:
"Xu…
Changtian, I've…
I've already eaten it."
Xu Yuan replied with a message: "I saw, don't fight back just yet, wait for my message."
"Wha…
What?!
She's…
ha…
this madwoman is a Mortal Transcendence!
If I…
if I don't fight back…"
"Good, just listen."
"…"
The girl's flat chest heaved with rage.
After a moment, she finally spat out:
"If I die, I'll definitely drag you down with me."
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in dying for love with a little thing like you," Xu Yuan said cheerily.
"#!" Tianyan cursed.
Having said that, Xu Yuan stopped paying attention to Tianyan and immediately sped towards the back of the woman in red, according to the plan.
As he flew, Xu Yuan inquired within himself:
"Hey, Old Man Luo, does Tianyan really have a way to take me down with her?"
"Not dying for love?" The Saint's Remnant Soul interjected unexpectedly.
"Seems you're really not afraid of dying, cracking jokes at a time like this," Xu Yuan replied with a laugh.
The Saint's Remnant Soul huffed lightly:
"The probability isn't high."
"So that means she might really be able to take me down with her?" Xu Yuan frowned.
The Saint's Remnant Soul sighed: "The Yantian Art is powerful and arcane, I only know two of its chapters, Zhen Yan and Tianyan, I have no idea what kind of power the other two chapters possess, but it's unlikely she can threaten you in her current state."
Asking was the same as not asking.
This grandpa tagging along was truly unreliable.
Xu Yuan glanced in Tianyan's direction.
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After their conversation, Tianyan obediently stopped her offensive and instead used a series of protective Zhen Yan like "Fortify," "Shield," "Spirit Condensation" to desperately hold on under the madwoman's ghost-like, tidal onslaught.
Fortunately for Tianyan, with no threat looming, the madwoman stopped her flighty movements and stood quietly in the void, muttering insane words as she watched Tianyan.
As Xu Yuan was about to reach within ten yards of the madwoman, the Saint's Remnant Soul suddenly spoke up again:
"Xu lad…
are you really sure this crazy woman won't attack you?"
"…"
Xu Yuan's temple twitched.
He knew Old Man Luo feared death, but not to such an extent.
However, at this moment he could understand the Old Man's concerns.
After all, what they were about to do was indeed very dangerous.
To launch a surprise attack on this madwoman right before her eyes.
Forget the Old Man, even Xu Yuan himself wasn't confident.
Inside Cang Yuan, after obtaining the cherry blossom mark near the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree, the woman in red would become like a neutral NPC; so long as you're careful not to attack her, you could jump around and have fun beside her without consequence.
In other words, the cherry blossom mark offered players an opportunity to ambush this BOSS.
Xu Yuan had done this before, and with one strike, he took away one-fifth of the BOSS's health.
Now, transformed into reality, if he hit a vital spot, it might be more than just a fifth.
But likewise, with so many variables in reality, who could guarantee there wouldn't be accidents?
Xu Yuan pondered briefly before replying softly:
डायबिटीज रोगी इसे पढ़े बिना एक दिन भी न बिताएँ!
इस आसान प्राकृतिक उपाय ने मुझे दिलाई डायबिटीज से राहत
"Just go ahead with the plan, I have learned the sword technique you taught me in Jingjiang Prefecture, and with the addition of your Soul Power, I should be able to teleport away instantly."
After a pause, Xu Yuan glanced at Tianyan, who was struggling hard:
"Tianyan has already eaten the Enchantress Divine Flower, and with half an hour's countdown, she will definitely be desperate.
If it comes to it, we can just sell out Tianyan and make a run for it."
The Saint's Remnant Soul was silent for a moment, then sighed softly:
"Sigh…
I never took such risks even when I was with my other disciples…."
"Enough talk, let's get on with it."
As they spoke, the two were already in front of the woman in red.
The woman in red glanced at Xu Yuan but paid him no mind.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan immediately drew out the Qingyu Sword, took his stance, and at the same time, the Saint's Remnant Soul began to cast a powerful spell right in front of her….
…
…
Ran Qingmo, who was controlling the Sky-Peering Formation, saw this scene below and silently withdrew her will-spirit from the Sky Peering Formation.
She found herself in a rather dark secret chamber, its entirety nearly covered with intertwined roots, with only a faint light seeping through from the end of the passage.
The woman in black, as dark as ink, slowly rose to her feet and began walking along the root-entwined passage toward the outside world.
As she walked, she drew a black-bladed sword.
Her pace was steady, for she needed to concentrate her energy.
The passage was long but very straight.
As she made her way, the blue gleam on the black sword she held had become dazzlingly bright.
The end of the passage was bathed in the splendid sunlight of the outside world, like a gate of light.
In the silence, Ran Qingmo stepped into the light.
A scene of pavilions and terraces by a lake came into view, none other than the dilapidated Sakura Leech Lake.
The collapsed crimson galleries upon the lake's surface and the pockmarked lake water, which was turned muddy by the green blood flowing from the leech carcasses, were once clear.
///129///
Chilly gazes swept across, as Ran Qingmo slowly turned to look behind her.
Unlike the ruined pavilions and terraces, the immense cherry tree located at the center of the lake remained intact, as if it had been untouched by the catastrophic aftermath of the battle between Tianyan and the madwoman.
Even the platform below did not bear a single pit or hole.
Ran Qingmo stared at the withered Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree for a few moments before slowly walking around it.
As she moved, the chill emanating from the sword's blade spread, visibly freezing the surrounding lake water along with the corpses of the leeches inside.
Completing the circle, she finally stopped at the entrance of the tree hollow and stood quietly.
Half an hour later, the glow above the Black Sword's blade had reached its peak.
Ran Qingmo lifted her jade hand gently, then suddenly swung it with force.
The sword tip, like a paintbrush,
traced through the air, creating a line that seemed like a seam in space itself!
In just an instant,
the line skimmed dozens of meters and imprinted onto the massive trunk of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree!
The icy cold spread rapidly across the trunk of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree,
and at the same time,
the frozen lake water surged, and eight immense ice spikes shot out, plunging straight toward the giant cherry tree at the center!!!
"Boom—"
Wood chips flew in all directions, and as one came back to their senses, the center of the Sakura Leech Lake had turned into an ice crystal hell.
Halved from the midsection, the huge body of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree leaked crimson sap, which was immediately frozen by the ice shards; eight points along the trunk were completely pierced by the gigantic ice spikes that had spread from the lake!
Chilling cold spread from the points where the ice spikes made contact, moving up and down the trunk.
In an instant, the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree had become a colossal ice sculpture!
But seeing this scene, Ran Qingmo's expression did not relax in the slightest; instead, her serene eyes grew more solemn.
This Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree had not been cut through by her…
…
…
Time ticked away, second by second.
After Tianyan ceased its attack, choosing to entrench and defend, the battle situation inside the Tianyu Dojo suddenly became one-sided.
But all these were temporarily irrelevant to Xu Yuan.
Because the madwoman would not attack him before he made a move.
Maintaining his composure, Xu Yuan stood behind the woman in red, watching with interest the barefoot girl twenty Zhang away, whose beauty could overturn states.
After fifteen minutes, Tianyan's small face had turned extremely pale, but a sickly flush of red also faintly surfaced on her cheeks.
The Enchantress Divine Flower had not spread, but the seductive air filling the dojo seemed to deepen her intoxication.
A Second Grade Primordial Realm power indeed could threaten a Mortal Transcendence at certain moments, yet the enormous chasm between them was still despairing, especially once a Mortal Transcendence opened their dao field.
Normal Primordial Realm powers under such assault from a Mortal Transcendence would likely perish in an instant; that Tianyan could defend without attacking for such a long time already proved the terrifying prowess of the Yantian Art.
However, the Yantian Art was not invincible.
Once the fight became a war of attrition, it would turn into a competition of Origin Qi reserve.
Tianyan, while casting one spell after another, now had a slight tremble in her voice:
"Xu Changtian, you…
hurry up," she urged.
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Xu Yuan smiled at her slightly, "Don't worry, it'll be over soon."
Tianyan grew somewhat frantic, "This…
this is the third time you've said that!!"
Hearing her words, Xu Yuan shook his head, cutting off the communication, and asked in his mind:
"Old Man Luo, are you ready?"
The Saint's Remnant Soul replied cheerfully:
"It's been fifteen minutes already, of course, I'm ready."
The Saint's Remnant Soul relaxed completely upon realizing that the madwoman did not attack even when they activated the Soul Formula.
Xu Yuan raised his eyes to look at the pale-faced Tianyan:
"How long do you think Tianyan can hold on?" he inquired.
The Saint's Remnant Soul pondered briefly, then chuckled softly:
"Even without leaking the sound transmission, the girl should still have a bit of time.
Are you planning to wait until she can no longer withstand it before you make your move?"
"….."
Xu Yuan looked at Tianyan and the madwoman but did not immediately reply.
Currently, among the three parties on the field, they might have the most people, but they were also the weakest.
Tianyan and the madwoman were both their enemies; either of them could almost effortlessly overwhelm both Xu Yuan and Ran Qingmo.
To successfully leave this Secret Realm, they would have to let the two enemies fight each other.
It did not matter to Xu Yuan who was the knife between the madwoman and Tianyan.
साउथ इंडियन "सिंघम" सूर्या के निजी जीवन से जुड़ा एक बड़ा सच
यह प्रोस्टेटाइटिस और बार-बार पेशाब आने का दुश्मन है
What concerned him was making sure that while killing one, he would also need to render the other incapable.
After some deliberation, Xu Yuan made a decision:
"Then let's wait a little longer.
If Tianyan truly can't hold on, she definitely won't obediently sit and wait for death.
Since we haven't heard from Ran Qingmo yet, we'll wait until she's about to…"
"I heard that!
Xu Changtian you bastard!
I heard everything!"
"…." Xu Yuan.
Looking back, the girl's entire face had turned dark.
Ah?
She could hear us from that far away?
Xu Yuan wore a strange expression, asking the Saint's Remnant Soul in his mind:
"She can hear our conversation from so far away?"
"Twenty-some Zhang isn't too far…"
He paused, then the Saint's Remnant Soul chuckled and said:
"But it's not close either.
The girl is using Yantian Art to eavesdrop on our conversation from so far away, she must still have plenty of energy left, tsk tsk…
Look at that little face, so white and red, she's probably pretending."
"…" Tianyan.
Hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately focused his gaze on Tianyan's pale complexion.
As their eyes met across the distance, the girl glared at Xu Yuan fiercely.
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes at her.
Turns out small-chested women are not so easily deceived.
///130///
Big Ice Lump and Miss Demoness are still the cutest.
Tianyan urged, "Xu Changtian, make your move quickly!"
With a light cough, Xu Yuan communicated through a voice transmission:
"It's not yet the right time…"
"Ten breaths, I'll give you ten breaths."
"Don't rush.
It's not that we're unwilling to make a move, but it's really…"
"If you don't do something now, I'll shoot at you!"
"…"
Xu Yuan let out a sigh.
The fragile alliance was on the verge of collapse.
In order to maintain this temporary alliance, Xu Yuan still spoke softly to Old Man Luo:
"Old Man Luo, wait for ten breaths, then you make your move after ten breaths have passed."
After he finished speaking,
Xu Yuan grasped Qingyu, posing in the initial stance of the Step Forward Slash.
Oh no, it's now the Step Void Slash.
The name Step Forward Slash is too unlucky.
Ten breaths passed in the blink of an eye.
The Saint's Remnant Soul made his move very punctually.
What he executed was a kind of Soul Imprint.
An inverted triangular shape, emitting a strange black light!
It struck directly into the soul of the woman in red from behind, and then suddenly exploded!
"Ah!!!!!!!"
A shrill scream sounded as the solidified soul of the woman in red, indistinguishable from that of a living person, was instantly blasted away by half!
The pink dojo became chaotic, and at the same time, countless smokes with intense murderous intent surged towards Xu Yuan!
"….."
Seeing this, Tianyan's eyes slightly narrowed; her pale little face instantly flushed with color.
Without a second thought, she uttered two words from between her red lips:
"Swift!"
"Instant!"
When the truth was spoken, her figure lightened, ready to escape.
She had been waiting all along for Xu Changtian to take action and attract the attention of the madwoman, so she could take this opportunity to escape from the madwoman's bizarre dojo.
There were still three quarters of an hour before the Enchantress Divine Flower would take effect, and three quarters of an hour was more than enough for her to hide in this Secret Realm.
The plan in the young girl's mind flashed by, and her figure swiftly dashed towards the edge of the pink dojo…
Then,
she suddenly discovered the figure of a man appearing in front of her.
"….." Tianyan.
She paused for a moment.
Before she had time to think, she saw that figure flash once again.
The next time he appeared, he was already outside the dojo.
The wind billowed in his clothes, his long sleeves fluttering.
Xu Yuan, without even looking back, dived into the palace below and disappeared from sight…
Tianyan's mouth hung open, but no words came out.
Once again, she was left alone.
The woman in red, whose soul had been blown apart by the sneak attack of the Saint's Remnant Soul, recondensed in an instant.
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Only, compared to before, this soul was markedly more ethereal, but in contrast, the expression on the woman in red's face was even more manic!
"…" Tianyan.
…
…
Transfer Hall.
The massive hall's ceilings stretched up a hundred meters; boots hitting the ground echoed back eerily.
Xu Yuan eventually sat down with a thump on a decaying meditation cushion, gasping heavily for breath.
The main character's Step Void Slash was far too draining; even with Old Man Luo's Soul Power support, using it twice had still completely exhausted him.
However, the speed of the outburst was indeed fast; with two Step Void Slashes, he had traversed a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
Of course,
this was due to Old Man Luo's efforts; had he done it himself, he would at most have moved only ten meters.
The Saint's Remnant Soul floated out from the Soul Ring, staring at Xu Yuan with a slightly admiring smile:
"Kid, I hadn't expected that the Step Void Slash, improved by that kid Qin, could be used to escape."
Xu Yuan gave a light laugh, quite at ease:
"There's still a lot you don't know.
To be honest, that kid really does have prodigious talent."
The profundity of this sword technique was only apparent in its use, making Qin Mo, who created it, worthy of the title of protagonist.
If used well, perhaps it really could dodge that karmic sword of Xu Changge's, it's just a pity that it consumes too much energy.
When the Saint's Remnant Soul heard this, he showed no reaction, only shaking his head slightly:
"There are too many geniuses in this world.
Only the geniuses who grow up can be called real geniuses."
Xu Yuan smiled and looked at the Saint's Remnant Soul, ready to tease him a few words, but suddenly noticed that the old man's originally solid figure had become much more insubstantial, and he asked with a frown:
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"Old Man Luo, what's wrong with you?"
"What?"
Xu Yuan pointed at his soul body.
The Saint's Remnant Soul realized, shook his head, and said:
"Nothing, that Soul Imprint just now consumed a bit much; you just need to find some Elixir Medicine or medicinal materials to restore the soul when you go out."
Xu Yuan hesitated slightly, "Can't you recover on your own?"
He was not worried about the materials for soul restoration; after all, his father's enterprise was large enough for him to squander at will.
The Saint's Remnant Soul cracked a smile, "How can I recover without a body?"
Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, "So, does that mean your Soul Power is diminished a little every time you use it?"
"Naturally," the Saint's Remnant Soul nodded, sighing softly, "Without a body, I'm like rootless duckweed."
Xu Yuan roughly understood why the old man was so eager to find a body.
He chuckled lightly and then asked:
"By the way, how much damage did that Soul Imprint of yours cause to that madwoman?"
The Saint's Remnant Soul considered for a moment, then spoke softly:
"It should have injured her original soul, but the injury shouldn't be too severe."
As he spoke, the Saint's Remnant Soul glanced in the direction of Cherry Leech Lake, saying leisurely:
"To kill her, what's most important is that your little darling cuts down that Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree, breaking her dojo and letting Tianyan take action."
After a pause, the Saint's Remnant Soul asked solemnly:
"Kid, are you sure that Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree is that mad woman's body?"
Xu Yuan shrugged his shoulders:
"What else have you seen that could live for tens of thousands of years, apart from divine trees?
And besides…"
As he spoke, Xu Yuan tapped the cherry blossom mark on his forehead and said no more.
The Saint's Remnant Soul concentrated a moment, then heaved a long sigh:
"In that case, the woman named Yuchu is actually a being with two souls; one was refined into a tree soul with only obsessions for the sakura tree, and the other occupied the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree as a shell.
"It's just unclear why the woman went mad."
Xu Yuan pondered for a bit, then pointed at the perfectly intact grand hall:
"This surely has something to do with the destruction of the Qionghua Sect."
/////131///
"The destruction of the Qionghua Sect…"
the Saint's Remnant Soul murmured, immediately shaking his head lightly.
Now was not the time for such talk, though the destruction of the Qionghua Sect piqued curiosity, resolving the immediate crisis brought by Tianyan and that madwoman was of utmost importance.
After a pause, the Saint's Remnant Soul softly said,
"Judging by the time, Ran girl should almost have succeeded."
Xu Yuan pondered for a short while before nodding and saying,
"Let's hope everything goes smoothly."
With that, Xu Yuan slowly lifted his gaze towards the dome of the huge palace.
The Formation within the Transference Hall was still intact, with the Chaotic Inheritance Formation and other defensive formations running smoothly.
With the help of the Saintess's Soul Key and the boost from the Saint's Remnant Soul's Soul Power, Xu Yuan could unilaterally sense the heart-throbbing energy collision in the sky.
Following the Saint's Remnant Soul's previous sneak attack, the oppressive pink fog in mid-air had evidently thinned out slightly.
Regrettably, Xu Yuan had no time to observe further…
"Boom!!!!!"
An explosive sound, similar to thunder, suddenly burst above their heads.
The massive Transference Hall trembled as if an earthquake had struck, the palace's Formation Patterns flickered intermittently.
The intact structure of the palace fractured instantaneously, and cracks spread across the inner walls, sprawling out like spiderwebs.
Xu Yuan steadied his form amidst the shaking, his pupils constricting.
It was that madwoman.
She could see him!
"This woman must be able to sense the mark on your forehead!" the Saint's Remnant Soul suddenly shouted.
Xu Yuan's heart sank.
Reality was such that you never knew if disaster or tomorrow would come first.
Their original plan was to hide beneath the palace, using its Chaotic Inheritance Formation for cover, biding their time to strike.
But it seemed now the plan had to change.
Without needing any reminder, Xu Yuan's figure already blurred into an afterimage as he dashed towards the formation platform at the back of the hall.
The defensive Formation engraved in the palace had not been shattered in one blow, but given the circumstances, it likely wouldn't be long before it was breached.
Staying here was tantamount to courting death.
Without sneak attacking, the combined force of him and the Saint's Remnant Soul might not even match for Tianyan's single hand, let alone the now-hostile madwoman.
As he sprinted, the booming above did not cease, and fragments of rocks and sand continuously fell from the dome of the hall.
In a battle of such magnitude between Tianyan and the red-clad madwoman, the ancient relics simply could not endure.
In just a brief moment, the hall's defensive Formation nearly collapsed.
Fortunately, Xu Yuan had already made his escape near the formation platform; just a few breaths away from fleeing.
The madwoman continuously attacked downwards, and it seemed Tianyan had also realized that Xu Yuan had not immediately left.
His voice boomed from the sky,
"Xu Changtian, weren't you the one who said you had a way to break this madwoman's dojo?!"
It was not a transmission of thought but a righteously loud shout, amplified through Origin Qi.
Under the burgeoning attacks of the agitated madwoman, it appeared Tianyan had no leisure to accurately transmit thoughts anymore.
Of course, it might also be that the Chaotic Inheritance Formation inside the Transference Hall interfered, preventing the discovery of Xu Yuan's exact location.
Xu Yuan didn't bother with her.
Joking.
His last sneak attack had completely drawn the madwoman's hatred onto him.
Had it not been for his swift escape using Step Void Slash, he probably would have been killed by now.
Now that the Formation was about to break, responding out loud would be like telling the madwoman to bombard him.
This Tianyan was actually still trying to trick him.
A friend in the game, not in poverty.
No one understood better than him the art of betraying allies.
And it was just as Tianyan's words finished,
a piercing, shrill scream abruptly rose in mid-air:
"Ah!!!!!!!!"
It was the voice of that madwoman.
Xu Yuan frowned slightly, thinking to himself,
"Old Man Luo…"
Before he could ask, the Saint's Remnant Soul laughed and replied,
"Most likely, Ran girl has slashed the madwoman's real body.
Let's hurry and leave; we'll leave the rest to Tianyan and come back later to reap the rewards!"
"Mhm," Xu Yuan nodded.
Within two breaths, Xu Yuan reached the Formation platform established in the inner hall of the Transference Hall.
In such a life-and-death moment, without the need for Xu Yuan's urging, the Saint's Remnant Soul immediately started the Formation.
The Transmission Formation rapidly charged…
"Wait…
cough, cough, cough…"
Tianyan's somewhat exasperated voice once again came from the sky:
"This…
this woman, how can she control the Enchantress Divine Flower within my body…
agh…"
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His words cut short, leaving only the sound of a girl coughing blood.
"…"
Xu Yuan heard the noise, his pupils sharply contracting.
But then he immediately thought that this might be another one of Tianyan's tricks.
After all, a First Grade spirit without a body could not possibly match Tianyan.
As the thought passed,
the palace dome exploded with a thunderous bang,
Looking up,
Xu Yuan suddenly realized that this time, Tianyan might not have been deceiving him.
…
…
Lake of Enchantress Divine.
Ran Qingmo silently retreated while holding the Black Sword; a recent strike had already depleted the Origin Qi within her body.
The hundred-meter tree trunk was now completely covered in Ice Crystals, even bearing a sword wound near its middle that nearly severed it in half.
Such a deep gash should have been enough to kill any plant, yet the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree before them was instead beginning to grow.
Within the Ice Crystals, the trunk sprouted many new buds and twigs.
The growing limbs from inside gradually pushed out and cracked the surface Ice Crystals before shattering them.
However, due to the residual coldness of the sword technique's power, these shattered Ice Crystals were instantly re-formed and once again covered the newly sprouted limbs.
This cycle repeated, the growth of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree seemingly pressed with an accelerator key.
In just a moment,
the cherry blossoms bloomed anew.
However, the surface of the current Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree was still frozen over with a thin layer of fine ice.
Ran Qingmo's brows slightly furrowed.
The current state of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree was peculiar.
It had only bloomed.
There was no sign of healing or growth on the trunk where she slashed, nor on the gaping holes from the eight ice spears piercing through, all still radiating a frigid chill.
This situation was somewhat beyond Ran Qingmo's understanding.
As she pondered,
"Hum—"
In the sunlight,
The towering tree adorned with gorgeous cherry blossoms suddenly emitted a huge humming sound, the pale blue Ice Crystals covering the blossoms instantaneously transformed into thousands of glittering fragments!
At the same time, with the humming noise, a pink ring of light spread out from the center of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree and shot toward the distance!
Faced with such an unforeseen event, Ran Qingmo subconsciously lifted the Black Sword to defend, but the spreading pink ring seemed to possess no power, only the breeze it carried flitting her black dress hem.
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"What is…
this?"
Ran Qingmo frowned and looked back.
After releasing the ring of light, the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree seemed to have spent its last vestige of life force, its massive trunk beginning to lean and collapse along the slash…
…
…
The Hall of Transmission,
"Boom—"
The vibrations from the damaged defensive formation temporarily interrupted the charging of the Transmission Formation.
A large hole was immediately made in the dome of the palace, the sunlight from outside shooting in instantly.
Xu Yuan, on full alert, immediately looked up.
Then,
he saw a palace-dressed young girl falling from the sky like a kite with its string cut.
"Bang!"
Tianyan's petite figure smashed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust!
Soon after, the crazed red-clothed woman also appeared within the palace, the Taoist field that once revolved around her already dissipated.
However, the crazed woman did not continue to attack Tianyan but glanced at Xu Yuan instead.
For some reason,
her previously vacant and lifeless eyes were now slowly regaining clarity.
After two seconds of eye contact,
"Thank you,"
she said.
After a pause, she softly added:
"Sorry."
Having said that,
Yuchu gave a slight smile, a smile that seemed to speak of release.
Accompanied by a spread of pink light, her spirit body "bang" dissipated under the sunlight into countless splendid cherry blossoms that scattered all around…
"…."
Xu Yuan stared blankly at the scene before him.
What's happening?
Did she self-destruct?
As Xu Yuan was stunned,
a loud shout from the Saint's Remnant Soul resounded in his mind:
"This Qionghua Sect has been destroyed by the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree!
Run, or you'll be engulfed by these petals…"
Before Old Man Luo could finish,
amidst the shower of blossoms,
the scene before Xu Yuan's eyes had already changed to something unfamiliar…
////132////
) It wasn't entirely unfamiliar,
because Xu Yuan was still in the same rear chamber of the transmission hall as before, but now there was an additional silk screen embroidered with mountainous fairy palaces in front of him.
Bewildered, Xu Yuan looked around and saw that the previously shattered dome had been restored, and the traces of the years left on the bricks and tiles had also disappeared.
The jade-paved ground glimmered with a gentle light, as if shrouded in curling mist, and the eaves carved from sandalwood were adorned with phoenixes ready to soar, along with the floating windows and palace inner walls piled with jade and blue tiles.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan's spirit condensed.
Linking the changes before his eyes with the body of the red-dressed woman, the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree, Xu Yuan quickly realized that he seemed to have fallen into some kind of Illusionary Realm.
Information about Illusionary Realms recorded in some books flashed through his mind.
Formations, Elixir Medicine, Cultivation Techniques, medicinal materials, Will-spirit, and many other things could induce hallucinations.
Some affect the senses, others the body, and there are even some that can directly act upon the Will-spirit.
From the low-level Dream Dispersal favored by sons of wealthy families in the marketplaces to the soul-bewitching maze in Cherry Leech Lake, to Su Meimo's innate ability that previously made others uncontrollably fond of her.
The types of Illusionary Realms are extremely complicated, and their effects are also varied.
This information made Xu Yuan become slightly more vigilant.
Some Illusionary Realms could drown a person within a dream without their knowledge.
One could sink into it forever, until their body perished.
Since he still had consciousness, it should be a kind of "Self-I" Illusionary Realm, but this did not mean it was safe, as some Evil Cultivation Techniques used to create Illusionary Realms could even achieve "dream assassination."
One who died in the Illusionary Realm would be unaffected physically and Will-spirit-wise, but their consciousness would have dissipated.
In simple terms, the process of dying felt so real it made you think you had really died.
After a moment of contemplation, Xu Yuan tentatively introspected his own body's condition.
Then,
he found that his Innate Taoist Body was gone.
In its place was an extremely bizarre constitution.
There were one hundred and twenty-seven meridians in the human body, and his current body had only one hundred and three running through, yet thirty-six of them were extremely wide and resilient, more than double the breadth of the Innate Taoist Body he had acquired at the risk of his life.
This must also be a special constitution.
However, compared to the change in constitution, Xu Yuan soon discovered that the gaseous Origin Qi inside his body had condensed into a liquid state, stretching like a tide unconsciously!
At least Third Grade to start with.
After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan took a sharp breath.
As someone who had lived through an era of information explosion, changes in Cultivation Techniques, realm, and constitution made Xu Yuan immediately realize what might have happened to him.
He…
seemed to have become a character from ten thousand years ago in this Illusionary Realm.
After a moment of thought, Xu Yuan tried to operate the Blood Essence Meteoring Art using the Origin Qi within his body, but as soon as the Origin Qi was mobilized, he quickly stopped.
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The Blood Essence Meteoring Art, whether it was used for cultivation, combat, or healing, required the use of all the meridians in the body.
The current body with only one hundred and three open meridians would have gone awry if forced to operate and would lead to deviation.
After pondering for a short period, Xu Yuan once again guided the Origin Qi to circulate.
In an instant, a small blood-colored mirror appeared in front of him.
The Blood Mirror from the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.
This Cultivation Technique didn't need the unopened meridians, so he was able to use it directly, and at his current realm, the mirror was as solid as reality.
Xu Yuan used the mirror to mirror himself, his eyes revealing a thoughtful look.
He still looked the same, only the cherry blossom mark at the center of his brow, which had been faint and indistinct, was now solidified.
The red-dressed woman had obviously regained her senses before her self-destruction, and that final relieved smile, along with the word "thank you," clearly carried goodwill towards him.
This goodwill was perhaps because of the bottle of flower-fermented wine, or perhaps because he chopped down the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree, helping her to be freed from madness.
But in that case, was this Illusionary Realm her way of giving him an opportunity?
Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
If it were simply an opportunity, why would she add a "sorry" after "thank you"?
It was still better to be cautious.
With his mind made up, Xu Yuan walked from the rear chamber toward the main hall of the transmission hall.
नीता अंबानी के इस महंगे शौक के बारे में जानकर आपको झटका लगेगा
आसनसोल के विशेषज्ञो ने खोजा, डायबिटीज को जड़ से ख़त्म का तरीका
His footsteps were light, but they still echoed far in the empty and lonely great hall.
Turning a corner, Xu Yuan suddenly heard some light murmurs.
"Calm the mind."
"Condense the spirit."
"Level the breath."
"…" Xu Yuan.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Xu Yuan quieted his steps and circled around the backstage to appear in the corner of the main hall.
The main hall of the Dome Palace's transmission hall was still as majestic and magnificent, with hundreds of meditation cushions on the white jade floor, and at this moment, a girl was sitting cross-legged with closed eyes on one of them.
Dressed in a red gown, her little face flushed, she seemed to be sitting with her eyes closed, regulating her breath.
If not Tianyan, who else could that exquisitely beautiful face belong to?
After watching for a few breaths, Xu Yuan noticed something was off.
Could Tianyan still be operating the Yantian Art?
Xu Yuan's brow gradually furrowed.
Indeed, he had seen Tianyan enveloped by the cherry blossoms before, so she should have also been affected by the Illusionary Realm.
However, this Illusionary Realm was clearly targeting the Will-spirit,
Does that mean the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree's Illusionary Realm allows for the connection of multiple peoples' Will-spirits?
Or does it mean that the Tianyan before him is actually an "NPC" within the Illusionary Realm?
With some hesitation, Xu Yuan tentatively extended his Will-spirit.
The Chaotic Inheritance Formation inside this transmission hall was not activated, and his vast Will-spirit easily reached the surroundings of Tianyan.
However, Tianyan seemed to be unaware of his Will-spirit, continuing to murmur some Zhen Yan (true words) and regulate her breath.
////133///
And with the perception of his will-spirit, Xu Yuan realized a problem.
Tianyan seemed to have weakened.
The leaking aura was at most around that of a Fourth Grade Integration Body, but he couldn't be certain whether this woman was acting or not.
Just as the thought crossed his mind, Tianyan seemed to sense something and lifted her eyes to look at him.
In the vast hall, the two stared at each other from a distance in silence, creating a slightly awkward atmosphere.
Xu Yuan remained silent for a moment, then turned around and ran.
"…"
Tianyan's face flushed, and she suppressed something within herself, "You…
don't run!"
Xu Yuan ignored her and rushed toward the back hall.
Seeing this, Tianyan formed hand seals and cast the Zhen Yan of "Speed" and "Swift" on herself, then chased after him.
In their chase, Xu Yuan swiftly fled toward the back of the palace.
"Stop!"
A whisper came from behind him,
Xu Yuan suddenly felt an invisible pressure surge around him, trying to forcibly immobilize him where he stood.
The experience was somewhat novel, yet the binding force didn't seem absolute.
Even though he couldn't operate his cultivation technique, he could break free if he used all his strength!
As thoughts flashed through his mind, an idea sprouted from the depths of Xu Yuan's heart.
In this Illusionary Realm, was Tianyan's strength really not as strong as his?
"…"
Upon this realization, Xu Yuan stopped in his tracks and remained highly vigilant.
He had been relying solely on his physical prowess to run, and although Tianyan's cultivation was not as high as his, the enhancement from the Heavenly Word Mantra allowed her to follow closely behind him.
In a blink of an eye, the young girl had closed the distance between them.
Tianyan's cheeks bore a trace of flush similar to before, and looking at Xu Yuan who was frozen in place, she parted her lips slightly,
"You…."
Before she could finish, Xu Yuan suddenly made his move.
Active the cultivation technique he could use, a blood-colored flame instantly appeared around him.
Boosted by the surging Origin Qi within, his once small blood-colored flame, once released, spiraled and layered itself over his right arm, and he smashed a direct punch toward Tianyan's exposed chest!
The blood flame rushing toward her brought an instant sensation of searing heat!
Tianyan slightly frowned, but there was no panic in her golden eyes, and she quickly formed a hand seal,
"Instant!"
As soon as the Zhen Yan was uttered,
Xu Yuan's vision blurred momentarily.
As if teleporting, Tianyan moved a foot to the right, narrowly evading his punch, but the blood flames immediately scorched Tianyan's sleeve to a charred black.
At the same time, having repositioned herself to Xu Yuan's side, Tianyan launched an attack with the "Break" Zhen Yan against his unguarded ribs.
"Boom!!!"
A muffled explosion echoed within the vast hall.
The jade stone floor instantly shattered, and Xu Yuan crossed his arms in defense, with the blood flame instantly forming a shield around him.
Still, he was blown ten yards back before he could stop himself.
Seeing this scene, Tianyan retreated with a frown, while Xu Yuan cracked a smile.
Due to the disparity in cultivation, even though she had the advantage, her counterattack only caused his arm to go numb.
In the outside world,
she was a high and mighty Second Grade Origin Initial expert, and he was just a minor Seventh Grade nobody.
But in this Illusionary Realm,
he was a Third Grade Great Master, and she was merely a Fourth Grade Integration Body.
The roles had indeed switched.
Even though he couldn't operate his cultivation technique due to his physique, with the techniques from Blood Essence Meteoring Art, killing Tianyan shouldn't be difficult.
Thinking this, Xu Yuan's mind focused.
A blood marrow drill gathered in the palm of his hand.
He had previously used this very move to severely injure the story's protagonist, but he had nearly collapsed from exhaustion after a single use.
Now that his cultivation had soared, he instantly gathered a blood marrow drill in his palm, several times larger than the previous one, with distinct bloodlines and emitting a blood light that caused trepidation.
Seeing this, Tianyan who had retreated to the edge of the hall, her pupils contracted slightly, and she suddenly spoke,
"If you…
if you insist on being trapped to death here, then keep attacking!"
Her voice carried a threat, but underneath it seemed as though she was suppressing some tremor.
"…"
Xu Yuan frowned slightly, then stopped the gathering of the blood marrow drill and said with a smile,
"Trapped to death?
Neither Ran Qingmo nor Old Man Luo have been pulled into this Illusionary Realm."
With something like an Illusionary Realm, one could break it themselves, or one could be awakened through outside assistance.
Even if Ran Qingmo and Old Man Luo were powerless against this type of Illusionary Realm, they could still take his body to the Imperial Capital to seek a solution from his father.
With this in mind, perhaps Tianyan really did have a way to break free from the illusion, but the gains from killing her here were clearly greater than cooperating with her.
Tianyan snorted,
"If the illusion of the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree could be so easily dispelled, then it wouldn't be worthy of being called the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan stopped the gathering of the blood marrow drill.
He recalled the words spoken by Old Man Luo before he had entered this illusionary realm.
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The Qionghua Sect was annihilated by the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree.
With this thought, Xu Yuan casually waved his hand, and a spiral of blood marrow drill shot towards Tianyan at an incredible speed.
The velocity was as swift as thunder, giving no time to react!
Witnessing this scene,
Tianyan's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and her opulent golden pupils contracted swiftly, managing only to spit out one word:
"Shield!"
More than ten layers of bright golden light screens instantly condensed in front of the girl.
The next moment, the blood marrow drill made contact as anticipated.
At the instant of collision between the blood marrow drill and the golden light screen, streams of blood-colored and golden Origin Qi erupted violently!
In just a breath's time, the blood marrow drill pierced through the more than ten layers of light screens, unimpededly penetrating the girl's delicate body!
Having done all this, the bone-spike-like spiral blood marrow drill circled in the air before returning to the palm of Xu Yuan's hand.
Xu Yuan's lips curled slightly, and with a gentle pinch, the blood marrow drill instantly dispersed into nothingness.
"Xu Changtian…"
Tianyan, clutching her shoulder, with a flushed face glared at Xu Yuan, "What…
what do you mean by this?"
She had thought she was going to die just moments ago, but the blood-colored spiral bone spike had only pierced through her shoulder.
Blood gushed out from the wound, flowing freely.
Xu Yuan glanced at her and walked towards her at a leisurely pace, smiling as he spoke:
"Just collecting a little interest.
Now let's talk about cooperation."
"…."
Tianyan bit her lip but said nothing.
The great hall was empty, and the sound of boots on the floor echoed gently.
Xu Yuan approached her and spoke softly:
"Don't be angry, you're the cause of all this."
As he spoke,
his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, looking down from a height at the girl with golden eyes, enunciating each word:
"I seem to recall that I never provoked Jiatiange before.
If it weren't for you following me for no reason, I would have already taken what I needed and left."
"Tianyan,
"Being trapped in this illusionary realm, I think I have more right to be angry than you do."
"…"
Tianyan's golden eyes stared at Xu Yuan for a few breaths, then she averted her gaze and took a deep breath:
7 दिनों में शुगर लेवल नैचुरली कम – लाखों लोग खुश हैं
कंगना रनौत के बारे में ये जानकर आपके पैरों तले जमीन खिसक जाएगी!
"I get it…"
Xu Yuan's face relaxed instantly, and he patted her injured shoulder with a chuckle, "That's more like it.
We're both in the same boat now; figuring out a way to get out together is the right path."
Tianyan's delicate body trembled with pain as she stared at Xu Yuan, her voice trembling with adorable menace:
"Xu Changtian…
you…
just you wait…"
Xu Yuan raised his hand to interrupt:
"If you're thinking of making threats, forget it.
After I get out, I'll go straight back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
If Jiatiange has the guts to barge into my residence, you are most welcome to try."
As he said this,
Xu Yuan suddenly paused, a look of realization crossing his face, then he said with a smile,
"Ah, my apologies,
"I almost forgot that Jiatiange has become a pack of strays that can only skulk in the shadows, not daring to show their faces."
"….."
Tianyan held back the urge to smash a fist into this bastard's face and took a deep breath,
"I…
need to heal first."
Seeing her like this, Xu Yuan also reined in his smile, glanced sidelong at Tianyan's flushed cheeks with a touch of wariness, and asked,
"Why is your face so red?
Were you affected by a love potion?"
At these words, Tianyan's fist clenched momentarily, biting down on her teeth:
"Isn't…isn't this from the Enchantress Divine Flower you fed me?"
"Ah?"
Xu Yuan let out a questioning sound, then came to a realization, and followed with a question:
"You can be affected by the Enchantress Divine Flower even in this illusionary realm?"
Tianyan sat down on the ground, her smooth hair scattering on the floor, as she closed her eyes:
"The Enchantress Divine Flower targets the will-spirit, of course, it's effective."
"But isn't the Enchantress Divine Flower devoid of any aphrodisiac effects?
Were you influenced by that woman's Heavenly Desire Battleground?
I remember her battleground was also aimed at the will-spirit."
"…" Tianyan ignored him.
"Remember to tell me if you can't hold on," he added.
"..."
After two seconds of silence,
Tianyan opened her eyes again, her look somewhat embarrassed and indignant:
"Xu Changtian, can you…
can you just shut up?"