Seeing the blue sprites appear before her, coupled with the environment described by Su Xi, Xu Qingning finally realized she had fallen into a trap set by these two sprites.
She thought about how she had intended to win Mo Li, only to find someone had beaten her to it. Not only that, but this person had also plotted against her and laid a trap.
Xu Qingning's heart burned with anger, and she desperately wanted to vent it somewhere.
No one had ever dared to toy with her like this before. Anyone who dared to scheme against her had to pay the price.
Lan Ling, seeing that she had been exposed, showed no embarrassment. Instead, she sneered at Su Xi and Xu Qingning, saying, "Is it too late for you to realize now?"
If Su Xi and Xu Qingning hadn't stepped into their Absolute Heart Formation earlier, they wouldn't have been so confident in capturing them.
But now that both of them had entered the formation, even with heaven-defying abilities, they would be absolutely unable to escape the Absolute Heart Formation.
The Absolute Heart Formation was unlike other formations; it was created using the power of sprites.
Anyone within the formation would have their innermost desires for love awakened, leading them to become lost within the formation, unable to escape forever. They would eventually transform into a peach tree, remaining there eternally, emitting the last rays of their life's light.
The numerous peach trees before them each held an unspeakable past.
If Su Xi and Xu Qingning also became fertilizer, their objective would be complete.
"What do you want?" Xu Qingning's heart was filled with rage after being outmaneuvered.
A sprite's first experience was crucial for improving one's five-element senses. Now that it was clear Mo Li had lost his first time, she had no way to increase her strength.
She was furious and longed to vent her anger.
Lan Ling did not answer Xu Qingning's question but let out a cold laugh and raised her hands towards the void.
Xu Qingning might be arrogant now, but she wondered if this woman would still be arrogant later.
"Hum~~~"
As Lan Ling's hands moved, the surrounding peach blossoms instantly vibrated at the same frequency.
Countless falling petals instantly enveloped everything, as if a peach blossom rain had begun. A refreshing fragrance filled the air.
Xu Qingning, seeing the peach blossom rain before her, knew the other party had made their move. She dared not fall behind and immediately took action. She took out a jade pendant and poured her magical power into it with all her might.
As magical power was injected into the jade pendant, a clear bird cry instantly emanated from within.
Following this, the figure of a majestic swan instantly appeared, standing imposently overhead, casting a gaze that looked down on everything below.
Although the swan possessed only a faint trace of phoenix bloodline, it was still a descendant of the divine race, and its strength was naturally not to be underestimated.
Upon its appearance, it instantly unleashed strong energy fluctuations, isolating all approaching peach petals from Xu Qingning, preventing them from getting any closer.
Su Xi glanced at Xu Qingning's method and, seeing it was effective, didn't do much. She took out the Kun Peng from her person.
If the swan was effective, then the Kun Peng, being closer to the phoenix bloodline, would naturally be even more so.
Innovation was difficult, but copying homework was simple for her.
Although the Kun Peng didn't want to be forced to work, it could only cooperate and cry out.
There was no choice; after all, it had become Su Xi's prisoner.
Xu Qingning had intended to see how Su Xi would handle the situation, but when she saw Su Xi simply pull out a bird, and a rather unattractive one at that, her expression suddenly faltered.
At a moment of life and death, was she playing with a bird?
A bird that looked so ugly?
(⊙_⊙)?
Xu Qingning really wanted to remind Su Xi not to be careless, or she would truly die in this Absolute Heart Formation.
Although she didn't know the peculiar aspects of this formation, she could clearly sense its strangeness. A single misstep could lead to a fate worse than death.
"Hey." Xu Qingning was about to split off her swan to protect Su Xi.
Su Xi couldn't die before her objective was achieved.
However, before she could command the swan to help, she noticed the dark, plain-looking bird beside Su Xi let out a few cries, and the pink petals couldn't get close.
The petals even flew backward farther, unable to approach.
o((⊙﹏⊙))o?
Xu Qingning didn't understand what was happening, but she knew this was good news. At least it meant Su Xi wasn't too weak and wouldn't delay her actions.
Confirming Su Xi was not in danger, she didn't hesitate and commanded her swan to let out a powerful roar.
A strong wave spread outwards, instantly engulfing all the peach blossom rain. Even many of the peach trees turned into wood splinters under the sonic wave.
Soon, a large area of peach trees around them was cleared away.
Su Xi watched this scene but couldn't help but shake her head.
If this formation could be dealt with through brute force, she wouldn't be so troubled. These peach trees were certainly not that simple.
Xu Qingning's attack was fierce, and countless trees were shattered.
But before her smile could fully form, she suddenly saw that the peach trees she had destroyed quickly regenerated into even more peach trees. The surrounding fragrance and petals intensified, encircling them.
"How can this be?" Xu Qingning stared at the situation in disbelief, not understanding why it was happening.
Su Xi sighed. Although she didn't want to bother, she had to explain to avoid being dragged down by a "pig teammate." "Because these two sprites are wood sprites, and brute force won't work against this type of sprite."
Wood sprites excelled at regeneration. With so many trees present, unless they could all be destroyed at once, it would be like the spring wind blowing and giving rise to new growth.
"Then what should I do?" Xu Qingning looked at Su Xi, her face filled with anxiety.
Could they only defend passively and find no way to break through?
Su Xi smiled confidently and said, "Although sprites are not within the Three Realms, they exist within the Five Elements. To deal with them, we must follow the principle of mutual generation and restraint."
With that, she threw a ball of flame without waiting for Xu Qingning's reaction.
Fire overcomes wood, so using flames was the perfect way to deal with wood sprites.
Mo Li, watching from outside the peach forest, felt a pang of nervousness at the flame in Su Xi's hand.
He felt an inexplicable fear towards the flame Su Xi held.
Lan Ling patted Mo Li's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry. Although fire can suppress our formation, not just any fire can suppress us. How can such a vast peach forest be afraid of her flames?"
If sprites were that easy to deal with, they wouldn't have survived for so many years.
Mo Li felt somewhat reassured by Lan Ling's comfort.
Indeed, the formation he had set up now was based on the power of the Five Elements. The current cultivation world was not what it used to be. Five-element spells had long been abandoned; it was impossible to deal with them.
But the next moment, before this thought could fully form, his face contorted in pain.
"What's wrong?" Lan Ling asked Mo Li, looking at him with confusion.
Why had he suddenly become like this?
Mo Li pointed towards the formation and said painfully, "This flame is burning me terribly."
Lan Ling followed Mo Li's gaze and was instantly shocked to the point of turning purple.
She didn't know when it had happened, but the peach trees that should have been regenerating were turning to ashes in Su Xi's flames, with no signs of regrowth whatsoever.
How could this be?