Bai Shengyi nodded instinctively.
Constantly negating her efforts, devaluing her worth, trampling on her sentiments, and condescendingly pointing out her flaws, he made her doubt herself more and more, leading to increasing pain and inferiority.
Why keep such a man around?
Kill him. If Qin Si is killed, everything can return to normal!
Bai Shengyi raised her head, her gaze gradually becoming firm and cold, as if devoid of emotion or love. The tip of her sword pointed towards Qin Si, who was still muttering incessantly nearby.
As long as he was killed, all this pain would end!
Bai Shengyi thrust her sword out—
"Master! Think of the meals Qin Xiao Si cooked for you, the dog he raised for you, think of him going into the void of the Jiézi layer to save you, think of him finding spiritual herbs and pill recipes for you… Master! Bai Shengyi! Don't be impulsive…"
Within her Sea of Consciousness, the Reincarnation Brush and the Dream-Seeking Vine were almost sliced into pieces by the sudden surge of killing intent. The two immediately cried out to Bai Shengyi in panic.
Bai Shengyi's sword tip trembled, pausing for a moment.
The Reincarnation Brush breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the Dream-Seeking Vine, saying, "It's working! Let's continue!"
The brush tip drew ripples in the Sea of Consciousness. The words "Nine Revolutions Reincarnation" emitted a crystalline light that rippled outwards, striving to communicate the hearts of the contracted partners at both ends of the contract.
Countless scenes flashed before Bai Shengyi's eyes like fleeting glimpses of light. The scene of Qin Si standing before her, pulling out a large pile of high-grade talismans and spirit pills before she left; Qin Si's gentle reminder to "be careful"; Qin Si's blushing earlobes when he was shy…
Bai Shengyi was jolted awake!
"What am I doing?"
"The damn thing isn't Qin Si, it's you! My inner demon!"
Her gaze turned fierce, and she immediately drew her sword back and fiercely stabbed it towards her own heart.
"Rumble…"
The spiritual energy within her Spiritual Mansion surged into Bai Shengyi's body like mad, continuously cleansing and widening her bones, filling her dantian. Before long, the nascent form of a golden core began to appear!
"Someone is about to form a core."
On the western side of the Sanghai Secret Realm, a man with exceptional aura, dressed as lavishly as a young master from a noble family, looked up with a deep gaze.
Beside him stood Feng Wuya, who was laughing heartily.
The two had just emerged from a small spiritual mansion. Feng Wuya had reaped considerable rewards, successfully advancing to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment. He toyed with a handkerchief and joked, "So soon? Who is it? Don't tell me it's Bai Shengyi?"
The贵 (guì - noble) man turned his body slightly.
"Bai Shengyi?" he repeated the name, as if murmuring it between his teeth. "Is she said to be the number one alchemist among the younger generation?"
On the eastern side of the Sanghai Secret Realm.
Bai Yiyi, covered in bloodstains, her eyes filled with tears, looked as if she could shatter like glazed glass.
She placed one hand beside her pale lips and coughed delicately, saying weakly, "Senior Brother Jiang, thank you for saving me."
"No need to thank me. It's just that the spiritual mansion you found might have already been used by her." Jiang Ye said with a dark expression, irritably, "After not seeing her for so long, Bai Shengyi has become increasingly insidious."
The reason he saved Bai Yiyi, aside from a momentary lust for her beauty, was his interest in the reward Bai Yiyi had mentioned—the location of a large spiritual mansion.
Jiang Ye had been stuck at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment for a long time. The spiritual energy concentration of a large spiritual mansion was equivalent to two smaller ones, which would be enough for Jiang Ye to successfully form a core.
But now, the large spiritual mansion had slipped through his fingers.
"Damn it!" Jiang Ye's expression grew more unpleasant the more he thought about it, feeling as if his possession had been snatched by Bai Shengyi.
Bai Yiyi lowered her head and said, "It's all my fault."
Her eyes welled up with tears, "Senior Brother Jiang, I don't dare to venture alone anymore. May I accompany you? I don't want the spiritual mansions we find, you can have them all. I only hope that if we encounter Bai Shengyi, you can help me get revenge…"
The beauty wept, appearing delicate and pitiable, like a painting or a flower.
Jiang Ye couldn't help but say, "Of course."
At the same time, outside the Sanghai Secret Realm.
Wen Jiuyin looked thoughtfully at the approaching person, "Vice Principal, why are you here?"
With the Shenqi Grand Assembly approaching, not only were student trials urgently underway, but there were also many internal academy matters awaiting the Vice Principal's decision.
Moreover, with Venerable Song Sheng awakening this year, Vice Principal Xia's actions were becoming increasingly biased, requiring the Vice Principal to remain at the academy.
Qin Si had arrived directly by tearing through space from the Great Ning Dynasty.
The death of the Duke of Rong had caused a significant impact on the Bai family. Furthermore, he was ultimately an outsider, so his help was limited. After the Bai family had stabilized, he had rushed here immediately.
Qin Si felt a sense of unease.
With his cultivation at this level, he could often sense some connections with the world. He was somewhat worried about Bai Shengyi and said in a deep voice, "How are the seeds' trials going?"
Speaking of students, Wen Jiuyin's face lit up with a smile, "They are performing very well. It's only been a few days, and some have already started forming cores. Unfortunately, the Sanghai Secret Realm has special circumstances and cannot accommodate the Projection Mirrors. Otherwise, we would know how many spiritual mansions they have found."
"That's good," Qin Si pursed his lips.
"Vice Principal, are you looking for someone?" Wen Jiuyin asked tentatively.
Qin Si shook his head.
"Chui Ming said that in the past seven days, the Sky-Mending Team has apprehended over thirty people who illegally crossed into Shenqi from other continents. Three of them are from the Supreme Sect and are at the Nascent Soul stage. Twelve are from the Xile Sect, including eight Golden Cores and four Nascent Souls."
"The outer continents are becoming more and more excessive!" Wen Jiuyin frowned in anger.
Qin Si: "After all these years, they have only just managed to have more Nascent Souls, so they are naturally panicking."
As if thinking of something, a cold glint flashed across Qin Si's phoenix-like eyes.
"I want to select another hundred people from the academy to join the Sky-Mending Team, primarily from aristocratic families. Mu Xing's qualifications are insufficient for this; you will have to handle this matter."
Wen Jiuyin: "What about the trials here?"
"Let Hua Ye guard them."
After speaking, Qin Si did not leave immediately.
His gaze fell on a spot not far away, as if piercing through the dazzling and bizarre entrance to the secret realm, chasing after the person in his heart.
Qin Si stayed outside the Sanghai Secret Realm for three days. Only when Wen Jiuyin excitedly exclaimed, "That person's pill has been formed! And another person has started forming a core!" did he finally depart.
…
"Master, congratulations!"
Most of the spiritual energy within the spiritual mansion had dissipated. Bai Shengyi had formed her golden core, her eyes radiating brilliance, yet her demeanor had become even more steady and restrained. The Reincarnation Brush and the Dream-Seeking Vine both offered their congratulations.
However, Bai Shengyi's expression was not very good, as this illusion had involved Qin Si, and it was one of the future scenarios she least wanted to see.
Bai Shengyi thought, in such a situation, it would be strange if she didn't fall into demonic cultivation!
However, if she were to encounter such a situation in the future, she would probably have to choose between killing herself or killing Qin Si.
"Thank you both for your help."
She stroked the leaves of the Dream-Seeking Vine, her mood gradually calming, and she fell into contemplation.
Although the spiritual energy in this spiritual mansion was useful, the risks were also great. Even though she was prepared, she had almost failed to withstand it. However, the risks and rewards were clearly proportional, and she had gained a lot.
If this was also part of the trial content, it was no wonder that so many aristocratic descendants participated, despite the great risks involved for the seeds.
With this thought, Bai Shengyi clapped her hands and stood up, saying to the Reincarnation Brush and the Dream-Seeking Vine, "Let's go, we'll continue to find spiritual mansions!"