"Does Miss Yun know that Ying Wu Xiong will not live much longer?" Liu Tianyun said, baring a sinister smile.
Enchanting crimson lotuses bloomed one after another on his black robes, their bizarre appearance causing Yun Youyue to avert her eyes uncomfortably.
"What do you mean by that?"
Liu Tianyun scoffed, "Cultivators cannot break through to the Saint Realm in their lifetime. Does Miss Yun know this?"
After speaking, he saw that Yun Youyue's face showed no surprise, indicating she already knew.
"Heaven's will does not allow any more gods to appear, so naturally, no one can break through the Saint Realm," Yun Youyue said faintly. She rubbed the bone ring on her hand, recalling her experiences over the past few decades, a hint of resentment showing in her proud gaze.
She was clearly the daughter of destiny!
But Heaven's will was wary of her rapid cultivation progress and had ultimately chosen Bai Shengyi!
At the thought of this, Yun Youyue was filled with both hatred and anger.
"If Miss Yun does not wish to attract Bai Shengyi's attention, you should restrain your actions," Liu Tianyun reminded her lightly.
After their previous encounters, he dared not underestimate Bai Shengyi and Qin Si.
"Heh!" Yun Youyue snorted coldly, but she still withdrew her gaze from the distance and said sternly, "Continue."
It was merely that they could not break through. Saint Realm cultivators lived for tens of thousands of years. Ying Wu Xiong was currently in his prime; how could his days be numbered?
Liu Tianyun was indifferent to Yun Youyue's attitude and continued on his own, "Ying Wu Xiong has always been unwilling. Over the years, he has finally found a way: when a person's destiny reaches its peak, even Heaven's will must make way for him."
Yun Youyue's pupils trembled violently!
No wonder!
No wonder Heaven's will had ultimately abandoned her, the daughter of destiny!
Liu Tianyun, not noticing Yun Youyue's strangeness, filtered some information and revealed it to her. "But destiny is not something that can be easily controlled. When Ying Wu Xiong was young, he stole the destiny of a small world and was discovered by Heaven's will. Under the heavenly tribulation, his foundation was damaged. He can no longer contain destiny, and his lifespan is now only a little over a hundred years."
"But he is still everywhere, snatching destiny," Yun Youyue stated pointedly. "He still has a way to contain destiny."
Liu Tianyun neither denied nor admitted, but said, "So, does Miss Yun believe my sincerity?"
Yun Youyue pondered for a moment, ignoring Yuan Bingxin's screams in her mind, and curled her lips, "Of course, I believe. But what exactly do you want to do?"
Liu Tianyun smiled sinisterly, "Naturally, I want Ying Wu Xiong to have a terrible death, and for the Shenqi Small World to return to dust. Oh, I seem to have forgotten, Miss Yun is also from Shenqi. You won't be heartbroken, will you?"
Yun Youyue let out a cold laugh, "How could I? I wish there was no Shenqi Small World in this world."
Yun Youyue lowered her gaze, her dark eyes filled with boundless resentment and hatred. She hated Bai Shengyi and Qin Si of the Shenqi Small World for blocking her path to ascension as the daughter of destiny, she hated Shenqi Academy for ruining her life as a heavenly proud daughter, and she hated everything about the Shenqi Small World!
This was not her homeland, but merely a dilapidated place that harbored her unbearable past.
Snapping back from her resentment, Yun Youyue said with a light laugh, "Since that's the case, I will take you to see what Ying Wu Xiong intends to set up within the vast secret realm."
After speaking, she turned into a wisp of gray smoke and left first.
On Liu Tianyun's body, a strand of gray silk floated out and transformed into a human form. It was none other than Daoist Yan Hua.
"What is it?" Liu Tianyun frowned with displeasure at Yan Hua Daoist's unprompted appearance.
Yan Hua Daoist asked doubtfully, "I sensed Bingxin's aura."
Liu Tianyun's spirit lifted, "Where?"
Although he was not concerned about Yuan Bingxin, his daughter, it did not mean he was indifferent. As a child born from the combination of the Prison Demon royal bloodline and the essence and blood of human cultivators, she could cultivate like a normal human cultivator, possess the many talents of the Prison Demon clan, and even command the Prison Demon clan. Such a useful person was naturally someone Liu Tianyun did not want to let go.
However, after Yuan Bingxin disappeared from the Vast Small Secret Realm, she remained in the Chongyuan Middle World. Liu Tianyun had people search for her extensively but could not find her.
Yan Hua Daoist was about to speak when Yun Youyue's urging voice came from ahead.
Liu Tianyun had no choice but to let Yan Hua Daoist search for the person himself, while he followed Yun Youyue.
On the other side, Yue Bufan and the others were only a step behind. Bai Shengyi and Qin Si were once again surrounded and pressed to the very center.
"Who are you?" Bai Shengyi's external injuries had fully recovered, but the effects of the lightning tribulation, such as spiritual energy depletion and incomplete internal healing, still remained. She leaned against Qin Si, looking coldly at Long Zining and her group.
Her stern gaze held a chilling indifference, startling Long Zining.
Long Zining calmed herself, forcing a friendly smile, "Fellow Daoist, do not panic. We are cultivators from the Moon Star Middle World, and we wish to ask you a few questions."
Bai Shengyi was indifferent to her seemingly friendly but actually hostile attitude, curling her lips and remaining silent.
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist, did you just use the Divine Fire Chongli Eye?" Long Zining asked.
Bai Shengyi immediately understood. They were after the Divine Fire she possessed.
"And what if I did?" Bai Shengyi smiled, her lips curling.
Perhaps due to Bai Shengyi's somewhat nonchalant attitude, a male cultivator behind Long Zining immediately jumped out.
"Zining, why are you wasting your breath with her? She's just a cultivator from a small world," the male cultivator said. He then looked up at Bai Shengyi and said disdainfully, "I'm telling you, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you've reached the Void Breaking Realm. With this cultivation, you're insignificant in the Middle World. I advise you to hand over the Chongli Eye immediately."
"Yao Zhu, do not be rude!" Long Zining lightly reprimanded Yao Zhu after he finished speaking.
Bai Shengyi saw through her little tricks and tickled Qin Si's palm.
Qin Si lowered his head and winked at her, signaling her not to worry.
"Fellow Daoist?" Long Zining frowned slightly when Bai Shengyi did not respond, raising her voice, "Fellow Daoist, the Chongli Eye is a lost treasure of our Moon Star Middle World. Please return it."
"I've only heard of people forcefully snatching what they fancy, not claiming it as their lost item."
Before Bai Shengyi could speak, a familiar voice sounded.
"Your Highness the Demon King!" Bai Shengyi looked up and saw Lin Qingyu, Yue Bufan, Tian Shu, and the others pushing their way through, blocking her and Qin Si. "Grandfather! Buddhist Son Tian Shu!"
"Excellent! You've already reached the Void Breaking Realm." Yue Bufan was extremely proud, intending to pat Bai Shengyi's head. But seeing her leaning on Qin Si, he changed his mind midway and instead "patted" Qin Si's shoulder.
Qin Si accepted it with a poker face, "Thank you, Grandfather."
Yue Bufan gave him a fierce glare.
Tian Shu said with a faint smile, "Congratulations, Immortal Monarch Rong Ku, on perfecting the Spring Hong Swordplay. If Spring Hong were here, he would undoubtedly be delighted to have taken such a brilliant disciple."
He could tell that Bai Shengyi had now practiced the Spring Hong Swordplay to the realm of perfection.
Bai Shengyi smiled, "I also think Master Spring Hong would like—"
"Are you done chatting!" Yao Zhu from the Moon Star Middle World impatiently interrupted Bai Shengyi's words. "No matter what you say today, you must hand over the Chongli Eye!"
"On what grounds?" Having been interrupted, Bai Shengyi's face turned completely cold, and she said word by word, "On the grounds that your faces are thicker than others?"