Outside.
Qin Si watched Bai Shengyi's expression grow increasingly grim, almost to the point of snapping the Wuji Canghan Sword.
Chui Ming said, "Master, without Wuji, you'll have no proper sword."
Qin Si's face was taut. He wanted to step forward to support Bai Shengyi, but worried about disturbing her. Frowning, he withdrew his hand, rubbing the sword.
Just then, Chui Ming let out a furious roar, "Who's there!"
Qin Si looked up and saw a black shadow drifting out from within Bai Shengyi. He immediately reached out to grab it, only to see the shadow lightly fly far away.
Qin Si took a step to pursue, but then saw the Samsara Brush fly out from Bai Shengyi's body, fiercely colliding with the black shadow. The shadow let out a miserable cry and vanished into the air, while Bai Shengyi's body softly slumped towards the ground.
"Shengyi!"
Chui Ming, having transformed into human form, was about to help her up when Qin Si was already there, holding her in his arms.
"A'Yi?" Qin Si examined Bai Shengyi's internal condition, only to find her spiritual power utterly depleted, no less than his own.
He frowned, took out a handful of ninth-tier Spirit Gathering Pills and Rejuvenation Pills, and fed them to Bai Shengyi. He even plucked many petals from the Red Boundary Solitary Flower and fed them to her.
The Red Boundary Solitary Flower: Hmph! Hmph! You think you're so great, using my flowers for favors!
"What was that thing?" Chui Ming returned from inspecting the place where the black shadow had disappeared, her face grim. "I just went to check around, and that thing is as if it never existed."
Qin Si's phoenix eyes were deep, "We'll know when A'Yi wakes up. You guard here. A'Yi has been unconscious, I'm a bit worried..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Shengyi's long eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes opened.
"Where did that shadow go?"
Bai Shengyi asked first.
Qin Si recounted the situation. "What exactly was that thing?"
"It must have escaped!" Bai Shengyi gritted her teeth. "It said it was the only deity in heaven and earth. I fear it wishes to revive."
Qin Si said, "Senior Uncle Qinglan mentioned this formation is an ancient Demonic Abyss Formation, requiring your Starfall Imperial Orbit to break it..."
After he finished speaking, Bai Shengyi mused, "I fear this formation was not prepared for Ying Wuxiong."
Qin Si nodded, "I feel the same. Perhaps even if it was prepared for Ying Wuxiong, now it's clear that Liu Tianyun, Yun Youyue, and that shadow all covet this item. Liu Tianyun is dead, and Yun Youyue and that shadow will likely not give up."
After the two exchanged relevant information, Bai Shengyi wasted no time and began to dismantle the formation here.
Her mastery of formations was limited, and at first glance, she had no clue. Fortunately, Dao Monarch Qinglan had already left behind a method of deciphering it, and she only needed to do as Dao Monarch Qinglan had said.
However, simply using Dao Monarch Qinglan's method to destroy the Void Beast cores was too slow. Bai Shengyi had an inspiration and thought of the explosive pills Feng Wuya had given her before entering the secret realm.
"These pills don't have the power of Starfall Imperial Orbit," Qin Si wondered.
Bai Shengyi said, "It's alright. I'll refine them again."
The time wasted in refining pills was insignificant compared to the time saved by using the explosive pills to destroy the Void Beast cores.
Bai Shengyi acted on her thoughts.
"A'Si, guard me. I'm going to refine pills."
She immediately took out her alchemy furnace and began refining.
The spiritual energy and resentment in this place were tightly intertwined. As Bai Shengyi refined pills, resentment frequently mixed in, but before it could approach the furnace, it was swallowed by the exploding spiritual fire.
The tip of the Samsara Brush flickered, and several divine fires darted out, lunging at the resentful energy.
"Look at Shengyi's magical treasures, so sensible," Chui Ming, bored beside them, poked the Red Boundary Solitary Flower, only to have a mouthful of saliva spat onto her hand by the flower.
Chui Ming let out a cold laugh, flicked the saliva back onto the Boundary Solitary Flower, and stood up, saying to Qin Si, "Qin Si, I think it's enough for the two of you here. Why don't I go check on Qianying and the others?"
Now that the ancient Demonic Abyss Formation had appeared in the east, south, and west, and with Dragon Zining and others stirring up trouble, Chui Ming worried that Qianying and the others might capsize in the gutter.
"Alright."
Receiving Qin Si's assent, Chui Ming tore through space and left. The Red Boundary Solitary Flower's saliva was spat into empty air.
"Come back," Qin Si withdrew the flower into his contract space, his gaze fixed on Bai Shengyi.
Strictly speaking, over the years of rushing about, he had rarely had such peaceful and stable moments with Bai Shengyi. Oh, no, it wasn't peaceful and stable even now.
Qin Si frowned, looking at the Void Beast cores around them. He reached out and tore at the space, but then paused.
"You've noticed, haven't you? The space here has become a void."
Bai Shengyi had finished refining her pills and walked to Qin Si's side. With a wave of her hand, she threw out countless explosive pills.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The power of Starfall Imperial Orbit was stored within the explosive pills. As the pills exploded, they released the stored power, dissolving the numerous Void Beast cores.
Bai Shengyi threw out several more batches, and also gave some to Qin Si. "Quick, let's do it together."
The two split up and thoroughly destroyed the beast cores in this area.
Once the Void Beast cores were destroyed, the black and gold light of the formation dimmed. Bai Shengyi and Qin Si walked to the formation's eye, preparing to destroy it, when the ground shook a few more times, and a tremendous sound came from the sky.
"The north!"
Bai Shengyi and Qin Si looked over and saw a black and gold pillar of light rising from the north of the Universe Secret Realm. However, the pillar stopped halfway to the sky.
From afar, Yun Youyue's angry roar could be heard.
"Qinglan, are you determined to stop me? What I am doing has nothing to do with Shenqi, nor with you. If you insist on this, don't blame me for taking action against you!"
"Whether you want to destroy Shenqi, only you know."
The two could not agree and began to fight in mid-air.
This scene was eerily similar to before.
Bai Shengyi's expression changed slightly, "Qin Si, look quickly."
She saw that above the formation where she and Qin Si were sitting, a stone gate suddenly appeared.
The Gate of the Styx!
A fierce demonic wind suddenly swept through the Universe Secret Realm.
Bai Shengyi had no time to think when she heard a scream.
"Get away! Go—"
A somewhat familiar Mahayana cultivator stumbled out, scrambling away, and upon seeing Bai Shengyi and Qin Si, waved happily, calling for help.
"Immortal Monarch Rongku, Immortal Qin, save me!"
Qin Si raised his sword and waved it, piercing the ferocious beast chasing the Mahayana cultivator.
The Mahayana cultivator, ignoring his blood-soaked wounds, didn't dare to take a breath, fearing wasting time. He hastily said, "Two Immortal Lords, we've finally found you! You haven't been reachable within the secret realm, you don't know that our Shenqi is in danger!"