"Stop thinking about it. As long as I am here, I will not let you become the Grand Divine Lord."
The West Divine Lord said with a serious expression, "This is not a matter of stubbornness, but a major event concerning the future of the temple and the peace of Green Glory. South Divine Lord, I advise you to abandon your unrealistic idea."
The South Divine Lord was unconvinced and was about to retort when the originally quiet golden light suddenly became active, its golden radiance becoming even brighter, almost blinding.
From within the sacred and glorious light, a phantom suddenly appeared – a blue five-petaled flower, which flashed before everyone's eyes and then disappeared!
"What is that?" the South Divine Lord looked up in astonishment.
The West Divine Lord did not answer.
At this moment, a familiar voice echoed in his sea of consciousness: "When the boundary isolation flower appears, the new Heavenly Way of Green Glory has been generated, and we must also leave."
"Lord Bai, will you not wait for the new Grand Divine Lord to be chosen before leaving?"
No one answered.
The West Divine Lord snapped out of his sea of consciousness, only to hear the South Divine Lord exclaim as if he had seen a ghost.
"The divine attendant just sent a message that Mingyao was struck by lightning and died in the Central Domain Temple!"
One must know that they had kept Mingyao alive, intending to curry favor with that Lord Bai.
...
Bai Shengyi no longer knew how long she had been in the golden light.
At first, she endured the pain in her body and still had the energy to instruct Ximen Hongchun and Qin Sanxiang not to approach the golden light, but slowly, she could no longer worry about them.
Streams of golden light, like golden knives, inflicted wounds on her that had no external scars but cut to the bone. The previously visible bloodstains had scabbed over, but the pain had not lessened at all.
Bai Shengyi changed from kneeling to sitting, but soon she couldn't sit still, closing her eyes and collapsing onto the ground.
At the same time, a huge green halo surged out from beneath her. Where the green light reached, the golden light embraced it, and golden and green leaves transformed and layered from within the green light.
The next moment, Bai Shengyi opened her eyes and found herself in a special space.
"Heavenly Dao Tree?" Bai Shengyi exclaimed, seeing familiar green leaves everywhere.
Was this... the Heavenly Dao Tree saving her from the golden light of the guardian formation?
The leaves rustled, and the green life force surged towards her from the leaves. Soon, she realized that the pain in her body had disappeared.
Bai Shengyi sensed the Heavenly Dao Tree's closeness and said, "You know what I want to do, don't you?"
The Heavenly Dao Tree did not answer, but more and more green spiritual light poured out from the vast and continuous green leaves, silently telling Bai Shengyi the answer.
A green five-petaled flower was conceived, sprouted, and born from the green light... and soon grew into a giant flower.
"Boundary Isolation Flower!"
Bai Shengyi, who had seen flowers of different colors before, immediately recognized the identity of this flower.
The green flower rubbed against Bai Shengyi. For some reason, Bai Shengyi felt an emotion akin to joy from it.
Bai Shengyi couldn't help but reach out and touch the soft petals.
The forest was lush and green, the green leaves on the treetops rustled, and the giant green flower was beautiful and magnificent, like a pure natural emerald refracting a fiery and glorious beauty. For a moment, Bai Shengyi was mesmerized by this heavenly realm.
But soon, she was suddenly startled awake.
"I cannot stay in Green Glory," Bai Shengyi pursed her lips and said.
She studied formations and talismans, calculated Yue Jun, and activated that natural formation with only one purpose.
The magnificent green flower, like an emerald, instantly dimmed, and even the previously vibrant green leaves drooped as if incredibly disappointed.
The Heavenly Dao Tree felt wronged.
It didn't understand why this human wanted to leave. Wasn't it good to stay here with it?
Here was the richest life force, the most abundant spiritual energy, the broadest view, and the peak of strength.
And leaving meant the possibility of death.
Bai Shengyi didn't know why she could understand the Heavenly Dao Tree's emotions, but she said very seriously, "Someone is waiting for me in Shenqi, and I have to go find him."
The giant green flower suddenly flew out of this space and rushed towards the dazzling golden light!
The two collided, causing earth-shattering tremors, and a huge gap suddenly opened in the middle!
This formation, which had been dormant in Green Glory for a thousand years, was activated and opened today!
From the gap, a passage barely wide enough for one person to pass quickly extended.
Bai Shengyi's eyes lit up when she saw the passage and immediately entered it.
This seemingly stable yet chaotic spatial channel, with its disordered time and howling vortexes that tore at her skin and destroyed her clothes, still could not prevent her from breaking into a smile.
"Ximen Hongchun! Qin Sanxiang! Hurry and follow!" Bai Shengyi quickly waved to the two stunned figures.
Ximen Hongchun and Qin Sanxiang exchanged surprised glances and immediately rushed forward without hesitation.
As the two figures disappeared into the golden light, a beam of emerald light burst forth from within the golden light. In the distant Central Domain Temple, the barely-alive Divine Emissary Ming was struck dead with a single blow.
After transmitting the message to the West Divine Lord and bidding farewell to the Heavenly Dao Tree, Bai Shengyi walked forward with light steps and was soon engulfed by the golden light.
The golden light and the phantom of the Boundary Isolation Flower continued to linger in the area of Anyang Village for a full month.
As soon as the golden light and the phantom of the Boundary Isolation Flower disappeared, a young girl in a blue dress tore through space and appeared in Anyang Village.
"Xiyun, Beizhong An, roll over and see this Venerable."
A deep look of fear appeared in the West Divine Lord's eyes, and he broke out in a cold sweat, "Why has this little ancestor come here?"
...
Shenqi Small World, Qunyu Mountain.
In the past, the Master of Huyu Mountain, inspired by the poem "If not for meeting at the peak of Qunyu Mountain, one would meet under the moon of Yao Terrace," placed the divine artifact Heavenly Star Chessboard on the summit of a mountain and named it Qunyu Mountain. This mountain had unique scenery, and only high-level cultivators frequented it, giving it an ethereal and transcendent aura.
But at this moment, the Qunyu Mountain, once like the Jade Pond fairyland and breathtakingly beautiful, was filled with smoke and flames, echoing with the din of battle. Bones and blood were everywhere, and resentment and malice ran rampant. The entire Qunyu Mountain could no longer be simply described as lifeless.
"In the past, the Master of Huyu Mountain, in order to suppress the Master of Hualing Mountain and save the disciples of various sects, forcibly used the Heavenly Star Chessboard and meditated in the extreme southern wilderness. Must we today even fail to protect the dojo of the Master of Huyu Mountain?"
From amidst the black masses of Qunyu Mountain, a group of young sect disciples emerged from the blood-soaked ground.
These disciples all held long swords and wore green grass sachets at their waists.
The leading disciple was slightly older, dressed in white. He turned and gently chided, "Stop talking nonsense. The war between the righteous and the demonic has been going on for fifty years. Now that we have the upper hand, how can we fail to protect the dojo of the Master of Huyu Mountain?"
"Senior Brother Bai, we have done our best for the war between the righteous and the demonic, but that Dao Lord Qin of Shenqi Mountain—"
"Silence!" the white-robed disciple said gently again, "Lan Yu, you must not speak carelessly of Dao Lords."
Dong Lan Yu said indignantly, "Senior Brother Bai, I clearly did not speak incorrectly—"
Before he could finish, the white-robed disciple said again, "Alright, I know you are only worried about the war between the righteous and the demonic. Let's not mention this matter again. I have some other matters to attend to. You should go patrol ahead. Remember, be careful, and do not give the demonic cultivators any opportunity."
After speaking, the white-robed disciple disappeared from his spot.
Dong Lan Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Senior Brother Bai is too kind-hearted. This matter is clearly the fault of Dao Lord Qin for being timid and afraid of trouble. Otherwise, why would we be forced to retreat to this Qunyu Mountain? Jing Yu, don't you agree?"
He looked at the calm and composed young man in green beside him.