Bai Shengyi had been wondering why an ordinary black stone was called an ancient mystical stone.
However, the moment her hand grasped the smooth, cool surface of the stone, the question vanished.
Cold.
A bone-chilling, soul-penetrating cold, as if dragging her into the depths of a million-year-old frozen sea, a place of despair.
"Shengyi!"
The voice of the Samsara Brush pulled Bai Shengyi's consciousness back.
"Damn! This stone is indeed a bit sinister!"
Bai Shengyi quickly put the stone away.
"This stone emits sorrowful energy. Use the Lan Tian jade box meant for spirit herbs to store it, don't put it in directly," the Samsara Brush reminded her.
Bai Shengyi didn't ask further and did as instructed.
As soon as she finished, Yun Youyue came running over.
"Bai Shengyi! Give me back the Black Obsidian Jun Stone!"
Yun Youyue shouted sternly, directly unleashing her ultimate life-saving trump card – a seal imbued with a single strike from a late Nascent Soul cultivator. She hadn't used this talisman during the perilous Cang Tian Spirit Mansion, nor when pursued by Sun Chongyang. To use it now demonstrated her profound apprehension towards Bai Shengyi.
Yun Youyue wiped the blood from her lips and, clutching the talisman, declared, "Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite! This contains a powerful strike from a late Nascent Soul cultivator."
At this moment, Ximen Hongchun and Qin Sanxiang, along with Xia Lingling's group, had also separated after a palm exchange. Ximen Hongchun then helped Qin Sanxiang walk to Bai Shengyi's side.
Qin Sanxiang, unsteady on her feet, still spoke venomously, "As if you'd be polite even if it were returned to you? Yun Youyue, you're the one with a screwed-up mind, don't assume everyone is like you!"
Yun Youyue's expression changed.
Bai Shengyi also smiled and said, "Exactly, and what do you mean by 'give it back'? Yun Youyue, can you stop being so shameless? When was this thing ever yours?"
"Bai Shengyi!" Yun Youyue's eyes were so full of hatred they seemed about to pop out.
Damn it, this woman was mocking her for not obtaining the Starfall Emperor's Planet, wasn't she?
She vowed to kill her!
"Why are you wasting words with her? Just attack!" Xia Lingling said sharply.
As her voice fell, she spun, unleashing countless sharp needles that shot towards Bai Shengyi!
Bai Shengyi's gaze turned cold. Her Chunhong Sword danced in the air, conjuring a massive storm that blocked all the needles. Moreover, it returned several sword lights to Xia Lingling.
Those sword lights, heavy as mountains and adorned with unpredictable flowers, were infused with vast and oppressive might. Xia Lingling's pupils contracted fiercely at the sight, "Yun Youyue! What are you still waiting for?"
Yun Youyue bit her lip and still threw the seal talisman.
"Traitor! Yun Youyue, I'll fight you to the death!"
Seeing Yun Youyue's action, Qin Sanxiang's rage instantly broke through her reason. She charged forward recklessly, and Ximen Hongchun couldn't hold her back.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, calm down!"
Ximen Hongchun unleashed a mid-grade Earth-tier magical artifact, which inverted like a jade bowl over their heads, emitting a faint green glow.
"Bai Shengyi, take Fellow Daoist Qin and leave first, I will block!"
A strike from a late Nascent Soul cultivator was no trifling matter. If not handled properly, none of them would be able to escape.
However, looking at Ximen Hongchun's unsteady appearance, Bai Shengyi highly doubted his ability to withstand it.
In a flash of lightning, she grabbed Ximen Hongchun with her left hand and Qin Sanxiang with her right, shoving them fiercely into the depths of the spirit mansion—
"Little Samsara!"
"Coming!"
The Samsara Brush transformed into a long sword, replacing the Chunhong Sword. Bai Shengyi, holding the long sword, didn't hold back at all. With a single move, "Kuro," carrying two divine fires, she directly collided.
"Rumble..."
Spiritual light erupted, the earth shook and the sky trembled, followed by faint sounds.
"Crack, crack..."
"The Sang Tian Spirit Mansion is collapsing!" Qin Sanxiang, grabbing Ximen Hongchun's hand, shouted angrily, "Ximen Hongchun, why didn't you stop Fellow Daoist Bai! You're so useless!"
Ximen Hongchun: "Yes, you are right."
His gaze dimmed. As a proud scion of heaven, he was unwilling to admit that he was the one being protected.
The clash of spiritual light continued for a long time, the entire spirit mansion becoming increasingly fragile, as if it would collapse at any moment. The black light that had originally shot into the sky rapidly withered under such impact, shrinking to the thickness of a wrist, yet it still did not disappear.
Qin Sanxiang frowned tightly, "This formation is not completely destroyed, and who knows if Fellow Daoist Bai is alive..."
"Yun Youyue? Why are you here too?"
A surprised voice came from not far away. Qin Sanxiang looked up and saw Jing Fei supporting Bai Xia and others walking from another side of the spirit mansion, just in time to encounter Yun Youyue, who was trying to escape.
Qin Sanxiang immediately said, "Jing Fei! Bai Xia! Stop her! Yun Youyue is colluding with people from the outer continent and wants to destroy our continent!"
"What?"
Jing Fei was stunned, but Bai Xia had already swiftly acted.
"Yun Youyue! We trusted you so much, yet you stole our team's spirit mansion keys and abandoned us in the depths of the illusion. You never expected us to still be alive!"
Bai Xia was extremely indignant.
Although Bai Xia, also known as "Fairy" by the academy students, had always been suppressed by Yun Youyue and Qin Sanxiang, she actually had a good relationship with Yun Youyue and had promised to team up with her before entering the secret realm.
Moreover, to enter the Sang Hai Spirit Mansion, she had specifically formed a team. Little did she know that as soon as she reunited with Yun Youyue, her team was dispersed by Sun Chongyang, who was brought by Yun Youyue, and then the spirit mansion keys from her team were stolen by the women accompanying Yun Youyue.
Jing Fei hadn't expected such a turn of events.
"Bai Xia, you'd rather believe Qin Sanxiang's words than mine?" Yun Youyue raised her chin and said coldly, "Everything I did was ordered by the academy..."
Before she could finish, Bai Xia spat.
She declared forcefully, "Do you think I am Jin Lingfeng? I, Bai Xia, am clear in my love and hate, and I dare to act and take responsibility. Even if I misunderstood you, I am willing to accept the punishment of wishing!"
With Bai Xia's statement, Jing Fei and the others also reacted and joined in to help.
On the other side, the explosion finally subsided. Qin Sanxiang and Ximen Hongchun rushed over to find Bai Shengyi. After searching for a while, they found that both Xia Lingling and Bai Shengyi were gone!
"You lot, don't just stand there, hurry up and help look for them!" Qin Sanxiang pointed at Feng Wuya, Hua Xueji, Chu Tianle, and others who were standing aside and not taking action.
Hua Xueji, Feng Wuya, and Li Shiqing were injured in the illusion and knew they couldn't help much, so they didn't go up to make things worse. Chu Tianle was looking after the unconscious Chen Qiyang and Jiang Pengyu.
It could be said that most of the 50 seeds who entered this time were here, which was enough to show how much effort the Supreme Sect and Yun Youyue's group had put into activating this Nine Yin Fate-Snatching Grand Array.
"Look for whom?" Feng Wuya asked casually, slumped on the ground, not paying much attention.
The next moment, he heard Qin Sanxiang's urgent voice.
"Bai Shengyi, Fellow Daoist Bai, that is Fairy Shengyi. You entered the academy in the same batch, you should know each other, right? Should I draw a portrait for you to see..."
"What?"
Feng Wuya exclaimed in shock. Hua Xueji and Li Shiqing turned their heads, while Chu Tianle, completely disregarding Chen Qiyang and the others, fell to the ground with a "bang" and rushed over.
"You said you're looking for Shengyi? Shengyi is here?"
"Where is Bai Shengyi?"
"Ximen Hongchun, say something!"