“You’re lying!” Daise glared furiously at the deranged Yun Sisi.
“The Holy Lord took my mistress as his personal disciple because he recognized her extraordinary talent!
When my mistress first sought apprenticeship, it was the Holy Lord who begged her to become his disciple!”
“Lying? Hahahaha…
What do you, a lowly servant, know?! Back then, the Holy Lord Ziqu intended to take me and Brother Changxing as his disciples!
It was only because my father couldn’t bear to part with me that he refused the Holy Lord’s offer!
And not long after you entered this Yunhuang Illusory Realm, I changed my mind!
I convinced my father to let me become the Holy Lord’s disciple!
But the Holy Lord didn’t want too many disciples…
So, he sent me into this Yunhuang Illusory Realm—first, to temper me…
And second… to eliminate the extra disciple he had taken before!
Oh, right!
The Holy Lord even specifically told me not to kill you right away, because this Yunhuang Illusory Realm holds too many treasures…
Keeping you alive would help me find them…
The Holy Lord said… I could just kill you and take the treasures when it’s almost time to leave!
Hahaha…
Yun Qingxue! You’re nothing but an unwanted beggar! You’re destined to be abandoned and betrayed by everyone!
Now, die!” Yun Sisi’s right hand curled into a claw, lunging straight for Yun Qingxue’s throat. At the same time, her left hand unleashed several streaks of black-red light, attacking Yun Qingxue’s vital points from all directions.
“Yun Sisi, do you really think I’d believe your fabricated nonsense?
I don’t trust a single word—not even a punctuation mark—of what you say!
I trust my master’s judgment.
He’s not the kind of person who would take in just any stray.
Even if that stray were the daughter of an old friend, my master has principles!”
Unable to dodge Yun Sisi’s attacks, Yun Qingxue simply stopped trying and erected a defensive barrier around herself.
The frenzied strikes from Yun Sisi slammed into the barrier, sending a numbing shock through Yun Qingxue’s entire body.
After the momentary numbness, she immediately felt an unbearable discomfort surging from within—
A pain like ten thousand ants gnawing at her heart and marrow! The same pain that had plagued her for so long, hindering her cultivation progress.
“Damn it!” Yun Qingxue cursed under her breath.
“Separate them!” Just as Yun Qingxue was suddenly overwhelmed by the excruciating pain, Yun Sisi suddenly shouted.
“You have accomplices!” Daise pointed an accusing finger at Yun Sisi.
Yun Sisi laughed maniacally. “What? You think you’re the only ones allowed to gang up on me? Hahahaha… None of you are escaping today!”
As soon as her words fell, the surroundings instantly transformed.
Yun Qingxue found herself in a completely unfamiliar place—Daise was gone, Liuli was gone, and even A’dai had disappeared…
She scanned her surroundings, forcing herself to analyze the situation calmly.
Yun Sisi couldn’t possibly possess the power to instantly separate and relocate them. That left only one possibility: illusion!
They weren’t actually separated—they were still together! Yun Sisi had merely used illusion to isolate them.
But casting such an illusion required immense energy. Having just fought Yun Sisi, Yun Qingxue doubted her opponent had that kind of strength!
Unless… Yun Sisi had an ally skilled in illusion.
Had the escaped Phantom Spirit chosen to side with Yun Sisi, or… was there another entity in the Yunhuang Illusory Realm similar to it?
Regardless, being separated like this meant Yun Sisi would pick them off one by one.
Though Daise and Liuli had made significant progress in their cultivation recently, they were still no match for Yun Sisi!
She had to break free from the illusion quickly—absolutely, absolutely could not let Yun Sisi defeat them individually!
“A’dai! Liuli! Daise! Can you hear me?” Yun Qingxue infused her voice with spiritual energy, shouting loudly.
The illusory scenery around her trembled faintly.
Yun Qingxue smiled. Illusions could deceive the eyes and even the ears, but one thing remained true—falsehood could never become reality!
By imbuing her voice with energy, its power had disrupted the illusion.
“Daise! Liuli! A’dai!” Though she hadn’t shattered the illusion or received any response from her companions, the slight tremor in the scenery gave her hope.
She poured even more spiritual energy into her calls, though the effort intensified the pain wracking her body.
After several attempts, she finally saw results.
Not far ahead, Daise was locked in combat with Yun Sisi.
In the short time they’d been separated by the illusion, Daise had already sustained multiple injuries!
“Daise!” Yun Qingxue cried out in both relief and worry, immediately leaping forward to aid her.
“Mistress, stay back!” Daise shouted urgently. “I can handle this myself!”
—
The sky was a clear blue, dotted with drifting white clouds.
At Mount Luoyun, the Holy Lord Ziqu, who was in the midst of setting up a mountain-protecting array, suddenly felt a pang of unease.
He quickly performed a divination, then exclaimed, “Disaster!”
Without another thought for the incomplete array, he immediately chanted an incantation.
Elsewhere, Mo Changxing and Jin Lin, who had been wandering the Yunhuang Illusory Realm in search of Yun Qingxue, suddenly felt an inexplicable force seize them.
In an instant, they were transported to an unfamiliar place.
“It’s Master’s power!” Mo Changxing said gravely, scanning their surroundings. “For Master to suddenly bring us here, Qingxue must be nearby!”
“Let’s hurry!” Jin Lin urged, immediately darting off in one direction.
That old man, the Holy Lord Ziqu, had always had the power to send them directly to Qingxue’s side—yet he hadn’t done so!
For months, he’d let them wander aimlessly through the Yunhuang Illusory Realm. Jin Lin even suspected the Holy Lord had deliberately hindered their search.
His goal, of course, was to temper Qingxue.
But now, they’d been abruptly pulled here.
Jin Lin refused to believe the Holy Lord would whimsically relocate them for no reason.
There was only one explanation: something had happened to Qingxue! That was why the Holy Lord had urgently teleported them here.
“Qingxue!”
“Qingxue, it’s Jin Lin!” he shouted into the void.
—
Meanwhile, Yun Qingxue had already landed beside Daise.
Shielding her, she unleashed a spell at the advancing Yun Sisi.
“Mistress, someone has breached my illusion—and they’re powerful!”
The Phantom Spirit secretly transmitted this warning to Yun Sisi.
Before Yun Sisi could respond, the Phantom Spirit let out a terrified scream—”Ah!”
In an instant, the illusory surroundings vanished as if sucked away by an unseen force.
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