The clan chief slumped onto the cobblestone floor like a rag doll, his withered fingers digging deep into the cracks between the tiles. His Taoist robe was soaked with cold sweat, and his white beard was stained with blood, yet he still forced his head up, letting out a hoarse laugh with his last strength:

"Cough cough... You think... you can kill Bai Ying?" A startling light flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes. "That girl, alone with her sword... killed five Void Refinement cultivators... and over fifty Nascent Soul cultivators... What are you...?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Di suddenly sprang to her feet, stomping on the clan leader's chest. The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible, yet her smile grew even sweeter: "Old fool, still stubborn even when death is near?"

She leaned down and pinched the clan leader's chin with Bai Yanfeng's long, slender fingers: "Do you really think Bai Ying did it through sheer strength?" Black mist swirled around her fingertips, slowly corroding the old man's withered skin. "She merely borrowed the power of an ancient formation—and..."

Bai Di suddenly leaned close to the clan leader's ear, his voice as soft as a lover's whisper: "That formation... it can only last for three days. After three days, the formation will lose its energy and become useless."

The clan chieftain's pupils constricted sharply, and his shattered chest heaved violently. This news was like a sharp sword, utterly crushing his last hope.

"Impossible..." the old man gasped for breath, "Lingyin Sect... Qi Haoyuan and the others..."

"Hahaha!" Bai Di suddenly burst into laughter, her head thrown back. Bai Yanfeng's handsome face twisted into a ferocious expression. "Those fools are probably busy dividing up the spoils right now, aren't they?" She abruptly grabbed the clan leader's collar. "Bai Ying killed so many powerful cultivators this time, making deep enemies with many sects. When those sects find out the truth, guess what they'll do?"

Before the Bai family's eldest elder could speak, Bai Di spoke up for him:

The few surviving members of the Bai family in the council hall were ashen-faced. The youngest among them suddenly knelt down, breaking down in tears: "It's all...it's all over..."

Bai Di watched with satisfaction as everyone's despair crumbled, then gracefully twirled around. "Look at this body," she said, stroking Bai Yanfeng's sharply defined face, "what a perfect disguise." Her fingertips slid down his neck to his chest. "My dear sister would never have imagined that her brother, who originally came to beg for reconciliation, would suddenly turn against her."

How could Bai Di be willing to let Bai Ying die so easily? She wanted to absorb Bai Ying's power just like she was doing now.

She also really liked the Spirit Gathering Pearl inside Bai Ying's body.

She wouldn't kill Bai Ying so easily. She wanted to turn Bai Ying into a cripple and then torture her mercilessly, making her wish she were dead!

Inside the storage bag, Zhou Ying's fingernails had already dug deeply into her palms.

Blood dripped through her fingers, but she was completely unaware. Through the gap in the bag, she saw Bai Di posing Bai Yanfeng's body in various positions—those were her son's habitual movements when he was alive, now being imitated perfectly by this demon.

"Feng'er... Ying'er..." Zhou Ying's tears mixed with blood fell down.

Bai Ying, that child, was finally found. She never gave her love.

She's always been biased towards Bai Di!

But now, Bai Di not only killed Bai Yanfeng, but also wanted to kill her other child!

Within Bai Di's sea of ​​consciousness, a faint wisp of awareness struggled: "Little Di...stop..."

"Shut up!" Bai Di roared, gripping the storage bag tightly. "I knew you couldn't bear to part with her! You even said you loved me the most! You're a liar, you fraud!"

Bai Di's expression was contorted, and her appearance sent chills down the spines of everyone present. They could clearly see that beneath Bai Yanfeng's skin, the face of another young girl was vaguely writhing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Second Elder bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. He attempted to use his last bit of spiritual power to activate the communication talisman and contact Qi Haoyuan.

"You old fool, you're asking for death!" Bai Di's five fingers formed a claw, and the black mist instantly pierced through the clan leader's skull. The old man's body convulsed violently, and his last vestige of life was completely swallowed up.

Seeing this, the other disciples followed suit, attempting to spread the news.

"A bunch of ants!" Bai Di's demonic energy surged, and the council hall was instantly filled with a bloody storm. One by one, the surviving members of the Bai family fell, their essence and blood turning into wisps of red mist, which Bai Di greedily absorbed into his body.

Bai Di stood in the center of the Bai family ancestral hall, with Bai family cultivators lying scattered at her feet. With a flick of her finger, wisps of black mist, like venomous snakes, coiled around the dying bodies, pulling them all into her storage bag.

"Don't rush..." she chuckled, her voice chilling, "I'll let you all see with your own eyes how Bai Ying dies."

With a wave of her hand, several communication talismans flew out from her sleeve, transforming into streaks of light and disappearing into the horizon. These talismans contained detailed accounts of the truth behind Bai Ying's battle that day—her ability to kill cultivators at the Refinement and Nascent Soul stages was entirely due to an ancient, incomplete array, which would completely fail in three days!

"Bai Ying..." Bai Di stroked Bai Yanfeng's face, a malicious glint in his eyes, "You think you've won? Ha... I'll let you see for yourself who the final winner is."

—

The message was sent out instantly, enraging all the major sects!

"So that's how it is! That bitch used a trick involving formations!"

"You killed my sect elder! This grudge will be avenged!"

"Taking advantage of her weakened formation, we will make her pay for her crimes in blood today!"

—

Three days later.

More than thirty figures converged from all directions.

Bai Di looked at the people who had gathered and a smug smile appeared on his face.

The three days have passed.

Bai Ying is completely finished!