"Yes." He nodded.

A hint of unease flashed across his face: "However, I'm too late. It seems my junior sister is no longer here."

Le Luoxi frowned slightly: "Don't you guys think Junior Sister is acting a little strange this time?"

Xie Ji'an froze, and Song Yanzhuo dared not speak. Yun Huai pondered, "It is a bit strange. Usually, she doesn't say what she has done in small matters, and she can't wait for us to see it, especially when it comes to breakthroughs, she will definitely want us to praise her. But this time, she has been completely silent."

Finally, he said, "She doesn't quite resemble her."

Shangguan Fu nodded as well.

"Moreover, what's strangest is that every time Junior Sister finished refining pills, she would always ask us to help her test the pills. But this year, she has refined countless pills, and we haven't seen her ask anyone for help."

"This is very strange."

Zhuo Ziyu added, "That's right. I still remember how excited and expectant my junior sister was when she came to me to try her first alchemy in the lower realm. Right, Seventh Senior Brother?"

“Yes, I remember, I was quite shocked that time.” Yun Huai nodded, then suddenly remembered something and looked at the others.

"By the way, do you guys remember the time a year ago when Junior Sister blew up the mountain while refining pills, and the whole mountain was covered in green mist?"

Several people nodded, but Mingye immediately stood up and said, "I am the most qualified to speak on this matter. I was there at the time, and I never want to encounter that scene again in my life."

Yun Huai nodded: "That's right. That time, Junior Sister refined a lot of pills. Fourth Senior Brother and I were the first to take them. We clearly heard Junior Sister say that she had refined a lot and wanted to give one to each of us."

"I must say, the pills that Junior Sister refines are indeed much more effective than the ones I refine. Although the color and taste are a bit strange and there are some side effects, they are indeed protective pills that can help us resist the power of the laws of the spirit world."

Xie Ji'an grew increasingly stiff as he listened.

Yun Huai became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke: "Did you take those pills? How did you feel about them?"

Le Luoxi shook her head: "No, Junior Sister didn't come to find me."

Zhuo Ziyu also shook his head: "I've never seen it either. Maybe you misheard."

Gu Xingchuan said the same thing.

Yun Huai and Shangguan Fu looked at each other and shook their heads firmly: "Impossible, we both heard it."

After saying that, the two of them looked at Lou Xuanzhi again: "Master, have you given Junior Sister to you?"

Lou Xuanzhi shook his head, while Ming Ye looked miserable: "If I had known, I wouldn't have run away."

The elders were completely bewildered, and some even looked at Lou Xuanzhi with eager anticipation: "Sect Master, in the future, whenever there is another opportunity for the Eighth Chief Alchemist to conduct drug trials, please be sure to contact us."

Looking at the eager eyes of the group, Lou Xuanzhi had no choice but to agree or refuse. In the end, he could only say, "This matter is not up to me. You will have to ask the little guy."

Le Luoxi suddenly remembered something: "Where's Yuanzhi? Have you seen him?"

The group shook their heads, and then everyone rushed towards Misty Peak. Looking at the empty Misty Peak, the hearts of the group except for the elders sank.

Lou Xuanzhi's face darkened: "This little fellow is behaving very strangely. Let me take a look."

As he spoke, he took out the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Mirror.

The elder and Mingye's eyes lit up instantly. Finally! They had finally seen this treasure!

Xie Ji'an and the others also looked on with anticipation, but soon their expressions darkened.

There was no trace of July up there.

Le Luoxi's face turned pale: "How could this be? Why can't I see Junior Sister? Has something happened to Junior Sister?!"

She was extremely anxious. Lou Xuanzhi raised his hand to dismiss the elders and then said, "That's not the case. The little one is not from this world. Her current body is that of an ancient divine beast whose soul has been annihilated. Her soul and body have become one, and she has long since transcended the Five Elements and Three Realms."

“It’s normal that we can’t see her. Yuanzhi is her only disciple. As long as we find Yuanzhi, we will surely be able to find her as well.”

As he spoke, he found Yuanzhi's old belongings and the Rebirth Stone left in the Holy Sect, which contained the heart's blood of disciples to determine their life or death, in an attempt to find traces of Yuanzhi.

The light shone again.

A glint flashed in Xie Ji'an's eyes as he prayed that he could successfully find Yuan Zhi's whereabouts.

But soon, his heart sank.

There is nothing like that.

As the mirror's light dimmed, everyone realized a serious problem: Qiyue was hiding from them.

She didn't want them to find it.

Le Luoxi's breath hitched, and the words her junior sister had "said" when she learned about her junior sister's background in the lower realm suddenly came to mind.

"As long as you don't betray me, I'm willing to give everything for you, even mountains of knives and seas of fire. If you betray me, let's go to hell together, from the highest heaven to the deepest hell."

Unconsciously, she repeated the thoughts of Qiyue that she had heard before.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Le Luoxi with bewildered expressions.

"Third Junior Sister, what did you say?"

"Third Senior Sister, what did you say?"

"Third brother, what did you say?"

She looked up at everyone, her face pale, her eyes red: "This is what my junior sister once said. In her heart, we have long become the most important people to her. For us, she is willing to give everything. I know my junior sister. She is not someone who would hide things from us."

Before she finished speaking, the purple spirit whip that Qiyue had given her appeared in her hand, and she looked at Yun Huai and Shangguan Fu with red eyes.

"Fourth Junior Brother, Seventh Junior Brother, what exactly happened that day?"

Shangguan Fu and Yun Huai turned pale, looking at Le Luoxi in bewilderment: "Third Senior Sister, calm down, we didn't know either!"

Their voices trembled; they didn't know how to explain, since after everyone left that day, their junior sister had only seen the two of them.

Xie Ji'an's eyes were already red, and a tear slid down his cheek. He finally spoke, "It's not their fault, it's my fault."

Le Luoxi was stunned upon hearing this, and Shangguan Fu and Yun Huai also looked at Xie Ji'an in disbelief, while Gu Xingchuan and Zhuo Ziyu also had complicated expressions.

"Senior Brother..."

Song Yanzhu remained silent, while Lou Xuanzhi's aura was frighteningly low.

"Second brother, did you know all along? Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Song Yanzhuo looked at Xie Ji'an, unsure how to begin.

Xie Ji'an closed his eyes, his face full of bitterness: "Master, there's no need to force Second Junior Brother..."

"Why?" Le Luoxi interrupted Xie Ji'an in a deep voice. She looked at Xie Ji'an as if she did not recognize the person in front of her. Her scarlet eyes were full of tears, and her hand holding the whip was bleeding.

She was trying her best to endure it.

The voice was shrill and piercing: "Why? Why did you hurt Junior Sister? She's endured so much for us, how could you hurt her?!"

In the end, she roared, tears streaming down her face, her spiritual energy surging, her black hair and clothes flying wildly.