After Li Gan and other experts at the Demon Lord level transformed the Demon Array into the Wrathful Soul Demon Array, the more than two hundred righteous disciples quickly suffered heavy casualties. In desperation, one expert at the Void Transformation stage recklessly self-destructed his primordial spirit, destroying more than a dozen stone pillars in the array. The Wrathful Soul Demon Array could not be completed and subsequently transformed into the Wind, Thunder, and Demonic Fire Array on its own.

Once the Wind, Thunder and Demonic Fire Array was completed, all the righteous disciples were filled with despair. They thought that the array would stop after the destruction of the Wrathful Soul Demonic Array, but to their surprise, the array operated automatically and transformed into an even more powerful Wind, Thunder and Demonic Fire Array.

By this time, among the more than two hundred highly skilled masters of the righteous path, one expert at the Transformation stage had already been lost, and nearly 20% of those at the third level had been killed or injured.

At that time, demonic flames raged throughout the demonic array. Fueled by the demonic power within the array, the flames grew ever stronger, and the lightning bolts that constantly struck from the sky transformed into new flames. It seemed that if time continued, the vast demonic array would be engulfed by the demonic fire. Those demons who had practiced demonic arts were not afraid of the demonic fire, but the righteous path would have nowhere to hide.

Under these circumstances, a dozen or so fourth-tier experts from the righteous path gathered together to discuss the matter. They then began searching for and gathering the surviving righteous disciples, preparing to abandon the idea of ​​destroying the Chi You Banner and instead try to open a gap in the demonic array to escape.

So all the righteous disciples began to frantically search for their teammates within the formation, dodging the chaotic lightning bolts and the raging demonic fire on the ground, complaining incessantly.

After most of the righteous disciples in the formation had gathered, someone counted the number of people and found that there were only twenty fourth-level experts and more than one hundred and twenty disciples from various sects present. It seemed that there were still quite a few righteous disciples trapped somewhere in the formation.

The twenty experts, whose cultivation was at the fourth level, made a quick decision to stop searching.

But then a disciple of the Yuandao Sect suddenly spoke up, his face grave, "Where is Senior Uncle Ying? Why haven't we found her?"

A Void Transformation stage expert from the Yuandao Sect looked around, his face darkening. After a moment's thought, he said in a deep voice, "Junior Sister Ying is stubborn. I'm afraid she won't give up until she finds the Chiyou Banner... Alright, senior brothers and sisters, please take these disciples out first. I'll go and find one of my junior sisters."

The remaining experts at the fourth level of cultivation responded one after another. This master of the Yuandao Sect then gave a few more instructions to the disciples in the sect, and then randomly chose a direction and hurriedly ran forward.

Finding someone in a magic array where directions are impossible, coupled with the constant barrage of lightning from the sky and the raging demonic fire on the ground, is no easy task.

However, Liu Lingying was the most skilled alchemist in the Yuandao Sect. There were several medicinal herbs that no one else could refine, and she was also an outstanding disciple with exceptional talent. It was absolutely impossible to give up on her. Thus, this master of the Yuandao Sect could only grit his teeth and continue the search, refusing to give up.

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After Shi Chan left, Liuli landed on the ground and let out a soft sigh. She stood amidst the raging demonic flames, the wind stirring the flames and a scorching heat emanating from them, yet she remained silent and did not move an inch.

At that moment, she lowered her head slightly, lost in thought.

She recalled the image of herself she had seen in the Bodhi Grove, shrouded in the illusion of memory. The white-clad Liuli tilted her head and smiled brightly, saying matter-of-factly, "Because I love him!"

Perhaps this is love. She would worry about his safety and even his life, she would crave his embrace and completely forget her aversion to closeness with others, she would forget the resentment of being killed by him, and she might even have the idea of ​​living in seclusion in the mountains with him, detached from the world. If he were willing, she could even give up the blood feud on Fox Plain...

Then next time I see him, I'll ask him if he'd be willing to live in seclusion with her.

After a long while, Liuli raised her head. Her eyes, which were usually cold and icy, softened, and her lips curved into a relaxed and cheerful smile.

She just didn't expect that she wouldn't have the chance to ask that question the next time they met.

Liuli shook her head to clear her mind of the chaotic thoughts and slowly walked forward.

She walked straight into the demonic fire. The fire was scorching hot, but it did not harm her in the slightest.

Liuli walked forward, glancing left and right. The lightning in the thunderclouds above wouldn't attack her, and the raging demonic fire on the ground couldn't harm her. So she strolled on, as if walking on a perfectly normal path.

Finally, she saw Li Molin, Li Gan, and Liu Lingying not far away through a pile of demonic fire that was about ten feet high, so she turned and walked over.